MASS SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil 5:00 PM (English)

Sunday 7:00 AM (English) 9:00 AM (Spanish) 11:00 AM (English)

2:00 PM (Indonesian) Mon-Sat Daily Mass: 8:30 AM

Perpetual Help Mass & Novena Wednesday 6:30 PM

Friday 7:00 PM (Spanish)

Reconciliation Saturdays 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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“We are a diverse faith-community that strives to conform ourselves into the image of

Christ in and through the power of the Holy Spirit, and nourished by The Word, Sacraments

and Tradition to give glory to God and to be a light unto the nations.”

Reconciliation

Saturdays 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ST STEPHEN MARTYR CATHOLIC CHURCH

"My friend, how is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?" Today's Gospel

parable is unsettling in several ways. The various images of rejection, mistreatment, and

violence paint an unpleasant picture. Guests refuse to come to a feast, servants are killed,

troops are dispatched. The King continues to try to fill his dinner hall, and then when some-

one finally does show up, the King throws him out for wearing the wrong clothes. What is

going on here?

The message would have been a poignant one for his Jewish listeners. As the chosen peo-

ple, they were the first to receive the "invitation" to share in the kingdom of God. But the

chief priests and elders were uninterested in accepting Jesus and his authority; thus they didn't show up for the feast. But what

about those who did come? Something is expected of them as well. Donning a "wedding garment" is like being properly

prepared to enter God's kingdom. Just showing up isn't enough.

Here it's important to pay attention to the details. The King first calls his poorly dressed guest "friend." The approach begins with

mercy and kindness. But the man gives no defense for himself, and displays no desire to change. It's as if he doesn't really

care to be there at all.

The question this raises for us is whether or not we are "dressed" appropriately. We may hang around the banquet hall--going

to church, professing to be Christian--but are we sincere guests of the King of kings? Do we truly accept Christ's teachings and

live by them, or are we just showing up? The splendors of the invitation Christ gives us should not be taken for granted. We are

called to share in a royal feast. May we all be grateful guests.

TURKEY DRIVE This year the St. Stephen Community Out-reach Program has the task of feeding 200 needy families from the cities of Monterey Park and Alhambra during the Thanksgiv-ing and Christmas holidays.

We are asking that you help them with this challenge and sup-porting their 3rd Annual Turkey Drive.

Starting next Saturday October 21st we will begin asking for donations to help support this cause. For every $15 donated, a feather will be placed on a cardboard turkey with the donor’s name which will be located in the Ves-tibule area of the church during the months of October and November.

Donations can be make by using the envelopes provided in the pews. Envelopes can be placed in the collection basket during Mass or delivered to the Parish Office directly.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Sunday, October 29th after the 9 am and 11 am Masses in the R.E. Office. All items will be donated to LAPS (Los Angeles Pregnancy Service)

Items needed include: Clothing, bottles, blankets, dia-pers, baby wipes, etc. Monetary donations will also be ac-cepted.

Hosted by the St. Stephen ’ s R.E. Program

All Souls envelopes are now availa-ble at all of the entrances to the church. Please take them and return them to the church with your dona-tion. All of the names listed on each envelope will be prayed for through-out the entire month of November. Envelopes can be return through the Sunday collection or to the Parish Office.

El evangelista Mateo nos muestra a Jesús desarrollando su ministerio en Jerusalén. La tensión

entre Jesús y sus adversarios es muy notoria, hasta llegar a ser imposible. Su destino se cumplirá

dentro de poco, la Pasión es inminente, ya está próxima. Las parábolas nos lo han mostrado

estos tres domingos. Hoy, si notamos, la primera lectura del profeta Isaías va unida al Evangelio

con referencia al banquete preparado para los invitados, la universalidad de la invitación es

muy clara. Dios en el banquete desea crear amistad e intimidad con sus invitados. Por eso el

profeta proclama: “El arrancará en este monte el velo que cubre el rostro de todos los pueblos,

el paño que oscurece a todas las naciones” (Is 25, 7).

