If you are new to St. Stephen Protomartyr Parish or just visiting — WELCOME! For more information or to register in the parish, please call or email the parish office. PARISH OFFICE 3949 Wilmington Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 314-481-1133 www.saintstephenstl.org @sspstl @StStephenProtomartyr @StStephenSTL @sspstl Father Ronald J. Hopmeir, Pastor — ext 305, [email protected]Mary Regan, Pastoral Associate — ext 311, [email protected]June Tessin, Office Manager / Bookkeeper — ext 340, [email protected]Mary Paule, Child Safety Coordinator / Secretary — ext 315, [email protected]Stephen E. Jones, Music Director — [email protected]Bob Wiley, Facilities Manager — ext 326, [email protected]Stephanie Oehler Wobbe, Communications & Marketing Coordinator — ext 303, [email protected]SCHOOL OFFICE 3929 Wilmington Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 314-752-4700 www.saintstephenstl.org/school @SSPCatholicSchool Greg Sturgill, Principal — ext 320, [email protected]Amanda Quinn, Administrative Assistant — ext 321, [email protected]ST. STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR PARISH
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If you are new to St. Stephen Protomartyr Parish or just visiting — WELCOME!
For more information or to register in the parish, please call or email the parish office.
PARISH OFFICE 3949 Wilmington Ave., St. Louis, MO 63116 314-481-1133 www.saintstephenstl.org @sspstl @StStephenProtomartyr @StStephenSTL @sspstl
STEWARDSHIP: SHARING TIME, TALENT, TREASURE, and PRAYER
“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?” JOHN 6:9
The miracle of the Loaves and Fishes carries two important messages. First, no matter how little we have, we always have enough to share. Second, Christ can take our
humble gifts and do great things with them if we are just willing to let Him. Nothing is impossible with God. All of our gifts, big or small, were given to us for a reason. No gift is too small or insignificant!
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Monday July 26
Tuesday July 27
Wednesday July 28
Thursday July 29
Friday July 30
Saturday July 31
Sunday August 1
No Mass No Mass No Mass No Mass No Mass
Mass 4 p.m.
Mass 9 a.m.
THIS WEEK AT ST. STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR
SUNDAY CONTRIBUTION
July 18 Contribution $ 3,596.00 Online giving contribution $ 2,704.00 Total weekly contribution $ 6,300.00
R & I $ 254.00 Tuition Assistance $ 265.00
St. Vincent de Paul Society $ 135.00 Catholic Home Missions $ 79.00
THIS WEEK’S READINGS
Monday, Sts. Joachim & Anne: Ex 32:15-24, 30-34; Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23; Mt 13:31-35 Tuesday: Ex 33:7-11; 34:5b-9, 28; Ps 103:6-7, 8-9,10-11,
As the 2021 Annual Catholic Appeal draws to an end … THANK YOU! The good people of St. Stephen have raised more than $35,000 for the Appeal, which surpasses not only our published goal but also our challenge goal! Your generosity reaches our students, immigrants, and those in need through the many organizations of outreach in our Archdiocese. Donations will continue to be accepted through Friday, Aug. 13. Please consider supporting the 2021 Appeal. Donations can be made through the SSP OSV Giving Hub, online at aca.archstl.org, or through your weekly giving at Mass with a check made out to the Annual Catholic Appeal. Thank you again for your continued support of the Annual Catholic Appeal, and special thanks to Will & Megan Hartzler for coordinating our parish’s participation.
Thanks to your contributions to the Renovation & Improvement Fund (pink envelope), we were able to contract some much-needed painting in the Parish Center. This building sees a lot of action!
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
Following the example of our patron St. Stephen, we are called to be witnesses of God’s love and to be a faith-filled, reconciling parish.
July 25, 2021 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
WORSHIP AIDS: YOUR THOUGHTS
For the last few weeks we have been providing worship aids at our weekend Masses on a trial basis. Worship aids would allow us more flexibility as well as significant cost savings. If we ultimately decide to go with worship aids permanently, we will provide laminated cards in the pews to include all of the Mass prayers and the creed. Your feedback will help us determine whether to continue exploring this option. Thank you for your time!
The survey is also available on our website at www.saintstephenstl.org/worship-aid-survey.
How often do you open the Breaking Bread hymnal at Mass?
Each week Occasionally Never
What do you use the hymnal for? (Check all that apply.)
Have you used a worship aid at one of our Masses this month?
Yes No
If yes … Please rate the worship aid on a scale from 1 to 5 in terms of the following qualities (circle a number for each):
Completeness:
1 ———–——— 2 —–————— 3 —–————— 4 ——–———— 5 Could use more info Has everything I need
Clarity:
1 ———–——— 2 —–————— 3 —–————— 4 ——–———— 5 Difficult to read / follow Easy to read / follow
Ease of use:
1 ———–——— 2 —–————— 3 —–————— 4 ——–———— 5 Awkward No problem
Compared to using (or not using) the hymnal, how was your engagement at Mass when using a worship aid (e.g., singing, participating, following along)?
