St. Stephen Deacon & Martyr We are a Stewardship Parish Mass of Anticipation 5pm Saturday Sunday Masses English: 7am, 8:30am, 10am, 11:30am, and 6:15pm Polish: 1pm Daily Mass 8am Monday through Saturday Sacrament of Reconciliation Bilingual Saturdays from 8:45am—9:30am and by appointment Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Mondays & Fridays 8:30am—3:30pm Thursdays 8:30am—6:30pm Benediction & Divine Mercy Prayers Thursdays at 6:30pm Rosary 7:30pm - 2nd and last Tuesday of the month Informacje Dotyczące Duszpasterstwa w Parafii Św. Szczepana W ciągu całego roku Msza Św. w niedziele w języku polskim jest o godz. 1pm Pierwszy piątek miesiąca: Spowiedź Parish Mission od St. Stephen is a Catholic community of faith striving to witness to the Gospel. 6:30-7:30pm Our Baptism and Confirmation call us to bring Christ’s Love to our families, Msza o 7:30pm our work places, and our community. Grateful for God’s gifts, we seek to Pierwsza sobota miesiąca: od nurture those gifts and to give back to the Lord by sharing our time, talent, and godz. material treasure. In all of our parish activities we seek to develop a personal relationship with the Lord who directs our lives and a vision that sees the world 7:00-9:30pm with the eyes of Christ and that leads to a commitment to justice. We seek a Spowiedź w każdą sobotę od godz. sense of unity in Christ that leads us to be an open and welcoming people and a 8:45-9:30am sense of joy in being graced by the gifts of God’s love. St. Stephen Deacon and Martyr Catholic Church 17500 South 84th Avenue, Tinley Park, IL 60487 www.ststephentinley.com Parish Office Phone: 708-342-2400 | Parish Office Fax: 708-342-1545 Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am—12:30pm and 1–8:00pm | Friday 8:30am—12:30pm and 1-4pm Saturday Noon—5pm Religious Education Phone: 342-1544 RE Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8:30am—12:30pm and 1-4:30pm | Friday 8:30am—12:30pm Evenings and weekends by appointment. Please call to schedule. Cardinal Joseph Bernardin Parish School (CJB) 9250 West 167th Street, Orland Hills, IL 60487 Phone: 708-403-6525 | Fax: 708-403-8621 | web: cjbschool.org | email: [email protected] Pastor Anointing of the Sick—Please contact the parish office if you or a loved one Rev. James Finno needs this holy sacrament. Associate Pastor Baptisms are celebrated every Sunday at 3pm in English and 1pm in Polish. Rev. Grzegorz Warmuz Deacons Please contact Deacon Ken in the parish office for the necessary preparations. Robert Conlin New parishioners are required to register. A baptism preparation class is William Engler required if it is your first child baptized at St. Stephen. Chuck McFarland Communion for the sick, elderly, handicapped, or homebound parishioners can Lucasz Pyka be arranged by calling Fr. Greg at the parish office or Barbara Black at William Schultz 708-466-9962. Joseph Stalcup Pete Van Merkestyn Funerals can be arranged through the contact the parish office. Kenneth Zawadzki Marriages—St. Stephen Parish welcomes the celebration of the weddings of Administrative Asst. to Pastor both registered parishioners and the children of registered parishioners. Karen Opyd Information is available from one of the priests or deacons. Adult Formation Barbara Black Communications New parishioners are invited to register: nd th Stacy Zampillo After the 10am Mass on the 2 and 4 Sundays of every month. Maintenance Director By appointment on Mondays at 2pm, Tuesdays at 11am, Wednesdays at Dave Prete 8:30am or Thursdays at 6:45pm. Please contact the parish office. Music Minister Mark Gorka Receptionist For those in need: Noreen Galvin Counseling services are available at St. Stephen through Catholic Charities. Youth/Young Adult Minister Appointments with our parish counselor, Maeve Raphelson, AM, LCWS, can Kyle Groves be made at 312-655-7725. Director of Religious Education Sandi Morgan For crisis counseling and veteran concerns, please contact Deacon Pete Assoc. Director of Religious Ed. Van Merkestyn at the parish office. Leslie Krauledis For parishioners struggling and in need of assistance, please contact RE Administrative Assistant the St. Vincent de Paul Ministry through the parish office. Joann Buryj For those seeking help through a twelve-step program, St. Stephen offers Religious Education Secretary Patti Parker English and Polish support groups. Please contact the parish office for more CJB Principal information. Mary Iannucilli For information about Domestic Violence awareness, services, and CJB Admissions Director