“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us”. Hebrews 12:1

Dear Friends, In 2015, at the General Convention held in Salt Lake City, the elected Michael Bruce Curry as 27th Presiding Bishop, the first African-American to hold the office. Bishop Curry is currently providing crucial leadership in developing three focus areas of ministry: Evangelism, Racial Reconciliation and Justice, and Environmental Stewardship. These three expressions of our Church mission serve as support pillars to the overall understanding of our faith as “The Episcopal Branch of the Jesus Movement.” Further, the ongoing work of the Church rests on the support structure of the organization of the Church, which are: governance, finance, legal work, and operations.

The General Convention is the governing body of The Episcopal Church that meets every three years. It is a bicameral legislature that includes the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops, composed of deputies and bishops from each diocese. During its triennial meeting deputies and bishops consider a wide range of important matters facing the Church. In the interim between triennial meetings, the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church works with various standing committees and the staff of the Presiding Bishop’s office to implement the decisions and carry on the work of the General Convention. General Convention is the ultimate authority in the Episcopal Church and is structured as a bicameral legislature, with two houses: the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops (meeting simultaneously on site but in different areas). The House of Deputies is the older of the two houses having been formed in 1785. The House of Bishops was formed in 1789 to win the support of those who wanted a greater role for bishops.

All diocesan, coadjutor, suffragan, and assistant bishops of the Episcopal Church, whether active or retired, have seat and vote in the House of Bishops. Each diocese of the Episcopal Church, as well as the Navajoland Area Mission and the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, are entitled to representation in the House of Deputies by four deputies, either presbyters or deacons, canonically resident in the diocese and four lay deputies who are confirmed communicants in good standing. The Episcopal Church of Liberia is entitled to representation in the House of Deputies by two clergy deputies and two lay deputies, all with seat and voice but no vote. The Official Youth Presence is a group of eighteen high school youth, two from each province. They also have seat and voice but no vote. Resolutions must pass both houses in order to take effect.

The convention is divided into legislative committees which consider resolutions in their meetings, which are held during Convention at times either before or at the end of a legislative work day. Resolutions arise from four different sources: 1) "A" resolutions from interim bodies whose work is collected in what is referred to as the "Blue Book" 2) "B" resolutions which come from Bishops 3) "C" resolutions which come from diocesan conventions and 4) "D" resolutions which originate from Deputies. Each properly submitted resolution is referred to a convention committee which makes its recommendation to the House. When one house has acted on the resolution it is sent to the other house for consideration. Resolutions approved in committee that require funding from the Church triennial budget, are then moved to the Committee for Programs, Budget and Finance (PB&F) for further consideration before being scheduled for time for debate on the floor of Convention.

General Convention 2018 will be held in Austin, TX from July 3 – 14, and it has its own legislative website, located here: http://www.generalconvention.org/home

During legislative and committee sessions, Deputies and Bishops consult a large, online resource for all the information they need, which is known as the “Virtual Binder.” For the first time, the Virtual Binder is available to the public, and you can visit the Virtual Binder for Convention here: https:// www.vbinder.net/menu?house=hd&lang=en

The Virtual Binder home page includes links to the “Blue Book” reports to Convention of the work of of standing committees as special task forces that were charged with work that they engaged over the past three years since last Convention, such as the Task for the Study of Marriage: https:// extranet.generalconvention.org/staff/files/download/21189 On the Blue Book Reports page, you can also find links to the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music Supplemental Files.

There are currently 300 resolutions that have been submitted for Convention to consider, that are included in the Virtual Binder. The direct link to the list of resolutions is here: https://www.vbinder.net/ resolutions?house=hd&lang=en

If you’re interested following the work of General Convention, it can help to choose a resolution or two that you are interested to follow the progress of throughout the legislative process. For example, the Task Force for the Study of Marriage has made several recommendations (https:// www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2018/04/04/general-convention-will-again-grapple-with-same-sex- marriage-questions/) Resolution B012 continues to authorize the two Trial Use Marriage Rites first authorized in 2015 without time limit and without seeking a revision of the 1979 . The link to Resolution B012 can be found here in the Virtual Binder: https://www.vbinder.net/ resolutions/B012?house=hd&lang=en

