It's a Seattle phenomenon. The most popular destination for a cheap date on Sunday nights in Seattle is known as "the holy box on the hill." Hundreds of young people come to the Capitol Hill neighborhood each week to hear a late evening service of worship in mediaeval plainsong. For over 50 years Seattle's Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral has been attracting young people in droves to its 9:30 PM Sunday Compline service. The Compline Choir is broadcast live on the radio each week, and if you'd like to listen from anywhere in the world, it is also streamed over the internet here. The service grew out of a Gregorian chant study group in 1954. It has become so influential, other choirs have grown out of the Seattle Compline experience in: Honolulu, HI; New Haven, CT; Pittsburgh, PA; Minneapolis, MN; Austin, TX; Chapel Hill, NC; Savanna, GA; Williamsburg, VA; and several other Puget Sound area choirs. I took this photo at the cathedral's entrance. The sun through the cathedral's high circular window was reflecting in the water. A sign was nearby stating that a mentally ill person had recently vandalized the original container, and that this was a temporary one. A wish for peace and a peaceful Sunday for you all!
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