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A Rogation Day Liturgy, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 6, 2023 with No Comments

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person only in Bloedel Hall (and throughout the cathedral grounds). Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family).

Join Rev. Stahlecker, Canon Rosario-Cruz, and Canon Barrie as we celebrate and give thanks for the gifts of Creation with an outdoor liturgy for Rogation Day, an observance that dates to the 5th century. For 1,500 years, the weekdays preceding Ascension Day have been marked by outdoor prayers and thanksgiving for the fruitful Earth. Following the community dinner in Bloedel Hall, participants will process around the cathedral grounds, stopping to reflect and pray at significant locations. The liturgy ~~ends with~~ includes a portion of the Great Litany.

UPDATE: The leaflet for this year's procession may be seen here.

Palestine on the Edge: Where Do We Go From Here?

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 4, 2023 with No Comments

UPDATED WITH VIDEO

SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom

Hosted by Amnesty International: Campaign for Palestinian Human Rights [Pacific NW]; co-sponsored by Saint Mark's Mideast Focus Ministry, The Bishop's Committee for Justice & Peace in the Holy Land of the Diocese of Olympia, and Kairos Puget Sound Coalition

Please join this Saturday afternoon conversation with Miko Peled, Israeli-American activist for justice and author of The General’s Son: Journal of an Israeli in Palestine, and Maya Garner, advocate for justice in Palestine and founder of Friends of Hebron, an American non-profit working with peace and justice advocates in the West Bank. Following the conversation, Peled will sign copies of the new Tenth Anniversary Edition of The General's Son, and the Saint Mark's Mideast Focus Ministry will officially open the collection of resources now housed in the Bloedel "Center Stage" meeting room.

A complete video is now available below:

A Mobile Feast

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 4, 2023 with No Comments

UPDATED WITH PHOTOS

SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 12:30–5 P.M., meet on the labyrinth

Join other 20s/30s for an afternoon of festivity to celebrate the Feast Day of St. Barnabas. We’ll begin at Saint Mark’s on the labyrinth with a brief liturgy and then start our mobile feast with stops at several Capitol Hill restaurants for refreshment. At each stop, we’ll learn more about the life of Barnabas—an early Christian who was one of the first to welcome Paul and accompanied him on his missionary journeys. Interested in attending? Sign up here. Questions? Email Bryan Pansing (bpansing@gmail.com) or Rose Hazard (pinuprose90@gmail.com).

Check out some photos from the event below. (Click to enlarge):

Youth Group Pizza, Hang-Out, and Body Prayer

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 4, 2023 with No Comments

Youth Group Pizza, Hang-Out, and Body Prayer with Saint Mark's Coolest Grandma Betsy Bell

SUNDAY, MAY 7, 5:30–7 P.M., cathedral nave

Betsy has probably hiked more mountain miles than you've walked in your life. She's fantastic. After we fill you up with pizza, Betsy will lead us in Qi Gong practice and Body Prayer. Don't know what that is? Good. Come try out a very different way to ground yourself in the Holy.

Sign up here so we order enough pizza.

For more info email Wendy Barrie at: wbarrie@saintmarks.org

Transitions in COVID Precautions—May 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on May 2, 2023 with No Comments

A MESSAGE FROM DEAN THOMASON

MAY 3, 2023

Dear Friends,

As you likely know, the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency declared by the federal government in 2020 will be expiring on May 11. It has been a long, arduous journey, and we are keenly aware that more than 1.1 million Americans have died from the disease. Sensible precautions will remain in place—stay home if sick, consider testing and follow protocols for isolation, get vaccinated, etc. But the broad public health guidelines of distancing, avoiding public indoor spaces, etc. are ending, and Saint Mark’s Cathedral will follow suit.

Of course, this does not mean that the virus that causes COVID is no longer with us, nor does it mean that it is no longer a serious illness for some. It means that the virus is endemic, and we are learning to live with it while also moving forward with our lives. Anyone may wear a mask, and perhaps some should. We all should avoid groups when symptomatic for infectious respiratory illness (that is not a new precaution). We should use good hygiene (e.g., handwashing) and get vaccinated when boosters become available for our demographic.

Following changes in public health guidelines, we will no longer require vaccinations for staff or liturgical leaders, nor will we retain a distanced section in the nave for worship after May 11, 2023. Wear a mask and sit wherever you like. And know the livestream is available at 11 a.m. Sundays and special services so you can actively participate when home sick.

I know not all will agree with these changes at this time, and I am happy to address your concerns. Please contact me directly. The cathedral community is large, diverse, and has conducted itself with much grace and goodwill for one another through the pandemic. Many have found their spiritual home here since March of 2020, and I trust more will in the coming months and years. We will make our way together, and for that I am exceedingly grateful.

