5:30 - 7:30 PM | Carolyn Hall This is for you, dear reader, as a member of the WHOLE PARISH FAMILY. "Really, for me?" Yes. In no uncertain terms. The evening will feature meal (pizza), formation, adoration, and small group discussion. Please RSVP so we have a good headcount for pizza!

Start Advent off with the spirit of giving! And everyone in the family can get involved! Beginning November 30th, look for the Giving Tree in the St. Mark’s vestibule right as you enter the church for Mass! Take a moment before or after Mass to grab an ornament tag and help a local family in need. Then purchase the listed item and turn it in with the ornament tag attached on or before December 17th in “Santa’s Gift box” next to the Giving Tree! Make the most of your Advent

7:10 PM | The Church (2001 Dayton Ave) Have yourself A French Baroque Christmas with La Grande Bande! Tickets required! 7:10 - Organ Prelude 7:30 PM - Concert Performance $35 (Sec A), $25 (Sec B), $15 (Sec C/Students) Use discount StMarks1225 to save 15% Tickets can be obtained at lagrandebande.org/tickets or by phone at 507-237-6539 About La Grande Bande: La Grande Bande was founded by Dr. Michael Thomas Asmus in 2011, with the goal of bringing high-quality arts programmi

December 6 (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM), December 7 (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM) | Carolyn Hall (Moore St./Dayton Avenue - Free Entry! ) Mark your calendars now for the annual CCW Christmas Boutique, held on Saturday, December 6 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, and on Sunday, December 7 from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM. Come to Carolyn Hall for homemade Christmas goodies and Christmas treasures for sale at a remarkable savings. There will be coffee and doughnuts after the Sunday masses. Volunteer help needed!

9 AM - 12 PM | Carolyn Hall ”The Marriage Enrichment Retreats are a great way to keep Christ at the center of our marriage while we connect with other parish couples of all ages.” -Pat & Karen Shrake, married 36 years Advent is for Couples! Don't forget to mark your calendars for our Advent Retreat for Couples coming up on Saturday morning, December 13th.  Fr David will be with us LIVE to offer a half day retreat on "Waiting for the (day of the) Lord."  Advent is a liturgic

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, musical accompaniment, and Confession! Sep 11 Oct 09 Nov 13 Dec 11 Jan 08 Feb 12 Mar 12 Ap

Dec 8 | Masses at 10 AM, and 6 PM | A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION

from the Pastor for this year (emphasis is the editor's) "Living for the Day of the Lord" is an invitation to a conversion of life, through which God becomes truly the center of everything and the priority to which everything is ordered. Like Israel during the Exodus, we hope to undergo this conversion as a family and in stages in the course of the coming year. Recognizing the primacy of grace and God's will that we live for Him as members of a Body, in September we will fo

St. Mark’s Extremely Flexible Monthly Service Opportunity - Loaves and Fishes! St. Mark’s draws on a large pool of volunteers to field a rotating team of 10 to 20 people who prepare and/or serve dinner at two Catholic Charities locations each month. Folks can volunteer every month or once a year. Even if you never take a shift, as a St. Mark’s parishioner, you are still contributing because the food provided on these days is funded in part by St. Mark’s “Sunday Giving”. Ever

You can try to commit the following to memory, but don't feel so compelled. (The editor will strive to put out an infographic with the following, as well). Dec 24 - Ordinary schedule in AM (7:00 & 10:00 AM) then Christmas schedule in PM (4:30 PM and Midnight) Dec 25 - 10:00 AM only Dec 26 - 10:00 AM only Dec 27-29 - per usual Dec 30-Jan 2 - NO 7 AM Mass (Christmas Octave) Dec 31 - 10:00 AM daily Mass; 6:00 PM Vigil for Mary Mother (HDO, with choir) Jan 1 - 10:00 AM Mass

COMBINED MASS at 10:00 AM, Eucharistic Procession to Follow (with light reception after) Long live Christ the King! And he will; may we live long with him and share him with those around us! And so we will do just that on Sunday, November 23rd. And note Confessions will be from 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM.

8:30 - 10:00 AM | St. Mark's Cafeteria For all women of the parish! Join your fellow women of the parish for a light breakfast, reflection, and a panel discussion on how to prepare homes and hearts for this liturgical season.

12:30 - 3:00 PM | Mendota Heights Remove invasive buckthorn [with extreme prejudice] and convert that labor into providing Christmas presents for poor children in the Peruvian Andes Mountains! RSVP

Updated 2025 Nov 12 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 month are Melina and Nestor Arguello on the Bea

Following 10:00 AM Mass & Procession | Carolyn Hall Hand-Carved Olive Wood Gifts from the Holy Land Did you know that 600 Christian families living in Bethlehem are completely dependent on carving olive wood figurines for their livelihood? The recent clashes in the Middle East have stopped the tourism industry in Bethlehem, causing most of those families serious harm in earning their living and forcing many of them to leave their homeland. Emptying the land of Christ from C

Note Mass on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 28) will be at 9 AM. There will be one Mass on Friday, Nov 29, at 10:00 AM. Also note that the adoration chapel will be closed starting with the 9 AM Mass on Thanksgiving and it will reopen following the 10 AM Mass on Monday, Dec 03.

Help the parish reach its Catholic Services Appeal $30,000 goal. Presently we're shy $16,000! Give and contribute to the works of mercy of our local church!

Tuesdays | 7:00 - 8:30 PM | Carolyn Hall Bring your bibles (Ignatius Study Bible (RSV) recommended) and your good will! This Fall...

8 AM - 12:30 PM JOIN ST. MARK’S AND MERCYWORKS FOR MERCY MORNING SCHEDULE 8AM - Mass 8:45AM - Breakfast send-off Various times - Serving at sites Practice the works of mercy with other members of the St. Mark’s family! We’ll be visiting Episcopal Homes and Lynnhurst residents, serving at various shelters, packing snack and hygiene bags on-site at St. Mark’s, and more! Sign up for a work of mercy here! We’re also asking for donations for the Snack and Hygiene bags we'll be pa

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM | School Cafeteria Join Pack/Troop 1 for a hearty, delicious pancake breakfast hosted by the Scouting units of St. Mark’s — a tradition dating back to 1910! As the oldest Catholic Scouting unit in America, they’re proud to continue building character, faith, and leadership. Come enjoy pancakes, fellowship, and fun while supporting our Scouts. They hope to see you there! Menu includes pancakes, sausage, fruit, milk, juice, coffee All you can eat (but pleas