150 Years of Faith and Service

Good Evening (Morning)!
On this fourth Sunday of Easter, our parish community is also beginning the observance of the jubilee year of St. Mark Parish. Yes, our parish was founded in the year 1861 and in the year 2011 we will mark 150 years of faith and service as a community.

Together this (evening(morning), we join at our Lord's table to begin a year of prayer and preparation for our Jubilee Year. The jubilee theme is reflected in banners which now line our church: "Prepare, Share, and Prosper!"

Gathered together, here on the feast day of our parish patron St. Mark, may we ask for blessings upon our parish and community this special anniversary year. May the activities of this year, celebrating our past, present, and future, renew our parish and deepen our relationship with our Lord and each other.

(For the Sunday, April 25th Masses Only)
Our year will be marked by both prayer and celebration. Directly after our liturgy this morning, please come across the street for a pancake breakfast in the school cafeteria. Sharing the Eucharist at the Lord's table and sharing breakfast thereafter id s special beginning to the year we will celebrate together these next months.

Even if you can only come across for a few minutes, please do so as a sign of parish life and community.
Thank you