CLERGY

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

ST. MARK CATHOLIC CHURCH 4220 Ripa Avenue | St. Louis, MO 63125

Office: 314.743.8600 | Fax: 314.743.8618 | www.stmarkstl.com

Rev. Brian E. Hecktor Parochial Administrator frhecktor@stmarkstl.com

314.743.8609 - parish office 314.743.8620 - rectory

Rev. Ted Vitali, C.P. Non-Resident Associate

vitalit@slu.edu 314.729.7572

Deacon Richard Rosenkoetter Permanent Deacon

RichardRosenkoetter@archstl.org

PARISH: 4200 Ripa Ave. | St. Louis, MO 63125 Alice Wilcox - Bookkeeper

314.743.8603 | alicewilcox@archstl.org Christina Sanders, Ph.D. - Secretary

314.743.8602 | secretary@stmarkstl.com Rose Masidonski - Music Director

314.743.8605 | rosiemaz@hotmail.com Dean Little - Webmaster

314.544.8970 | webmaster@stmarkstl.com Julie Dwyer - Coordinator, Parish School of Religion

314.743.8604 | psr@stmarkstl.com

SCHOOL: 4220 Ripa Ave. | St. Louis, MO 63125 Fax: 314.743.8690

Julie Bingham - Principal 314.743.8643 | principal@stmarkstl.com

Mary Althage - Secretary 314.743.8641 | malthage@stmarkstl.com

Mass Schedule Sunday: 7:00, 9:00, & 11:00 am

Monday - Friday: 6:30 am & 8:00 am Saturdays: 8:00 am & 5:00 pm

Holy Day: please consult the bulletin

Confessions Saturday: 3:30 to 4:30 pm Tuesday: 8:00 to 9:00 pm

Sacraments Call 314.743.8620 or 314.743.8609

to make an appointment with one of the Priests.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Tuesday: after 8:00 am Mass to 9:00 pm

Prayer Hotline Dolores Bollwerk - 314.631.5108

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Interested in becoming Catholic, speak with Fr. Brian Hecktor

314.743.8609 - parish office or 314.743.8620 - rectory

Bulletin Announcements Submissions must be received by 12 Noon on the Monday prior to publication. Submit to Parish Office or secretary@stmarkstl.com.

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 9, 2020

From the Desk of Fr. Brian Hecktor … Thank you to the PTO for a great trivia night last Saturday! They filled up the gym with teams and were on hand to ensure all went smoothly. We had good food and drink, challenging questions, and a really great time! Thank you, PTO, for all you do for the School!

I would like to briefly meet with Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion at 12:15 pm in church on Sunday, February 23. We’ll go over instructions for your role (some things have changed), welcome new members, and recommit to these important Mass duties through a prayer and blessing. Please make every effort to attend. If you are unable, contact me to go over the instructions. Thank you for all your do. We are beginning our preparation for Confirmation. 7th Graders and at least one parent need to attend a Confirmation Meeting at 6:30 pm on Monday, February 10, in church. In our busy lives, it’s always good to have options for Confession and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Fr. Mike Grosch, Pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Shrewsbury, asked me to let you know they offer Confession and Adoration every Wednesday at 5:30pm. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 26. Be on the lookout in the vestibules for The Word Among Us daily meditation booklets for Lent. Using this booklet is one of the many ways we can enhance our Lenten journey. Have a good week and God bless you. Fr. Hecktor

Ash Wednesday Mass Schedule ~ February 26 6:30 am, 8:00 am, and 7:00 pm

Beginning on Monday, March 2 there will be …

5:30 pm Mass every Monday through Thursday during Lent.

Beginning on Friday, February 28 there will be … Stations of the Cross at 7:00 pm every Friday during Lent.

DON’T FORGET YOUR PALMS

Please remember to bring your 2019 palms

next time you come to church.

Baskets will be at the church entrances.

We welcome to our faith Harrison Michael Davis son of Sam and Leslie Davis, who was baptized last weekend. May God bless and guide Harrison and his family as they journey with Christ to the Kingdom.

