St. Stephen Catholic church

2491 James River Turnpike, Ona, WV 25545

(304) 743-3234

Reverend Thomas Kalapurackal

Phone: (304) 743-3234

Fr. Thomas EMAIL: tkalapurackal@dwc.org

WEBSITE: www.ststephens1.com CHURCH EMAIL: ststephens@suddenlinkmail.com

PARISH COMMITTEE & GROUP CHAIRS

WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS

If you would like to become member of our parish, please remove this portion of the page and fill out the following information. You may place it in the collection basket, mail it, or bring it to the parish office

Tues - Fri between 8:30 A.M. and 12:30 P.M. WELCOME!

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OUR MISSION STATEMENT

St Stephen Catholic Church, as a family of believers, is committed to pray, to teach, to study and to share our gifts and talent with those whose lives we touch daily. The mission of our Parish is to proclaim the Gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ

and to build a loving, caring community.

Pastoral Council ….…….....….......Cindy Gonsowski

Finance Council….…….....…........ Buddy Lake

Eucharist ………….…….....…...... Clara Schulte

Liturgy …………………................ Sr. Mary Grace Barile

RCIA ..................…...….......……. David Warner

Faith Outreach ............................. Patrick Grace

Music Director ……………........... Marieanne Cordle

Education Director ………............ Christine Anderson

C.W.I.T. …….............................. Karen Fragale

THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

January 27, 2019

MASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday 6:00 PM

Thursday 5:30 PM

Friday and Saturday 9:00 AM

Sunday 9:30 A.M.

Confession after daily mass

OFFICE HOURS 8:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Tuesday through Friday

Secretary - Mandy Lucas

Today’s Mass is offered for the Repose of the Soul of Dolores Jean Wallace

By David and Cheryl Warner

PARISH SCHEDULES CONTRIBUTIONS

January 27, 2019

MUSIC

January 20, 2019

HOST

Eleanor and Patrick Mortimer

READERS

Bil Neal, Aidan Ray, and Linda Garcia

ALTAR SERVERS

Colin and Charlie Morrison

COMMUNION

Irene Faller, Rex Newby, Diane Chandler, Andy Footo, Clara Worst Schulte

KITCHEN HOSPITALITY

George and Cindy Gonsowski

DOUGHNUT PICKUP

Clara Worst Schulte

COLLECTION COUNTERS

Elaine Conrad and Pauletta Lyzenga

WATER PLANTS

Kim Jones

Envelopes $645.00

Loose $154.00

Social Concerns $15.00

Maintenance $20.00

Mass Intention $120.00

Bulletin Ad $200.00

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Total $1,154.00

Attendance 42

***TODAY we will have a second collection for the Church in Latin America. More info about this collection can be found in the blue box to the right (on page 3)

HOST

Kim and John Sang

READERS

Lisa Willis and Jane Lake

ALTAR SERVERS

Aidan Ray and Nam Tran

COMMUNION

Paula Grace, Cindy Gonsowski, Cris Adkins, David Warner, Melanie Beckett

KITCHEN HOSPITALITY

Angela and Andy Footo

DOUGHNUT PICKUP

Bill and Mary Ann Schaefer

COLLECTION COUNTERS

Richard Sang and Bruce Boone

WATER PLANTS

Karimpour (month of Feb.)

GATHERING Let the Heavens Be Glad

Psalm 96 Your words, Lord, are Spirit and Life

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

PREPARATION We Are Many Parts

COMMUNION Dona Nobis Pacem (round)

Speak Lord

SENDING FORTH Sing of the Lord’s Goodness

February 3, 2019

573

Pg 64

Pg 65

583

CHOIR

592

561

A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE by BUD OZAR

In today’s gospel Jesus was “praised by all” except at home in Nazareth where the “eyes of all were intently on him.” Acceptance can be hard to find at home due to unreal expectations. Jesus challenges us to “proclaim liberty” to anyone “oppressed” or “captive” by our expectations.

Sunday, January 27

Mass 9:30 am - 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Monday, January 28

Office Closed

Tuesday, January 29

Mass 6:00 pm

AA Meeting 8:00pm

Wednesday, January 30

Choir Practice 7:00 pm

Thursday, January 31

Mass 5:30 pm

Friday, February 1

Mass 9:00 am

Saturday, February 2

Mass 9:00 am

Sunday, February 3

Mass 9:30 am - 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time

**Confession available after the daily masses.

WEEKLY CALENDAR

Page 3

If you know of someone who is homebound please contact the parish office so we can send

them the weekly bulletin and Fr. Thomas can pay them a visit.

Offering Envelopes

Please clearly print your name and the amount of your contribution on your envelope to ensure you are

given the proper credit. Thank you!

Bulletin Deadline

Information for the next bulletin needs to be received by this Thursday morning at 10:00 am

Please keep in your Prayers

Audrey Cheke

Carolyn Ciavarella

Brian Cordle

Tom Ferris

Max Garcia

Rena Garcia

Family of Ted and Vangie Garcia

William Geyman

Marge Kaib

Linda Post

Rod Post

Jim Rudersdorf

**Please call the office if you would like to add someone to the prayer list.

St. Stephen has available Masses for your intentions. Envelopes can be found in the lobby. Please fill out the information and drop envelope in the collection

basket or turn it into the office.

