Registration is open for our authentically Catholic K-5 VBS summer program created and developed by the religious sisters of Pro Ecclesia Sancta: "Holiness: The True Adventure." When: Monday, Aug. 10 through Friday, Aug. 14, 9AM-12PM* * A family celebration Friday includes lunch and goes until 1:30PM Ages: 5-year-olds to rising fifth graders (10-11 year olds) Where: Church of St. Mark, Saint Paul Register here. Looking to volunteer to help with Holy Kids Camp?! You're an all-

Updated 2026 Aug 04: Mass and Ice Cream Social | Masses at 8:00 AM & 5:00 PM, Ice Cream Social to Follow the Latter | Church et al I scream. You scream. We all scream in honor of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Queen! The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is Saturday, August 15th - that's NOT a Holy Day of Obligation in 2026! Saint Mark's will have a special Mass at 5:00 PM (which ABSOLUTELY DOES count toward your Sunday obligation) and, rain or shine, an ice cream s

4:00 - 6:00 PM | Carolyn Hall Children and parents, come experience an interactive etiquette dinner with professional instructor, Julie Frantz! Course content is intended for ages 8+, though attentive, interested children aged 6 or 7 are also welcome. 4-6 p.m. $20/person ($60 family cap) Email Shannon at snowakdesign@gmail.com with questions or to RSVP by Aug. 24. More info about Julie Frantz can be found at everydayetiquette.com.

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Newell Park in St. Paul It's back for the third consecutive year: the Parish Picnic! Summer can't stay, but before it truly leaves, we want to have an occasion where the whole parish can get together and have a rich experience of Christian fellowship! Join our one strong family united in Christ for the parish picnic, an even simpler, come-as-you-are affair for the ages, and for all ages! And what does the event include?! B-I-N-G-O with fabulous prizes!

Rectory Garden | 5:00 - 7:30 PM 5:00pm | Join the fun! Get your bingo cards! Meet new people, the clergy (who are rumored to also be people), and get connected with the parish. 5:30pm | The official welcome and meal blessing. Then, we eat! 6:00pm | Hear about what the Young Adults have planned this year. We'll announce the bingo winner! 6:30pm | We'll say Night Prayer together. 6:45pm | We'll wrap up for the evening and gladly welcome help from those still around as we clea

From the bulletin for The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 August 09) 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Aug 9 - Postcard from Peru As I type this, the “sounds of Lima” come filtering through the very thin windows of the community library at the “San Jose” PES house in Peru’s capital. What kind of sounds? Mostly automobile-related. The constant “call and response” of car horns. Some of which are full melodies (custom car horns here are like ring tones were back there in t

Don’t miss what many have called the best rummage sale in town. The 2026 Fall Sale will run September 24-27. SALE SCHEDULE: Thursday, September 24: 5 - 7 PM ($5 admission) Friday, September 25: 9 AM - 4 PM Saturday, September 26: 9 AM - 4 PM Sunday, September 27: 9 AM - 11 (clean-up to follow) Carolyn Hall 1983 Dayton Ave., St. Paul, (Corner of Dayton and Moore) Please follow applicable parking restrictions around the campus! Want to contribute? Consider donating your gen

From the bulletin for The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 August 02) Mission Report to St. Mark's It was such a joy to be back with you this past weekend to celebrate Mass and preach. Even though the visit was short, it was a beautiful gift to see so many familiar faces, catch up with old friends, and spend a little time with the parish that was such an important part of my life for so many years. When I think about St. Mark, I think about home. I first came to St. M

"Hey, what's with all these rambunctious kids?!" "Hey, why are people giving me dirty looks for bringing my kid to adoration?" St. Mark's is blessed to have Perpetual Adoration, an animated parishioner base, and, disproportionately (at least as of this writing), many young children. Their presence can present a challenge, especially for adoration in front of the Real Presence. All are welcome to the adoration chapel at any open time, provided they're there in the proper form

From the bulletin for The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 July 26) 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 26 I once heard this story. Perhaps it is apocryphal. But it was presented as true. So there was this rural town in Mexico. (OK that part is definitely true). It was hot there, all year round. Really hot. Since the village was poor, no one had air conditioning. Maybe not even electric fans. The best they could do in the heat of the day was to sit out on their porch

From their 2025-2026 fundraising efforts, the CCW sent funds to the following 10 Church Projects and 20 Charitable Organizations! In Support of Parish Projects: $32,000: Ignite High School and Middle School Retreat Scholarships and Bus rental: $4,000 Carolyn Hall Tablecloths: $2,000 Carolyn Hall Art: $500 Carolyn Hall New Bunn Automatic coffee maker: $2,000 Preschool Security cameras and infrastructure: $1,000 Preschool Playground climbing equipment and children’s picnic tabl

Updated 2026 Aug 13 Want a job that's evergreen, in-demand, hands-on, not in danger of AI encroachment, and that's always serving up new opportunities? Become a/the "Buildings and Grounds Custodian" for the Church of Saint Mark! The Church is hiring for this position ASAP. A lovely assortment of custodial and maintenance adventures await!

Drop Off (July 17, 3:00 - 6:00 PM), Swap (July 18, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM); | Carolyn Hall Items accepted: baby accessories (blankets, swaddles, etc) toys kids clothing kids shoes maternity wear women's clothing Text Beth Kowarsch (look on your church directory) if you need to make alternative arrangements for drop-off

From the bulletin for The Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 July 12) 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Midsummer “Parish Temporal Affairs" Update For those who are wondering, Fr. Patrick is slated to arrive this week from Peru, where he was leading a mission trip and then stayed for a couple weeks of home-visit. Dcn. Jose, who has been spending a month of his “deacon summer” in Sacramento having a very different pastoral experience, will arrive this week as well. Next week

7 PM | Saint Paul, MN 55105 Come and gather with other women of the parish for a summer evening outdoor event at Laurel G's back yard Bring an appetizer or dessert or beverage to share. RSVP!

2:00 - 8:00 PM; Green Lake in Chisago City Are you ages 18-39, a parishioner (or hanger-on) at the Church of St. Mark, and alive? Then the St. Mark Young Adults Lake Day is for you! And you are for it, especially as there is a potluck element and so on. Experience the quintessential Minnesota recreation of a day at the lake, made all the more rewarding by being with your cohort and those of the family of faith! RSVP here!

From the bulletin for The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 July 05) July 5 - 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time/Independence Day Weekend How does one celebrate his nation’s 250th anniversary? I suppose it’s a little late to be asking the question. But there is occasion for “doing it up big” this year. Those who have lake places in the family will, indubitably, celebrate every year. And those who don’t, I imagine, will find a place to grill out and wear flip flops, perhaps t

From the bulletin for The Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 June 28) June 28, 2026 - 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time Last week I attempted to describe a phenomenon of history by which mankind tends to overcorrect for past excesses and “throw the baby out with the bathwater” in its efforts to progress beyond the perceived failings of its fathers. In the context of the Liturgical Movement in the first half of the 20th Century, one of those “babies” that was in danger of bei

From the bulletin for The Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 June 21) June 21, 2026 Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time Hegel wasn’t right about everything, or even most things. But he did put his finger on something when he observed that human history is characterized by an oscillation between “theses” and “antitheses”. His faith in inexorable historical progress through a “synthesis” of the two, however, is too-rosey a reading. Just as often, what results is a pendulum swin

4:00 - 6:00 PM | Carolyn Hall Join us for an evening of prayer, fellowship, and discussion on marriage and family life according to Saint John Paul II's Rule for Married Couple Groups. Bring a potluck dish to share. Childcare provided!