Mass Intentions

February 9 - 16 (Saints & Observations; World Marriage Day)

Sunday (5th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

7:00 Bernice Blanner 9:00 Gloria McCloskey 11:00 People of the Parish

Monday (St. Scholastica)

6:30 Brett Haubrich 8:00 Tom Feder

Tuesday (Our Lady of Lourdes; World Day of the Sick)

6:30 Dick Fox 8:00 Sharon Gough

Wednesday (Lincoln’s Birthday)

6:30 John & Rose Mall 8:00 Leonard C. Willenburg

Thursday

6:30 Ted Farrell 8:00 Anna Marie Freise

Friday (Ss. Cyril and Methodius; Valentine’s Day) 6:30 Vincent Slama 8:00 Christina and Ken Sanders

Saturday (Blessed Virgin Mary)

8:00 Bruce Johnson 5:00 People of the Parish

Sunday (6th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

7:00 Earlene Judd 9:00 Daniel Stout 11:00 Mary Jo Ponder

Readings for the Week

Monday: 1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Ps 132:6-7, 8-10; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Ps 84:3-5, 10-11; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: 1 Kgs 10:1-10; Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: 1 Kgs 11:4-13; Ps 106:3-4, 35-37, 40; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Ps 81:10-11ab, 12-15; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Ps 106:6-7ab, 19-22; Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Sir 15:15-20; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37 [20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37] Daily Scripture reading is an important spiritual practice.

Check out these on-line resources: www.usccb.org/readings; www.wau.org; www.jesuitprauer.org.

Monday 6:30 Server needed

Tuesday 6:30 J. & H. Bast

Wednesday 6:30 Server needed

Thursday 6:30 M. Dozier

Friday 6:30 Server needed

Saturday 8:00 Server needed 5:00 G. Shoger Servers needed

Sunday 7:00 K. Maloney Servers needed 9:00 H. Lotspeich Server needed 11:00 J.Smedra Server needed

Servers: Please schedule your Mass times through SignUp.com. If you are a new server, please email Christina at secrtary@stmarkstl.com.

Thank you.

ALTAR SERVERS SCHEDULE February 10 - 16, 2020

Ministry Schedule

February 15 & 16

5:00 Lectors: P. Garland Ministers: K. Goersch, J. Preisack, B. & M. Schmidt, E. Schneider Hospitality: M. Paur, R. Chinnici, R. Flynn, C. Hamilton

7:00 Lectors: R. Velasco Ministers: C. Fleming, J. Johnson, C. Oberbeck, D. Stanger, L. Wells Hospitality: D. Webb, T. Wright, C. Gay

9:00 Lectors: T. Bast, J. Laurenti Ministers: C. Cashel, J. Eveker, W. Gemmer, K. Griebenow, D. Kopff Hospitality: H., J., S., & T. Bast

11:00 Lectors: K. Gillman Ministers: S. Hentz, L. Schneider, G. & M. Snodderley, F. Steinmeyer Hospitality: J. & M. Bono, J. & M. Dielthelm

FOUND IN PEWS: A “ Lost & Found” red crate is located in the main vestibule for a few weeks. The standard “found” location is the smaller vestibule called “Cry Room” (with seats along the wall). Found: A scarf, gloves, eye glasses, etc. Please take a look with a possibility you just might know the person to whom the item belongs. Did you know there is a PAMPHLET RACK? It is located on the wall in the main vestibule directly across from the bench windows? The top slots currently have retreat opportunity information. The other racks contain continuing Catholic services available. Check it out.

THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH ...

February 10 - 16

Monday 6:30 pm Confirmation Meeting (7th gr. Parents & Students), Cafeteria 6:30 pm PSR, School 6:30 pm PTO, Science Lab 8:00 pm Basketball, Parish Center

Tuesday 9:00 am - 9:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration, Church 9:00 am Crafters / Prayer Shawl, Parish Office 5:30 pm Basketball, Parish Center 6:30 pm BINGO, Bandwagon Hall 7:30 pm Men’s Club, Parish Office

Wednesday 5:30 pm Basketball, Parish Center 6:00 pm Cub Scouts, Cafeteria

Thursday 5:30 pm Basketball, Parish Center 6:00 pm Brownies (2nd gr.), Cafeteria 6:30 pm Choir, Church

Friday 5:15 pm Basketball, Parish Center & Cafeteria

Saturday 8:00 am Basketball, Parish Center & Cafeteria Immediately after 5:00 pm Mass Girl Scout Cookie Sales, Cafeteria

Sunday Immediately after 7, 9, & 11am Masses Girl Scout Cookie Sales, Cafeteria 12 Noon Basketball, Parish Center & Cafeteria

Eucharistic Adoration Tuesdays from 9 am to 9 pm

“If we allow Christ to become the measure of our affections … he can also become

the cornerstone of our friendships.”

