May 15 - May 23 Seventh Sunday of Easter

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May 15 - May 23
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Saturday
Guerrera & Pernatozzi Family
RB Joan and Anthony Guerrera
Sunday
All Parishioners Living and Deceased
Carol Alix
RB Ed & Jo Burns
Anne Donia &Ann Farese
RB Family
Vincent & Theresa Bevacqua
RB Family
Monday
John Lisi
RB Jim and Anne Garrity
Tuesday
Rita & Don Patenaude
RB Ann Hart
Wednesday
Leonard Gentile
RB Anna Rosa & Nicolo DiFiore
Thursday
Marilyn Kozlowski
RB Helen Elias
Friday
Keith Prince
RB Margaret Anderson & Family
Saturday
Leonard Rosati
RB Wife
Michael Horne
RB Wife
Pentecost Sunday
Sunday
Frances & Joseph Ochman
RB Irene Reaney
All Parishioners Living and Deceased
Miller Family
RB Son
Margaret & James Moran
RB Family
The readings for this Sunday may be found in:
Catholic Community Hymnal in
Section 568 / Seventh Sunday of Easter/C
The Ladies’ Guild Dinner: St. Mark Ladies
Guild will hold its Installation of Officers Dinner catered by Patricia Nettleton on Monday , June 7th, in
the Parish Center at 6:30 p.m.Cost is $16. Call Clara
Kitka at 203-378-7274 for reservations by June 1th.
The Knights are Coming! The Knights of
Columbus would like to start a new council at our
Parish. All men are encouraged to consider membership in this fine Catholic organization. There will be an
information night on Thursday, June 10th at 7:30 in the
Church Hall for men who are interested in joining or
those who wish to know more about the Knights.
There are flyers are at the doors of the church as well
as an information brochure.
VBS 2010 - High Seas Expedition: St.
Mark Parish will again offer summer vacation bible
school for children in rising grades 1 through 6 from
Monday, July 12, to Friday, July 16, from 9 AM to
Noon. The VBS registration forms are online at
www.stmarkstratford.org under Religious Education.
St. Mark Parish families will be given first preference
for registration and enrollment is limited to 100 children. Please register as soon as possible. Adult helpers are always welcome. Please call Mrs. Patricia
Nettleton at 203-377-3158 if you have any questions.
Attention Vegetable Gardeners - Help
feed the hungry this summer: We are asking vegetable
gardeners to please consider planting a few extra plants
this spring for the Connecticut Food Bank. In conjunction with Catholic Charities Harvest Now Garden
Project, St. Mark’s parish office will be collecting vegetables on Wednesdays to be delivered to the Connecticut Food Bank on Thursday mornings. All you
need to do is grow, harvest and drop off your extra
produce at the St. Mark Parish Office Garage any
time on Wednesday. If you have questions, please call
Susan Lenahan at 203-377-0444.
Bishop’s Annual Appeal -We are very
pleased to report that the 2010 Living Our Faith
Annual Bishop’s Appeal is being supported generously by our parishioners. We have received 335
pledges towards our parish goal of $130,000. If you
have already made your gift or pledge to this year’s
Appeal – thank you! If you haven’t done so as yet,
your help is still very much needed. Together, we can
raise the necessary funds to serve critical ministries
that directly impact our parish.
Fr. Birendra to Visit Family in IndiaFr. Birendra will be in India from May 18th to June
15th to visit his family. Father has not seen his family in
over two years and he looks forward to spending some
time with them. Please pray for a safe journey. Father
Birendra will return to us on June 15, 2010.
2010 Saint Mark Communicants
Please keep the children who received their First Holy Communion in your prayers.
We thank all you who helped prepare these children to receive
this Sacrament for the first time.
