St. Mark Catholic Church

4220 Ripa Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63125

Office: 314-743-8600, Fax: 314-743-8618 www.stmarkstl.com

January 14, 2018 Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mass Schedule Sundays—7:00, 9:00, & 11:00 am

Monday—Friday—7:30 am Mass only through January 26

Saturdays—8:00 am & 5:00 pm Holy Day—6:30 & 9:00 am, 7:00 pm

Confessions Saturday afternoon—3:30 to 4:30 pm

Sacraments Call 743-8620 or 743-8600 to make

an appointment with one of the Priests.

Clergy Rev. Msgr. Patrick K. Hambrough

Pastor phambrough@archstl.org 314-743-8609—church 314-743-8620—rectory Rev. Ted Vitali, CP

Non-Resident, Associate vitalit@slu.edu 314-729-7572

Administrative Staff: Parish 4200 Ripa Ave., St. Louis, MO 63125

Diane Little—Secretary 743-8602 dianelittle@archstl.org

Alice Wilcox—Bookkeeper 743-8603 alicewilcox@archstl.org

Christina Sanders, Ph.D. Pastoral Associate

743-8604 christinasanders@archstl.org

Rose Masidonski—Music Director 743-8605 rosiemaz@hotmail.com

Loretta Gutting—Webmaster 922-6838 loretta5@swbell.net

Prayer Hotline Dolores Bollwerk @ 631-5108

Rose Duane @ 631-0202 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesday after 8:00 am Mass to 9:00 pm Bulletin Announcements Deadline is Monday at noon

BULLETIN—dianelittle@archstl.org WEB—www.stmarkstl.com

Administrative Staff: School 4220 Ripa Ave., St. Louis, MO 63125

Fax: 314-743-8690

Jill Burkett—Principal

743-8643 principal@stmarkstl.com

Mary Althage—Secretary 743-8640 malthage@stmarkstl.com

As our teenage students and parishioners prepare to travel to Washington, D.C. this week for the Pro-Life March allow me to share a few quotes with you:

“Abortion and racism are both symptoms of a fundamental human error. The error is thinking that when someone stands in the way of our wants,

we can justify getting that person out of our lives. Abortion and racism stem from the same poisonous root, selfishness.” ~ Alveda King, daughter of Martin Luther King

“Abortion is not a sign that women are free, but a sign that they are desperate.” ~ Frederica Mathews-Green, author

“Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love but to use violence to get what they want.” ~ St. Teresa of Calcutta

Please pray for us as we do our best to eliminate the poison that is abortion. Ask God to give us a safe journey and to instill within our younger parishioners a strong desire to stand in defense of the unborn. Our Church and our nation needs their commitment and courage. They need your prayers and support.

Last year I was very impressed on my first visit to D.C. for the Pro-Life March. There were so many people of every age and from every walk of life with different religions and hometowns. But there we were, joining together in this noble cause and all of us uplifted by the prayers of the folks back home. Our parishioners see so much and learn so much from this trip. That knowledge, I pray, will inspire them for a lifetime.

I have to leave St. Louis earlier than expected this week. A buddy from seminary days and a good friend for almost 40 years died last week and his funeral is Tuesday in Destin, Florida. Fr. Kevin Johnson was a generous, funny, and holy priest, a wonderful shepherd to his people. He was only 59 when kidney failure took his earthly life.

So, I’ll fly Monday to Florida, go to the Funeral Mass Tuesday, fly to Washington Wednesday, meet up with our parishioners Thursday, march on Friday and fly home Saturday. What a week! Pray for me and know that I will be praying for you.

May God bless you always, Father Hambrough

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time January 14, 2018

Passion & Purpose—Matthew Kelly

Are you thriving or just surviving? Do you want more energy? A deeper sense of purpose? Join us for

Living Every Day with Passion & Purpose, presented by internationally acclaimed speaker

Matthew Kelly. It’s not your typical church event.

Join us at The Family Arena, 2002 Arena Pkwy, St. Charles, MO 63303 on

Saturday, April 28, 2018 from 7:00-10:00 pm.

