SUNDAY OFFERINGS

Sunday, August 18, 2024:

The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

8 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist

in Thomsen Chapel

9 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist

in the cathedral nave

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Leffler Garden Open

Leffler House

11 a.m. • The Holy Eucharist

in the nave and livestreamed

12:30 p.m. • Cathedral Tour

meet at the baptismal font

1:30 p.m. • Recital of Live Music

in the cathedral nave

7:00 p.m. • 20s/30s Scripture Time

the home of Molly Bosch

9:30 p.m. • Compline

in the nave and livestreamed

9:30 p.m. • Organ by Night

in the nave

Cover photo is an image of the Compline Choir singing at St. Paul's Cathedral, London taken by Chris Skinner.

NEW THIS WEEK

Dean Thomason preaches at St. Paul's, London

read the sermon

Organ by Night

this Sunday

Saint Mark's Music Series

2024-2025 season announced

Habitat for Humanity

sign up for build

Tent City 3

an update

Creation Care Ministry Potluck

August 29

Second Sunday Book Group

September 15

Wisdom Practice Day

registration open

Meeting God In Our Busy Lives

with Rev. Phil LaBelle, Bishop Elect

The cathedral's suite of summer offerings, Sacred Spaces, continues through August 18 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays:

SUNDAYS, 12:30–2:30 P.M.

Leffler Garden open until 1 p.m., Docent-led tour follows the 11 a.m. service, 1:30 p.m. guest recitalist.

Our guest recitalist for Sunday, August 18 at 1:30 p.m. is a 30-minute recital by Christopher Brown, Elsie Nelson-Brown and Sandy Nelson, piano, guitar, accordion, vocals. We will be serving lemonade, sparkling water, and treats to celebrate the end of our summer offering.

Available whenever the cathedral is open: art installations, children's corner, labyrinth resources, self-guided tour, and more. For more information, visit saintmarks.org/sacredspaces which will be continually updated as more offerings are announced.

Dean Thomason Preaches at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London

On Sunday 11 August 2024, the Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral invited Dean Thomason to preach at the Sunday morning Eucharist. While they do not livestream or record their services, several folks have asked to read the sermon, so we are sharing it here and copies are also available in the Narthex.

Organ by Night

THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 10 P.M., in the cathedral nave and choir loft



Stephen Price will offer this month's Organ by Night music following Compline this Sunday, July 21. He presently serves as the Paul B. Fritts Faculty Fellow and Artist-in-Residence at the University of Washington. He will play works by Brenda Portman, Erland Hilden, William Bryant, and J. S. Bach.

On every third Sunday of the month, organists offer 20 minutes of music on the mighty Flentrop organ, and encourage listeners to join them in the gallery to see and hear the organ and organist up close. They are also happy to answer questions about the music and the organ itself.

The Saint Mark's Music Series 2024-2025 Season

We are pleased to announce the 2024–2025 season of Saint Mark’s Music Series. We welcome you to enjoy a full season of concerts performed in the unique ambiance of Thomsen Chapel and the nave of Saint Mark’s Cathedral. World-class musicians will perform early to modern music, representing the choral, chamber, and organ music worlds. Come be inspired. For more information about the series, and to purchase tickets to attend in person or via livestream, please visit saintmarks.org/concerts. Brochures are also be available in the narthex.

Sign-up for Habitat for Humanity Interfaith Build

Habitat for Humanity of Seattle-King and Kittitas Counties is organizing an Interfaith Build in the South Park neighborhood of Seattle on September 6, 7, 11, 13, and 14. For information or to register, stop by the Habitat table in the Coffee Corner of the nave after the 9:00 and 11:00 o'clock services on August 18th and 25th.

