SUNDAY OFFERINGS

Sunday, March 10, 2024:

The Fourth Sunday in Lent

8 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist

in Thomsen Chapel

9 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist

in the cathedral nave

10 a.m. • Godly Play

in the St Nicholas Bldg, 2nd floor

11 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist

in the nave and livestreamed

12:30 p.m. • Second Sunday Book Group

in Cathedral House room 210

1:30 p.m. • Worship & Prayer Committee Meeting

online via Zoom

7 p.m. • Contemplative Eucharist

in Thomsen Chapel

7:30 p.m. • 20s/30s Questioning Together

in Leffler House

9:30 p.m. • Compline

in the nave and livestreamed

Cover photo by Oliveir Santos

NEW THIS WEEK

Daylight Saving This Sunday

Spring forward before Sunday morning!

The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson

guest sermon and forum this Sunday

Worship & Prayer Committee 

all are welcome to reflect and look ahead

Episcopal Identity

the next session of Contours of the Christian Life

Restorative Justice Council 

join the discussion about the work toward justice

Mideast Film Series 

begins soon—watch for more information

Holy Week  

a new Stations service, along with the beloved liturgies of this sacred time

Transgender Day of Visibility  

coinciding with Easter this year!

Saint Mark's offers a spectrum of liturgies, performances, forums, and other offerings throughout the season, including dinners, forums, concerts, and more, culminating in the great liturgies of Holy Week and Easter themselves. Check out a complete listing here. (This page will be updated as new information is announced).

Daylight Saving Time begins this Sunday!

Don't forget to set your clocks forward one hour before Sunday morning.

Sunday's Guest Preacher: The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson

THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 10:

• SERMON AT 9 & 11 A.M

• "FRIENDS TALKING" FORUM, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall

Saint Mark’s is honored to welcome (back) the Rev. Canon Carla Robinson, Canon for Multicultural Ministries & Community Transformation of the Diocese of Olympia, as guest preacher on March 10. Carla served as a Lutheran pastor for 13 years before coming to the Episcopal Church. After being received into this communion in 2001, she was an active member of Saint Mark’s Cathedral for several years. Following her ordination to the priesthood in the Diocese of Olympia in 2009, she also served for a time as Priest Associate at the cathedral. She is renowned for her compelling sermons, and has been awarded the Bishop’s Preaching Award multiple times. Between the 9 and 11 a.m. services that morning, Carla will participate in a “Friends Talking” forum with Dean Thomason in Bloedel Hall.

Worship & Prayer Committee Meeting

THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 1:30–3 P.M., online via Zoom only

All invited to join the the next Worship & Prayer Committee meeting (a part of the cathedral's Mutual Ministry Goals) on Sunday afternoon, September 17 at 1:30 p.m. on Zoom. The conversation will include a reflection on recent liturgies, a discussion of upcoming liturgies, and a theological reflection. To get the Zoom link, along with an article to be read in preparation for the meeting, ahead of time for discussion and reflection, email sacristan Michael Seewer: mseewer@saintmarks.org

20s/30s GROUP

What is Anglo-Catholicism?— with Canon Stahlecker

THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 7:30–10 p.m., Leffler Living Room

At the next installment of the monthly 20s/30s Questioning Together series, participants will look back on a brief history of the Anglo-catholic movement and how it translates to our contemporary context. Theological themes and questions will include a focus on the sacraments, the importance of beauty, and a legacy of social justice. At 9:15, there is an option to head over to Compline together. Questions? Email Fraser Reach: fraserreach@gmail.com

Contours of the Christian Life Topic for Week 4: Episcopal Identity

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. 

All are welcome to attend any of the Wednesday evening presentations of Contours of the Christian Life, either in person or online, whether or not they have registered for the full series.

Dean Steve Thomason will teach on aspects of Anglican worship, history, theology, church structure and sacraments with an opportunity to ask questions about beliefs and practices.

