SUNDAY OFFERINGS
Sunday, August 27, 2023:
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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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
10:10 a.m. • Sharing from Eat! Play! Love! 2023
on the front patio
11 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist
9:30 p.m. • Compline
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Photo of a rainbow over the cathedral taken in 2019 by Don Clapp. Used by permission. |
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NEW THIS WEEK
Sunday's Guest Preacher
welcoming back a familiar face
Begins tonight, and shared on Sunday morning
new details for paid and permit parking
moved to a new day for September
at Saint Bread in the U-District
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Sunday's Guest Preacher: Robert Stevens
THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, at all morning services
Robert Stevens will preach at all three morning services this Sunday. Robert was an active cathedral member before leaving to attend seminary in 2021. He is now entering his final year of Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, CA, and is a candidate for the priesthood sponsored by Saint Mark’s Cathedral. His ordination as a transitional deacon is scheduled to take place at Saint Mark’s on December 9.
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Eat! Play! Love! 2023
TONIGHT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 5:30-8 P.M. & TOMORROW, AUGUST 26, 10 A.M.–3 P.M.
SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 10:10–10:50 A.M., sharing highlights on the front patio
Saint Mark's unique summertime gathering for scripture study, creativity, community, and fun begins tonight! If you didn't register but would still like to participate tonight or tomorrow, contact Canon Barrie. On Sunday morning, in the 10 a.m. hour between the 9 and 11 a.m. services, participants will share some of what was created during the gathering, and give a taste of some of the activities as well.
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Changes to Parking Policies
Beginning next week, some changes to the way paid parking works on the Saint Mark's property will begin to be rolled out. As before, parking is free all day Sunday, and on other days for cathedral-sponsored events. Cathedral members can get a parking permit window decal, and visitors to the cathedral on cathedral business can get a temporary dashboard permit—inquire at the front desk when you arrive. The spaces designated specifically for permit holders are being reduced to the row along the cathedral building on the south side, and designated spots in the north lot which are not otherwise reserved for Gage or Amistad schools. The remainder of the south lot will be for paid parking, although permit holders are welcome to park in the paid zone. Learn more about how paid parking works here. Note that 100% of the revenues collected from parking fees are placed in a restricted fund and are used only for maintenance and long-deferred improvements of the parking lot itself. Please contact Dean Thomason with any concerns.
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Garden Ministry Work Day
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 9 A.M. TO 12 P.M.
All are invited to the monthly Garden Ministry work parties that happen on the second Saturday of every month. Due to the Restorative Justice Retreat on September 9, the September work party has been moved to the first Saturday (the Saturday of Labor Day weekend), instead. All ages and experience levels welcome—just bring sunscreen and a water bottle, and work gloves and favorite garden tools if you have them. Contact Norva Osborn with any questions: norva@ix.netcom.com
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20s/30s TGIF at Saint Bread on Fourth Fridays
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 8–9 A.M., at Saint Bread, 1421 NE Boat Street, Seattle
Start the day with fellowship and reflection at Saint Bread, a bakery and community space on the Portage Bay waterfront near UW in Seattle. Seating is outside so dress accordingly for weather. Questions? Contact Hilary McLeland-Wieser: hmcleland12@live.com
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Special Request: Brown Paper Bags
Please bring brown paper grocery bags to church this Sunday! The Strategic Planning Committee plans to use them to create a tree for an art and action installation at the Ministry Fair on September 10. There will be a basket in the coffee corner to hold them. Thank you!
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 3–5 P.M., meet in the parking lot of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, 13th Ave. E. and E. Aloha St.
A Seattle Community Emergency Hub is a pre-determined location where neighbors and community members are likely to gather to begin exchanging information and resources among themselves without outside assistance from city services. Hubs are organized and run entirely by volunteers. Here’s a short video that explains the interconnection between households, our neighborhood, our Hub, and city efforts to meet our needs in a city-wide emergency. All are invited to participate in the upcoming North Capitol Hill Emergency Practice Drill. Volunteers are need to be "Hubsters" as well as to play the role of neighbors affected by an emergency. Your participation will help test our Hub's systems. Meet at at 3 p.m. at the North Capitol Hill neighborhood Hub, located in the church parking lot at 13th Ave. E. And E Aloha. For more information and emergency prep checklists, email: ncaphillhub@gmail.com
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Sabbatical Report by Rebekah Gilmore
SUNDAY, SEPTMEBER 3, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall
Choir School Director and Interim Director of Youth Ministry Rebekah Gilmore took a six-week sabbatical this summer, involving research and observation of choir programs at other churches, along with a trip to Ireland. Hear about what she learned at this Sunday morning forum between the 9 and 11 a.m. services on September 3.
