www.stmarkindy.org Sunday, September 18, 2016
Parish Center Phone: 317-787-8246 Pastor Ext. 106 Parish Business Manager Ext. 102 Administrative Assistant Ext. 100 Dir. Of Youth Ministry Ext. 101 Music Director Ext. 105 Pastoral Associate Ext. 103 Coordinator of Rel. Ed Ext. 104 Fr. Todd Riebe ft@stmarkindy.org Kevin Sweeney sweeneyk@stmarkindy.org Chris Guedel cdguedel@stmarkindy.org Julie Albertson jalbertson@stmarkindy.org Andy Eagan aeagan@stmarkindy.org Deacon Tom Horn deacotom@stmarkindy.org Angi Swiezy aswiezy@stmarkindy.org School Contacts 317-786-4013 Principal Ext. 201 Secretary Ext. 200 CONTACTS Rusty Albertson ralbertson@stmarkindy.org Beth Leszcynski bleszcynski@stmarkindy.org Stewardship-Collections Budget Year to Date (Ending August) Ordinary Collection YTD Budget $155,508.00 Ordinary YTD Actual Income $145,780.00 Net Gain/loss YTD vs. Budget $ (9,728.00) News from Archbishop Tobin Dear friends, Welcome Fr. Anthony Hollowell! Fr. Tony was ordained to the priesthood this past June and will soon be leaving for Rome to complete his studies for an advanced degree in theology. He will return to the Archdiocese next summer and receive an assignment in a parish. We are grateful to Fr. Tony for his sharing the gift of his priesthood with us as he presides at our weekend Masses. This Monday, September 19, we begin our Men s Bible Study. Darlene Davis led the women in a very well received Women s Bible Study this past summer and we are grateful to Paul Fisherkeller for leading the Men s Bible Study this fall. St. Jerome, one of the Church s great scripture scholars once said, Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ. Paul will lead us in a four night study and reflection on Saint Paul s First Letter to the Corinthians. The issues facing the people of firstcentury Corinth and those we face today bear an eerie similarity. What can we learn from St. Paul about ways to address these issues in a Christ-like way? The women responded enthusiastically to the summer Bible Study and I would like to challenge the men of St. Mark to do the same. It is a great opportunity to know the heart and mind of Christ as we come to know scripture. Be a friend and bring a friend with you! Last year our Parish Pastoral Council established communications as one of the goals for the parish. A For the Good of the Parish box was placed in the narthex as a means for parishioners to communicate with the Pastoral Council. There has been a great response to the initiative and we encourage parishioners to continue to share their ideas. Beginning next weekend we will post one of the suggestions or comments made For the Good of the Parish in the bulletin each week. Thank you for sharing both the good that you see being done in the parish and needs to be addressed. Your Pastoral Council is listening! Finally, as we enter the final weeks of the Jubilee Year of Mercy we will have some very special opportunities to enter into the spirit of the Jubilee Year through a pilgrimage to the Jubilee Door of Mercy being sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and a special Kindness Campaign that will give us concrete opportunities to conclude the Jubilee Year by extending intentional acts of mercy to one another. Please take advantage of these special opportunities! See you at Mass!
Faith Formation Mass Intentions CONFIRMATION: Preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation for high school students in grades 10-12 and parents will begin Sunday, September 25th at 6:00 pm in the church. Registration forms will be available at that meeting. Questions? Email Julie Albertson at jalbertson@stmarkindy.org or call the parish office. SACRAMENTAL PREP: Is your child between grades 2-8 and has not received their First Sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist? If so, please contact Angi Swiezy at 787-8246 or aswiezy@stmarkindy.org. SMRE: It is not too late to sign up for Sunday Morning Religious Education! Please see registration information at the Narthex Message Boards or Parish Center Office. Questions? Contact Angi Swiezy at 787-8246 or aswiezy@stmarkindy.org. A family enlightened by the Gospel provides a school of Christian living! There one learns faithfulness, patience and sacrifice. - Pope Francis Mass & Reconciliation Mass and Sacrament of Reconciliation Schedules The daily Mass schedule and weekly confession schedule for the thirteen parishes of the South Deanery is available in the Information Centers in the narthex of the church. There are many opportunities to celebrate