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SUNDAY OFFERINGS
Sunday, March 2, 2025:
The Last Sunday after the Epiphany
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8 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist
in Thomsen Chapel
9 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist
in the cathedral nave
10 a.m. • Godly Play
in the St Nicholas Bldg, 2nd floor
10:10 a.m. • Sunday Forum on Ways to Pray in Lent
in Bloedel Hall
11 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist
in the nave and livestreamed
12:30 p.m. • Newcomers' Coffee
meet in the rear of the nave
12:30 p.m. • Braiding Sweetgrass Book Discussion
Leffler House, 2nd floor
4:30 p.m. • Choral Evensong
in the nave and livestreamed
5:30 p.m. • Queer Conversations
in Leffler House
7 p.m. • Contemplative Eucharist
in the cathedral nave
9:30 p.m. • Compline
in the nave and livestreamed
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Lent, Holy Week, and Easter at Saint Mark's
2025 schedule now available
Ways to Pray in Lent
Sunday forum with Canon Barrie
QuiC Discussion Series for Lent
beginning with a gathering this Sunday
Wisdom Practice Day in Lent
"A Different Kind of Fast" with Dr. Hilary Raining and Dr. Darlene Franz
Godly Play Core Training
learning the fundamentals of Godly Play with Canon Griffin
Special In-Person Morning and Evening Prayer
Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Lent
Introduction to Eco-theology
rescheduled from last month
Generosity as Resistance
a Cathedral Commons forum on abundance
Evensong Choir Unvested!
an unforgettable cabaret evening to benefit the Evensong Choir
Update from Donna Jean's Place
new women's shelter is up and running
Bring Your Palm Branches to Church
collection baskets in the nave this Sunday
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Lent, Holy Week, and Easter Schedule
With Ash Wednesday this coming week, on March 5, we enter the sacred season of Lent. Saint Mark's offers a spectrum of liturgies, performances, forums, and other other offerings throughout the season, ranging from a Wisdom Practice Day, special in-person weekday prayer services, and a concert of The Seven Last Words of Christ by Joseph Haydn on Palm Sunday, to the great liturgies of Holy Week and Easter themselves. Check out the schedule here. (This page will be updated as new events are announced and new details become available.)
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Newcomers' Coffee This Sunday
THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 2 (AND THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH), 12:30 P.M., meet in the rear of the nave following the 11 a.m. service.
A newcomers' coffee with clergy is offered on the first Sunday of each month immediately following the 11 a.m. Sunday service. This coffee hour is offered especially for newcomers, guests, or anyone who has questions about the cathedral community and liturgies. Gather in the back of the nave. Email newcomers@saintmarks.org if you cannot attend in person, or with any other questions. And as always, please spread the word to anyone you know who may be interested.
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Sunday Forum on Ways to Pray in Lent with Canon Barrie
THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall
Each year on Ash Wednesday we are invited to observe a holy Lent, and among the ways we do that is through prayer and reading and meditating on scripture. Come explore what this can look and sound like, in poetry and music, in the Lenten devotional that will be available at the forum (see below), perhaps even with an intergenerational prayer partner, and plan to share a practice that's meaningful to you in this season of repentance and drawing near to God.
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Queer Conversations this Sunday, and QuiC Discussion Series for Lent
LAUNCH: THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 5:30 P.M., in Leffler House or online via Zoom
SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS ARE MONDAYS, 7:30 P.M., online via Zoom only
The Queer in Christ community will gather for a Lenten conversation series titled Clearing Space for God. There will be a general introduction this Sunday, March 2, at the normal monthly Queer Conversation time—right after Evensong at 5:30 p.m. Then starting the next day, Monday, March 3, the group will meet on Zoom each Monday at 7:30 p.m. for six weeks, through April 7. Community member James Davidson will facilitate the discussions. The series will conclude with another in-person/hybrid gathering, time and location TBA. Find the list of meetings and topics here.
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Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras Community Celebration with Closing of the Doors
THIS TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 6–7:15 P.M., in the cathedral nave. Suggested donation: $6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family. Registration requested.
Update: The pancake supper will include live music provided by the Fredy Andrés Jazz Quartet, made up of music students from Cornish College of the Arts.
