ST. STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR PARISH April 26, 2020 Third Sunday of Easter If you are new to St. Stephen Protomartyr Parish or just visiting — WELCOME! Visitors, please sign the Guest Book found near the main entrance to the church. If you would like to register in the parish, please call or email the parish office. Welcome to the neighborhood and parish community! PARISH Father Ron Hopmeir, Pastor 3949 Wilmington Avenue [email protected] St. Louis, MO 63116 314-481-1133 … 314-481-6036 fax Mrs. Mary Regan, Pastoral Associate [email protected] [email protected] www.saintstephenstl.org @sspstl @sspstl Mr. Stephen E. Jones, Music Director ststephenprotomartyr.flocknote.com [email protected] youtube.com/StStephenProtomartyr Mrs. June Tessin, Office Manager / Bookkeeper [email protected] Chapel of Sts. Mary and Joseph 6304 Minnesota, St. Louis, MO 63111 Mrs. Michel Wendell, Principal @stsmaryandjosephchapel [email protected] SCHOOL Mrs. Mary Paule, Child Safety Coordinator / Secretary 3929 Wilmington Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 [email protected] 314-752-4700 … 314-752-5165 fax [email protected] Ms. Stephanie Oehler Wobbe, Communications Coordinator @SSPCatholicSchool [email protected] St. Stephen Protomartyr Parish www.saintstephenstl.org STEWARDSHIP: SHARING TIME, TALENT, TREASURE, and PRAYER “Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked to us on the road, while He opened to us the scriptures?” (Luke 24:32) How often do we take the time to discern what Jesus wants from us? Are our prayers always petitions, asking Jesus to do things for us? If so, that’s a one-sided relationship. Living our faith means developing a personal relationship with Jesus. Just like any friendship, there is give and take, each side listening to each other and helping each other out. Take time in silence to listen to what Jesus is asking of you. SUNDAY CONTRIBUTION EASTER FLOWERS April 19 Contribution $ 4,915.00 Thank you to all who donated toward our Easter flowers, Online giving contribution $ 3,175.00 in honor or memory of loved ones. The church looked so Total weekly contribution $ 8,090.00 beautiful for our Easter Mass. We are looking forward to it being full once again. R & I $ 231.00 Joann Evans Tuition Assistance $ 1,094.00 Marian Gartner (in memory and honor of the Gartner Catholic Home Missions $ 130.00 family) Catholic Relief Services $ 100.00 Tom & Karen Villa Holy Land $ 100.00 Mary Ann Simon (in memory of Anne Johnson, Ken Regina Cleri $ 315.00 Simon, and Michael Simon) St. Vincent de Paul, SSP $ 220.00 Beth Schlegel (in memory of Harold Schlegel) Lois Herberts Special collections in April are for Catholic Home Missions, the Holy Land, and Regina Cleri. Tom Landholt (in memory of Rose Landholt) Herb & Catherine Pfaff During this time, we are continuing to pay our staff and Grace Forti (in memory of N.E. Forti) faculty members as well as our regular bills. Until public John Kopff Masses are reinstated, please consider mailing or dropping off your weekly contribution to the parish office or enrolling Andrew Kopff in online giving at https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/809. Madge Potrzeboski We appreciate the thoughtfulness and generosity of all who Grace Phillips (in memory and honor of the Phillips, have dropped contributions in the mailbox or signed up for Zuckerman, Caldwell, & Monti families) online giving. Rita Wich THIS WEEK’S READINGS Marge Ulrich (in memory of the Ulrich and Stoh families, and in honor of Ron & Kathy Norvil) Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday: Acts 7:51—8:1a; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 & 7b & 8a, 17 & 21ab; Jn 6:30-35 DON’T TAKE THE BAIT Wednesday, St. Catherine of Siena: Acts 8:1b-8; Ps 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a; Jn 6:35-40 It seems that some phish-y emails Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66:8-9, 16-17, 20; Jn 6:44-51 went out again under Father Ron's Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Jn 6:52-59 name. Just a reminder: If Father Saturday, St. Athanasius: Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116:12-13, Ron wants to speak with you, he 14-15, 16-17; Jn 6:60-69 will call you on the phone. Fourth Sunday of Easter: Acts 2:14a, 36-41; If something looks suspicious, it probably is. Err on Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6; 1 Pt 2:20b-25; Jn 10:1-10 the side of caution; don't open, just delete! April 26, 2020 Third Sunday of Easter PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Following the example of our patron St. Stephen, we are called to be witnesses of God’s love and to be a faith-filled, reconciling parish. PARISH PICNIC UPDATE GOLF TOURNAMENT UPDATE In light of the recently Attention all golfers, volunteers, announced