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St. Stephen, Deacon & Martyr
We are a Stewardship Parish
Come Join Us on Ash Wednesday
Services are at 7am, 3:30pm, 5pm (English)
Children orientated homily at the 3:30 and 5pm Services
Masses at 8am, Noon, 6:30pm (English)
7:30pm (Polish)
Ashes will be distributed
at all Services and Masses
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time February 15, 2015
Our Parish Mission
Liturgy Schedule
A Catholic community of faith striving to witness to
the Gospel. Our Baptism and Confirmation calls us
to bring Christ’s Love to our families, our work
places and our community. Grateful for God’s gifts,
we seek to nurture those gifts and to give back to the
Lord by sharing our time, talent and 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
with the eyes of Christ and that leads to a
commitment to justice. We seek a sense of unity in
Christ that leads us to be an open and welcoming
people and a sense of joy in being graced by the gifts
of God’s Love.
Monday—Saturday: 8am
Mass of Anticipation: 5pm
Sunday: 7am, 8:30am, 10am, 11:30am, 6:15pm;
1pm (Polish)
Reconciliation: Saturdays, 8:45-9:30am
St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr Catholic Church
17500 South 84th Avenue, Tinley Park, IL 60487
708-342-2400
www.ststephentinley.com
Twitter @ststephentinley
Stewardship
Monthly Give Central
Collection
Regular
$11,447.00
Sharing
$172.00
Building Fund
$1.00
Parish Center
$260.00
SVDP
$673.00
Holy Mother
$35.00
Christmas
$100.00
Easter
$100.00
Collections
For 02-01-2015
Regular
$15,185.00
Kids
$56.11
Sharing
$139.00
CJB
$162.00
Christmas
$85.00
Christmas-YTD $110,315.15
Electronic
$5,194.50
Parish Center
$20.00
Collections
For 02-08-2015
Regular
$25,287.00
Kids
$90.31
Sharing
$116.00
CJB
$15.00
Good Friday
$5.00
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CHURCH
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Parish Office
17500 South 84th Avenue
Tinley Park, IL 60487
Office Hours: 8:30am-8:30pm Mon-Th;
8:30am-7pm Fri; 9am-5pm Sat
Office Closed: 12:30-1pm Mon-Fri
Office Phone: 708.342.2400
Office Fax 708.342.1545
Religious Ed. Phone: 708.342.1544
Website: www.ststephentinley.com
email: [email protected]
@ststephentinley
Thank you for your continued Stewardship in support of St.
Stephen. Please visit our website to find other opportunities
for generosity through planned giving by remembering St.
TIME, TALENT & TREASURE Stephen in your will or living trust.
In addition to printing the collection, we are printing
the Sunday and Holy Day collections from the previous month and for the fiscal year to
date as well as budgeted amount needed for us to meet both our expenses & mortgage
payments. Mortgage payments are $41,500 per month (interest and principal).
The Archdiocese loaned us the money to start our parish and build our facilities on the basis of
a commitment to Stewardship by the parish. We thank everyone whose support enables us to
do the work of our
parish.
Actual
Budget
Last Month January
Year-to-Date July 1—January 31
$121,569 $121,500
$871,308 $850,600
BAPTISMS are celebrated every Sunday at 3pm in English and 1pm in Polish. Please contact
Deacon Ken in the parish office for the necessary preparations.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION is available on Saturdays, from 8:45—9:30am in the
church or by appointment.
FUNERALS can be arranged with the parish office.
MARRIAGES St. Stephen Parish welcomes the celebration of the weddings of both registered
parishioners and the children of registered parishioners. Information is available from one of
the priests or deacons.
PASTORAL CARE OF THE SICK can be arranged for the sick, elderly and handicapped
desiring Communion by calling the parish office.
BULLETIN ARTICLE DEADLINE Articles are to be in the parish office noon on Friday for the
following week’s bulletin. E-mail: [email protected]
REGISTRATION OF NEW PARISHIONERS is held on the 2nd & 4th Sundays every month after
10am Mass. New parishioners unable to register at Sunday registration, may register at the
parish office on Mondays at 2pm, Tuesdays at 11am, Wednesdays at 8:30am or Thursdays
at 6:45pm. Please phone 708.342.2400 to make an appointment. We warmly welcome
new parishioners and cordially invite you to join us on our life-long journey to the Lord.
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STAFF
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Rev. James Finno, Pastor
Rev. Grzegorz Warmuz, Associate Pastor
William Engler, Deacon
Chuck McFarland, Deacon
William Schultz, Deacon
Joseph Stalcup, Deacon
Pete Van Merkestyn, Deacon
Kenneth Zawadzki, Deacon
Karen Opyd, Administrative Assistant to Pastor
Mary Jeanne Pazin, Director of Religious Education
Leslie Krauledis, Assoc. Director of Religious EducationTammy Burns, Admin. Assistant for Religious Education
Mark Gorka, Music Minister
Karen Dillon, Youth Minister
Dave Prete, Maintenance Director
SCHOOL
Cardinal Joseph
Bernardin Catholic School
9300 167th Street
Orland Hills, IL 60487
Phone 708.403.6525
Fax 708.403.8621
Ms. Mary Iannucilli,
Principal
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From Our Pastor
Dear People of St. Stephen,
“Return to me with your whole heart,
says the Lord.” This line from the
first reading of the Ash Wednesday
liturgy expresses the spirit of Lent.
Lent is a season of renewal. The
Lord’s call in Lent is meant for each
of us, no matter where we are on our
faith journey. Whether our need is to
renew a faith that has grown dormant
in our lives or simply to deepen our
faith, Lent calls us to renew and
strengthen our relationship with
Christ. Through the traditional
Lenten activities of prayer, fasting,
and almsgiving, our church calls us to
deepen our awareness of the presence
of Christ in our lives and to grow as
the Lord’s disciples. Our parish
Lenten theme this year – Lord Jesus,
walk with us in our suffering and
transform our lives – reminds us that
Christ walks with us at every stage of
our lives and especially in our times
of suffering. The Cross of Jesus is the
Lord’s ultimate expression of
compassion for us. Jesus shares even
our suffering and dying and also
leads us to new life by giving us to
share in His resurrection. In our
struggles, we are joined to Christ’s
sufferings and find hope and strength
in His promise of life. This Lent we
invite our parishioners to write a
suffering that they or others are
bearing on one of the paper crosses
on the tables in the narthex – a
suffering that the person wants to
pray for and wants our community to
pray for during Lent. We will place
the crosses on wooden crosses at the
back of the sanctuary, underneath the
large crucifix. The symbols remind
us that what is on the crosses is the
passion of Jesus in our present world
and remind us that we are not alone
as we deal with difficult times in our
lives. As a community of prayer
during Lent, we join in praying for all
those whose sufferings and struggles
are represented on our crosses.
