Conversations in Community (with potluck)

You are invited to CCC (Community meal, Conversation, and Compline) Wednesday evenings May 1, 8, and 15 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the Saint Mark’s Community Room.

The evening will begin with a potluck meal (you are invited to bring something to share, as you are able; your presence is more than enough). It will continue with Conversation around the tables, and conclude with Compline.

The focus of conversation will be the transition period Saint Mark’s is in until the call of the next Dean. It will give us the opportunity to practice listening to one another as we share our hopes and dreams for Saint Mark’s. It will enable us to celebrate what we are doing well and discern what we could do better. We look forward to hearing your voice at these gatherings.

No reservation is necessary and you may attend as many Wednesdays as you are able.

Sunday, May 5, 9:15am: Conversation with

Our Council

Gina Christ (Senior Warden) and John Satterberg (Junior Warden) will lead conversations this morning, with focus on Property Committee updates. Also, conversations ‘round the tables will continue with opportunity to express our hopes for the future as we move forward together.  

SAAGES: Spiritually Active Adults – Growing, Exploring, & Serving

DINNER AT CARDAMOM and SAINT MARK’S MUSIC SERIES FINALE

Saturday, May 11, 2024

Dinner at Cardamom - 5:30pm / Concert - 7:30pm

Led by Margie Johnson and SAAGES Steering Team

Start the evening with friends! Join us for a 5:30 dinner at The Walker Art Center’s Cardamom restaurant, before the Music Series Finale. Reservations are required. RSVP by May 6th to SAAGES@ourcathedral.org.

After dinner we will walk across the street to attend the Music Series, featuring the Cathedral Choir, Cathedral Choral Society, and orchestra. Francis Poulene's Gloria, Maurice Ravel's Le Tombeau de Couperin, and William Walton's Coronation Te Deum will be performed. It is always a great event and enjoyed by all!

Tickets are $20. Reserve your spot online or pay at the door.

May 18 & 19: Doors Open Minneapolis

We are excited to welcome back Doors Open Minneapolis for the second year in a row on May 18 and 19, 2024 from 10am-5pm each day! We had many visitors come explore the beauty of Saint Mark’s in 2023, and volunteer Sam Wagner created a brief video showing the highlights of the tour. Watch it on our YouTube channel. If you are interested in being a docent/greeter this weekend, please contact Scott Swedeen at sswedeen@isd622.org

Sunday, May 19: Pentecost Picnic

Celebrate with us in Worship at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. then join in the fun with foods and friends after both morning services. All foods will be provided, with a $5 suggested offering, a portion of which will support youth pilgrimages. 

Garden Love

On Tuesday, April 23, three Saint Markans and three Hennepin County Master Gardeners cleaned up the pollinator gardens, weeded early weeds and spread mulch on the gardens. The daffodils and prairie smoke are in bloom. Other pollinator plants are just starting to sprout. The next garden work day will be Tuesday, May 21, 1 to 3pm. We will be planting 41 pollinator plants. All are welcome to come and help.

Cultivating our Call to Serve: Saint Mark's Summer Reading and Sharing

As your schedule permits, join others in engaging with selected readings and/or related videos and by participating in guided small group discussions each month. Copies of books are available in the church library and for purchase at the Bookshop, one of the Cathedral’s ministries.

May: Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak.

June: Austen Hartke, Transforming. The Bible & the Lives of Transgendered Christians.

July: Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy.

No registration is required, but watch the Connector for more specific information about readings, video links, and dates of scheduled small group discussions.

Loving Our Neighbors:

A Wells Foundation Update

The Wells Foundation, made up of members of Saint Mark's, shines a creative light on the Foundation's century-long commitment to social changes in our neighborhoods. This week, we would like to highlight Full Cycle Bike Shop and The Lift Garage.

Full Cycle Bike Shop is a social enterprise of Pillsbury United Communities that offers structured employment training programs for youth experiencing homelessness. The business offers a paid internship program for 20-24 youth each year, youth-specific food access programming, and street based outreach to engage youth outside of the bike shop.

The Lift Garage aims to move people out of poverty and homelessness by providing low-cost car repairs and honest advice. They offer free inspections to assess safety and drivability, mobile van inspections for broken-down vehicles within the Twin cities metro area and pre-purchase inspections on used cars. They charge $15/hour for labor and parts are sold at cost. They serve well over 1,000 customers every year.

Every Sunday at 9:15 a.m., through May 19

First Sunday: 

Youth Group, Adult Formation: Conversation with Council

Second Sunday: 

Youth Group 

Third Sunday: 

Godly Play, Youth Group

Every Sunday:

Fellowship (9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) in the Community Room

Spending Time With Scripture

Spending Time With Scripture is a Bible Study session that looks into the Gospel for the following Sunday. Sessions will be held in the Library from 11 a.m. to Noon on Wednesdays from 4/10/24 to 5/22/24.

Godly Play

We want to remind children (ages 3-11) and their parents that Godly Play is offered on May 19 at 9:15am, the last class of the season.

Gospel Based Discipleship

Online Every Friday at 12:15 p.m. through May 17

We are a small group that meets to read a short passage from the Gospels and reflect on its meaning for our lives, both as individuals and as community.  Joining is as easy as clicking the Zoom link below!

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 832 5391 5612

Prayer Station

Praying With and For You

The prayer station is a place where on a Sunday morning during Eucharist at 10:30 you may bring your concerns and intentions. Those of us who serve at the Prayer Station welcome you with open hearts. The Prayer Station is in the back of the Nave where there are beautiful icons of Saint Mary, Blessed Enmegahboh, and the rank of devotional candles.

Rojas Spanish Language

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Beginning in April, Rojas Spanish will be offering classes at St. Marks. To see the full class schedule, visit www.RojasSpanish.com or call Luis Rojas directly 651-434-0555.