Sundays and Beyond at Saint Mark’s Cathedral Sunday, July 24- Pentecost 6

Dear Ones,

Last week I wrote about our commitment to bless with

travel prayers those who are beginning a journey. This

week it is my intention to offer a reflection on another kind

of journey – the internal journey of spiritual reflection and

growth. The beauty of an incarnational and sacramental

life is that it all matters, everything we are and everything

we do matters – there is nothing that is not of value to the

living, loving God we serve. My favorite theologian and scholar Robert

Capon says it this way: Matter matters to God.

It’s just that simple – matter matters to God. We are a unity of being,

body and spirit and we are called to soulful living, deeply connected,

congruent and wondrous. Spiritual and physical dimensions, like wave and

particle become indistinguishable in the holy realm of our creator and so we

move from dwelling to seeking and back again, intent on arriving at a place

of peace, longing for a sense of home and yet always ready to be sent out

again. We are a pilgrim people and all movement, internal and external is a

reality that is hardwired. The choice is ours – will we grow in grace or

squander our lives haphazardly? Will we be pilgrims on a journey or simply

nomads wandering from one discontentment to another?

This Sunday we will gather to witness a pilgrim who has grown in grace.

As David Mesenbring wrote to you recently: I have news to share

regarding the end of one chapter in my faith journey, and the beginning

of another. After working among Anglicans over the past 35 years, I’m

tired of calling myself a bad Lutheran and ready to claim the

ecclesiastical identity I’ve been recommending to Newcomers Classes

for more than five years.

God-willing, and the people consenting, Bishop Greg Rickel will receive the

Reverend David Mesenbring into the ranks of the Sacred Order of Priests

this Sunday during the 11 am service. As David shared, it was been a long

time coming, a lifelong journey of seeking and now he comes to this

dwelling place to make cross this threshold and declare that he has arrived

at his spiritual home. You are his witnesses and will commit to uphold him

in this ministry. You are charged to be faithful to this commitment and you

will be in my prayers on Sunday.

I deeply regret I will not be there to stand with David and to welcome him

into the collegial body of priests here in the Diocese of Olympia. I, too, am

on a journey – a pilgrimage of sorts, Sabbath time to rest quietly and to

seek a blessing from friends and family as I travel the pilgrim way.

Blessings and Peace,

Rebecca+

The Rev. Canon Rebecca L. McClain

* The Rev. David Mesenbring’s letter to the congregation on Sunday, July

10 is available on our website: www.saintmarks.org– look for the link in the

―New at Saint Mark’s‖ box.

American Friends of the Camino Saint James Day Walk

Saturday, July 23, 3—8 pm Cathedral

The Seattle Chapter will hold its yearly

Saint James Day walk. Meet at Saint

Mark’s and walk to St. James Cathedral for

Mass at 5 pm, then return to Skinner Hall

(Saint Mark’s) for a potluck afterwards.

Anyone interested in learning more about

the Camino de Santiago in Spain are

welcome. Please RSVP to Carol Green,

ccgreen@u.washington.edu or Martha

Crites, wsteyr85@gmail.com by July 15.

Please, bring a dish to share.

Barbecue at

Idriss Mosque

The Islamic Center

of Washington and

the Idriss Mosque

invite you to attend

their Annual

Community BBQ and Open House on

Sunday, July 24, from 2 - 5 pm at

Idriss Mosque, 1420 NE Northgate Way,

Seattle 98125.

The annual barbecue was implemented

to bring Muslims and non Muslims

together to get to know one another and

collaborate for improving our

communities and society. This event is

part of the Islamic Center of Wash-

ington's and Idriss Mosque's mission for

maintaining peace, encouraging

compassion, seeking reconciliation to

ensure justice for all people as well as

offering an opportunity to strengthen our

communities, promote harmony,

tolerance and interfaith relationships.

Food Drive Sunday, July 24

In honor of the Rev. Mesen-

bring’s reception into the

Episcopal Church, we are

collecting donations of non-

perishable food on Sunday morning to be

given to Northwest Harvest.

Summer Sunday School: The Great Water Party! Last Sunday, we kicked of our

Mile of Pennies service project.

We heard the story of how Jesus

turned water into wine, and wondered together if

we could help turn the story upside down by

providing water for people in our world who need

it. We will have to collect 84,480 pennies to

cover a mile! (We’ll take larger coins and bills,

too!). We talked about ways to obtain the pen-

nies – we could find them, earn them, share

them from allowances, ask adults in our church

and outside our church to help, etc. AND we

kicked off our penny collection with 252 pen-

nies. We’ll begin our to lessons about commun-

ion (the ―wine‖ in our ―water and wine‖.).