Renewing
our
relationship
with
Christ during Lent also opens us to
the healing, merciful love that Jesus
brings to us. This Lent, on Friday,
February 27, and Saturday, February
28, our Archdiocese is joining
together in a special effort to make
the merciful love of Christ available
through
the
Sacrament
of
Reconciliation. All our parishes will
be offering special times for the
sacrament between noon on Friday
the 27th and noon on Saturday the
28th. Twenty-four parishes in all parts
of the Archdiocese will be open for
24 hours to offer the sacrament
during that time. The closest parish to
us that will offer the sacrament for 24
straight hours is St. Christina in
Chicago. We will offer expanded
hours for the sacrament on those days
– from 3:30 to 4:30pm and from 5:30
to 6:30pm on Friday the 27th and
from 8:45 to 9:45am on Saturday the
28th. More information on this effort
is elsewhere in the bulletin.
As you prepare for Lent, I encourage
you to keep two principles in mind.
First, growth happens when we plan.
Second,
growth
results
from
changing our habits. The Church
proposes three traditional activities
for our spiritual growth during Lent:
prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
Prayer is that time we give to
building our relationship with the
Lord. Taking some special time to
strengthen our relationship with
Christ through prayer and reflection
is, for me, the key to Lenten spiritual
growth. A number of suggestions for
Lenten prayer and reflection are
elsewhere in the bulletin. Fasting is
giving up something to acknowledge
that Jesus is Lord and that nothing is
more important than God. Fasting is
meant to discipline us to focus our
values. We give up something to
affirm that God is at the center of our
lives. Almsgiving – sharing our
blessings – recognizes that all we
have is God’s gift to us and that we
want to use our gifts as the Lord
would want us to use them.
Almsgiving is a concrete expression
of turning away from selfishness and
turning
toward
self-giving.
Suggestions for Lenten fasting and
almsgiving are elsewhere in the
bulletin.
The goal of all our Lenten activities
is to renew our relationship with
Christ and to grow in living the
lifestyle of the followers of Jesus.
Lent is a more focused time for
spiritual growth. For Lent to have a
lasting impact on our lives, it needs
to be a time when we build habits of
prayer and Christian living that carry
over into our lives after the season
ends. Giving up something or doing
something for Lent is an excellent
discipline for spiritual growth. But
keeping in mind the goal of all our
Lenten activities – our growth as
Christians – will lead to lasting
spiritual growth. One good approach
to Lent is to identify a habit that you
would like to develop, a habit that
would enhance your spiritual life, and
then take a small step or two during
Lent to develop that habit. Growth
occurs in small steps and comes
about when habits change. In these
few days before Ash Wednesday, I
invite you to make a plan for your
observance of Lent and then commit
yourself to follow that plan and to
seek to grow as a disciple of Jesus
during this special season.
May God bless you and your loved
ones.
Fr. Jay
Spiritual Life
Lent “Growing as Christ’s Disciples”
Some ideas for growing in your Spiritual Life
“The Little Black Book”
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18th. Once
again we have the Little Black Books available. This
book will help us to walk through the 50 days of Lent by
reading the scriptures along with explanations,
reflections, quotes and other information. All Catholics
are asked to devote more time to prayer during Lent and
the Little Black Book can be used daily to help us spend
time with the Lord.
Don’t
Give
Up
Chocolate
This
Lent…
instead, Matthew Kelly says have your best Lent ever.
He invites us to join him on a transforming journey this
Lent through his BestLentEver email program. When
you sign up for this program, Matthew Kelly will each
day email you simple yet powerful messages that
explores the genius of Catholicism and will inspire you
to become “the best version of yourself.” Lent is not just
about giving up things. Lent is about doing something.
Kelly’s the BestLentEver email program is simple and
free. Our commitment to the spiritual growth is all that is
required. To learn more about this program or to sign up
for it, go to BestLentEver.com.
“The Little Black Book” is available in the narthex.
Please take one and use it to pray daily during Lent. A
donation of $1.00 is requested to cover the cost of “The
Little Black Book” which is based on the writings of
Bishop Ken Untener of the Diocese of Saginaw,
Michigan.
The Gift of the Kingdom
Kingdom Retreat 2015
Saturday, March 21 and Sunday, March 22
The Kingdom Retreat is a great way for the adults of our
community to renew and strengthen their relationship
with God. It also allows you to reflect on your life priorities. You can get to know some fellow St. Stephen
members. This retreat gives you time to pray, worship
and participate in group activities. The registration fee is
$10. There is no set cost for the retreat, but a free-will
donation will be asked at the end of the retreat. There
are sign up forms in the narthex and in the parish office.
Please return the sign up form to the parish office and
mark your envelope “Kingdom Retreat”. Over the years
the Kingdom Retreat has been a renewing weekend for
many parishioners of all ages. It is a special time to reflect, pray and spend time with the Lord. If you have
any questions about the Kingdom retreat, please call Fr.
Jay or Karen Opyd in the parish office.
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You arrive at 7:45am on Saturday; the retreat ends
mid-afternoon on Sunday.
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This is not an overnight retreat.
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Everyone goes home Saturday evening and returns
on Sunday morning at 7:30am.
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Mass is celebrated on Sunday at 1pm with a family
dinner following.
The Eucharist is the center of our lives as Catholics.
Understanding the Eucharist and receiving the strength
of the Eucharist is a foundation for witnessing to our
faith and living it out in these challenging times. The
book “Bread of Life” by Fr. Louis J. Cameli, a priest of
the Archdiocese of Chicago, has been chosen for our
next book discussion. Fr. Cameli explores the meaning
of the Eucharist in modern day life and helps readers to
see the Eucharist from a contemporary and pastoral perspective. The book will be on sale in the narthex the
weekend of February 7th and 8th for $12. Small group
sharing of the questions at the back of each chapter will
be held on Thursday evenings at 7pm beginning February 19th and Saturday mornings at 8:45am beginning
February 21st. If you would like to start a small group
in your own home please contact Barbara Black at
[email protected] or 708.466.9962. We look forward
to having you join us.
