The Roman Catholic Parish of
Saint Monica Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Saint Stephen of Hungary ————————————————————————————————————— Church : 413 East 79th St. New York, NY 10075 Parish Center: 406 East 80th St. New York, NY 10075 Tel.:(212) 288-6250 Fax: (212) 570 - 1562 www.STELMO79.org www.facebook.com/stelmo79
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Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time –November 10th, 2019
Office Hours
Parish Staff
Our Offices are open: Mo. 9am – 5pm Tu.-Th. 9am – 7pm Fri. Closed Sat. 10am -2pm Sun. Closed Our offices close for lunch: 1pm – 2pm daily
Pastor:
Rev. Donald C. Baker
frdcab@stelmo79.org
Associate:
Rev. Msgr. Leslie J. Ivers
msgrlivers@stelmo79.org
Weekend Associates:
Parish Manager: Music Director:
Rev. Jim O’Shea Rev. Tony Ciorra Ms. Maryann Tyrer Ms. Jasmine Gomez Mr. Michael Ward Mr. John Zupan
mtyrer@stelmo79.org jgomez@stelmo79.org mward@stelmo79.org jzupan@stelmo79.org
Wedding Coordinator:
Ms. Debbi Burdett
DBweddingsnyc@gmail.com
Pastoral Associates:
Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm Sunday: 8:00am,10:00am,12:00pm,5:00pm Monday – Saturday: 12:00pm Confessions: Saturday: 5:00 – 5:30pm and by appointment Our church is open: 7:15am – 3:30pm daily for private prayer Vespers (evening prayer): 5:10pm Fridays in Parish Center Chapel St.
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?
admissions@saintstephenschool.org
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MISSION STATEMENT The Roman Catholic Parish of St. Monica, St. Elizabeth of Hungary and 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 and 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.
TODAY’S READINGS First Reading -- The King of the world will raise us up to live again forever (2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14). Psalm -- Lord, when your glory appears, my joy will be full (Psalm 17). Second Reading -- May the Lord encourage and strengthen your hearts (2 Thessalonians 2:16 -3:5). Gospel -- Those who are deemed worthy of the coming age can no longer die (Luke 20:27-38 [27, 34-38]). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass (c) 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Tuesday:
Wednesday: Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday:
Wis 1:1-7; Ps 139:1b-10; Lk 17:1-6 Wis 2:23 -- 3:9; Ps 34:2-3, 16-19; Lk 17:7-10 Wis 6:1-11; Ps 82:3-4, 6-7; Lk 17:11-19 Wis 7:22b -- 8:1; Ps 119:8991, 130, 135,175; Lk 17:20-25 Wis 13:1-9; Ps 19:2-5ab; Lk 17:26-37 Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9; Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43; Lk 18:1-8 Mal 3:19-20a; Ps 98:5-9; 2 Thes 3:7-12;Lk 21:5-19
SATURDAY 5:30PM
November 9thVigil Giselle Peña
SUNDAY
November 10th Thirty Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:00AM 10:00AM 12NOON 5PM
Anna Bellevue Frederick Aherns All Parishioners George Roque
MONDAY
November 11th St. Martin of tours
9AM
Brian Thompson
TUESDAY 12NOON
November 12th St. Josaphat Bacsane Csiki Jouit
WEDNESDAY November 13th St. Francis Xavier 12NOON Victor Vensas
THURSDAY 12NOON
November 14th Weekday Josefa Ortiz Litrenta (Living)
FRIDAY 12NOON
November 15th Weekday Werner Hertzel
SATURDAY 12NOON
November 16th Weekday Adam Armetta
SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES
Sunday:
Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Martin of Tours; Veterans Day Tuesday: St. Josaphat Wednesday: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Friday: St. Albert the Great Saturday: St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Gertrude; Blessed Virgin Mary
If you wish to add the name of a loved one to the prayer list, please notify the parish center: (212) 288-6250
K-8 Religious Education
We’re in session, and meet 10:15-11:45am in the Parish Center (406 East 80th Street). Registration is closed for this year. Parents who were unable to join us for the parent meeting, please come in and pick up your Parent Folder with the calendar for the year and other important information. • No K-8 Religious Education or Adult Faith Formation on Sunday, December 1, due to the Thanksgiving weekend. • • •
Adult Faith Formation •
Our Sunday Morning Scripture Discussion Group is in session, and runs 10:15-11:45am in the Parish Center each Sunday that Religious Education is in session. This group is open to any and all adults – you can become a “regular,” or just drop in occasionally as your schedule allows. Parents – this is an excellent way for your family to grow in faith together, and for you to set an excellent example for your children as to the value of formation in the faith at all ages.
