SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020
THE NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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The Holy Eucharist will be livestreamed from the Cathedral Nave at 11 a.m. Sunday morning.
Download the leaflet in advance
here
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Presider:
The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
Preacher:
The Rev. Canon Arienne Davison
Scripture:
Genesis 32:22-31; Romans 9:1-15; Matthew 14:13-21
Hymns:
God is love
[Hymn #379];
O God of earth and altar
[Hymn #591]
Organ: Charles-Marie Widor,
P
relude Andante sostenuto
, from
Symphonie gothiqu
e; Charles Villiers Stanford,
Postlude in D Minor
, Opus 105, No. 6
Special Musical Offering:
Maurice Duruflé,
Ubi caritas
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Guest Preacher This Sunday
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We are delighted to have
The Rev. Canon Arienne Davison
as guest preacher this Sunday for the 11 a.m. livestream service. She serves as Canon to the Ordinary (that is, the Bishop’s Chief of Staff) in the Diocese of Olympia, and served formerly as Vicar of St. Bede’s, Port Orchard, and Canon for Multicultural Ministries for the Diocese. She has several connections to the cathedral: she reports receiving Eucharist for the first time in her life at a service at Saint Mark’s in 2000, and was ordained to the transitional diaconate in this space. In her current role as Canon to the Ordinary, she serves on the cathedral vestry as the Bishop’s representative.
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A Special Musical Offering This Sunday
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This Sunday’s Offertory Anthem will feature a musical offering from the past, which acquires new meaning in the context of today. About six months ago, on February 16, 2020, the Cathedral Choir offered Maurice Duruflé’s setting of one of the great texts of our tradition:
Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est
— "
where charity and love are, God is there."
The composition is a setting from the early 20th century of the ancient traditional chant melody. It is what Cathedral Choir members call “an old friend,” a beloved and frequently-sung piece, the notes of which requires minimal rehearsal, so the choir can focus on deeper levels of expression and interpretation.
Canon Kleinschmidt hopes that listening again to this work at this time will be a comforting reminder of what it was like to physically gather
,
while also speaking to (in the words of the anthem) “the love which gathers us into one” even when we must remain physically apart.
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Birthday and Anniversary Blessings at Virtual Coffee Hour this week
On the first Sunday of the month, we will say our traditional blessings for those with birthdays or anniversaries in the month of August during the Virtual Coffee Hour. Email
Peter McClung
to get the link.
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Newcomer’s Coffee with Clergy
THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 12 P.M.
On the first Sunday of each month, a separate coffee hour is offered especially for newcomers and guests to the livestream, near and far. If you know of someone who has recently begun participating remotely, please encourage them to contact Canon Chapman,
newcomers@saintmarks.org
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Friday 7/31, 3 p.m.
Friday afternoon tea
Sunday 8/2, 11 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (livestream)
Sunday 8/2, 10:30 a.m. & 12 p.m.
Pre-Liturgy Check-In &
Virtual Coffee Hour with Birthday and Anniversary Blessings.
PLEASE NOTE
:
The Pre-Liturgy Check-In will be offered this Sunday and will then be suspended. See below.
Sunday 8/2, 12 p.m.
Newcomer's Coffee Hour
with Clergy
Sunday, 8/2, 5:30 p.m.
Dedication of Memorial Benches and Outdoor Service (livestream)
In-person attendance requires advance registration; see below.
Wednesday, 8/5, 5 p.m.
Come Hell or High Water:
Climate Justice Webinar
Monday, 8/10, 6:30 p.m.
Creation Care Ministry Meeting
Wednesday, 8/12, 7 p.m.
Taking Up Our Responsibility
for Racial Justice:
Study session
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WEEKDAY SERVICES
Morning Prayer,
THURSDAYS, 7 A.M.
via Zoom.
A service of morning prayer, followed immediately by some time to talk and be together. All are welcome. Email
selwood@uw.edu
for the link.
Evening Prayer, EVERY WEEKNIGHT, 6:30 P.M.
via Zoom.
A service of daily evening prayer to close the day.
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Here is this week's
introduction to Sunday's hymns
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presented by Canon Michael Kleinschmidt. It was first broadcast live over Facebook on Thursday
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Click
here
to watch the video on Facebook.
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The Office of Compline
EVERY SUNDAY, 9:30 P.M.
Compline
will be broadcast at 9:30 p.m. on Sunday, now with a choir of four singers. Listen live on KING-FM 98.1 and online at
king.org
, and please subscribe to the Compline podcast:
complinepodcast.org
Highlights: Roupen Shakarian,
Be present, O merciful God; Peter Hallock,
Psalm 70; Kevin Siegfried,
Te lucis ante terminum; Palestrina,
Sicut cervus
All repertoire and liturgy information subject to change.
