SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2020
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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This Sunday’s 11:00 a.m. service livestreamed from the cathedral nave will be
Morning Prayer
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For the summer, Saint Mark’s will celebrate the Eucharist on the first Sunday of August and Morning Prayer on other Sundays.
(See “Something New for Summer Sundays” below.)
Download the leaflet in advance
here
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Officiant: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cristi Chapman
Scripture:
Genesis 28:10-19a; Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
Hymns:
To God with gladness sing (#399 but with altered text, and sung to the tune of #625, “Darwall’s 148th”);
As Jacob with travel was weary one day (#453);
For the fruits of all creation (#424);
Organ: Louis Vierne,
Matines, from
Triptyque, Op. 58; Louis Vierne,
Toccata, from
Pièces de fantaisie, Op. 53, No. 6
Voluntary: Special offering by Page Smith, cellist —
J. S. Bach,
Allemande from Cello Suite in D, BWV 1012
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A Special Musical Offering This Sunday
Many of Saint Mark’s livestream liturgies time have included remote participants, including readings, the sermon of former Dean Fred Northup, and the “virtual choir” offering. At this coming Sunday’s service of Morning Prayer,
the voluntary in the place of the anthem will feature a cello solo by professional musician and longtime cathedral community member Page Smith.
Page is the principal cellist of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, regularly appears with orchestras and chamber ensembles throughout the region, and has sung with the Saint Mark’s Cathedral Choir since she was a teenager. On Sunday, Page will offer the “Allemande” from The Cello Suite No. 6 in D major, BWV 1012 by Johann Sebastian Bach. You won’t want to miss this extraordinary gift.
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Something New for Summer Sundays!
Liturgical Changes
Beginning this Sunday, July 19, and for a time this summer, Saint Mark’s will adapt the rhythms of its Sunday morning liturgy!
For the next two Sundays, the cathedral will offer a service of Morning Prayer instead of Holy Eucharist, harking back to the standard practices of the Church until the last generation. As is our custom each summer, we will continue use of the
Enriching Our Worship
rites with their expansive language, for both Morning Prayer and Holy Eucharist. But the combination of
Enriching our Worship
and Morning Prayer on Sundays represents a new expression of Sunday worship for Saint Mark’s Cathedral, not heretofore experienced in this form... AND it provides for an exciting new element of music! This Sunday renowned cellist and long-time parishioner Page Smith will offer a Bach cello suite near the end of the service (see above). Holy Eucharist will return August 2 at 11 a.m., and that evening there will be a special
outdoor service
(see below for more details).
Learn more about Morning Prayer at
this post on the cathedral website
. Please contact the cathedral to tell us what you think of this liturgy, and what experiencing it from home was like for you.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Friday 7/17, 3 p.m.
Friday afternoon tea
Saturday 7/18, 5 a.m.
Flentrop Organ Workshop
Online Open House
Sunday 7/19, 11 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (livestream)
Sunday 7/19, 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Pre-Liturgy Check-In &
Virtual Coffee Hour
Sunday 7/19, 9:30 p.m.
Women's Compline Choir
(livestreamed and broadcast)
Wednesday, 7/22, 7 p.m.
#VoteFaithfully Meeting
Thursday, 7/23, 6 p.m.
Webinar: Spirit Disciplines
Sunday, 7/26, 9:30 p.m.
Women's Compline Choir
(livestreamed and broadcast)
Tuesday, 7/28, 5 p.m.
Taking White Supremacy to Court: The Charlottesville Case
Wednesday, 7/29, 7 p.m.
Taking Up Our Responsibility
for Racial Justice:
Study session
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WEEKDAY SERVICES
Morning Prayer,
THURSDAYS, 7 A.M.
via Zoom.
A service of morning prayer, followed immediately by some time to talk and be together. All are welcome. Email
selwood@uw.edu
for the link.
Evening Prayer, EVERY WEEKNIGHT, 6:30 P.M.
via Zoom.
A service of daily evening prayer to close the day.
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The Women's Compline Choir Returns
SUNDAY, JULY 19 & 26, 9:30 P.M.,
broadcast live on KING-FM, and
livestreamed
After the historic and moving all-women Compline services offered last summer, plans were made for a repeat offering in the summer of 2020. The 21 women who participated last year cannot gather now, but a choir consisting only of
Rebekah Gilmore and three other singers will offer Women's Compline once again on two Sundays in July.
