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.
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.
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Friday, October 29, 2021 at St. Mark the Evangelist Church starting at10 AM. The celebrants will be both Fr. Rafal and Fr. Dominik.
October 7, 2021 is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary and an appropriate time for the parish to bless a Monstrance donated to St. Mark the Evangelist by both the Men's & Women's Guilds. At the 8 AM Mass honoring Our Lady, Fr. Rafal sprinkled the Monstrance with holy water after praying a special blessing and recognizing the late, Deacon Bob Esposito, whose name is engraved at the bottom of the vessel's base. Deacon Bob was one of the intentions the congregation prayed for at the Mass.
Please note the Parish Office will be closed this Thursday, October 7 from 8 AM to 1 PM as staff will be in the Social Hall to take Mass Intentions for 2022. Additionally, the Parish Office will be closed from 9:30-11 AM on Friday, October 8 as staff will be attending the funeral of Marjorie Tullock.
Please see our Sunday, October 3 bulletin for Deacon Jim Lucas' account of his first year being ordained a deacon for the Diocese of Orlando. We are so blessed to have him at St. Mark!