St. Mark Catholic Church 643 St. Mark Place ~ Boynton Beach, FL 33435 561-734-9330 ~ Fax: 561-735-3463 www.stmarkboynton.com
Friar Priests: Fr. Richard Florek, OFM Conv. Pastor Fr. Samuel Zebron, OFM Conv. Parochial Vicar Fr. Germain Kopaczynski, OFM Conv. - Parochial Vicar Deacon: Mark Lizardi, Permanent Deacon Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:00PM Closed Noon - 1:00PM (Lunch) Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM & 5:45 PM Sunday: 8:00AM, 10:00AM & 12:00PM Spanish Mass: Sunday: 4:00PM Secretary: Mrs. Bobbi Pruitt Bookkeeper: Mrs. Patty Schultz Bereavement Ministry & Ministry to the Sick: Sr. Mary Joan Millecan, OSF, Pastoral Minister (561) 735-3530 Parish Catechetical Leader/ Youth Minister: Mrs. Margaret Garetano, PCL (561)734-9330 Music Ministry: Dr. Ronald F. Albano, Director of Music Marriage: Contact the Parish Office at least four months in advance. First Friday Holy Hour Every First Friday of the Month from 7:00PM - 8:00PM Exposition & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament & Quiet Time for Prayer Faith Formation for Children & Teens: Please contact Ms. Margaret Garetano in the Parish Office Baptism : Contact Ms. Margaret Garetano in the Parish Office to register. Parents must be registered parishioners and attend our baptismal instruction. The sooner you call the better, even during your pregnancy. Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: Anyone who is interested in becoming a Catholic or completing his/her Christian Initiation as a Catholic, should call Father Richard in the Parish Office. Perpetual Novena to St. Anthony Every Tuesday at the 8:00AM Mass Parish Holy Hour for LIFE Every 3rd Wednesday of the Month 11:00AM Noon in the Chapel. Anniversary Celebrations If you are celebrating a wedding anniversary in May and would like to renew your vows Sunday, May 25, at the 12:00PM Mass please call the parish office to register your names, and we will prepare a certificate for you. Vocation Chalice Each week at Mass, a family will accept the responsibility of praying for vocations. The family is called up to the altar after communion to receive a Chalice, which has been set aside for this purpose. 2 Daily Mass 8:00 AM & 5:00PM Morning Prayer 7:40 AM Evening Prayer 5:30 PM Knights of Columbus St. Mark Council No. 12414 Grand Knight - Jerry Taylor 561-734-7940 Meetings Every First Thursday of the Month at 7:00PM in the St. Francis Center Confession Saturdays: 8:30 AM- 9:00AM & 3:00 PM - 3:45PM and by appointment The St. Mark Council of Catholic Women meets the second Saturday of each month at 10:00 AM in the cafeteria. New members are needed and always welcome. Feel free to come and try us out! Snowbirds who can't commit year-round are encouraged to join us whenever you can. For more information, call Maureen Fulop at 965-8935 or Marie Capasso at 737-3272. The Legion of Mary meets on Wednesday mornings after the 8:00AM Mass in the Pope John Paul Room where we recite the Rosary and have a short meeting. The Legion offers an opportunity for both spiritual and active enrichment. We invite our auxiliary members to join us and always welcome new members. Women s Prayer Group The Women s Prayer Group calls the women of St. Mark parish who wish to deepen their relationship with the Lord and one another to prayerful discussions of scripture and Church teaching on a variety of themes. It seeks to support, befriend, and bond the women of the parish as they seek to integrate faith with their vocations as married, single and religious Catholic women of the twenty first century. The giving and receiving of spiritual support is the fruit of the women s gathering which takes place in the prayerful setting of our parish every third Friday evening of the month at 7:30PM in the St. Clare Room. Please contact Joanne Bock at 561-752-5602 if you wish further information. Bible Study: Tuesdays from 7PM to 8PM, in the St. Francis Center, formerly the Early Childhood Learning Center to the north of the church. We are currently studying the Book of Psalms. All are welcome, no prior Bible Study or knowledge is required. Any questions call Vic Coppola 561 736 7812.
