St. Stephen Parish
6300 Browning Road -
Pennsauken, NJ 08109
Pastoral Staff
Reverend Vincent Orum,
A.J., Administrator Reverend Thomas Kiely,
In-Residence Permanent Deacon Ernest
Picknally Sister Bernadette Mary
Leahy, S.S.J. |
Parish Contact Information
Rectory: (856) 662-9338 Fax: (856) 662-4679 Convent: (856)
665-5227 School: (856) 662-5935 Email: ecclesia@comcast.net Website: www.StStephensPennsauken.com |
February 22,
2009 – Seventh
Sunday of Ordinary Time
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Mass Schedule Daily: Monday thru Saturday –
9:00am Weekend
Obligation: Saturday
– 4:30pm Sunday
– 9:00am & 10:30am Children’s
Liturgy: 3rd Sunday @ 10:30am Holy
Days: 9:00am & 7:00pm – 7:00pm Vigil Miraculous
Medal Novena
– Every Thursday after 9am Mass. Eucharistic
Exposition
– First Friday from 9:30am-7pm. Baptism – Call the Rectory for
arrangements. Required
Preparation is 1 class, 2nd Sunday @ Noon. Baptism
– 3rd Sunday of month @ Noon. Reconciliation – Saturday from
3:45pm-4:15pm Seasonal
Services are announced in bulletin. Anointing of the Sick/EucharistCall
Rectory if someone is sick or housebound. Marriage – arrangements must be made with a priest. Only individually registered parishioners of one
year or more are eligible to be married here. This includes anyone still living at home with parents who
should register individually. Rectory
Office Hours
- Monday thru Friday 9am-4:30pm |
Our Mission Statement
Saint
Stephen Parish is a Catholic Faith Community called by God through
Baptism. Our mission is to live the
Gospel by loving and serving all our brothers and sisters. Parish Membership – Moving INTO the parish all are asked to register as soon as possible. Moving WITHIN or OUT – kindly notify rectory of
changes. Please consider remembering St. Stephen’s in your Will or Estate Planning. There are financial benefits to do so while still alive and, in death, the spiritual reward of helping to continue the Church’s mission of preaching Jesus Christ. R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian
Initiation of Adults) Anyone interested in becoming Catholic is invited to become part of the RCIA. This process begins with a journey of faith that culminates in full communion with the Church through Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. This process is open to those who are not baptized, to those who have been baptized in other Christian denominations, or to baptized Catholics who have never received catechetical instruction or received Confirmation and First Communion. Further information is available by calling the Rectory. Our Parish Family invites
all of its members to participate fully in
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Family or Friends having a Mass celebrated
for a loved one are encouraged to participate by bringing the gifts of bread
and wine to the Priest at Mass.
Please be in the church 10 minutes prior to Mass and identify
yourselves to one of the Ushers.
Please note that where there is no intention listed, the Mass is
offered for the Universal Church. MONDAY February 23, 2009
9:00am John Sarich, Jr. r/b
Dorothea Dodds TUESDAY February 24, 2009
9:00am John J. Flacco r/b Wife
& Family WEDNESDAY February 25, 2009 (Ash Wednesday)
9:00am People of the Parish 7:00pm People of the Parish THURSDAY February 26, 2009 9:00am FRIDAY February 27, 2009 9:00am Gordon Hartson r/b Wife
Catherine Vito Lamaina
