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ST. MARK THE EVANGE-LIST
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY FOUNDED - SEPTEMBER 5, 2005
MAILING ADDRESS: 7081 SE HWY 42, SUMMERFIELD, FL 34491
PARISH OFFICE # 352-347-9317 FAX # 352-347-9749
WEBSITE: www.stmarkrcc.com
“Where Friends Become Family”
December 18, 2016
PARISH CLERGY AND STAFF REV. SEBASTIAN HANKS, OSPPE PASTOR - 352-638-2359 REV. RAFAL KANDORA, OSPPE PASTORAL VICAR - 352-638-2361 REV. LOUIS BIHR, Retired DEACON CHARLES BUBELLO, Retired DEACON CHARLIE CIMMINO - 352-999-0567 DEACON BOB ESPOSITO DEACON JOHN RUMPLASCH 352-350-2430 [email protected] BROTHER BERNARD KLUCZKOWSKI, OSPPE OFFICE MANAGER: KATHY WOJNO RECEPTIONIST: CATHERINE NOCERA FINANCE OFFICE: DON CURTIS, MANAGER AND JOAN GOEBEL MUSIC DIRECTOR: ROGER GRENIER MAINTENANCE: CHRIS MORGAN, SUPERVISOR AND LARRY WAITE PARISH OFFICE HOURS: M. - Th. 8 AM - 4 PM Closed for Lunch 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Staffed Fridays 9 AM to Noon PARISH OFFICE PHONE 352-347-9317 FAX #: 352-347-9749 OFFICE E-MAIL: [email protected] ONLINE AT: www.stmarkrcc.com
MASS SCHEDULE
SATURDAYS MORNING MASS 8 am
VIGIL MASS 4 PM
SUNDAYS 8 AM, 10 AM,
12 NOON
daily mass MONDAY — FRIDAY 7:30 AM & 8:30 am
CONFESSIONS
SATURDAYS FOLLOWING THE
8 am mASS &
FROM 3 pM TO 3:45 pM and by appointment
STAFFED BY THE PAULINE FATHERS
ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
7081 SE HIGHWAY 42, SUMMERFIELD, FL 34491
FOUNDED - SEPTEMBER 5, 2005
“Where Friends Become Family”
We, the Roman Catholic Community of St. Mark the Evangelist, seek to know the heart, see the face
and be the hands of Christ, Son of God, Son of Mary.
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Sanctuary Lamp December 18 - December 24 + MARILYN MONAHAN
ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST
7081 SE HWY 42, SUMMERFIELD, FL 34491 PARISH OFFICE # 352-347-9317
FAX# 352-347-9749 Office e-mail: [email protected]
On line at: www.stmarkrcc.com
Please contact the Parish Office if you wish to register as a parishioner, arrange an appointment
with a priest or deacon, or for the following sacraments:
ANOINTING OF THE SICK SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE BAPTISM COMMUNION CALLS
Donations from Dec.10-11 Not available at time of printing
Not all offerings are equal, but all sacrifices are. Thank you for your generosity!
Readings for the Week of December 19
Monday: Jgs 13:2-7, 24-25a/Ps 71/Lk 1:5-25
Tuesday: Is 7:10-14/Ps 24/Lk 1:26-38
Wednesday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33/
Lk 1:39-45
Friday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Ps 25/Lk 1:57-66
Saturday: Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/
Ps 89/Lk 1:67-79
Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Ps 89/Acts 13:16-17,
22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25
Next Sunday: Day: Is 52:7-10/Ps 98/Heb 1:1-6/
Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14
MASS INTENTIONS
December 19 - December 25 Monday, December 19 7:30 AM + Walter Argentieri 8:30 AM + George and Jean Doherty Tuesday, December 20 7:30 AM + Terry McNulty 8:30 AM + Alexander Purta, Jr. Wednesday, December 21 7:30 AM + Manuel Monteiro 8:30 AM + Frank and Elizabeth Yandric Thursday, December 22 7:30 AM + Jane Pizzigno 9 AM + Noella C. Lavoie Friday, December 23 7:30 AM + Margaret and Joseph DeMusis 8:30 AM + Dr. Gregg Nanni Saturday, December 24 8 AM + The Lynch Family 4 PM St. Mark Parishioners 9 PM Mediate and Farren Families Living and Deceased Sunday, December 25 Christmas 8 AM St. Mark Parishioners 10 AM + Charles Family 12 PM NO NOON MASS CHRISTMAS DAY
(+ denotes deceased)
The 6 PM Saturday Vigil Mass
will resume on
Saturday, January 7th, 2017.