Important!: There will be no Summer Sun-

day School on August 7. The Great Water

Party will resume on August 14.

8 am HOLY EUCHARIST Thomsen Chapel

Preaching: The Rev. David Mesenbring

9 am HOLY EUCHARIST Nave

Preaching: The Rev. David Mesenbring

10:15 AM SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL St. Nicholas

Classrooms

11 am HOLY EUCHARIST Nave

Preaching: The Rev. David Mesenbring

God-willing, and the people consenting, Bishop Greg

Rickel will receive the Reverend David Mesenbring into the ranks of

the Sacred Order of Priests.

7 pm HOLY EUCHARIST, Thomsen Chapel Co-sponsored by Integrity,

LGBT ministry of the Episcopal Church.

9:30 pm COMPLINE, The Cathedral Nave Chanted by the Compline

Choir and broadcast live on KING 98.1 FM.

Sunday, July 24, 2011 – 6th Sunday after Pentecost

This Sunday at Saint Mark’s

The Church: Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury; Katherine Jefferts Schori,

Presiding Bishop; Greg Rickel, Bishop; and the Diocesan staff; all the communities

of this diocese, especially St. Antony of Egypt, Silverdale; St. Nicholas, Tahuya;

Holy Spirit, Vashon; the clergy and lay staff and vestry of Saint Mark’s Cathedral;

all the ministries of Saint Mark’s.

The World: Barack Obama, President; Christine Gregoire, Governor; Michael

McGinn, Mayor of Seattle; Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations;

Israel, Palestine, Pakistan, the Sudan, North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Haiti,

Libya, Japan, South Sudan, Zimbabwe, Norway

All who serve in the armed forces and their families: Jeffrey Bates, Blake Casad,

Andy Bench, Michael Toomer

Postulants: Alfredo Feregrino, Laura Ellen Muglia

Those who have died: Bagley Wright, Kay Folsom Mickel, Joyce Everett, Gregory

Rue, Susan Swearingen, Inge Nilssen, Lura Lynn Ryan, Bill Culver, and those who

grieve.

CATHEDRAL PRAYER LIST FOR THIS WEEK

To add a name to our prayer list contact 206.323.0300, ext 314 or Joniepr@msn.com.

Prayer requests are listed in Sundays & Beyond for four weeks, and, if needed, they are

listed in the monthly Ongoing List, which may be found in the Narthex.

Steven Anderson

Claire Cane

Esther Coopersmith

Sue Culver

Joan Einecke

Pastor Jami Fecher

Dick Griffith

Roux Harding

Kevin Johnson

Jacob Julien

Jon Kearney

Marie Keranen

Glenda Kerr

Jesse & Anna Lee Kirkland

The Kletsky Family

Paul Luvera

Scottie McKay

Pastor Jon Nelson

Lance Ramsay

Joe Running

George Ryan

Aase Shulys

Elsie Shelton

Scott Tschurwald

Alec Van Wesep

Those who are sick or suffering in any way in body, mind or spirit:

Across the parking lot in

Leffler House!

Monday–Saturday: 11a.m.–5:30p.m.

Sunday: 9 a.m.– 1 p.m.

206.323.1040

www.shopatsaintmarks.org

THE CATHEDRAL SHOP

What’s on your reading list? Philip Newell, Richard Rohr,

Marcus Borg, Joan Chittister,

Ronald Rolheiser

The lazy days of summer are the per-

fect time to catch up on your

reading—checkout our new books by

favorite authors. Don’t forget to

checkout our bargain book boxes.

We can fill special orders, too!

Clean Greens CSA Summer Season starts this weekend!

To sign up go to www.cleangreensfarm.com—read all about this

neighborhood oriented program focusing on good nutrition and

then select Saint Mark’s as your delivery point!

This week and beyond!

Hospitality & Community

Vestry Corner and other up-

coming events on back page!

AIDS Care Team Forming Work with 8-9 others to bring a com-

passionate presence to someone living

with AIDS. The team will be trained by

Multifaith Works in the fall. Working

with a team makes it fun and stress

free. Please see Deacon Earl Grout for

details: egrout@saintmarks.org or

206.518.2833.

RightPath Health Screening Thurs., July 28,

9:30am-3:30pm

Bloedel Hall

Cathedral Health Services, an Episcopal

Jubilee Ministry, is offering low cost

screenings to detect the early warning

signs of heart and vital organ diseases

that often go undetected until too late.

Prices range from $75—$200. Testing

takes approx. 45 minutes. Appts.

required– call 1.800.770.0240 or

1.602.254.7130—please do not call

Cathedral offices. Flyer on our website.

