The Roman Catholic Parish of
Saint Monica Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Saint Stephen of Hungary ————————————————————————————————————— Church : 413 East 79th St. New York, NY 10075 Parish Center: 406 East 80th St. New York, NY 10075 Tel.:(212) 288-6250 Fax: (212) 570 - 1562 www.STELMO79.org www.facebook.com/stelmo79
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Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time–February 9th, 2020
Office Hours
Parish Staff
Our Offices are open: Mo. 9am – 5pm Tu.-Th. 9am – 7pm Fri. Closed Sat. 10am -2pm Sun. Closed Our offices close for lunch: 1pm – 2pm daily
Pastor:
Rev. Donald C. Baker
frdcab@stelmo79.org
Associate:
Rev. Msgr. Leslie J. Ivers
msgrlivers@stelmo79.org
Weekend Associates:
Parish Manager: Music Director:
Rev. Jim O’Shea Rev. Tony Ciorra Ms. Maryann Tyrer Ms. Jasmine Gomez Mr. Michael Ward Mr. John Zupan
mtyrer@stelmo79.org jgomez@stelmo79.org mward@stelmo79.org jzupan@stelmo79.org
Wedding Coordinator:
Ms. Debbi Burdett
DBweddingsnyc@gmail.com
Pastoral Associates:
Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm Sunday: 8:00am,10:00am,12:00pm,5:00pm Monday – Saturday: 12:00pm Confessions: Saturday: 5:00 – 5:30pm and by appointment Our church is open: 7:15am – 3:30pm daily for private prayer Vespers (evening prayer): 5:10pm Fridays in Parish Center Chapel St.
St. Stephen of Hungary School 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 Burke
www.saintstephenschool.org Interested in admissions to our parish school?
admissions@saintstephenschool.org
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MISSION STATEMENT The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Monica, St. Elizabeth of Hungary and 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 and age, we endeavor to live as a community of faith and invite you to join our family a family seeking to know and love Jesus Christ. 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 the proclamation of Christ crucified (1 Corinthians 2:15). 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).
SATURDAY 5:30PM
February 8thVigil William Keating
SUNDAY 8:00AM 10:00AM 12NOON 5PM
February 9th Fifth Sunday In Ordinary Time Mr. J. Boyle Giselle Peña All Parishioners Julio & Maria Osorio
MONDAY 12NOON
February 10th St. Scholastica Werner Hertzel
TUESDAY 12NOON
February 11th Weekday Bernice Blain
WEDNESDAY February 12th Weekday 12NOON Stephen Walits THURSDAY 12NOON
February 13th Weekday Victor Vensas
FRIDAY 12NOON
February 14th St. Ciril Julia Fischer
SATURDAY 12NOON
February 15th Weekday Werner Hertzel
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: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday:
1 Kgs 8:1-7, 9-13; Ps 132:6-7, 8-10;Mk 6:53-56 1 Kgs 8:22-23, 27-30; Ps 84:3-5, 10-11;Mk 7:1-13 1 Kgs 10:1-10; Ps 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40;Mk 7:14-23 1 Kgs 11:4-13; Ps 106:3-4, 3537, 40;Mk 7:24-30 1 Kgs 11:29-32; 12:19; Ps 81:10-11ab, 12-15; Mk 7:31-37 1 Kgs 12:26-32; 13:33-34; Ps 106:6-7ab, 19-22; Mk 8:1-10 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 & SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time; World Marriage Day Monday: St. Scholastica Tuesday: Our Lady of Lourdes; World Day of the Sick Wednesday: Lincoln’s Birthday Friday: Ss. Cyril and Methodius; Valentine’s Day Saturday: Blessed Virgin Mary
If you wish to add the name of a loved one to the prayer list, please notify the parish center: (212) 288-6250
K-8 Religious Education • We are in session each Sunday, 10:15-11:45am in the Parish Center. • No sessions on February 16 – Winter Break st • Our next Family Faith Formation will be on Sunday, March 1 , 9-11:45am. Mark your calendars! Adult Faith Formation • Our Sunday Morning Scripture Discussion Group is in session, and runs 10:15-11:45am in the Parish Center each Sunday that Religious Education is in session. This group is open to any and all adults – you can become a “regular,” or just drop in occasionally as your schedule allows. Make a New Year’s resolution to deepen your faith! • Save the dates for our next Icon Painting Workshop – March 2-6! We’ll be painting icons of St. Therese of Lisieux this year. Adult Sacraments • Adults thinking about becoming Catholic, or Catholic adults who have missed First Communion or Confirmation – it’s never too late! Contact Maryann Tyrer, Pastoral Associate, to discuss our adult initiation process. You can begin the process any time throughout the year. Sessions are held on Sunday in the Parish Center following the noon Mass. All inquirers are welcome!
