ST STEPHEN OF HUNGARY SCHOOL 408 East 82nd Street Phone (212) 288-1989 Fax (212) 517-5877 New York, NY 10028 Early Bird 2's Program Pre-K 3-8th grade Caroline Walker Principal Website: http://www.saintstephenschool.org Email: info@saintstephenschool.org PARISH STAFF Church of St Monica St Elizabeth of Hungary St Stephen of Hungary Church 413 East 79th Street PASTOR: Rev Donald C. Baker frdcab@stmonicanyc.org ASSOCIATES: Rev Joslin K. Jose frjoslin@stmonicanyc.org Msgr Leslie Ivers Rev James Gavin OFM Cap ORGANIST & DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: Mr. David Schaefer CANTOR & LEADER OF SONG : Mr. Joseph Neal PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Ms. Maryann Tyrer mtyrer@stmonicanyc.org MASS SCHEDULE Sundays: 7:30 AM; 9:00 AM; 10:30 AM & 12 Noon (Principle Liturgy & Choir) Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM Weekdays: 7:30 AM & 12 NOON Saturdays: 12 NOON CONFESSIONS ARE HEARD AT 5 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN CHURCH BE PREPARED Be prepared. It s that simple. As this Advent season opens before us, the Lord Jesus summons us to stand ready for his coming. At this time of year much of our attention is focused on being prepared for the details that accompany the holiday season. We purchase gifts; we decorate our homes, inside and out; we prepare foods that we eat only during the holidays; we write and send Christmas cards; we attend holiday concerts; we prepare either to welcome family and friends into our homes or arrange for visits to their homes. We really can t escape the details that make up the season. Perhaps this Advent is a time to attend to all those details with a different spin. As we prepare to celebrate the feast of Christmas, why not be deliberate about acknowledging the presence of the Lord as we go about these tasks? The Lord often comes to us in wonderfully surprising ways. Let us be prepared. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co., Inc. Parish Center 406 East 80th Street New York, NY 10075 Tel: (212) 288-6250 Fax: (212) 570-1562 website: www.stmonicanyc.org Sunday November 27th,2016 UPCOMING EVENTS World Aids Day Thursday,December 1st 12 Noon Mass FAMILY MASS Saturday, December 3rd 5:30 PM CHURCH HOURS OUR CHURCH IS OPEN MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY 7 AM 5 PM WEDNESDAY S 7 AM 4PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY According to Mass Schedule PARISH CENTER 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 Parish Center is closed on Friday & Sunday Parish Center will be closed for lunch daily from 1 PM to 2 PM - Visit and like our new Facebook page At https:// www.facebook.com/ Church of St Monica St Stephen of Hungary St Elizabeth of Hungary
TODAY S READINGS First Reading All the peoples shall stream toward the Lord s house (Isaiah 2:1-5). Psalm Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord (Psalm 122). Second Reading It is the hour to cast off the dark and clothe ourselves in the light (Romans 13:11-14). Gospel Stay awake! Be prepared! The Son of Man will come when you least expect (Matthew 24:37-44). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 4:2-6; Ps 122:1-9; Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 4:18-22 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118:1, 8-9, 19-21, 25-27a; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14; Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147:1-6; Mt 9:35 10:1, 5a, 6-8 Sunday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17; Rom 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Wednesday: St. Andrew Thursday: World AIDS Awareness Day Friday: First Friday Saturday: St. Francis Xavier; First Saturday Remember your loved ones by dedicating in their honor this week s Bread & Wine / Sanctuary Lamp SANCTUARY LAMP In Memory of Joseph Cashin Offered by The Parish of St Monica, St Elizabeth of Hungary & St Stephen of Hungary BREAD & WINE In Memory of Rosa Olga Tersa Litrenta Offered by Dr Maria Litrenta BANS OF MARRIAGE III.Paul John Santora III & Taryn Deitrick Page 2 SATURDAY November 26th Vigil 5:30 PM Florence T. Little SUNDAY November 27th First Sunday of Advent 7:30 AM Theresa Buonomo 9:00 AM James McDonagh 10:30 AM Rosalie Patstucci 12 NOON Parishioners of St Monica, St Elizabeth of Hungary & St Stephen of Hungary MONDAY November 28th Advent Weekday 7:30 AM Walter & Mary Ferber 12 NOON Alice Ford TUESDAY November 29th Advent Weekday 7:30 AM Olympia Panagatos 12 NOON Bridget Galway WEDNESDAY November 30th St Andrew 7:30 AM Garrett Dillon 12 NOON Jimmy Migliore THURSDAY December 1st Advent Weekday 7:30 AM Juan Ayastury Litrenta (Living) 12 NOON Ruskin Longworth FRIDAY December 2nd 7:30 AM Joseph & Gertrude Finn 12 NOON Rosa Olga Teresa Litrenta 12 SATURDAY December 3rd St Francis Xavier 12 NOON Anderson Family (Living) PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Please remember in your prayers James Baker, Kathy Baker, Rosemary Catalano, James Bausano, Mary Caputo, Nancy Stephen Albertson, Fr Jim Gavin, Francine Barker, Helen Keegan AND ALL VICTIMS OF MILITARY ACTIVITY PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED Joseph Cashin, Anne Rooberg, Josephine Losito I ve gone to prepare a place for you. Please pray for our deceased parishioners and family members If you wish to add the names of your loved one to the prayer list, please notify the rectory: (212) 288-6250. or e-mail us at contact@stmonicanyc.org
