Bulletin - St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church

St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Churc
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1602 Thousand Oaks Drive - San Antonio, TX 78232
www.stmarkevangelist.com
Our Mission Statement:
to spread the good news of Jesus Christ to all God’s
people by word and action.
PARISH DIRECTORY
Pastor: Rev. Msgr. Kevin E. Ryan
PARISH OFFICE HOURS:
PASTORAL OFFICE - 494-1606
Pastor
Pastoral Administrator
Development Director
Bookkeeper
Asst. Bookkeeper
Parish Data Services
Administrative Asst.
Deacon
Deacon
Deacon
Deacon
Deacon
Rev. Msgr. Kevin Ryan
Dot Hamlin
Pamela Raines
Rich Mazzara
Brenda Houchens
Zulaika L. Muñiz
Pat Flores
Gil Hernandez
Raul Adam
Steve Marques
Larry Brisiel
Hipolito Huerta
Ext. 312
Ext. 311
Ext. 306
Ext. 319
Ext. 313
Ext. 327
Ext. 300
488-6296
646-7632
269-1339
391-0636
426-8304
LITURGY OFFICE - 494-1660
Liturgy/Pastoral Care
Liturgy Asst.
Music Director
Music Director Asst.
Sunday Receptionist
Robert Martinez
Carroll Migura
Dolores Martinez
Gary Marks
Kathleen Bedingfield
Ext. 315
Ext. 307
Ext. 316
Ext. 330
Ext. 303
FAITH FORMATION/RELIGIOUS ED.-494-7434
Director of Adult Faith Formation - Paul Vance
Ext. 326
Christian Initiation Ministry (R.C.I.A.), Spiritual Direction,
Quinceañeras - Anne Kemper
Ext. 329
Baptism & Childcare Coordinator - Laura Boren
Ext. 325
Faith Formation Elem. Admin Asst.—Rita Cabello
Ext. 320
Children’s Ministry - Elizabeth Herring
Ext. 324
YOUTH MINISTRY-494-1959
Director of HS Youth Ministry - Frank Peacher
Youth Ministry– Lifeteen - Sr. Gemma Abonge
Youth Admin. Asst. - Brenda Mireles
Middle School Youth Ministry -Zachary Hemmi
PRE-SCHOOL
Co-Directors
Ext. 334
Ext. 331
Ext. 333
Ext. 332
& DAYCARE OFFICES - 494-9282
Administrative Asst.
Kathy Glendening
Connie Magott
Kim Hicks
Ext. 321
Ext. 322
Ext. 337
PHYSICAL PLANT - 494-9399
Manager
Team Leader
Custodians
George Wetherill
Juan Olivo
Rosa Hernandez, Hector Rendon,
Miguel Martinez, Jenny Alarcon
Ext. 318
CHURCH REGISTRATION
Are you new in the parish? You are invited to register in the
Pastoral Office, Monday-Thursday 9:00—5:00; Friday 8:00—4:00
(Closed 12:00 - 1:00 PM), or in the Pastoral Offices located in the
church on Saturday or Sunday. Registration forms are also
available on our website: www.stmarkevangelist.com
MONDAY-THURSDAY 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM
FRIDAY 8:00 AM TO 4:00 PM
(CLOSED FOR LUNCH FROM 12:00—1:00 PM MON.-FRI.)
PHONE: 494-1606 - FAX: 494-4957
FOR AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES: PHONE 494-1606 AND FOLLOW ANSWERING MACHINE INSTRUCTIONS
MASS SCHEDULE:
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
8 AM, 10 AM, 12 PM
2 PM (SPANISH), 5 PM
8:15 AM & 6:30 PM
6:30 AM
6:30 AM & 8:15 AM
6:30 AM & 8:15 AM
8:15 AM
5 PM
COMMUNION SERVICES:
MONDAY
TUESDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
6:30 AM
8:15 AM
6:30 AM
7:30 AM
RECONCILIATION SERVICES:
SATURDAY 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
(OR BY APPOINTMENT 494-1606)
THE BEGINNING OF
EVERYTHING
ADORATION HOURS:
TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, & THURSDAY
9:00 AM - *9:00 PM
*(LAST HOUR OF ADORATION IS FROM 8-9PM)
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATIONS:
FOR INFORMATION ON PREPARING FOR THE SACRAMENTS OF BAPTISM, FIRST RECONCILIATION,
FIRST EUCHARIST, OR CONFIRMATION, PLEASE
CONTACT THE FAITH FORMATION OFFICE AT:
494-7434, Ext. 325.
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
TO SCHEDULE AN ANOINTING, PLEASE CALL:
494-1606, EXT. 315 OR EXT. 307.
MATRIMONY:
FOR INFORMATION ON PREPARATION FOR
MATRIMONY, PLEASE CONTACT THE PASTORAL
OFFICE AT: 494-1606
August 9, 2015
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Everyone recognizes the truth of good proverbs, and so they
endure from generation to generation. The Russians have a surprisingly bold one that fits this Sunday’s Gospel: “Bread is the beginning
of everything.” Judging from the first reading, Elijah might have felt
that it was too late for bread—too late for life itself. This great prophet
was at the end of his rope and endurance. Then, not one, but two angels visit him. One offers food and drink. The other gives startling
directions. For Elijah, this food from the angels is bread for his journey. On the strength of the heaven‑sent gift of food, he walks to the
mountain of God.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus offers himself, not just as bread for the
journey, but as bread for life itself. He gives his flesh as life for the
world. “I am the bread of life” (John 6:48). He is the beginning of everything. Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
READINGS & MASS INTENTIONS
First Reading — After resting and taking nourishment twice,
SATURDAY, August 8th
Dt 6:4-13; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51; Mt 17:14-20
5:00 PM
† Richard “Dick” Gueringer
Requested by Lee and Terri Washburn
SUNDAY, August 9th
1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-9; Eph 4:30 — 5:2; Jn 6:41-51
8:00 AM
† James S. Massey, Jr.
