HYMN: The Truth from Above – Herefordshire Carol, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2
ANTHEM: Lamentations of Jeremiah – Claudin de Sermisy (c. 1490-1562)
Jason Anderson, director • William Turnipseed, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor
Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Ray Miller and James Buskirk.
Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/
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SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 9:30 A.M. TO 12 P.M., Leffler House
Join Rev. Linzi and SSC Director Luke Abdow for a Lenten Quiet Morning on Saturday, March 11, 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. A variety of contemplative spiritual practices will be offered throughout the morning in the living room at Leffler House on the cathedral campus—see the schedule below.
Approximate durations for each practice are shown, precise start and end times for each will depend on the flow of the morning. The morning has been curated to feel gentle and spacious, so there will be time for breaks and refreshments between practices.
9:30 a.m. Welcome!
Introductions, a brief introduction to contemplative practice: 10 mins
Centering Prayer: 20 mins
Ignatian Contemplation: 30 mins
Journal Break: 15 mins
Sacred Chant (no musical talent or skills required!): 45 mins
As a community that gathers at the height of Capitol Hill, Saint Mark's often welcomes visitors who are unhoused or are otherwise in need of basic supplies. The Vestry recently discussed creating a small care packet for visitors in need with these basic items: hand sanitizing wipes, small water bottle, protein snack, pair of socks, list of social services in the Capitol Hill area, rain poncho, toothbrush, travel-sized toothpaste, small notepad and pen. You are invited to join in this intergenerational gathering to assemble items in gallon size Ziploc bags. At the end of the gathering, the packets will be blessed by a clergy member.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall
A Sunday Forum with Dean Thomason
For several years we’ve invited every adult at Saint Mark’s, regardless of age, to engage in the Lenten spiritual practice of planning your funeral and to preparing (or reviewing) your will and estate plans. Making these plans now will be a priceless gift to your loved ones when the time comes. As Christians, we do not deny death as a reality of life, but we deal honestly with the stark truth that we all die. Lent is an especially appropriate time for this, and all are welcome to attend this Sunday Forum, offered between the 9 and 11 a.m. morning services in Bloedel Hall.
Resources for funeral planning are available at saintmarks.org/funeral and will be posted here as the event approaches. Contact Dean Thomason for more information: sthomason@saintmarks.org
Here are the documents regarding funeral planning that will serve as resources for you:
Once you have completed the planning forum, drop off a copy at the Dean’s office, where it will be kept on file, and held in confidence, until the time it is needed (hopefully a long time from now!). Of course, you can retrieve it, amend it, or replace it at any time (and many of us do).
Beginning last year, Dean Thomason broadened the invitation to also include preparation or review of your will. The Diocese of Olympia and the Cathedral Foundation have partnered with Freewill.com, a free online service that guides you, step by step, through the various decisions related to your will, including issues (such as the future of your digital files and online presence), which you may not have considered before. Once you have completed the process, Freewill.com generates a legal document that you can then review with your own lawyer.
The video below, from a program by the Foundation in November 2022, contains a demonstration of Freewill.com starting about one hour into the video, at 1:05:00.
February 19, 2023 • The Last Sunday after the Epiphany
ORISON: Processional Psalm for Lucernarium – Carl C. Crosier (1945-2014)
PSALM 115 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)
HYMN 135: Songs of thankfulness and praise (Tune: SALZBURG) – mel. Jakob Hintze (1622-1702); harm. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone II; harm. Matteo Palotta (1680-1758)
ANTHEM: Resplenduit facies ejus – Tomás Luis de Victoria (1548-1611)
Jason Anderson, director •, Thomas Adams, reader • Theo Floor, cantor
Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Estephan Meza and Ray Miller, and videographer Michael Perera.
Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/
LEAFLETS
The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home.
NEWSLETTER
The weekly cathedral newsletter contains important announcements, offerings, and events. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.
Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.
Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark's Cathedral
If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.
You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
The usual link will be used again following the Holy Week hiatus. (Evening Prayer resumes Tuesday, April 11.)
