• Sunday Forum: For Everything a Season Book Discussion

    Sunday Forum: For Everything a Season Book Discussion

    Before Dean Steve left on sabbatical, he asked the staff and vestry, as well as the cathedral parish as a whole, to read and discuss Joan Chittister’s For Everything a Season. As the staff and vestry reflect upon the seasons of our communal life, it’s now time to open the circle wider. Join Canon Emily Griffin and Senior Warden Julia Logan for either or both sessions as we explore how an understanding of the seasons of life—informed by Ecclesiastes 3—can impact … Read More

  • Sunday Forum: For Everything a Season Book Discussion

    Sunday Forum: For Everything a Season Book Discussion

    Before Dean Steve left on sabbatical, he asked the staff and vestry, as well as the cathedral parish as a whole, to read and discuss Joan Chittister’s For Everything a Season. As the staff and vestry reflect upon the seasons of our communal life, it’s now time to open the circle wider. Join Canon Emily Griffin and Senior Warden Julia Logan for either or both sessions as we explore how an understanding of the seasons of life—informed by Ecclesiastes 3—can impact … Read More

  • Anti-Racism Training

    Canon Carla Robinson, Diocesan Canon for Multicultural Ministries and Community Transformation, will lead this one day training experience which is based on “Seeing the Face of God in Each Other: The Antiracism Training Manual of the Episcopal Church.” We will begin with the conviction, grounded in the Baptismal Covenant, that we are all children of God who still bear the image of God. From there we will learn (or refresh our learning) about the history and teachings of the Episcopal … Read More

  • Sunday Forum: Interfaith Partnership

    In this forum, we'll be joined by members of Clear Mountain Monastery to hear more about their ministry, share about our partnership, and preview the chants and songs for the Interfaith Taize service on June 9.

  • Cathedral Commons—The Art & Craft of God’s Praise: the Hidden Life of Pipe Organs

    Cathedral Commons

    This two-part forum offers a glimpse into the inner workings of the pipe organs. In part one on May 13, participants took apart and reassembled a miniature pipe organ. This Wednesday, equipped with insight gained through that experience, you'll be introduced to the art, science, and history of organ building on a cathedral-sized scale. Why do pipe organs sound the way they do? Why do they look the way they do? Why, for centuries, have human beings found them useful … Read More

  • Community Dinner

    Community Dinner

    On most Wednesday nights, a delicious dinner is served in Bloedel Hall from 6 to 6:30. (Note: Food service ends at 6:30 p.m., sharp.) On Summer Hiatus in June, July, and August $6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family Cathedral Commons programs often follow at 6:45 p.m.

  • Sunday Forum

    What draws you to the Episcopal Church? What keeps you here, and what might be missing, or different from what you've experienced elsewhere? In Sunday's forum, hosted by Canon Wendy Claire Barrie, we'll watch a short and moving video audit of an Episcopal church by YouTuber Jared Smith and reflect together on his experience and our own.

  • Cathedral Commons—The Art & Craft of God’s Praise: Hidden Life of Pipe Organs

    Cathedral Commons

    This two-part forum on May 13 and 20 will be like that dissection lab in high school in which you got an unforgettable glimpse into a small creature's inner workings and learned how they are manifest on a larger scale in your own body. Here, guided by Canon Kleinschmidt, you will get to participate in taking apart and reassembling a miniature pipe organ! Equipped with insights gained through that unusual experience, you will then be introduced to the art, science, … Read More

  • Community Dinner

    Community Dinner

    On most Wednesday nights, a delicious dinner is served in Bloedel Hall from 6 to 6:30. (Note: Food service ends at 6:30 p.m., sharp.) On Summer Hiatus in June, July, and August $6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family Cathedral Commons programs often follow at 6:45 p.m.