More engaged Same as usual Less engaged
You are welcome to include any additional comments on a separate sheet of paper. Please return surveys to the parish office by Monday, August 2.
FAITHFUL DEPARTED
In the charity of your prayers, please remember those who have recently died, including Marita Kelly and former parishioner and longtime faculty member Dottie Pfaff. May they and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.
BAPTIZED IN CHRIST
We joyfully welcome as the newest member of our community of faith Lennox Thomas Armstrong, son of Kimberly & Scott Armstrong, who was baptized July 18, 2021.
WELCOME TO THE PARISH
We welcome as our newest parishioners Adam Meyers & Mary Frazier-Meyers and son Finn.
SAVE THE DATES
In these still-uncertain times, all events should be considered tentatively scheduled and subject to change. Sat., Sept. 18 Mass in the Park Sun., Oct. 10 Sts. Mary & Joseph Open House & Sale Sat., Oct. 16 PTO Trivia Night
OUR 2022 GUIDE BOOK & DIRECTORY
We are in the process of updating our annual Guide Book & Directory for the church, which includes a complete directory of all parishioners. The Guide Books are direct-mailed to each registered family at no cost to us, and they are again being subsidized by local businesses who advertise. If you own or manage a business and would like to find out about advertising in our book, please call June at 314-481-1133, ext 340. Do we have your most up-to-date contact information? Have you changed your phone number? Have you moved? Are you preparing to move soon? Are all of your children still at home and are they all included in your membership record? Do you want your record published? Please let us know now so that the information in the Guide Book & Directory is correct. Contact Mary at 314-481-1133, ext 311, with changes.
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POMP AND GRATITUDE
In her book Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks, theologian Diana Butler Bass writes of her daughter’s high school graduation. On entering the arena, Butler did not recognize many of the languages being spoken or could she place the native dress worn by mothers, grandmothers, and aunts. The Bass family was surrounded by clans with Latin American, African and Asian roots. “When the band struck up the entrance march and the students began filing in,” she writes, “huge roars went up from the crowd. This was more like World Cup soccer (although the school board specifically had banned vuvuzelas) than any high school graduation in my experience. When they called out the graduates by name, nearly everyone ignored the directive to hold their applause. Instead, families hooted and whistled, waved banners, and made a ruckus of praise for their son or daughter. I knew the exercises would be long, but I never guessed they would be so loud.” The loudest cheers came from immigrant families: their graduating sons and daughters were the first in these families to succeed this far in school. To see this day was the reason these families came to this country. Diana Bass recalls: “We were not just at a graduation. We were sitting in an arena of thanksgiving, where hundreds of people were feeling grateful together. Some were thankful a son or daughter did well and anticipated the new adventure of college ahead. For them, graduation was a growing-up marker, a pause on the road toward the next thing, and they were offering appropriate thanks for a job well done. Others, however, seemed wildly grateful for this single moment as an all-out celebration for a goal achieved, the fruit of family sacrifice, the reward of a new life in a place of safety and success, the fulfillment of a dream.” “As I watched all these new Americans rejoice, my soul moved from discomfort to appreciation. I felt thankful for the school district and teachers who made this miracle happen, for this good use of our taxes, and for the neighborhood that is home for all of us. As more and more graduates came forward, the crowd got louder and louder. Eventually, a kind of uninhibited thankfulness swept everyone — including our small
family — into its chorus. When the last name was called, the graduates threw their caps in the air and released primal whoops of joy. Families jumped from their seats, shouting bravo and pumping fists into the air. People poured out of the exits, hugging one another, laughing and crying and taking pictures. Amid the thousands, a spontaneous litany emerged: What a great day! We’re so proud of you! Thank you, Jesus! Mom and dad, thanks so much!” In the miracle of the loaves and fish, Jesus transforms a crowd of all ages, talents, abilities and backgrounds into a community of gratitude. In Jesus’ breaking of the loaves and fish, the love of God becomes a reality in their lives; in the joy of their daughters’ and sons’ graduations, a future of hope and possibility becomes a reality for immigrant families. Our gathering at this table to celebrate the Eucharist is a similar expression of such gratitude: that, though poor in many things, we are rich in the blessings of God, including the love and care of family and friends; that such gratitude inspires us to take up the hard work of reconciliation and compassion begun by God, who dwells in our midst: to humbly and lovingly bring the peace of God’s dwelling place into our own homes by becoming the body and blood of Jesus that we receive at his table where all — saints and sinners — are welcomed.