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Dedication of Memorial Benches & Outdoor Service
SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 5:30 p.m,
Cathedral lawn and via livestream.
Registration closes: Saturday at 5 P.M.
As was announced by a parish email recently, Saint Mark’s Cathedral will host a brief service of dedication and blessing of four benches that have been placed around the perimeter of the labyrinth on the front lawn of Saint Mark’s Cathedral, to be held on the first Sunday of August at 5:30 p.m. The benches have been given in loving memory of four long-time members of the cathedral who have recently died—
The Rev. Canon Mike Jackson, Randy Revelle, Kathie Moen, and The Rev. Canon Timothy Nakayama.
The Pacific Brass Quintet will offer a brief (20-minute) performance following the dedication—a "concert-in-the-park" style program including classical and "pops" favorites
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In-person attendance will be strictly limited, per current public health directives.
At this time, there are still a few spots remaining.
Attendees will be screened when they arrive, masks must be worn, and physical distancing must be observed at all times. If you wish to attend, you must register in advance, either by using the
online registration system
, or by phoning Erik Donner in the cathedral office. If you find that the event has reached capacity, please add yourself to the waiting list—you will be notified if and when additional places open up.
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INTERFAITH POWER & LIGHT
Come Hell or High Water:
Climate Justice Webinar
THIS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 5:30 P.M.
via Zoom
Saint Mark’s partner organization Interfaith Power and Light presents
Come Hell or High Water: The Battle for Turkey Creek.
This film follows the painful but inspiring journey of Derrick Evans, a Boston teacher who moves home to coastal Mississippi when the graves of his ancestors are bulldozed to make way for the sprawling city of Gulfport. Over the course of a decade, Derrick and his neighbors stand up to powerful corporate interests and politicians and face ordeals that include Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil disaster in their struggle for self-determination and environmental justice.
This is an award winning film about the unjust impact of climate change on an historic black community. After watching the film, attend this webinar to learn ways we can practice being allies in the fight for safe and healthy black communities. Moderated by Susan Stephenson, the conversation will center around the disproportionate impacts of climate change on black and brown communities. Individual registration, which includes a link and password to watch the film at your convenience, as well as access to Wednesday's webinar, is $20.
Click here
for more information, including the registration link.
“This powerful documentary illustrates a classic case of environmental injustice and exposes raw in-your-face Mississippi racial politics. Come Hell or High Water is a perfect lesson that we are not living in a post-racial era.”
-Dr. Robert Bullard, “father of environmental justice”
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Creation Care Ministry
NEXT MINISTRY MEETING:
MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 6:30 P.M.,
via Zoom
The Creation Care Ministry meets monthly, and is currently focusing on 4 areas: spiritual exercises to connect our faith with our care of the earth, training on a measurement tool to help Saint Mark’s households measure their carbon footprint, researching carbon offset programs to share with the congregation, and examining personal habits around food and energy usage. Email
marjorie@ringness.org
for the Zoom link to join our next meeting and be part of the ongoing work and conversation.
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Statement on Hiroshima Anniversary
This August marks the 75th anniversary of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima, on August 6, and Nagasaki, on August 9, 1945. As the world community remembers and addresses the ongoing threat of nuclear aggression, the Vestry of St. Mark’s Cathedral Parish has
released a resolution
“calling upon U.S. policymakers to determine a timely process for the dismantling of existing U.S. nuclear weapons while urging other countries to do likewise, and urging the President and Congress to explore a moratorium on production of new nuclear arms.” If you are interested in work for nuclear disarmament, find information at
wanwcoalition.org (Washington Against Nuclear Weapons), or contact parishioner Betsy Bell at
betsybell37@gmail.com.
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Tent City 3: Community Update
The response to last week's request for bottled water was terrific.
TC3 currently has plenty of cases of water stored.
Thank you for your generosity and hospitality in providing water for the cathedral's new neighbors!
Now that they are settling in, TC3 residents have identified
two additional items they could use:
can openers and compression socks.
Deliveries can be made to the camp in person or via mail (Amazon, etc.). Please bring donations to the front gate of the camp. Someone from the camp will meet you when you arrive and then take the donation. Wear a mask! We keep checking with the residents regularly and will keep you posted on urgent needs. You can can also view a list of general needs and a sign-up to provide a meal
here
. Questions or suggestions? Please reach out to
The Rev. Canon Cristi Chapman (
cchapman@saintmarks.org
).
This past week, St. Brigid's Banquet Ministry prepared meals for the 50 residents of TC3. Ministry Leader Chris Rigos reports that each resident received a bag dinner with a sandwich, homemade cookies, an orange, two containers of potato salad, a bag of chips, a small granola bar, utensils, napkins, mayo and mustard packets, and a can of seltzer water. St. Brigid's will be feeding TC3 again on August 23, and you can participate by reaching out to Chris Rigos,
crigos33@gmail.com
.
