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May 17th, 2020 Vol. 38 No. 41

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

The Adult Confirmation Mass that was

rescheduled from March 24, 2020 to May 21, 2020 at St. Ann's, is postponed until further notice. Thank

you for understanding. Should you have any

questions, please feel free to contact Gladys at the

Parish office, 432-520-7394.

We have implemented safety protocols that you should be aware of:

• If an individual is sick, they are asked to watch Mass online • Those aged 65 and older are urged to view Mass online. • The “cry room” will be reserved for those over 65. • All people at Mass over the age of 2 must wear a face mask, please bring your own. • Communion will be distributed in the hand only. • Every other pew is to be blocked off and seating will keep 6 feet between family groups. • There will be no hand holding.

• There will be no congregating after Mass is complete. • The collection plate will not be passed around but to contribute there will be a basket at the front of the Church. • All choir members must maintain 6 feet separation and wear masks.

We are looking forward to seeing everyone! Please be patient that Mass will be a bit different, we are all trying to figure this out together.

Fr. Rodney White Fr. Freddy Perez

Faith in the time of coronavirus

PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH WITH US AND VISIT THE PARISH WEBSITE FREQUENTLY

FOR DAILY MASS AND IMPORTANT PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DOSA

UPDATES

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.

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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ST. STEPHEN’S CONFESSION SCHEDULE

Starting May 18th we will be re-suming our regular schedule in

the main Church

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 $5,990.00 $6,465.00 Second Collection $762.00 $195.00 Other Income: $1,182.00 $50.00

** Includes Contributions for: Helping Hands, Catholic Relief Services, Holy Land, Rice Bowl &

Easter Flowers

Monday, May 18th-St. John I, Pope and Martyr

Tuesday, May 19th– Easter Weekday

Wednesday, May 20th-St. Bernardine of Siena, Priest

Thursday, May 21st-The Ascension of the Lord

Friday, May 22nd-St. Rita of Cascia, Religious

Saturday, May 23rd– Easter Weekday

Sunday, May 24th-The Ascension of the Lord, Seventh Sunday of Easter

Mass Intentions For the week of May 17th, 2020

PARISH OFFICE HOURS OPEN TO PUBLIC

Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

(closed 12:00 PM- 1:00 PM for Lunch)

FRIDAY Office Closed

The parish office has remained open with revised hours of availability that were effective Monday March 23rd, 2020 for half a day from 8am-12pm to serve the needs of anyone that

may desire to conduct parish business in person during the pandemic. The parish office operates by telephone and email communications only during afternoon hours of 1pm-6pm

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, and 1pm-5pm on Wednesdays. This is a protective measure to help limit person to person contact and reduce potential exposure of COVID-19

in an effort to ensure the health and Safety of our parish staff and priests.

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May 17 Martin Garcia

Debbie Glennan Michael Jarldane Yvette Ramirez Jeffrey Smith

May 18 Marianna Amucha

Joey Carlisle Kimberly Cedillo

Rebecca Dominguez Xeronimo Galindo Ximena Galindo Jonathan Molina

Alexia Nunez Jeanne Rodriguez

Vivian Ude Lindzy Vazquez Belinda Vizcaino

May 19 Jaime Alcala

Amalia Borrego Andrew Dominguez Bernadette Fanning Something Franco Oscar Gonzalez Juan Jimenez Isaac Lucio

Rafael Ontiveros Ayerim Ortega

May 20 Margaret Ayala Mariam Garcia

Angelica Hernandz Ruby Lerma

Joel Navarrete Jerry Poor Jr.