Requested by Dora Massey and Family
10:00 AM
Findley Chote
Special Intention Requested by Robert Chote
† Matthew Medrano
Requested by the Medrano Family
2:00 PM
† Ramon Gomez
Recueste de Gloria Gomez
5:00 PM
† Florence Mosel
Requested by Friends of Jamie Butler
MONDAY, August 10th
12:00 PM
2 Cor 9:6-10; Ps 112:1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26
8:15 AM
† Fr. Morgan Rowsome
6:30 PM
† Erdulfo Castellanos
Requested by the 8:15 Mass Group
Requested by Zeyda Recine
TUESDAY, August 11th
Dt 31:1-8; Dt 32:3-4ab, 7-9, 12; Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
6:30 AM
† Carmen G. Conrras
Requested by Norma Rodriguez
WEDNESDAY, August 12th
Dt 34:1-2; Ps 66:1-3a, 5, 8, 16-17; Mt 18:15-20
6:30 AM
† Rita Simko
8:15 AM
† Zenaida Oteyza
Requested by Robert Sullivan
Requested by the Baling Family
THURSDAY, August 13th
Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17; Ps 114:1-6; Mt 18:21 — 19:1
6:30 AM
St. Mark’s Community
8:15 AM
Emma Flores
Special Intention Requested by Cathy Galle
FRIDAY, August 14th
Jos 24:1-13; Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22, 24;Mt 19:3-12
8:15 AM
† Harvey Dale Barbee
Requested by Gloria and Eddie Mora
SATURDAY, August 15th Not a Holy Day
Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab;
Ps 45:10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56
5:00 PM
Wisniewski Family Living and Deceased,
All Souls in Purgatory
Special Intention
SUNDAY, August 16th
Prv 9:1-6; Ps 34:2-7; Eph 5:15-20; Jn 6:51-58
8:00 AM
† Deborah Denton
10:00 AM
† John Sarabia
12:00 PM
† William E. Fitch
2:00 PM
† Joan Small
5:00 PM
† Freddie Aquiles
TODAY’S READINGS
Requested by Laura Harlow
Requested By Bob and Alicia Wilmore
Requested by Frank and Margaret Robertson
Recueste de Ysau Flores
Requested by Dora Aquiles
Elijah is strengthened to walk to the mountain of God, Horeb
(1 Kings 19:4-8).
Psalm — Taste and see the goodness of the Lord
(Psalm 34).
Second Reading — Be sealed by the Holy Spirit of God so as
to be imitators of God and live in love (Ephesians 4:30 — 5:2).
Gospel — Jesus professes that he is the living bread and whoever eats this bread will live forever (John 6:41-51).
WE PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR COMMUNITY
* Names in BOLD were added this week.
Mary Jane Adame
Maria Aguirre
Steve Alaniz
Diana Alvarez
Angelina Arredondo
Even J. Arredondo
Victoria N. Arredondo
Mary Beals
Jean Bailey
Bailey Barbeeg
Elaine Bechen
Milton Bixon
Rosina Bockholt
Jake Bowers
Barbara Bruno
Cecilia Burks
Josie Castillo
Victor C. Colotla
Joey Courtaway
David Crumpler
Liz Czervinske
Michael Czervinske
Geri Daniels
Vivian Daniels
Jeanne Daw
Vincent Demmer
Rosalie Dennis
Clarrisa Diaz
Linda Diaz
Miguel Dublin
Yolanda Edwards
Renee Engelbrecht
David Fischer
Margaret Fitzgerald
Thomas Fohn
Matt Foley
Ayden Frail
Christian Franklin
Valerie G. Franklin
Nora Mae Fulmer
Bertha Galan
Simon Galan
George Galavan
Enrique Garcia
Gloria Garcia
Corrine Greathouse
Lucila Garcia
Federico Garcia
Maria Garcia
Mina Mary Jane Garcia
Becca Garza
Emma Gilboux
Ronald Gloyd
Michael Grosso
Nancy Guerra
Liz Harding
Connie Harter
Debra Harty
Thomas Harty
Robert Henderson
Amparo Hernandez
Teresa Hernandez
Robert Hernandez
Victor Hernandez
Tere Haring
Dan Hogan
Liam Hogan
Liz Howard
Doris Hoyt
Elizabeth Huff
Josephine Huizar
Humpal Family
Mary Friesenhahn
Lester Jung
Al Keegan
Stephanie Keegan
Andrew Klauenberg
Ehren Klauenberg
Walter Kennedy
Jackie Kennedy
Mary Kay Klorer
Marie Kramer
Adele Kulawik
Francis Kulawik
Connie Kuykendall
Betty Lawrence
Susan Lawrence
Laura Olivia Lugo
Henry Macina
Jean Macina
Ken Macinga
Yvette Magee
Adriana Manzoni
Brad Marbach
Matthew Margotta
Gloria Martinez
Cindy McCarthy
Nora McCarthy
Maddie McClain
Chris J. McConnell
Mary Ellen McGinley
Windy McMichael
Connie McRae
Saba Mebrahtu
Paulita Miguel-Enano
Alex Mireles
Lani A. Mejia
Greg Molina
Hilde Moore
Vickie Motherwell
Dottie Nickelson
Phil Nickelson
Peggy Hayes Obringer
Noel Ordwig
Mercedes Otero
Sharron Otto
Joseph Otto
Martha Palmer
Stephen Podd
Debbie Malone
Lisa Perri-Molina
Eva Quinones
Craig “Bubba” Radick
Mary Louise Rieber
Robert Riojas
Antonio Rodriguez
Lorena Rodriguez
Ramon Rodriguez
M.W. Rollin
Patricia Rowsome
Benjamin Roy
Frank Samas
Kathleen Sanchez
Olivia Sandoval
Wilma Schaeffer
Lynn Paris Schlundt
Ray Schmitz
Donnie Schwirtlich
Larry Segesman
Olivia Selena
Robert Silva
Joe Slaven
Cecile Simecki
Lois Solinski
Mary Ann Sperry
James Spruel
Felton Stalling
Robert Stevens
Clarene Szczech
Jim Taylor
Amy Tschirhart
Sharon Tschirhart
Joe Urbina
Matthew Vasquez
Linda Vasquez
Delma Vela
Joseph M. Volmer
Joy Votion
Faye Wagner
Sam Watson
Christy Wheeler
Pat Whitley
Jan Williams
Michael Wilson
Susan Winter
Delfino Yebra
Claude Zaiontz
Laurie Zaiontz
Jose Zamora
FairlieZwartjes
We offer our prayers and sympathy to our parishioners
who have experienced a death in their family.
