SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 2020
PALM SUNDAY: THE SUNDAY OF THE PASSION
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This Sunday,
April 5 at 11 a.m.
, the community of Saint Mark's Cathedral will gather
online
for the liturgy of Palm Sunday
.
Although the cathedral building is closed to the public, your presence in spirit is important!
Also,
check out this post
for suggestions about how to engage with this, and all the upcoming Holy Week liturgies from your own home
.
Download the leaflet in advance
here
.
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Presider: The Very Reverend Steven L. Thomason
Preacher: The Reverend Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
Music Highlights: Anerio,
Christus factus est
Hymns:
All glory, laud, and honor (154, stanzas 1, 3, 4);
Were you there? (172, stanza 1 only); My song is love unknown
(458); O sacred head, sore wounded (168, stanzas 1–3)
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Above, photo of Palm Sunday 2019 by Kevin Johnson.
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An Introduction to the Hymns for Palm Sunday
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We will take a break this coming Thursday (that is, Maundy Thursday), but join Canon Kleinschmidt again the following week,
Thursday April 16 at 4 p.m. on
the cathedral's public Facebook page, for a live introduction to the hymns for The Second Sunday of Easter.
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Click
here
to watch the video.
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Choral Evensong on Palm Sunday
SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 4:30 P.M.
In addition to the Palm Sunday Liturgy at 11 a.m., the Choral Evensong at 4:30 p.m. on Palm Sunday will also be live-streamed. The offering of Choral Evensong on the first Sunday of the month is an important and treasured part of the liturgical life of this cathedral—indeed, for some the liturgy is part of Saint Mark's very identity as a cathedral of the Anglican tradition. It will be offered from the closed cathedral nave via
livestream
on Sunday, April 5. An octet of singers drawn from the Evensong Choir (and remaining at least six feet apart at all times) will sing Henry Purcell's timely setting of Psalm 102, v. 1:
"Hear my prayer, O Lord;"
a setting of the
Magnificat
and
Nunc dimittis
by Healey Willan; and C. Hubert H. Parry's beloved setting of Henry Vaughan's hymn,
"My soul, there is a country far beyond the stars."
Please Note
: Olivier Messiaen's
Quartet for the End of Time
will not be included in this service as originally planned. It is being rescheduled for next season.
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Compline
continues to be offered in the closed cathedral building at
its traditional time, 9:30 p.m. on Sunday,
with a choir of just a few singers. As on every Sunday for decades, it will be broadcast live on KING-FM 98.1 and online at
king.org
. In addition, during the cathedral closure, video of the office will be livestreamed on the cathedral's website. Visit
saintmarks.org/livestream
Sunday night to experience Compline in this new way.
Highlights of Compline for Palm Sunday:
Dufay,
The royal banners forward go
;
Desprez/De la Rue(?),
Absalon, fili mi
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For Kids and Others...
This week, the weekly email to children and families contained a video message from Canon Cristi Chapman about her home altar and other things she is doing in her home.
Check it out here.
Sign up for various cathedral email lists
here
, and contact Greg Bloch at
gbloch@saintmarks.org
if you have questions about mailing list subscriptions.
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HOLY WEEK AND EASTER
FROM SAINT MARK'S
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The following services will be presented online by the cathedral this week. Livestreamed services may be watched
on this page. Information about the offerings on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday may be found
here.
Palm Sunday
SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 11 A.M.
Evensong on Palm Sunday
SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 4:30 P.M.
Compline on Palm Sunday
SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 9:30 P.M.
Evening Prayer for Monday in Holy Week (via Zoom)
MONDAY, APRIL 6, 7 P.M.
Evening Prayer for Tuesday in Holy Week (via Zoom)
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 7 P.M.
Stations of the Cross (Video Liturgy Premiere)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 7 P.M.
Maundy Thursday
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 7 P.M.
Good Friday (noonday service)
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, NOON
Good Friday (evening service)
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 7 P.M.
The Great Vigil of Easter
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 8:30 P.M.
Easter Sunday
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 11 A.M.
Compline on Easter Sunday
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 9:30 P.M.
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Preparing for Holy Week from Home
Please check out
Preparing for Holy Week from Home
, sent out earlier this week, a guide containing specific suggestions and invitations to actively participating in these liturgies from your own home. It begins with a brief video introduction from Dean Thomason.
In the word of this guide:
"Because Holy Week liturgies are especially designed to be multi-sensorial, in this guide you will find other practical, embodied ways of participating, meant to help you more fully engage with the Holy Week journey. It is our hope that the actions performed in the cathedral nave and the actions performed in your own home will feel like two aspects of a single integrated liturgy. It may be comforting and encouraging to know that many Saint Mark’s members, wherever they might be located, will be performing these same actions at the same time.
Engage with any or all of these practices as you wish or are able.
You are very much encouraged to make them your own, adapting them as makes sense in your life and your circumstances right now."
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The Home Altars of Saint Mark's
Earlier this week, the people of Saint Mark's were invited to create home altars to serve as a focal point for their Holy Week observances. (
Visit this post for details
.) Some of the photos community members have sent in are now posted on the cathedral's website
here
. We've already received more images that will added to that page as soon as possible. Thank you to everyone who sent in a photo!
