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Sunday, June 14, 2020

Welcome, if you would like to know more about our parish or school please visit the welcome desk in the Narthexor call the Parish Center.

Schedule with the Pastor after participation in Parish Preparation Program. Contact Parish Center for registration forms, or download from website.

Saturday 2:30-3:30 PM

Arrange with Pastor at least six months in advance. Participation in allparts of the Marriage preparation program is required.

If you are hospitalized orhome bound and in need of sacraments, please call the Parish Center.

8:30-3:00 PM

, [email protected], Ext. 110

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(Anticipation) 4:00 & 5:30 PM7:30 AM, 9:30 AM, 11:45 AM

Tuesday-Friday 8:15 AM6:30 AM, 8:15 AM, 7:00 PM

Pre-K-8th Grade317.786.4013Principal Rusty Albertson, Ext. [email protected] learn about enrollment opportunities pleasereach out to Mr. Albertson

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St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church 2 Sunday, June 14, 2020

ST. MARK FIREARM POLICY Policy Regarding Firearms at St. Mark Catholic Church

With the exception of law enforcement officers, on or off duty, no

one is permitted to have a firearm of any kind on their person in

this church, or anywhere on the church or school property. All

firearms must be locked in a vehicle in a non-visible manner.

Thank you for your compliance to this policy-Fr. Tim Wyciskalla

Sunday: Dt 8:2-3, 14b-16a/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 [12]/1 Cor 10:16-17/Jn 6:51-58 Monday: 1 Kgs 21:1-16/Ps 5:2-3ab, 4b-6a, 6b-7 [2b]/Mt 5:38-42 Tuesday: 1 Kgs 21:17-29/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 11 and 16 [cf. 3a]/Mt 5:43-48 Wednesday: 2 Kgs 2:1, 6-14/Ps 31:20, 21, 24 [25]/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18 Thursday: Sir 48:1-14/Ps 97:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7 [12a]/Mt 6:7-15 Friday: Dt 7:6-11/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8, 10 [cf. 17]/1 Jn 4:7-16/Mt 11:25-30 Saturday: 2 Chr 24:17-25/Ps 1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd [cf. 1]/Lk 2:41-51 Next Sunday: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 [14c]/Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33

Sunday, June 14 The Most Holy Body and Blood of

Christ; Flag Day

7:30 AM Patricia Mathias

9:30 AM Mary Daeger

11:45 AM Martha Rucker

Monday, June 15 Weekday in Ordinary Time

No Mass or Communion Service

Tuesday, June 16 Weekday in Ordinary Time

8:15 AM Kathy Planner

Wednesday, June 17 Weekday in Ordinary Time

8:15 AM Mary Margaret Dickman

Thursday, June 18 Weekday in Ordinary Time

8:15 AM Clarence E. Dickman

Friday, June 19 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

8:15 AM Martha Fry

Saturday, June 20 Anticipation Mass

5:30 PM Larry Taylor

Sunday, June 21 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time,

Father’s Day

7:30 AM Parishioners of St. Mark

9:30 AM Meredith & Mallory Opel

11:45 AM Patrick Henn

BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS To submit information to the St. Mark bulletin, please use the email, [email protected].

Deadlines are Monday at noon, to be included in the next Sunday bulletin. Please include all dates, times, and locations. The bulletin editor will make appropriate adjustments as needed. Questions, please contact Alison Archer.

ST. MARK STAFF CONTACTS Business Manager Joe Horan, [email protected] Ext. 102

Director of Faith Formation Angi Swiezy, [email protected] Ext.104

Director of Parish Services Alison Archer, [email protected] Ext. 100

Music Director Andy Eagan, [email protected] Ext. 105

Director of Youth Ministry Julie Albertson, [email protected] Ext. 101

Coordinator for Myanmar Community Outreach Grace Albertson, [email protected] Ext. 400

Facilities Usage/Event Schedulers Donna Kern, [email protected] Ext. 109

SMAC Athletic Director Frank Litz, [email protected]

SMCS School Admin. Asst. Beth Leszcynski, [email protected] Ext. 200

MASS SCHEDULE Please schedule

your 2020 mass

intentions. Contact

Alison Archer to

reserve dates.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 14, 2020

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Hello Everyone,

As we continue forward in our gradual reopening, I want to continue to

draw your attention to some things happening around the parish!