daily Mass and to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation throughout the year. Please take a schedule and put it on the refrigerator as a reminder of these sacred opportunities. Sunday, September 18 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. Joe Schembra 9:30 a.m. Clara Spaeth 11:45 a.m. Parishioners of Saint Mark Monday, September 19 - Weekday; Saint Januarius 9:00 a.m. Communion Service Tuesday, September 20 - Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang 9:00 a.m. Pat Courteau Wednesday, September 21 - Saint Matthew 9:00 a.m. Intentions of Bernie and Liz Price Thursday, September 22 - Weekday 9:00 a.m. Paul Dewig Friday, September 23 - Saint Pius of Pietrelcina 8:15 a.m. Mary Beth Bowling Saturday, September 24 - Weekday 5:30p.m. Ben Smith Sunday, September 25 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 a.m. Parishioners of Saint Mark 9:30 a.m. Donna Dugan 11:45 a.m. Chuck Gould Readings for 9/18/2016 ~ 9/25/2016 Sunday: Am 8:4-7; 1 Tm 2:1-8; Lk 16:1-13 or 16:10-13 Monday: Prv 3:27-34; Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Prv 21:1-6, 10-13; Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13; Mt 9:9-13 Thursday: Eccl 1:2-11; Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Eccl 3:1-11; Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Eccl 11:9-12:8; Lk 9:43b-45 Sunday: Am 6:1a, 4-7; 1 Tm 6:11-16; Lk 16:19-31
Music Ministry FALL CHOIR SEASON BEGINS!!! The following is information about just a few of our St. Mark choirs and music ministry opportunities. All rehearsals are in the Church. For more information about all of our choirs, including the funeral choir and men s choir, please contact Andrew Eagan at aeagan@stmarkindy.org. ST. MARK CHILDREN S CHOIR: All St. Mark children grades 5 th through 8 th are invited to sing in our Children s Choir. This is for kids both from our St. Mark School and all area schools. We would love to see this choir continue to grow in numbers. The Children s Choir sings everything from Panis Angelicus and Ave Maria to more contemporary songs like God of Wonders. Rehearsals this fall are Wednesdays from 4:00 to 4:45pm; the next rehearsal is Wednesday, September 14th. ST. MARK YOUTH CHOIR: This choir is for all high school age kids and musicians. The youth are encouraged to suggest the music, and the high school musicians have an opportunity to share their talent. There will be no regular evening rehearsals; we will rehearse 45 minutes prior to Mass. Please contact Julie Albertson, jalbertson@stmarkindy.org for more information. ST. MARK ADULT CHOIR: This choir is the one of the largest adult choirs in the city of Indianapolis. All adults are invited to join this group in song and prayer; we would love to see more young adults. If you always wondered about singing in the choir, come give us a try. You will have the opportunity to sing awesome music and to be part of a group of wonderful friends. Rehearsals are Thursdays at 7:30pm. Please come Thursday, September 15th. All are Welcome! Blood Drive Owen Duckett Home Parish: Holy Rosary, Indianapolis, IN Second Year College Bishop Simon Brute College Seminary Brother Pierce Cavanaugh, OP Home Parish: Saint Pius X, Indianapolis, IN Junior Professed Order of Preachers (Dominicans) REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF. August 24, 2016 Mary Pulsifer, Parishioner Bonnie Barrett, great aunt of Alex Brawley May their souls and all of the souls of the faithful departed, rest in the light of Christ. Amen. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Saturday, September 3, 2016 Maria Gehret, parents are Rachel and Joe Sunday, September 4, 2016 Tatum Wall, parents are Devan and Bradley Cecilia Sui Vocations Prayer for Vocations Most generous Father, thank you for calling men and women into Your service, especially those You are calling to serve as priests or religious. I pray especially for them during times of doubt and fear. May they be open to Your protection and love and trust in Your plan. Amen Sacraments The Annual Be The Miracle Blood Drive will be on Sunday, September 25th from 8:30 AM - 1:15 PM. Blood donations have touched the lives of so many within our St. Mark family in miraculous ways. Please join us in donating and become a part of the next miracle in someone else s life! SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE: Saturday, September 3, 2016 Matthew Blandford and Katie McDermitt May the Light of Christ shine always upon you. Visit www.stmarkindy.org for a link to schedule your donation online.
