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I will pour clean water upon you cleanse you from all your impurities - I will give you a new spiri0
I will pour
      clean water
       uponyou
           and

     cleanseyou
      from all
   your impurities
           and

     I will giveyou
      a new spiri0
     says the Lord.

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From the Pastor
                           Our readings call us to roll up our
                           sleeves and persevere through the
                           remainder of Lent by committing to
                           a more faithful life with Christ.
                   In today's Gospel, Jesus purifies the
                   temple area because it is being
                   misused as a marketplace. He
                   becomes angry at their lack of
                   reverence for God. He spills the
  coins of the money changers and overturns tables,
  saying, “Take these out of here, and stop making my
  Father’s house a marketplace.”
  Jesus witnessed the way people mistreated the
  temple — the place to worship God and God alone.
  He drives out evil and works to purify all that is
  sinful in that place. This is what Jesus wants to do
  for us this Lenten season. He wants to remove all
  impurity and evil in our lives and hearts so that we
  may have a proper dwelling place for the Holy Spirit.
  Let us ask ourselves, what areas of our life need
  cleansing? Let us name those areas and invite Jesus
  to purify us. He became man to carry our burdens
  and wipe away our sins. He has given us boundless
  mercy, but we must do our part to seek it and
  commit to living a more faithful life as a disciple of
  Christ. With this knowledge, let us seek to be
  purified from our sins so that our hearts might be a
  true temple of the Holy Spirit.
  This season of Lent is only halfway done — there is
  still time to work through our shortcomings and
  purify our hearts for Easter morning. But let us not
  waste another moment. Let us name our
  shortcomings, seek God’s mercy and invite Him to
  transform our hearts. © Catholic Stewardship
  Consultants, 2021
  Pastoral Pondering – Last week I began a review                view has its origins in eastern religion and has certain monistic
  of Reiki as an obstacle to the spiritual life and in           and pantheistic characteristics in which the distinctions
  conflict with Catholic faith. This was confirmed by a          between self, world and God tend to fall away.
  study of the US Bishops released in March of 2009
  which is readily available on the internet.                    In light of all of these facts, it is possible to conclude, as the
                                                                 Bishops did that Reiki finds no support in either the findings of
  I wanted to address a mistaken notion that has                 natural science or Christian belief. For a Catholic to believe in
  sometimes been put forth in support of Reiki;                  Reiki therapy presents insoluble problems. A Catholic who
  namely, that Reiki is just a form of divine healing. I         places his trust in Reiki would be operating in the realm of
  remember when I was in seminary, my class went on              superstition which corrupts his worship of God by turning one’s
  a retreat at a center run by a particular religious            religious practice in a false direction. Hence, Reiki therapy
  order of women. While we were there, some of the               should never be condoned by Catholic institutions or Catholics
  sisters offered Reiki therapy to any seminarian who            who seek to sincerely live in harmony with the faith.
  was interested. Thankfully, I dodged that bullet, but
  not all of my classmates did.                                  Finally, the same principles that the Bishops applied to Reiki
                                                                 therapy can also be applied to other modalities such as Total
  There is a radical difference between Reiki and                Body Modification, Muscle Testing and Yoga. The most common
  Christian healing. The most obvious is that for the            of these is yoga which is widespread in society. The reason for
  Reiki practitioner, the healing power is at human              the negative judgment where yoga is concerned arises from the
  disposal; that is, it is in the control of the                 fact that yoga was never meant to be just physical. In fact, in
  practitioner. Christian healing depends on God                 India it would be seen as insulting and non-sensical to try and
  brought about through prayer. The essence of Reiki is          separate the physical aspects of yoga from its spiritual
  not prayer but a technique that is passed down from            moorings and the philosophy that undergirds it. Yoga’s focus is
  the Reiki master to the pupil. Even though some                on self-enlightenment, stimulating the so-called kundalin
  practitioners try to Christianize Reiki by adding a            (serpent) that resides at the bottom of the spine and opening
  prayer or two, this has no effect on the essential             the chakras, thus attaining sought after spiritual union.
  nature of Reiki.                                               Exorcists and those who work in deliverance will attest to the
                                                                 oppression and even possession that has been documented as
  Furthermore, neither Sacred Scripture nor Christian            arising from these eastern, pagan practices. Hence, as a
  Tradition as a whole speak of the natural world as             matter of course, they should be avoided.
  based on the universal life energy that can be
  manipulated by the natural human power if of
  thought and will. It is clear that this particular world