prevention, please contact Deacon Bill Schultz at the parish office. Cynthia Labriola Devlin From Our Pastor Dear People of St. Stephen, of stress or change. In the liturgy of this On Holy Saturday the only Mass As we send this bulletin to the printer, week, we celebrate the triumph of allowed is included in the Easter Vigil I have learned that Fr. Tom Bernas will Christ over all evil. In a time of service, the most solemn liturgy of the be named the new pastor of transition, our mission remains the Church year. The Easter Vigil includes St. Stephen. Fr. Tom was ordained in same—to celebrate and witness to the the service of the light, celebrating the 1994 and is currently pastor of St. René love of Christ that comes to us from light of Christ who triumphs over the in Chicago. He is a dedicated priest Jesus’ dying and rising and to darkness of sin; an extended Liturgy of who I am enthused to have coming as remember Jesus’ promise to be with us the Word; the celebration of the our new pastor. As many of you may always. Today, Palm Sunday, we sacraments of initiation for those in the know, Fr. Greg will be named the new celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entry into RCIA program during which we all are pastor of St. Fabian in Bridgeview, Jerusalem at the beginning of our invited to renew our baptismal to start in July. As of now we do not liturgy and listen to the story of the promises; and the Eucharist. know if we will be getting an associate Passion from St. Mark’s Gospel. The service here at St. Stephen lasts pastor next July, although the Priest We celebrate Jesus as our Savior, the about two hours. I invite everyone to Placement Board is actively looking for Lord who was acclaimed by the crowd participate in the Holy Week liturgies one. We join with a number of parishes as He entered Jerusalem and just a few as much as you are able. These are the in this situation, including St. Francis days later died on the Cross for us. The sacred days of our faith. The Holy of Assisi in Orland Park, whose Palm Sunday liturgy sets a solemn and Thursday and Holy Saturday liturgies associate pastors will be named pastors reflective tone for Holy Week. On Holy begin at 7:30 PM. The Good Friday to begin in July, and the number of Thursday the only Mass is the Mass of liturgy will be at 3 PM in English and available associates is small. This is a the Lord’s Supper. We celebrate Jesus’ at 5 PM in Polish. The very moving stressful situation for all parishes. institution of the Eucharist and His presentation of the Living Station of It reflects the situation throughout the teaching us the way of service. Jesus the Cross is at 7:30 PM on Good Archdiocese in relation to the shortage blesses us with the gift of His Body Friday. This has become a highlight of of priests. When I get anxious about and Blood that is our regular Holy Week here at St. Stephen. this situation, as I have been very much spiritual nourishment as Catholics. Our Easter Sunday Masses are the 7:30 lately, I have to remind myself to trust The Eucharist (the proper name for the PM Easter Vigil on Saturday, a Polish in the presence of the Holy Spirit in our Mass and also for communion) is at the sunrise Mass at 5 AM, English Masses Church and to rely on faith in the Lord center of Catholic life. At each Mass on Sunday at 7 AM, 8:30 AM, 10 AM, who walks with us in difficult times. we give thanks to the Lord for His and 11:30 AM, a Polish Mass at 1 PM, I can assure you of the commitment of dying and rising that brings us and an English Mass at 6:15 PM. the priests in our area, myself included salvation. At the Holy Thursday Mass, The 8:30 AM, 10 AM, and 11:30 AM to provide as best we can for the the gospel reading from John tells the Masses are generally very crowded on pastoral needs of our parishes. story of Jesus’ washing the feet of Easter, so if you wish to avoid a large His apostles at the Last Supper. As to my own plans after retiring on crowd, you may want to attend one of The ritual of the washing of the feet of the other Masses. July 1, I have purchased a townhouse 12 people by the clergy reminds us that in the Pines area of Tinley Park. Jesus calls us to imitate His life of Holy Week reminds us to focus on I intend to continue to be active as loving service. On the night before He Christ and His promise of life, a priest, helping St. Stephen and other died, Jesus gave His apostles and us the especially in times of struggle or parishes as the pastors desire in the gift of the Eucharist and the way to live transition.