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The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Monica-St. Elizabeth of Hungary-St. Stephen of Hungary opens its doors to welcome and embrace all in our community. We strive through worship, hospitality and service to receive those seeking a spiritual home. In the midst of diversity of thought, life style, nationality, economic status & age, we endeavor to live as a community of faith and invite you to join our familya family seeking to know and love Jesus Christ. Church Address: 413 East 79th Street, NY, NY 10075 Parish Center Address: 406 East 80th Street, NY, NY 10075 Tel: 212-288-6250 Fax: 212- 570-1562 Email: info@stelmo79.org Our Offices are open: Monday & Wednesday................................. . 9am - 4pm Tuesday - Thursday ....................................... 9am - 7pm Friday ....................................................... Closed Saturday ................................................. 10am - 2pm Sunday ..................................................... Closed Closed for Lunch Weekdays..................1pm - 2pm Visit us at: www.STELMO79.org Follow us on social media by searching STELMO79 Mass Schedule Mission Statement Daily Mass: Mon-Sat, 12 noon Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm Sunday: 8am, 10am, 12pm & 5pm Confessions: Saturdays at 5pm or by appointment Parish Staff Pastor: Rev. Donald C. Baker .......................... frdcab@stelmo79.org Rev. Msgr. Leslie J. Ivers ........................... msgrlivers@stelmo79.org Weekend Associate: ................................ Rev. Anthony Ciorra, IVD Weekend Associate:...............................................Rev. Edward Beck, CP Pastoral Associate: Ms. Maryann Tyrer ........ mtyrer@stelmo79.org Music Director: Mr. John Zupan .................... jzupan@stelmo79.org Wedding Coordinator: Ms. Debbi Burdett . dbweddingsnyc@gmail.com Plant Manager: Guillermo Vanegas ......... gvanegas@stelmo79.org Sacristan: Pedro Pizarro ................................ ppizarro@stelmo79.org Administrative Assistant: Gladys Tejada ..... gtejada@stelmo79.org Mass Intentions Saturday, August 20th Vigil 5:30pm Grace Campbell Sunday, August 21st Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am Msgr. Thomas Modugno 10:00am Matthew Anderson 12:00pm For All Parishioners 5pm Mariano Martin Caltabiano Monday, August 22nd The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary 12pm Robert Castro(Bday-Dec) Tuesday, August 23rd Weekday 12pm Kathleen M. Reddington Wednesday, August 24th St. Bartholomew 12pm John Dowes (Living) Thursday, August 25th Weekday 12pm Souls in Purgatory Friday, August 26th Weekday 12pm Matthew Anderson Saturday, August 27th St. Monica’s 12pm Anna Corra For Mass Intentions, please visit the Parish Center
First Reading — Brothers and sisters of every race and language will be brought to Jerusalem (Isaiah 66:18-21).
Anointing of the sick Every third Saturday of the Month after the noon Mass.
Prayer) Every Friday after the Noon Mass until 3pm in the church and live on-line Miraculous Medal on Mondays after Mass in the church and live on-line Prayed every Friday at 3pm in the church and live Everyon-lineFriday at 5:10pm in the Chapel and live Saturdayson-lineat 5pm or by appointment
Today’s Readings
Psalm — Go out to all the world and tell the Good News (Psalm 117).
Readings for the Week
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
This Week’s Bread & Wine Intentions for Margarita KittyOfferedSimancabyO’Donoghue
Second Reading — Be strong and endure your trials as the “discipline” of a loving God, for it will result in the peaceful fruit of righteousness (Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13).
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. Monday: 2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12; Ps 96:1-5; Mt 23:13-22 Tuesday: 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17; Ps 96:10-13; Mt 23:23-26 Wednesday: Rv 21:9b-14; Ps 145:10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Thursday: 1 Cor 1:1-9; Ps 145:2-7; Mt 24:42-51 Friday: 1 Cor 1:17-25; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11; Mt 25:1-13 Saturday: 1 Cor 1:26-31; Ps 33:12-13, 18-21; Mt 25:14-30 Sunday: Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29; Ps 68:4-7, 10-11; Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a; Lk 14:1, 7-14
Communion for the Homebound: Baptisms & Marriages
Please call the rectory office for more information.Ifyouknow 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 Eucharistic Minister to bring communion to them.