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 6–7:30 P.M. on the front lawn, patio, and labyrinth. No registration; RSVP welcome but not required—email Canon Barrie.
Everyone is welcome to an end-of-summer, back-to-school gathering on Friday evening, September 8—to reconnect in person, have some fun together, and celebrate the amazing kids of our community. Bring a blanket and your own picnic dinner. The cathedral will provide ice water and lemonade for everyone, plus cupcakes for dessert!
Activities will include live string band music (banjo, fiddle, guitar), cupcake decorating, blessing of backpacks and briefcases (all ages are invited to bring their bags), and a Lunchbox Dessert Dash (featuring cookies, cupcakes, brownies, and bars) to benefit the the youth of Saint Mark's.
No registration required! Contact Canon Barrie with questions or to RSVP (welcome but not required): wbarrie@saintmarks.org
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 9 A.M.–2:30 P.M., Bloedel Hall (Note new location!), registration required
All are welcome to join in this important conversation as we plot a course for the cathedral community’s efforts in restorative justice. Guided by an abiding commitment to be in relationship with...—rather than simply supplying needs for…—we seek to heal what is broken, restore what is lost, and foster the possibility of transformation for those we serve and ourselves as well. Registration required so we can plan for lunch and room setup. Register here. For more information, contact Dean Thomason or Senior Warden Scott Hulet.
Please note that this retreat will occur in Bloedel Hall and not Skinner Auditorium as previously announced.
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMEBER 10
Saint Mark’s “Homecoming Sunday” and Ministry Fair is just around the corner! On Sunday, September 10, all the ministries of the cathedral will be blessed and commissioned for the new program year during the morning liturgies. Then, following both the 9 and 11a.m. services, the Ministry Fair will take place in the cathedral nave. Come and learn from the ministry leaders and volunteers of Saint Mark’s about the many opportunities to grow in faith and relationship with one another, and to serve our community. Bring your curiosity and learn about a new aspect of cathedral life!
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SUNDAY, SEPTMEBR 10, 7:30–10 P.M., Leffler House
The September offering in this popular Sunday evening series will feature a discussion titled Faith Outside the Church. What does it look like to deconstruct the meaning of “church” and apply it to a context that exists outside a physical building? Join us for a conversation about the power of connection when our faith is brought outside the church walls and onto the streets with The Rev. Paul Benz, who was ordained in the ELCA church, and The Rev. Michael Cox, who was ordained in the Assemblies of God and transferring to the Disciples of Christ. Both individuals work as Street Ministers with Operation Nightwatch, a Christian nonprofit working to bring the power of chaplaincy and presence to those living and sleeping on the streets of Seattle. Read more here.
Dessert will be provided. At 9:15, we'll head over to Compline together. Questions? Email Molly at: molly.bosch@outlook.com
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 7 P.M., in the cathedral nave and livestreamed
Services of prayer in the evening in the style of Taizé at Saint Mark's resume on the Tuesday following Homecoming Sunday. This unique style of liturgy, with its distinctive meditative and participatory music, is beautifully suited to the special atmosphere in the cathedral nave just as the sun is setting. These services are offered at Saint Mark's once every 2–3 months—the next opportunity will be on November 7, when the service will begin several hours after sunset. Please join in person or via livestream. Learn more here.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family)
How might the campus of Saint Mark’s be used in new ways to serve our mission and purpose? Formed in September 2022 by the Vestry, the Affordable Housing Exploratory Committee has completed months of study and assessment focusing on the feasibility of affordable housing on the St. Nicholas site. Come hear from committee members and project leaders in a special forum about project learnings. No decisions have been made, and the Vestry seeks input from the parish in the process ahead. A Zoom link will be posted here when it is available.
