St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church
A National Historic Landmark ~ Founded April 1869 Celebrating 150 Years of Tradition
1930 West 54th Street • Cleveland, Ohio 44102 Parish Office: 216-631-5633 Fax: 216-631-5634 Website: ststephencleveland.org Email: [email protected]
The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time — August 1, 2021
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Bap sm The bap sm of infants and children under 1st Friday 6:30pm / 1st Saturday 9:30am the age of seven is celebrated monthly.
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Marriage Weddings should be arranged with the Pastor at least 6 months in advance.
This Week’s Church Services MASS SCHEDULE CELEBRANT SCHEDULE
We welcome all Parishioners and Visitors to Mass at St. Stephen. Saturday 5PM Sunday 8AM Sunday 11AM
The Confession schedule is as follows— July 31 & Aug 1 Fr. Caroli Fr. Benjamin Fr. Franz Saturday: 4:15—4:45 pm — Church—Confessional box Aug 7 & 8 Fr. Caroli Fr. Franz Fr. Benjamin
Sunday: before 9:30 am Mass—Church—Confessional box All Sundays at 9:30am & Holy Days: Rev. Bede Kotlinski Please call the Parish Office if you wish to scheduled a private Confession. LITURGICAL MINISTRIES — July 31 & August 1
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Saturday, July 31, 2021—Church Saturday 5PM Sunday 8AM Sunday 11AM Vigil of The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Lector Glenn Sneed Evelyn Trucks Tony Ganzer E.M. Edwin Moore 5:00 PM † Leonardo Mejia
______LITURGICAL MINISTRIES —August 7 & 8 Sunday, August 1, 2021—Church The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday 5PM Sunday 8AM Sunday 11AM Russ Nieling Glenn Voreis Ma Minarik 8:00 AM † Terry Shannon, † Ed Duritsky Lector E.M. TBD 9:00 AM Pray the Holy Rosary; Confession 9:30 AM Triden ne La n Mass (10th Sunday a er Pentecost)— READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF AUGUST 1
† Cole a Spuhler Monday: Nm 11:4b-15; Ps 81:12-17; Mt 14:13-21 11:00 AM German— † Thomas Hayne ______Tuesday: Nm 12:1-13; Ps 51:3-7, 12-13; Mt 14:22-36 or
Monday, August 2, 2021—Rectory Chapel Mt 15:1-2, 10-14 Weekday Wednesday: Nm 13:1-2, 25 — 14:1, 26-29a, 34-35; Ps 106:6-7ab, 13-14, 21-23; Mt 15:21-28 6:30 PM † Darlene Wretcko ______Thursday: Nm 20:1-13; Ps 95:1-2, 6-9; Mt 16:13-23
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Friday: Dn 7:9-10, 13-14; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9; 2 Pt 1:16-19; Weekday Mk 9:2-10 7:00 AM Triden ne La n Mass (Feria) (Church) - † Patricia Flynn, Saturday: Dt 6:4-13; Ps 18:2-4, 47, 51; Mt 17:14-20 † Joseph E. Flynn Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:4-8; Ps 34:2-9; Eph 4:30 — 5:2; Jn 6:41-51
6:30 PM (Rectory Chapel) Wanda Eland ______SAINTS/OBSERVANCES — WEEK OF AUGUST 1
Wednesday, August 4, 2021—Church Monday: St. Eusebius of Vercelli; St. Peter Julian Eymard St. Dominic Wednesday: St. John Vianney 6:30 PM Triden ne La n Mass — † Frank Jankowski, Sr. Thursday: Dedica on of the Basilica of St. Mary Major 7:00-8:00 PM Confession, Holy Hour, Benedic on Friday: The Transfigura on of the Lord; 1st Friday
______Saturday: St. Sixtus II & Companions; St. Cajetan; 1st Saturday Thursday, August 5, 2021—Church Dedica on of the Basilica of St. Mary Major PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING: 6:30 PM Triden ne La n Mass — † Rosemary Muniza
______Walter Allen Agnes Hogan Bruce Schirhart
Friday, August 6, 2021—Church Luann Ashby Tyler Horn Ken Schneider Transfigura on of the Lord Victoria Bailey Michael James Alberta Scroll Tom Beercheck Frank Kosmerl Adriane Simovic 6:30 PM Triden ne La n Mass (1st Friday) - † David Marinchick ______Burley Blankenship Milan Kovatch Glenn Sneed
Saturday, August 7, 2021—Church Lawrence Blasius Betsy Kraus Sharon Sneed 9:30 AM Triden ne La n Mass (St. Cajetan) (1st Saturday) — Barbara Bradley Fred Krisch Ann Stromp Dolores Bompiedi Roger Lipfird Mary Jo Tacka † James Schram Patricia Burfield Inis Lustri Isabel Guadiz Tobey Vigil of The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Ann Caldwell Ann Malone Evelyn Trucks 5:00 PM † Thomas Hayne Fr. Joseph Callahan Jennifer Mar nc Tina Vehar
