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The Community of St. MarkSylvia James George30 MELVIN AVENUE CATONSVILLE, MD 21228 (410) 744-6560WEB SITE: http://www.stmarkchurch-catonsville.orgRev. Christopher J. Whatley . PastorRev. Hamilton Okeke . Associate PastorDeacon Seigfried Presberry . Permanent DeaconMrs. Nora Coakley Reiter, CPA. .Pastoral Associate & Business Manager Ext. 235Mrs. Stephanie Rattell . School Principal Ext. 2Ms. Rae Ellen Clegg . Parish Program Coordinator Ext. 221Mrs. Katja Kjelgaard, CPA . Accountant Ext. 236Mr. Patrick Coyle . Director of Music Ext. 232PARISH OFFICE . 30 Melvin Avenue - 410-744-6560 Ext. 1PAROCHIAL SCHOOL . 26 Melvin Avenue - 410-744-6560 Ext. 2RELIGIOUS EDUCATION . 30 Melvin Avenue - 410-744-6560 Ext. 235BAPTISMS: Parish policy requires that families must beregistered parishioners for at least six months prior to having achild Baptized. The Sacrament is celebrated on the 2nd & 4thSunday of the month. A parent must register with the ParishOffice at least one month prior to the requested date; newparents must also attend a Baptismal Preparation session.SACRAMENTAL PREP: The Archdiocese requires thatchildren registered as candidates for First Reconciliation, FirstEucharist & Confirmation must be regularly participating in anapproved religious education program during the sacramentalyear, as well as one year prior.RCIA: We welcome inquirers to the Catholic Faith into ourRCIA process. Call the Religious Education Office for details.CARE OF THE SICK: If a member of your household isseriously ill or hospitalized, please contact the Parish Office Ext.#1. In case of a true life/death emergency, please call (410) 7446560 Ext. 302 so a priest might respond.RECONCILIATION: Individual confessions are heard everySaturday from 3:00 to 3:45 P.M. in the Church.MARRIAGE PLANS: Archdiocesan guidelines require that thecouple contact the pastor at least six months prior to the date ofthe wedding.MASS SCHEDULE:DAILY MASS7:45 AMMonday thru Friday8:00 AMSaturdayChapelSATURDAY:4:00 PM - ChurchSUNDAY:7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM and5:00 PM - ChurchCONFESSIONS3:00 PM Saturday - ChurchMISSION STATEMENT: Grounded, fortified and nourished by theEucharist, the members of St. Mark Church share with all theunconditional love of God through active witness to the Gospelof Jesus Christ by learning, living and loving our faith.PARISH MEMBERSHIP: New Parishioners are requested toregister at the Parish Center Office as soon as possible. Pleasenotify the Parish Center of any address or phone numberchange as soon as possible.VOLUNTEER WORK: There are many ways parishioners mayrender valuable assistance in the Church and School. We woulddeeply appreciate you offering your talents and your time at yourconvenience.CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Please notify the Parish Office incase of change of address.EUCHARISTIC FAST: “ A person who is to receive the MostHoly Eucharist is to abstain for at least one hour before HolyCommunion from any food and drink, except for only water andmedicine.” “The elderly, the infirm, and those who care for themcan receive the Most Holy Eucharist even if they have eatensomething within the preceding hour.” (Canon 919 1&3)
THE COMMUNITY OF ST. MARK, CATONSVILLE, MDDear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,The word, humility, finds its origin in the Latin word, humus, which means the ground or the earth. Spiritual authors suggest thata humble person is GROUNDED in honesty and reality. The author, Ben Sirach advised his followers to accept themselves as theyare and the author of Hebrews stresses we all share in God's love. The practice of a daily examination of conscience is a wonderfulinstrument for any person to grow in humility.On this Labor Day weekend, many of us will recall the practice of making a Morning Offering to the Lord. One offered God the“prayers, works, joys, and sacrifices" of each day. Christ invites us to work in the Lord's vineyard. Modern schedules (work,volunteer commitments, religious obligations - to name a few) can be demanding. Dedicating each day to the Lord can become asource of inspiration for one to persevere in the vineyard and to become more aware that Christ works beside us.In Our Lord,Fr. WhatleyThe second collection next weekend is for Maintenance. Please be generous.Readings for the Week of September 1, 2019Sun: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29/Ps 68/Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a/Lk 