Activities For Your Family This Summer
Build a Marian Garden
Bury a Family Time Capsule
Visit the Desert Museum
Attend Daily Mass
Attend St. Mark VBS
Attend St. Mark Music & Movement Camp
Arts and Crafts
Check out this link for a bunch of cool craft ideas: https://www.catholicicing.com/catholic-crafts-for-kids-free/
A Prayer for Mothers
Dear God,
on this day that we honor mothers,
may we draw strength
from the mothers who went before us.
May we remember Jochebed, mother of Moses,
who gave her son over to God's providence
when forces that threatened him were beyond her control.
May we remember the mother of Mary, St. Anne,
who helped her daughter learn an openness to God's will.
May we remember St. Monica,
who suffered an abusive spouse and her son's poor choices,
but lived to see her child's return to God. Most of all, we remember Mary.
Though she watched her child suffer and die,
she also saw his resurrection and glory
and was in turn glorified by him.
Amen.
©2007 Liturgical Publications Inc.
A Message From the RE Team
Thank you all for a wonderful year! We look for-
ward to seeing you at camp this summer or at RE,
Edge, Life Teen, and/or Family Ministry events in
the upcoming school year.
This will be the last RE newsletter until the start of
the new 2019-2020 school year in August.
Summer Coloring
Corner
May 2019 ___ __
Sunday, May 5th
FFF Social
10:30-12:30 pm, Hall
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Sunday, May 5th
Altar Server Training
1:00-3:00 pm, Church
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Friday, May 10th
Confirmation Rehearsal
6:00-7:00 pm, Church
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Sunday, May 12th
Mother’s Day, May
Crowning
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Monday, May 13th
Confirmation Mass
7:00 pm, Church
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Tuesday, May 14th
Moms Group
4:00 pm, Chapel
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Sunday, May 19th
Last day of CLOW
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Wednesday, May 22nd
Moms Group
6:30 pm, Chapel
John Kubat become a Life Teen
volunteer at St. Mark in 2011
and has been a RE catechist
since 1993, spanning grades 5th
to 12th grade. John is also a
dedicated Eucharistic Minister,
Usher, Mass Coordinator and
Sacristan. John is an integral
part of our AV ministry and is a
member of the Knights of Co-
lumbus Council here at St.
Mark. John started serving after
attending a Cursillo retreat in
Upcoming Events
St. Mark RE Happenings
M A Y 2 0 1 9 V O L U M E I , I S S U E V I I I RE Programs:
K-5
Tuesdays, Hall
4:00-5:30pm
RE Moms Group
Tuesdays, Chapel
4:10-5:20pm
Edge Junior High
Wednesdays, Hall
6:30-8:00pm
Life Teen HS
Sundays, Hall
6:30-8:00pm
Family Faith
Formation
2nd Sunday of the
Month, Hall
10:00-11:45am
Special Needs
Ministry
K-12, Tuesdays
4:00-5:30pm, Church
Adults, Wednesdays
from 6:00-7:30pm
Rite of Christian
Initiation for
Adults (RCIA)
Wednesdays 6:00-
8:00pm, Family Room
Youth Choir
Sat. 1-2pm practice
& Sun. 9am meeting
for 9:30am Mass
1993. John is married to his
beautiful wife Shantell of 25
years, and has four children
(Aaron, Clarissa, Ruby, Rosa)
and three grandchildren
(Selah, Zarina, Noah). He has
worked for Pima County for
the last 18 years.
We are blessed to have John
as a Life Teen volunteer that
brings such varying experience
to our RE programs. Thank
you John for your service!
RE Volunteer Spotlight: John Kubat
P A G E 2
Thank you to all our St. Mark altar servers and
their families for participations in Lenten Stations,
Holy Week services the Easter Vigil and Easter
Sunday! Your efforts help to make the season
special for all.
A few requests and reminders to our current altar
servers as we wind down the Easter Season:
1. Please hang up Albs, Cassocks and Surplices
unless they need to be washed. This really
helps to keep the closets organized.
2. Remember to check Ministry Pro a few days
before Mass to see if any sub requests are
needed as well as enter your own sub request
if you have a conflict.
3. If you have any photo’s from Holy Week or
Easter please send them on to Lynn Wagner!
If you are interested in becoming an altar server
contact Lynn Wagner at:
[email protected] S T . M A R K R E H A P P E N I N G S
“The most important
part of the Catholic
Church is the parish;
because the parish
impacts people’s lives
directly. It is in the
parish setting where we
receive the Body and
Blood of Christ, listen to
the Word of God
proclaimed, and find
forgiveness of our sins in
reconciliation. The
parish is the place
where the community
strives to support each
other in the journey of
faith.”
- Fr. John P. Arnold
Pastor
JP II Awards
Congratulations to:
Rosa Delio &
McKenna Picton!
Both teens were recognized along with other
teens among the diocese that excel in leadership.
Rosa was selected as the recipient of the
“Missionary Disciple Award” while McKenna was
selected to receive the “Liturgical Leadership
Award”.
We are blessed to have such wonderful teens as
role models of service at our parish.
Next Altar Server Training:
May 5th, 1 to 3 pm, Church
Altar Servers
Vacation Bible School
VBS is still seeking adult and youth volunteers for the
following roles:
Music & Movement Camp
Saint Mark Music Ministry is offering a new camp for
outgoing K-4 students beginning once a week on Thursdays
in July: 9am-12pm, July 11,18,25 & August 1st. They are
currently seeking adult and youth volunteers:
P A G E 3 V O L U M E I , I S S U E V I I I
Vacation Bible School (Splash Canyon)
Monday, June 17 – Friday June, 21 This year’s VBS celebrates God’s might and faithfulness
through daily bible stories related to water: Baby Moses
at the river, Naaman healed at the Jordan River, the
baptism of Jesus etc.
RE Registration: March, 26th
Open Registration: April, 30th
Registration
Storytelling
Drama
Crafts
Snacks
Games
Bible Challenge
Photography
Group Leader
Decorating
Planning
Audio/Visual
For more information contact:
[email protected]
Registration
Snacks & Photos
Group Leader
Songs & Worship
Rhythm Games
Dance
For more information contact:
[email protected]
Did you know that a sacrament is defined as: “an outward sign of an inward grace”?
Sacraments are the most intimate connection we have to receiving God through the outpouring of grace.
We wish to congratulate all of our parishioners who have recently received sacraments. St. Mark was blessed
to have several adults at the Easter Vigil receive the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation.
Additionally, our RE program celebrated our 42 First Communicants who made their First Holy Communion
on Sunday, April 28th. We are continuing to pray for our 14 Teen Confirmandi who are preparing to receive
Confirmation on Monday, May 13th.
It’s Sacramental Season!
IMPORTANT 2019-2020 Schedule Change Beginning next school year Edge will meet on Tuesday’s from 6:30pm-8:00pm