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Remember in your prayers
Please Pray For…
Doug Abell                   Dexter and Mary Louise Dom Polzella
August Alombroto              Koehl                    Aoife & Sean Quinn
William J Ashworth           Edward Kolibabek          Gretchen Rasheed
Doloris Beck                 Bomvr Kuhn                Joette Reid
Ray Brindley                 Sandra Lara               Reilly Family
Gretchen Burke               Thomas Lauer              Santos Rejon
Bill Carley                  Dan & Arlene Lioy         Jacqueline Christine
Myretta Castellani           Jason & Pam Logelin &       Rivera
Gavin Conroy                 Logelin Babies            Debra Robinson
Kevin Csehoski               Jeanne LoPriore           Anthony Shaw
Mike and Pat Demko           Alyssa Magro              Deacon Ronald Sherwood
Vince & Joan Famularo        David Maki                 and Family
Yvonne Ferguson              William McQuaid           Frances Sikso
Florinda B. Flores           Robert Mendonsa           Fred Smith                The Adoration Chapel will be closed
Jan Fredericks               Jose Mendoza              Joyce Speziale            Fridays from 11 am-Noon for
Chris Garnett                Isaac Merithew            Maureen Stiene            cleaning. Please be assured that the
Deborah Grey                 Melissa Miano             Timothy Trausch           Blessed Sacrament will not be left
Joe and Elisa Grimes         R. Quinn Miano            Gracie Tynon              alone as Sister Mary Elizabeth and
Nidia Gutierrez              Deacon Robert Murphy      Terry Velletta            sisters from the Daughter of the
Christina Augliera           Nanette Neidhardt         Gabriel Villatoro         Virgin Mother will be here to clean
 Halstead                    Chloe Angela Novas        Helen Whitacre            and adore. Thank you for your
Madeline Louise Henwood      Jasmin Oliver             Clyde Zimmerman           understanding. You may go to simple
Rosemary Hoffman             Jack O’Malley
Jennifer Hoopes              Orosz Family                                        adoration in front of the tabernacle
Marliese Ihrke               Helen Othling       To submit a prayer request or   in the church during this time.
Mark Jones                   Baby Pimentel       for additional people in need
                                                 of prayers, visit
Rosemary Keeley              Gianni Piraino      stmarknc.org/prayerchain.       Mass intentions
                                                                                 Sunday March 7
Readings for the Week                                                             7:30 am   † Suon Chey
Sunday           Third Sunday of Lent                                             9 am      † Michael Martin
                 Ex 20:1-17 or 20:1-3, 7-8, 12-17; Ps 19: 8, 9, 10, 11;           11 am     The Abell Family
                 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25                                        11:15 am † Richard Mahoney
                 Scrutiny                                                         1 pm      St. Mark Parishioners
                 Ex 17:3-7; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Rom 5:1-2, 5-8; Jn 4: 5:42       5 pm      † Jack Hogan
                                                                                 Monday March 8
Monday           Saint John of God, Religious                                     7 am      † Peggy Blecka
                 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab; Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4; Lk 4:24-30                  9 am      † Marion Scialabba
Tuesday          Saint Frances of Rome, Religious                                Tuesday March 9
                 Dn 3:25, 34-43; Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8 and 9; Mt 18:21-35     7 am      † Mary Thompson
Wednesday        Dt 4:1, 5-9; Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20; Mt 5:17-19              9 am      † Dale Whittington
                                                                                 Wednesday March 10
Thursday         Jer 7:23-28; Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9; Lk 11:14-23                    7 am      † Robert and Betty
Friday           Hos 14:2-10; Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14 and 17;                           McCarney
                 Mk 12:28-34                                                                † Nicholas Joseph
Saturday         Hos 6:1-6; Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab; Lk 18:9-14                               Frabotta
                                                                                  6:30 pm   † David Othling
Sunday           Fourth Sunday of Lent                                                      † Marjorie Lostoski
                 2 Chr 36:14-16, 19-23; Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6; Eph 2:4-10;       Thursday March 11
                 Jn 3:14-21                                                       7 am      † Victor and Blanche
                 Scrutiny                                                                       Spaedy
                                                                                  9 am      † Charles Kern
                                                                                 Friday March 12
                                                                                  7 am      † John and Joan
Prayers for Members in Military Service                                                         Spaedy
Air Force: Lt Col Scott Michael Breece; SrA Brennen Brown; 1st Lt Stephen         9 am      † Arlene Barna
Hack; Lt Col Douglas Lincoln; Capt Ryan Loyd; Alejandro Martinez; Sgt             12:30 pm † Gerald Curtin
James McCormick                                                                  Saturday March 13
                                                                                  9 am      † Michael Pohlen
Army: Cadet Patrick Camatcho; Spc Kevin Devoe; SSgt Darcy Fisher; Kyle            5 pm      St. Mark Parishioners
Hawk; Maj Laura Hehn, M.D.; Capt Trevor Hehn; Pvt Chaz Margo; Maj Daniel         Sunday March 14
McCormick; PV2 Matthew Pressley; Maj Stephen J. Romeo; Andrew Santos;             7:30 am   † Marcella and Louis
Josh Wagner, 1st Lt Nick Worth                                                                  Clark
                                                                                  9 am      Richard and Patricia
Marines: LCPL Richard Breier; 1st Lt Sam Camut; Sgt Andrew Sales; Capt                          LaHood
Matthew Santoli; Ben Holden                                                       11 am     † Phyllis Santagata
Navy: Lt Christopher Hack; LCDR Jordan Mayo; OSSN Daniel Pressley; Lt             11:15 am † Dr. Barbara Eileen
Jenna Hehn Quist; SN Zenaida Roth; LCDR William Vey; CTT2 Zachary                               Carter
                                                                                  1 pm      Christian Solorzano
Wortham                                                                           5 pm      † Helen Lioy
… and all service members not listed.                                                                                  † Deceased