______Fran Corbin Maureen Masterson Fr. Albert Veigas Sunday, August 8, 2021—Church Deacon Moisés Cruz Robin McClain Noel Walters The Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Rebecca D’Andrea Ben McDonald Karin Whyde 8:00 AM † James Kerrigan William Fry Susan McDonald Verona Family 9:00 AM Pray the Holy Rosary; Confession Wanda Eland Steve McElroy John Young Alberta Gall Patricia McGonegal Jim Zinkan 9:30 AM Triden ne La n Mass (11th Sunday a er Pentecost)— † Frank Marinchick Mike Gallo C. McQuaide Family Roger Gregory Edwin Moore 11:00 AM Alumni — Living & Deceased Members of the Con nued next Susan Ha a James Moore page ... St. Stephen Alumni Associa on, Larry Haynes Elizabeth Niehaus Dianna Hosta Tim Hennessey Mark Reynolds Catherine Henry Gus Rivera Cecilia Hoefer Randy Rollins The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time In our gospel reading today, we hear much rather about some- TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION thing very strange. We encounter someone who has the power If the alb is the premier bap smal garment, then why are there to give us the bread of life, all the bread we would want. And so many other styles of vesture in evidence in our parishes? In no money needed. “Though you have no money, come! Listen some places, altar servers and other ministers might wear a to me and you will have good things to eat” (Isaiah 55). This garment, usually black, called a cassock. Over that is normally sounds too good to be true! But it is not just anyone who is worn a white garment (a “surplice”), reminiscent of the alb but calling. It is the Lord himself, opening wide His hand. “You open much shorter, o en of starched linen and trimmed with lace. wide your hand, grant the desire of all who live” (Psalm 144). In The cassock is not a liturgical garment, but a clerical robe. Its this episode Jesus had just fed five thousand plus: “They all ate origins lie in the religious habit of monks. By the late Middle as much as they wanted” and now they are searching for him! Ages, diocesan priests and clerics increasingly were encouraged The connec on with the Eucharist is obvious and deliberate. to emulate religious priests. Very small boys were o en appren- Jesus is teaching us to be aware of how he feeds us in a miracu- ced to monasteries, especially for music educa on, and would lous way in the Eucharist. Unfortunately, the hunger in our be invested with a cassock and some mes even inducted into world today is all too real and painful. But there are other hun- the ranks of clerics. gers too; hunger for love, hunger for peace, jus ce and security, For centuries before the Reforma on, it was required that hunger for help and comfort in difficul es and, perhaps the all men entering higher educa on be clerics, and so the strangest and deepest of all, the hunger for pleasure etc. So, cassock and its varia ons became familiar academic garb. At what remains? To believe, to trust that the Lord is absolutely to the Reforma on, many ministers retained a form of the cassock be relied on. as ordinary dress, rejec ng liturgical garments. In the seven- ~ Fr. Caroli Shao, A.J. teenth century, the English Civil War was in part provoked by PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING: the Archbishop of Canterbury’s insistence that ministers wear surplices. Although the Episcopal Church now retains “cassock Kevin Cush—Voca on of Priesthood and Religious Life and surplice” as the normal dress for lay men and women as- Abbé Nicholas Johanni—Voca on of Priesthood sis ng at liturgy, Catholics are increasingly a en ve to the Sister Rose-Marie (Rose Johanni) of the Passion of the Royal Heart, deeply tradi onal treasure of the alb, our bap smal robe, when Burning Furnace of Mercy special liturgical vesture is needed. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. First Responders—Officer Chris Larson, and Lt. Timothy Maffo-Judd Paluch Co. The sacred vestments are visual expressions of the clergy's Pro-Life Corner role in the Mass. For the priest, the vestments show him as "in HEARING THE KNOCK — In his June 2009 encyclical persona Chris " ("in the person of Christ") during the liturgy. Caritas in Veritate, Pope Benedict XVI reminds the world Amice: A white linen cloth covering the neck and shoulder, re- that poverty will not be eradicated unless we rediscover and calling the cloth that the Roman soldiers used to blindfold Jesus protect the sanc ty of life at every level. Dismissing the un- while they beat him. born as less than human and allowing abor on impedes the Alb: A long white linen robe, signifying innocence. It recalls the work of social jus ce. He points out with urgency, “While Transfigura on, when Jesus was clothed in garments white as the poor of the world con nue knocking on the doors of the the snow, as well as the white robe He was clothed in while rich, the world of affluence runs the risk of no longer hearing Herod reviled Him. those knocks, on account of a conscience that can no longer Girdle/Cincture: A white cord that cinches the alb at the waist, dis nguish what is human” (n. 75). ~ PriestsforLife.org symbolizing purity. The cord also recalls the rope that ed Jesus to the column as He was scourged.
