SUNDAY OFFERINGS
Sunday, May 7, 2023:
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
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8 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist
in person in Thomsen Chapel
9 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist
in person in the cathedral nave
11 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist
12:30 p.m. • Newcomers' Coffee with Clergy
meet in the back of the nave
1:30 p.m. • Funeral
in the cathedral nave
4:30 p.m. • Choral Evensong
5:30 p.m. • Youth Group Pizza Hangout with Betsy Bell
in the cathedral nave
7 p.m. • Contemplative Eucharist
in person in Thomsen Chapel
7:30 p.m. • 20s/30s Questioning Together
in Leffler House
9:30 p.m. • Compline
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NEW THIS WEEK
Dean Thomason's Message to the Community
Tonight's recital features selections from Klavierübung III
after a hiatus last month
with a Creation Care theme
An ancient liturgy of thanks for the Earth
a conversation with Israeli-American author Miko Peled
Registration now open for this Saturday Workshop with Christena Cleveland, Ph.D.
20s/30s excursion around Capitol Hill
Volunteers needed to prepare, serve, and share meals, June 18 to September 3
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Transitions in COVID Precautions
Earlier this week, Dean Thomason sent a message to the community regarding upcoming changes to policies and procedures around COVID-19 at the cathedral, to coincide with the upcoming expiration of the federal Public Health Emergency Declaration on May 11, 2023. Basic guidance remains the same—stay home if you're sick, get vaccinated if you can, wash your hands—but vaccination requirements and the distanced section in the nave will be discontinued after that date. Please read the complete message here, and contact the Dean with any questions or concerns: sthomason@saintmarks.org
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Newcomers' Coffee This Sunday
THIS SUNDAY, MAY 7 (AND THE 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 (although due to Palm Sunday, there was no offering in April). 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.
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Eastertide Prayer for Creation, with Music from Taizé
THIS TUESDAY, MAY 9, 7 P.M., in the cathedral nave and livestreamed
The next offering of Candlelit Prayer in the Style of Taizé will be offered on the Tuesday in the fifth week of Easter, both in person and online via livestream. This Eastertide Taizé liturgy will focus on a theme of creation care, and is being sponsored by the Saint Mark's Creation Care ministry. Taizé prayer services are comprised of silence and song, candlelight and stillness, prayer and contemplation. May's offering will include a mix of familiar and unfamiliar musical selections. All are welcome!
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CATHEDRAL COMMONS
A Rogation Day Liturgy
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person only in Bloedel Hall (and throughout the cathedral grounds). Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family).
Join Rev. Stahlecker, Canon Rosario-Cruz, and Canon Barrie as we celebrate and give thanks for the gifts of Creation with an outdoor liturgy for Rogation Day, an observance that dates to the 5th century. For 1,500 years, the weekdays preceding Ascension Day have been marked by outdoor prayers and thanksgiving for the fruitful Earth. Following the community dinner in Bloedel Hall, participants will process around the cathedral grounds, stopping to reflect and pray at significant locations. The liturgy ends with a portion of the Great Litany.
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Palestine on the Edge: Where Do We Go From Here?
SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom
Hosted by Amnesty International: Campaign for Palestinian Human Rights [Pacific NW]; co-sponsored by Saint Mark's Mideast Focus Ministry, The Bishop's Committee for Justice & Peace in the Holy Land on the Diocese of Olympia, and Kairos Puget Sound Coalition
Please join this Saturday afternoon conversation with Miko Peled, Israeli-American activist for justice and author of The General’s Son: Journal of an Israeli in Palestine, and Maya Garner, advocate for justice in Palestine and founder of Friends of Hebron, an American non-profit working with peace and justice advocates in the West Bank. Following the conversation, Peled will sign copies of the new Tenth Anniversary Edition of The General's Son, and the Saint Mark's Mideast Focus Ministry will officially open the collection of resources now housed in the Bloedel "Center Stage" meeting room. No need to register for in-person participation; to participate online join using this Zoom link.
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THE WISDOM SCHOOL AT SAINT MARK'S
Mothered by God: Divine Feminine and the Black Madonna
Registration now open for this Saturday Workshop with Christena Cleveland, Ph.D.
SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 9 A.M.–2:30 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom; registration required for either option.
The Divine is not limited to one gender or race, but for many people the dominant image of God they’ve experienced is that of a white male. Such a poverty of metaphor limits not only our understanding of the Holy One who overflows all human categories but also reinforces white supremacy and patriarchy. Join Dr. Christena Cleveland as she explores the Divine Feminine, especially in the context of her 400-mile walking pilgrimage across central France in search of ancient Black Madonna statues. Dr. Christena Cleveland is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist—learn more here.