We receive the Body of Christ,
We are the Body of Christ,
We are becoming the Body of Christ.
Spiritual Life
Some Suggestions for Lent
Embrace the Disciplines of Lent
Prayer:
Share in one of the spiritual renew programs
on the opposite page
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Read Scripture Daily.
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Pray the Rosary, individually or as a family.
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Attend Daily Mass...8am, Monday thru Saturday;
also, at 7pm on Thursday (English); 8:15pm Friday
(Polish).
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Attend the Stations of the Cross...8:45am every Tuesday in the Daily Chapel and 6:30pm every Friday in
Church (English); 7:30pm every Friday in Church
(Polish).
Fasting:
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Fast one day a week according to the traditional
Catholic Fasting day. Eat one full meal and two
smaller meals, enough to overcome some sin. Perhaps fast one day a week for peace, an end to violence in our society and for the safe return home of
all the men and women in our armed forces.
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Give up something you enjoy throughout Lent. Fast
from candy or sweets or wine or whatever you
choose. Perhaps do this as a family. What you save
by fasting could be given to the needy, perhaps to our
St. Vincent DePaul Society or to the “Rice Bowl”
program to feed the hungry throughout the world.
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Try to fast from some bad habit that detracts from
God’s presence among us; for example, fast from
putdowns of others or from bad language. Perhaps
fast on Friday and join us for the Stations of the
Cross in the evening.
Almsgiving:

Try to give of yourself in someway each day to
someone who is need. This could be by donating to a
charity or by taking time to assist someone with a
word of encouragement or by helping with a task.

Give up a particular food, e.g., dessert, and donate
perhaps to our St. Vincent DePaul Society or to the
“Rice Bowl” program or to another group that assists
the needy.

Try to do an act of kindness each day for someone in
your family or someone close to you.
Almsgiving (continued):
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Parish Service Trip to “Feed my Starving Children
Did you know that over 6,200 children die each day from
starvation? We will be hand-packing meals to send to
malnourished children in 70 countries around the world.
Adults and teens are welcome to sign up. Children 6 and
up can come with a parent. You will carpool in groups to
the Feed My Starving children locations. Departure from
St. Stephen is approximately 90 minutes prior to the
event: Monday, March 2, 2:30-4:30pm at the Aurora
location (District 210, Kirby District 140, Summit Hill
161 have no school that day). Friday, March 6, 12-2pm
at the Schaumburg location (Andrew HS has no school
that day).
You must sign up no later than February 22 with Karen
Dillon our Youth Minister at 708-342-2400 ext. 149 or
[email protected]. Those who cannot
attend but who want to support the project can donate
funds. Checks should be made payable to FMSC and can
be dropped off at the parish office to Karen Dillon’s
attention. Credit card payments can be made by filling
out a form in the parish office. $33 feeds 5 children for a
month! $180 feeds 1 child for a year!
MATTHEW KELLY
Discussion on “The Four Signs of a
Dynamic Catholic” today at 4:30pm in
the Large Meeting Room. Light supper
at 4:30pm...discussion will end in
enough time to attend the 6:15pm
Mass. Please call the parish office if
you will be attending.
Living every day with PASSION AND PURPOSE
Are you thriving or just surviving? Are you ready for
more energy? A deeper sense of purpose? More joy? A
clearer understanding of God’s plan for your life? Join us
for one of our Passion and Purpose Live events. It’s not
your typical church event! It has been a life-changing
event for tens of thousands of people. Living Every Day
with Passion and Purpose Live is presented by
internationally acclaimed speaker and author Matthew
Kelly and the incredibly talented musician Eliot Morris.
Matthew Kelly’s presentation will be at St. Stephen
Church on Saturday, May 2, 2015, at 7pm. Tickets are
$39. Make checks payable to “Dynamic Catholic.” All
proceeds go to support the work of Dynamic Catholic.
Tickets are available in the parish office.
Spiritual Life
Lenten Calendar 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Be merciful, O Lord.
As I am reconciled and return to the Lord with a sincere and willing heart, let me accept His mercy and forgiveness,
allow Him to renew His Spirit in me, and humbly use His grace to reach out to others.
February 18 February 19 February 20 February 21
Ash Wednesday
Reflection
For the Day
Be merciful,
O Lord.
Open your
heart to
Jesus'
teachings
during Lent.
Fast today.
Use the Little
Attend a Mass or Black Book
prayer service to of Lenten
receive ashes.
reflections.
Suggested
Activity
Festival of Forgiveness
Pope Francis has described his vision of
the church as a field hospital in the middle
of a terribly wounded world. The Church
herself is populated by wounded and sinful
members, but by God’s grace she still serves as an
instrument of healing and forgiving mercy.
During Lent 2015, the Church in the Archdiocese of
Chicago wants to bring the medicine of mercy not only to
the Catholic faithful but also to anyone who stands in
need of healing and forgiveness.
From noon Friday, February 27 to noon Saturday,
February 28, the Church in Chicago will offer special
opportunities for the celebration of the Sacrament of
Penance and for prayers of healing. The Catholic
Faithful, especially those who have been away from the
sacraments, are urgently invited to come and share in
God’s mercy. That second weekend of Lent, Paul’s letter
to the Romans will be read at every Mass. And we, the
Church, will proclaim and embrace his words: “If God is
for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:11)
The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be offered here at
St. Stephen from 3:30 to 4:30pm and from 5:30 to
6:30pm on Friday the 27th and from 8:45 to 9:45am on
Saturday the 28th.
The closest parish offering the
Sacrament for 24 hours is St. Christina at 11005 South
Homan Avenue in Chicago.
Remember
our loved
ones who
have gone
before us.
Attend The
Stations of
the Cross
every Friday
during Lent.
Pray for the
Lord's help in
making the
right choices
in life.
Visit a shut-in
or someone in
a nursing
home.
Lenten Intention Cross
Lord Jesus, walk with us in our suffering
and transform our lives.
