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April 26th, 2020 Vol. 38 No. 38
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
Spiritual Communion Prayer Oh Jesus, I turn toward the holy
tabernacle where You live hidden for love of me. I love you, O my God. I
cannot receive you in Holy Communion. Come, nevertheless, and visit me with Your grace. Come spiritually into my
heart. Purify it. Sanctify it. Render it like unto Your own. Amen.
Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldst enter under my roof, but only
say the word and my soul shall be healed. Amen
Daily Mass is Available everyday at
1pm https://ststephensmidland.com
Your Ongoing Giving is Deeply Appreciated!
We recognize suspending our weekly Masses is a massive change for all of us. We want you to know the church is still open for private prayer and we are recording our daily mass and Sunday Mass
each week during this time, available through our parish website at https://ststephensmidland.com The parish staff is still working hard to meet your needs. While we are suspending our in-person services for now, much of our operations must continue to sustain and care for the Church. Your giving still matters. Over 90% of our operating budget comes from your donations. We as a parish need your
support. For many of you, your weekly donations traveled with you as you attended Sunday Mass. We
encourage you to either mail in your weekly donation or better yet, to sign up for recurring giving online. I realize we live in difficult times. However, I ask you to continue your generous support of
St. Stephen's Catholic Church. Give what you can to share with your parish family, God will bless you and he knows your every
need. Please prayerfully consider making a donation today to support your Parish. Always remember
– You are the Church. You are the Body of Christ.
With profound gratitude, Fr. Rodney, Fr. Freddy & The St. Stephen's Administration
Oración de comunión espiritual "Oh Jesús, me dirijo hacia el sagrado tabernáculo donde vives escondido por amor a mí. Te amo Dios mío No
puedo recibirte en la Sagrada Comunión. Ven, sin embargo, y
visítame con Tu gracia. Ven espiritualmente a mi corazón.
Purifícalo. Santifícalo. Hazlo como a los tuyos. Amén. Señor, no soy digno de que entres bajo mi techo, sino que solo digas la palabra y mi alma será
sanada.
Misa diaria está disponible todos los días en at 1pm
https://ststephensmidland.com
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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.
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 Mailed In / Dropped Off April Online
Regular
Collection $8,320.00 $7,170.00 Other Income $577.00 Second Collection $635.00 $700.00
**Includes contributions for: Helping Hands, Catholic Home Missions & Holy Land
Monday, April 27th - Easter Weekday
Tuesday, April 28th –St. Peter Chanel, Priest, and Matyr; St.Louis Gignion de Montfort
Wednesday, April 29th—St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church
Thursday, April 30th—St. Pius V, Pope
First Friday, May 1st - St. Joseph the Worker
First Saturday, May 2nd - St. Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor of the Church
Sunday, May 3rd - Fourth Sunday of Easter
Mass Intentions For the week of April 26th, 2020
Faith in the time of coronavirus
Please visit our parish website for
daily mass each day at 1pm: https://ststephensmidland.com
Know you are in our prayers during these concerning and challenging
times.
Prayer for Someone Suffering with the Coronavirus You shall not fear the terror of the night
nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that roams in darkness,
nor the plague that ravages at noon. Ps 91:5-6
Merciful God, hear our fervent prayer for all who suffer from the coronavirus.
May those who are infected receive the proper treatment and the comfort of your healing presence.
May their caregivers, families and neighbors be shielded from the onslaught of the virus.
Give solace to those who grieve the loss of loved ones. Protect and guide those who strive to find a cure,
that their work may conquer the disease and restore communities to wholeness and health.
Help us to rise above fear. We ask all this through the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes,
and in the name of your Son, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.
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April 26 Paul Breithaupt Kristin Carrillo Tina Chavez Cindy Guerra
Anais Jimenez Faith Ontiveros Arturo Ponce
Stephen Rodelo
April 27 Elisa Aguilar
Adrianna Berzoza Alanah Blanco
Camila Boy Anita Dominguez
Patricia Dominguez Salvador Fernandez
Jaxson Keen Gustavo Ponce
Marialena Rivera Yoly Tovar
Karla Zepeda
April 28 Oscar Aguilar
Carlos Casarez Earl Egely Kim Foster
Pricilla Franco Monseis Gutierrez
Adriana Mattos Damaris Mayoral Linda Mc Bride Victor Sanchez Jose Terrazas Javian Trujillo
Juan Villanueva
April 29 Aaliyah Anaya Jaime Antillon
Liliana Boy Jacob Chavez
Angelita Contreras Georgie De La Garza
Samantha Diaz Ashley Escarcega Natale Escarcega Jaqueline Flores
Jazylnn Gonzalez Valeria Guevara Dora Marquez Jesus Munoz
Mariela Munoz Michael Napoles Jocelyn Ramos Raul Rodriguez
Mike Terrell
April 30 Luis Diaz
Dian Gallero Justus Ivey
Jessica Medina Brian Sevin Jr.
