ST. MARK ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH

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1 St. Mark Church 2609 East 19th Street Brooklyn, New York Mass Schedule: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Sunday: 8:00 a.m. 10:15 a.m. Family Mass 12:30 p.m. Weekdays: 8:30 a.m. Holy Days: 7:30 p.m. Vigil Mass 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. St. Margaret Mary Church Ocean Ave. & Oriental Blvd. Manhattan Beach, New York Mass Schedule: Sunday: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. Website: Phone: Fax: ST. MARK ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH Pastor: Very Rev. Robert V. Mucci Parochial Vicar: Rev. Michael Panicali Deacon: Rev. Mr. Paul Morin Devotions: Miraculous Medal Novena every Wednesday after the 8:30 a.m. Mass Litany of the Sacred Heart every First Friday 8:20 a.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every First Friday from Noon to 3 p.m. Baptism: Fourth Sunday of each month at 2:00 p.m. Required Baptism classes take place on the third Sunday of each month at 9:30 a.m. in the Rectory Conference Room. Call the Rectory during office hours to make an appointment with a priest two (2) months prior to the Baptism. Marriage: Please make arrangements by calling the Rectory at least 6 months in advance. Please log on to for complete information about marriage preparation in the diocese, according to diocesan regulations. Anointing of the Sick: First Saturday of the month at the 8:30 p.m. Mass. Confessions: Saturdays, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Appointment to see a Priest: If you desire an appointment to meet with a priest, please call the parish office. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Parochial Vicar: Rev. Sergiy Emanuel In Residence: Rev. Joseph P. Quigley In Residence: Rev. Joseph Zwosta Parish Office: Ms. Jacqueline Biagioni Ms. Teresa Zwosta, Ms. Maureen Aoun St. Mark School: Mrs. Carol Donnelly, Principal Mrs. Lori Ryan, Secretary St. Mark Religious Education: Ms. Jo Ann Pino Youth Ministry Coordinator: Mr. Michael Davis Sports Program Director: Mr. Wayne Walker St. Mark Choir: Mr. Jim Trainor, Director of Music St. Vincent De Paul Group: Mr. Tom Scalese, President Ms. Jean Hogan, Vice President Homebound Ministry: Ms. Maureen Genoversa, Coordinator Ministers of Hospitality: Mr. Tom Scalese Extraordinary Ministers: Mrs. Geraldine Kubat, Coordinator Lectors: Ms. Stephanie Rizzo, Coordinator Rosary Society: Ms. Kathy Fackovec, President Ms. Marie Sommer, Vice President Friendship Club: Ms. Anita Troise, President Ms. Josephine Bonnano, Vice President With God all things are possible

2 September 30, 2018 TWENTY-SIXTH Sunday in Ordinary Time St. Mark Church Saturday, September 29 5:00 p.m. Peter DeVito, Thomas Rizzo & Frances Sommerhalter Sunday, September 30 8:00 a.m. The People of the Parish 10:15 a.m. Josephine Filosa (Anniversary) 12:30 p.m. Gilbert Brady Monday, October 1 Saint Therese of the Child Jesus 8:30 a.m. Birthday Blessings for Rosette Orcel Tuesday, October 2 The Holy Guardian Angels 8:30 a.m. Dr. Adolph Bartoli Wednesday, October 3 8:30 a.m. Rocco & Paul Annobile Thursday, October 4 Saint Francis of Assisi 8:30 a.m. Tracey Ann Hogan (In Thanksgiving) Friday, October 5 Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos 8:30 a.m. Alfred Monaco Saturday, October 6 Saint Bruno; Blessed Marie Rose Durocher 8:30 a.m. Jorge Dextre and Lucy Castagnetto 5:00 p.m. Pasquale Sofia Please join our Pro-Life group as we pray the Rosary after daily Mass. St. Margaret Mary Church Sunday, September 30 11:00 a.m. Gerard Gagliardi Wednesday, October 3 9:00 a.m. Living & deceased members of the Cione & Chille Families Friday, October 5 9:00 a.m. Anne Franznick Sunday, October 7 11:00 a.m. Marie Danner Miraculous Medal Novena Wednesday after the 9:00 AM Mass Homebound in Manhattan Beach: If you or someone you know would like to have a Eucharistic Minister visit and administer Holy Communion; please call Gilda at Also, please advise Gilda of any sick parishioner who wishes to be included in the Prayer of the Faithful at Sunday Mass. Our lives can get crammed so full with busyness, possessions, material concerns that there is little room or time left for God. Some housecleaning may be in order to free up some space for the divine. Today s Readings: Numbers 11:25-29 Psalm 19:9a James 5:1-6 Mark 9:38-43, 45, Please pray for the sick: Jack Shanker, Tina Cook, Daniel Paluszek, Jimmy Grillo, Lisa Lovbosco, Laura Durant, Hope Schwartz, Al Comodo, Georgette Scalese, Steven Lentini, Marie Giannotti, Carissa D Alba, Kimberly Palmo, Alfred DeMola, Walter Brady, Catherine Staren, Jennifer Costa, Romilda Zambelli, John Angelo Buccheri, Raymond Fazio, Mark Aragona, Olivia LaSpina, Saul Godinez, Maria Calise, Rachel Marin, Linda DeFrancesco, Joseph John Buccheri, Sally Frances Buccheri, Barbara Harris, Kathleen Marshall, Sal Comodo, Tony Inferrara & Diane Camacho who is in need of a kidney donor: COME SPEND TIME WITH JESUS FIRST FRIDAY OCTOBER 5 Holy Hour: after 9 am Mass at St. Margaret Mary EXPOSITION: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at St. Mark Week of September 29 October 6 The Bread & Wine are offered in honor of Deacon Paul & Julie Morin s 50th Anniversary Congratulations & God Bless You St. Marks welcomes our Ukrainian & Russian speaking parishioners at 19:00 (7:00 p.m.) Mass in Ukrainian 1st Sunday of the Month Mass in Russian 3rd Sunday of the Month Fr. Sergiy Gifts are available to honor a loved one, bread & wine, candles, flowers. Please call the rectory for details. There are open dates for Mass intentions at St. Mark: November 8, 10, 15, 19, 20, 21, 24, 29, 30

