Gratitude Conversations, 2023

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The leaders of the Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral Stewardship Ministry will present a five-week series of reflections, prayers, mediations, and short stories to prepare the way for our 2024 Stewardship Campaign. We welcome your thoughts and reflections in response, either using the comment box at the bottom of this page, or via email.
If you have any questions or reactions, please write Junior Warden for Stewardship Chris Rigos at: crigos33@gmail.com

WEEK 5—WHEREVER YOU ARE

by Amanda Davis

Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here.

I have always loved these words, which we hear each week before coming together at God's table. They convey not only a feeling of welcome, but of recognition that both faith and life itself are journeys. There are times we feel great connection—to God and to our community, seeing God's abundance and joyfully participating in various ministries. At other times, we may find ourselves in a period of wilderness and struggle, when we need to rely on our community to lift us up. Wherever you are, you are seen, you are valued, and you are invited in.

This year's Stewardship theme is Pilgrims Together: Moving Forward in Faith. Pilgrimage provides an opportunity for active reflection and can transform our connections with God, with nature, with ourselves, and with each other. Walking the same paths as myriad pilgrims before us, it is both a deeply personal and incredibly communal act. This stewardship season, I invite you to reflect not only on where you, and Saint Mark's, are now, but ways we can be transformed together through the gifts we share.

Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome at Saint Mark's, and we are grateful for your presence in this community.


WEEK 4—SACRED SPACES

by Peter Snyder

Pilgrimage is about seeking out sacred space. But sacred space can also be found close at hand. Week by week, as I worship and engage in ministry at Saint Mark’s Cathedral, I enter into a sacred space—a space where I encounter God in prayer and worship, in music, in the preaching of the Word, in the sacraments, and especially in the lives of those with whom I share this space. Yet the point of sacred space is not to hoard it for ourselves but to invite others in, and to take it with us as we are sent out: "Let us go forth in the name of Christ." This rhythm of gathering and sending is a pilgrimage in its own right that nourishes my soul.

I do not know how even to begin to put a value on all of that. What I do know is that I have never looked at what I give to the church in time or money in transactional terms. Rather, giving is a spiritual discipline that is nurtured by the community of faith and in turn builds up that community. It becomes swept up in the ceaseless tidal flow of sending forth and gathering in.


WEEK 3—PILGRIMAGE OF THE MIND

by Wayne Duncan

Pilgrimage can occur by walking, flying, climbing... and sometimes just by reading, thinking, and discussing. I have been grateful for the pilgrimages I have been able to take over the past six years through the Education for Ministry and Wisdom School offerings at Saint Mark’s.

The Education for Ministry program has led me to feel a connection to the University of the South even though I’ve never stepped foot on the campus, and their course of readings and small-group discussions have taken me to ancient Jerusalem as we studied the Hebrew Bible, to new understandings of the New Testament as we read and discussed John Collins’ book on Biblical values, and through the complex history of the Christian faith through Diarmaid MacCulloch’s challenging Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years, as well as current theological texts that challenge us to look at racism and the issues facing the church in new ways through the writings of Catherine Meeks and Stephanie Spellers.

This small group's weekly journey has been supplemented with the varied and engaging offerings from the Wisdom School, including Richard Rohr’s remote broadcasts of his CONSPIRE conferences from New Mexico, as well as Belden Lane’s lectures on the natural world and Mary Crist’s workshop on the Doctrine of Discovery in our own Bloedel Hall. These offerings have helped me deepen my faith and broaden my understanding of Christian faith and its history. They have helped shape my perspective on Christianity and how I reflect these values in my life. I’m grateful for these opportunities, and grateful too for the opportunity to support these faith formation programs through my annual financial commitment to Saint Mark’s.


WEEK 2—"EXTRA PROTECTION"

by Greg Simon

Our family’s annual pledge or financial commitment to Saint Mark’s comes directly from our bank account. That electronic transfer is very efficient, but it feels a little too impersonal. So my practice has been to make a plate offering of $5 or $10 cash each Sunday. During our pandemic virtual worship, my weekly plate offering also went virtual. As we watched the livestream from our living room, I made a virtual plate offering by Venmo. My pandemic-induced cashless habit has stuck with me, and the cash in my wallet is still left over from 2019. We’ve returned to in-person worship, and now I make my virtual plate offering using Venmo from my pew. A few months ago, a new Venmo feature started asking me if I wanted to “add extra protection to my purchase.” The app tells me that I can “get a full refund if something goes wrong.” I smile and decline. Many things are going right at Saint Mark’s, and I have much to be grateful for here. This community is one place where I don’t need any extra protection.


