St. Stephen Parish 6300 Browning Road Pennsauken, NJ 08109
Different Ages… Different Histories… One Faith! Pastoral Staff Contact Information
Reverend Daniel M. Rocco, Pastor Rectory: (856) 6629338 Permanent Deacon Ernest Picknally Rectory Fax: (856) 6624679 Permanent Deacon Anthony Cioe Convent: (856) 6655227 Sister Bernadette Mary Leahy, SSJ School: (856) 6625935 Mrs. Patricia Higgins, Principal School Fax: (856) 6626128
Emergencies: (856) 2619336 Email: [email protected] (Accidents, Dying or Death) Web: www.StStephensPennsauken.com November 13, 2011 – The 33 rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Mass Schedule Our Mission Statement Daily: Monday thru Friday – 9:00am Saint Stephen Parish is a Catholic Faith Community Weekend Obligation: called by God through Baptism. Our mission is to live the Saturday – 4:30pm (Reconciliation 3:45pm4:15pm) Gospel by loving and serving all our brothers and sisters. Sunday – 9:00am & 10:30am Children’s Liturgy: 3 rd Sunday @ 9:00am Parish Membership – Moving INTO the parish all are asked to Holy Days: 9:00am & 7:00pm – 7:00pm Vigil register as soon as possible. Moving WITHIN or OUT – kindly notify rectory of changes. Miraculous Medal Novena – Every Thursday after 9am Mass. Eucharistic Exposition – First Friday from 9:30am7pm. Please consider remembering St. Stephen’s in your Will or Estate Planning. There are financial benefits to do so while Baptism – Call the Rectory for arrangements. nd still alive and, in death, the spiritual reward of helping to Required Preparation is 1 class, 2 Sunday @ Noon. continue the Church’s mission of preaching Jesus Christ. Baptism – 3 rd Sunday of month @ Noon. R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) Anointing of the Sick/Eucharist – Anyone interested in becoming Catholic is invited to become Upon request after the 4:30pm Mass in the Chapel. part of the RCIA. This process begins with a journey of faith Prior notification is necessary by calling the rectory Monday that culminates in full communion with the Church through Friday. Also call the Rectory if someone is sick or housebound. Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. This process is open to Marriage – arrangements must be made with a priest 1 year in those who are not baptized, to those who have been baptized in advance. Only individually registered parishioners of one year other Christian denominations, or to baptized Catholics who or more are eligible to be married here and includes anyone still have never received catechetical instruction or received living at home with parents who should register individually. Confirmation and First Communion. Further information is available by calling the Rectory. Tribunal Parish AdvocateDeacon Anthony Cioe2272145 Our Parish Family invites all of its members Rectory Office HoursMonday thru Friday 9am4:30pm to participate fully in our spiritual and social life. (Rectory is closed all Holy Days & National Holidays) Page Two
Please call the Rectory to let us know if your family member is in the hospital or homebound so that we may bring them Family or Friends having a weekend Mass celebrated for a loved one Communion. This week remember to pray for: are encouraged to participate by bringing the gifts of bread and wine to Rose Alessandroni, Victor Ambruso, Joe & Dolly Angelastro, the Priest at Mass. Please be in church 10 minutes prior to Evelyn Capoccetta, Yolanda Colafrancesco, Dot Corbett, Saturday/Sunday Mass and identify yourselves to one of the Ushers. Patricia DeLorenzo, Esther DeMarco, Marie DiFrank, Per Diocesan Policy: One (1) Mass Intention limit per Mass except for Patricia Domer, Diane Fesko, Joe Flacco, Joanna Galdo, 10:30am on Sunday, which now has a maximum of four (4) intentions. Richard Gentile, Jr., Thomas Holmes Sr., Rita Insley, The 2012 Mass Book is open for intentions within one (1) year of “today”. Frances Kay, Donna Krawchuk, Sandy Lepo, Wanda Loperfido, Joann Lunsford, Vincent Marchese, SATURDAY November 12, 2011 4:30pm Rocco Pietrafesa r/b Mario & Phyllis Ciarrocca Harry Mayer, Dorothy McPeak, Marie Melchiorre, Michael & Family, Debbi Morrissey, Freda Novak, Jennifer Osborn, Grace Pandola, Edith