SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2020
THE SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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Sunday Worship at 11 a.m.
Livestream service of Holy Eucharist
Download the leaflet in advance here.
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Presider: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason
Preacher: The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
Scripture: Exodus 17:1-7; Matthew 21:23-32
Hymns: Come, thou fount of every blessing [Hymn #686]; Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing [Hymn #690]
Organ: Dieterich Buxtehude, Präludium in C, BuxWV 137; Craig Phillips, Declamation on "King’s Weston"
Offertory music: Music: J.S. Bach, Words: Charles Wesley, Love divine, all loves excelling
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Here is this week's introduction to Sunday's hymns, presented this week for the first time by Gregory Bloch. It was first broadcast live over Facebook on Thursday. 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 three or four singers. Listen live on KING-FM 98.1 and online at king.org, and please subscribe to the Compline podcast: complinepodcast.org
Highlights: M. Searle Wright, Now the day is over; Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Tibi Christe, splendor Patris
All repertoire and liturgy information subject to change
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Newcomer's Coffee Hour with Clergy
NEXT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 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, cchapman@saintmarks.org.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Friday afternoon tea
Friday 9/25, 3 p.m.
Virtual Sunday School
Sundays 9 & 10 a.m.
Holy Eucharist liturgy (livestream)
Sunday 9/27, 11 a.m.
Virtual Coffee Hour
Sunday 9/27, 12 p.m.
Living the Questions:
A (Virtual) Series for Inquirers
Sundays 9/20–10/25, 12:30 p.m.
Youth Kickoff and Baking Extravaganza
Sunday 9/27, 7 p.m.
The Office of Compline
Sunday 9/27, 9:30 p.m.
Night Prayer with 20s & 30s
Monday, 9/28, 7 p.m.
Tuesday Bible Study
Tuesday 9/29, 12 p.m.
The Radix Project Opening Plenary
Wednesday, 9/30, 7 p.m.
St. Francis Celebration
with Blessing of the Animals
Saturday, 10/3, 2:30 p.m. AND 4:30 p.m.
Newcomer's Coffee Hour with Clergy
Sunday 10/4, 12 p.m.
Choral Evensong
Sunday 10/4, 4:30 p.m.
Indigenous Film Festival
Ongoing through 10/5
Faith Action Network:
Candidate Forum
Monday 10/12, 7 p.m.
Regathering the Beloved Community: Virtual Diocesan BIPOC Retreat
Saturday, 10/17
Saint Mark's Music Series presents:
Michael Kleinschmidt on the Flentrop
Friday 10/23, 7:30 p.m.
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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.
NOTE: Updated Evening Prayer Link
For those who occasionally join Evening Prayer, please know that the Zoom meeting has had a passcode added as part of the updated security requirements for Zoom. If you have the old link, it will still work, but you will need the passcode to enter, which is 3230300 (the Cathedral’s telephone number minus area code). Or, you can receive an updated hyperlink with the passcode embedded by contacting Cathedral Sacristan and Head Verger Michael Seewer.
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YOUTH OF SAINT MARK'S
Youth Kickoff Meeting and Great Chocolate Chip Cookie Baking Extravaganza!
THIS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 7-8:30 P.M., via Zoom
As this unique school year begins, the youth of Saint Mark's will be invited to dig deep, goof off, wrestle with big questions, and learn to lean on each other—figuratively if not literally. Join us for our first event of the season to learn what is coming up this year from service projects to Bible study to confirmation. How will we be together when we can't be together? Let's talk about it.
WHO: All middle school and high school kids and parents (for some of the time) with Interim Youth Minister, Rebekah Gilmore and other adult leadership.
WHAT: We will all synchronize our cookie making and then let the parents finish the baking while the kids have their own time and parents bring us our cookies. :)
SUPPLIES: Please have on hand the ingredients & necessary utensils for baking already set out prior to the meeting, a mixer, and oven access with Zoom capabilities in the kitchen. Here is the recipe happening in Rebekah's kitchen that night.
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FAITH FORMATION WEDNESDAY FORUM
The Role of Surprise in the Spiritual Journey
ONLINE PLENARY: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 7-8:30 P.M., via Zoom (Join using this link.)
Dean Thomason will offer some theological reflections on the element of surprise in scripture and in our lives. We’ve had a lot of surprises this year, good and bad! How do we understand them in light of the spiritual journey? (Note: this forum serves as opening plenary for the Radix Project, but all are welcome to attend.) No pre-registration necessary. Join using this link.
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REGISTRATION CLOSES SOON
St. Francis Day Celebration and Blessing of the Animals
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2020
TWO OPPORTUNITIES!
2:30–3:30 P.M.: DRIVE-THROUGH PRAYER AND ANIMAL BLESSING (no pre-registration required)
4:30 P.M.: IN-PERSON OUTDOOR LITURGY ON THE LABYRINTH (registration required, and available via livestream.)
