Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament starting at 8:45 AM Confessions from 8:45 - 9:45 AM (so don't come 10 minutes before Mass!) Mass at 10:00 AM (not 9:00 or 11:00 AM!) Eucharistic Procession and Reception to Follow

From the bulletin for The Ascension of the Lord (2026 May 17) May 17 - Ascension/First Communion This year’s Bible Study has provided the occasion to “resurrect” our parish’s YouTube channel, which was much more active during COVID, when we livestreamed daily Mass, stations of the Cross, etc. Last week, shortly after our new deacon’s first homilies, I was scrolling through old videos on our channel and happened across the livestream for Ascension Sunday 2020… at which your pa

Mass at 6:00 PM | Church

From the bulletin for The Sixth Sunday of Easter (2026 May 10) So, Where to Now for These New PES Deacons? It’s been a bit since we had deacons serving on Sundays at St. Mark’s. A closetful of dalmatics has lain fallow ever since May 29 of 2021, when Fr. Joe and I started wearing chasubles instead (five years already!). But all of a sudden, like the geese now flying back north, and the rabbits reappearing in the rectory yard, our parish has been redeaconized! Hallelujah! One

Weather's getting nicer... come inside! Adoration at the parish sees a drop-off in the fairer weather (surely the Brainerd lakes area must get a bump). Offer God a great gift, if you have the liberty, to amp up your adoration hours for the summer! www.stmark.weadorehim.com

From the bulletin for The Fifth Sunday of Easter (2026 May 03) 5th Sunday of Easter In the month of April, a strangely conspicuous number of wild turkeys (plump, slow moving ones…) have been wandering about in St. Paul. I’ve seen them all over. I have heard them all over. I don’t know what to make of it. In other ages, they would surely discern in this some prophetic portent. In ours, we point at them and say, “Oh look, turkeys!” That is, until the fifth time we have seen the

7:00 - 9:00 PM | Carolyn Hall For current 8-12th graders! A meager $5 gets a youth in!

5:30 - 7:30 PM | Carolyn Hall Join us for an evening of community, fun, faith and thanking the Lord for all the ways He has blessed the spiritual journey of the children, youth and families in our parish. This event will be Wednesday, May 20, 5:30-7pm in Carolyn Hall. Please RSVP to let us know you are coming for food planning purposes! *Free-will donation on site

Saturday, June 6 | 11 AM - 1 PM | Carolyn Hall The Annual Women's Spring Luncheon will take place on Saturday June 6th, 11-1 in Carolyn Hall. We will present our year in review and make our big reveal announcement of how much money we raised and the projects and charities chosen to be funded this year. Mark your calendars and come celebrate. Please RSVP for the catered lunch by May 29

O Holy Spirit, Lord and Giver of life, come enkindle our hearts! Eternal Love of the Father and the Son, come enkindle our hearts! Gift of God and Power of the Most High, come enkindle our hearts! Spirit of Truth who leads us into all Truth, come enkindle our hearts! Fire of Love and Cloud of Glory, come enkindle our hearts! Living Water flowing from the side of Christ, come enkindle our hearts! Consoler and Advocate of the poor, come enkindle our hearts! Helper and Teacher o

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.

From the bulletin for The Fourth Sunday of Easter (2026 April 26) 4/23: Parish School of Prayer: Praying with the Psalm (on the Day of the Lord) The psalm for this 4th Sunday of Easter, “Good Shepherd” Sunday, is perhaps the most well-known: Psalm 23. Its six short verses are fairly easy to commit to memory, and its pastoral imagery and expressions of confidence have made it a favorite among God’s people “for endless days.” But beneath the psalm’s simple surface, there is a r

7:00 - 8:00 PM | Church *note there are parish holy hours every Thursday unless noted otherwise Live for the day of the Lord in 2025-2026! Like how a silver setting magnifies the brilliance of golden apples, so too can a "silver setting" for adoration make us more receptive vessels to grace! Every second Thursday (or at least the schedule below), come to Emmaus: candlelit adoration, praise and worship, and Confession! Sep 11 Oct 09 Nov 13 Dec 11 Jan 08 Feb 12 Mar 12 Apr 0

Don’t miss what many have called the best rummage sale in town. The 2026 Spring Sale will run April 23-26. SALE SCHEDULE: Thursday, April 23: 5 - 7 PM ($5 admission) Friday, April 24: 9 AM - 4 PM Saturday, April 25: 9 AM - 4 PM Sunday, April 26: 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! Parking in the seminarian spaces in the south row of our parking

From the bulletin for The Third Sunday of Easter (2026 April 19) April 19 - Third Sunday of Easter This Sunday, we hear a Gospel that very much proclaims a New Beginning to humanity, as the Risen Christ restores all things, beginning with the hearts of these two disciples. In a deep sense, He is undoing the Fall of Man. Consider the following parallels between the walk to Emmaus and Genesis 3: In Genesis 3, we have two individuals, a man and another (the woman). They have ju

Mass at 4:00 PM, Feast to follow | Cafeteria A special 4pm Mass in honor of our patron saint, and at which a *very* special blessing to our parish will be unveiled for the first time. Afterwards, we will adjourn to the Cafeteria for the Hog Roast, where this year you will be able to pursue an exhibition of over twenty original works of arts with St. Mark, St. Mark’s, or the Sacred Heart as their subject, produced by community members. Donations accepted; volunteers welcome:

Please join the parish family in praying a novena to our great patron, Saint Mark, for abundant blessings upon our parish and in thanksgiving for prayers answered and favors received. Novena booklets are available at the Church and the prayers are also featured on this page. Saint Mark, pray for us! DAY ONE: As Jesus passed by the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting their nets into the sea; they were fishermen. Jesus said to them, “Come after me, and I

Following the 8:00 AM Mass Spring warrants Spring Cleaning, all the more in that in a week we'll be hosting the Archbishop and hundreds of guests for the Diaconate Ordinations of Brs. Evan and José. Coffee and donuts will be provided!

Following the 9 AM Mass | Rectory Garden (or main church, pending the weather) The whole parish is invited to attend! Plan is to process from the Church to the rectory garden. Breakfast to follow in Carolyn Hall. Feel welcome to bring your own flowers, too! Please sign up to help with the event!

10:00 AM | Church of Saint Mark Reception to follow!