Yours in Christ,

The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason, Dean & Rector

Compline on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 30, 2023 with No Comments

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/04/30/compline-2023-the-fourth-sunday-of-easter/

April 30, 2023 • The Fourth Sunday of Easter • “Good Shepherd Sunday”

ORISON: The 23rd Psalm (Dedicated to my Mother) – Bobby McFerrin (b.1950)

PSALM 23 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: All people that on earth do dwell (Tune: OLD 100TH) – mel. from Pseaumes octante trois de David, 1551, alt.; harm. after Louis Bourgeois (c. 1510-c. 1561); final fauxbourdon by John Dowland (1563-1626)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone VI; harm. Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (ca. 1560 - 1627)

ANTHEM: The Good Shepherd – Alice Parker (b. 1925)

Jason Anderson, director • Josh Sandoz, reader • Derek Tilton, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality minister Brenda Barnes, and videographer Michael Seewer.

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/

Compline on the Third Sunday of Easter, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 23, 2023 with No Comments

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/04/23/compline-2023-the-third-sunday-of-easter/

April 23, 2023 • The Third Sunday of Easter

ORISON: God himself is with us (Tune: TYSK) – from Psalm und Choralbuch, 1719; arr. Gregory Bloch [see HYMNS]

PSALM 116:1–3, 10–17 – Peter R. Hallock (1924-2014)

HYMN: Lift your voice rejoicing, Mary (Tune: FISK OF GLOUCESTER) – Thomas Foster (b. 1938)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Christopher Tye (c. 1505-1573)

ANTHEM: Regina caeli – Robert White (c. 1538-1574)

Jason Anderson, director • Jeffrey Ricco, reader • James Wilcox, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Jim 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/

Cathedral Day Liturgy 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 22, 2023 with No Comments

Cathedral Day Resources 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 21, 2023 with No Comments

Bake for Lowell Teachers!

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 21, 2023 with No Comments

DROP-OFF ON SUNDAY, MAY 7; sign up requested.

Help us honor teachers at Lowell Elementary School during Teacher Appreciation Week! The teachers of Lowell Elementary, where a disproportionate number of students face challenging family circumstances, work extremely hard all year, and the cathedral is thrilled to be able to express our appreciation in this way.

A neighboring PTA has gifted a coffee cart to Lowell on Monday, May 8, so the cathedral community has been asked to provide baked goods (muffins, cookies, bars) to be dropped off at Saint Mark’s on Sunday, May 7, to be delivered by the cathedral staff the next day. Sign up to contribute using this link. Email Canon Barrie with questions: wbarrie@saintmarks.org

Compline on the Second Sunday of Easter, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 16, 2023 with No Comments

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/04/16/compline-2023-the-second-sunday-of-easter/

April 16, 2023 • The Second Sunday of Easter • “Doubting Thomas Sunday”

ORISON: That Easter Day with joy was bright (Tune: PUER NOBIS) – mel. from Trier MS., 15th cent.; adapt. Michael Praetorius (1571-1621); harm. George R. Woodward (1848-1934) [see HYMNS]

PSALM 16 – Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976)

HYMN 209: We walk by faith, and not by sight (Tune: SAINT BOTOLPH) – Gordon Slater (1896-1979)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong, Tone VII; harm. Thomas Tallis (c. 1505-1585)

ANTHEM: Sermone blando angelus – Thomas Tallis

Jason Anderson, director • Gregory Bloch, reader • Joel Bevington, cantor • Wyatt Smith, organ recitalist

POST-COMPLINE ORGAN RECITAL

Psalm Sonata No. 1 by Brenda Portman

II. “He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.” (Psalm 91:1)

Prelude in C, BWV 547 by J. S. Bach

Salem Seasons by Margaret Sandresky

I. Spring - “Apple Blossoms and Imaginary Birds”

The Seven Last Words and Triumph of Christ by Pamela Decker

VIII. Passacaglia: Procession to the Tomb

IX. Toccata: The Resurrection

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

Behind the Seams: Ugly Clothes with 20s/30s member Clara Berg

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 13, 2023 with No Comments

SATURDAY, MAY 13, 2–3 P.M., MOHAI and White Swan Public House. Sign up required.

Hosted by 20s/30s—All are welcome

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! The aesthetics of fashion are constantly changing and with it our perception of what looks good. We’ll join MOHAI Curator of Collections and 20s/30s member, Clara Berg, for an in-person, one-hour session to view the historic fashions in MOHAI’s collection which were once stylish but don’t translate well to our modern eyes. What do you think—is it fabulous or frightful?