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ONGOING EVENTS
Catholic Daughters of the Americas 3rd Tuesday 6:30 PM Christina McClean
Church Tours 3rd Thursday 1:30 PM Eileen Harburger
Donut Sunday Last Sunday - 8 & 10 AM Mass In the Social Hall
Hospitality 2nd Wednesday 2 PM Carol Simmons
K of C 3rd Wednesday 7 PM John McCollough
K of C 4th Degree 4th Wednesday 7 PM John Perry
Men’s Grief Support 2nd Tuesday 4 PM Bob Harrison
Men’s Guild 1st Wednesday 6 PM John Farr
Music Ministry Rehearsal - Thurs 6 PM Roger Grenier
Prayer Shawl Last Tuesday 1 - 3 PM Ann Esposito
RCIA Class Every Tuesday 7 PM Becky Burkett
Respite Care 1st Wednesday 1 PM Wally Isaacs Carol Southfield
Rosary Prayer
Group Various Mondays 1 - 3 PM Nancy Ellison
Secular Franciscan Order
1st Wednesday following the 8:30 AM Mass Ray Baker
Women’s Guild 1st Tuesdays 6:30 PM Maureen Monda
John Farr 446-0331
Bob Fountain 812-204-5167
Doris Goodwin 751-3625
Richard Grimes 633-7331
Jed Hayden 775-4279
Mac McClean 775-2912
John McHale 430-1857
Roxanne Merino 750-5628
Anita Paul 540-905-3971
Paul Powers 750-0526
Joann Rivers 307-1804
Lindsey Sargent 751-6189
Peggy Serkies 978-5163
Rita Thompson 750-4315
Pat Serafino 259-2299
Carol Simmons 259-7502
St. Mark The Evangelist Pastoral Council Members 2016-2017
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dec. 20 Catholic Daughters 6:30 PM
Dec. 20 Spiritual Book Club 2 – 3:30 PM
Dec. 21 K of C 7 PM
Dec. 24 NO 7:30 AM Mass 8 AM, 4 PM and 9 PM
Dec. 25 NO Donuts Today After Masses
Jan. 1 New Year’s Day Masses 8, 10, & 12 NOON
Jan. 2 Parish Office CLOSED
Dec. 25 CHRISTMAS DAY MASSES: 8 & 10 AM ONLY
Dec. 26 Parish Office CLOSED
WEEKLY PRAYER SERVICES
Recitation of the Rosary: Monday thru Friday
after the 7:30 AM Mass and Saturday after the 8 AM Mass
Morning Prayers: Monday thru Friday after the 8:30 AM Mass and Saturday after
the 8 AM Mass Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament: Every Tuesday after the 8:30 AM Mass until noon
Exposition and Benediction: After the
8:30 AM Mass on the First Friday of the Month
Breath of God Charismatic Prayer Group: Every Monday at 6:30 PM in the Church Hall
If you need someone to pray with you, or for you, please call Deacon Charlie Cimmino at 999-0567
or Lorraine Heffner at 750-4552 for personal prayer.
Cenacle Prayer Group: Every Wednesday at 5 PM in the Chapel. Mario and Helen DeVito - 775-2066
Divine Mercy Chaplet: Friday after both AM Masses
Perpetual Novena to Our Lady of Czestochowa: Saturday after the 8 AM Mass
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Reflections on the Sunday Scripture
December 18, 2016
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Readings: Isaiah 7:10-14 Romans 1:1-7 Mat-thew: 1:18-24
Gospel This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly. Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her. She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.” When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home.
