Open to the Holy Spirit, we, the parish family of St.

Mark, are a sacramental community with the Eucharist

at our center. We exist to love God and one another, to

grow in our personal relationships in our Lord, and to

share our enthusiasm for our faith with our community.

We support one another, reach out to all, spread the

Gospel, and practice our faith in our daily lives.

695 Smithson Avenue Lawrence Park, Erie, Pennsylvania 16511

Phone: 814-899-3000 Fax: 814-899-5212

website: www.stmarkslp.org

e-mail: stmarks@stmarkslp.org

Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m.– 3:00 p.m.

Sunday Eucharistic Liturgy Schedule:

Sat. Evening: 5:00 p.m. Sunday Morning:

8:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m.

Weekday Eucharistic Liturgy Schedule:

7:30 a.m. in Our Lady’s Chapel (Ward Center)

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Every Saturday beginning at 4:00 pm.

By appointment (call rectory)

Nursery: During 10:30 a.m. Sunday Liturgy in the nursery off of Hilbert Hall.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word:

During 10:30 a.m. Sunday Liturgy 4 year olds through 2nd graders.

OCTOBER 5, 2014

27TH SUNDAY

IN

ORDINARY TIME

ST. MARK THE EVANGELIST CATHOLIC CHURCH

SMALL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES

SUNDAYS AFTER 8 AM Eucharist MONDAYS AT 7 PM

TUESDAYS AT 10 AM & 7:30 PM

THURSDAYS AT 7 PM There are still opportunities to form new groups on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

If interested please contact Kathy Spiegel at 866-7263

For information about a particular group contact: Sunday (after 8 am Mass) Sandy Jordan 899-0984 Monday (7 pm) - Joe Kohler 897-9502 Tuesday (10 am) - Judy Stanczak 899-1744 (7:30 pm) - Greg & Ann Badach 899-5698 Thursday (7 pm) - Geri Hadlock 323-4188

Family Perspective Every family is visited by difficult times which can unite or divide. These hardships, which we would quickly reject, hold the potential to be the unifying “cornerstone” where we drop our pettiness and defenses and pull together, linked by a common bond and love for one another.

THE WEEK AHEAD October 6 - 12

Monday October 6 Erie Home - Hilbert hall SCC 7:00 pm Scouts Tuesday October 7 Legion of Mary 8:15 am SCC 10:00 am SCC 7:30 pm Wednesday October 8 Grades K-5 Religious Ed 3:45 - 5:00 Choir Practice 7:00 (6:30 Cantors) Thursday October 9 SCC 7:00 pm FA - Hilbert Hall Sunday October 12 SCC after 8:00 Mass Gr. 1-5 Religious Ed 9:00 - 10:15 Gr. 6-8 Youth Event 2:00 - 5:00 Gr. 9-11 Home Sessions

Readings for the week October 6 - 12

Mon. Galatians 1:6-12; Luke 10:25-37 Tues. Galatians 1:13-24; Luke 10:38-42 Wed. Galatians 2:1-2,7-14; Luke 11:1-4 Thurs. Galatians 3:1-5; Luke 11:5-13 Fri. Galatians 3:7-14; Luke 11:15-26 Sat. Galatians 3:22-29; Luke 11:27-28 Sun. Isaiah 25:6-10a; Philippians 4:12-14,19-20; Matthew 22:1-14

To contact us: Pastor: Rev. Msgr. Daniel Arnold, ext. 11 frdan@stmarkslp.org

Senior Deacon: Frederick Weaver

Deacon Assistant: James Kaschalk

Director of Parish Operations: Pat Marshall, ext. 12

Maintenance: Kathy Crotty, ext.15

Music Director: Maripat Grant, ext. 14

Religious Ed. Facilitator, K-5: Geri Hadlock, ext. 17

Religious Ed. Coordinator, 6-12: Pat Marshall, ext.12

Youth Minister: Geri Hadlock, ext. 17

St. Mark Prayerline: Judy (899-1744)

Bereavement Committee: Judy Stanczak (899-1744)

