SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2020
THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT
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This Sunday,
March 29 at 11 a.m.
, the community of Saint Mark's Cathedral will gather
online
for Sunday morning worship
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Although the cathedral building is closed to the public, your presence in spirit is important!
Download the leaflet in advance
here
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Presider: The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
Preacher: The Rev. Canon Nancy Ross
Music Highlights: Morley,
Nolo mortem peccatoris
[I do not desire the death of a sinner]
Hymns:
O Love of God, how strong and true (456);
Breathe on me, Breath of God (508);
O food to pilgrims given (309);
All my hope on God is founded (646, stanzas 1, 3, & 5)
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Above, photo of the cathedral windows reflected in the baptismal font's immersion pool by Michael Perera.
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An Introduction to the Hymns for this Sunday's Livestream
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Click
here
to watch the video.
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Compline
continues to be offered in the closed cathedral building at
its traditional time, 9:30 p.m. on Sunday,
with a choir of just a few singers. As on every Sunday for decades, it will be broadcast live on KING-FM 98.1 and online at
king.org
. In addition, during the cathedral closure, video of the office will be livestreamed on the cathedral's website. Visit
saintmarks.org/livestream
Sunday night to experience Compline in this new way.
Highlights of Compline for the Fifth Sunday in Lent: Parry/Bonhoeffer,
By gracious powers so wonderfully sheltered; Hallock,
Psalm 130; Arcadelt,
Lamentations of Jeremiah (subject to change).
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Stay Home, Stay Healthy
Some have asked how Governor Inslee's
Stay Home, Stay Healthy
order, issued on March 23 and
requiring all non-essential employees to "shelter in place
," will affect the cathedral's livestreaming of services. The initial directive contained an explicit provision exempting
“artists and musicians providing services through streaming or other technology” from the strict stay-at-home order. Governor Inslee
clarified in a subsequent press conference that, “religious institutions can have, under our order, a certain number of people present at the places of worship to ensure that online remote services can be afforded to their flocks.” Livestream services will continue from the cathedral, using a strictly limited number of participants, with social distancing practiced at all times.
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Activities for Kids and Others...
Once again, the weekly email to children and families from Spiritual Formation Associate Kelly Moody and Choir School Director Rebekah Gilmore was full of interesting links, tools, and suggestions that will be of interest to community members of all ages.
Check it out here.
Sign up for various cathedral email lists
here
, and contact Greg Bloch at
gbloch@saintmarks.org
if you have questions about mailing list subscriptions.
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HOLY WEEK AND EASTER
FROM SAINT MARK'S
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The following services will be livestreamed from the cathedral nave. Mark your calendars now! In the coming week, you will receive communications containing instructions and suggestions for ways you can fully participate in these, the most sacred days in the Christian year.
Palm Sunday
SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 11 A.M.
Evensong on Palm Sunday
SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 4:30 P.M.
Compline on Palm Sunday
SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 9:30 P.M.
Maundy Thursday
THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 7 P.M.
Good Friday (noonday service)
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, NOON
Good Friday (evening service)
FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 7 P.M.
The Great Vigil of Easter
SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 8:30 P.M.
Easter Sunday
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 11 A.M.
Compline on Easter Sunday
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 9:30 P.M.
There will also be liturgical offerings from the cathedral on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Holy Week, which, while not live-streamed, will be specially created to help you prayerfully enter into this holy time in such difficult circumstances. More information on these will be announced in the coming week.
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Choral Evensong on Palm Sunday
SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 4:30 P.M.
In addition to the Palm Sunday Liturgy at 11 a.m., the Choral Evensong at 4:30 p.m. on Palm Sunday will also be live-streamed. The offering of Choral Evensong on the first Sunday of the month is an important and treasured part of the liturgical life of this cathedral—indeed, for some the liturgy is part of Saint Mark's very identity as a cathedral of the Anglican tradition. It will be offered from the closed cathedral nave via
livestream
on Sunday, April 5. An octet of singers drawn from the Evensong Choir (and remaining at least six feet apart at all times) will sing Henry Purcell's timely setting of Psalm 102, v. 1:
"Hear my prayer, O Lord;"
a setting of the
Magnificat
and
Nunc dimittis
by Healey Willan; and C. Hubert H. Parry's beloved setting of Henry Vaughan's hymn,
"My soul, there is a country far beyond the stars."
Please Note
: Olivier Messiaen's
Quartet for the End of Time
will not be included in this service as originally planned. It is being rescheduled for next season.