JULY 18th—JULY 25, 2021 Maniple: A length of cloth hung over the le arm, symbolizing OFFERTORY COLLECTIONS* several things: the chains that bound Jesus' hands, the burden
General Collec on ...... $3,433.50 of sin, the fa gue of priestly service. It developed from a hand- Building Maintenance ...... $85.00 kerchief type cloth, which St. Alphonsus Liguori noted was o en needed by priests to wipe away their tears during the celebra- Ecclesia Nostra ...... $8,201.24 on of the Mass. Food Pantry ...... $101.00 Stole: A cloth hanging around the neck, crossing over the chest, General Dona on ...... $100.00 recalling the rope ed around Jesus that led Him through the School Support ...... $29.00 streets of Jerusalem to His crucifixion. U li es ...... $142.75 Chasuble: The outer robe, symbolizing the royal robe thrown Thank you all for your generosity! over Jesus by the Roman soldiers as they mocked Him and crowned Him with thorns. It is ornamented with a column and cross design – recalling Jesus' scourging at the column and His MEETINGS/ACTIVITIES WEEK OF AUGUST 1, 2021 crucifixion. When a priest prays as he vests, he speaks of the Sunday, August 1 Parish Picnic 12:30pm—5:00pm chasuble as the "yoke of Christ." — Source: "The New Missal for Every Edgewater Park (see last page) Day," by Father Francis Xavier Lasance Parish Announcements
ST. STEPHEN ROOF UPDATE: ATTENTION ALL YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE PARISH!
Funds raised during our several Raise the Roof events (2017 – W 2019) went toward external roof repairs. Repairs to the interior P F M ? suppor ng structure of our Historic Landmark Church are now being undertaken. The roof structure consists of wood ra ers “Being an Altar Server is a Call to Prayer and Mission.”—Pope Francis supported by heavy mber roof purlins, which span between wood trusses. Deflec on of the roof purlins located midspan of “Your commitment to the altar is not only a the ra ers has resulted in deflec on of the roof and separa on duty but a great honor, a true holy service… of the slate roof shingles. THP Limited will perform construc- The altar server has a privileged place in on services for approximately 7-8 weeks. Here is the progress liturgical celebra ons. Those who serve at Mass present them- completed during the week of July 19th through July 23rd: selves to a community. They experience from close at hand that Jesus Christ is present and ac ve in every liturgy… There- ♦ Job set up of equipment and materials’ fore in the liturgy, you are far more than mere “helpers of the parish priest”. Above all, you are servants of Jesus Christ, the ♦ Set up scaffolding brackets, tools & equipment and stock eternal High Priest.” — Pope St. John Paul II lumber St. Stephen invites and strongly encourages young people who ♦ Cut and stock ra ers and begin to replace ra ers have received their First Holy Communion to become Altar Servers. We are looking for any young person interested to be ♦ Start ra er installa on on Northeast Side of Church an altar server for the 5:00pm Saturday Vigil Mass and the 11:00 am Sunday Mass. And, we are also looking for acolytes ♦ Install sister ra ers (15) on Northeast Side of Church for the Triden ne La n Mass. Training will be provided to any youth or adult. We will con nue to update you on the progress of the roof re- pairs as the work con nues. Those interested in this important ministry and would like addi onal informa on are encouraged to contact Diana Lipfird directly at 440-532-9491 for English Mass server informa on or “The eyes of the world see no further than this life, but the Parish Office for the La n Mass Acolyte informa on. the eyes of the Chris an see deep into eternity.” — Saint John Vianney Outreach Ministry ST. STEPHEN FOOD PANTRY
