NEW Ministry Opportunites!
Men's Group
The Men's Group will host an eight week program on Sunday evenings from 7pm to 8pm starting on November 1st and running through December 20th. The meetings consist of reviewing the readings for the current weekend's Mass and discussing their meaning and how to relate them to our lives. We use the National Fellowship of Catholic Men scripture study as a guide. To see this week's readings click here: NFCM
Above Picture: Men's Group Meeting December 2009 Pilgrim Queen of the Family
The Pilgrim Queen of the Family program offers families the opportunity to pray the rosary in front of a blessed image of Our Lady of Guadalupe privately in their home three days per month. Ten families here at St. Marks have been doing this for just about a year now as part of a pilot program. Join us and give it a try! PilgrimQueen.OrgWebsite
Liturgical Ministries
Volunteers interested inserving the Parish in theministries listed below are encouraged to contact theParish office at 508-699-7566.
AltarServers
Adult -Adult men and women, of any age, who serve daily Mass and funeral liturgies.
Youth -Altar servers assist thepriest at the altar during liturgical celebrations.Those eligible are any young person who is in fourth grade through High School.Training is provided as required.
Altar Society
Parishioners who volunteerto take care of the altar, vestments, linens and other items used in thesanctuary of the church. Collectors/Ushers
Ushers who help greet peopleat the doors, pass the basket and distribute parish bulletins. EucharisticMinisters
Eucharistic ministers assistthe priest in the distribution of Holy Communion at Mass. Many also bringcommunion to the homebound. Greeters
Greeters work with theushers and collectors to welcome the people and distribute parish bulletins. Lectors
Lectors proclaim thescriptures at liturgical celebrations. Adoration of theBlessed Sacrament
Adoration takes place onthe 2nd and 4th Monday of each month beginning at 1:00pm and ending with Benedictionby 6:45pm.
Parishioners are invited toparticipate in this devotion of silent prayer and meditation before theBlessed Sacrament.
Music Ministry
Christine Duquette, Director saintmarkmusic@verizon.net
Parishionersprovide a wide variety ofmusic to enhance weekly and special liturgies at St.Mark's. Programs - AdultChoir - The Choir isopen to all parish members. Music sung is contemporaryand traditional, with special repertoire for Advent, Christmas, Lent andEaster.
- ContemporaryGroup - The Contemporary Group provides contemporaryChristian music.
- Cantors - Menand Women who lead the congregation in song at weekend and holy dayliturgies.
- YouthChoir - This choir isfor 1st grade and up.
- Musicians -Instrumentalists who assist in providing music at special liturgies.
Social Ministries
Volunteers interested in serving the Parish in the ministries listed below are encouraged to contact the Parish office at 508-699-7566.
Pro-Life
The Pro-Life Group at St. Mark's usually meets on the 3rd Sunday of the month in the Parish Hall after the 11:00am Mass. Our mission is prayer and education to bring an end to abortion and euthanasia - to reverence and honor the dignity of all human life. Through prayer and education our aim is to keep the "Culture of Life" in the forefront of the minds of fellow Catholics.We endeavor to have an activity each month. A sampling of activities include a "Celebration of Life Mass" in the spring - for babies baptized the preceding year, holy hours, novenas, and an annual Baby Shower to replenish supplies at Birthright of Attleboro. Our ministry works closely with the Pro-Life Apostolate of the Fall River Diocese.
Saint Vincent de Paul Society
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an international Catholic organization of lay persons who help those people in need.Organized locally, the Society's work encompasses every form of aid that alleviates suffering and promotes the dignity of people. Activities include home and spiritual aid visits, hospital and nursing home visits and attendance at wakes and funerals to lend comfort to the families of deceased parishioners. Clothing and food collections are conducted for distribution through area food cellars and salvage centers, as well as food vouchers, rent and fuel subsidies and medical aid.
Sick, Elderly and Homebound Ministry
This ministry involves visits and the sending of cards by volunteers to homebound parishioners and those in area nursing homes and hospitals. Prayers services are also held weekly at Elm Terrace and Brookside, with monthly visits by the priest. A special parish-wide healing service is usually scheduled each year.
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