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 PASTOR: Rev Donald C. Baker frdcab@stmonicanyc.org ASSOCIATES: Rev Joslin K. Jose frjoslin@stmonicanyc.org Msgr Leslie Ivers ORGANIST & DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: Mr. David Schaefer CANTOR & LEADER OF SONG : Mr. Joseph Neal PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Ms. Maryann Tyrer mtyrer@stmonicanyc.org WEDDING COORDINATOR: Ms. Debbi Burdett DBWeddingsnyc@gmail.com 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 CONFESSIONS ARE HEARD AT 5 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN CHURCH Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE Church of St Monica St Elizabeth of Hungary St Stephen of Hungary Church 413 East 79th Street As children we sang the lively song This Little Light of Mine. The words, of course, are based on today s Gospel, in which we are called as disciples to be salt and light for the world. Children are uninhibited about sharing their faith. It s only when we grow older that we prefer to hide our light under a bushel basket because our culture tends not to emphasize discipleship. The message in this week s readings is clear: in order to give glory to God through our discipleship, we must show the light of Christ in our words and deeds. Not an easy thing for inhibited adults. Often we may think of salt and light in terms of what we do for others, but it can be just as important not to do something, such as getting angry with the stranger on the road, or telling an offensive joke. 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 February 5, 2017 UPCOMING EVENTS Valentine s Day Party & Cabaret Saturday February 11th 7-10 PM St Stephen s Auditorium CHURCH HOURS OUR CHURCH IS OPEN MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY 7 AM 5 PM WEDNESDAYS 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 If you share your food with the hungry, provide housing for the homeless, then light shall break forth upon you (Isaiah 58:7-10). Psalm The just man is a light in the darkness to the upright (Psalm 112). Second Reading My message to you, says Paul, was not clever words of wisdom but the proclamation of Christ crucified (1 Corinthians 2:1-5). Gospel You are the salt of the earth, the light of the world. In your good deeds your light shines before others, leading them to glorify God Matthew 5:13-16). 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: Gn 1:1-19; Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10, 12, 24, 35c; Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: Gn 1:20 2:4a; Ps 8:4-9; Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17; Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30; Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: Gn 2:18-25; Ps 128:1-5; Mk 7:24-30 Friday: Gn 3:1-8; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7; Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: Gn 3:9-24; Ps 90:2-6, 12-13; Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Sir 15:15-20; Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 17-18, 33-34; 1 Cor 2:6-10; Mt 5:17-37 [20-22a, 27-28, 33-34a, 37] SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Day for Consecrated Life; Boy Scouting Sunday Monday: St. Paul Miki and Companions Wednesday: St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita Friday: St. Scholastica; Tu B Shvat (Jewish new year of trees) Remember your loved ones by dedicating in their honor this week s Bread & Wine / Sanctuary Lamp Page2 SATURDAY February 4th Vigil 5:30 PM Michael Mulvey SUNDAY February 5th Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7:30 AM Harry Miller 9:00 AM Joszef Tomatovich 10:30 AM Thanksgiving to St Agata 12 NOON Parishioners of St Monica, St Elizabeth of Hungary, St Stephen of Hungary MONDAY February 6th Weekday 7:30 AM Tony Mule 12 NOON Mary & Walter Ferber TUESDAY February 7th St John Bosco 7:30 AM Freddie Longinetti 12 NOON Theresa Schneider WEDNESDAY February 8th Weekday 7:30 AM Patty Riley 12 NOON William Keating THURSDAY February 9th Weekday 7:30 AM Jezelle Pena 12 NOON Ignatius Hughes FRIDAY February 10th Weekday 7:30 AM Werner Hertzel 12 NOON Summer Dodd SATURDAY February 11th Weekday 12 NOON Bernice Blain PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Please remember in your prayers Rosemary Catalano, Sotero Matta, June McCarthy, Ramon Molina, Luis Sanchez, Lillian Banks, Fr Peter Colapietro AND ALL VICTIMS OF MILITARY ACTIVITY PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED THE CHRISTIAN IDEAL The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried. Gilbert K. Chesterton Mahmuda KhatunTheresa Grant, Joseph Tessitore, Rocco Russo, Anthony DeBono I ve gone to prepare a place for you. Please pray for our deceased parishioners and If you wish to add the names of your loved one to the prayer list, please notify the parish center: (212) 288-6250 or e-mail us at contact@stmonicanyc.org
Page3 From Your Pastor 2/5/2017 Announcement Weekend If you are reading this, I have to assume you were at mass and picked up a bulletin. However, if you are reading this in some other way, let me spend a moment talking to you about the announcement I am making at all masses this weekend. In the aftermath of Making All Things New, the diocese decided it needed to promote the capital needs of merging parishes, so that their facilities could be better maintained, and more ecologically friendly. The diocese also had capital needs that needed to be addressed. The Cardinal decided that there would be an Archdiocesan wide capital campaign, called Renew and Rebuild. This campaign, rolled out in phases, would involve every church in the Archdiocese, and would raise the needed money for capital improvements on the parish level. If you were at mass this weekend, you heard my talk, and how much I believe in the mission and the future of our parish and school. I hope you picked up an envelope outlining the projects and what we hope to achieve. And most importantly I hope you will consider contributing to that effort. My term here is a maximum of 12 years. It