From Connections, July 2021
ENJOY A DAY GAME WITH OUR SINGERS
Our Choral Club students in Grade 4-8 will have the honor of singing the National Anthem on the field at the Aug. 25 Cardinals game (12:15 p.m. start)! The singers and their SSP fans will be sitting together in a reserved block of box seats in right field. There are limited additional tickets available on a first-come first-served basis. After that time, anyone may purchase tickets for as long as they are available. Cost is $20 per ticket. Tickets will need to be paid for in advance by sending cash or check to the parish office before Aug. 1. The tickets will be available for pickup at a later date. Contact Anne Borgmeyer at 314-752-2528 or [email protected] with any questions.
May God bless all of those in our community who are celebrating a birthday in the month of August!
“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up
his countenance upon you and give you peace.” [Numbers 6:24-26]
Eva Clark
Denise Dowd
Maureen McManus Laura Hanlon
Henry Howe
Thomas Pottmeier
Ryan Hanlon
Julie O’Brien
Michelle Rusch Susan Klein-Shelton
Tristan Moylan
Jan Oppelt
Kimberly Cusumano
Josh Mohr
Jennifer Austin Sunny Foizey
Mike O’Neil
Michelle Owens
Georgia Pace
Mark Scheumbauer
Mary Lee Mallett Elliotte Boudeman
Christopher Boyes
Austin Hargraves
Karen Kuenzel
Michelle Lynch
Liv Armstrong Francis Bernstetter
Dan Geist
Tony Puricelli
Mandy Borgmeyer
Chester Czachowski
David Murphy Mellesa Boudeman
Grace Butz
Jordan Vu
Colin Whittington
Makayla Brown Tom Amsler
Chris Bizelli
Kelly Granda
Franek Keenan
Nina Puricelli
Paul Schellert Ryan Thurman
Luke hibbeler
Kim Mohr
Glennetta Esswein
Christopher Lambkin
Deborah McLain Greg Sturgill
Auggie Nigro
Joseph Hargraves
Aidan Jenney
Finn Meyers
Donald Reilly Marie Weber
Michelle Wobbe
Paul Cooper
Kathryn Diederichsen
Judith Liermann
Robert McLain Ileana Amsler
Sofia Scego
Michael Cordia
John Edwards
Christina Hennen
Courtney Asinger Sharon Hartzler
Jim Forgash
Mary Kay Goodman
Catherine Mann
Mary McKinney Michele Singler
Beth Schlegel
Bonnie Stehlin
Zachary Ward
Lauren Caruso
Ginny Federhofer Justin Foizey
Tim Krueger
Rose Marie Landwehr
Robert Stengel
Valerie Todd
Sammi Loretta Catherine Quinn
Rosalie Yezbick
Ann Dosenbach
Joe Mahfood
Dan West
Norma Mann Bill Massmann
Leona Randell
Sarah Vance
Barbara Moore
John R. Sares
Bryant Kiliman Gus Borgmeyer
Lyle Doeschot
Mary Regan
Tori Eschmann
Ty Mattingly
Jenna Sciaroni
BBQ AT ST. MATTHIAS
St. Matthias the Apostle Catholic Church (796 Buckley Rd., 63125) is hosting a barbecue on Saturday, Aug. 14, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dine in or carry out.
Dinners (Entrée & 2 sides) Pork Steak $12 Chicken Breast $10 Hamburger $6 Hot Dog (Jumbo) $5
A la Carte Pork Steak $7 Pork Steak Sandwich $8 Chicken Breast $6 Hamburger $5 Hot Dog (Jumbo) $4 Sides $1 Desserts/Drinks $1
Sides: Potato Salad, Coleslaw, Baked Beans, French Fries, Spaghetti
Drinks included with dinner (DINE-IN ONLY): Tea, Lemonade, Coffee
Delivery orders until 5 p.m. FREE DELIVERY WITHIN 5-MILE RADIUS
Cash, checks, and all major credit cards accepted
FOR MORE INFO CALL 314-544-2162 after 3 p.m.
TO PLACE ORDER FOR DELIVERY DAY OF BBQ CALL 314-620-0474
July 25, 2021 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
IN-PERSON MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER
A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Experience is like the end of a summer holiday – it’s full of freshness, new beginnings, hope, and the start of another season. We are excited to announce that our next IN-PERSON Encounter in the St. Louis metropolitan area will be held the weekend of Sept. 24-26, 2021, at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in St. Peters. We will have in place all the needed precautions to provide a safe environment for participants. For more information or to apply, go to wwme.org, or call Terry & Eric Engholm at 314-649-7317.