Abigail Rodriguez Cesar Saenz Janie Sotelo Maria Zuniga

May 21 Christina Clare

Bryan Jaime Castillo

Richard Hayden Elizabeth Madrid

Thomas Navarrete Griselda Rodriguez

Jose Sanchez Sophie Sharum Dalia Trejeda

May 22 Lynne Almand

Adela Anchondo Luis Barraza William Berry

Aimee Brizeth Von Stephen Doria

Erica Gonzalez Clifford Hair

Sergio Herrera Stan Houk

Victoria Jefferson Adrian Lopez Rosa Molina

Henry Natividad Faviola Ramos

Annabelle Rivera Aaron Sulak

Kimberly Torres Jessica Ude Gloria Ybarra

May 23 Susana Cisneros Cheifo Emembolu

Juan Garza Juaquin Gonzales

Fidel Lopez Andy Miller

Adriana Montoya Isabel Montoya

Erica Ms Raquel Rodriguez Hannah Stewart Fran Thetford

May 24 Eduviges Aguirre Enrique Catalan

Celinda Hernandez Mary Medrano Angie Sanchez Melissa Tejada Enrique Urias

Bryan Velasquez

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, Mendoza Family, Christian Molina, Claudia Molina.

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!

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Youth News

PEEK AT THE MONTH… ALL TEENS INVITE

May: • 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 youthministryststephens@gmail.com

Munch-N-Lunch Tuesday’s!

Munch-N-Lunch has been

postponed until further notice.

Young Adults/

Jovenes Adultos

Confirmation Mass As of right now the Confirmation Mass that was scheduled May 16th. Will be

postponed until further notice. We will be posting and making announcements when we know more about the Mass.

Thank you for understanding during these times

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.

Vacation Bible School 2020

With so many unknowns and the safety and health of our kids and volunteers being of utmost

importance, we have decided to cancel St. Stephen's Vacation Bible School for the summer

of 2020. It is disappointing, as we always look forward to VBS, seeing God work in the lives of our kids and through our volunteers, but we are

confident this is the right decision. We made this decision now so that we can work

on other fun and impactful ways to reach our kids and families during our current situation.

Thank you for your prayers and your continued support of our Kids Ministry!

*ATTENTION PARENTS OR GRADUATES OF 2020* Please check out the ststephenscatholicchurch.com website for a form to fill out for the Graduate to receive a Graduation

gift. Scroll over to Events & News for a drop down menu to

select a English or Spanish Graduation form.

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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

Daily Prayer for May 17th, 2020 Let us, then, hold firmly to the faith we profess. For we have a

great High Priest who has gone into the very presence of God - Jesus, the Son of God. Our High Priest is not one who cannot feel

sympathy for our weaknesses. On the contrary, we have a High Priest who was tempted in every way that we are, but did not sin.

Hebrews 4:14-15, TEV Dear Father in heaven, we look to Jesus Christ, who is at your

right hand, through whom you have promised help for the whole world. Unite us with him so that we may receive authority to help

all people according to your will. May your name be kept holy among us, for your children have every reason to rejoice in the Savior you have given them. We thank you for everything you

have shown to those who believe in you. We pray to you, hasten the time when your day shall come with glory, the day when you will give the glory to Jesus Christ, when he will reign and triumph over all evil and bring the peace you have always wanted to give

the world. We wait and long for this. Amen.

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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 1 Family $467.95 Water 2 Families $1,122.63 Rent 35 families $46,067.11 Total $47,657.69

Helping Hands of Midland 1301 Brinson Lane

(432) 520-8900

In the seven weeks that we have been impacted by losses of jobs due to either COVID-19 or the crash in the oil industry we have as of last Sunday been able to help 324 Midland families keep their homes, so far at a cost of $360,644.52. We cannot emphasize

enough that everything that we do is a result of your generosity. Although our store reopened two weeks ago, we have not yet

regained the full business that we had prior to the store being shut down. And that is to be expected. Many people are still leery of venturing out of their homes and we certainly understand their

concerns. We will continue to help those in need for as long as we can. We

hope that those who are unemployed begin receiving their unemployment checks soon. We applaud the many landlords out there who are rolling back their rents, foregoing late charges and

working with their tenants to prevent evictions. God bless them! And we pray that all of this

ends soon and jobs are restored. In the meantime, we again thank everyone who makes what we do possible through your continued

support of the poor through Helping Hands!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are in need of someone to pick up the bread and pastries at

Albertsons (Midland Drive and Wadley) on Thursdays and Fridays. It needs to be picked up

before 10 a.m. and brought to our location at 1301 Brinson Lane. If interested please call Mary (432)

528-6265 anytime and let us know which day you would prefer. Thank you very much!