In our struggles we are joined to Christ
in our sufferings and find hope and strength in His
promise of life. We invite you to write the suffering
that you or others are bearing on a paper Cross
available in the narthex - the suffering that each of us
wants to pray for during Lent. We invite you to
place the cross in the basket marked "intentions". The
crosses will be brought to the altar and placed on
one of the crosses in the sanctuary to remind us that
we are not alone in our suffering and are joined with
the Lord who suffered for us.
Tater-Dipped Eggplant
¼ cup butter or margarine
1 medium eggplant, peeled and cut into ¾ inch strips
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 cup instant mashed potato flakes
Oven 450 4 servings
Melt butter in shallow baking dish in pre-heated oven. Combine egg,
salt and pepper. Dip eggplant Into egg mixture, then potato flakes.
Place in baking dish with butter. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until
tender, turning after 10 minutes.
Tips: 1. Eggplant may be prepared as directed and fried in skillet over
medium heat for about 10 minutes until tender and brown.
2. To reheat: Uncovered, at 375 for 5 – 7 minutes.
Spiritual Life
Lenten Small Groups For Adults
The Gift of the Kingdom
St. Stephen is having Lenten small group faith sharing!
Some reflections from past participants
Want to have a good Lent this year?
One of our current team members, Joe Hoffman says,
“Need a change? Twenty years ago, my wife Joan came
back from a Kingdom Weekend and my life has never
been the same since. Do you need a change of some
kind? Join us on Saturday, March 21 & Sunday March
22 and experience your change. Looking forward to
seeing you in the Kingdom !
Come and follow a simple format for faith sharing
during the time your child/children attend religious
education. This is open to all members of the parish;
you do not have to have children enrolled in religious
education in order to part of the small group faith
sharing. All parish adults are invited! Also, if you
would like to facilitate a group at one of these times,
please contact the parish office at 708-342-2400.
Monday, February 23, March 9, March 23
Tuesday, February 24, March 10, March 24
Wednesday, February 25, March 11, March 25
4:30-5:15pm and 6:16-7pm
These groups will meet in church for one hour. Chairs
will be set up on the west side of the church in the St.
Jude area. A format with readings and prayers will be
provided for all participants and it is FREE, no charge
for materials!
My personal story is that I kept putting off going to the
Kingdom each year because I thought I was always too
busy to give up an entire weekend. And was I ever
wrong ! In 2012, at the last minute I decided it was time
to attend. And that was the best decision of my life. I
actually think it was the Holy Spirit who nudged me to
make the decision. I was definitely spiritually renewed,
Exhilarated and reawakened to Christ in my life. Another
benefit was the wonderful people I met who are dear
friends to this day. I want to personally invite each of you
to make this the year you experience that “Kingdom
Spirit”. (Barbara Black—Kingdom Weekend Lay Leader)
Thank You
A Thank You from PADS Ministry
Thank You for Comedy Night
The success of PADS Ministry to the Homeless requires
many different things: volunteers who are willing to shop
for supplies, volunteers who are willing to prepare the
meals we serve and volunteers who are willing to serve at
the shelter. The generosity of donors to fund PADS
Ministry is also needed. On Super Bowl Sunday, our
youth group held their annual "Souper Bowl" collection to
raise funds for PADS Ministry. Thru the efforts of our
teens and thru your generosity, almost $2,500 was
collected. Thank you to our teen group and to those who
helped fill their kettles. Also, thank you to Moms and
Tots, who provided the dinner meal for our guests on
Friday, February 06.
Thank you to Comedy Night committee members Bill
Brady, Pam Franckowiak, Sharon Grill, Nancy Jaskierski, Rick and Kay Piatchek, Toni Rafferty, and Nanette
Young for all their efforts to enable us to have a very
enjoyable and successful Comedy Night last Saturday. A
good dinner and an evening filled with laughter warm the
spirits of over 250 guests – a great break from the dreariness of winter. In addition, the event raised about $4000
each for both St. Stephen and Cardinal Bernardin School.
Thanks also to all the volunteers who helped our committee members both of the preparations and at the event.
We look forward to the fifth annual Comedy Night next
winter.
THANK YOU—To the people of St. Stephen, please accept our sincere thanks for your prayers for our grandson,
Kevin Renderman. Over 4 years ago Kevin was diagnosed with a brain tumor. During this entire time he put
up a great fight. He went home to Our Lord last
week. Again, thank you for all your support and prayers. (Harry and Gloria Renderrman)
Human Concerns
Donating to St. Vincent de Paul has
become easier through our new ONLINE
GIVING. Go to www.ststephentinley.com
and click on the ONLINE GIVING logo to
the left of the screen to register and make
your donation. Thank you from our St.
Vincent de Paul Society.
Confidentiality and Compassion
are cornerstones of our SVdP ministry.
Annual Friends of the Poor Benefit.
Raffle and event tickets are on sale for the Society of St.
Vincent de Paul Chicago’s 7th Annual Friends of the Poor®
Benefit. The benefit will be held at Drury Lane in Oakbrook
Terrace on Sunday, April 19. This year’s lucky raffle winner
will drive off in a brand new 2015 Chrysler 200 Limited
Sedan! Net proceeds from the raffle and event will be
distributed evenly among our SVdP Districts in Cook and
Lake counties to grow our impact on those who come to us
for help. But first, we desperately need your help in order for
us to meet our fundraising goal of $100,000. Please consider
buying at least one raffle ticket for $25. You may never know
their names, but your contribution will help provide food,
assistance with electricity and heat, and much-needed
clothing and shoes for families in need. And remember, you
may win a new car! You can purchase raffle and event tickets
right now at svdpbenefit.org.
St. Stephen’s Respect Life Ministry
St. Stephen’s Respect Life Ministry gathers
for prayer and planning on the 3rd
Thursday each month in room 125 of the
parish office. The next meeting is this
Thursday at 7:00pm.The Respect Life
Ministry focus is upon dignity of life
issues. Our goal is to make concerns
known, educate our faith community on the particulars,
and provide support and assistance for Catholic life
concerns through prayer and action. If you have any
questions please contact Deacon Bill Schultz at the
parish office.
Parish Life
SENIORS YOUNG @ HEART
The doctor said to rid yourself of that winter cabin fever,
show up at our next meeting on Monday, Feb. 23rd at
10:AM. Since we had so much fun at our
last Trivia Event we decided to try it again
so put on your thinking cap. Refreshments
are to be provided by the Board.
COUNSELOR AVAILABLE
Michele L. Nowak, LCPC, is available to provide counseling
to individuals and couples right here at St. Stephen parish!