WEEK 1—A PILGRIM'S GRATITUDE

by Chris Rigos, Junior Warden for Stewardship

For what am I grateful at our beloved Saint Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral? How do I begin, with humility, to become a pilgrim of thankfulness?

I am grateful for my wise friends with the Creation Care ministry, who teach us how to love and protect our fragile and abundant world. I give thanks for our Garden Ministry friends who so lovingly care for our outside yards. I am prayerful for our beekeepers, for our bread-bakers, and for the artists who create masterpieces with flowers. I am thrilled by the hikes, feasts, and bike rides among different generations. Those who care for our Greenbelt keep us honest and humble in taking care of our part of Creation.

I am amazed and inspired by those among us who seek social justice, both at home and abroad. I am excited by their ongoing links to other faiths, to our indigenous neighbors, and to those in need of meals and affordable housing. Those honest souls who monitor and wisely invest our resources earn my respect, as do those facility gurus who keep our buildings safe, warm, and ready for our ministries.

I am amazed at the culinary skills of our many cooks and their devotion for feeding the hungry. I am joyful when I hear our many choirs and music makers. I am inspired when our liturgical ministers, both clergy and laypersons, offer prayer and song with dignity and beauty. Those who serve us at the table have won my admiration and thanks. I come away from the weekly table feeling filled with forgiveness, grace, and inspiration.

My open eyes find a daily rediscovery of gratitude and praise for you, my friends and fellow pilgrims. Your prayers and meditations keep me resilient and eager for life. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, thank you for joining me on my journey in this place, with presence, love, and mutual support. It is an honor to be traveling together.

Sunday Morning Greenbelt Tour

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 10:10-10:50 A.M., meet at the Greenbelt sign off the lower south parking lot

Urban Forest Steward Robert Hayden will lead a Greenbelt Tour for all ages on Sunday, September 17, co-sponsored by Intergenerational Ministries and Creation Care. Learn about this precious urban green space and the public-private partnership that works to maintain it, and see up close the work that needs to be done now.


UPDATE: Check out a few photos from the tour below! (Click to enlarge) 

QuiC Picnic at Little Water Cantina

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UPDATE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1 P.M., at Little Water Cantina, 2865 Eastlake Ave E

Celebrate the end of summer and approach of autumn with a Queer in Christ Picnic! Join co-hosts Michael Seewer and Vicky Greenbaum for an afternoon of bites and beverages at Little Water Cantina on Eastlake Ave on September at 1 p.m.

Please email Michael to RSVP so we know how large of a table to get: mseewer@saintmarks.org

Pumpkin Patch Excursion and Feast of St. Francis

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 10 A.M., meet by the Saint Mark’s labyrinth  

Join in for a day full of pumpkin picking, apple cider, and everything else Fall! Meet at Saint Mark’s and carpool to Swans Trail Farms. The festivities will continue with an option to attend the Composting Workshop presented by Nurturing Roots Farm at 3 p.m., and the St. Francis Day Celebration and Blessing of the Animals at 4:30 p.m. RSVP encouraged but not required. Email Julia Cooper: julia7cooper@gmail.com

Compline on the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, 2023

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Compline on the 13th Sunday after Pentecost | August 27, 2023 

Order of Service | Each week's repertoire is posted here

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/08/27/compline-2023-the-thirteenth-sunday-after-pentecost/

August 27, 2023 • The 13th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 16A)

ORISON: The shadows of the evening hours – Joshua Haberman (b. 1982)

PSALM 138 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976)

HYMN 662: Abide with me (Tune: EVENTIDE) – William Henry Monk (1823-1889)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone VII; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560-1627)

ANTHEM: Salva nos, Domine, vigilantes – Jacob Handl (1551-1591)

Jason Anderson, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers James Buskirk and Ray Miller.