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Climate Conversation for September: Simple Seattle Solutions to be a Voice for Conservation and Creation Care
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 6:30–7:30 P.M., online via Zoom only
Climate change and solutions for it are constantly being discussed all around Seattle at meetings for the city council, city departments, the Port of Seattle and other public bodies. Writing a letter or even just simply showing up to support conservation and reduction of climate change can make a big difference. Learn how to find out about these meetings and provide your input, whether you’re an introvert who wants to stay behind the scenes or an extrovert who is happy to talk to anyone.
These Climate Conversations are offered on the second Thursday of each month. Learn more, and find video and materials from previous conversations here. (Note: August's conversation was inadvertently not recorded, although the slides are available here as usual. We apologize for the inconvenience.)
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 12:30–2 P.M., in Room 210 or online via Zoom
For their September gathering, participants of the Saint Mark's Second Sunday Book Group have selected Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism—and What Comes Next (2023) by Bradley Onishi. Onishi, who once served as a youth minister in a mega-white evangelical church, writes about White Christian Nationalism (WCN) as someone once on the inside. He focuses on the latter half of the twentieth century up to the present and draws a direct line from Barry Goldwater's "Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice," to the January 6 insurrectionists. WCN, he writes, prioritizes white supremacy over a multi-racial democracy, the male as the natural head of the household over equality of the sexes, and the belief that America was founded as a Christian nation over religious tolerance. A common slogan within QAnon conspiracy groups is "it's our nation, not theirs." The January 6 insurrection was not their last stand. If WCN is not dismantled, Onishi warns, our democracy will not be preserved. Learn more about the Second Sunday Book Group here.
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QuiC Book Discussion
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 12:30 P.M., Room 210
For the first QuiC Book Group gathering, ministry leaders have chosen Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson, a moving memoire about growing up queer in an abusive religious family in 1970s Britain. The first half of the book contains many scenes which will be familiar to readers of Winterson's essential 1985 Lesbian novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, but here they are presented stripped of their fictionalization and told with painful honesty. The book then jumps forward several decades, as Winterson explores how these experiences continued to resonate in adulthood. Issues of faith and organized religion pervade both sections of the book. The discussion will be in person only in Room 210, unless sufficient interest for online participation is expressed in advance. Contact Vicky Greenbaum with any questions, or if you would be interested in joining remotely: vgreenbaum1@gmail.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2 P.M., in the cathedral nave; find the link to purchase tickets here
Tickets have now gone on sale for this very special event, presented by the Slow Flowers Society and co-sponsored by Saint Mark's Cathedral. Learning to be Kinder to Nature is a lecture, floral design demonstration, and book signing with Shane Connolly, an influential role model in sustainable floristry and environmentally-mindful design practices. This lecture will also encompass Shane's remarks about the Sustainable Church Flowers project in the U.K. as he shares his message with flower enthusiasts, organic gardeners, and floral professionals. Connelly's clients include major museums, public institutions, and celebrities, but he is best known for his work for The Royal Family, including the coronation in May 2023. Tickets: $45 per person; $70 includes a signed copy of A Year in Flowers by Shane Connolly. Learn more and find the link to buy tickets here.
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Hawaii Wildfire Response
High winds from Hurricane Dora and drought conditions combined to accelerate the growth of brush fires that devastated the Lahaina community in Hawaiʻi. Episcopal Relief & Development is in contact with the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaiʻi in the wake of wildfires that have killed many people—now over 100 confirmed killed, with hundreds still missing—and displaced hundreds of families on Maui. They are calling on churches to help support the response. Please consider visiting episcopalrelief.org to make a donation today. More ways to help can be found on the Diocese of Hawaiʻi Maui Disaster Relief page.
(The image shows the painting which once hung above the altar in Holy Innocents Episcopal Church in Lahaina, now destroyed.)
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This Week at the Tent City 3 Meal Sharing Ministry
It was the third Sunday of the month, which means that volunteers helped serve the meal for both St. Martin de Porres and Tent City 3, doubling the work for both the volunteer scheduler and the Kitchen Team. The scheduler made sure all the tasks for preparing, packaging, delivering and serving the meals for both locations. The Kitchen Team prepared enough pans of delicious baked sausage ziti, bowls of tossed green salad with cherry tomatoes, pans of homemade focaccia bread and dishes of vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce to feed everyone.
