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Wednesday, December 24, 2025

December 24: Christmas Eve

4:00pm A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols – The Cathedral Choir

Adam lay ybounden – Ledger

In Dulci Jubilo – Pearsall

Benedicamus Domino – Warlock

The Holly and the Ivy – Johnston

A Maiden Most Gentle – Carter

There is no Rose – Lane

I saw three ships – Ledger

Bethlehem Down – Warlock

11:00pm Christmas Eve Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir and Brass

Prelude: Brass

Service: Mathias, Near

Offertory: The Word made flesh – Wilby

Communion: Lullaby my Jesus – Warlock

Silent Night – arr. Johnston

Postlude: Grand Chœur Dialogué – Gigout

December 25: Christmas Day

10:00am Holy Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir

Prelude: Nativité – Langlais

Service: Near

Offertory: Today the Virgin – Tavener

Communion: Nativity Carol – Rutter

Postlude: Prelude on ‘God rest you, merry gentlemen’ – Rutter

December 28: The First Sunday after Christmas

10:30am Holy Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir

Prelude:

Service: Powell, Near

Offertory: The Shepherds’ Farewell – Berlioz

Communion: The Infant King – arr. Willcocks

Postlude:

5:00pm Choral Evensong: Section Leaders of the Cathedral Choir

Responses: Rose

Psalm 34

Canticles: Hylton Stewart in C

Anthem: The blessed Son of God – Vaughan Williams

Postlude: Cradle Song – Howells

Overflow parking will be available at: Walker Art Center and Alliiance Architects

Overflow parking will be available at: Walker Art Center, Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church and Alliiance Architects

The staff will be taking a much‑needed break to spend holiday time with family from December 26 and again December 29–January 2. We will maintain regular office hours on Saturday, December 27, and services will take place as usual on Sunday, December 28.

Please note: there will be no Noonday Prayer on December 31 and no Contemplative Prayer on January 1. Regular office hours will resume on January 3, 2026.

Wishing you a safe and joyful New Year. We look forward to sharing 2026 with you!

What makes this year’s calendar truly special isn’t just the gorgeous photos—though you’ll find plenty of those. Inside are snapshots of past and present choirs, candid behind‑the‑scenes moments, and all the joyful shenanigans that make our community who we are.

But this calendar does more than delight your wall. It helps send our choir to London this summer, supporting an unforgettable musical pilgrimage.

And the real showstopper?

Every Sunday and major feast day includes a QR code that takes you straight to a recording of our choir singing the hymn of the day. It’s like having your favorite hymns, and your favorite choir, right at your fingertips whenever you want to listen.

If you’d like to purchase one of these one‑of‑a‑kind calendars, simply see Kristi Bergland or any choir member— they’ll be delighted to help you.

What better way to stay connected to the music and ministry of Saint Mark’s all year long.

The Center for People and Craft is an emerging urban folk school in Minneapolis, MN. Supported by the Arts & Cultural Affairs Department of the City of Minneapolis, the Center celebrates the rich cultural diversity of our city and the many traditions that thrive in this particular place on earth—from craft, ritual, and music to dance, storytelling, and foraging.

Located adjacent to Loring Park in the education building of St. Mark's Cathedral, the Center will expand access to traditional crafts and their contemporary expressions, foster connection to place and community, and nurture intergenerational learning.

Our vision is inspired by the historic Danish folk school model–which served as a talisman against fascism in the mid 1800s–reimagined for our urban, multicultural setting. Through hands-on workshops and community events, we will bring together artisans, culture bearers, and neighbors to honor heritage and place, spark creativity, and strengthen cross-cultural connections.