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.

ARCHIVES 

  • Video of past services can be seen here.
  • 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 Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, 2023

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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.

ARCHIVES 

  • Video of past services can be seen here.
  • Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.

20s/30s TGIF at Saint Bread, Fourth Fridays

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Start the day with fellowship and reflection at Saint Bread, a bakery and community space on the Portage Bay waterfront near UW in Seattle. Seating is outside so dress accordingly for weather.

FOURTH FRIDAYS, 8–9 A.M., at Saint Bread, 1421 NE Boat Street, Seattle:

  • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
  • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024
  • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2024
  • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2024 

UPDATE: These monthly gatherings will be suspended after October 25, and will not meet in November or December, 2024. Contact Hilary McLeland-Wieser with questions: Hmcleland12@live.com

Compline on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost, 2023

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Compline on the 12th Sunday after Pentecost | August 20, 2023 

Order of Service | Each week's repertoire is posted here

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/08/20/compline-2023-the-twelfth-sunday-after-pentecost/

August 20, 2023 • The 12th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 15A)

ORISON (H 33): Christ, mighty Savior (Tune: CHRISTE, LUX MUNDI) – Plainsong, Mode VII, Freiburg MS., 14th cent.

PSALM 67 – Plainsong, Tone VIII.1

OFFICE HYMN 44: To you before the close of day (Tune: TE LUCIS ANTE TERMINUM) – Plainsong, Mode VIII, Antiphonale Sarisburiense, Vol. II

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone III.4

ANTHEM: I will call upon God – Charles Wood (1866-1926)

POST-COMPLINE ORGAN MUSIC:

Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937), Symphonie No. 5, mvt 4: Adagio

Calvin Hampton, (1938–1984) Suite No. 2, Variation 1: "Lullaby"

Alfred Lefébure-Wély (1817–1869), from Recueil de Six Morceaux pour l’Orgue: No. 2, Élévation in E major; and No. 6, Marche in F major

Dieterich Buxtehude (1637–1708), Gigue-Fugue in C Major, BuxWv 174

Charles Callahan (b. 1951), Prelude on NICAEA

Paul Leddington Wright (b. 1951), Postlude on GUITING POWER

Ken Pendergrass, director • J. Scott Kovacs, reader • Fred McIlroy, cantor • Alan Lynch, post-compline organ recitalist

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Estephan Meza and Priscilla Strand, 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.

ARCHIVES 

  • Video of past services can be seen here.
  • 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 12th Sunday after Pentecost, 2023

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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.

ARCHIVES 

  • Video of past services can be seen here.
  • Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.

Funeral Liturgy for Jeannine Ryan

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Funeral Liturgy for Jeannine Ryan | Saturday, August 19, 2023, 11 a.m. 

Service Leaflet

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.

ARCHIVES 

  • Video of past services can be seen here.
  • Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.

Ministry Fair & Homecoming Sunday 2023

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMEBER 10

Saint Mark’s “Homecoming Sunday” and Ministry Fair is just around the corner! On Sunday, September 10, all the ministries of the cathedral will be blessed and commissioned for the new program year during the morning liturgies.

Then, following both the 9 and 11a.m. services, the Ministry Fair will take place in the cathedral nave. Come and learn from the ministry leaders and volunteers of Saint Mark’s about the many opportunities to grow in faith and relationship with one another, and to serve our community. Bring your curiosity and learn about a new aspect of cathedral life!

Forum on Affordable Housing

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2023, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family)

How might the campus of Saint Mark’s be used in new ways to serve our mission and purpose? Formed in September 2022 by the Vestry, the Affordable Housing Exploratory Committee has completed months of study and assessment focusing on the feasibility of affordable housing on the St. Nicholas siteCome hear from committee members and project leaders in a special forum about project learnings. No decisions have been made, and the Vestry seeks input from the parish in the process ahead. Join using this Zoom link.

Note that there will be a follow-up conversation in the 10 a.m. hour on Sunday morning, September 24.

