Church of St Monica St Stephen of Hungary St Elizabeth of Hungary Rectory Office 413 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10075 Tel: (212) 288-6250 Fax: (212) 570-1562 Website: www.stmonicanyc.org ST STEPHEN OF HUNGARY SCHOOL Sunday May 15th, 2016 Early Bird 2's Program 408 East 82nd Street Phone (212) 288-1989 Pre-K 3-8th grade New York, NY 10028 Fax (212) 517-5877 Website: http://www.saintstephenschool.org Email: info@saintstephenschool.org Caroline Walker Principal ASSOCIATES: PARISH STAFF PASTOR: Rev. Donald C. Baker ORGANIST & DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: Rev. Joe A. Francis Mr. David Schaefer Rev Joslin (Joseph) K. Jose CANTOR & LEADER OF SONG : Rev James Gavin OFM Cap Mr. Joseph Neal (Weekend Associate) 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 PENTECOST SUNDAY THE FULLNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT The church wakes up to an amazing message this morning. Look around and see who has been called. Listen to the voices of those who proclaim Jesus is Lord. You ll find no race of people left out; you ll find no language on earth unfit to proclaim the glory of God. We call Pentecost Sunday the birthday of the church. In many ways, the church is still being born. Only when we all know the peace Jesus offered in today s Gospel will we really know the fullness of the Holy Spirit. St. Paul assures us in today s second reading that all of us have been given to drink of the one Spirit. When we look around us in the church we should see everyone. But we don t. Not yet. What is holding us back from fully embracing the one Body of Christ? When will we see our differences as manifestations of the same Holy Spirit? Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. UPCOMING EVENTS A Faith Formation Experience with Dr. Bernie Swain Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday May 17, 18,19 7 PM At the Church of St Monica (More information in the bulletin) CHURCH HOURS OUR CHURCH IS OPEN MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY 7 AM 5 PM WENDSDAY S 7 AM 4 PM SATURDAY 11 AM 7 PM SUNDAY 7 AM 2 PM PARISH 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
Page 2 TODAY S READINGS First Reading Filled with the Holy Spirit, the apostles begin to speak in tongues (Acts 2:1-11). Psalm Lord, send out your Spirit, and renew the face of the earth (Psalm 104). Second Reading In one Spirit we are baptized into one body and given to drink of one Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13) or Romans 8:8-17. Gospel Jesus Christ appears to the disciples and sends them on their mission with the power to forgive or retain sins through the Holy Spirit (John 20:19-23) or John 14:15-16, 23b-26. 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: Jas 3:13-18; Ps 19:8-10, 15; Mk 9:14-29 Tuesday: Jas 4:1-10; Ps 55:7-11a, 23; Mk 9:30-37 Wednesday: Jas 4:13-17; Ps 49:2-3, 6-11; Mk 9:38-40 Thursday: Jas 5:1-6; Ps 49:14-20; Mk 9:41-50 Friday: Jas 5:9-12; Ps 103:1-4, 8-9, 11-12; Mk 10:1-12 Saturday: Jas 5:13-20; Ps 141:1-3, 8; Mk 10:13-16 Sunday: Prv 8:22-31; Ps 8:4-9; Rom 5:1-5; Jn 16:12-15 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Pentecost Sunday Monday: Seventh Week in Ordinary Time Wednesday: St. John I Friday: St. Bernardine of Siena Saturday: St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions; Blessed Virgin Mary; Armed Forces Day Remember your loved ones by dedicating in their honor this week s Bread & Wine / Sanctuary Lamp BREAD & WINE In Memory of Mr & Mrs Albert Blain Offered by Rita Bellevue SANCTUARY LAMP For the Intention of Ellen Coyne Offered by Kitty O Donoghue SATURDAY May 14th Vigil 5:30 PM Rose Collins SUNDAY May 15th PENTECOST 7:30 AM Dolores Mostrobuono 9:00 AM Catherine Perry 10:30 AM Michael Le Pore & Julia Reily 12 NOON Parishioners of St Monica, St Stephen of Hungary & St Elizabeth of Hungary MONDAY May 16th Weekday (7th Week Ordinary Time) 7:30 AM Maureen Kiernan 12:00 Noon Holy Souls TUESDAY May 17th Weekday 7:30 AM Adelaide Glasson 12 NOON Helen D Flack & Edward Pranckitas WEDNESDAY May 18th Weekday 7:30 AM Rose Canning Murphy 12 NOON Andrew Skrapits THURSDAY May 19th Weekday 7:30 AM Peter Lazazzera 12 NOON Mrs Dorothy Fraccia FRIDAY May 20th Weekday 7:30 AM Ellen Rochford 12 NOON Ellen McMahon SATURDAY May 21st 12 NOON Nora & Tom Fleming & Deceased Family Members PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Please remember in your prayers Jan Allen, Raymond Hooper, John Woods, Skylar Wolfson, Caroline O Malley, James Baker and All victims of Military Activity PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED Gordy Mena I ve gone to prepare a place for you. Please pray for our deceased parishioners and friends.