Please gather in the cathedral nave on Shrove Tuesday (a.k.a. Mardi Gras), March 4, to end the season after Epiphany in the traditional way—by gathering in community, eating pancakes, and having fun! There will be live music, crafts, and games. Chef Marc Aubertin and the youth will be preparing our meal. In addition to pancakes, sausage, fruit, and toppings, Vestry members will provide jambalaya and gumbo.
The celebration in the nave will conclude with a brief liturgy to "bury the Alleluias" and close the great doors until Easter. (This is a treasured tradition unique to Saint Mark's—find links to some views of what the Closing of the Doors looked in recent years here.) Finally, on the patio, palms are burned to create ashes for the Ash Wednesday services the next day.
Due to the terrific turn-out to this event last year, we are requesting advance registration to assist in planning. Register using this form. Please register before Sunday, March 2.
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Ash Wednesday at Saint Mark's
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, services at 7 a.m., noon, and 7 p.m. (noon and 7 p.m. livestreamed)
The season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, which this year falls on March 5. (Easter Sunday will be April 20, 2025.) A service of Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes will be offered at 7 a.m. in Thomsen Chapel, then at noon and 7 p.m. in the cathedral nave. Both the noon and 7 p.m. services are livestreamed. The 7 p.m. service will include music offered by the youth of the Cathedral Schola.
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THE WISDOM SCHOOL AT SAINT MARK'S
Wisdom Practice Day in Lent: A Different Kind of Fast
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025, 8:30 A.M.–12 P.M., registration required. Total participants are limited, and just a few spots remain!
One of the most ancient spiritual tools used across religions and cultures is fasting. Jesus himself used fasting as a way to prepare for his ministry, and his 40-day fast in the wilderness is the basis for the Christian season of Lent. In this workshop we will examine the biblical tradition of fasting and give you some modern tools to help you engage in this embodied prayer practice, which is about more than just giving up food. It is a way of letting go of the distractions and cravings that impede our spiritual journey, creating space for sacred Wisdom to speak into our lives anew.
The Rev. Dr. Hillary Raining will join via Zoom to guide a reflection on the spiritual practice of fasting, and local musician Dr. Darlene Franz will be present to invite us into Wisdom Chant across the morning, all as we seek to unfold to new spiritual awareness shaped by questions such as “What is my true hunger?”
Just a few spots remain (first-come, first-served). Register using this link.
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Godly Play Core Training
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 9 A.M.– 5 P.M., in the St. Nicholas Bldg, 2nd floor. Subsequent trainings on April 5 and May 10. Registration required.
The most comprehensive training on Godly Play practices and theology, Core Training is recommended for every adult leading Godly Play sessions, or anyone who is interested in learning more.
Over the course of three monthly sessions, participants experience all aspects of the Godly Play method and begin to become fluent in the Godly Play core stories and fundamental practices. Additionally, Godly Play’s guiding “Theology of Childhood” is introduced, so participants become more deeply connected to their work. The training will be led by Saint Mark's own Canon Vicar, the Rev. Canon Emily Griffin, who, in addition to her role at the cathedral, has also been a Godly Play Trainer since 2007 and serves as President of the Board of the Godly Play Foundation.
Participants are encouraged to attend all three trainings, but are welcome to attend whichever their schedule allows. Each session is $50, but the promo code SMC unlocks a 50% discount for cathedral community members. Scholarships are available—email faithformation@ecww.org
Find more information and register here. Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch and snacks.
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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
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Eco-theology—Is God's Love Broad Enough for Bears?
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 6:45–8:15 P.M., (rescheduled from February due to weather), in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. Free, no registration required. Optional Community Dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family)
What does theology have to say about environmental degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate change? Ecotheology is a form of constructive theology that focuses on the interrelationship between religion and nature, particularly in the light of environmental concerns. In this session, we will explore classical theological notions of Creation, our neglect of these concepts in Western Christianity, and their restoration in the Triune God of love. This presentation will be given by The Rev. Canon Rich Weyls, Canon for Community Life and Senior Associate Rector. Canon Rich is also the staff support person for Saint Mark's Creation Care Ministry. Join online using this Zoom link.
