Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 27, 2021 THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF
Mission Statement 1505 Kempsville Rd. • Virginia Beach, VA 23464-7201 Rooted in the Word...Nourished bySaintSaint the Sacraments… MarkMark Phone: 757-479-1010 • Fax: 757-479-9453 Guided by the Holy Spirit....We, the people of Website: www.stmark-parish.org St. Mark, are united in our desire to serve those Parish Office Hours who are in need, to give our gifts and talents… Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. to build the Kingdom of God by Sunday 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. imaging Jesus Christ.
Established 1978
LITURGY SCHEDULE PARISH STAFF Saturday: 5:30 p.m. • Sunday at 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Rev. Anthony Mpungu……………….….……..…..Pastor Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 a.m. [email protected] Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Revs. Mr. Mike Johnson & John Kren ...... Deacons Rev. Mr. Mike Johnson…………...….Pastoral Associate [email protected] Mary Ellen Cussen ...... …………….Parish Bookkeeper [email protected] Kathryn Flannigan………….……..…....Parish Secretary [email protected] Mark Smeland……………….…....…..Music Coordinator [email protected] Vikki Ignacio …………….……..……..Liturgical Musician Brian Gridley……………… .Maintenance/IT Coordinator Hank Harzold….…….……...... Parish Council Chairman William McMican……...……...Finance Council Chairman
RELIGIOUS FORMATION STAFF Sharon Katzman………………………….Director of R.F. Fe Guzman……………..…………...……..Youth Minister Samantha Krieg ……….…...………..Coordinator of R.F.
RELIGIOUS FORMATION OFFICE HOURS Monday-Thursday 9:00a.m.-3:00p.m. Sunday 9:00a.m.-2:00p.m. Phone: 757-479-9897 • Fax: 757-479-9453 Email: [email protected]
BAPTISM: Celebrated the 1st weekend of the month except during Lent. Contact Religious Formation Office for Baptism classes prior to the Sacrament.
MATRIMONY: Couples required to give 6 months notice before planning a wedding in the Parish. Please do not set date before contacting the Priest.
MINISTRY TO THE SICK & HOMEBOUND: If you know someone who cannot attend Mass or desires a visit or the Sacrament of Anointing, call the Office.
RECONCILIATION: Celebrated 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at 4:00 p.m.
COLUMBARIUM: Parishioners interested in procuring a Columbarium niche, call the Parish Office.
Welcome to this 13th Sunday in ordinary time! It is a blessing that we are coming back more to MONDAY 06/28 Gn 18:16-33 ; Mt 8:18-22 Church! This is the real meaning of a family celebrating their faith. TUESDAY From the Gospel reading this Sunday, we see 06/29 Acts 12:1-11; 2 Tm 4:6-8,17-18; Mt 16:13-19 the miracles done by Jesus! As his nature was, Jesus WEDNESDAY always attracted crowds and among these crowds 06/30 Gn 21:5, 8-20a ; Mt 8:28-34 were people with all kinds of afflictions. Some people THURSDAY would call on him aloud for healing and others 07/01 Gn 22:1b-19 ; Mt 9:1-8 followed him silently, waiting for an opportune FRIDAY moment to be healed. 07/02 Gn 23:1-4, 19; 24:1-8, 62-67 ; Mt 9:9-13
Today’s Gospel reading shows how Jesus was SATURDAY so concerned about women. His presence healed the 07/03 JACINTO OLLER + woman with hemorrhages and he brought back the life of a little girl. Ez 2:2-5 ; 2 Cor 12:7-10 ; Mk 6:1-6a I believe that we all know that for the survival SUNDAY ELIZABETH & LAMBERTO RAMEREZ + of the human race, the role of women cannot be 07/04 JOSEPH & EILEEN FRITSCH +
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under looked. Sometimes they suffer silently and
society may seem to look the other way.
The woman in today’s Gospel reading had a Steven Barkow, Hadley Hewlett, Emma & Jeff Madrigal, Alice & George Volz, Don DeGroot, Bryan Mendoza, Rose Kmetz, desire all along to get better, “If I but touch his Dawn Boroden, Leonardo V. Corpez, Jim Thomas, Jean Morgan, clothes, I shall be cured.” Her deep faith pushed her Emy Balmaceda, Chandler Jacob, Diane Esposito, Connie Collins, Christian & Dana Brewer, Suzie Neely, Chantal Rose Denman, to touch Jesus’ cloak and she was healed Yolanda Santiaguel, Abelino Santiaguel, Beth Park, Susan Parr, Paula Turgeon, Sarah Harrington, Mike Turner, Norma Comia, immediately! Interestingly enough, Jesus was aware Margarita Qualle, Olive Stanley, Marlene Slate, Osbaldo Toledo, Jun Cruz, Fay Harrington, Ralph Knappa, Erlinda Mariado, that someone had touched him! His response might Marge Kube, John King, Judy Kiplinger, Mary Kramer, Lantz Claudill, Mary Szalach, Suzi North Sheehan, Aurora Young, have sounded rude but Jesus surely wanted to know Val Kandis, Angelita V. Cruz, Nikole Zabataite, Robby Comia, Hel- what kind of a person with such great faith that had en Allen, Michael Kmetz, Marianna Gable, Dick Guevin, Thomas DeNio, Vanessa Miner, Joy Solmerano, Jodi Lee, touched him! Jesus later officially confirms her faith Angel Rindfleisch, Joel Cossette, Jan & Roger Kilb, Pat Byrne, Teresita Mendez-Ozabal, Julie Allen, Tim Helmstetter, Joel Rivera, and healing, “Daughter your faith has saved you...Go Marlene Games, Rose Sunderland, Perry Francisco, Frank Moore, Carlos Gonzalez, Mary Tibbetts, Bobbi Drewiske, Helen Newby, in peace.” The same words of Jesus brought back life Roger & Bellie Guerrero, Harry & Nancy Tennin, Peiro DelValle, The Whitesell Family, Tim Fitzgerald, Ryan Kmetz, Renee Britton, to the young girl, “Little girl, I say to you, arise!” Alma Deguzman, Robert Ozabal, Brian Ozabal, Medy Mendez, Jesus is telling us the same words today, “Do Paula Dellulo, Josepha Oller-Chapa, Randy Beals, Marilyn Briggs, Mark Oller-Red, Roberta Bernardini, Darrell Satturfield, not be afraid, just have faith.” Amen. Fr. Charles Breindel, Teresa Delostrinos, Henrietta Mayr, Oralia Rodriguez, Patricia MacCartney, Jack Mackenzie, Liz Mackenzie, Crispin Guzman Sr. ……………………………………………………………………………... Please pray for the repose of the souls of Matthew Galdo, son of Ed Malana, Edward Wisniewski, brother of Doris McLaughlin, Michael P. Coco, brother of Carol Lilla Let perpetual light shine upon them; may they rest in peace! Please keep the members of these families in your prayers.
Visit the Justice & Peace page on our St. Mark parish website for more information on our current ministries and other J & P focus. www.stmark-parish.org/ministries/justice-and-peace or contact: [email protected] MONDAY Food of the Month: 7:15pm RCIA Formation in Great Hall June: $10 Gift Cards/ Individual Fruit Cups TUESDAY July: 8:30am Eucharist Service in Daily Chapel 1lb Bag Rice/Single Serve Snack Crackers
WEDNESDAY “As a faith- 10am-1pm Food Pantry (GH) community within the Catholic Church of St. 6:30pm Rosary in Daily Chapel Mark, the Justice and Peace committee, using our 7:00pm Eucharist Service in Daily Chapel gifts and talents, strive to image Jesus Christ by fostering the values that He gave us and promote the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church.” Our ministry is always THURS DAY in need of committed volunteers to help both for a one time or 8:30am Eucharist Service in Daily Chapel regular basis. To learn more on our ministry and Catholic Social 9am-11am PLARN in Great Hall teaching please contact: Joyce Gridley at: 757-675-6486 or 9am-6:30pm Adoration in Daily Chapel [email protected] 7:00pm Benediction in Daily Chapel
FRIDAY Human trafficking is the 6:00pm Virtual Rosary on the Saint Mark third largest international crime industry Facebook Page right behind illegal drugs and arms trafficking. Human trafficking earns global profits of roughly $150 billion a year for SATURDAY traffickers, $99 billion of which comes from commercial sexual exploitation. Globally, an estimated 71% of enslaved people are 4:00pm Reconciliation women and girls, while men and boys account for 29%. “Human 5:30pm Weekend Mass In Sanctuary Trafficking by the Numbers.” Human Rights First. Accessed July 31, 2019. There is more information available on the Justice & Peace table in the Great Hall. Together WE can help the fight against SUNDAY Human Trafficking. Are you interested in learning more and on 8:30am Weekend Mass In Sanctuary helping to make a difference? 10:30am Weekend Mass in Sanctuary Email: [email protected] (Also Live-Streamed)
Can you crochet? Can you cut a plastic bag? We need you! The PLARN Ministry creates mats for the homeless out of discarded plastic bags. By joining this ministry, you can help: • Save the environment • Keep our homeless brothers and sisters warm and dry. No meetings are required. You can do it in your own home. For more information contact Chris McGrath at [email protected] or 757-233-0790
: Thank you for your continued support. Since March 2020 through your donations and efforts we have been able to provide 5600 Snack Bags to the P.I.N. Ministry guests. To learn more about PIN Ministry please visit: https://www.pinministry.org/
We are excited to re-establish donuts and coffee
after Sunday Masses. Donuts and coffee will be Our normal practice at St Mark is to celebrate Baptisms available in the Great Hall after 830am and on the first full weekend of the month. We are once again 10:30am Mass on Sundays. Please contact Tony celebrating Baptisms during the weekend liturgy, for as Father Montemurno at: [email protected] or Lin- shares, Baptism is not a private affair but one that should be da Major at: [email protected] if you are celebrated in community. So we share this reflection on "What interested in volunteering to make coffee and serve happened at My Baptism." donuts. “One Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. all.” "So St. Paul speaks across the centuries to each of us. In the Vacation Bible School 2021 July 12-16 waters of Baptism, we are incorporated into the mystery of the SIGN UP ENDS JULY 2 life, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. One with him, our sins In person and virtual options will be available. To volunteer and are forgiven and we receive the Holy Spirit. We become God’s for more info contact Samantha at: [email protected] own. We are incorporated into the Church and empowered Below is the link for volunteer and participant registration. through grace to share in her mission. Sign Up via this link: https://vbspro.events/p/08c87c To help your children (as well as us adults) understand what it means to be baptized, you may want to bring them to a …………………………………………………………………………………………………………... Baptism. At many parishes, people are baptized during the liturgy on the Easter Vigil. Many parishes also schedule Baptism during a •We provide the lesson – you share your love of Jesus monthly Mass throughout the year. •We require two non-related adults per Mass each Sunday Help the children identify the symbols of Baptism. Water •To get involved contact [email protected] is the central symbol. Water symbolizes life and cleansing. What does it feel like after a dip in a lake? What happens when we are ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. deprived of water? How do we feel? Share what you remember of SUMMER YOUTH GROUP NIGHTS the children’s reaction as the priest or deacon poured the water or July 2, 23, 30, Aug 6 (Lock-In), 13, 20 submerged them in the font. If you observe an adult immersion, notice that the person goes completely beneath the water. This ***6—8 PM *** Bring a friend. Bring a smile. gesture symbolizes our sharing in the death of Christ on the Cross. Bring games to share and We have died to sin, and are raised to new life, in $1.00 for snacks and drinks. Baptism. Your child was anointed with chrism at Baptism. Chrism has a beautiful fragrance. It is fine to ask your deacon, priest, or Sign up to be [email protected] liturgy director to allow your children to smell the chrism, which is …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. in a vessel cabinet called an ambry. After the anointing with chrism, a white garment is given The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults or RCIA is a process to to the individual, showing that they have become a new creation. learn and grow in the Catholic Christian Faith. It begins with If you have the white garment the children were given, or a family Inquiry, where you come to ask questions and determine if this is christening gown, show it to your children. White is a symbol of right for you. It is open to those who have never been Baptized or purity. Have they ever seen the world covered with a fresh coat of are coming from a different Christian Faith experience or not fully snow? What does it look like? Feel like? Imagine that freshness formed in the Catholic Faith. Formation sessions are conducted being even greater. Share photos of family members in their on Monday evenings, starting at 7:15pm. If you are interested baptismal garments. please contact Deacon Mike Johnson at 479-1010 or The baptized receive a lighted candle as part of the rite. This [email protected] candle is held by the godparents and parents, it represents the …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. light that Christ Jesus has brought into the world. Light your children’s baptismal candle during dinner on the anniversary of their Baptism. The start of a relationship with Jesus Christ is worthy of commemoration! Finally, help your children notice that many people make promises at Baptism. The baptized (if they are children or adults), the parents, the godparents, and the community make promises. Baptism is not just about the child. It is about the commitment to share our faith and support each other in growing into the likeness of Christ and carrying his message of love and freedom to everyone we meet."