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 BAPTISMS & MARRIAGES: Please call the Parish Center for more information. COMMUNION FOR THE HOMEBOUND: If you know of anyone who cannot attend church because of illness or age, and would like to have communion brought to them, please contact the parish office, so that we can arrange for a Eucharist Minister to bring communion to them. THE DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION AT ST MONICA S An image of the Divine Mercy can be found along the west side wall of our beautiful church. The Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed every weekday (Monday through Friday) at 3 PM.. PARISH SPACE RENTAL Our new Parish Center, located at 406 East 80th Street, has rooms available for use. For existing parish groups/ ministries, where meeting space is required, please contact Maryann Tyrer at mtyrer@stmonicanyc.org, or at 212-288-6250. For all other rental options, please contact Mike Ward at mward@stmonicanyc.orgor at 212-288 -6250. Will Return on Sunday 12/ 4/2016 Hoping all had a wonderful Thanksgiving YOUNG ADULT MASS WITH CARDINAL DOLAN Page 3 You are invited to join the Office of Young Adult Outreach on Wednesday, December 7th, at St Patrick s Cathedral, 460 Madison Avenue, New York, NY for Mass with His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan. Adoration and Confessions will be availablefrom 6:30-7:30 p.m.. Mass begins at 7:30 p.m. Music by Matt Maher and Audrey Assad. There will be a social after the Mass. For more information, visit www.catholicnyc.com. PADRE PIO On December 15th at 7pm Mr. Anthony Fuina will be coming to our parish to give testimony to the action of Saint Pio of Petrelecina (Padre Pio), Mr Fuina is one of the miracles used in the canonization process for Padre Pio. It will be an evening of prayer and testimony, with an opportunity to venerate the relics of this holy man. Come and hear him speak and also speak about his work with children with cancer. The meeting will take place in St. Monica s church. WORLD AIDS DAY Join us on Thursday, December 1 at the 12 Noon to commemorate World Aids Day The World Health Organization established World AIDS Day in 1988. World AIDS Campaign is the leading international organization which plans and implements the observance. FAITH FORMATION All adults are invited to Adult Faith Formation on Sunday mornings, 10:15-11:45, in the parish center. No registration needed come when you can!
Page 4 Invitations, News, Thoughts and Prayers TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Before the Second Vatican Council in the mid1960s, Advent had a strong penitential tone, reminiscent of Lent. From as long ago as the fourth century, some Christians began a solemn fast on St. Martin s Day, November 11. This Saint Martin s Lent extended all the way to Christmas, and was widely followed in the dioceses of France and Germany, and in the Middle Ages in England. Fasting was required, and dancing and similar activities were banned for the duration. The fast had a social function, too, assuring that the winter food supplies would stretch into spring. At the Second Vatican Council, some bishops argued that a revival of the long winter s fast would give the Church a chance to establish the message and themes of the Incarnation long before the holiday hubbub took hold. This proposal didn t pass, and Advent emerged as a four-week period of reflection, expectant waiting, and joyful preparation for the coming of the Lord. The season has two principal phases, with the first beginning this Sunday. The second phase commences on December 17, when the liturgy begins to unfold the story of the Savior s coming. Interestingly, the Eastern Church maintains a strongly penitential note in Advent, which is called Winter Lent, The Nativity Fast, or Christmas Lent, and has laws forbidding people to absent themselves from liturgy from December 17 onward. November 27th, 2016 There will be NO sessions for K-8 Religious Education, Adult Faith Formation, or RCIA on Sunday, November 27 Thanksgiving Weekend! Sessions resume on December 4. Ongoing: December 4, 11, and 18 K-8 Religious Ed, 10:15-11:45am, Parish Center Adult Faith Formation, 10:15-11:45am, Parish Center, open to all adults; no registration needed, drop in any Sunday! RCIA, 1:30-3:30pm, Parish Center Family Question of the Week: It s the First Sunday of Advent. How is your family preparing for Christmas? How are you each making room for Jesus in your hearts? Resource of the Week: There are holiday markets at Columbus Circle, Grand Central, and Union Square (among other places!) during the month of December. Make plans to go to one as a family, and have hot chocolate afterwards. It s a great way to get into the holiday spirit, while supporting local artists and vendors! ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT We are happy to offer as part of our parish s Advent program a series of four presentations based on Pastor Rick Warren s book, The Purpose of Christmas. Rick Warren is the author of the #1 New York Times best seller, The Purpose Driven Life. These presentations will be facilitated by our Sunday associate, Msgr. Leslie J. Ivers, who is the Director of Ongoing Formation of priests in the Archdiocese of New York. They will take place Tuesdays through Advent (11/29, 12/6,12/13,12/20) from 7 8:30 PM at the Parish Center. The format for each week will be a short presentation on video by Pastor Warren, a time for discussion, and for prayer. All materials will be provided, but participants might want to read The Purpose of Christmas, in conjunction with the presentations. Please contact the Parish Office if you wish to attend. The Choir at St Monica, led by musical director David Schaefer is happy to announce that the joy returns on Sunday, December 18th at 6 PM. Join us for a celebration of the sounds of the season, and the usual fun and surprises. Admission is free, but donations to help support the music ministry at St Monica s are greatly appreciated.
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