Michele is an experienced professional counselor who has
worked with all age groups and issues. She is a staff member
of The Hollbrook Counseling Center of Catholic Charities.
Blue Cross / Blue Shield accepted. Those without insurance
are eligible for sliding scale fees based on income & number
of dependents. Appointments can be made by calling (312)
655-7725. The first session is free for all who are members
of St. Stephen.
WOMEN’S SOCIAL CLUB
Save the date of February 19, 2015, at 10:00 A.M., in
Rooms 125/126. Ladies, come and find out the how
man’s best friend can be of great help to all of us. Since
most people like dogs, learn how service dogs and therapy
dogs can benefit humanity. Please consider joining us
and bring a friend or two.
Military Corner
Please pray for our Military men and women on a daily basis for their safe return.
Capt. Anthony J. Cesaro
Major Vincent Cesaro
1st Lt. Michael Chimienti
Lt. Amanda Griffith
Cpl. Evan Grober
Capt. Michael Gryczka
Sgt. Joseph Malone
Capt. Christopher Mazurek
Sgt. Dominic Messina
Tsgt. Laura Langley
Ssgt. Carl Langley
PFC Matthew O'Boyle
Tsgt. Stephen Vlaming
LCDR Marilyn Walsh
Major Thomas Walsh
Youth Education and Formation
TGIF
TEENS, ADULTS, & KIDS 4TH GRADE AND
UP WANTED TO DRESS IN COSTUME FOR GOOD
FRIDAY, LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS
PRODUCTION - no speaking required!
Learn more about Jesus' sacrifice for our sins. Please text
Karen Dillon 708-560-4659 for more details. Come to
one of our practices on Sundays, 4:30-6:00pm to get
fitted for your costume.
SERVICE & RETREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR TEENS
8TH GRADE & HIGH SCHOOL
Sat., 2/28 @ 9am-10:30pm - Youth Ministers Service
Retreat held at St. Christina Parish. The cost is $15
donation which will go to Catholic Relief Services.
Lunch & dinner provided. Bring a friend! To sign up or
for more information contact For more information,
please contact Youth Minister Karen Dillon.
OPEN GYM WITH ST. ELIZABETH SETON
on Sunday, 2/15 and 3/15 @ SETON 7:00PM (our
volleyball team will also be playing there these days.)
LOTS OF SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES!
You must sign up in advance!
Spots are limited so don't delay!
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Trip to Feed My Starving Children...see article under
Spiritual Life.
Catholic Charities Meal Program @ St. Blasé
Church, Summit, IL - Wednesday, 3/11, 4:307:30pm. We will car pool with adult driver, set up,
serve, and clean up dinner. Sign up by 3/1.
Easter Egg Stuffing...Friday, March 20th @ 6:308:00pm in the church office. Please bring a bag or
two of candy that will fit in plastic eggs.
Church Easter Egg Hunt and Visit with the Easter
Bunny - Saturday, 3/28 @ 11:30-2:30.
ADULTS & TEENS WANTED FOR MISSION
TRIP 2015 to HARLAN, KY
Join us July 5-11 as we travel to one of the poorest areas
of our nation. We will be working with a group from Our
Lady of the Woods church on building a house and other
service projects. Interested people should contact Karen
Dillon as soon as possible for more information or to
sign up. Places are limited to 25 persons, so don't delay.
Pastoral Ministries
Contact Deacon Ken Zawadzki
Pastoral Ministry Director
708-342-2400, Ext. 146
[email protected]
Other Happenings
An Invitation from PADS
St. Lawrence O'Toole and St. Stephen PADS Ministries
invite all who have supported PADS Ministry and their
families to a Spaghetti Dinner celebrating 25 Years of
PADS Ministry at St. Lawrence O'Toole Church. This
invitation is extended to all who have ever given of their
time, talent or treasure to benefit PADS Ministry. This
includes all who have volunteered as cooks, all who
have served as on site volunteers, all who have donated
financially to PADS Ministry and all who have benefited
PADS in any other way. The dinner will be held at 6:30
PM on Saturday, March 07 and will take place at St.
Lawrence O'Toole Hall 4101 St. Lawrence Avenue
Matteson. (The hall is their church basement, which is
also the site of PADS.) RSVP to Deacon Chuck McFarland at Cell 630 564 4468. Email [email protected].
Andrew High School
Andrew Music Parents 28th Annual Arts & Crafts Show
at Victor J. Andrew High School located at 9001 S. 171st
St. Tinley Park on Sat. 2/28 and Sun. 3/1 from 9am-4pm.
Admission is $3 and Children under 13 are free.
The Parish and RE Offices are closed February 16
for Presidents’ Day!
Stewardship
Stewardship Renewal Weekend
Our Stewardship Renewal Celebration will take place on
February 14th and 15th. We will celebrate our Stewardship
at all of the weekend Masses by inviting all parishioners
to take part in our Winter Ministry Fair. Following every
Mass we will have a ministry sign-up. Our parishioners
will have the opportunity to ask questions about our
ministries and organizations and then join them if they
wish. At tables in the narthex, we will have ministry
representatives, table displays and booklets that explain
what each ministry does.
During this renewal weekend we can reflect on the gifts
God has given us and how we can share them with our
church, our families and our community. Let us all pray
that we will make Stewardship a way of life
acknowledging that God is the source of all we have and
all we are. By generously sharing our time, talent and
treasure we will be responding to God’s call of sharing
our gifts with those around us. Stewardship Sign-Up
Weekends provide a great opportunity for us to get to
meet new members, share our faith with others and be
good stewards for the Lord. Our parish ministries need
you to share your gifts and enhance their work. Won’t
you consider joining a ministry and becoming more
involved in our parish community?
“Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace
given to us, let us exercise them.” Romans 12:6
You Are Invited!
God has given each of us many gifts and asks us to share
them with those around us. This weekend members of
many of our parish ministries are in the narthex inviting
our parishioners to share some of their time and talent
serving God’s people in our parish ministries. Think
about what you like to do, what you are good at and
match those talents with an appropriate ministry. You are
invited to share your time and talent! This is a great way
to show love and care for God’s people.
My command is this: Love each other as I have loved
you. John 15:12.
