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: 7:30AM, 9:15AM, 11:00AM, 12:30PM & 6:00PM 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. For information please call Dorothy 561-876-5236. 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.
Fran & Maria Welch John Merkal Leonard Bartek Allison Pochebit Jennifer Berry Nanette Whittington Rosario Mignano Bill Kaestner Erica Schwab Mary McIntyre Dale Surnick Diana Tedmann Jane Perez David Murphy Leslie Lang Todd Edward Logan Williams 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 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 Marianne McNulty ASS CHEDULE Saturday April 26th: 8:00 AM +Edward McGonagle by the Family 2nd Sunday of Easter 4:00 PM +Natalie Marcon by her husband, Fred & Family 5:45 PM +Deceased Members of the Pastore & Tortora Families by Rod & Judy Drumm Sunday April 27th: 7:30 AM +Margaret Prate by Janet B. Lee 9:15 AM +Flora E. Langan by Tom & Christine Langan 11:00 AM +Deceased Members of the Corveleyn Family by Rhoda & Benedict Cappello 12:30 PM +John N. Kovach by his wife, Beverly & Family 4:00 PM Spanish Mass 6:00 PM All Parishioners & Benefactors of St. Mark Parish 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. The Second Collection is in support of students of St. Mark Parish attending Catholic Schools Monday April 28th: 8:00 AM +Joyce Fulton by the Fulton & Day Families 5:00 PM +Stephen Fulop by Maureen Fulop Tuesday April 29th: 8:00 AM +Catherine (Patty) Moya by Margaret Davis 5:00 PM +Alex Roberto by Deacon Mark & Joanne Lizardi Wednesday April 30th: 8:00 AM +Richard Drason by St. Mark Legion of Mary 5:00 PM +Eugene Craf by Renee & Charlie Thursday May 1st: 8:00 AM +Charles Franco by his wife, Giovanna Franco 5:00 PM +Carol Brown by Edward & Doris Rooney Friday May 2nd: 8:00 AM +Viola Brothers by Larry & Terri Fioretti 5:00 PM +Catherine (Patty) Moya by Norma & Larry Anderson Saturday May 3rd: 8:00 AM +Bill Schlake by Ann & Bill Wallace 3rd Sunday of Easter 4:00 PM +Filomena & John Valko by their Son & Family 5:45 PM +Gerard E. Drumm by Rod & Judy Drumm Sunday May 4th: 8:00 AM +C. Raymond Ladd Jr. by the Ladd Family 10:00 AM +Andy Gill by his Wife & Family 12:00 PM All Parishioners & Benefactors of St. Mark Parish 4:00 PM Spanish Mass The Altar Bread & Wine For the week of April 26th May 2nd Is in Memory of Michael J. Gavala Jr. Requested by Irene & Jack Halperin The Sanctuary Candle For the week of April 26th May 2nd Is for All Our Intentions 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 Victor John Madianitti. May the Lord bless them and keep them. May he turn his face toward them and give them peace.
