What’s happening at St. Mark this week MONDAY, October 28 6:40—Alpha TUESDAY, October 29 4:00 p.m.—Grief Support Group 6:30 p.m.—Mass: (Fr. Dave) World Peace/Parish 7:00 p.m.—Building & Grounds Meeting WEDNESDAY, October 30 8:30 a.m.—Liturgy of the Hours 9:00 a.m.— St. Joseph Guild – Parish Center 10:00 a.m.—AA—Rooms 1 & 2 7:00 p.m.—Welcome Matthew—Fr. Dave THURSDAY, October 31 No Parish Activities FRIDAY, November 1—All Saints Day—Holy Day of Obligation 8:30 a.m. —Mass: (Fr. Dave) People of the Parish/Parish 9:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. —Eucharistic Adoration 6:30 p.m.—Mass: (Fr. Dave) +Liz Kenney/CCW SATURDAY, November 2—All Souls Day 7:00—8:00 a.m.—Men’s Fellowship 9:00 a.m.—Fatima Group 4:30-5:15 p.m.—Confessions 5:30 p.m.—Mass: (Fr. Dave) +Deceased/Parish 6:30 p.m.—Parish Dinner and All Soul’s Reception SUNDAY, November 3—Diocesan HS Youth Conf. 9-12 grades Lansing 9:30 a.m.—Mass & CLW (Fr. Dave) Deceased Birthday +Rachel Diaz/ Ben Diaz 10:30 a.m.—HH 11:00 a.m.—12:30 p.m.— REF K-5 NO Youth Group

PARISH PASTORAL MINISTERS:

Pastor, Rev. Joseph Krupp frjoe@hfgb.org Parochial Vicar, Rev. Peter Lawrence frpeter@hfgb.org Senior Priest in Residence, Rev. David Howell dfrhowell@gmail.com

Pastoral Associate, Deacon Ronald Kenney rkenney@stmarkgoodrich.org

Director of Music Ministry, Michael Goetz mfjgoetz@gmail.com

PARISH SUPPORT STAFF: Administrative Assistant, Joanne Salvati jsalvati@stmarkgoodrich.org

Business Manager, Sue Griffith sgriffith@stmarkgoodrich.org

Stewardship Coordinator, Sharon Roberts sroberts@stmarkgoodrich.org

PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m.. – 4:30 p.m. Friday 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Tuesday 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome! Individuals who actively participate with us are asked to register by contacting the Parish Office.

BAPTISM, MATRIMONY, ANOINTING OF THE SICK: Please contact the Parish Office.

St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Community Address: 7296 Gale Rd. – Grand Blanc, MI 48439 – Parish Office phone: (810) 636-2216

Website: http://www.stmarkgoodrich.org – Facebook: Goodrich Saint Mark

October 27, 2019—Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time

Our mission: St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Community is a growing community of faith which strives to help its members follow Christ’s commandment: “Love one another, as I have loved you.” (John 15:12)

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World Mission Sunday—Thank you Thank you for your generous response to the collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith last weekend on World Mission Sunday.

Parish Dinner and All Soul’s Day Reception—Nov. 2 Join your parish family for a delicious dinner of turkey breast, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn and a variety of desserts. We will also be remembering all those who have passed away this last year. Please sign up in the Gathering Space or contact the Parish Office.

Mass schedule for All Saints Day Friday, November 1st is All Saints day. a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass times are 8:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Military Collection—Nov 3 Next weekend our parish will take a collection to benefit the Archdiocese for the Military Services. Please prayerfully consider a contribution to this special collection to support active-duty military men and women, and their families—including those from our own parish.

CCW Basketweaving—Nov 13 Would you like to learn how to weave a basket? Two classes will be offered on Wednesday, Nov. 13: an afternoon session—2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and an evening session—6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Baskets will be different for each session. The cost is $25.00 per person, which includes instruction and materials. Sign up with the Parish office or in the Gathering Space.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Fall in love all over again! Refresh your faith and invest in your marriage by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend Nov. 15-17 at Weber Center in Adrian or Feb. 28-Mar. 1. www.wwme.org or contact Chris & Darla Vinton at 269-953-8287 for more info or to apply.