Wedding Committee: Kathy Spiegel (866-7263)

Eat Alone Dinner: Sandy Jordan (899-0984)

Emmaus Ministries: Kathy Spiegel (866-7263)

1st Friday Cakes: Dolly Cagnoli (899-5390)

3rd Wednesday Meat: Mary Beveridge (899-0792)

Finance Council: Gary Miller

Knights of Columbus: Jim Smith (899-3581)

Legion of Mary: Barbara Gainer (899-7296)

Liturgy Committee: Evy Seyboldt (899-8460)

Pastoral Council:

PAL: Judy Brieger (899-8545)

Baptisms: It is the custom at St. Mark to celebrate the Sacrament of Baptism with the parish community at any of the weekend liturgies. Parents are requested to attend a class prior to the baby’s baptism. Godparents are encouraged to attend. Please contact the office to make arrangements.

Marriages: Diocesan Common Policy requests six months advance notification of the priest and attendance at Pre-Cana Instructions or Engagement Encounter. Please contact the rectory to make arrangements.

Anointing of the Sick: Anytime. A person need not be dying, but simply sick from a serious illness or even weak due to old age. Those wishing to be anointed, please contact the rectory.

Communion to the Sick: For visits and/or Communion calls to the sick,

shut-ins and those confined to hospitals, please notify the rectory.

Bulletin Deadline: Wednesday afternoon

Parish Membership: Please fill out the form on the back of the bulletin and we will mail you a registration form. All those who are out of high school should register individually. Parish membership is required to be a sponsor for Baptism.

Our Sanctuary Light burns this week

In Loving Memory of

Diane Henry

Family

Thought for the week… I assure you, my children, that when a Christian carries out with love the most insignificant everyday action, that action overflows with the transcendence of God. That is why I have told you so often, and hammered away at it, that the Christian vocation consists in making heroic verse out of the prose of each day. Heaven and earth seem to merge, my children, on the horizon. But where they really meet is in your hearts, when you sanctify your everyday lives…

- Blessed Josemaria Escriva

Many thanks to all who baked for EMMAUS last week. It is greatly appreciated.

New Lector Workbooks are available in the Sacristy.

MONTHLY STEWARDSHIP – September 2014 / Year-to-date

September 2014 YTD 3 mo. Offertory collection $17,137.00 $54,225.00

Budget Needs $18,800.00 $61,100.00

(Deficit)/Surplus ($1,663.00) ($6,875.00)

Last week: 420 envelopes issued 108 envelopes returned 995 parishioners 286 attended Mass

Thank you to all who give of their time, talent, and treasure to St. Mark’s

Happy Birthday

October 6: Tex Brieger, Steven Curtis, Anna DuShole October 7: Cameron Burke, DJ Hollarn

October 8: Scott Burick, Kelly Gasiewski, Evy Seyboldt October 9: Nicholas Barbero, Carrie Kuhn, Joe McCoy,

Frani Miseyka, April Williams October 10: Michael Krahe, John O’Hern, Melissa Wargo

October 11: Lillian Kwitowski, Diana Mullen October 12: Brandie Bernatowicz, Ronald Habursky,

Kevin Miller, Michael Rodland

Happy Anniversary

October 6: Sean & Debbie Humphreys, Adam & Kelley Majczyk October 7: Blaine & Sharon Fassette

October 8: Jerry & Carol Raven October 10: John & Lisa Pearson

Liturgies for the weekend of May 18/19 (Solemnity of Pentecost) Liturgies for the weekend of October 11/12 (Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

Time of Liturgy

Intention Altar Servers Lector Eucharistic Ministers

Ushers Offertory CLW

Nursery

5:00 p.m.

October 11

Ivan Etter BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

Linda Etter

Bella Taraski

Colin Taraski Ann Badach

Edie Testa

Linda Etter

Cheryl LaBoda

C Jeff Badach John Butine Fran Forish

Need 1 Volunteer

8:00 a.m.