July Vestry Meeting Tuesday, July 26, 6 pm

Diocesan House

Regular monthly meeting of the Vestry.

All members welcome to attend.

Gratitude Gatherings It’s the middle of July, and

the middle of the Gratitude

Gatherings project. This is

our third summer of small

parties in parks and parishioners’

homes. We’ve had a beautiful sunset

on a deck overlooking Puget Sound in

June, and several BBQ’s in back yards.

Spirited discussions after brunch,

singing after supper…. ―folks left

feeling happy and fulfilled!‖ How about

coming to tea next week in West

Seattle, and talk about ―what new

thing God might be leading you into?‖

And it’s not over—we run through mid

August! There are still plenty of spaces

available, especially for some family-

friendly events. Teens and adults are

invited to grill veggie burgers

(hamburgers too) and talk about how

to take care of the Earth. Kids—and

kids at heart—can run in the park, or

make ice cream sundaes. Eastsiders

are invited to Kelsey Creek Farm Park,

or an afternoon in Maple Valley.

Bring Your Calendar to Church,

Come to the Back of the Nave on

Sunday Morning, and Sign Up!

Questions? Contact

gatherings@saintmarks.org. Gratitude

Gatherings are sponsored by Saint

Mark’s Stewardship Committee.

www.saintmarks.org/ComingEvents/

GratitudeGatherings2011.pdf

Greeters Needed: There is an immediate need for greeters

at the 8 am and 9 am services. Greeters

serve once a month, welcoming people

to service and reaching out to new-

comers. Would you like to be involved in

this enjoyable and very worthwhile

activity? Please contact John Selberg at

JASelberg@aol.com or 206.723.5315.

Finance Comm. Meeting Thursday, Aug. 4, 4:30 pm Leffler

Board Room

This is a regular meeting of a standing

committee of the Vestry. All members

welcome to attend.

From Hiroshima to Hope Sat., August 6,

6 - 9 p.m. northwest

shore of Green Lake,

just south of the Bathhouse Theatre,

7312 West Green Lake Dr. N., Seattle.

The lantern-floating peace ceremony,

now in its 26th year at Green Lake,

honors the victims of the atomic

bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

and all victims of war and violence. Pre

-event activities include lantern

calligraphy and folding of peace

cranes. At 7 p.m., a program of

musical performances and

speakers. The candle-lit lanterns are

then floated on the lake at dusk.

From Hiroshima to Hope is created

annually by local peace, faith and

community organizations. Sponsors

include Wing Luke Museum of the Asian

Pacific American Experience, Peace Action

of Washington, the United Nations

Association-WA Chapter, and Washington

Physicians for Social Responsibility. For

more information, call 206.453.4471.

Fast for

Peace The Mideast

Focus Ministry

together with

the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

invite Jews, Christians and Muslims to

Fast for Peace on Sunday, Aug 7.

During Ramadan join Jews, Christians,

and Muslims in a day of fasting for Peace

and Understanding. Fasting is common

to all religions. It teaches, through

personal experience, what hunger,

poverty, loneliness and discomfort mean

to the less fortunate sections of society.

After a day of fasting and reflection,

please join us for a short program of

reflections followed by dinner (breaking

of the fast). Dinner will be served at

8:35 PM. (sunset.) A scripture

exhibition will also be open for visitors.

This is a unique opportunity to share

with other faith traditions in those

places where our rituals differ but their

purposes are much the same.

To prepare for dinner registration is

required. Register Online: http://

www.amiseattle.org/ml/ Or

mideastfocus@saintmarks.org

Planning meeting, 11 a.m. Bloedel

Noon Eucharist, Thomsen Chapel

Luncheon, 12:45 p.m. Volunteer Park

Summer Picnic (& brown bag) weather

permitting -- otherwise, in Bloedel --

the Rev. Pat Taylor's last First

Wednesday with SAGE before her

retirement on August 31. Watch this

space for more details!

All ages always welcome!

SAGE Monthly Luncheon Wed., August 3

Call for Spiritual Activism: Connecting Episcopal Women

Sat. August 6, 8:45 am—4 pm

Epis. Church of St. Matthew/San Mateo,

Auburn, WA

Turn passions into actions: learn about

Episcopal women’s organizations and

others that are making a positive

difference. Contact: Elsie Dennis

253.833.0890 or Kathleen Wright

Nyhuis kathnyhuis@yahoo.com or

206.295.1801. Donations appreciated.

1245 10th Ave E

Seattle, WA 98102

Welcoming all to live the

light of Christ

Sunday Service Times See page 2 for all Sunday services & activities.

