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"I was a stranger and you welcomed me." (Mark 25:35)
Welcome to St. Mark the Evangelist!
Even though we have more than 3900 registered families here at St. Mark, we all know that individually, we are each extremely important parts of the wonderful Body of Christ. We find great joy in doing God's work and together we have and will continue to achieve great things in His name.
After almost 15 years in our old church facility, (which is now The Venetian Event Center that houses our Parish Offices, Faith Formation and Youth & Young Adult Ministries along with meeting space for our over 60 Ministries & Organizations and our St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry) your new parish family was inspired to build a new and larger church to ensure a home for God's L.O.V.E. for generations…and because God had YOU in mind! We believe that it was God's plan that YOU are part of our St. Mark family and are blessed to have you!
I invite and encourage you to join us as we work toward fulfilling our St. Mark Mission to invite ALL on our journey to L.O.V.E.
Learn - join one of our Adult Faith Enrichment Programs or one of our many Ministries and / or Organizations.
Orar (Pray) - aside from joining us for Mass times, stop in to light a candle and pray to Mary or Joseph, spend time with Jesus in our Adoration Chapel or during our Monthly Exposition, or simply come in to enjoy the silence and the spirituality of sitting with the Jesus in the Nave during any of our Church hours.
giVe - join us as we work hard, pray hard and play hard…as we strive to increase our Prayer, Participation and Generosity. St. Mark is a generous parish family that has donated toward building 2 churches in the past 20 years for the cost of over $20M and we are blessed to owe less than $2M on the mortgage & property of our beautiful new church,
Evangelize - join us and our North Florida Deanery parishes in inviting others to join in on all our liturgical celebrations and events! Our motto here at St. Mark is ALL ARE WELCOME, and we mean it!
Here are a few of the many ways to stay informed & engaged here at St. Mark:
- Pre-Mass Announcements posted to the 2 Big Screens in the Nave (for those who come to Mass early - lol!).
- Weekly Bulletin (given out after every Mass - for the best most up to the minute info!). Sign up here to have it emailed to your inbox weekly!
- Like & Follow us on Facebook & Instagram.
- This Website (www.stmarktamp.org) - scroll through all our informative tabs at your leisure and check out our Parish Calendar for upcoming events.
- Weekly Parish Emails - Sign up to have it emailed to your inbox every Saturday with our Livestream Mass & Donation Links and extra tidbits of timely info to help you stay engaged!
- Monthly Financial Reports
You'll soon be receiving your traditional Offertory Envelopes in the mail. Here are some of our non-traditional modes of giVing that may be a better fit to your lifestyle:
- Text to Give (dial 813-296-5116)
- Square Kiosks via your Debit/Credit Card located at our Info Desk inside the church's front doors.
- One time Online or Recurring Online Donations...sign up here.
If you aren't going to use your traditional envelopes, please contact us and let us know so we can save the money of printing and mailing them each month.
Our parish is proud to offer many opportunities for parishioners to come together in faith and fun but please know that if there is ever a personal or family need that requires individual attention, our Clergy & Parish Office Staff and I are here to assist you during our Parish Office Hours, or you can call us and leave a message 24/7 at 813-907-7746. I pray that you and your family find warmth and happiness here in your new Parish Home!
Yours in Christ,
