SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021
THE THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT
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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 Rev. Canon Nancy Ross
Preacher: The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
Scripture: Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; John 2:13-22
Hymn: Lord Jesus, think on me [Hymn #641]
Organ: César Franck, Prelude, Fugue, and Variation; Improvisation on There is a Balm in Gilead
Offertory: God the sculptor of the mountains (words by John Thornburg, music by Gerre Hancock)
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Virtual Coffee Hour
Immediately following the service, join us for Virtual Coffee Hour! This Sunday, Coffee Hour features our tradition blessing for those celebrating birthdays or anniversaries in the month of March. All are welcome. Find the link to join here.
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Newcomers' Coffee with Clergy
SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 12 P.M., via Zoom
Immediately following the Sunday morning service (12–1 p.m.), come meet people and ask questions of clergy at the virtual Newcomers Coffee with Clergy over Zoom, offered on the first Sunday of each month. Join using this link.
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This week's hymn introduction may be found here. Tune in each Thursday at 4 p.m. on the cathedral's Facebook page to watch each week's presentation live.
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Choral Evensong
THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 4:30 P.M.
Lenten prayers and hymns for the evening, now with a choir of twelve singers. See more information below.
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The Office of Compline
EVERY SUNDAY, 9:30 P.M., on KING 98.1 FM and king.org
Live broadcasts and livestreams have resumed! Read the update on the current Compline situation here.
Highlights: Lord Jesus, think on me, arr. Hymnal 1940 & Peter R. Hallock; Jean Richafort, Emendemus in melius
All repertoire and liturgy information subject to change.
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Photo by Kevin Johnson, taken on March 8, 2020, the final public Eucharist liturgy before the closure of the cathedral building, one year ago next week.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Concert à 3
Friday, 3/5, 7:30 p.m.
Mideast Focus Ministry
East Jerusalem|West Jerusalem film discussion
Friday, 3/5, 8 p.m.
Virtual Sunday School
Sundays 9 & 10 a.m.
Holy Eucharist liturgy (livestream)
Sunday 3/7, 11 a.m.
Virtual Coffee Hour
Sunday 3/7 12 p.m.
Newcomers' Coffee with Clergy
Sunday, 3/7, 12 p.m.
Inquirers' Class (registration now closed)
Sundays, 12:30 p.m.
Exploring the Doctrine of Discovery
Four Sundays through 3/21, 1-2:30 p.m.
(registration now closed)
Choral Evensong
Sunday, 3/7, 4:30 p.m.
The Office of Compline
Sunday 3/7, 9:30 p.m.
Creation Care Monthly Meeting
Monday, 3/8, 6:30 p.m.
Night Prayer with 20s & 30s
Monday, 3/8, 7 p.m.
Lenten Wednesday Evensong
Wednesday, 3/10, 4:30 p.m.
Second Sunday Book Group
Sunday, 3/14, 1:00 p.m.
Postal Fellowship
3/22 - 3/29
Jesus and the Disinherited
Concluding Discussion
Wednesday, 3/24, 6:30 p.m.
Cathedral Yoga
Monday, 4/5, 5:30 p.m.
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WEEKDAY SERVICES
Evening Prayer, EVERY WEEKNIGHT, 6:30 P.M. via Zoom. A service of daily Evening Prayer to close the day. Join using this Zoom link.
Morning Prayer, THURSDAYS, 7 A.M. via Zoom. A service of Morning Prayer, followed by some time for fellowship. Join using this Zoom link.
Morning Prayer, WEDNESDAYS, 8:30 A.M. via Zoom. A new offering of Morning Prayer. Join using this Zoom link.
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Limited In-Person Worship Resumes at Saint Mark's on March 21!
Saint Mark's is thrilled to announce the resumption of limited in-person worship from March 21. The congregation will be limited to 30 pre-registered worshippers at first—stay tuned for more details and instructions of how to register. Read Dean Thomason's message to the community here. (Please note: outside of Sunday morning, the cathedral building remains closed except for essential workers.)