Tent City 3 is in residence until September 7, 2024

Tent City 3 returned to the lower parking lot of the cathedral, and remains in residence through early September. These neighbors are a familiar presence to longtime members of the Saint Mark's community, having been in residence three months each year from 2001 through 2013, and then again every summer since 2020. Those newer to the community may be interested to learn that Tent City 3, or TC3, exists under an agreement with the city that allows it to remain on the property of institutions like churches and universities for 12 weeks at a time. The agreement also limits the capacity of the encampment to 100 people, although it currently somewhat smaller. Drugs and alcohol are strictly forbidden, and their use are grounds for expulsion. They are almost entirely self-contained, although the cathedral provides water and electricity during their stay. Residents provide service to the cathedral during their stay, including cleaning the campus and walking the grounds at night.

Why do the residents chose Tent City 3? Living in a tent is not the secure, permanent housing that everyone deserves. However, for some of those for whom such housing is inaccessible, a Tent City can be a better situation that more traditional homeless shelters. Unlike many shelters, it allows mixed-gender couples to live together. In addition, the residents are not bound to restrictive curfews, which removes a significant barrier to employment. (Most residents of Tent City are employed full- or part-time.)

Sunday Evening Meals did not return this year by request of the TC3 community. This year, Saint Mark’s Meal Sharing Ministry has been offering a grab-and-go breakfast consisting of a hot breakfast sandwich and fresh fruit, or, on weekends when the kitchen is otherwise occupied, a continental breakfast such as Muffins/pastry and fresh fruit. In addition a once monthly hot meal is delivered at dinnertime for campers to share.

Eat! Play! Love! 2024 Update

Due to a number of families' summer travel conflicts, we have decided to cancel next week's Eat! Play! Love! If you were planning to participate at EPL, or unable to because of your schedule, we hope you'll join us for a special event on Saturday, September 8: Remember Your Baptism! An Intergenerational Pilgrimage. Godparents, parents, grandparents, sponsors, and baptized folks of all ages—or those of you simply thinking about baptism--are invited to join us outdoors on the lawn, in the Leffler Garden, along the Greenbelt, and in the cathedral nave between 1:30 and 4:30 p.m. for a variety of activities that will include art, science, music-making, justice-seeking, and reflection as we dive deep into our baptismal covenant—the promises we make an d keep throughout our livesas followers of Jesus. At 3 pm, we'll renew our Baptismal Covenant in community around the font. This is event is free and open to all; please register so we can be sure we have everything we need.

Creation Care Ministry Potluck

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 6:30 P.M., in Bloedel Hall

Please join us for the Creation Care Ministry potluck. ALL ARE WELCOME!. This is our annual gathering to celebrate the work of this ministry. Bring a dish to share. RSVPs to creationcare@saintmarks.org are appreciated for planning purposes. But don't hesitate to come to Bloedel Hall at the last minute on the Thursday, the 29th.

Parish Picnic 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, FOLLOWING THE 11 A.M. SERVICE

This year, we’re delighted to provide a delicious picnic lunch of grilled burgers and hot dogs (vegan alternative available), macaroni salad, chips, watermelon, and cookies following the 11 am service on the front lawn. There’s no charge, but please register here so we know how many people to cook for.

• Activities will include:
• Ministry Fair! (naturally!)
• Live bluegrass music!
• Blessing of Backpacks and Briefcases! (All ages are invited to bring their bags)
• Bake sale to benefit children and youth ministries at Saint Mark’s!

If you usually come to the 9 am service, please note that there will be Children’s Chapel at the 11 am service as well that day.

RSVP here.

Second Sunday Book Group

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 12:30 P.M., in Cathedral House 210

"Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us" by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross.

We often think of the arts as entertainment or an escape—a luxury of some kind. This book explains that the arts—from painting and dancing to expressive writing, and more—are essential.

The authors claim that working on an art project for forty-five minutes can reduce stress by 25 percent and that just one art experience per month can extend life by ten years. That playing music increases synapses and gray matter, enhancing learning. That the vibrations of a tuning fork can create sound waves to counteract anxiety. That new technology like virtual reality can provide cutting edge pain therapy. That immersive and interactive exhibits dissolve the boundaries between art and viewers, engaging all of our senses, strengthening cognition and memory. Doctors even prescribe museum visits to address loneliness, dementia and many other issues.