A number of people have been asking about the church roof, which has

tarp on it right now and has been leaking when it rains. This most recent

damage was caused by a powerful storm that blew through about a

month ago. We have received three quotes on getting it fixed, as well as

an amount of the cost that will be supplemented by our insurance. Our

hope is to have the church roof (all of the asphalt shingle roof) replaced

within the next few weeks. This will fix the leaking issues. Schafer Hall’s

slate roof will also need to be replaced soon, but not immediately.

Before the COVID-19 shutdown, we had been gearing up for a feasibility study and possible capital campaign to

fix a number of large property issues (the concrete around the church, Schafer Hall’s roof, HVAC issues, etc.) as

well as possibly building a new parish center that would connect the school with the church and address the

serious lack of space that the parish ministries desperately need; however, because of the current situation this

has been placed on hold until at least the fall. There will be more to come on that down the road a few months.

As you might have seen in the email that went out this past week, because a number of people have asked if we

could have our Saturday evening Vigil Mass a little earlier, we are conducting a parish survey to see if more

people would rather have the Vigil at 4:30pm or keep it at 5:30pm. I will be happy to accommodate the people’s

choice on this! You can still vote on the question; the survey is posted on our parish website. We especially ask

those who normally go to the Saturday Vigil Mass to voice their preference.

One of the biggest questions in the air right now concerns the festival. Our current plan is to have the FunFest on

July 23 – 25. We are currently expecting to be able to have the carnival rides, but if that falls through, the festival

will likely only be the evenings of the 24th and 25th. We have been following the dates, directives, and

recommendations of Back on Track Indiana, the State’s plan for reopening. This is the same plan Marion County

is following for the Marion County Fair, which will be on July 4 – 12. Holy Spirit (on the East Side) is also holding

their festival on July 17 – 19. This will give us two examples of how other, larger festivals functioned and

maintained safety during this time. We will also of course follow every directive and recommendation from state

and public health officials to make this outdoor event as safe as possible. There is still always the possibility that

something will change suddenly and we will have to reassess our plans. Stay tuned for more details on FunFest

in the weeks to come.

I want to continue to thank you all for your attention, understanding, and cooperation with us during this time of

reopening. It has been very successful, and I believe it will continue to be so! St. Mark continues to be a vibrant

and successful parish, and we continue to push forward in our mission to grow closer to Christ, and evangelize

our community!

God bless you all!—Fr. Tim



STEWARDSHIP SPOT

Monthly reports are be issued at this time.

Thank you for your generous

support of St. Mark.

To add or update a name to our Prayer List or the St. Mark

Prayer Chain, call Alison Archer or submit names to:

[email protected]

Lloyd WilliamsLarry Thomas

Nikki NightingaleCharlie WilsonCaitlyn Shuck

Dan ShineHazel Risch

Aaron RobinsonJennifer LandRuby Avant

Jill DolenMary Ann Moran

Don CourteauJerry French

Nancy EverlingPeggy Compton

Erin Schofill

Celia FeldhakeDottie Ross

Michael CentoKaren FirkinsInfant JamesPatrick MeyerAnn Grange

Tessa CassettySherry Blomberg

Bree WilsonLisa Walker

Debbie O’NealJeanne SchottDiane Swayze

Eleanor SowderLaverne Davis

Chris A. Williams

Phil FryeJimmy Hall

Paul VanKavelaarBryan CollinsMarcia, Steve,Faith & Love

SwayzeDick BowlingBetty Mouser

PRAYER LIST BUILDINGS & GROUNDS The St. Mark Buildings

& Grounds Committee

is searching for

additional members.

Please see the

information below and

consider becoming a

part of this committee.