Join in person in Bloedel hall or online using this Zoom link.

Restorative Justice Council Meeting

SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 3-4:30 P.M., online via Zoom only

All members of the community of Saint Mark's are encouraged to attend the next gathering of the Restorative Justice Council. Guided by the Saint Mark's Statement of Lament and Commitment to Action, and prompted by the cathedral's Mutual Ministry Goals, the Restorative Justice Council strives to lead the Saint Mark's community to actively pursue justice through spiritual practice and action and live out our Baptismal Covenant, "to seek and serve Christ in all persons." Join using the Zoom link.

HOLY WEEK

BEGINS SUNDAY, MARCH 24

Our Lenten Journey reaches its culmination with Holy Week, beginning with Palm Sunday on March 24. Liturgical highlights include:

• SUNDAY 3/24
• Palm Sunday Liturgy at 8, 9 and 11 a.m., with outdoor procession at 9 and 11.
• Stations of the Cross at 12:30 p.m. (see bel0w)
• Choral Evensong at 4:30 p.m.
• MONDAY 3/25
• Contemplative Eucharist in the nave at 7 p.m.
• TUESDAY 3/26
• Eucharist with Prayers for Healing at 7 p.m.
• WEDNESDAY 3/27
• Tenebrae at 7 p.m.
• THURSDAY 3/28
• Maundy Thursday Liturgy at 7 p.m.
• FRIDAY 3/29
• Stations of the Cross at 11 a.m.
• Good Friday Liturgy at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m.
• SATURDAY 3/30
• Holy Saturday Liturgy at 12 p.m.
• The Great Vigil of Easter at 8:30 p.m.

On Easter Sunday, April. 9, there will be an outdoor Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m., and Easter Sunday services with choir and brass at 8:30 and 11 a.m. As always, a complete listing including a brief description of each liturgy is available at saintmarks.org/lent

Stations of the Cross on Palm Sunday

SUNDAY, MARCH 24, 12:30 P.M. (following the 11 a.m. service), in the cathedral nave

A communal walking of the Stations of the Cross will be offered on Palm Sunday, using a newly-adapted liturgy developed for use by Saint Mark’s pilgrims in Jerusalem in the spring of 2023. The service will be offered with special intention for our siblings in the Holy Land who are enduring continued war and violence. The order of service draws on a variety of liturgical resources from the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. (There will be another Stations of the Cross liturgy on Good Friday at 11 a.m., which will use the order of service from the Book of Occasional Services as in previous years.)

20s/30s Tea After Tenebrae

WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK, MARCH 27, liturgy at 7 p.m., tea to follow

20s/30s members, let's enjoy a cup of tea together after the Tenebrae service during Holy Week. Shortly following the service, we will walk over to Leffler together and gather for a bit to debrief the service and share in fellowship over a warm cup of tea. See you there! Questions? Email molly.bosch@outlook.com

20s/30s Group Easter Brunch

EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 31, 13:20 P.M., Leffler House

20s/30s are invited to continue the festivities of Easter by gathering for brunch and conversation after the 11 a.m. service. Quiche, fruit, drinks, and salad will be provided. Baked goods and sides are welcome! Questions? Email Julia: julia7cooper@gmail.com

Brunch Outing on Transgender Day of Visibility

EASTER SUNDAY, MARCH 31, meet on the front patio after the 11 a.m. liturgy ends

This year, Transgender Day of Visibility falls on Easter Day! In celebration of this important day, all are invited to join us after the 11am liturgy ends for brunch in Capitol Hill. We will meet on the front porch by 12:45 and walk to brunch together on Broadway. So that we can make a reservation, please RSVP if you can using this link. Questions? Contact Rose Hazard: pinuprose90@gmail.com

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Easter Memorial and Thanksgiving Gifts

Each year at this time, all are invited to make a special contribution in honor or in memory of a loved one, in order to help underwrite the beautiful flowers and music of the celebration of the Feast of the Resurrection, which this year includes a full complement of brass and percussion for Peter Hallock's Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem, part of the observance of the 100th anniversary of Hallock's birth.