Elizabeth Shrauner
May 1 Joe Cantano Erika Gomez Ari Hernadez
Felipe Marquez Josefina Ochoa
Aida Olivas Cruz Perez
Lily Rodriguez Zoe Salazar
Jose Sanchez Yahaira Torres
May 2 Abel Abundez
Lisabelle Burleson Yoshio Chavez Dayron Cruz
Francisco Deras Liz Galindo
Carolina Giraldo Loretta Gonzales
Rosemary Hernandez Eugene Lerma
Mario Licon Gabriel Mendoza
Ashley Poor Leon Samaniego David Sanchez
Alexandra Santamaria Jesse Daniel Sokolowski Jerry Trujillo
May 3 Ana Sophia Aguilar
Lillyana Castillo Ivan Deras
Mario Hernandez Louis Hignojos Genieva Lujan
Tony Pena Randy Ross Haley Rudloff Ellen Taylor
Byron Macchietto & Family, Wilma Sision, Angel Jesus Navarrette, Paula Lucero & Family, Megan & Cody Anthony, Larry, Kayla and Pat White, Bob Breeze, Brenda VladyKo, Mona, Fran, Gerry & others , Noah Garcia, Yulisa Garcia, Crystal Garcia, Emma Valdez, Yolanda Rodriguez & Garcia
Family, Joe Munoz lll, Terisa Garza, Jesus Munoz, Ana Morin, Julio Rodriguez, Mingo Lujan, Stephanie Mendoza, Anna Marie Lunsford, Ignacio (Jr.) Villegas, Zaman Kachir, Raquel Ramirez, Katherine Kirwan, Elia Sauceda, Goyo Valeriano, Selena Jaquez, Enzo Villa, Michelle Franco, Denisse Feregrino, Juan Miguel Flores, Lisa Esther Punete, Olivia Anzures, Maria Esther Estrada, Felix Munoz ll, Jose Martinez Jr. ,Precious Medires, Julian Rodriguez, Ruth Alvardo, Burdette Family, Vasquez Family, Isaiah V., Carlota V., Rod T., Judy D., Mary Helen Smith, Candace Rosas. A.J Garrett, Dolores Higgins, Alexia Aguirre, Larry White, Arthur Garcia, Domingo Carrizales, Colter Marcum, Joe Teagarden, Raul Lujan, Adamari Rosas, Gloria K, Magdalena Mendoza, Stella Torres, Alma Garcia, Joe Teagarden, Dayton Martinez, Natalie Gamboa, Ruby Morales, Alfonso Marquez, Avery King Jr., Dora Lopez, Mary Bryan, Elida Rodriguez.
Email [email protected] 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 [email protected] 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!
RCIA will be put off until further notice. It's free, childcare is provided, we have a lot of fun as we learn our wonderful Catholic faith, and we always have
something good to eat. RCIA stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and it’s a journey of exploration and initiation into the Catholic Church RCIA is a fun, safe, faith-building discovery of Jesus Christ and the Church He started. RCIA will change your life. It will bring you closer to Jesus. Is God calling you? The Catholic Church welcomes you! If you are interested in RCIA, all you have to do is send an email to me at [email protected] for more information.
RCIA News by Bill Berry
St. Stephen's parish is a caring faith community. You are invited to
contribute your intentions so that we may all join in lifting them in prayer, please visit our website to submit a
prayer request. https://ststephensmidland.com/prayer-
requests
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Youth News
PEEK AT THE MONTH… ALL TEENS INVITE
April: • We have activities still going on for the youth on Zoom. If
your youth is interested please send us an email. for grades 6th-12th. Thank you and God Bless!
Crystal Villareal : Ph: (432)-520-7394 [email protected]
Munch-N-Lunch Tuesday’s!
Munch-N-Lunch has been
postponed until further notice.
Young Adults/
Jovenes Adultos
The Catholic Student Association of Midland
(CSAM) at Midland College would like to invite college students attending MC to join us. We will meet at Midland College every other
Tuesday in the Student Club Room or Internet Café at 12pm. Food is served.
**For more information please call 432-215-8169 or contact Anita Montez at
Dear Lord, help our young people to find faith in the midst of the chaos.
Give them the desire and ability to see you, hear you,
talk to you, and give thanks to you.
We pray that they will draw nearer and nearer to you
all their lives. Amen.
We invite everyone to Pray the Rosary from your home every Monday at 7:30pm. With the COVID-19 going on we are supposed to be practicing social distancing but that doesn't mean you can’t continue to Pray the Rosary where ever you are.
Prayer for our Youth
We offer to you, Loving God, the gifts and needs of youth.
