St. Mark Church 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: Mr. Michael Davis 347-574-1828 St. Mark Choir: 917-650-5704 Mr. Patrick Marvello, 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
September 3, 2017 Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Though we all would prefer an always easy life, it isn t that way. A deepened relationship with God is the ultimate place to turn. St. Mark Church Saturday, Sept 2 5:00 PM Arthur Raymond Montanaro (ann.) Sunday, Sept 3 8:00 AM In Thanksgiving for Blessings Received 10:15 AM Julie & Keum Kim 12:30 PM The People of the Parish Monday, Sept 4 8:30 AM Anthony D Anna Tuesday, Sept 5 St. Teresa of Calcutta 8:30 AM Christopher Novelli Wednesday, Sept 6 8:30 AM Maria Camello Thursday, Sept 7 8:30 AM Joseph Amico (ann.) Friday, Sept 8 Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8:30 AM Angelo M. Caputo Saturday, Sept 9 St. Peter Claver 8:30 AM Timothy Bove (ann.) 5:00 PM Violet Maggi Today s Readings: Jeremiah 20:7-9 Psalm 63:2b Romans 12:1-2 Matthew 16:21-27 Please pray for the sick: Mary Perrotta, 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 Please join our Pro-Life Group as we pray the rosary after daily Mass. St. Margaret Mary Church Sunday, Sept 3 11:00 AM Gerard Gagliardi Wednesday, Sept 6 9:00 AM Teresa & Frank Vitanza Sunday, Sept 10 11:00 AM Felicia Iannacco 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. NOTE: The rectory office will be closed on Monday, Sept. 4th in observance of Labor Day. Week of Sept 2nd - Sept 9th: Bread & Wine are offered In Loving Memory of Timothy Bove & Joseph Amico Anniversary in Heaven Requested by Josephine & Richard +++ 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: Sept. 11 & 30
Pastor s Column September 2 3, 2017 My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God. It s hard to believe, but the Labor Day weekend is here, marking the traditional end of the summer vacation season. I hope everyone had some time for rest and relaxation. We at the parish and at St. Mark Catholic Academy have been busy getting ready for a new Pastoral Year and School Year to begin. Father Mike has settled in nicely. He and I have been interviewing candidates to fill our St. Mark Music Director vacancy created by Pat Marvello s retirement. And along with Father Sergiy, the three of us are eagerly looking forward to the return of our teachers and students next week. As I tell our students often, we miss them when they are not here. We have a class at daily Mass each day, so that every student in grades one through eight has the opportunity to encounter Jesus in a special way each week. Our school is a great blessing. It brings life and vitality to the parish. Since 1924, first St. Mark School and now St. Mark Catholic Academy has provided a quality faith based education and has been faithful to its mission to instill in the future leaders of our community and our society Christian values taught in the Catholic tradition. We are extremely proud of the academic achievements and success of our students, but even more importantly our school s nurturing and caring environment allows them to reach their full potential as the loved, beautiful, and unique children of God that He has created them to be. In our Gospel reading this weekend Jesus tells us that there is nothing more important in life than the salvation of our soul. He says, What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life? For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father s glory, and then he will repay all according to his conduct. Man s goal does not consist in accumulating worldly goods or enjoying the good things of life. Those things can never fully satisfy us. We will always want a bigger house, a nicer car, a more luxurious vacation. It s not that these things are bad. It s just that they cannot be our final end but rather a way or means to achieve our end. As St. Augustine, whose feast day we celebrated earlier this week once famously said, Our hearts are restless until they rest in God. Our last end, our ultimate goal, whether we realize it or not, is God himself. It is easy to become confused, distracted and lost by listening to the lies of this world. St. Paul warns us in our second reading, Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and pleasing and perfect. And Jesus himself shows us the path we must take to reach our hoped for destination denying ourselves, saying no to selfishness and self-centeredness, to attachments to material goods and comforts, and to sin, and taking up our cross. Every good gift that we have comes from God: our life, our family, our intellect, and our possessions. But no earthly, impermanent good can ever compare with the Creator and Giver of those goods and our soul s eternal salvation with Him in heaven. Thus we proclaim in our Responsorial Psalm, My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God. So as we return to school and work, let s pray for the children in our school and in our religious education program, and for those who teach and form them. Help us celebrate our past and provide for our future by participating in and supporting our first ever St. Mark Homecoming on September 30 th, the details of which can be found in a flier in this weekend s bulletin, and please spread the word to your family members and friends. Fr. Bob