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SAINT MARK'S MUSIC SERIES
Concert à 3 with Jillon Dupree, Rebekah Gilmore, and Page Smith
TONIGHT, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 7:30 P.M., free, via livestream
Originally scheduled for Friday, February 26, the Music Series concert with Jillon Dupree, Rebekah Gilmore, and Page Smith has now been postponed to March 5, due to a boiler failure and subsequently chilly nave. In this free, livestreamed concert, three towering talents in the Puget Sound Region—who also happen to be members of the Saint Mark's Cathedral Choir—join forces to offer a varied program of music for voice with bowed and plucked strings. Featured composers include Hildegard, Giovanni Picchi, Purcell, Peri, Gabrielli, Monteverdi, Fux, and Bach. See the program for this concert here. The concert will be recorded and posted online for anyone unable to watch the livestream.
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East Jerusalem | West Jerusalem
WATCH THE FILM AT YOUR CONVENIENCE (see below for details)
THEN JOIN THE POST-FILM DISCUSSION,
TONIGHT, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 8:00 P.M., via Zoom
Discussion host: David Wild, filmmaker
Very special guest: David Broza, one of the musicians in the film, joining from Israel!
American, Israeli, and Palestinian musicians record a new album. And, in defiance of Israel's dark realities, start a new program for children living under occupation. Learn more and watch the trailer here. To watch the film, send a message today to seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com to get the link. Watch the film on your own, then and join the discussion tonight at 8 p.m. using this Zoom link. (Please note that the time announced earlier for the discussion has been changed to 8 p.m.)
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Choral Evensong on the Third Sunday in Lent
Saint Mark's will offer Choral Evensong via livestream with the most singers permitted since the COVID lock down began in Seattle almost one year ago to the day. Twelve members of the Evensong Choir, fully masked and at least nine feet apart in all directions, will offer a chant-based setting of the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis by Canadian composer Healey Willan; and Johannes Brahms' ravishing Geistliches Lied, Op. 30, a setting of Paul Fleming's prayer, "Let nothing ever grieve thee." Join with the choir in raising your eventide prayers and praises to God on the eve of the third full work week in Lent.
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Compline Video Livestream resumes
When the cathedral building was closed for public worship one year ago, a video livestream of the Office of Compline was offered on the regular cathedral livestream page. While the Office has continued to be chanted at 9:30 p.m. in the nave and broadcast on the radio each and every Sunday, the livestream came to an end after the Feast of Pentecost, 2020. Now, with the generous help of several volunteers from the cathedral community, the livestream will resume on Sunday, March 7. Join in at 9:30 p.m., either on the cathedral's usual livestream page, or on the Facebook pages of both the cathedral and the Compline Choir.
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SECOND SUNDAY BOOK GROUP
Two Books by Phyllis Tickle: The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why and Emergence Christianity
SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 1:00 P.M., via Zoom
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MIDEAST FOCUS FILM SERIES
There is a Field: Local Filmmaker Explores Israel/Palestine through the Lens of Black Lives Matter
DISCUSSION WITH THE FILMMAKER: FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 8:00 P.M., via Zoom
There is a Field tells the story of Aseel Asleh, a 17-year-old Palestinian citizen of Israel killed by police in October 2000. In 2016, Seattle-based author and filmmaker Jen Marlowe created a play about his death and its aftermath, based on primary sources and personal interviews that she collected in Israel and Palestine over the course of 14 years. Then, in 2020, she filmed a cast of African-American actors and Black Lives Matter activists performing the play, and reflecting on the parallels between Aseel's story and their own experiences, and between the systems of oppression affecting Black Americans and Palestinians in Israel. Learn more and watch a trailer here. To participate, email seattlemideastfocus@gmail.com—you will be sent a link on Wednesday, March 17 that you can use to watch the film anytime between then and Friday evening. Then join a Zoom discussion with filmmaker Jen Marlowe on Friday night, March 19, at 8 p.m.
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Personal Prayer in the Cathedral Nave in Lent
SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 4-6 P.M.