A note from Father Richard: SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER: The readings throughout the season of Easter are taken from the Acts of the Apostles, the First Letter of Peter, and the Gospel of John (the one exception is next Sunday, where the Gospel reading is Luke s road to Emmaus story). These readings inform us of how the earliest Christian communities structured their lives and built the church based upon their shared belief in the resurrection of Christ. In writing the Acts of the Apostles, Luke narrates events from the ascension of Jesus in Jerusalem (Acts 1) to Paul s imprisonment in Rome (Acts 28). This basically covers a thirty-five year span, from roughly AD 30 64. Scholars commonly date the composition of Acts to 85 AD; therefore, Luke is remarkably close in time to the events he is reporting in Acts. It should be noted, however, that Luke as an ancient historian does not write history in the modern sense of the word, ideally guided only by facts. Luke combines history and theology to create a narrative that not only informs his readers of the historical details but also forms his readers in the fundamentals of the faith. This is a delicate balance that Luke had mastered. Peace be with you. Three times in today s Gospel, Jesus speaks these words to his disciples. He knew they were in need of peace! We may wonder why, after his first greeting of peace, Jesus immediately showed the disciples the wounds of his crucifixion, still present in his now glorified body. Why would he speak of peace and then show them the scars from the violence of the cross? Perhaps it is because those wounds earned our forgiveness. And this forgiveness is our peace. We all need the peace that comes from being forgiven, and from forgiving. As the Father has sent me, so I send you, he told the disciples gathered in the room. We too are sent to be messengers of Christ s peace and mercy. Especially today, on this Sunday of Divine Mercy, may we accept from Jesus his promise of forgiveness. Then, we will truly be able to go in peace. FRANCISCAN CHAPTER: From May 5 to May 9 the Friars of the St. Anthony of Padua Province (Fr. Richard, Fr. Sam, and Fr. Germain belong to this Province) will meet together with the Friars of the Immaculate Conception Province in Buffalo, New York for a Chapter. A Chapter is a gathering of the Friars in which they meet to grow in fraternity, to pray, to reflect on the past few years and to plan the next years. At this Chapter the two provinces will become one province. We have been preparing for this union for the last four years. Our new Province will be called Our Lady of the Angels Province. The Friars will again be away from the parish during this time. We will have visiting priests from St. Vincent DePaul Seminary cover for the Friars. We will have the 8:00 AM Mass but will not have the 5:00 PM Mass during that week. We will have priests to celebrate funerals (if necessary), to cover the hospital and emergency calls. The second session of the chapter will be in August. At this session of the Chapter, plans and programs of the Province for the next four years will be discussed and new assignments will be decided. We ask that you pray for the Friars as they gather in Chapter and plan for the future. LITURGY OF THE HOURS: In the Roman Catholic Church priests are required by canon law to pray the entire Liturgy of the Hours each day while deacons are required to pray the morning and evening hours. The practice among religious communities varies according to their rules and constitutions. The Second Vatican Council also exhorted the Christian laity to take up the practice, and as a result, many lay people have begun reciting portions of the Liturgy of the Hours. From Monday thru Friday, we have Morning Prayer at 7:40 AM and Evening Prayer after the 5:00 PM Mass. Please consider joining us we have the books necessary for the prayers. CHARITABLE BEQUESTS: A popular way of making a Legacy Gift is to include a charitable bequest in your will or trust. A charitable bequest is a provision to leave all or part of your estate to a charitable organization such as your Parish. Charitable Bequests are relatively inexpensive and simple to incorporate into your will or trust. They provide flexibility as they are revocable and may be easily revised while you live should your circumstances change. Additionally, they are an effective estate planning tool. If your estate is subject to estate taxes, a charitable bequest will likely reduce or eliminate the taxes due. SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE: We start our summer Mass schedule next Sunday, the first Sunday of May, May 4. At that time our schedule will be: Saturday 4:00 PM and 5:45 PM; Sunday 8:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12 Noon and 4:00 PM (Spanish). 4 St. Mark Raffle $1,000 Winning Numbers April 9, 2014 6-8-7 No Winner April 16, 2014 9-4-1 Congratulations John & Marie Cash
