The Weekly Connector

December 29, 2025

The Cathedral will be closed through January 2nd.

Noonday and Wednesday Eucharists will not meet during this time.

JANUARY 2026 HIGHLIGHTS

Jan. 1 – 2, Building closed

Jan. 1 – 31, A Festival of Banners: A Celebration of Liturgical Textile Art; Art Gallery (see below)

Jan. 4, Sunday - Joining the Church series, 9:15 am, Library

Jan. 6, Tuesday – A celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany, 7:30 pm, Nave

Jan. 8, Thursday – Women’s Ministry, 6:00 pm, Library

Jan. 9, Friday - Gospel-based Discipleship, 12:15 pm every Friday, online via Zoom

Jan. 11, Sunday – Forum, 9:30 am, Banquet room

Jan. 11, Sunday – Newcomer’s Gathering, 11:45 pm, Heritage Room (see below)

Jan. 11, Sunday – Caritas Vocal Ensemble Concert, hosted by The Wells Foundation, 2:00 pm (see below)

Jan. 11, Sunday – 2nd Sunday Supper, Plymouth Congregational, 4 pm volunteers, 5 pm meal

Jan. 14, Wednesday – Voices of Reconciliation, 7:00 pm, with former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo

THE MONTHLY CONNECTOR:

Complete information on worship, events, and more can be found in the new Saint Mark's Monthly Connector, available in the Welcome Center, many places around the Cathedral, or on our website by clicking here..

Caritas Vocal Ensemble Concert

Sunday, Jan. 11, 2:00 pm

Hosted by The Wells Foundation

Caritas Vocal Ensemble is a nonprofit vocal group that performs unique and surprising concerts to benefit the community in collaboration with partners that share our values. This concert partners with Avenues for Youth, a Wells Foundation grantee. Click here for more information and tickets.

A Festival of Banners – A Celebration of Liturgical Textile Art

Art Gallery

December 14, 2025 – February 15, 2026

“Banners and Flags are, in the truest sense, a celebration art form. They are strong, simple graphic statements in cloth, created to commemorate special events in our lives, to identify a common cause symbolically, and to communicate to others something that has important meaning for us. They are a visual catalyst to involvement – the carrier of the message, a bold splash of color, symbol, shape, metallic sparkle, and shine – that stirs people to respond with joyous festivity or, sometimes, with thoughtful somber ceremony.” (Banners & Flags – How to Sew a Celebration)

If you are interested in the creation and care of textile art, the cathedral would welcome your expertise in creating new and repairing current banners to continue this rich tradition of community and creativity as well as preserving these historic works of art. Please contact Jay Nuhring if you are interested in this process, or if you have information about any of the displayed banners. jaynuhring@gmail.com

NEWCOMERS CONNECTION

Sunday January 11, following 10:30 service

Newcomers Gatherings are held monthly at St. Mark’s following the 10:30 Sunday service. The goal of the gathering is to help you feel more at home at the Cathedral. If you are new or returning to St. Mark’s and would like to become better acquainted with the people and the place, this gathering is for you. You will meet some of St. Mark’s leaders as well as other Newcomers, have a chance to ask questions about the life of the Cathedral, and learn of opportunities for prayer, study, and service to encourage you on your faith journey. The meeting is held in the Heritage Room which is on the Nave level. The first Newcomers Gathering of 2026 will be held January 11. We hope you will join us for this brief introduction to ways to connect at St. Mark’s.

WELLS FOUNDATION GRANT SPOTLIGHT

The Lift Garage

The Wells Foundation is an independent non-profit charitable foundation managed by Saint Markans, granting funds to organizations serving the needs of our communities.

Here is one of the organizations supported:

The Lift Garage is an affordable, non-profit auto repair service for all Minnesotans who meet the 150% Federal Poverty Guideline. When faced with an unexpected car repair, The Lift customers simply cannot afford market-rate repairs. Customers at The Lift pay $25/hour for labor and receive the parts at just a 7.5% markup over cost.

Each day, the people of The Lift Garage feel thankful. They know that, together, they are repairing not just cars, but lives: restoring hope and opportunity by helping people get to school and to jobs as an important step toward a more promising and secure future.

For more information on The Lift Garage, visit https://www.theliftgarage.org/. To learn about the Wells Foundation, visit www.wellsfound.org.

ENCOURAGEMENT FOR CAREGIVERS GROUP

A Twice-Monthly Meeting

Caregiving can be a very lonely journey. Did you know that St. Mark's has a support group for persons who are involved in caregiving for a loved one? Persons in the group are extending care to parents, spouses, siblings, and members of younger generations in their families who need varying levels and types of assistance. They come together to express their concerns, offer encouragement, and share helpful resources with one another. Together we tap the gifts of our faith – prayer, Scripture, and Christian community – to find strength, hope, and peace.

The Group meets via Zoom from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. twice a month. January meetings will be held Mondays the 5^th and 19^th. Whether you are new to being a caregiver or have found yourself in that role for a period of time, we welcome you to join us. Please contact John Satterberg at JohnS@ourcathedral.org for more information, including connection information.

Dean Search Update

We are pleased to announce that Dean position at Saint Mark’s has been posted! We will be accepting applications until January 16th. You can visit our profile page here to see part of the package we’ve prepared: https://saintmarksmplsdeansearch.org/ You can also recommend clergy for the position: https://saintmarksmplsdeansearch.org/apply-or-recommend We hope to start interviewing candidates in January.

Now that the position is posted, the Committee will turn to Getting Organized. (For a refresher of the stages, please refer to the Dean Search page: https://ourcathedral.org/dean-search/) This involves putting together the interview process, including the questions, how each candidate will be evaluated, and how we will make decisions. Thank you for your continuing support!