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Parish life
                                                           Men’s Bible Study
                                                           When: Most Tuesday evenings 7-8:30 pm, beginning
                                                                   late March 2021
                                                           Where: Virtual Meeting via Zoom
                                                           This spring, the St. Mark Men’s Bible
                                                           Study Group will be commencing a virtual
                                                           study of the Gospel of Matthew. The
                                                           course, Matthew: The King and His
                                                           Kingdom was produced by Ascension
                                                           Press and features well known Christian apologist Jeff
                                                           Cavins in the video presentation.
                                                           This 24-part study of the first book of the New
                                                           Testament portrays Jesus as the true King who fulfills
                                                           the Law the people of Israel have failed to keep and
                                                           who introduces the new law that will accompany the
                                                           New Covenant. Through references to the Old
                                                           Testament promises of God to his people, the course
                                                           provides the key to understanding the rest of the New
                                                           Testament with Christ as the fulfillment of God’s plan.
                                                           There will be a registration fee of approximately $60
                                                           to cover the cost of the course and workbook.
                                                           For registration and information contact
                                                           Ray FitzGerald at Rfitzg@aol.com or 704-992-1702.

    Young at heart
  Alzheimer's Caregiver/Family Support
  Group Meeting (Virtual)
  St. Mark offers a monthly support group in partnership
  with the Alzheimer's Association. The group meets the
  first Monday of each month. Our meetings are on
  Zoom, 12:30-1:30 pm. These monthly meetings are for
  the caregivers and family members of people with
  Alzheimer's. The support group provides much-needed
  emotional support and information in an environment
  of trust where the challenges of life can be
  comfortably shared.
  Contact: Janet Urban, raceart@yahoo.com
  or 704-236-7475

  Alzheimer's
  Respite Ministry
  Due to COVID the Respite
  Ministry is not meeting in
  person, however, please
  reach out to Janet Urban
  with questions.
  Contact: Janet Urban,
  jgraceart@yahoo.com
  or 704-236-7475

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Other opportunities
  Regina Caeli Academy
  Open House
  When: March 8
  Where: St Vincent Catholic Church
           6828 Old Reid Rd., Charlotte
  We are pleased to invite you to our Open House
  at Regina Caeli Academy. Come join our
  exciting mission to form the next generation of
  Catholics! Regina Caeli Academy
  www.rcahybrid.org provides a classical, hybrid
  education in the Catholic tradition. Pre K3-12th
  grade students attend Socratic, hands-on
  classes taught by trained tutors two days a
  week and homeschool on the remaining days.
  Lesson plans for home days are included and
  optimized for in-home education.
  For more information, or to schedule a tour of
  our facility, please contact our Center
  Coordinator, Tracy O'Halloran via email: to
  halloran.clt@rcahybrid.org or 980-217-2748. We
  look forward to welcoming you!