To follow the sessions and worship services at Convention live, go to the Episcopal Church Media Hub site at: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/general-convention-2018-media-hub Through the Hub, you can request to be notified of when sessions or events take place. You can also follow the comments from deputies and bishops and attendees on Twitter at #GC79. Feel free to add your own comments. For the true General Convention fan, there is also a General Convention app that you can download: https://eventmobi.com/79gc/

Finally, within my work with Indigenous Ministries in the wider Church, there are two resolutions for which I am a founding sponsor/writer and may have a chance to speak to on the floor of Convention – these are Resolution D010 and D011. You can find them in the Virtual Binder. Additionally, I will be serving as a member of the legislative committee on the Church Pension Program – there are several resolutions that have been sent to our committee for consideration and our recommendation as to whether or not they should be passed. Committees can also amend resolutions and submit to the floor only the amended version.

My friends, I would be personally very grateful for your prayers for my own work at Convention and for all those attending and supporting the work of General Convention over the coming two weeks. I know that I will need them as a Clergy Deputy from our diocese, and I know everyone else needs them as well. I will post on my personal Facebook page as I am able.

In Christ’s Peace, Pastor Rachel+

The Rev. Rachel K. Taber-Hamilton, Rector (Vestry Retreat 2016)

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Love is Love is Love is Love is Love is Love is Love is Love…

My beloved family let me start by saying a confession. What you are reading is not what I had been planning to share in this month’s Senior Warden column. The original intent of this month’s column was to share information about many facility projects that the vestry is considering, the excitement around them, and also the financial implications and how we were planning to handle it.

And just like all of you, I have learned and been heartbroken by recent news of events happening within our country in the southern border, where families are being separated and images of children in inhumane and abhorrent conditions have surfaced. So, for the past several days all I could think to myself is…buildings and finances can wait, there are more important things that we as Christians need to be worrying about.

This is a last minute change of ideas, so I’m letting God and the Holy Spirit guide me as I write the rest of this column.

On Sunday June 12, 2016 at Tony Awards Ceremony, Lin-Manual Miranda gave a speech that I will never forget. On that night, the tragic events of the Orlando nightclub shooting that left 50 people dead were less than a day old and fresh in everyone’s minds. The message, sadly inspired by the tragic event is a universal message of love that we must all remember in the darkest times:

“…When senseless acts of tragedy remind us that nothing here is promised, not one day. This show is proof that history remembers. We lived through times when hate and fear seemed stronger; We rise and fall and light from dying embers, remembrances that hope and love last longer. And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love cannot be killed or swipe aside… …Now fill the world with music, love and pride.”

It is impossible to capture the power and emotion on paper, for the full acceptance speech I invite you to visit this link: https://youtu.be/lqLzsnfYJqU

I keep coming back to this message of love in a time were a senseless act of tragedy against human rights is happening in our country. Reading the news and rhetoric from our current administration, I tend to feel hate and fear are stronger, yet I know God keeps hope and love lasting longer in our hearts and it is up to us to remind everyone and continue to fight and show that the love of God will always win and change this world. When Lin-Manuel Miranda accepted the award on that night, it was given to the Best Score for the musical Hamilton. The musical tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of our country. It is ironic to think the crisis we are witnessing today surrounds the topic of immigrants when Hamilton, one of the most important founding fathers of our country, was an immigrant himself from the Caribbean. One could argue in a couple of examples that without this immigrant, our coun- try might have had an entirely different fate during its birth: Perhaps the most famous line in the musical happens when Hamilton and Marquis de Lafayette (another immigrant) are getting ready for the battle of Yorktown and together they say “Immigrants, we get the job done.” Most historians see the battle of Yorktown as the turning point of the Revolu- tionary War, which ultimately led to our Independence. Also, most historians will tell you that Hamil- ton and Lafayette played the key roles to achieving victory in Yorktown.

Would our U.S. Constitution been ratified by the states without Hamilton? Historians will tell you the Federalists Papers, which were planned, coordinated and written in its majority by Hamilton, with the help of Madison and Jay were a key success factor. Aldo, one of the most hidden/forgotten history pieces is how Hamilton was the reason the state of New York kept getting delayed in voting to ratify the constitution. You see, New York was in its majority opposed to the constitution and was likely to reject it, which could have been a deadly blow to achieving all the needed states to ratify it, so Ham- ilton playing marathonic versions of what today we would call a filibuster delayed the vote of New York until news arrived that New Hampshire and Virginia had ratified and thus made the constitution legal.

