11 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist

in person and livestreamed

in person and livestreamed

Pentecost Run/Ride/Roll

Seeking a Sound Board Operator

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Saint Mark's is excited to be offering Saturday pickups for Oxbow’s Farm Share program. Oxbow Farm & Conservation Center is a nonprofit organization located on 240 acres of forest and farmland bordering the Snoqualmie River in Carnation, Washington. Invest in Oxbow’s Farm Share (formally called a CSA) and they will bring fresh organic veggies from their farm in Carnation, Washington to be picked up at Saint Mark's on Saturdays between 10 a.m. and noon. (Pickup is also available on Mercer Island on Sundays.) You can sign up for one season, or bundle up to save some money and get access to more goodies all year long. For more information and to sign up, go here. (Select "Main Season")

SUNDAY, MAY 21, at all morning services

Special "Friends Talking" Forum with Dean Thomason: 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall

We are delighted to welcome The Rev. Canon Britt Olson, vicar of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Ballard, as guest preacher Sunday May 21 at all three morning services. She has guided the church replant and St. Luke’s redevelopment project which will soon include church space, retail, and affordable housing spanning the entire city block. She is recognized as a leader in congregational development and parish systems, having served as Canon to the Ordinary and Canon for Evangelism and Congregational Development in two California dioceses, as well as serving parishes in Oregon, before coming to Seattle eight years ago.

FRIDAY, MAY 26, 8 A.M., at Saint Bread, 1421 NE Boat Street, Seattle

Start the day with fellowship and reflection at Saint Bread, a bakery and community space on the Portage Bay waterfront near UW in Seattle. Questions? Email Emily: emcmeeks@gmail.com

SUNDAY, MAY 28, 7 A.M., meet at Madison Park Beach

Let's gather for an early morning dip in Lake Washington that promises to wake up the senses and have us feeling fully alive and ready to celebrate Pentecost! We'll meet at the Bathhouse, at Madison Park Beach at 7 a.m., pray then plunge, then head over to Leffler House for a shared breakfast. We'll be dried-off and well-fed in plenty of time for the 9 a.m. liturgy! Dip in whatever you're happy getting wet (doesn't have to be a swimsuit) and bring a towel! Be in touch with Rev. Linzi if you have questions or would like to bring something to share for breakfast.

SUNDAY, MAY 28, 3–4:30 P.M., Seward Park, Lake Washington Blvd. S., Seattle

Calling all bikers, scooters, walkers, rollerbladers, runners, unicycles and so forth to join in a Pentecost Sunday Ride/Run/Roll around Seward Park in Southeast Seattle. We will meet on the lawn near the Seward Park Playground at 3 p.m. From there, we will head around the Seward Park 2-mile paved and flat loop. The day ends with the traditional root beer floats! All ages and generations are encouraged to join in. Families with children should plan to chaperone their own children around the loop as needed. The park is a popular place on Sunday afternoons so allow time for parking! Write to Canon Barrie with questions: wbarrie@saintmarks.org

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 6–9 P.M., 4103 Beacon Avenue S., Free but $5 donation appreciated

Enjoy the sunset, great views of the city, food and community while learning the basics of lawn bowling from parishioner Tom Sunderland. All ages welcome but no pets. All equipment needed provided. Learn about the Jefferson Park Lawn Bowling club here.

Please wear soft-soled shoes without a heel (flip flops are just fine). Bring a snack or side dish to share for a potluck picnic (tables, chairs and utensils/plates will be provided). If you are interested in carpooling, please email Kristen Kelly: klk87@hotmail.com

Do you have a good ear? Attention to detail? Are you good with technology? Have you ever wondered what that thing is that looks like another organ in the back of the nave? If so, consider training as a sound technician! We are looking for one person to be a back up to our Sunday sound technician team. No experience necessary, we will train you. Reach out to Michael Perera (perera.michael@gmail.com) or Michael Seewer (mseewer@saintmarks.org) to learn more!

The cathedral Community Meal Delivery Ministry seeks to provide food and comfort to parishioners recovering from illness, surgery, or a new baby. Kristen Kelly, who set up this MealTrain writes: Hilary Mayhan and her two children, Klara and Sam, are familiar faces at Saint Marks. Hilary has been a member of Saint Mark's Singers for multiple years; (Hilary was in the choir as a child and youth at Saint Mark's!) Sam and Klara sing with the Senior Choristers and Klara also sings with the Evensong Choir. Hilary recently had a ruptured brain aneurysm. While she is now out of the hospital and back at home, in order to heal properly and decrease associated risks, she is on work/activity restriction for at least several more weeks. Help with meals two days per week for her, her mother, and Sam & Klara is incredibly helpful. They are up for anything you love! They also welcome take-out; it doesn't have to be homemade. 

