From the bulletin for The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 September 20) Sunday, September 20, 2026 - 25th Sunday OT “All those years of prayer. That mountain of prayer!” These were the words of a member of our community who recently lost an adult child. Taken out of context, they might be understood as a complaint; even an accusation: “All those prayers… and this is how God responds!” But that wasn’t how they were meant. In reality, these words were a testament to

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

Tuesdays | 7:00 - 8:30 PM | Carolyn Hall Bring your bibles (Ignatius Study Bible (RSV) recommended) and your good will! Fall Bible Study - The Acts (and Preaching) of the Apostles The Mystery of Christ Proclaimed through the Figures of the Old Testament Based on the thesis written for his Licentiate in Theology, Fr. David explores the pattern of biblical preaching found in the Acts of the Apostles. From these we can learn how Christians are called to read and proclaim t

From the bulletin for The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 September 13) Parish School of Prayer, Episode 26: At the Feet of Jesus “Mary sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving” (Lk 10:39-40). We all know the scene. Tell me: what was each heart of these two sisters filling with? Mary’s was being filled with one thing: Jesus’ words. Martha’s was filling up with anxiety and worry about many things. And, eviden

Prayer Campaign: Sep. 23 - Nov. 03, 7 AM - 6 PM | Planned Parenthood | 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM St Mark’s, along with Nativity of Our Lord, is adopting two days of prayer vigil outside Planned Parenthood (671 Vandalia St) as part of the national 40 Days for Life campaign. St. Mark's/Nativity will be covering Friday, October 02 and Thursday, October 22. The goal is to have at least 2 dedicated prayer volunteers per hour at Planned Parenthood on these days, peacefully praying

1st Wednesdays | 5:30 - 7:30 | Carolyn Hall We invite all married couples, parents and their children to join us for “Nazareth Nights.” We’ll enjoy a meal together, followed by a talk by a local speaker on critical topics. Whether you are new to the parish or have been here for years — whether your children attend Catholic school or public school, or you homeschool — we had you in mind when we reconfigured and curated these evenings! We will start Oct. 7 and meet every fir

From the bulletin for The Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 September 06) A NEW VISION FOR FAMILY FAITH FORMATION AT ST. MARK’S At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when most of my workday transpired in the Rectory third floor office, I participated (not sure why) in “Think Tank” led by the PES Sisters regarding family ministry at St. Mark’s. The fruit of those conversations involving PES members, parish staff, and St. Mark’s parents, was to transform our Faith Fo

Retreat Oct 23-24 at Dunrovin retreat Center, $250. Register by Oct 01.

7:00 - 10:00 PM | School Gym Admission is $10 general, $7 for students (must present student ID). Must be 18+ to attend. Lessons start at 7 PM and the dance runs from 7:30 - 10:00 PM! Beer and wine available for purchase.

The preschool is seeking a full-time (30 hours + benefits) Afternoon Preschool Care Coordinator. For questions, and to apply, contact Addie Smith, Director, at asmith@onestrongfamily.org

Choir season is about to begin! The first rehearsal is Wednesday, September 16th at 7 p.m. in the organ/choir loft. The choir will sing at the 9 a.m. mass on September 20th. The parish adult choir sings at most of the 9 a.m. Sunday masses from mid-september through Corpus Christi (Sunday, May 27, 2027). Rehearsals are most Wednesday evenings from 7-8:30 pm (9:00 when preparing for Christmas, Triduum and special feasts). All voice parts are welcome, though tenors and sopran

4:30 - 6:30 PM | Community Room Women of the parish are invited to the CCW's first meeting of the season! Come for prayer, fellowship and planning upcoming events and fund raisers.

From the bulletin for The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 August 30) August 30 - 22nd Sunday OT - Fall Preview Summer 2026, we hardly knew you. You entered quietly into our midst, stayed not entirely uneventfully, and now comes the time to release you into the swiftly fading past, for time marches on. September is the month of getting back together. Though not everyone at St. Mark’s is gone for all of the summer, it seems we are never all here from June-August. S

From the bulletin for The Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 August 23) August 23 - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time In late 2023 my Aunt Julie was diagnosed with ALS. The degenerative disease first manifested itself as an emergent speech impediment in my aunt, then just 63. Over the next two and a half years, that “impediment” spread throughout the muscles of her body. I was able to fly to visit her in April of 2024 and spend a few days with her and the family while she

From the bulletin for The Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (2026 August 16) 20th Sunday - The Eschatological Adventure, Revisited: Epilogue [Author’s note: during the summers of 2024 and 2025, respectively, this venerable publication ran parts 1 and 2 of the Eschatological Adventure, a fictional envisioning of the last things for the individual (Part 1) and for the cosmos as a whole (Part 2). Though those hoping for a Part 3 this summer were disappointed (all two of them!),

7:00 - 8:00 PM | Church *note there are parish holy hours every Thursday unless noted otherwise Spend time at the feet of Jesus in 2026-2027! 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 10 Oct 08 Nov 12 Dec 10 Jan 14 Feb 11 Mar 11 Ap

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. 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 clean up! As a community! Questions?

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

Carolyn Hall (1983 Dayton Avenue; Moore entrance under blue awning; doors C and D) | 7:00 - 9:00 PM "Quid est veritas?," go the words of Pilate and, at least with respect to the charged and challenging topic of immigration, in this respect, many Catholics may be making his words their own: what is the truth? Well, The Truth himself has some things to say and there's some due illumination that can be provided both from Catholic teaching as well as about present immigration po