Dean Search
Dean Search
Progress Report
The Search Committee has been meeting since May and is diligently following the above path to select our new Dean.
Current Phase: Getting Organized
We are pleased to announce that Dean position at Saint Mark’s has been posted! We will be accepting applications until January 16.
- Visit our profile page here to see part of the package we’ve prepared.
- Recommend clergy for the position here.
We hope to start interviewing candidates sometime in late January.
Now that the position is posted, the Committee will turn to Getting Organized. This involves putting together the interview process, including the questions, how each candidate will be evaluated, and how we will make decisions.
Next Steps: Candidates – the Bishop’s office will do the first review of candidates and make initial reference checks. Next, the Bishop will forward candidate names to the Search Committee for consideration as our next Dean.
November Formation Meeting
The Committee held a Formation session on November 2 to discuss our progress with interested congregation members between the services.
View the presentation slides.
Dean Search Committee Members
Feel free to contact the search committee at searchcommitteeclerk@ourcathedral.org with any comments or questions.
From left to right
Michaela (“MJ”) Johnson
Kerry Childe, Clerk
Andrea Pelloquin
Joan Olson, Chaplain
Linda Schelin
Brian Myers
Ian Iverson
Jeffrey Rainey, Chair
Richard Helling
Karen Olson – Canon for Ministry
A Prayer for Transition
Almighty God, you know the needs of your Church in every
time and place. We, the people of St. Mark’s Cathedral, open
our hearts to your presence.
Guide us to see your hand at work among us and inspire us to
live into your calling with wonder and awe.
As we seek a Dean to walk alongside us, grant us
discernment, wisdom, and courage to trust in your timing.
Bless those who will lead this search with clarity of purpose,
mutual respect, and an abiding sense of your Spirit’s
direction. May they listen deeply to your voice and to the
hopes and needs of this community.
We pray for those who are seeking to serve as our next Dean.
Prepare our hearts and theirs to join us in sacred work, share
in mission, and lead with love, vision, and humility. Strengthen
us to walk together united in your purpose and empowered by
your grace.
Guide us in your mission to be Christ’s heart, hands, and feet,
serving our neighbors, embodying your love, and living
faithfully as your people in the world.
May we walk humbly, love mercy, and do justice as we
embrace the challenges ahead, reflecting on who we are
called to be and trusting in the abundant life you offer.
All this we ask in the name of Jesus Christ, who reigns with
you and the Holy Spirit, now and forever.
Amen.
For questions about the Dean Search at Saint Mark's, contact us.
