320 W. Garvey Ave. Monterey Park, CA 91754

Saint Stephen Martyr

Catholic Church

“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.”

Fr. Joseph Magdaong

Administrator

Fr. Ali Kanissius

Associate

Armando & Irene Estrada

Deacon Couple

Monica Gonzales-Diaz

Business Manager

Alicia Vazquez

Office Manager

Beatriz Garcia

Dale Ann Torbey

Secretaries

Christina Arellano, Principal

Tel. (626) 573-1716

St. Stephen Martyr School

MASSES 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.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS

Monday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm No Evening Hours

Tuesday thru Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Closed 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Saturday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Sunday 8:00 am - 2:00 pm

Sixth Sunday

of Easter

May 21, 2017

Tel. (626) 573-0427

E-mail:

st.stephen.martyr@gmail.com

website: ststephenmpk.org

"FRAGILE"

A woman was mailing an old family Bible to her brother in another state. "Is there anything breakable in this package?" asked the post clerk. "Only the Ten Commandments," the woman replied. (Book of Catholic Jokes and Other Godly Humor, 2nd Edition by Deacon Tom Sheri-dan)

"If you love me, you will keep my commandments."

(John 14:15) Jesus challenges us today. If we truly love him, we need to show it. He did show us he loves us by laying down his life for us. Thus, the greatest symbol of our faith, redemp-tion and most of all his sacrificial love for each one of us. So that it will be easier for us, he even summed up the Ten Commandments into two: the love of God and the love of our neighbor. If our love for him is real, we, too, need to show it through our deeds as we love God and our neighbor. If we don't, then our love is empty. It's all talk and talk is cheap.

"Love is not a feeling. Love is a response. Love is an action." David Jeremiah

What were the two parishes that helped Saint Stephen in her early days? Holy Family Parish in South Pasadena and All Souls Parish in Alhambra helped us through their priests who came to respond to our sacramental needs. Thank you so much Holy Family and All Souls We are so blessed to have a projector and a screen where we find the song we sing. I pray that we really take advantage of this because not all churches have one. Let us truly sing together as one church. "Let all the earth cry out to God with joy!" Please pray for the eternal repose of Margaret Estrada, mother of Deacon Armando. We thank her for all she has contributed to Saint Stephen. May she rest in peace. June 4 will be Pentecost Sunday. The birthday of our Catholic Church. The day we re-member the Holy Spirit descending on the apostles in tongues of fire. Let us then wear something RED on that special day to symbolize the Holy Spirit. We would like to thank The Ibarra Family, Javier, Francine, and Hannah, who has vol-unteered to take the leadership in organizing the Parish Festival this coming October. Our gratitude, too, to the Knights of Columbus who also have committed to serve with the Ibarras. The Knights of Columbus..always "the strong right arm of the Holy Father and the Church." "There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference

in someone's life." - Sister Mary Rose McGeady

May 12th & 13th $7,023.75

Wednesday Mass $150.00

Friday Evening Mass $52.66

Anointing Mass $244.09

Mothers Day $1,316.00

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY AND COMMITMENT TO YOUR PARISH

Next weekends Second Collection will be for the needs of the Parish

Legion of Mary meets every Wednesday

at 5pm in Room 2.

The meeting is followed by a Novena Mass at 6:30pm in the Church.

Junior Legion of Mary meets every Friday

from 5:00 to 6:00 in Room 2

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THANK YOU to the 262 parishioners who have made pledges to this year’s Together in Mission campaign. To

date our parish has pledged $22,096.00 towards our PARISH GOAL of $31,269.00.

For those of you who have pledged in the past, but have not had the chance to make a gift, a letter is on its way to

your house. If you have never made a gift to the cam-paign you can find a pledge card in the parish and return

it to the parish office.

You can also make a gift by visiting ourmissionla.org/give or text the word BELIGHT to 41444 I am confident

that each of you will prayerfully consider sharing the abundant gifts that God has shared with each of us.

A Few Minutes of Prayer in the Home Daily prayer books are available for purchase in the

Parish Office for $1. These prayer books include the daily readings, prayers and reflection for the entire month.

DAILY CHRITIAN PRAYER BOOKS Prayer books are available for your use during daily morning

Masses. Please be kind and return them to their place after every Mass. DO NOT REMOVE THEM FROM

THE CHURCH.

Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to purchase your own person copy.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION The Parish Office will be closed during the morning

hours on Tuesday, May 23rd, so that the staff can attend a workshop.

We will be open during our regular afternoon hours of 4pm-7pm.

We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

IN REMEMBRANCE Rose Valdez

Thomas Tapia Sr. Margaret Estrada

May their souls and the souls of all the faithful depart-ed, though the mercy if God, rest in peace.

Services for Margaret Estrada will be held as follows:

Vigil - St. Stephen Martyr Church Thursday, May 25th at 7pm

Funeral Mass - St. Stephen Martyr Church Friday, May 26th at 11:30am

COMEUNITY St. Stephen Parish Fiesta

Sunday, October 8th.