14:1, 7-14Mon: 1 Thes 4:13-18/Ps 96/Lk 4:16-30Tue: 1 Thes 5:1-6, 9-11/Ps 27/Lk 4:31-37Wed: Col 1:1-8/Ps 52/Lk 4:38-44Thu: Col 1:9-14/Ps 98/Lk 5:1-11Fri: Col 1:15-20/Ps 100/Lk 5:33-39Sat: Col 1:21-23/Ps 54/Lk 6:1-5Next Sunday: Wis 9:13-18b/Ps 90/Phlm 9-10, 12-17/Lk 14:25-33PARISH FINANCES for the weekend ofOffertory . Loose . Total. Poor Box . Summer Appeal . Faith Direct . Aug FAITH DIRECT: ON-LINE GIVINGTo contribute to St. Mark’s weekly offertoryvia direct debit or credit card, please visitwww.faithdirect.net and enter parish codeMD532. Or, call toll free: 1-866-507-8757.Thank you for your faithful stewardship!EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AT ST. MARKFirst Friday September 6 9:00am-6:00pmExposition of the Blessed Sacrament will beoffered in the Chapel on Fri, Sept 6 only if alltime periods are covered by at least two people.Please stop by an advance sign-up station in thechurch vestibule this weekend or next weekend to add yourname & availability to the schedule. If not enough peopleexpress interest, Adoration will be canceled for September. Ifyou’re unable to visit an advance sign-up station, but wouldlike to be added to the schedule, please contact Joe LeGathat joe.legath@gmail.com or 410-719-8747 or the ParishOffice at 410-744-6560, ext. 1.Mon, Sept 2Tues, Sept 3Wed, Sept 4Thurs, Sept 5Fri, Sept 6Sat., Sept 7Sun, Sept 89:00 AM7:45 AM7:45 AM7:45 AM7:45 AM8:00 AM4:00 PM7:30 AM9:00 AM11:00 AM5:00 PMSpecial IntentionHoward RolandRaymond J. QuinnTeresa A. LoverdeDolores L. FischerDennis J. McGuireGerard GasparThelma & Bucky PetersAgnes CallananBill PresslerGary HartleyPlease pray for all deceased members of our community.Especially: Susan David and Mark Parr."Rather, when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, thecrippled, the lame, the blind; blessed indeed will you bebecause of their inability to repay you. For you will berepaid at the resurrection of the righteous." - Lk 14:13-14ST. MARK’S EVENING ROSARYMonday, September 9 7:00pm St. Mark ChapelPlease join us as we gather to pray the Rosary, pray forpeace & healing in our communities, nation & world and liftour voices in song & praise! All are welcome!HOUR OF GLORY: SEPTEMBER 16Fr. Hamilton invites you to join him in theChapel at 7:30pm on Monday, September 16for an Hour of Glory! This charismatic, upliftinghour features praise, worship, preaching & prayers with anopportunity for fellowship. All are welcome!LABOR DAY MASS ANNOUNCEMENTLabor Day Mass will be celebrated at9:00am in the Church on Mon, September2. Please note that Mass is not offered inthe Chapel on Labor Day.
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEST. MARK SCHOOL NEWS410-744-6560, x 2 www.stmark-school.orgSt. Mark School provides an academically sound,Christ-centered curriculum for PreK 3 – Grade 8.Please visit our website or call to schedule a tour!HELP WANTED: AFTERCAREThe St. Mark School Aftercare Program seeks caringindividuals, preferably with a background in early childhooddevelopment, to work in our afternoon program with studentsin PreK4-5th grade. Aftercare is in session Mondays-Fridaysduring the school year from 3:00-6:00pm. Days worked canbe flexible. Duties include supervising children for indoor &outdoor play, snack & homework. Please contact the schooloffice for an application.ENROLLMENT FOR 2019-2020St. Mark School is still accepting applications for the 20192020 school year - all grades. Space is limited. Please visitwww.stmark-school.org to inquire or call 410-744-6560, ext.249 for more information or to schedule a tour.St. Mark School has been providing quality Catholiceducation in the heart of Catonsville since 1889! Come seehow we live our motto: Learn and Bring Christ to the World!ST. MARK ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONCROSS COUNTY!New for 2019! SMAA will offer Cross Country for all 1st-8thgraders! Practices will be on Mondays & Wednesdays from3:15-4:15pm at St. Mark School and the teams will participatein several meets throughout the fall, culminating with theCurley Classic in November. Please register by September 8at https://tshq.bluesombrero.com/default.aspx?tabid 2434987or visit the SMAA Facebook page: www.facebook.com/StMarkAthletics. Questions? Email stmarkaa@hotmail.com.SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMITTEE NEWSCommittee Meeting Mon, Sept 9 7:00pmCoakley Room (Parish Center)There is always room for more volunteers to give the lessfortunate a voice. Please join us! Contact Fran Murray,Committee Chair, at f