r/b Wife Tilda SATURDAY February 28, 2009
9:00am Good Intentions of the People of the Parish4:30pm Fran Sullivan r/b The Sullivan Family Joseph Baratta r/b Our Eucharistic Ministers
SUNDAY March 1, 2009
9:00am Stella Corroda r/b M/M
Charles Gugliotta Katherine
Cinelli r/b Frank & Karen Pauro 10:30am James Cummings, Sr. r/b Margaret Cummings Grace Moffett r/b Bernice & Morris Silverman
The Sanctuary Candle this
week is in Memory of Giovanni
Bobbato. If you would like to
contribute to the burning of a Sanctuary Candle in memory of a loved one, you
may call the Rectory. Cost is $10. Attendance/Collection
Feb. 14/15, 2009 568 / $5,579 Attendance/Collection
Feb. 16/17, 2008 550 / $6,616 Budgeted
Weekly Collection: $6,293 Actual Y-T-D Weekly Average:
$5,638 Additional figures to note: Fuel Assistance Collection 2/15/09: $1,005 Pancake Breakfast profit 1/25/09: $ 125 Collection 11/23/08: $5,470 Collection 12/28/08: $4,943 Automatic E-Giving St. Stephen Parish is providing Electronic
Giving, or eGiving, as a simple, secure and convenient method for making
contributions. The eGiving option is being used by churches throughout the
country and works similar to online bill paying. You may logon to www.StStephensPennsauken.com
to set up your account. |
Please call the Rectory to let us know if your family member is in the hospital or homebound so that we may bring them Communion. This week remember to pray for: Rose Alessandroni, Dolly
Angelastro, Arnold Black, Patricia Booth, Marion Borreggine, Vincent
Buondonno, Dominic Caruso, Dorothy Coyle, Marge
Cummings, Esther DeMarco, Jessie Dixon, Patricia Domer, Joe Flacco, Robert
Gottschall, John Heininger, Jr., Jean Heller, Thomas Holmes, Sr., Jim Hutton,
Rita Insley, Donna Krawchuk, Nancy
Loperfido, Vincent Marchese, Marie Melchiorre, Elena
Melfi, Jennifer Osborn, Edith Parrissi, Angie Pennestri, Rita Picciano,
Leonard Rebilas, Rosemarie Rosolia, Raphael
Rubin, William Sauer, Carmella Scrivani, Mary Jo
Stedrak, Mary Terzini, Daniel Topper, Adelaide
Travia, Margaret Trifaro, Anthony Vocale, Jean
Wenstrom, Harry Wilson. Ministry Schedule for
February 28/1 Saturday, 4:30pm Altar Servers: K. Hulsey, E. Mattera, K. Sullivan EM’s: P. Krohn, T. Mattera, L. Garofalo, Sr. Eleanora,
S. Eisenhardt Lectors: The Busch’s Sunday, 9:00am Altar Servers: E. Stemetzki, S. Morales, P. Luthman EM’s: S. Marano, R. Davis, J. Rosario, L. McHugh, R.
Leone Lectors: M. Miller, D. Steinmetz Sunday, 10:30am Altar Servers: The Bowmans, H. Atchison EM’s: T. Scavuzzo, B. Buffington, J. Messina,
M. Meloni, G. Tutwiler Lectors: J. Bowman, J. Scavuzzo Next Special Diocesan
Second Collection: March 1, 2009 –
“Black/Indian Mission”
Calling
All Ushers! St. Stephen’s has a great need for ushers, especially at the 10:30am
Mass. Anyone interested in being an usher (this includes men, women or
youth) is asked to call the rectory office.
Thank you. Stewardship Reflection Stewardship
Message “He said to them in reply, “Whoever has two cloaks should share with the person who has none. And whoever has food should do likewise.” (Luke 3:11) John
the Baptist teaches Stewardship of giving to those in need. The Stewardship
theology of sharing with the poor as we love our neighbor as self, is taught
throughout the Old and New Testaments. St. Vincent de Paul Helpline (856) 581-7980 591-StStephen |
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Three This Week @ St.