MONDAY, MARCH 22, 6-7 P.M.
PALM SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 12:30-1:30 P.M.
GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1-2 P.M.
Come to the cathedral nave for a moment of quiet, prayerful reflection during Lent. Several times have been set aside to welcome parishioners to the nave for socially-distanced individual prayer. There is no need to register. Come to the Hoerster Annex entrance (southwest corner of cathedral) where you will be greeted and asked to sign a health waiver. Then you will proceed to the nave for your time of prayer. Total occupancy will be limited. Contact Canon Jennifer, jkdaugherty@saintmarks.org with any questions.
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Community Book Study for Lent: Howard Thurman’s Jesus and the Disinherited
follow-up book discussion:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 6:30 P.M.
Canon Brownridge’s introductory presentation, a video of which is now available online, served as an invitation to read Howard Thurman’s foundational work Jesus and the Disinherited, exploring the Gospel as a manual of resistance for the poor and disenfranchised. We will follow up on March 24 for an online discussion of the book together with Saint Mark’s clergy at 6:30–8 p.m. Join the Zoom with Canon Brownridge here. Questions? Contact Canon Jennifer Daugherty at jkdaugherty@saintmarks.org.
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YOUNG ADULTS
20s/30s Postal Fellowship: Letter Exchange During Lent
WEEKS OF MARCH 22 AND 29
There is something about writing and receiving a handwritten note that can be central to our wellbeing in connecting with others. Join the 20s/30s Group for “Postal Fellowship” as an opportunity to pause, reflect, and connect with each other in handwritten correspondence during the weeks of March 22 and March 29. Share your letter writing, card decorating, stamp selection, envelope art or postcard style with another 20s/30s member. Suggested writing prompts will include themes of “Release” (Week 1) and “Renewal” (Week 2). If you are interested in participating, then please complete this form by March 15 to get your “match” and additional instructions. Questions? Email Seyi Akanni (seyi.akanni@gmail.com).
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Prayer Banners around the Labyrinth: New Details
Thanks to all those who have already contributed to the Prayer Banner Project around the outdoor labyrinth. Everyone connected to Saint Mark's is invited to contribute their prayers to this project between now and Maundy Thursday (April 1). On Maundy Thursday all the banners will be gathered together, collectively blessed at the evening liturgy, and offered up as an embodiment of the prayers of the community. Pick up a banner from the bin on the cathedral patio, or make one with whatever fabric you have on hand (approx. 3 inches by 12 inches), write your prayer intention on it, and come hang it on the line around the labyrinth any time—or mail it to the cathedral at the usual mailing address if you cannot come by.
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As we continue through the season of Lent, all in the Saint Mark's Cathedral community are invited to a holy rhythm of prayer, reflection, and renewal. A variety of opportunities and resources to support each person and each family in observing a holy Lent at home are collected together on the Lent at Home page of the cathedral website, and a few are highlighted briefly below (click the image to learn more).
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Lenten Wednesday Evensong Service, Led by Choristers of the Choir School
Each Wednesday in Lent at 4:30 p.m., join together for an evensong service led by the young people of the Choir School, via Zoom.
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A Lenten Evening Devotional
A brief prayer service for the evening to be said alone or as a family in the home. Find as a pdf here, or online here—the online version has been newly updated with new videos from cathedral musicians.
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Jesus and the Disinherited
All are encouraged to read this book in preparation for the discussion Wednesday, March 24. Information including a video of Canon Brownridge's introduction can be found here.
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The Stations of the Cross
In the nave is artist Virginia Maksymowicz's stunning sculptural interpretation of the traditional fourteen Stations of the Cross. They are also featured in an on-demand video liturgy, available here.
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Seeking Hospitality Ministers
With the cathedral resuming in person worship as of March 21, we are looking to form teams of hospitality ministers to serve for each of our Sunday services. Hospitality ministers will be the first face people see when they enter the cathedral. They will welcome people, ensure they are registered for worship, and help guide them to their seat. We hope to form teams of six people each to rotate once every four or so weeks. Training will be provided in the coming weeks (stay tuned for the date). If you might be interested in joining the hospitality ministry, or with any questions, please contact sacristan Michael Seewer mseewer@saintmarks.org or Don Sutkus, don@sutkus.com.