Parish Center METAL RE-CYCLING
Next weekend February 21 & 22, will be our monthly
recycling drive on our winter hours February 21th from
4:30pm to 6:15 pm and Sunday February 22nd from 9am
to 12:30pm. Our drives are on the third weekend of each
month. Please place empty metal cans into sealed plastic
garbage bags. The donations can be dropped off by the
truck or van located by the garages in the back of the
parking lot. An attendant will be available to assist you.
Thank you for your generous recycling donations. To date
we have collected over $5,000 toward the down payment
on the parish center. If your having a party, (remember
Super Bowl) family gatherings house cleaning, moving or
remodeling or just getting rid of things you no longer use,
please bring them to our collection. If you have items that
are too large to bring (i.e. washing machines, dryers,
stoves, etc.), please contact: Andy Deluca (708-606-3755)
or Bill Beavan at (708-403-2073) to arrange for pickup.
The 2015 Annual Catholic Appeal
“Entrusted with Responsibility”
Today we will have another opportunity to respond to the
Annual Catholic Appeal. The Annual Catholic Appeal
supports many important works of our Church, including
support for parishes, religious education programs, and
schools in economically challenged communities;
recruitment, education, and formation for deacons and
lay ministers as well as ongoing formation for priests;
Catholic Relief Services that provides aid for the poor in
foreign lands, especially in those places hit by natural
disasters; and support for ministries that promote the
dignity of each human life and provide comfort, care, and
counseling to people in need. As you consider your
support for the work of our Church done through
people’s generosity to the Annual Catholic Appeal,
please reflect on God’s gifts to you and on the
responsibility we all have that comes with these gifts.
Your gifts to our parish and to the wider Church
ministries should be given in gratitude for the continuing
gifts that God gives you. Each gift is important and
makes a difference to the important work of our Church.
Gifts to the Annual Catholic Appeal can be given over a
period of five months.
When our parish reaches our goal of $68,147 in
donations to the Appeal, 100% of the additional funds
will be returned to us for our parish’s needs. If you
received your Catholic Appeal form in the mail, you can
bring it to Mass or mail it back if you haven’t done so.
Polish Ministry
Informacje Dotyczące Duszpasterstwa w Parafii Sw. Śzczepana
W ciago calego roku Msza Św. w niedziele w języku polskim jest o godz. 1PM
-Pierwszy piątek miesiąca: Spowiedz of 7-8pm Msza o 8pm
-Pierwsza sobota miesiąca: od godz. 7pm-9:30pm
-Spowiedz w kazdą sobote of godz. 8:45-9:30am
-Po bliższe imformajce proszę dzwonić do biura parafialnego pod numer 1(708) 342- 2400 wew 137
Nie być odsuniętym
Ciężko nam w życiu zapracować na akceptację. A przecież chcemy być czy to w danej grupie, czy to wśród tych, którzy
przynajmniej tak samo myślą. Co stoi na przeszkodzie?
Dzisiejsze pierwsze czytanie traktuje o chorobie, jaką jest trąd. Wszyscy chorzy musieli bezwzględnie przestrzegać
przepisów określających, co mają robić. „Trędowaty, który podlega tej chorobie, będzie miał rozerwane szaty, włosy w
nieładzie, brodę zasłoniętą i będzie wołać: "Nieczysty, nieczysty!" (Kpł 13,45). A zatem byli izolowani od reszty
społeczeństwa. Mogłoby się wydawać, że to już zamierzchła przeszłość. A jednak nie. W dzisiejszych czasach coraz
częściej mamy do czynienia z inną odmianą tej choroby: z trądem społecznym. Jest to choroba bezobjawowa, lecz
dotkliwa dla porażonych. Chorzy, tak jak w przypadku prawdziwych trędowatych, zostają izolowani od reszty, a
dodatkowo są traktowani jako zło niechciane, niepotrzebne i zbyteczne. Mimo, że mają czasami do przekazania wiele
dobrych wiadomości, rad czy informacji, to nie widzi się ich, nie czyta, depcze się ich godność, a nawet zabija
psychicznymi sztyletami. Ci, którzy „chorują”, w większości są ludźmi wrażliwymi, bogatymi wewnętrznie, ale dla
innych niemodnymi, wręcz dewotami, są skazani na niezrozumienie, na wyśmiewanie. Izolowani, w dalszym ciągu
tworzą, myślą, pracują (np. wolontariat), pragną być pomocni i potrzebni. I za to właśnie są wyśmiewani.
Dlatego też słuchając czytań i Ewangelii, oczyma wyobraźni rozejrzyjmy się wokół siebie. Czy obok, niedaleko, są tacy,
którzy przez nas lub przez grupę zostali odsunięci jak trędowaci? A może nam nie odpowiada to, że są inni? Jako
chrześcijanie mamy miłować się wzajemnie, a to oznacza znalezienie zrozumienia dla tych, których nazywamy
odmieńcami. Święty Paweł w swym liście do Koryntian, mówi: „Nie bądźcie zgorszeniem ani dla Żydów, ani dla
Greków, ani dla Kościoła Bożego.” (1 Kor 10,32). Ale my możemy to zawołanie odczytać jako wezwanie do akceptacji
ludzi, których z różnych powodów odrzucamy.
Chrystus doskonale rozumiał dolegliwości chorobowe, jak również znał status odrzuconego, nierozumianego, bowiem
sam niejednokrotnie tego doświadczał. Ale jako Syn Boży mógł pomóc potrzebującym pomocy. Proszącemu o
uzdrowienie okazał miłosierdzie, wypowiadając trzy słowa: «Chcę, bądź oczyszczony!». (Mk 1,41b). Wnioski? Nie
odsuwajmy od siebie kogoś, kto według naszych norm jest troszeczkę inny, okażmy mu, jak Chrystus, miłosierdzie,
mówiąc – Bracie, chodź z nami, bądź z nami.
Jezu Chryste, pogłębiaj nieustannie naszą miłość do bliźnich, naucz nas dawać ludziom miłość tak, jak Ty dajesz swą
Miłość każdemu z nas.
“To Teach Who Christ Is” Report
Progress on the Archdiocesan “To Teach Who Christ Is” drive as of January 31,2015 is as follows:
Amount Pledged:
$ 794,194
Amount Collected:
$ 512,968
60% of the funds from the parish remain in the parish and are designated toward saving for a parish
center. 40% of the funds go toward the educational mission of the Archdiocese, with the main focus
on a scholarship fund for Catholic schools in poorer areas.