Bless them with your guiding grace as they face the challenges and
opportunities in their lives. Touch their hearts with the gentleness
of your love, that they may know they are valued and valuable beings.
Send your spirit of hope to their lives, that they may believe in themselves and know they are needed in this world.
Grace them with the gift of joy that they may celebrate life through laughter and tears alike.
Guide us, as we continue to grow in appreciation of the many gifts of young people, in the ministry opportunities we offer to them, in the journey of faith we walk with them, in our shared mission as a community called to discipleship in the world.
We ask this in Jesus' name. Amen
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St. Mary’s Central Catholic School in Odessa, Texas is accepting applications for the position of principal for grades PreK-8 grades for the 2020-2021 school year.
Qualifications: The applicant must have a Master’s degree in education and 3-5 years teaching
experience. The applicant should have integrity, vision, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and experience with budget disbursement. The applicant must be an active, and practicing
Catholic.
St. Mary’s Central Catholic School is committed to quality and excellence in developing the whole child in a faith environment. Applications are available on the SMCCS Odessa, TX website: Careers,
Employment
Instead of having one seminarian for the month. We ask that you pray for all of our
seminarians at this time, as the seminaries have shut down campuses and classes until
further notice. So please keep all of our seminarians in your prayers.
Prayer for Trust and Confidence in God’s Mercy “O Lord, we ask for a boundless confidence and trust in Your divine mercy, and
the courage to accept the crosses and sufferings which bring immense goodness to our souls and that of Your Church. Help us to love You with a pure and contrite heart, and to humble ourselves beneath Your cross, as we climb the mountain of holiness, carrying our cross that leads to heavenly glory. May we receive You with great faith and love in Holy Communion, and allow You to
act in us as You desire for your greater glory. O Jesus, most adorable Heart and eternal fountain of Divine Love, may our prayer find favor before the Divine
Majesty of Your heavenly Father AMEN”
“Lord, You invite all who are burdened to come to you. Allow Your healing Hand to heal me. Touch my soul with Your compassion for others; touch my heart with Your courage and infinite
Love for all; touch my mind with Your Wisdom, and may my mouth always proclaim Your praise. Teach me to reach out to You in all my needs, and help me to lead others to You by my example.
Most loving Heart of Jesus, bring me health in body and spirit that I may serve You with all my strength. Touch gently this life which you have created, now and forever.
Amen”
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Helping Hands of
Midland
1301 Brinson Lane
(432) 520-8900
In the four weeks since we received our first matching grant, Helping Hands has spent over
$204,000 to keep 182 families in their homes. And we fear then need is just beginning. Those who have lost their jobs are still having a very difficult time getting through either by
phone or online to apply for unemployment benefits. The stimulus checks are offering some relief, however when one is looking at rent, utilities, food, possible car payment etc. that
money goes very quickly. And while the governor forbade evictions through the month of April, May 1 is this week. We have heard reports from those we have helped that landlords are already putting signs on doors threatening eviction if all rent is not brought current on
May 1. On top of the layoffs attributed to COVID-19 we are now seeing layoffs from the oilfield.
Contrary to popular belief, not all of these people were making $30+/hr. Many of them made far less and are not much better off than the restaurant worker.
Times are hard and getting harder. On a positive note, our second $100,000 match has been met and we are just waiting on that check, which we have been assured is on the
way. In the meantime, we will continue to help as many people stay in their homes as we can until there is nothing left to give. In the meantime, all we can do is pray that money continues to come in and that we can keep as many people as possible in their homes.
SPECAL THANKS to Chevron for their recent donation of food that we distributed to those people who we helped with rent, and to Albertsons (Midland Dr. and Wadley) for their
continued donations of breads and pastries that we are also sharing with those who we are helping. Thank you so much for your generosity!
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: Rent 40 Families $ 58,750.51 TOTAL $ 58,750.51
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 ethics class. To obtain a background check form, either see
Gladys at the Parish Office or you can download from https://www.sanangelodiocese.org/background-checks.
Sr. Elsa Garcia’s Ethics Classes for 2020 All classes below are at St. Ann’s Catholic Church
CLASSES WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE *May 16 Saturday English 2:00 to 4:30 pm (Annex) *October 3 Saturday English 2:00 to 4:30 pm (Parlor)
*June 13 Saturday Spanish 2:00 to 4:30 pm (Annex) *November 7 Saturday Spanish 2:00 to 4:30 pm (Parlor)
*July 11 Saturday English 2:00 to 4:30 pm (Annex) *December 5 Saturday English 2:00 to 4:30 pm (Parlor)
*August 22 Saturday Spanish 2:00 to 4:30 pm (Annex) You have to pre register either by calling Gladys at our parish office (432)520-7394 or email at [email protected]