St. Mark Catholic Church 643 St. Mark Place ~ Boynton Beach, FL 33435

561-734-9330 ~ Fax: 561-735-3463 www.stmarkboynton.com

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Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 4:00PM

Closed Noon - 1:00PM (Lunch)

Mass Schedule: Saturday Vigil: 4:00 PM & 5:45 PM

Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:15AM, 11:00AM, 12:30PM & 6:00PM

Spanish Mass: Sunday: 4:00PM

Daily Mass 8:00 AM & 5:00PM

Morning Prayer 7:40 AM

Evening Prayer 5:30 PM

Confession Saturdays:

8:30 AM- 9:00AM & 3:00 PM - 3:45PM

Knights of Columbus St. Mark Council No. 12414 Grand Knight - Jerry Taylor

561-734-7940 Meetings Every First Thursday of the Month

at 7:00PM in the St. Francis Center

The Legion of Mary meets on Wednesday mornings after the 8:00AM Mass in the Pope John Paul Room where we recite the Rosary and have a short meeting. The Legion offers an opportunity for both spiritual and active enrichment. We invite our auxiliary members to join us and always welcome new members. For information please call Dorothy 561-876-5236.

The St. Mark Council of Catholic Women meets the second Saturday of each month at 10:00 AM in the cafeteria. New members are needed and always welcome. Feel free to come and try us out! Snowbirds who can't commit year-round are encouraged to join us whenever you can. For more information, call Maureen Fulop at 965-8935 or Marie Capasso at 737-3272.

Women’s Prayer Group The Women’s Prayer Group calls the women of St. Mark parish who wish to deepen their relationship with the Lord and one another to prayerful discussions of scripture and Church teaching on a variety of themes. It seeks to support, befriend, and bond the women of the parish as they seek to integrate faith with their vocations as married, single and religious Catholic women of the twenty first century. The giving and receiving of spiritual support is the fruit of the women’s gathering which takes place in the prayerful setting of our parish every third Friday evening of the month at 7:30PM in the St. Clare Room. Please contact Joanne Bock at 561-752-5602 if you wish further information.

Anniversary Celebrations If you are celebrating a wedding anniversary in January and would like to renew your vows Sunday, January 26th, at the 12:30PM Mass please call the parish office to register your names, and we will prepare a certificate for you.

Vocation Chalice Each week at Mass, a family will accept the responsibility of praying for vocations. The family is called up to the altar after communion to receive a Chalice, which has been set aside for this purpose.

Secretary: Mrs. Bobbi Pruitt Bookkeeper: Mrs. Patty Schultz Bereavement Ministry & Ministry to the Sick: Sr. Mary Joan Millecan, OSF, Pastoral Minister (561) 735-3530 Parish Catechetical Leader/ Youth Minister: Ms. Margaret Garetano, PCL (561)734-9330 Music Ministry: Dr. Ronald F. Albano, Director of Music Marriage: Contact the Parish Office at least four months in advance.

Faith Formation for Children & Teens: Please contact Ms. Margaret Garetano in the Parish Office Baptism : Contact Ms. Margaret Garetano in the Parish Office to register. Parents must be registered parishioners and attend our baptismal instruction. The sooner you call the better, even during your pregnancy. Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults: Anyone who is interested in becoming a Catholic or completing his/her Christian Initiation as a Catholic, should call Father Richard in the Parish Office.

Bible Study: Tuesdays from 7PM to 8PM, in the St. Francis Center, formerly the “Early Childhood Learning Center” to the north of the church. We are currently studying the Book of Psalms. All are welcome, no prior Bible Study or knowledge is required. Any questions call Vic Coppola 561 736 7812.

Friar Priests: Fr. Richard Florek, OFM Conv. Pastor

Fr. Samuel Zebron, OFM Conv. Parochial Vicar

Fr. Germain Kopaczynski, OFM Conv. - Parochial Vicar

Deacons:

Mark Lizardi, Permanent Deacon

First Friday Holy Hour Every First Friday of the

Month from 7:00PM - 8:00PM

Exposition & Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

& Quiet Time for Prayer

Perpetual Novena to St. Anthony

Every Tuesday at the 8:00AM Mass

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Names are on the prayer list for approximately one month. Please call the Parish Office to add or delete a name from the list.

Recent Deaths Our condolences are extended to the families of those who recently passed away especially Steve Walsh, Donald G. Verderosa & Francis Joseph Greehan. May the Lord bless them and keep them. May he turn his face toward them and give them peace.

