2001 Dayton Avenue Saint Paul, MN A Strong Family United in Christ. The Feast of Divine Mercy

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1 April 7, 2013 Divine Mercy Sunday Join Us for Mass: Mon-Fri 10 am Tues -Fri 7 am Sat 8 am & 5 pm Sunday 9 & 11 am website: parishcenter@saintmark-mn.org Dayton Avenue Saint Paul, MN A Strong Family United in Christ Fr. Humberto Palomino, P.E.S. Pastor of the Church of St. Mark On the Second Sunday of Easter, the Church celebrates the Feast of Divine Mercy. Preparation for this Feast starts on Good Friday with the Novena to the Divine Mercy. This devotion is an authentic movement inside the Catholic Church, started by St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, a visionary nun from Poland whom John Paul II canonized April the 30th of Blessed John Paul II chose Sister Faustina s canonization day to announce to the whole world that the Second Sunday of Easter will receive the name of Divine Mercy Sunday. [It shall be] a continued invitation to the Christian world to turn with confidence toward the Divine Goodness during all the trials and difficulties of the years to come." In one of the many visions St. Faustina had of Our Lord, He told her: " My daughter, if I demand through you that people revere My mercy, you should be the first to distinguish yourself by this confidence in My mercy. I demand from you deeds of mercy, which are to arise out of love for Me. You are to show mercy to your neighbors always and everywhere. You must not shrink from this or try to excuse or absolve yourself from it" " I am giving you three ways of exercising mercy toward your neighbor: the first-by deed, the second-by word, the third-by prayer. In these three degrees is contained the fullness of mercy, and it is an unquestionable proof of love for Me. By this means a soul glorifies and pays reverence to My mercy. Yes, the first Sunday after Easter is the Feast of Mercy, but there must also be acts of mercy, and I demand the worship of My mercy through the solemn celebration of the Feast and through the veneration of the image which is painted. By means of this image I shall grant many graces to souls. It is to be a reminder of the demands of My mercy, because even the strongest faith is of no avail without works. O my Jesus, You yourself must help me in everything, because You see how very little I am, and so I depend solely on Your goodness, O God". -- (Diary of St. Faustina, #742) Upcoming Events The Feast of Divine Mercy TODAY: Coffee & Donuts hosted by the Bergsons in Carolyn Hall Apr 7 Festival Meeting 7-9pm at the Parish Center Apr 8 The Bible Study 7-9pm in Carolyn Hall Apr 9 Saint Mark s Acoustic Café 6:30-9:30pm in Carolyn Hall Apr 12 Coffee & Donuts hosted by Lost Souls Softball in Carolyn Hall Apr 14 Parent Volleyball 4:30-6:30pm - in the School Gym Apr 14 Emmaus 7-8:30pm Apr 19 Coming Soon: CCW Rummage Sale Week of April 22 Save the Date: Grand Olde St. Mark s Day Festival May17,18 A Strong Family Story Divine mercy. When Jesus' side was pierced, a great flood poured out. An ocean of mercy, a sea of graces. This best describes my journey, covered by an ocean of mercy. It has waited for me at every turn and every unknown path. It is no wonder then, that it has enveloped my family as well. Today marks not only Divine Mercy Sunday but also it is the one year anniversary of my wife, Joy, entering the Catholic Church. She chose Saint Faustina, a saint who gave us the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Today marks the baptism of our second child at the 9 AM Mass as well. Divine mercy has also been Saint Mark's for us. A welcoming community that has helped us grow in ways we could have never imagined. With this in mind, we would like to invite each of you to celebrate Adelaide's baptism, as a strong family united in Christ, with a party for Adelaide after the 11 AM Mass. We have been members of Saint Mark's for three years. We have been very blessed in helping out with many ministries and events like singing with the 5 PM Mass ensemble, the festival choir, Saint Mark's Community Theatre, Cana Couples, starting Saint Mark's Acoustic Cafe and Family First Fridays. Family First Fridays is a great event that we were blessed to be -- Strong Family continued on page 2