                                                     St. Vincent ACES
                                                     When: Sat. March 27, 2021; 12 Noon
                                                     Where: Narroway Dinner Theatre
                                                     St. Mark parishioners 45+ young are
                                                     invited to join St. Vincent ACES Senior
                                                     Club’s trip to Narroway DinnerTHfor the
                                                     Lenten production of, “THE 4 CROSS!”
                                                     Cost of $60.00/pp includes luxury
                                                     motorcoach from St. Vincent’s campus,
                                                     an Authentic Biblical Meal, and reserved
                                                     seating. Deadline for registration and
                                                     payment is March 1, 2021.
                                                     Registration packets available from Peggy
                                                     Gibbons at pgibbons1@att.net or 704-588-
                                                     5870 (leave a message).

                                                     Worldwide Marriage
                                                     Encounter
                                                     “His disciples recalled the words of
                                                     Scripture, Zeal for your house will
                                                     consume me.”
                                                     Do we have zeal to honor God through our
                                                     marriage? The next virtual Worldwide
                                                     Marriage Encounter weekends are Aug 27-
                                                     29, in Hickory, NC and Nov 5-7, in Atlantic
                                                     Beach, NC. Early sign up is recommended.
                                                     For more information visit our website at:
                                                     NCMarriageDiscovery.org or contact us at
                                                     applications@NCMarriageDiscovery.org
                                                     or 704-315-2144.