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Generosity as Resistance: Living the Call to Radical Hospitality in Challenging Times
TWO WEDNESDAYS IN LENT, MARCH 19 & 26, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. Free, no registration required. Optional Community Dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family)
“From anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again” (Luke 6:29b–30).
Jesus proclaimed a message of extravagant generosity—a generosity responsive to God’s overwhelming generosity to us as the one who creates, sustains, and redeems us. But today there are voices in our nation and in the Christian Church who seek to restrict generosity to those deemed “worthy.” How are we to live out Jesus’ call in these times? How do we develop a counterculture of abundance in the face of a culture that operates out of scarcity? Join us on March 19 and 26 to reflect together on these questions. Led by Peter Snyder, James Davidson, and Greg Simon.
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Evensong Choir Unvested! An Evening of Cabaret, Dessert, and Silent Auction in Support of the Evensong Choir's 2025 Pilgrimage
SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 7 P.M., in Bloedel Hall; advance tickets required.
Tickets are now on sale for Choir Unvested, a evening of brilliant entertainment and a silent auction by the Evensong Choir. Enjoy delicious desserts and refreshing beverages as you listen to the choir sing songs from Monty Python's Spamalot, The Band's Visit, Les Misérables, Sweet Charity, Toy Story, and other musicals. The Evensong Choir is comprised of advanced choristers with unchanged voices, and skilled teen and adult singers. Choir Unvested is a fundraiser for their upcoming pilgrimage to Lincoln and Durham Cathedrals, England, where they will serve as choir-in-residence for one week each in August. Tickets are $100, $65 of which is tax deductible. Purchase tickets here.
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FIRST SUNDAYS, JANUARY–APRIL, NEXT MEETING MARCH 2, 12:30–1:30 P.M., Leffler House, 2nd floor
Gather to read and learn from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s book, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teaching of Plants. A group is meeting once per month to discuss select chapters of this collection of essays. This book group is hosted by the 20s/30s Group, but all are welcome to join. Contact Julia at julia7cooper@
gmail.com to RSVP and to get updates.
You are welcome to attend whether or not you attended the first meeting.
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Choral Evensong on the Last Sunday after the Epiphany
SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 4:30 P.M., in the cathedral nave and livestreamed
Saint Mark's Cathedral invites you to a service of Choral Evensong on the Last Sunday after the Epiphany—that is, the last Sunday before Lent. The Evensong Choir will offer (for the first time at Saint Mark's) a powerful setting of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis composed in 1950 by Herbert Howells for Saint Paul's Cathedral, London. With the vast acoustical environment of that cathedral in mind, Howells composed a setting that unfolds with measured grandeur. It is a musical celebration of Mary's fierce dedication, and Simeon's tireless faithfulness, to the world-upending promises of God incarnate.
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Mystery of Winter Skies with James Falzone
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 7:30 P.M., in the cathedral nave and livestreamed. Tickets ($20–25) here.
The next offering of the Saint Mark's Music Series is Mystery of Winter Skies with acclaimed composer, improvisor, multi-instrumentalist, and Saint Mark's community member James Falzone. The title is taken from a phrase in the expansive-language Eucharistic Prayer used at 9 a.m. Sunday service during Advent.
James will share a sonic exploration of the expansive beauty of creation, through James' own new musical compositions for penny whistles and string quartet.
Many of James' compositions have grown out of ideas developed in his solo improvisations during the Sunday 7 p.m. Contemplative Eucharist in Thomsen Chapel, and seem to express the combination of the intimate and the sublime that characterizes that liturgy. Reserve your tickets here.
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Garden Ministry March Work Party
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 9 A.M.–12 P.M.,
The Saint Mark's Garden Ministry volunteers meet to work on the second Saturday of the month 9 a.m.–noon, from February through November, planting, weeding, composting and making our campus beautiful. Prior gardening experience is not required, only enthusiasm! Bring a water bottle and gloves if you have them.