Some may choose to join early (12:30 p.m.) to visit the museum’s exhibit and/or join after (3:30 p.m.) for snacks and refreshments at White Swan Public House.

Tickets are required for Behind the Seams admission. A limited number of discounted tickets from Saint Mark’s are available ($20). Sign up here. Questions? Email Betsy Heimburger: betsy.heimburger@gmail.com

Sacred Listening as a Transformational Practice

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 13, 2023 with No Comments

UPDATED WITH VIDEO

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 6:45–8:15 P.M., presenters online via Zoom. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family).

Please note: The presenters, Rev. Stahlecker and Canon Rosario-Cruz, will be leading this forum online via Zoom. The Wednesday evening community dinner will be served in Bloedel Hall 6–6:30 p.m. as usual. Those who wish to attend the dinner and then participate in the forum will join together in Cathedral House Room 210.

Facilitated by The Rev. Linzi Stahlecker & The Rev. Canon Eliacín Rosario-Cruz. An offering of The Wisdom School at Saint Mark's.

Sacred listening is more than the hearing of words and sounds. Sacred listening is an invitation into relationship and an honoring of the ways in which the Divine presence is felt and responded to in our lives as a source of transformation. In this forum, we will learn about—and practice—various ways to cultivate sacred listening, how to notice and recognize the resistances and avoidances that may hinder our transformation, and we will create spaces together that honor the sharing of our stories and the fostering of transformative relationships as a way to enhance and expand our relationship with God.

Note: Canon Rosario-Cruz was ill and could not participate. A complete video is now available below:

Flower Arranging as a Spiritual Practice Cancelled

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 13, 2023 with 2 Comments

UPDATE: This forum has been cancelled. The community dinner will be offered 6–6:30 p.m. as usual.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 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).

The members of the Flower Ministry create exceptional arrangements in the nave and chapel each week, taking the beauty in nature and transforming it, through human reason and skill, into striking displays—as a service to the community and as an offering of beauty back to the One who made it. Gather for this in-person only forum with members of the flower ministry and explore together questions such as: Why are flowers part of rituals and offerings in almost every religion in the world? What has the symbolism of flowers meant for Christians specifically? What is the role of the floral artist in showing off the natural beauty of plants and flowers to their best advantage? All are welcome.

20s/30s Questioning Together with St. Luke’s Ballard: Sabbath & Rest

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 13, 2023 with No Comments

UPDATED WITH RESOURCES

SUNDAY, MAY 7, 7:30–10 P.M., Leffler House

How does keeping sabbath allow us to break a restless cycle and focus on the wholeness God intends? Join for a conversation to explore the practice of sabbath with young adults from St. Luke's and their clergy, Canon Britt Olson and Mother Hillary Kimsey. Conversation will draw on themes from Walter Brueggemann's Sabbath as Resistance but prior reading is not required.

Dessert provided. At 9:15, we'll head over to Compline together. Questions? Email Emily: emcmeeks@gmail.com

RESOURCES SHARED AT THIS EVENT:

APPS

BOOKS

Sabbath as Resistance: Saying No the Culture of Now by Walter Brueggemann
Saving Time: Discovering a LIfe Behind the Clock by Jenny Odell
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer
Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey

Radix 10: Gratitude

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 10, 2023 with No Comments

UPDATED WITH VIDEO

The Tenth Iteration of The Radix Project

OPENING PLENARY: SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2023, 7–8 P.M., online via Zoom only

SMALL GROUPS MEET: ONCE A WEEK STARTING THE WEEK OF APRIL 24, THROUGH JUNE 4. Groups will meet online via Zoom OR in person.

The Radix Project is an opportunity to gather in small groups, share their stories, reflect on Holy Scripture and sacred art, and pray for one another with intention. The project was created to provide a way to connect in a setting that fosters trust, so that our relationships with God and one another are strengthened. This Eastertide, the theme for Radix 10 is Gratitude.

All are welcome and encouraged to join the opening Plenary Presentation with Dean Thomason and the Radix Project team, whether or not you plan to participate in the small groups.

Deadline to register for a small group: Thursday, April 13. Learn more about Radix groups and see video and materials from previous iterations here. Questions? Email radix@saintmarks.org

UPDATE: Click here to download the participant packet (pdf), containing guidelines, scripture selections, discussion questions, and accompanying visual art.

A complete video of the opening plenary is now available:

Exploring Racial Justice in the Episcopal Church

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 10, 2023 with No Comments

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2023, 6:45–8:15 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall or online via Zoom; registration required. Optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($6/child; $8/adult; $25/max. family).

