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St. Mark Catholic Church
4220 Ripa Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63125
Office: 314-743-8600, Fax: 314-743-8618 www.stmarkstl.com
September 30, 2018 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mass Schedule Sundays—7:00, 9:00, & 11:00 am Monday—Friday—6:30 & 8:00 am
Saturdays—8:00 am & 5:00 pm Holy Day—6:30 & 9:00 am, 7:00 pm
Confessions Saturday afternoon—3:30 to 4:30 pm
Sacraments Call 743-8620 or 743-8600 to make
an appointment with one of the Priests.
Clergy Rev. Msgr. Patrick K. Hambrough
Pastor [email protected] 314-743-8609—church 314-743-8620—rectory
Rev. Ted Vitali, CP Non-Resident, Associate
[email protected] 314-729-7572
Deacon Richard Rosenkoetter [email protected]
Administrative Staff: Parish 4200 Ripa Ave., St. Louis, MO 63125
Diane Little—Secretary 743-8602 [email protected]
Alice Wilcox—Bookkeeper 743-8603 [email protected]
Christina Sanders, Ph.D. Pastoral Associate
743-8604 [email protected]
Rose Masidonski—Music Director 743-8605 [email protected]
Loretta Gutting—Webmaster 922-6838 [email protected]
Prayer Hotline Dolores Bollwerk @ 631-5108
Rose Duane @ 631-0202
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Tuesday after 8:00 am Mass to 9:00 pm
Bulletin Announcements Deadline is Monday at noon
BULLETIN—[email protected] WEB—www.stmarkstl.com
Administrative Staff: School 4220 Ripa Ave., St. Louis, MO 63125
Fax: 314-743-8690
Julie Bingham—Principal
743-8643 [email protected]
Mary Althage—Secretary 743-8640 [email protected]
Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 30, 2018
God is good! Certainly, we should be thankful for the beautiful weather we had last week at our Fall Festival. Friday and Saturday both were ideal and many came to St. Mark’s to enjoy all we had prepared for them. The booths offered exciting prizes, the bands were terrific and the food was delicious. It looked to me that the youngsters enjoyed the rides. I know I liked the one ride I went on, but I didn’t feel the need to go on any others. (At the end of the night, at 10:00 pm, the main committee for the Fall Festival goes on a ride together to celebrate the Festival’s conclusion. The ride chosen went up and down, round and round, and the individual cars swayed back and forth. All us gown-ups and old folks enjoyed the ride, except for the two who got sick!)
Our volunteers were amazing. I know how hard they have worked in the past but this year I was given a new perspective. With preparations occurring right outside my door, and even in my basement, I grew in my appreciation of the hard work and long hours expended by our volunteers. Some of them were on the grounds at 7:00 am Saturday. Some finished cleaning the grounds at 1:30 am Sunday. How blessed we are to see before us living examples of Christ’s command that we serve one another. I’m so proud of these servants.
I’m thankful, too, to all who came to the Fall Festival. We had a wonderful turnout of current parishioners, we welcomed back former parishioners and we met many neighbors who walked from their homes and apartments to enjoy our hospitality. It all led to a terrific weekend!
I found out from the minutes of the Council of Priests’ meeting that the former site of our church at 8300 Morganford Road has a buyer. (Sad that no one from the archdiocese called to tell me.) The buyer is Providence Classical Christian Academy. While it may be distressing to learn that the archdiocese is selling to a school—with enrollment trends as they are we don’t need any competition for students—they feel that the projected yearly tuition of $9,000 is not a threat to neighboring Catholic schools, such as St. Stephen Protomartyr, St. Raphael, St. Dominic Savio, or St. Mark. We’ll see.
Finally, I encourage you to make plans to see the movie “Gosnell” after it debuts in St. Louis on October 12. You may remember the horror of Dr. Kermit Gosnell. He was the Philadelphia abortion doctor convicted of murder in 2013. His clinic was a place of terror where abortions were botched, women were injured, and babies who survived the abortion procedure were left to die. It is important for people of faith to see this movie and show support for its producers and actors. You can imagine they faced plenty of opposition from the pro-abortion attitudes of Hollywood and the film industry. May God bless all of you. Father Hambrough
October 1 & 5—Sue Eveker & Angie Lybarger October 8 & 12—Linda Bornemann & Theresa Winecoff October 15 & 19—Ginny Kelly & Joan Terry October 22 & 26—Mary Voirol & Jan Preisack October 29 & November 2—June Bocquillon & Susan Metherd
Thank you ladies!
Pet Blessing All parishioners are invited to bring their pets on October 4, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, for the annual Blessing of Pets. The prayer begins at 2:00 pm on
the front yard of school, alongside Ripa Avenue.
Please note that there will be only one Mass on Monday-Thursday, October 8-11, and the Mass will begin at 6:30 am. On Friday, October 12, a second Mass will be celebrated for the students of the school and, of course, for all
parishioners at 8:00 am. Also, there will be no Adoration of the Eucharist on Tuesday, October 9.
Parents: Is your son thinking about the priesthood? Has he mentioned that being a priest appeals to him? Do you think your son would make a good priest? The Vocation Office of the archdiocese is sponsoring a parent information meeting on Monday, October 15, at 7:00 pm at Incarnate Word Church, 13416 Olive Blvd. Chesterfield, MO 63017. Come and learn of what you can do to foster a priestly vocation and what your son can expect as he journeys to the priesthood. For more information see stlvocations.org.
SAVE THE DATE: ST. MARK VENDOR FAIR Friday, November 16, 2018 5:00-8:00 p.m.
More details to follow in the next several weeks!
Vendors Wanted: If you or someone you know would be interested in being a vendor we would love to have
you participate. Please email [email protected] and we will send you an application.
Monday 6:30 D. Little Tuesday 6:30 Server needed
October 1—7 Wednesday 6:30 Server needed Thursday 6:30 G. Shoger Friday 6:30 Server needed
Saturday 8:00 Server needed 5:00 K. Goersch, A. Rowe Sunday 7:00 J. Bono, Server needed 9:00 R. & C. McLeod 11:00 J. Smedra, D. Davis
Mass Intentions September 30—October 7
Sunday 7:00 People of the Parish 9:00 John & Rose Mana 11:00 Walter & Louise Zeitler Monday 6:30 Joann Aripini 8:00 Ann Degnan Tuesday 6:30 Joseph Menius 8:00 Bob Kubiak Wednesday 6:30 Jean Bolton 8:00 Laura Johnston Thursday 6:30 Bernard Schaab 8:00 Norma Jean Krahm Friday 6:30 Ben Schaab 8:00 Gilbert Nugent Saturday 8:00 Mary Puleo 5:00 Virginia Bodnar Sunday 7:00 People of the Parish 9:00 Living & Deceased Members of the 50+ Club 11:00 John “Larry” Ebel
Ministry Schedule October 6 & 7
5:00 Lectors: R. Rosenkoetter Ministers: B. & M. Schmidt, E. Schneider, B. Terry, M. White Hospitality: H. Bulliner, J. & L. Guillot, D. Benz 7:00 Lectors: C. Oberbeck Ministers: S. Chambers, C. Fleming, J. Johnson, C. Oberbeck, D. Stanger, L. Wells Hospitality: D. Webb, T. Wright 9:00 Lectors: A. Bast, B. Horas Ministers: G. & R. Puricelli, T. Reilly, K. Griebenow Hospitality: P. Ebel, M. McCloskey, R. McCloskey, F. Stephens
11:00 Lectors: J. Williams Ministers: S. Bialczak, D. Brauer, M. Diethelm, C. Coerver Hospitality: J. & M. Diethelm, L. Gutting, J. Hanak
For those parishioners who still need to pick up their FREE 8x10 photo from Lifetouch you may come to the Parish Office Monday--Thursday from 8:30
am—4:00 pm to pick it up. If you’d like to call beforehand to be sure that we have a picture for you, call Diane at 743-8600.
Dear Parishioners,
It is hard to believe that Monday is October 1st and the students are more than half-way through their first quarter. I am excited to welcome our Oasis volunteers
back in the building this week. Our Oasis volunteers are a blessing to our school and the students look forward to working with them.
We will also celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi this week with a Blessing of the Pets. Msgr. Hambrough will bless all creatures great and small on Thursday, October 4th. You are invited to bring your animal friends as long as they are appropriately collared, leashed, and/or contained. The blessing of the pets will happen on the front lawn at 2:05 p.m. I thank you for your continued prayers and please know that you are in our prayers.
Julie Bingham
Parish School of Religion (PSR) is now in session and gathering on Monday nights (6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.) in the school. PSR aids parents of children going to
public school impart the Catholic Faith to their children.
It is not too late to register your 1st – 8th grade child in PSR. For more information about PSR and/or to register your child, please contact Christina Sanders (PSR Coordinator)
at [email protected] or 314.743.8604.
Please keep the Parish School of Religion (PSR) students and faculty in your prayers throughout the week, especially on Monday nights when PSR meets to learn more about the Catholic faith and the love of Jesus Christ.
Thank you ever so much, ~~Christina Sanders, PSR Coordinator
October 1-7
Monday 10 am—Canasta—Parish Office 1:30 pm—50+ Club Board mtg.—Parish Office 6:30 pm—PSR class—school 6:45 pm—Book Study Group—Parish Office 8 pm—Volleyball—Parish Center ——————————————————————————- Tuesday 9 am to 9 pm—Adoration—church 6:30 pm—Bingo—Bandwagon Hall 9 am—Crafters/Prayer Shawl—Parish Office 5:30 pm—Volleyball—Parish Center ——————————————————————————- Wednesday 9 am—Bible Study—Parish Office 9 am—1st Reconciliation Retreat—Parish Office 5:30 pm—Volleyball—Parish Center 7 pm—Christ’s Journeymen—Parish Office ——————————————————————————- Thursday 5:30 pm—Volleyball—Parish Center 6 pm—2nd grade Girl Scout mtg.— cafeteria 6:30 pm—8th grade Breakfast with Santa mtg.—Parish Office ——————————————————————————- Friday 5 pm—Volleyball—Parish Center ——————————————————————————- Saturday 9 am—Volleyball—Parish Center ——————————————————————————- Sunday 9 am—50+ Club Communion Breakfast— Genesis 1 pm—Volleyball—Parish Center
October 1-7
Monday: Jb 1:6-22; Ps 17:1bcd-3, 6-7; Lk 9:46-50 Tuesday: Jb 3:1-3, 11-17, 20-23; Ps 88:2-8; Mt 18:1-5, 10 Wednesday: Jb 9:1-12, 14-16; Ps 88:10bc-15; Lk 9:57-62 Thursday: Jb 19:21-27; Ps 27:7-9abc, 13-14; Lk 10:1-12 Friday: Jb 38:1, 12-21; 40:3-5; Ps 139:1-3, 7-10, 13-14ab; Lk 10:13-16 Saturday: Jb 42:1-3, 5-6, 12-17; Ps 119:66, 71, 75, 91, 125, 130; Lk 10:17-24 Sunday: Gn 2:18-24; Ps 128:1-6; Heb 2:9-11; Mk 10:2-16 [2-12]
Bingo is played every Tuesday at Bandwagon Hall, on Reavis Barracks and Lemay Ferry Road.
Doors open at 3:30 pm and games begin at 6:30 pm.
Team 1 will work Tuesday, October 2
If you cannot work when scheduled or have questions, please call Loretta @ 922-6838,
or Megan Bono @ 261-3570.
Joanne Schneider Zaida Rivas Chris Noto J/P Soderquist Maureen Missimore K/R Chinnici Ken Griebenow
Joan Terry Kevin Bradshaw Kathy Harangozo Annie Beckerle Laurie Meier Jane Johnson Terri Narzinski
Looking for Help We are looking for 1 or 2 people to manage lunch duty in our school cafeteria Monday-Friday each week for this school year. The food is delivered to us already cooked so you would just be distributing it among the trays and serving to the children. You are needed between 10:30 am—1:15 pm each day. Please contact Julie Bingham at 314-743-8643 for more information if interested.
The Petition Writers for the month of October are Becky Gamble, Carole King and Mary Jo Barrett.
Thank you ladies!
We congratulate the winners of our Main and Quilt Fall Festival Raffles:
Main Raffle 1st—Kimber Gillman 2nd—Pete Puricelli 3rd—Cora Angel
Quilt Raffle Large Quilt—John Becvar Baby Quilt—Lolie Dooley
Afghan—Ted & Rossanna Holzem
Thanks to all who participated!
Fall Festival T-shirts: If you pre-ordered a t-shirt and did not have the opportunity to pick it up this past weekend, we will have them after the 9:00 & 11:00 am Masses this weekend, 9/30. FLASH SALE: Fall Festival t-shirts in limited sizes, colors, & quantities: $9 (AS-AXL) $12 (2x-4x) while they last!!
John Bowlin Don Kopp
Frances Kohlmann
September 23, 2018
Envelopes $ 7,885.00 Online Giving 1,133.00 Loose 522.61 School Support 238.00 Total $ 9,778.61 —Avg. Weekly Expenses 15,000.00 Final Total $ 5,221.39
Thank you for your support!
50+ Club Monday, October 1—Board meeting at 1:30 pm in the Parish Office.
Sunday, October 7—Communion Breakfast at Genesis after the 9:00 am Mass.
Monday, October 8—Membership meeting at 7:00 pm in the school cafeteria. Mary Kay will be our entertainment. Dues of $10 are due and is payable at this meeting. Dues must be paid and be current to attend the Christmas party.
“Rosary Coast to Coast” on October 7th at 3:00 pm
On Sunday, October 7, Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, the US–through Rosary Coast to Coast– will join with our International brothers and sisters to pray for our respective nations.
Americans across the country are invited to pray Rosary Coast to Coast wherever they can gather: in parish Churches; in front of state capitols; along the US coasts and borders; as families; or while viewing the live-stream of the National Rosary Rally. Rosary Coast to Coast will take place at 4 pm Eastern, 3 pm Central, 2 pm Mountain, 1 pm Pacific. The reasoning behind these times will be to support all time zones in full participation of
events, aside from Sunday Masses. Indeed, the Heart of the Nation will be Immersed in the Hour Of Mercy. The National Rosary Rally will take place, as well, in front of the US Capitol on this day. They will begin with Mass at St. Peter’s on Capitol Hill followed by a Rosary procession to the Rally site. The Rosary Rally will be live-streamed.
If the Blessed Mother is “calling you” to attend, plan on meeting me on Union Rd. at 2:45 pm in front of St. Mark’s Church so we can be ready to recite the Glorious Mysteries at 3:00 pm.
Don’t forget to bring your Rosary. Thank you, Denise Plumley
All adults (18 years and older) interested in journeying into faith and becoming fully initiated** into the Catholic Church at Easter time are invited to hear why others love being Catholic on either of the following dates:
Wednesday, October 17th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the St. Mark Parish Offices located at 4200 Ripa Ave. / 63125.
Saturday, October 27th from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the St. Mark School Cafeteria located at 4220 Ripa / 63125. (You are invited and encouraged to stay for 5:00 p.m. Mass.)
(**“Fully initiated” means you want to convert to Catholicism or you are a baptized Catholic wanting to receive First Reconciliation and/or First Communion and/or Confirmation.)
If you are interested in becoming Catholic and wish to join the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults), please contact Christina Sanders at 314.743.8604 or [email protected].
ST. MARK BASKETBALL REGISTRATION
Registration for the 2019 basketball season is now open and will be
ONLINE ONLY. You can pay online via credit/debit card. This is the
preferred method of payment.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE CYC basketball (3rd-8th grade):
Friday, October 19th Any registration received after this deadline will be assessed a $25 late fee and placement on a
St. Mark team cannot be guaranteed.
REGISTRATION FEES CYC basketball (3rd-8th grade): One child—$95;
Two or more children—$135
All registrations and payments will be processed online. Please go to https://ezrosters.com/stl-stmark/ to register your child(ren). Registration fees MUST BE PAID by the registration deadline in order for your child to be placed on the CYC team roster. If you have any questions regarding our basketball program, registration, the online system or payment, please contact:
Keith Maloney (basketball lay director) at [email protected] or (314) 620-6340.
Either a phone call or text is OK. If you would prefer to pay by check, please contact Keith also.
Thanks for your continued support of St. Mark Athletics!
Come and See!—An evening for the separated, divorced and those who love them. Are you, or someone you love, divorced? Bring your questions. Does your parish need a Divorce Ministry? Come and see what resources are available. Discover the truth about what the Church teaches with Catholic author/speaker, Rose Sweet on October 11 at the Cardinal Rigali Center, 20 Archbishop May Dr., St. Louis, MO 63119.
Time is 6:00-8:00 pm. Contact Melissa Keating at [email protected] or 314.792.7173.
Rosary Run—The Second Annual “Devotion in Motion” celebrating Catholic St. Louis history with a 5k Run/Walk from St. Louis, King Basilica (aka the Old Cathedral) to St. Mary of Victories on Saturday, October 13th at 8:00am. Marian medals, Icon awards, attendance prizes and ‘swag’ Hungarian Fun Run with finisher’s medal. Not a runner? Not a problem. Join us for the Marian procession! Be sure to vote on the LIFE Runner’s Challenge on what you think will happen when a Priest, a Dominican Brother and a layman walk up to the Rosary Run starting line. Register at RosaryRun.com and check us out on Facebook.
Volunteers – Nazareth Living Center wants YOU! Do you have a love for seniors and a passion for helping others? Come join the fun and camaraderie available at Nazareth Living Center. We have nearly 200 friends and neighbors who regularly share their gifts and talents in the care and compassion of seniors in need. We would love you to add your special gift to the list below:
** Work a 3 hour shift in our Gift Shop **Feed residents (in house education provided) **Eucharistic Ministry **Music Therapy ** Skilled Crafters **Activities **Transport in house wheelchair residents **Visit residents
Nazareth Living Center 2 Nazareth Lane St. Louis, MO 63129
Torri Bertarelli Volunteer Coordinator [email protected] (314)487-3950
Annual Assembly of the Missouri Catholic Conference—Pope Francis calls Catholics to go to the peripheries. We invite you to attend the Missouri Catholic Conference’s 2018 Annual Assembly on Saturday, October 6, at Helias Catholic High School in Jefferson City to find out how. This event is sponsored by the Missouri bishops and is free to all who attend. The keynote speaker will be Bishop Perry of the Archdiocese of Chicago. Workshops will be offered on a number of issues, including pro-life, immigration law, the death penalty, the opioid epidemic, and a Catholic response to the LGBTQ community. Lunch is provided and the day will end with a Mass concelebrated by the bishops. Please pre-register for the event by going to MOCatholic.org or calling 1-800-456-1679. See you on October 6!
Fiat Women's Group—All women are invited to Kenrick-Glennon Seminary (5200 Glennon Drive, 63119) on the third Thursday of each month for prayer and a talk. The next meeting will be on October 18th. The speaker will be Dr. John Finley, Professor of Philosophy at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary. The Rosary will be prayed at 8 a.m., and Dr. Finley will speak from 8:15 a.m. until 9 a.m. Coffee will be offered afterwards in the Fireside Lounge until 9:30 a.m. For more information or to watch videos from past Fiat talks, see: www.kenrick.edu/fiat.
“Let’s Be Missionaries!” Kids Celebrate World Mission Month—The Daughters of St. Paul in collaboration with the Archdiocesan Mission Office will present, “Let’s Be Missionaries!” on Sat. October 20, 10:30 – 12 noon at Pauline Books & Media, 9894 Watson Rd. in Crestwood. Kim Becvar, Coordinator of the Missionary Childhood Association, will educate and encourage children in their call to be missionary disciples through prayer, crafts, activities and refreshments. A wonderful way to help them celebrate World Mission Month! Children ages 7 - 11 are welcome. For more information and to register please call 314-965-3512.
Support St. Mark’s school by buying TWB gift cards for your Fall and Halloween needs!
