Saint Mark pastoral council is pleased to share the minutes of the November meeting of our pastoral council. The pastoral council meets on the third Thursday of each month.
Generally speaking, minutes will be available within five weeks of the preceding meeting – this allows the council to review the minutes, approve them with any changes, and the secretary to edit them accordingly before they are published online.
(For previous minutes, please visit the pastoral council minutes archives)
Saint Mark pastoral council is pleased to share the minutes of the November meeting of our pastoral council. The pastoral council meets on the third Thursday of each month.
Generally speaking, minutes will be available within five weeks of the preceding meeting – this allows the council to review the minutes, approve them with any changes, and the secretary to edit them accordingly before they are published online.
(For previous minutes, please visit the pastoral council minutes archives)
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On behalf of Saint Mark Catholic Classical School, you are cordially invited to the upcoming Multicultural Dinner on Saturday, February 4, 2023 celebrating the end of Catholic Schools Week and the kickoff for the Annual Lion’s Fund. The dinner will begin after the 5:00 pm Mass in the gym. We are looking forward to coming together as a community for this event.
The Multicultural Dinner brings the community together and emphasizes getting to know one another with a shared meal. Families are encouraged to bring a favorite dish which will represent their culture or one they simply enjoy. Families are also encouraged to label their dish and list the ingredients so the entire community can learn more about the food.
There will be entertainment from a few groups and lots of time for getting to know one another. There will also be an invitation to support the Annual Lion’s Fund this year. Please join us for the evening.
For those who wish to help with the event there is an online sign-up for volunteers (click here). Many hands make light work. We hope to see you there!
This weekend our pope emeritus, Pope Benedict XVI, was called home to his eternal reward. As we make our goodbyes to a beloved pope, the Church offers many traditions for us to mourn and pray for him.
At Saint Mark parish, we will celebrate a memorial Mass on Thursday, January 5th at 9:30 am – the same day Pope Benedict’s funeral Mass will be offered in Rome.
Catholics everywhere are encouraged to pray for the pope. There are several traditional ways this might be done during the Novemdiales (the nine days of mourning after the death of a pope):
Archbishop Etienne has shared a personal reflection on the ways Pope Benedict XVI touched his life on his blog, as has Father Maurer on his blog. We have indeed been blessed by the many ways Pope Benedict XVI offered his ‘yes’ to the call of the Lord – may we together pray for his entrance into the heavenly kingdom.
V. Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.
R. And let the perpetual light shine upon him.
And may the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