DEADLINE TO REGISTER: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1—LESS THAN A WEEK REMAINS!
The Blessing of the Animals around the Feast of St Francis of Assisi has long been a beloved annual tradition at Saint Mark's. Starting last year, this was given its own dedicated liturgy on Saturday afternoon, on the outdoor labyrinth, surrounded by the beauty of the cathedral garden—and this will be offered once again this year. Like last year, the event will feature musical contributions by acclaimed Seattle musician James Falzone, and include prayers for healing humanity’s relationship with the earth, and for all the creatures who share the earth with us. All are invited to attend, with or without their animal companions. Following current guidelines, attendance will be limited, participants will remain masked and distanced, and advance registration will be required.
For those who do not wish to attend in-person worship at this time, a drive-through animal blessing will be offered earlier in the afternoon, with no preregistration required. You can read more about the event here, and can pre-register here:
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Choral Evensong:
Saint Michael and All Angels
NEXT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020, 4:30 P.M., via livestream
Saint Mark's observes the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels in this service of Choral Evensong. Via livestream, join Dean Thomason and eight members of the Evensong Choir, safely distanced on the nave floor, in raising hearts and voices to God for the gift of all the holy angels: messengers, healers, guardians and warriors. Music will include Stanford's rousing setting of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B flat, and S.S. Wesley's beloved anthem, Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace.
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CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Weekly Online Sunday School
SUNDAYS, 9 A.M. (for pre-K—grade 2) AND 10 A.M. (for grades 3–5).
Church School on Sunday mornings has started up again for the Fall season! Children in Pre-K through second grade meet at 9 a.m. for Godly Play with Alicia Goodwin, where they tell bible stories with objects from home, make art together, and share their prayers and praises. Children in third through fifth grade meet at 10 a.m. for Exploring Saints and Sacraments with Kristen Kelly, where they study scripture together and make connections to life in quarantine, plan projects for the community, and more! Contact Kelly Moody, Associate for Spiritual Formation, for more information and zoom links at kmoody@saintmarks.org.
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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YOUNG ADULTS
Night Prayer with the 20s & 30s Group
NEXT SERVICE: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 7 P.M., over the phone and (optional) in-person
The 20s & 30s at Saint Mark's will be hosting prayer together on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. This will be offered over the phone—the young adults decided that there were already too many videoconferences and Zoom meetings in their lives! The first service, Night Prayer (from the New Zealand Prayer Book), was offered on September 14. The next offering will be Monday evening, September 28. Please email Canon Jennifer to receive the call-in information and liturgy for the service. Additionally, there will be an optional in-person gathering outdoors in groups of 5 or fewer to call in to our common prayer on the 4th Monday of each month. Please fill out this form if you are interested in joining a group or getting more information.
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FAITH FORMATION
Tuesday Bible Study Returns
EVERY TUESDAY, 12–1 P.M., currently meeting via Zoom
Tuesday Bible Study provides a weekly conversation around the scripture readings for the following Sunday. It has recently re-launched using the Zoom platform. Each week a discussion is facilitated and lively conversation ensues as people share their thoughts about the lessons. For more information and to get the link to join, contact The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty.
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A Season of Creation
SEPTEMBER 1–OCTOBER 4, 2020
Saint Mark’s and the greater Episcopal Church joins Christian churches across the world in celebrating the Season of Creation September 1 – October 4. From the Season of Creation website: “The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator through repenting, repairing, and rejoicing together. During the Season of Creation, we join our sisters and brothers in the ecumenical family in prayer and action for our common home.”
For the Season of Creation 2020, leaders from The Episcopal Church, the Anglican Church in Canada, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada collaborated on a set of beautiful weekly devotionals to guide us through this season. Here’s the devotional for this fourth week of the Season of Creation, centered on the verse from Scripture: "I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink" (Exodus 17:6).
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FAITH ACTION NETWORK
Candidate Forum for Legislative Districts 36, 37, 43
MONDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2020, 7 P.M., via Zoom. Co-sponsored by Saint Mark's.
The Faith Action Network will offer a candidate forum for candidates in legislative districts, which includes Sarah Reyneveld and Liz Berry from the 36th District, Kirsten Harris-Talley and Chukundi Salisbury from the 37th District, and Sherae Lascelles and Frank Chopp from the 43rd District. Participants may send in questions to use during the forum before the event. RSVP here: bit.ly/36-37-43CandidateForum to receive the Zoom link. There will be questions prepared by the sponsors as well as a limited opportunity for the audience to submit questions. Each district will have a 30-minute time slot - see the flyer for more information (click to enlarge).
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SAINT MARK'S MUSIC SERIES
Concert on the Flentrop Organ with Michael Kleinschmidt, organist
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2020, 7:30 P.M., via livestream
The 2020-21 Season of the Saint Mark's Music Series begins! For this unique year, the Music Series will offer free, virtual concerts featuring local talent - including cathedral staff, parishioners, and choir members. Although we are staying close to home, we embrace this unique opportunity to publicize farther afield and to welcome larger audiences to our beautiful Nave through these livestreamed concerts. You can view the whole season online, and can RSVP to the concerts on Facebook. We hope that you will invite friends and family to attend these livestreams and to enjoy the exquisite music from the sacred box of Saint Mark's Cathedral.
