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, Jul y 22nd Vigil Saturday, July 22nd 5:30pm John Delaney 5:30pm
Sunday, Jul y 23rd July 23rd
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinar y Time Sixteenth in Ordinary Time
8:00am Mar y Reginio 8:00am Mary
10:00am Monica Wiards
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
12:00pm All Parishioners
12:00pm All Parishioners
5pm Joan Ryan Joan Ryan
Monday, Jul y 24th Weekday July 24th
12pm Rick y K avanaugh Ricky Kavanaugh
Tuesday, Jul y 25th Weekday July 25th Weekday 12pm Alice Ham 12pm Alice Ham
Wednesday, Jul y 26th July 26th
St. Joachim & Anne St. & Anne
Par ents of the Blessed Virgin Mar y Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
12pm Imelda Carolina Litrenta 12pm Imelda Carolina Litrenta
T hur sday, Jul y 27th Weekday Thursday, July 27th
12pm K ay Per r y Kay Perry
Friday, Jul y 28th July 28th
T hanksgiving to St. Agata Thanksgiving to St. Agata
12pm T hanksgiving to St. Ag ata 12pm Thanksgiving to St. Agata
Saturday, Jul y 29th July 29th
12pm Anne Cecilia Fer raro 12pm Anne Cecilia Ferraro
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Caroline Yurkutat, Christopher Elliot Lewis, Maurine Lynch, Danielle Boros, Linda Clarke, Mary O’Connor Lynch, 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
Mary Reginio, Thomas Acheson, Margaret Biggs, John Paul Chihorek, William Bahr, Juzefa Rezgiene, Patrick P. Keating & Eugene Flynn
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.
Weekly Readings & Observances
Readings for the week of July 23, 2023
Sunday: Wis 12:13, 16-19/Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16 (5a)/Rom 8:26-27/
Mt 13:24-43 or 13:24-30
Monday: Ex 14:5-18/Ex 15:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6/Mt 12:38-42
Tuesday: 2 Cor 4:7-15/Ps 126:1bc-2ab, 2cd-3, 4-5, 6/Mt 20:20-28
Wednesday: Ex 16:1-5, 9-15/Ps 78:18-19, 23-24, 25-26, 27-28/Mt 13:1-9
Thursday: Ex 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b/Dn 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56/Mt 13:10-17
Friday: Ex 20:1-17/Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11/Mt 13:18-23
Saturday: Ex 24:3-8/Ps 50:1b-2, 5-6, 14-15/Jn 11:19-27 or Lk 10:38-42
Next Sunday: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12/Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-128, 129-130 (97a)/Rom 8:28-30/ Mt 13:44-52 or 13:44-46
Observances for the week of July 23, 2023
Sunday: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday: St. Sharbel Makhlūf, Priest
Tuesday: St. James, Apostle
Wednesday: Sts. Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday: Sts. Martha, Mary and Lazarus
Next Sunday: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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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. Allyson Genova-Hall
www.saintstephenschool.org
Interested in admission to our parish school? admissions@saintstephenschool.org
FINDINGOURWAYINTHECHURCHOF TODAYANDTOMORROW
Weareallfamiliarwiththecontemporarychallengesofreligionand,inparticular,the CatholicChurchtoday.Tomentiononlyafewareasofconcern:thedecliningnumberof ordainedclergy,theabsenceoftheyoungergenerationinactivemembershipintheChurch, theopportunityofgreaterparticipationofmaledeaconsandtheprospectsofwomenbeing engagedinrolesofgreaterserviceinandfortheChurch.Participantsmaywishto introduceotherthemesfordiscussion.
Thisseminaroffourmeetings,90minuteseach,willoffertheparticipantsanopportunitytoreflectonthetheme andthesetopics.Wewillexaminethepersonal,social,emotional,andspiritual/religiousdimensionsasthey developedandhavebeenexperiencedindividuallyandcommunally.
Fr.JimDugan,SJ,invitesyoutoparticipateintheremainingsessiononMonday July24,7-8:30pm,intheParish Center (406East80th Street.) Pleaseregisteronourwebsitestelmo79.orgorcalltheParishCenterat 212-288-6250. PleasenotethereisnosessiononJuly31staspreviouslyannounced!
IsGodcallingyoutobeacatechist?
Volunteersareneeded tohelptopassonthefaithtothenextgenerationofchildrenandteens,to helpformadultswhoarepreparingforsacraments,andtoassistwithadultfaithsharing.No experienceneeded–alltrainingandmaterialsareprovided. Currentopeningsinclude: Lead Catechists(pre-school,middleschoolandadultaremosturgent),AssistantCatechists(canbehigh schoolstudentsoradults),andProgramAssistants(doorandhallmonitors,youthministry chaperones,andspecialeventassistants.)ContactMaryannat mtyrer@stelmo79.org tolearnmore!
ShoppingforSchoolSupplies?
PickupsomethingforourAnnualSchoolSupply DriveforthefamiliesinEastHarlemservedbytheLittleSistersoftheAssumption, whichruns AUGUST19-27.Pleasebring NEW backpacksandschoolsuppliesforK-12 studentstothechurchonlybetweenAugust19th andAugust27.Thankyouasalwaysforyour annualgenerosity!
FIVE MINUTE JESUS
Using the Gospel for Prayer – The Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
July 30, 2023
It’s simple. 1. Read the Gospel for the following Sunday slowly, reflecting on the story it tells. 2. Reflect on the questions assigned for each day. 3. Make some resolution about how what you read can be lived that day. 4. Then thank God for speaking to you through this reflection.
Gospel Matthew 13:44-52
Jesus said to his disciples: “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea, which collects fish of every kind. When it is full they haul it ashore and sit down to put what is good into buckets. What is bad they throw away. Thus it will be at the end of the age. The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. “Do you understand all these things?” They answered, “Yes.” And he replied, “Then every scribe who has been instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like the head of a household who brings from his storeroom both the new and the old.”
Monday
Was there something in this reading that spoke to me? Challenged me? What was it? Why did it have this effect on me?
Tuesday
What does the hidden treasure and the fine pearl teach us about the worth and value of the kingdom of heaven? How can I apply this understanding to my life?
Wednesday
One who seeks finds: Am I still seeking and searching? Or am I content with all I have?
Thursday
Why is it important to emphasize the separation of good and bad fish? How does this challenge me to examine my life and choices considering the coming judgment?
Friday
From this parable what common themes emerge regarding the kingdom of heaven and discipleship. What is my response to God’s invitation? How can I actively live out these teachings in my daily life?
Saturday
The final parable talks about a householder who brings out both new and old treasures from storage. How can I cultivate a balanced understanding of the old and new teachings of God’s word?