(Please note that The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson is leading a two-part book study in preparation for Dr. Cleveland's visit, which begins this Wednesday, May 10; see details below.)
Cost: $65 (for both online and in-person participants). Scholarships available. Includes a light lunch and snacks for those participating in person. Registration required; please submit the form here.
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Elizabeth Clark-Stern Reading from Her New Novel at Third Place Books
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 7–8 P.M., at Third Place Books, 17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park
Saint Mark's member Elizabeth Clark-Stern will read from her climate fiction novel, The Language of Water, a story that takes place in 2100 when the Middle East is struggling from permanent drought. Kurdish and Turkish women find hope in a new technology, if only the patriarchal power structures of the world, and the foibles of humanity, will get out of the way. Copies of the book may be pre-ordered now on Amazon or May 1 at Aqueduct Press. (On Amazon, don't click on the review stars, an entirely different book comes up! Just click on the cover.)
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20s/30s GROUP
A Mobile Feast
SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 12:30–5 P.M., meet on the labyrinth
Join other 20s/30s for an afternoon of festivity to celebrate the Feast Day of St. Barnabas. We’ll begin at Saint Mark’s on the labyrinth with a brief liturgy and then start our mobile feast with stops at several Capitol Hill restaurants for refreshment. At each stop, we’ll learn more about the life of Barnabas—an early Christian who was one of the first to welcome Paul and accompanied him on his missionary journeys. Interested in attending? Sign up here. Questions? Email Bryan Pansing (bpansing@gmail.com) or Rose Hazard (pinuprose90@gmail.com).
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Tent City 3 Returns to Saint Mark’s Cathedral for Summer 2023—Volunteers Needed
Tent City 3 is returning to the Cathedral Parking lot from June 17 through September 9, 2023! Our Meal Coordinating Committee welcomes people to help us cook and serve Sunday night dinners each of these 12 weeks at 6 p.m. Our friends will come inside Bloedel Hall, and we will join them for a sit-down meal. No special skills are needed for those who greet and serve, and our able kitchen team can train kitchen volunteers. Families are welcome, and there will be meaningful tasks for all ages. The shift hours depend on the volunteer task, but they range from 3 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.
We are also asking for your generosity in donating move-in supplies: tents, tarps, cots, sleeping mats and bags, and blankets. Tent City has its own website which lists other needs at sharewheel.org. Donations may be brought to the Cathedral office Monday–Friday from 9 a.m. to 4:30p.m., or to Chris Rigos after the 11 a.m. service each Sunday.
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All Bach on the Flentrop Organ: Selections from Klavierübung III
TONIGHT! FRIDAY, MAY 5, 7:30 P.M., in the cathedral nave or via ticketed livestream. $25 General Admission; $20 Students & Seniors. Tickets also available at the door.
The 22/23 Season of the Saint Mark's Music Series concludes with the cathedral's annual tradition of the All-Bach concert with acclaimed organist Nathan Laube For the concert, he will present fourteen pieces from the Dritter Teil der Klavierübung, published by J.S. Bach in 1739, and containing preludes and sonatas ordered in a way that suggests the structure of the Lutheran Mass. The program will conclude with the monumental five-voice triple fugue in E-flat, BWV 552/2. See the complete concert program here.
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TOMORROW, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 9:30 A.M.–3 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom; registration required for either option.
Many of us have, unknowingly, been sold the story that our minds are superior to our bodies, and that our bodies are barriers to “pure” or “true” spirituality. Together, we will examine how these ideas continue to keep us from wholeness. We’ll explore practices that help us repair the fragmentations we carry inside of us, so that we can truly remember our bodily selves. Hillary L. McBride, PhD, is a therapist, researcher, speaker and writer. Learn more about Hillary here.
Fee: $65 (for both online and in-person participants). Scholarships available. Includes a light lunch and snacks for those participating in person. Registration required; please register using the form here.
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THIS SUNDAY, MAY 7, 4:30 P.M., in the cathedral nave and livestreamed
On the first Sunday of each month (October–June) a service of Choral Evensong is offered in a traditional Anglican cathedral style, with music sung by the Evensong Choir. The service on May 7 will include Josef Rheinberger's beloved Abendlied, a setting of the simple words spoken by the disciples to the resurrected Christ while walking on the road the Emmaus in the Gospel of Luke: "Stay with us, because it is almost evening and the day is now nearly over..."
