SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2020
THE THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
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The Holy Eucharist will be livestreamed from the Cathedral Nave at 11 a.m. Sunday morning.
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Download the leaflet in advance
here
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Presider: The Rev Canon Jennifer King Daugherty
Preacher: The Rev. Canon Cristi Chapman
Scripture:
Genesis 21:8–21; Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17; Romans 6:1b-11; Matthew 10:24-39
Hymns: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
(390);
They cast their nets in Galilee
(661);
Take up your cross
(675)
Organ: Herbert Howells, Three Pieces from
Lambert’s Clavichord; J.S. Bach,
Two-part Invention in F, BWV 779
[
Like last week, the Flentrop will not be used Sunday due to renovation work in the loft—see below for an update.]
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Celebrate Our Graduates!
This Sunday Sunday, June 21 at the 11 a.m. livestreamed service, Saint Mark's will recognize grads of all ages with prayers offered during the intercession as well as a special blessing during our virtual coffee hour. Be sure to invite family and friends!
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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. Email
Peter McClung
with any questions, or to receive the link.
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An Introduction to Sunday's Hymns
Here is this week's
introduction to Sunday's hymns
, this week presented by Canon Kleinschmidt. It was first broadcast live over Facebook on Thursday
.
Click
here
to watch the video on Facebook.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Friday 6/19, 3 p.m.
Friday afternoon tea
Sunday 6/21, 9 & 10 a.m.
Church School for kids
Sunday 6/21, 11 a.m.
The Holy Eucharist (livestream)
with prayers for graduates
Sunday 6/21, 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.
Virtual Coffee Hour with blessing and celebration of graduates
Sunday 6/21, 9:30 p.m.
Compline (broadcast)
Mondays 6/22 & 29, 7 p.m.
Exploring Sunday's Scripture
Wednesday 6/24, 7 p.m.
Parish Forum:
Celebrating the
Seattle Service Corps
Thursday, 6/18, 7:15 p.m.
Compline with the Service Corps
Tuesday 6/30, 6:30 p.m.
Ordinations to the Sacred Order of Priests (livestream liturgy)
Wednesday, 7/1, 7 p.m.
Taking Up Our Responsibility
for Racial Justice:
Opening Plenary
Wednesday, 7/8 7 p.m.
Today Was a Good Day
Watch Party
with Director David Wild
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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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Compline
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:
Thomas Tallis,
Maker of all things, God most high;
Hallock,
Psalm 46;
Viadana,
Exultate justi in Domino
All repertoire and liturgy information subject to change.
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Taking Up Our Responsibility for Racial Justice
Read Dean Thomason's recent message to the cathedral about the cathedral's call to do the hard work of confronting racial injustice
here
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OPENING PLENARY
: WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 7–8:30 P.M.
SERIES
: FOUR WEDNESDAYS, JULY 15 & 29, and August 12 & 26, 7 P.M.
At this critical moment in our nation’s and community’s history, we are confronted again with fresh knowledge of longstanding racial injustice – in policing, the justice system, health care, housing, education, the Church, and many other sectors of our common life. Our faith community is grappling with important questions – what do I need to learn? How should I and our church respond?
We will undertake a four-week study and discussion series to confront racism—its theology, history, and presence in our lives today—and ways to move forward toward justice. The series is open to all, recognizing the responsibility for change falls on white people. There will be a plenary session with Dean Thomason to learn more about the series on July 1, 7-8:30 p.m.; this is open to all to see if the series that follows is of interest.
The in-depth series follows on four Wednesday nights (July 15 and 29, August 12 and 26) and will require advance registration and a commitment to attend all sessions and read/watch articles and videos in advance. More details to come soon, but you can get started by reading Ijeoma Oluo’s book,
So You Want to Talk About Race. For questions or more information contact
jkdaugherty@saintmarks.org,
nross@saintmarks.org, or
cchapman@saintmarks.org.
To commit to attending the full series,
click here
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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 our selves, our community, and our nation.
The diocese of Olympia has compiled an additional list here
. We hope this 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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FAITH FORMATION
Exploring Sunday’s Scripture
MONDAY EVENINGS: JUNE 22 & 29, 7–8 P.M.,
via Zoom
Join Cathedral Clergy and gather on Zoom for an hour on Monday evenings to check in with each other and look ahead at some of the readings for the upcoming Sunday. A little Bible Study and a little reflection together as we find new ways to connect to our lives to the shared sacred narrative of Scripture. What is God calling you to notice in this different season? You are welcome to participate whether or not you attended the first two sessions.
Email Canon Cristi Chapman for the Zoom link,
cchapman@saintmarks.org
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Compline with the Seattle Service Corps
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 7:15 P.M.,
via Zoom
This coming Thursday is your last chance to join Seattle Service Corps for Compline during their last month in residence on the cathedral campus.
Everyone in the Saint Mark's community is welcome! This simple, grounding prayer service from the BCP takes no more than 15 minutes and will be led by corps members with light instrumental accompaniment. All the text and responses for the office are included in a slide-show broadcast through a Zoom link, available by emailing
aconley@saintmarks.
org.
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WEDNESDAY PARISH FORUM
Celebrating the Seattle Service Corps
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 7–8 P.M.,
via Zoom
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This year's members of the Seattle Service Corps invite you to a Zoom Forum and Q&A as their program year draws to a close. Learn firsthand their individual and collective experiences of intentional community, what they’ve discovered about faith and service, and where they’re headed next. Discover what it’s been like to be the Saint Mark’s anchor community on campus during a stay-at-home pandemic, and what it’s been like to inhabit this challenging, powerful moment in history. Please e-mail The Rev. Canon Cristi Chapman at
cchapman@saintmarks.org for a Zoom link. Questions? E-mail SSC Director Adam Conley at
aconley@saintmarks.org.
