St. Mary Parish Mission March 2024 Saturday March 2nd @ 6:30 pm - Exploring the Mystery of God Sunday March 3rd @ 6:30 pm – Exploring the Mystery of God’s Healing Monday March 4th @ 6:30 – Exploring the Mystery of the Eucharist FR. MARK DAVIS Coming to St. Mary Catholic Church, Vermilion, OH Fr. Mark Davis is in his 25th year of pastoral service in the Diocese of Toledo. A native of South Toledo, Fr. Mark was educated at OLPH, St. John Jesuit, and the University of Notre Dame. He has always enjoyed sports, music, entertainment, and being with all kinds of people. While in high school, he shared and learned about faith with people of disabilities and worked for the New Jersey Department of Human Services in Trenton for 9 years. During that time, he started the Office of Community Education, which helped people understand more about individuals with disabilities through puppets (“The Kids on the Block”), skits and other interactive programs. Being interested in the art of illusion since he was five, Fr. Mark has learned to share about God and our faith through stories, songs, jokes, magic effects, balloons, and just about anything. Raised by loving and devoted Catholic parents, who were both converts to that faith, Fr. Mark was also blessed with wonderful Baptist grandparents in West Virginia, who had a profound effect on his religious education and spiritual development. Fr. Mark studied psychology and philosophy in college and started a master’s in counseling during his time in New Jersey. His innate curiosity about human nature, how the world works, and emotional health led him to begin his theological studies at St. Meinrad Seminary (Southern Indiana) in 1991. Ordained in 1996, Fr. Mark was an Associate Pastor in Sandusky (Sts. Peter and Paul), Maumee (St. Joseph), and Sylvania (St. Joseph). He just enjoyed a twelve-year run as Pastor of St. Aloysius in Bowling Green.