The volunteers included a contingent of Saint Mark's Vestry members. At St. Martin’s, Peter, Lynne, Ashley, and Barbara delivered and served meals to about 25 residents. It was a pleasant surprise when a gentleman approached us and said that he made a huge pan of homemade stuffing and a pot of green beans with onions to contribute to the meal! In contrast to Tent City, the residents here take their meal back to their rooms versus eating in the common space set up with tables. But just like Tent City, the residents are grateful for the meals served.
Meanwhile back at Bloedel Hall, Christopher Breunig, having previously received training from Chris Rigos, led the Server Team competently on his first solo venture and brought daisies and yellow mums for the flower arrangements.
This was the Vestry’s day to serve the meal and there was a pleasant surprise here too. We shared our dinner in Bloedel Hall with 33 guests, two families, four children, and one dog! The involvement by the families was very refreshing—Kristen’s children, a bit younger, added gaiety to the evening with their presence and the Thompson family stepped right in. Nicole arranged flowers; Rebecca did dishes and tossed the salad with Erika; and both Nicole and Rebecca scooped the ice cream into bowls. Leftover meals were packaged in the clam shells, taped up and delivered to Tent City for those who could not make it to dinner.
Serving meals to two different groups feels twice as good! And having families participate is golden!
Kitchen Team: Connor Harrison, Lead, Erika Sutkus, Kathy Sodergren, and Peter Snyder
St. Martin de Porres Team: Peter Snyder, Lynne Cobb, Barbara Erickson, and Ashley Hedeen
Server Team: Christopher Breunig, Lead, Chris Rigos, Lead, Scott Hulet, Kristen Kelly and her two children, and Alexandra Thompson her husband Alan and daughters Nicole and Rebecca Thompson.
Check out a few photos below. Many more photos from this week, along with reports and photos from previous weeks, can be found here.
—report by Barb Erickson
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Announcing the 2024 Ireland Pilgrimage: Video Now Available
If you missed last Sunday's forum on the summer 2024 pilgrimage opportunity to Ireland, a complete video of the event, along with the brochure with detailed information, and information about the two other pilgrimages offered next summer, is now available here.
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FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
Season of Creation Taizé Service at St. James Cathedral
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 6:30 P.M., at St. James Cathedral, 804 9th Ave, Seattle
Join with St. James Cathedral a special Taizé prayer service on Friday, September 1 at 6.30 p.m. to mark the beginning of the Season of Creation. The theme of this year’s Season of Creation is to “Let Justice and Peace Flow”, and our hope is that all people of faith may come together to witness to the work we collectively undertake to ensure that God’s Justice and Peace may flow abundantly throughout all the Earth. Learn more about the event here. After the service concludes, St James Cathedral’s Care for Creation team will host a reception so that we might enjoy one another’s company in a more social setting. Please contact Marjorie Ringness to coordinate carpooling from St. Mark's to St. James: marjorie@ringness.org
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Choir School Registration Now Open for 2023/24 Program Year
The Cathedral Choir School welcomes all children to sing their hearts out here at Saint Mark's. Choristers will gain musicianship and vocal skills as well as an understanding of why we do what we do in our liturgical life together. If you have a child, ages 5–18, consider the chorister program as a way for them to have instant community and a role here in our cathedral parish. We have FUN. Registration and tuition information as well as full schedules for the choir year can be found at: saintmarks.org/choirschool
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"Holy Cow" Survey from the Bishop Search Committee
LAST CHANCE! SURVEY CLOSES AUGUST 31
The Diocese of Olympia Bishop Search Committee wants as many as possible to complete the "Holy Cow" Survey. The survey is an additional way to be involved in contributing to the bishop profile. Share feedback and opinions regarding the Diocese, hopes for the future, and desires for our new bishop using the survey link here. The survey should take no longer than 15 minutes to complete, and all your responses will be confidential. Please complete the survey by August 31. As always, additional information about the Bishop search process can be found at: olympiabishopsearch.ecww.org
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FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
Seattle Architecture Foundation Walking Tour of the Cathedral’s Neighborhood
TOMORROW! SATURDAY, AUGUST 26; and SEPTEMBER 16 & OCTOBER 14, 10 A.M. TO 12 P.M., tour begins and ends at Saint Mark’s
The Seattle Architecture Foundation, which exists to connect the people of Seattle to the rich history of our built environment, offers a two-hour walking tour of Federal Avenue and North Capitol Hill. The tour, titled Understated Elegance on the Park, visits 21 different historic properties around Saint Mark’s, placing them in the context of Seattle's social and economic history in the early 20th century. The tour concludes with a brief presentation of the cathedral building itself. Tickets are $25 ($22 for student/seniors), and capacity is limited—find the link to get tickets here.
