Livestream service of Holy Eucharist

Download the leaflet in advance here.

Visit saintmarks.org/livestream to watch live. (The service will also be streamed on Saint Mark's Facebook page and YouTube channel.)

Presider: The Rev. Canon Nancy Ross

Preacher: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason

Scripture: Acts 2:1-21; Romans 8:22-27; John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15

Hymns: Hail thee, festival day! [Hymn #225]; If you believe and I believe [Hymn #806]; Come down, O Love divine [Hymn #516]; Holy Spirit, ever living [Hymn #511]

Organ: Maurice Duruflé, Theme and Variations 1-4 from Prelude, Adagio,

& Variations on Veni Creator Spiritus, Op. 4

Choir: Herbert Howells, My eyes for beauty pine

Immediately following the 11 a.m. service, join us for Virtual Coffee Hour! All are welcome. Join using this Zoom link.

THIS SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1 P.M., livestreamed

At 1 p.m., join with Episcopalians everywhere in this special liturgy, featuring a sermon from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and liturgical contributions from Saint Mark's (featuring the Compline Choir and the cathedral's honey bees). Learn more below.

Highlights: M. Searle Wright, ‘Come, thou Holy Spirit, come!’, from Ten Orisons; Thomas Tallis, O Lord, give thy Holy Spirit

Creation Care Conversation with Elizabeth Hawkins

¡Encuentro! with Santa Marta LGBTQ+ Youth Center

DEEPER DIVE: Christology in Daily Life

All the following upcoming funeral liturgies will be livestreamed. Links to register to attend in person will be found on the cathedral's registration page.

Final Offering of the Spring 2021 Film Series: A Selection of Shorts, Including the Oscar-Nominated The Present

DISCUSSION: TODAY, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 7 P.M., via Zoom

As the situation in Palestine again becomes more and more horrifying, MEFM invites everyone to engage with a selection of short films exploring the indignities and dehumanization that citizens of the West Bank have faced every day for decades. The Present by Fara Nabulsi has won many awards, including Best Short Film at the 2021 BAFTA awards. It was also nominated for a 2021 Academy Award in the live-action short film category. Learn more here. To get a link to watch The Present at your convenience, send a message to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com. The Present can also been seen on Netflix.

Then on Friday, May 21, join a the discussion at 7 p.m. using this Zoom link. The conversation will include special guests :Jennifer Bing of American Friends Service Committee, and Micha Kurz, Co-founder of "Breaking the Silence" and Grassroots Jerusalem.

SATURDAY, MAY 22, 12–3 P.M., Victor Steinbrueck Park, downtown Seattle

The House of Tears Carvers of the Lummi Nation have carved a 24-foot totem pole which they are now transporting from Washington State to Washington D.C. As the pole travels it draws lines of connection—honoring, uniting and empowering communities working to protect sacred places. It carries the spirit of the lands it visits and the power and prayers of communities along the way. Learn more about the totem pole and its journey here. An event in Seattle is planned for May 22 in Victor Steinbrueck Park, on the Seattle Waterfront (just north of Pike Place Market). RSVP for the Seattle event here. Email Emily Meeks (emcmeeks@gmail.com) if you'd like to meet up with some young adults of Saint Mark's who are planning to attend.

The Feast of the Pentecost is a principal feast of the church year, celebrating the gift of the Holy Spirit and marking the end of the Easter season. Incense will be used at the 11 a.m. Eucharist service, and many parishioners like to wear red to mark this special day. Whether you participate in person or at home, why not put on your favorite red outfit, show it off in the Virtual Coffee Hour, and share a photo on Facebook?

NOTE: Community members who receive announcements from the Diocese of Olympia will know that Bishop Rickel has requested that all parishes in the diocese incorporate a public presentation of the Covenant to Root Out Racism (approved at the most recent Diocesan Convention) into their liturgies on the Feast of Pentecost. The cathedral has received special permission from the Bishop to postpone this proclamation. In the coming weeks, the Vestry is expected to approve a revision and updating of the cathedral's "Statement of Commitment and Action" from 2016, in the works for many months, which incorporates the content of the diocesan Covenant. Stay tuned for much more information on that to come.

The Episcopal Church greets Pentecost with One in the Spirit, a Way of Love Revival Weekend designed to fan the flames of hope, celebrate difference, honor creation, foster beloved community, and send people toward Jesus’s Way of Love.

FRIDAY: Washington National Cathedral’s Vigil of Hope

TODAY, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 5 P.M., livestreamed

Poised on the edge of reopening, the nation carries deep wounds following more than a year of global pandemic and public reckoning with centuries of racial injustice. Join us as we gather in word and music to acknowledge the sorrow of this past year and to turn our collective gaze toward the hope rooted deeply in our faith. Learn more here.

