13th Sunday in Ordinary Time - June 26, 2022

Parish life

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

06/26/2022

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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, June 25th Vigil 5:30pm Josefa Dominguez Sunday, June 26th Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00am Timothy A. Hanson 10:00am Louis Morandi 12:00pm For All Parishioners 5pm Michael Egan Monday, June 27th Weekday 12pm Anna Corra Tuesday, June 28th St. Irenaeus 12pm Thanksgiving to St. Agata Wednesday, June 29th St. Peter & St. Paul 12pm Annie Sweeney Thursday, June 30th Weekday 12pm Manuel Moran Friday, July 1st Weekday 12pm Arnulfo Reyes & Eldon Molina Saturday, July 2nd Weekday 12pm Purgatorial Society

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

Today’s Readings First Reading — The LORD tells Elijah to anoint Elisha as prophet to succeed him (1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21).

Psalm — You are my inheritance, O Lord (Psalm 16).

Second Reading — Use your freedom in Christ to serve one another through love (Galatians 5:1, 13-18).

Gospel — While journeying to Jerusalem, Jesus speaks of the costs of discipleship (Luke 9:5162).

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: Am 2:6-10, 13-16; Ps 50:16bc-23; Mt 8:18-22 Tuesday: Am 3:1-8; 4:11-12; Ps 5:4b-8; Mt 8:23-27 Wednesday: Vigil: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 19:2-5; Gal 1:11-20;Jn 21:15-19

Day: Acts 12:1-11; Ps 34:2-9;

2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18; Mt 16:13-19 Thursday: Am 7:10-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 9:1-8 Friday: Am 8:4-6, 9-12; Ps 119:2, 10, 20,

30, 40,131; Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: Am 9:11-15; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Mt 9:14-17 Sunday: Is 66:10-14c; Ps 66:1-7, 16, 20;

Gal 6:14-18; Lk 10:1-12, 17-20 [1-9]

June 29th, 2022

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?

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Our Parish Green Team will be on hand at the Masses June 25 & 26 to answer questions about the Plastic Free July Challenge. We are encouraging everyone to be more aware of the amount of single-use plastic we throw away every day, and to make an effort to reduce our consumption. While it probably isn’t feasible to go without throwing away any plastic for an entire month, you can take the challenge to reduce the amount you use for just one day, or one week. Go to

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for ideas on how to cut back on or eliminate some of your plastic use.

You may already be doing some of them! Maybe you can add one more.

Every little bit helps!

Interested in volunteering at parish events?

The parish council will let you know of opportunities to volunteer if you fill out the form below, tear it out, and put it in the collection basket.

OR Email your information to the parish council at parishcouncil@stelmo79.org. ________________________________________________________________________ NAME EMAIL PHONE

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. We plan to 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 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 – Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time July 3, 2022 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.

The Gospel according to Luke 10: 1-12, 17-20

At that time the Lord appointed seventy-two others whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. he said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.” If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another. Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, cure the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God is at hand for you.’ Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you, go out into the streets and say, ‘The dust of your town that clings to our feet, even that we shake off against you.’ Yet know this: the kingdom of God is at hand. I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for that town.” The seventytwo returned rejoicing, and said, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.”

Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightening from the sky. behold, I have given you the power to ‘tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”

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 In today’s gospel, seventy-two disciples were sent ahead to prepare the world for the coming of Jesus proclaiming “Peace to this household.” What does this phrase mean to you?

Wednesday As you go forth proclaiming peace to every household, how will you respond if met with resistance?

How did Jesus instruct the disciples to respond? Why does he suggest that they keep moving?

Thursday Discipleship cannot be centered on personal growth alone. It is meant to go beyond - to love the world. Consequently, Jesus suggests we travel light and focus on the mission. How do you reach out to others? to our parishioners? the community?

Friday The last verses of the gospel reveal the joy of the disciples Where is that joy coming from?

Saturday Share your faith; proclaim the Good News. Think of how you might extend God’s nurturing presence to others. Do it today.

From the Pastor 06.26.2022 Welcome Allyson Genova-Hall and Jennifer De Spirito Last week I wrote of the leave-taking of our school principal, Ms. Kelly Burke. Ms. Burke had informed me of her desire to resign earlier in the year. That meant we had to move fast to begin a search for a new principal.

Then at the end of April, our parish manager Mike Ward resigned. We now had two positions to fill!

The school search committee, formed of members of the teaching staff and parents, interviewed candidates, and the “winner” in that process is the current Assistant Principal in the school Allyson Genova-Hall.

Many in our parish community know Allyson from the neighborhood, for she literally IS a neighbor, who lives with her family a block from the church on E 79th St. A born and bred New Yorker, she came to St. Stephen three years ago from a long career in the public-school sector, working as a teacher, and educational administrator in institutions as diverse as Eleanor Roosevelt High School on E 76th St. and Yung Wing School in Chinatown. Having taught back in the 1990s in Sacred Heart School in the Bronx, Allyson longed to return to Catholic education. She was slated to become the principal of St. Ann’s school in Harlem, however, when that did not happen, she was hired by Ms. Burke. For three years she has worked under Ms. Burke and now is thrilled to have the chance to bring the skills she acquired through her education and years of work to bear in school administration in a Catholic environment. Her first official day as principal is July 1st. . . . meanwhile, back at the parish, we were still figuring out a way to fill Mike’s shoes as parish manager. We had begun distributing the job description and had reached out to the Archdiocese, when the Admissions Director, Ms. Jennifer DeSpirito, expressed interest in the job. Jenn is also no stranger to our community. She lives with her family here in Yorkville and has been the Admissions Director at St. Stephen School for years.

Moreover, she has worked very closely with Mike Ward and other members of the parish staff throughout my tenure here.

While she loved the job of admissions director, the role of parish administrator, with its bookkeeping and HR components is more “her wheelhouse” as she put it to me, having worked for over a decade in the financial services industry. I have known Jenn DeSpirito for almost 8 years and was glad to accept her as the “new Mike Ward”. Her first day is June 20th.

For school parents (especially the rising 8th grade parents) who are alarmed as the prospect that there will be no admissions director (part of their job is to aid students in their choice of and admission to high school), have no fear: Ms. DeSpirito will bridge the gap until Ms. Genova-Hall can hire a new admissions director, and then she will be there as a mentor and guide while the new director learns the ropes.

It was Saint Henry Cardinal Newman who famously said, “To live is to change and to live well is to change often”. Of course, he never mentions how hard change is! Nevertheless, in a way, things could not have turned out better – our former assistant principal knows the school, its staff, parents, and students, and is dying for them to get to know her now as principal. Our new parish manager has a deep knowledge of the parish and can step into the job as if it were already hers. Moreover, she will still be here. There will be continuity for next fall’s 8th grade class. She will be able to help in the search for her replacement. And she will be able to coach the new admissions director when hired.

We welcome old friends into new positions and look forward to more new faces in the fall.

Father Baker

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