This is the story of one famous immigrant, yet how can any of us say that one of those children held in cages at detention centers away from their families is not bound to be the next Hamilton of our country? What is happening today does not represent the values, heritage, and history of our coun- try. The reality is that unless you have Native American ancestry, then you are also a descendant of hard working immigrants. It is time for the hate, bigotry, and fear to stop. We all need to be part of stopping it by sharing the love of God with everyone we encounter and especially with those we don’t agree with, for only then we will we be able to change the world and our country.

I know most everyone has probably seen the sermon given by our Presiding Bishop Curry during the Royal wedding a few weeks ago (if not here’s another link for you J): https:// youtu.be/5gonlKodrmk Today more than ever the words shared with the world by our Presiding Bishop Curry need to be in our hearts and minds constantly: “…The late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, and I quote: "We must discover the power of love, the redemptive power of love. And when we discover that, we will be able to make of this old world a new world, for love is the only way." There's power in love. Don't underestimate it. Don't even over-sentimentalize it. There's power - power in love… … The New Testament says it this way: "Beloved, let us love one another, because love is of God, and those who love are born of God and know God. Those who do not love do not know God." Why? "For God is love."

There's power in love. There's power in love to help and heal when nothing else can.

There's power in love to lift up and liberate when nothing else will. There's power in love to show us the way to live… …Love is not selfish and self-centred. Love can be sacrificial, and in so doing, becomes redemptive. And that way of unselfish, sacrificial, redemptive love changes lives, and it can change this world. If you don't believe me, just stop and imagine. Think and imagine a world where love is the way. Imagine our homes and families where love is the way. Imagine our neighborhoods and communities where love is the way. Imagine our governments and nations where love is the way… …Imagine this tired old world where love is the way… …When love is the way, then no child will go to bed hungry in this world ever again. When love is the way, we will let justice roll down like a mighty stream and righteousness like an ever-flowing brook… …When love is the way, we will lay down our swords and shields, down by the riverside, to study war no more. When love is the way, there's plenty good room - plenty good room - for all of God's children. Because when love is the way, we actually treat each other, well...like we are actually family.” With much love to my family, Gonzalo Canseco (An Immigrant) Summertime…. and the livin’ is easy! This time of year is a little more laid back in most churches, and things here are a bit lighter, but not exactly “easy.” There is behind the scenes wrap-up and preparation for next year’s music season.

One of our big jobs is the organizing and filing of a half year of choir (and bell) music, without the able leadership of Christine Grace, who so ably served the choir as Music Librarian for 15 years. Chris, having suffered a stroke this past spring, has had to pull back on some activities. She deserves our profound appreciation, and has earned some serious rest. Fortunately, Dianne McCormack has agreed to organize this process and help set up a “co op” approach to ongoing distribution & collection of numerous choral anthems, psalm settings, and hymn arrangements that we use every week. If you would like to help in any way (you don’t need to be a choir member!), please contact Dianne at [email protected] Some upcoming musical and wider parish events that we can use support for (in all kinds of ways!):

Sunday, July 1: Special music will feature the talents of Heidi and Royce Napolitino, including what’s becoming an annual tradition: “The Stars and Stripes Forever” by John Phillip Sousa, with pipe organ and piccolo!

Wednesday, July 18 - “Hops, Hot Dogs and Hymns” in the narthex. This will be a very light evening of picnic style food, beer (for over 21), and an unusual assortment of old time and newer church hymns, camping & folk songs, and some other surprises. Instrumentalists are welcome to join us (let us know what you’re bringing to play, if possible.) We’ll explore some ways to add harmony to easy songs , and open the doors so the neighbors can hear, perhaps to join. (Feel free to invite neighbors and friends…. All are welcome.) If you would like to take part in a key way, help with food or any aspect of the event, please contact: John Heberling: (206) 819-6400 [email protected] Allen Hicks: (425) 760-5487 [email protected] Sunday, Aug. 12 – Trinity Day at Everett AquaSox… once again our choir will sing the National Anthem, and Pastor Rachel may show her fast pitch arm once again! Tickets will be on sale in the narthex after church later this month. This is a really fun way to gather together, let folks know we are here, and even raise a little funds for the church.