October 12

Bob Fitzgerald DEATH ANNIVERSARY (10/11)

Tim & Kathy Crotty

Joe Kohler

Mark DiVecchio

Greg Konkol

John Jelinek

Jim Mullen Jim Smith

C Gary R. Smith Bob Titko

10:30 a.m.

October 12

Tom Sanford

Maxine Farabaugh

Sierra Jaskiewicz

Quincy Bidwell

Mary Shchouchkoff

Kori Curtis

Loretta Nesselhauf

Michael Jaskiewicz

Maggie Santiago

Geri Hadlock

John Armstrong Jonathan Hall Mark Krahe C Bill Lutz

Mike Sheridan Vern Zaksheske

Shelly Sheridan

Altar Aide: Kathy Lewis MASS INTENTIONS: (Daily Masses are in Our Lady’s Chapel - Ward Center) Mon. October 6 Weekday

7:30 a.m. Ray “Bud” DePlatchett (DEATH ANNIVERSARY) - Ann, Nancy & Susan

Tues. October 7 Memorial of Our Lady of the Rosary

7:30 a.m. Francis Talerico (BIRTH ANNIVERSARY 10/6) - Family

Wed. October 8 Weekday

7:30 a.m. Walter Panik - Krisch Family Thurs. October 9 Weekday

7:30 a.m. Phyllis Krahe - Denny & Janet Smith

Fri. October 10 Weekday

7:30 a.m. Annette LaPrice (DEATH ANNIVERSARY) - Walt LaPrice

St. Mark’s P.A.L. Autumn Leaves Card Party: Sunday, October 26, 2014

Begins at 3 pm in Hilbert Hall.

Tickets—$5.

Tickets and Table Reservations from Nina Butine at 899-6943 or at the church office.

All parishioners are invited. Bring a friend. TICKETS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR

St. Casimir Rosary Society plans for anniversary/reunion: St. Casimir Rosary Society is spearheading a celebration for the 100th anniversary/reunion of the Erie church and school. Alumni are invited to a celebration on Saturday, Nov. 1, beginning with a 4:30 p.m. Mass at the church, 629 Hess Ave., Erie. A dinner will follow at 6 p.m. at the Bel-Aire Hotel, 2800 W. 8th St., Erie. For more information and to make a reservation for dinner, call Chris at 814-455-8396 or Eileen at 814-454-0739.

Daytime Meditation Sessions Starting: Our Lady of Mercy is adding daytime meditation sessions. Each session includes instruction in Centering Prayer and other forms of meditation and an opportunity to practice. For October, Sessions will be: Monday at 11 AM on Oct 6 and 27 and Wednesday at 9:15 AM on Oct 15 and 22. The Wednesday evening group will continue to meet at 7pm. All sessions meet in Mary’s Chapel.

Benedictines for Peace sponsor vigils: The Benedictines for Peace are sponsoring half-hour monthly vigils until a new immigration law is passed. Upcoming vigils, which all begin at 5:15 p.m., will be held at 2nd and State streets on Oct. 3, Nov. 7 and Dec. 5.

Child Protection and Creating Safe Environments Code of Conduct: The Diocese of Erie is committed to protecting the children and youth who are entrusted to its care and to ensuring that those in ministry with our young people are in right relationship with the children/youth receiving services. To share in the ministry of Christ is a great privilege as well as a tremendous responsibility. The privilege is the joy of sharing in the mis-sion of Jesus Himself. The responsibility is acting in a way that conforms to the attitude and actions of Christ. In this spirit, the diocese has issued a ministerial Code of Conduct, which can be accessed at http://www.eriercd.org/pdf/codeofconduct.pdf . The code is included in the dioc-esan Policy for the Protection of Children, which also includes mandates for creating safe environments. To read the policy, go to http://www.eriercd.org/pdf/protectionpolicy.pdf For more information, contact Mrs. Karen Streett, at the diocesan offices at 814-824-1195.

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Place in offertory basket, give to an usher or send to church office.