  • Cathedral Commons—Prophet of Justice, Prophet of Life

    Cathedral Commons

    Join our curate, the Rev. Adam Conley for an introduction to the life, writings, and prophetic witness of William Stringfellow. Stringfellow was a civil rights lawyer and lay Episcopalian who called the church to action in the 1960s and 1970s in the face of historic injustices. This 20th century Christian prophet has piercing words of moral clarity to speak directly to our present day. Come gain insights into Stringfellow's insistence that the church’s commitment to social justice must always remain … Read More

  • Community Dinner

    Community Dinner

    On most Wednesday nights, a delicious dinner is served in Bloedel Hall from 6 to 6:30. (Note: Food service ends at 6:30 p.m., sharp.) On Summer Hiatus in June, July, and August $6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family Cathedral Commons programs often follow at 6:45 p.m.

  • Wisdom School—Write Around the Corner

    Wisdom School

    SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026, 9 A.M.-12 P.M. in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom REGISTRATION REQUIRED  Facilitated by The Rev. Mary Lindberg How do we write our way into the unknown during times of change in our lives? How can writing alone and with others give us clues about what lies beyond our thresholds, and empower us to take steps forward in faith? This writing workshop offers us the chance to discover wisdom, imagination, and connections to others … Read More

  • Grief as a Threshold Experience

    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026 Facilitated by the Rev. Canon Rich Weyls Grief is the human response to any sort of loss in life. The experience of grief is a liminal space, a threshold between what was and what is, between presence and absence, between the known and the mysterious. In this session, we will explore various forms of grief and move beyond classical stage theories to examine the cognitive, social, cultural and spiritual dimensions of grief and recovery. We will … Read More

  • Community Dinner

    Community Dinner

    On most Wednesday nights, a delicious dinner is served in Bloedel Hall from 6 to 6:30. (Note: Food service ends at 6:30 p.m., sharp.) On Summer Hiatus in June, July, and August $6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family Cathedral Commons programs often follow at 6:45 p.m.

  • Cathedral Commons—Anglican Identity

    Cathedral Commons

    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom.   All are welcome, even if you aren't participating in the Contours process In the final session of Contours of the Christian Life, come explore the gifts of our Anglican heritage. We'll telescope back in time to the early days of Christianity in Britain and hold up to the light the treasures of this ancient faith we still hold and cherish. Canon Wendy Claire Barrie will … Read More

  • Community Dinner

    Community Dinner

    On most Wednesday nights, a delicious dinner is served in Bloedel Hall from 6 to 6:30. (Note: Food service ends at 6:30 p.m., sharp.) On Summer Hiatus in June, July, and August $6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family Cathedral Commons programs often follow at 6:45 p.m.

  • Cathedral Commons—Debriefing Holy Week

    Cathedral Commons

    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom.   All are welcome, even if you aren't participating in the Contours process This session of Contours of the Christian Life is an opportunity to unpack and review the sensory-rich, story-full liturgies of Holy Week with Saint Mark's canons and curate, giving special focus to the Triduum of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Great Vigil of Easter. We'll look at the ancient origins of some … Read More

  • Community Dinner

    Community Dinner

    On most Wednesday nights, a delicious dinner is served in Bloedel Hall from 6 to 6:30. (Note: Food service ends at 6:30 p.m., sharp.) On Summer Hiatus in June, July, and August $6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family Cathedral Commons programs often follow at 6:45 p.m.

  • Community Dinner

    Community Dinner

    On most Wednesday nights, a delicious dinner is served in Bloedel Hall from 6 to 6:30. (Note: Food service ends at 6:30 p.m., sharp.) On Summer Hiatus in June, July, and August $6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family Cathedral Commons programs often follow at 6:45 p.m.

  • 20s/30s Tea After Tenebrae

    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 8:30 P.M., Bloedel Hall 20s/30s are welcome to join a time of reflection after the Tenebrae service. In the dimness of Holy Week, we'll hold space for both shadows and light - grief and hope - through guided reflection and conversation. Whether you feel full of questions or simply need a place to rest, come as you are to linger and be in the mystery of this holy season. You are welcome to bring a baked good … Read More