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THIS SUNDAY, MAY 7, 5:30–7 P.M., Cathedral Nave
Betsy has probably hiked more mountain miles than you've walked in your life. She's fantastic. After we fill you up with pizza, Betsy will lead us in Qi Gong practice and Body Prayer. Don't know what that is? Good. Come try out a very different way to ground yourself in the Holy. Sign up here so we order enough pizza.
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Sabbath & Rest:
A 20s/30s Conversation with St. Luke's Ballard
THIS SUNDAY, MAY 7, 7:30 P.M., Leffler Living Room
How does keeping sabbath allow us to break a restless cycle and focus on the wholeness God intends? Join for a conversation to explore the practice of sabbath with young adults from St. Luke's and their clergy, Canon Britt Olson and Mother Hillary Kimsey. Conversation will draw on themes from Walter Brueggemann's Sabbath as Resistance but prior reading is not required. Dessert provided. At 9:15, we'll head over to Compline together.
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BEGINS THIS WEDNESDAY, MAY 10 & CONTINUES MAY 24, 6:45–8:15 p.m., in person in Bloedel hall and online via Zoom. optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family).
The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson will lead a discussion of the book God Is a Black Woman by Dr. Christena Cleveland, as seen through the lens of pilgrimage. The book itself came out of her journey to see the Black Madonnas of France. In this two-part series we will explore the major themes of Dr. Cleveland’s latest book.
Dr. Cleveland will be visiting the Cathedral in June. This two-part book study is intended to help people prepare for the material she will present when she comes to Saint Mark’s. Attendees are asked to read the book in advance, and to listen to an interview with the author—find the links here.
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Plan, Cook, and Eat Great Meals
THURSDAY, MAY 11, 6:30–7:30 P.M., (note new day!) online via Zoom only
The next in the popular series of Climate Conversations hosted by the Creation Care Ministry will address how we eat. Producing food and getting it from the farm to our table creates nearly a quarter of global greenhouse gasses. By buying local or growing our own food and then using all that we buy rather than wasting it, as well as considering composting, we can reduce the climate impact from our meals tremendously. We will discuss home vegetable gardens, options to buy local food, techniques for buying the right amount and storing it right to reduce wastage, and composting or other alternatives for scraps or other excess. We will share examples from the community and invite participants to share ideas too.
Please note that starting in May, monthly Climate Conversations will be moving to second Thursdays rather than Tuesdays. The Zoom link will stay the same!
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Behind the Seams: Ugly Clothes with 20s/30s member Clara Berg
SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2–3 P.M., MOHAI and White Swan Public House. Sign up required.
Hosted by 20s/30s—All are welcome
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! The aesthetics of fashion are constantly changing and with it our perception of what looks good. We’ll join MOHAI Curator of Collections and 20s/30s member, Clara Berg, for an in-person, one-hour session to view the historic fashions in MOHAI’s collection which were once stylish but don’t translate well to our modern eyes. What do you think—is it fabulous or frightful? Some may choose to join early (12:30 p.m.) to visit the museum’s exhibit and/or join after (3:30 p.m.) for snacks and refreshments at White Swan Public House. Tickets are required for Behind the Seams admission, and a limited number of discounted tickets from Saint Mark’s are available ($20). Sign up here. Questions? Email Betsy Heimburger: betsy.heimburger@gmail.com
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SUNDAY, MAY 21, in Cathedral House Room 210 or online via Zoom.
(PLEASE NOTE: the May meeting has been moved to the third Sunday of the month, due to Mother's Day.)
The Saint Mark’s Book Group’s selection for May is The Faith Club (2006) by Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, and Priscilla Warner. The next meeting will be on Sunday, May 21, 12:30 p.m., in Room 210 or online. More information on the book and how to join the discussion may be found here.
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Videos Now Available
A video of last week's forum on Sacred Listening, with Canon Rosario-Cruz and Rev. Stahlecker may now be seen here.
a video of The Radix Project opening plenary presentation on Gratitude from April 23 may now be seen here.
As always, this videos, along with many other forums and presentations, can be found collected in a YouTube playlist here.
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Bake for Lowell Teachers!
DROP-OFF THIS SUNDAY, MAY 7; sign up requested.
