Weekend Daily St. Stephen Pastors

Mass St. Stephen Chapel Fr. Michael O’Sullivan St. Stephen Catholic Church 211 Main St. Pastor, SCA 1802 Bethel Rd Weatherford, TX 76086 817-596-9585 Weatherford, TX 76086 Tues-Friday [email protected] Saturday 8:45am 5:30pm *No Mass on Mondays Fr. Emmet O’Hara 7:00pm—Spanish Associate Pastor, SCA Sunday 817-596-9585 St. Stephen Website: 8:00am [email protected] 10:45am https://saintstephencc.org 12:30pm—Spanish May 19, 2019 

 Weekly Mass  Schedule &   Intentions   Food-Fun-Water SATURDAY, MAY 18 All 6th—12th Graders Mass……….…….…………….....5:30pm June 12th. 6:30-8:00pm  Dorothy Maitlen, RIP Clubhouse  Stacy Manning, RIP Mass………….….…………….….7:00pm  Intencionas de la comunidad SUNDAY, MAY 19 Mass…………..…………………..8:00am  Bertha Czuwit, RIP STRESSED OUT?! About Finals? Join us in the  Vi Verstraete, RIP  Laurie Nowak, RIP Clubhouse for a night of snacks, stress relief and  Mass………….….…….………..10:45am games. Bring the homework and notes you no longer   People of Our Parish need. We’ll be in the Clubhouse Wednesday night, Mass (Spanish).……………..…12:30pm  Intencionas especialas May 22 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. All 6th M 12th graders are welcome. DAILY MASS SCHEDULE  Doors open at 6:00pm. Important Religious Ed Dates 211 South Main Street (Chapel)   NO MASS, MONDAY MAY 20 Baccalaureate Mass . May 26th 10:45am Mass    TUESDAY, MAY 21 Last Day of Religious Ed Classes Sunday, May 19th Mass (Chapel)...……...……...... 8:45am  Dorothy Maitlen, RIP Totus Tuus  Elaine Hall, Special Intentions July 6th12th Cinco de Mayo Winners!!!  WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 “Reboot” with Chris Stefanick  Mass (Chapel)...……...…...... 8:45am Gracias a todos los que apoyaron a September 12, 2019  Pablo Gallegos & Emily Shaw,  las candidatas del 5 de Mayo, la      7:00 9:30pm Special Intentions ganadora fue Anna Victoria St. Stephen Catholic Church THURSDAY, MAY 23 Hernandez, ella junto con la princesa,  Mass (Chapel)………...... 8:45am fechas importantes de educación Estrella Serrano y los organizadores religiosa Oscar Pena, RIP   de tal evento les agradecen todo su  FRIDAY, MAY 24 apoyo y generosidad. Primera Comunion: Mass (Chapel)………...... …....8:45am  Sabado 25 de mayo 10:00am   Doug Benscoter, RIP A Continuacion, les damos a conocer  Elizabeth Cantrell, RIP los ganadores de los premios:   SATURDAY, MAY 25 Thanks to all who helped and 4TH Sunday of Easter Mass………..….…..…………...... 5:30pm contributed to the Cinco de Mayo $15,518.00  Dorothy Maitlen, RIP candidates. The winner was Anna Mass (Spanish)…..…..…….…....7:00pm Intencionas de la comunidad Victoria Hernandez, the princess was  Estrella Serrano. They would like to SUNDAY, MAY 26 thank everyone for their generosity. Mass…………....……….....……..8:00am  Vi Verstraete, RIP The raffle prize winners are:  Laurie Nowak, RIP    Mass ………….………..…...…..10:45am iPhone Pablo Ybarra   Paul & Maggie Escobedo,  Apple Watch Mirna Quintana Catholic Daughters    68th Anniversary PS4 Carol Blaylock of the Americas Mass (Spanish)…….…...……..12:30pm T.V.Lamen G. Bake Sale Jose Espinoza, Eleazor Trejo, Nelson RefrigeratorEloy Rojas     Saturday, May 18th after Requena, Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Bicycle Bobbi Westendorf the 5:30pm Mass     Intencionas especiales Painting Deena & Mallory & Basket Ricky Maitlen Sunday, May 19th after the 8:00am Mass