Learn more about Tent City 3
here
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Pre-liturgy Check-in and Post-liturgy Virtual Coffee Hour via Zoom
This week, why not
pop into the Virtual Coffee Hour Zoom meeting
before the service, just to check in and say hello?
The room will be open starting at 10:30 a.m.
Then use the same link to come together and share some time together immediately after the service.
This Sunday, the first Sunday of the month, the community will pronounce its traditional blessing over those who are celebrating birthday and anniversaries in the month of August.
PLEASE NOTE:
This Sunday will be the final Pre-Liturgy Check-In until further notice.
Post-liturgy coffee Hour will continue as usual for the foreseeable future!
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Nicole Silvernale to leave her role as Director of Youth Ministry
Citing a desire to devote more time to her environmental work which has grown in recent months to full-time,
Nicole Silvernale
has resigned her position as Director of Youth Ministry effective July 31st.
We wish her well in her new ventures, and we are grateful for her ministry at St. Mark’s these past two years, having served as youth ministry intern, then director since summer 2019. Dean Thomason and the staff have begun planning for the transition and will have more to share in the coming weeks. For now, please join in blessing Nicole as she turns to a new chapter in her journey.
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New Flower Ministry Photo Gallery
One of the aspects of cathedral worship that has been missing since the building closure are the always-amazing altar flower arrangements made the dedicated and skilled members of the Flower Ministry. Cathedral photographer Kevin Johnson was asked to curate a selection of his personal favorites out of the hundreds of images of flowers he has taken over the years. The photos he chose are now posted as a gallery
on the Flower Ministry page of the Cathedral website
(a glimpse of the gallery was used above as the header image for this email message). Take a moment to remember and give thanks for this treasured aspect of the beauty of cathedral worship, and the ministers who put so much work
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Casa Latina House Cleaning and Outdoor Work—Ready for Work!
We can now support our friends at
Casa Latina
, who have been hit extremely hard by the pandemic shut-down! The Day Workers Center has opened, following strict safety guidelines, and is taking calls Monday-Friday 7:00 – 10:30 a.m. and Saturday from 7:30 – 11:30 a.m. Employers must make reservations 24 hours ahead of time. Place your work order today for house cleaning, landscape, or outdoor maintenance services. The Saint Mark’s community is so grateful for our relationship with Casa Latina and their leadership in the fight for immigrants’ rights
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If you have jobs to be done, please do support our neighbors who need the work!
Visit the
website
for further details or
call 206-956-0779 x3
to hire a Casa Latina worker.
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Resources to Support Protesters and Racial Equity in Western Washington
Cathedral clergy and staff have compiled a
list of resources
for learning about and confronting racism and white supremacy in ourselves, our community, and our nation.
The diocese of Olympia has compiled an additional list here
. We hope these resources provide support for the difficult work that we are being called to do to dismantle unjust systems, institutions, and ideologies and create a society in which the dignity of every human being is respected.
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CHILDREN, YOUTH, & FAMILIES
Summer Offerings
Sunday morning Godly Play has concluded for the summer, but don't miss these other offerings from the Children and Families Ministry!
- THE SAINT MARK'S PRAYER PODCAST FOR CHILDREN: In each 6–8-minute episode, you'll hear a verse of scripture, sing a song with Miss Gilmore, and be invited to pray together. Search for "Prayer Podcast for Children" wherever you get your podcasts, or check out all the episodes here!
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Education for Ministry (EfM) registration for 2020/21
Do you want to go deeper into your faith in an intense, ongoing way? Do you want to form lasting connections with others who also seek that connection? Consider registering for EfM. EfM is a four-year program focused on the study scripture, church history, and modern theology. Classes connect the material with church tradition, personal experiences, individual beliefs and current events. The next term begins the week of
September 1, 2020
. Three different classes meet weekly September to June at Saint Mark’s: Sundays, 6:00–8:30 p.m.; Mondays, 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.; or Mondays, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Each class is limited to 12 people; enrollment is open now and will end in early August or when classes are full. Tuition, including books, is $375. Please inquire by contacting clergy or class mentors:
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Friday Afternoon Tea
EVERY FRIDAY at 3 P.M.,
via Zoom.
Remember when we used to get together in coffee shops? We can still do that... online! Michael Perera will host afternoon tea once a week; drop in and chat about whatever’s on your mind. Bring your favorite hot beverage and let’s continue hanging out and making the isolation easier. Email Michael Perera with questions or to get the link to join:
perera.michael@gmail.com
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Do you know someone who might need to be contacted?
Is there anyone you know who might benefit from a quick phone call, or a note in the mail, from clergy or a member of the community? 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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