Eric Acuna
Elizabeth Adzima
Ava Almeida
Joseph August
Brett Batka
Melissa Blanco
Ryan Booth
Jesse Brennan
Allison Buoni
Alana Caamano
Allyson Campbell
Samantha Carlson
Lauren Chechoski
Cali Chmiel
Rachel Ciuci
Allison Curcio
Tucker David
Daniela DeBernardo
Julian DeMatteo
Ashlinn Derleth
Kelly DeRosa
Christina diBenedetto
Niko Dickervitz
Julian Eiselman
Charles Falotica
Kaitlin Fearnley
Caitlin Fenton
Timothy Fraedrich
TJ Galich
Olivia Garry
Charles Goodrich
Colin Grib
Angela Grindrod
Brandon Grosso
Jenna Hannan
Cameron Hardy
Kyle Hoben
Jada Jennings
Anthony Kapitan
Michelle Kiely
Magda Kmiecik
Monika Kmiecik
Nicholas Kochiss
Daniel Krekoska
Joshua Kusinski
Matthew Kyzer
Sophie LaBella
Henry Lacourciere
Isabella Larizza
Abby Ligas
Joseph Lumasag
Megan Lutheran
Annalise Macisco
Brennan Malota
Trever Marks
Mia Mitchell
Joseph Monte
Michael Morrissey
Anna Nemergut
Rachel Ann Newall
Luke Noel
Matthew O’Malley
Zachary Ormsbee
Sean Parker
Maureen Petersen
Madeline Plumb
Shannon Porzelt
Donato Quattrucci
Alex Rice
William Riordan
Ethan Roberts
Julie Robinson
Alexa Robotti
Skylar Robotti
Nicholas Rodrigues
James Savko
Natalie Sciallo
Andrew Silva
Teddy Smith
Shea Tyler
Jake Vanderbroek
Hannah VanEtten
Lilliana Varvella
Brianna Vitka
James Wassmann
Riley Webb
John Wojnarowski
Christina Wood
Savanna Yakush
Amanda Zdru
Readings for the Week of May 16
Sunday:
Our Stewardship of Treasure
Budget for this Week
$12,000.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
$10,071.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
$10,727.
Annual thru May 11, 2010
$54,959.
Annual, 2009
$68,250.
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the
last, the beginning and the end.”Revelations22:13
These words from the very last chapter of the Bible
are a final reminder for us to put God first in our lives.
Putting God first doesn’t mean giving until it hurts. Putting God first means giving until our giving fills us with
joy and contentment. This usually means giving more
generously, not less.
Heb 9:24-28; 10:19-23/Lk 24:4653
Monday:
Acts 19:1-8/Jn 16:29-33
Tuesday:
Acts 20:17-27/Jn 17:1-11a
Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38/Jn 17:11b-19
Thursday:
Acts 22:30; 23:6-11/Jn 17:20-26
Friday:
Acts 25:13b-21/Jn 21:15-19
Saturday:
Acts 28:16-20, 30-31/Jn 21:20-25
Next Sunday: Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 1620b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/Rom
8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39 Day: Acts 2:111/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13 or Rom
8:8-17/Jn 20:19-23
Adoration Chapel - All are welcome to spend
The Second Collection this weekend is the some time in adoration with Our Lord in the Blessed
diocesan collection for Catholic Communication Cam- Sacrament. New regular adorers are most welcome,
please call or email Gary or Scott at the contact inforpaign. Thank you for your generosity.
mation below the schedule to sign up for an hour.