Questions? Contact: gardening@saintmarks.org
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Join the 9 a.m. Choir for the First Sunday in Lent
REHEARSAL: SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 9:30–10:45 A.M., in the Choir Room
SERVICE: SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 8 a.m. call for 9 a.m. service
This invitation is for you if you have ever wanted to sing in a choir at Saint Mark's but have been unable to commit to the demands of the regular choir schedule. You are invited to Saint Mark's Singers Plus! Come to one practice and sing one service with Saint Mark's Singers, helping to lead the special prayers and praises of the First Sunday in Lent. The practice is on Saturday March 8, 9:30-10:45 a.m. in the Choir Room. The service is on Sunday March 9, when we will meet at 8 a.m. and then sing the 9 a.m. Eucharist in the Cathedral. Interested? Contact Canon Kleinschmidt by Ash Wednesday (March 5) to reserve your place: mkleinschmidt@saintmarks.org
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High School Youth Justice Pilgrimage
SATURDAY–SUNDAY, MARCH 8–9, 2 P.M.–2 P.M., departing from Saint Mark's; registration required
High School Youth will visit sites on Bainbridge Island and Seattle to explore the forced incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. On this 24-hour pilgrimage, the youth will stay overnight on Bainbridge Island, hosted at Grace Episcopal Church and then will worship at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Seattle, founded by Japanese Christians in the early 1900s. Together we will reflect on themes of detention, exclusion, and advocacy for the just treatment of those being marginalized in our midst. Register using this form. Full cost $20 - fee includes all meals and ferry ticket and can be paid here
Note: While this pilgrimage is open to youth and chaperones only, participants will share what they experienced and want the community to know during the 10:10 a.m. coffee hour in Bloedel Hall on Sunday, March 30.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 12:30–2 P.M., in Cathedral House Room 210
The Saint Mark's Second Sunday Book Group is reading Crossing Waiyaki Way: A True Story of Poverty, Prayer, and Politics in Kenya, an inspiring story about a young Kenyan boy who grew up impoverished and alone after his mother died. Through determination, hard work, the kindness of some Catholic clergy and, of course, innate intelligence, he was able to get an education, enter politics, and ultimately find refuge in the U.S. when he feared for his life in Kenya because of his politics.
He is aided in telling his story by his wife Robin Zimmerman Okumu, who once attended Saint Mark's and sang in the cathedral choir. She and her husband, Gordon Okumu now live in Tacoma and attend Christ Episcopal Church there. The Okumus will come to our discussion.
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Digging Deeper into Lent with Canon Griffin
SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 7:30 P.M., Leffler House
What roles should confession and forgiveness play in the messiness of our lives? What is self-denial meant to teach us? How can giving up something or adding a spiritual practice during Lent shape us as people? Gather on Sunday evening, March 9, in Leffler House for Questioning Together as the Rev. Canon Emily Griffin leads an exploration of this vital season in our spiritual lives. At 9:15, there is an option to head over to Compline together. Questions? Email 20s30s@saintmarks.org
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You're Invited!
MONDAY, MARCH 10, 7–8:30 P.M., via Zoom
In 2025, meetings of the Intergenerational Council will largely be held over Zoom on Monday evenings, every other month, open to all members of the Saint Mark's community. We hope you'll join us on Monday, March 10 from 7-8:30 pm as we plan and discuss opportunities to foster spiritual growth and nourishing relationships across the age spectrum and to broaden and deepen intergenerational perspectives, participation, and leadership in Holy Week, Eastertide, Cathedral Day, Ministry Fair, Convene, and the ongoing work of the Accessibility Task Force.
Please email Canon Barrie to add to or receive the meeting agenda in advance. Join using this Zoom link.
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Update from Donna Jean's Place
Donna Jean's Place, the emergency women's shelter on the Saint Mark's property, welcomed its first residents on Monday evening, February 24. Operation Nightwatch reports that the women were deeply moved by the gift bags prepared during the recent Afternoon of Service on January 19, using items donated by the cathedral community. If you'd like to get involved volunteering at the shelter, please reach out to Operation Nightwatch directly. Learn more here.
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LIVING STONES II CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
Sign up for a Home Gathering!
Come learn more about what we’re hoping to accomplish through our Living Stones II: Building a Sound Future capital campaign. Whether they’re held at parishioners’ homes or our spiritual home here at Saint Mark’s, these gatherings from mid-March to mid-April offer a chance to deepen relationships and reflect together on the campaign’s goals:
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Meeting Saint Mark's commitment to become net carbon zero by 2030 through replacing extremely outdated and inefficient heating and cooling systems
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Enhancing the cathedral's welcome and worship experience through a new radiant-heated slate floor in the nave and renovated narthex and restrooms
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Making lasting investments in music at Saint Mark's through endowments for music ministries and funding the installation of a custom Renaissance organ donated by its builder
Each session will be about 90 minutes; there will be light refreshments and ample time for questions. No financial commitments will be asked for or received.
