PARISH STAFF Rev. Anthony Mpungu…………………………..Pastor franthony@stmark-parish.org Michael Johnson & John Kren ..................... Deacons Mike Johnson ....................... …….Pastoral Associate deacon_mike@stmark-parish.org Mary Ellen Cussen ...................... Parish Bookkeeper bookkeeper@stmark-parish.org Denise Boyce .................................. Parish Secretary secretary@stmark-parish.org Michael K. Williams ......................... Director of Music .............................. musicdirector.stmark@gmail.com Laura Ishmael .................................................. Pianist Marlene Games ....... ……………..Nursery Supervisor Brian Gridley .................. Maintenance/IT Coordinator Alberto Rosado………………………………Custodian Hank Harzold….……………Parish Council Chairman William McMican…………Finance Council Chairman

RELIGIOUS FORMATION STAFF Sharon Katzman………………………Director of R.F. Fe Guzman…………………………….Youth Minister Samantha Krieg ………………………Coordinator of R.F.

RELIGIOUS FORMATION OFFICE HOURS Monday-Thursday 9:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

Sunday 9:00a.m.-2:00p.m. Phone: 757-479-9897 • Fax: 757-479-9453

Email: sharon@stmark-parish.org

BAPTISM: Celebrated the 1st weekend of the month except during Lent. Contact Religious Formation Office for Baptism classes prior to the Sacrament.

MATRIMONY: Couples required to give 6 months notice before planning a wedding in the Parish. Please do not set date before contacting the Priest.

MINISTRY TO THE SICK & HOMEBOUND: If you know someone who cannot attend Mass or desires a visit or the Sacrament of Anointing, call the Office.

RECONCILIATION: Celebrated 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at 4:00 p.m.

COLUMBARIUM: Parishioners interested in procuring a Columbarium niche, call the Parish Office.

LITURGY SCHEDULE

Saturday: 5:30 p.m. • Sunday: 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Tuesday : 8:30a.m.

Communion Services Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. and Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.

Established

1978

Saint Mark Saint Mark THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF

Mission Statement Rooted in the Word...Nourished by the Sacraments… Guided by the Holy Spirit....We, the people of St. Mark, are united in our desire to serve those who are in need, to give our gifts and talents… to build the Kingdom of God by imaging Jesus Christ.

1505 Kempsville Rd. • Virginia Beach, VA 23464-7201

Phone: 757-479-1010 • Fax: 757-479-9453 Website: www.stmark-parish.org

Parish Office Hours Monday-Thursday: 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Sunday 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

The Baptism Of The Lord January 13, 2019

and Daily Readings

MON 1/14 Heb 1:1-6; Mk 1:14-20

TUES 1/15 8:30am LENNIE TORRES +

CAROL SEIM (INT.)

Heb 2:5-12; Mk 1:21-28

WED 1/16 Heb 2: 14-18; Mk 1:29-39

THU 1/17 Saint Anthony, Abbott

Heb 3:7-14; Mk 1:40-45

FRI 1/18 Heb 4: 1-5,11; Mk 2:1-12 SAT 1/19 Second Sunday In Ordinary Time

5:30pm PHILIP CALABRESE + TERESA ANDERS + SUN 1/20 8:30am JOSE VENTURA DEGUZMAN + MARY SWEENEY + 10:30am JOHN SKIPTUNAS + DIONISIO M. CALIGAYAHAN SR. + Is 62:1-5; 1 Cor 12:4-11; Jn 2:1-11

Welcome New Parishioners: The Aquino Family, The Pagtalunan Family, The Policarpio Family and Cecille Miciano.

Please note: from December 27th until January 31st, Daily Mass will be celebrated only on Tues at 8:30am. Communion Services will be on Wed 7pm & Thurs 8:30am.

Mass Intentions for 2019 can be requested by visiting the office. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Carolyn Arthur, a longtime Saint Mark parishioner. May she rest in eternal peace.

Christmas flowers were offered in memory of A. Elaine Gordon and Dennis E. Gordon.

Please pray for the following: Nancy Tennin, Steven Barkow, Holden and Hadley Hewlett, Emma and Jeff Madrigal, Alice Volz, Don DeGroot, Ruby Steele, Bryan Mendoza, Deacon Robert Esposito, Delores Valley, Dawn Boroden, Sherry Savage, Barbara Amella Leonardo V. Corpez, Jan Kilb, Trinika Skiptunas, Rose Kmetz, Emy Balmaceda,

Jim Thomas, Jean Morgan, Grace Hopkins, Chandler Jacob, Christian and Dana Brewer, Diane Esposito, Luz Cardenas and Connie Collins.

