Saint Mark Catholic Church
Weekly Newsletter
March 28, 2024
Easter Triduum

These days of Holy Week call us to sacrifice our lives for Christ. The world tells us to indulge ourselves with all things, good and bad. But when we took the palms last Sunday, we proclaimed that Christ is our King; that we surrender our will to Him.
As today begins the solemn celebration of the greatest mysteries of our faith, Jesus, asks us, as He does every year, to walk with Him, carry the Cross and to rise with Him on Easter.

I invite you, especially if you've never participated in the Easter Triduum — Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday — to come and experience the power and the solemnity of these days. It is here where we experience the memorial of our Lord crucified, buried, and risen. Come walk with Jesus as He walks to Calvary for you and for me.

May the graces of this Holy Week pour into our hearts and our souls so that with true and heartfelt devotion, we may say this Good Friday, “We adore you O Christ and we praise you, because by your holy Cross, you have redeemed the world!” And may we joyfully proclaim on Sunday morning, “He is risen! He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!”
Happy Easter,

Fr. John
Important Notes

The Office and Kerin Family Center building is closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday.

The Msgr. Bellow Perpetual Adoration Chapel is also closed, and will reopen after the 9 am Mass on Easter Monday.
CPR Classes

We will offer CPR classes for the parish on Saturday evening and Sunday morning in April. 

The class is “Hands Only” and does not include breathing. AED device training is included. 
 
Class Days and Times:
Saturday, April 6, 6 pm
Sunday, April 7, 8:30 am, 10 am, 12 noon
Saturday, April 13, 6 pm
Sunday, April 14, 8:30 am, 10 am, 12 noon
 
Space for each class is limited. For more information, contact KC Shinners at nccnms1@yahoo.com or signup here: www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0545ACA922A7FB6-48619377-cprclass#/.
Safe Environment Requirements for ALL VOLUNTEERS
 
The Diocese of Charlotte has updated its Safe Environment program. Virtus is no longer being used, we are now using CMG Connect. If you had an account with Virtus, you should have received an email with instructions for accessing CMG Connect.
 
ALL VOLUNTEERS MUST LOGIN TO CMG CONNECT to update your account.
 
The process and requirements have changed, and background checks and training will be done at different times. All of your requirements will appear on the dashboard of your account.
 
For information and instructions on accessing CMG Connect, please check our website at www.stmarknc.org/SAFE.
 
For other questions, please contact Kelly Hammock at kelly.hammock@stmarknc.org, or 704-948-0231, ext. 119.
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