Adoration Chapel Schedule
Lorraine Studley, Bob Haborak, Fedare Hrinak, Jeff Mastroni, Barbara Manning, Arlene Liscinsky, Julie Koloules, Bob Wargo, Mark
Burry, Jose Millet, Kathy Skinner, Diane Vanderwaylan, Matthew
Freetas, Caroline DiRiusso, Toni Stabile, Kathleen Hampton, Shirley
Fenn, Michael Howard, Katie Bleekrod, Mary King, Christina
Alterio, Evelyn Garafolo,Andy Yankowski, Carol Gay, Elaine Hauge,
David Gallo, Eugene Greytak, Julia Sellers, Julie Porzio, Lawrence
& Emma Cannon, Mary Kahanec, James Whelan, Lillian Butler,
Michael Hostetter, Jr., Rachel Maietto, Joan Watkins, Marilyn
Lonzenski, Carl Blumenthal, Mark Bensen, Florence Steele, Yvonne
Wilson, Henry Pawley, Marie Pfrommer, Bea Fiocca, Martha
Reynolds, George Fountain, Samantha Frattarola, Claire Hromjak,
Eddie Corcoran, Mary Hovan, Constance Papp, Bette Stumpp,
Bill Maloney, Mike Czech, Kevin Collins, Arlene Zayas, Spencer
Grady, Joan Shannon, Eleanor Cornese, Carol Curcio, Lee Everetts,
Frank Vitucci, Sr., Terri Nardone, Cayden Morin, Felizardo Cipriano,
Connie Dezso, Gail Bergers, Chelsea Wheeler, Thomas D. Smith,
Joan Green, Andrea Timchak, William Flynn, Paul Iwanoski, Mark
Morreale, Charles Petrino, Sharon Gotch, Michael McLoughlin,
Gary Iadarola, Charles Falzone, Donna Bizak, John Semosky,
Maureen Siuzdak,Alex Convertito, Edward Recupero, Jim Garrity,
Daniel Marzella, Yolanda Arkilander, Gail Sullivan, Marcella Barr,
James Conway, Shirley Esposito, Quinn Faerdy, Linda Bates, William Flynn, Kathleen LaLuna, Henry Sroka, Christopher Costa,
Douglas Selmont, Susan Herron, Evelyn Lesko, Victor Crespo, Elmer
Klosterman, Sharon Rotunno, Jane & Jim Daly.
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ADORERS NEEDED FOR ALL “X” and “O” HOURS!
X = NO ADORER SCHEDULED
O = One Adorer Scheduled
C = Chapel CLOSED (for now)
Update: Apr. 01, 2010
Please call Gary Tennyson at 203-953-1200
or Scott Goodfellow at 203-394-2248 or
Email to [email protected]
with questions or to volunteer for an hour
.
Merton House Ministry: We thank our volunteers who assist Deacon Paul cook 250 or more
meals three times a month at Merton House. We go
the 2nd Monday, 4th Wednesday and 3rd Thursday
of the month from 10:30 to 1:15PM. If interested,
email Deacon Paul at [email protected] or call him at
378-8025. If you would like to donate money
(each meal costs about $500), send a check to the
Parish Office payable to St. Mark Church and with
Merton House written in on the memo line on your
check. Thank you for helping God’s poor.
St. Mark Golf Tournament Needs Your
Help - St. Mark’s Golf Tournament, which will be
held on Monday, June 21, at Mill River Country Club,
needs your help. While we hope many of you will
play, we can especially use your help with raffle gifts
and prizes, water, soda and snacks for the golf course.
The raffle is the highlight of the event. We are looking
for gifts like restaurant certificates, any type of gift cards,
small appliances, or golf attire for example. Nothing
is too small or too big. In addition, your donation will
be recognized in our program and most appreciated.
We are hoping our parishioners will get involved so
we can make this the best year ever. Last year we
raised $10,000 to support our church and school.
If you, or anyone you know, can help out, or has contact with a company who can donate any of the above,
please contact Bob Richard (203)375-0606, Agnes
Stegner (203)377-8666 or Sue Valentine(203)3754873.You can also drop prizes off at the parish office,
or we will gladly pick them up.
Annual Mother’s Day/Father’s Day
Baby Shower: The Respect Life Ministry will
again be sponsoring their “shower” beginning May 9th
to June 20th. Baby items are needed (onesies, blankets, diapers, etc. ) and something for moms (pj’s,
bathrobes, toiletries) which will be delivered to Birthright and Malta House. There are containers at the
doors of the church. Thank you for your donations!
Mass in Honor of St. Gerard (Patron of
mothers, their children and the unborn)Thursday, May
20th at 7:00 PM at Sacred Heart Church, 37 Schuyler
Avenue, Stamford. We encourage everyone to come,
especially as families. Prayers for special blessing and
respect for life will be recited at 6:45P.M. Expectant
mothers, mothers with newborns and married couples
praying to conceive will be blessed.
Acct # 04-0152
Saint Mark Church
Stratford, CT.
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Sunday, May 16
[email protected]
Questions: Call Susan
203-377-0444