If you would like to offer the altar flowers, bread & wine or the sanctuary candle for the week, please come to the

Parish Office to make arrangements.

ASS CHEDULE

The Altar Bread & Wine For the week of January 18th - January 24th

Is for all Our Intentions

The Sanctuary Candle For the week of January 18th - January 24th

Is for all Our Intentions

The Altar Flowers Are Donated by St. Mark Council of

Catholic Women

Saturday January 18th: 8:00 AM +Henry Schum by his wife, Doris

2nd Sunday In Ordinary Time 4:00 PM +Patricia Hyland by Jean Lawnsby 5:45 PM +The Christ Family by Christine Marzo Sunday January 19th: 7:30 AM All Parishioners & Benefactors of St. Mark Parish 9:15 AM +Marie & Anthony Cotellese & Grandson, Justin by Mary Cucinotta & Grandchildren 11:00 AM +Michael Gavala Jr. by the Winn Family 12:30 PM +Stephanie Zebron OFS by the OFS 4:00 PM Spanish Mass 6:00 PM +Colette Paller by Dana Bannan Monday January 20th: 8:00 AM +Dan Sullivan by Peg Brosnan 5:00 PM +Billy Fahy by Margaret & Jerry Geraghty Tuesday January 21st: 8:00 AM +Mattie McNulty by Pat & Eileen Traynor 5:00 PM +Dr. George Salerno by Deacon Mark & Joanne Lizardi Wednesday January 22nd: 8:00 AM Special Intentions for Drs. Jeanne & Ka Hock Go by Alfred Angiolilli 5:00 PM +Anne Zara by Joann Zara Gilbert Thursday January 23rd: 8:00 AM +Josephine Ludwig by his daughter, Joan 5:00 PM +Martin Gallagher by Vivian Gallagher Friday January 24th: 8:00 AM +Noel Mellett by Kathleen Mellett 5:00 PM +Fred Buhalo by his Wife & Family Saturday January 25th: 8:00 AM +Rosemarie Manzi by Linda & Doug Lewis 3rd Sunday In Ordinary Time 4:00 PM +Natalie Marcon by her husband, Fred & Family 5:45 PM +Jean Murphy by the Prainito Family Sunday January 26th: 7:30 AM +Delores Harris by Pat & Lin Hurley 9:15 AM Living & Deceased Members of the Bruzzese Family by Joseph & Lillian Bruzzese 11:00 AM +Gaeton Cucinotta by his wife, Mary, Children & Grandchildren 12:30 PM +Mary Holland by Ann Schiller 4:00 PM Spanish Mass 6:00 PM +Rosemarie Manzi by Johanna & Bob Condon

Viola Brothers Maureen Clifford

Christopher Conway Fran & Maria Welsh

Leonard Bartek Alma Kountz Jack Cuccia

Catherine Moya Mary Waters Todd Edward

Logan Williams Michelle Braun Helen Coryer

Allison Pochebit Rosaria Mignano

Lindsey Gill Frances D’Angelo

Leo Grondon Rachel Benz

Sharon Gotschall Helen Salzman Dottie Tougas

Diane Desrochers Lorraine LaPlante

Leroy Coffee Catherine Tortora Dolores Ruocco Donald Hector

Kathleen Castagnoli Bill Wallace Jeanne Daley

Barbara Carmichael Laura LoBianco-

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Theresa Anne Lee Mike Kerrigan Paddy Drumm Edward Kern