extensions to local and our amazing sponsors: The stay-at-home orders and after St. Stephen Golf Tournament discussion with parish scheduled for May 2, 2020, will not leadership, our picnic chairs, be held this year due to the COVID Matt & Ann Marie Guntli, are -19 pandemic. We had hoped to most saddened to announce reschedule the tournament but that this year's parish picnic is because the courses at Forest Park are booked with cancelled. other tournaments most Saturdays and Sundays this While our customary gathering on the second summer, this is not going to be possible. Wednesday in June won't be happening, the committee While we do not know what is in store for us over the does have plans to raise our spirits as well as some next weeks and months, we hope that we can replace the funds. The picnic accounts for a significant portion of our golf tournament fundraising efforts with another event at parish revenue. the school when the social-distancing requirements are There will be more information to come in the next lifted. We will share this information as soon as it is few weeks, but as a snapshot: scheduled. • The Grand Raffle will take place as usual, chaired by Thanks to all our golfers, volunteers, and sponsors Dan & Jenny West. This will be managed as in years for all your support over the years. Please mark your past, through our network of sellers. calendars for next year's tournament to be held on May 1, 2021. See you there! • There will be official picnic t-shirts available for sale. • Lastly, the committee would kindly ask you to DAILY REFLECTIONS consider how much money you would normally have set aside for spending on Picnic Day -- ride Due to popular demand, what bracelets, game tickets, pull-tabs, chicken dinners, began as Mary Regan’s Daily raffle tickets, tacos & margaritas, beer, bingo ... We Lenten Reflections (via will be offering an opportunity for you to help make up Flocknote) is being expanded for the loss of this year's picnic proceeds. to year-round Daily Reflections. Anyone who has We hope you will consider sharing a bit of your already opted in to the Lenten reflections list will continue treasure in honor of the Picnic That Wasn't, in anticipation to receive the daily emails / texts. To start receiving the of the return of this great event in 2021. Stay tuned. reflections, go to ststephenprotomartyr/flocknote.com/ dailyreflect. Added feature! Some of the daily reflections will be SCHOOL NEWS provided by guest writers from the parish. Following the directive from Archbishop Carlson PICTORIAL DIRECTORIES regarding distance learning timelines at the elementary- and high-school levels, St. Stephen’s distance learning Our directory has been ready for printing for a while now, will culminate on Friday, May 8, 2020. The last day of but the facility which prints the books has been school for all Catholic elementary schools will be temporarily shut down. The printer is hoping to be Wednesday, May 13, 2020. operational again in early May, when they will begin Let’s keep our school staff and faculty, school working on their backlog. When more solid print and ship children, and their families in our prayers during this time. dates are known, we will share that information with you. St. Stephen Protomartyr Parish www.saintstephenstl.org ST. VINCENT DE PAUL NEWS From Jim Prag, SVDP President: Our parish St. Vincent de Paul Society would like to say a BIG "THANK YOU" to all those who made the extra effort to contribute to our most recent Fifth Sunday collection May God bless all of those in our community who are during this difficult period. celebrating a birthday in the month of May! Your food donations for the pantry filled the truck bed, and your cash donations are being put to good use Bill Dorsam Emma Spencer Judy Mohan helping our Neighbors In Need with their many concerns. Mary Ellen Juresic David Ingenbohs Judy Hammer The pantry continues to get food into the hands of those Ernie Sciaroni John Pond Gary Heffernan requesting it, and some utility assistance is being Maya Wobbe Bailey Geist Rosann Hughes provided through our telephone HelpLine. Those getting Michelle Dougherty Katie Holley Sarah McGeehan the help are very appreciative.Thanks to all of you who Kay Hildebrand Tom Cusumano Ed Papes are making this possible. Your continued support and Mike Seemiller Chris Knapp Dave Asinger prayers are making a difference. Ryan Haines Dan Kriss Caleb Dill Isaac Joly Shirley Varga Evan Goedeker Jim & Judy Liermann will park their Sr. Joan Kaucher Alexander Edwards Michael Nigro pickup truck on the bell-tower lot next Tara Anderson Colleen O’Connell Debbie Mihic Sunday, May 3, 2020, from noon to 3 Wayne Rector Katie O’Connell Jake Hummel p.m., for the drop-off of non-perishable Spenser Owens Joe Rusch Andy Sciaroni donations to the food pantry.