21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mission Statement

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.

Parish Staff

Pastor: Rev. Donald C. Baker ............................ frdcab@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

Parish Manager: Jennifer DeSpirito.............................jdespirito@stelmo79.org

Plant Manager: Guillermo Vanegas .......... gvanegas@stelmo79.org

Sacristan: Pedro Pizarro ...................................ppizarro@stelmo79.org

Administrative Assistant: Gladys Tejada ..... gtejada@stelmo79.org

Mass Intentions

Saturday, August 26th Vigil 26th

5:30pm Nora Roche Nora Roche

Sunday, August 27th 27th

Twenty Fir st Sunday in Ordinar y Time First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Church Address : 413 East 79th Street, NYC 10075

Parish Center: 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

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Mass Schedule

Daily Mass: Mon-Sat, 12 noon Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm

Sunday: 8am, 10am, 12pm & 5pm

Confessions: Saturdays at 5pm or by appointment

8:00am Rober ta Chapey (Living)

8:00am Roberta (Living)

10:00am Rober t Kubera Robert

12:00pm All Parishioners All Parishioners

5pm Mar y Mitchell 5pm Mary Mitchell

Monday, August 28th St. Augustine Monday, 28th St.

12pm St. Monica’s Priests St. Monica’s Priests

Tuesday, August 29th Tuesday, 29th

T he Passion of St. John the Baptist

The Passion of St. John the Baptist 12pm Walter & Mar y Ferber Walter & Mary Ferber

Wednesday, August 30th Weekday August 30th

12pm Susana Acosta Susana Acosta

T hur sday, August 31st Weekday

Thursday, August 31st Weekday

12pm Antonio S. Reyes 12pm Antonio S. Reyes

Friday, September 1st Weekday 1st 12pm Ann Bur ns 12pm Ann Burns

Saturday, September 2nd Weekday 2nd 12pm Purg atorial Society 12pm Purgatorial Sanctuary Lamp

This Week’s Sanctuary Lamp

In Memory of Susana Acosta

Offered by Maria Litrenta

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

Every Friday after the Noon Mass until 3pm in the church and live on-line

Devotions

Miraculous Medal on Mondays after Mass in the church and live on-line

Divine Mercy

Prayed every Friday at 3pm in the church and live on-line

Vespers (Evening Prayer)

Every Friday at 5:10pm in the Chapel and live on-line

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturdays at 5pm or by appointment

Anointing of the sick

Every third Saturday of the Month after the noon Mass.

Baptisms & Marriages

Please call the rectory office 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 Eucharistic Minister to bring communion to them.

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK

Jerry Schwegman, Judith Farber, Camille Madonna, Caroline Yurkutat, Christopher Elliot Lewis, Danielle Boros, Linda Clarke, Bruno Franco

Adame, Susan Bacerra, Michael Reilly, Dorothy

Condon, Marcelle Ferrier, Joanna Jack, all those ill and Victims of Military activities

PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED

Maria Dolores Di Mello, Msgr. Kenneth Smith, Deacon John Kelleher, David Schaefer & Roger Rooney

Baptism Announcement

Today, August 27th there will be Baptism service at the 10am Mass. At this service we will be baptizing: Eva Ekatarina Elizabeth Angelis

Please join us in congratulating: Evan Angelo Argelis & Heather Elizabeth Lightcap on their child’s new life in Christ

Bap sm Services are open for members of the parish to join in the welcoming of our newest members

Weekly Readings & Observances

Readings for the week of August 27, 2023

Sunday: Is 22:19-23/Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8 (8bc)/Rom 11:33-36/Mt 16:13-20

Monday: 1 Thes 1:1-5, 8b-10/Ps 149:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6a and 9b/Mt 23:13-22

Tuesday: 1 Thes 2:1-8/Ps 139:1-3, 4-6/Mk 6:17-29

Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:9-13/Ps 139:7-8, 9-10, 11-12ab/Mt 23:27-32

Thursday: 1 Thes 3:7-13/Ps 90:3-5a, 12-13, 14 and 17/Mt 24:42-51

Friday: 1 Thes 4:1-8/Ps 97:1 and 2b, 5-6, 10, 11-12/Mt 25:1-13

Saturday: 1 Thes 4:9-11/Ps 98:1, 7-8, 9/Mt 25:14-30

Next Sunday: Jer 20:7-9/Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 (2b)/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27

Observances for the week of August 27, 2023

Sunday: 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Monday: St. Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

Tuesday: The Passion of St. John the Baptist

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Next Sunday: 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

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St. Stephen of Hungary School (SSHS) offers a life changing education through a supportive, nurturing and faith-filled environment. Educating the whole child through a growth mindset, students are challenged to think critically and creatively while solving complex, real world issues in our everchanging global community.

Consider this:

Overall proficiency in Math and ELA as per the New York State Exams and in MAP Growth Subject Assessments (Kindergarten – Grade 8) ranks SSHS in the top 5 percent of schools in the Archdiocese of New York and the top 15 percentile nationally.

The Class of 2023 has received close to $1 million in merit scholarships at highly-rated high schools in the metropolitan area, including Regis High School, Convent of the Sacred Heart and Marymount School. Our dedicated and highly committed faculty work collaboratively in preparing students to be passionate leaders and life-long learners. Our campus features unique learning spaces including outdoor classrooms in our rooftop garden & turfed play yard. With a dedicated Parents Association and active SSHS Foundation, our community is truly a gem on the Upper East Side.