To make a gift, fill out the form in the Sunday service leaflet, or using the online form here. Then make a gift in any amount, using the method that is most convenient for you—by check, saintmarks.org/give, or Venmo. Contributions received by Palm Sunday, March 24, will be acknowledged in the Easter service bulletin. Contact Erik Donner in the cathedral office with questions: edonner@saintmarks.org

Choristers Traveling to California This Weekend

Twenty-five choristers of the Saint Mark's Choir School, along with parents and chaperones, are traveling to California this weekend, to join with young singers from Trinity Cathedral, Portland, and St. Paul's, Burlingame (CA) participating in a Youth Choir Festival. The choristers will sing at the Sunday morning Eucharist and a service of Evensong at St. Paul's. As the weekend coincides with International Women's Day, all the repertoire will be by women composers, including the premiere of a commissioned work by British composer Errollyn Wallen. The weekend will also include a tour of San Francisco and plenty of time to connect with other kids who have spend time immersed in this tradition of liturgical music. The participants bid your prayers for a safe and productive journey.

Lenten Devotions and Activities from Intergenerational Ministries

Saint Mark's Intergenerational Ministries is pleased to make available Floriography: A Lenten "Flower Power" Calendar, a resource for weekly prayer and reflection by saltproject.org. Here is a taste of the content for Week 3. You can download the complete set here. These cards accompany the Lenten journey through the lens of flowers, seeds, plants, and gardens. It can be used by all ages. Download this resource here, or pick up a hard copy in Coffee Corner on Sunday.

THE BISHOP'S COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE & PEACE IN THE HOLY LAND

The Mideast Focus Film Series 2024

BEGINS THE WEEK OF MARCH 18

The 11th Annual Mideast Forum Film Series, now presented under the auspices of the Bishop's Committee for Justice and Peace in the Holy Land, will begin in the week of March 18. There will be seven films offered in the series this year. Details are still being finalized—please watch out for more information soon, and send an email to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com to be added to the announcement list. See previous years' selections here. Your engagement is more important than ever at this critical time.

Strategic Plan Now Available

On Saturday, February 10, the Vestry adopted the 2024 Strategic Plan at its annual working retreat. The content is shaped by parishioner feedback gathered in many ways over the course of last seven months, including the All-Parish Survey, engagement activities, and over seventy ministry outreach conversations. The plan is designed around six themes that were first introduced at a recent forum:

1. Being Rooted in Spiritual Practices
2. Empowering the Call to Action and Service
3. Cultivating Diverse Community
4. Stewarding Our Resources
5. Expanding Regional Reach and Welcome
6. Connecting and Telling Our Stories

The Vestry invites you take time to read the Strategic Plan, reflect on the content and prayerfully discern how ministries may be called to respond in participating in this shared work together. Check out the plan here. Printed copies are now available in the narthex. If you have comments or questions, we would be delighted to hear from you—email strategicplanning@saintmarks.org

Slate of Candidates for Bishop of Olympia Announced

The Joint Board for Bishop Transition in the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia is pleased to announce that, after receiving the recommendations of the Bishop Search Committee, it has approved a preliminary slate of nominees for the Ninth Bishop of the Diocese of Olympia. The four candidates include a familiar face: Saint Mark's 2022 Theologian-in-Residence, the Rev. Hillary D. Raining, Ph.D. The other candidates are The Rev. Phil LaBelle, the Ven. Jordan Haynie Ware, and the Rev. Kate E. Wesch More information about each finalist, including full resumes and essays written by the candidates in response to questions posed by the committee, can be found at: olympiabishopsearch.ecww.org

FROM THE DIOCESE OF OLYMPIA

2024 Civil Rights Pilgrimage: An Invitation from The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson

SEPTEMBER 30–OCTOBER 9, 2024. Registration deadline: June 30

In this video, the Rev. Canon Carla Robinson extends an invitation to join the 10-day Civil Rights Pilgrimage from Atlanta to Memphis. “There will be time, time to reflect, time to enjoy the uniqueness of the places we visit. Time to share, for sharing our stories and our insights is critical to what will make this pilgrimage transformative. And there will be time for prayer.” More information and registration can be found here.

