Welcome to St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church.

St. Mark Parish lives, teaches, proclaims and celebrates the Good News of Jesus Christ.

I hope you will find this website contains useful information about our parish, sacramental life, ministries, and various forms.  There are many opportunities to get involved in our parish life and grow in your faith. 

If you need any assistance please feel free to contact the Parish Center at 317-787-8246.

- Fr. Bill Marks, Pastor

It is only September, and I am talking about Christmas. But to organize our efforts and meet the deadlines for the Christmas Store and other Christmas Giving Organizations, we need to start collecting the names of families who need our assistance. There are a variety of parishioners and parish organizations who step up and give to those in need especially at Christmas time.

We want to help as many people as possible this Christmas, and we need your help to find families who will benefit from our generosity. A Family Request for Christmas Giving Form has been created to locate and connect with people you may know who need assistance. If you know anyone please give them the form to fill out. We do our best to serve those struggling financially, but we cannot help them if we do not know them. The deadline for returning the Family Request for Christmas Giving Form is Sunday, October 7, 2018. You may pick up a copy of the form in the Parish Center or download it from our website.

Next weekend, I will be in the Greater Chicagoland area for my nephew's wedding. Robbie is my godson, too.

Blessings,
Fr. Bill

Safe and Sacred is the child protection program for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. The training program is completely conducted online and includes processing of a background check and Code of Conduct. The purpose of the “Safe and Sacred” program is to provide easier access to child protection training for clergy, employees, and volunteers. It allows us to broaden the focus of the training to increase awareness of all forms of child abuse. Safe and Sacred includes an assessment that must be taken and passed to ensure that training content is learned and can be applied. Who is Required to Sign Up for this Program? Safe and Sacred Training is a requirement for all volunteers regardless of their ministry area. If you are 18 years of age or older and you volunteer in any ministries here at St. Mark, you must comply with all the requirements prior to volunteering. Click here to access the Safe and Sacred site. Please contact the Parish Center at 787-8246 if you have any questions.

The following is information about just a few of our St. Mark choirs and music ministry opportunities.

All rehearsals are in the Church. For more information about all of our choirs, including the funeral choir and men’s choir, please contact Andrew Eagan at aeagan@stmarkindy.org.

St. Mark Children’s Choir: All St. Mark children grades 5th through 8th are invited to sing in our Children’s Choir. This is for kids both from our St. Mark School and all area schools. We would love to see this choir continue to grow in numbers. The Children’s Choir sings everything from “Panis Angelicus” and “Ave Maria” to more contemporary songs like “Good Good Father.” Rehearsals this fall are on Thursdays from 4:00pm to 4:45pm; the next rehearsal is Thursday, September 6th.

St. Mark Youth Choir: This choir is for all high school age kids and musicians. The youth are encouraged to suggest the music, and the high school musicians have an opportunity to share their talent. There will be no regular evening rehearsals; we will rehearse 45 minutes prior to Mass. Please contact Julie Albertson, jalbertson@stmarkindy.org for more information.

St. Mark Adult Choir: This choir is one of the largest adult choirs in the city of Indianapolis. All adults are invited to join this group in song and prayer. We would love to see more young adults. If you have always wondered about singing in the choir, come give us a try. You will have the opportunity to sing awesome music and to be part of a group of wonderful friends. Rehearsals are Thursdays at 7:30pm. Please come Thursday, September 6th.
All are Welcome!

Buy Crew E-washes through the Knights of Columbus Crew Carwash Fundraiser and what you spend is the amount that will go to buy a new ultrasound!

The Crew fundraiser program allows us to keep 50% of the wash sale proceeds, but the Knights of Columbus will match what we raise, so what you spend will be the amount that goes to purchase an ultrasound machine! E-washes are good at any Crew Carwash and do not have an expiration date.
 
E-washes are easy to buy! Go to:www.crewcarwash.com/store/e-wash-gifts Use the “BUY NOW” and choose a quantity from four types of wash and then “ADD TO CART”. 

You can continue shopping to add more wash types but before checking out, ENTER 50231 IN THE PROMO CODE and Apply Code.
This is the code for the Ultrasound Fundraiser. Then click “SEND AS GIFT.” For our parish to be recognized as the contributor, type “St. Mark 3660 or 16466 or your council number” in the GIFT MESSAGE field. For help or information contact Jim Recasner: voice/text at 317 515-7269 or jimrecasner@gmail.com

A percentage of your total Kroger bill will be donated to St. Mark Catholic School and we ask that all families enroll in this rewards program to help earn money for our school! Register online at krogercommunityrewards.com. You will need your Kroger Plus card number. Make sure to designate SAINT MARK CATHOLIC SCHOOL as your charitable choice.