Choosing the right school for your children is one of the most important gifts you can bestow on them. For more information about applying to SSHS, your parish school, please email jdickson@saintstephenschool.org

Get ready for the Season of Creation!

Green Team Meeting –join us on Tuesday, September 12 at 6:30pm in the Parish Center to help finalize fall plans.

NYC Climate March –Sunday, September 17 –meet on the Church steps at 12:15pm to join this event, which begins at 1pm at 5th Avenue and 59th Street.

Blessing of Animals –Sunday, October 1, 4pm, on the Church steps.

Laudato o Si Film Screening and Discussion –Saturday, October 7 at 7pm in the St. Stephen School Auditorium.

Laudato o Si Prayer Walk in Central Park –Sunday, October 14, after the noon Mass.

Theology Thursday –Care for God’s Creation –presented by Liz Philippe –Thursday, November 16, 6:30-8pm in the Parish Center.

Wednesdays, September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2023

6:30-8:00pmin the Parish Center (406 East 80 th Street)

Each session includes prayer, reflection, discussion, and mutual support. Please attend all six sessions if possible.

All are welcome, even if you’ve attended past series. Please RSVP to Maryann at mtyrer@stelmo79.org, or call 212-288-6250 to register.Open to anyone who has lost a close friend or family member.

Save the date –Friday, September 15, following the 12noon Mass. Senior Ministry resumes with a special presentation:

10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's and other dementias cause memory, thinking and behavior problems that interfere with daily living. Join us to learn how to recognize common signs of the disease; how to approach someone about memoryconcerns; the importance of early detection and benefits of a diagnosis; possible tests and assessments for the diagnostic process, and Alzheimer's Association resources. Presented by Joon Her, Community Education Program Manager of the New York City Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.

Parish Feast Day and International Food Festival

–Sunday, September 24, 12noon Mass to 3pm

One of our biggestparish events –you don’t want to miss out on this festive Mass,followedby a sharing of food from many different cultures! Plan to bring a tray to share of some finger food that represents your ethnic or cultural heritageand get to know your fellow parishioners as we celebrate the rich diversity of our wonderful parish.

The Sanctus

Seventy is the sum of our years, / or eighty, if we are strong,” Psalm 90 states. My Uncle Frank lived long past that, dying at age ninety.

A few weeks before he passed, I knew he was ready. His face said it all. His skin was ashen gray, and he was awake but silent. His lips were parted, and his eyes, wide open, were fixed with a gaze that looked beyond my presence. The hint of a sparkle in his eyes told me he was looking at something glorious. It was as if Uncle Frank had one foot on the earth and the other in heaven.

The faithful’s participation in the liturgy helps them to glimpse a bit of heaven through an experience of heaven on earth. Perhaps this is best expressed by the Sanctus (Holy, Holy, Holy), as the priest’s introduction asserts: “And so, with Angels and Archangels, / with Thrones and Dominions, / and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven, / we sing the hymn of your glory, / as without end we acclaim / Holy, Holy, Holy . . . ”

The first part of the Sanctus is taken from passages in the Books of Isaiah and Revelation. In both places, the author describes a vision of heavenly worship.

In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple. Seraphim were

stationed above; each of them had six wings: with two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they hovered. One cried out to the other: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts! All the earth is filled with his glory!”

(Isaiah 6:1–3)

The four living creatures, each of them with six wings, were covered with eyes inside and out. Day and night they do not stop exclaiming: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.”

(Revelation 4:8)

The second part of the Sanctus is from both the Old and the New Testament. In Psalm 118:26, the psalmist describes entering the Temple to offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving as he sings, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.” In Matthew 21:9, as Jesus enters Jerusalem just prior to his passion and death, the crowd cries, “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; / hosanna in the highest.”

When we sing the Sanctus, our voices and the communion of voices of those who have gone before us are gathered into one great choir of praise. As I sing the Sanctus, I hear the voice of Uncle Frank. Whose voice do you hear?

Connecting the Liturgy with Our Lives © 2019 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications. 800-933-1800; www.LTP.org. Text by Kathy Kuczka.

Photo © John Zich. NABRE © 2010 CCD. Permission to publish granted by the Archdiocese of Chicago on October 25, 2018.

Singing the Sanctus, the faithful join their voices to the angels and saints in a choir of praise.

On Sunday, September 24th at the noon Mass, we will have our annual celebration of our three Patrons: Saint Monica, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, and Saint Stephen of Hungary.

Following the Mass, we will hold our 3rd Annual International Food Festival celebrating the diversity of our parish. We invite you to consider contributing a tray of finger-food, appetizers, or desserts preferably refle cting your heritage!

Plan NOW!

BEGIN TO THINK OF THE SPECIAL FOOD YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE!

If you are interested in contributing food, please: sign up on the website at www.stelmo79.org email the parish council at parishcouncil@stelmo79.org or call the parish center at 212-288-6250

There will also be an opportunity to sign up at the back of the church on the two weekends before the event.

Five Minute Jesus

The Gospel according to Matthew 16:21-27

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Just a Word

From the Pastor 08.27.2023

A Blessed Event

, as of September 1st we will get to know her as our new Pastoral Associate for Parish Life.

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The Pastoral Associate for Parish Life,

Taryn Tonelli