Sun. January 27

9:30 am - =Dolores Jean Wallace

Tues. January 29

6:00 pm - =Mark Lafferre

Thurs. January 31

5:30 pm - Frank Cortez

Fri. February 1

9:00 am - Mary Susan Slowikowski

Sat. February 2

9:00 am - Mary Susan Slowikowski

Sun. February 3

9:30 am - =Minnie and Sal Barile

= Denotes Deceased

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS

The Church in Latin America Collection

January 27 (TODAY)

The Collection for the Church in Latin America supports pastoral programs as awarded by the Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Projects include the work of evangelization,

formation of laity, religious and seminarians, as well as youth ministry and catechesis. Funding

is limited to programmatic expenses and excludes building construction except in cases

of emergency.

Angelus

V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary.

R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and the hour of our death. Amen

V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.

R. Be it done unto me according to Your word.

Hail Mary, etc…

V. And the Word was made flesh,

R. And dwelt among us.

Hail Mary, etc…

V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray: Pour forth, we beseech You, O Lord, Your grace into our hearts; that, as we have known the incarnation of Christ, Your Son, by the message of an angel, so by His passion and cross, we may be

brought to the glory of His resurrection, through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen

January Birthdays!!

**We currently don’t have birthdays on record for everyone, so if someone has been left off this list or if the information is incorrect, please contact the parish office.

Nick Chongswatdi 1-1 Cleve Hunt 1-5 John Lucas 1-7 Kurt Jones 1-7 Paul Becker 1-11 Candie Bogren 1-12 Lisa Willis 1-16 Linda Bedway 1-17

Richard Hoffman 1-17 Katy Becker 1-20 Ed Ore 1-24 Anthony Newby 1-26 Jackie Stombock 1-26 Cris Adkins 1-29 Jim Rudersdorf 1-30 Sr. Mary Grace Barile 1-31 Linda Stephens 1-31

We are still in need of volunteers for various parish duties on Sundays. Please let Mandy in the office know if you can commit to be on the list of any of the following. The average time needed for each duty is listed beside them…

Collection Counters (30 minutes) Kitchen Hospitality (30 minutes)

Host Family (20 min before mass) Donut Pickup in Milton (before mass)

Water Plants after mass (20 min)

If you need a statement for your offering contributions (2018) for tax purposes, please email, call, or visit the office

during office hours.

Email: ststephens@suddenlinkmail.com

Phone: 304-743-3432 (you can leave message)

**Upcoming Events**

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Liturgy Meetings - 1st Thursday of every month / 6:00 pm

Pastoral Council Meetings - 3rd Thursday of every month / 6:00 pm

Finance Committee Meetings - 2nd Wednesday every other month / 6:00 pm

Catholic Women in Touch (C.W.I.T.) Meetings - 3rd Sunday of every month directly after mass

What is Pursuit?What is Pursuit? Pursuit provides a great opportunity for teenagers and Pursuit provides a great opportunity for teenagers and

parents to experience a fun and faithparents to experience a fun and faith--filled evening filled evening together. This year we will focus on saying YES to God. It together. This year we will focus on saying YES to God. It

will be facilitated by the Diocesan Youth Office Staff. will be facilitated by the Diocesan Youth Office Staff.

Who should attend:Who should attend: The evening is specifically designed for middle school and The evening is specifically designed for middle school and high school age students and their parents. And its FREE!!high school age students and their parents. And its FREE!!

Dates and TimesDates and Times…… Ascension (Hurricane) Ascension (Hurricane) -- 2/17/19 at 5:45 pm2/17/19 at 5:45 pm

Our Lady of Fatima (Huntington) Our Lady of Fatima (Huntington) -- 2/18/19 at 6:30 pm2/18/19 at 6:30 pm

Marshall University Marshall University -- 2/21/19 at 6:00 pm2/21/19 at 6:00 pm

For more info...www.wvcatholicym.orgFor more info...www.wvcatholicym.org

New Offering Envelopes are In!!

Please pick up your box of offering envelopes for 2019.

**If you do not have a box of envelopes with your name on it and would like one,

please contact Mandy in the office. We have plenty of extra boxes available for use.

THANK YOU…

To Ed Ore, Dave and Cheryl Warner, and Sal Barile who volunteered their time to paint and clean our bathrooms

this past week!!!

A note from E.C.C.H.O.

The ECCHO Board of Directors is asking for

your help. Anticipating that we may see an increase in need for food in the near future due to the Federal Government Shutdown,

we are asking for you to prayerfully consider how you might assist. We're

looking for direct food donations,

organizations to wage a donation campaign, and always accept monetary contributions

for this worthy cause. We are neighbors helping neighbors in their time of need.

Women’s Retreat

Co-sponsored with the DWC Department

of Formation & Mission

Biblical Women in Conversation: Chats

With the Gals

Presented by:

Nicki Verploegen, Ph.D.

St. John XXIII Pastoral Center,

Charleston WV – March 15 -17, 2019

Registration Deadline: March 8, 2019

Register online at...

www.dwc.org/2019-Womens-retreat/

(**flyers are on the welcome table)

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From the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

To report an incidence of suspected child sexual abuse, please contact your local law enforcement

agency, or you may confidentially contact WV Child Protective Services at 800-352-6513. To

report suspected cases of sexual abuse by personnel of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston

to the Diocese, please contact the Diocese at 888-434-6237 or 304-233-0880

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ststephens@suddenlinkmail.com 304-743-3234

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