Early Bird tickets for $20.00 each ~ this weekend only ~ January 13 and 14 after all Masses

Tickets will be on sale at St. Mark on: February 3rd & 4th ~ March 3rd & 4th ~ April 7th & 8th

Ticket price on these weekends will be $39.00 each.

THE LAMB OF GOD

"Behold the Lamb of God!" We hear this phrase every Sunday at Mass, but there's a good chance that many

Roman Catholics do not know who in the Bible originally spoke it. The phrase appears only in the Gospel of John,

on the lips of John the Baptist, who utters it twice. In today's Gospel reading, John proclaims Jesus as the Lamb of God, and two of John's own disciples then follow Christ. A little bit later Andrew, who heard John and then followed Jesus, brings his brother Simon to be re-named Cephas, or

Peter. A careful look at these Bible verses shows us the mission of everyone baptized into the Body of Christ: we

must always proclaim our faith in Christ, so that others will follow him. We may not know how the will of God might

work through those we bring to Christ; that is not the point. The point is that our ongoing mission as a church is to

bring others to Christ, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

Copyright (c) J. S. Paluch Co., Inc.

Monday 7:30 H. & J. Bast Tuesday 7:30 Communion Service Wednesday 7:30 Communion Service

January 15—21

Thursday 7:30 Communion Service Friday 7:30 Communion Service

Saturday 8:00 M. Dozier 5:00 N. Nguyen, H. Cordell Sunday 7:00 M. Lee 9:00 K. Goersch, A. Maloney 11:00 D. Davis, A. Buganski

Mass Intentions January 14—21

Sunday 7:00 People of the Parish 9:00 Shirley Kramper 11:00 Deceased Members of the Wilson Family Monday 7:30 Camilla McDermott Tuesday 7:30 Communion Service Wednesday 7:30 Communion Service Thursday 7:30 Communion Service Friday 7:30 Communion Service Saturday 8:00 Betty Will-Bower 5:00 Ron Shipp Sunday 7:00 Jackie Simon 9:00 Butch Unwin 11:00 People of the Parish

Ministry Schedule January 20 & 21

5:00 Lectors: Pat Garland Ministers: K. Goersch, T. Worell, M. DeHekker, P. O’Rourke, J. Preisack Hospitality: M. Paur, R. Chinnici, C. Micciche, R. Flynn 7:00 Lectors: Jared Samson Ministers: S. Chambers, C. Fleming, J. Johnson, C. Oberbeck, D. Stanger, L. Wells Hospitality: D. Tullman, R. Leiber, M. Masidonski, L. Weber 9:00 Lectors: Terri Johnson & Keith Maloney Ministers: M. Adlersfluegel, S. & T. Bast, M. Mallette Hospitality: L. & R. Abeln, C. & M. Hayden 11:00 Lectors: Dan Smedra Ministers: K. Gillman, S. Hentz, L. Schneider, J. Fuchs Hospitality: J. & M. Diethelm, L. Gutting, J. Hanak

Attention: Eucharistic Ministers

In order to eliminate congestion during Holy Communion, please note the standing positions when distributing

The Precious Body and Precious Blood.

You will find revised instructions on the Bulletin Board in the sacristy and on the hand sanitizer stand.

Thank you for your service to St. Mark.

Pro-life Christmas Cards The pro-life committee of Missouri Right to Life South County wishes to thank all who purchased prolife Christmas cards keeping the birth of Jesus reason to celebrate, or made a donation to benefit the highway billboard currently on Hwy. 270 which reads, "UNBORN BABIES AT 9 WEEKS: Heartbeat, Fingerprints, Brain Waves, Can Close Eyes and Can Feel Pain"….."Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you." Jeremiah 1:5 The people of St. Mark Parish are indeed outstanding when it comes to supporting the cause of ending abortion in our nation. May Our Lord and Savior bend His ear to hear our prayer.