~~ Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, Catholic St. Louis, October/November 2019, p. 4.

BINGO IS PLAYED EVERY TUESDAY AT BANDWAGON HALL

(REAVIS BARRACKS & LEMAY FERRY RD.)

DOORS OPEN AT 3:30 PM. GAMES BEGIN AT 6:30 PM.

Team 4 will work Tuesday, February 11

If you cannot work when scheduled or have questions, call: Laura @ 314.229.7200 or Terri @ 314.413.0882.

7th Grade students and at least one of their parents will meet at 6:30 pm in Church to begin their preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation. We are very proud of you as you begin this next step!

FROM THE PRINCIPAL …

Dear Parishioners,

I am proud to announce that each of our 8th graders was accepted into their first choice high school this week. It is an exciting time for these young men and women as they begin planning for the next phase in their academic

careers. They will soon be walking the halls of St. Mary’s, St. John Vianney, Bishop DuBourg, Notre Dame, Nerinx Hall, Cor Jesu Academy, and St. Joseph’s Academy. I am excited to see what the future holds for them! We are also happy to induct a new group of students into the National Junior Honor Society after 8:00 am Mass on Friday, February 14. The students invited for induction must maintain a 3.5 GPA, and display good character, attitude, and look for ways to serve others. It is uplifting to see so many of our students living our Mission Statement: “Enter to Learn, Go Forth to Serve.”

St. Mark, Pray for Us. Julie Bingham

Mary Miller Kelli Seeger

Angel Deatherage Margie Louks Stacey Hulsey

Paul Mori Keith & Linda Koester

Kathy Harangozo Bill Boyd

Glenn Zeitler Annie Beckerle Kevin Bradshaw Jane Johnson Ann Michalski

VOLUNTEERS! Sign-up sheets will be available after all Sunday Masses. Discounted dinners ($5) are available to all volunteers, or volunteers may help themselves to any leftovers after 7:00 pm.

CALLING ALL BAKERS! All bakers (men and women) are encouraged to bake cakes, pies, cookies, cupcakes, etc. for our Fish Fry dinners. Desserts can be dropped off at the table in the church vestibule the day before or the morning of a Fish Fry.

NEW THIS YEAR! Special appetizers will be available for eat-in, with different options each Fish Fry. On Ash Wednesday, sample toasted cheese raviolis, 5 for $1! See you there!

especially Larry Jenneman and Jan Kopff (Ann Jenneman’s sister).

Where your treasure is, there your heart is also.

MT: 6:21

Sunday, January 26, 2020 Offering

Envelopes $ 8,752.00 Online Giving 1,418.00 Loose 513.00 School Support 558.00 Total 11,241.00 - Avg. Weekly Expenses 15,000.00 Final Total $ 3,759.00

Sunday, February 2, 2020 Offering

Envelopes $11,677.25 Online Giving 2,833.00 Loose 531.23 School Support 1,372.00 Total 16,413.00 - Avg. Weekly Expenses 15,000.00 Final Total $ 1,413.48

2019 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS

If you would like a copy of your 2019 contribution statement to St. Mark Catholic Church, please drop this form in the Sunday collection basket or mail it to the Parish Office (4200 Ripa Ave. | St. Louis, MO 63125) or contact Alice Wilcox (bookkeeper) at 314.743.8603.

In order to reduce postage costs, we are only mailing out a statement if it is requested. Thank you.

Contributor’s Name:

Contributor’s Address:

Ladies’ Guild News … “2020 WINTER

TABLE GAMES” Next Wednesday,

February 19 @ 7:00 pm

in the cafeteria!

Mardi Gras Family Potluck/Game Night

Join fellow parishioners as we celebrate Mardi Gras on Saturday, February 22 after 5 pm Mass (around 6 pm) in the cafeteria. Enjoy food, fellowship, and friends.

Bring a dish and a game to play. Soda available for 50¢ per can. No alcohol please. RSVP to Glenn at 314.803.6475.

♦ Monday, March 2: Board Meeting, 1:30 pm, Parish Office.

♦ Monday March 9: Membership Meeting, 7:00 pm, Cafeteria. Ed Whently will present and show a video on the St. Louis Browns! Members you do not want to miss this opportunity.

