Honor Roll
The following students are parishioners of St.Mark and achieved Honor Roll during the 3rd Quarter at Most Holy Redeemer Inter-Parochial School:
First Honors:
Ricardo Maldonado, Amanda Llamas, Nicholas Messina, Courtney Mastrorio, Madeleine Morris, N. Arona Govindan, Siobhan Plummer,Carissa Mastrorio, and Marigloria Maldonado
Second Honors:
Austin Echenique, Ashley Taylor, Tricia Tran, Abigail Morris, Elizabeth Lambert, Nicholas Decker, Miranda Plummer, Jason Decker, Thomas ONeill, Nicholas Foronda, Victoria Messina, Christen Daigle, and Francisco Tran
Ayusa Global Youth Exchange
Ayusa is looking for caring families who wish to open their home and share in a meaningful exchange with a young person from another country. Ayusa is a non-profit organization that works to provide young people with learning experiences that promote cultural appreciation, insight, and friendship. Since 1980, Ayusa has arranged for over 40,000 students from 75 different countries to spend a semester or academic year with American host families. Now is the time for you and your
family to make a difference. To host an Ayusa foreign exchange student call your local representative today. Sophia Borja (813)973-0243 or (813)361-8698.
Communication/Marketing Committee Seeks Members
I am pleased that St. Mark continues to add new parishioners to our already 3,200 registered families. With our growth come opportunities to communicate many of the diverse events and other happenings taking place. We now have two principal means of communication, the St.Mark Bulletin and our St. Mark website. As we grow and times change, so does the form and content of both our internal and external communication efforts.
For these reasons I have asked Sal Luongo, volunteer Chair of our Communication/Marketing Committee and Chuck Rizzo, our staff member in charge of communications to initiate a fresh look at our communication efforts. I would ask that those of you interested in joining them and especially those of you who may have experience in this area contact either of them. Chuck can be reached at the church office, 813-907-7746 and Sal can be reached at 813-335-7624. Peace, Fr. David
GIFT ANNUITY RATES HIGHER THROUGH JUNE ‘08
The Catholic Foundation Charitable Gift Annuity provides reliable quarterly income for the lifetime of a donor at rates exceeding those of money markets or certificates of deposit - with substantial tax savings. After the donor’s lifetime, funds remaining in the annuity are presented as a gift to the Parish or Ministry which the donor has designated. Rates for new annuities will be lowered on July 1, 2008. If you are interested in a Charitable Gift Annuity please act now. Reach Joe Odda, Catholic Foundation Planned Giving Manager, at (727) 374- 0204 for assistance.
St Mark Singles Group
Come join our active group of single and single-again adults and families. Our group is rapidly growing and partnering with other parishes in many fun events! Meet new friends while enjoying canoe trips, picnics, beach days, dolphin cruises, dinners, bike rides camping, spiritual events, Bible studies, and even more family friendly and adult activities. Contact Robin Moser at 813-866-7780 or stmarksinglesgroup@yahoo.com to receive our current newsletter and details.
Wedding Anniversary Vow Renewal
On the fourth Saturday of each month there will be an anniversary vow renewal at the 5:00 PM Mass. If you would like to renew your wedding vowels, please contact Luther at 907-7746, ext. 330 the month before to sign up.
Religious Gift Shop
This spring, we will be celebrating First Holy Communion and Confirmation with our young parishioners as well as welcoming our R. C. I. A. participants to our St. Mark family. Our gift shop has a variety of remembrances for these special occasions. These include Hope Communion sets for boys and girls, picture frames, Christian jewelry and a Eucharist wall cross. For Confirmation we have the Teen Bible, Holy Spirit plaque, Christian jewelry and a Confirmation wall cross. We also have many baby and baptismal gifts and inspirational items for your homes. Whatever the occasion we have the perfect gift. Come visit the gift shop after mass.
St. Mark's Sunshine
Ministry
The Sunshine Ministry prepares home cooked
meals and delivers them to parishioners who
have had a recent surgery, new baby or are
ill. If you would need a meal due to any of
the above or know of a parishioner who does,
please contact Elena at remccullough95@msn.com or call 907-7746, ext. 310.
The Nursery
The Nursery is currently open for 9:00 and
10:30 mass. The nursery accepts children 6
months to 4 years old. Nursery is always looking
for new volunteers to help. If any one is
interested in volunteer please contact Kelley
Burns at Kelley190@yahoo.com.
Estate Plan – Measure up?
It is recommended that frequently your estate
plan should be reviewed.
Here are some important areas that should
be reviewed:
- Do you have a will or living trust
drafted by a qualified attorney?
- Do you review and update your will
every few years?
- Have you named an executor in your
will and notified that person?
- If your estate is valued at more than
$2 million,
have you made arrangements for minimizing
federal estate taxes?
- Is your life insurance adequate for
you and your family’s needs?
Are the beneficiary designations up to
date?
- Do you have beneficiaries who require
special care?
- Have you established a durable power
of attorney in case you become incapacitated?
- Does your will name a guardian for
any minor children you may have?
- Have you made any provisions for St.
Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church
and any other charities of your interest?
- Do you have a living will or health
care power of attorney
Should you have any
questions, consult your attorney.
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