It is with great sadness and sorrow that we heard PARISH STAFF of Fr. Noel O’Connor’s death on Monday, May 13, 1802 BETHEL RD.  Feast Day of Our Lady of Fama. He died in WEATHERFORD TX 76086   Blackrock Hospice, Co. Dublin, Ireland, Diacono Carlos Frías surrounded by his family, Fr. Derry Murphy SAC, 817-757-8985  our Provincial Rector, and Fr. Michael Irwin SAC. Kathleen Kechnie,   Director Religious Education As many of you know, Fr. Noel had been baling 682-582-8204 a brain tumor over the last few years and [email protected] went back to Ireland 16 months ago to be near Lilia Arevalo, his family. During that me, apart from ongoing Safe Coordinator treatments, he was able to go fishing with family 682-582-8208 December 12,1952 [email protected] and friends to some of his favorite fishing spots.  — May 13, 2019 Angela Plumley, Fr. Noel was an extraordinary man, priest and Youth Director Pallone. He was highly respected as a very caring priest and was sought out 682-582-8207 [email protected] by many for individual counseling and spiritual direcon. He lived a very simple priestly life and strove to provide as much material help to those in need as he Ron Westendorf, Business could. Fr. Noel served on the missions in East Africa for over 26 years and he Manager 817-596-9585 visited us many mes here at St Stephen. If you ever met Fr. Noel you would [email protected] never forget him. He was well known for his great sense of humor and a Dorothy Mendolia, profoundspiritual presence. The last me Fr Noel visited St. Stephen was Administrative Assistant 817-596-9585 Christmas 2018.  [email protected] We will miss Fr. Noel’s storytelling, his presence, joy and laughter. We are consoled in knowing that his suffering is over and that he now enjoys a tremendous reward with the communion of saints in heaven. Fr. Noel was a wonderful example of holiness and detachment. May God bless him with great peace and rest.   All the this weekend will be offered for the repose of his soul and consolaon for all his many friends and family.  Rest In Peace Fr Noel. How do people know that you are a disciple of Jesus Christ? Some folks prefer to keep their faith a secret and rarely mention their in Jesus. Others are more vocal and readily tell people that they are Christian. For Join Us for a Reception Jesus, there is another way to recognize whether one is a disciple. In Honor of Sr. Mildred He tells his friends that all will know Sr. Mildred from “The Holy Spirit Sisters” in  they are disciples if they have love for San Antonio will be visiting from May 20thV24th. one another. The love to which Jesus  calls us to is not just an earthly love. The Reception for Sr. Mildred will be on: It's not just about doing nice things for Tuesday, May 21st from 6:30pmV8:30pm in the Parish Hall.  people or even keeping positive  thoughts about others. Jesus' love is **Light snacks, desserts and beverages will be served by the Altar Society  divine love. Put simply, Jesus became Our parish will always be indebted to Sr. Mildred for her many years  human so that we can become divine. of service to our community. She gave of herself untiringly to witness the  We are called to look at the , people, and ourselves as God does. Lord in teaching and spreading our faith. We are overjoyed that she will   This requires unconditional be with us and this will be a wonderful opportunity for us to show our compassion and a whole lot of mercy love and appreciation for all her efforts during the over 20 years she  and forgiveness. We cannot do this served here at St. Stephen. Sr. Sheila O’Sullivan, her fellow  alone. That is why the risen Christ sister and good friend, will accompany her on her visit. remains with us, especially through the Eucharist, to help us become who he is. If done correctly, there will be no question about who has our allegiance.  SUNDAY, MAY 19 CDA Bake Sale Last Weekend for all Religious Ed Classes 7:30 am Sunday Morning Rosary  (Church) 9:15am Confirmation Class  (Clubhouse) 9:30am Religious Ed Classes  English (Holy Spirit Center) 9:35am Catholicism Study Program  (Parish Hall) 11:15am Religious Ed Classes Thursday, September 12, 2019…...7pm-9:30pm  Spanish (Holy Spirit Center) St. Stephen Catholic Church MONDAY, MAY 20 1802 Bethel Rd       Weatherford, TX 76086 …………..Tickets $25.00 10:00am Quilting Group (Pro Shop)   6:00pm  Adoration (Church)        7:00pm  Cursillistas Ultreya   (Parish Hall)     7:00pm Citizenship Classes (Rm 11)         TUESDAY, MAY 21          9:30am Bible Study (Rm 1 2)      7:00pm  Reception for Sr. Mildred  (Parish Hall)     7:00pm  Grupo de Oracion (Church)        WEDNESDAY, MAY 22   10:15am Yoga Classes (Clubhouse)  4:00pm Entendiendo la enfermedad     mental (Rm 14)  Welcome to   5:00pm Youth Choir Practice (Church)        6:00pm Youth Group (Clubhouse)  6:30pm RCIA (Holy Spirit Center) St. Stephen   7:00pm Adult Choir Practice  (Church) Catholic Church      THURSDAY, MAY 23 If you are visiting us during this       9:30am Adoration (Chapel) Easter season, we are blessed to have    10:00am Quilting Group (Pro Shop) you and hope you found         6:00pm Adoration (Church) our parish to be  7:00pm Sunday Mass Spanish Choir welcoming and spirit filled!        Practice (Church) Please consider becoming a   7:00pm Saturday Mass Spanish Choir member of our parish.           Practice (Rm 1 2) For more information about  !"#$!#"" 7:00pm Spanish Children’s Choir   St. Stephen go to our website at: Practice (Parish Hall) http://saintstephencc.org  FRIDAY, MAY 24 Follow the prompts to register online 4:00pm Wedding Rehearsal (Chapel) to become a member of our parish. SATURDAY, MAY 25 You can also call the office and 10:00am  Spanish 1st Communion  (Church)  we would be happy to discuss what 1:00pm English Baptisms (Church) our faith community has to offer you 4:00pm Wedding (Chapel) and your whole family. 4:00pm Reconciliation (Church) 5:00pm Rosary (Church)