3 Pastor s Column September 29 30, 2018 Whoever is not against us is for us. Some people attempt to prevent a good deed from being accomplished because it is being done by a rival faction. Another man jealously tries to stifle the speech of two others due to a minor infraction of the rules. Are these just two more examples of the tribalism paralyzing our politics or the dissention and infighting taking place in our Church today? Not exactly. The first is about an episode that took place almost 2,000 years ago that is described in this weekend s Gospel reading. And the second happened anywhere from 1,300 to 1,600 years prior to that during the time of Moses which is recorded in our first reading. I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same! In our Old Testament reading from the Book of Numbers, Joshua tells Moses to stop Eldad and Medad from prophesying because they had not left the camp to join the gathering where the Lord had bestowed the spirit on the elders. But Moses recognized that the spirit came to rest on them anyway and told Joshua, Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the people of the Lord were prophets! And similarly in our Gospel reading, when John told Jesus that the disciples tried to prevent someone from driving out demons in Jesus name because he was not part of their group, Jesus replied, Do not prevent him. There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me. For whoever is not against us is for us. By saying, whoever is not against us is for us, Jesus is not watering down the requirements for his followers; rather, he is eliminating all the entry barriers for anyone who is willing to join his cause. Just think of some of the familiar scenes from the Gospels. We see Jesus dining with tax collectors and sinners, defending and protecting the woman caught in adultery whom the people want to stone to death. We hear about Jesus accepting a drink of water from the Samaritan woman at the well and healing the servant of the Roman centurion. In political language, Jesus constructs a big tent for his followers. He is the leader, not of the 1% or the 47%, or even the 99%, but of the 100%. All are called. All are welcomed. But once you say yes to his invitation and become his follower, he expects your total allegiance and commitment. Jesus teaching has two important implications for us. First, we should not be so quick to judge others. We are often too apt to condemn what we do not understand. Like the disciples, we can oftentimes be filled with petty jealousies and blinded by our pride. Second, what really counts is not so much what we say, but what we do. The ultimate proof that we are followers of Jesus is the way we live our lives and the fruit that our lives produce. Jesus preaches a message of tolerance. Not a tolerance that says anything goes, but a tolerance that says all may come. But once we arrive at that point where we have said yes to Christ and become his follower, then we must truly follow him and do as he commands. Once we are for Jesus, once we join his side, then it is incumbent upon us to give witness to him and to help, support and encourage others to do the same. As the rest of our Gospel passage demonstrates, those who assist in furthering the cause will be rewarded, but those who get in the way and lead others astray will be punished. Jesus says that anyone who shows a simple kindness such as giving a cup of water to drink to one of his followers will surely not lose his reward. But then he describes in graphic and frightening terms the fate that awaits those who sin and especially those who cause innocent people to fall as well. Jesus message of tolerance in no way implies indifference as to how we live our lives. Nothing is more important than our eternal salvation. The clearest choice to attain that goal is to follow Jesus and to enlist and encourage others to do the same. Fr. Bob

