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, 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
Mass Intentions
Saturday, May 6th Vigil 6th
5:30pm Jozsef Tomahatsch Tomahatsch
Sunday, May 7th 7th
Fifth Sunday of Easter Fifth of Easter
8:00am Vita Pascuallo
10:00am Lucia Roman Roman
12:00pm All Parishioners All Parishioners
5pm Bridie Breslin 5pm Bridie Breslin
Monday, May 8th Easter Weekday 8th Easter
12pm Luz Helena & Josefina Johnson Luz Helena & na & Antoine Vies &
Tuesday, May 9th Easter Weekday May 9th Easter Weekday
12pm John Conroy 12pm
Wednesday, May 10th 10th
Easter Weekday Easter
12pm Walter & Mar y Ferber Walter & Mary Ferber
T hur sday, May 11th Easter Weekday Thursday, May 11th Easter
12pm Peter Samutt, Greg or y Fenech Peter Samutt, Gregory Fenech & Jose ph Zerafa & Joseph Zerafa
Friday, May 12th Easter Weekday 12th Easter
12pm Matthew Anderson Matthew Anderson
Saturday, May 13th Easter Weekday 13th Easter
12pm Jimmy Freehill 12pm Freehill
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
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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
Albert del Rosario, Ashley Wilson, Bruno Franco Adame, Alex Greco, Janet Gholfi, Barbara Tummolo, Uriel Cuartas, Teody Zanarias, Susan Bacerra, Michael Reilly, Dorothy Condon, Marcelle Ferrier, Joanna Jack, 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
Bessie McKenna,Rosemary Moran, Eduardo Fernandez, Andy Hernandez, Fr. Bernard Heter, Anna Napolitano, Robert Anello, Giacinto Sisto,Josephine Downey, Marita Knel, Susan Lasmier, Chrissy MacDonalds & Godfrey Fantastico
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.
Baptism Announcement
Today, May 7th there will be Baptism service at 1:30pm. At this service we will be baptizing: Emily Joan-Shashi Dadlani
Please join us in congratulating: Manesh B. Dadlani & Rachel B. Stolleman on their child’s new life in Christ
Bap sm Services are open for members of the parish to join in the welcoming of our newest members
Weekly Readings & Observances
Readings for the week of May 7, 2023
Sunday: Acts 6:1-7/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 18-19 (22)/1 Pt 2:4-9/Jn 14:1-12
Monday: Acts 14:5-18/Ps 115:1-2, 3-4, 15-16/Jn 14:21-26
Tuesday: Acts 14:19-28/Ps 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 21/Jn 14:27-31a
Wednesday: Acts 15:1-6/Ps 122:1-2, 3-4ab, 4cd-5/Jn 15:1-8
Thursday: Acts 15:7-21/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 10/Jn 15:9-11
Friday: Acts 15:22-31/Ps 57:8-9, 10 and 12/Jn 15:12-17
Saturday: Acts 16:1-10/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 5/Jn 15:18-21
Next Sunday:Acts 8:5-8, 14-17/Ps 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 (1)/1 Pt 3:15-18/Jn 14:15-21
Observances for the week of May 7, 2023
Sunday: 5th Sunday of Easter
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday: St. John of Avila, Priest, and Doctor of the Church; St. Damien de Veuster, Priest
Thursday:
Friday: Sts. Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs; St. Pancras, Martyr
Saturday: Our Lady of Fatima
Next Sunday: 6th Sunday of Easter; Mother’s Day
©LPi
St. Stephen of Hungary School students in the SSHS School Choir and St. Monica Church Children's Choir were invited to sing at St. Frances de Chantal Church on April 27th for the Archdiocese of New York Principals liturgy.
His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan recognized Mr. Michael J. Deegan, Superintendent of Schools, on his retirement. We are proud to have been part of the celebration. Many thanks to Mr. Zupan, Music Director, and Mr. Laughead, Show Choir and Music Teacher.
His Eminence, Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan
Five Minute Jesus
Using the Gospel for Prayer –Sixth Sunday of Easter May 14, 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 John 14:15-21
Jesus said to his disciples: "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows him. But you know him, because he remains with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live, and you will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you. Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him."
Monday May 8th
Was there something in this reading that spoke to me? Comforted me? Challenged me? What was it? Why did it have this effect on me?
Tuesday May 9th
“If you love me, you will keep my commandments” how do we hear this statement? As a threat, implying we don’t love him? Or as a promise that whenever we express our love for him, we naturally keep the commandments? Depending on which understanding we choose, how does that affect our relationship to Jesus and the one he calls Father?
Wednesday May 10th
Jesus says that the Father will send the “Advocate” whom he calls the spirit of Truth. IT is a Truth that requires the hearer to have the ability to see and know him. Is truth important to me? Or do I have no problem with lying, with fabricating stories to make myself look good? How important is it to me that news media tell the truth? How important is it to me that my friends and loved ones are truthful with me? What is my relationship to the truth? And what does that imply about my relationship with the Spirit of Truth?
Thursday May 11th
“I will not leave you orphans.” Have I ever felt abandoned? Abandoned by others? Maybe even abandoned by God? What happened? How was that feeling resolved? Most importantly, did we learn the truth of what Jesus says in today’s Gospel, that he will not leave us orphans? What did I learn?
Friday May 12th
Jesus says that when he leaves, he will not be gone, because “I am in my Father, and you are in me and I in you”. Somehow, we are all connected. This begs the question however: where? Where are you in me, Jesus? How do I understand this? Do I see Jesus in myself? What does this mean for me? Do I see Jesus in other people around me? If so, how does this help me recognize him in my own life?
Saturday May 13th
Perhaps Jesus answers yesterday’s question for us when he says that love is the way that Jesus reveals himself to us. Love is a word which gets used (and abused) a lot. But for Jesus, love is not so much an emotion, but a decision, not a noun but a verb. It is not something one feels but something one does. How do I express love for others? Do I see Jesus in that love? If not how can I see to it that my love for others expresses my faith in Jesus?
