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September 1, 2019 Vol. 38 No. 4

St. Stephen’s Catholic Church 4601 Neely Avenue Midland, Texas 79707 (432) 520-7394 Fax (432) 520-7395

www.ststephensmidland.com

Rev. Rodney White, Pastor Assistant Pastor: Rev. Freddy Perez

Deacons: Leonard Hendon, Luis Mata, Fidel Saldivar, Larry Salazar Director of Religious Education: Gretchen Lara

Music Director: Gabriel Salgado Youth Director: Crystal Villareal

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION OPENINGS - ADORACIÓN DEL SANTÍSIMO

Monday - Thursday (lunes-jueves): 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM Wednesday (miércoles) : 4:00 AM, 11:00 AM, & 3:00 PM

Thursday (jueves): 12:00 AM (Wednesday Midnight) Friday (viernes): 12:00 PM noon

Saturday (sábado): 1:00 AM

Please prayerfully consider signing up to spend an hour with our Lord in adoration! Call Linda Foster at 432-559-8888 for information.

Si El Señor te esta llamando para pasar una hora con El acompañándolo, comuníquese con Linda Foster (habla Español) al 432-559-8888.

September 7th & 8th After all masses in

the foyer orders will be taken

Order forms are available in the Parish Office for the St. Stephens’s T-shirts, Polos, & Caps Come order your shirts for the whole family. All proceeds will go to Parish Life.

7 y 8 de septiembre Después de todas las misas en el foyer, los pedidos se podrán hacer Órdenes de camisetas, polos y gorras de St. Stephens se tomarán en la oficina parroquial. Todas las ganancias irán a la vida parroquial.

We want to Thank Father Rodney for allowing us to give our mission appeal and Father Freddy for his support. We happily glorify God when we announce that with the 2nd collection and donations we raised the money for our initial costs (training, flights, visas and language school)! Praise God! Please do not hesitate to contact: (432) 803-7337 sabrinasokolowski@familymissionscompany.com if you have further questions or want to support. We still need our minimum team of 25 support partners. We are currently around half way, but we are confident

the Holy Spirit will stir the hearts of His faithful! God Bless you all and continue to pray for those that we will encounter and that they will respond to God's gracious love. https://www.familymissionscompany.com/project/issokolowski/

Please join us for a holy hour

for vocations on Thursday, September 5th

at 6:00 p.m.

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ST. STEPHEN’S CONFESSION SCHEDULE

Monday - Tuesday - Thursday - Friday 6:45 am - 7:00 am & 5:00 - 5:30 pm

Wednesday 6:45 a.m.-7 a.m.; 5-5:30 p.m.;

& 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Saturday 7:45 am - 8:00 am; 4:00 - 4:45 pm

Sunday 8:15 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.; 11:15 a.m. - 11:45

a.m.; 4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. Anytime by appointment.

Last Week’s Collection

Regular Deposit: $ 19,055.56 Other Income: $ 4,804.89 Financial reports are available in the parish office.

This weekend’s special collection is for Helping

Hands of Midland to be as distributed to the Poor of

Midland. Please help. Thank you!

All are invited to a Holy Adoration hour on September 3rd at 6pm, following the 5:30 evening Mass in the chapel. We read the Gospel for the day, pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, contemplate the Lord and end

with Benediction. Don’t miss this powerful hour of Adoration held both in English and Spanish.

Sunday, September 1 - Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Monday, September 2

Tuesday, September 3

Wednesday, September 4

Thursday, September 5

Friday, September 6

Saturday, September 7

Sunday, September 8 - Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

For the week of September 1, 2019

Eucharistic Adoration Schedule

Eucharistic Adoration will resume following the 7 a.m. Mass on Tuesday, Sept. 3rd.

Have a safe and blessed Labor Day!

Horario de Adoración Eucarística

El Santísimo Sacramento será reposado hasta después de la Misa de las 7 a.m. el martes 3 de septiembre.

¡Que tengan un feliz y bendita Labor Day!

• 3nd

Year Theology – Kenrick- Glennon Seminary

• Birthday: March 26, 1994

• From: Abilene

• Favorite Food: Italian

• Likes playing the Violin, Singing and Reading

PRAY FOR KEVIN!

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September 1 Dolores Baeza Jose Chavez

Caleb Hayden Alondra Maldonado

Robert Martinez Evelynn Mondragon Faustino Rodriguez

Garrett Smith

September 2 Beatriz Acosta Irma Amparan Nash Dowdle Julio Flores

Kristen Garcia Dominic Gibson

Mike Lulloff Nahilea Mata

Melissa Meraz Eric Reyes

Jordan Rodriguez Aniya Salazar Patsy Salgado

Gustavo Sanchez Adam Thibodeaux Magdalena Vega

September 3 Hilda Aranda

Iralynn Barriga Matthew Bustamante

Mirta Chavez Karen Dominguez

Alondra Garcia Emiliano Lopez

Rosio Lujan Aldo Maldonado Bill McCormick Oliver Perez Jian Trujillo

Casey Wallace

September 4 Jessica Aguirre Audra Buescher Martha Duarte

Fatima Enriquez Laci Garcia

Virginia Marquez Maria Martinez

Edel Molina Megan Ramirez Natalie Sledge Marcos Ybarra

September 5 Pedro Chavez

Octavian Estrada Elliott Goodman

Aurora Jasso Mario Morales

Lorenzo Ramirez Erica Reyes

Amairani Sainz

September 6 Samuel Arnzen Robert Garcia Carmen Lopez Antonio Molina Yvonne Olbera

Vannessa Olivares Greg Palko Yaima Paz

Marisol Perales Patricia Poor

Esperanza Read

September 7 George Boy

Leann Brenner Toby Bunch

Jose Carrasco Victor Carrasco

Esmeralda Duarte Olga Kovacich

Rodolfo Marquez Brighton Navarrete

Dale Olson Carmen Rodelo

Sammy Rodriguez Andrew Tejeda

Alina Valdez Lilia Zaragoza

September 8 Margaret Aguirre Francisco Anaya Juan Anaya Jr.

Roger Basaldua Sr. Victor Brenon Bryce Jones

Ida McCormick Joan Midkiff

Estrella Mora Mike Nieman

Evelyn Ornelas Tara Pickens Julia Sharum

Monica Sweatt

Castorena Family, Espinoza Family, Pena Family, Willie Garcia, Alice S., Beto Gonzalez, Chris Galindo, Luz Martha Anaya, Mary White, Andy

Stone, Larry White, Pascuala Mendieta, Mark Clark, Potsy Sotelo, Fabian DeAnda Jr., Briana Hartter, All Friends &

Family of Marcie Salgado, Youth & Teenagers, Mary Helen Smith, Galindo Family, Amelia Valerio, George Shejan, Sergio Patino, Yolanda Rodriguez, Kim Walsher, Antonia Herrera, Emma Valdez, Jose Valles, Bea Hernandez, Monica Cruz, Guadalupe Mancha, Jesus Mendoza, Katya Vladyko, Alyss Munoz, Alejandro Munoz Jr, Avyel Munoz, Jaelynn Garcia, Veronica Garcia, Jesse Julius Garcia, Patty Garcia, Betty Macchietto, Byron Macchietto & Family, Wilma Sision, Paula Lucero & Family, Megan & Cody Anthony, Larry, Kayla and Pat White, Randy & Jennifer White Family, Curtis Gifford, Peggy Bowersox, Abigail Arias, Fran Thetford, Gerald Thetford, Bob Breeze, Carlota W., Judy D., Tania C., Burdette Family, Vasquez Family, Isaiah V., Frank Hartter, Ruben Salgado, Marcie Salgado, Frank Salgado, Mary Madrid, Albert Madrid, Lissette Madrid.

Email frontdesk.sscc@att.net or call the office at 520-7394 to be added to the prayer list! If someone needs to be removed from prayer list please contact the

office to remove request. Thank you!

Envíe un correo electrónico a frontdesk.sscc@att.net o llame a la oficina al 520-7394 para ser incluido en la lista de oración! Si alguien necesita ser removido

de la lista de oración, por favor comuníquese con la oficina. Gracias!

Please join the Adult Bible Study Group starting September 4th in Room 2 for two weeks on “Letter to a Suffering Church” and then 10 weeks on “Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius” DVD series by

Father Timothy Gallagher as viewed on EWTN. Classes will begin at 9:30 AM. Call JoAnn for more information and also to purchase

a book at 432-559-2658.

The St Stephen’s Homeschool Co-op is

announcing that registration is now open

for the fall session. Please go to

https://form.jotform.com/92205012694148

to sign up for classes which will be held on

Thursdays at St Stephen’s. Join our FB

page for additional information and

events.

https://www.facebook.com/

StStephensCHSC/

We are in need of volunteers to help out with our RCIA Hospitality Team, to prepare, serve meals

for our RCIA participants on Tuesdays starting on September 3, 2019. Please let Gladys at the Parish office know at 520-7394, if you’re interested in being part of this wonderful Team.

The Women’s Organization is inviting ALL ladies of the

Parish to join our wonderful Organization, Our ladies are in the foyer taking your application after all Masses and answer any questions you may have.

St. Stephen’s Women’s

Organization

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Youth News

Munch-N-Lunch Tuesday’s! 12:00 am—2:30 pm

Every Tuesday Come join us

during your lunch period!

Meal provided for FREE.

Parent Life: It can be challenging to be

a parent today., especially when we want to protect our children and help form them to be responsible, faithful, loving adults. Life Teen offers us a resource to help us do this with

Parent Life. Here they provide

-Monthly Culture updates -Marriage Advice -Parenting Tips Videos, blogs, and much more!

Sign up today at ltparentlife.com and register with our parish code “stephen79707”

TIPI LOCHI Join us for Monday Rosary Group from 6 pm to 8 pm, for prayer, meal, and fellowship. Call the office for more details. JOVENES DE SHEMA Sept. 19 - Reunion de Shema (Respeto) @ 6:30pm Oct. 17 - Reunion de Shema (Respeto) @ 6:30pm Oct. 25-27 - Retiro en Ingles Nov. 14 - Reunion de Shema (Respeto) @ 6:30pm Nov. 21 - Friendsgiving (Tipi Lochi) Dec. 12 - Ayudar con la Virgen de Guadalupe Dec. 19 - Posadas (Shema)

Young Adults/

Jovenes Adultos

Altar Server Training and Events For Spanish and English Mass Servers

Entrenamiento y Eventos de Altar Server Para todos Servidores de Misa en español e inglés

• Sept. 21 (Saturday) Swim Party at COM Aquatics from 7:00 to 9:00 pm - Fiesta en la piscina de COM Aquatics

• Oct. 7 (Monday) Training in Sanctuary of Church from 6:00 to 8:00 - Entrenamiento en el Santuario de la Iglesia

• Nov. 4 (Monday) Training in Sanctuary of Church from 6:00 to 8:00 - Entrenamiento en el Santuario de la Iglesia

If you have received your first holy communion and feel a calling to join our altar server community we invite you to come to the trainings. Parents, we encourage you to attend as well. Please contact Anne Hobbs at 432-934-3192 or behobbs47@gmail.com Si has recibido tu primera comunión y sientes el llamado a unirte a nuestra comunidad de monaguillos, te invitamos a venir a los entrenamientos. Padres, se les invita a asistir también. Por favor contacte a Anne Hobbs al 432-934-3192 o behobbs47@gmail.com

CCD classes start soon! Limited spaces available- please email Gretchen @ Gm.lara@att.net to schedule an appointment to register your child.

(English) Wednesday, September 11th: Kinder- 6th grade 5:30-6:45pm 7th-12th 6:45-8:15pm

RCIC (kids in grades 7th-12th (who are not Baptized): Wednesday, September 11th 6:45-8:15pm

(Spanish) September 16th: Kinder-6th 6:30-7:45pm

RCIC (kids in grades 2nd-6th (ages 7+ who are not Baptized) September 17th 6:00-7:30pm

Youth Group will be moving to Tuesday Evenings…

Come Join us on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 “Mission Impossible” From 7PM - 8:30 PM

Hope to see you there!!

Crystal Villareal youthministryststephens@gmail.com St. Stephen’s Catholic Church (432)-520-7394

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¡ El viñedo de Rachel está aquí para ayudar! Hay esperanza de curación después del aborto. Nuestros retiros están abiertos a hombres y mujeres de todas las religiones. Un contacto confidencial es Mindy en rios2000us@Yahoo.com, 806-702-2284. Nuestro próximo retiro es el 22-24 de noviembre.

Rachel's Vineyard is here to help! There is hope for healing after abortion. Our retreats are

open to men and women of all faiths. A confidential contact is Mindy at rios2000us@yahoo.com, 806-702-2284.

Our next retreat is Nov. 22-24 in Spanish

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Helping Hands of Midland 1301 Brinson Lane

(432) 520-8900

Melissa is a woman in her early 30’s She called our helpline needing assistance with her mortgage. She was three months behind and facing foreclosure. When we met with the woman we found that she is not only working a full time job, but she is also taking care not only of her four children, but also her sister’s two children. The sister is fighting breast cancer and is in Johns Hopkins Hospital undergoing radiation treatment. Melissa had been receiving child support and until now had no trouble keeping up with her payments and raising the children. But three months ago the child support payments stopped. Her income alone was not enough to pay the mortgage, utilities and feed her children. The addition of the extra two children only compounded the problem. Melissa was able to make one of the mortgage payments, but the bank gave her only a few days to bring her account current or she would lose her home. We met with her and assured her that her home would be safe. We were able to bring her mortgage current and offered her advice on how to pursue her child support through the Attorney General’s office. We also advised her on how to apply for emergency food stamps and budget her money to stay current on her mortgage. We feel confident that Melissa will heed our advice and make it on her own. An independent woman, she had never relied on help from agencies before and she is not one to become dependent on them. We pray for Melissa and for her sister. May the sister beat her cancer and return to her own children, and may they both rise above their difficulties and take charge of their lives. Thank you for your support of Helping Hands that allows us to help families such as these. Thank you very, very much!

www.helpinghandsmidland.com

Because we feel it is important that you know how and where your donations to Helping Hands are spent, here is what was done in the past week:

Electric 7 families $ 1,087.43 Water 3 families $ 311.36 Rent 30 families $24,498.68 TOTAL $25,897.47

Upcoming Baptismal Classes: Próximas clases bautismales

Sept 15, Oct 13, Nov 17 & Dec 15

English : 2:00 - 4:30 Spanish: 2:30 - 5:00

Please come by the Office to Register Por favor vengan a la oficina parroquial para registrar.

If you are planning on celebrating your fifteenth birthday, there will be new requirements for a Quinceañera. For more information please come by office.

• Parents & Honoree must be practicing Catholics and registered

members of St. Stephen’s

• Honoree must have completed 2 yrs of Religious Education and

enrolled in confirmation classes

• Attend Youth Group/LifeTeen

• Attend Quinceañera Formation Class

Si planeas celebrar una fiesta de quince años, habrá nuevos requisitos para una quinceañera. Para obtener más información, por favor venga a la oficina.

• La familia debe ser católica y miembros de la parroquia de St. Stephen

• La quinceañera debe haber completado 2 años de educación religiosa y asistir a

clases de confirmación

• Asistir al grupo de jóvenes / LifeTeen

• Asistir a la clase de formación quinceañera.

QUINCEAÑERA FORMATION CLASS For those who have scheduled a Quinceañera celebration at our Parish, the Honoree and one of the parents MUST attend a formation Quinceañera class.

Classes are every 2nd

Saturday of the Month:

Sept. 14, Nov. 9 & Dec. 14, 2019: 8:00 AM – 12 NOON (Spanish) 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM (English)

Please call the Parish office, 520-7394, to pre-register.

CLASES DE FORMACIÓN QUINCEAÑERA

Para aquellos que han programado una celebración de quinceañera en nuestra parroquia, la quinceañera y uno de los padres DEBEN asistir a una clase de formación de quinceañera.

Las clases son cada 2do sábado del mes:

14 de sept, 9 de nov & 14 de dic de 2019:

8:00 a.m.-12 del mediodía. 1:00 pm - 3 pm en inglés

Por favor llame a la oficina parroquial, 520-7394, para preinscribirse.

If you are working with our Youth, going to Youth retreats, doing Vacation Bible School, CCD classes, homebound ministries, you are required to do a background check with the San Angelo Diocese and go to an Ethic's class. For next classes available, please see the

schedule. To obtain a background check form, either see Gladys at the Parish Office or you can download from https://www.sanangelodiocese.org/background-checks.

Thursday, September 5, 2019 – 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM at Our Lady of Lourdes in Andrews, TX. in English Saturday, September 7, 2019 – 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM at St. Ann’s School Library in Midland, TX. in English