Help us honor teachers at Lowell Elementary School during Teacher Appreciation Week! The teachers of Lowell Elementary, where a disproportionate number of students face challenging family circumstances, work extremely hard all year, and the cathedral is thrilled to be able to express our appreciation in this way. A neighboring PTA has gifted a coffee cart to Lowell on Monday, May 8, so the cathedral community has been asked to provide baked goods (muffins, cookies, bars) to be dropped off at Saint Mark’s on Sunday, May 7, to be delivered by the cathedral staff the next day. Sign up to contribute using this link. Email Canon Barrie with questions: wbarrie@saintmarks.org
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Forward Day by Day: New Issue Available
Forward Day by Day is a daily devotional published quarterly by Forward Movement, containing scripture, reflections, and prompts to prayer for each day of the year. Pocket-size and large-print versions of the new issue (covering May, June, and July), is now available just inside the office entrance, on the table beneath the community bulletin board. This resource is made available to the community through the generosity of anonymous parishioners.
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Help Support Cathedral Yoga
Cathedral Yoga has never been more popular, we currently have over 100 students attending each week! As this ministry continues to thrive, we are looking to gather a group of supporters willing to take on the role of its oversight. We are forming a Yoga Committee to lead the planning and management of this life-filled ministry, and to be caretakers of the vision of Cathedral Yoga looking into the future. We need you! If you feel called to hospitality, and would like to support this ministry which opens the cathedral to the wider community, please email Rev. Linzi for more details. No yoga skills required, just a passion for this cathedral space and all that happens therein!
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Saint Mark's Receives Communications Awards
Saint Mark’s received four(!) citations in the Polly Bond Awards for Excellence in Church Communications, presented to Communications Director Gregory Bloch at the annual convention of the Episcopal Communicators in Texas last week. The cathedral received an Award of Merit for David Wild’s short video featuring Ray Miller (On Carving the Paschal Candle), and Awards of Excellence for Best Social Media Post (for the NYE labyrinth walk post on Instagram), Best Booklet (for the 2021 Annual Report), and Best Print Publication (for The Rubric). These accolades are shared with everyone who contributed to the award-winning work, especially Dean Thomason, former Rubric Editor Adam Conley, photographer Kevin Johnson, filmmaker David Wild, Deborah Brown who provided the beautiful music for the Instagram post, and everyone who wrote articles for The Rubric and Annual Report.
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FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
Organist Una Hwang in Concert
SUNDAY, MAY 21, 3 P.M., at St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church, 722 N 145th St., Shoreline
Tacoma-based organist Una Hwang will bring St. Dunstan's organ to life with a diverse and engaging program that features a transcription of Smetana's orchestral tone poem “The Moldau” plus chorale and gospel preludes of J.S. Bach and William Bolcom, and works by Nadia Boulanger, Jean Langlais and others. Suggested Donations: $5 for Students, $15 for Adults, $30 for Families.
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FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
Underhill House Listener Training
WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 12–2:30 P.M., Underhill House
Looking for a new way to serve? Consider sharing your gifts with Underhill House, a quiet place to pause for prayer. Our Listeners come 1-2 times per month, on a Thursday, to sit in sacred silence and pray. Roles include greeting guests and, if desired, listening to what brings them in that day and offering a prayer. The next Listener Training is Wednesday, May 31 from 12 – 2:30 p.m. at Underhill House, on Capitol Hill near Broadway and Republican. Come and discern — no commitment necessary to attend the training. If you have questions or would like to sign up, please contact Susan Dean at susan@underhillhouse.org. To learn more please visit our web site at www.underhillhouse.org/partners.
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2023 Choir Camp—New Details
This summer, the Saint Mark's Cathedral Choir School will offer week-long day camps for two age brackets: Senior Chorister Camp (for children in 3rd–8th grade), and Schola Camp (for high school singers and changed-voice boys). Learn more here. And please spread the word to anyone you know who might be interested!
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Senior Chorister Camp
Senior Chorister Camp will include a daily sung service of Morning Prayer and a concluding Evensong service on Friday. In addition to work on vocal production and musicianship, the week will include encounters with the Flentrop organ, handbells, drumming, and more.
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Schola Camp
Schola Camp will meet in the afternoon and evening, and conclude with a sung service of Compline each night. The camp will have a special focus on providing guidance for the changing and maturing voices of teenagers.
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Godly Play will be offered in the 10 a.m. hour this Sunday, May 7, sharing the story of The Good Shepherd and the World Communion. Meet in the classroom in the St Nicholas Bldg, 2nd floor. Godly play is offered between the 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday services on the first and third Sundays of each month.
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Cathedral Yoga will be offered as usual on Monday, May 8, 6:30 p.m. Instructor Luna Miller will conclude her series on the chakras with a class addressing the crown chakra. All are welcome!