Additional donations for the Parish Center:
$ 73,109
Parish Calendar
Sun 02-15
Narthex Stewardship Renewal after all Masses | Annual Catholic Appeal
Baby Nursing #153 | Narthex...SCRIP Program
10:00 AM 4th Grade Mass Church | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Babysitting #158
10:00 AM Growing with God #162/163/164/165/166/167 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM RCIA #125
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Baptism | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Book Discussion 4 Signs of a Dynamic Catholic LMR
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Living Stations Practice Church
Mon 02-16 No RE | Parish & RE Offices closed |Presidents' Day
Tues 02-17
No RE | 8:45 AM Conedy Night Wrap Up #125/126
6:30 PM Catechist Mtg All Grades LMR
Wed 02-18
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday Masses 8am, Noon, 6:30pm (English) 7:30pm (Polish); Services 7am, 3:30pm, 5pm (English)
No RE | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Moms & Tots #158
Thurs 02-19 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM Adoration of Blessed Sac Daily Chapel with Rosary @ 8:30am
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM St. Stephen Women's Social Club #125/126
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Children's Choir Church
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM Benediction Daily Chapel followed by Divine Mercy Prayers
7:00 PM Bread of Life #126 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM CJBS Dev. Comm. #125
7:00 PM Mass (English) Daily Chapel | 7:00 PM Parish Trans. All Parishes LMR #162-166
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Praise Band Church | 7:00 PM Respect Life #154 |7:30 PM Rosary Daily Chapel
Fri 02-20
8:45 AM - 10:00 AM Scripture Study #126
Sat 02-21
Sun 02-22
2/22
Lector
5:30 PM - 9:00 PM Confirmation Retreat Education Wing, Church, Narthex
6:30 PM Stations of the Cross (English) Church | 7:30 PM Stations of the Cross (Polish) Church
8:15 PM Mass (Polish) Church
Baby Nursing #153 | Narthex...SCRIP Program
8:30 AM Bible Scripture Study#154 | 8:45 AM Bread of Life #155
12:30 PM - 4:00 PM Confirmation Retreat Education Wing, Church, Narthex
4:30 PM - 6:15 PM Can Do Metal Collection Parking Lot
Baby Nursing #153 | Narthex...SCRIP Program
7:30 AM - 1:00 PM Can Collection Parking Lot | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Babysitting #158
10:00 AM Children's Liturgy of the Word #154,#155,#156 |11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Parish Regis.Welcoming LMR \ #156
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM RCIA #125 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Lamentations (Polish) Church
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Baptism | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Living Stations Practice Church
5:00 PM
Daley,Bern
Burke,Bill
Eucharistic Bulvan,Christine
Przybylski,Dianne
Jakocko,Donna
Czerwinski,John
Czerwinski,Joanne
Vallejo,Ruben
Vallejo,Judi
Bibzak,Ray
Bibzak,Joyce
Smith,Patrick
Genardo,Patricia
Baste,Choleen
Altar
Meagher,Amanda
Meagher,Katelyn
Kane,Caitlin
Celebrant Fr Greg
Deacons
Dcn Ken
Greeters
Mary Tafoya
Joan Beck
Jean Coughlin
Peg Schmidt
7:00 AM
8:30 AM
10:00 AM
Dressel,Allan
Gorcowski,Barbara Hilbert,Mary Beth
Beaudin,Greg
Berchman,Cheryl Reidy,Brian
Page,Bob
Albee,Eamon
Kapala,Joan
Dressel,Judy
Bogumil,Sue
Lestarczyk,Mary
Belling,Robert Heniff,Pat
Henzl,Jim
Lucas,June
Heniff,Jack
Henzl,Peggy
Rice,Edward
Lenhart,Robert
Dobersztyn,Joe
Rice,Connie
Benkowski,Lisa
Rowe,Lawrence
Erzinger,Ruth
Slechter,Ed
Trump,Rick
Anderson,Mary Kay
Gorcowski,Kimberly Anderson,Shirley
Deanching,Minerva Knauf,Judy
Farley,Bill
Meteisis,Pam
Farley,Kay
Orawiec,Claire
Dometita,Levie
Piatchek,Kay
Gatto, Mike
Conover,Dominic Leavy,Sera
Conover,John
Hughes,Danny
Matkovich,Vincent Hughes,Bella
Fr Jay
Fr Jay
Fr Greg
Dcn Pete/Fr Jay Dcn Pete/Fr Jay
Dcn Bill S.
Jeanne Upreti
Chris Losey
Mary Berger
Mark Losey
Flo Simosky
Adam Shaal
Helen Klimek
Erin Shaal
11:30 AM
Dwyer,Suzanne
Kelsey,Kevin
Dillon,Karen
Burke,Linda
Kolloway,Rita
Romano,Rose
Bialas,Mary
Rutkowski,Kathy
Barnes,Geraldine
Brady,Bette
Brady,William
Robison,Anne
Novotny,Deborah
Witry,Bernard
Tesher,Sarah
Tesher,Kevin
Cunico,Nicholas
Fr Tim Guthridge
Dcn Bill S.
Judy Kluchins
Charlene Mueller
Theresa Buckley
Terri Buckley
1PM
Luczak,Longin
Wilk,Kazimierz
Kita,Barbara
Sierakowski,Maria
Boblak,Andrej
Kwiatkowski,S.