Deacon Mike’s Reflections

Today, we close out the Christmas Season in our

liturgical year with the celebration of the Baptism of

our Lord. It was just a week ago we celebrated the

manifestation of Jesus, as a child, to the world through

the visit of the magi and recognized as a King and Son

of God through the gifts of gold and incense and his

destiny of death in the gift of myrrh. Now we

celebrate the beginning of Jesus' ministry and

manifestation as the "beloved Son", as we hear the

words of the Father and descent of the Holy Spirit in

the form of a dove. The Baptism of our Lord allows us

to reflect on the meaning of our own Baptism and

how it affects our lives. In that Baptism, we were

welcomed into a new life with Christ, we were made a

new creation through water and the Holy Spirit. We

received the light of Christ to be kept burning brightly

throughout our lives and the white garment we

received or wore symbolized this new life/creation as

our Christian dignity, which was to be kept unstained.

As we remember those signs and symbols of our

Baptism may we be constantly challenged by their

meaning in our faith journey, for we claim to be

disciples of Christ . May we contemplate - how is the

light of Christ burning in our lives, how have we kept

our dignity and that of others unstained? Our goal is

to live out our lives as Catholic Christians to be

"beloved sons and daughters of God" - for we have

been baptized with fire and the Holy Spirit!

Fiscal Year

July-June

December

23

Offertory Year

to Date

Needed

Year to

Date

Excess/Short

Offertory $25,571 $422,852 $414,800 $8,052

Fiscal Year

July-June

December

25

Offertory

Year to Date

Needed

Year to

Date

Excess/Short

Offertory $17,756 $440,608 $439.100 $1,508

Fiscal Year

July-June

December

30

Offertory

Year to Date

Needed

Year to

Date

Excess/Short

Offertory $13,119 $453,727 $455,300 $1,573

This Week at St. Mark January 14th -January 20th

MON 10:00am Food Pantry in the Great Hall

6:30pm Knights of Columbus Financial

Audit in the Conference Room

7:15pm RCIA/IC in the Library and Great

Hall

TUES 8:30am MASS

9:30am Bible Study in the Conference Room

7:30pm Bible Study in the Conference Room

WED 10:00am Food Pantry in the Great Hall

6-8pm Teen Formation (2) in the

Conference Room

7:00pm Communion Service

7:30pm Full Choir Rehearsal in the

Sanctuary

March For Life in Washington, D.C.

THURS 8:30am Communion Service

9:30am Plarn Ministry in the Great Hall

March For Life in Washington, D.C.

FRI 9:30am Moms Group in the Conference

Room

10:00am Food Pantry in the Great Hall

7:00pm Knights Of Columbus Business

Meeting

SAT 8am-12pm Building and Grounds

9am-1:30pm AARP Smart Driver Class in the

Conference Room

4:00pm RECONCILIATION

5:30pm WEEKEND MASS

SUN 8:30am WEEKEND MASS

10:30am WEEKEND MASS

11:45am Youth Choir Rehearsal

The Catholic Diocese of Richmond, VA seeks a highly

qualified, innovative and strategic leader for the

position of Superintendent, Office of Catholic

Schools to oversee the vision and planning for 30 Catholic

Schools serving over 9,000 students, located throughout the

state of Virginia. Qualified candidates should forward a cover

letter, current curriculum vitae or resume; salary history and

completed Diocesan application to Sara Board, HR

Coordinator, 7800 Carousel Lane, Richmond, VA 23294. Email

jobs@richmonddiocese.org. Fax 804-622-5163. All applications

will be considered confidential.

Catholic Charities is looking for a Part-Time Receptionist for its

Norfolk office, 32 hours per week. The position will serve as

Administrative Support for the Adoption Services department

and will include front office management. The qualified

candidate should be friendly and organized, have related

office experience and must be proficient in Microsoft

Outlook, Word and Excel and the ability to determine crisis

situations and act appropriately. Please send resume and

cover letter to: hr@cceva.org

The Hampton Roads Catholic Singles Club will meet

for dinner at 6 p.m. on Saturday, January 19th

at

Gus and George’s Restaurant, 4312 Virginia Beach

Blvd. in Virginia Beach. The Hampton Roads Catho-

lic Singles Club, formally known as the Tidewater

Catholic Alumni Club, is an organization of single

Catholic professional men and women. The club is a member of

the national organization Catholic Alumni Club Interna-

tional. For more information go to the club website

www.freewebs.com/tidewatercatholicalumniclub/, contact us by

e-mail at tcac1@hotmail.com, or call (757) 898-6991.