Looking Ahead—In the know with Fr. Joe—Nov. 20 Fr. Joe's well-known Faith Magazine column, "In the Know with Fr. Joe" has gone LIVE. Next month it is here in our Parish Center on November 20th at 7:00 pm. Come and enjoy a faith filled evening with Fr. Joe and ask those questions about our Catholic Faith. Refreshments will be served.

Ron’s thoughts….. For many of us, it is difficult to walk into a Church, even our own parish Church. Maybe the thought comes into our minds: God is looking at me. How does he see me right now? Was I good this week or maybe not? Sometimes when we walk into church we are concerned: Are others looking at me? There might be someone here who has seen me at my worse. There might be someone who has heard stories that I cannot deny. Do I belong here? Am I where I don’t belong because of some of my actions? I often hear, we are members of the Body of Christ, but, honestly, sometimes I think I might be a toenail. For many of us it is difficult to walk into church. But we need to be here. The relationship with God, that each of us has been given as a gift if we want it, flows through the Church, the Saved Community. It is through the Saved Community that we offer Christ on the Cross to our Heavenly Father. It is through the Saved Community that we receive Jesus’ Body and Blood. We need the church to help us move towards that relationship. We need the church to help us see that God is real. We need the church to help see that God is merciful. Always remember, it is difficult to walk into a Church. But God is here. We need Him. We need His Mercy. We need the strength of His sacraments. We need to walk into the Church because we need the strength and the courage He provides. WE NEED HIS GRACE SO WE CAN WALK OUT OF THE CHURCH WITH HIM. Walk the talk. Be Peace! D-Ron (rkenney@stmarkgoodrich.org) Religious Education Formation (REF) – Serve One Another Through Love – Galatians 5:13 10/27 – Regular Sessions (K-5 11-12:30pm, 6-12 5-

6:30pm) 11/9 – First Reconciliation Retreat (2nd Graders and

Parents 9:30-12:30pm) High School Youth Conference! The Father’s Love! Sunday, November 3rd. All 9th – 12th Graders. A day

of faith and fun. Come and celebrate your Catholic Faith with high school youth from around the diocese. Contact rkenney@stmarkgoodrich.org to sign up.

Adult Faith Formation Men’s Fellowship – 1st Saturday of the month,

7-8 am. Next November 2nd.

First Friday Eucharistic Adoration—Nov 1 Eucharistic Adoration is Nov. 1 from 9:00 a.m.—6:00 p.m. Sign up for an hour of prayer. Spend time with the Lord in prayer.

LET US PRAY:

For Peace; for Women/Men in the Military Service: SSG J Gillett; Maj. S Halleaux; Maj. C Kaighen; SSG T Kenney-Wasliewski; S/Sgt. D Kendall; LCpl Greg Misiak, ATAN Daniel P. Wood

For Our Sick: Those who are homebound, or in the hospital or another healthcare facility.

For Prayer Ministry requests: Contact Joan Turner at joanturner38@sbcglobal.net or 248-410-2286.

PARISH STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE October 19 and 20, 2019

Weekly Collection ............................................. $4,636.25 Online Giving……….…………………………………………$2,630.00 Children and youth…………………………………………$ 28.50 World Mission Sunday……………………………………$ 386.00

Thank you to those who regularly and generously give of your treasure, time and talent.

