As we near the end of the Year of St. Joseph (December 8) you may wish to watch a new film on the Patron of the Universal Church. St. Joseph is not quoted in scripture but it is very true to say the actions of his life speak louder than words. www.KofC.org/stjoseph

A funeral Mass will be offered Friday, December 10 at 10 AM for the soul of Elaine Plotycia who was born in Lackawanna, New York.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday, December 9 at 10:00 AM for the repose of the soul of Charles Gray who passed away on November 22 at the age of 86. Charles was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on July 2, 1935.

Deacon Jim is celebrating his birthday this year on Thanksgiving. Please pray an extra blessing on Thanksgiving to give thanks for Deacon Jim and all our clergy.

Congratulations to Tom, our maintenance lead, who has celebrated hist First work anniversary at St. Mark. Tom's maintenance and construction experience has been a blessing to St. Mark. Thank you Tom for all you do!

Attached please find our holiday schedule which includes Mass schedules for Christmas and New Years as well as a special Penance Service for December 16.

Mass of Christian burial will be offered Monday, November 29, 2021 at 10 AM for the soul of James Bradish who was born November 5, 1936 and passed away on November 10, 2021.

Mass of Christian burial will be offered Friday, November 26 at 10:00 AM for the soul of James D. Schneider of The Villages, who was born January 5, 1948 in Baltimore, Maryland. Fr. Dominik will be the celebrant.

Just a "heads up" on Thanksgiving which is Thursday, November 25. There will be two Masses at St. Mark that morning: 8 AM (live streamed) and 11 AM. There will be a "Soup Kitchen" special collection at those Masses which will benefit St. Theresa's Food Pantry. After Masses in the Narthex, Oplatki (Christmas wafers) will be available for a suggested $2 donation. Parish offices will be closed both on Thursday and Friday, November 25-26.

Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, November 19, 2021 at 10 AM.

Today we give thanks, especially to our parishioners, who have served in the U.S. military in order to safeguard freedom abroad and at home. Thank you for your selfless service! FYI--Parish offices are open today.

A Mass of Christian burial will be offered Thursday, November 18, 2021 for the soul of Michael Stella, who was born December 25, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois. Fr. Rafal will be the celebrant.

The Diocese of Orlando is celebrating Vocations Week November 7-13 and you are asked to participate in many ways. First and foremost, please pray for vocations to all religious life as we have a great need for priests, deacons, sisters, brothers, and others committed to a consecrated life devoted to Our Lord and His Church. Second, do you have any family members who you think may have a vocation? Perhaps your simple inquiry of, "Have you ever considered religious life?" is all they need to take a step out in faith and begin discovering what God may have in store. Third, go online to the diocesan website dedicated to vocations: https://www.orlandodiocese.org/ministries-offices/vocations/ Here you will find wonderful resources to help familiarize yourself with the Office of Vocations and to find beautiful testimonies of how God called each person to say yes to their unique calling.

Just a reminder that this Sunday at 2 AM Daylight Savings Time ends and our clocks will roll back one hour. Take advantage of an extra hour of sleep and so when you come to Mass Sunday morning you will be wide awake and ready to worship!

The annual St. Augustine March for Life is a convenient alternative for Floridians who cannot make the trip to Washington, D.C. each January 22nd, the dire anniversary date of the Roe v. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision, which legalized abortion and has resulted in the death of millions of pre-born children. The St. Augustine March for Life is always on a Saturday around the January 22nd date. This year the Right to Life group at St. Mark is sponsoring a bus which costs $20/person. The bus will leave the St. Mark parking lot at 6:30 AM and will return by 5:30 PM on September 15. To reserve your seat on the bus please call Margaret Fraser at (203) 770-2975. You need to respond no later than December 17, 2021.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated for the repose of the soul of Generosa Acker at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 inside the church.

The Course titled "The Origin and the Mystery of the Bible" (Course #502) will not be held on Friday, October 29. It is rescheduled to Friday, November 5 from 1-3 PM in the Enrichment Center.

The parish office will close early this Friday, October 29 so that staff may attend the 10 AM funeral of Joseph Hajducko, late husband of Tina Hajducko, our Operations Manager at St. Mark. The parish office will be open from 8-9:30 AM Friday so if you have any urgent business to attend to please try to get in or call early. Thank you.

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday, October 21, 10 AM at St. Mark the Evangelist Church. Fr. Dominik will be the Mass Celebrant.

God bless Deacon Joe on his "39th" Birthday!