Mary McIntyre Dale Surnick Diana Tedmann Jane Perez David Murphy Leslie Lang Helen Coryer Zenaida Reyes-Pastor Phillip Verdichizzi Theresa Verdichizzi Jack Cuccia Reba K. Marshall Reginald Stewart Agnes Byrne Florence Glidewell Rosemary Peters Bernard Quigley Bob Ickes Reba Marshall Reginald Stewart Laurie Iannetta Bart Iannetta Scarlett May Duffy Nancy H. McNamee Bob Sands Todd Edward Logan Williams Joan Archer Krissy Kountz Rita Desnoyers Gloria Connolly Dorothy Morrissey DJ DePanicis Donna Labadie Michael DeLuca Thomas Cordovano George Feldman Victoria Siculiano Michael Siculiano Dottie Tougas Anne Beers Fran & Maria Welch Leonard Bartek Allison Pochebit Marianne McNulty Rita Wright Louis Amato Catherine Tortora Bill Kaestner Anthony Cordovano Pat Stanzone Names are on the prayer list for approximately one month. Please call the Parish Office to add or delete a name from the list. We Will Say a Special Prayer for these men and women serving our Country - Especially: Cpl. Toni Diesel; EMFR Michael D. Katte ENG/EE US Navy; Lt. Kenneth Doyle, USN; Sr. Airman Michael Marshall, USAF; Staff Sgt. Anthony Sadolfo; AW/SW James Paino; Capt. David Liberti, USAF; Gy Sgt. Charles F. Heck IV, USMC; Warrant Officer, Stanley Masnica; US Navy Seal Michael Fink; Lt. Thomas R. Weadon; Pvt. Chris Rodriguez; Capt. Christopher Seamans, USAF; Captain John D. O Connell USMC; YN2 James Paino (SW/AW); Cpt. Robert Carter US Army; Col. Dr. William Venanzi; Pvt. Joseph Neceda Jr.; Col. Andrew Torelli USAF; Patrick R. Neenan US Navy, Pvt. 1st Class US Army Christopher McCarty, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Douglas R. Sanders; Robbie Josef Army Ranger/Special Forces Lt. Godney Pulin, Christopher Lester US Army; Damian Vaudo Specialist in the US Army, Ryan Bishop, Sgt. Joe Salesky, US Army; Col. Carol Zieres, Medical Reserve Army, Master Sgt. William M. Cook, Army Special Forces, Pfc. James M. Serafina, USM, Capt. David Lucas, Capt. Sean Lucas, Lt. Michael P. Sullivan, Lt. Bradley Gilliatt, Cpt. Kristian Kjesbu, T/Sgt. Brian Bautz USAF, Benjamin Rader USMC, Matthew Scott USMC; and Sr. Airman Sgt. Mario Aochoa. ASS CHEDULE Saturday May 10th: 8:00 AM +Raymond Ladd III by the Ladd Family 4th Sunday of Easter 4:00 PM +Walter Auger by the Family 5:45 PM All Parishioners & Benefactors of St. Mark Parish Sunday May 11th: Mother s Day 8:00 AM Living & Deceased Members of the Walters Family by Veronica Comrie 10:00 AM +Natalie Marcon by her husband, Fred & Family 12:00 PM +Teresa Quinones by Maria Quinones 4:00 PM Spanish Mass-All Living & Deceased Mothers of St. Mark Parish Monday May 12th: 8:00 AM +Florianne Bazinet by Huguette Conway 5:00 PM All Living & Deceased Mothers of St. Mark Parish Tuesday May 13th: 8:00 AM All Living & Deceased Mothers of St. Mark Parish 5:00 PM Special Intentions for Fern Trepanier s 100th Birthday by her daughter, Fran Steele Wednesday May 14th 8:00 AM +Catherine Ambrosio by her husband, Joe 5:00 PM All Living & Deceased Mothers of St. Mark Parish Thursday May 15th: 8:00 AM All Living & Deceased Mothers of St. Mark Parish 5:00 PM +Daniel, Christian & Tom MacArthur Friday May 16th: 8:00 AM +Val Mondesir by his Mother & Family 5:00 PM All Living & Deceased Mothers of St. Mark Parish Saturday May 17th: 8:00 AM +George Ryan by Blanche Ryan 5th Sunday of Easter 4:00 PM +Mary Nancy Caporale by Michael R. Caporale Jr. 5:45 PM All Living & Deceased Mothers of St. Mark Parish Sunday May 18th: 8:00 AM All Parishioners & Benefactors of St. Mark Parish 10:00 AM +Charles Voehringer by Claudette Voehringer 12:00 PM Special Intentions 4:00 PM Spanish Mass - All Living & Deceased Mothers of St. Mark Parish The Altar Bread & Wine For the week of May 10th May 16th Is in Memory of Patty Moya Requested by the Ingram Family The Sanctuary Candle For the week of May 10th May 16th Is for all Our Living & Deceased Mothers If you would like to offer the altar flowers, bread & wine or the sanctuary candle for the week, please come to the Parish Office to make arrangements. 3 Recent Deaths Our condolences are extended to the families of those who recently passed away, especially Howard C. Rubright & Cornelius Neil Manning. May the Lord bless them and keep them. May he turn his face toward them and give them peace.