Parrissi, SUNDAY November 13, 2011 Cassandra Pendtleton, Frank Pigliacelli, Declan Roberts, 9:00am Dominic Caruso (2 nd Anniversary) r/b Jim Pennestri Rosemarie Rosolia, Raphael Rubin, William Sauer, 10:30am Peter A. Corda r/b The Scavuzzo Family Carmella Scrivani, Kathleen Stehm, Steven Stepanavage, Barney Motyl r/b Helen Medes & Family Mary Terzini, Shannon Teuber Myles, Lillian Tomarchio, All Souls r/b The People of the Parish Daniel Topper, Adelaide Travia, Margaret Trifaro, Gloria Vendetti, John Vindick, Anthony Vocale, Rita Weingard. MONDAY November 14, 2011 If you know that someone on the above sick list is no longer in need of 9:00am All Souls r/b People of the Parish prayers, please contact the rectory office at 6629338, ext.6 so that we may remove their name. Thank you. TUESDAY November 15, 2011 9:00am Clement Zinicola (10 th Anniversary) Ministry Schedule for November 19/20 r/b Rosemarie & Anthony Leone (Monthly Schedules are also posted on our website) WEDNESDAY November 16, 2011 Saturday, 4:30pm 9:00am Louise Cirullo r/b Anna Cirullo Altar Servers: T. Mason, K. Sullivan, D. Surgner EM’s: T. Angstman, T. Scavuzzo, A. Knight, *T. Veneziani alternate THURSDAY November 17, 2011 Lectors: R. Taylor, J. Melfi 9:00am+Novena All Souls r/b People of the Parish Sunday, 9:00am FRIDAY November 18, 2011 Altar Servers: C. Aleszczyk, K. Starts, C. Hearn 9:00am Caroline Fanelle r/b Niece EM’s: S. Marano, T. Modzier, S. Mufalli, L. McHugh Lectors: The Aleszczyks SATURDAY November 19, 2011 4:30pm Theresa Powers r/b Terry Veneziani & Family Sunday, 10:30am Altar Servers: P. Coar, T. Albert, H. Atchison SUNDAY November 20, 2011 EM’s: J. Messina, C. Otto, L. Picknally, L. Solano 9:00am Edward & Florence Austin r/b Ed & Nancy Schmidt Lectors: J. Bowman, M. Miller 10:30am All Souls r/b People of the Parish th Josephine Sipala r/b Anthony & Phyl Town Meeting Nov. 15 @ 7pm Joseph Nuccio r/b The Scavuzzo Family All are welcome to join us on Tuesday evening, November 15 th Peter A. Corda r/b Pat Kozachyn at 7pm in the School Gym for a “Town Meeting”. We will be The Sanctuary Candle this week is accepting any questions from parishioners & school parents of In Memory of Dominic Caruso. St. Stephen Parish. Both Financial Boards of the church and If you would like to contribute to the burning of a Sanctuary Candle in school will be present to answer any of your concerns. memory of a loved one, you may call the Rectory. Cost is $10. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ November 5/6, 2011 Attendance/Collection 563/ $6,795 Thanksgiving Liturgy Nov. 23 rd November 6/7, 2010 Comparison 624/ $6,780 rd Budgeted Weekly Collection: $5,769 On Wednesday, November 23 @ 7:00pm, we will celebrate Actual YTD Weekly Average: $5,474 our annual Thanksgiving Liturgy. This regular event in our parish over many years is a wonderful experience of prayer, Next Diocesan Special Collection singing and celebrating all for which we have to thank Almighty November 20, 2011: “Human Development” God. Loaves of bread will be blessed as a way of extending the blessing of the Eucharist to your Thanksgiving tables. Attention Lectors: Your 2012 Lector Workbooks are now available for pickup in the Sacristy. ONE per household for those families with 591StStephen multiple Lectors. Thank you for your service to this Ministry! Page Three Art & Environment Ministry Anyone interested in donating flowers for the altar to mark an This Week @ St. Stephen Parish Anniversary, Christening or Memorial Mass is asked to contact our 11/14Monday9am Mass, 1pm Bible Study A&E Chairperson Maria Haas at 6658393. Anyone who would like 11/15Tuesday9am Mass, 7pm Rosary, 7pm Town Meeting to make a donation for a tree to honor a deceased loved one or would 11/16Wednesday9am Mass, 6:15pm CCD, 7pm Pastoral Council like to join the A & E Ministry may call Maria at the number above. 11/17Thursday9am Mass/Novena, 6:15 Children’s Choir, 7pm Rosary Makers, 7pm Christology Series (No Adult Choir) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 11/18Friday9am Mass Bereavement Committee 11/19Saturday9am Men’s Group, 3:45pm Confession, 4:30pm Mass, The Bereavement Committee is seeking volunteers to help minister to 7pm PTO Beef & Beer Social those who’ve recently lost loved ones in our community of faith. 