St. Mark Ladies Guild

Meeting held on Wednesday, January 17 at 7:00 pm in the school cafeteria.

Please pray for the repose of the souls of our parishioners who died last week, Shirley Specht, Nancy Rapp Slattery and Ann Degnan Shipp. Also, for James Dierkes, brother of Lorraine Pizzella.

Due to Fr. Hambrough’s absence there will not be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Tuesday, January 16. Adoration will resume on January 23.

Also, there will not be Mass at 7:30 am

Tuesday—Friday. Deacon Ed Fronick from St. Martin of Tours parish will lead a Communion Service.

Fr. Vitali will be back for 8:00 Mass Saturday morning.

January 15—21

Monday MLK—No school or PSR class 10 am—Pinochle—Parish Office 7:30 pm—Athletic Association mtg.— Parish Office 8 pm—Basketball—Parish Center

—-————————————————————————— Tuesday 9 am to 9 pm—Adoration 6:30 pm—Bingo—Bandwagon Hall 8:30 am—Crafters—Parish Office 8:30 am—Quilters—Parish Office 5:30 pm—Basketball—Parish Center 6:30 pm—Girl Scout mtg.—cafeteria —————————————————————–--———–-Wednesday 9 am—Bible Study—Parish Office 5:30 pm—Basketball—Parish Center 7 pm—Christ’s Journeymen—Parish Office 7 pm—Ladies Guild mtg.—cafeteria -—————————————————————————— Thursday 5:30 pm—Basketball—Parish Center 7 pm—Boys Club—cafeteria 7 pm—RCIA mtg.—Parish Office —————————————————————————— Friday 5:30 pm—Basketball—Parish Center ——————————————————————————Saturday 8:30 am—Basketball—Parish Center 4 pm—Private Event—Parish Center ——————————————————————————Sunday 11 am—Children’s Choir—church 12:30 pm—Basketball—Parish Center

January 15—21

Monday: 1 Sm 15:16-23; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23; Mk 2:18-22 Tuesday: 1 Sm 16:1-13; Ps 89:20-22, 27-28; Mk 2:23-28 Wednesday: 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51; Ps 144:1b, 2, 9-10; Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7; Ps 56:2-3, 9-13; Mk 3:7-12 Friday: 1 Sm 24:3-21; Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11; Mk 3:13-19 Saturday: 2 Sm 1:1-4, 11-12, 19, 23-27; Ps 80:2-3, 5-7; Mk 3:20-21 Sunday: Jon 3:1-5, 10; Ps 25:4-9; 1 Cor 7:29-31; Mk 1:14-20

Bingo is played every Tuesday at Bandwagon Hall,

on Reavis Barracks and Lemay Ferry Road.

Doors open at 3:30 pm and games begin at 6:30 pm.

Team 6 will work Tuesday, January 16

Annie Beckerle

If you cannot work when scheduled or have questions, please call Loretta @ 922-6838,

or Megan Bono @ 261-3570.

Dottie Laumann Colleen Flickinger Misty Fuchs Alice Lotspeich Terri Eschbacher

Gina Zelenka Karen King Angel Manley Kevin Bradshaw Dennis Bequette

Military Picture Request

Anyone who has family/loved ones currently serving in the military, if you would like to submit a wallet size picture for the

military flag displayed in the foyer of St. Mark’s, please mail it to Sandy Bast at 3723 White Bark Court, St. Louis MO, 63129 or leave it at the parish office and she will pick it up.

Please continue to pray for all those traveling to Washington, D.C. to participate in the March for Life 2018. Especially keep in your prayers and thoughts the 34 teenagers and 20 adults who will represent St. Mark Catholic Church. These 54 will leave for D.C. on this Wednesday, the 17th and return next Sunday, the 21st. Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Mark, pray for them.

St. Louis Review Subscription

For those renewing their subscriptions to “The St. Louis Review” newspaper, please make your check

payable to St. Mark Church. The parish then forwards the money to the Archdiocese. Thank you.