Off to Sewanee… For church music ministers, summer is an exciting time of recharging the batteries and gaining new insight into our programs. Once again, I will attend the Episcopal Church Music Conference in Se- wanee, TN. Each day includes Eucharist, and is filled from morning to evening with classes, rehearsals, and workshops, various concerts, more rehearsals, and of course, fellowship. It is an opportunity to share new ideas and gain a broader understanding of the constant movement of the Holy Spirit in the church, to sharpen skills in conducting, composing/arranging, and playing, and to discover new music to enhance our worship in months to come. I am extremely grateful for YOUR support that makes this possible.

Blessings to you all!

IDEAS? COMMENTS? Please contact -David Spring at 206-261-0873 [email protected]

Summer is here and Sunday School classes are out until September.

A vacation bible school is planned for the week of July 16th - July 20th 9am-12pm. The program is designed for K-5. If anyone would like to volunteer their time as a helper, please let Rachael Bauer know and she can connect you with LINC Northwest, who is sponsoring the program here at Trinity.

Camp Huston has summer camp opportunities involving horses, theater, international experiences and discoveries galore. Please check out Huston.org for more information.

So far we have knitted and crocheted and blessed 138 prayer shawls. We have sent 47 prayer shawls to hospice and sent 17 hats to the seafarer ministry in Seattle. We have also blessed 92 pocket prayer shawls. Barbara Linvog also made 4 butterfly pillows for hospice.

Trinity Lutheran Church has disbanded their knitting group because too many of their members have died. On the bright side, the women of Trinity Lutheran donated 4 large trash bags of yarn to the shawl ministry here. On June 16th Linda and Marie Bond spent 2 hours straightening all the yarn in the guild room closet and it is now available for anyone needing yarn for their projects.

Our next meeting is Saturday morning July 7th at 10 AM -11 AM in the guild room, where we'll gather the completed shawls and learn about the journeys of our donated shawls. The shawls will be blessed during the 10 AM service on Sunday July 8th. Please join us in this rewarding minis- try. All are welcome.

Sandee Wheeler A Knitter What? Christmas in July? Not really, but we do want you to begin thinking about Trinity’s exciting holiday event…the St. Nicholas Fair! This year’s fair will be held on Saturday, December 1, and will be a great way to kick off our holiday season. We will be asking for your help in many ways, but es- pecially:

 Craft items: lovingly knitted, crocheted, sewn or otherwise handmade  Christmas goodies: especially holiday cookies, for the bake sale  Gently used Christmas décor and decorations: in good condition, needing a new home

Put the date on your calendar now, start crafting, and plan to join us for a delicious lunch, seasonal music, and a chance to get a head start on your holiday shopping! Supporting the Everett Gospel Mission

The Everett Gospel Mission has been caring for people experiencing homelessness for 55 years. On any given night, up to 40 children will fall asleep in their shelter, feeling safe and warm. It takes a lot of time, money and supplies to care for so many families. Right now, diapers, wipes and other baby supplies are in great demand. The women’s shelter especially needs diapers in sizes 3, 4, 5 and 6, plus pull-ups. If you’d like to help supply this need, please bring these items to the Trinity narthex and deposit them in the box marked Everett Gospel Mission Diaper Drive located in Trini- ty’s entry hall (the narthex). By donating something as seemingly basic as diapers, you will be di- rectly benefitting homeless children and families in our area! If you have any questions, please call Mary Heileson at 425-349-4849, or ask Ron Chappell or Melody Oxley.

Items are needed for the Food Pantry that Kelly maintains in the Church Office.

When bringing items in please keep the following things in mind:

 please do not donate food that is expired

 all outdated and expired foods will be thrown out

 this is not the time to clean out your pantry

 Any opened food items will be thrown out

July 1 Pent 6 Wisdom of Solomon 1:13-15; 2:23-24 Lamentations 3:21-33 2 Corinthians 8:7-15 Mark 5:21-43

July 8 Pent 7 Ezekiel 2:1-5 Psalm 123 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13

July 15 Pent 8 Amos 7:7-15 Psalm 85:8-13 Ephesians 1:3-14 Mark 6:14-29 July 22 Pent 9 Jeremiah 23:1-6 Psalm 23 Ephesians 2:11-22 Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