Coming soon….
Fr. Peter Pearson returns for our annual
ICON PAINTING WORKSHOP March 2-6, 7-9pm each evening in our parish center (406 E. 80th St.) $250 fee covers all materials and expert instruction NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Pre-registration at the parish office is required.
SPECIAL DEVOTIONS 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 Friday 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: 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 Please remember in your prayers
Elinor Flatow, Luis Cesar, Eileen Maloney, Zulma Power, Richard Baldwin, Judith Baron, Glenn Allen & Jean Stephens ALL VICTIMS OF MILITARY ACTIVITY
PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED Please pray for our deceased parishioners and family members
Luis Felipe Pereira, Hector Solis-Castillo, Richard Brown, Carolina Ferrier, Donald Carroll, Michael Gomez, Albert Walsh& Jose Gutierrez
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION SAINT JOSEPHINE BAKHITA (c. 1869-1947) February 8 “Save Darfur!” That cry echoes around the world and in the heart of the Church, where a child of Darfur is one of our newest saints: Josephine (her baptismal name) Bakhita (“Lucky One,” the slave-traders’ nickname). Kidnapped at nine, sold in Sudan’s slavemarkets, flogged daily till covered with scars, Bakhita was finally bought by Italians and taken to Italy. There Bakhita discovered a “Master” who had himself been flogged to redeem her from slavery! “I am truly loved,” she thought, “and awaited by this Love.” Baptized, she often kissed the baptismal font, exclaiming, “Here I became a daughter of God!” For fifty years as a Daughter of Charity, Bakhita provided cheerful hospitality to all who knocked at the convent door. In her final illness, she relived slavery’s horror: “Please, loosen these chains,” she begged the nurse. “They are so heavy!” Her last words were: “Our Lady! Our Lady!” John Paul II canonized her in the Jubilee Year 2000, praising God for leading her “from abject slavery to the dignity of being your daughter and the Bride of Christ.” —Peter Scagnelli, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.
RELIEF FOR PUERTO RICO Second Collection Relief for Puerto Rico rd
On Sunday February 23 we will have a second collection to help aid relief efforts in Puerto Rico. This is a requested addition from the archdiocese from the regularly scheduled 2nd collections
ICON PAINTING WORKSHOP
Fr. Peter Pearson returns for our popular annual Icon Painting Workshop. Parish Center
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March 2nd-March 6th, 2020
We thank you in advance for any consideration in helping in this effort.
(7-9PM) No previous experience is necessary Fr. Peter will walk us through all of the steps for creating your own beautiful icon of St. Therese of Lisieux. Pre-registration is required at the parish center.
SENIOR MINISTRY NEWS
The Senior Ministry invites you to their Mass, potluck lunch & movie. Friday, February 21st, 2020 12-4PM in the Angelo Room at the Parish Center Movie: "The Two Popes" Benedict & Pope Francis Group discussion will follow All Are Welcome
GIRL SCOUT COOKIES SALE
Girl Scout Cookie Sale at St. Monica’s. The sale will take place in the back of the church on Sunday, February 16th. We will sell only during the day masses.
CATHOLIC CLIMATE CHANGE
Dear Parishioners, As you know, Pope Francis continues to remind us that caring for our common home is a critical priority for us as Catholics. Just this month, he wrote, regarding climate change: "There remains a window of opportunity, but we must not allow it to close." In that spirit, our parish is considering signing a document called The Catholic Climate Declaration, which calls for the U.S. to return to the 2015 Paris Agreement. This is a document already signed by 794 Catholic organizations in the U.S., including a number of churches right here in NYC (St. Francis Xavier, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Ignatius Loyola, Church of the Good Shepherd, and Holy Name of Jesus - St. Gregory the Great). In the November meeting of the Care for Our Common Home ministry (the "Green Team"), they voted unanimously to recommend this document to the Parish Council. During the November meeting of the Parish Council, Father Baker agreed to sign the document, pending a period for feedback and comment from you, the parish members. Please read the one-page document found at the back of the church or at https:// www.tfaforms.com/4668211 and provide any thoughts, comments or feedback you have to parishcouncil@stelmo79.org. If you have questions about the document, what it means, where it came from, or how it relates to established Church teaching, you can find this information at https:// catholicclimatecovenant.org/catholic-climate-declaration-FAQs The Green Team, Father Baker and the Parish Council believe that signing the document is an important step in committing ourselves to a future in which God's gifts to us are safeguarded, in which the poor and vulnerable are protected, and in which our children can enjoy the full fruits of Creation. Thanks for your attention to this important matter. Parish Council