BANS OF MARRIAGE III. Dwayne Issac Hodge Jade Alexandria Martinez III. Alexander Ross Study Kathryn Elyse de Nicola SPECIAL DEVOTIONS 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 rectory office for more information. COMMUNION FOR THE HOMEBOUND: Anyone who cannot attend church because of illness or age, please contact the parish office, so that arrangements can be made to bring communion to you. In the Beatitudes, Jesus teaches us to act with mercy, compassion and love. Help the Cardinal s Appeal apply the Beatitudes throughout our communities. To date, 153 families have made their commitment to the Appeal effort in our parish. We are very close to our goal, so every dollar of your support helps Let us show our strength in faith, in unity, and in Jesus call to action. From Your Pastor 5/15/2016 With the reappearance of the sun on Sunday last week we can finally begin to believe that spring is here and with it summer fast approaching. Having a parochial school brings a certain rhythm to a parish s life. This weekend we have first communion for our children from St. Stephen s. Tuesday is the annual golf outing held by the school. In just a few weeks now our June 4th Family Mass will be a special celebration with the 8th grade, a Baccalaureate Mass for them, as they will graduate on June 10th and the summer will truly be upon us. It is hard for me to believe I soon will have completed my first year as the pastor of St. Stephen s School! I want to thank all the parents, the teachers and the administration of St. Stephen s for all the support they have given me as I learned the ropes of being the pastor of the school. Spring Concert Several people were wondering last week about the Spring Choir Concert, why the tickets cost money, why there are two tiers of seating and why we need fund raisers in a parish which pays its bills. Although this might not be clear until we issue our first financial report next year, St. Monica s has ALWAYS had fundraisers. Our average collection is about $7,000 per week. Definitely not enough to pay for the salaries, utilities, supplies and and programs for the parish. Things like the Christmas bazaar have always raised money for the parish, and we depend on fundraising to balance the budget and pay those bills! So the parish council, in collaboration with the choir, put together the idea of a spring concert, with the possibility of getting premiere seating and a chance to meet and greet the singers at a cocktail party beforehand. I hope everyone will join us. It promises to be a wonderful evening on June 5th. Parish Center Some of you might have noticed, walking down 80th street, that there are workers in the St. Monica Convent. After the sisters left a few years ago, one winter the heat was left off by the previous maintenance man and the pipes froze. This severely damaged the building. Insurance agreed to pay to return it to the convent it once was, but when I went I there the first time, I realized it could be something so much more: a parish center, with meeting rooms for religious education, groups, parish offices, and a chapel. Workers are currently repairing the convent/parish center and by September 1st we hope to move all parish offices out of the rectory and have them in a new facility on 80th St. Part of that renovation will require additional funds most notably for the dining room/event space and kitchen, which we intend to name the Angelo Room after Fr. Angelo Gambatese OFM. More information on that to follow! Page 3 -Fr Baker
Invitations, News, Thoughts and Prayers Page 4 TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION Order and presbyter are not everyday words in our vocabulary, since we think of order as a quality of life rather than a collective noun, and priest usually does just fine in everyday conversation. Yet each word has deep roots in our tradition. At an ordination we select men for service to the community. Ordo is a Latin word drawn not from pagan religious life but from Imperial Rome. It meant a distinct body standing apart from the people, such as a body of people responsible for civil governance, senators for example. Think of the selectmen or board of governors in your civic home, and you will get the idea. The church borrowed the term to describe the place of certain people within the people of God, thus the order of deacons, the order of presbyters, and even the order of virgins, catechumens, widows, neophytes, penitents, and so on, as distinct groups within the church. Just as ancient Rome had various uniforms for the ranks and stations in civil life, so too did certain garments give clues to membership in an order in the church. So, our tradition favors the idea of an ordination liturgy not as receiving something so much as being received. This is clearly expressed in the liturgy. The kiss of peace is given only by the ordaining bishop and priests to the newly ordained, not by the faithful, the deacons, or the concelebrating bishops who are present. Rev. James Field, BABY SHOWER We re continuing Saint Monica s annual May Baby Shower! Help support mother s and babies in need by donating NEW and unwrapped items such as clothing, diapers, baby food, and toys. Your donations can be placed in front of Saint Joseph s altar starting on May 2nd. These items will benefit the New York Common Pantry, the Pregnancy Help Center, and the Catholic Home Bureau. Visit and like our new Facebook page At https://www.facebook.com/ Church ofst MonicaSt Stephen of Hungary St Elizabeth of Hungary A FAITH FORMATION EXPERIENCE With Dr. Bernie Swain THE JUBILEE YEAR OF MERCY Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday...May 17,18,19 7 PM at the Church of St Monica 413 East 79th Street Three evening sessions devoted to what Pope Francis Really means when he says Mercy - and why he has chosen 2016 as a Jubilee Year. Each lively presentation is followed by an open Q & A forum. Bernard F. Swain, PhD, has been leading parish missions, retreats, and formation programs for more than 40 years. He holds degrees in theology (from Harvard and the University of Chicago) and political science (from Holy Cross and the University of Paris). ANNUAL GOLDEN WEDDING JUBILEE MASS Couples celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary anytime during 2016 are invited to attend the Annual Golden Wedding Jubilee Mass with Cardinal Dolan at the Cathedral of St Patrick, Saturday June 25th at 1:30 pm or Sunday, June 26th at 2:00 pm. Pre-registration is required Please contact your parish for registration. The closing date to register for the Mass is Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 THANK YOU CHOIR Along with attending our Spring Concert, take the opportunity to thank our amazing Music Ministry by taking an ad in our Spring Concert Program. There are ad opportunities of all sizes, and all monies go to benefit our parish and our music ministry. Ad forms can be found in the rear of the church, or contact the rectory for more information.
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