1. How do you see and understand Joseph as an Advent figure and role model for us? Joseph fully reacted in faith, accepted the Living Jesus, and served the Living Jesus. Do you act as Joseph did? And if so, do you do so at all times? 2. What do you think of a God who would mix with humankind in order to redeem them? 3. How do you see the character and actions of Joseph? Do you see him in yourself, in your heart? Which were your actions in the past that emulated Joseph? Which did not emulate Joseph?
4. Where are you struggling to recognize God’s presence and what steps can you take to more fully trust that God is leading you? 5. Emmanuel – “God is with us.” Now, go to the Journeysongs Book and open it to song #299, “Emmanuel.” Read the words and feel the melody in your heart. I think you will now have a better understanding of the Coming of Christ.
MEMORIAL CHRISTMAS CANDLES
During the Christmas Season, we decorate the window sills of the Church with candles
which may be memorialized to honor a loved one. The suggested offering is $25 each.
Requests can be accepted no later than
December 21st. Drop off your check at the Parish Office or in the collection basket.
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Donor’s Name:____________________________ In Honor of or In Memory of: _________________________________________ _________________________________________
Please Check One: ( ) Living ( ) Deceased
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22nd Session / Week 15 Ken Lineman Memorial
20/20 Club Winners for the week of December 18th
Congratulations to all, and thanks to
Deacon Bob Esposito for drawing our winners.
Your checks will be mailed to you.
2055 Harley Gozdanovic 1385 John Herman 2100 Louise Kaveney 2032 Robert Jaeckel and
Anne Russell
Respite Care Is Caring for the
Caregiver
Are you a caregiver at home? Could you use
a Respite, a short-term break by non-medical volunteers, for the
primary caregiver in the home of a disabled or homebound person?
Respite volunteers (usually 2 per home visit) will generally visit 2-3 hours once a week to ensure supervision and offer companionship to
the homebound family member, while the primary caregiver takes the opportunity to emotionally recharge and become better
prepared to handle the challenges of 24/7 care.
If you could use Respite Care, please contact Wally Issacs at 259-7104.
OComeLetUsAdoreHim
Wednesday,December21st,at5PMAneveningof
ExpositionoftheBlessedSacramentwithBenedictionandReconciliation
IncludingPrayers,Readings,andSpiritualSinging.
WhatbetterChristmasgiftcouldyougivetoOurLordandSaviorthantoplace
yourselfbeforeHimtore lectuponwhatHehasgivenus.
Calling All Dusting Angels
Monday, Dec. 19th, after morning Masses, we will
need our Dusting Angels for a special cleaning of the
Church in preparation for Christmas.
Many thanks to all who help make the Church beautiful for Christmas!
Any questions, call Mani Wells at 347-4358.
CHRISTMAS and N EW YEAR’S MASS SCHEDULE
December 24th Masses
Christmas Eve Morning: 8 AM Christmas Eve: 4 PM and 9 PM
December 25th Masses
8 AM and 10 AM ONLY
* There will be NO 12 NOON MASS *
December 31st Masses
New Years Eve Morning: 8 AM New Years Eve: 4 PM
January 1st Masses The Solemnity of Mary:
8 AM, 10 AM & 12 PM
* There WILL BE a 12 NOON MASS *
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St. Mark Spiritual Book Discussion Group
Are you looking to deepen your faith experi-ence
during Advent? One way might be in reading and reflecting on the Infancy Narratives of Jesus.
St. Mark’s Spiritual Book Group has chosen a book called “Advent of the Savior a Commentary on the Infancy Narratives
of Jesus”— by Stephen J. Binz.
Our next meeting is Tuesday, December 20th, from 2 to 3:30 PM.
We meet on the 2nd floor in the conference room by the library.
Come and join us for a very faith-filled experience including music and time for contemplation followed by a discussion
of this book.
Contact Lorraine Tinkler at 259-8893 or email: [email protected].
ST. MARK CALENDARS are available for your
convenience in the Narthex. Only ONE per family, Please!
