St. Mark's News & Events for August 12, 2007

Greetings as we begin another week!

Last week Vacation Bible School was in full swing and what a wonderful time all the children and adults experienced. There were so many activities for the children to do and they learned a lot about God during that time. I would like to thank Pam Wallace for putting this all together with assistance from other adult leaders and families who brought enthusiasm and great teaching techniques that made the children want to come back for more. Looking forward to next year already!

On another note, we are sad to report that our Music Director, Todd LeBlanc, will be leaving us on August 19th to commit full time to his Show Kidz business. Todd has been a wonderful leader to our music ministry these past five years and we will miss his good and cheery disposition. We thank Todd for his great contribution to our Liturgies and we wish him the best of blessings in his new endeavor. God speed to you! We are now in the process of receiving resumes from prospective candidates and we will be interviewing for the best person in the weeks to come. Keep Todd and all of us in prayer to almighty God.

On Saturday, August 25th we will have the opportunity to take a bus to visit some Churches in Kissimmee, Winter Park, and Rockledge (near Orlando), to view the latest architecture of Church’s that were recently built. This will be an educational tour for us to get ideas about what type of architecture and seating we may like for our new Church. The bus holds around 46 people so if there are any parishioners who wish to go, please call Chuck Rizzo at the office and reserve your seat. There is not cost, but space is limited so call as soon as possible. We will be leaving the Church around 8:00 a.m. returning around 5:00 or 6:00 p.m. that day. Come and partake in a piece of history!

I did get the chance to play golf with my oldest brother Joe on his birthday last week and we played a course called El Diablo, which means, The Devil. With a name like that, I wasn’t sure if it was the right course for me to play. Although it tempted me many times to hit the ball where I shouldn’t, I played it reasonable well and lost only one ball. I figured with God on my side, why would I fear anything! Actually, it was a great course and the weather held up until the round was over and then the rains came. God is good!

Well, that is all for now. Continue to enjoy the gift that God has given us in each other.

Peace,
Fr. David