St. Mark R.C. Parish

St. Mark Masses: Saturday Evening: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 AM, 12:30 PM Weekdays: 8:30 AM Confessions: Saturday 3:30 to 4:30 PM St. Margaret Mary Masses: Sunday 11:00 AM Weekdays: Wednesday 9:00 AM Pastor: Rev. Robert Mucci Parochial Vicar: Rev. Ebenezer K Abban In Residence: Rev. Joseph P. Quigley Pastor Emeritus: Rev. Msgr. Gerard J. Arella St. Mark R.C. Parish St. Mark Church St. Margaret Mary Church 2609 E. 19th Street 2609 E. 19th Street Brooklyn, New York 11235 website: Brooklyn, New York 11235 (718) 891-3100 (718) 891-3100 https://www.facebook.com/stmarkchurchbrooklyn St. Mark School: Mrs. Carol Donnelly, Principal (718) 332-9304 Mrs. Lori Ryan, Secretary St. Mark Religious Education: Ms. Jo Ann Pino (718) 769-6311 St. Vincent De Paul Society: Tom Scalese, President (718) 891-0443 Jean Hogan, Vice President Homebound Ministry: Maureen Genoversa, Coordinator (718) 332-2663 Ministers of Hospitality: Tom Scalese (718) 891-3100 Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Mr. Ronald Brigando, Coordinator (718) 769-6095 Lectors: Ms. Stephanie Rizzo, Coordinator (718) 743-5338 Rosary Society: Kathy Fackovec President (718) 934-7964 Joan Belt, Vice President (718) 646-2176 Devotions: Miraculous Medal Novena every Wednesday after the 8:30AM Mass Litany of the Sacred Heart every First Friday 8:20AM (Each month before Mass). Marriage: Please make arrangements by calling the Rectory at least 6 months in advance. Please log on to www.precana.org for complete information about marriage preparation in the Diocese, according to Diocesan Regulations. Please make your music selections with our organist Pat Marvello at (917) 650-5704. Appointment to see a Priest: If you desire an appointment to see a Priest of the Parish please call the Rectory (718) 891-3100 during office hours: Mon. - Fri.: 9:00 AM 5:00 PM. Anointing of the Sick Anointing of the Sick takes place every first Saturday of the month at the 8:30 AM Mass. Confessions: every Saturday 3:30PM to 4:30PM Baptisms: take place on the Fourth Sunday of each month at 2:00PM. Baptism classes take place on the Third Sunday of each month at 9:30AM 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. With God all things are possible

April 12-April 19 Saturday, April 12 5:00PM Lucille Sibley Sunday, April 13 8:00AM George Martin & Edward Ryan (9 Anniversary) 9:30AM Maddalena Tesoriero & Angelina Gilardi 11:00AM All souls in Purgatory 12:30PM For the people of the Parish Monday, April 14 8:30AM James Swenson for success on his exams Tuesday, April 15 8:30AM Fasano Family Wednesday, April 16 8:30AM Irene Egeland Thursday, April 17 7:30PM Mass of the Lord s Supper Friday, April 18 3:00PM Celebration of the Lord s Passion & Death 7:30PM Stations of the Cross & Veneration Saturday, April 19 8:00PM Vigil Mass Emily Luisi St. Margaret Mary Church Sunday, April 13 11:00AM Helen & Edward Franznick Jr. Wednesday, April 16 9:00AM Stella Santa Barbara Sunday, April 20 11:00AM Gerard Gagliardi Miraculous Medal Novena Wednesday after the 9AM Mass. Homebound in Manhattan Beach: 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. MEMORIALS: Sanctuary Lamp Altar Bread Sacramental Wine Weekly Offering Sunday Collection St. Mark March 30, 2014 1st Collection: $ 4,629.50 Avg. Weekly Expenses: $7,531 Attendance: 731 Envelopes Returned: 196 Envelopes Mailed Out: 763 St Margaret Mary Church 1st Collection: $ 349 Attendance: 47 Envelopes Returned: 19 2014 Annual Catholic Appeal The 2014 Annual Catholic Appeal is under way. The early returns based upon our in pew solicitation last weekend look very promising. Pledged amounts for St. Mark and St. Margaret Mary are close to attaining our Diocesan goals. Now we have to work towards achieving our parish goals. Participation is the key. If you have not yet made a pledge to the Appeal please pray about it and consider doing so. I will report the actual figures when I receive them from the Diocese. St. Mark Pledges: St. Margaret Mary Goal:$ 40,125 Goal:$ 2,354 Amount Pledged:$ Amount Pledged:$ Amount Paid:$ Amount Paid:$ Next week s Good Friday Collection is requested by Our Holy Father Pope Francis. This Pontifical collection allows for care of Christianity s holiest sites and for God s people Living in the Holy Land. Please be generous in your support. Purgatorial Society Theresa Quaranta Joan Bonfonte Larry Mc Mahon Patrick A. Frizchione Virginia Fonte Available Mass intentions for the Month of April are Weekdays: Mon 28, Sat 26, 8:30