Stephen’s 2/23-Monday-9am Mass, 7:15pm RCIA 2/24-Tuesday-9am Mass, 9:30am A&E décor,
7pm Rosary 2/25-Ash Wednesday-9am Mass, NO CCD,
7pm Mass 2/26-Thursday-9am Mass/Novena, 6:15pm Youth Music, 7:15pm
Choir 2/27-Friday-9am Mass, 7pm Stations, 7:30pm
YAM 2/28-Saturday-8am Men’s Prayer Group, 9am
Mass, 10am 1st Penance, Noon A& E décor, 3:45-4:15pm
Confession, 4:30pm Mass 3/1-Sunday-Masses: 9am & 10:30am Altar Flower Donations Anyone
interested in donating flowers for the altar to mark an Anniversary,
Christening or Memorial Mass, please contact Maria Haas @ 665-8393. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Tuesday Night Rosary Please join us every Tuesday at 7:00pm
in the church in response to Our Lady of Fatima’s
request to pray the rosary for peace in the world.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ St. Stephen’s Prayer Line The Prayer Line belongs to you. If
you need someone to pray for you, you are at the right place. Contact Sharon @ 745-8067 for February requests. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ St. Stephen’s Rosary Makers Meets every 1st & 3rd Thursday @ 7pm at Stonegate. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Men of St. Stephen’s Please
join us for our Men’s Scripture/Prayer
Group. We meet every Saturday
morning at 8am for one-half hour. The
first meeting each month will be held at the Merchantville Diner on Centre
Street. The remaining meetings will
be held in the Rectory Basement Meeting Room. Hope to see you on March 7th at the Diner. More
Info: Joe Fagan @ 662-5908. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
In Loving Memory
of Andrew Ott 1952-2009 “The just man, though he
die early, shall be at rest.” Wisdom 4:7 |
Gentlemen: Time Out! Tough times? Could you use God’s help? Gentlemen, you are invited to take time to relax and energize yourselves at a weekend retreat at St. Joseph’s in the Hills in Malvern, PA. The retreat begins Friday, March 13th and concludes at 11am on Sunday, March 15th. Why should you go? 1. Time with God away from hectic daily schedule, 2. Perspective, 3. Find new purpose 4. Improve your prayer life, 5. Relax with Friends For more info call Joe Fagan @ 662-5908. St Stephen’s Young Adult
Ministry, ages 21-40 Take-Out and a Movie – Saturday, February 28th
at 6:30, Location to be announced, call JD at 856-316-2598 for details. Upcoming feature
for February - "Evan Almighty" For more information on the St. Stephen's
Young Adult Ministry contact us at saintstephens_yam@yahoo.com. Special Lenten Series - "Your are not an accident!Even before the universe was created, God had you
in mind, and planned you for his purpose" The St. Stephen's Young Adult
Ministry, ages 21-40, will begin a special Lenten series based on the popular
book "The Purpose Driven Life".
The group will gather at church every Friday during lent at 7pm starting
on February 27th to attend the stations-of-the-cross and then move to another
location to participate in group sharing from 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Please
RSVP to Rose at 856.663.9342 by February 16th. Participates will need
to make arrangements to pick up materials. A $10 book fee is required, made
payable at the first meeting. The
first 7 short chapters will need to be read prior to the first meeting for
discussion on February 27. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Lent 2009 Spirituality
Series Theme: So Great A Love
“A deeper personal relationship
with God requires not only belief in a loving God, but the experience of that
love on a feeling level.” Experiencing
God’s Tremendous Love, Sr.
Maureen Conroy, RSM During this Lenten Series, we will explore
practical insights into the reality of God’s personal and unconditional
love. There will be a short
presentation on the weekly theme and the use of Scripture, stories, and
contemporary experiences, The evening session will be promptly at 7:30 PM and
will allow time for those who would like to remain in church for personal
prayer during this season of Lent. Presenter: Sister Ruthann T. O’Mara, SSJ Sr. Ruthann currently
ministers at Our Lady of Lourdes Wellness Center in Collingswood, N. J. and resides here at St.
Stephen Convent. Wednesday Evenings: March 18, 25 and April 1st March 18: God is Love March 25: Touching God’s Heart April 1: Our God’s Transforming Power Time: 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM Place: St. Stephen Church (chapel) Please
call Jim Rotondo & register for this Series by March 1st. 591-StStephen |
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25th There are 2 Masses in
which to received ashes: 9am & 7pm. Our students will receive ashes at the 10am School Mass. There will be no Noon
service for ashes. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Catch the Spirit
by attending the Parish Lenten Mission Since Our Holy Father dedicated this year to St. Paul, the mission will focus on the life and time of St. Paul and how he promoted social justice. The presenter is Mary An Love, a secular
Carmelite, who has a Masters Degree in Pastoral Care and Counseling and has
worked in Parish Social Ministry as well as an educator and administrator. The
mission will be conducted on March 11 and March 19 at 7:00PM in the Church ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Parish Women’s Retreat A retreat & reflection
morning is scheduled for March 21 from 8:45AM – 12:00PM for the women
of the parish. Sr. Peggy Devlin will be the facilitator. Theme:
“Journey of Transformation” ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Monte Carlo Night at St. Stephen School, Saturday
March 7th Doors Open at 6:30 - Gaming Starts
at 7:15
Donation: $40 per person Includes Dinner, Beer, Wine, Soda and $40 in Casino Gambling Chips Gambling
Chips will be cashed for prizes in
the form of Chinese Auction Baskets. For
Ticket Reservations, please call: Anna North @ 856-324-0701
To
make a prize donation, contribution or to Volunteer in
any capacity (including as a dealer), please call Tom McHugh @ 856-608-6542
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Bids Wanted St. Stephen's is accepting bids for
replacement windows for the convent.