A note from Father Richard: THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER: In the Gospel reading for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, we hear Jesus refer to himself metaphorically as the gate for the sheep. This was a useful image for his original rural audience who knew well the agrarian lifestyle. The metaphor, of course, still works today given Jesus clarifying words: I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. Jesus analogy about the pasture suggests the ideas of both provision and protection: He came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly. The imagery here is of plenty, not just enough. This generous Shepherd provides not only our daily bread, but also our spiritual food.this brings us to the second point: protection. Jesus guards us, ensuring our safety. Psalm 23 declares, Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side. Jesus wants to comfort us when we are frightened by trials or threatened by temptations. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. Out of harm s way. But we must be sure we know him well enough to recognize his voice when he calls. MOTHER S DAY: The celebration of Mother s Day dates back all the way to ancient times, but the idea of the celebration was first kicked around in 1872. Julia Ward Howe, author of the words to the Battle Hymn of the Republic, proposed Mother s Day as a day dedicated to peace. But it was Ann Jarvis of West Virginia, however, who really pushed for a national day to honor mothers. On the second anniversary of her mother s death, Jarvis asked her mother s church in Grafton, West Virginia, to celebrate a day to honor mothers. Her mother had died on the second Sunday in May. The church obliged and the following year, the city of Philadelphia joined in the celebration. Thanks to a campaign by Jarvis and her supporters, by 1911 almost every state celebrated Mother s Day. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made it a national holiday. ST. MARK PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL: The nature and purpose of the council as stated in the Guidelines: The Parish Pastoral Council acts in a consultative capacity to the pastor, the pastoral staff, and the ministries serving the Parish. This includes all matters relating to, but limited to, liturgy, worship, education, finance, parish life, community service, and administrative affairs. Its members form a community of prayer, leadership, and service. Guided by the pastor, the members of the council work together to plan, coordinate, and evaluate the pastoral work of the parish. They seek to listen to the Holy Spirit in discerning what is best for the parish in light of the Gospel, the Church s teaching and the experience and needs of the parishioners and the surrounding community. The members of the Council are (in alphabetical order): Chai, Stanley (Chairperson); Decker, Carol Ann (Secretary); DiBattista, John; Eleshewich, Janet; Florek, Fr. Richard (Pastor); Kopaczynski, Fr. Germain (Parochial Vicar); Lizardi, Deacon Mark (Permanent Deacon); Millecan, Sr. Mary Joan; McTeague, Robert; Sebro, Lloyd; Smith, Marc; Solomon, Howard (Vice Chairman); Tringali, John; Vega, Claudia. If any parishioner has a suggestion or a concern, please contact one of the members. CELIAC DISEASE: A Mayo Clinic-led analysis published in 2012 estimates that roughly 1.8 million Americans have this disease, but around 1.4 million of them are unaware that they have it. We have low-gluten hosts available for members of our parish who have this condition. If you or a member of your family is in need of a low gluten host, please come into the sacristy before Mass and let us know. We have a special pyx that will be used for the low gluten host. We will ask you to place the host in the pyx and at Communion the purist of minister will give you the pyx. This way we try not to cross contaminate the low gluten host. VOCATION CHALICE: The purpose of the Chalice Program is to encourage parishioners and families to pray and promote vocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. The consecrated Chalice is a tangible reminder of this special intention for the Church. We have a poster on the bulletin board in the narthex; this poster has the weeks when we need volunteers to take the chalice home. Each Saturday/ Sunday at Mass, the volunteer parishioner will accept the responsibility of praying for vocations at home with their family. You may attend any Mass just come to the sacristy and tell the Priest that you are to have the chalice for the week. The priest will call you to the altar after communion to receive the Chalice and prayers. Take the Chalice home and display it in a prominent place of honor for all to see during the week. At a special time each day, perhaps after dinner or before bed, pray for and concentrate on vocations to the priesthood, diaconate and consecrated life. We ask that the Chalice be returned to the sacristy in church before the 4:00 PM Mass on Saturday (it could be returned to the Parish Office on Friday). We need to continue to pray for vocations. Please take the opportunity to pray for vocations by taking the Vocation Chalice home for a week.
HUGS A mom s hug lasts long after she lets go. Anonymous TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Every rectory office has received a panicked phone call from a person who has been invited to serve as a godparent, or from someone newly engaged, who suddenly needs to get confirmed. While the lack of confirmation is not an obstacle for marriage, it is for godparenting. Many are surprised that the Church seems to be looking for a kind of sacramental seal on one s baptism before the door opens fully to this ministry. Yet if you think about it, would you want someone to guide you to a place that he or she had not yet been? A godparent has to be someone who has been there and knows the way. Although signet rings and wax seals have passed from use, our society depends on seals of approval ranging from certificates of quality to the familiar safety seals on medicines and foods. While Eucharist is the seal of the sacrament of baptism, there is a sense in which one s Christian initiation is also incomplete without confirmation. Have you been confirmed? Perhaps it s time to inquire now, before you have to make that dreaded phone call! Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. The Second Collection is for Birthline/Lifeline. Thank you for your generosity!
If you have left over plastic fillable eggs or if you see any on clearance and would like to donate them for next year please bring them to the Parish Office. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated!! St. Mark Raffle $1,000 $1,000 Winning Numbers April 30, 2014 1-6-4 NO WINNER Come Dine With Us at the Thursday June 19th at 6 PM $25 per person Reservations should be made at the Parish Office with selection of the choice of the entrée indicated below. CHOICE OF ENTRÉE ARTICHOKE CRUSTED DOLPHIN Broiled Fresh Filet Sautéed in Lemon Butter Sauce BROILED SALMON Fresh Filet Oven Broiled Served in Lemon Butter Sauce LONDON BROIL Grilled and Sliced Steak Topped with Mushroom Bordelaise Sauce CHICKEN MARSALA Sautéed Chicken Breasts Topped with our Mushroom Marsala Wine Sauce All Entrées include Fresh Baked Bread Crisp Garden Salad Vegetable and Potato Choice of Coffee, Iced Tea or Hot Tea Dessert Ice Cream Sundae