Donald Kelly
Patricia Sorrells
(If you wish to be added or removed from the prayer list,
please contact the Pastoral offices @ 494-1606. Thank you!)
A CLEAR CONSCIENCE
THIS WEEK AT ST. MARKS
There’s no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.
—French proverb
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday:
St. Lawrence
Tuesday:
St. Clare
Wednesday: St. Jane Frances de Chantal
Thursday: Ss. Pontian and Hippolytus
Friday:
St. Maximilian Kolbe
Saturday: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Of the Four Gospels the Gospel
of John stands alone in many
ways. It has been called by
many the “spiritual” Gospel
because of its unique approach
to relating the Life of Christ. It
was Clement of Alexandria
who first called it that as he felt
that the other three Gospels recorded the physical life of
Christ, while John spoke to the
spiritual life of Christ. Generally accepted as the last of the
Four Gospels to be written,
John the Apostle allegedly
wrote it late in his life, and it is
believed that he lived into his
nineties.
It is interesting to note that St.
John is thought to have died in
Monday, August 10th
Greenwood Sports
Alcoholics Anonymous
CYO Volleyball
Archdiocesan Event
Young at Hearts Senor’s Club
Girl Scots Troop #2346
Summer FF Program
Visioning Committee
Gym– West Campus
CH #201
Gym
Sanctuary
Shalom #1, 2, and 3
Guadalupe Room
Holy Family Room
San Juan #1,2, and 3
Tuesday, August 11th
Library
Eucharistic Adoration
Greenwood Sports
Centering Prayer Group
Boy Scouts Troop #500
Secrets of the Rosary
CYO Volleyball
Jail Ministry
Summer FF Program
Women’s Guild Mtg.
Library
Chapel of the Reservation
Gym-West Campus
Library
Brotherhood
CH #206
Gym
CH#201
Holy Family Room
Matthew Mark
Wednesday, August 12th
Ephesus. It was Ephesus where
Mary was believed to have
lived her last days as well, and
John is the one charged by
Christ from the Cross to care
for His Mother. Also, in our
readings for this Nineteenth
Sunday in Ordinary Time it is
the Ephesians (those who live
in Ephesus) to whom St. Paul is
writing in the Second Reading.
“The Joy of the Gospel : Faith Working Through Love”
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Get up and eat, else the journey will be too long for you! This week
we are again reminded to be strengthened by food for the journey. The
prophet Elijah was given food by an angel so that he could walk to the
mountain of God. Jesus tells us that he is the bread from heaven and
that those who eat of him will live forever. Our heavenly Father is patient with us and provides for our needs. We have only to turn to him
in faith and receive the food he offers. St. Paul reminds us that our
obligation as a follower of Christ is to live in love just as Jesus loves
us. May the Bread of Life nourish our faith and impel us to live a life
of love.
Library
Eucharistic Adoration
Greenwood Sports
Men’s ACTS Prayer Group
R.C.I.A.
CYO Volleyball
Women’s ACTS Mtg.
Summer FF Program
10:00 Choir Rehearsal
Library
Chapel of the Reservation
Gym-West Campus
CH #201
Matthew/Mark & Shalom
Gym
Guadalupe Room
Holy Family Room
Sanctuary
Thursday, August 13th
Small Faith Community
Eucharistic Adoration
Alcoholics Anonymous
Adoramus Te Christe Group
Greenwood Sports
CYO Volleyball Practice
Men’s ACTS Reunion
Summer FF Program
Matthew/Mark
Chapel of the Reservation
CH #201
Library
Gym-West Campus
Gym
Guadalupe Room
Holy Family Room
Friday, August 14th
Greenwood Sports
Quilters
CYO Volleyball
RCIA Team Mtgs.
Wings and Beyond
Gym-West Campus
CH #201-202
Gym
Shalom #1, 2, and 3
Matthew Mark
Saturday, August 15th
Reconciliation
Greenwood Sports
Quilters
CYO Volleyball
NACA
Reservation Chapel
Gym-West Campus
CH #201 and #202
Gym
Guadalupe Room
Sunday, August 16th
Library
Catechumenate for Children
BOW
Greenwood Sports
Teen ACTS Reunion
Asociación Amigos de Colombia
Focolare
WIR ACTS Mtg.
Library
New Legacy
Shalom #3
Gym-West Campus
Kitchen in CC
CH #201
Guadalupe Room
San Juan #1,2 and 3
COMMUNITY AND SERVICE
Extraordinary
Ministers
of Holy Communion
Is God asking you to serve
His people as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion?
Monday Evenings
7:00 pm until 9:00 pm
August 31st - October 26th
Explore your faith and
discover how your story is
already written in the
Gospel.