Scripture readings for this week:

Mon, 10/28: Eph 2:19-22; Ps 19:2-5; Lk 6:12-16

Tue, 10/29: Rom 8:18-25; Ps 126:1b-6; Lk 13:18-21

Wed, 10/30: Rom 8:26-30; Ps 13:4-6; Lk 13:22-30

Thu, 10/31: Rom 8:31b-39; Ps 109:21-22, 26-27, 30-31;

Lk 13:31-35

Fri, 11/1: Rv 7:2-4, 9-14; Ps 24:1-6; 1 Jn 3:1-3;

Mt 5:1-12a

Sat, 11/2: Wis 3:1-9; Ps 23:1-6; Rom 5:5-11 or 6:3-9; Jn 6:37-40, or any readings from no. 668 or from the Masses for the Dead, nos. 1011-1016

Sun, 11/3: Wis 11:22 — 12:2; Ps 145:1-2, 8-11, 13-14; 2 Thes 1:11 — 2:2; Lk 19:1-10

A cup of Joe . . .

Greetings in Christ, all! It was just a few years ago last Thursday that my Mom went to be with the Lord. Of course I am biased, but I think she was extraordinary. I worked for a while on a couple different ideas to share her with you, but in the end, it hit me that perhaps the best idea is to give you some parts of the homily I shared for her funeral. I ask her to pray for us at St. Mark and Holy Family eve-ry day and I want you to know about the woman I believe is praying for us. So, without further ado, here are some portions of the homily I gave at my Mom's funeral. She saw the Lord in it all…not just the beautiful baby gig-gling, but in the horrors and crucifixions of being a broken person in a broken world. I can’t tell you what that meant and means to me to be loved and raised by a woman who saw the Lord in everything. *** Mom loved Jesus. With every cell in her body, she loved God. Because of that, she loved us all with an inten-sity that is impossible to describe. Her sincere conviction that God loved her put a steel in her heart that was absolutely, positively unbreakable. Be-cause God loved her so deeply and because she loved Him back, she could weather any storm of gossip, hateful com-ments, neglect, trials or tribulations. In the words of Prov-erbs 31, she laughed at the days to come. *** We, as a family were with her at the end and no kid-ding, Mom didn’t just die, Mom was finished. Right after she took her last breath as we were looking at her tired, worn out body, my sister Laure pointed out it was perfect: Mom had used up every cell in her body. For 77 years Mom grabbed every moment that God offered her in life and she seized it: she laughed like no one else, she cried with intensity and a depth that would break your heart. She sang with gusto, she prayed with fire, she worked like a crazy woman and hugged you as if the world was end-ing. She traveled the world and gazed on wonder after wonder, meeting people and transforming them on every populated continent…I can’t tell you what it was like to live with and around such a person. It’s hard not to give her resume. It’s hard not to tell you the extraordinary things she accomplished: every joy, eve-ry pain, every experience God threw at Mom…but that’s not her. Her love for God and her trust in God’s love for her is what is important and the best thing about her. In the last days, I would hold her hand and whisper to her over and over saying “I am filled with gratitude for you.” I was and I am. She Shined. God bless you and thank you for letting me serve as your priest!

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Welcome Matthew—Begins Oct. 30 The Church has a three-year cycle of Scripture readings and each cycle focuses on a particular Gospel. This year was Luke and next year will be Matthew. Precisely at 4 pm, November 30, the Church will begin Advent and start a new year (2020). On that first Sunday of Advent, we will begin new cycle of readings: Cycle A -- the Matthew cycle. Fr. Dave will be offering three 90 minute classes on the Gospel of Matthew, beginning Wednesday, October 30. The first class will provide some background on the Gospels and provide answers to “what is a Gospel and who wrote them?” The second class (Nov 6) will focus on what is unique to Matthew. The third class (Nov 13) will look at the meaning of selected passages of Matthew. The classes will start Wednesday, October 30, in Sr Joan Parish Center from 7 to 8:30 pm.

St. Mark Men’s Club Join the men of St. Mark in fellowship and service here at St. Mark. Our first event will be a Michigan vs. Michigan State Football watch party on Saturday, November 16th (time to be announced). Food, fun, football squares and more. This will be an opportunity to determine where the group will be going in the future. First regular monthly meeting will be Tuesday, December 3rd 7p.m. (following 6:30p.m. Liturgy). All men of St. Mark are wel-come. For more information contact Deacon Ron at rkenney@stmarkgoodrich.org.