Organ repairs and maintenance are being The Outreach Ministry has updated the schedule for the Saint performed currently. During this me, the Stephen Food Pantry’s distribu on of food:
live stream is down. Please watch this Thursday—August 26th ar cle for the me and date the live Thursday—September 30th stream will be reac vated. Thursday—October 28, 2021 We are currently looking for a volunteer to coordinate Wednesday—November 18th Thursday—December 30th St. Stephen’s live streaming efforts. Prerequisite know- ledge of live streaming is not required, and training is not Our Food Pantry is open from 9:30 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. on the 5th Thursday of every month with the excep on of November difficult. Some of the live streaming can be handled re- (Wednesday before Thanksgiving). Thank you to all who have motely. We could truly use your help! If you wish to as- been and con nue to donate to this Ministry. May our Lord sist, please call the Parish Office. bless you for assis ng with this Corporal Work of Mercy!
The Live-Stream link is available on the Parish Website at “The measure of the greatness of a society is found in the way it ststephencleveland.org. To access the broadcast, click treats those most in need, those who have nothing apart from the orange box: "See Live-Streaming Mass" or scroll their poverty.” — Pope Francis down and click on “Watch Mass Live.” Once you have reached the St. Stephen Video Channel, scroll down and Diocese of Cleveland—Nutrition Services click on the highlighted words “St. Stephen YouTube Cafeteria posi on are available at Catholic elementary schools Channel.” At broadcast me you will be able to click on in your area. Qualifica ons: High school diploma or equivalent the live stream video (located above the pre-recorded preferred. Previous foodservice experience a plus. Must pass videos). The live broadcas ng video will have a red box BCI&I and FBI background check. Must complete employer indica ng “live” on the lower right hand corner. provided VIRTUS training session within 30 days of hire. Excel- Please subscribe to our live streaming YouTube Channel lent communica on skills. For details and an applica on, call so that the live stream can be accessed directly on the Carol Szabo at Catholic Diocese of Cleveland 216-696-6525 ext. parish website. Thank you! 3340 or email [email protected]. St. Stephen Parish Picnic
YOU ARE INVITED TO OUR ST. STEPHEN PARISH PICNIC!
WHEN: SUNDAY, AUGUST 1st 12:30 – 5:00 PM
WHERE: EDGEWATER PARK – CLEVELAND UPPER EDGEWATER SHELTER WEST HALF OF PAVILLION
Come join your fellow parishioners for a day of Fun, Food, Games and Celebra on at Cleveland’s beau ful Edgewater Park. Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Chips, So Drinks, Water and paper products will be provided. GRILLED HOT DOGS AND HAMBURGERS WILL BE AVAILABLE BEGINNING AT 1:00pm Families are encouraged to bring any side dishes they want for their own family. Games and Ice-Cream will be on-site. Balloon Twis ng for the kids is scheduled from 1:00 to 3:00pm. Table sea ng under the shelter will comfortably accommodate 88, but you are welcome to bring your own beach chairs to allow for addi onal sea ng.
Detailed Driving Direc ons from St. Stephen Parish via Detroit Ave and Lake Ave. (8min – 2.7mi)
Take W. 54th St. to Detroit Ave. (0.5mi) Turn le onto Detroit Ave. (0.7mi) Turn right onto Lake Ave. (0.8mi) Turn right onto West Blvd. (0.1mi) West Blvd. turns slightly right and becomes Upper Edgewater Dr. (0.4mi) Turn right toward Upper Edgewater Dr. (161 ) Follow Upper Edgewater Dr. past the Script Cleveland Sign Con nue to follow road un l it ends at the parking lot for the Upper Edgewater West Shelter
Addi onal St. Stephen Picnic signs will be posted in the Park to help guide your way to the Shelter.
HOPE TO SEE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ON AUGUST 1st FUN—FAMILY—FRIENDS!!