2 Page 2 April 7, 2013 Strong Family Story continued from page 1 in the beginning stages of. It is a wonderful opportunity to meet new people, hear great topics and attend a night Mass dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. We meet on the first Friday of every month beginning with a dinner at 5:30 PM in Carolyn Hall and ending with Mass at 7 PM. Please join us. Have you ever attended Saint Mark's Acoustic Cafe? This event started as a conversation about talents between God and I during Adoration. It has been very successful. When the Catholic Church was younger, she was known as the pinnacle for the arts, music, literature and thought. It seems that as she has grown older, we have lost some of that. The Acoustic Cafe has become a launching pad to ignite us to begin again to be a pinnacle of thought, art, music and literature. We may not be the best musicians but we are here to inspire. Join us at our next event on Friday, April 12th from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM in Carolyn Hall, all ages are welcome. Lastly, I have been in the process of designing a new project for our Archdiocese. In the spirit of art and literature as mentioned above, I hope to set up a program to ask Catholics from our Archdiocese to write poetry on particular Catholic themes. These will then be collected into a book and distributed around the U.S. (or beyond). If you are interested in helping, please contact me. Saint Mark's, you have inspired me to live out my faith and I thank you. This is our church. This is how divine mercy inspires me, how does it inspire you? - Benjamin Brekke, parishioner Please keep the Principal Search Committee in your prayers as they continue the task of finding a leader to take St. Mark s Catholic School into the next one hundred years. Today s Readings: #838 Acts 5:12-16; Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; Jn 20:19-31 Psalm #118: This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice, let us rejoice, let us rejoice and be glad Next Sunday: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Ps 30; Rv 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14; Mass Intentions for the Week Tues 7:00am + Bruce Degerstedt 10:00am + Betty Sobtcak Wed 10:00am + Peter Lotzer Thurs 10:00am + Donald Klaers Fri 10:00am + Arnold Lamers Sat 8:00am + Alice Kern Faith Formation & Youth Group St. Mark's Service Project at Feed My Starving Children: On the very last morning of Lent, 34 volunteers from St. Mark's packed food for hungry children in Nicaragua at the Feed My Starving Children site in Eagan. We packed enough food for 65 children to eat for an entire year! This event was one of three St. Mark's Service Corps service projects this year, although we opened this event up to the entire parish. Our motto is from Mother Teresa: "To Jesus, With Jesus, For Jesus." Watch for more Service Corps opportunities next year! Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration The Lord in the Most Holy Sacrament is waiting for you in the Eucharistic Adoration Chapel. There, in the quiet, open your heart, open your heart and let Him speak to you. Let's take Him up on his invitation to come to Him with our worries and burdens, to allow Him to carry them with us. His wisdom will bring meaning to the stirrings of your heart. Stop any time, but consider committing for an hour a week as well. For more information and to sign up, please call Dunia Ruff at The following hour have no scheduled adorers: Wednesday 7:30 to 8:00 AM Thursday 2:00 to 3:00 PM Friday 9:00 to 10:00PM We need substitutes; especially when the universities have a break.

3 Page 3 Divine Mercy Sunday Parish Ministries Thanks to all: Who donated to the CCW/Madonna Silent Auction that was held in conjunction with the luncheon at the Town and Country Club on Saturday, March 16th. A record $2, was raised in the short hour-plus time period and the proceeds are divided between the good works of the Madonna Plan, which benefits Third World Women and the CCW, which helps with projects within St. Mark's. As always, everyone had a good time shopping and bidding on the unique items and we look forward to seeing you there again next year. Thanks to the volunteers who are so willing to help me every year and help make the whole event so successful. -- Mary Vetscher It's Coming! Only 8 Weeks Away: It's hard to believe in only 8 weeks (on May 17 & 18th) our playground will be filled with music, rides, games, dancing, food...our Grand Olde St. Mark's Festival! We ll have many returning favorites, including the melon drop, our school band, a Marker's talent show, music by the Fabulous Marker's, The Tipper Road Irish Band, church tours with John and Rory, Fair Hair, face painting, CCW pies, Malts, the ever-challenging Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, games, Thirsty Lion Beer Garden, and much more! So many reasons not to miss this fun, family and community event! New this year: New start time on Saturday: Rides, malts, pies and Marker's Sweets will open at 11 AM (all other events will start at 12). New ride vendor. Check out their website at jandkrides@msn.com. Rides this year include the Octopus, Skyfighter, swings, Merry Go Round and more. Information will be coming soon about ride ticket presale. We need you! So many ways to be a special part of our Festival Volunteer: See page 5 of this bulletin for info about signing up to help! Donate: Prizes for kid's games (toys, bottles for the bottle bar (pop, bubbles, gatorade, etc., balls, art supplies,- prizes your kids or grandkids or neices and nephews would love to win!). For Bingo: gift cards to coffee shops or Target or Cub or local restaurants for 5, 10. or 25 dollars make great prizes. These can be dropped