Facilitated by Vinh Do and The Rev. Canon Carla Robinson. Hosted by Saint Mark’s Cathedral; open to all in the Diocese of Olympia and beyond.

In 2021, the Episcopal Church released its Racial Justice Audit documenting the experience of race, racism, and racial identity within church leadership. At the Diocese of Olympia's Diocesan Convention last fall, a task force presented its findings and proposed ways we in this diocese might engage this important work. This forum is designed as part of that work. All cathedral members are encouraged to register to attend, and members from other churches are most welcome also. This is an opportunity to listen, learn and engage in conversation with others as we seek to understand and work towards racial justice in our communities, guided by five questions developed by the Task Force. Contact Canon Carla Robinson for more information.

Racial Audit of the Episcopal Church:

Full Report
Executive Summary

The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding Healing, Wholeness, and Connection Through Embodied Living

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 10, 2023 with No Comments

a Saturday gathering with Hillary L. McBride, Ph.D.

SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2023, 9:30 A.M.–3 P.M., in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom; registration required for either option.

Many of us have, unknowingly, been sold the story that our minds are superior to our bodies, and that our bodies are barriers to “pure” or “true” spirituality. Together, we will examine how these ideas continue to keep us from wholeness. We’ll explore practices that help us repair the fragmentations we carry inside of us, so that we can truly remember our bodily selves.

Cost: $65 (for both online and in-person participants). Scholarships available. Includes a light lunch and snacks for those participating in person. Registration required; please submit the form below, or here.

Compline on Easter Sunday, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 9, 2023 with No Comments

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/04/09/compline-2023-easter-day/

April 9, 2023 • Easter Day

PROCESSIONAL: Easter Canticle – Peter R. Hallock (1924–2014)

PSALM 118:14-24 – Plainsong, Tone VIII.1

HYMN: Ad cenam Agni providi – Plainsong, Mode VIII; harm. Guillaume Dufay (c. 1397-1474); ed. Jason A. Anderson (b. 1976)

NUNC DIMITTIS: Plainsong setting, Tonus peregrinus; harm. William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)

ANTHEM: Christus surrexit – Jacob Handl (1550-1591)

Jason Anderson, director • Joel Matter, reader • Jeremy Matheis, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Priscilla Strand, 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/

Easter Sunday, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 9, 2023 with No Comments

The Great Vigil of Easter, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 8, 2023 with No Comments

Good Friday (evening service), 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 7, 2023 with No Comments

Good Friday (noon service), 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 7, 2023 with No Comments

Chrism Mass, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 4, 2023 with No Comments

Compline on Palm Sunday, 2023

by Saint Mark's Cathedral on April 2, 2023 with No Comments

The Order of Service and repertoire may be found at: complineunderground.wordpress.com/2023/04/02/compline-2023-the-sunday-of-the-passion-palm-sunday/

April 2, 2023 • The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday

ORISON: Christus factus est – Plainsong, Mode V

PSALM 88 – Plainsong, Tone I.7

RESPOND: In manus tuas – John Sheppard (c. 1515-1558)

HYMN: Today, he who hung the earth upon the waters is hung upon the tree – Byzantine chant, Tone VI; trans. John Muehleisen (b. 1955)

NUNC DIMITTIS – Plainsong setting, Tone IV.2

ANTHEM: We adore you, O Christ – Richard T. Proulx (1937-2010)

Jason Anderson, director • J. Scott Kovacs, reader • Theo Floor, cantor

Thanks to this evening's Compline volunteers—hospitality ministers Robin Ethridge and Estaphan Meza, 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/

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Youth Group Pizza, Hang-Out, and Body Prayer with Saint Mark's Coolest Grandma Betsy Bell

Compline on the The Fourth Sunday of Easter | April 30, 2023

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Compline on the The Third Sunday of Easter | April 23, 2023

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CATHEDRAL DAY | Saturday, April 22, 2023, 10:30 a.m.

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Compline on the The Second Sunday of Easter | April 16, 2023

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The Tenth Iteration of The Radix Project

Racial Audit of the Episcopal Church:

a Saturday gathering with Hillary L. McBride, Ph.D.

Compline on the The Feast of the Resurrection | April 9, 2023

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The Feast of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ—Easter Day | April 9, 2023, 11 a.m.

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The Great Vigil of Easter | April 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.

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Good Friday | April 7, 2023, 7 p.m.

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Good Friday | April 7, 2023, 12 p.m.

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Chrism Mass with Renewal of Ordination Vows | Tuesday in Holy Week, 11 a.m.

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Compline on the The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday | April 2, 2023

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