Adult Sacraments •
Adults thinking about becoming Catholic, or Catholic adults who have missed First Communion or Confirmation – it’s never too late! Contact Maryann Tyrer, Pastoral Associate, to discuss our adult initiation process. You can begin the process any time throughout the year. Sessions are held on Sunday in the Parish Center following the noon Mass. All inquirers are welcome!
Volunteers •
Subs and hall monitors on Sunday mornings, and special event assistants (various times) needed for our various Faith Formation programs. Contact Maryann for more information.
Young Adult Ministry Coat Drive • • • •
Men’s, Women’s, Children’s New or Gently Used and Clean Coats, Warm Jackets, Hats, Scarves, Gloves, Mittens, and Warm Socks
Donations accepted until November 17 Drop off at the Church in front of the St. Joseph Altar Sponsored by the stELmo Young Adult Ministry, and distributed by the New York Coalition for the Homeless The Social Justice Ministry Food Drive HELP THOSE IN HUNGER BY DONATING CANNED FOOD AND NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS!
The Social Justice Ministry is sponsoring a food drive! The items collected during this drive will go to the Coalition for the Homeless' Yorkville/New York Common Pantry. This organization offers a soup kitchen, food pantry, laundry services, showers and haircuts for our city's neediest. Bring your canned food and dried goods to St. Joseph’s Altar from now through November 17th.
Volunteer Opportunity
Would you serve God in special way? Please consider service as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion for the patients in the hospitals of New York City’s Upper East Side. If you are interested, please call Fr. Jonah OP at St. Vincent Ferrer and St. Catherine of Siena Church. Father’s telephone number is 203-843-1429. God Bless you. Sincerely, Fr. James R. O’Connell OFM New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
SPECIAL DEVOTIONS After all weekday masses Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Every Friday after the Noon Mass to 3 PM, with Benediction following the Divine Mercy Chaplet Devotions Miraculous Medal on Mondays after each Mass Divine Mercy The Divine Mercy Chaplet is prayed each Friday afternoon at 3 PM Sacrament of Reconciliation: 5:00 PM on Saturdays Anytime by appointment
Baptism Announcements Next Sunday, November 17th, there will be a baptism service at 1:30PM At this service we will be baptizing: Lucy Quinn O’Donnell & Rhea Lana Yoshizumi Demetriou Please join us in congratulating: Thomas J. O’Donnell & Rachel E. Ponge Fantassy C. Demetriou & Naoko Yoshizumi on their children’s new life in Christ.
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
Baptism Services are open for members of the parish to join in the welcoming of our newest members.