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Stay Home, Stay Healthy
Some have asked how Governor Inslee's
Stay Home, Stay Healthy
order, issued on March 23 and
requiring all non-essential employees to "shelter in place
," will affect the cathedral's livestreaming of services. The initial directive contained an explicit provision exempting
“artists and musicians providing services through streaming or other technology”
from the strict stay-at-home order. Governor Inslee
clarified in a subsequent press conference that,
“religious institutions can have, under our order, a certain number of people present at the places of worship to ensure that online remote services can be afforded to their flocks.”
Livestream services will continue from the cathedral, using a strictly limited number of participants, with social distancing practiced at all times.
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The Stations of the Cross
PREMIERE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 7 P.M.
A team led by The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty has created a video experience of the Stations of the Cross, using the liturgy from
The Book of Occasional Services and featuring the
stunning sculptural interpretation of the traditional Stations by Virginia Maksymowicz, both of which have become beloved aspects of Lent at Saint Mark's in recent years. The offering will bring Holy Scripture, liturgy, art, and music together in a compelling and prayerful way. There will be a video "premiere" scheduled for
Wednesday in Holy Week, April 8, 7 p.m., when members of the community can watch and participate simultaneously if they wish
. The video will then be available on the Saint Mark’s website for your personal or family prayer.
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Book Discussion with Dean Thomason:
Sabbath as Resistance
TWO MONDAYS: APRIL 20 & 27, 7 P.M.
Join a Book Discussion with Dean Thomason on two Mondays, April 20 and 27, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. via Zoom videoconferencing. In his book,
Sabbath as Resistance: Saying NO to a Culture of Now, the great modern prophet and theologian Walter Brueggemann offers a delightfully provocative critique on the ways modern culture seduces us into anxiety, exclusivism, and multitasking as ways to subvert the life-giving ways we were created to enjoy. Drawing on ancient wisdom of keeping sabbath, but making it relevant to us in modernity, he offers an invitation to another way—a way needed in these difficult times as much as ever. To sign up and receive the link to join the conversation, simply send an email to
sthomason@saintmarks.org or
edonner@saintmarks.org.
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2020 Census is Happening Now—And It's Important!
April 1, 2020, was Census Day! Even though we all have many other issues on our minds right now, make sure you participate in the 2020 U.S. Census. Results of the census determine everything from congressional representation to federal education funding, so full participation is vital. Everyone counts!
(April 1 was NOT the deadline, so you have time—but the sooner you do it, the better!)
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Check Out “Online Community Life” at Saint Mark’s Website
The Saint Mark’s website has a new
Online Community Life
page with ways for us all to stay connected. You’ll find activities to join, both prayerful – like Stations of the Cross and Morning and Evening Prayer – and playful – like Virtual Community Dinner. There are poignant reflections on these times to read and comment on, and more being added, so keep checking back – and keep connected!
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The Home Altars of Saint Mark's
Earlier this week, the community was invited to
create an altar in your home to serve as a focal point of you Holy Week devotions. The responses have been wonderful—check out
this gallery of wonderful images sent in by Saint Mark's members!
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New Bespoke Tables for the Cathedral Nave
Several months ago, cathedral staff approached Saint Mark's member
René Marceau
— a veteran of the Cathedral Choir and Compline Choir, and prominent local organ builder — about designing and handcrafting new tables for the back of the nave. After many weeks of hard work, these custom-made, one-of-a-kind pieces have been delivered.
This Facebook post
contains more images and information. Thank you for your beautiful contribution to Saint Mark's worship space, René!
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The Radix Project 2 WILL Return—Dates Postponed.
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Cathedral Access
The cathedral remains closed to the public. For those with
essential business on the cathedral property, you will still need to complete, sign, and date a screening questionnaire immediately upon arrival. In addition, we require that you
take your temperature before leaving the house.
If your temperature is 99 or higher, you must stay home. The first question on the screening, asking whether you have current symptoms, will be understood to mean that you have checked your temperature recently.
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Reach Out if You Need Assistance!
If you are homebound as a result of this viral outbreak and need others from Saint Mark’s to help you by picking up and delivering groceries or other supplies, there are parishioners who are willing to help.
Please reach out to cathedral in whatever way is most convenient for you. 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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A Note about Pledges
"The generosity of this community has positioned Saint Mark’s Cathedral well to weather the storm, and help others as we do. But it will not be easy. I recognize that some in this community have lost their jobs, or likely will, and that may necessitate changes in their financial pledges.
Do so as you need, let Erik Donner know, and know it is okay.
But stay connected regardless, and let us know how we, as a community, can be of support. [...] The cathedral income is remarkably diminished and will become even more so. Nearly all plate contributions, all facility rental and parking income has disappeared, and the endowment earnings are dramatically decreased. Pledge income represents 70% of our budget, and so we ask
everyone who
can
do so, please keep your pledges current
, or even pre-pay them."
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For Lent, the Creation Care ministry is offering prayers selected from a variety of sources to prompt spiritual reflection on our responsibilities as citizens of our planet. Here is the final prayer, for Palm Sunday. Its source is unknown:
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Lord, We thank You for Your great abundance, and for the astonishing complexity, beauty, and delicate balance of life that You have created and that we call home.
Thank You for Your ever-present Love that flows through the Earth and through all creation, supporting us and nurturing us.
We urgently ask You for Your blessing to quicken awareness of our oneness with each other and with all of Creation.
Help us to be fully aware of the effects of our actions on other nations, people, plants, animals and upon the land and water, not just now but for generations to come.
Please give us the wisdom, love and guidance to fully understand our responsibility as care-takers of this planet.
This we ask through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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