SATURDAY: Concerts for the Human Family & Conversations Across Difference

SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2:45 P.M., livestreamed, advance registration required.

Filmed at Philadelphia Cathedral in compliance with COVID protocols, the concert features a diverse team—including Nashville pianist and composer Kory Caudill and Baltimore-based hip-hop artist Wordsmith—offering original music inspired by the BCP's Prayer for the Human Family. The concert is framed by the From Many, One: Conversations Across Difference effort, with a pair of musicians sharing their stories at the opening of the concert. Bishop Curry will host further conversation after the concert and then invite the entire audience to share in small group Conversations Across Difference. This series of short videos explains the two-year process of creating this event. Register for the free concert and conversations at https://iam.ec/CFHFPhillyTickets.

SUNDAY: Revival Worship Service (Featuring Contributions from Saint Mark's)

THIS SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1 P.M., via livestream

The entire Episcopal Church is invited to a virtual Pentecost Way of Love Revival Worship Service on Sunday, May 23, at 1 p.m. Pacific Time. The spirit-filled celebration will draw on the gifts, testimonies, songs and voices of Episcopalians in cathedrals and communities across the church. Saint Mark's was honored to be one of the few communities invited to contribute to this liturgy, along with indigenous churches in Navajoland and South Dakota, Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, Washington National Cathedral, and Christ Church Cathedral in St. Louis, MO. The Pentecost Way of Love Revival Worship Service will be aired on the Episcopal Church’s various web channels, including Facebook and episcopalchurch.org., in addition to Saint Mark's own livestream page.

Join Creation Care for an opportunity outside to volunteer and support Nurturing Roots, an urban farm and community farming program in Beacon Hill. Nurturing Roots is focused on food justice and empowerment. All ages and garden skills welcome, but remember your mask. Group size limited to 15 volunteers. Email Emily Meeks (emcmeeks@gmail.com) to RSVP and for more information. 

MONDAY, MAY 24, 6 P.M., via Zoom

All are welcome to join in a conversation with Elizabeth Hawkins, a cathedral community member who has been living and working in San Salvador since 2019. She will share her perspectives with a Creation Care focus from her view living in El Salvador. Join using this Zoom link.

Beginning on May 25, the anniversary of the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, the Saint Mark’s cathedral building will become a public monument. With the approval of the Vestry, and in collaboration with the ACLU of Washington State, the names of citizens killed by police will be projected onto the façade of the cathedral, in letters over three feet high. With the exception of George Floyd, all the names will be people from Seattle and Western Washington. In this way, Saint Mark’s will use its most visible asset—the cathedral building itself—to “say their names” in this extraordinarily public way, in order to spark discussions and move towards meaningful change in our own community and region. More details about this project will be released in the coming weeks.

Racial Healing Handbook Group Study with Iyabo Onipede

TUESDAYS, BEGINNING JUNE 1, 6:30 P.M., via Zoom, pre-register here.

Beginning June 1, The Diocese of Olympia is offering a great online opportunity to work with The Racial Healing Handbook this summer and hear from the dynamic leader Iyabo Onipede, co-director of the non-profit Compassionate Atlanta. Each of these 12 weekly meetings (ok if you can’t make every one!) will start with remarks from Iyabo and then break into small groups to review our personal workbook progress and insights.

All are welcome to join this series on racial justice, aligned with The Racial Healing Handbook: Practical Activities to Help You Challenge Privilege, Confront Systemic Racism & Engage in Collective Healing. Get more information and register to attend here.

THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 7–8:30 P.M.

Saint Mark’s Cathedral has the bold goal of achieving a net-zero carbon footprint by the year 2030 – both for its facilities and for its congregation. We have encouraged our members to use the carbon tracker adopted by the Episcopal Church at www.sustainislandhome.org to measure your carbon footprint, and the Saint Mark’s community group on the site now includes 66 households—that’s great! Now we have an opportunity to learn more about this tool to reduce our carbon footprint, save money, and have fun doing this together as a community. Thursday evening, June 3 from 7–8:30pm we will have the developer of SustainIslandHome, Lisa Altieri, with us for a training on the tool—how to explore the site more to find ways that we can reduce our household carbon footprints. If your household isn’t signed up yet, there will be an opportunity to do that, as well. Join us via Zoom on June 3 to help Saint Mark’s achieve a net-zero carbon footprint together as a community.

¡Encuentro! Meet Each Other!

SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 2:30–4:30 P.M., via Zoom: email Canon Nancy Ross for link: nross@saintmarks.org

Meet people and share stories with members of the Sexual Diversity Ministry of the Episcopal Church of El Salvador, as we kick-off Pride Month together with an Encuentro (gathering to get to know each other). It’s a chance for us to learn more first-hand about the Diocese of El Salvador’s work to advance LGBTQ+ rights and to celebrate individuals’ stories and share in solidarity with LGBTQ+ members. Saint Mark’s is a supporter of the Anglican Church of El Salvador’s Santa Marta Center project, to offer shelter and services for LQBTQ+ youth and young adults, many of whom have been kicked out of their homes or deported. The Anglican Church of El Salvador is one of the few open and affirming churches in a region that has historically been (and continues to be) very hostile to LGBTQ+ people. Let’s meet each other with gratitude for this chance to begin an ongoing relationship. Email Canon Nancy Ross for the link: nross@saintmarks.org.

Participate now to share at a gathering on SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 1–2:30, via Zoom

The Spirited Women’s next women’s gathering is focused on writing and exploring a created psalm together. The practice is writing a “Progressive Psalm,” where each woman will write one verse (two lines) of a psalm of Praise/Gratitude prior to the gathering on June 13, and submit her verse to be put together with others’ to create a modern and personal psalm unique to Spirited Women. At the meeting on Sunday, June 13, each will have the opportunity to talk about her verse and what inspired her. More details and suggestions/instructions on writing your verse here. Please submit your verse to Mary Segall by Sunday, June 6, or contact her with questions: mesegall@icloud.com. Register for the Zoom using this link.

TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 6:30 P.M., via livestream

Who Do You Say that I Am? Christology in Daily Life with Canon Jennifer King Daugherty

SUNDAY, JUNE 20, 12:30 P.M., via Zoom. (Register in advance here to receive the link.)

Register in advance here.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 7 P.M., via Zoom

If you have attended Saint Mark's for some time, you have probably heard about Education for Ministry many times—especially this time of year when registration for the upcoming session is open. If you are new to Saint Mark's, you might be hearing about EfM for the first time. But what it is really like to participate in an EfM class? What sort of work is required? What happens at the class meetings? Are there exams??? Please consider attending a Zoom forum on Wednesday evening, June 10, to learn all about what EfM is... and what it isn't! Sacristan Michael Seewer will be the host, and Saint Mark's team of EfM mentors will be the panelists. Join using this Zoom link.

Please read this heartbreaking appeal from the Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, where the latest horrific violence on top of the ongoing pandemic has pushed the healthcare system "far past its breaking point." Windows of the hospital have been blown out by bombs falling nearby; there is almost no electricity in Gaza so the hospital must run its generators around the clock; and they have just opened a new surgery ward to treat the flood of maimed and wounded. Dean Thomason has made a donation from the Clergy Discretionary Fund on behalf of Saint Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, and he encourages everyone to do the same, as they are able. Make a donation using this link. Please remember the staff at Ahli Arab Hospital, and all people in the region affected by the current violence and strife in your prayers.

Thank you to all who have made financial commitments to support the cathedral's mission and ministries in 2021. It's never too late to make a pledge if you haven't yet! Pledge payments by several households have dropped off in the last three months. If you have the capability to catch up or even fulfill your pledge in full, we would greatly appreciate that. Please contact Erik Donner at 206-323-0300 x217 with any questions or need for assistance.

As we inch forward into a post-pandemic existence, we all had experiences that involved preparing food at home. To memorialize this piece of the pandemic experience, every household is invited to send one (only one please) recipe that you found especially meaningful for you. You are welcome to include a brief comment (not to exceed 50 words) that offers some context if you like. We will organize this and make the cookbook available in digital format for free. Please send your one recipe to cookbook@saintmarks.org no later than June 15, 2021. (If you’d like to be part of a small group to work on this project, let Dean Thomason know). 

We will recognize and bless high school, college, and other post-secondary program graduates on Sunday, June 13 during the 11 a.m. service. If you or someone you know is graduating this spring/summer and would like to be recognized, please send their names and graduation information to Rebekah Gilmore, rgilmore@saintmarks.org, by Tuesday, June 8 at 5 p.m. 

Did you watch the film Kiss the Ground when it was offered by Interfaith Power & Light as part of the Sacred Ground forum offered in April? Please Respond to the survey here to share your thoughts and say thank you to the filmmakers for sharing this film with IPL. And, if you have not had a chance to watch this excellent film, there is now a copy of the DVD available in the Diocesan Library in addition to being available on various streaming platforms.