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Tuesday Bible Study now meets each Tuesday at noon, online only, to study the week's lectionary readings, led by a rotating member of the cathedral clergy and staff. Join early (11:30) for social time and chat.
Contact Lynne Cobb for more information and to get the Zoom link to join.
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Centering Prayer meets in Compline Corner in the nave most Tuesdays at 7 p.m. However, Centering Prayer will NOT meet on May 9, due to the Taize liturgy that day. Learn more here.
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Everyone is invited to the next Garden Work Day Saturday, May 13, from 9 a.m. to noon. All ages, kids included, are welcome to participate. Wear clothes you can get dirty in, sunscreen, and a hat; bring gardening gloves and a water bottle. There are many ways to help, including finding the rest of the Easter eggs still hidden in the garden!
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FUNERALS
A funeral for Ginger Minugh will be offered
THIS SUNDAY, MAY 7, 1:30 P.M., in the cathedral nave
A funeral for Stephen Bayne will be offered
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1:30 P.M., in the cathedral nave
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Sunday, May 7, 2023:
The Fifth Sunday of Easter
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:
Acts 7:55–60
Psalm 31:1–5, 15–16
1 Peter 2:2–10
John 14:1–14
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8 A.M. • THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Thomsen Chapel; in-person only
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Presider & Preacher: The Rev. Canon Eliacín Rosario-Cruz
Hymns:
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life [Hymn #487]
Jesus lives! [Hymn #194]
Organ:
[Paul Mitchell, organist]
Healey Willan, Prelude on a Melody by Orlando Gibbons
Percy Fletcher, Finale on “A mighty fortress is our God”
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9 A.M. • THE HOLY EUCHARIST
in-person only
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Presider: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
Preacher: The Rev. Canon Eliacín Rosario-Cruz
Hymns:
Christ is alive! [Hymn #182]
O love of God, how strong and true [Hymn #455]
Now the green blade riseth [Hymn #204]
Choir:
Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Call from Five Mystical Songs
Organ:
Robert Lind, Voluntary on The Call
Craig Phillips, Trumpet Tune
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11 A.M. • THE HOLY EUCHARIST
in-person & livestreamed
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Presider: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
Preacher: The Rev. Canon Eliacín Rosario-Cruz
Hymns:
Jesus lives! [Hymn #194]
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life [Hymn #487]
Thou art the Way [Hymn #457]
Choir:
Healey Willan, Rise up, my love, my fair one
John Ireland, Greater love hath no man
Organ:
J.S. Bach, Trio on Allein Gott in der Höh' sei Ehr, BWV 664
Craig Phillips, Trumpet Tune
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9:30 P.M. • CHORAL EVENSONG
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Officiant: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
Choir:
Richard Ayleward, Preces & Responses
Charles Villiers Stanford, Evening Service in B-flat
Josef Rheinberger, Abendlied
Organ:
Gabriel Pierné, Prélude and Cantilène from Trois Pièces, Op. 29
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7 P.M. • CONTEMPLATIVE EUCHARIST
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Presider: The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
Musician: Mel Butler
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Highlights:
Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Call
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Nunc dimittis Tone I
Alice Parker, Love never ends [anthem commissioned for the Compline Choir; this is the second presentation of the work, incorporating changes made by the composer after the premiere]
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EVERY SUNDAY, DURING THE 9 A.M. SERVICE
Children's Chapel is offered each Sunday during the 9 a.m. Sunday service. All children are invited to join the Gospel procession and gather around the Deacon as the Gospel is proclaimed. Then children pre-school through 2nd grade will process to Thomsen Chapel for storytelling, singing, and prayer. Parents are welcome to join their children. They return to their families in the nave at the Peace. If you have any questions or would like to help out, please contact Canon Wendy Claire Barrie at: wbarrie@saintmarks.org
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Canon Barrie has shared this collection of suggestions for observing Eastertide, the season of Resurrection, in your home: |
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.
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Weekday Prayer Services
Thursday Morning: At 7 a.m. on on the first, third, and fifth Thursdays of the month only, a service of Holy Eucharist is offered in person in Thomsen Chapel. On the second and fourth Thursdays of the month, an online-only prayer service is offered via Zoom at 7 a.m. instead.
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Saint Mark’s Cathedral acknowledges that we gather on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People, who are still here, and we honor with gratitude the land itself and the life all the Coast Salish tribes. [Learn more]
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Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral
206.323.0300
info@saintmarks.org
www.saintmarks.org
Pastoral Care Emergency Line: 206.323.0300 x100
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