Mission Statement --

The Building and

Grounds Committee is

responsible for overseeing the condition and needs of

all buildings and grounds that comprise the campus of

Saint Mark the Evangelist Parish.

The committee acts in an advisory capacity to assess

and determine physical needs of the parish facilities

and its landscape and determines how best to keep our

existing structures functional, safe, and secure. The

committee is responsible for obtaining repair/

replacement cost estimates and then making

appropriate recommendations to Father, the Business

Manager, and Finance Committee. Where some

repairs require limited time, budget, and resources, the

committee members may provide the voluntary labor

themselves or enlist the help of other parish volunteers

to complete the job.

Membership -----------

The membership in the committee is voluntary and

open to any St. Mark the Evangelist member with a

background in the building trades or knowledge to

assist with general repairs to our buildings and

grounds. If interested in joining this committee, please

contact the committee chair, Rick Laker, at

[email protected] .

Meeting Schedule-----------

The Building and Grounds Committee meets quarterly

or as needed. Periodic facility tours are also

conducted.

Thank you

The Buildings and Grounds Committee

Bill Logan, Bill Sherman, Charlie Bowling, Fr. Tim,

Frank Coyle, Harold Bowling, Joe Horan, Rick Laker

and Tom Daeger

May Monthly Collection

Envelopes/Loose Money $41,992

Online Giving $26,514

Total $68,506

Budgeted Amount $76,152

Surplus (Deficit) $(7,646)

Other Collections

St. Vincent de Paul $1,163

Capitol Improvement $857

Tuition Assistance $445

Holy Days $635


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Lord of tenderness and compassion,

We ask you to be with us, your sons and

daughters

During this time of stress and loneliness.

Free us from doubt and despair,

Show us the light of your face.

Be with us now and always.

Embrace us, as you always do, in your loving

care.

Be with all those we love and hold them

Lord in your tender and loving embrace.

We ask this in the name of your precious Son,

Our Lord, brother and redeemer Jesus Christ

and your Holy Spirit. Amen

(Offered by Deacon Paul Fisherkeller)

The Ministry for Maturing Adults (MMA) is planning for

the first public programming since the onset of the

Covid-19 pandemic. We are most fortunate to have

seminarian Michael Clawson from St. Meinrad with us

at St. Mark this summer. Michael will be the lead

presenter at sessions that are planned for three

consecutive Tuesdays in July: July 14th, 21st, and

28th. These early evening sessions will be held in the

air-conditioned Church, and will follow all Covid-19

protocols in place at that time. The plan is to tape these

sessions so that parishioners can also watch them

online.

Topics and more specific details will soon be coming

but please mark your calendars for July 14th, 21st, and

28th.

There are a few MMA Care Packages left. If you are 75

years of age and older, are registered at St. Mark, and

did not receive your packet, contact Steve Helmich

at [email protected] or 317-903-9657 cell/

text).

The BURDEN of the present is that it brings us face to

face with the fleetingness of time.

The BLESSING of the present is that it brings us to

understand the fleetingness of time - to live with the

spirit in full bloom.

(Sr. Joan Chittester)

MINISTRY FOR MATURING ADULTS

PARISH LIFE THANK YOU! Thank you to all the blessed parishioners and friends

who sent me Well Wishes, cards and personal phone

calls during the time I was seriously ill. It was so

touching to know so many people cared about

me. Thank you and God Bless every one of

you. Love in God's name, Carolyn Mark

CONDOLENCES St. Mark extends condolences to the family

and friends who have lost loved ones

throughout this time. May God grant eternal

rest to them and His consolation to their

family and friends.

Eternal rest, grant unto him/her O LORD,

And let perpetual light shine upon him/her.