Volunteer Opportunity: Website Analytics Support Needed

Do you have expertise with Google Analytics and interest to volunteer 1–2 hours of time to review trends for the cathedral's website alongside the Cathedral's Communications Director? This is part of an opportunity for a potential grant that will support website content development. Email Emily Meeks if you can help: emeeks@saintmarks.org

FROM OUR COMMUNITY

Help Needed for a Bee-Themed Scouting Badge

Buzz Buzz. Alexandra Thompson is looking for a few parishioners to develop a bee-themed scouting badge with eye to inviting scout troops to the cathedral campus this summer to visit our cathedral beehives. Please contact alexandra.thompson62@yahoo.com or text to 206-518-7546 as soon as possible. Planning will begin in early April (just after Easter).

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENT CHOIR

The Choir of the Sound presents: The Book of Hours: A Choral Reflection on Time

TOMORROW, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 7 P.M., in the cathedral nave and livestreamed, purchase tickets here—see the discount code below

Minutes, hours, years, seasons, moon phases, birthdays, prayers… join cathedral Artists-in-residence Choir of the Sound in the timeless space of Saint Mark’s Cathedral as we explore the different ways we mark and measure the passage of time throughout our lives. The program features an array of art songs spanning centuries and continents, with texts by a host of revered poets. Through the poetic verse of Langston Hughes, Sara Teasdale, Edgar Allan Poe, and others, we will connect the cycle of the year to the cycle of life, beginning with the childlike wonder of springtime and moving through the youthful energy of summer and the mature wisdom of the harvest toward the midwinter lull that allows for memory and reflection. This concert will also be offered on Sunday March 10 at 3 p.m. at the Bastyr University Chapel in Kenmore.

UPDATE! CotS has created a special discount code for members of the cathedral community. Use the code STMK at checkout to get 15% off in-person tickets.

FROM OUR NEIGHBORS & COMMUNITY MEMBERS

Environmental Storytelling by ACT's Young Core Company  

THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2 P.M., in the Allen Theater at ACT, reserve tickets here.

Saint Mark's members are invited to see a one hour long play at ACT. The play the Sunless Scar explores an environmentally damaged post apocalyptic world. ACT commissioned Maggie Lee to writ this play.  Maggie Lee and director Shana Bestock worked with youth theater artists to explore climate change through performance art. Following the play there will an opportunity for questions for Maggie Lee and the young core company members. ACT is able to provide a space for members of our Saint Mark's community to socialize following the show. Our Schola choir members Fish and Tessa are involved in this production. Please get your tickets ahead of time. Tickets are free or pay what you choose—reserve tickets here.

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENT CHOIR

The Seattle Choral Company presents: Eternal Light 

SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 8 P.M., in the cathedral nave (pre-concert talk at 7 p.m. by director Freddie Coleman), purchase tickets here.

The Seattle Choral Company’s mid-season concert brings back to the repertory a true masterpiece of the 20th century—Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna (Eternal Light). The SCC presented the first Seattle performance of this beloved contemporary work in May of 2000, with the composer (a Washington native) in attendance. This concert will also feature two choral works from the 18th and 19th centuries: Misericordias Domini, K. 222, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; and the Mass No. 2 in G Major, by Franz Schubert. Joining the Seattle Choral Company for the performance of Schubert’s Mass No. 2 in G Major will a trio of accomplished Seattle soloists: Ellaina Lewis, soprano; Brendan Tuohy, tenor; and Darrell Jordan, baritone. Once again, members of the North Corner Chamber Orchestra will complete the roster of guest artists for this concert of choral masterworks spanning three centuries.