These services will be livestreamed on the cathedral website and on Facebook Live. If you wish, you may RSVP on the
Facebook event page.
Highlights: John Sheppard,
In Pace;
World Premier of Kevin Siegfried,
Sisters, we have met to worship
[based on the early American Hymn tune
Holy Manna
]
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HAPPENINGS OF NOTE THIS WEEK
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Flentrop Organ Workshop: Live Open House Online
The
Flentrop Orgelbouw
was founded in Zaandam in the Netherlands in 1903, created the organ for Saint Mark’s in 1965, and is still producing world-class instruments in 2020. On Saturday, July 18, the firm is presenting a virtual open house via YouTube livestream, during which they will present a tour of their workshop, present videos and sound recordings illustrating their work, answer live questions from viewers,
and reveal their current project, a large instrument for the Royal Birmingham (U.K.) Conservatoire. Unfortunately, due to the time difference, the live event will begin at 5 a.m., Seattle time. The link for the event is
here
— early risers can watch the event live using that link, and everyone else will be able to watch
after the live broadcast concludes, using that same link.
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WEDNESDAY PARISH FORUM
#VoteFaithfully—
Saint Mark’s Heeding the Call to Get Out the Vote
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 7 P.M.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
tells us
: “
It is a Christian obligation to vote, and more than that, it is the church’s responsibility to help get souls to the polls.
”
Come hear about the Vote Faithfully movement in the Church – working together to empower every voice to get freely to the polls.
We’re looking at ways to encourage voter registration and to speak out against voter suppression
. We will hear from community members of their personal voting experience, share stories, share a faith perspective on voting your own conscience, and explore ways we can make a difference in valuing every voice through every vote. To register,
click here
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THE OFFICE OF THE BISHOP PRESENTS
Spirit Disciplines: Entering God’s Presence
THURSDAY, JULY 23, 6-7:30 P.M.
Join Dr. Grace La Torra, the Dean of the Diocese of Olympia Iona School, for the first in a series of webinars exploring a variety of spiritual discipline topics. This first webinar provides an overview of spiritual disciplines and proposes that spiritual disciplines are a way of entering into God’s presence. Using Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s theory of Flow, we will look at spiritual disciplines as a means to human thriving.
Register here.
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Taking Up Our Responsibility for Racial Justice
: Follow along with the series
Read Dean Thomason's recent message to the cathedral about the cathedral's call to do the hard work of confronting racial injustice
here
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SERIES MEETS FOUR WEDNESDAYS, JULY 15 & 29, and August 12 & 26, 7 P.M.
The work of the discussion series began this week. While participation in the discussion series is now closed, you can still watch the Opening Plenary Video
here
, and can follow along with the series using the syllabus
here
. Saint Mark's encourages all to learn from these resources and continue having discussions with those close to you. For questions or more information contact
jkdaugherty@saintmarks.org
,
nross@saintmarks.org
, or
cchapman@saintmarks.org
.
At this critical moment in our nation’s and community’s history, we are confronted again with fresh knowledge of longstanding racial injustice – in policing, the justice system, health care, housing, education, the Church and many other sectors of our common life.
The Saint Mark’s community is grappling with important questions: How did this injustice come to be? What forces keep it in place? What are my biases? What do I do now?
For those of us who are white, we also ask, “How have I benefited from systemic racism and also perpetuated it? What do I do to confront white supremacy? Saint Mark’s has advocated for social justice since its founding and our work has always been grounded in our identity as Christians. It is an ongoing spiritual journey to confront racism, consider its role in our own lives and that of our community, and to resolve to change ourselves, repair hurts, and raise up those who have been harmed.
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Anti-Racism Plans and Priorities in the Diocese of Olympia
Read the full message from The Rev. Canon Arienne Davison
here
and view the video from Bishop Rickel below.
As our nation continues to grapple with deeply embedded and systemic racism – particularly evident in the continued murder and acts of violence directed against Black lives –
we are all, as representatives of the Body of Christ, rightly looking for ways that we can address this racism in our church, our nation, our communities, and our lives.
In addition to the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) to prepare us for working across cultures to resist racism, the Office of the Bishop is in the process of developing a set of anti-racism tools and resources for use by the churches and people of the Diocese of Olympia, under the direction of Bishop Rickel. The Office of the Bishop is committed to the work of anti-racism within our church structures and processes so that we can be transformed more and more into the church that Jesus calls us to be in our Baptismal Covenant.
