• The Holy Eucharist is offered Sunday mornings at 8, 9, & 11 a.m. 
  • The Office of Compline is chanted every Sunday at 9:30 p.m.
  • Choral Evensong is offered at 4:30 p.m. on the first Sunday of the month, October–June.
  • A Contemplative Eucharist is offered in Thomsen Chapel Sundays at 7 p.m.
  • Daily Morning Prayer is offered Monday–Friday at 7:30 a.m., online via Zoom only.
  • Daily Evening Prayer is offered Monday–Friday at 6 p.m., online via Zoom only.
  • Thursday Morning Chapel Eucharist: At 7:30 a.m. (note new time) on on the first, third, and fifth Thursdays of the month only, a service of Holy Eucharist is offered in person in Thomsen Chapel. A community breakfast follows.

SUNDAY MORNING

8 a.m. The Holy Eucharist in Thomsen Chapel

9 a.m. The Holy Eucharist in the cathedral nave 

11 a.m. The Holy Eucharist in the cathedral nave and livestreamed

The 11 a.m. service is always livestreamed. The 8 & 9 a.m. services are not livestreamed.

The Holy Eucharist is offered every Sunday morning. (In the past, Morning Prayer has also been offered occasionally.) The liturgy features Scripture, hymns, sermons, and musical offerings. Visit the video archive page to view video of recent services, and check out recent service leaflets to learn more about the liturgy.

 

CONTEMPLATIVE EUCHARIST

7 p.m. in Thomsen Chapel

The 7 p.m. Contemplative Eucharist is a special liturgy in Thomsen with candlelight, meditative music, and lots of silence. The traditional elements of Eucharist – gospel, prayers, blessing and breaking of bread and wine – anchor the service in pared-down form to provide ample time for silent reflection. Anointing and healing blessings are offered after the service.

 

CHORAL EVENSONG

4:30 p.m. (first Sunday of the month only) in the cathedral nave and livestreamed

The ancient practice of singing evening prayers is a longstanding tradition in cathedrals throughout the world, particularly those of the Anglican tradition. The Saint Mark’s Evensong Choir, an intergenerational choir of children, teenagers, and adults, offers this beautiful service once a month in the cathedral nave. It is always livestreamed. Be aware that incense is always used at this service (see A Note on the Use of Incense below). Visit the Evensong page to learn more and to watch video of recent services.

COMPLINE

9:30 p.m. in the cathedral nave and livestreamed; also broadcast on Classical KING 

Every Sunday night since 1956, broadcast live on Classical KING,(98.1 FM and king.org), livestreamed, and offered as a podcast

A beloved Seattle institution since 1956, the all-male Compline Choir sings the last monastic office of the day every Sunday at 9:30 p.m. When the cathedral building is open, hundreds pack the nave each week for this meditative service, while thousands more listen to the broadcast live on Classical KING 98.1 FM, streaming online at king.org, or via the podcast. It is now also livestreamed—video of recent services may be seen here. More information can be found at complinechoir.org.

PRAYER IN THE STYLE OF TAIZÉ

An evening prayer service with music in the style of Taizé is now offered monthly at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month in the cathedral nave and livestreamed.

Learn more here.

2025 Taizé Schedule

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2025, 7 P.M.
in the week of the Feast of the Baptism of Christ

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025, 7 P.M.
observing the 1,500th anniversary of Brigid of Kildare

(no Taizé service in March 2025)

TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2025, 7 P.M.
remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2025, 7 P.M.
remembering Julian of Norwich

More information and video and leaflets from past services can be found here. 

WEEKDAY SERVICES

Daily Morning Prayer

MONDAY–FRIDAY, 7:30–8 A.M., online only via Zoom

Come just as you are to Morning Prayer on weekday mornings, on Zoom, following the form of the Book of Common Prayer 1979. All are welcome, whether you're still in your pj's, joining from your workplace, or listening on the move. No former experience with the Daily Office is necessary.

 

Daily Evening Prayer

MONDAY–FRIDAY, 6 P.M., online only via Zoom

Lay readers from Seattle-area congregations including the cathedral lead a spoken service of daily prayer following the form of the Book of Common Prayer 1979, every weekday evening at 6 p.m. Learn more here.

Evening Prayer is always cancelled when the cathedral office is closed for holidays or other reasons, or when a special liturgy is being offered in the nave on a weekday evening. Morning Prayer is typically not cancelled. Email dailyoffice@saintmarks.org with questions.

Thursday Morning Chapel Eucharist

FIRST/THIRD/FIFTH THURSDAYS OF THE MONTH ONLY, 7:30 A.M. [note new time!], in person in Thomsen Chapel

At 7:30 a.m. on the first, third, and fifth Thursdays of the month, an in-person service of Holy Eucharist offered in Thomsen Chapel. Fellowship and a community breakfast follow the service.

UPDATE: Starting in January of 2025, Thursday Morning Chapel Eucharist will be offered at 7:30 a.m., rather than 7 a.m.

Contemplative Prayer

MOST TUESDAYS, 7–8 P.M., in the cathedral nave

These gatherings begin with a period of silent meditation, followed by discussions on a variety of contemplative practices including Centering Prayer.

This time of meditative prayer is open to anyone who yearns for a time to simply sit in the presence of the Divine—whether you sit regularly and miss doing it with others, are curious, or think you can’t do it, come, sit together and talk about it. There is no doing it right or wrong; there is only doing it. Read more here.

These sessions will be led by Phil Fox Rose, who was introduced to centering prayer by Cynthia Bourgeault in the early 1990s and has been practicing and sharing it ever since. Email Phil with questions: phil@philfoxrose.com

Contemplative Prayers is cancelled on Tuesdays when Taizé is offered (see above for dates), and occasionally due to other conflicts. Please check the cathedral calendar

In-Person Morning and Evening Prayer, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Lent

TUESDAYS IN LENT (March 11–April 15), 8:15–8:45 A.M., in Thomsen Chapel

WEDNESDAYS IN LENT (March 12–April 9), 5:30–6 P.M., in McCaw Chapel (behind the altar in the cathedral nave)

Hosted by 20s/30s Group—All are welcome

During Lent, the 20s/30s Group invites all who are interested in deepening their experience of the Daily Office by joining them for morning or evening prayer together in person. Gather in Thomsen Chapel on Tuesdays at 8:15 a.m. for Morning Prayer and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. for Evening Prayer in McCaw Chapel. Questions? Email julia7cooper@gmail.com

A note on the use of incense

The use of incense in worship is extremely ancient, practiced continually for thousands of years, back to the time of the Hebrew scriptures and beyond. However, we acknowledge that the smoke causes respiratory difficulty for some people, and its use can, in practice, cause some people to feel excluded from worship. We use all-natural incense at monthly Evensong services, the 11 a.m. Sunday service on major feast days (Easter, Pentecost, All Saint’s Day), 11 p.m. Christmas Eve, the Great Vigil of Easter (8:30 p.m.), and the "O" Antiphons service in early December (7 p.m.). Occasionally services including the participation of the Bishop will also use incense, at the Bishop's request. On most of these occasions there is an incense-free alternative service offered earlier the same day. All these services are live-streamed at saintmarks.org/livestream as well.