It is our responsibility in the Lord to remember the sick, who are especially close to the

Redeemer in their suffering:

Helen Alexander Brett Haubrich Dolores Leake

December 31 & Solemnity of Mary—January 1, 2018

Envelopes $ 8,868.47 School Support 1,584.00 Online Giving 1,403.00 Solemnity of Mary 1,085.00 Loose 584.00 Total $ 13,524.47 —Avg. Weekly Expenses 15,000.00 Final Total $ 1,475.53

January 7, 2018

Envelopes $ 12,494.22 Online Giving 2,803.00 School Support 994.00 Loose 555.92 Total $ 16,847.14 —Avg. Weekly Expenses 15,000.00 Final Total $ 1,847.14

We thank you for your generosity!

2017 Contribution Statements

If you would like a copy of your 2017 contribution statement to St. Mark’s, please drop this form in the Sunday collection basket, call 743-8603 or mail to the parish office to the attention of Alice Wilcox at 4200 Ripa Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63125. In order to reduce postage costs, we are only mailing out a statement if requested. Thank you. Name _______________________________________ Address _____________________________________

Marriage Encounter Worn out from the holidays? Are you looking for a way to avoid the winter blahs? How about a special weekend just for the two of you that will reinvigorate your marriage? Attend a Worldwide Marriage

Encounter weekend on February 2-4, 2018 in St. Peters, MO; March 23-25 at the Chiara Center in Springfield, IL; or April 20-22 in St. Peters, MO. If you would like to apply or get more information, go to www.stl-wwme.org or call 314-649-7317.

Twenty and Thirty Somethings…… Looking to volunteer?

The Society of St. Vincent De Paul offers numerous opportunities for young adults:

• Team home visits to the needy via 100+ parish chapters to provide food, clothing, utility, rent and referral assistance

• Four young adult chapters offering those same services

• Food pantries • Eight thrift stores • Clerical work

To find out more, please contact Bryan at bryankirchoff@att.net.

St. Vincent De Paul—Donate for a Neighbor

Help those in need within our parish and neighborhood, regardless of faith, by making a monetary gift, donating clothing or household goods to a Society of St. Vincent de Paul thrift store. For more information on how you can make a difference in the lives of others, call 314-881-6000 or visit www.svdpstl.org. Inspired by Gospel values, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an international Catholic lay organization dedicated to serve those in need. Helping Neighbors Starts at Home.

The St. Louis Archdiocesan Society of St. Vincent de Paul is starting a program to provide legal services to the needy. Volunteer lawyers are needed to help. There is particular need of attorneys who have expertise in family law, child custody, elder law and benefit

programs. But, any other specialties would be welcomed. If you are an attorney with an interest in helping the needy, please call Michael Forster at 314-446-4203.

A note received from Archbishop Carlson and Sandy Koller, Vice-President at

Cardinal Glennon Hospital: Since 1956, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon

Children’s Hospital has touched the lives of children throughout our region and across the country. The common thread is that all children are treated as precious children of God, regardless of their family’s ability to pay. SSM Health Cardinal Glennon can continue its healing ministry to those ill and injured children in “Our Dear Lord’s” care because of your love, care and compassion for infants and children that are less fortunate.

We received your parish’s collection of $4,067 on December 6, 2017. Your faithful generosity helps to provide millions of dollars each year in charity care, or as we still refer to it, “Our Dear Lord’s” care.

Thank you once again for making a difference in the lives of Cardinal Glennon kids.

Our Lady’s Inn Maternity Homes—Annual Trivia Night— Saturday, January 20th at Chaminade

College Prep School (425 S. Lindbergh). Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and trivia begins at 7:00 p.m. Cost is

$25 per person and $200 for a table of ten. For more information or to register,

visit www.ourladysinn.org or call Katrina at 314-736-1544. Our Lady’s Inn provides a loving home and an

array of services supporting pregnant women and their children suffering with homelessness.