Sign up today at saintmarks.org/CapitalCampaignRSVP
Exact addresses and other follow-up information will be sent as the date of each event approaches.
If you prefer an event to which you could bring your children, please contact Canon Wendy Barrie at wbarrie@saintmarks.org
Other questions about signing up? Contact Deborah Person at deborah.person@gmail.com, call Canon Barrie at 206-323-0300 x253, or stop by a table outside of the Nave after the 9 or 11 a.m. Sunday services on March 2, 9 or 16.
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Bring Your Palm Branches to Church this Sunday
This Sunday, March 2, please bring your palms from last year's Palm Sunday liturgy to the cathedra, so that they can be burned at the conclusion of the Shrove Tuesday liturgy. Place palms in the baskets located near the entrance to the nave. Contact Sacristan Michael Seewer with questions: mseewer@saintmarks.org
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Register Now for Easter Vigil Baptisms and Cathedral Day Confirmations
The Great Vigil of Easter (Saturday, April 19, 2025) is sometimes called the Queen of liturgies and the jewel of the church year, and it's an especially meaningful occasion for youth and adult baptisms. At Saint Mark's, the service also includes a Rite of Enrollment for those who will be confirmed or received on Cathedral Day a few weeks later, in which candidates for confirmation are presented to the community and to the Bishop and blessed.
At the Great Vigil of Easter, the congregation gathers in the darkness of the cathedral nave. The Bishop kindles new fire, from which the Paschal candle is lit. We hear the stories of God's saving deeds through history, and the baptisms take place by candlelight just before the alleluias ring out, the Great Doors swing open, and the Easter Gospel is proclaimed.
Register here if you wish to be baptized at the Easter Vigil.
Use this form if you wish to be confirmed, received into the Episcopal Church, or reaffirmed in your baptismal vows in on Cathedral Day (Saturday, May 3, 2025). Those who plan to be confirmed on Cathedral Day are invited to participate in the Rite of Enrollment during the Easter Vigil, but this is not required. You can indicate your preference on the form.
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Intergenerational Prayer Partners in Lent and Eastertide
Register to participate using this form. Registration Requested before Shrove Tuesday, March 4.
UPDATED DEISCRIPTION: We're trying something new to help cultivate and strengthen intergenerational relationships among Saint Mark’s parishioners! Sign up to participate and you'll be matched with a prayer partner in a different age group, someone with whom and for whom you will intentionally pray through the weeks of Lent and Eastertide.
What will this look like? You decide! We hope you'll meet up in person on a Sunday morning and perhaps at some other Saint Mark's events, but you can leave notes for each other, connect over email or Zoom, or go for a walk together in Volunteer Park.
What you share and how you share it is up to both of you, but perhaps each week, you can share one thing: your favorite table grace, a bedtime prayer, a line of scripture you love. You can tell your prayer partner that you're worried about x or thankful for y, and they can hold that in prayer. You can even use the reflection questions or conversation starters in the Lenten devotional that's available to pick up at the cathedral.
The goal is to form a new friendship or deepen a casual connection with someone of a different generation, with different experiences, and prayer is a powerful way to do that. Learn more and register here!
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2025 Lenten Devotional
Coming Back to Life: Devotions and Activities for Lent from our friends at Salt Project is full of meaningful suggestions that "help us wake up, preparing our hearts, minds, and communities for Easter’s great celebration."
Each week, biblical texts and creation’s wonders inspire practices you can try as an individual, as a household, or with friends at your kitchen or dining room table. The beautiful printed booklets will be available at the 10:10 a.m. forum on Sunday, March 2, or in the rear of the nave beginning on Ash Wednesday. (For copyright reasons, we cannot share the booklet electronically.) Canon Barrie also has a limited supply of tea lights and colored index cards that will help you make the most of the ideas in the booklet—available at the forum and in the nave while supplies last.
