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FEB 17-23, 2020
"Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."
Matthew 16:16 -19
View of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome, taken in October from the rooftop of the Pontifical North American College, where Fr. Reynor studied for the priesthood.- Monday, February 17 - President's Day Observed
- Parish, Religious Education and School offices are closed today
- Tuesday, February 18
- Matthew Bible Study - Library, 7pm - 9pm
- RCIA - Meeting Room, 7:30pm - 9pm
- Wednesday, February 19
- Matthew Bible Study - Atrium, 10am - noon
- Mother's Cupboard - Meeting Room, 6pm - 7pm
- Teen Choir Rehearsal - Church, 7pm - 8:15pm
- Contemplative Community - 8th Grade Classroom, 7pm - 8:30pm
- Thursday, February 20
- Liturgy Bible Study Group - Meeting Room, 9:30am - noon
- Bible Study - Meeting Room, 7pm - 8:30pm
- Friday, February 21
- Mother's Cupboard - Meeting Room, 10am - 11:30am
- Holy Hour - Church, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
- Saturday, February 22 - Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter the Apostle
- Confessions- Church, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
- Eucharistic Adoration - Church, 3:30pm - 4:20pm
- Sunday, February 23 - 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
- Little Saints Sunday School - 9am - 10am
- Confessions - Church, 11:30am - 12:10pm
- Volunteer Mardi Gras Luncheon - Gym, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Won't you sign up to be a part of great things happening this Lent???
Some of us may still have Christmas tree pine needles stuck in our carpet... it is hard to believe that Ash Wednesday is just 11 days away. Would you help us?
Be a Lenten Reflection Writer for St. Stephens Daily Lenten Reflections
To date, only 7 parishioners have signed up to write one of our Lenten reflections. Please consider sharing your words, your thoughts, your heart with parishioners by signing up to write a reflection here.
Be an Usher or Greeter for Ash Wednesday
We receive so many visitors to St. Stephens on Ash Wednesday, many of whom may not feel comfortable or welcome in a church, because they have been away for some time. Please consider assisting at one of our masses or services on February 28, even if you do not regularly serve in this ministry.
Please sign up here.
Be and Usher or Greeter for Confirmation
Again, so many family and friends join us at St. Stephens for one of our Confirmation Masses, which will be held this year on Friday, March 6 at 5:30pm and Saturday, March 7 at 10:30am and 2pm. We need some of wonderful parishioners to assist at this special sacrament. Even if you do not usually serve in this ministry, please consider signing up here.
Clean up Scheduled from November Storm Damage
As you probably have noticed, there was a significant amount of tree damage and downed branches on our parish property as a result of the snow and ice storm in November. With the assistance of the Knights of Columbus, Assembly and Council, we have contracted with a tree service to have the property cleaned and the broken hanging tree branches removed in the next couple of weeks.
The Knights organizations have generously donated a portion of the cost for the cleanup. We hope to have this work completed prior to Confirmation, which is the first weekend in March. The remaining cost to complete the work is $4000.
If you would like to make a directed gift to help defray the expense of this service, please call or stop in the parish office.
As always, we are grateful for our parishioners and their continued generosity!
Finally....- Do you have information to share with parishioners about parish ministries and groups that meet in the Week-at-a-Glance? If so, send information to Mary Juliano at mjuliano@ststephenchurchwarwick.orgby Sunday of the week you would like the information posted. Please include meeting date, time and location with a brief description.
- Please encourage other family members to join us on Flocknote!
To join, text MARTYR to 84576. To complete registration, click through the reply text link you receive.
To join and receive emails only, go to flocknote.com/stephenmartyr. Complete registration by choosing groups and ministries you are interested in getting updates from.
- Monday, February 17 - President's Day Observed
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Thank you, to all our Volunteers!
St. Stephens Parish Staff is hosting a volunteer luncheon, with a Mardi Gras theme, on Sunday, February 23 at 1:30pm in the school gym. If you have volunteered in the parish in any capacity during 2019, please be our guest.
If you did not receive the Evite, please contact the parish office to RSVP. -
Following Christ - Lent 2020The Christ Life Team of St. Stephens is pleased to offer Following Christ, the second in the three part series on Wednesday evenings during Lent. If you participated in Discovering Christ in the fall of either 2019 or 2018 and have not yet completed following Christ, you are eligible to participate. The program will run on Wednesdays during Lent (except for March 11), from 6:15pm - 7:45pm in the cafeteria.
To participate, please sign up here. -
The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal became a new community by the Authority and Blessing of Pope John Paul II in 1987. 8 priests and brothers started the Order in the South Bronx. Today there are almost 150 Friars in over a dozen US cities and international countries. They strive to work more spiritually and definitively with the poor, the homeless, the lost, the physically and mentally ill, the drug addicts, and those suffering from abortion and those women who are willing to give their babies up for adoption.
Joe Campo, the director of this documentary, is coming to St. Stephen's on Saturday, March 14th at 7:00. He will show this awesome documentary and be available for a Q and A session afterwards. To totally fulfill this incredible event, Fr. Glenn Sudano, one of the original 8 Friars, will be in attendance as witness to this movement.
This is a tremendous opportunity and a great Lenten preparation for Easter.
Donations will be graciously accepted in order to help promote the continued works of the Friars in Jesus' name.
Please contact the Church office for additional information and details.
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