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Mass Schedule
            Saint Mark Parish Directory                                        Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 7, 9 am
                                                                               Wednesday: 7 am, 6:30 pm
      stmarknc.org14740 Stumptown Rd, Huntersville NC 28078                   Friday: 7, 9 am, 12:30 pm (Latin)
                Parish Office | Mon-Fri, 9 am-4:30 pm                          Saturday: 9 am, 5 pm Vigil **MASK REQUIRED
               Phone: 704-948-0231; Fax: 704-948-8018                          Sunday: 7:30, 9, 11 am,11:15 am (Parish Hall,
                                                                               limited seating, **MASK REQUIRED),
 Pastor                                Director of Stewardship                 1 pm (Español), 5 pm **MASK REQUIRED
 Very Rev. John T. Putnam, JV          Beth Zuhosky                            All Masses may be watched live:
 Parochial Vicars                      beth.zuhosky@stmarknc.org               stmarknc.org/livestream
 Rev. Alfonso Gamez                    704-948-0231, Ext. 136
 Rev. Melchesideck Yumo                Stewardship Coordinator                    SONday FUNday and Nursery remain CLOSED.
 Deacons                               Lizzy Coleman                              Please use Online Giving or mail in your
 Rev. Mr. Richard McCarron             lizzy.coleman@stmarknc.org                  offertory stmarknc.org/Online-Giving
 Rev. Mr. Thomas McGahey               704-948-0231, Ext. 137
                                                                               Reminder: The dispensation from your Sunday
 Rev. Mr. Robert Murphy                Calendar Management                     obligation remains in effect by Bishop Jugis.
 Rev. Mr. Louis Pais                   Sue Bruce                               Please do not attend Mass if you are sick, have a
 Rev. Dr. Ronald Sherwood              sue.bruce@stmarknc.org                  fever or are in a high-risk group.
 Director of Parish Operations         704-948-0231, Ext. 123
 Scott Bruno                           Director of Evangelization              Communion Service
 scott.bruno@stmarknc.org              Theresa Benson                          Communion Services are at 4 pm on Sundays.
 704-948-0231, Ext. 118                theresa.benson@stmarknc.org             stmarknc.org/communionservice.
 Sacristan                             704-948-0231, Ext. 138
 Sr. Mary Elizabeth                    Director of Faith Formation             Confessions
                                                                               Confessions are held 45 minutes prior to the start
 sacristan@stmarknc.org                Sr. Zeny Mofada, O.P.                   of Mass for a 30 minute duration.
 704-948-0231, Ext. 211                sr.zeny@stmarknc.org                    In addition, Wednesday: 6 pm—7:15 pm and
 Registrar (Baptisms & Funerals)       704-948-1306,Ext. 103                   Saturday: 3 pm—5 pm
 Emily Bixler                          Elementary Faith Formation
 emily.bixler@stmarknc.org             Coordinator                             Rosary
 704-948-0231, Ext. 102                Maryanne Pape                           Tuesday: 7—7:30 pm (Church)
 Annulments, RCIA                      maryanne.pape@stmarknc.org
 Rev. Mr. Louis Pais                   704-948-1306, Ext. 104                  Parish Office Hours
 deacon.louie@stmarknc.org             Middle School Youth Ministry/           The office is open from 9 am - 4:30 pm Monday –
 704-948-0231, Ext. 113                Confirmation Coordinator                Friday and 8:15-12:15 pm on Sundays. Masks and
                                       Emily Hogan                             physical distancing are required. If you need to
 Director of Sacred Music              emily.hogan@stmarknc.org                meet with someone specifically, please setup an
 Jacob Temple                          704-948-1306                            appointment as our staff is in the office on a
 jacob.temple@stmarknc.org                                                     rotating basis.
 704-948-0231, Ext. 106                Middle School Youth Ministry
 Director of Human Resources           Assistant                               Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
 Leanne Vaccaro                        Karen Kramer                            Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration has resumed in
 leanne.vaccaro@stmarknc.org           karen.kramer@stmarknc.org               the Adoration Chapel.
 704-948-0231, Ext. 107                704-948-0231, Ext. 105                  Go to stmarknc.org/adoration for complete
                                       High School Youth Ministry              details.
 Director of Finance                   Coordinator
 Richard Cataldo                       Sarah Rider                             Hospitalization
 richard.cataldo@stmarknc.org          sarah.rider@stmarknc.org                If you or your loved one are in an area hospital,
 704-948-0231, Ext. 116                704-948-0231, Ext. 105                  call the Parish Office to reach one of the Priests.
 Hispanic Ministry                     Director of Preschool
                                                                               The Priests offer Confession, bring the Holy
 Coordinator                                                                   Eucharist to you or administer the Sacrament of
 Rosa Jimenez                          Amanda Rametta                          Anointing of the Sick.
                                       amanda.rametta@stmarknc.org
 rosa.jimenez@stmarknc.org             704-948-8015
 704-948-0231, Ext. 117                                                        Baptisms & Weddings
                                       Deaf Ministry                           The use of the Church for Baptisms, Weddings
 Al-Anon                               Sarah Bartmess                          and other Sacramental events is available to
 Ellen | 704-907-8555                  sarahbartmess1@gmail.com                active parishioners. Contact the Parish Office.
                                       810-625-3688                            (Please note that weddings and baptisms cannot
 Alcoholics Anonymous                                                          be celebrated during Lent.)
 Tom | 704-604-7739                    Bulletin Team
                                       bulletin@stmarknc.org
                                                                               Financial Counseling
Crisis Pregnancy Help                  Natural Family Planning                 Please contact the parish office at 704-948-0231
Community Pregnancy Center of Lake     Joe and Kathy Hack                      to request a confidential, no-cost, and private
Norman: 704-727-0535                   Teaching Couple #1947; 704-548-1834;    support session to assess your needs.
                                       hackhouse@bellsouth.net ccli.org        Complimentary services are available to provide
Catholic Charities: 704-370-3262                                               financial literacy training, personal financial
Birthright: 1-800-550-4900             Divorce Support Group                   coaching, and/or advocacy support for you and
Post Abortion: 1-800-5-WE CARE         Saint Mark offers a support group for   your family.
Poor prenatal diagnosis? You’re not    Catholics who are going through
alone—there is help. benotafraid.net   separation and/or divorce. Meetings
                                       are held on Monday evenings at 7 pm
                                       in Room 204.
                                       Contact: divorce.support@stmarknc.org