QuiC Book Discussion: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

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Queer in Christ Book Discussion: Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 12:30 P.M., Room 210

For the first QuiC Book Group gathering, ministry leaders have chosen Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson, a moving memoire about growing up queer in an abusive religious family in 1970s Britain. The first half of the book contains many scenes which will be familiar to readers of Winterson's essential 1985 Lesbian novel Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, but here they are presented stripped of their fictionalization and told with painful honesty. The book then jumps forward several decades, as Winterson explores how these experiences continued to resonate in adulthood. Issues of faith and organized religion pervade both sections of the book.

The discussion will be in person only in Room 210, unless sufficient interest for online participation expressed in advance. Contact Vicky Greenbaum with any questions, or if you would be interested in joining remotely: vgreenbaum1@gmail.com

Sabbatical Report by Rebekah Gilmore

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UPDATED WITH VIDEO

SUNDAY, SEPTMEBER 3, 10:10–10:50 A.M., Bloedel Hall

Choir School Director and Interim Director of Youth Ministry Rebekah Gilmore took a six-week sabbatical this summer, involving research and observation of choir programs at other churches, along with a trip to Ireland. Hear about what she learned at this Sunday morning forum between the 9 and 11 a.m. services on September 3.


UPDATE: A complete video may be seen below:

Restorative Justice at Saint Mark’s: Next Steps in a New Era

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Photo by Billy Joe Miller, billyjoemiller.com, used with permission.

UPDATED WITH PHOTOS AND LINKS

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 9 A.M.–2:30 P.M., Bloedel Hall (note changed location!), registration required

All are welcome to join in this important conversation as we plot a course for the cathedral community’s efforts in restorative justice. Guided by an abiding commitment to be in relationship with...—rather than simply supplying needs for…—we seek to heal what is broken, restore what is lost, and foster the possibility of transformation for those we serve and ourselves as well. Registration required so we can plan for lunch and room setup. Register here. For more information, contact Dean Thomason or Senior Warden Scott Hulet.


UPDATE: Canon Jennifer King Daugherty has shared her opening reflection from the event, titled Justice Work as Spiritual Practice: Remarks on the Connection between Spiritual Life, Restorative Justice, and Hope. Read her complete remarks here.

Check out a few photos from the event below (click to enlarge):

Compline on the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, 2023

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Compline on the 11th Sunday after Pentecost | August 13, 2023 

Order of Service | Each week's repertoire is posted here

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/08/13/compline-2023-the-eleventh-sunday-after-pentecost/

August 13, 2023 • The 11th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 14A)

ORISON: Dear Lord and father of mankind – John F. Kriebel (b. 1946)

PSALM 85:7-13 – Plainsong, Tone III.5

OFFICE HYMN: Before the ending of the day – mel. Benjamin Britten (1913-1976); arr. Kenneth V. Peterson (b. 1946)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone III.4

ANTHEM: Si iniquitates observaveris – Samuel Wesley (1766-1837)

Kenneth V. Peterson, director • William Turnipseed, reader • Joel Bevington, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers James Davidson and John Gulhagen.

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.

ARCHIVES 

  • Video of past services can be seen here.
  • 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 Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, 2023

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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.

ARCHIVES 

  • Video of past services can be seen here.
  • Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.

Questioning Together + Compline

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SECOND SUNDAYS (September–May), 7:30–10 P.M., Leffler House

Questioning Together and Compline is held on the second Sunday of each month. Join in for a conversation exploring a question of faith with a facilitator providing background on the topic. At 9:15, there is an option to head over to Compline together. Questions? Email  20s30s@saintmarks.org.


Upcoming Topics & Facilitators


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9

Discernment & Vocation

Please join Saint Mark's 20s/30s Group on February 9 at 7:30 in Leffler house for February's installment of Questioning Together. This month's gathering will be a discussion on Discernment and Vocation led by former Jesuit Volunteer and Saint Mark's member Molly Bosch, who will be hosting and facilitating Erin Beary-Andersen and Ross Hays, who both have a wealth of knowledge and experience in the world of Jesuit Ignatian Spirituality and theology. We will be overviewing Ignatian spirituality and the ways that it supports moments of discernment and calls to vocation in our daily lives. Following the discussion, there is the option to attend Compline together. For questions, please email Molly at molly.bosch@outlook.com

UPDATE: Director of the Diocesan Resource Center Sue Tait has shared this list of books relevant to this topic, which are available at from the Resource Center located at Diocesan House.

