2609 E 19th St. Brooklyn, NY 11235 Mass Schedule: Saturday: 5:00 PM Vigil Mass Sunday: 8:00, 10:15 AM, 12:30 PM Weekdays: 8:30 AM Holy Days: 7;30 PM Vigil Mass 8:00, 10:00 AM Phone: 718-891-3100 Fax: 718-891-9677 St. Margaret Mary Church Ocean Ave. & Oriental Blvd. Manhattan Beach NY Mass Schedule: Sunday: 11:00 AM Wednesday: 9:00 AM Email: stmarkbrooklyn@gmail.com Website: www.stmarkbrooklyn.org ST. MARK ROMAN CATHOLIC PARISH Pastor: Very Rev. Robert V. Mucci Parochial Vicar: Rev. Sergiy Emanuel Parochial Vicar: Rev. Michael Panicali In Residence: Rev. Joseph P. Quigley Deacon: Rev. Mr. Paul Morin In Residence: Rev. Joseph Zwosta Devotions: Miraculous Medal Novena every Wednesday after the 8:30 AM Mass Litany of the Sacred Heart every First Friday 8:20 AM Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every First Friday from Noon to 3PM Baptism: Fourth Sunday of each month at 2:00 PM. Required Baptism classes take place on the third Sunday of each month at 9:30 AM 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 www.pre-cana.org 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 AM Mass. Confessions: Saturdays, 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM. 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 AM - 5:00 PM. With God all things are possible Parish Office: 718-891-3100 Ms. Angela Scannapieco Ms. Jacqueline Biagioni St. Mark School: 718-332-9304 Mrs. Carol Donnelly, Principal Mrs. Lori Ryan, Secretary St. Mark Religious Education: 718-769-6311 Ms. Jo Ann Pino Youth Ministry Coordinator: 347-574-1828 Mr. Michael Davis St. Mark Choir: 646-319-0897 Mr. Jim Trainor, Director of Music St. Vincent De Paul Group: 718-891-0443 Mr. Tom Scalese, President Ms. Jean Hogan, Vice President Homebound Ministry: 718-332-2663 Ms. Maureen Genoversa, Coordinator Ministers of Hospitality: 718-891-3100 Mr. Tom Scalese Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist: 718-769-4514 Mrs. Geraldine Kubat, Coordinator Lectors: 718-743-5338 Ms. Stephanie Rizzo, Coordinator Rosary Society: Ms. Kathy Fackovec, President 718-934-7964 Mrs. Maria Mansuroglu, Vice President 718-332-3843 Golden Age Society: Mrs. Joan Belt, President 718-646-2176 Ms. Josephine Bonnano, Vice President 718-934-2650
October 29, 2017 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time Love God. Love your neighbor. These are, essentially, two commandments; but even this short list can be difficult to live out. Today s Readings: Saturday, Oct 28 5:00 PM Mark Bolus Exodus 22:20-26 Psalm 18:2 1 Thessalonians 1:5c-10 Matthew 22:34-40 Sunday, Oct 29 8:00 AM Frank Catalfumo 10:15 AM Keum Kim 12:30 PM Melvin Earl Cleland Monday, Oct 30 8:30 AM The People of the Parish Tuesday, Oct 31 8:30 AM Theresa Koebel, Camron Bruzzi (birthday), Ann Monocco 7:30 PM All Living Souls & those in Purgatory Wednesday, Nov 1 All Saints Day 8:00 AM Mary Colgan 10:00 AM Raffaele Stellato Thursday, Nov 2 All Souls Day 8:30 AM All Souls in Purgatory 7:30 PM Deceased of St. Mark & St. Margaret Mary Friday, Nov 3 St. Martin de Porres 8:30 AM Healing for Eileen McNamara Saturday, Nov 4 St. Charles Borromeo 8:30 AM Antoinette Danner (birthday) 5:00 PM Nonna Alfeltro St. Margaret Mary Church Sunday, Oct 29 11:00 AM Teresa & Frank Vitanza Wednesday, Nov 1 9:00 AM Michael Pedalino Friday, Nov 3 9:00 AM Joseph A. Mandracchia (birthday) Sunday, Nov 5 11:00 AM Gerard Gagliardi 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 718-769-1312. Also, please advise Gilda of any sick parishioner who wishes to be included in the Prayer of the Faithful at Sunday Mass. Please pray for the sick: Al Comodo, Tony Dragotto, Georgette Scalese, Carmela Sicilia, Steven Lentini, Marie Giannotti, Carissa D Alba, Kimberly Palmo, Alfred DeMola, Walter Brady, Catherine Staren, Jennifer Costa, Kaitlyn Rose Bernhardt, Romilda Zambelli, John Angelo Buccheri, Raymond Fazio, Mark Aragona, Olivia LaSpina, Saul Godinez, Maria Calise, Rachel Marin, Antonia Galli, Linda DeFrancesco, Joseph John Buccheri, Sally Frances Buccheri, & Diane Camacho who is in need of a kidney donor. 718-284-0704 COME SPEND TIME WITH JESUS FIRST FRIDAY Nov. 3rd Holy Hour: after 9 am Mass at St. Margaret Mary EXPOSITION: 12 noon to 3 PM at St. Mark St. Mark welcomes our Ukrainian & Russian speaking parishioners: Mass in Ukrainian 1st Sunday of the Month Mass in Russian 3rd Sunday of the Month 7:00 PM Please join our Pro-Life Group as we pray the rosary after daily Mass. Gifts to honor a loved one; living or deceased, are available (bread & wine, candles or flowers). Please call the rectory office for details. There are open dates for Mass intentions at St. Mark: Dec.7, 8,11,12,14,20,21,22,24,30 St. Margaret Mary: Nov. 15,29Dec.1,8,13,20,24,25,27