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The Stations of the Cross
PREMIERE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 (time TBD)
A team led by The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty has created a video experience of the Stations of the Cross, using the liturgy from
The Book of Occasional Services and featuring the
stunning sculptural interpretation of the traditional Stations by Virginia Maksymowicz, both of which have become beloved aspects of Lent at Saint Mark's in recent years. The offering will bring Holy Scripture, liturgy, art, and music together in a compelling and prayerful way. There will be a video "premiere" scheduled for
Wednesday in Holy Week, April 8, when members of the community can watch and participate simultaneously if they wish
. The video will then be available on the Saint Mark’s website for your personal or family prayer.
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Book Discussion with Dean Thomason:
Sabbath as Resistance
TWO MONDAYS: APRIL 20 & 27, 7 P.M.
Join a Book Discussion with Dean Thomason on two Mondays, April 20 and 27, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. via Zoom videoconferencing. In his book,
Sabbath as Resistance: Saying NO to a Culture of Now, the great modern prophet and theologian Walter Brueggemann offers a delightfully provocative critique on the ways modern culture seduces us into anxiety, exclusivism, and multitasking as ways to subvert the life-giving ways we were created to enjoy. Drawing on ancient wisdom of keeping sabbath, but making it relevant to us in modernity, he offers an invitation to another way—a way needed in these difficult times as much as ever. To sign up and receive the link to join the conversation, simply send an email to
sthomason@saintmarks.org or
edonner@saintmarks.org.
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Check Out “Online Community Life” at Saint Mark’s Website
The Saint Mark’s website has a new
Online Community Life
page with ways for us all to stay connected. You’ll find activities to join, both prayerful – like Stations of the Cross and Morning and Evening Prayer – and playful – like Virtual Community Dinner. There are poignant reflections on these times to read and comment on, and more being added, so keep checking back – and keep connected!
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VIRTUAL COMMUNITY DINNER
Let’s eat together Wednesday Evening!
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Let's do it again this coming Wednesday, April 1 (no foolin'). The Facebook group is "private"—to join in, just follow the link above, or visit our
our regular Facebook page
and click the blue "Visit Group" button below the main image.
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New Bespoke Tables for the Cathedral Nave
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Several months ago, cathedral staff approached Saint Mark's member
René Marceau
— a veteran of the Cathedral Choir and Compline Choir, and prominent local organ builder — about designing and handcrafting new tables for the back of the nave. After many weeks of hard work, these custom-made, one-of-a-kind pieces have been delivered.
This Facebook post
contains more images and information. Thank you for your beautiful contribution to Saint Mark's worship space, René!
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The Radix Project 2 WILL Return—Dates Postponed.
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Cathedral Access
The cathedral remains closed to the public. For those with essential business on the cathedral property, you will still need to complete, sign, and date a screening questionnaire. In addition, we require that you
take your temperature before leaving the house.
If your temperature is 99 or higher, you must stay home. The first question on the screening, asking whether you have current symptoms, will be understood to mean that you have checked your temperature recently.
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Reach Out if You Need Assistance!
If you are homebound as a result of this viral outbreak and need others from Saint Mark’s to help you by picking up and delivering groceries or other supplies, there are parishioners who are willing to help.
Please reach out to cathedral in whatever way is most convenient for you. 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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A Note about Pledges
"The generosity of this community has positioned Saint Mark’s Cathedral well to weather the storm, and help others as we do. But it will not be easy. I recognize that some in this community have lost their jobs, or likely will, and that may necessitate changes in their financial pledges.
Do so as you need, let Erik Donner know, and know it is okay.
But stay connected regardless, and let us know how we, as a community, can be of support. [...] The cathedral income is remarkably diminished and will become even more so. Nearly all plate contributions, all facility rental and parking income has disappeared, and the endowment earnings are dramatically decreased. Pledge income represents 70% of our budget, and so we ask
everyone who
can
do so, please keep your pledges current
, or even pre-pay them."
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For Lent, the Creation Care ministry is offering prayers selected from a variety of sources to prompt spiritual reflection on our responsibilities as citizens of our planet. Here is the prayer for the fifth week of Lent, from
Celtic Prayers from Iona by J. Philip Newell:
There is no plant in the ground
but tells of your beauty, O Christ.
There is no creature on the earth,
there is no life in the sea
but proclaims your goodness.
There is no bird on the wing,
there is no star in the sky;
there is nothing beneath the sun
but is full of your blessing.
Lighten our understanding
of your presence all around, O Christ.
Kindle our will
to be caring for Creation.
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