If you would like to borrow any of these books, please email Sue at resource@ecww.org — you can have books mailed to you, or arrange for pick-up at the cathedral. Books can be returned to the cathedral when you're done with them.

(The Center is a valuable resource, with books and other material on a wide variety of topics available. Find the online catalog by visiting books.ecww.org and then selecting the button for the catalog).

 


Past Discussion Topics 


SUNDAY, JANUARY 12

Accompanying Others in Suffering and Pain

with the Rev. Canon Rich Weyls

What does it mean to accompany others through spiritual suffering and pain? What is our call as Christians to show up in care for others while also tending to our own souls in the discomfort of entering the suffering of others? Join us for Questioning Together as we host Canon Rich Weyls, Canon for Community Life at Saint Mark’s, who has previously worked in hospital chaplaincy, alongside parishioners Else Trygstad-Burke and Molly Bosch who work in mental health care. We will explore what it means to accompany others who experience pain while also caring for our own souls through the lens of our faith.

At 9:15, there is an option to head over to Compline together. Questions? Email Molly: Molly.bosch@outlook.com or 20s30s@saintmarks.org

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2024

Christian Identity in Secular Cities and Institutions 

with Dr. Sarah Elwood

Longtime Saint Mark's parishioner and professor of geography at the University of Washington Sarah Elwood led a discussion about holding and embracing Christian identity within largely secular spaces. Seattle is one of the least religiously affiliated major cities in the country; how does this influence our identities as practicing Christians? We will discuss how Christian values can be embodied in irreligious institutions such as school and work.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17*, 2024:

The War in Gaza

*NOTE: moved to the THIRD Sunday in November due to Veterans Day

Facilitator: Prof. Doug Thorpe

Saint Mark's parishioner Prof. Doug Thorpe led a discussion about unfolding events in Israel and Gaza. Doug is a member of the Bishop's Committee and has long been involved in activism work for justice in Israel and Palestine.

Prof. Thorpe shared this bibliography.


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2024

50 Years of Women's Ordination

Facilitator: The Rev. Canon Elise Johnstone

 


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Eucharistic Theology 

Facilitator: Dean Steve Thomason


SUNDAY, MAY 12, 2024

Poetry and Spirituality

Facilitator: Prof. Doug Thorpe, Molly Bosch, and Molly Porter

Join 20s30s members Molly Bosch (poet and writer) and Molly Porter (UW English PhD student), along with Doug Thorpe (SPU Professor Emeritus of Literature), to talk about their experiences with poetry and spirituality. The evening will include a group discussion of prayerful poems by George Herbert, Rainer Maria Rilke, and more.

Collection of poems shared (PDF)


SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2024

What Does It Mean to Practice Evangelism as Episcopalians? 

Facilitator: The Most Rev. Melissa Skelton

Come explore this question with Bishop Melissa Skelton as we discuss ways evangelism can be reclaimed and used as a spiritual practice that is lifegiving and welcoming. We’ll consider how Episcopal/Anglican identity informs this approach in seeking, naming and sharing Christ’s presence in all persons. Questions? Email Emily Meeks (emeeks@saintmarks.org).


SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2024

What is Anglo-Catholicism? 

Facilitator: The Rev. Canon Linzi Stahlecker

We will look back on a brief history of the movement and how it translates to our contemporary context. Theological themes and questions will include a focus on the sacraments, the importance of beauty, and a legacy of social justice. Questions? Email Fraser (fraserreach@gmail.com).


SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2023

How Much is Enough?

Facilitator: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason

Join in for discussion on the relationship between money and Christian life. Living in a world that spans a spectrum of extreme need and great excess, this gathering is a time to ponder "how much is enough" in our own lives. This session will seek to offer insight and discussion on money in our context, and explore how we can improve the stewardship of our resources in our lives, church, and community. At 9:15, there is an option to head over to Compline together. Questions? Email Fraser Reach: fraserreach@gmail.com


SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2024

Exploring the Mystics

Facilitator: The Rev. Canon Jennifer King Daugherty

This discussion will focus on the roots of Mysticism, Celtic Spirituality, and how the Mystics practiced a spirituality rooted in discovering the indwelling Divine in all creation. Please join this lively discussion to dive deeper into the lives of the Mystics and discuss how exploring Mysticism may enhance our inner spiritual lives and our spiritual community.