Pastor s Column October 28 29, 2017 I Am Third I Am Third is the memoir of Gale Sayers, one of the best running backs in the history of the NCAA and professional football. Sayers played college football for the University of Kansas where he was nicknamed The Kansas Comet. In a brief but highly productive NFL career, Sayers spent seven seasons with the Chicago Bears from 1965 to 1971, though multiple injuries effectively limited him to five seasons of play. He was known for his elusiveness, agility, and grace. In his rookie year, he scored an NFL-record 22 touchdowns: 14 rushing, six receiving, and one each on punt and kickoff returns. Sayers was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977 at age 34, and remains the youngest person to receive that honor. His friendship with Bears teammate Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer in 1970, inspired Sayers to write his autobiography, which in turn was the basis for the 1971 made-for-tv movie Brian's Song. The title of the book comes from a line Sayers uttered while receiving one of his many awards. Speaking of his life he said, The Lord is first, my family and friends are second, and I am third. I Am Third could also serve as an apt synopsis of Jesus teaching in our Gospel reading this weekend. The Pharisees again try to test Jesus by asking, Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest? While this question may seem simple and easy enough, we need to remember the centrality of the Mosaic Law to Judaism. The Law of Moses is contained in what Jews call the Torah, or what we call the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible which contain not only the Ten Commandments, but other moral laws, social laws, dietary laws, purity laws, feasts to observe, sacrifices to offer, and so on. These laws were codified in the Talmud into 365 negative commands and 248 positive commands for a total of 613 laws. So picking out just one of these laws as the greatest would be sure to get Jesus in trouble with one group or another. In his reply, Jesus shows us how the entire law can be condensed into two great commandments. He says, "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments." Easy to remember, say, and hear, it is not always so easy to put into practice, especially in a world that is always telling us that we should put ourselves first. God is first, and everything else in our lives should flow from that. According to the Baltimore catechism I learned as a child, God made us to know Him and love Him and serve Him in this world, so we might be happy with Him for all eternity in the next. Do we truly put God first in our lives? Do we make Sunday Mass a priority? Do we make time for personal prayer, scripture reading, and meditation? Or do we try to fit God in when we have a rare break in our busy schedules? Others come second. To love your neighbor as yourself is known as the Golden Rule. This love is not some vague sentimentality, but that total commitment which, rooted in devotion to God, manifests itself in practical service of others, especially, as our first reading points out, the alien, the widow, the orphan, the poor and oppressed. I am third. Sin tends to close us in on ourselves, but our true happiness is found in giving of ourselves. St. Teresa of Calcutta used the acronym JOY: Jesus first, Others second, You third. If we could all be more like her, more like Gale Sayers, more like Jesus, think how much better off our world would be. -Fr. Bob
Sunday Collection: October 22, 2017 1st Collection: $3,770.00 2nd Collection: $980.00 Attendance: 541 Envelopes Returned: 152 St Margaret Mary Church 1st Collection: $250.00 2nd Collection: $127.00 Attendance: 33 Envelopes Returned: 9 Generations of Faith: # Donors Pledged Paid St. Mark 171 $630,000. $289,180. St. Margaret 17 $71,300. $25,537. Mary Annual Catholic Appeal 2017: St. Mark St. Margaret Mary Goal: $40,125 $2,354 Pledged: $54,035 $7,280 Paid: $46,908 $6,185 Please join us on All Souls Day Thursday November 2nd at 7:30 PM at St. Mark for a Mass of Remembrance for all those who have passed away this year. Names will be read at the mass and we will have coffee & cake at the school afterward. All are welcome! Upcoming Events Bishop Robert Barron s Video Series Wednesday Nov 8th at 7PM The Lion s Den St. Catherine of Siena This will be the last session for 2017, Rosary Society Regular Monthly Meeting Sunday Nov 5th in the school Following 10:15 Mass Annual Christmas Dinner Dance December 11th 7:00 PM Gargiulo s Restaurant $55.00 per person All are welcome to attend! For