A PRAYER FOR FATHERS TO SAY

O God, our Father in Heaven, I marvel to thing that you have called me to be a father, too.

For in your presence I am but a child. Your are strong, I am weak. You are all holy, I am a sin- ner, You are perfect in wisdom and love, I am often blind and prone to selfishness.

In spite of all this, you have called me to be a father here on earth. I ask from you the grace to lead my family along your paths, by my words, but especially by my example and my prayer.

Help me to put my wife and children ahead of my own ambitions and recreations, to be atten- tive their needs, just as you show your providen- tial care to all of us.

And when firmness or discipline are required, help me to be motivated not by frustration or im- patience, but—like you—by a heart of love.

Last Rites/Anointing of the Sick

Once again, it bears repeating that if someone is put on hospice, the rectory should be notified and ar- rangements made for the receiving of the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. It may not be possible anymore for a priest to be called when someone is at the point of death. Even if death is not imminent, the receiving of the sacrament can give comfort and peace not only to the person who is ill but also to the family.

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Expenses for the week of May 27 to June 1

Utilities                                   $3,481.27
Rectory                                     1,048.57
Cemetery.                                  1,900.00
Bus Service                                  100.00

TOTAL                                      $6,529.84

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As a cost cutting measure, as of June 1, there are no longer teen workers in the office after 4:00. The office will be open from 9 to 4 during the week and closed on Saturday/Sunday.

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St. Stephen’s Class of 2019 will graduate this Friday, June 14.  We wish them well as they go on to high school.