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May 3, 2020
Saturday, May 2
Eugene Guelda, RIP
Sunday, May 3rd
Anita & Roger Mills, Healing
People of Our Parish
Tuesday, May 5th
Gayle Barham, RIP
Wednesday, May 6th
Dee P. Healing, Strenth & Hope
Thursday, May 7th
Caregivers, Special Blessings
Saturday, May 9th
Judge Debra Yaniko Dupont, RIP
Sunday, May 10th
Natasha Cha, Spiritual & Physical
Health
People of Our Parish
Weekly
Intentions
Virtual Youth
Group Meetings
Last week our topic was Mother
Mary. Who she is, why she’s
important and how to get to know
Jesus through her. �
Our virtual youth group meetings
take place every Wednesday at
6:30pm via Zoom! �
We will meet again this
Wednesday 5/6/20 at 6:30pm via
Zoom!�
An online permission form is needed
to participate. Please contact me
and I will email you the link to the
form. If you have already filled out
the form for a previous meeting
there is no need to fill it out again. �
Prior to the meeting, please register
for a FREE Zoom account at:
zoom.us�
�
Hope to see you online!�
�
E�afa� Lemons
Director of Youth Ministry
St. Stephen Catholic Church
3rd Sunday of Easter
Regular
$4,834.00
Online
$7,666.00
Parish Giving
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�� Center of Hope is providing�
DRIVE THRU groceries at 1318�
Clear Lake Road Monday � �
Thursday from 10am � 2pm, �
while requesting the name, date �
of birth and zip code from all �
those who drive through to pick �
up food. �
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�� Center of Hope is providing�
Financial Assistance for �
utilities and prescriptions. �
Those seeking assistance can�
call (817) 594�0226 or email �
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�� Staff is on�site and taking every �
precaution in compliance with �
CDC. �
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�� We are receiving FOOD �
Donations. Following CDC �
guidelines, we ask donations be �
put in the baskets outside our �
back pantry door, then staff will �
go out and collect those items. �
Food donations may be dropped �
off Monday � Thursday from �
8am � 4pm. �
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�� WE ARE IN OVERFLOW �
MODE!!! We have been �
abundantly blessed and have �
been able to share over 4,000 �
pounds of food with other �
ministries that are helping to �
meet needs in their community. �
***THAT IS 2 TONS or equal to �
a full grown great white �
shark!!!�
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�� We are beginning to receive�
calls for assistance with rent/�
mortgage payments. Our ability �
to help with this is very limited, �
but we are taking information and �
doing our best to assimilate a list �
of households needing this type �
of assistance. �
To all parishioners who
have signed up for online
giving through our
website. We are very
grateful for your
participation and
especially your
generosity during these
challenging times for all
of us here at St. Stephen!
God Bless,
Fr. Mike and Fr. Emmet
LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS�
TO THE FAITHFUL FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2020
Dear Brothers and Sisters,�
The month of May is approaching, a time when the People of God express with particular intensity their love and
devotion for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is traditional in this month to pray the Rosary at home within the family. The
restrictions of the pandemic have made us come to appreciate all the more this “family” aspect, also from a spiritual
point of view.�
For this reason, I want to encourage everyone to rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of
May. This can be done either as a group or individually; you can decide according to your own situations, making the
most of both opportunities. The key to doing this is always simplicity, and�it is easy also on the internet�to find good
models of prayers to follow.�
I am also providing two prayers to Our Lady that you can recite at the end of the Rosary, and that I myself will pray in
the month of May, in spiritual union with all of you. I include them with this letter so that they are available to everyone.�
Dear brothers and sisters, contemplating the face of Christ with the heart of Mary our Mother will make us even more
united as a spiritual family and will help us overcome this time of trial. I keep all of you in my prayers, especially those
suffering most greatly, and I ask you, please, to pray for me. I thank you, and with great affection I send you my
blessing.�
Rome, Saint John Lateran, 25 April 2020�
Feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist�
Pope Francis
First Prayer
O Mary,�
You shine continuously on our
journey as a sign of salvation and
hope.�
We entrust ourselves to you,
Health of the Sick,�
who, at the foot of the cross,�
were united with Jesus’ suffering,�
and persevered in your faith.�
“Protectress of the Roman
people”,�
you know our needs,�
and we know that you will
provide,�
so that, as at Cana in Galilee,�
joy and celebration may return�
after this time of trial.�
Help us, Mother of Divine Love,�
to conform ourselves to the will
of the Father�
and to do what Jesus tells us.�
For he took upon himself our
suffering, and burdened himself
with our sorrows to bring us,
through the cross,�
to the joy of the Resurrection.�
Amen.
