The Weekly Connector

Sunday, September 20

Worship Services

8:00 am | Rite I (Traditional Language), Spoken Eucharist

10:30 am | Rite II (Contemporary Language), Choral Eucharist.

5:00 pm | Choral Evensong

View the music for our worship together here.

Other Opportunities to Connect

Sunday Fellowship | Join us every Sunday morning beginning at 9 am, and continuing through the morning (except during the 10:30 worship service) to build and deepen relationships and enjoy refreshments.

Sunday Formation Season Kick Off | We offer a formation class every Sunday at 9:30 am in the Banquet room, lasting about 45 minutes. Dean-Elect Aidan Owen will start the season off this Sunday, with the topic: Ministering Together. Grab a cup of coffee and join us!

Women's Ministry | A fellowship ministry open to all women of St. Mark’s. We meet on the third Sunday of each month at 3:30 pm in the church library. 

Reminder: The Dean's Monday Message is on pause, it will return on September 28th.

Music Series: Choir of Christ Church Cathedral Friday, September 25 at 7:30 pm

Join us in opening our 55th season as we welcome the Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford as they celebrate their 500th Anniversary Year!

King Henry VIII established the Collegiate Foundation in 1546, including one Organist and eight Lay Clerks, plus provision for a schoolmaster to educate the choristers. In the last five hundred years, the choir has always been a central part of Christ Church; and many significant church musicians have been associated with it, from the first director of music John Taverner, to twentieth-century choristers and composers William Walton, Simon Preston and Howard Goodall. Get tickets here.

Ministry Fair, Sunday, September 27

Following our 8am and 10:30 services

We believe that each of us have gifts and passions to serve God and neighbor, but sometimes it can be difficult to identify those gifts and find where they might fit in at Saint Mark's . One of the best ways to spark conversations, and connect our needs and aspirations to the ministries of our Saint Mark's community, is the Ministry Fair!

Here you will be able to learn about 40 ministries from people who are a part of them. These include gifts of hospitality and service-- from altar guild and ushers, to Sunday Night supper, pastoral care, and everything in between. Although we have different stories, all of us started as newcomers, so we understand that it can be intimidating to ask questions and to be unsure. And, we have also witnessed when a question can spark wonderful conversations and begin to seed connections of all types. We look forward to seeing you there!

Blessing of the Animals, Sunday, October 4

During the 10:30 am Worship Service

St. Mark’s breathtaking nave never gets old—but this beloved liturgy brings a different kind of holy joy: a delightfully unscripted celebration of creation and the creatures who share our lives.

In honor of St. Francis of Assisi, we’ll gather to give thanks for the animals who bring us comfort, companionship, wonder—and joy into our lives. Bring your dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, or other beloved pets for a special blessing. Photos are also welcome.

Come celebrate the beautiful, sometimes messy, always unpredictable animals in our community. There will be an abundance of giggles and smiles, other pets and their owners to meet, photo ops and reminders that along with St Francis, we are all part of one sacred family.

Small Groups ~ Registration is Open

“Listen carefully to these instructions, and attend to them with the ear of your heart. It is advice from one who loves you; welcome it, and faithfully put it into practice.”

From the Rule of St. Benedict

These are the opening words of the Rule of St. Benedict. The first word – listen – is the basis on which we are gathering for our small groups this fall. We will listen to each other and listen to God through our discussions of the values set for us in the Rule. You don’t have to know anything about Benedictine spirituality to participate. The discussions are informal and we offer several times and days for gathering, both online and in person.

Groups begin the first week in October and meet for an hour for six weeks. Group days and times are below:

• Monday evening in person in Golden Valley 7:00-8:00 PM  October 5-November 9 
• Tuesday evening in person at church 7:00-8:00 PM  October 6-November 10 
• Tuesday evening online 6:30-7:30 PM  October 6-November 10 
• Thursday daytime online 12:00-1:00 PM  October 8-November 12 
• Thursday evening online 7:00-8:00 PM  October 8-November 12 

To register, email Joan Olson. 

The Ministry of Cards:

Notes of Compassion and Hope

The Card Ministry is one way that we follow Jesus’ call to love and serve one another and to help bear each other’s burdens. We wounld be delighted to have you join us in this rich and rewarding ministry. Please contact Gayle Bidne, who coordinates the Card Ministry and learn more about the unique way you can serve your Cathedral community.

If you want to suggest that we reach out with a card to someone you care about you may make it through a Prayer Request on the Saint Mark’s website.

News from the Groveland Food Shelf

September marks the end of the Fueling Our Community fund drive to help pay for a new used van to ensure that we can pick up and deliver food for the approximately 5,000 guests who use the food shelf each month. We are still approximately $25,000 short of our goal.

Please participate by either sending Groveland a check and mark it van fund to 1900 Nicollet Ave., Mpls, MN 55403, or go online to grovelandfoodshelf.org and click donate and van fund. Questions - contact Dale Longfellow. Please stop by our table at the Ministry Fair to learn more about Groveland and for a special treat.