Rosa has been volunteer-

ing at St. Mark for the

past school year. She

teaches a first grade reli-

gious education class and

also helps with the Edge

junior high group. Rosa became a volunteer

through Fr. John. She was

invited by Fr. John to help

after she attended the li-

turgical leadership confer-

ence “One Bread One

Cup.” Helping with RE

has allowed Rosa to grow

to love teaching kids about

God their father and all the wonderful things the

Church has to offer.

In Rosa’s free time she

loves to

read,

write and

spend

time with

her

friends family. She also enjoys

drawing, longboarding, and

attending Mass.

Upcoming March Events

RE Spotlight: Rosa Delio

St. Mark RE

Happenings

M A R C H 2 0 2 0 V O L U M E I I , I S S U E X I I I

RE Programs

Little Tots

Tue-Thurs.

9:00-1:00 pm

K - 5

Tuesdays

4:30-6:00 pm

RE Moms Group

Tuesdays

4:40-5:50 pm

Edge 6th - 8th

Tuesdays

6:30-8:00 pm

Life Teen HS

Sundays

6:30-8:00 pm

Family Faith

Formation

Once a Month

Sundays

10:00-12:00 pm

Special Needs

K-12, Tuesdays

4:30-6:00 pm

Adults, Sat .

9:30-11 am

Teen

Confirmation

Sundays

5:00-6:00 pm

RCIA

Wednesday

6:00-8:00 pm

Adult

Confirmation

Saturdays

8:45-10:00 am

March 4th

Welcome Home Cath-

olics Begins

6-8 pm, Church Music

& Worship Room

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March 6th

Blessed is She Nite

7-9 pm, Parish Hall

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March 8-14

Lenten Small Groups

Begin

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March 14th

Knights of Columbus

St. Patrick’s Day Party

6-10 pm, Parish Hall

March 15-21

Spring Break

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March 15th

No Teen Confirmation

Or Life Teen

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March 16th

Parish Penance Service

5:30-6:30 pm, Church

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March 17th

No K-5 RE, Moms

Group, Special Needs, or Edge

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March 17th - 19th

No Little Tots

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March 21st

Author’s Day

Parish Hall

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March 29th

FFF

10-12 pm, Hall

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March 31st

Registration for VBS,

M & M Camp

4:30 pm, Parish Hall

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P a g e 2

“Let the little

children come

to me and do

not hinder

them, for to

such belongs

the kingdom of

heaven.”

Matthew 19:14

Life Teen: The Race for President

Little Tots Takes a Field Trip to Church

Our little tots went on a

field trip to Church! At the

Church they toured the

Holy Water Font, and

practiced blessing them-

selves, kneeling and prayer

posture. They loved going

to the Church so much that

they went on an additional

field trip to get ashes!

Check out pictures of their

Church adventure.

Our high schoolers at Life

Teen recently had an activity

that called for a presidential

campaign. The winner of the

campaign has the honor of

helping plan the end-of-the-

year Life Teen party. Check

out the campaign slogans of

each of the candidates:

S t . M a r k R E H a p p e n i n g s

“Through the intercession of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver

you from every disease of the throat and from every other illness: In the name

of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”

Mini Liturgies at RE K-5

P a g e 3 V O L U M E I I , I S S U E X I I I

Our RE K-5 program seeks to

offer “mini liturgies” where we

are able to tie in major feasts

and holy days into our weekly

RE program.

In honor of St. Blaise (bishop

and martyr) Fr. John and Fr.

Rudy came to RE to offer the

traditional blessing of throats

through the intercession of St.

Blaise.

Additionally, Fr. John came on

the Tuesday before Ash

Wednesday to bring RE stu-

dents and families ashes.

What do movies have to do with

Scripture? Ask a middle schooler! At

Edge our junior high teens brain-

stormed secular movies (and movie

quotes) that connected to specific

passages from Scripture. Our teens

are learning how to find God in all

things and identify the sacred within

the ordinary.

Movies & Jesus: Edge Junior High Youth Group

PRAYER What can you do this lent to increase your prayer as a family?

Stations of the Cross:

You and your family can join us for Stations of the Cross every Friday of Lent at 6:00 pm in the Church. Fol-

lowing the Stations there is soup in the Narthex. It’s a great way to pray together as a family and have fel-

lowship with other St. Mark parishioners.

Confession:

Bring your family to our parish penance service on Monday, March 16th from 5:30-6:30 in the Church. We

also regularly offer confession on Saturdays at 3:30 pm and Tuesdays at 7:00 pm.

Daily Devotionals:

There are many Catholic daily devotionals you can receive via email for Lent that are ideal for Adults. There

is also a family-centered devotional you can sign up for at:

www.holyheroes.com/Lenten-Adventure-s/37.htm

More Resources for Your Family This Lent

GIVING How can you give to others this season of Lent?

CRS Rice Bowl:

Collect money throughout Lent in your rice bowl for those in need. CRS distributes the money to countries

in desperate need. To get a rice bowl, contact DRE@stmarkov.com

Give of Your Time:

Try a new ministry. There are many ministries as well as local organizations that are in need of volunteers.

Casa Maria and Reachout Women’s Center are a couple of great places always looking for help.

Clean Out Your Closet:

Go through your possessions and find gently used items to donate. Everyone in your family can commit to

donate a certain amount of items for those less fortunate.

FASTING What can you and your family do to sacrifice together this Lent?

Meatless Meals:

You can cook meatless meals as a family as a way of sacrificing this Lent. Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has

several meatless recipes from various countries. The recipes also educate about the poverty other countries

experience. You can find recipes here: https://www.crsricebowl.org/recipe

Fast from Media Together:

Limit the amount of time you watch TV, or use phones/tablets when together as a family. Try not having the

radio on in the car and using that time to pray together.