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Resources to Support Protesters and Racial Equity in Western Washington
Cathedral clergy and staff have compiled a
list of resources
for learning about and confronting racism and white supremacy in ourselves, our community, and our nation.
The diocese of Olympia has compiled an additional list here
. We hope these resources provide support for the difficult work that we are being called to do to dismantle unjust systems, institutions, and ideologies and create a society in which the dignity of every human being is respected.
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UPDATED WITH REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS!
Taking White Supremacy to Court: The Charlottesville Case
TUESDAY, JULY 28, 5 P.M.,
presented by Temple De Hirsch-Sinai, co-sponsored by Saint Mark's Cathedral and Faith Action Network
Integrity First for America
(IFA) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to holding those accountable who threaten longstanding principles of our democracy—including our country's commitment to civil rights and equal justice. The IFA is backing
Sines v. Kessler
, the landmark federal lawsuit filed by a coalition of Charlottesville community members against the neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and hate groups responsible for the August 2017 violence. Trial is scheduled for October 2020.
This case has the potential to be a once-in-a-generation opportunity to bankrupt and dismantle the organizations at the heart of the far-right extremist movement of today.
(Read a
New York Times
article about the complexities of the case
here
.) On Tuesday July 28 Temple De Hirsch Sinai will present an online forum with representatives from IFA, discussing the history and future plans for the lawsuit, and the broader context of hate groups in America.
Learn more about this event here
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Spirited Women's Summer Gathering
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 6–7:30 p.m.,
via Zoom
The next gathering of Spirited Women will happen virtually this Thursday evening. Before then, you are encouraged to take a "meditative walk" as you feel comfortable. Walk in solitude or socially distanced in pairs, in a park, on a trail, in your neighborhood, or in your home, where ever you feel comfortable.
Wonder about how God encounters you on the way
, and then if you feel so moved, take a picture and send it to us. We will gather on Thursday to reflect on the experience and explore the spiritual practice of walking. Send your pictures and/or short personal reflection to Mary Segall,
mesegall@icloud.com
. Contact The Rev. Canon Cristi Chapman,
cchapman@saintmarks.org
, for the Zoom link. Blessings for your journey!
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Dedication of Memorial Benches & Outdoor Concert
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 5:30 p.m,
Cathedral lawn and via livestream
As was announced by a parish email sent out last Monday, you are warmly invited to attend (via
livestream
or in person) a brief service of dedication and blessing of four benches that have been placed around the perimeter of the labyrinth on the front lawn of Saint Mark’s Cathedral, to be held on the first Sunday of August at 5:30 p.m. The benches have been given in loving memory of four long-time members of the cathedral who have recently died—
The Rev. Canon Mike Jackson, Randy Revelle, Kathie Moen, and The Rev. Canon Timothy Nakayama.
Following the brief rite of dedication of the benches, the Pacific Brass Quintet—a professional ensemble with which parishioner and resident trumpeter, Bob Gale, has performed for over twenty years—will offer a festive, brief summer-in-the-park-style concert.
In-person attendance will be strictly limited, per current public health directives. Attendees will be screened when they arrive, masks must be worn, and physical distancing must be observed at all time. If you wish to attend, you must register in advance, either by using the
online registration system,
or by phoning Erik Donner in the cathedral office. Since the event was announced earlier this week, over half of the available spots have already been claimed. If you find that the event has reached capacity, please add yourself to the waiting list—you will be notified if and when additional places open up.
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Creation Care Ministry
NEXT MINISTRY MEETING:
MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 6:30 P.M.,
via Zoom
The Creation Care Ministry meets monthly, and is currently focusing on 4 areas: spiritual exercises to connect our faith with our care of the earth, training on a measurement tool to help Saint Mark’s households measure their carbon footprint, researching carbon offset programs to share with the congregation, and examining personal habits around food and energy usage. Email
marjorie@ringness.org
for the Zoom link to join our next meeting and be part of the ongoing work and conversation.
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The active honeybee hives on the roof of Bloedel Hall have been busy. And, apparently, they have a sense of humor: Q: Why do virgin bees mate in the air? A: They can’t get any privacy in the hive. Consider planting pollinator-friendly plants in your own garden or window box. And reduce or eliminate pesticides on your plants. Your prayers for the health of our hives are welcome.
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Quarantine Quire Camp
The Senior Choristers finished their virtual "Quarantine Quire Camp" this week, focusing on musicianship and sight-singing skills, daily worship together, goofy daily dress up themes, and being together while apart this summer.