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Food and Faith

Facilitator: Brian Sellers Petersen

Join in for a conversation on how food practices can reflect Christ in how we cultivate diversity and stewardship, support the land, and nourish mind, body and spirit. Brian is the author of Harvesting Abundance: Local Initiatives of Food and Faith, the host of Spade Spoon Soul podcast and a consultant on Good News Gardens.

 

 


SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2023

Gratitude and the Saints

Facilitator: The Rev. Danae Ashley

In the weeks approaching All Saints' Day and a season of reflection and gratitude, join in for a conversation about the significance of the saints in the Episcopal tradition and how our relationship with the saints fosters gratitude. How can the values of these venerated saints inform our attitude about gratitude in contemporary life? The Rev. Danae Ashley, a priest in the Diocese of Olympia and licensed marriage and family therapist, will facilitate this spirited discussion.

About the Rev. Danae Ashley

A native of Spokane, Washington, the Rev. Danae Ashley is an Episcopal priest and marriage and family therapist who has ministered with parishes in North Carolina, New York, Minnesota, and Washington State and is a marriage and family therapist at Soul Spa Seattle, LLC. Danae uses the Arts in counseling, spiritual direction, and creation of ritual. She also joined the Episcopal Church’s CREDO Faculty in 2022, living into another aspect of her call of supporting clergy across the Church. Danae has written for Working Preacher, Luther Seminary’s Faith+Lead, Episcopal Café, and Sermons that Work, as well as being a contributor to podcasts, books, and producing a play about fertility struggle. She writes and does the audio narration for Sermons That Work, a global ministry of the Episcopal Church. Her favorite past times include reading, traveling with her husband, making sure their rescue dog, Cooper, is living his best life, dancing with wild abandon to Celtic music, and serious karaoke.


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Faith Outside the Church

Facilitators: The Rev. Paul Benz and The Rev. Michael Cox,

What does it look like to deconstruct the meaning of “church” and apply it to a context that exists outside a physical building? Join us for a conversation about the power of connection when our faith is brought outside the church walls and onto the streets. We will be welcoming The Rev. Paul Benz, who was ordained in the ELCA church and The Rev. Michael Cox, who was ordained in the Assemblies of God and transferring to the Disciples of Christ. Both individuals work as Street Ministers with Operation Nightwatch, a Christian nonprofit working to bring the power of chaplaincy and presence to those living and sleeping on the streets of Seattle. We will explore the idea of “church” as an expansive meaning of sharing Christ in the most human moments of connection in the world and what it looks like to live out the understanding of Christian ministry in the context of accompaniment and kinship with those on the margins. Dessert provided. At 9:15, we'll head over to Compline together. Questions? Email Molly (molly.bosch@outlook.com).


SUNDAY, AUGUST 6*, 2023

Geographic Location and Faith Expression 

*Note: first Sunday in August 2023 only

Facilitator: The Rev. Canon Elise Johnston 

How does a sense of place shape theology and belief? Join for a conversation to explore how different social, political and geographic landscapes can provide different contexts of expressing faith with Canon Elise Johnstone from St. John the Baptist Episcopal, West Seattle.

Learn more about Canon Elise here

 

The Women’s Compline Choir on the Feast of the Transfiguration

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The Office of Compline with the Women's Compline Choir of Saint Mark's Cathedral | The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord | August 6, 2023, 9:30 p.m. 

Order of Service | Each week's repertoire is posted here

The Office of Compline on July 30 and August 6 will be chanted by the Women's Compline Choir of Saint Mark's Cathedral, directed by Rebekah Gilmore. Learn more here

The Order of Service & repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/08/06/compline-2023-the-feast-of-the-transfiguration-of-our-lord/

August 6, 2023 • The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord

ORISON: Psalm 122 from Six Hymns to Dr. Watts - Alice Parker (b. 1925)

PSALM 99 – Plainsong, Tone VIII.1, arr. Richard Proulx (1937-2010) & Gregory Bloch

HYMN: Abide with Me - William Henry Monk (1823-1889); arr. Shawn Kirchner (b. 1970)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Linda Kachelmeier (b. 1965)

ANTHEM: Beautiful Savior - arr. Ryan T. Murphy (b. 1971)

Rebekah Gilmore, director • Melissa Plagemann, reader • Sarra Sharif, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers: hospitality ministers Robin Ethridge and Carlos Meza, and videographer Michael Lee.