Fr Greg
Sun 2-15
Team #1
Sun 2-22
Team #2
Mass Intentions
2/15
7:00am
8:30am
10:00am
11:30am
1:00pm
6:15pm
2/16
8:00am
2/17
8:00am
2/18
8:00am
12:00pm
6:30pm
2/19
8:00am
7:00pm
2/20
8:00am
2/21
8:00am
5:00pm
2/22
7:00am
8:30am
10:00am
11:30am
1:00pm
6:15pm
Sunday
For the People
Dorothy Grosser
req.by Karen Opyd
Thomas Rogan
req.by The Family
Stanley Mitus
req.by Thomas Mitus
Ellen Adams
req.by Dick & Elaine Lindenmeyer
Josephne Bauer
req.by Pauline Cotrano
Peter Aldeza
req.by The Family
Jim Russell
req.by The Weber Family
Za Dusze W. Czyscu Cierpiace
Krystna Sonner
req.by Ray Lipinski
Michele L. Turrise
req.by The Deluca Family
Mario Miglio
req.by The DeCicco Family
Monday
Virginia Grobarcik
req.by Senior Young @ Hearts
Ed Kern
req.by Emily Johnson
Tuesday
Vincent Niceforo
req.by Sandra Peterson
Frank Wojtkowski,Jr.
req.by Lottie Fornek
Wednesday - Ash Wednesday
Christine Brenza
req.by Adult Altar Servers
Thomas Corridon
req.by Mike & Mary Moran
Grace Gary
req.by Marie Mrozowski
Delphine Dermody
req.by Bob Belling
Kevin O'Donnell
req.by Jim O'Donnell
Lottie Fornek
req.by Marilyn Dwyer
Thursday
Purgatorial Society
Adolfo Sumera
req.by Connie Sumera
Raymond Norbot
req.by The Family
James Southland
req.by Robert & Marge Foley
Friday
Donna Depeder
req.by Senior Young @ Heart
Michael Lynch
req.by Ed & Marion Haberkorn
Christine Brenza
req.by Peg & Jim Kenzl
Saturday
Regina Janiak
req.by Senior Altar Servers
Edward Sprinkle
req.by The Rizzo Family
Dorothy Lipinski
req.by Dore
Josephine Bauer
req.by Bob & Nancy Belling
Robert Davis
req.by Mom & Dad
Julia Wegner
req.by Ted Wegner
Dennis & Walter Franckowiak
req.by Pam Franckowiak & Family
Int. of Robert & Margaret Hiemer 25th Wedding Anniversary
Sunday
For the People
Lottie Fornek
req.by Karen Opyd
Int of Adam Sullinger Family
req.by Jim & Sharon Murphy
Joan Mustafa
req.by The Wurster Family
John & Stella Engel &
Stanley Mikos
req.by Tom & Gladys Mikos
Ed Mulhull
req.by Dick & Elaine Lindenmeyer
Anthony Arvia
req.by Barb, Ed & Alex Bara
Doug Adams
req.by Dcn Pete & Jan Van Merkestyn
Za Dusze W. Czyscu Cierpiace
Benedicto Deanching
req.by The Deanching Family
Mary O'Donnell
req.by Jim O'Donnell
Pray for Our Sick
Albert Agresti
Kristen Baldyga
Julie Barth
Arlene Beavan
Sue Bogumel
Augustina Braccolino
Frank Braccolino
Kathie Brosius
Tammy Burns
Ed Burns
Matt Creen
John Czerniak
Ken Delorto
Janice Dorff
Joe Dorff
John Drahos
Cardinal George
Caroline Grady
Fran Grousnick
Joe Hoffman
Sylvia Koch
Lillian Kurzawski
Debra Lanz
Ed Owen
Nathan Parry
Carmen Pignatiello
Anna Plecki
Marek Rudzki
Betty Ruzich
Terry Ryan
Mary Lou Schoettler
Nicole Siedschlag
Rachel Swallow
Joseph Tierney
Alex Udaykee
Jane Van Duch
MaryBeth Vasquez
Paul Wagner
Linda Wasag
Kelly Weiss
And for all for whom our parish is asked to pray
To help keep the list of names read at Mass and placed
in the bulletin accurate and current, we will keep the
name of a non-parishioner who is an immediate family
member of our parishioner on the list at Mass for two
weeks and in the bulletin for two weeks. For a
parishioner, we will keep the name on the list at Mass
for four weeks and in the bulletin for 60 days. We ask
that an immediate family member call after 4 weeks if
you wish to have the name continued to be read at
Mass.
Pray for Our Deceased
None
Weekly Readings
Sun
Mon
Tues
Wed
Thur
Fri
Sat
Lv 13:1-2. 44-46/1 Cor 10:31—11:1
Gn 4:1-15, 25/Mk 8:11-13
Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10/Mk 8:14-21
Jl 2:12-18/2 Cor 5:20—6:2
Dt 30:15-20/Lk 9:22-25
Is 58:1-9a/Mt 9:14-15
Is 58:9b-14/Lk 5:27-32
Welcome to Our Newly Baptized
Brady Richard Cronin
Kylie Grace Cronin
Nicholas Victor Jolly
Juliana Rose Lasocki
Ayden Charles Osborn
Cleire Marie Wydajewski
AN OFFER FROM NANCY’S PIZZA
Nancy’s Pizza at 171st Street and 80th Avenue (in the Family Dollar Plaza) is making an offer to St. Stephen Parishioners. On any Monday through Wednesday,
present this coupon and 20% of the pre-tax amount (10% if a discount coupon is used) will be donated to the St. Stephen Parish Center Fund. You can enjoy a
pizza and support our parish. Nancy’s Pizza’s number is 708-614-6100.
Nancy’s Pizza and St. Stephen Pizza Coupon
20% of the pre-tax amount (10% if a discount coupon is used) to be donated to the St. Stephen Parish
Center Fund on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays!
Phone:_______________________________________
E a r n $$$$ f or S t. S te p h e n ’s Pa r i s h! !!
Have lunch or dinner at Gatto's on the 2 or 4 Wednesday of the month and help in raising funds for St.
Stephen’s parish. The parish will receive 15% of the before tax cost of your meal. Please present this coupon
to your server or ask your server to write St. Stephen's Men's Club on your bill. This applies to Dine-in or
Carryout!!
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Gatto’s Restaurant & Bar
Present this coupon to your server
St. Stephen’s Men’s Club
Dine-In or Carryout
2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month
15%
Donation (before Tax)
AN OFFER FROM tony’s villa rosa PIZZA & catering
Tony’s Villa Rosa Pizza & Catering at 7717 St. Francis Road is making an offer to St. Stephen Parishioners. Present this coupon and 15% of the pre-tax amount (on
pick-up or delivery) of pizzas and catering, will be donated to the St. Stephen Parish Center Fund. You can enjoy delicious Italian food and support our parish at the
same time. Tony’s Villa Rosa Pizza & Catering’s number is 815-464-6700 or you can go to their website at www.villarosacatering.com. They will deliver up to 159th
Street.
Tony’s Villa Rosa Pizza & Catering and St. Stephen Coupon
15% of the pre-tax amount (on pick-up or delivery) of pizzas and catering will be donated to the
St. Stephen Parish Center Phone:_______________________________________