15th Sunday in Ordinary Time - July 10, 2022

Parish life

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

07/10/2022

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Five Minute Jesus (Page 8)

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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 family a family seeking to know and love Jesus Christ.

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

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

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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

Mass Intentions Saturday, July 9th Vigil 5:30pm Giselle Peña Sunday, July 10th Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am Merillyn Stephen 10:00am Censu Formosa 12:00pm For All Parishioners 5pm Briam Thompson Monday, July 11th St. Benedict 12pm Werner Hertzel Tuesday, July 12th Weekday 12pm Adam Armetta Wednesday, July 13th Weekday 12pm Souls in Purgatory Thursday, July 14th St. Kateri Tekakwitha 12pm Leonard Ravitz, MD Friday, July 15th St. Bonaventure 12pm Roger Mulvihill Saturday, July 16th Weekday 12pm Paul Kising, MD

For Mass Intentions, please visit the Parish Center

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

Nidia Torres, Danny Marmo, Kip Silverman,Anne Reilly, Martin Barbieri, Susan Baldwin, James Mooney, Cindy Garnica Castro and all those ill with or recovering from the COVID-19 virus and all Victims of Military Activities

PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED Josephine Porcelli, Sheila O’Neil, Juan David Collazo, Michael Murphy, James McQuade, Catherine Lynch Husse & Vernon Lewis

Baptism Announcement Today, July 10th there will be a Baptism service at the 12N Mass At this service we will be baptizing: Matias de Jesus & Sebastian Marcelo Perez Please join us in congratulating: Joel F. Perez & Thalia A. Patillo on their children new lives in Christ Baptism Services are open for members of the parish to join in the welcoming of our newest members

Today’s Readings First Reading — Heed the voice of the LORD. It is something very near to you, already in your hearts; you only need to carry it out (Deuteronomy 30:10-14).

Psalm — Turn to the Lord in your need, and you will live (Psalm 69) or Psalm 19.

Second Reading — All things were created through and for Christ Jesus (Colossians 1:1520).

Gospel — To be a neighbor, show love by treating others with mercy, as did the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37).

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: Is 1:10-17; Ps 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21,

23;Mt 10:34 — 11:1 Tuesday: Is 7:1-9; Ps 48:2-8; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Ps 94:5-10, 14 15;Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Ps 102:13 14ab, 15-21;Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Is 38:10-

12abcd, 16;Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Mi 2:1-5; Ps 10:1-4, 7-8, 14; Mt 12:14-21 Sunday: Gen 18:1-10a; Ps 15:2-5; Col 1:24 28;Lk 10:38-42

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Don’t Blow Off Mass While Vacationing – by Tom Nash When vacationing, Catholics should do all they can to participate in Sunday Mass. We are aided in fulfilling our Sunday obligation not only because the Church is truly universal and therefore active in countries worldwide but also because there are typically Saturday vigil Masses and more than one Sunday Mass to choose from in most places you visit.

So if you plan on being in a remote place on a Sunday, perhaps you could participate in a Saturday vigil Mass. Or perhaps you could participate in an early Sunday morning Mass. Don’t simply see the Mass as an obligation; remember how it is “the source and summit of the whole Christian life” (CCC 1324, citing Vatican II, Lumen Gentium 11). That will help remind you that Sunday Mass, if at all possible, should be a very important part of your vacation.

If you are truly going to be in a remote place on both Saturday and Sunday during a vacation and therefore won’t be able to participate in Sunday Mass, see your parish pastor about getting a dispensation from participating in Mass on a particular Sunday. As the Code of Canon Law provides: Without prejudice to the right of diocesan bishops in canon 87, a parish priest, in individual cases, for a just reason and in accordance with the prescriptions of the diocesan bishop, can give a dispensation from the obligation of observing a holy day or day of penance, or commute the obligation into some other pious works (can. 1245).

If because of lack of a sacred minister or for other grave cause participation in the celebration of the Eucharist is impossible, it is specially recommended that the faithful take part in the liturgy of the word if it is celebrated in the parish church or in another sacred place according to the prescriptions of the diocesan bishop, or engage in prayer for an appropriate amount of time personally or in a family or, as occasion offers, in groups of families” (can. 1248.2).

Such prayer could include reading and quietly meditating on the Sunday Mass readings as a family.

Source: https://www.catholic.com/qa/dont-blow-off-mass-while-vacationing

Don’t forget – our Masses are live-streamed at www.stelmo79.org - if you are unable to get to Mass in person!

K-8 Religious Education and Sacramental Preparation: • •

Participation in Sunday (or Saturday evening) Eucharist is an integral part of Religious Education in our parish. Don’t take a vacation from God this summer!

Registration for Fall 2022 is open. Register online at stelmo79.org, or at the parish center. We return to in-person sessions in the Fall.

Sacramental Preparation: •

Please remember that the Archdiocese requires two years of Religious Education or Catholic School prior to the celebration of First Penance/First Communion (2nd grade or older), and prior to the celebration of Confirmation (8th grade or older). New enrollments this fall will be eligible to receive sacraments in 2024.