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Anuncios Semanales
                             Del Párroco – Tercer Domingo de           Es más, ni la sagrada escritura ni la tradición cristiana
                             Cuaresma                                  como un todo, hablan del mundo natural basado en una
                                                                       energía de vida universal que pueda ser manipulada por el
                             Nuestras lecturas nos llaman a subirnos   poder humano, por la mente o voluntad. Es claro que esta
                             las mangas y perseverar en lo que         visión particular tiene sus orígenes en la religión oriental
                             queda de la Cuaresma                      y tiene ciertas características monistas y panteístas en la
                             comprometiéndonos a una vida fiel con     que las distinciones entre uno mismo, el mundo y Dios
                             Cristo.                                   tienden a desprenderse.
                      En el evangelio de hoy, Jesús purifica elA la luz de todos estos factores, es posible concluir, como
                      área del templo porque está siendo       lo hicieron los obispos, que el Reiki no tiene ningún apoyo
   usado como lugar de mercado. Él se enoja por su falta de    en ninguna de las recomendaciones de la ciencia natural o
   reverencia por Dios. Él tira las monedas de los cambiantes  en la creencia cristiana. Para un católico que crea en la
   de dinero y les dice: “saquen esto de aquí y dejen de       terapia del Reiki, presenta problemas insolubles. Un
   hacer de la casa de mi Padre una plaza de mercado”.         católico que pone su confianza en el Reiki estaría
                                                               operando en el campo de la superstición la cual corrompe
   Jesús vio la manera como la gente hacia mal uso del         su adoración a Dios convirtiendo la práctica religiosa de
   templo – el lugar para adorar a Dios y solamente a Dios. Él uno en una falsa dirección. Así, la terapia del Reiki no
   echa fuera al mal y trabaja para purificar todo lo que es   debe nunca ser permitida por instituciones católicas o
   pecaminoso en ese lugar. Eso es lo que Jesús quiere hacer católicos que buscan sinceramente vivir en armonía con la
   por nosotros en este tiempo de Cuaresma. Él quiere quitar fe.
   todas las impurezas y el mal de nuestra vida y corazón
   para que podamos tener un lugar digno de habitación para Por último, los mismos principios que los obispos aplicaron
   el Espíritu Santo. Preguntémonos en que áreas de nuestra a la terapia del Reiki pueden también aplicar a otras
   vida necesitamos ser limpiados. Nombremos esas áreas e modalidades como la modificación total del cuerpo,
   invitemos a Jesús a purificarnos. Él se hizo hombre para    evaluación muscular y yoga. El más común de estos es el
   cargar con nuestras cargas y limpiar nuestro pecado. Él     yoga el cual se ha extendido en la sociedad. La razón del
   nos ha dado misericordia sin límites, pero debemos hacer juicio negativo en cuanto al yoga, surge del hecho de que
   nuestra parte buscándola y comprometiéndonos a vivir        el yoga nunca fue para ser solo físico. Es más, en la India
   una vida más fiel como discípulos de Cristo. Con este       seria visto como un insulto y un absurdo el tratar de
   conocimiento, busquemos entonces ser purificados de         separar los aspectos físicos del yoga de los amarres
   nuestros pecados para que nuestro corazón pueda ser un      espirituales y la filosofía que la apoya. El yoga se enfoca
   verdadero templo del Espíritu Santo.                        en la iluminación propia, la estimulación de la tan
                                                               llamada kundalini (serpiente) que reside en la parte baja
   Vamos solo a la mitad de este tiempo de Cuaresma – aún      de la espina y abre chakras, para así obtener la unión
   hay tiempo para trabajar en nuestros defectos y purificar espiritual. Los exorcistas y aquellos que trabajan en
   nuestro corazón para la mañana de Pascua. Pero no           liberación darían fe de la opresión e incluso posesión que
   perdamos más tiempo. Reconozcamos nuestras faltas,          se ha documentado ha aumentado de estas prácticas
   busquemos la misericordia de Dios e invitémoslo a Él a      orientales paganas. Por lo que estas rutinas deben ser
   transformar nuestro corazón. © Catholic Stewardship         evitadas.
   Consultants, 2021
   Reflexión Pastoral – La semana pasada empezamos a ver
   el Reiki como un obstáculo para la vida espiritual y un
   conflicto para la fe católica. Esto fue confirmado por un
   estudio de los obispos realizado en marzo del 2009 el cual
   está disponible en el internet.
   Quiero hablar sobre una noción errónea que algunas veces
   se ha puesto en apoyo del Reiki; me refiero a que el Reiki
   es solo una forma de sanación divina. Recuerdo que
   cuando estaba en el seminario, mi clase tuvo un retiro en
   un centro manejado por una particular orden de mujeres
   religiosas. Mientras estuvimos allí, algunas de las
   hermanas ofrecieron la terapia del Reiki para cualquier
   seminarista que estuviera interesado. Afortunadamente,
   yo esquive esa bala, pero no todos mis compañeros lo
   hicieron.
   Hay una diferencia radical entre Reiki y la sanación
   cristina. Lo más obvio es que para el que practica el Reiki,
   el poder sanador está a disposición humana; es decir, está
   en control de quien lo ejerce. La sanación cristiana
   depende de Dios y se da a través de la oración. La esencia
   del Reiki no es la oración sino una técnica pasada del
   maestro de Reiki a los pupilos. Aunque algunos de los que
   lo practican tratan de cristianizar el Reiki agregándole
   una o dos oraciones, esto no tiene ningún efecto en la
   naturaleza esencial del Reiki.