Sunday Collection: August 27, 2017 St. Mark Church 1st Collection: $3,159.00 2nd Collection: $941.00 Attendance: 469 Envelopes Returned: 139 St Margaret Mary Church 1st Collection: $234.00 2nd Collection: $75.00 Attendance: 38 Envelopes Returned: 8 Generations of Faith: # Donors Pledged Paid St. Mark 171 $630,000.00 $249,064.00 St. Margaret 17 $71,300.00 $20,061.00 Mary Annual Catholic Appeal 2017: St. Mark St. Margaret Mary Goal: $40,125 $2,354 Pledged: $53,785 $6,825 Paid: $44,552.25 $5,683 Fr. Mike is organizing a group for men 18 years of age and older for prayer & fellowship. Meetings will be held on Thursday evenings starting in September. If interested, please leave your name & number at the rectory office. UPCOMING PARISH MISSION Mr. Al Barbarino a Lay Franciscan and member of the Knights of Columbus will sing & speak at the weekend Masses September 16 & 17 and conduct a Parish Mission on Monday & Tuesday evenings September 18 & 19 at 7:00 PM in St. Mark Church. His topic will be: Do You Text God? Defensive Driving Class Saturday Sept. 9th St. Bernard Academy 10:00 AM $50.00 per person Call Andrea at 718-763-5533 for information and to register. Proceeds benefit St. Bernard Academy www.facebook.com/stmarkchurchbrooklyn Upcoming Events Bishop Robert Barron s Video Series (Once per Month) Wednesday Sept 6th at 7PM The Lion s Den St. Thomas Aquinas Call the rectory to register FREE! Optional study guides available for $20.00 The Rosary Society Invites you to their First Regular Sunday Meeting Sept 10th following 10:15 Mass Please join is as at 9:45 in church, as we pray the rosary before mass. New members always welcome. Come & see -Kathy, Maria, Ninetta & Johanna MEETINGS WILL RESUME IN SEPTEMBER St. Mark Homecoming Sunday, Sept 30, 2017 12-5pm Sponsored by St. Mark Alumni Association & Board of Directors $20 in advance, $25 at the door Children under 12 Free when accompanied by an adult For info: 718-332-9304 SAVE THE DATE: Monday, Dec. 18th: Spirit of Christmas Concert at Lincoln Center
Up next to the right of James the Less is a saint who was married and had two sons before entering the convent, and who is known for her great devotion to the Passion of Christ. ST. RITA OF CASCIA, Widow Patroness of Impossible Cases May 22 Born in Spoleto, Italy, in 1381, Rita begged her parents from an early age to allow her to enter the convent. Instead they arranged a marriage for her. She was a good wife and mother, though her husband had a violent temper, and often mistreated her. He also handed down his evil ways to their two sons. Throughout her difficulties, Rita performed her familial duties faithfully and prayed and received the sacraments frequently. After nearly twenty years of marriage, her husband was fatally stabbed by an enemy of his. Before he died, he repented of his sins, because Rita prayed for him. Their two sons also died shortly afterwards. Left without her family, she focused on prayer, fasting, a variety of penances, and performing good works. She eventually acted on her childhood desire to enter religious life and was admitted to the convent of Augustinian nuns at Cascia in Umbria, Italy. As Sr. Rita, she lived a life of perfect obedience and manifest charity. As her devotion to the Passion of Christ grew more and more pronounced, she experienced an extraordinary occurrence. In one instance while praying before a Crucifix she requested to Christ, Please let me suffer like You, Divine Savior. Suddenly one of the thorns from the Crucifix struck her on the forehead, leaving a deep wound which did not heal. It caused her much suffering until her passing from this life on May 22, 1457. St. Rita is often depicted with a Crown of Thorns hovering over her head, clutching a Crucifix, with the wound on her forehead emerging from her habit. PRAYER: God, through the prayers of St. Rita, may we learn to bear our crosses in life in the same spirit in which she bore hers. Amen. Office of Faith Formation Office Hours: Monday: 1 PM 5 PM Wednesday & Thursday: 9 AM 2PM 718-769-6311 religiouseducation1@verizon.net ************************ ***REGISTER NOW FOR RELIGION CLASSES*** Please contact Ms. Pino for information at the above number. If you are registering for the first time, please bring your child s birth & baptism certificates. If your child has not been baptized, please bring the birth certificate. If your child is transferring from another parish, please have their last progress report and parish transfer papers. Classes begin on Sunday, September 17th. We will attend mass and then go to the school for classes. Report no later than 10:00 AM to the school cafeteria. We encourage parents to attend mass with their child. The first day is a mandatory parent meeting which will be held in the school cafeteria after Mass. BACK TO SCHOOL PRAYER God of knowledge & wisdom, bless all students young & old, as they begin a new school year. Help them discover & develop the gifts you have given. As they grow in knowledge, help them also to grow in kindness & compassion, learning respect for themselves and others. We ask your blessing on parents, teachers and all those who care for students. Strengthen them to surround our students with encouragement, support & love. Remind us that wherever we go, you are always with us. Fill us all with the joy of learning so that we may be better equipped to be your servants. Amen