For more info and/or to join the 50+ Club, please contact: Mike Fischer at 314.276.5767.

St. Mark GIRL SCOUT

COOKIE SALE

Next Saturday &

Sunday, February 15 & 16 after all Masses, in the Cafeteria.

Join us for the Catholic Women for Christ Conference on March 7, 2020 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center!

Enjoy Speakers, Reconciliation, Adoration, Merchant and Ministry Vendors, Vigil Mass, Healing Prayer, Relics, and more! Register now at catholicwomenforchrist.org or by calling the Touhill at 314.516.4949. Call our Parish Representative, Mary Snodderley, at 314.487.5459. Car pooling can be arranged.

REASONS OF THE HEART The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing.

St. Simon the Apostle Church offers Widow / Widower's Monthly Support Group meeting is next Sunday, February 16th, 1:30 - 3 pm, in the Lower Church Hall’s “Mary” Room. Any Questions, contact Karl Lambrechts at 314.892.2790 mbkjsept7@gmail.com.

TODAY ~ Sunday, February 9th 66th Annual Pork Sausage Dinner

Dine In or Carry Out Gethsemane Lutheran Church Lemay

765 Lemay Ferry Rd. | 63125 They look forward to seeing St. Mark Parishioners.

Beginning on Ash Wednesday, February 26, from 9 - 10:30 am join fellow St. Mark parishioners as they use this publication to deepen their response to the Scriptural readings of the Church’s liturgical year, especially during the Season of Lenten. For more information and/or to

register (cost: $5), contact Christina Sanders at 314.743.8602.

Texas Hold’Em Tournament St. Mark Athletic Association is sponsoring a Texas Hold’Em Tournament on Saturday, March 14 at the Parish Center. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the tournament starts at 7:00 pm. Donation is $50 and includes roast beef, fried chicken, beverages and one seat in the

tournament. Call Joe Pudlowski at 314.814.9046 for reservations or questions.

$$$ Cash Prizes $$$

2019 St. Vincent de Paul Year-End Report The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an international Catholic lay organization dedicated to providing help to neighbors in need. In 2019 St. Marks’ team of 12 SVdP volunteers provided assistance to 144 families in need in the amount of $56,781. Our help goes to families within

St. Mark’s parish boundary that find themselves in an unexpected or temporary crisis situation like job loss, or inability to work due to illness, disability or accident for themselves or a family member. We help with gas and electric bills, rent assistance, prescription drugs, food vouchers, car repair and vouchers for bedding, clothing, furniture and household items from the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store. None of this could have happened in 2019 without help from St. Mark’s parishioners in the form of donations to our poor box (located near the back of church) and your prayers. In addition, we received financial support from the SVdP Council office and our District office in the amount of $22,630. The need is great! Please remember to support St. Mark’s St. Vincent de Paul in 2020 through donations to the Poor Box in the back of church, so that together we can continue to bring comfort and assistance to our neighbors in need. If you are interested in becoming a St. Mark SVdP volunteer, please call 314-743-8600 and ask for our Conference President to contact you.

Sincerely, St. Mark’s St. Vincent de Paul Members

As Jesus fasted 40 days in the desert, the Church traditionally fasts during Lent. A form of bodily prayer, fasting and abstinence in union with other Christians reminds us of our utter dependence on and love for God. A gesture of repentance, fasting is symbolic of a change of heart as we turn away from sin to live in fidelity to the Gospel.

Lenten Regulations

Fast: Ages 18–59 fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, limiting themselves to one full meal and two smaller meals each day, with no snacking between meals.

Abstinence: Catholics age 14 and older abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday, and all the Fridays of Lent.

Interested in growing in Communion with Jesus this Lenten Season? Join our study group starting on March 2, 6:45 - 8 pm. We will meet each Monday evening in the Parish Office until May (when School breaks for summer). We will be reading and studying “33 Days to Greater Glory.” Books will be provided. Please contact Denise Plumley at 314.540.1278 and “LEAVE A MESSAGE” if you are interested. RSVP by February 28.

Feed The Poor: St. Mark is making a deliver to St. Agatha’s Food Pantry on Monday, February 15. Monetary donations are appreciated, place your donation in one of the envelopes available in the lobby / vestibule. Please drop the envelope in the collection basket.

Thank you for your generosity.