PLEASE CALL PATRICIA MURAWSKI FOR INFORMATION: 259-2463
TICKET SALES BEFORE AND AFTER MASSES IN FRONT OF THE CHURCH
LIVE MUSIC BY JOHN STEVENS’
DOUBLESHOT POLKA BAND
CATERED BY LA HACIENDA CATERING
St. Mark Women’s Guild 7th Annual
Polish Dinner & Polka Dance
Thursday, Jan. 12th 4:30 - 9 PM
IN THE SOCIAL HALL $30 per Person
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BIBLE STUDY ≈ PART 2 OF 3
(presented by Jeff Cavins on DVD)
Matthew: The King and His Kingdom is a Catholic Bible Study that brings the history of Christ to life through
Matthew’s Gospel.
You will see Jesus as the awaited Messiah who fulfills the promises and prophecies of the Old Testament, establishes the New Law, and inaugurates the Kingdom of Heaven.
St. Mark the Evangelist, Parish Hall
every Tuesday, beginning Jan. 3 thru Feb. 21, 2017. Time: 1 PM - 2:30 PM
Cost: $32 for new students
Registration ends Dec. 18. Payment is due upon registration.
Books may be shared with spouses. Participants of Part 1 can use the
materials they purchased last year.
For more information and/or to register, please contact Louise Wolanske, 716-548-5296 or
Please consider taking this class even if you did not participate last year.
It is enlightening and inspiring.
Advent Books are available in the Narthex after Mass. Please limit one per
household in order for everyone to receive one.
St. Mark
Welcomes You!
Many of St. Mark parishioners are part-time/winter residents.
Are you one? If you’d like to become part of our parish
family, maybe it’s time to register.
Did you know that you can maintain your status in your current parish while becoming a member of St. Mark’s?
Also, registering at St. Mark assures that should a priest be needed, all the
necessary information is already on file. This is also true should funeral plans be required. And did you know that
only registered parishioners may use the social hall after a funeral?
Registration forms can be found in the Narthex, at the parish office, or on line at
our web site: www.stmarkrcc.com. We look forward to welcoming you!
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Our ministry knits or crochets Prayer Shawls
to comfort those who are ill or hurting, for anyone who requests one.
A reminder...we will not meet
in December—Merry Christmas!
Thanks to all who bring donated yarn to the Office!
Watch the bulletin for the announcement of our January meeting.
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Blessed are They Who Mourn
This 6-week spiritual program for working through grief begins
at St. Mark on Mondays, from January 9 to February 13, 2017,
at 1:30 - 3 PM, in meeting room #1 on the second floor.
Anyone who has lost a spouse is welcome.
For further information or to register and reserve a booklet,
please call Doris Goodwin at 751-3625 by January 8th.
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Due to the Christmas Holiday, there will be no
Coffee and Donuts after the morning Masses on Sunday, Dec. 25th.
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THE REAL 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS by Edwin and Jennifer Woodruff Tait
Celebrating Christ's birth with saints of the faith during the actual Christmas season.
