Third Sunday of Lent 3/12/2023

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

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

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

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:

Note: Please go to page 10 for our Holiday Schedule

Monday & Wednesday................................. . 9am - 4pm

Tuesday - Thursday ....................................... 9am - 7pm

Friday ....................................................... Closed

Saturday ................................................. 10am - 2pm

Sunday ..................................................... Closed

Closed for Lunch Weekdays..................1pm - 2pm

Visit us at: www.STELMO79.org

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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, March 11th Vigil

5:30pm Marina Perdomo

Sunday, March 12th

Third Sunday of Lent

8:00am John Foy

10:00am Michael Donato

12:00pm All Parishioners

5pm Fidel Mejia

Monday, March 13th Lenten Weekday 12pm Richard & James Schunpp

Tuesday, March 14th Lenten Weekday 12pm Samuel R. Molina

Wednesday, March 15th Lenten Weekday 12pm Jemma Lama & Family

Thursday, March 16th Lenten Weekday 12pm Helen & Richard Kirwan

Friday, March 17th Lenten Weekday 9am Walter & Mary Ferber

Saturday, March 18th Lenten Weekday 12pm Arnulfo S. Reyes

For Mass Intentions come to 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

Marcelle Ferrier, Joanna Jack, Rev. Thomas Fenlon, Rev. Peter Bonventre, Cindy Garnica Castro, Angelica Zarate, Hasmi Hiftari, Constance Lyons, Shane Black, Hawke Lindberg, Jennie Marmo, Thomas Butler and all those ill with or recovering from the COVID-19 virus and all Victims of Military Activities

PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED

Aniello Oriello, Catherine Ferro, Joan Ryan, Mike Ward, John Crowley, Robert Casper Lewis, Kevin John Shields, Bishop David O’Connell, Eric Hemphill & Fr. Peter Colapietro

Weekly Readings & Observances

Readings for the week of March 12, 2023

Sunday: Ex 17:3-7/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 (8)

Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40-42

Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15ab/Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4/Lk 4:24-30

Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9/Mt 18:21-35

Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9/Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20/Mt 5:17-19

Thursday: Jer 7:23-28/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9/Lk 11:14-23

Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14 and 17/Mk 12:28-34

Saturday: Hos 6:1-6/Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab/Lk 18:9-14

Next Sunday 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 (1) Eph 5:8-14

Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38

Observances for the week of March 12, 2023

Sunday: 3rd Sunday of Lent, Daylight Saving Time begins.

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday: St. Patrick, Bishop, St. Patrick’s Day

Saturday: St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop, and Doctor of the Church

Next Sunday: 4th Sunday of Lent

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Just a Word

MEET THE GERMANS!

The Campus Akademie comes to NYC.

What is it?

The “Campus-Akademie” is an Initiative of the Catholic Academy of the Archdiocese of Paderborn, Germany. In cooperation with the Catholic schools in the archdiocese of Paderborn, the Academy began a project for gifted students in 2006, which pursues a holistic approach to personal development in intellectual, social, religious, cultural and societal areas and supports young people in their choice of career, their life planning and their social commitment on the basis of Christian values.

Who are they?

In 2011 graduates of the academy organized themselves into an association, the “Campus-Weggemeinschaft” (Oh those German words. Weggemeinschaft means something like “companion community”) to continue the idea of the "Campus Academy" in their studies and careers.

This coming October, from October 1st through the 8th, 14 members of this “Weggemeinschaft” will be coming to New York as part of their ongoing formation.

The group will be led by Father Sebastian Springob, I.V.Dei. Father Sebastian is a member of the same religious community as our own Fr. Anthony Ciorra, who says mass here on weekends. Many will remember Fr. Sebastian’s first mass in the US as a newly ordained priest, which took place in our parish on New Year’s Day, 2022.

What can I do?

Fr. Sebastian is busy organizing the events and experiences this group of young Germans (all in their early 20s) will have. He is reaching out to us, his “American parish” for a favor:

Would there be any parishioners who would be willing to host one of these young people that first week in October? It would be a great opportunity for encounter and exchange, both for the students and their hosts. There would be a stipend of fifty dollars per day to defray and costs incurred by the host family. It would be important that they have an appropriate bed, with some measure of privacy.

The Campus Akademie and Fr. Sebastian are at this point at the level of inquiry. Would you be interested in finding out more about hosting a German member of this community to enable them to experience our city?

If so, you can contact me at: FRDCAB@stelmo79.org. I feel certain the Fr. Sebastian would also welcome any questions. He can be reached at: s.springob@web.de .

Fr. Baker