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Saturday November 17:
Teen Confirmation Class
All Confirmandi are invited to join
us for the monthly Confirmation
Class from 5:00-6:00pm in the
Parish Hall.
Thursday, November 22:
Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! We have
much to be grateful for!
Sunday, November 25: No
Lifeteen
Lifeteen will not be meeting over
Thanksgiving break. Enjoy some
quality time and delicious food
with your family!
November
Thursday, November 1st:
Solemnity of All Saints
Friday, November 2: All
Souls Procession
Join us as at 6pm in the Church as
we gather to pray and remember
all of our loved ones who have
passed away.
November 6-27th:
Diaper Drive
Contribute to our Diaper Drive
hosted by our Mom’s Group in
preparation for the Holiday Season.
All diapers newborn-size 6 will be
collected in the Parish Hall at Tues-
day RE and will be donated to
Gospel Rescue Mission.
Sunday, November 11: FFF
This month’s topic will be on the
liturgical season of Advent and
how we can prepare for Jesus’
coming at Christmas.
Check out pictures from the blessing of
animals at RE on pg. 3!
Upcoming Events
RE Spotlight: Susan Robinson
St. Mark RE Happenings
N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 8 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 I
RE Programs:
Kinder-5th Grade
Tuesdays from 4:00-
5:30pm
Junior High Youth Group
Wednesdays from 6:30-
8:00pm
High School Youth
Group
Sundays from 6:30-
8:00pm
Family Faith Formation
2nd Sunday of the
Month, 10:00-11:45am
Special Needs Ministry
K-12, Tuesdays from 4:00
-5:30pm
Adults, Wednesdays from
6:00-7:30pm
Rite of Christian Initia-
tion for Adults (RCIA)
Wednesdays 6:00-8:00pm
Happy All Saints and All Souls Day! Flip
over to pg 2 for more details.
Mrs. Susan Robinson serves the
Tuesday RE program as the
Kindergarten catechist. Sue
comes with a wealth of experi-
ence, having served previously as
a catechist for several years at
St. Mark as well as in Leipsic,
Ohio. In addition to serving as a
catechist Sue has served as a
Lector since 1980. She also is a
Eucharistic Minister, a facilitator
for Welcome, and a Catholic
Daughter.
Sue loved raising her sons and
missed being around young chil-
dren as they grew up. Teaching
RE for Sue has helped her to per-
sonally grow in her faith, and she
recommends teaching to anyone
who is seeking to expand their
own faith formation. Sue and her
husband Bob are both retired. Sue
worked as a Registered Nurse for
over 36 years, and her husband is
a retired aircraft maintenance
officer from the Air National
Guard.
Her two sons live in Ohio as well
as her two granddaughters.
Many thanks to Mrs. Sue and all
the other
amazing
catechists
that serve
our RE pro-
gram!
P A G E 2
“Let us become saints
so that after having
been together on
earth, we may be
together in Heaven.”
-St. Pio of Pietrelcina
Some Wisdom from
the Saints….
The Solemnity of All Saints on
November 1st celebrates all
saints, those known and un-
known that lived lives marked
by virtue and holiness.
What’s a solemnity?
A solemnity is the highest rank
of a Church feast day. Solemni-
ties honor Jesus and those
closest to him and the work
they did to further the King-
dom of God. All solemnities
are holy days of obligation,
special days where Catholics
attend Mass to praise and
thank God for the feast that is
honored. On November 1st we
honor ALL SAINTS, all of the
holy men and women who are
examples of how we should live
our lives as Christians.
How do you define a Saint?
A Saint is an individual who has
died, whose earthly lived was
marked by holiness. By the
Church’s declaration of an
individual canonization, the
Church acknowledges that the
individual is in Heaven with
God. We ask Saints to pray for
us, confident that they will bring
our prayers to God.
Who can be a Saint?
WE ARE ALL CALLED TO BE
SAINTS. A Saint is an individual
in Heaven with God and God
calls all of us to be in union with
him in Heaven and on Earth.
We are called to live holy lives
and strive for sainthood on
earth so that when we die we
may be united with God and all
the Saint and Angels in Heaven.
All you holy men and
women, pray for us!
We remember our beloved
dead throughout the entire
month of November, Many
practices during the month of
November take place to re-
member the dead, Making
altars with pictures of belong-
ings of loved ones is a tangible
way for us to remember to
pray for those who have died.
Just as we remember all of the
Saints that have gone before us
on All Saints day, we remem-
ber our beloved dead on No-
vember 2nd, All Souls’ day. All
Souls’ day offers a time for us
to pray in particular for our
loved ones who have died as
well as those souls in Purga-
tory.
This month parishioners are in-
vited to bring in photos of loved
ones who have passed to the
Holy Family mosaic in the Church
during the All Souls’ Procession.
Additionally RE students will be
invited to bring pictures of their
loved ones for the altar in the
Parish Hall for the month of No-
vember.
S T . M A R K R E H A P P E N I N G S
“We can, if we will,
become a saint, for
God will never refuse
to help us to do so.”
– St. John Vianney
“”You cannot be half
a saint; you must be a
whole saint or no
saint at all.”
-St. Therese of Lisieux
Take a Look at Last Month...
P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 I
Pictured left:
Some of our Middle Schoolers hav-
ing fun at Jr. High Youth Group
Blessing of the Animals at RE
Trunk-or-Treat: It was SPOOKTACULAR!
Father Callistus makes a great Miguel with his “Coco” themed trunk!
Check out our awarded trunks (left to right) for most creative, least to
look like a trunk and most original.
Our Tuesday
RE students
brought pets
and pictures
of pets to be
blessed by Fr.
John and Fr.
Callistus!
Pictured right: Our High
Schoolers participate in
small group discussions
which our upper classmen
help lead.
All you men and women, Saints of God, make intercession for
us.
Be merciful, spare us, O Lord!
Be merciful,
graciously hear us, O Lord!
From all evil, O Lord, deliver us.
From all sin, O Lord, deliver us.
From anger and hatred, O Lord, deliver us.
Through your death and resurrection, O Lord, deliver us.
In the day of judgment,
O Lord, hear us.
That you would forgive us and all those we love,
O Lord, hear us.
That you would grant peace and unity to all,
O Lord, hear us.
That you would give rest to those who have died,
O Lord, hear us.
That you would lift up our minds to heavenly desires,
O Lord, hear us.
Son of God,
O Lord, hear us.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Requiem Prayer
Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual
light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful
departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.
Litany of the Saints Lord have mercy,
Christ have mercy on us.
Christ hear us,
Christ graciously hear us.
God the Father,
have mercy on us.
God the Son,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity,
have mercy on us.
Holy Mary, pray for us.
St. Michael, pray for us.
St. Gabriel, pray for us.
St. Raphael, pray for us.
All you holy angels and archangels, pray for us.
St. John the Baptist, pray for us.
St. Joseph, pray for us.
All you holy Patriarchs and prophets, pray for us.
St. Peter, pray for us.
St. Paul, pray for us.
St. Andrew, pray for us.
St. James, pray for us.
St. John, pray for us.
St. Mary Magdalene, pray for us.
All you holy apostles and evangelists, pray for us.
All you holy martyrs, pray for us.
[Add your favorite saints]