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The 2025 Saint Mark’s Women’s Retreat: Registration Opens Tomorrow
FRIDAY–SUNDAY, MAY 30–JUNE 1, 2025, at Sacred Waters Center for Restoration and Retreat in Union, WA (also known as St. Andrew’s House). Registration will open March 1.
Join Canon Griffin and other cathedral community members for the 2025 Women's Retreat, a weekend of play, rest, and spiritual reflection. We’ll base our reflections on Bishop Mariann Budde’s 2023 book How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith. As always, there will be plenty of time for connecting with new people and deepening existing friendships, as well as exploring the beautiful setting.
Registration will open on March 1, 2025 on a first-come, first-served basis. Now that St. Andrew’s House and Harmony Hill have combined to form the Sacred Waters Center, more space is available for our use. We can now accommodate up to 35 people. Fee: $295 double occupancy, $325 single; includes two nights lodging and all meals Friday dinner to Sunday lunch. Partial scholarships are available. A $100 non-refundable deposit will be required to hold your place. Questions, contact Canon Emily Griffin: egriffin@saintmarks.org
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Intergenerational Ministries Newsletter
Canon Barrie sends out a seasonal newsletter highlighting upcoming offerings from the cathedral with an intentional intergenerational focus. The Lent 2025 issue contains new details of the Prayer Partners initiative, a special all-ages gathering on the day before Palm Sunday, a preview of Radix 14, and more. Find the new issue here.
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Seed Library Caretaker Volunteer Position Open
Me: a seed library with tons of potential to connect and create community
You: a church or community member interested in maintaining the seed library weekly, monthly, or seasonally. Guidance and support will be provided.
Contact Alexandra Thompson to learn more: alexandra.thompson62@yahoo.com
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Saint Mark's Now Hiring for Two Positions
Saint Mark's Cathedral is accepting applications for the position of Buildings & Grounds Specialist (full-time, hourly). In addition, the cathedral Choir School is accepting applications for the position of Music Teacher for Early Childhood Music (part-time).
Find complete job descriptions and application instructions at saintmarks.org/employment. Please share these announcements with anyone you think may be interested.
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BISHOP'S COMMITTEE FOR JUSTICE & PEACE IN THE HOLY LAND
Mideast Focus Film Series presents: Settlements Above the Law
ONLINE DISCUSSION: THIS THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 7 P.M., via Zoom
The second film in the current Mideast Focus Film Series is Settlements Above the Law, a film by the BBC investigating a campaign of violence and harassment to seize the lands of Palestinians in the West Bank. The film can be watched on YouTube at your convenience. Then join the online discussion on Thursday evening, March 6, with special guest Jeff Halper, Israeli-American anthropologist and author, and founder of Israelis Against House Demolitions. Email seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com to get on the mailing list to receive the Zoom link. (If you are already on the mailing list, the link will be sent to you; no need to email again.)
Learn more about upcoming events in the series here.
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FROM THE CHURCH COUNCIL
Weaving Our Strengths: A Day of Workshops and Discussions
SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 9 A.M-4:30 P.M., at University Congregational United Church of Christ, 4515 16th Ave NE, Seattle; registration required
Join the Church Council of Greater Seattle for a day of workshops and reflection on the community organizing principles and anti-racism values that ground us in transformational change for liberation & justice. Workshops will include: and introduction to the Faith Land Initiative, a Sanctuary Q&A, a rapid response training, a panel discussion titled "Budgets are a moral document!" and more. The keynote address will be by the Rev. Shalom Agtarap, pastor of First UMC of Tacoma. Learn more and find the registration link at: thechurchcouncil.org/wos
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FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
Town Hall with State Senator Jamie Pedersen, Rep. Nicole Macri, and Rep. Shaun Scott
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1–2:30 P.M., in Bloedel Hall
Note: This event is only hosted by, and not produced or endorsed by, Saint Mark's Cathedral.
The three Washington State legislators who represent the 43rd legislative district ,which includes downtown Seattle and Capitol Hill—State Senator Jamie Pedersen, State Rep. Nicole Macri, and State Rep. Shaun Scott—will be present in Bloedel Hall on the afternoon of Saturday, March 15, for a town hall meeting. (Senator Pedersen also servers as Senate Majority Leader.) They will discuss legislative priorities and provide an update on the current legislative session. Learn more here.
