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The Weekly Connector
January 12, 2026
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JANUARY
2026 HIGHLIGHTS
Jan. 1
– 31 A Festival of Banners:
A Celebration of Liturgical Textile Art; Art Gallery
Jan.
14, Wednesday – Voices of
Reconciliation, 7:00 pm, with former Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo
Jan 18,
Sunday – Forum in preparation
for Annual Meeting, 9:30 am, Banquet room
Jan 18,
Sunday – Music Series offering
– Lady Slipper Ensemble, 2:30 pm
Jan 19,
Monday – Martin Luther King
Jr. holiday, Cathedral closed
Jan 24,
Saturday – Men's Ministry, 9:00
am, Library
Jan 25,
Sunday – Annual Meeting
Sunday: 10:00 am worship, 11:15 am meeting, followed by lunch in
support of Sunday Night Supper
Jan 27,
Tuesday – Fresh Start at Great
River Landing, 12:00 pm
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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..
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PRAYER VIGIL ONLINE TUESDAY JANUARY 13
Join together
to watch online
7 p.m. CT Tuesday January 13
Join Episcopalians and faith partners in prayerful
solidarity for an online vigil organized by The Episcopal Church’s
public policy, partnership, and witness division in partnership with
the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. We will mourn, lament, and remember
those who have died due to immigration enforcement or while in
detention, and seek to root ourselves in Jesus as we continue to
witness to and work toward God’s love and justice for the
world. Spanish interpretation will be available.
At Saint Mark's, we will offer opportunity
to participate together, as one community. Please join us in the
Community Room as early as 6:30 pm for the 7 pm online vigil.
Or, you may register Register here,
to watch online.
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Annual Meeting Lunch (immediately following meeting,
Community Room)
A fundraiser for Sunday Night Supper
What could
be better than sharing a meal together after a hard morning's work of an annual meeting? Sharing a meal
together AND raising money for an important and
powerful ministry like Sunday Night Supper. After the annual meeting
on Sunday, January 25, please join us for a delicious lunch in the
community room. Suggested donation is $10, but
pay what you can — 100% of donations will go to support Saint Mark's
Sunday Night Supper partnership.
Saint
Mark's lay leader Rob Claxton has this to share about Sunday Night
Supper:
"Sunday
Night Supper is special because of the way
it represents community bonds, friendship, and commitment in the
Minneapolis community. Yes, it serves meals to those in need of a
good, sit-down meal that can be enjoyed with gratitude and love in
forms only God knows. But it also is an example of partnership
between church families in the Twin Cities area. Saint Markans cook,
clean, and connect with dinner guests every 2nd Sunday
evening each month, at our neighbor church down the street, Plymouth
Congregational.
History,
tradition, and community action are hallmarks of the Saint Mark's
Cathedral family, and Sunday Night Supper is an important part of our
neighborhood ministry. As Jesus said, “The second is this: ‘You shall
love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment
greater than these.” Thank you for supporting this work, and I
look forward to talking over lunch with those who would like to learn
more."
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Encouragement for Caregivers Group
Twice-monthly meeting
Caregiving can be a very lonely journey. Did you know
that Saint 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 two times
each each month. The next meeting
will be held January 19th. 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.
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SAAGES in January
Did you know we have an active group of "almost retired
and retired folks" at Saint Mark's? This group likes to connect,
learn, laugh, and share their many gifts with others. It's called
SAAGES - Spiritually Active Adults, Growing, Exploring, Serving.
If this sounds like you, please join us on Wednesday
January 21st, 10:30-Noon.
We'll share beverages and treats, learn about and
suggest upcoming events, and hear about opportunities to serve
others.
Please join us at 10:30, perhaps visit our
bookstore and stay for Wednesday Eucharist.
Contact John and Lois Satterberg with questions, jlsatterberg@gmail.com
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Racial Justice and Healing Retreat
ECMN's next racial justice and healing retreat is Saturday,
January 24 at Epiphany Church, Plymouth. We will be
exploring history, talking to recent immigrants about their
experiences, and learning about ways to advocate for immigrants in
our state. The Rev. Daniel Romero is the guest preacher. Somatic work
and liturgy will be woven throughout. We'd love to have a Saint Mark's contingent to this important event.
All of the information and sign-up is here.
Please consider inviting family and friends.
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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
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Joining
the Episcopal Church
Next session begins February 1
The next offering of the Joining the Episcopal
Church series will begin on Sunday, February 1, 2026 and will meet for 8 weeks from 9:15 to 10:15
am Sundays in the Library. It will be open for all interested
adults (16+ years old) but may be particularly appropriate for people
who would like to be baptized during the Easter Vigil on Saturday,
April 4, 2026. Questions about this series may be directed to
Rev. Kent Rahm, kentrahm@comcast.net
Confirmation, Reception, and Re-affirmation will take
place on Saturday April 18 at 2:00 pm, as part of the ECMN Regional
Confirmation service.
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Choral Society, Spring 2026
Spring 2026 concert: Mendelssohn's Elijah on Saturday,
May 30
Rehearsals: Mondays, 7 - 8:30 pm, Whipple Chapel
Requirement: ability to read music. No audition!
More information: Ray Johnston
(rayj@ourcathedral.org)
or Tracey Majoros (ttraceyamajoros@gmail.com)
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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.
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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!
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