Church of St Monica St Stephen of Hungary St Elizabeth of Hungary

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1 Church of St Monica St Stephen of Hungary St Elizabeth of Hungary Rectory Office 413 East 79th Street, New York, NY Tel: (212) Fax: (212) ST STEPHEN OF HUNGARY SCHOOL Sunday March 13th, 2016 Early Bird 2's Program 408 East 82nd Street Phone (212) Pre-K 3-8th grade New York, NY Fax (212) Website: Caroline Walker Principal PARISH STAFF PASTOR: Rev. Donald C. Baker ASSOCIATES: ORGANIST & DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: Rev. Joe A. Francis Mr. David Schaefer Rev Joslin (Joseph) K. Jose CANTOR & LEADER OF SONG : Mr. Joseph Neal MASS SCHEDULE Sundays: 7:30 AM; 9:00 AM; 10:30 AM & 12 Noon (Principal Liturgy & Choir) Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM Weekdays: 7:30 AM & 12 NOON Saturdays: 12 NOON St Stephen of Hungary: Sundays 11:30 AM ( until further notice) FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT STRAIGHT LINES God writes straight with crooked lines, the saying goes. The power of Paul s testimony that everything is junk but knowledge of Jesus and the power of his resurrection is a straight enough message. And, God knows, Paul had a crooked journey before his blinding insight straight from God. Through Isaiah, God reminds us all that the past great works were as nothing compared to the new creation. Can t you see it? we are asked, as if we are still wandering along our crooked lines. And there is no straighter line than that between the woman whose misery is intense and the God whose mercy in Jesus is deeper and more acute. You just can t beat this kind of good news. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. UPCOMING EVENTS LENTEN BIBLE STUDY W/ FR JOE FRANCIS TUESDAY S AT 7 PM IN THE MAIN CHURCH - ST PATRICKS DAY THURSDAY, MARCH 17th Regular mass schedule 7:30 AM & 12 Noon Rectory Office closed (church will close after noon mass) OFFICE HOURS Monday 9 AM to 5 PM Tuesday 9 AM to 7 PM Wednesday 9 AM to 7PM Thursday 9 AM to 7 PM Saturday: 10 AM to 2 PM The Rectory Office is closed on Friday & Sunday Rectory Office will be closed for lunch daily from 1 PM to 2 PM Rosary After all weekday masses Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Every Friday after the Noon Mass to 3 PM, with Benediction following the Divine Mercy Chaplet Devotions Miraculous Medal on Mondays after each Mass Divine Mercy The Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed each weekday afternoon at 3 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation: 5:00 PM on Saturdays Anytime by appointment

2 TODAY S READINGS First Reading The Lord does something new for the chosen people (Isaiah 43:16-21) or Ezekiel 37: Psalm The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy (Psalm 126) or Psalm 130. Second Reading The supreme good is knowing Jesus as Lord (Philippians 3:8-14) or Romans 8:8-11. Gospel A woman caught in the act of adultery is brought to Jesus. He challenges anyone without sin to throw the first stone (John 8:1-11) or John 11:1-45 [3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45]. The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, [41c-62]; Ps 23:1-6; Jn 8:12-20 (or Jn 8:1-11 if Year A readings were used on Sunday) Tuesday: Nm 21:4-9; Ps 102:2-3, 16-21; Jn 8:21-30 Wednesday: Dn 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Dn 3:52-56; Jn 8:31-42 Thursday: Gn 17:3-9; Ps 105:4-9: Jn 8:51-59 Friday: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 18:2-7; Jn 10:31-42 Saturday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22; Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Sunday: Lk 19:28-40 (procession); Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Lk 22:14 23:56 [23:1-49] SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifth Sunday of Lent; Daylight Saving Time begins Monday: Julian Calendar Lent begins Thursday: St. Patrick Friday: St. Cyril of Jerusalem; Abstinence Saturday: St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Spring begins Remember your loved ones by dedicating in their honor this week s Bread & Wine / Sanctuary Lamp SANCTUARY LAMP FOR THE INTENTIONS OF Sean & Joan Walsh Offered by Kitty O Donoghue - BREAD & WINE IN MEMORY OF Augusta Villacorta Matus Offered by Melida Mohebbi Page 2 SATURDAY MARCH 12th Vigil 5:30 PM Vincent DiGregorio SUNDAY MARCH 13th 5th SUNDAY IN LENT 7:30 AM Adelaide Glasson 9:00 AM Roseanne Murphy 10:30 AM John A. Telesco 11:30 AM (at St Stephen s) 12 NOON Parishioners of St Monica, St Stephen of Hungary & St Elizabeth of Hungary MONDAY MARCH 14th WEEKDAY 7:30 AM Special Intentions 12 NOON Helen & Richard Kirwan TUESDAY MARCH 15th WEEKDAY 7:30 AM Luis Giusto 12 NOON St Jude WEDNESDAY MARCH 16th WEEKDAY 7:30 AM Danilo Saavedra 12 NOON Ann Keating THURSDAY MARCH 17th ST PATRICK S DAY 7:30 AM Rose & James Graham 12 NOON William & Mary Mitchell FRIDAY MARCH 18th WEEKDAY 7:30 AM Special Intentions 12 NOON Rose Daunenfeser SATURDAY MARCH 19th ST JOSEPH 12 NOON Kathleen Reddington (Living) PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Please remember in your prayers Sylvia Cohen, Sean Smyth, Fedilima Leddy. Joan Adrian, Catherine Sheehan, Epipania Dahl and All victims of Military Activity PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED Nelson Gonzalez I ve gone to prepare a place for you. Please pray for our deceased parishioners and friends.

