The object of a New Year is not that we have a new year. It is that we might have a new soul.
- Because January 1st (The Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God) falls on a Monday, it is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation. St. Mark’s will celebrate one mass on New Year's Day at 9:00am.
- A reminder that our office is closed this week and that we do not celebrate the student 7:00pm Mass during Winter Break. The 7:00pm Mass resumes next Sunday, January 7th.
- Come join us Tuesday, January 9th at 7:00pm as we welcome the Overtones, The men's Glee Club of the University of Notre Dame. Event is free for all. See attached flyer.
- 2018 parish giving envelope boxes are being distributed throughout the month of January. This year, our envelopes include an on-line "check box" giving option. So, after you set up a regular on-line giving account, you can now also drop an envelope in the collection plate (without anything in it) simply by checking the on-line giving option. Why do this? Some hesitate to give on-line for the simple reason that they don’t want to come to church empty-handed. We will still be able to track your giving as we have in the past simply by matching your on-line giving with your parish envelope number. We hope this will encourage parishioners and students to set up new weekly or monthly on-line giving accounts. For more information, please go to our website at www.saint-marks.net and click on “on-line giving” at the top banner. Please see attached memo for bi-lingual instructions. By the way, this evening is the last day to make an on-line end of the year gift to our parish and gain tax benefits from the gift.
Blessings of Health and Happiness in the New Year!
Fr. John W. Love, V.F.
