From the bulletin for Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion (2026 March 29) 3/29 - Parish School of Prayer, Pt 23: Passion Tide The liturgy always seeks to lead us into the mystery of Christ’s work of our redemption, in such a way that this work is accomplished in our lives, through our participation in it. In Him!  In truth, these “mysteries” have always been at work in God’s plan of salvation. Though they are fulfilled in the life, passion, death, and resurrection of Our Lord,

Holy Hour on Thursday | First Friday Holy Communion The devotion to the Sacred Heart is the fruit of the Gospel, the premiere devotion, and a tender devotion to the Love of God, for us, manifested in the human heart of our Savior Jesus Christ. How are we to respond to that love?! In what does Devotion to the Sacred Heart consist?! Well, in part... Jesus requested, via St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (he commanded her to share it throughout the whole world!), that Catholics recei

Holy Thursday (Apr 02) Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper @ 7:00 PM Altar of Repose 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion (Apr 03) 3 PM Stations of the Cross & Confessions (last Confessions before after Easter Sunday) Liturgy @ 7:00 - 8:30 PM Holy Saturday (Apr 04) Easter Vigil Mass @ 8:30 PM No Confessions Easter Sunday (Apr 05) Masses @ 10:00 AM ONLY No Coffee and Donuts No Confessions *Please note the Parish Center will be closed Holy Thursday through Easter

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

From the bulletin for The Fifth Sunday of Lent (2026 March 22) March 22 - 5th Sunday Last week we looked at donuts. Particularly, the marvelous manner by which investing in those “frosted energy wheels” has so helped to incorporate and build up the living stones of our parish. With the capital campaign underway, I should also say a word about the more enduring investments which also cry out for our attention, that we might better receive and gather that growing body of Christ

9 AM - 12 PM | Carolyn Hall Hope for Your Hearts. Strength for Your Marriage Don't forget to mark your calendars for our Easter Retreat for Couples coming up on Saturday morning, April 11th.  Fr Patrick will be with us LIVE to offer a half-day retreat on "A Cure for Discouragement."  The appearances of Jesus after his Resurrection, as recorded in the New Testament, are, to be honest, kind of confusing. The people he appears to don't recognize him right away, even though the

From the bulletin for The Fourth Sunday of Lent (2026 March 15) March 15 - 4th Lent Last week I shared some encouraging figures regarding some special almsgiving efforts that members of the parish have undertaken. Just as “deep calls on deep” when it comes to more causes for encouragement around the parish.  In the summer of 2019, there was a “town hall meeting” at the home of a parish family in the wake of the school closure that spring. Concerned parishioners felt moved to

Tuesdays | 7:00 - 8:30 PM | Carolyn Hall Bring your bibles (Ignatius Study Bible (RSV) recommended) and your good will! The Psalms: Prayer Journal of God’s People, Prophecy of the Interior Life of Christ The Book of Psalms is the Old Testament book most quoted by Our Lord, and the one book of the Bible from which there is a reading at (almost) every Mass of the Church year. Join us for this six-session live Bible study with Fr. David on the Church’s sacred songbook, wh

From the bulletin for The Third Sunday of Lent (2026 March 08) March 8 - 3rd Lent “Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Thus spoke Winston Churchill, who lived through a crisis or two. In this case (only?), the Holy Spirit outdoes even the politicians. As the parable of the prodigal son shows, God, in His love, will often permit His children to fall into crises and pig-sties of all sorts in hopes that we will come to our senses, return to Him, and/or rise to the challenge wi

Help them give money away! Did you know that every year the St. Mark’s Council of Catholic Women raise $30-40,000 through their Fall and Spring Rummage Sales along with the Christmas sales to bless charitable organizations and fund vital parish restoration or special projects? Thank you to the many CCW members, parishioners, and greater community who work at and support these sales. Every March they invite you to submit your suggestions for charities and parish projects to

At the Feast of St. Mark Feast | Cafeteria If you're artistically inclined (amateurs welcome), to greater enrich the community, then your works are desired for Saint Marks in Art! Any makers welcome!, provided that the art made is 2D, wall-mountable, and at most 24" × 24" and the subject depicted is either our patron saint, the parish, the winged lion, or the Sacred Heart This'll be an exhibition, not a competition, though Father David may throw out a blue ribbon here or th