off at the parish center any time- labeled for the Festival. Create a craft for the Country Store: hand made items always a hit! Enter the Bake Off: Bring in your Best Chocolate dessert. Judges include knowledgeable dessert makers from Cafe Latte and Trotters! Contact Laurie at with any questions or to enter. Buy raffle tickets: and be eligible to win $2000! Lucky Lion Raffle tickets will be mailed soon and also available at the Parish Center. Watch the bulletin for updates in the coming weeks! Saint Mark's Acoustic Café: Saint Mark's Acoustic Cafe is a returning on Friday, April 12th from 6:30-9:30pm. This night will feature five local Catholic musicians, coffee, tea, cocoa, delicious food and board games. This fun event will be held in Carolyn Hall. Cost is $5.00. Bring your friends and meet fellow parishioners. All ages are welcome! Musicians include: Kory LaCroix, Kathryn Blythe, Brian Kusek, Catherine Speltz, and Rachel Crooks. The Rummage Sale is Coming! The St. Mark s Rummage Sale will be held Friday April 26 and Saturday, April 27 from 9am until 4pm, and Sunday, April 28 from 9am until 12pm. Drop off times will be Monday, April 22 through Wednesday, April 24 from 9am until 9pm. THERE WILL BE NO DROP OFF THURSDAY. Please make sure your donated items are clean and in working order. We cannot accept televisions, computers, microwaves, mattresses, cribs and child car seats that do not meet current standards. Thank you to all who bring items and come back to browse and buy. And a special thank you to all who come to help. Emmaus Returns: Please join us Friday, April 19 from 7-8:30pm in the Church for adoration, confession, praise and worship. Council of Catholic Women: The 4th quarterly meeting of the St. Paul Deaneries Council of Catholic Women will be held on Thursday, April 18th at Our Lady of Guadalupe, 401 Concord St., St. Paul. Coffee and registration 8:30am, business meeting at 9am followed by speakers: Doug Ohman, Just Down the Road, a presentation on Minnesota churches; Dennis Gaetano, A Call to Witness, the story of Our Lady of Guadelupe. Mass at noon followed by lunch. St. Mark s CCW will cover the cost for all St. Mark s women attending. Phone reservations to Nancy at by noon on Monday, April 15th. Calling all Crafty St. Markers: The Parish Festival Country Store needs help from you! We need many new items to fill our shelves for all the eager shoppers. Some popular items include homemade jam, jelly, pickles, salsa and honey. Barbie and American Girl doll outfits, children s costumes and any items suitable for schoolage kids. Jewelry, springtime scarves, aprons, hand towels, embroidered dish towels, and baby items are wonderful donations - or assemble a small gift basket for a housewarming gift, new baby or wedding shower. A very popular item are plants to sell. If our late spring makes splitting perennials from your garden difficult - buy a few annuals or hanging baskets from a nursery and donate them. Any questions or suggestions call Terry Groppoli at Community News Ploughshare Farm Update: Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a locally based food distribution system that creates a direct link between farmers and consumers. Individuals prepurchase a "share" of the farm's harvest in the spring when expenses are highest for the farmer. In exchange, CSA members receive a weekly box of freshly picked organic produce as it becomes available throughout the growing season. This mutually beneficial partnership helps ensure a more secure market for small farms struggling to compete with larger, less sustainable farms, as well as ensures members consistent access to healthier, safer, and tastier food. Ploughshare Farm delivers produce right here to the St. Mark's Carolyn Hall kitchen during the growing season. A certified organic farm located 18 miles north of Alexandria, Ploughshare Farms offers a wide variety of organic vegetables and some fruits which are grown on 160 acres of fertile soil bordering the Chippewa River in Central Minnesota. The produce is locally grown, certified organic, fresh and full of flavor! Ploughshare Farm is now taking orders for the 2013 season at Call Carolyn, St. Mark's drop site coordinator, at or Carolyn.E@USFamily.net with questions. Speaker at UST: George Weigel, distinguished Senior Fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, will give a public lecture at the University of St. Thomas, titled: Evangelical Catholicism: Deep Reform in the 21st Century, Monday, April 15, 2013, 7:30 p.m., on the third floor of the Anderson Student Center in Woulfe Alumni Hall. Mr. Weigel will be signing copies of his new book, Evangelical Catholicism: Deep Reform in the 21st Century afterwards. For more information about this free lecture, contact the Center for Catholic Studies atctrcathstudies@stthomas.edu. Open Window Theatre: Is excited to announce that Mercy Unrelenting, a play about St. Maria Goretti and the amazing conversion story of her murderer, Alessandro Serenelli, opens Friday, April 26th.