Choral Arts NW & Northwest Boychoir Apprentices present: The Lost Birds

SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 3 P.M., in the cathedral nave. Purchase tickets here (sliding scale).

Join Choral Arts Northwest, Birds Connect Seattle, and the Northwest Boychoir Apprentices on March 17, 3 p.m. in a musical contemplation of the beauty and fragility of birds, and how the loss of bird species impacts our communities. After a short first half of choral favorites by Choral Arts and the NW Boychoir Apprentices highlighting birds, birdsong, and the inspiration of birds in flight—including works by C.V. Stanford, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sarah Quartel, Caroline Shaw, and Paul McCartney—Choral Arts will present the Northwest premiere of Christopher Tin’s The Lost Birds. First premiered and recorded by VOCES8, The Lost Birds is a haunting tribute to extinct and endangered birds, employing texts by Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, and Edna St. Vincent Millay to reflect and warn about the future of the ecosystems we enjoy today. This concert is presented in collaboration with Birds Connect Seattle to raise awareness regarding protecting birds by expanding our tree canopy, eliminating bird-window and building collisions, and reducing the use of toxic pesticides in our region. More information and tickets here.

FUNERALS

A funeral for Doreen Tudor will be offered

TOMORROW, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2 P.M., in the cathedral nave

A funeral for Roger Leed will be offered

THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2 P.M., in the cathedral nave

A funeral for Theresa Cochrane will be offered

SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 10:30 A.M., in Thomsen Chapel

Sunday, March 10, 2024:

The Fourth Sunday in Lent

Download the service leaflets in advance here.

Join the 11 a.m. service via livestream here.

Read the Scriptures appointed for this Sunday here.

Scripture:

Numbers 21:4–9

Psalm 107:1–3, 17–22

Ephesians 2:1–10

John 3:14–21

8 A.M. • THE HOLY EUCHARIST

in Thomsen Chapel

Presider & Preacher: The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker

Hymns:

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Organ:

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9 A.M. • THE HOLY EUCHARIST

in the cathedral nave

Presider: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason

Preacher: The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson

Hymns:

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Choir:

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Organ:

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11 A.M. • THE HOLY EUCHARIST

in the cathedral nave & livestreamed

Presider: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason

Preacher: The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson

Hymns:

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Choir:

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Organ:

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7 P.M. • CONTEMPLATIVE EUCHARIST

in Thomsen Chapel

Presider: The Rev. Canon Richard C. Weyls

Musician: tktktk

A beloved Seattle tradition since 1956. Broadcast live on KING 98.1 FM, and king.org; livestreamed on saintmarks.org and Facebook and YouTube; and available as a podcast. Learn more here.

Highlights:

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FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH, 12:30 P.M., meet in the rear of the nave following the 11 a.m. service.

A newcomers' coffee with clergy is offered on the first Sunday of each month immediately following the 11 a.m. Sunday service. This coffee hour is offered especially for newcomers, guests, or anyone who has questions about the cathedral community and liturgies. Gather in the back of the nave. Email newcomers@saintmarks.org if you cannot attend in person, or with any other questions. And as always, please spread the word to anyone you know who may be interested.

Each week, those for whom the community has been asked to pray are published each Friday afternoon in the Cathedral Prayer List, found as a PDF at saintmarks.org/prayer

On that same page, find information about joining the cathedral's Prayer Chain, to receive emails about individual prayer requests as they are submitted. The prayer list is also available in printed form in the back of the nave.

Weekday Prayer Services

Special Lenten Morning Prayer with Canon Linzi, Monday–Friday at 7:30 a.m.

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

Thursday Morning: A service of Holy Eucharist is offered in person in Thomsen Chapel 7 a.m. on the 1st/3rd/5th Thursdays of the month only. On the 2nd/4th Thursdays of the month, an online-only prayer service is offered via Zoom at 7 a.m. instead.