For the season of Lent, Saint Mark's Cathedral and St. Paul's, Seattle, will be partnering to offer both Morning and Evening Prayer via Zoom, Monday through Friday. Morning Prayer will be offered at 8:30 a.m. and will be hosted by St. Paul's; Evening Prayer will be offered at 6 p.m. and will be hosted by Saint Mark's. Consider committing to attend these online services, so central to the Episcopal liturgical tradition, just for these 40 days, as a Lenten discipline. You may be surprised what you discover.
PLEASE NOTE: In-person Evening Prayer on Wednesdays in Thomsen Chapel is suspended during this season. The Thursday morning 7 a.m. Eucharist/Morning Prayer offering will continue without change.
Join Evening Prayer using this Zoom link. (The Zoom link for Evening Prayer is the same that has been used for some time)
Evening Prayer (whether online or in person) is always cancelled when the cathedral office is closed for holidays or other reasons, or when a special liturgy is being offered in the nave on a weekday evening.
Please email Cathedral Sacristan Michael Seewerwith any questions.
TWO WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 8 & 15, 6:45-8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall only. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family).
A two-part Cathedral Commons forum with Michael Kleinschmidt, Canon for Cathedral Music
Canon Kleinschmidt will lead a two-part exploration of the wonderful world of hymns on Wednesday evenings, March 8 and 15. Focusing on the hymns we will sing this Lent and Holy Week, the discussion will attempt to answer questions such as: Why do some hymns touch our hearts more than others? What ingredients of word and melody do our most enduring hymns share? How may I participate in singing a hymn in church, even when I am unfamiliar with the melody? How may hymns enrich my own devotional life? We will sing, we will laugh, and we may even shed a tear or two in our exploration together.
UPDATE March 10: You are welcome to attend Part Two even if you missed last Wednesday. In addition, all are invited to a Saint Mark’s Singers Open Rehearsal immediately following the Cathedral Commons presentation. The choir is actively recruiting new members, and now is the time to spend some time with the choir and learn who they are and what they’re all about.
SATURDAY, APRIL 22, following the Cathedral Day confirmation liturgy, about noon – Cathedral Day Smoothie Bike
SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 12 P.M. – Juneteenth Celebrationat Saint Mark’s Cathedral
THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 6 P.M. – Dinner with the Bishopat Diocesan House in the historic Leary Mansion
TBA – Heart of the TableDinner & Liturgy – Location TBD
TBA – Farm Days – Location TBD
About Dig Deeper
Come explore ways to grow, harvest, share and repurpose food in community and advocate for a more just food system. Dig Deeper will provide opportunities for young adults to produce and share nutritious foods with others while learning techniques and practices that reclaim land and restore habitats.
Dig Deeper is a food justice initiative made possible by a grant from The Episcopal Church’s Young Adult and Campus Ministry to Saint Mark’s Cathedral. Saint Mark’s is partnering with the Diocese of Olympia and Nurturing Roots Farm to create opportunities for young adults to participate in the work of food justice.
Nurturing Roots has not been able to renew their lease and will be looking for a new location for the farm. To best support their farm Nurturing Roots in this transition, we will be rescheduling new dates for farm work days (originally scheduled for April 16 and 30 and June 18). To best support Nurturing Roots in this transition, we will be rescheduling new dates for farm work days (originally scheduled for April 16 and 30 and June 18). Nurturing Roots will be onsite for Cathedral Day on Saturday, April 22 featuring a smoothie bike and information on farm fresh fruit and vegetables. . Follow and support Nurturing Roots’ displacement journey on Instagram (@nurturingrootsfarm).
FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023, 9:30 A.M.–4 P.M., in cathedral nave; registration required
Cost: Regular, $39 | "Bring a Friend," $69 | "Team" (up to five people), $139.
Join renowned leader Brian McLaren for a dynamic interactive event exploring the future of Christian faith in the 21st century. Is Christianity Worth Saving? is a six-and-a-half hour interactive experience featuring author Brian McLaren. Throughout the three-part event McLaren will be joined by a circle of Seattle-area practitioners, experts, advocates, critics, and audience members who will ask clarifying questions and respond to his insights and observations.
