April 2024

In this Issue

• Queer Conversations: Queering Climate Activism
• Seattle Storm tickets
• In Memoriam: Alan Quigley
• Queer in Christ on Slack

Upcoming Meetings & Events

Queer Conversations: Queering Climate Activism

This Sunday, April 7 at 5:30pm

in Leffler Living Room

At the next Queer Conversation, we will be joined by The Rev. Lisa Graumlich, former Saint Mark's Parishioner, recently ordained deacon (serving at Trinity Parish), and Dean Emerita of the College of the Environment at UW. She will lead us in a conversation themed around the article shared a few months ago, Queering Climate Activism. We will have refreshments starting at 5:30, and the conversation will start about 5:45. If you'd prefer to join us via Zoom, email Michael Seewer (mseewer@saintmarks.org) for the Zoom link!

Looking forward: at the Queer Conversation on May 5, we will be joined by Saint Mark's newest canon priest, The Rev. Canon Rich Weyls, for an informal conversation to get to know him better! Come and meet Canon Rich and learn about his journey from ordination in the Roman Catholic Church to reception in The Episcopal Church, his marriage to his husband Mark in 2017 at Saint Mark's, and more.

Seattle Storm's Pride Night at Climate Pledge Arena

Saturday, June 29 (REGISTRATION DEADLINE Saturday, April 27)

Join others from Saint Mark’s for Seattle Storm’s Pride Night at Climate Pledge Arena on Saturday, June 29, hosted by the Queer in Christ ministry. Reserve your tickets by completing this web form. Deadline to reserve your tickets is end of day, Saturday, April 27. The cost per ticket is $37. You will be asked to pay for your ticket if you submit a reservation, even if you are not able to attend in the end. If you purchase a ticket and end up not being able to attend, you can gift your ticket to somebody else by contacting Liz Shea (lizeshea@gmail.com). And, if at least 20 people sign up, we will qualify for a Fan Experience! We will be invited to join in a post-game photo with the players on the court, so invite your friends to join us and celebrate Pride Night at Climate Pledge Arena!

In Memoriam: Alan Quigley



As I was starting to work on this month's QuiC newsletter, I saw the announcement about Alan Quigley's death (here's a link to it). Though I didn't know Alan very well, he and I had chatted many times at various QuiC events. One thing he had mentioned to me a few times was that he went way back in his involvement with LGBT-related activities at Saint Mark's. I had always hoped to be able to have coffee sometime with Alan to learn more about his involvement in these things. But sadly, that never happened.

So in the last few days, I've had some conversations with others at Saint Mark's who have known Alan over the years. Alan was one of the mainstays of the new Gay and Lesbian organization when it formed in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Integrity USA. A diocesan chapter of Integrity formed, and a group coalesced around a Sunday evening liturgy for a number of years. Different people came and went in leadership, but Alan was always a consistent presence and support for the group. The group also enjoyed pot lucks in Leffler Living room on many Sunday evenings after they worshiped together.

Alan was also known for his eccentric wardrobe...it wasn't unusual to see him dressed in sequins, or from time to time, wearing red pumps! He certainly had a flare for panache, and always with a smile on his face.

Every single person I spoke to talked about Alan's soft-spoken and loving presence. He had a chronic heart condition, and so was often seen in the background, laying low. But every person he connected with remembers him fondly. Even if it was just a connection from a glance and a smile, he exuded love and grace.

We at Saint Mark's are blessed to have had Alan in our midst for so many years. His calm and caring presence will be missed by many of us. Plans for his funeral are in the works, and we will be sure and share details when they are made known. For now, let us keep Alan and his family and friends in prayer. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

SAVE THE DATE: Pride Month Forum on June 12

Save the Date! Mark your calendars for the evening of June 12 when Saint Mark's will host a Pride Month Forum in Bloedel Hall. Details of the forum are being planned, but this will be an event geared for the entire cathedral community to learn about why Pride is important to the queer community, and provide an opportunity for education and fellowship. We hope that as many people from the queer community at Saint Mark's as possible can join us, so please consider joining us!

Queer in Christ on Slack

We have started a new Queer in Christ group on Slack! All are invited to join this group if you'd like to participate in conversations about events, ask questions, make suggestions, etc. To join this group, click on this link from your smart phone. If you don't have the slack app on your phone, it will first ask you to download it. Then you can create an account, sign in, and join the conversation on slack.

With this new slack group, we will cancel our quarterly planning meetings that were planned for the first Fridays of January, April, and October.

Snapshot from Trans Day of Visibility

Thanks to all who joined us for the brunch after the 11am Easter Day liturgy celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility. And thanks to Rose for taking this snapshot of the event!

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