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FROM OUR NEIGHBORS
School Supplies Requested for Lowell Elementary
There are still plenty of items on the Lowell School wish list that the students, teachers, and administrators would be very grateful to receive. (The Lowell Student body includes a large proportion of children from families experiencing homelessness or in transitional housing, as well as a disproportionate number of medically fragile students.) Thank you to the many people who have already purchased and item!
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Cathedral Yoga will be offered as usual on Monday, August 28, at 6:30 p.m. in the cathedral nave, led by instructor Luna Miller.
Since it is the fourth Monday of the month, there will be time to meet and socialize over a cup of tea immediately following the class. This social time was launched last month and enjoyed by everyone, and will be a monthly offering going forward.
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Canon Barrie recently sent an email to the parish announcing details of the upcoming Eat! Play! Love! offering and the back-to-school Parish Picnic, along with a selection of photos from recent intergenerational events. Don't miss the links to even more snapshots! Check out the email here.
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Dean Thomason recently sent a message to the community regarding members of the cathedral staff and clergy. Emily Meeks has now begun her new role as Special Projects Coordinator and Interim Staff Support for 20s/30s Ministry. Deacon Emily Austin will be taking a leave of absence. And The Rev. Linzi Stahlecker will be remaining on at Saint Mark's following the end of her curacy! Please read the complete announcement here. More details about these changes will be announced in the future.
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Registration for this first iteration of Sacred Ground at Saint Mark's is now at capacity, and the waiting list is now also closed. There will be additional Sacred Ground circles forming in 2024. Contact Canon Barrie with questions: wbarrie@saintmarks.org
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Sunday, August 27, 2023:
The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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:
Isaiah 51:1–6
Psalm 138
Romans 12:1–8
Matthew 16:13–20
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8 A.M. • THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Thomsen Chapel; in-person only
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Presider: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
Preacher: Robert Stevens
Hymns:
Glorious things of thee are spoken [Hymn #522]
Christ is made the sure foundation [Hymn #518]
Organ:
David Hurd, Fugue in F
Florence B. Price, Finale from Sonata No. 1 for Organ
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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: Robert Stevens
Hymns:
Glorious things of thee are spoken [Hymn #522]
I come with joy to meet my Lord [Hymn #304]
Rise, O church, like Christ arisen [tune of Hymn #410]
Organ:
David Hurd, Fugue in F
Florence B. Price, Finale from Sonata No. 1 for Organ
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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: Robert Stevens
Hymns:
Glorious things of thee are spoken [Hymn #522]
Put forth, O God, thy Spirit’s might [Hymn #521]
I come with joy to meet my Lord [Hymn #304]
Rise, O church, like Christ arisen [tune of Hymn #410]
Choir (The Mägi ensemble):
Shaker Songs, arr. Kevin Siegfried , Benediction and Love is Little
Howard Goodall, Love Divine
Organ:
David Hurd, Fugue in F
Florence B. Price, Finale from Sonata No. 1 for Organ
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The 7 p.m. Sunday Contemplative Eucharist is on summer hiatus. It will resume on Sunday, September 10. |
Highlights:
Joshua Haberman, The shadows of the evening hours
Jason A. Anderson, Psalm 138
Joseph Barnby, Now the day is over
Elway Bevin, Nunc dimittis
Charles Gounod, Sicut cervus
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Liturgy and repertoire information subject to change. |
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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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.
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EVERY SUNDAY, DURING THE 9 A.M. SERVICE
Children's Chapel is offered on 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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Weekday Prayer Services
Daily Morning Prayer is offered by St. Paul's, Seattle, weekdays at 8:30 a.m., online via Zoom only. Members of the cathedral community are encouraged to participate
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.
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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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