School News Parish Life ST. MARK HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR Saturday, November 5, 2016 9:00am-3:00pm in Monsignor Schafer Hall. The booth space will be limited again this year and we will only accept one vendor for specific products (such as Avon, Party Light, etc). The booth space is $35 per booth and that includes an 8' table and two chairs. Your registration will not be confirmed until you have done the following two things: Registered on the Google Form link provided on our web site AND paid your $35 booth space to the school office. We are only registering one 8' booth space per customer at this time to allow for more vendors to register. If you have any questions about being a vendor at the St. Mark Holiday Craft Fair, please email Mr. Albertson at ralbertson@stmarkindy.org. If we have two or more people register with the same product, the person that registered online and pays their entry fee first, will get the booth space to sell their product. Annual Life Chain Annual Life Chain - October 2, 2016 ONE HOUR, ONCE A YEAR LIFE CHAIN: STANDING STEADFAST FOR THE UNBORN! LIFE CHAIN is a peaceful and prayerful public witness of individuals standing for 60 minutes praying for our nation and for an end to abortion. It is a visual statement of solidarity by the Christian community that the Church supports the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception until natural death. The Central Indiana Life Chain will take place along Meridian Street from 2:30-3:30 on October 2. Our location is on the east side of Meridian between 24th and 26th Streets. If you are unable to stand, feel free to bring a chair. A carpool will leave St. Mark at 2:00 on October 2. Please join us for ONE HOUR of PRAYER! The weekend of September 17 & 18, members of our Pro Life group will be in the narthex for Life Chain sign-ups and shirt sales. SCOUT TROOP 92: The Scouts are selling trash bags Bags are $9.00/pkg. Trash bags are available for purchase in the Parish Office. FOR THE GOOD OF THE PARISH : Our Parish Pastoral Council has set communications as one of the goals of the parish this year. We have had a good response since this has been in place. Please continue to share your suggestions For the Good of the Parish! There is a suggestion box in the form of a church with suggestion paper and pens/pencils available on the Mary Lynn Cavanaugh Welcome Desk. INCLUSION MINISTRY: The most effective way to prevent hearing loss is to reduce your exposure to excessive noise: When using headphones be aware that if someone standing next to you can hear the music from your headphones the volume is too loud. Don t use headphones to drown out other noise. Take frequent breaks to give your ears a rest. CARD PARTY : The St. Mark Card Party will be held in the Narthex on Thursday, September 22nd from 1:00-3:00 pm. You are encouraged to bring a friend. Our last card party for the year will be October 27th. See you there! VOLUNTEERS NEED TO HELP CLEAN CHURCH: Several parishioners volunteer to clean the church each week. Teams of two or more people take turns ensuring that the church is always in good order. One husband and wife team is preparing to retire from this service and so the parish is looking to form a new team to help clean the church. Each team usually commits to cleaning the church eight weeks during any given year. Parishioners who might be interested in learning about this ministry are invited to call the Parish Center at 787-8246. Adoption: The Loving Option As we prepare to mark Respect Life Sunday on October 2, we pray for the sanctity of all human life. We pray for both mothers who find themselves in difficult situations as they prepare to give birth and couples who have adopted children. A loving couple in our parish wishes to welcome a child into their home. As we pray that this desire may be fulfilled, parishioners who know of a mother who is seeking such a home for a child are asked to call the Parish Office. May God bless all birth parents and adoptive parents.
Please pray for... Elaine Alexander, Barbara Beaton, Sherrie Blomberg, Patty Bouvier, Lorraine Braasch, John Bradley, Melanie Brady, Molly Brown, John Caito, Ann Louise Caric, Steve Chaplin, Sarah Clements, Greg Cole, John Conover, Wilma Cross, Puring de las Alas, Cyril DesJean, Karen Duncan, Noah Duffer, Lisa Engelking, Jeff Fryar, Chris Gough, Ann Grange, Mike Henderickson, Jo Henn, Lucy Hopkins, Vince Huber, Francis Huff, Kim Huffman, Mont Jolley, Ethan Jones, Alicia Keaton, Samantha Kirk, Katie Leach, Linda Lilly, Richie Lowrey, Annette Lyngh, Romeo Manalo, Sue Marshall, Rose Moore, Betty Mouser, Betty Newman, Mike Newton, Jean Nightingale, Katie Nightingale, Margaret Payne, Don Pearson, John Perkins, Bernard & Elizabeth Price, Loucretia Price, Charles & Mildred Ragon, Jim Reed, Nicole Richards, Jane Rosebrock, Dorothy Ross, Terri Rottler-Means, Bill Rowley, Molly Russell, Maliah Sandefur, Dick Schott, Ron Shockey, Mark Smith, Eleanor Sowder, George & Margaret Strack, Michael Starich, Alex Stavrou, Pat Ward, Judy Weaver and Brenda Wheeler. MILITARY: Please pray for our women and men in the Armed Forces and their families. Men