9 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist

11 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist

in person and livestreamed

in person and livestreamed

Cover photo of the Stewardship Season gratitude installation.

QUICK LINKS: LEAFLETS | CATHEDRAL PRAYER LIST | VIDEO ARCHIVE | SERMONS | CALENDAR

Please watch, and email the Dean at [email protected] with any questions.

Visit saintmarks.org/stewardship to make a pledge for the coming year, and contact Erik Donner in the cathedral office with any questions about the details of your pledge: [email protected] or 206.323.0300 x217.

Connections: The American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem

THIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 10:10-10:50 A.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or via Zoom

Hosted by the Mideast Focus Ministry, Saint Mark's welcomes John Lent, Executive Director of American Friends of the Diocese of Jerusalem, for a conversation about the work of AFEDJ in the West Bank and Gaza and an up-close assessment of the current situation in Israel-Palestine and the broader region. The Cathedral and Diocese have long been supporters of AFEDJ; currently Bishop Rickel serves as chair of the board, so we are particularly grateful for this opportunity to reconnect with this important partner. More information may be found here. Watch a brief video with John Lent here.

AFEDJ is a nonpolitical, nonsectarian 501(c) (3) organization dedicated to transforming lives of the vulnerable and displaced in the Middle East through support of the schools, hospitals, and centers for children with disabilities that are owned and operated by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem in Palestine, Jordan, Israel, Syria and Lebanon. Since 1988, AFEDJ donors have contributed more than $30 million to the Diocese of Jerusalem’s humanitarian institutions. Learn more at www.afedj.org.

Come to Bloedel Hall between the 9 and 11 a.m. services to watch the discussion, or join using this Zoom link.

NOTE: There will be a meeting of the Mideast Focus Ministry on this coming Tuesday, October 12, 7 p.m., via Zoom. Anyone who wishes to get more involved in this work is welcome to attend. Contact Steve Moen for more information, or for the link to join: [email protected]

NEXT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17, 10 A.M., Bloedel Hall

Join the 2021-2022 cohort of Seattle Service Corps in Bloedel for a Q&A and an opportunity to get to know them better. Now that they're almost two months into their program year, learn about their impressions of Seattle, service, and life in intentional community. More information about this years cohort can be found here.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2-3:30 P.M. Pacific Time, webinar, registration required

On Indigenous People's Day, join this panel discussion with Indigenous Episcopalians as they respond to a statement on Indigenous boarding schools issued by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and House of Deputies President Gay Jennings. A moderated Q&A will follow the panel. The webinar will be live-streamed for those who want to watch and offer questions for the panelists. It will also be recorded and posted on the Indigenous Ministries Facebook page for later viewing.

Register here.

New Episode of Cathedral Conversations about Race—

The newest episode of the Cathedral Conversations about Race podcast episode is a conversation about music. Representation is a big issue for BIPOC people, and representation in church music? Even more so. This is the first episode on our theme of representation: why it is important, and what is overlooked when equal representation is missing. Cara and Michael chat about some observations Cara's picked up in her capacity as a music student and professional musician, and why "merit-based hiring" is a good way to shut out entire demographics of professionals. If you have any questions, please contact Michael or Cara directly.

Cathedral Conversations about Race is a special series of the long-running Cathedral Conversations podcast, highlighting voices from within our own church community. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or go here to listed to all the past episodes.

Have you ever noticed the wood carvings located just as you enter Bloedel Hall from the west doors of the building? For the small prayer card included in this year's stewardship mailing, the Stewardship Committee selected a detail from this work, depicting Jesus telling his disciples to cast their nets on the other side of their boat, as recounted in the Gospel of John, chapter 21. The entire work, titled Christ the Good Shepherd is the work of the Seattle sculptor Everett DuPen (1912–2005).

DuPen taught for many years at the University of Washington, and his work can be be seen in public installations on the UW campus and throughout the Seattle area, notably the Fountain of Creation, located at Seattle Center between the Arena and the Northwest Rooms (now the KEXP studios), and the carved walnut screens at the entrance of Seattle Municipal Tower. Throughout his career, however, he had a special affinity for creating art for churches, and his work includes the stunning 30-foot by 20-foot carved plaster relief altarpiece and 10-foot copper image of Christ at St John the Baptist in West Seattle, the baptismal font at Emmanuel Mercer Island, a crucifix for St Stephen's in Laurelhurst, and over a dozen others. An interesting, brief documentary on the life and work of DuPen may be seen here. Christ the Good Shepherd was commissioned in the late 1950s, when Cathedral House was constructed, and it is dedicated to the memory of Julius H. Bloedel and Mina Prentice Bloedel, whose generosity made the construction of Cathedral House possible. More information and images may be found here.

HARVEST OF EMPIRE: The Untold Story of Latinos in America

6 P.M., Online group screening via Zoom

7:30-9 P.M., Panel discussion and community conversation via Zoom

Ethnic Ministries Circles of Color and Meaningful Movies Project at Diocese of Olympia is proud to present an online screening of this film, a powerful documentary from Onyx Films that exposes the direct connection between the long history of U.S. intervention in Latin America and the immigration crisis we face today. From the territorial expansionist policies that decimated the young economies of Mexico, Puerto Rico and Cuba, to the covert operations that imposed oppressive military regimes in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador, “Harvest of Empire” provides an unflinching look at the origins of the growing Latino presence in the U.S. Adapted from the landmark book written by journalist Juan Gonzalez, the film tells the story of an epic human saga that is largely unknown to the great majority of citizens in the U.S., but must become part of our national conversation about immigration. Register to participate here.

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 of the Duwamish Tribe. [Learn more]