Reproduced with permission: Text by Trish Sullivan Vanni. © 2017 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 3949 South Racine Avenue, Chicago, IL 60609; 1-800-933-1800; www.LTP.org.
Parish Life is seeking new leadership. If you enjoy event planning, social gatherings, and creating new ideas, please contact Linda Major (757-615-0763) to learn more about this exciting ministry. \
has started meeting at local parks on Friday mornings. Please contact Kerri Drake at (914)850-0829 for more details.
Normal gatherings will resume in the fall. Please contact Sandy Barczak at 7575-963-8598 if you are interested in joining this wonderful group.
- Do you like to cook? Our chefs volunteer their Peter and Paul are giants of the Church. Both are apostles. Peter time and ingredients for funeral reception menus. If you have been was very likely a middle-aged man when Jesus called him. He was a a Heavenly Chef or would like to become a Heavenly Chef, Please fisherman from Bethsaida, a village near the Lake of Galilee. contact Susan Deml at 757-705-7196 to verify that you are Perhaps he was part of a fisherman’s co-op with his brother interested in resuming your service or to sign up as a new Andrew and friends James and John. At any rate, Andrew Heavenly Chef. introduced Peter to Jesus. Jesus said, “You are Simon son of John; you are to be called Cephas, meaning Rock.” - This ministry provides meals 2 to 3 times a week to parishioners who have had surgery or have given birth. During the three years the apostles lived with Jesus, Peter showed Meals are scheduled for two weeks unless circumstances require definite signs of leadership. He was often the spokesman for the longer assistance. Please call Linda Major at 757-615-0763 if you group. When Jesus asked, “Who do you say I am?” Peter replied, are interested in serving this ministry. “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” It was Peter who ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. objected to Jesus’ stating that he was on his way to Jerusalem to suffer and die. Peter is mentioned 195 times in the New FROM THE BOOKKEEPER Testament. He appears lovable, impetuous, practical, and sometimes weak under pressure. Jesus loved him dearly, even after Peter denied knowing him during the passion
Peter became the leader in the early Church. According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was the first to preach on Pentecost. He Fiscal Year Offertory Needed Excess/ arranged for the selection of Matthias to replace Judas. He worked July20 June 20 Year to Year to Short the first public miracle: curing the lame man at the temple gate. He June21 Date Date welcomed the first person who was not Jewish into the Church. People thought just his shadow passing by would cure them. Offertory $17,156 $857,203 $832,000 $25,203
Peter was imprisoned three or four times. Finally, in Rome, he was sentenced to death by crucifixion. Out of respect for his Master, Jesus, he asked the guard to fasten him to the cross upside down. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… He was buried in an old Roman cemetery, probably where the basilica of St. Peter is today. He is called the “Prince of the St Mark is seeking qualified Nursery Attendants to work 2-4 hours Apostles.” Two letters in the Bible are said to be his. a weekend working in the nursery during our 2 Sunday Masses. Two attendants per Mass are required. Must be at least 18 years of Paul received the best education. Being a strict Jew, he persecuted age, with some child care experience, along with first aid the Christians who were teaching strange new things. One day on knowledge. Background check and VIRTUS training will be the way to Damascus to hunt for Christians, Paul met Jesus. Paul required upon hiring. Please email your resume to Deacon Mike became the greatest Christian missionary, preaching and founding Johnson. [email protected] churches. In the beginning Paul had difficulty convincing the Jewish …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Christians that non-Jews could be baptized and did not have to follow Jewish rules. He finally won. St Mark is seeking qualified Custodian to work 25 hours per week For about thirty years Paul traveled around the Roman Empire Sunday-Thursday. Must be 18 years of age, some maintenance preaching about Christ and suffering. From his many letters that experience required. Background check and VIRTUS training will are in the Bible and from the Acts of the Apostles, he seems to be required upon hiring. Please email your resume to Deacon have been affectionate, loyal, courageous, and dedicated. He was Mike Johnson. [email protected] the right man to build the bridge between Jewish religion of the ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Old Testament and the Christianity of the New Testament. Paul was imprisoned and finally beheaded outside of the walls of Rome. The Church is no longer accepting used ink cartridges to be (Loyola Press) recycled. Instead, we ask that they be taken directly to Best Buy or Office Depot for recycling. Thank you!