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: Telling Our Story
Our Committee has been working to complete a document called the Ministry Portfolio, which will be made available to prospective Dean candidates. The Portfolio offers short answers to topics such as how we address change in the church, new ministries, and our involvement in the community beyond the Cathedral. We're working on the final draft of that document, which, when complete, will be submitted to the Office of Transitional Ministry for the Episcopal Church.
We have also started work on the Cathedral's Profile, which is a short summary of who we are as a faith community. The Profile will include links to additional information from our website as well as local and area information to show how we fit into the communities we serve. That document will be posted here when complete.
With leadership of Communications volunteers, updates are also being made to our website so we will put our “best foot forward” for candidates who will be looking at our profile document and searching for us. Continue watching this site for additional updates on our committee’s process.
Next Steps – once the materials and website are completed, we will begin advertising the position and gathering applications (Posting step).
St. Mark's 2025 Holy Cow Community Survey Results Presentation
Click here to view a short slide deck summarizing the findings of the survey. This was presented at the Adult Forum in spring 2025.
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.