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Información en Español                  Catequesis Dominical Sobre la Misa
                                         Los domingos estamos impartiendo una catequesis
 Para cualquier información en           sobre la Misa titulada, Si conocieras el don de
 español, por favor comunicarse con
 Rosa Jiménez al 704-948-0231 ext.       Dios. Esta catequesis está basada en el libro
 117 o enviar un correo electrónico      “Entendiendo el Misterio de la Misa” escrito por
 a: rosa.jimenez@stmarknc.org.           un sacerdote de nuestra diócesis, el padre
 El horario de oficina para servicio     Matthew Buettner, quien escribió el libro en el
 en español es: Martes, miércoles y      año dedicado a la Santa Eucaristía. Uno de los
 viernes de 10am-5:30pm                  propósitos de esta catequesis, es que todos los
                                         católicos tengamos un mayor entendimiento sobre
 Horario De Misas                        este misterio del santo sacrificio de la Misa y
 Misa Diaria:
 Lunes, Martes, Jueves y                 descubrir las gracias para la salvación de nuestra
 Viernes:       7 am y 9 am              alma y la manera de adentrarnos en estos
 Viernes:       7 pm español             misterios, participar en ellos con mayor amor,
 Miércoles:     7 am y 6:30 pm           reverencia y con el deseo de compartirlos,
 Sábados:       9 am
 Sábado:        5 pm                     protegerlos y darlos a conocer. La catequesis es
 Domingo:       7:30, 9, 11 am           de 12:15-12:45 en la iglesia. Pueden asistir con
                1 pm Español             toda su familia. ¡Los esperamos!
                5 pm Misa de jóvenes
 Sacramentos
 Bautizos: Los padres deben ser
 feligreses de San Marcos. Los
 padrinos si son una pareja deben
 ser católicos practicantes y estar
 casados por la iglesia. Si no son
 pareja, deben ser católicos
 practicantes y tener todos los
 sacramentos hasta la confirmación.
 Los padrinos no pueden estar
 viviendo en unión libre ni estar
 casados solo por el civil. Los
 padrinos que no
 sean de San Marcos deben traer una
 carta de referencia de la parroquia
 a la que asisten. Papás y padrinos
 deben tomar las clases pre-
 bautismales. Las clases son el
 segundo sábado del mes de 10am-
 12pm y el bautizo se celebra el
 segundo domingo del mes. Si tienen
 alguna situación en particular, para
 más información o para registrarse
 para la clase, por favor ir a la
 oficina y hablar con Rosa Jimenez.
 Matrimonio: Por favor contactar a
 Rosa Jimenez para hacer cita al
 menos 6 meses antes de la fecha
 fijada. Por favor no hacer
 invitaciones ni reservar salón hasta
 que la fecha sea confirmada en la
 oficina con el sacerdote que va a
 celebrar la boda.
 Visitas a los enfermos: Tenemos un
 grupo de personas que visitan con
 regularidad a los enfermos. Por
 favor contactar a Gladys
 Campoverde al 704-701-03-62 para
 dar los datos del enfermo que está
 pidiendo la visita.
 Quinceañeras: Tenemos nuevas
 normas para la celebración de
 quinceañeras. Por favor comunicarse
 con Rosa Jimenez para hacer cita
 para la primera entrevista al menos 9
 meses antes de la fecha del
 cumpleaños.
 Presentaciones: Se hacen el cuarto
 domingo de cada mes. Por favor
 llamar a la oficina para dar el
 nombre del bebe que va a ser
 presentado.

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Sunday Mass Readings and Music

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Cover Photo:
          Moses & Ten Commandments Stained Glass Window
          In today’s first reading, we are reminded of the Ten Commandments. Which
          commandment do you struggle with the most? Aim for one small improvement this week.

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