Brian McLaren’s book Do I Stay Christian? considers compelling reasons for both staying and going. This is McLaren’s most recent offering among two dozen books that reexamine American Christian beliefs and practices in contemporary terms. McLaren has an acknowledged stake in the conversation. In 2005, Time magazine called him one of the 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America — a claim that rankles some Evangelicals. Jim Hancock, Henderson’s partner at Off the Map thinks McLaren takes that in stride: "Brian McLaren is a public intellectual from the school that’s fearless without trying to come off as fearsome. He doesn’t rave; he reasons — but with passion and compassion. It’s easier to get that wrong than right... I think he gets it right."
Is Christianity Worth Saving? also occurs a day earlier, on March 16, in Portland, Oregon, at St. Johns Church, with Portland-area participants joining Brian McLaren. IN Seattle, twelve guests will be joining Brian McLaren in conversation. The guests include:
Derek McNeil, President & Provost of The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology.
Finny Philip, Community Ministry Pastor at North Sound Church in Edmonds Washington.
Eliacín Rosario-Cruz, Cathedral Canon and Priest Associate at Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle.
Fred Lynch, hip hop artist, speaker, trainer and film producer living in Dallas Texas; founding member of the rap collective P.I.D. (Preachers in Disguise); is a Lead Trainer for 3Practice Circles.
James Wellman, Professor and Chair of the Comparative Religion Program in the Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington; founder of the Center of Global Christian Studies.
Jun Love Young, CEO of ZUM Communications in Seattle, and founder of Beloved Arise, the first national organization dedicated to celebrating and empowering LGBTQ+ youth of faith; host of the podcast A Change Mindset.
Michelle Lang-Raymond, Founder and Executive Director of Seattle’s Acts On Stage; singer/songwriter, playwright, producer, community developer, and former Campus Pastor at Warner Pacific University.
Michael Swanson, Territorial Mission Integration Manager for the Salvation Army Central Territory in the U.S. Previously, he was Divisional Social Services Director for the Salvation Army Heartland Division.
Namitha Crow, Talent Coordinator in Seattle Washington for the the global health equity nonprofit PATH; founder and former program director for nonprofit, Sinza, in Kampala, Uganda.
Pat Thompson, co-founder and Executive Director of YES! Foundation of White Center, Washington.
Roxy Hornbeck, creative strategist and, until recently, Assistant Professor of Arts Leadership at Seattle University.
Tali Hairston, Director of Community Organizing, Advocacy, and Development at Seattle Presbytery; Director of the Seattle Presbytery’s Lilly Endowment Thriving Congregations grant program; former Director of the John Perkins Center at Seattle Pacific University .
Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, public theologian, and interrogator of 21st Century American Christian expression. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity”—just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. He is the author of many books, including A Generous Orthodoxy (2004), A New Kind of Christianity (2010), The Great Spiritual Migration (2016), Faith After Doubt (2021), and, most recently, Do I Stay Christian? A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed, and the Disillusioned (2022). In 2005, Time magazine called him one of the 25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America. Learn more about Brian here.
Pre-registration required, and spaces are limited. There are no refunds, but we’ll gladly look for someone who’ll be happy to join us if it turns out you can’t. Register at this link.
See a the book trailer and a preview of the reading in the brief videos below:
UPDATED WITH VIDEO
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2023, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family).
Join us for an evening of storytelling and conversation with Irish writer Gareth Higgins, author of How Not to Be Afraid.
Brian McLaren says Gareth’s new book How Not to be Afraid is “a beautiful book,” Kathleen Norris says it’s “a necessary book,” and Micky ScottBey Jones says it’s “a much-needed resource for skill-building through our fear and trauma, so that we might create the belonging and communities we desire.” Nadia Bolz-Weber says “I totally trust Gareth Higgins when he writes about his own fear and how it’s actually possible to transform it into something powerful, something capable of healing us and the world.” Pádraig Ó Tuama says “Gareth Higgins is a friend. This book is too.” Find out more at hownottobeafraid.com
A complete video of the event is now available below:
How Not to Be Afraid
Fear feeds on the stories we tell ourselves, Higgins claims, and in the pages of How Not to Be Afraid, he delves into the mechanisms of fear, as well as the quiet, immense strength of individuals and communities that refuse to let it reign.