4 Page 4 April 7, 2013 Parish Staff: Staff Father Humberto Palomino, P.E.S. [frhumberto@saintmark-mn.org] Father Carlos Farfan, P.E.S. Judy Miske Patricia Hartshorn Keely Wojda Cindy Holupchinski Sharon Suess Parish Center Fax No. Brigid Kostka, Secretary LuAnn Hanrahan, Secretary Parish Center Hours: Hours Monday, Wednesday, Friday Tuesday & Thursday Saturday Sunday Parish Pastoral Council: Council Brian Bergson Faith Carlson Kevin Lewis John Mayhew Cindy Morrissey Paul Ruff Robert Tibesar (Chair) Pastor Associate Pastor Pastoral Care Coordinator Liturgy Coordinator Director of Religious Ed. Director of Music Parish Administrator :00a.m.-4:00p.m. 8:00a.m.-7:30 p.m. CLOSED 8:45a.m.-12:30p.m St. Mark s School Louis Doering, Interim Principal Barb Sonntag, Secretary/Notary Public [schooloffice@markerspride.com] Child Care Center Cassie Schwingle, Director School Advisory Committee: Committee Kevin Brennan, Co-Chairperson Colleen Howard, Co-Chairperson Bulletin Content Welcomed Please submit bulletin content to parishcenter@saintmark-mn.org by 10am Thursday (or earlier) for the bulletin available 10 days later. We re looking for Strong Family Stories, Parishioner Spotlights, Q & A s, as well as events. You may also drop off your article at the Parish Center. Palm Sunday & Pancake Breakfast Bunny

5 Page 5 Divine Mercy Sunday Saturday Evening Mass: Sunday Masses: Schedule of Celebrations 5 pm (Sign Language Interpretation) 9 am & 11 am Weekday Masses Monday - Friday 10 am Tuesday - Friday 7 am Saturday 8 am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: 10:45 am Mon to 8:00am Sat in St. Mary s Adoration Chapel (St. Mary s Adoration Chapel is located at N.E. Corner of church) Confession: Saturdays 3:30-4:30 pm Sundays 8:30-9:00am & 10:30-11:00am For Baptisms: Call the Parish Center to arrange. Baptism Enrichment: Please call Sharon at the Parish Center. For Weddings: The bride or groom, or their parents must be a registered Parishioner of St. Mark s. Wedding arrangements must be made at least 6 months in advance with Fr. Palomino. Rosary: 6:45 pm Monday, May through October (except Holidays) and daily after 10 am Mass (except School and Funeral Masses) Divine Mercy Chaplet: Daily at 3pm in St. Mary s Adoration Chapel Prayer Chain: For prayer requests, call the Parish Center at ATTENTION PARISH FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS! We are asking YOU to call or us during April. Our goal is to fill as many volunteer positions as we can during these weeks! We will then be outside of all Masses the weekends of April 14th & April 21st to fill in remaining spots. To volunteer for the following events call or Karen Richie ( or richiesp@comcast.net) Selling tickets Wipe tables/carry trash Cooking Food Selling Food Set up, Take down To volunteer for the following events call or Patti Rhodus ( or mustardseed452@hotmail.com) Malt Wagon/Ice Cream Cart Country Store Children s Games Bingo Raffle Booth, Fair Hair If you are new to volunteering, let us know and we will help you find a shift that works for you! We ask that children NOT be with you during your volunteer shifts due to space limitations and safety. Please give us a day or two to get back to you and also give us a time frame that works for you such as anytime Friday evening or Sat. between 2 and 6. PLEASE CALL OR US so we can cut down on the number of calls we need to make. THANK YOU for working to make YOUR Parish Festival a successful one!

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