St. Mark's Parish Christ Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

Some things about human nature don’t change, even over the course of centuries. When we celebrate a holiday, we have a meal; when we celebrate a significant event, we have a feast. In today’s first reading, Lady Wisdom is setting a feast, a sign of celebrating the covenant that Israel has with God. Israel’s central remembrance of its saving Exodus covenant is the Passover meal.

Saturdays in July and August, from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., we will have Family Fun Days with food from the grill, games, and activities: August 15, and August 29.

Monday - Friday, July 6 – August 14, recreational activities in the park.Youth ages 8-18 can drop by to participate.

Thank you to everyone who made the Wainwright Park Family Fun Day a great success Saturday, July 25th. Over 150 people attended, with a lot of activity: food from the grill, a DJ, activities with the Sheriff's department, pony rides, cotton candy from BOLD Teens, face painting, a moon bounce and other recreational activities.

Fr. Emmanuel has returned to Saint Mark Parish for a brief summer sabbatical. It was during a recent conversation that Fr. Emmanuel expressed his sincere thanks to the Saint Mark Parishioners for their generous contribution of water (rain) barrels. In Fr. Emmanuel’s home village in Uganda, the houses have no running water.

We welcome you to St. Mark Parish and we invite you to become actively involved in the life of our community. Please introduce yourselves after Mass to one of the priests or the pastoral associate. Also, kindly fill out the form below and return it to the rectory either by placing it in the mail slot of the rectory or by mail and we will mail you a census form. Thank you.

Feast day: August 4 St. John Vianney, Priest (Patron of priests) Feast day - August 4 Universally known as the "Cure of Ars)," St. John Mary Vianney was ordained a priest in 1815. Three years later he was made parish priest of Ars, a remote French hamlet, where his reputation as a confessor and director of souls made him known throughout the Christian world.

If you would like to take an English Class in Fall 2009, you must first take an assessment test – this test will help us place you in the right class and the right level. Come to one of the testing dates below: Assessment Testing:
Wednesday, August 26, @ 6:30 pm
Thursday, August 27, @ 6:30 pm
Saturday, August 29 @ 10 am
If you have any questions, please contact Donna Kaye at 617-288-8515

We are so busy! Most of us have more than one job to do, and we never seem to have enough time. We are workers, volunteers, parents, friends, and most of us are more than one thing at a time. But which of these is the work of God? We seldom view our ordinary work as being the work of God.

Pope John Paul II Catholic Academy is currently accepting applications for the 2009- 2010 School Year. 617-265-0019 or visit www.popejp2catholicacademy.org. Financial aid is available making the school affordable to all; please contact Mrs. Molloy at the business office at 617-265-0019 x7153.