Monday Evenings, 7pm-9pm
September 14, 2015—
April 25, 2016
Shalom Room in the
St. Mark Community Center
Take an Individual Class or
take all Ten Classes and earn your
Level 1 Catechist Certification
Individual Class Modules—$10
All Ten Modules—$50
(20 students required for
class to commence)
Sign up at this year’s Faith Fest,
or contact Paul Vance at
(210) 494-7434.
Pillar II:
The Sacraments
beginning September 3 in
Christopher Hall at 7:00 pm.
For more information or to register for
the study please call Don Cosgrove at
710-0722 or email [email protected]. Registration begins in
the Narthex in August.
Matthew - Mark
It’s time to be confirmed if:
You are at least 18 years old
You have been baptized
You have celebrated your
First Communion



Registration begins at this year’s
Faith Fest or Contact
Paul Vance at [210] 494-7434
The Celebration
of the Sacrament
will take place on
Thursday, October 29th at 7:00
pm at
St. Mark needs Extraordinary Ministers to
serve during Mass and to bring the Holy
Eucharist to the sick and homebound parishioners who are unable to worship with
us.
If you have reflected on your faith and
God’s goodness, bringing the perfect gift
of Christ’s Body and Blood to others may
be your call to serve in the parish.
If you would like to learn more about
this ministry, contact
Sylvia Richmond at 210-559-1310 or
via email at:
[email protected].
The work of Mary
(known as the Focolare )
Spirituality of Unity, based on living Jesus'
prayer in our daily lives. One way this is
done is by putting the Gospel into practice
one verse at a time. This is done by living a
verse of scripture given monthly in the
Word of Life and sharing its impact on
one's life. There is a Word of Life monthly
meeting, open to all desiring spirituality
based on the Gospel message.
Meetings are held on the 3rd Sunday of every
month from 3-5pm in the Guadalupe Room.
14 Annual CATHOLIC WOMEN’S CONFERENCE
Please contact:
August 28-29, 2015, at the Henry B. GonKay Parker 494-4517
zalez Convention Center in San Antonio.
The Pilgrim Center of Hope invites you to
Jim Lee 442-9954
an extraordinary “spa for the soul” with
Nick Young 402-6109
outstanding speakers, Reconciliation, Eucharistic Healing Service, and much more!
St. Edith Stein, referring to women, said,
“The nation doesn’t need what we have. It Volunteering at CRIT USA is to belong
to a group of people who donate their
needs what we are.” Our society today
time
to serve children with disabilities.
needs the feminine gifts of women, and
Our
main
purpose is to attend and serve with a
women need to know their true dignity and
high human quality and sense. We are willing
femininity as designed by God. Do not miss to provide quality, love and warmth at all
this transforming event. Register at
times. To volunteer you must be 18 years and
CWCSanAntonio.com , pick up a brochure
older with a great sense of responsibility, a
in the parish office (or foyer); or call Pilgrim smile, arms ready to work and a very big heart.
For information, please call 210-257-6260.
Center of Hope at (210) 521-3377.
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COMMUNITY AND SERVICE
October will be here before you
know it….
And the Pumpkin Patch will be
BACK!!!!!
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like to advertise in the Bulletin, please contact
our parish ad consultant, Rachel Guajardo, at
(281) 506-3260. If you have announcements,
articles, or information for the parish Bulletin,
contact the Pastoral Office.
Save the Date
Saturday, November 7, to attend the first
annual Assembly of the Archdiocese of San
Antonio where the Church will gather at St.
Mary’s University. This event will bring
together clergy, religious and parish laity
just like yourselves to continue the journey
of transformation. Assembly 2015 will include keynote speakers Dr. Scott Hahn and
Archbishop Joseph William Tobin CSSR,
more than 50 workshops in English and
Spanish, over 100 Vendors/Exhibitors and
an archdiocesan-wide, Vigil Mass on Saturday. The event will close with a concert
immediately following the Mass. To find
out more or to register, go to the Assembly
website at www.assembly.archsa.org or call
(210) 734-1653.
St. Mark Quilters
The Lion’s Pride
Come quilt with us! Any Friday at
Christopher Hall, Room 201, between 9:00 AM and 3 PM. Bring
your sewing machine or hand quilting or just come - we have all the
tools, fabric and even a donated
sewing machine you can use. Bring
a brown bag lunch as we break at
noon to enjoy eating lunch together. For more information, please
contact Pat Brookes @ 494-5832 or
Wanda Hopson @ 844-6333.
CHRISTOPHER HALL
Book your WEDDING party
today!
Check out
www.ChristopherHall.org
or call
Gary Richmond at 404-9101
for more information.
Mobile Loaves and Fishes
For quite a while, our MLF evening teams
have been going solely to Catholic Worker
House to serve dinner meals. This is a
good thing, but we can expand our mission
and feed more people with about the same
amount of food.
First, we limit the amount of food per client at CWH to one serving.
Secondly, we drop a prepared pan of food
5 blocks west of Nolan on Hackberry to
Living Stones. They have 10 hungry, very
needy and disabled people there.
Third step is to go on to Rescue Mission
where there are an additional 30 people
hungry for a good meal. From Nolan you
stay on Nolan about 3 miles until you get
to Quincy. Right on Quincy one block to
empty parking lot. Serve from there. If you
are not comfortable with going an additional place or two, or your team would
just like the comfort of having a core team
member show them the place, we can arrange it. This will start in June. Jochelle
will be in touch with your team captain to
answer questions or help you and set up a
core team member to go with you.
Just think ---we can feed twice as many
people with very little expense of money,
time or energy! Thank you!
Mobile Loaves and Fishes will be hosting a
pumpkin patch in October. Planning to make
this a successful event has just begun. We are
still looking for more people to help. The
next planning meeting will be on August 10th
at 7pm in MLF Annex #4 (on new campus).