The campers will be preparing to participate in the next Saint Mark's virtual choir offering
to be debuted in the coming weeks. See the below pictures for some goofy fun on cat whisker dress up day!
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Tent City 3: Community Update
The residents of Tent City 3 are settling in to their new surroundings at Saint Mark’s. Thanks to all who have sent messages of support. Stay tuned for more information about the community and its residents in coming weeks. Here are a few images of what’s happening right now!
Learn more about Tent City 3, including their requests for donations and information about opportunities to provide meals,
here
. More ways that the cathedral community can support the residents will be announced soon!
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Casa Latina House Cleaning and Outdoor Work – Ready for Work!
We can now support our friends at
Casa Latina
, who have been hit extremely hard by the pandemic shut-down! The Day Workers Center has opened, following strict safety guidelines, and is taking calls Monday-Friday 7:00 – 10:30 a.m. and Saturday from 7:30 – 11:30 a.m. Employers must make reservations 24 hours ahead of time. Place your work order today for house cleaning, landscape, or outdoor maintenance services. The Saint Mark’s community is so grateful for our relationship with Casa Latina and their leadership in the fight for immigrants’ rights
.
If you have jobs to be done, please do support our neighbors who need the work!
Visit the
website
for further details or
call 206-956-0779 x3
to hire a Casa Latina worker.
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CHILDREN, YOUTH, & FAMILIES
Summer Offerings
Sunday morning Godly Play has concluded for the summer, but don't miss these other offerings from the Children and Families Ministry!
- THE SAINT MARK'S PRAYER PODCAST FOR CHILDREN: In each 6–8-minute episode, you'll hear a verse of scripture, sing a song with Miss Gilmore, and be invited to pray together. Search for "Prayer Podcast for Children" wherever you get your podcasts, or check out all the episodes here!
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Education for Ministry (EfM) registration for 2020/21
Do you want to go deeper into your faith in an intense, ongoing way? Do you want to form lasting connections with others who also seek that connection? Consider registering for EfM. EfM is a four-year program focused on the study scripture, church history, and modern theology. Classes connect the material with church tradition, personal experiences, individual beliefs and current events. The next term begins the week of
September 1, 2020
. Three different classes meet weekly September to June at Saint Mark’s: Sundays, 6:00–8:30 p.m.; Mondays, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; or Mondays, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Each class is limited to 12 people; enrollment is open now and will end in early August or when classes are full. Tuition, including books, is $375. Please inquire by contacting clergy or class mentors:
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Saint Mark's Livestream Now Available on Facebook Live
Since the cathedral switched to
Vimeo
as its streaming platform, new possibilities for our livestream have become available. Beginning this weekend, Saint Mark’s will now be presenting the
Sunday morning liturgy livestream simultaneously on Facebook in addition to on the website
as usual. We successfully streamed last Tuesday’s diocesan ordination liturgy to Facebook, and—even though it was not publicized in advance—over 60 people from around the country were able to experience and participate in the liturgy who may not otherwise have joined. If you follow the cathedral on Facebook, you will get a notification automatically when the livestream begins, or simply visit
https://www.facebook.com/SaintMarksSeattle
around 10:45 a.m.
If you try watching on Sunday morning in this new way, let Greg Bloch know what it was like and how it worked for you at
gbloch@saintmarks.org.
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Pre-liturgy Check-in and Post-liturgy Virtual Coffee Hour via Zoom
This week, why not
pop into the Virtual Coffee Hour Zoom meeting
before the service, just to check in and say hello?
The room will be open starting at 10:30 a.m.
Then use the same link to come together and share some time together immediately after the service. Email
Peter McClung
with any questions, or to receive the link.
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Friday Afternoon Tea
EVERY FRIDAY at 3 P.M.,
via Zoom.
Remember when we used to get together in coffee shops? We can still do that... online! Michael Perera will host afternoon tea once a week; drop in and chat about whatever’s on your mind. Bring your favorite hot beverage and let’s continue hanging out and making the isolation easier. Email Michael Perera with questions or to get the link to join:
perera.michael@gmail.com
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Do you know someone who might need to be contacted?
Is there anyone you know who might benefit from a quick phone call, or a note in the mail, from clergy or a member of the community? Email Dean Steve Thomason at
sthomason@saintmarks.org
or Erik Donner at
edonner@saintmarks.org
, or call either one—or any of the clergy—at 206.323.0300.
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