En la parábola de los invitados al banquete, Jesús tenía en su corazón todas estas imágenes de la bondad de su Padre y de

lo que éstas significaban. La misericordia y el amor de Dios a su Hijo y a los que le siguen es la causa de que se prepara la

ocasión de celebrar. Existe una última observación para los nuevos invitados y es el llamado personal y el traje de fiesta. No

se vale asistir a una invitación sin preparar el vestido. Eso se sabe de sobra, a la fiesta se lleva vestido nuevo. Dicho de otra

manera, hay que cumplir con las condiciones de la invitación, y hacerlo con dignidad. En este caso sencillamente es la con-

versión desde el fondo del corazón. La Eucaristía es la preparación al banquete del Reino. La invitación es participar con

nuestra fe y amor y dar frutos abundantes. ¿Lo haremos? ¿Tenemos vestido nuevo para la invitación?

ST STEPHEN MARTYR CATHOLIC CHURCH

El Ministerio de Oración

―Luz del Espirtu Santo‖

Los invita a orar, alabar, glorificar al Señor y darle

gracias por todos Los beneficios recibidos cada

dia de nuestra vida. Nos reunimos los Miercoles de

7pm a 9pm en el salon parroquial de nuestra Igle-

sia San Esteban Martir.

El Ministerio de Oración

“Luz del Espirtu Santo”

de la parroquia San Esteban Martir Te invita a un encuentro de parejas

Renovando Nuestro Matrimonio

Sabado, 21 de octubre

8:00 am - 6:00 pm

Donacion: $20.00 por pareja ( incluye la comida)

*Habra Cuidado de Niños*

MISA DEL SENOR DE LOS MILAGROS Miercoles 18 de Octubre a las 7:30 pm

Habran bocadilos peruanos despues de la Misa.

Todos son bienvenidos

Este año, el banco de alimentos de San Esteban tiene la mision de alimentar a 200 familias de las areas de Monterey Park y Alhambra durante la Acción de Gracias y Navidad.

Estamos pidiendo que nos ayude a lograr este objetivo apoyando nuestra segunda Turkey Drive.

A partir del próximo 21 de Octubre vamos a comenzar a pedir donaciones para ayudar a apoyar esta causa.

Por cada $ 15 donados, una pluma se colocará en un pavo de cartón con el nombre del donante, que se encuentra en el Área de vestíbulo de la iglesia durante los meses de octubre y noviembre. Las donaciones pueden ser hechos por el uso de los sobres proporcionados en las bancas. Los sobres se pueden colocar en la canasta de la colecta durante la Misa o entregados a la Oficina Parroquial directamente.

¡Gracias de antemano por su apoyo!

Mi Querida Gente de la Iglesia de San Esteban Mártir,

¡GRACIAS! por hacer exactamente lo que nuestro tema

fue durante nuestro Festival 2017 que fue "Comunidad

con un corazón". De hecho, ustedes vinieron, sirvieron

y mostraron su Unidad con nosotros "con un CORA-

ZÓN". Que nuestro tema sea siempre nuestro espíritu

de guía en todo lo que hagamos como Pueblo de Dios

de San Esteban. Que Dios los bendiga a todos.

Padre Joseph

COMEUNITY

Festival Anual

Los sobres para Todas las Al-

mas ya están disponibles en

las entradas de la iglesia. Por

favor, de tomarlas y regresar-

la de nuevo a la iglesia con

su donacion. Se rezara por

todos los nombres anotados

en cada sobre a lo largo del mes de noviembre.

OCTOBER 15 • TWENTY– EIGHT SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

October 7th & 8th $5,086.00

Wednesday Mass $104.00

Friday $46.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR PARISH

This weekends Second Collection will

be for Parish Needs

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2017 5:00 pm Deceased Members of the Yumin Yuan Family Emma Ocampo (D) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2017 7:00 am Dale & Stephanie Uyeda (D) Maria Giosannina Mascittelli (D)

9:30 am Albert Alcaraz (L) Nancy Saavedra (D) Margie Matsumura (D)

11:00 am Alicia Vazquez - Happy Birthday!!! Judy Mock (L) Robert Thoms (L)

MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2017 8:30 am Deceased Member of the Yumin Yuan Family TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2017 8:30 am Deceased Member of the Yumin Yuan Family WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2017 8:30 am Mike Roof (D)

6:30 pm Deceased Member of the Yumin Yuan Family

THURSDAY, OCOTBER 19, 2017 8:30 am Deceased Member of the Yumin Yuan Family FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017 8:30 am Angela Cubias (L) Good Health 7:00 pm Deceased Member of the Yumin Yuan Family

SATURDAY, OCOTBER 21, 2017 8:30 am Deceased Member of the Yumin Yuan Family

Please Pray For…..

