Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral

Thursday Morning Chapel Eucharist
2025-01-16 07:30 - 08:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Thomsen Chapel
1st, 3rd, & 5th THURSDAYS OF THE MONTH:
THE HOLY EUCHARIST, IN-PERSON IN THOMSEN CHAPEL
Starting in January 2025, the Thursday Morning Chapel Eucharist will move to 7:30 a.m.
On the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month, the Thursday Morning congregation now meets with Daily Morning Prayer at 7:30 a.m..
NOTE: In-person Chapel Eucharist is suspended in Holy Week, April 17. Join online Morning Prayer for Maundy Thursday at 7:30 a.m. instead.

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: The regular Thursday morning attendees have decided that their online service on the second and fourth Sundays of the month should merge with the online Daily Morning Prayer Group. On those Thursdays when there is not an in-person Eucharist, gather online at 7:30 (rather than 7) using the normal Daily Office link. There will still be time available for checking in and chatting following the liturgy. All are welcome!

Quilt Ministry Work Party
2025-01-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Cathedral House Room 210
THIRD THURSDAYS, 10 A.M.–2 P.M., in Cathedral House Room Room 210
NOTE: The Quilt Ministry will be meeting as usual on the Juneteenth holiday, June 19, 2025, although the cathedral offices will be closed and doors will be locked. Contact quilting@saintmarks.org in advance if you plan to come that day, to ensure someone will let you in to the building.
The Quilt Ministry of Saint Mark’s crafts beautiful, one-of-a kind quilts for parishioners in times of illness or transition, blessing quilts for staff or parish family departures, small blankets for parish newborns, and other occasions as requested by clergy. The ministry also does other sewing projects as needed, such as tote bags, ditty bags for Mission to Seafarers, and even fabric elements of Sandy Nelson’s summer 2024 cathedral art installations.
The group gathers monthly on the third Thursday of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 210 to work on pieces together, plan future projects, and to share stories and a potluck lunch in community. We have sewing machines available, and you don’t need to be able to sew already—there is plenty of work to do that can be easily taught. All are welcome, of any age. It’s also possible to participate in projects from home without attending the group gatherings. If you’d like to learn more or get involved, email: quilting@saintmarks.org

Accessibility Task Force Meeting
2025-01-16 16:30 - 18:00 | Online via Zoom
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2025, 4:30–6 P.M., via Zoom
The next virtual meeting of Saint Mark’s Accessibility Task Force will be on Thursday January 16 from 4:30 pm to 6 pm Pacific! Task force chair, Michael Garrett, will provide information on key terms and concepts related to disability and accessibility. We will also be discussing the approach and process for conducting the accessibility audit as we initiate the collaborative discovery process about our Cathedral community in four key categories: physical facilities, attitude and culture, communications, and events and services. We plan on recording this presentation, so if you are not able to make the meeting, you can access the recording. Join the virtual meeting using this Zoom link.

Evening Prayer Online
2025-01-16 18:00 - 18:30 | Online via Zoom
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 6 P.M.
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. The service lasts approximately 30 minutes. Learn more here.
Join online using this Zoom link.

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.

Community Book Study, January/February 2025
2025-01-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Online via Zoom
Evicted book study groups meet
SUNDAYS, JANUARY 12, 19 and FEBRUARY 2, 12:30 pm–2 pm, in person
THURSDAYS, JANUARY 16, 23 and FEBRUARY 6, 7–8:30pm, on Zoom

Poverty by America book study groups meet
SUNDAYS, FEBRUARY 9, 16 and 23, 12:30 pm–2 pm, in person
THURSDAYS, FEBRUARY 13, 20, 27, 7–8:30pm, on Zoom

The Intergenerational Council, the Restorative Justice Council, and the Affordable Housing Committee invite the entire community of Saint Mark’s to participate in a book study this winter to help us better understand issues of housing insecurity and houselessness. We’ve chosen two books by Matthew Desmond, Evicted from 2016 and Poverty, by America, published in 2023.
Thanks to a grant from the Episcopal Periodical Society, there are copies of both books available for anyone in the cathedral community for free. Books will be available to pick up on Sundays in the nave and in the church office during the week.
Also available through the same grant is I See You, a wordless picture book published by the American Psychological Association intended to open a door for kids and parents to begin a conversation about homelessness. I See You is available for families with children and comes with resources for parents, educators, and neighbors.
Book groups (in person and online) to discuss Evicted will be held in January. Groups will discuss Poverty, by America in February. Curious to learn more about the subject and the author? Check out this podcast interview with author Matthew Desmond.
PLEASE NOTE: If you have lived experience of housing insecurity and are interested in reading Evicted in the safe space of an affinity group, please reach out to co-facilitators Deborah Anderson (waterlily3in1@gmail.com), Canon Wendy Claire Barrie (wbarrie@saintmarks.org), or one of the clergy.
Registration required. Register here.