3 Page 3 For those of you who were at Mass last weekend, you heard about our new electronic giving option, called ParishPay. ParishPay is a secure form of electronic giving that allows you to use your credit card, debit card, or an electronic check for your weekly parish donations, and any special offerings. For more information, please visit their website at parishpay.com/, or call the St Monica rectory office at (212) STATIONS OF THE CROSS During the Lenten Season, the Stations of The Cross will be prayed every Friday afternoon during Lent, after the 12 Noon Mass, followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament to 3 PM. At 3 PM the Divine Mercy Chaplet will be prayed, followed by benediction. Please join us throughout the Lenten Season. The Sisters on the staff of The Dwelling Place, a shelter for homeless women in Manhattan, will be visiting and speaking at all of the Masses this weekend of March 12-13, Representatives from the Dwelling Place will be at the back of the church to accept donations and to provide more information about their ministry with women facing the trauma of homelessness. The Dwelling Place is very grateful for the support received over the years from St. Monica's and asks for your continued generosity. For more information on their services visit their website at FLOWERING The flower does not bear the root, but the root the flower... The rose is merely the evidence of the vitality of the root. Triduum is a Latin word which means Three Days and is the final part of the most important week in the Christian year; Holy Week, which recalls and relives the final week in the life of Jesus. BIBLE STUDY & LITURGICAL READINGS FOR LENT & HOLY WEEK 2016 W, Fr Joe Francis CONTINUES EVERY TUESDAY THROUGH LENT FROM 7 8 PM IN THE MAIN CHURCH ALL ARE WELCOME

4 Invitations, News, Thoughts and Prayers Page 4 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Three years ago, as we made the shift in the Eucharistic Prayer from Benedict to Francis, we named a treasure in our tradition. From apostolic times, the Church has sent disciples on mission with a mandate to proclaim the gospel. Paul and Barnabas and Timothy come to mind as men invested with responsibility for community and mission. First we see bishops, overseers, good men appointed by the acclaim of their people, the center of leadership, of prayer, of word and sacrament. Their territories were small initially, small enough to get everyone into one room and for the bishop to know everyone s name. In time, men were appointed to function as a council of advisers, elders, or presbyters. That isn t a comment on chronological age, rather it indicates the maturity of their wisdom and faith. Before long, and only when the bishop was absent, some of these men stood in for him to do what bishops usually did: preaching, presiding at Eucharist. The deacons had a strong and visible role in liturgy and service, especially in the care of the poor, but were gradually overshadowed by the new importance of the presbyter. As the Roman Empire first tottered and then collapsed completely by 476, bishops increasingly became civil servants to maintain order and dispense justice. Conferences and duties summoned bishops away from their home posts, and presbyters were entrusted with the sacramental and preaching duties, even though at one time runners were sent out from the bishop s Mass to bring fragments of the host to drop into chalices as a sign of the church s unity around its bishop. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. EASTER FLOWER ENVELOPES Envelopes are available in the rear of the church, and can be dropped in the collection basket, or returned to the rectory office. Help us to decorate our beautiful Church for the Easter Season The Joy of Easter : Wake Up! and See! The Spirituality of Anthony DeMello,S.J. CHURCH OF ST. MONICA, 413 East 79th st. Between First Ave. & York Avenue. 8:00 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Sat. March 19. Presented free of charge by the DEMELLO STROUD SPIRITUALITY CENTER register: /demellostroud@aol.com Icon Painting Workshop/Retreat Peter Pearson, Iconographer March 14 18, :00 9:30pm Parish Hall of St Monica s Church 413 East 79th Street, New York, NY Experience A Brush with God Icon seminar with nationally known Iconographer Father Peter Pearson! Learn the spirituality of iconography as you produce this icon of Mary A wonderful way to mark the season of Lent! All levels of artistic talent are welcome Cost: $230 (Cost includes all supplies and 5 nights of instruction) For more information and to register: Contact St. Monica s Rectory

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