Adult Sacraments of Initiation (RCIA): • • • •

Have you ever thought about becoming Catholic? Do you have a lot of questions about Catholicism?

Or are you a baptized Catholic who has not yet celebrated First Communion or Confirmation?

You, and your questions, are warmly welcomed! Come and share the journey with others.

Please contact Maryann Tyrer at mtyrer@stelmo79.org to discuss our adult initiation process (commonly known as the RCIA). While we will not have formal sessions on Sunday afternoons after May 22, until we resume in September, we will stay connected over the summer!

Help Wanted: • • • • •

Those who value their Catholic faith, and want to see the next generation value that faith also Those who are creative, energetic, enthusiastic, patient, and loving Those who can be available on Sundays (and occasionally Saturday afternoons) Those who are willing to be interviewed and submit to a background check to protect our children Those willing to answer God’s call to be catechists

If you would like to discuss how God might be calling you to serve as a catechist in our Pre-K-8 Religious Education program, or any of our Adult Faith Formation or Sacramental Preparation programs, please contact Maryann Tyrer at mtyrer@stelmo79.org.

Five Minute Jesus Using the Gospel for Prayer – Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time – July 17, 2022 It is simple. 1. Read the Gospel for the following Sunday slowly, reflecting on the story it tells.

2. Consider the questions suggested for each day. 3. Make a resolution about how what you read can be lived that day. 4. What conversion of mind, heart and life is the Lord asking of me ? 5. Thank God for speaking you to you through this reflection.

Luke 10: 38-42 Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him, and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.” The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.”

Monday, July 11 Was there something in this passage that spoke to you? Comforted you? Challenged you? What was it? Why do you think it had this effect on you? Is God speaking to you?

Tuesday, July 12 Martha is obviously annoyed at her sister because she is not helping her in the task of serving a meal but is just sitting there listening to Jesus. Was Martha justified in her reaction to Mary? Was Mary at fault for not helping her sister?

Wednesday, July 13 Mary sat beside the Lord listening to him speak. What is my routine when I want to pray and hear the Lord speak to me? Where do I feel God’s presence most profoundly in my life? How can I cultivate a listening heart?

Thursday, July 14 Hospitality was a particularly important part of the culture of the time. Am I hospitable to others, to those in need of food or rest, or just in need of company? Do I see Jesus in those in need?

Friday, July 15 We usually associate hospitality with entertaining friends, not with serving strangers. How has our culture shaped how we act toward strangers? How comfortable are you around strangers? Would you invite a stranger, or someone your barely know, to your home for a meal?

Saturday, July 16 Fred Craddock, a scripture scholar and Professor of Preaching at Emory University, in commenting on this gospel, said, “There is a time to go and do; there is a time to listen and reflect. Knowing which and when is a matter of spiritual discernment.” How do you make this call in your life of faith? Doing and listening – are they either/or ? What about both/and?

From the Pastor 07.10.22 Summer Pause Due to the way these columns are written, sometimes they must be prepared well in advance, as Gladys Tejada, our receptionist who does the bulletin, has to get them out in time for her summer vacation. It is a rainy Sunday in June as I write these words, but for all of you it is the second Sunday in July.

Like a letter to the future, placed in a time capsule, I have no idea what the next few weeks will have brought.

I hope the news will be peaceful and that the Fourth of July holiday goes off without a hitch. Many of our community are on vacation, some returning to vacation homes where they spent the last two years sheltering in place.

As many of you know, for over a decade I have spent my summers traveling to Germany. My Friend Father Stefan Rau was the pastor of St. Joseph’s Church in Münster, a city in the German state of North Rhine – Westphalia and to enable him to go on vacation, I would travel there and “take over” the church for him. It was an easy gig, because all HIS parishioners were on vacation as well, but I got to live there, preach, and celebrate mass, and practice my German. It was great.

This past Pentecost however, Stefan Rau retired after 20 years of service. Interestingly, the diocese of Münster is so short of priests that they have decided to experiment with all the parishes that were once linked to St Joseph’s: none of them will have pastors. Instead, the parish councils will run the parishes, and will be responsible for finding priests from among the priests, both retired and active, that live in the area. There are several priests, but none who wish to be pastors! The councils will control the finances, make up the mass schedules, and their pastoral associates (full-time trained lay ministers) will see to the pastoral needs of the parishioners. Wow. It makes one wonder if that is the future we are facing.

What it means for me in the present, however, is that there will be no more summers at St. Joseph’s. But that does not mean no Germany. In fact, this Monday I am flying to Europe. I will spend a week visiting Germany, and then with a priest friend will visit Holland. Back in 1978 I was an exchange student in a town outside of Rotterdam, and I have not really visited Holland since 2008.

I am back to being a tourist! I am gone from the 12th through the 28th. In the meantime, however, Father Jim Dugan will be back! He is very much looking forwards to seeing his friends that he has made here over the years he has worked summers here.

And also, my German friend, whose first mass we celebrated back on January 1st, Father Sebastian Springob, will be here for a visit. I look forward to seeing them both when I return.

Father Baker

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