Apostolic Conviction Apostolic conviction flows from genuine

humility. It is probable that most who will read this column are accepting as a fact of life that they are dependent upon God for mercy. They are the poor in spirit who are content to live in the Kingdom of God as it is being revealed now, and are not distressed when it seems that its revelation is different than their expectation. They are willing to let go [of the need to control] and let God [direct salvation]. However, this does not make them the doormats to the divine Kingdom as the world would have them believe. Having the conviction of an Apostle, that means as one who has responded to the Lord’s invitation to follow him, gives one a perspective that believers have. They have accepted the gift of the kingdom and find satisfaction in the production of its fruit.

This is brought home by the gospel reading for this week (Mt. 21: 33-43). It is a parable Jesus addresses to the priests and elders of the people about a vineyard owner who builds a perfect vineyard and then he leases it to tenants. Ideally, the tenants and the owner both benefit from the lease agreement: the owner receives a

For Next week’s Readings Reflecting on the Word:

But if you come, you must follow the rules, including the dress code. In the parable, one person from the second group came to the feast not wearing the traditional wedding garment. He remained silent when questioned, but he could have made any excuse: he didn’t have much notice; he came, after all, when the original ones didn’t; how important is it, really?

We accepted God’s invitation to be part of the family celebration. Perhaps our parents accepted it for us at our baptism, but we have sacramentally or prayerfully confirmed that acceptance. In the garments of our baptism we have R.S.V.P.’d to the conditions of the banquet and want to be a part of this victorious celebration.

return on his investment and the tenant farmers return a portion of the harvest in exchange for the use of a vineyard they could not afford to build personally. Both parties rejoice in the shared blessing.

Trouble follows when the tenants of the vineyard begin to abuse it as if it is their own. They refuse to give the share that the vineyard owner is entitled to receive. In effect, the tenants steal the vineyard and its produce from the owner and kill his servants and even the son of the owner. By the time Jesus asks the priests and elders, “What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?” they knew what the answer had to be. The wretched tenants would die wretchedly and other, more responsible tenants, would be offered the use of the vineyard. They would have been quick to answer because they also knew that Jesus had based his parable on the famous Old Testament work of Isaiah, the prophet.

The interpretation of this parable, however, is where the humility of hearers becomes operative. The priests and elders, even though they knew and gave the right answer regarding the disposition

Questions for the Week: At God’s banquet we are offered a buffet of delicacies. We are offered forgiveness, love, fairness, trust, faith, hope, compassion. Look at the menu. Consider each entree in your own life. How has God offered each one of these at the banquet of life? How have you received each one? Now think of that one person in your life who is difficult— the one who gives you the most indigestion. Consider each entrée in that person’s life. How have you offered the food of forgiveness? Have you loved unconditionally? Have you always been fair in your dealings with this person? Do they see God’s love reflected in you? If you have a twinge of heartburn at any of these, what will you do today to improve just one entrée? Are there times when God calls and invites us, but we just don’t listen? What

great thing does God ask us to do? What has God offered us as a people at the banquet table? What kind of

guests have we been? Have we “complimented the chef” and thanked our host? What is it that we are truly thankful for at this celebration?

Has some group in our history missed out on God’s first invitation, but regrouped for the second? Who are these people and what is their story?

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of vineyard, wanted to arrest Jesus. He was too threatening to them. Examining what the perceived threat was to the priests and elders shows why it can be said that apostolic conviction flows from humility.

The divorce between faith and religion as it was in these religious leaders made them vulnerable in Jesus’ presence. They were stung by his teaching that the vineyard belonged to God, and not to them. It was given to benefit all, not just to the fortunate few who seized control of it. Neither the energy needed to work the vineyard, nor the vineyard itself was recognized as a gift of God, proof of his divine love for them. They could not see themselves as tenants welcomed into the vineyard by the owner.

The agents of hostility, we should remember, in the passion narratives were the religious leaders of Judaism, not the mass of people. Claiming the vineyard as our own will most assuredly embitter us as it did those to whom this parable was addressed originally.

Fr. Dan