Book Group Meeting will be held on the third Sunday in September because the annual Ministry Fair will be held on Sept. 8.

Wisdom Practice Day in the Fall—Marking Sacred Time

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 10 A.M.–2 P.M.

Drawing on traditional cyclical wisdom that holds seasonal, weekly and daily rhythms as sacred, how we mark time matters, and it informs the ways we live intentionally in the ordinary routines of daily life. Guided by contemplative practices that help us align with the rhythms of the natural world, those gathered will prepare and share a meal as a way of framing our lives by rooted intention. Register here.

Meeting God In Our Busy Lives: The Theology and Practice of Zimzum

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 6:45–8:15 P.M., (as Cathedral Commons) in person in Bloedel Hall and online via Zoom.

With overly-packed schedules, many of us wonder if we’ll ever be able to live the lives we yearn for. A life with space for the important things. With a connection to God, others, and the natural world. Jewish mystics suggest that God’s first act of creation was zimzum, a sacrificial self-withdrawal. God needed to open up space within God’s self before God could call forth the cosmos. What might that concept mean for us who are made in the image of God? Join the Rev. Phil LaBelle for an exploration of the Jewish mystical concept of zimzum, and what it can mean for us today.

Program is free; optional community dinner at 6 p.m. ($8/adult; $25/family max.)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Youth Acolyte Ministry

Saint Mark’s is expanding its youth acolyte ministry. We are looking for crucifer & torchbearers. Kids! Are you between 3rd - 12th grade? Can do a one-time training that lasts 30 minutes? Arrive 30 minutes before a service? Are you in choir? You can still be an acolyte. Send an email to lit-min@saintmarks.org with questions. Families can sign up their children to acolyte here.

Guest Organist: Dr. Stephen C. Price



We welcome Dr. Stephen C. Price, guest organist while Canon Kleinschmidt is on vacation and John Stuntebeck is accompanying The Compline Choir as organist on their UK pilgrimage.

In September 2023, Dr. Price became the inaugural Paul B. Fritts Faculty Fellow and Artist-in-Residence in organ performance at the University of Washington. He previously held the position of Assistant Teaching Professor in music (organ) at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.

Dr. Price is a native of Buffalo, New York, where, during his senior year of high school, he served as Organ Scholar at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral. While pursuing his bachelor’s degree at Western Connecticut State University, he served as Organ Scholar at St. Paul's Episcopal Church on the Green in Norwalk, Connecticut. As recipient of a Fulbright Grant, Dr. Price studied historic and modern performance practices of French organ literature in Toulouse, France. His Master and Doctor degrees are from Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, where he was a pupil of Janette Fishell.

A prize-winning organist in several international competitions, Dr. Price is frequently called upon to adjudicate such competitions. He maintains an active schedule of concert engagements as a soloist and collaborative artist. Dr. Price's debut album, Paris Impact Organ Suites, has been released on the Raven recording label and is available for purchase at RavenCD.com.Dr. Price is no stranger to the organs at Saint Mark’s. Continuing a long-standing relationship between the cathedral and UW, he teaches on the Flentrop organ every Monday during University terms.

In Gratitude for the Ministry of The Most Rev. Melissa Skelton as Bishop Provisional of the Diocese of Olympia

Please Join Us

SEPTEMBER 1 | 4:30–6:30 P.M.

St. Mark’s Cathedral | 1245 Tenth Avenue East, Seattle WA

Choral Evensong with Gift Presentation

Reception to Follow

Officiant: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason, Cathedral Dean

Preacher: The Rev. Phil LaBelle, Bishop-Elect

FROM THE DIOCESE OF OLYMPIA

It’s Time to Propose a Workshop for Diocesan Convention!