Hope to see you there! Questions contact
Karen at [email protected]
Noah’s Ark Childcare
Noah’s Ark childcare is available during our
Masses for children ages 1-5 years on Saturdays at
5:00pm and Sundays at 8:00am, 10:00am, 12
noon, 2:00pm, and 5:00pm. We charge a nominal
annual fee of $25.00 for the first child, $20, for the
second, and $15 for each additional child. All providers are CPR and First Aid certified. Register at
Noah’s Ark by completing a Childcare Registration
Form and returning it with your registration fee to
the nursery the next time you use childcare services.
Childcare is also available in the Noah Ark’s
room for ages 1+ for events at St. Mark’s if scheduled a minimum of 10 days ahead of the event. If
you have children that do not use the nursery on
Sundays, but you use it frequently for other reasons (e.g., VBS, Bible Study, Faith Formation, etc.),
please make a contribution that is in proportion to
your use of the service. During evening events,
doors entering the building are not all open for the
safety of your children and the caregivers. Please
enter and exit through the doors across from the
Community Center only.
As a reminder, please provide a diaper bag with
diapers, wipes, and a change of clothes for any
child still in diapers or potty training. Also, please
include a drink and snack for your child (nothing
with peanuts please). Make sure to label your
child’s name on ALL of his/her belongings. For
more information, contact Laura Boren at 494-7434
ext. 325.
St.
Mark’s
LIBRARY HOURS
Visit the St. Mark library where you will
find a variety of books, videos, and DVDs
for the whole family to enjoy.
Tuesday-Friday during normal
Church Business Hours
WORSHIP AND WORD
THURSDAY MORNING SMALL
FAITH GROUP
"Have you ever considered going to
the Holy Land?” Are you interested in joining us on a pilgrimage
to walk where the Master walked?
We are in the process of planning
our next journey with Monsignor
Kevin Ryan for Spring of 2016.
Contact: John Thabet at
210-494-3553 or
[email protected]
for more details.
Are you “prepared” when you come to Mass each
is a devotional society.
Sunday? Have you read the scriptures that are to
be covered, and reflected on, during the Homily?
We meet on the first Tuesday of the
Most Likely….NOT.
month at 7pm in Shalom,
Come join our Small Faith Group.
except in July.
When: Every Thursday
Time:
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Our mission is:
Where: Matthew/Mark Room
1. To encourage our members and the
Why:
To read the scriptures for the
following Sunday, and to discuss and reflect on Parish family to bear witness to the love
of God, live the life of Christ, and honor
what they mean to us.
To socialize and make new friends.
To celebrate birthdays and special
occasions.
To offer help, encouragement, and support.
Supplies: “At Home With The Word” booklet and “Prepare the Word” monthly pamphlet.
For more information call Bob Moore at
210-494-0835 or Velma Spruel-Williams at
210-416-5563.
Wednesday Night
Men’s ACTS Prayer Meeting
Join us every Wednesday night at 7:30pm, in Room
201 of Christopher Hall for music, prayer, and
spiritual reflection.
All men are welcome.
Registration will be held the weekend
of August 15/16 after all the Masses.
New participants welcomed! If you
have preregistered, please stop by our
registration table that weekend to pick
up your books. For further information, please contact Sheryl Parker at
274-1031 for morning class information or Ricki Brady at 495-8877 for
evening class information. Babysitting
is available.
The Prophets:
Messengers of God’s Mercy
Society of Our Lady of
Guadalupe
No need to have attended an A.C.T.S
his most Blessed Mother under her title
of, “Our Lady of Guadalupe.”
2. To promote throughout the Parish
community Our Lady of Guadalupe as
Patroness of the Americas and Protectress of the Unborn Child.
3. To instill in each member and Parishioner a devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe through the recitation of the rosary,
public and private prayer, and participation in the Eucharistic celebration.
4. To come together annually during the
month of December as members and with
fellow Parishioners to celebrate the Feast
of Our Lady of Guadalupe (December
12).
Alicia G. Cantu 527-4065
[email protected]
Retreat.
This is your invitation to come and see
what it is all about.
No RSVP needed!
If you bring your Bible and your rosary, we’ll
bring fellowship, friendship, and hospitality.
See you there this Wednesday!
Save the Date
Society of Our Lady of Guadalupe is sponsoring a half day Fall Retreat and Mass of
Remembrance for our deceased members of
our parish on Saturday, September 19, 2015.
Everyone is invited to join us on the retreat
free of charge. Love offerings are accepted.
The retreat will begin with a continental
breakfast in Shalom.
The Society fulfills our #1 Mission to increase devotion to honor God’s most
Blessed Mother, also known as Our Lady of
Guadalupe.
For more information please contact
Loretta Charles at 317-5170.
We plan to start the next session of
The Catholics Divorce Survival Guide
(CDSG) Video Program for Divorced
& Separated on Thursday, September
10. This program is 100% Catholic
based and presented by parish ministers who have personally experienced
Divorce and Separation. Our goal is
to help you find Hope and Healing.
Location: Faith Formation Center second floor St. Teresa Conference
Room at Holy Trinity Church
Date: every Thursday
Time: 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. - Sorry, no
child care will be available.
Information: For more information
regarding this program, please contact David - 473-1841
[email protected]
Mary - 473-9608
[email protected] Dan - 497-1704 - [email protected] .
A.C.T.S.
OUTREACH
WOMEN'S A.C.T.S.
Prayer Group Meeting
All ACTS Sisters are invited to gather for
Prayer and Fellowship the first Saturday of
each month. Please bring your Gentle
Spirits, Kind Hearts, and Beautiful Voices.
Returning Sisters, remember to bring your
Blessings Journal. For more information,
please contact: Dahlia Zavala @ 494-3966
The Spirit and The
Word Charismatic
Praise and
Prayer Group at
St. Mark !
Pray you Have a Safe and
Happy Summer Break!
Next Healing of The Family
Tree Mass
September 16, 2015
In the Day Chapel -7pm
with Overnight Adoration of the
Blessed Sacrament !!