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WEDNESDAY PARISH FORUM
Today Was A Good Day
Watch Party with Director David Wild
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 7 p.m.,
via Zoom
Join with the broad Saint Mark’s community for a watch party of parishioner David Wild’s documentary film,
Today Was A Good Day. This
25-minute film offers different perspectives on the day-to-day life of a caregiver, as seen through the eyes of three Southeastern Michigan residents who have taken on the many roles and responsibilities of caring for an aging parent. Afterwards, we’ll have a chance to hear David reflect on the film and discuss the caregiver experience, including for those with dementia.
Watch the trailer here. Instructions for registering will be announced as the event approaches. Questions? Contact Canon Daugherty at
jkdaugherty@saintmarks.org.
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CHILDREN, YOUTH, & FAMILIES
Sunday Morning Church School
SUNDAYS, 9 A.M. (age 4–8) AND 10 A.M. (ages 8–12)
Church school online will continue through the month of June.
The final Sunday morning meeting will be June 28,
although other offerings from Children and Family Ministries will continue through the Summer.
Godly Play
for children ages 4-8 at 9 a.m. on Sunday, with a participating parent. Hosted by Alicia Goodwin. The Godly Play group is currently exploring the prophets, and "the part that hasn't been written yet." Email Kelly Moody at
kmoody@saintmarks.org
for a zoom link and a list of items to gather beforehand.
The older elementary group (age 8-5th grade) begins at 10 a.m., hosted by Kristen Kelly and Sonjia Gavin. This group is now digging into the Presiding Bishop's
Way of Love curriculum
. Email Kelly Moody at
kmoody@saintmarks.org
for a Zoom link and more information.
- Don't miss an episode of 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!
- YOUTH GROUP ZOOM "OPEN OFFICE HOURS" CONTINUE SUNDAYS, 2–3 P.M. for conversation, questions, prayers, and anything else you may need. To get the link, email Nicole Silvernale at nsilvernale@saintmarks.org.
- SAINT MARK'S YOUTH GROUP BIBLE STUDY & HANGOUT will begin the week of June 28 and continue weekly. The group is currently determining the best time to meet. Contact Nicole with questions at the email above!
- OTHER UPCOMING YOUTH OFFERINGS include the Diocese of Olympia's High School Summer Camp, this year offered online July 24–26, the weekly diocesan youth-led worship service "Worship Wednesdays," and plans for the fall. Read all about it on the Youth page of the cathedral website.
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Creation Care Ministry
NEXT MINISTRY MEETING:
MONDAY, JULY 13, 6:30 P.M.,
via Zoom
Whether you are getting out in the Cascades or taking an urban hike, take a moment to remember and honor the indigenous history of land where we live and recreate—and its continuing indigenous present. Visit
TrailLink for a list of hiking trails in Washington state. Then explore the
Native Land website (or download the mobile app
here) to learn about indigenous land. Educate yourself about the
Duwamish, including their ongoing struggle for Federal acknowledgement.
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A New Floor in the Organ Loft
After extensive work prepping, sanding, sealing, re-sanding, and applying polyurethane... the floors of the organ/choir loft (also called the gallery) have been fully refinished. (Although the work is completed, the gallery was not accessible for organ practice for most of this week, and so Canon Kleinschmidt will again play the small Pasi portative organ for the hymns and service music this Sunday.) This work has been badly needed for many years—most of the gallery floor was simply raw, unsealed wood, with the original finish long since completely worn away. In collaboration with facilities staff David Wagner and Chris Brown, a large portion of the work was done on a volunteer basis by Jaime Rubio, our guest in Sanctuary, who is a professional contractor. Keep an eye out for the new floor in next week's livestream!
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Evangelist Banner for Pentecost
First displayed at Saint Mark’s in 2017, a striking banner depicting the symbols of the four evangelists (the “four living creatures” from the book of Ezekiel) returns to the reredos screen for the season after Pentecost. It was made in the 1980s by Northwest textile artist and sculptor Margaret Hays (1931–2016), and was displayed for many years at St. Hilda-St. Patrick Episcopal Church in Edmonds, WA. The banner was ultimately given to the Diocesan Altar Guild of the Diocese of Olympia, who gifted it to Saint Mark’s Cathedral. It was repaired and restored in 2017 by Saint Mark’s members Sandra Piscitello and Jo Ann Bailey, and Diocesan Altar Guild chair Sherry Garman.
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Livestream Technical Developments
You may have noticed that the Sunday morning livestream itself looked slightly different last week. This is because the cathedral has changed its streaming service, and will be using Vimeo going forward. Vimeo offers several features, functions, and possibilities that were not available with our previous service—keep an eye out for some of these to be incorporated into the livestream in coming weeks. As ever, credit and gratitude go to our phenomenal cathedral videographer Chris Brown.
If you have noticed any new problems or unusual issues as a viewer, please let us know. Email
gbloch@saintmarks.org.
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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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A note on Zoom links...
We have all very quickly become used to using the Zoom teleconferencing platform in so many areas of our lives, from work meetings to classes to socializing. At the same time, the phenomenon of "
Zoom bombing
," when uninvited guests invade meeting to cause disruption, has become a real threat. The nature of the disruption has in some instances gone well beyond the level of mere practical jokes. For this reason
we must become more careful about openly posting Zoom links in public
. (This includes this weekly
Sundays & Beyond
email, which is made
publicly available
.) All Zoom meetings and events will be publicized with the organizer's email address. Please do not hesitate to write a very brief email, and they will respond with the link to join. If at any time it is unclear how to get the link, simply email
info@saintmarks.org
. Thank you for your understanding.
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