Weekday Service Times Wednesdays, 12 noon: Eucharist in Thomsen Chapel

Thursdays, 7 a.m.: Eucharist in Thomsen Chapel

Monday-Friday, 6:30 p.m. Evening Prayer: McCaw or Thomsen

Chapel

206.323.0300

info@saintmarks.org

www.saintmarks.org

Mother’s Day is May 9th

Mom deserves the best! Win her heart with a classic

pair of earrings, a gently scented soap, floral note

cards, a colorful raw silk scarf or a vibrant Guatema-

lan tote bag. Add some Divine™ chocolate and a

greeting card and Mom will have her perfect day.

Sundays and Beyond—Announcements about events and activities happening on campus, plus a weekly update and the Cathedral prayer list. It is available by electronic subscription, on our website, and in print in the nave. To submit announcements for our publications and website, go to www.saintmarks.org and click on the link for Publications & Forms/Communications Request Form. This form will ask for all the information required. Requests are due by Monday at 5 p.m. for publication on the following Sunday. Late submissions are included on a space available basis. Announcements may be edited for space and content. SUBSCRIBE! on our website click on the "join our email lists” link at www.saintmarks.org.

Saint Mark’s Counseling Service

We offer professional counseling tailored to

meet your specific needs and goals.

Safe and confidential.

For more information or to schedule an

appointment,

please call.

Kathleen Tyrrell

M.S., L.M.F.T.

206.323.0339

Located in Leffler House

on the south side of the parking lot.

GIVE BY TEXT! You can now make donations simply by sending a text message! Text a donation at anytime, anywhere from any cell phone or smart

phone. To get started, visit www.saintmarks.org click on the ―Donate Now‖ link and complete the one-time setup (or update your

existing profile). You will receive a confirmation text and email with instructions on how to quickly and securely text donations.

CATHEDRAL STAFF & LEADERSHIP Canon Missioner The Rev. Canon Rebecca L. McClain Deacon The Rev. Earl Grout Senior Associate The Rev. David Mesenbring Pastoral Care Associate The Rev. Patricia Taylor Curate The Rev. Irene Tanabe Canon Musician Dr. J. Melvin Butler Clerke of the Works Alan DePuy Sexton Glenn Sands Associate Musician Brian Fairbanks

Boys and Girls Choir Director Rebekah Gilmore Liturgist Becky Morrill Children & Youth Ministries Cindy Spencer Childcare Center Heather Barnum Stewardship Associate Alicia Sands Communications Director Liz Sloat

Vestry Senior Warden Scott Smallwood Vestry Junior Wardens Stacy Andersen, Janet McCully 2010-2011 Vestry: Marge Anderson, Kae Eaton, Mark Eichinger-Wiese, Elsie Ford, Bob Kirkman, Leslie Miller, Walter Stuteville, Hunter Tynes and Roger Valdez; and Diocesan Representatives: the Rev. Patty Baker, Dale Ramerman and The Rev. Rebecca Kirkpatrick

Did you know that guests are

always invited to attend

Vestry meetings? The next one

is Tuesday, July 26, 6 pm at

Diocesan House. We will discuss

serious business topics like

facilities and finance, but we

will have some laughs, too. We

always do!

Special kudos to those who

worked so hard to produce the

very successful benefit concert for the

work of the Nippon So Sei Kai (the

Anglican Church of Japan, Diocese of

Tohoku) - they raised $4456!

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Transformational Travel Ministry invites you to

Nicaragua

Experience Central America and

build community across borders!

Be transformed as you travel with a

small group. Get involved in planning

our next trip in late November/early

December. Take part in fun and

interesting events and important

fundraising opportunities as we

prepare for the trip. More

information at http://

saintmarkstravel.wordpress.com

Can’t go but want to help? Look for us

on Sundays selling fair trade organic

chocolate bars to fund travel

scholarships.

The Mission to Seafarers Benefit Luncheon

Saturday, August 27, 11 am

Hosted by Princess Cruises

aboard the Golden Princess.

Registrations must be received by

Aug. 19. Registration information

can be found in the narthex and on

our website.

All proceeds benefit The Mission to

Seafarers.

The Mission to Seafarers is a

worldwide organization devoted to

the welfare of merchant seafarers. In

port cities around the world men and

women go to sea knowing that the

sign of the ―Flying Angel‖ means that

hospitality, counsel, justice and

friendship are near at hand. At the

Seattle Seafarers’ Center we are

committed to an ecumenical and

ethnically diverse ministry.

Education for Ministry - daytime series begins fall 2011 Enrollment has begun for a 4-yr

seminary-supported program of

discussions of Christian theology

covering old and new testament,

church history, and

contemporaneous philosophies.

Commit only to one year at a time.

Contact: Colleen Boyns

cmboyns@hotmail.com