Regular Meetings resume
September 22, 2015, in Room 202
Christopher Hall - 7pm -9pm
For more information contact:
[email protected]
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FACTS of LIFE
From the Alan Guttmacher
Institute:
There are 1.1 million U.S.
abortions each year.
Nearly 1 in 4 (22%) of pregnancies end in
abortion.
50% of women now seeking abortion have
had at least one previous abortion.
The U.S. abortion rate is among the highest
of developed countries.
51% of abortions are performed on
women less than 25 years of age.
Approximately 1/3 of American women
have had an abortion by age 45.
Abortion disproportionately affects black
and Hispanic women.
CHOOSE LIFE!
Northeast Senior Assistance (NESA)
is a non-profit agency that provides transportation to doctor’s appointments, grocery shopping, handy helper service, telephone reassurance, and socialization to
qualified elderly people in northeast San
Antonio who are at least 60 years old,
cannot drive or do not have anyone in the
home who can drive, and who are not in
wheelchairs. NESA provides this service
free of charge through qualified volunteers. If you would like to volunteer, or if
you are in need of NESA’s services, please
call Pat Ogle at 210-967-6372 or Judy
Ellsworth at 210-496-3802.
Starting this Fall - Awareness Classes
Stress Awareness
Anger Awareness
Communication Awareness
Creative Awareness
Date: Wednesdays, September 9-30
Christopher Hall Room 204
$25.00 per class or $90.00 for all 4. To sign
up contact: Elizabeth Buckley 210-365-8146
or [email protected]
Society of
St. Vincent
de Paul
In this Gospel the love that Jesus reveals
through the symbol of the cross is: selfgiving, sacrificial, healing, forgiving, in
solidarity with the weak, confident in the
power of God.
During the hot summer months
many of the elderly, especially those
who are sick, are not able to find relief
from the heat. Please help the Society of
St. Vincent de Paul to bring respite and
hope to them.
The pantry is in need of these items:
*Mayonnaise *Hamburger Helper*
*Jelly *Peanut Butter* Ravioli
People ask what TIFA is? We know
what you are going through. Most of us
have been where you are now, overwhelmed by all that is happening and
fearful for the safety of our loved
ones.... shock, despair, confusion. Losing someone to the system is very like a
death. We grieve the loss of that person in our daily lives, and we grieve the
loss of all our hopes and dreams for a
future with that loved one. You do not
have to go through this alone. We provide support, education, and advocacy
for our members through monthly chapter meetings Texas wide, quarterly
newsletters, and access to the executive
director of TIFA. Our Mission is breaking the cycle of crime by strengthening
families through support, education,
and advocacy.
We hold our monthly meetings in the
Matthew/Mark room every third
Thursday.
If you have any questions please feel
free to contact Lucia Hamilton at
(915) 204-5870, or text me at
(210) 858-7602 or email me at
[email protected].
We have been there.…We can help!
Weekly AA Meeting Schedule
Monday and Thursday
(Women Only - Closed Book Study):
12:00 pm in Christopher Hall in Room 201.
For further information, call Terri at
213-8362 or the AA Help-Line
@ 828-6235.
WORSHIP AND WORD
Weekly Holy Rosary
Praise & Prayer Group
~Meetings~
Wednesday nights Christopher Hall
Building #7- Rm. 202 7:00pm -9:00pm
The Focus of centering prayer is the deepening of our relationship with the living
Christ. It is an exercise of letting go.
~Healing Mass~
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month in
the Day Chapel followed with overnight
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
nformation Contact:
[email protected]
SACRAMENT OF THE
ANOINTING OF THE SICK
The Sacrament of the Anointing of the
Sick is celebrated on the first Monday
after the 6:30pm Mass, the second
Wednesday after the 8:15am Mass, and
the third Thursday after the 8:15am
Mass. For more information please call:
The Pastoral Office at: 494-1606.
St. Mark’s
Criminal Justice Ministry
Monthly Meetings
2nd Tuesday
Rm 201 Christopher Hall
If you’re looking for a way to serve your
fellow man, if you’re just curious, come;
all are welcome.
Retreats, Visitation, RCIA, Bible Study,
Compassion, Communication, Spirituality, Assistance, Prayer, Communion
Services, Support.
For information contact
Gerald Gaenslen - 210-404-9091;
[email protected]
Bill Schott – 210-218-5573;
[email protected]
“Amen, I say to you, whatever you did
for these least brothers of mine, you did
for me.” Matt. 25
Centering Prayer Group meets every
Tuesday from 11am to 12pm in the Library. All are welcome to come and see
what Centering Prayer is about.
For more information, please contact:
Jo Ann at 210-496-1255.
Wings and Beyond
is a ministry of
spiritual healing
for widowed, separated or divorced
parishioners.
This ministry facilitates a gathering
and sharing of those who wish to participate in healing through prayers,
support and fellowship with other people of our Catholic Community who
wish to move BEYOND their circumstances. This is a confidential group
that provides a framework to participate and appraise their circumstances, consider the challenges they
face and move on with their lives.
We meet once a month on the second
Friday, at St Mark Evangelist Catholic
Church in the Matthew Mark Room at
6:30pm. We include a social dimension to the care and healing process of
our meetings. We strive to bond our
friendships and usually end our meetings with snacks, board games and
small talk.
This meeting is always open and everyone is encouraged to attend. Please
call Charlene at 210 403 2181 or Mary
Lou at 210 495 3197 for information.
St. Mark’s prays the Rosary every Saturday
before the 5:00pm Mass. Parishioners are
encouraged to come and pray the Mysteries
and honor our Mother Mary. The Rosary
begins at 4:25pm on Saturday in the
Sanctuary and finishes early enough for Mass
preparations and announcements.
COME PRAY THE ROSARY.