murray2014@comcast.netThank you for your ongoing generosityto the less fortunate in our community!!THE ROAMIN’ CATHOLICS: St. Mark’s Travel GroupRoamin’ Catholics’ trips are open to all! For information andreservations, please contact Carol Suarez at 410-744-7092 orst.mark.roamin.catholics@live.com.JUST ANNOUNCED FOR 2020Queen Esther March 31 Only 125 per personExperience one of the most riveting stories of the OldTestment, as it comes to life at the Sight & Sound Theater inLancaster with magnificent sets, special effects & liveanimals. Lunch at the Hershey Farm Restaurant.Reservations must be made early! ( 60 deposit)Special AnnouncementIf you are interested in our Mon, Dec 9 trip to New York Cityfor the Rockettes’ Christmas Show at Radio City, pleasecontact Carol Suarez now! Final cost: TBD ( 60 deposit).IGNATIAN WEEKEND RETREATSLoyola on the PotomacLoyola On The Potomac, a Jesuit retreat house inSouthern Maryland, offers men-only, women-only, and co-edretreats. Visit www.loyolaonthepotomac.com or take a flyerfrom the church vestibule for a description of each retreat.The retreat begins Friday evening and concludes Sundayafternoon. Retreats at Loyola are conducted in anatmosphere of silence, based on the Spiritual Exercises of St.Ignatius Loyola. Communal silence frees each retreatant tobe alone with God while sharing Loyola’s spiritualnourishments. Mass, reconciliation and group prayer areavailable, but none are obligatory; you make the Loyolaretreat all yours. The setting is bucolic, the campus isbeautiful, and Loyola’s cookies are heavenly good! I cantestify that the experience is always uplifting and beneficial.The 2019-20 retreat calendar is available online and in theflyer in our vestibule. Any retreat weekend is yours toconsider. The nominal St. Mark men’s retreat weekend is 1315 September but don’t let that restrict you. St. Markwomen have several women-only retreat opportunities. Andthere are co-ed weekend retreats sprinkled throughout theyear. Loyola suggests a retreat offering of 245; for youngand first-time participants, 195. However, this is just a guide;please know that a Loyola retreat is not predicated on abilityto pay. They’d be delighted to accept whatever will enableyou to experience the guaranteed graces coming your way.If you'd like to register or learn more, please grab a flyer n thechurch vestibule, visit www.loyolaonthepotomac.com, callLoyola (301-392-0800), or contact St Mark’s Loyola retreatcaptain, Mike Fromm (410-788-0089). If you know someonewho might be interested (he/she doesn't have to be a St.Mark parishioner), please give him/her my number.RESPECT LIFEPregnant? Need help?Hotline/resources: 800-712-HELP / www.optionline.org.Gabriel Network ministers to families challenged with acrisis pregnancy. 800-ANGEL-OK, www.gabrielnetwork.org.Women’s Center West is our local resource for womenexperiencing crisis pregnancies. Please call 410-788-4433 orvisit https://www.womenscenterwest.com/.Suffering after abortion? Project Rachel provides healingretreats and a referral network. Please call 410-625-8491 orvisit www.project-rachel.net.HOLY INNOCENTS MINISTRYThis Archdiocesan program provides ministry to families whohave lost children to miscarriage. If you have experienced theheartbreak of miscarriage and would like information aboutburial and memorial options and/or spiritual and emotionalsupport, please call the helpline at 410-547-3142 or emailholyinnocents@archbalt.org. For more information, pleasevisit www.holyinnocentsbaltimore.org.TALK RADIO FOR CATHOLIC LIFETune your radio to WVTO 92.7 FM for Catholic prayers,devotions, news and more. 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SEPTEMBER 1 2019WALKING WITH PURPOSEWomen’s Catholic Bible Studywww.walkingwithpurpose.comJoin us for a RetreatSat, September 14 St. Agnes Church8:00am-12:30pmWalking with Purpose transforms the hearts and lives ofwomen by providing Bible studies that enable women to knowChrist through Scripture and Church teachings. Please join usand learn how the Bible relates to our daily lives! For moreinformation about the retreat, please contact Michelle Burke:mprays@gmail.com; 410-744-2900.KEEPING IN BALANCEWeekly group sessions begin in September!Do you desire to grow in your Catholic faith? Would you liketo connect with other women in our parish? Are you lookingfor ways to balance the demands of work, family &community? We invite you to join Walking with Purpose thisfall at St. Agnes/St. William of York & St. Mark parishes.Weekly group sessions will begin