4 Sunday Collection: September 23, 2018 St. Mark Church 1st Collection: $3, nd Collection: $1, Attendance: 580 Envelopes Returned: 141 St Margaret Mary Church 1st Collection: $ nd Collection: $65.00 Attendance: 34 Envelopes Returned: 10 Generations of Faith: # Donors Pledged Paid St. Mark 171 $627,147 $368,647 St. Margaret 17 $69,530 $36,209 Mary Final Annual Catholic Appeal 2017: THANK YOU! St. Mark St. Margaret Mary Goal: $40,125 $2,354 Received: $55,040 $6,655 Annual Catholic Appeal 2018: THANK YOU!! Goal: $40,125 $2,354 Pledged: $76,158 $9,438 Received: $61,510 $8,863 NEXT MEETING: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 6:30 9:00 p.m. Meet In the Lion s Den For an Evening of Faith, Hope & St. Athanasius Ages Welcome Contact Michael Davis Meets Thursday nights 7:00 in the Upper Room St. Mark Catholic Academy Use E.18th St. entrance Attention: All You Singers Out There! Come join us for Choir Rehearsals Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. in the Church Our choir sings at 12:30 p.m. Sunday Mass New members are always welcome! St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry will reopen on Wed. Oct. 3 from 9:15-11:15 a.m. All creatures great and small may gather on the steps in front of Saint Mark Church on Thursday, October 4th at 6:30 p.m. for the Blessing of the Animals. WE NEED VOLUNTEERS As Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Ushers, Choir Members & Altar Servers. Pray about where God may be calling you to serve. PARISH VOCATION COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, October 4, 7-8:30 p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas, Msgr. King Hall 1501 Hendrickson Street The Vocations Committee meets periodically to pray and discuss campaigns to promote and support vocations from our parish. If you would like to join our committee, contact Marie Florexil at Attention single women age 22-45: Is God seeking you to journey with Him in a religious community? If so, or if you think He may be, come listen to His call: Vocation Discernment Retreat for Women, hosted by the Sisters of Mercy and Sisters of St. Joseph from Oct. 5-7, 2018 at the Mary Louis Academy Convent, Edgerton Blvd., Jamaica Estates, NY. For more info. pls. contact Sr. Marie Mackey, CSJ, or Sr. Ivette Diaz, RSM, Cost sliding scale fee $ DVD NIGHT Wednesday, October 3rd 7:00 P.M. in The Lion s Den Free Admission! The Sultan and the Saint 800 years ago, St. Francis met a mighty Muslim leader on the battlefields of the Crusades. What happened next changed world history. The Sultan and The Saint tells one of the great stories of peace and reconciliation. Approximately 60 minutes, discussion to follow. Light refreshments will be served.

5 Office of Faith Formation So many wonderful learning experiences have been going on at Saint Mark Catholic Academy! Our youngest, the Nursery students have been learning about numbers, colors and shapes. They have also learned the routine of every day school life. The teachers have been working on obeying school rules and learning about the importance of listening and following directions during a fire drill. Our First and Second Grade students have been working on reading and writing skills. As autumn is now here, the change of seasons has brought the opportunity for many great projects. Math skills are practiced daily and they have been learning about problem solving and addition strategies. Our classes have been using our brand new stem lab and are having a wonderful time learning how to investigate and learning how scientists use tools. Sun. 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Mon. 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Wed., Thurs. 9:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Welcome to our new families and welcome back to our former families. I thank you for enrolling your children and look forward to working with you and your children this year. Come visit me in my new office on the 2nd floor. Confirmation Proximate Preparation gathering for candidates and parents will be held in the school cafeteria on Sunday, Sept. 30 at 11:30 a.m. Enter through the school yard. First Holy Communion Proximate Preparation gathering will be held in the school cafeteria on Sunday, October 21 at 11:30 a.m. Enter through the school yard. ****************************************** COME AND SEE: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults We invite all who seek a deeper life in Jesus Christ to consider becoming members of the Body of Christ in the Catholic Church through the Sacraments of Initiation. Please call the parish office to register. Classes begin October 14, Diocese of Brooklyn Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. Saturday, October 27, 2018 Pilgrimage led by Most Reverend Nicholas DiMarzio, Bishop of Brooklyn Bus will leave St. Mark at 6:00 a.m. and arrive back about 10:00 p.m. Cost is $50 per person. Leave your contact information at the rectory of ice. Bus is currently half-full. Spread the word! NEW HOURS!!! St. Mark Church is now open until approximately 7:00 p.m. each day. Come in and say a prayer after a long day of work. Parents of our Catholic Academy students may want to take this opportunity to stop in and pray or light a candle for a special intention. We have recently replaced our old candles with real votive ones. RESERVE YOUR TICKETS! ROCKTOBERFEST Featuring The Rhapsody Players Saturday, October 13, :00 p.m. in the St. Mark Catholic Academy Gym Call the Rectory for More Info. ST. MARK ALUMNI: SAVE THE DATE! HOMECOMING Saturday, November 3rd Please check out our website: smcaonthebay.org Update your contact information & keep us informed of your news & happenings.