is my goal to see to it that when those years are up our parish is a strong, financially secure and vibrant Catholic parish. I hope you will help us achieve that goal. Altar Servers A thank you to all the people, young and old, who volunteered for altar serving! We have ten people 8 young people, 2 adults - in training. We look forward to seeing them installed and serving! RCIA This Sunday at the 12 noon mass we welcome two more people into our RCIA program. People still ask what the RCIA is. It is the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults; the way adults complete their sacraments and are welcomed into the Catholic faith. It is the ANCENT way all Christians were welcomed into the faith, with a period of preparation marked by certain rites or rituals. The ritual we perform at the 12 noon mass is the original form of that ritual we perform at the beginning of a baby s baptism. Remember when you traced the sign of the cross on your child s forehead? Well today we welcome our candidates and catechumens in the same way. Father Baker
Invitations, News, Thoughts and Prayers Page4 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION When the custom of the stational liturgies was revived in the city of Rome in the early days of the twentieth century, the papal liturgy for Good Friday was appropriately housed in the stational church of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, the Holy Cross of Jerusalem. The church is off the tourist track today, but true pilgrims would never miss it. It stands on the grounds of the Sessorian Palace, the home of the Empress St. Helena, mother of Constantine. She dedicated her life to finding the true cross of Christ in Jerusalem, and desired to found a church in Rome for people who could not make the long and dangerous trip to the Holy Land. Eventually, it came to house relics of the cross. When the pope fled the city of Rome for Avignon, the religious institutions of Rome collapsed and the church was abandoned. Centuries later it was given into the care of monks. Amazingly, it concealed a forgotten treasure. In 1492 repairmen took down a brick wall and discovered a niche with the inscription Title of the Cross, and within, an ancient wooden tablet on which was carved the inscription dictated by Pilate for the cross of Christ in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. No one is certain that this is authentic, although its discovery was enough to give the church great prestige among pilgrims. The veneration of the relic of the cross located here was a factor in shaping our restored Holy Week. Rev. James Field, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. FULFILL YOUR STEWARDSHIP ANYWHERE, ANYTIME Make online donations to your Parish on the ParishPay website using a credit card, debit card or electronic check. ENSURE CONSISTENCY IN GIVING Fulfill your Parish obligations throughout the year even when you re unable to attend weekly Mass due to personal commitments, business travel or other circumstances. MANAGE YOUR DONATIONS Manage your online donations and personal information thoughtfully and effectively with a ParishPay account. Visit http://parishpay.com/ and scroll down to the link to get started. February 5th, 2017 Ongoing: K-8 Religious Ed, 10:15-11:45am, Parish Center, every Sunday Adult Faith Formation, 10:15-11:45am, Parish Center, every Sunday RCIA, 1:30-3:30pm, Parish Center, every Sunday Inquiry (for those considering becoming Catholic), 7pm, Parish Center, 2 nd and 4 th Thursday of each month. Upcoming: No K-8 Religious Ed or Adult Faith Formation on February 19 (Winter Break). RCIA will meet as usual. Family Question of the Week: The prophet Isaiah tells us that our light will shine forth when we care for those in need. What is something that we can do as a family to help those in need this week? YOUR HELP IS NEEDED The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul is in urgent need of overnight volunteers for the Saint Ignatius Loyola Women's Shelter located in Wallace Hall (980 Park Avenue), every other weekend through April. If you would like to volunteer in the Shelter, please email svdp.shelter980@gmail.com. BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION Please support our parish school, St. Stephen of Hungary School, by collecting Box Tops for Education labels. This program helps provide books for the school library. You can find box top labels on hundreds of product packages including some of your favorites: Cheerios, Ziploc, Progresso Soup, and more. Visit http:// www.boxtops4education.com/earn for a list of all participating products. Please look for the small pink rectangle on the boxes and clip them out to deposit them in the collection box located in the back of the church. Our school earns $0.10 for every box top and last year received over $750. Thank you for your support of our parish school.
Page5 To Benefit the Parish of St Monica, St Elizabeth of Hungary, St Stephen of Hungary Saturday February 11th, 2017 7:00 10:00 PM St Stephen s of Hungary School Auditorium 408 East 82nd Street TICKETS $25 each Join us for our Second Annual Valentine s Day Celebration to benefit our Parish. Admission includes Music & Entertainment, Beverages and light snacks. All Singles and couples are invited (no one under the age of 16 please). Tickets are available at the Parish Center, and at a table at the rear of the church after Sunday Masses. Share the love for Valentine s Day, Our Parish, and the world by joining the party!
COVER SHEET Page6 CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS 511510: Church of St. Monica/ St Elizabeth of Hungary / St Stephen of Hungary 406 East 80 th Street, NYC., NY 10075 PHONE: 347 839-5368 CONTACT PERSON: Office Michael Blecha SOFTWARE: Windows XP Professional Microsoft Word 2010 Adobe Acrobat X Microsoft Publisher PRINTER: Adobe PDF NUMBER OF PAGES: 1 through 5 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION: January 29th, 2017 TRANSMISSION TIME: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Please use this copy for print