Many husbands and wives seem to be “married” to their

career, computer, TV, sports or their children. Re-examine your

married lifestyle and priorities by attending a

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. It is a positive, simple

common sense, private experience between you and your

spouse, that revitalizes marriage by helping you to see again

those loving qualities in each other that you may be taking for

granted. The next Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends are

Mar 1-3, 2019 in Hickory, NC and Mar 22-24, 2019 in Herndon,

VA. Early sign up is recommended. For more information visit

our website at: https://renewmarriage-vasouth.org/ or contact

us at applications@renewmarriage-vasouth.org or 757-690-1369.

Building and Grounds next monthly

gathering is Saturday, January 19th

from 8-12pm. Contact Deacon John if

you would like to bring your talents

and time and help spruce up the

church and grounds. We do light

maintenance, painting and cleaning. All are welcome! We

hope to see you there.

SAVE THE DATE: The Knights of Columbus MONTE

CARLO NIGHT is Saturday January 26th

. Come out

and enjoy an evening of great food, fun games,

and a silent auction. Doors open @ 6:45 pm.

Tickets are $20 for a single ticket; and $17.50 each

for two or more tickets. This event is one of

Kempsville council’s biggest fund raisers, with proceeds

directly supporting all our charitable activities in the parish

and community. The Knights will be selling tickets in the

Great Hall after all weekend masses starting January 5th

through January 20th

.Questions can be emailed to Steve

Schlossberg, steven.schlossberg@cox.net or Stan Schnell,

swschnell@cox.net.

Our next Baptism Preparation Class

will be

Saturday, January 19th 2019 from

9am-12pm.

Sign-up at the Welcome Kiosk in the

Commons or email Sharon at

sharon@stmark-parish.org.

Would you like to journey to The Holy

Land and Jordan with Father Anthony?

Together we will walk in the

footsteps of Jesus and the prophets of

old. We will visit the land where our

Blessed Lady said “yes” to God. We will

celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday in

Jerusalem. Dates: April 23rd-May 2nd 2019. Trip leaving from

Norfolk, Virginia. Base tour price: $3,799; land only price:

$2,799. $50 discount on all deposits prior to January 15th

2019. If interested, please contact Bellie Guerrero at

757-403-2376 and belleegue@cox.net or Roy Estares at

757-449-2576. Flyers are available in the office.

Every year the Knights of Columbus recognize a

Young Man and a Young Woman of the Year. If

you are between the ages of 12 and 18 as of

April 1, 2019 you are eligible to complete an

application. The application will ask you to

provide information about achievements in

academics, school, community church and family.

Application forms will be available on Sunday ,December 30,

2018 – February 15, 2019 in an envelope attached to the

Knight’s Bulletin Board in the Great Hall at St Marks Catholic

Church, at the Knights of Columbus website: https://

www.kofcknights.org/CouncilSite/?CNO=10515, or by email

request to Lyndon Remias at lremias@yahoo.com. The council

winners (one young man and one young woman) will receive

$500.00 and a certificate of recognition from the council.

Entry deadline is February 15, 2019.

What's you Bible IQ?

We welcome new comers to bible study

and the experienced seeker. St. Mark's is

offering a new bible study to begin mid-

February 2019. “The Prophets:

Messengers of God's Mercy" .Tuesday

nights class 7:30 - 9:00 pm. A new study for Tuesday

morning class 9:30-11:00 am class to be announced after

the new year. For more information contact Florence

Gaffrey at fgaffrey@outlook.com or 467-5683.

INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC

FAITH OR BECOMING CATHOLIC?

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults or RCIA is a

process to learn and grow in the Catholic Christian

faith. It begins with Inquiry where you come to ask

questions and determine if this is right for you. It

is open to those who have never been Baptized or

are coming from a different Christian faith experience or not

fully formed in the Catholic faith. Formation sessions are

conducted on Monday evenings, starting at 7:15pm. If you

are interested please contact Deacon Mike Johnson at 479-

1010 or deacon_mike@stmark-parish.org.

Information placed in the bulletin must be in

to Denise, our parish secretary, by 9am the

Monday prior to your desired publication

date (Sunday). Information must be emailed

to secretary@stmark-parish.org.

The 2019 Saint Mark Womens’ Retreat:

Finding God in All Things with Sister Dolores,

CMS, will be held at the Founder’s Inn February 1st

and 2nd.