11/20SundayRCIA, 9am School Mass, 10:30am Mass To join this special ministry, please call Joy Bowman at 6624803. Monday Afternoon Bible Study ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Stonegate building on Mondays from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Board & Council Meetings Please feel free to join us! (All Wednesdays @ 7pm in the Rectory) Any questions, please call Eileen at (856) 6628046 November 16 Pastoral Council or email me at [email protected] November 22 Liturgy Board ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ December 14 Finance Council ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Tuesday Night Rosary Men’s Prayer Group Please join us every Tuesday at 7:00pm in the church in Please join us for our Men’s Scripture/Prayer Group. We meet every response to Our Lady of Fatima’s request to pray the rosary for Saturday morning at 9am for onehalf hour in the Rectory Basement peace in the world. Meeting Room. Info: Joe Fagan6625908. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Wednesday Night CCD Classes RCIA Ministry: Interested in Becoming Catholic? Continue November 16, 2011 from 6:157:30pm Have you been worshiping with us, but never officially took the step to become Catholic? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Have you been away from the church…and have now returned, but want to know more? Thursday Night Have you been a Catholic all your life, but never celebrated all the Discussion Club Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism; Confirmation; and Eucharist? 7pm in the Rectory Have you joined us from a different background and would now like to find out more about the Catholic Church? Fr. Rocco’s Christology Course Topics: Please contact Father Daniel Rocco at (856) 6629338 or Loretta Steinmetz, RCIA Team Leader at (856) 2274627 for more 11/17/11: The Iconoclastic Controversy information about the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. 11/24/11: No SessionThanksgiving ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 12/1/11: State of Christology in the Modern Age Black Friday is coming! Do you have your Scrip? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ If you plan on going shopping the day after Thanksgiving are you ready? Having company in for the holiday? Consider buying Scrip for First Friday Adoration your purchases! We have over 30 stores in stock and can have your The next Exposition of the special order to you within a few days. Here are examples of scrip you Blessed Sacrament will be may want to purchase: Friday, December 2 nd RETAILER AMOUNT %age Profit in $/card from 9:30am7pm. Walmart $25 2% .50 Target $ 2% .50 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Toys ‘R Us $ 20 1.5% .30 St. Stephen’s Prayer Line: Belongs to You Best Buy $ 25 3% .75 If you need someone to pray for you, you are at the right place. Boscov $25 8% 2.00 Contact Maryann @ 2351423 for November requests. Sports Authority $25 8% 2.00 “You answered me when I called to you; JC Penney $25 5% 1.25 Disney $25 2% .50 with your strength you strengthened me.” Psalms 138:3 Gap/Old Navy $25 14% 3.50 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Olive Garden/ Red Lobster $25 9% 2.25 Care Giver Wanted AMC Movies $25 7% 1.75 Looking for a mature responsible woman to live in to help with AMC Movies $ 9.50 16% 1.52 my HandiCap Mother. Room, board and minimal pay included. Instock scrip is available after Mass and in the Rectory all week. Special References a must, preferably CNA License. Please call orders are placed each week. For a full list of what is available please stop by the Scrip table at Mass or you may look online @ glscrip.com. For any between 8:00 and 9:00 PM ONLY to set up interview. My questions please contact the Rectory or you may call Katy Fagan at 662 name is Cindy Johnson (609) 6058606. 