The Young Adult Community is a spiritual,
service, and social ministry made up of young adults
from Holy Trinity, St. Mark and St. Padre Pio.
If you are interested in meeting other Catholic young
adults, and joining us in fellowship, you can contact
us and get involved now! We have monthly
meetings, spiritual, social, and service events, and
attend other functions in the San Antonio area
regularly. You can get on our email list by sending a
message to [email protected]. You can also
check us out on Facebook at www.facebook.com/
groups/YACSA/. If you have any other questions, or
would like to talk to someone more about the group,
you can contact Amy Calvet at (210) 473-1304 or
Nicole Calvet at (210) 843-2619, by phone or by
text.
Eucharistic
Adoration
Tuesday - 9am - *9pm
Wednesday - 9am - *9pm
Thursday - 9am - *9pm
*Last hour of Adoration is from
8pm- 9pm
For more information,
please contact:
Julie Dunne @ 237-9127
Kristie Flores @ 332-2298
Sandy Winkley @ 860-5814
Adoramus Te Christe
Prayer Group
“My soul magnifies the Lord.”
Our contemplative prayer group meets every
Thursday from 7 - 8:30 PM in the Library. We do
Centering Prayer and then discuss a form of
contemplative prayer practiced by such masters
as Saints Benedict, John of the Cross, Teresa of
Avila, and Ignatius Loyola. The group has responsibility praying for parish ministries, and
conducting a Contemplative Retreat once a year
for the Parish. For more information contact :
Stan Harmen at 495-4144.
COMMUNITY AND SERVICE
Please mark your calendars for the:
3rd Annual Arzobispo
Open Golf Tournament
Monday September 21, 2015
9:00am
Sonterra Country Club
Legendary Golf Pro Chi Chi
Rodriquez is the celebrity guest.
For further information contact
Assumption Seminary
210-734-537, ext. 1414 or
[email protected]
Proceeds assist our diocesan
seminarians who are preparing for
priestly ministry.
For Love of Austin
4th Annual Austin Whistler
Memorial Bunco Night Benefit
for Recovery Community
St Mark the Evangelist Church –
Guadalupe Room – West Campus
Sunday, September 27, 2015@ 6:30p.m.
Snacks to be served
Cash & Prizes to be awarded
Tickets $20
Attention incoming Aggie
Catholic freshmen!
St. Mary’s Catholic Center in College Station
invites you to attend CONNECT, a retreat for
new students of Texas A&M and
Blinn. Come and meet other Catholic students and see how you can grow closer to
Jesus Christ while you are in college. We are
offering two opportunities to attend CONNECT
the week before school starts: August 24-25
and August 28-29. To register and get more
information, please visit our website:
www.aggiecatholic.org/connect
God Bless!
Learn how to represent yourself
in court.
Where: Catholic Charities
Main Office
202 W. French Place
San Antonio, TX 78212
When: Saturday, August 29, 2015 (9a.m.12p.m.)
In 2014, Fr. Kevin convened a group of willing parishioners to form
St. Mark’s visioning &
planning committee.
The purpose of this committee is to gather
ideas that may one day be transferred into
a permanent and beneficial part of our
campaign. The committee meets on a biweekly basis to discuss short-range and
long-range goals and plan for the use and
improvement of our property.
Thankfully, St. Mark’s has been given
several recent opportunities to grow the
church and expand its facilities, and it is
important to Fr. Kevin that parishioners
have the chance to provide input.
Over the next several months, the committee will be actively involved in setting
short-term goals and planning on how to
accomplish these goals.
Cost: $35.00 early registration $40.00 on
seminar day (includes manual with sample
forms) Continental breakfast will be provided.
Call: 433-3256 for
Reservations!
Regina Caeli Academy is a classical hybrid home school resource center in the
Catholic tradition. We meet Mondays and
Thursdays for Socratic discussion using
the Mother of Divine Grace homeschooling curriculum, and the remainder of the
week is spent learning at home with a
Foster Families Needed
Call Hilda 602-3439
parent. We offer a discounted tuition for
Change a Child’s Life and BE A HERO! Boys
Suzanne 269-0517
Town Texas is seeking Foster Families. There are families where a parent signs on to be at
E-Mail – [email protected]
our center every day we meet. We are
so many children who need a safe home, healthy
now enrolling for the 2015-2016 acameals, a bed to sleep in, someone to take them to
school, and someone to love them. We need
demic year. Please visit our website for
The St. Mark’s Knights of
more details: www.rcahybrid.org or conColumbus Bowling League foster parents for these reasons and many more
will have its annual meeting because Bexar County has the highest rate of child tact Nikki Hand at [email protected].
abuse out of all counties in Texas. This is your
on Sunday, August 30 at
chance to open your hearts and home to children
6pm at the Brunswick
Jorja Baumgarten, Regional Manager of
who have been abused, abandoned and neBowling Alley on Thousand Oaks
glected. As a Boys Town Foster Parent you can
Education Regina Caeli, Corporate Office
near Nacogdoches Rd. This is a mixed
provide a child a safe-nurturing environment and
1565 Holcomb Bridge Rd
league for both men and women over the help them build happy memories! Please call
Roswell, GA 30076-2517
age of 18. We bowl every other Sunday. Nicole Calvillo at 210-271-1010 for more inforM: 678.995.6848
mation.
For more information, please call John
F: (866) 242-1042
Yelverton, (President) at 883-8058 or
http://rcahybrid.org
THANK YOU FOR USING YOUR
Jackie Kennedy, (Secretary) at
PARISH ID LABELS
627-0615.
St. Mark self-addressed envelopes are available in
Blessed Sacrament Academy
the Sunday Church Office between weekend
Class of 75’
Masses
or in the Pastoral Office during the week.