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Finding the Holy in the Ordinary: A Virtual Mini-Retreat for Spirited Women
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2020, 9:30 A.M., via Zoom
God comes to us in many ways. Some of the most profound encounters though happen during simple, everyday life: cooking a meal, putting away dishes, folding laundry, or reading a bedtime story. Those ordinary encounters can be anything but ordinary. God is always finding a way to transform ordinary practices in unexpected ways.
On Saturday, November 7, the Spirited Women of Saint Mark’s will gather virtually for a mini-retreat to talk about ways God encounters us through ordinary life. Pre-gathering coffee begins at 9:30 followed by Morning Prayer and then reflection and renewal. We will end by 11:30 am.
To pre-register, please RSVP to Mary Segall or The Rev. Canon Cristi Chapman by Sunday, October 25. Participants will receive a retreat packet in the mail in advance. After you register, share a short reflection, photo, or video how you have encountered the Holy in ordinary life. More information is available here.
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The Wisdom School at Saint Mark's 2020-21 Season Announcement
Earlier this week, an email was sent to the community announcing the upcoming season of The Wisdom School, now entering its fifth year. The complete schedule may now be seen at saintmarks.org/wisdom, and the full season brochure can be downloaded as a pdf. The earliest special event on the schedule is the annual Advent Quiet Morning at St Andrews on December 12, 2020; the main programing of the season, organized under the theme of The Spirituality of Desire, begins with an opening plenary on January 13, 2021. Other events include visits by the teacher and theologian Belden C. Lane; author and therapist Dr. Hillary McBride (co-host of the well-known podcast The Liturgists); a men's retreat and a women's retreat; a capstone pilgrimage to Britain rescheduled from summer 2019; and more. In light of the ongoing pandemic, contingencies have been built in to the planning—events will be in-person, all-online, or blended as conditions allow. Check back on The Wisdom School page as the events approach, and use this form to sign up for the special Wisdom School mailing list.
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Indigenous Film Festival
ONGOING THROUGH OCTOBER 5, 2020
For the first time, Vision Maker Media will be hosting an online, five-week-long celebration of American Indian, Alaska Native and worldwide Indigenous films from August 31 – October 5, 2020. Accompanying the films, the festival will host a collective of inspiring filmmakers in engaging digital conversations, creating a space for both healing and learning. Learn more here.
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Webinars from the Diocese of Olympia
During this time of remote gathering, the Diocese of Olympia has been holding a series of webinars on a wide range of topics, including stewardship, faith formation, and specific topics related to regathering once our buildings open once again. Here you can find an archive of past webinars, grouped by topic, if you would like to revisit the material, or if you missed the webinar the first time around.
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The Fall 2020 Ministry Directory — GET INVOLVED!
Two weeks ago during coffee hour the new edition of the Saint Mark's Ministry Directory was presented to the congregation. This document contains a broad overview of the many opportunities at the cathedral to get involved, make connections, and serve the cathedral community, our neighbors, and the world. This edition also indicates what is (and is not) happening in particular ministry groups during this time of physical distancing and building closure.
In addition, ministry leaders were invite to submit short informal videos introducing their ministry and inviting you to join in. They are posted throughout the same page as the directory. And as always, do not hesitate to reach out, ask questions, and try something new! Even if a ministry's activities are currently suspended, now is the time to learn more and get involved, wherever you feel called.
(And if you are a ministry leader who has not yet made a short video, it’s not too late! Contact Greg to find out more.)
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MISSION TO SEAFARERS
Knit a Cap for a Sailor!
The Mission to Seafarers is running low on their signature hand-knit hats to distribute to ship workers that come to the port of Seattle. Though cruise season has been interrupted due to the pandemic, cargo ships are still sailing and the Seattle Seafarers' Center, where our Seattle Service Corps also sends workers, is working to meet as many as possible in a safe manner. You can join Saint Mark’s Ministry of Worsted Wool in making watch caps for the Mission to Seafarers. Contact Barbara Erickson or visit this page for more information and a pattern – even if you’ve never knitted a cap before!
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MEDICAL EQUIPMENT RESOURCE CENTER
Donate Your Unused Medical Supplies
This is your chance to clean out your closets while at home during COVID and wildfire season! The Medical Equipment Resource center has found new uses for wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, canes and other medical items in your home - the Tent City 3 residents are very grateful to receive items (and can be followed as they move from place to place) plus refugees in Jordan and the victims of the explosion in Beirut. We have a way of including medical equipment in a container being sent from time to time. Please contact Mary Segall (mesegall@icloud.com) to discuss receiving items. Many thanks.
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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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