5908. Buy Scrip before you buy! 591StStephen Page Four CCHS 2012 Hall of Fame Nominations are being accepted until November 15 th for alumni, faculty, staff, and friends who have made outstanding accomplishments I their communities and their lives since their association with Camden Catholic High School. Categories of recognition are in academics, athletics, and the arts. Nomination forms are available at www.camdencatholicalumni.org or at the main office of the school. SCIENCE LAB Ms. Medes’ Science lab is filled with color ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ thanks to recent work the students have been doing both at school and th at home! In the 8 th grade, students extended their unit on Plate Paul VI Open House Nov. 17 Tectonics by researching Volcanoes from around the world and Paul VI students will be your hosts from 6:309:00pm as you learn showcasing the information they found to their classmates. 7 th grade about our curriculum and programs, meet our outstanding faculty, has been learning about the Periodic Table and its elements. Since coaches and staff, and see our beautiful facilities. there are so many elements, each student chose an element to research 901 Hopkins Rd., Suite B, Haddonfield, NJ and used the information to play a guessing game with their classmates (856) 8584900 – www.pvihs.org in class. The 6 th grade recently learned about cells, and to demonstrate ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ their knowledge about the different types of cells and its various th organelles, they created cells out of fun materials such as candy and St. Joe’s Prep Exam Nov. 19 other trinkets. Interested 8 th grade boys should sit for the Scholarship/Entrance Exam on Saturday, November 19 th at 8:30am. Students must be pre PTO BEEF AND BEER – Have you bought your ticket yet? registered. Academic scholarships and financial aid grants will be Come join your friends for the PTO’s first major fundraiser of the year awarded for eligible students. www.sjprep.org this Saturday from 711. There will be dinner, soda and beer (you may ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ BYOB), 50/50 raffle and a basket of cheer, DJ, dancing and th more…Tickets are available at school and are $25 each or $40 per St. Rita’s Casino Night Nov. 19 couple. We look forward to seeing you there! Bellmawr Volunteer Fire Co., Lewis Avenue in Bellmawr Trunk or Treat – The PTO held a Trunk or Treat on Sun., Oct. $40 per person/$75 couple includes dinner 30 th in our school parking lot. It was a rousing success as over 25 and an evening of fun. Info: Daria (856) 9333284. families decorated their “trunks” and gave out “treats” to the children. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ There were games for the children, snacks and voting for your favorite The Catholic Community of St. Mary in collaboration decorated “trunk”. Not only were the parents and the children there with the Filipino Apostolate invites you to celebrate: but a few guest appearances by Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Tutwiler, Mrs. Petronis th and Mrs. Higgins made this event even more special. Hope to see you Filipino Tagalog Mass Nov. 27 next year! Sunday, November 27 th @ 4pm St. Mary Church 2001 Springdale Road in Cherry Hill, NJ Invite your friends and the whole family. BULLDOG NEWS “magkitakita tayo at magsamasama” Meet our Coaches! Girls Varsity basketball coach Joe Rosario is Details: Mommy Vicky (856) 4896884 in his fifth year coaching here at Saint Stephen School. He is a father ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ of two girls, Christina (Class of 2006) and Isabelle, who is in fourth th grade. Coach Rosario stresses hard work with his players and the Mass of Remembrance Nov. 29 importance of setting and meeting goals. When working with teenage A Mass of Remembrance and Healing for those who have suffered the girls, Coach Rosario thinks it is important to set the rules down clearly. loss of a child due to any circumstance will be celebrated on Tuesday “The girls listen really well. You let them know where you are coming evening, November 29th at 7:00 P.M. at Our Lady of Guadalupe from and they respond appropriately”. Rosario is a graduate of St. Parish/St. Luke Church (55 Warwick Road, Stratford, NJ 08084). Joseph School in Camden and Camden Catholic High School where