If you can help out, please sign up to provide a meal using this MealTrain link.

Tent City 3 is returning to the Cathedral Parking lot from June 17 through September 9, 2023! Our Meal Coordinating Committee welcomes people to help us cook and serve Sunday night dinners each of these 12 weeks at 6 p.m. Our friends will come inside Bloedel Hall, and we will join them for a sit-down meal. No special skills are needed for those who greet and serve, and our able kitchen team can train kitchen volunteers. Families are welcome, and there will be meaningful tasks for all ages. The shift hours depend on the volunteer task, but they range from 3 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. 

We are also asking for your generosity in donating move-in supplies: tents, tarps, cots, sleeping mats and bags, and blankets. Tent City has its own website which lists other needs at sharewheel.org. Donations may be brought to the Cathedral office Monday–Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30p.m., or to Chris Rigos after the 11 a.m. service each Sunday.  

Please participate in this fun and important work! For further information, please contact Chris Rigos at crigos33@gmail.com, Maris Olsen at maris.olsen@gmail.com, or Deborah Person at deborah.person@gmail.com. Deborah is our schedule coordinator and will add your name to our volunteer list for scheduling. 

Cathedral Yoga has never been more popular, we currently have over 100 students attending each week! As this ministry continues to thrive, we are looking to gather a group of supporters willing to take on the role of its oversight. We are forming a Yoga Committee to lead the planning and management of this life-filled ministry, and to be caretakers of the vision of Cathedral Yoga looking into the future. We need you! If you feel called to hospitality, and would like to support this ministry which opens the cathedral to the wider community, please email Rev. Linzi for more details. No yoga skills required, just a passion for this cathedral space and all that happens therein! 

THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 7–8 P.M., at Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park

Saint Mark's member Elizabeth Clark-Stern will read from her climate fiction novel, The Language of Water, a story that takes place in 2100 when the Middle East is struggling from permanent drought. Kurdish and Turkish women find hope in a new technology, if only the patriarchal power structures of the world, and the foibles of humanity, will get out of the way. Copies of the book may be pre-ordered now on Amazon or May 1 at Aqueduct Press. (On Amazon, don't click on the review stars, an entirely different book comes up! Just click on the cover.) 

SUNDAY, MAY 21, 3 P.M., at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, 722 N 145th St., Shoreline

WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 12–2:30 P.M., Underhill House

Looking for a new way to serve? Consider sharing your gifts with Underhill House, a quiet place to pause for prayer. Our Listeners come 1-2 times per month, on a Thursday, to sit in sacred silence and pray. Roles include greeting guests and, if desired, listening to what brings them in that day and offering a prayer. The next Listener Training is Wednesday, May 31 from 12 – 2:30 p.m. at Underhill House, on Capitol Hill near Broadway and Republican. Come and discern — no commitment necessary to attend the training. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please contact Susan Dean at susan@underhillhouse.org. To learn more please visit our web site at www.underhillhouse.org/partners.

This summer, the Saint Mark's Cathedral Choir School will offer week-long day camps for two age brackets: Senior Chorister Camp (for children in 3rd–8th grade), and Schola Camp (for high school singers and changed-voice boys). Learn more here. And please spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested!

JULY 10–14, 9 A.M.–4 P.M., (concluding Evensong Friday, July 14, 4:30 p.m), plus Sunday morning participation on July 16. Deadline to register: JULY 5. Register for Senior Chorister Camp using this link.

Senior Chorister Camp will include a daily sung service of Morning Prayer and a concluding Evensong service on Friday. In addition to work on vocal production and musicianship, the week will include encounters with the Flentrop organ, handbells, drumming, and more.

Schola Camp

AUGUST 14–18, 3 P.M.–9 P.M., plus Sunday morning participation on August 20. Deadline to register: AUGUST 7, 2023. Register for Schola Camp using this link.

Schola Camp will meet in the afternoon and evening, and conclude with a sung service of Compline each night. The camp will have a special focus on providing guidance for the changing and maturing voices of teenagers.

Daily Evening Prayer is offered Monday–Friday at 6 p.m., online via Zoom only.

Thursday Morning: At 7 a.m. on on the first, third, and fifth Thursdays of the month only, a service of Holy Eucharist is offered in person in Thomsen Chapel. On the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, an online-only prayer service is offered via Zoom at 7 a.m. instead.

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]