Info: Kathy 718-934-7964 Maria: 718-332-3843 Meets Thursday nights 7:00 in The Upper Room St. Mark Academy Enter at 18th Street entrance Suggested Pro-Life Prayer for October Dear Father, we ask You to protect our ny brothers and sisters, now forming their li le bodies in the womb. Comfort their mothers and fathers. We pray Your Holy Spirit infuses all their souls with love for You and You bring them to Your heavenly kingdom a er long, healthy and loving lives. Amen. Pregnant and in need? Help is available at OptionLine.org 1-800-712-HELP Homeless & Pregnant? Call Good Counsel Homes 1-800-723-8331 www.goodcounselhomes.org Healing from an abortion: visit www.abortionforgiveness.com Monday, Dec. 18th: Spirit of Christmas Concert at Lincoln Center Featuring: Alfio, Charlie Romo, Daniel Rodriguez, Alexa Green, Jesse JP Johnson, Kyle Dean Massey & Shayna Steele Tickets: Prime Orchestra $125, Orchestra $100, Rear Orchestra $75, Tier 1 $75, Tier 2 $50, Tier 3 $45. A group discount is available. Please call the rectory office to reserve your space on or before Friday, November 10th. St. Thomas Aquinas Rosary Society Trip to Hunterdon Hills Playhouse Christmas Show Friday Nov 17th bus leaves at 9AM $90.00 per person includes bus, fabulous holiday show & three course lunch which includes a dessert buffet. For reservations & info: Marianne 718-258-5871 before Nov 10th.
It is hard to believe that October is almost over. Our Fourth Graders have been studying the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. They were given a writing assignment asking them to choose one of the gifts and write about it. We would like to share two of their writings with the parish. There are 7 gifts of the Holy Spirit which help us to follow God s law and live as Jesus did. The gift of the Holy Spirit I chose is Wisdom. Wisdom means the quality or state of being wise. This gift helps us to see and follow God s will in our lives. By using this gift we can change our life and we can also change other people s lives. God s wisdom is not a wisdom of the world because it can t be bought, it can t be studied for or earned. God s wisdom is the foundation of our lives and based upon which the rest of the spiritual house will be built. God s wisdom is like a hidden mystery that can only be revealed by God s spirit. The Holy Spirit is a guide of the path. The Holy Spirit of wisdom helps us to avoid sin and helps me to grow in a way to listen and follow the direction of Jesus. By using this I can easily focus on the path that Jesus told us. -Umer Taj, Grade 4 Wisdom helps us to make good decisions and know things about God and his family. We need wisdom to learn and not forget it. We can t do many things without wisdom. Without wisdom we can t make good decisions. God gave us this gift for a reason. He gave it to us to know about him and Jesus and when we make good decisions we will have a good life. He gave us the knowledge to understand others. It can help us help God to continue his mission. It helps us to succeed and go far. -Phillip Ramos, Grade 4 Office of Faith Formation Office Hours: Monday: 1 PM 5 PM Wednesday & Thursday: 9 AM 2PM 718-769-6311 religiouseducation1@verizon.net ************************ On November 5 - Our Faith Formation children will put on a short presentation at the 10:15am Mass in honor of All Saints Day. CONFIRMATION For young adults in Religious Education and St. Mark Academy preparing for Confirmation, there will be the first Proximate Preparation gathering for parents and young adults on Sunday, October 29 at 11:30 in the school cafeteria. Enter through the schoolyard. ADULT CONFIRMATION: I f you, or if you know someone who has never completed his/her confirmation, our Adult Confirmation classes begin on Saturday, October 28. Classes are held in the school building from 9:30am - 11:00am usually every other week. Please contact Ms. Pino at 718-769- 6311 to register. The program ends in May. In order to be a sponsor for Baptism or Confirmation for someone, you must have received Confirmation. Don t delay any longer. SERVICE HOURS FOR CONFIRMATION Preparing the gift tags for the Giving Tree which is for the needy at Christmas time. Days and hours of Service: Monday, October 30-3:30pm - 4:45pm Monday, November 13-3:30pm - 4:45pm Monday, November 20-3:30pm - 4:45pm Must sign up with Ms. Pino VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are always looking for volunteers to help in the office and the classrooms on Sunday mornings. If you can donate an hour of your time on Sunday morning please contact Ms. Pino at 718-769-6311. See the office hours above. NEXT MEETING: NOVEMBER 3RD