July 29 Pent 10 2 Kings 4:42-44 Psalm 145:10-19 Ephesians 3:14-21 John 6:1-21

Class of 2018 Class of 2020 Carol Bartley Christopher Jennings Doug Lathom Gonzalo Canseco Andraya Moser Harry Stengele Julia Vandervegt Jeff Wheeler Treasurer Class of 2019 David Kosar Eileen Bernat Clerk of the Vestry Jason Grace Michelle Wheeler Nick Fuchs Chancellor Janet Kowalski Sarah Mack

Delegates Ray Smith - 1 year Bob Wheeler - 1 year John Heberling - 2 years Mary Heileson - 2 years Alternate Delegates Diana Baird (First Alternate) Ben Baird (Second Alternate) Gonzalo Canseco (Third Alternate) Melody Oxley (Forth Alternate)

Regional Convener Leann Harrison Torgerson

Elizabeth Tupper - 7/2 C.J. Turner - 7/26 Debbie McGahan - 7/30 Kevin Mack - 7/2 Sean Sibley - 7/26 Sarah Mack - 7/30 LaDonna Cozine - 7/2 Barbara Rappel - 7/27 Ronald Smith - 7/30 Jim Haugen - 7/3 Daniel Bayles - 7/28 Mel McGahan - 7/31 Kaylee Cospito - 7/3 Joanne Davis - 7/29 Lorraine Dietel - 7/7 Harry Stengele - 7/29 Mari Jo Thurston Ms - 7/7 Clarice Gregory - 7/8 Jeffery Wheeler - 7/8 Kiana Weiss-Elliot - 7/9 Ian Crosby - 7/10

Mary Malmevik - 7/13 Deborah Moore - 7/18 Gonzalo Canseco - 7/19 Amaya Bayles - 7/25

Nicholas Fuchs & Brandon Ainsworth - 7/6 Craig & Doris McLennan - 7/15 Gonzalo & Darcy Canseco - 7/21 Desmond Pullen & Karen O’Meara-Pullen - 7/22 Scott & Tina Bayles - 7/22 Demetrius & Jenn Shaw - 7/26 Ron & Gretchen Miles - 7/27 Mary Kay & Anne Lambert - 7/29 Our Parish Prayer List*

Let us pray for our own needs and those of others: Those who are ill or in need of prayer Larry V., Blu T., Larry K., Charise L., Louis D., Kara D., John D., Lucille D., Maliki S., Moses S., Milani S., Silas D., Kayleen S., Buzz B., Kerry S., Billie C., Barb L., Mary B., Norma H., Doris Mc., Lisa B., Genevieve E., Elaine A., Adam A., Lil C., Lee G., Julie A., Jean M., Mary Margaret McS, Anne McS., Meghan McS., Colleen McS., Erin McS., Carole., Guillermo O., Brian T., Dee R., Melissa C., Brad R., Brian C., Joel D., Nate D., Ben D., Donna L. Paul L., Omar C., Brian T., Jann S., Jamie M., Casey C., Phillip N., Helmi H., Sharon S., Brett G., Laura O., Emily V., Vonnie E., Mary T., Mary U., Liz Mc., Steve Mc., Bill B.

For the victims and families of natural disasters around the world; for those who suffer from chronic ill- nesses; for those who are caregivers for their loved ones and others.

Our Parish Military List**

For those on deployment, in the military and their families:

Bryce Abbott - (nephew of Bonnie Wold) Danielle Bevans - (granddaughter of Margaret Bevans) Mark Bove Jr - (friend of Deborah & Harry Estep) Tad Carson - (son of Jerry & Carolyn Carson) Darius Crisp - (nephew of Kelly DiCicco & David Kosar) Ryan French - (great nephew of Jenny Miller) Chris Hogan - (son of Cindy Hogan) Paul Jokiel - (cousin of Pastor Rachel) John Snyder - (son of Stu & Ellie Snyder) Mark Wold - (son of Bonnie Wold) George - (friend of Janet & Jim Hallauer) Chaplain Jim Lewis - (nephew of Fr Wayne & Marie Bond)

* If you or someone you know is in need of prayer, and would like to be included on the Parish Sick List, please contact the Parish Office to be included.

** If you or someone you know is in the Military, and would like to be included on the Parish Military List, please contact the Parish Office to be included.

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