From the bulletin for The Second Sunday of Lent (2026 March 01) Lord’s Day: A Deeper Dive Sacred Scripture is meant to be read more like a poem than the news. Its content needs to be unpacked to be appreciated, otherwise its richness will be lost on us.  Take the First Reading this Sunday: God commands Abram and obeys. Pretty straightforward, right? But when you dig in, questions arise. In the previous chapter of Genesis, we learn that Abram’s father Terah had already made de

From the bulletin for The First Sunday of Lent (2026 February 22) Feb 22 - 1st Sunday Lent In the Pledge of Allegiance, we recognize this land as “one nation, under God, indivisible, with justice for all.” We are forced, of course, to acknowledge that is more aspiration than reality: we live in a time when the oneness and indivisibility of the USA are under a severe test. And the degree to which the nation is or ever has been under truly the dominion of the God of Heaven, and

Fridays in Lent 2025 | 5:30 PM | Carolyn Hall Soup Suppers begin at 5:30 PM in Carolyn Hall! "Claiming Country for Kingdom - Your Part in the National Consecration" our Speaker Series, begins at 6:00 PM. ​ Our dates and speakers ​ Feb. 20 “The Catholic History of the USA”   Fr. David Hottinger, P.E.S. Audio recording available here Slide content available here   Feb. 27 “What is National Consecration?” Audio recording available here Fr. Patrick Evans, P.E.S. ​ Mar. 6 “Sta

5:00 - 7:00 PM | Cafeteria Have you not heard?! The 2026 Lenten Fish Fry, held on Friday, March 27 from 5:00 - 7:00 PM in the School Cafeteria. Meals are available in adult and child sizes. sizes. The adult meal offers freshly battered and fried fish, mac & cheese, coleslaw, cookie, and drink. The child meal has fish, choice of mac & cheese or coleslaw, cookie, and drink. Meals are priced at: $12 for adult, $9 for child, $40 for family of 4, and $60 for family of 6. Kids 4

From the bulletin for The Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 February 15) Feb 15 - 6th Sunday Remember Lent? Well, it’s back. Your favorite time of year: when the natural world is thawing out and the world invites you to rejoice and frolic, but the Church makes you punish yourself by being sad and finding ways to suffer more than you already do. So you can appreciate Easter all the more! It may feel like that. But in truth, Lent is about learning how to rejoice and take deli

From the bulletin for The Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 February 08) Feb 8 - 5th Sunday OT There is a heartening billboard northbound on Highway 52 that encourages the “red and the blue”, the “left and the right” to talk, for a change. Billboards rarely cheer my heart. But this one did. Yet it also raises the doubt: where will such conversations occur? True spaces of public forum are rare in our society.  In last week’s column I expressed the wish that St. Mark’s would

Lenten Stories | CRS Rice Bowl | DONATE The Bread of Life—which we receive through the Eucharist—fills us with God’s grace and love. The Eucharist feeds us. It nourishes us. It unites us with God and one another as members of the same body of Christ. And it is through our communion with the Bread of Life that we are called to share bread for life. Jesus tells us, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.

During the 6 PM Liturgy With Gratitude to God, the Superior General and members of Pro Ecclesia Sancta and his family are pleased to invite you to the Holy Mass and Profession of Perpetual Vows of Brother Evan LeRoy Steeves on Thursday, March 19th, 2026 at 6:00 PM at the Church of Saint Mark (2001 Dayton Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA). Archbishop Hebda presiding. After the ceremony you are invited to the reception to be held at Carolyn Hall.

Updated 2026 Feb 14 Church of St. Mark (Carolyn Hall, corner of Moore and Dayton) | 4:00 - 6:00 PM | RSVP here 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 Couples. Bring a potluck dish to share! We are a family of families; all stages of life are welcome. Childcare is provided during the talk and adult discussion! Presenting this evening are Peter and Theresa Martin, authors o