Compline at Saint Mark's Cathedral has been a Seattle tradition since 1956. The Women's Compline Choir of Saint Mark's has chanted the service several times each year since 2019. All the singers are volunteers. Learn more about the Women's Compline Choir at: https://saintmarks.org/2023/07/the-womens-compline-choir-2023/

LEAFLETS

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NEWSLETTER

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ARCHIVES 

  • Video of past services can be seen here.
  • Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.

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The Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, 2023

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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.

ARCHIVES 

  • Video of past services can be seen here.
  • Audio and printed text of sermons can be found here.

Sacred Ground: Fall 2023/Spring 2024

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UPDATE 8/17: Registration for this first iteration of Sacred Ground at Saint Mark's is now at capacity, and the waiting list is now also closed. There will be additional Sacred Ground circles forming in 2024. Contact Canon Barrie with questions: wbarrie@saintmarks.org

GROUP MEETS TUESDAYS, 6:30–8:30 P.M.., BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 12, 2023, AND ENDING JUNE 4, 2024, in Leffler House or online via Zoom. Capacity is limited; registration is required.

A Film- and Readings-Based Dialogue Series on Race and Faith

Everyone in the Saint Mark's Cathedral community is invited to consider participating in Sacred Ground, an intense, small-group learning cohort which will meet over thirteen sessions, September 12 through June 4 at 6:30–8:30 p.m. on the second floor of Leffler House (hybrid option available). Capacity is limited, so if you feel called to be part of a Sacred Ground circle, please register as early as possible using the form here.

The series is built around a powerful online curriculum of documentary films and readings that focus on Indigenous, Black, Latino, and Asian/Pacific American histories as they intersect with European American histories. Check out much more introductory material here.

Sacred Ground is part of Becoming Beloved Community, The Episcopal Church’s long-term commitment to racial healing, reconciliation, and justice in our personal lives, our ministries, and our society. This series is open to all, and especially designed to help white people talk with other white people.  Participants are invited to peel away the layers that have contributed to the challenges and divides of the present day.

The hope is that members of this first circle at Saint Mark’s may be co-facilitators of future Sacred Ground circles here, but it is not a requirement.


Session Schedule

The Sacred Ground curriculum involves thirteen session that have been designed to work together as a whole. Those who register for Sacred Ground should be able to attend all or almost all of the sessions. The thirteen Tuesdays are as follows:

  • September 12, 2023 (Orientation, Community Building)
  • October 3, 2023
  • October 24, 2023
  • November 14, 2023
    • [Thanksgiving Break]
  • December 5, 2023
    • [Christmas Break]
  • January 9, 2024
  • January 30, 2024
  • February 20, 2024
  • March 12, 2024
    • [Holy Week/Easter Break]
  • April 2, 2024
  • April 23, 2024
  • May 14, 2024
  • June 4, 2024 (End of Class Celebration/Visioning)

Facilitators

The co-facilitators are Hannah Hockkeppel and Heather Millar.

Hannah Hochkeppel joined Saint Mark’s in 20TK, and currently serves as the Co-Program Director for Seeds of Peace in the United States, an organization that works to equip exceptional youth and educators with the skills and relationships to work in solidarity across lines of difference to create more just and inclusive societies. With more than 10 years of experience in a variety of education and program development spaces, Hannah is deeply invested in the work of youth empowerment, advocacy, and peace-building. She holds a B.S in Psychology from Virginia Tech, a M.A in Religion and Theology from Seattle University, and is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Education at Seattle Pacific University.

Heather Millar is a relatively new Saint Mark's parishioner. She moved to Seattle from San Francisco in February 2022. While living in San Francisco, she was very active at Grace Cathedral and in 2020-2021, co-facilitated a Sacred Ground circle there. She was an independent journalist for 30 years and now works at an environmental non-profit.

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