Robert Hentzen Special Sister Gloria

Bernie Gunshinan Mary Bull

Dale Surnick Jean Cummins David Murphy Ray Cadieux Dixie Archer

Candi Pridauka Janet Prainito

Larry Balverdy Jane Kountz

We Will Say a Special Prayer for these men and women serving our Country - Especially: EMFR Michael D. Katte ENG/EE US Navy; Lt. Kenneth Doyle, USN; A1st C Michael Marshall, USAF; Staff Sgt. Anthony Sadolfo; AW/SW James Paino; Capt. David Liberti, USAF; Gy Sgt. Charles F. Heck IV, USMC; Warrant Officer, Stanley Masnica; US Navy Seal Michael Fink; Lt. Thomas R. Weadon; Pvt. Chris Rodriguez; Capt. Christopher Seamans, USAF; Captain John D. O’Connell USMC; YN2 James Paino (SW/AW); Cpt. Robert Carter US Army; Col. Dr. William Venanzi; Pvt. Joseph Neceda Jr.; Col. Andrew Torelli USAF; Patrick R. Neenan US Navy, Pvt. 1st Class US Army Christopher McCarty, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Douglas R. Sanders; Robbie Josef Army Ranger/Special Forces Lt. Godney Pulin, Christopher Lester US Army; Damian Vaudo Specialist in the US Army, Ryan Bishop, Sgt. Joe Salesky, US Army; Col. Carol Zieres, Medical Reserve Army, Master Sgt. William M. Cook, Army Special Forces, Pfc. James M. Serafina, USM, Capt. David Lucas, Capt. Sean Lucas, Lt. Michael P. Sullivan, Lt. Bradley Gilliatt, Cpt. Kristian Kjesbu, T/Sgt. Brian Bautz USAF, Benjamin Rader USMC, Matthew Scott USMC; and Sr. Airman Sgt. Mario Aochoa.

A note from Father Richard:

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Coffee and Donuts are sponsored by: Scobee-Combs-Bowden Funeral Home

SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME: With the conclusion of the Christmas season, we begin a short stretch of ordinary time Sundays before the start of the season of Lent. In the Gospel reading for today, we hear John’s account of the baptism of Jesus. Recall last Sunday, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, we heard Matthew’s version of Jesus’ baptism. This week John the Baptist proclaims Jesus as “the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.” This was an unusual greeting, to say the least. John the Baptist’s underlying message, however, would have been crystal clear to the audience who heard it. The Jews were used to the idea of sacrificing a lamb in a ritual of atonement. Now, John was declaring that this man walking towards him, Jesus, was in fact the new lamb, the sacrificial offering that would atone for the sins not just of one person, but of all people. No one is excluded from the gift of salvation. Do we accept that God can forgive even the sins of our enemies, of those who have hurt and mistreated us? Can we forgive them too, as God has done through his Son? When we struggle to forgive someone, we can pray for the grace to love that person as Jesus has loved us. CELIAC DISEASE: A Mayo Clinic-led analysis published in 2012 estimates that roughly 1.8 million Americans have this disease, but around 1.4 million of them are unaware that they have it. We have low-gluten hosts available for members of our parish who have this condition. If you or a member of your family is in need of a low-gluten host, please come into the sacristy before Mass and let us know. We have a special pyx that will be used for the low gluten host. We will ask you to place the host in the pyx and at Communion the priest or minister will give you the pyx. This way we try not to cross-contaminate the low gluten host. PARISH MISSION: Fr. Romulus Rosolowski, OFM Conv. will lead us in our Mission from February 17, 18 and 19. He will speak in the morning after the 8:00 AM Mass and again the same talk in the evening at 7:00 PM. The topic that Fr. Romulus has chosen is the Sacrament of Reconciliation. He will base his talks on the book “7 Secrets of Confession” by Vinny Flynn, published by MercySong, Inc. If you are interested in purchasing this book, it is available from Amazon. Vatican City, January 08, 2014 -- In his first General Audience of 2014, Pope Francis began a new series of catechesis on the Sacraments in St. Peter’s Square, focusing today on the Sacrament of Baptism. “Baptism is the sacrament in which our faith is founded upon and which engages us as living members in Christ and in His Church,” the Holy Father said. Along with the Sacraments of the Eucharist and Confirmation, the Pope said that all three constitute a single event which shows us a sign of God’s love. The sacrament of Baptism, he stressed, is not merely a simple rite or a mere formality, but an act that “profoundly touches our existence.” “With Baptism we become immersed in that inexhaustible source of life that is the death of Jesus, the greatest act of love in all of history; and thanks to this love we can live a new life, no longer at the mercy of evil, of sin and death, but in the communion with God and with the brothers,” he said. Referring to a question often asked by the Pontiff, the Holy Father called on the faithful to search for the date of their Baptism, the date of their birth into the life of Christ and his Church. “But the risk is to lose the memory of that which the Lord has done in us, the memory of the gift that we have received. We end up considering it as only an event that happened in the past - and not even by our own will, but that of our parents -, that no longer has any effect in our present,” he said. “We must awaken the memory of our Baptism!” The Holy Father went on to say that this Sacrament in particular gives us the hope of walking down the path of salvation while making us “bearers of a new hope.” “Thanks to Baptism, we are capable of forgiving and to love even those who offend us and hurt us, that we can recognize in the least ones and in the poor the face of the Lord who visits us and comes close to us and with this Baptism helps us to recognize in the face of the needy, in those suffering, even in our neighbor, the face of Jesus. It is a grace of this strength of Baptism,” he said. The Pontiff reminded the faithful that Baptism cannot be conferred on oneself but rather by someone who administers it in the name of the Lord. “Baptism is a gift that is given in a context of solicitude and fraternal sharing. Always in history, one baptizes another, and another. It is a chain, a chain of grace,” he said. “But I cannot baptize myself. I must ask another for Baptism. It is an act of brotherhood, an act of filiation to the Church.” Concluding his address, Pope Francis exhorted those present to ask the Lord to experience in daily life the grace received in Baptism. In doing so, he said, “our brothers may encounter true children of God, true brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ, true members of the Church.” (J.A.E.) -Article provided by ZENIT News Agency.