on Wed, Sept 18 at 9:30amat St. Agnes & on Thurs, Sept 19 at 7:30pm at St. Mark.Keeping in Balance, our study for this Fall through Spring,focuses on creating balance within. No previous Bible studyexperience is necessary. For questions, please contact Abbyat 443-534-4230 for the morning group or Diane at 410-3716169 for the evening group. Or, please emailwwp.catonsville@gmail.com. We hope to see you!RADIO MASS OF BALTIMOREEach Sunday, tune in to Q1370 AM at 9:03am & WCBM 680AM at 6:03pm for Mass. http://radiomass.org.IMPORTANT ARCHDIOCESAN ANNOUNCEMENTA man has informed the Archdiocese of Baltimore that in themid-1970s he was sexually abused by now-retired priest,Ronald Belschner. The man claims Belschner abused him onmultiple occasions while serving at St. Gregory the GreatCatholic Church in West Baltimore. Belschner has not beenin ministry for over 25 years and no longer resides in theArchdiocese of Baltimore. Pursuant to Archdiocesan policy,the Archdiocese offered the victim counseling assistance.In addition to serving at St. Gregory the Great from 19691976, Belschner also served at the following parishes: St.Mark, Catonsville (1965-1969); All Saints, Baltimore (19761981); St Joseph, Buckeystown (1981-1989), and St. Mary,Cumberland (1989-1991). He also served as part-timechaplain at Mount St. Joseph High School from 1967-1969.All allegations of child sexual abuse brought to the attentionof the Archdiocese of Baltimore are reported to lawenforcement. Under Maryland Law, any person who hasreason to believe a child has been subjected to abuse mustreport the suspected abuse to civil authorities, even if thepotential victim is now over 18 years old and even in caseswhere the alleged perpetrator is deceased. If someoneassociated with the church, including clergy, employees, orvolunteers of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is suspected ofabuse, then the suspected abuse should also be reported tothe Archdiocesan Office of Child and Youth at 410-547-5438or the Victims Assistance Line at 1-866-417-7469.PATAPSCO OVERLOOK BUS TRIPSHolidays at Mount Hope Mansion Dinner Theater &Winery, plus Brown’s Orchard Farm MarketWed, Nov 13 103.00 per personJoin us for a day trip to Mount Hope Mansion in Manheim,PA, a Victorian estate decorated in Holiday finery. Enjoy adelicious four-course meal, sing along to traditional yuletidesongs, interact with actors dressed as Christmas characters,and be entertained with stories of holidays gone by. After theshow, we visit Mount Hope Estate Winery & Shop. Our wineryhost will guide us through a tasting of selected Mount Hopewines. Our last stop is Brown’s Orchard & Farm Market whereyou will find locally grown fruits & vegetables, PennsylvaniaDutch foods, fresh baked breads, meats, soups, and salads.For reservations & additional information, please contactDorothy Hilditch: mikendar1@verizon.net; 410-744-0144.TOLTON: FROM SLAVE TO PRIESTThe nationally acclaimed Saint Luke’s Productions play,Tolton: From Slave to Priest, is coming to the Archdiocese ofBaltimore. It is about Venerable Father Augustus Tolton, thefirst recognized Black Catholic priest in the USA. His causefor canonization continues because he is known for heroicallyliving the Christian virtues, including as a priest and pastor.Plan to join us for this FREE event appropriate for ages 10and older. A free-will offering will be received to help withcosts. Sponsored by the Basilica, Holy Family Parish, andSaint Bernardine Parish, the play will be presented on:Fri, Sept 6 at 7:30pm: Basilica (409 Cathedral Street)Sat, Sept 7 at 7:30pm: Holy Family Church Hall (9531 LibertyRoad, Randallstown)Wed, Sept 11 at 1:00 & 7:30pm: Holy Angels Catholic School(1201 South Caton Avenue)Please visit www.holyfamilyrandallstown.org/tolton for moreinformation.MINI–RETREAT FOR WIDOWS & WIDOWERSOur Lady of VictorySeptember 7 10:00am-2:00pmAll widows and widowers are invited to attend this FREEretreat! Please bring a brown bag lunch. Drinks will beprovided. Register at wers.html or the Parish Office: 410-242-0131;parish@olvictory.org.MEMBERSHIP: New parishioners are encouraged to visitour website www.stmarkchurch-catonsville.org to download aparish registration form. For address or phone numberupdates, email kkjelgaard@stmarkchurch-catonsville.org. Or,mail this notice to the parish office. Thank you!NameStreetCity/State ZipEmailPhoneCheck: New registration Change in contact information Change in family information Want envelopes
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