Second Prayer
“We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God”.�
In the present tragic situation, when the whole world is prey to suffering and
anxiety, we fly to you, Mother of God and our Mother, and seek refuge under
your protection.�
Virgin Mary, turn your merciful eyes towards us amid this coronavirus
pandemic. Comfort those who are distraught and mourn their loved ones who
have died, and at times are buried in a way that grieves them deeply. Be close
to those who are concerned for their loved ones who are sick and who, in
order to prevent the spread of the disease, cannot be close to them. Fill with
hope those who are troubled by the uncertainty of the future and the
consequences for the economy and employment.�
Mother of God and our Mother, pray for us to God, the Father of mercies, that
this great suffering may end and that hope and peace may dawn anew. Plead
with your divine Son, as you did at Cana, so that the families of the sick and
the victims be comforted, and their hearts be opened to confidence and trust.�
Protect those doctors, nurses, health workers and volunteers who are on the
frontline of this emergency, and are risking their lives to save others. Support
their heroic effort and grant them strength, generosity and continued health.�
Be close to those who assist the sick night and day, and to priests who, in
their pastoral concern and fidelity to the Gospel, are trying to help and
support everyone.�
Blessed Virgin, illumine the minds of men and women engaged in scientific
research, that they may find effective solutions to overcome this virus.�
Support national leaders, that with wisdom, solicitude and generosity they
may come to the aid of those lacking the basic necessities of life and may
devise social and economic solutions inspired by farsightedness and solidarity.�
Mary Most Holy, stir our consciences, so that the enormous funds invested in
developing and stockpiling arms will instead be spent on promoting effective
research on how to prevent similar tragedies from occurring in the future.�
Beloved Mother, help us realize that we are all members of one great family
and to recognize the bond that unites us, so that, in a spirit of fraternity and
solidarity, we can help to alleviate countless situations of poverty and
need. Make us strong in faith, persevering in service, constant in prayer.�
Mary, Consolation of the afflicted, embrace all your children in distress and
pray that God will stretch out his all�powerful hand and free us from this
terrible pandemic, so that life can serenely resume its normal course.�
To you, who shine on our journey as a sign of salvation and hope, do we
entrust ourselves, O Clement, O Loving, O Sweet Virgin Mary. �
�
Amen.
PARISH STAFF
1802 BETHEL RD. �
WEATHERFORD TX 76086�
817�596�9585�
� �
Fr. Michael O’Sullivan SCA, Pastor
�
Fr. Emmet O’Hara, SCA, Associate
Pastor �
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Diacono Carlos Frías �
817�757�8985�
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Kathleen Kechnie,�
Director Religious Education �
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Emmafae Lemons�
Director of Youth Ministry�
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Lilia Arevalo, �
Safe Environment Coordinator�
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Ron Westendorf, Business Manager
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Dorothy Mendolia, Admin. Assistant �
St. Stephen Website:
https://saintstephencc.org�
Thousands of teenagers from across the country are gathering on
Sunday nights for the BIGGEST ONLINE YOUTH NIGHT EVER.
It’s called ProjectYM Live and each week it will feature some of the
biggest speakers and worship leaders in the Catholic youth
ministry world. Our parish is signed up to participate – all your
teenager has to do is log in to PROJECTYM.COM/WATCH this
Sunday at 7 PM CDT.
3 Quick Notes:
1. The broadcast starts at 7 PM CDT, but plan to have your
student log in a few minutes early to make sure they’re on when it
starts.
2. They can access the event on any device with a web browser –
but the faster the connection, the better. I’ll shoot you an email on
Sunday afternoon to remind you.
3. Join me on our Instagram during the event
@ststephenyouthministry for fun polls and questions on our story.
PS. Though this event is geared towards teenagers
everyone is invited to watch!
A Message from Director of
Youth Ministry Emmafae Lemons
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