Pastor s Column April 12-13, 2014 Hosanna to the Son of David! Let him be crucified! We begin Holy Week by celebrating Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. It is a remarkable liturgy which begins with Christ s triumphant entrance into Jerusalem as the crowds wave palm branches and shout, Hosanna to the Son of David! But before that liturgy ends, one of his disciples betrays him for thirty pieces of silver; another, the rock on which he will build his church, three times denies him; and those crowds which just a few days before had cheered him cry out, Let him be crucified! How many of us are like those flawed disciples and that fickle crowd? How often do we all profess our belief in and loyalty to Christ one minute and then betray him by our lack of obedience, our sinfulness and our selfishness the next? How many will fill our pews this weekend and not return to the church for the rest of the year? But flawed as we all are, there is always great hope. Contemplating the Lord s Passion in one of his sermons, Pope Saint Leo the Great once said: True reverence for the Lord s Passion means fixing the eyes of our heart on Jesus crucified and recognizing in him our own humanity. [ ] No one, however weak, is denied a share in the victory of the cross. No one is beyond the help of the prayer of Christ. His prayer brought benefit to the multitudes that raged against him. How much more does it bring to those who turn to him in repentance? Even if your Lent has not been everything you planned it would be, even if your life has not been everything you hoped it would be, do not despair. Come back home to your Church and your parish. Join us in prayer and repentance this Holy Week. Monday, April 14 th is Reconciliation Monday throughout the New York metropolitan area. Churches in the Archdiocese of New York and the Dioceses of Brooklyn and Rockville Centre will be open for Confessions from 3:00 o clock in the afternoon until 9:00 o clock in the evening. Participate in the Sacred Triduum which begins with the Mass of the Lord s Supper Holy Thursday evening at 7:30 PM and continues with the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord on Good Friday at 3:00 PM and culminates in the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night on Saturday evening at 8:00 PM. Join us for Morning Prayer at 9:00 AM on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Journey with us on our Good Friday Walk for Peace at 10:00 AM from St. Mark to St. Margaret Mary and back, where we will end with a soup and bread lunch. Come back home for Easter! We miss you and need you! Fr. Bob Thank you to Bishop Guy Sansaricq and congratulations to all those whom the Bishop confirmed on Saturday, April 12. Now that you are fully initiated members of the Church, may you continue to be active participants in our parish. Ascension Thursday Dinner - Rosary Society Thursday, May 29 at 6 pm. All are invited to join us for dinner at Maria's on Emmons Avenue. For $45 we have a lovely dinner and a wonderful evening with friends. Please call as soon as possible to reserve your seats. Seats are limited! Kathy - 718-934-7964 or Joan 718-646-2176. St. Mark Rosary Society - Up coming events: Annual Communion Breakfast. Sunday, May 4th. After the 9:30 am Mass in the St. Mark School Gymnasium. Tickets are $20. There will be a wonderful breakfast many great prizes to win. All are invited to join us. Please call as soon as possible to reserve your seats. Kathy - 718-934-7964 or Joan 718-646-2176. Next weekend s second collection is your Easter gift to the parish. Please be as generous as your means allow.