Grounded in personal experience and expert reflection on violence, conflict transformation, and trauma recovery, Higgins traces vulnerability as strength to address seven common fears that plague each of us at some point in our lives. By examining such topics as the fear of being alone, the fear of not having enough, and the fear of violence and death, he invites readers into habits of hope rooted in Celtic spirituality and the mysteries of love.
In the rich spiritual, activist, and literary tradition of Walter Wink and Kathleen Norris, Higgins points us toward tenderness, empathy, and gentle encounter with each other and with our deepest and most relentless fears. He shows us how we can replace our narratives of fear and cynicism with better stories. Peace is the way to itself, he reveals, and when we choose this path, our lives will never be the same.
GarethHiggins was born in Belfast in 1975, grew up during the Northern Ireland Troubles, and now lives in the US. He writes and speaks about the power of storytelling to shape our lives and world, peace and making justice, and how to take life seriously without believing your own propaganda. He is the co-founder of The Porch Community, the Wild Goose Festival, The New Story Festival, and the Movies & Meaning Festival, and leads retreats in Ireland and the U.S. He is passionate about helping people discover the meaning of our own lives, and to learn from each other about how stories help us live better. www.garethhiggins.net
Program is free. Optional community dinner served at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family).
February 12, 2023 • The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
ORISON: ‘Thy mercies fill the earth, O Lord’ from Six Hymns to Doctor Watts – Alice Parker (b. 1925)
PSALM 119:1-16 – Plainsong, Tone II.1
HYMN: Book of books, our people’s strength (Tune: LIEBSTER JESU) – mel. Johann Rudolph Ahle (1625-1673); harm. George Herbert Palmer (1846-1926) and J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
NUNC DIMITTIS – John Munday (c. 1555-1630)
ANTHEM: I will meditate – Richard T. Proulx (1937-2010)
Jason Anderson, director • Jeremy Matheis, reader • Kenneth V. Peterson, canto
Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Priscilla Strand.
Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/
LEAFLETS
The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home.
NEWSLETTER
The weekly cathedral newsletter contains important announcements, offerings, and events. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.
Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.
Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark's Cathedral
If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.
You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
How do we justify God when there is so much suffering in the world? Come explore these themes at the beginning of Lent with Curate Linzi Stahlecker and 20s/30s member Fraser Reach as we consider transformation and the journey of deeper union with God. Dessert and light snacks provided.
Queer in Christ, a new ministry forming at Saint Mark’s, welcomes all whether you identify as part of the queer community, you are an ally, or you just want to find out more. We gather together in fellow-ship and friendship while learning more about being queer in the church. Join us on Sunday, February 19 for a forum in Bloedel Hall between the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. services to learn more about this new ministry, what got it started, and what the future looks like. Questions? Contact Sacristan Michael Seewer at mseewer@saintmarks.org or Canon Rosario-Cruz at: erosario@saintmarks.org
Nothing is more human than our sexuality. The world can send many signals about the body, sex and sexuality that can be confusing or toxic. In this conversation with Dean Steve Thomason, we'll discuss a theology of sexuality and how it can deeply resonate with the divine mystery and the gift of desire that flows from it. We'll consider how an understanding of sexuality does not have to be distorted and can be life-giving as we lean into our inherent goodness as sexual beings. Do you have questions you may like to see explored? Email Luke Abdow (labdow@saintmarks.org) in advance. Light refreshments provided. Afterward, some may choose to go to Compline together.
Assemble and stuff care packages for SMC students away at college and then enjoy a chili bar with toppings and cornbread. A great opportunity to connect with youth at SMC. RSVP encouraged but not required. Questions? Email Luke: labdow@saintmarks.org
SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 7:30 P.M., cathedral nave. Reserve tickets here ($20–35). Co-sponsored by Abbey Arts, Saint Mark’s Cathedral, and the Office of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.
“What movement could begin, what conversation could take the stage, if everything else got out of the way? This Concert for the Human Family event is an inspiring collaborative between award-winning musicians and church leaders who believe in the power of music and storytelling to foster Beloved Community. Experience genre-bending original music that bridges jazz, hip-hop and bluegrass, performed by a multicultural team led by Nashville pianist and composer Kory Caudill and hip-hop artist Wordsmith. All woven with sacred stories to launch conversation around reconciliation, healing and justice in the communities we call home. It’s the power of music, for the sake of love.”
The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences named the first Concert for the Human Family webcast as an honoree in the Event and Live Stream Video category in the 26th Annual Webby Awards in April 2022.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2023, 9-11 A.M., online via Zoom
In this workshop, we will understand what queer theology is, analyze the relationship between theology, sexuality, gender and sexual orientation, and critique the assumptions institutional religions have about gender and sexuality."
En este taller, buscamos comprender qué es la teología queer, analizar la relación entre teología, sexualidad, género y orientación sexual, y criticar los presupuestos de las religiones institucionales sobre el género y la sexualidad.
UPDATE: A complete video is now available:
About the Facilitator:
Hugo Alas is a member of the Ministry of Sexual Diversity of the Anglican Episcopal Church of El Salvador with advanced studies in Global Queer Theologies from the Higher Institute of Interreligious and Social Studies (ISDEIS) of Argentina. With the Sophia Institute of the USA, he has studied Theology and History of Christianity. He is an industrial engineer with a master's degree in quality management and twelve years of experience as a university professor.
Sobre el facilitador:
Hugo Alas es Miembro del Ministerio de Diversidad Sexual de la Iglesia Episcopal Anglicana de El Salvador. Posee estudios superiores sobre Teologías Queer Globales por el Instituto Superior De Estudios Interreligiosos y Sociales (ISDEIS) de Argentina. Con el Institute Sophia de USA, ha sacado su diplomatura en Teología e Historia del Cristianismo. Es ingeniero industrial y Maestro en Gestión de la Calidad, con doce años de experiencia en docencia universitaria.
February 5, 2023 • The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
ORISON: God moves in a mysterious way (Tune: LONDON NEW) – mel. from The Psalmes of David in Prose and Meeter, 1635; harm. John Playford (1623-1686) and Martin Shaw (1875-1958)
PSALM 112:1-9 – Plainsong, Tone I.7
HYMN 628: Help us, O Lord, to learn (Tune: SAINT ETHELWALD) – William Henry Monk (1823-1889)
NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone V
ANTHEM: He that hath my commandments – William Mundy (c. 1529-c. 1591) [see Green Book]
Jason Anderson, director • Gregory Bloch, reader • Derek Tilton, cantor
Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Estephan Meza and Robin Ethridge, and videographer Michael Lee.
Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more at: https://saintmarks.org/worship/compline/
and: https://complinechoir.org/
LEAFLETS
The Service Leaflet contains all you need to fully participate in each liturgy from home.
NEWSLETTER
The weekly cathedral newsletter contains important announcements, offerings, and events. Click here to add yourself to cathedral emails lists.
Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.
Support the Mission and Ministry of Saint Mark's Cathedral
If you watch and enjoy our live-streamed or archived services, please consider making a donation in support of the mission and ministry of this cathedral.
You may also donate using the Venmo mobile app from your smartphone (search for @SaintMarksCathedralSeattle ) Thank you for your generosity.
In 2022, the Washington legislature revised the Non-Profit Corporations Act (RCW 24.03A) which applies to St. Mark’s. The Vestry undertook to revise the St. Mark’s Bylaws to comply with the new statute. The most significant revisions relate to rights of transparency and participation by members in a non-profit.
While The Vestry usually votes on any Bylaws revisions, because the revisions under the new statute impact member rights they were voted on by Parish Communicants in Good Standing at the Annual Meeting on February 5, 2023. The proposal to amend the Bylaws was approved unanimously.
A copy of the revisions to the Bylaws can be found at this link.