Please remember in your prayers
Isabella De Sola, Judith Baron, Emma Baruffi, Richard Baldwin, Stephen Groarke, Stephanie Smith, Mary Byrd, Glenn Allen & Albert Walsh ALL VICTIMS OF MILITARY ACTIVITY
PRAYERS FOR THE DECEASED Please pray for our deceased parishioners and family members
Msgr. George Thompson
Bread & Wine This Week’s Bread & Wine Intentions for Joan, Jerry & Michael Offered by Kitty O’Donoghue Sanctuary Lamp This Weeks’ Sanctuary Lamp Intentions Sean & Michael Walsh Offered by Kitty O’Donoghue
PARISH COUNCIL NEWS Parish Council Survey Results The Parish Council wishes to thank you for your participation in the survey we did earlier this year to help better serve the parish. We asked for some personal information along with questions about topics you would like to see addressed, skills and talents you would be willing to offer, and if you would like to see and discuss the movie Spotlight. There were 174 respondents, 68% female and 32% male. Of this group, 44% were single, 41% were married, and 15% were divorced or widowed. Although this survey is not necessarily a true picture of the entire parish, these demographics are interesting. The top three topics for the parish to address are: giving witness to your faith (54%); polarization of society (49%); and social justice (48%). The preferred methods of addressing these issues are expert speaker with discussion (72%) and movie with discussion (39%). Regarding the viewing and discussion of the movie "Spotlight" (based on the Boston Globe expose of the child sexual abuse crisis in the Church), participants were somewhat evenly split as to a weeknight or weekend viewing. Thus, we arranged for two viewings at the Parish Center; Thursday night November 21 at 6:30 and Saturday afternoon November 23 at 2:30. We thank you very much for your valuable suggestions and the skills/talents you offer to the parish. We have given this survey information to the Parish Staff to develop programs that parishioners can participate in. We look forward to serving the parish this year. Thank you, The Parish Council Marybeth Whyte, Chairperson Jonathan Brady, Vice-Chairperson Kim Vaccari, Secretary Sydney Assile Maryanne Castro
Ryan Dickey Allyce Fucigna Ray Suh Marion McCue de Velez Patricia Werner
FROM OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR THE ST. MONICA CONCERT SERIES PRESENTS: THE ART STRINGS QUARTET NOVEMBER 17 @ 3 PM Come join us for our second concert in our series. ADMISSION FREE. "Art-Strings Quartet is known for its versatile programming and the ability to perform in a variety of genres and cross genres with their own arrangements that incorporate elements of classical, jazz, rock, and pop styles. The quartet performs serious music such as Shostakovich and Beethoven on a regular basis as well with great acclaim to audiences across the United States via venues such as the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Alice Tully Hall, 92nd Street Y and many others. " The Bravo Channel
Our 11th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
will be November 28th at the St. Stephen School Auditorium. Tickets are on sale now at the Parish Center for a donation of $5.00 Please come and enjoy dinner with our community CHRISTMAS CONCERT & COCKTAIL PARTY WITH SILENT AUCTION
Please mark your calendars for our Christmas Concert, Saturday, December 14th at 8PM
SPOTLIGHT*
Movie and Discussion at the Parish Center Thursday evening November 21 at 6:30 (soup will be served) Saturday afternoon November 23 at 2:30 *Spotlight (2015) is based on the investigation by the Boston Globe into cases of widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the Boston area by numerous Roman
Catholic priests.
We will again host a cocktail party with a silent auction in conjunction with the concert. Tickets and more details will be available soon
From your Pastor November 10th, 2019
And the Winners are . . . Several weeks ago, I proposed nominating a list of saints for the shrines that will adorn the air conditioning risers in our church. The response was overwhelming! The nominations produced a list of sixty saints, which we have been voting on over the past couple of weeks. Voting ended on All Saints Day (November 1st). 129 ballots were returned and here are the results: St. Francis of Assisi 90 St. Jude 65 St. Theresa of Calcutta (Mother Theresa) 60 Pope St. John Paul II 54 St. Michael the Archangel 52 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 51 St. Anthony of Padua 48 St. Thomas Aquinas 42 St. Augustine 42 St. Mary Magdalene 41 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini 41 St. Patrick of Ireland 40 The response to this exercise was great. Moreover, I was so glad to hear that so many of you took my suggestion to take the ballots home and google some of the unfamiliar names. Not only was it a great way to prepare for November 1st, but many of you said it was interesting to read about the lives of the nominated saints. For so many of us a saint’s name is something we use to name a church or a hospital. We never ask why. I hope this exercise was an opportunity to ask that question and find out more about the lives of these extraordinary people of faith, and why the Church holds them up as role models for us and intercessors with us as members of the Body of Christ, the Church. This week I will be contacting our Church Goods supplier to inquire as to purchasing appropriate images. They will all have to be the same sizes and with the same frames, so that there is a uniform look in the church. Once I have that information, I will offer the opportunity for anyone who wishes to memorialize one or more of the images in the name of a family member or friend. Who’s that Priest? Several people have noticed that there is a new priest living in the rectory. His name is Fr. Antonio Almonte. No, sadly, he is not a new associate. However, he is a priest with a very important assignment. He is the new chaplain for Lenox Hill hospital. Fr. Antonio and I went to seminary together. He was two years behind me. Although he will not be helping us around the parish, we are very glad to have him into the rectory community. Welcome Fr. Antonio! Father Baker