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Thanks to all who played last week’s quiz on the objects we use in church. If you took the quiz online, I was able to see some statistics. There were four terms that everyone got right: Baptismal font, hosts, Paschal candle, and funeral pall. There were six terms that stumped more than half of you who answered: thurible, ambry, sacrarium, humeral veil, sacramentary, and luna. (If you like to play Hangman, a great word to use is PYX. Try it sometime!) Below are the correct answers. Five of the 32 people who took the quiz online scored 100%. Hooray!
CRUET Vessel to hold water for washing hands or
mixing with wine CREDENCE TABLE Table that holds chalices and purificators
SANCTUARY Space in a church immediately around the altar FUNERAL PALL White cloth placed over a casket at funeral
Mass
CIBORIUM Covered precious metal container for conse-
crated hosts ALB White tunic worn by ministers for a liturgy
THURIBLE Vessel containing hot coals in which incense is
burned TRANSEPT
Area of a cross shaped church that runs at right angles to the long central nave
SANCTUARY LAMP Candle that burns near the tabernacle SACRAMENTARY Missal containing prayers needed by the pre-
sider for Mass
CHASUBLE Outer liturgical vestment worn by the presider
at Mass PRESIDER’S CHAIR
Seat from which the presider leads the assem-bly in prayer
BAPTISMAL FONT Receptacle for water, where baptisms are per-
formed AMBO Pulpit
PYX Metallic receptacle used to take Holy Commun-
ion to sick PATEN Circular flat dish that holds the hosts
CHALICE OR CUP Precious metal vessel used to contain the
Precious Blood MONSTRANCE
Vessel used to expose the consecrated host for Eucharistic Adoration or Benediction
PURIFICATOR White cloth used to wipe and clean the cup or
chalice TABERNACLE
Locked cupboard which holds consecrated bread / hosts
AMBRY Receptacle that contains the Holy Oils and
Sacred Chrism NAVE Main body of the church
CORPORAL Square white cloth placed on the altar under
the chalice, paten, and host INCENSE BOAT Vessel that holds incense
PASCHAL CANDLE Easter candle LUNA Small circular glass receptacle that holds a
consecrated host and fits in the monstrance
SACRARIUM Sink located in the sacristy that drains directly
into the soil BOOK OF GOSPELS Book that contains the Gospels read at Mass
HUMERAL VEIL Shawl worn around the shoulders and used to
cover the hands when holding a sacramental container
ALTAR Table on which the sacrificial meal is offered
SERVERS TABLE Table that holds objects used by servers dur-
ing Mass CINCTURE
Rope-like cord tied around the waist to hold the alb in place
HOSTS Bread that when consecrated becomes the
Body of Christ SACRED OILS
Oil of the Sick, Oil of the Catechumens, and Sacred Chrism
Please contact the parish office if you would like to pray privately in the church.
Parish Office Hours 314-481-1133 Monday through Thursday: 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Closed Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays Bulletin Article Deadline Monday at 12 p.m. prior to the weekend bulletin. Sacramental Celebrations
Reconciliation Please call Father Ron to make an appointment.
Infant and Child Baptism Baptisms are celebrated after any weekend Mass. Parents are asked to call Mary Regan at 314-481-1133, ext 311, to arrange a date and time.
Adult Initiation / Reception into the Catholic Church Any adult who would like to know more about our Catholic faith, and/or who is interested in becoming a member of the Catholic Church, please call the parish office.
Marriage Please contact at least six months prior to the planned date of marriage.
Anointing of the Sick We have a communal celebration of this sacrament at the weekend liturgies in the fall and in the spring. If you would like to be anointed before entering the hospital or if you are homebound, please call the office.
Parish School of Religion PSR formal classes in our Catholic Faith Children: 4 yrs. through 8th grade and high school Located on the campus of St. John the Baptist Parish. Call the PSR Director at 314-773-3070.
for our sick and recovering ...
MASS INTENTIONS
PLEASE PRAY
DEVOTIONS
Joshua Aasgaard Ann Dosenbach Harley Gardner
Paul Heidbrier Lois Herberts Thomas Lorenz
Steve Moylan Virginia Zenthoefer
for our homebound ... Albertine Honious Art Petersen
for family members serving in the military ... Derek Hirtz Sam May Tristan Moylan
Ryan O’Neil Brian Schoellhorn Chris Schrader
Dylan Schulte Mitch Sollmann
Monday, July 26 Private Mass
Tuesday, July 27 8 a.m. — No Mass
Wednesday, July 28 8 a.m. — No Mass
Thursday, July 29 8 a.m. — No Mass
Friday, July 30 8 a.m. — No Mass
Saturday, July 31 4 p.m. — Peggy Welby
Sunday, August 1 9 a.m. — Our Parishioners
July 25, 2021 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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