Events

• Office Nomads Gathering for Jonathan: Time TBD
  Jun 23, 2020, 5:00 PM US/Eastern

  Volunteer Park South Lily Pond, Seattle, WA, USA

  Volunteer Park South Lily Pond, ...
  His co-working colleagues from Office Nomads are planning to gather safely in his memory at Volunteer Park on Tuesday, June 23rd at 5 pm at the South Lily Pond in Volunteer Park (it's the one closest to the water tower).  They'll be there for 20-30...  see moreHis co-working colleagues from Office Nomads are planning to gather safely in his memory at Volunteer Park on Tuesday, June 23rd at 5 pm at the South Lily Pond in Volunteer Park (it's the one closest to the water tower).  They'll be there for 20-30 minutes if anyone wants to join us. We are asking everyone to please wear a mask. Folks can call Susan directly if they need help finding the location - 206-484-5859.  
• Online Memorial for Jonathan Mark
  Jun 20, 2020, 11:00 AM US/Pacific
  Please join us in remembering Jonathan and celebrating his life. Jonathan's memorial will be held online via Zoom. Everyone is invited to attend.
  
  There will be a program led by Seattle Insight Meditation Society guiding teacher Tuere Sala from 11am -...  see morePlease join us in remembering Jonathan and celebrating his life. Jonathan's memorial will be held online via Zoom. Everyone is invited to attend.
  
  There will be a program led by Seattle Insight Meditation Society guiding teacher Tuere Sala from 11am - 12pm. We will open the Zoom call at 10:45am so everyone can have time to join the call, make sure their technology is working, and enjoy a slideshow of photos of Jonathan with music. After the program, we will also leave the Zoom call open for any who wish to stay and share stories or memories of Jonathan. Please feel free to attend wearing whatever you feel most comfortable in (Jonathan never enjoyed dressing up!).
  
  You can use this link to attend the memorial, using the password "jonathan": https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86711475315?pwd=SW1ucFJ2VG13QlU4Q3EvaXRMRUZmUT09
  
  This is the program for the service:
  
  Jonathan Mark’s Memorial Ceremony 
  June 20, 202011:00AM – 12:00PM Seattle, WA
  
  Opening Bell
  
  Welcome                      Tuere Sala, Officiant    
                  
  The Quiet Listeners by Laura Foley
  Go into the woods
  and tell your story
  to the trees.
  They are wise
  standing in their folds of silence
  among white crystals of rock
  and dying limbs.
  And they have time.
  Time for the swaying of leaves,
  the floating down,
  the dust.
  They have time for gathering
  and holding the earth about their feet.
  Do this.
  It is something I have learned.
  How they will bend down to you
  so softly.
  They will bend down to you
  and listen.
  
  Celebration of Life (Eulogy)
      
  Ian Lance Taylor
  Holly Davis Borrero
  Irene Marie Sakson
  
   "The Way It Is" by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer. 
  Over and over we break
  open, we break and
  we break and we open.
  For a while, we try to fix
  the vessel—as if
  to be broken is bad.
  As if with glue and tape
  and a steady hand we
  might bring things to perfect
  again. As if they were ever
  perfect. As if to be broken is not
  also perfect. As if to be open
  is not the path toward joy.
  
  The vase that’s been shattered
  and cracked will never
  hold water. Eventually
  it will leak. And at some
  point, perhaps, we decide
  that we’re done with picking
  our flowers anyway, and no
  longer need a place to contain them
  We watch them grow just
  as wildflowers do—unfenced,
  unmanaged, blossoming only
  when they’re ready—and mygod,
  how beautiful they are amidst
  the mounting pile of shards.
         
  Ritual of Impermanence
  
  All things are impermanent
  They arise and pass away
  To be one with this truth
  Brings happiness
  
  Saying Good-Bye
  
  We will now all say good-bye to Jonathan.  When you hear your name called, simply say “Good-bye Jonathan”.
  
  Lovingkindness Chant
  May you be filled with Lovingkindness
  May you be well
  May you be peaceful and at ease
  May you be happy
  
  Closing Bell* 
  
  *This Zoom Call will remain open for anyone wishing to stay and share stories or memories of Jonathan  less