Last weekend s Easter Egg Dash was another wonderful success!! Thank you to all who donated empty eggs. A special Thank you to our Youth Ministry who stuffed over 3,000 eggs!!! If you have left over plastic fillable eggs and would like to donate them for next year please bring them to the Parish Office. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated!! May Crowning Next Sunday May 4th At the 10:00 AM Mass PASTORAL GOOD NEWS O nce again, because of the generosity of a couple in our parish who wish to remain anonymous we are happy to report that 95 Easter dinners were delivered to our homebound and their caregivers on Holy Saturday. We are deeply grateful to our benefactors for their con nued generosity to provide our Easter dinners. We also thank Gloria and Ma y Gregory, Bill and Nancy Kelly, Vic and Caryl Coppola, Linda Griffith, Muriel Badalucco, Linda Riddell, Steve Liedowitz, Pat Quinn, John Cash, Bernade e Hale, Theresa Cash, and Marie Cash who enthusias cally volunteered their me to deliver our meals and also made this joyous gesture of care and support possible. 5
Tinnelly, Agnes Drumm & Tortora Families Pastore & Tortora Families Granados, Rosa Lynch, Thomas Schultz, George & Gloria Gillis, Robert Garetano, Vince Gatti, Al Kelly, Bryan Nevad, Eileen Caruso, Vincent Tagbo, Monica & Sam Kerchinski Family McFarlane, Melzina Flannery & Pohorilak Families Delaney & Malone Families Waytourch, William & Patricia Meehan, Adolfinne & Norbert Condon & Crane Families Soden & Schiller Families Sachel, George Cash, Breen, Tree & McGarry Families Butler, John & Rita Trocchia & Pica Families Riess, Kevin Franzen, Bill & Donna Russell, Bud & Alma O Dwyer Family Veneziano & Bobinski Families Engle, Jeffrey C. Engle, James & Maxine Cann, Alex & Anna Biehl & Burke Families Jesus & Mary Ryan, George G. Ladd III, Raymond Perry, Manuel & Lena Arnstein, Catherine & Edward DiLeo, Michael Bazinet, Florianne Beckhans & Wineberg Families Lombardo, John Hale, Howard Quinlan, Edith & Edmund Szynaka, January Debski, Darek Gulley, Bob & Jean Quinn & Nolan Families Godlewski, Stan & Betty Salvatore & Vincent Marini, Arthur Lyons, Hubert & Sarah Ephremian Family Joanne & Mother Bartek Family Blair, Jean & Robert Antonelli & Handwerker Families June Caprio & Braunlinger Families Prainito Family Longhitano Family McNally M/M John J. Scheffel, Paul DeVries, Edward Sr. & Edward Jr. Guffut, Linda M. Molina, Joseph R. Walsh, Anne & John Nestor, Scott Quinones Family Albanese, Beatrice Vesey, John Duggan & MacGuire Families Cappello & Corveleyn Families Alianiello, James Gallo, Charles & Vincent Collins & Snell Families Skowronski & Czerwinski Families Living & Deceased Members of the Vega & Zuccala Families Miller, Glenn F. Perri, Rose & John Tojeira, Carmen, Luciano & Lou Wise, Josephine Cordovano Family The Unborn Fulton, Kimberly, Joyce & Kevin Dugan, Kenneth Ryan, M/M Walter W. Riordan, M/M William Wilkie, Joey Taormina, Colavito & Damico Families Capasso & Pecoraro Families Santoro, Adelaide Healy, John McKenney, Paul Brown, Helen Parents of Kay & Bill Lawless Shade & McNamara Families Notaro, Joseph Moya, Catherine Patricia Sachel, George Tagliareni, M/M Charles Meehan, Felix Pellicano, Anthony & Josephine Curtis, Robert E. Gillen, Elizabeth Macdonald, Elizabeth Vandevort, Ray & Martha Palovich, Paul & Veronica Richard, Colner Cipriano, Ann & Jack Tosadori, Cyril D Aquino, Maryann Ryan, Thomas Flom, John, Irene & Bob Barney, Billy Rolland, Patty Czaplicki & Hasen Families Patterson, M/M Leon L. Cohen, Paula W. Henley, Patricia B. McGonigal, Anna Riccinti & Annillo Families Makowski & Drapinski Families Marcon, Natalie Flynn, Nicholas & Eileen Croglio, Vincent In Honor of our Franciscan Religious Fay & Murphy Families McMahon & Murray Families Gavala Jr. Michael J. Rivelli Family Amendola & Kenney Families Parents of A. & E. DiLaura Assunta, Vivian & Salvatore Caivesto Toppi, M/M Ernest Lynch, John E. Scarpulla & Vecchione Families Leahy, Jack Coppola, Vito & Phyllis Falkenbero, Harold & Elsie Russo, Theresa Waldron Conway, Francis Waldron, Deirdre Auger, James, Margaret & Walter Biggio, Margaret & John Sister Petra Bainum, Stewart Salemi, M/M M. Whitman, Elizabeth Lang, Albert & Catherine McDyer, Daniel Craig, M/M Frank Habermann, M/M Joseph Martin, Raymond Schrader, Rose Miller, Janet, Helen & Clarence Flaherty Family Frerichs & Plevin Families Ambrosio, Catherine Bohorquez, Carlos E. Maller, Wade Anzelde, Stephen Panizza, David John Guidoltti, Cindy Castor, Robert Tacti, Josephine & Sal