VespersDevotions(Evening
Sacrament of Reconciliation Divine Mercy
PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED Rev. Bartholomew Daly, Msgr. Jeffrey Conway, Mary Fernandez, Theodore Spiegel & Colette Pellino
Bread & Wine
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK Msgr. Leslie Ivers, Mary Humphrey, Salman Rushdic, Flavia Langan & Family, Jennie Marmo, Susan Baldwin, Lepoldo Lazarin & David O’Connell and all those ill with or recovering from the COVID-19 virus and all Victims of Military Activities
Gospel — People from east and west, north and south, recline at table in the kingdom of God (Luke 13:22-30).
Today, August 21st, there will be a Baptism service at 1:30pm. At this service we will be baptizing: Logan Angel Lopez Please join us in congratulating: Luis Lopez & Alena Profit on their child’s new life in Christ Baptism Services are open for members of the parish to join in the welcoming of our newest members Baptism Announcement Pre-K through 8th Grade Catholic Parochial School 408 East 82nd St., New York, NY 10028 (212) 288-1989 Fax: (212) 517 – 5788 Principal: Ms. Kelly www.saintstephenschool.orgBurke Interested in admissions to our parish school? admissions@saintstephenschool.org St. Stephen of Hungary School
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From the Pastor 08.21.22 Construction Next Door
Many of you have commented on how quiet the construction has been next door. It’s so quiet because it is not happening! The construction of a clinic and treatment center for the Hospital for Special Surgery was rolling along quickly – that is until they went too quickly and the sidewalk along First Avenue began to collapse! The Department of Buildings stepped in and shut down the construction for review.
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We are currently planning on fixing the façade. This will enable us to remove the scaffolding and the church will look normal once again. We have made some repairs to the roofs, and we are hopeful that they will last a few more years. In the meantime, we are working on the sale of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church and rectory. That sale, which was supposed to take place in 2016, has been held up by a petition in Rome by some of St. Elizabeth’s former members to reopen the church. We have no idea if that petition will be resolved in our favor, or when. Were we to be able to sell that property, however, that would enable us not only to replace the roofs but also to complete the renovation of our parish facilities and enable the buildout of our school.
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For months now we have had scaffolding obscuring the front of our church. This was because we discovered that pieces of the front façade had come loose over the years and were in danger of falling. In the ensuing months we have been working with our capital project manager Zubatkin, obtaining estimates for a repair of the facade, as well as a replacement of the two lower roofs on the east and west sides of the church, which are also in poor shape. When we sold our air rights, we kept part of those funds in an investment account designated for capital repairs. This money has been a large part of what has driven the renovation of the parish center, the replacement of the parish boiler, and the renovations in our church. The final project was to have been the renovation of the parish hall beneath the church. When we discovered the problems with the roof and façade however, we knew we had to use the remaining money in this investment account for these emergency items. Sadly, what we discovered is that together the project will be more than the money we have left! Some of you might be scratching your heads, and thinking, ‘But we got millions for our air rights?!’ You would be right. However, the bulk of the money we received was invested for benefit of the church and the school. We have the programs and staffing we do, the music we enjoy, the religious formation for people of all ages we offer, precisely because of the interest we get from these investments. We will not use their principal for projects and jeopardize our long-term financial stability.
Father Baker
The stoppage isn’t permanent of course. But it will give us a few more weeks of sunshine before our neighbor begins to inch skywards. Scaffolding on the Façade and Roof Replacement Update
I will keep you posted on all these developments, but in the meantime, expect the scaffolding to be up through the end of the year!
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS 511510: Church of St. Monica/ St Elizabeth of Hungary / St Stephen of Hungary 406 East 80th Street, NYC., NY 10075 GladysCONTACT212PHONE:288-6250PERSON:Tejada/O ffice SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION: August 21st, 2022 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE PRINT 450 BULLETINS FOR THIS WEEK’S ISSUE