s Bible Study Calendar of Events Sunday, September 18, 2016 MASS - Church 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:45 PM SMRE - Parish Center Basement (9:30 AM) SMRE - 1st-6th grade - Parish Center Basement (10:40 AM) SMRE - 7th-8th grade - Parish Center Basement (6:30 PM) Monday, September 19, 2016 Communion Service - Church (9:00 AM) Quilters - Quilter Room (10:00 AM) Girl Scouts - Schafer Hall Basement (2:30 PM) Care Givers - School, Classroom 2 (5:00 PM) Girl Scouts - School, Classroom 14 (6:00 PM) Cub Scouts - Schafer Hall Basement (6:15 PM) Men s Bible Study - School, Media Center (6:30 PM) Tuesday, September 20, 2016 MASS - Church (9:00 AM) Prayer Group - Parish BR (12:00 PM) Bell Choir - Church (6:00 PM) Wednesday, September 21, 2016 MASS - Church (9:00 AM) RCIA - School, Media Center (6:30 PM) Small Church Community - Cenacle (7:00 PM) Quilters - Quilter Room (7:00 PM) Ensemble - Church (7:30 PM) Mondays, September 19, 26, October 3 and 17; 7:00-8:45pm in the Media Center (School) The ancient city of Corinth bears a striking resemblance to the world we live in today. Factions, rivalries and anger predominated the culture. Immorality was everywhere. These had even found their way into the Christian community there. Come and join Deacon candidate Paul Fisherkeller for a presentation and discussion on St. Paul s First Letter to the Corinthians. How did St. Paul advise and admonish the Church there to address these issues, and what does his letter have to teach us today about our response? All are welcome. Bibles will be available or bring your own. To pre-register, please contact Chris Guedel at cdguedel@stmarkindy.org or Paul at paulfisherkeller@yahoo.com. Thursday, September 22, 2016 MASS - Church (9:00 AM) Troop 192 - School, Classroom 14 (6:00 PM) Friday, September 23, 2016 MASS - Church (8:15 AM) Saturday, September 24, 2016 MASS - Church 5:30 PM
Youth Being Catholic is Kind of a Big Deal. See How Big at ICYC! ICYC (Indianapolis Catholic Youth Conference) is an opportunity to join a 1,000 of your closest friends from all over Indiana for music, mass, games, bounce houses, photo booths and more! Emily Wilson and Popple (both national Catholic musicians) will be our Keynote and Entertainment. Learn more about this event at www.archindyym.com/icyc ICYC is on November 6th from 10 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. at the State Fair Grounds in the Elements Financial Blue Ribbon Pavilion. Registration opens at 9:30. Join the group from St. Mark by registering online! Email Julie Albertson for more details at jalbertson@stmarkindy.org. Young Adults United Catholic Appeal That all parishioners of St. Mark can be lifted up by Christ s hope and filled with compassion as we participate in our community of faith, we pray to the Lord ARCHBISHOP S BASH FOR YOUNG ADULTS Join the Office of Young Adult and College Campus Ministry, over 400 college students and young adults and Archbishop Tobin for a celebration of the young adult community of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. The Archbishop s Bash will be held on Sunday, September 25, with Mass at 4:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. Mass will be followed by a party in the parking lot of the Catholic Center. There will be food trucks, drinks and live music. Don t miss the opportunity to get to know Archbishop Tobin and fellow Catholics from around the Archdiocese. St. Mark Roof Campaign Thank you for those that have turned in their pledge cards for the St. Mark Roof Campaign. For those who have decided to fulfill their pledges with installments, we have set up the ability to pay with our On-Line Giving options for autopay: https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/2907 There will also be an envelope in the parish packets beginning in June 2016. For more information please contact Kevin Sweeney at sweeneyk@stmarkindy.org Caregivers Catholic Charities Indianapolis sponsors monthly caregiver support groups for family members who are caregivers of older adults. Meetings are open to the community and are a way for caregivers to share and learn form each other as well as community professionals. To confirm attendance or for additional information, please contact Monica Woodsworth at 261-3378 or mwoodsworth@archindy.org The next meeting is Monday September 19 from 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm. St. Mark School, Classroom 2.Topic: Marian University nursing instructor gives helpful hints to make daily life manageable (skin care, safe moves, mediation management). Cursillo Are you ready for a personal encounter with Christ? Have you been thinking about going on a Cursillo weekend but the time has just not been right? NOW is the time to sign up for the Fall Men s and Women s weekends to be held September 15-18 and September 22-25 respectively. Only 32 participants from Central Indiana can attend each weekend so now is the time to sign up! Information about the weekends and application forms can be found in the Information Centers in the narthex of the church or on www.cursillo -cicc.org. You may also call Wilma Cross at 783-1512 for more information.