he Those attending are asked to bring a photo or remembrance of their played football and also has been a soccer coach for Pennsauken Youth child. For more information about the Mass, or to have your child’s Athletic Association for the past 12 years. name listed in the Mass booklet, please call Cathy Cipolone at 856308 6469. The Mass is sponsored by the Elizabeth Ministry of the diocese Upcoming PTO Events and Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish. Sat. Nov. 19 th 711 pm BeefnBeer Social (With Disney ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ raffle kickoff) Tickets are $25 each or $40 per couple and includes Dinner, Drinks (Soda and Beer – also BYOB if you want), 50/50, “A Holy Hour to pray for Vocations Basket of Cheer raffle, DJ and more…. (Tickets on sale after Mass, at school and the Rectory) to the Priesthood and Religious Life” The Office of Vocations has begun a new initiative called First Thurs. Dec. 1 st 58 pm Spirit Night @ ChickFilA Thursdays. Every month, a different deanery will host a Holy Hour to Fri. Dec. 2 nd PTO First Friday lunch th th pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life. Mon. Dec. 12 to Fri. Dec. 16 Secret Santa Workshop Our deanery’s Holy Hour will be on Thursday, December 1, 2011 th Sun. Dec. 18 10am12pm Breakfast with Santa at St. Peter Church in Merchantville beginning at 7:00 PM. “Pray…pray…pray to the master of the harvest to send out laborers for If you have any alumni information to share please contact Katy Fagan his harvest.” Please come – your presence and your prayers are most in our Advancement Office at 6625935 or important to this cause as we all work together in the work of email:[email protected]. vocations. 591StStephen Page Five Session 9 of our weekly series: Theology of the Body Lived in the Communion of Persons
Session 9: Theme of the Week: November 13, 2011 Creator of Heaven and Earth
The Story of the Week: One day a man was walking through a field, deep in meditation and reflection. He stood in awe before a huge oak tree, reflecting on the tiny acorns lying around the base of the tree—the ones that had fallen off in the wind. He looked across the fence at a huge field of pumpkins, each one growing on a tiny vine plant. Suddenly he had a thought: “God made a mistake, surely! Why should the huge pumpkins be on tiny vines and the tiny acorns grow on a huge oak tree? It doesn’t make any sense.” Just then there was a slight puff of wind and a tiny acorn fell from the oak tree, and plump! It hit him on the crown of his head. He smiled a wry smile, and said, “Maybe God was on top of things, after all!”
An explanation of the weekly theme: The church teaches that God himself is the creator of heaven and earth, of all—of everything both material and spiritual. God creates this out of nothing (ex nihilo)! Pope John Paul II upholds this basic tenet of belief, and he tells us that God’s reason is because he “is love”. Our belief in the radical gift character of existence—the root of the character of existence—is love! Notice that God doesn’t “make”, because that would presume that there were materials that God rearranged to make all things. God starts with nothing and he loses nothing of himself in the creative act. That is where the Church must part company with the concept of Intelligent Design. Theories of evolution which…consider the mind as emerging from the forces of living matter are incompatible with the truth about man. God created in freedom by his Word, and the Holy Spirit remains active in the world and continues to draw all things to their goal. Oh the depths of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! For from him and through him and for him are all things.
General Question: Do you believe that our loving God continues to create us in order to bring us closer to Him? Family Question: Are we aware of what’s being taught to our children in school about Intelligent Design and evolution? Children’s Question: Do you believe that our loving God created the world, including YOU, or all creation just happened randomly?
Come, taste and see the goodness of the Lord.
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