Julia Grace Sommers

Trudy Jane Brown

Emilia Quinn Sears

Mike Jennings

Charles Stoner

Larry Taylor

Mary Daeger

Vincent E. Baker



A NOTE FROM MICHAEL CLAWSON, SUMMER SEMINARIAN Topic: I can’t wait to receive Communion again: What we can

and should take away from this pandemic and our

relationship and understanding of the Eucharist

I think right now in the midst of confusion, conflict, and the

anticipation of our parishes going back to a more normal

schedule and our own ability to attend the Holy Sacrifice of

the Mass, I would like to take time to talk about the Mass, and

what this point in history allows us to focus more clearly on

concerning the Mass and the Eucharist.

I’ve seen on the internet and heard Catholics asking

questions like, If the members of the parish aren’t able to

receive communion then why is our parish priest still

celebrating the Mass, what’s the point of watching the Mass

on the internet, why can’t I receive the Eucharist in a kind of

drive-through from Priest? And there are many other similar

questions in the same vein that all lead back into some

central points that this time in history is allowing us to focus

more on so that we can come to a deeper understanding of

what is taking place at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, as well

as what the Mass is not.

If we look back throughout the Old Testament, there

are numerous examples of sacrifices as well as several

covenants being made between God and Man, that are

ratified through the action of a sacrifice. And this is exactly

what we are doing at the Mass, we are continuing to

recognize and reaffirm the covenant that has been

established between Christ and the Father as well as

between the Church, with Christ, to the Father. Through this

understanding of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as an action

between Christ, the Church, and the Father. The Mass is

something more than our weekly obligation and an

opportunity to receive our “spiritual vitamin”, the Mass is

where we willingly come before God because of the love

between us and our covenant we have made together.

“Whenever God made a covenant, He also gave a

program for its renewal. A covenant wasn’t just a past event;

it was ongoing, perpetually present, continually reactualized.

Generations might pass since the covenant at Sinai; but

whenever the children of Israel renewed that covenant,

whenever they marked the Passover, it was as if the covenant

were being made today. The Mass is our perpetual renewal of

the New Covenant. The Mass is a solemn oath you take

before countless witnesses, as in the court of the Book of

Revelation. “And so with all the choirs of angels we sing …”

When heaven touches down upon earth, you receive the

privilege of praying beside the angels. But you also receive

the duty of living up to your prayers....” - Scott Hahn: The

Lamb’s Supper.

And while it’s important to say as much as we can

about what the Mass is, its also important to talk about what

the Mass is not. The Liturgy

of the Mass is not some kind

of magical series of words

and actions which when

completed result in those

who participated

automatically receiving grace

from God. Nor is the

Eucharist some kind of

spiritual vitamin that we take

that makes our souls and our

spiritual life healthier and

allows us to overcome our

sinful nature. Grace builds

upon nature, meaning that

the grace of God does not

magically overpower our wills and human nature, but only

reinforced the good that is already there. This is a key axiom

within the Church that helps all the faithful realize that our

salvation, as well as our participation in the liturgy, is not a

passive encounter, but is one of activity and cooperation. As

Sacrosanctum Concilium paragraph 11 says “But in order that

the liturgy may be able to produce its full effects, it is

necessary that the faithful come to it with proper dispositions,

that their minds should be attuned to their voices, and that

they should cooperate with divine grace lest they receive it in

vain….”, that is to say our minds and hearts must internalize

and hold true the words that we say at Mass. The Mass

cannot be something where we mindlessly respond, but

wherewith all our hearts we call out to God our Father as a

response to the love He has shown to us.

All of this is to say several key points. The Mass is

not only an opportunity to receive the Eucharist, which it is,

but the whole of the Mass is efficacious. We receive grace

from God not only by receiving the Eucharist but by

participating in the whole action of the liturgy does God

bestow His graces upon us. Therefore because the action of

the Mass is constituted by the actions of Christ, the Priest,

and the lay faithful together, we can be confident that despite

our inability at times to receive the Eucharist or to be present

in the Church building, God still bestows His grace upon us.

The Eucharist then is not the only point of focus, nor is the

homily, but each part of the Mass is intended to draw the

person deeper and deeper into the mystery of the Paschal

Sacrifice so that each person become more properly

conformed to God and so become more able to receive the

full amount of grace God desires to give to us.


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