$150 includes retreat, lodging, Friday night dinner

and Saturday breakfast and lunch. Register on-line

today via the Saint Mark parish website. Knights of Columbus Council 10515 would like to

congratulate the following St Mark Children who

won in their specific age groups for their poster

entries in the Knights of Columbus “Keeping Christ

in Christmas” Poster Contest: Violet Carson (5-7 yrs

old) and Alyssa Carr (8-10 yrs old). Each winner will

receive a $50 award and a certificate. Their posters were sent

to the Knights of Columbus Virginia State Council Staff for this

year’s state competition on Saturday January 5th. This was the

third year Council 10515 participated in the Knight of

Columbus “Keeping Christ in Christmas” poster contest and we

look forward to hosting another contest next year.

IS IT TIME TO MAKE YOUR ANNUAL IRA

WITHDRAWAL? YOU MAY RECEIVE A TAX BENEFIT BY

CONTRIBUTING ALL OR A PORTION TO THE CHURCH!

Please consult your tax advisor or financial

planner to see if this could work to your benefit.

Expectant to experienced moms are welcome to join us for fellowship, support, adult conversation, and prayer. We meet in the conference room every Friday morning from 9:30-11:30 am. Come for all or part of the time. The Nursery is open and babysitting is provided. For more information, please contact Holly Krukowski at 585-749-6941

CAST

St. Mark’s will be hosting

(Chesapeake Area Shelter Team), an

overnight shelter for the homeless this

winter from

February 20-27th

, 2019.

We need your help to welcome and care for our guests.

CAST online volunteer sign-ups have begun! Please

access the iVolunteer link from the St. Mark’s website to

sign up. The CAST team will also be available in the

Commons after all Masses on the weekends of January

26th and February 2nd to help with sign-ups. Please stop

by and see how you can help, or send us an email at

stmarkcast@gmail.com.

This Lent, Encounter Heaven on Earth with

Bishop Barron’s The Mass.

The Mass is “the great encounter with Christ” –

his body, blood, soul and divinity. The Mass is

“the

supreme form of play” – no higher purpose outside of

itself. The Mass is mystery: the meal which puts you into

direct contact with the divine reality.

For our Lenten journey, we will be forming small groups

to walk together through The Mass. Sign-ups will be both

on-line and in the Commons. Watch the trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCnPHtz0sZA&vl=en

will meet Monday, January 21st at 6:30pm in the

Conference Room.

January is Poverty Awareness Month: Did you know that

more than 43 million Americans live in poverty. Our faith de-

mands of us a loving response to poverty, hunger, homelessness,

unemployment, and other community issues that affect the poor.

We are called as Catholic Christians to reach out and alleviate the

suffering that we encounter directly in the face of these injustices

and issues within our community and our world. To also work to

shape laws and institutions that allow all people to flourish and to

achieve their potential. P lease consider volunteering for one or

more of our various Justice & Peace outreach ministry opportu-

nities, be generous to those who are in need and ask the Lord to

show you how you can love your neighbor, especially the poor, in

a more authentic way.

Join thousands of Catholics nationwide in the

annual pro-life novena, 9 Days for Life,

Monday, January 14 – Tuesday, January 22.

Pray for the respect of all human life with daily

intentions, brief reflections, and more.

Download a free mobile app, or sign up to receive the novena

through daily emails or text message. (A printable version is

also available online.) Sign up at www.9daysforlife.com!

The 46th annual March for Life, the

world’s largest annual human rights dem-

onstration, will be held this coming

Friday, January 18th in Washington

D.C.. Our Justice & Peace Committee and Knights of Columbus

are working together to gather a group of St. Mark parishioners

interested in attending the 2019 March for Life. If you are inter-

ested in attending or would like more information please contact

Joyce Gridley at

justiceandpeace@stmark-parish.org or 675-6486

Fair Trade EXTENDED! Do you shop Fair Trade throughout

the year to find that special item for yourself and others? Would

you like to do so while supporting St. Mark? Visit our custom

Serrv & Earn web link : serrv.org?a=StMarkFairTrade .

You’ll do a world of good by supporting both Ethical Trade and

20% of your purchase will be donated to own parish St. Mark.

Please use this link when you visit and buy to ensure that St.

Mark is credited with the sale. Feel free to share our web link

with your family and friends. For more information and flyer

please visit Justice & Peace Table under our bulletin board in

Great Hall. Thank you!

The Childrens’ Liturgy aka SALT LAMPS is

available for children ages 4-7 years of age.. We

provide a nursery during masses for children younger

than 4 years. Children who have made their First

Eucharist are welcome to stay in the Sanctuary with

their families. Any parent wishing to assist with

SALT LAMPS is more than welcome to attend with their child.