Interested in getting involved with the Creation Care Ministry? We meet the second Monday evening of every month at 6:30 p.m. Feel free to join a meeting anytime. Please email Marjorie Ringness for more information.

The cathedral's website has now been moved to a new, faster server in order to address problems accessing the site during moments of peak demand. If you find any errors or malfunctions in the website, or if the site crashes or freezes for you in the coming weeks, please alert Greg Bloch: gbloch@saintmarks.org.

After two years and more than 1,300 surveys, the ground-breaking Racial Justice Audit of Episcopal Leadership is now available to the wider church and public. The audit identifies nine “patterns” of systemic racism—ranging from the historical context of church leadership to current power dynamics—that will also be highlighted in three public webinars in May and June.

You are invited to read, reflect, and share the full report available here. The executive summary is available here. Find other resources and announcements from the Racial Justice Team of the Episcopal Church here.

The Episcopal Church Racial Justice Team is also hosting three webinars introducing the report and diving deeper. Register for any/all of the webinars by clicking on the dates below, or by visiting the main Racial Justice Audit website.

THURSDAY, MAY 27, 9 A.M.–3:45 P.M. [register here]

THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 9 A.M.–3:45 P.M. [register here]

THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 9 A.M.–3:45 P.M. [register here]

Saint Mark's is thrilled to be hosting a series of COVID-19 vaccine clinics. Some appointments will be accompanied by live organ music! Additional times may still be added, and will appear here as they become available. Making a reservation in advance is strongly recommended. This clinic is offered in partnership with 6M Geriatrics and Hospital Medicine, a clinic located on First Hill. We are so grateful to 6M and its director Dr. Sikirat Iyabo Tinubu-Karch, MD, MHA, for the opportunity to serve the community in this profound way. Saint Mark's encourages everyone to receive a vaccine as soon as they can. Getting vaccinated protects both yourself and our entire community. Please share this information with your friends and family! 

The Seattle Service Corps have released another newsletter! It contains reflections on their time here, information about their service placements, photographs, and even a favorite recipe! Read it online here.

FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 9:30 A.M.-1 P.M.

On Friday, June 11, volunteers are needed to serve at Community Lunch at All Pilgrims Christian Church on Broadway on Capitol Hill, a service that provides free meals and survival services to hundreds of homeless and low-income people of Seattle. Duties will include food prep and bagging to-go lunch bags. You can sign up by emailing Rev. Emily Austin here. Masking and distancing requirements apply.

FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 10:30 A.M., at Holy Rosary Church in Edmonds, WA

Dr. Rita Bennet died peacefully on May 8, 2021. She was the wife and collaborator of The Rev. Canon Dennis Bennett, who was for many years the rector of St. Luke’s Ballard, and the couple were leading figures in the Charismatic Movement within the Episcopal Church. Anyone who knew the Bennetts or was touched by their work has been invited to attend her ecumenical Celebration of Life Service at Holy Rosary church in Edmonds on Friday, June 4 at 10:30 a.m. People can register for the public service at emotionallyfree.org, by emailing ritabennett.cra@frontier.com, or by leaving a message on 425.775.2965. The service will be available on the Holy Rosary YouTube site immediately following the service.

SUNDAYS, 9 A.M.: Godly Play with Alicia (for pre-K—grade 2)

SUNDAYS, 10 A.M.: Saints & Sacraments with Sonjia and Kristen (for grades 3–5)

Saint Mark's Sunday School offerings have returned to their usual pattern. For more information and Zoom links, contact Canon Jennifer King Daugherty at jkdaugherty@saintmarks.org.

Keep an eye on saintmarks.org/children for the latest offerings. Contact Canon Daugherty (children) or Interim Youth Minister Rebekah Gilmore (youth) to learn more.

REGISTER: Senior Chorister Camp registration here.

AGES: rising 3rd grade–8th grade

CAMP DATES: July 11-14, 2021

TUITION: No tuition fees will be charged for Camp 2021.

REGISTER: Schola Camp registration here.

AGES: rising 9th-12th grade, and younger newly changed-voice tenors/basses

CAMP DATES: August 2-6, 2021;

TUITION: No tuition fees will be charged for Camp 2021.

Questions? Email the Choir School at choirschool@saintmarks.org

THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 11:30 A.M., via Zoom

This event raises funds to address the affordable housing crisis in our area. Please join our virtual “table” on June 3, 2021, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. COVID-19 has had significant and worrisome impacts on this year’s budget and Habitat's ability to continue helping families in our community during this unprecedented time. Donations from individuals at this virtual event will be crucial to making this help possible. Our table goal of $3,000 will support this important work. Please help us reach our goal in one of the following two ways: