Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 25, 2018 March 25, 2018 ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST ROMANST. MARK CATHOLIC THE EVANGE- CHURCH 7081 SE HWY 42, SUMMELIST RFIELD, FL 34491 CATHOLICFOUNDED - SEPTEMBER COMMUNITY 5, 2005 FOUNDED“Where Friends - SEPTEMBER Become Family” 5, 2005 We, the RomanMAILING Catholic ADDRESS: Community of St.7081 Mark SE HWY the Evangelist, 42, SUMMERFIELD, seek to know FL the 34491 heart, PARISH OFFICE # 352-347-9317 see the face and be the hands of Christ, FAX # 352-347-9749 WEBSITE:Son of God, www.stmarkrcc.com Son of Mary. “Where Friends Become Family” PARISH CLERGY AND STAFF REV. SEBASTIAN HANKS, OSPPE PASTOR - 352-638-2359 REV. MACIEJ KARPINSKI, OSPPE PAROCHIAL VICAR - 352-638-2361 MASS SCHEDULE REV. LOUIS BIHR, Retired Saturday VIGIL MASS DEACON CHARLIE CIMMINO 4 PM & 6 PM 352-999-0567 - [email protected] SUNDAY MASS DEACON BOB ESPOSITO 8 AM, 10 AM, & 12 NOON DEACON JOHN RUMPLASCH 352-350-2430 - [email protected] daily mass MONDAY - FRIDAY BROTHER BERNARD KLUCZKOWSKI, OSPPE 7:30 AM & 8:30 AM OFFICE MANAGER: GINA FERANCHEK SATURDAY - 8 am EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT: CATHERINE NOCERA CONFESSIONS RECEPTIONIST: PATRICIA GRAY SATURDAY FOLLOWING THE FINANCE OFFICE: DON CURTIS, MANAGER AND JOAN GOEBEL 8 am mASS & MUSIC DIRECTOR: ROGER GRENIER FROM 3 pM TO 3:45 pM MAINTENANCE: CHRIS MORGAN, SUPERVISOR and by appointment AND LARRY WAITE PARISH OFFICE HOURS: M. - Th. 8 AM - 4 PM Closed for Lunch: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Staffed Fridays: 9 AM - 12 Noon PARISH OFFICE PHONE: 352-347-9317 Staffed by FAX #: 352-347-9749 THE Pauline Fathers EMAIL: [email protected] ONLINE AT: www.stmarkrcc.com Page Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 25, 2018 MASS INTENTIONS READINGS FOR HOLY WEEK March 26 to April 1 Palm Sunday: Mk 11:1‐10 or Jn 12:12‐16/Is 50:4‐7/ Monday, March 26 Ps 22:8‐9, 17‐18, 19‐20, 23‐24 [2a]/Phil 2:6‐11/Mk 7:30 AM Laurence Gardiner 14:1‐‐15:47 or 15:1‐39 8:30 AM † Margaret Loerop Monday: Is 42:1‐7/Ps 27:1, 2, 3, 13‐14 [1a]/ Tuesday, March 27 Jn 12:1‐11 7:30 AM † Elizabeth Bartholomew 8:30 AM † Eileen Duggan Tuesday: Is 49:1‐6/Ps 71:1‐2, 3‐4a, 5ab‐6ab, 15 and 17 [cf. 15ab]/Jn 13:21‐33, 36‐38 Wednesday, March 28 7:30 AM † Leonard Brown Wednesday: Is 50:4‐9a/Ps 69:8‐10, 21‐22, 31 and 33 5 PM † Elizabeth Bartholomew ‐34 [14c]/Mt 26:14‐25 Holy Thursday, March 29 9 AM Morning Prayer Holy Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1‐3a, 6a, 8b‐9/Ps 89:1, 2‐3, 3‐4, 5‐6 [2a]/Rv 1:5‐8/Lk 4:16‐21 5 PM Mass of the Lord’s Supper ‐ for the Intenon of the Pauline Fathers Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1‐8, 11‐14/ Good Friday, March 30 Ps 116:12‐13, 15‐16bc, 17‐18 [cf. 1 Cor 10:16]/1 Cor 9 AM Morning Prayer 11:23‐26/Jn 13:1‐15 3 PM The Passion 6 PM Staons of the Cross Good Friday: Is 52:13‐‐53:12/Ps 31:2, 6, 12‐13, 15‐ Holy Saturday, March 31 16, 17, 25 [Lk 23:46]/Heb 4:14‐16; 5:7‐9/Jn 18:1‐‐ 9 AM Morning Prayer 19:42 12PM Blessing of Food Holy Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:1‐‐2:2 or 1:1, 26‐31a/ 7:30 PM Easter Vigil Ps 104:1‐2, 5‐6, 10, 12, 13‐14, 24, 35 [30] Easter Sunday, April 1 Ps 33:4‐5, 6‐7, 12‐13, 20‐22 [5b]/ 8 AM † Raymond and Doris Johnston Gn 22:1‐18 or 22:1‐2, 9a, 10‐13, 15‐18/Ps 16:5, 10 AM St. Mark’s Parishioners 8, 9‐10, 11 [1]/ 12 PM † Brian McDonough Ex 14:15‐‐15:1/Ex 15:1‐2, 3‐4, 5‐6, 17‐18 [1b]/ Is 54:5‐14/ † Indicates deceased. Ps 30:2, 4, 5‐6, 11‐12, 13 [2a]/Is 55:1‐11/ Is 12:2‐3, 4, 5‐6 [3]/ Sanctuary Lamp Bar 3:9‐15, 32‐‐4:4/ March 25 ‐ March 31 Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11 [Jn 6:68c]/ Ez 36:16‐17a, 18‐28/ Michael and Lois Connor Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 [42:2] or Is 12:2‐3, 4bcd, 5‐6 [3] or 50th Wedding Anniversary Ps 51:12‐13, 14‐15, 18‐19 [12a]/ and Rom 6:3‐11/Ps 118:1‐2, 16‐17, 22‐23/ Mk 16:1‐7 † Sean Kersey Easter Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37‐43/ Offertory Donations: Ps 118:1‐2, 16‐17, 19‐29 [24]/ Col 3:1‐4 or 1 Cor 5:6b‐8/ March 18 - unavailable at print Jn 20:1‐9 or time Mk 16:1‐7or Not all offerings are equal, but