We have been notified by St. Vincent Seminary that Deacon Bryan Holtz has been called back to his diocese and therefore will no longer be with us. He belongs to the Diocese of St. Augustine. We thank Deacon Bryan for the time that he was with us at St. Mark.

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BEREAVEMENT MINISTRY

Last week nine Core Bereavement candidates began their twelve week journey for ministry preparation. They chose to meet each Tuesday at 1PM and the classes last about two hours weekly. The topics to be considered are: ministry gifts and callministry gifts and callministry gifts and call confidentiality confidentiality confidentiality grief as life transitiongrief as life transitiongrief as life transition the grief journey, experiencing painthe grief journey, experiencing painthe grief journey, experiencing pain sympathy / empathy feelings sympathy / empathy feelings sympathy / empathy feelings personpersonperson---tototo---person skillsperson skillsperson skills the art of listening the art of listening the art of listening prayer and spiritual resources prayer and spiritual resources prayer and spiritual resources helping/caring situationshelping/caring situationshelping/caring situations We are grateful to these nine parishioners who have embarked on this preparation for a very special ministry here at St. Mark.

As you now read their names please pray for them as they continue to ready themselves for the ministry of caring, comfort and support:

Rita Bowie Mary Ann Hoffmann

Yvette Keegan Sally Moore Ron Sheldon

Priscilla Simone Mary Soares Adrienne Sperruzzi Vivian Stirpe

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Most Reverend Gerald M. Barbarito, Bishop of Palm Beach, will preside at the celebration of our 30th Annual Anniversary Mass

for Married Couples on Saturday, February 22, 2014, 10:30AM, at St. Mark in Boynton Beach. Cake, coffee and punch will be served in the parish hall after the Mass. All couples who will be celebrating 25, 40, or 50 or more years of marriage in the calendar year 2014 are invited to participate. To attend, please contact the parish office and register your names as soon as possible – but no later than Monday, February 3, 2014. We ask that all participating couples arrive at St. Mark Church by 10:00AM -- thirty minutes prior to the start of the Mass.

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Friday, January, 24th 2014 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Dinner

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Music & Dancing

Tickets will be available after Masses this weekend, January 18th & 19th Tickets are also available in the Parish Office or by calling Pat McKelvey 561-738-5625

St. Mark Parish Center $22.00 per person

Delicious Homemade Desserts & Coffee Cash Bar - Soda - Wine & Beer

Come Dine with us Monday, February 10th

6:30 PM At

Entrées SELECT ONE

Each Entrée is accompanied by: Bonefish House Salad and one of the following:

Garlic Whipped Potatoes, Potatoes au Gratin, Jasmine Rice, Broccoli, Green Beans, Mixed Vegetables or our seasonal vegetable

Cold Beverages

Coke Diet Coke Sprite Lemonade Iced Tea Root Beer

Tickets: $25.00 per person available at the parish office: 734-9330

Bonefish Grill: 1880 N. Congress Ave. Boynton Beach (Renaissance Commons)

Chicken Marsala Grilled Chicken, topped with mushrooms and prosciutto

marsala wine sauce

Atlantic Salmon Choice of Signature Sauce: Mango Salsa, Pan Asian,

Chimichurri or Lemon Butter

Rainbow Trout Choice of Signature Sauce: Mango Salsa, Pan Asian,

Chimichurri or Lemon Butter

Bang Bang Shrimp 7ounces of wild caught shrimp, lightly battered and fried

tossed in a creamy spicy sauce