The Diocese of Olympia, the Episcopal Church in Western Washington, will host its annual convention October 25 & 26 at the Tacoma Convention Center. This promises to be a historic one as it will be the first led by our new Bishop, the Rev. Dr. Philip N. LaBelle. Friday, October 25 will be a day of workshops, plenary sessions, connection, and communion, and all are welcome; registration will be open soon. Please consider presenting a workshop that day! If there’s something that you, your congregation, or your region is doing that really needs to be shared with the wider Episcopal world, submit a proposal to share the good news. Go here for more information and for the submission form.  Workshop proposals are due August 31. Questions? Write faithformation@ecww.org.

Sunday, August 18, 2024:

The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Download the service leaflets in advance here.

Join the 11 a.m. service via livestream here.

Read the Scriptures appointed for this Sunday here.

Scripture:

Proverbs 9:1-6

Psalm 34:9-14

Ephesians 5:15-20

John 6:51-58

8 A.M. • THE HOLY EUCHARIST

in Thomsen Chapel

Presider & Preacher: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason

Guest Organist: Dr. Stephen Price

Hymns:

When in our music God is glorified [Hymn #420]

Singing songs of expectation [Hymn #527]

Organ:

Alessandro Marcello/Trans. J.S. Bach, Adagio (2^nd mvmt.) from Oboe Sonata in D minor

Johann Ernst/J.S. Bach, Presto (3^rd mvmt.) from Concerto in G Major, BWV 592

9 A.M. • THE HOLY EUCHARIST

in the cathedral nave

Presider: The Rev. Canon Marda Steedman Sanborn

Preacher: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason

Cantor: Robin Ethridge

Guest Organist: Dr. Stephen Price



Hymns:

When in our music God is glorified [Hymn #420]

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart [Hymn #488]

Singing songs of expectation [Hymn #527]

Organ:

Brenda Portman, Psalm Sonata, movement II

Theodore Dubois, Grand Choeur G Major

11 A.M. • THE HOLY EUCHARIST

in the cathedral nave & livestreamed

Presider: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason

Preacher: The Very Rev. Steven L. Thomason

Cantor: Schola Choir Member

Guest Organist: Dr. Stephen Price

Hymns:

Singing songs of expectation [Hymn #527]

When in our music God is glorified [Hymn #420]

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart [Hymn #488]

Praise to the Holiest in the height [Hymn #445]

Organ:

Brenda Portman, Psalm Sonata, movement II

Theodore Dubois, Grand Choeur G Major

The 7 p.m. Sunday evening Contemplative Eucharist is on hiatus for the summer. It will resume September 8.

A beloved Seattle tradition since 1956. Broadcast live on KING 98.1 FM, and king.org; livestreamed on saintmarks.org and Facebook and YouTube; and available as a podcast. Learn more here.

Highlights: Women's Compline Choir

THE FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH, 12:30 P.M., meet in the rear of the nave following the 11 a.m. service.

A newcomers' coffee with clergy is offered on the first Sunday of each month immediately following the 11 a.m. Sunday service. This coffee hour is offered especially for newcomers, guests, or anyone who has questions about the cathedral community and liturgies. Gather in the back of the nave. Email newcomers@saintmarks.org if you cannot attend in person, or with any other questions. And as always, please spread the word to anyone you know who may be interested.

Each week, those for whom the community has been asked to pray are published each Friday afternoon in the Cathedral Prayer List, found as a PDF at saintmarks.org/prayer

On that same page, find information about joining the cathedral's Prayer Chain, to receive emails about individual prayer requests as they are submitted. The prayer list is also available in printed form in the back of the nave.

Weekday Prayer Services

Daily Morning Prayer is offered online via Zoom, Monday–Friday at 7:30 a.m.

Daily Evening Prayer is offered via Zoom, Monday–Friday at 6 p.m.

Thursday Morning: A service of Holy Eucharist is offered in person in Thomsen Chapel 7 a.m. on the 1st/3rd/5th Thursdays of the month only. On the 2nd/4th Thursdays of the month, an online-only prayer service is offered via Zoom at 7 a.m. instead.