Frances Salaises, Kitty Carlucci, Ana Nunez, Maria Gonzalez, Rita Thoms, Elizabeth Dodge, Virginia Medina, Rudy Barraza, Kathy Gar-cia, Helen Lawrence, Frances Montez, Ramiro Sanchez, Judy Backer, Mayo & Teresa Ycedo, Eva Monroy, Al & Susan Acosta, Ray Fratino, Florence Kreslake, Francisco Paniagua, Anna Barellano, Carlos Godinez, Bertha Marquez, Kathy Moreno, Kim Chacon, Larry Hernan-dez, Will Martinez, Janine Lugo, George Gomez, Luis Hernandez, Craig Heller, Priscilla Isip, Linda Gomez, Bernadette Zavala, Elsa Hilton, Pio Rongavilla, Patricia McAvoy, Rocky & Micahel Terasas, Danny Romo

To insure that the prayer list is accurate, please contact the parish

office on a monthly basses if you would like for your name to re-

main on the this.

COMEUNITY With a HEART

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY 2017-2018 SCHOOL STUDENT NON-

DISCRIMINATION POLICY The school, mindful of its mission to be a witness to the love of

Christ for all, admits students regardless of race, color, national origin, and/or ethnic origin

to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to

students at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, disa-

bility, medical condition, sex, or national and/or ethnic origin in the administration of

educational policies and practices, scholarship programs, and athletic and other school-

administered programs, although certain athletic leagues and other programs may limit

participation and some archdiocesan schools operate as single-sex schools. While the

school does not discriminate against students with special needs, a full range of services

may not always be available to them. Decisions concerning the admission and continued

enrollment of a student in the school are based upon the student's emotional, academic,

and physical abilities and the resources available to the school in meeting the student's

needs. This Catholic Elementary School publishes the above policy in the staff and parent/

student handbooks, public relations/recruitment brochures and in other publications such

as the parish bulletin and school newspaper. The school also publishes applicable griev-

ance procedures in the staff and parent/student handbooks.

FESTIVAL SPONSORS

Family Sponsors

Fabricante Family Gundy & Julito Cruz The Thoms Family

Clean Rays Energy, Inc.

Friend Sponsors

Knights of Columbus #10469 Anonymous

Dia de Los Muertos Celebration

St. Stephen's Religious Education Pro-

gram will, once again, host the festivi-

ties for Dia de los Muertos. This begins

with the altar of Remembrance. You

are invited to place a small picture of

your deceased family members or

loved ones anywhere on the altar starting October 28. The

altar will remain in the church until Nov. 19th. You are wel-

come to reclaim your pictures during the last week.

In addition we will offer Pan de Muertos and coffee on

Sunday, Nov. 5th, after the 9 and 11 am Masses. Please

join us in the Gathering Place where our talented staff

will be offering face painting.

Fellowship Sponsors

Debbie Alvero Rey & Del Sabado

Dolores Rillos

Fun Sponsors

May Tan Mabel Ng

William Ng

My Dear People of St. Stephen Martyr Church, THANK YOU! for doing exactly what our theme was all about dur-

ing our Festival 2017 which was “ComeUnity with a HEART”. You indeed came, served and have shown Unity

with us “with a HEART”. May our theme be always our guiding spirit in all we do as the People of God of Saint Stephen. May God continue to bless you all.. Blessings, Fr. Joseph

CONGRATUATIONS

RAFFLE TICKET WINNERS!

Grand Prize—$1,500.00

The Delgado Family

Second Prize—$500.00

Gabriela Perez - Morales

Third Prize—$250.00

John Tafoya