School News: As we are approaching Holy Week our students have been working on some special projects during the Lenten Season. As we are approaching Holy Week our students have been working on some special projects during the Lenten Season. Our Eighth Graders made Palm Crosses to distribute to local Nursing Homes. Our Guiding Light Program will be working with our First Fifth Graders making clothespin crucifixes. These young Guiding Light Leaders will demonstrate how to make them in these classrooms. What a wonderful way to show leadership. Our Fourth Graders will present A Poem in My Pocket a celebration of poetry during Poetry Month April on Tuesday, April 15 th. Office of Faith Formation Office Hours: Phone: 718 769-6311 Sunday 9AM - 2PM Monday 1PM - 5PM Wed. & Thurs. 9AM - 2PM Confirmation On Sunday, March 30, our young adults preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation participated in the Rite of Affirmation. During this ceremony the our faith community was invited by Fr. Ebenezer to affirm the candidates in their call and blessed them as they take their final steps in preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Congratulations to the candidates, their sponsors and parents. On Saturday, April 12, 2014 our candidates will be confirmed by Bishop Guy Sansaricq. Please keep these candidates in your ongoing prayers as they journey toward their final steps of preparation. RCIA Let us pray for Matilda Garcia-Lopatina and Tyler Wheeler as they are approaching their final steps in become fully initiated Catholics at the Easter Vigil. REMINDER - Communion Practices Wednesday, April 30, Monday, May 5, Thursday, May 8 The banners are due at the first rehearsal., at which time the tickets will be distributed. Good Friday Our Good Friday walk for peace takes place on April 18, 2014 at 10:00AM. We will begin in front of St Mark Church. MANDATORY FORCONFIRMATION CANDIDATES AND RCIA Soup and bread to follow in the school cafeteria. THE CROSS We should glory in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, in whom is our salvation, life and resurrection, through whom we are saved and delivered.

St. Mark R. C. Church Rectory: PH: (718) 891-3100 FAX: (718) 891-9677 website: Our email address: stmarkrccbklyn@aol.com Parish Secretary: Ms. Anselma Lopez https://www.facebook.com/stmarkchurchbrooklyn Holy Week Schedule April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday 5:00PM Saturday Vigil Mass 8:00AM 9:30AM 11:00AM 11:00AM St. Margaret Mary 12:30PM April 14, 2014 Reconciliation Monday 3:00PM 9:00PM Confessions April 17, 2014 Holy Thursday 7:30PM Mass of the Lord s Supper April 18, 2014 Good Friday 10:00AM Good Friday Walk 3:00PM Our Lord s Passion & Death 7:30PM Stations of the Cross https://www.facebook.com/stmarkchurchbrooklyn St. Mark is now on Facebook. Please visit us and like us. Christ is Risen: Student Easter Art Contest For Students in grades 1-12 Deadline: April 16 Sponsored by: The Tablet/ Knights of Columbus Details: thetablet.org/contest For more info: (718) 517-3132 or azielinska@diobrook.org Pray for the Sick Marilynn Heath Lucy Tagliaferro Diane Bridgewood Sovik Badalyon Michael Dannucci Anthony Inferrera Rose Gargiulo Joseph Cumella Anna Maria Vozzo Prudy Gozo Ronald Brigando Marcia Schackner Joseph Cingari April 19, 2014 Holy Saturday 8:00PM Easter Vigil Mass Vocation Corner Palm Sunday of the Lord Passion April 13, 2014 Blessed are they who come in the Name of the Lord! Are you being called to proclaim Jesus as a priest, deacon, religious brother or sister? If you think this may be so, contact the Vocation Office at (718) 827-2454 or email: vocations@diobrook.org Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord April 13, 2014 God greatly exalted {Christ} and bestowed on him the name which is above every name. Philippians 2:9

Church Name and Address 524650: St. Mark R. C. Church 2609 E. 19 St., Brooklyn, NY 11235 Phone 718 891-3100 Contact Person Anselma Lopez Software WordPerfect X4 Microsoft Publisher 2007 (cover only) Adobe Acrobat 6 Standard Microsoft Windows XP Printer hp Laserjet 1300 Number of Pages Sent 1 through 6 Sunday Date of Publication Special Instructions: