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May 27, 2018 Vol. 36 No. 42

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. Timothy Hayter

Deacons: Leonard Hendon, Luis Mata, Fidel Saldivar, Larry Salazar Sisters: Gertrudis Muñoz, Leonila Torres

Youth Director: Thomas Shows Director of Religious Education: Gretchen Lara

Music Director: Gabriel Salgado

In observance of Memorial Day, Monday, May 28th the office will be closed! We will

re-open on Tuesday 8:30 a.m.

En observación del Día Conmemorativo, el lunes día 28 de mayo la oficina estar cerrada. Volveremos abrir el

martes a las 8:30 de la mañana.

The Blessed Sacrament will be reposed due to Memorial Day on Saturday,

May 26th after 8:00 AM Mass until Tuesday, May 29th after 7:00 AM

Mass.

El Santísimo Sacramento será reposado debido Memorial Day empezando el sábado 26 de

mayo después de la Misa de las 8:00 AM hasta después de la misa de las 7:00 AM el martes 29 de

Forget Your Tithe? Give Online! Did you forget your checkbook or offertory envelope today? Don’t worry….we have you covered! You can make a one-time or recurring donation by visiting www.ststephensmidland.com It’s quick, easy, and convenient!

Attention: If any of the ministry groups have change leaders please call the parish office to update information. Thank you!

Rev. Rodney White 15th Anniversary of Ordination

Dear Lord Jesus, Your have given us a Holy Priest in Fr. Rodney.

We are grateful for the many blessings of this good man who brings us Your holy sacrament of salvation.

Father in heaven, bless and multiply Fr. Rodney’s ministry so that Your Church will multiply for Your glory

and for our salvation.

We praise and thank you, Most Holy God, for the gift of Fr. Rodney! We thank you for his 15 years of service and we ask You to bless us with many more years with our

Beloved Priest.

Ordained May 31. 2003

Sunday, May 27 - The Most Holy Trinity

Monday, May 28

Tuesday, May 29

Wednesday, May 30

Thursday, May 31

Friday, June 1

Saturday, June 2

Sunday, June 3

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Eucharistic Adoration Openings

TUES—THURS: 6AM FRIDAY: 1:00 PM & 2:00 AM

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

ST. STEPHEN’S CONFESSION SCHEDULE

Monday - Tuesday - Thursday - Friday 6:45 am - 7:00 am; 12 noon - 12:15 pm;

& 5:00 - 5:30 pm

Wednesday 6:45 a.m.-7 a.m.; 12 noon-12:15 p.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 20 minutes prior to each Mass

And anytime, by appointment

For the week of May 20, 2018

New Hope Counseling 4400 N. Big Spring St

(432) 687-4673

Francis Hymel D.MIN, LPC, LMFT

Last Week’s Collection

Regular Collection: $ 26,975.20 Building Fund: $ 27.00 Other Income: $ 3,398.26

Financial reports are available in the parish office.

The month of May is a month dedicated to the

Blessed Virgin Mary, that is why we are praying the Holy Rosary at 6:30 p.m.

every day in the big church. Children are

invited to offer flowers to Mary. Rosary will be Bilingual.

Marriage Counseling, Children, Adolescence, Adults, & Families

Upcoming Baptismal Classes:

June 3rd & 10th

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

Please Call Parish Office to Register (432) 520–7394.

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May 27 Jacob Boss

Mike Cardenas Lee Cardona

Waylon Corley Joseph Gallegos

Jaxen Hill M/M Charles Perry

May 28 Larry Amador Maria Flores Larry Galindo

Stetson Gonzalez Jacqueline Marquez

Gabriel Moreno Steve Mueller Holly Waugh

May 29 Lluvia Loya

Ace Marquez Richard Mast Kathryn Orth Caitlin Pause

Sonya Santiago Matthew Stice Keith Trasko

May 30 Zavyan Alvarado

Gina Kollar Mirella Mendoza

Emma Padja

May 31 Armando Acosta

Bobby Amalia DeeDee Arnzen Angel Gonzales

Art Lopez Kimberleigh Lujan Marco Manriquez Madalyn Marquez Stephanie Rivas

Griselda Rodriguez Jo Ann Viney

June 1 Mae Almand

Joseph Brosig Susan Burns Joel Damron Blake Higgins Nancy Leung

Jennifer Vidana Kemberly Villegas

June 2 Ryan Almand

Gia Alva Martin Alva

Richard Gutierrez Eliana Montoya Adam Ortega

Victor Sanchez Kimberly Sosa

Chuck Sturgeon Mackenzie White

June 3 Erin Denlinger

Peter Hallmeyer Francisca Loya

Alliana Luna Billy Lynn

Kim Rhodes, Cruz Cruz, Anatalia Heredia, James M. Garcia, Teresa Kiser, Mike Levi, Bill Boyd, Rita Curry, Dr. Brady Locke, Larry

White, Marisol Tellez, Albert Alvidrez, Maria Olga Tellez, Jenario Tellez, Ramona Isela Legarreta Ortega, Lucas

Alvarado, Pablo Talamantez, Baby Braxton Munoz, Baby Israel Martinez, Alyss Munoz, Alejandro Munoz Jr, Avyel Munoz, Bonnie Marquez, Dayton Martinez, Jose Carmen Vasquez, Betty Compton, Manuel H., John A., Kandy K., Tonia C., Rachel S., Burdette Family, Isaiah V., Vanessa V., Anita P., Carlota W., Judy D., Alicia S., Jesse Julus Garcia, Max Molina, Bob Breese, Gerald Thetford, Fran Thetford, Art Meyer, Bee Meyer, Gina Angay, Pascuala Mendieta J., Richard A. Munoz, John Briggs, Valeria Patino, Kim Walser, Raelynn Natividad, Angela N., Jane Sue, Dean Teagarden, Joann Teagarden, Mark Clark, Potsy Sotelo, Jaelynn G. Garcia, Tommy Escamilla, Yasmin Smith, Stephen Henderson, Eddie L., Selena G., Gary Miller, Gloria Abella, Maria A. Colmenero, Erica Colmenero, Sam Gibbs, Antonia Avila, Jeanette Dragisic, Eddie Martinez, Robert Quiroz, Emma Valdez, Juan Musquiz, Victor Madrid, Kenneth Jones, Tom Torres, Irene Cisneros, Mary Esparza.

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!

The 2018 Catholic Women’s Conference is coming July 27-28! Join 1500+ amazing Catholic Women in San Antonio. You are invited to join my group and receive a $15

discount! Register at CWCSanAntonio.com using my personalized code: m.hanelCWC18. Contact Mary Hanel at (432)978-9311 for more information.

St. Ann’s Woman’s Bible Study 1906 W. Texas

Midland, TX

Tuesday evenings from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm in the St. Ann’s Parlor (June 5, June 19, June 26, July 10, July 24, and July 31.)

OR Thursday mornings from 9:00 am – 11:00 am in the St. Ann’s Annex.

(June 7, June 21, June 28, July 12, July 26, and August 2.) Bible Study is held at St. Ann’s Parish for more information or to register contact Pat Collier at stannswalkingwithpurpose@gmail.com You will need to order a study guide for this course at www.walkingwithpurpose.com. All women are welcome! Childcare is available for both Tuesday night and Thursday morning sessions. Watch the bulletin for more information on our

MEN’S ACTS RETREAT AT SAN MIGUEL CHURCH

WE INVITE YOU ON JUNE 7 –10.

MUST BE 18 YEARS OLD AND UP SPACE IS LIMITED.

FOR REGISTRATION OR MORE INFO PLEASE CONTACT JOE DE LA CERDA AT (432) 269-0542

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Youth News

As Christians, we belong to our families and the family of God. Baptism is how enter into the family of God. Do you

desire to be baptized? Would you like to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church? Are you a member of a Protestant denomination and you would like to learn more about the Catholic faith? If so, we invite you to join us for RCIA in August. "RCIA" stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. It's the process by which adults come into full communion with the Catholic Church. It's free, childcare is provided, we have a lot of fun and we always have something good to eat. RCIA will start in August. If you have questions, feel free to email me at billberry100@aol.com.

RCIA News by Bill Berry

Need to contact the Youth Director Thomas Shows, please call the parish office at (432) 520-7394 or email him at ststephensyouth@yahoo.com

If you are interested in volunteering

for Vacation Bible School please

contact Gretchen in the Parish

Office at (432) 520-7394

Send your kids on an impacting island adventure! June 18-22nd from 8:00 a.m. - 12 noon! $25.00 per child - At Shipwrecked VBS, kids discover how Jesus rescues us though life's storms. Shipwrecked is filled with incredible Bible-learning

experiences kids see, hear, touch, and even taste! Sciency-Fun Gismos, team-building games, cool Bible songs, and tasty treats are just a few of the standout activities that help faith flow into real life! Plus, we'll help kids discover how to see evidence of God in everyday life - something we call God sightings.

Come sign up for Vacation Bible School

Registration will be held in Parish Hall after all masses on Sunday, May 27th

The Young Catholic

Professionals

Conference for the

Diocese of San

Angelo will be hosted here

at St. Stephen’s in November. Please help support them in raising funds to cover speaker fees and other costs associated with the event.

This weekend (May 27th) they will be selling tickets for brisket plates after the 8am, 10:30am and 12:30pm Masses.

The brisket plates can then be picked up the following weekend, June 3rd, after the 8am, 10:30am, and 12:30pm

Masses. Each plate will be $10. Your support is much appreciated.

Summer Fun: Come join us on June 6th at Sherwood Family Aquatic Center from 6:00 – 9:00 as we join St. Elizabeth Ann Seton for a pool party!

Youth Building Open Hours: On Tuesday and Thursday the youth building and

courts will be open from 1-5 during June and July.

Congratulations to all of our Graduates!

We pray that God blesses and guides them as they move into the

next phase of their lives.

27 de mayo de 2018 Domingo de la Santísima Trinidad.

Estas son las palabras del Papa Francisco en el día de la Santísima Trinidad.

¡Queridos hermanos y hermanas, buenos días! Y ¡Buen domingo! Hoy celebramos la fiesta de la Santísima Trinidad, que nos recuerda el misterio del único Dios en tres Personas: el Padre, el Hijo y el Espíritu Santo. La Trinidad es comunión de Personas divinas, las cuales son una con la otra, una para la otra y una en la otra: esta comunión es la vida de Dios, el misterio de amor del Dios Vivo. Y Jesús nos ha enseñado este misterio. Él nos ha hablado de Dios como Padre; nos ha hablado del Espíritu; y nos ha hablado de Sí mismo como Hijo de Dios. Y así nos ha revelado este misterio. Y cuando, resucitado, ha enviado a los discípulos a evangelizar a todos los pueblos les dijo que los bautizaran “en el nombre del Padre y del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo”. Este mandato, Cristo lo encomienda en todo tiempo a la Iglesia, que ha heredado de los Apóstoles el mandato misionero. Lo dirige también a cada uno de nosotros, que, gracias al Bautismo, formamos parte de su Comunidad. Por lo tanto, la solemnidad litúrgica de hoy, al tiempo que nos hace contemplar el misterio estupendo – del cual provenimos y hacia el cual vamos nos renueva la misión de vivir la comunión con Dios y vivir la comunión entre nosotros, sobre el modelo de esa comunión de Dios. No estamos llamados a vivir ‘los unos sin los otros, encima o contra los otros, sino los unos con los otros, por los otros y en los otros. Ello significa acoger y testimoniar concordes la belleza del Evangelio; vivir el amor recíproco y hacia todos, compartiendo alegrías y sufrimientos, aprendiendo a pedir y conceder el perdón, valorizando los diversos carismas, bajo la guía de los Pastores. En una palabra, se nos encomienda la tarea de edificar comunidades eclesiales que sean cada vez más familia, capaces de reflejar el esplendor de la Trinidad y de evangelizar, no sólo con las palabras, sino con la fuerza del amor de Dios, que habita en nosotros. La Trinidad, como había empezado a decir, es también el fin último hacia el cual está orientada nuestra peregrinación terrenal. El camino de la vida cristiana es, en efecto, un camino esencialmente ‘trinitario’: el Espíritu Santo nos guía al conocimiento pleno de las enseñanzas de Cristo. Y también nos recuerda lo que Jesús nos ha enseñado. Su Evangelio; y Jesús, a su vez, ha venido al mundo para hacernos conocer al Padre, para guiarnos hacia Él, para reconciliarnos con Él. Todo, en la vida cristiana, gira alrededor del misterio trinitario y se cumple en orden a este misterio infinito. Intentemos pues, mantener siempre elevado el “tono” de nuestra vida, recordándonos para qué fin, para cuál gloria nosotros existimos, trabajamos, luchamos, sufrimos. Y a cuál inmenso premio estamos llamados. Este misterio abraza toda nuestra vida y todo nuestro ser cristiano. Lo recordamos, por ejemplo, cada vez que hacemos la señal de la cruz: en nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo. Y ahora los invito a hacer todos juntos – y con voz fuerte – la señal de la cruz ¡todos juntos! En nombre del Padre, del Hijo y del Espíritu Santo. En este último día del mes de mayo, el mes mariano, nos encomendamos a la Virgen María. Que Ella que más que cualquier otra criatura, ha conocido, adorado, amado el misterio de la Santísima Trinidad nos guíe de la mano; nos ayude a percibir, en los eventos del mundo, los signos de la presencia de Dios, Padre Hijo y Espíritu Santo; nos obtenga amar al Señor Jesús con todo el corazón, para caminar hacia la visión de la Trinidad, meta maravillosa a la cual tiende nuestra vida. Le pedimos también que ayude a la Iglesia a ser, misterio de comunión, a ser siempre una Iglesia comunidad hospitalaria, donde toda persona, especialmente pobre y marginada, pueda encontrar acogida y sentirse hija de Dios, querida y amada.