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FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
The Seattle Choral Company presents: Mozart's Requiem
SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 8 P.M., in the Saint Mark's Cathedral nave
Pre-concert talk at 7 p.m. by director Freddie Coleman
Saint Mark's Artist-in-residence choir The Seattle Choral Company will present the Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, along with the world premiere of Epoch of Hughes by Jasmine Barnes in the cathedral nave on March 15. Mozart’s Requiem is one of choral music’s undisputed masterpieces. It will be paired with a groundbreaking new work created specifically for the Seattle Choral Company. Jasmine Barnes’ Epoch of Hughes is inspired by the poetry of Langston Hughes, one of America’s most celebrated Black poets, and uses Hughes’ reflections on the four seasons as its foundation. This premiere represents an exciting addition to the contemporary choral repertoire, and audiences will have the rare opportunity to hear Barnes’ work brought to life for the first time. Jasmine Barnes herself will be in attendance for this historic performance, making the evening even more memorable. Learn more and find the link purchase tickets ($5–27) here.
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FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
Choral Arts Northwest presents: This Sacred Earth: Reverberations of Land and Place
SUNDAY, MARCH 16, 3 P.M., in the Saint Mark's Cathedral nave
Pre-concert talk at 2:30 p.m.
Inspired by nature’s splendor, Choral Arts NW presents Alex Berko’s Grammy-nominated Sacred Place, featuring poetry by Wendell Berry, John Muir, and William Stafford. Stafford’s verse reminds us we belong to the earth: “Have a place, be what that place requires.” Joined by piano, cello, and violin, this program invites us to “listen to the land” through expansive soundscapes and tone poems, and includes works by Indigenous composers Sherryl Sewepagaham and Alex Vollant which amplify reverence for land and place. Surround yourself with beauty as Choral Arts NW sings of the ancient-and-ever-present majesty of This Sacred Earth. Learn more and find a link to purchase tickets ($15–30 in advance; $45 at the door) here.
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FROM THE DIOCESE OF OLYMPIA
Talking about Israel and Palestine: An Invitation to a Gathering for Clergy and Lay Leaders
SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2025, 9 A.M.–2 P.M., Bloedel Hall
Preaching and discussing the question of Palestine raises a range of concerns for church leaders. These include the issues of antisemitism and the meaning of the biblical promises to the Jewish people in today’s world. On Saturday, March 22, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., we invite you to join us for a half-day gathering where you will hear from a range of voices, including Palestinian clergy, members of the Seattle Jewish community and interdenominational leaders working for a just peace in the Holy Land. You also will have the opportunity engage in “table” conversation with your colleagues and learn about resources for ongoing learning and discussion. Find more information here, and please contact Doug Thorpe with questions dthorpe@spu.edu
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Cathedral Yoga will be offered as usual on Monday, March 3, led by instructor Greta Hill.
Sign up to receive the monthly Cathedral Yoga newsletter, as well as occasional special alerts, here.
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In 2025, the Saint Mark's Taizé Ministry moved to a once-a-month schedule, usually on the second Tuesday of each month. However, due to a prior conflict in the nave, There will be no Taizé Prayer on March 11, due to a private event in the nave.
The next Taizé Prayer liturgy will be on April 8 as we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Learn more here.
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Please note: There will not be a 20s/30s Taco Tuesday on the first Tuesday of March. Instead, 20s/30s members are encouraged to join the Shrove Tuesday celebration in the nave on March 4!
The next Taco Tuesday will be on April 1 at 6 p.m. in the St Nicholas Building. Contact julia7cooper@gmail.com for more information.
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The Contemplative Prayer group meets most Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m.
However, Contemplative Prayer is suspended this Tuesday, March 4, due to the join the Shrove Tuesday celebration in the nave that evening.
The meeting would typically be suspended on the second Tuesday of the month. However, since there is no Taizé service in March, Contemplative Prayer will meet on March 11, relocated to Thomsen Chapel.
Read more here.