Anyone interested in offering us a quote may call Ray at (609)
313-1550. Thank you. |
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH(A
weekly continuing series) PART ONE - THE
PROFESSION OF FAITH SECTION 2-The Profession
of the Christian Faith Chapter 1: I Believe in
God the Father Paragraph
2: The Father III. THE HOLY TRINITY IN THE TEACHING OF THE FAITH
-The formation of the Trinitarian dogma 249 From the beginning, the revealed
truth of the Holy Trinity has been at the very root of the Church's living
faith, principally by means of Baptism. It finds its expression in the rule
of baptismal faith, formulated in the preaching, catechesis and prayer of the
Church. Such formulations are already found in the apostolic writings, such as
this salutation taken up in the Eucharistic liturgy: "The grace of the
Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
be with you all."81 250 During the first centuries the
Church sought to clarify her Trinitarian faith, both to deepen her own
understanding of the faith and to defend it against the errors that were
deforming it. This clarification was the work of the early councils, aided by
the theological work of the Church Fathers and sustained by the Christian
people's sense of the faith. 251 In order to
articulate the dogma of the Trinity, the Church had to develop her own
terminology with the help of certain notions of philosophical origin:
"substance", "person" or "hypostasis",
"relation" and so on. In doing this, she did not submit the faith
to human wisdom, but gave a new and unprecedented meaning to these terms,
which from then on would be used to signify an ineffable mystery,
"infinitely beyond all that we can humanly understand".82
252 The Church uses (I) the term "substance" (rendered also at times by "essence" or "nature") to designate the divine being in its unity, (II) the term "person" or "hypostasis" to designate the Father, Son and Holy Spirit in the real distinction among them, and (III) the term "relation" to designate the fact that their distinction lies in the relationship of each to the others. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Knights of Columbus,
Pennsauken Council, presents: Comedy Knight - A Knight
of Comedy March 28, 2009 at St Stephen's
School
Beef N Beer begins at 6:00
pm - Comedy Show at 8 pm Featuring Legendary Philly Comedian
Grover Silcox (Fox 29’s Good Day
Philadelphia & the John DeBella Show) Ventriloquist Nick Pawlow
& Manualist Jim Rotondo Tickets - $25 per
person. Limited seating. No tickets sold at the
door. For tickets, please call Lonnie - 856 662-6049 or
George - 856 488-1980 591-StStephen |
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Vincent Orum, AJ In our own day, fasting seems
to have lost something of its spiritual meaning, and has taken on, in a
culture characterized by the search for material well-being, a therapeutic
value for the care of one's body. Fasting certainly bring benefits to
physical well-being, but for believers, it is, in the first place, a
"therapy" to heal all that prevents them from conformity to the
will of God. In the Apostolic Constitution Pænitemini of 1966, the Servant of
God Paul VI saw the need to present fasting within the call of every
Christian to "no longer live for himself, but for Him who loves him and
gave himself for him, he will also have to live for his brethren" (cf.
Ch. I). Lent could be a propitious time to present again the norms contained
in the Apostolic Constitution, so that the authentic and perennial
significance of this long held practice may be rediscovered, and thus assist
us to mortify our egoism and open our heart to love of God and neighbor, the
first and greatest Commandment of the new Law and compendium of the entire
Gospel (cf. Mt 22, 34-40).
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