Hermana Gertrudis Muñoz Mendieta I.C.A.S.

AVISOS: • 7 de junio reunión de formación y programación con Lectores salón 8 de 7 p.m. a 9 p.m.

• 9 de junio Ordenación Sacerdotal Padre Freddy Martin Perez Martínez 10:30 a.m. en San Ángelo

• 16 de junio curso de formación para nuevas y actuales catequistas (ven necesitamos más catequistas)

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Próximas clases bautismales:

Junio 3 y 10

Ingles : 2:00 - 4:30 Español : 2:30 - 5:00

Por favor llame a la oficina parroquial para registrar (432) 520–7394. Si usted no ha recibido certificado de bautismo de su hijo por favor venir por la oficina con una identificación para obtener el certificado de su hijo.

ADORACIÓN DEL SANTÍSIMO Personas interesadas en pasar una hora con El Santísimo en Adoración una vez por semana, durante las siguientes horas:

Martes—Jueves: 6:00 AM Viernes: 1:00 PM & 2:00 AM

Si El Señor te esta llamando para pasar una hora con El acompañándolo, comuníquese con Linda Foster (habla

Español) al 432-559-8888.

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A young boy, perhaps 8 or 9 years old came into our thrift store with his father. We knew from past experience that the family was poor. While dad worked two jobs, mom was at home taking care of the six children. Money was tight. The boy was looking for a bicycle that he could ride to school and to help him look for lawn-mowing jobs. We directed him to where we kept our bicycles, and told him when he found one to bring it to the cash register, and we would give him a price. A short time later he wheeled a bike to the front of the store. He put down the kickstand, and both he and his father carefully inspected the bicycle from one end to the other…checking the chain, the spokes, the seat, the alignment of the handlebars…a thorough check. The young boy and his father conferred for many minutes. The boy kept inspecting the bike. With furrowed brows and the most discerning of eyes he kept looking at his dad and at the bike…just in case he was missing something. Finally, after meeting with his father, he came to the register. “This is a good bike. How much are you asking for it, ma’am?” “We usually get $10 for a bike like this one.” The look of disappointment on his face was huge. “I only have $5. Do you think you could save it for me until I can get the rest of the money? It will only take a couple of days.” The cashier told him that, believe it or not, there was a special on bikes that day only, and he could have the bike for $5. He carefully paid for it with quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies that he had collected, and turned it over to us with all of the solemnity of a major financial transaction. He was about to leave with his cherished bicycle when the cashier called him back. She handed him a crisp $5 bill and told him to use the money to make sure the bike had good tires. Confused, he asked if he could still keep the bike. We told him the bike was his. By the look on his face you would have thought Santa had just come down the chimney and given him the gift of a lifetime! The beautiful, radiant grin on the face of this young boy was a sight to behold! This is just one of the many joys and blessings of working the thrift store at Helping Hands. And special thanks to the family who donated that bicycle to us, to pass along to that young boy in need. God bless you and thank you very, very much!

Helping Hands

of Midland

1301 Brinson Lane

(432) 520-8900 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 last week:

Electric 3 families $ 537.09 Rent 13 families $ 16,469.00 Medical 3 families $ 8,020.00 Total $ 25,026.09

Ordination to the PRIESTHOOD

Sacred Heart Cathedral San Angelo, TX

Saturday, June 9, 2018 10:30 AM

Reginald Anthony Odima

Freddy Martín Pérez

Diocese of San Angelo