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Please note that the monthly Climate Conversations from the Creation Care Ministry will be taking a brief hiatus, and there will be no meeting in the month of March. Conversations will resume April 10. | |
FUNERALS
A funeral for parishioner Carlo Scandiuzzi will be offered SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1 P.M., in the cathedral nave and livestreamed
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Sunday, March 2, 2025:
The Last Sunday after Epiphany
Download the service leaflets in advance here.
Join the 11 a.m. service via livestream here.
Read the Scriptures appointed for this Sunday here.
Scripture:
Exodus 34:29–35
Psalm 99
2 Corinthians 3:12–4:2
Luke 9:28–43a
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8 A.M. • THE HOLY EUCHARIST
in Thomsen Chapel
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Presider & Preacher: The Rev. Canon Richard Weyls
Hymns:
When morning gilds the skies [Hymn #427]
Songs of thankfulness and praise [Hymn #135]
Organ:
Kate Boundy, Andante Grazioso
Rebecca Groom te Velde, Pæan
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9 A.M. • THE HOLY EUCHARIST
in the cathedral nave
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Presider: The Very Rev. Steve Thomason
Preacher: The Rev. Canon Richard Weyls
Hymns:
When morning gilds the skies [Hymn #427]
Fairest Lord Jesus [Hymn #383]
Songs of thankfulness and praise [Hymn #135, altered words]
Choir:
Bernadette Farrell, Christ, be our light
Organ:
Johann Pachelbel, Variations on Salzburg
Rebecca Groom te Velde, Pæan
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11 A.M. • THE HOLY EUCHARIST
in the cathedral nave & livestreamed
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Presider: The Very Rev. Steve Thomason
Preacher: The Rev. Canon Richard Weyls
Hymns:
Songs of thankfulness and praise [Hymn #135, altered words]
Fairest Lord Jesus [Hymn #383]
O wondrous type! O vision fair [Hymn #137]
Choir:
Peter R. Hallock, Awake my soul!
Felix Mendelssohn, Behold a star from Jacob shining
Organ:
Johann Pachelbel Variations on Salzburg
Rebecca Groom te Velde, Pæan
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4:30 P.M. • CHORAL EVENSONG
in the cathedral nave & livestreamed
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Officiant: The Very Rev. Steve Thomason
Choir:
William Smith, Preces & Responses
Herbert Howells, Evening Service for St. Paul's Cathedral, London
Charles Wood, Hail, gladdening light!
Office Hymn:
When Christ was lifted from the earth [Hymn #603]
Organ:
Herbert Howells, Rhapsody, Op 17, No 1
Charles Villiers Stanford, Fantasia from Fantasia and Toccata in D Minor, Op. 57
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7 P.M. • CONTEMPLATIVE EUCHARIST
in Thomsen Chapel
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Presider: The Very Rev. Steve Thomason
Musician: Page Smith
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9:30 P.M. • COMPLINE
in the cathedral nave & livestreamed
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A beloved Seattle tradition since 1956. Broadcast live on KING 98.1 FM, and king.org; livestreamed on saintmarks.org and Facebook and YouTube; and available as a podcast. Learn more here.
Highlights:
Charles Lockhart, ’Tis good, Lord, to be here!
Thomas Kuras/Peter R. Hallock, Christ upon the mountain peak
Thomas Morley, Nunc dimittis Tone VII
Tomás Luis de Victoria, Quicumque Christum quaeritis
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EVERY SUNDAY, DURING THE 9 A.M. SERVICE
Children's Chapel is offered on Sunday during the 9 a.m. Sunday service. All children are invited to join the Gospel procession and gather around the Deacon as the Gospel is proclaimed. Then children pre-school through 2nd grade will process to Thomsen Chapel for storytelling, singing, and prayer. Parents are welcome to join their children. They return to their families in the nave at the Peace. If you have any questions or would like to help out, please contact Canon Wendy Claire Barrie at: wbarrie@saintmarks.org
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Each week, those for whom the community has been asked to pray are published each Friday afternoon in the Cathedral Prayer List, found as a PDF at saintmarks.org/prayer
On that same page, find information about joining the cathedral's Prayer Chain, to receive emails about individual prayer requests as they are submitted. The prayer list is also available in printed form in the back of the nave.
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Saint Mark’s Cathedral acknowledges that we gather on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People, who are still here, and we honor with gratitude the land itself and the life all the Coast Salish tribes. [Learn more]
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