all sacrifices are. Lk 24:13‐35 Thank you for your generosity. Page 2 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 25, 2018 St. Mark The Evangelist THIS WEEK’S EVENTS Pastoral Council Members 2017-2018 The Way of the Cross Mar. 25 Roger Grenier and the 5 PM Dick Finlin 615-714-4205 St. Mark Celebraon Choir Bob Fountain 812-204-5167 HOLY THURSDAY Mar. 29 5 PM Doris Goodwin 751-3625 MASS OF THE LORDS SUPPER GOOD FRIDAY Carmen Guerette 753-5242 THE PASSION & Mar. 30 3 PM & STATIONS OF THE CROSS Jed Hayden 775-4279 6 PM Followed by CONFESSIONS Ron Hoppe 347-0685 HOLY SATURDAY Mac McClean 775-2912 Mar. 31 BLESSING OF THE FOOD & 12 NOON & EASTER VIGIL 7:30 PM John McHale 430-1857 EASTER SUNDAY 8, 10, & Apr. 1 Robert Moore 517-215-3855 MASSES NOON Anita Paul 540-905-3971 ONGOING EVENTS *NO Meetings 3/24 – 4/2* Joann Rivers 216-4526 Caregivers Support Group 2nd Wednesday 2 PM Samantha Wild Cathy Ruehl 399-2693 Catholic Daughters 3rd Tuesday 6:30 PM Christina McClean Peggy Serkies 978-5163 Church Tour 3rd Thursday 1:30 PM Eileen Harburger Rita Thompson 750-4315 Donut Sunday Last Sunday of the Month In the Social Hall WEEKLY PRAYER SERVICES Hospitality 2nd Wednesday 2 PM Carol Simmons Recitaon of the Rosary: Monday thru Friday aer K of C 3rd Wednesday 7 PM John McCollough 7:30 AM Mass, Saturday aer the 8 AM Mass K of C 4th Degree 4th Wednesday 7 PM Bill Delaney Morning Prayers: Monday thru Friday aer 8:30 AM Mass, Saturday aer the Rosary Men’s Grief 2nd Tuesday 4 PM Bob Harrison Support Exposion and Adoraon of the Blessed Sacrament: Every Tuesday aer the 8:30 AM Mass unl noon Men’s Guild 1st Wednesday 6 PM John Farr Exposion and Benedicon: Aer the Music Ministry Rehearsal - Thurs 6 PM Roger Grenier 8:30 AM Mass on the First Friday of the Month Prayer Shawl Last Tuesday of the Month Ann Esposito Ministry Breath of God Charismac Prayer Group: Every Monday at 6:30 PM in the Social Hall Tuesdays 6:30 PM Kathy Feenaghty RCIA Class Tom Feenaghty If you need someone to pray with you, or for you, Resumes in October Jim Lucas please call Deacon Charlie Cimmino at 999‐0567 Wally Isaacs Respite Care 1st Wednesday 1 PM or Lorraine Heffner at 750‐4552 for personal prayer. Carol Southfield Rosary Prayer Various Mondays 1 - 3 PM Nancy Ellison Cenacle Prayer Group: Every Wednesday at 5 PM Group NEXT MEETING APR 23 at the home of Mario and Helen DeVito, Secular call 775‐2066 for more informaon. Franciscan Order 1st Wednesday 9 AM Ray Baker Divine Mercy Chaplet: Friday aer both AM Masses Spiritual Book 3rd Tuesday 2 PM Lorraine Tinkler Discussion Group Perpetual Novena to Our Lady of Czestochowa: Saturday aer the 8 AM Mass Women’s Guild 1st Tuesday 6:30 PM Maureen Monda Page 3 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord March 25, 2018 Reflections on the Sunday Scripture Christ went to the cross for the forgiveness of our sins, He died on the cross for our salvation, and He rose March 25, 2018 from the cross to bring us to everlasting life in the Kingdom of God. Passion (Palm) Sunday If we have clean hearts, opened eyes, and enriched Readings: Isaiah 50:407 Philippians 2:6-11 minds, we will all be ready to be baptized or to renew Mark 14-1 – 15:47 our baptismal promises as faithful Catholic Christians at Easter. Today’s Gospel Reading is the passion narrative in Mark, which is the oldest written version of the suffering and death of Jesus that exists. It serves as "The Way of the Cross" a basis for the versions found in Matthew and Luke. featuring Theologically and spiritually, the passion narrative is the most important portion of the entire Gospel. St. Mark’s Celebration Choir and Roger Grenier “Truly this man was the Son of God” with meditations & prayers by After hearing or reading this passion narrative, we Pope Benedict XVI in sometimes ask and answer two questions; “Who is Pictures & Song this man?” - and - “Why did he come?” How would you answer these questions? What do you feel in This is a pictorial version of the Stations of the Cross your heart? using snapshots from the “Passion of the Christ” movie along with meditations and prayers by Pope Benedict XVI. Place yourself within the passion narrative.