Sometime in November, as things now stand, the "Christmas season" begins. The streets are hung with lights, the stores are decorated with red and green, and you can't turn on the radio without hearing songs about the spirit of the season and the glories of Santa Claus. The excitement builds to a climax on the morning of December 25, and then it stops, abruptly. Christmas is over, the New Year begins, and people go back to their normal lives. The traditional Christian celebration of Christmas is exactly the opposite. The season of Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, and for nearly a month Christians await the coming of Christ in a spirit of expectation, singing hymns of longing. Then, on December 25, Christmas Day itself ushers in 12 days of celebration, ending only on January 6 with the feast of the Epiphany. Exhortations to follow this calendar rather than the secular one have become routine at this time of year. But often the focus falls on giving Advent its due, with the 12 days of Christmas relegated to the words of a cryptic traditional carol. Most people are simply too tired after Christmas Day to do much celebrating. The "real" 12 days of Christmas are important not just as a way of thumbing our noses at secular ideas of the "Christmas season." They are important because they give us a way of reflecting on what the Incarnation means in our lives. Christmas commemorates the most momentous event in human history—the entry of God into the world He made, in the form of a baby. The Logos through whom the worlds were made took up His dwelling among us in a tabernacle of flesh. One of the prayers for Christmas Day in the Catholic liturgy encapsulates what Christmas means for all believers: "O God, who marvelously created and yet more marvelously restored the dignity of human nature, grant that we may share the divinity of Him who humbled Himself to share our humanity." In Christ, our human nature was united to God, and when Christ enters our hearts, He brings us into that union. The three traditional feasts (dating back to the late fifth century) that follow Christmas reflect different ways in which the mystery of the Incarnation works itself out in the Body of Christ. December 26 is the feast of St. Stephen—a traditional day for giving leftovers to the poor (as described in the carol "Good King Wenceslas"). As one of the first deacons, Stephen was the forerunner of all those who show forth the love of Christ by their generosity to the needy. But more than this, he was the first martyr of the New Covenant, witnessing to Christ by the ultimate gift of his own life. St. John the Evangelist, commemorated on December 27, is traditionally the only one of the twelve disciples who did not die a martyr. Rather, John witnessed to the Incarnation through his words, turning Greek philosophy on its head with his affirmation, "The Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us." (John 1:14, NAB).
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MINISTRY CONTACTS LITURGY/WORSHIP - SACRAMENTAL LIFE
Altar Linens Maureen Clooney 259‐4215 Altar Servers Catherine Miller 233‐3106 Extraordinary Ministers Joan Andre 430‐0674 Mul ‐Media Ministry Judy & Mark Devaney 245‐6878 Music Ministry Roger Grenier (Ext. 228) 347‐9317 Readers Peggy Serkies 259‐1027 Sacristans John Clooney 259‐4215 Ushers Gerry Becker 259‐8359 SPIRITUALITY
Cenacle Prayer Group Mario & Helen DeVito 775‐2066 Charisma c Prayer Group Jack & Lorraine Heffner 750‐4552 Emmaus for Men Paul Powers 750‐0526 Bruce Ginto 414‐418‐0368 Emmaus for Women Michele Rumplasch 350‐2429 Marriage Encounter Judy & Gerry Becker 259‐8359 Prayer Shawl Ministry Ann Esposito 259‐1560 Rosary Prayer Group Nancy Ellison 431‐8935 Secular Order of Franciscans Ray Baker 750‐2536 PASTORAL CARE SERVICES Communion Service Paul Powers 750‐0526 Grief Support Doris Goodwin 751‐3625 Love Thy Neighbor Bill Skory 552‐4194 Men’s Grief Support Bob Harrison 753‐7047 Ministry of Consola on Joan Andre 430‐0674 Ministry to the Sick Mary Sceppa 751‐1327 Mary Jean Rueck 753‐6174 Respite Care Wally Isaacs 404‐718‐9466 Carol Southfield 750‐4529 Right to Life Anne Russell 205‐7083 St. Vincent de Paul Dick Finlin 615‐714‐4205
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Adult Religious Educa on Deacon John Rumplash 350‐2430 Bible Study Elena Cimmino 999‐0593 R.C.I.A. Becky Burke 584‐3500 Small Chris an Community Ken & Antoine e Kelly 259‐8672 PARISH ORGANIZATIONS Catholic Daughters of the Americas Chris na McClean 775‐2912 Hospitality Carol Simmons 259‐7502 Knights of Columbus Grand Knight, John McCollough 678‐432‐9423 K of C Fourth Degree John Perry 350‐6786 Men’s Guild John Farr 446‐0331 Women’s Guild Maureen Monda 751‐4769 ADDITIONAL MINISTRIES
Church Tours Eileen Harburger 750‐6577 Dus ng Angels Mani Wells 347‐4358 Garden Club Chris Morgan (Ext. 250) 347‐9317 Webmaster Janet Lockhart 412‐480 2652
Bulletin Preparation Jeane Scherr 753‐4276 Kathy Dolence 753‐4577 Aggie Taylor 753‐0761
Bulletin announcements should be sent to the office for approval 3 weeks in advance of publication date.
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