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CREATION CARE
Creation Care Weekly Tip
Looking for a little inspiration from nature? Check out this beautiful 5-minute video, including beautiful bird song:
Thank you to everyone who completed the Creation Care survey! We so appreciate the interest in how the Saint Mark's community can address the climate crisis. We will be sharing a summary of the survey results soon.
Interested in hearing more about the Creation Care Ministry and being more involved? Join us for our next monthly meeting on Monday evening, March 8 at 6:30pm. Contact Marjorie Ringness for the Zoom link or to find out more!
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OFFERINGS FROM ELSEWHERE
Trinity Commons Speaker Series with Nikole Hannah-Jones
Nikole Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of The 1619 Project, a long-form and ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine named for the year the first enslaved Africans arrived in America. Through her investigative work, Hannah-Jones examines the racial inequities in housing and education in particular. She has written extensively on the history of racism, school resegregation, and the decades-long failure of the federal government to enforce the 1968 Fair Housing Act. Trinity Wall Street in New York City will present conversation moderated by the Rev. Winnie Varghese, in which Hannah-Jones will discuss racial inequity in America, punctuated by the current political firestorm that threatens funding cuts to schools that use The 1619 Project as curriculum. Register and join online on Thursday, March 11, at 6 p.m. EST (3 p.m. Pacific) for this critical conversation about our nation’s past and future. Learn more here.
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The Rubric: Winter 2021 issue now available
In continual publication since December of 1890, today The Rubric is Saint Mark's magazine-style publication, used to tell the story of the cathedral community to ourselves, the Diocese of Olympia, and the wider world.
The new issue contains...
- The story of the largest gift in the history of Saint Mark's Cathedral
- an essay by Canon Jennifer Daugherty about sacramental anointing,
- reflections on faith and vocation during the pandemic, from two community members working in the heath care field,
...and much more. Printed copies were mailed to parishioners this week—keep an eye on your mailbox. If you are not on the distribution list and would like to be, please contact Erik Donner, edonner@saintmarks.org. In addition, the full issue is available online here, either using the Issuu reader interface, as a downloadable pdf, or as individual articles.
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Dismantling Racism Training from Absalom Jones Center
TRAININGS VIA ZOOM RUN FROM 6 A.M. TO 1 P.M., PACIFIC TIME (because they’re happening on the East Coast!)
SELECTION OF DATES AVAILABLE
While the world is meeting via Zoom, the Saint Mark’s community has an opportunity to participate in Dismantling Racism Trainings with The Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing in Atlanta, Georgia, focused on increasing racial understanding, healing, and reconciliation. Let’s take advantage of this significant resource—and then share our learning and reflections in an upcoming Zoom gathering on the evening of Wednesday, May 12 at the cathedral! The Absalom Jones Center provides tools and experiences that allow faith communities to engage in dismantling racism through education, prayer, dialogue, pilgrimage, and spiritual formation.
Sign up for this significant training, which is scheduled on many upcoming weekdays and Saturdays. Although there is no charge to take the training, pre-registration is required no later than one week in advance. Register here. (Note that Zoom classes are offered only until it is safe to meet in person again, as classes are filling up quickly, so sooner is better!) Questions? Contact: Canon Nancy Ross: nross@saintmarks.org.
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20S/30S GROUP
Night Prayer with the 20s/30s Group
NEXT SERVICE: MONDAY, MARCH 8, 7 P.M., over the phone
Night Prayer with the 20s/30s Group at Saint Mark's will continue on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. in the new year! This will be offered over the phone—the young adults decided that there were already too many videoconferences and Zoom meetings in their lives! Please email Canon Jennifer to receive the call-in information and liturgy for the service.
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CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Sunday Morning Church School
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.
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United Way Tax Help
NOW THROUGH APRIL 18
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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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