Marriage On Tap STL—Married couples are invited to an evening out, just call it a date night! Be with other couples who care about strengthening their marriage, and want to enrich themselves. Come

Tuesday, January 16, 2018, to The Pasta House Company at 8213 Delmar Blvd, University City,

63130 (just East of I-170). 6:00 PM dinner, $20 per person with a new menu for buffet dinner (cash bar available); at 7:00 PM is a dynamic talk by Jerry &

Julie Cinco, parishioners at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish in St. Charles. Jerry & Julie have been

married 47 years and have two grown daughters. They have faced many ups and

downs in their marriage adventure, and attribute their strong marriage to God's patience, His

constant love for them, and their Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. This evening is open to all married couples.

RSVP required: marriageontapstl@gmail.com Visit our Facebook page: Marriage On Tap STL

Widow/Widower’s Support Group—These meetings are held at St. Simon the Apostle Church in the Lower Church Hall in the 'Mary Room'. Our next scheduled meeting will be taking place on Sunday, January 21st. Time is from 1:30—3:00 pm. Any questions, please contact Linda Jackson @ 314-544-5623 or RJJANDLSJ@aol.com.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Mass & Dance

Calling all sacraments who have ever attended a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend, no matter how

long ago. You are invited to celebrate with other encountered sacraments at the Marriage Encounter

Valentine's Dance and fun night.

The WWME Sweetheart Mass and Dance will be on Saturday, February 10, 2018, at St. Elizabeth of Hungary, 1420 Sappington Rd. in Crestwood. Mass begins at 6:30 pm, followed by pot-luck

dinner and dance.

BYOB, please bring a dish/appetizer to share. Cost $25/couple in advance. $30/couple at the door.

Invited prospective Marriage Encounter guests are FREE. Questions? Call 314-803-7895, or

email wibbfamily@yahoo.com

SAVE THE DATE!! Hope all of you will attend!

Paul VI Institute

The Spring 2018 semester begins February 12—May 4, 2018.

Registration deadline is February 2, 2018 for online & classroom classes.

GREAT ADULT EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY: Paul VI Institute of Catechetical and Pastoral Studies offers courses to adults seeking a greater understanding of the Catholic faith. Classes are offered online and in classrooms at various locations around the Archdiocese.

Some of our courses this spring are: ONLINE: Catechism I Basic Catholic Doctrine; Introduction to Sacred Scripture; Catechism III Catholic Morality; Catechism IV Catholic Prayer and Spirituality; Synoptic Gospels; New Testament Christology etc. CLASSROOM: Preparing to Implement Virtue-Base Restorative Discipline; Dynamic and Effective Catechesis; Teaching Religion to Children; Introduction to Sacred Scripture; Good Angels, Bad Angels; Introduction to Catholic Prayer and Spirituality.

Ignatian Spirituality Lecture Series

White House Retreat presents the Ignatian Spirituality Lecture Series on Wednesday, January 24th at SLUH. This free event will feature a talk from married couple Bridget Brennan and Jerome Shen. They are the authors of the book "Falling in Love...Finding God: Marriage and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola". They will be discussing various topics and principles from their book. This event will be held in the Si Commons building on the campus of SLUH (4970 Oakland Avenue). Doors open at 7:00 PM and the talk begins at 7:00 PM. To register, call 314-416-6400 or visit whretreat.org/speaker-series.

National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows—Edwin J. Guild Center. An Adult Understanding of the Four Last Things: Heaven, Hell, Judgment and Purgatory Saturday, January 20, 10:00 am—12 noon, Presenter: Fr. John Mark Ettensohn, O.M.I. In the words of St. Paul how might “the God who began a good work in you continue to bring it to completion?” As adults we can search the Scriptures, the richness of our Catholic Tradition, and our understanding of the world for clues as to what we call the last things: death, heaven, hell, judgment, purgatory. Cost: $20—Registration required. For more information, call 618-394-6270 or go to snows.org/programs.

St. Mark Catholic School

Open House for Catholic School’s Week Join us January 28, 2018

10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. • Visit Classrooms

• Take a tour of the school • Meet other families

• Get scholarship information