Celebrates 40th Reunion
th
Sept. 19 2015 Dominion County Club
Please be sure to include your Parish
Mass, Dinner, Dance “Open to Alumni"
ID # on all contributions. If you need your
RSVP to Debbie Medina210-296-6594 or number, call Zulaika at 494-1606, ext 327, or see
Patsy Mireles Moreno 210-774-8270
Kathleen in the Sunday Office on weekends.
Deadline Sept.5th
ATTENTION: MEN OF THE PARISH WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!
In order to change for each liturgical season, we
could also use some help with moving the larger
plants, containers, and other items. If you would
like to be involved in this vital part of the Art and
Environment Committee, please contact Sharron
Hanson, at 210-274-0819. Any other questions,
contactVelma Spruel Williams, at 210-416-5563.
9 de agosto de 2015
Decimonoveno Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
EL COMIENZO DE TODO
Todo el mundo reconoce la verdad de los buenos proverbios, y por eso perduran de generación en generación.
Los rusos tienen uno sorprendentemente audaz que le pega
al Evangelio de este domingo: “El pan es el comienzo de
todo”.
De acuerdo a la primera lectura, puede ser que Elías
sintiera que era demasiado tarde para ser pan –demasiado
tarde para la vida misma. Este gran profeta estaba ya al final de sus fuerzas y de su aguante. Entonces no uno, sino
dos ángeles lo visitan. Uno le ofrece comida y bebida. El
otro le da unas sorprendentes instrucciones. Para Elías esta
comida de los ángeles es pan para su camino. Fortalecido
por este regalo celestial de comida, él sigue su camino a la
montaña de Dios.
En el Evangelio de hoy, Jesús se ofrece a sí mismo, no
sólo como pan para el camino, sino como pan para la vida
misma. Él da su carne para dar vida al mundo. “Yo soy el
pan de vida” (Juan 6:48). Él es el comienzo de todo.
Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Lecturas de Hoy
Primera lectura — Después de descansar y alimentarse nuevamente dos veces, Elías se fortalece para caminar a la montaña
de Dios, el monte Horeb (1 Reyes 19:4-8).
Salmo — Haz la prueba y verás qué bueno es el Señor (Salmo
34 [33]).
Segunda lectura — Han sido marcados por el Espíritu Santo de
Dios para que imiten a Dios (Efesios 4:30 — 5:2).
Evangelio — Jesús profesa que él es el pan de vida y todo el que
coma ese pan vivirá para siempre (Juan 6:41-51).
Los Santos y Otras Celebraciones
Domingo: Decimonoveno Domingo del Tiempo
Ordinario
Lunes:
San Lorenzo
Martes: Santa Clara
Miércoles: Santa Juana Francisca de Chantal
Jueves:
San Ponciano y San Hipólito
Viernes: San Maximiliano Kolbe
Sábado: La Asunción de la Santísima Virgen María
Lecturas de La Semana
Tradiciones de Nuestra Fe
Lunes:
Martes:
2 Cor 9:6-10; Sal 112 (111):1-2, 5-9; Jn 12:24-26
Dt 31:1-8; Dt 32:3-4ab, 7-9, 12;
Mt 18:1-5, 10, 12-14
Dt 34:1-2; Sal 66 (65):1-3a, 5, 8, 16-17;
Mt 18:15-20
Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17; Sal 114 (113):1-6;
Mt 18:21 — 19:1
Jos 24:1-13; Sal 136 (135):1-3, 16-18,
21-22, 24; Mt 19:3-12
Vigilia: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2;
Sal 132 (133):6-7, 9-10, 13-14;
1 Cor 15:54b-57; Lc 11:27-28
Día: Apo 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Sal 45 (44):
10-12, 16; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lc 1:39-56
Pro 9:1-6; Sal 34 (33):2-7; Ef 5:15-20;
Jn 6:51-58
Durante los últimos años, la Iglesia católica en los EsMiércoles:
tados Unidos de América ha reconocido un poco más la
Jueves:
presencia hispana. Por tal motivo, muchos músicos han
compuesto cantos bilingües, en inglés y español. Por ejemViernes:
plo, el cantautor Bob Hurd, quien escribió el canto: “Pan
de vida, cuerpo del Señor”. Este himno, basado en Gálatas Sábado:
2:3 y Juan 6:35, mezcla el español con el inglés para hablar
de que todos somos uno en el cuerpo del Señor. No hay
raza, género humano o condición social que sea mejor o
peor que la otra. En Cristo todos podemos estar unidos en
Domingo:
servicio mutuo, amor y humildad. Para la jerarquía de la
Iglesia católica en Estados Unidos, este mensaje es de suma importancia porque a veces le cuesta trabajo compartir
La Alegria del Evangelio: La fe obra en el amor
su liderazgo con los que no son angloparlantes. Como comunidad hispana, nos corresponde desafiar con amor a la
Decomonoveno Domingo
Iglesia jerárquica de este país para que sea más fiel al pan
del tiempo ordinario levantarse y comer, otra cosa el viaje
de vida, hecho de múltiples granos de trigo, cada uno de
será demasiado para ti! Esta semana nos recuerdas otra
valor inestimable ante los ojos de Dios.
vez fortalecido por el alimento para el viaje. El Profeta
—Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
Elías fue dado comida por un ángel para que él pudiera
caminar a la montaña de Dios. Jesús nos dice que él es el
pan del cielo y que los que comen de él vivirá para siemUNA CONCIENCIA LIMPIA
pre. Nuestro Padre celestial es paciente con nosotros y
provee para nuestras necesidades. Sólo tenemos que girar
a él en fe y recibir la comida que ofrece. St. Paul nos reNo hay almohada más suave que la
cuerda que nuestra obligación como seguidor de Cristo
debe vivir en el amor como Jesús nos ama. Puede el pan
conciencia limpia.
de vida alimentan nuestra fe e impulsar a vivir una vida de
—Proverbio francés amor.