A planning meeting for this years parish fiesta will be held on Wednesday, May 24th at 7pm in the Parish Office, any-one this interested in volunteering for the fiesta is invited

to attend this meeting

"FRÁGIL"

Una mujer estaba enviando una vieja Biblia familiar a su her-mano en otro estado. "¿Hay algo quebradizo en este paquete?" -preguntó el empleado del correo. "Sólo los Diez Mandamientos", respondió la mujer. (Libro de bromas católicas y otro humor divino, 2da edición por el diácono Tom Sheridan) "Si me amáis, guardaréis mis mandamientos." (Juan 14:15)

Jesús nos desafía hoy. Si realmente lo amamos, tenemos que mostrarlo. Él nos mostró que nos ama dándole su vida por no-sotros. Así, el símbolo más grande de nuestra fe, redención y so-bre todo su amor sacrificial por cada uno de nosotros. Para que sea más fácil para nosotros, incluso resumió los Diez Mandamientos en dos: el amor de Dios y el amor de nuestro prójimo. Si nuestro amor por él es real, nosotros también tenemos que mostrarlo a través de nuestros actos como amamos a Dios y al prójimo. Si no lo hacemos, entonces nuestro amor está vacío. Es todo hablar y hablar es barato.

"El amor no es un sentimiento, el amor es una respuesta, el amor es una acción". David Jeremiah

¿Cuáles fueron las dos parroquias que ayudaron a San Esteban en sus primeros días? La Parroquia de la Sagrada Familia en la Pas-adena del Sur y la Parroquia de Todos los Almas en Alhambra nos ayudó a través de sus sacerdotes que vinieron a responder a nuestras necesidades sacramentales. Muchas Gracias Familia Sa-grada y Todas las Almas Somos tan bendecidos por tener un proyector y una pantalla donde encontramos la canción que cantamos. Oro para que real-mente aprovechemos esto porque no todas las iglesias tienen uno. Cantemos verdaderamente juntos como una iglesia. "¡Que toda la tierra clame a Dios con gozo!" Por favor oren por el eterno reposo de Margaret Estrada, madre del Diácono Armando. Le agradecemos todo lo que ha contribui-do a San Esteban. Que descanse en paz. El 4 de junio será Domingo de Pentecostés. El cumpleaños de nuestra Iglesia Católica. El día en que recordamos el Espíritu Santo descendiendo sobre los apóstoles en lenguas de fuego. Vamos a usar algo ROJO en ese día especial para simbolizar el Espíritu Santo. Queremos agradecer a la Familia Ibarra, Javier, Francine y Han-nah, quienes se han ofrecido como voluntarios para liderar la or-ganización del Festival Parroquial en el próximo mes de octubre. Nuestra gratitud también a los Caballeros de Colón que también se han comprometido a servir con los Ibarras. Los Caballeros de Colón .. siempre "el fuerte brazo derecho del Santo Padre y de la Iglesia". "No hay mayor alegría ni mayor recompensa que hacer una

diferencia fundamental en la vida de alguien".

GRACIAS a los 262 feligreses que han hecho promesas

de contribución a la campaña Together in Mission de este año. Hasta la fecha, nuestra parroquia ha prometido

$22,096.00 para nuestro OBJETIVO PARROQUIAL de

$31,269.00.

Para aquellos de ustedes que se han comprometido en el

pasado, pero no han tenido la oportunidad de hacer un regalo, una carta está en su camino a su casa. Si usted nunca ha hecho un regalo a la campaña, puede encon-

trar una tarjeta de promesa en la parroquia y devolverla a la oficina parroquial.

También puede hacer un regalo visitando ourmis-

sionla.org/give o texto la palabra BELIGHT to 41444 Estoy seguro de que cada uno de ustedes considerará en

oración compartir los abundantes dones que Dios ha compartido con cada uno de nosotros.

El Ministerio de Oración “Luz del Espirtu Santo”

Los invita a orar, alabar, glorificar al Señor y darle gra-cias por todos Los beneficios recibidos cada dia de nuestra vida. Nos reunimos los Miercoles de 7pm a 9pm en el salon parroquial de nuestra Iglesia San Esteban Martir.

PARA TU INFORMACIÓN La Oficina Parroquial estará cerrada por la mañana el

martes 23 de mayo, para que el personal pueda asistir a un taller.

Estaremos abiertos durante nuestras horas regulares de la

tarde de 4 pm-7pm.

Le agradecemos de antemano por su paciencia y

comprensión.

COMEUNITY

Fiesta de la Parroquia de San Esteban

Domingo 8 de Octubre.

Una reunión de planificación para la fiesta parroquial de este año se llevará a cabo el miércoles 24 de mayo a las 7pm en la Oficina Parroquial, invitamos a todos los in-

teresados en ser voluntariosa a asistir a esta reunion.

WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2017 5:00 pm Rose Valdez (D) SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2017 7:00 am Edgar Battad (D) 9:00 am Malaquias Terriquez (D) Maria de Jesus Enciso (D) Timoteo Valdez (D) 11:00 am Lourdes Galicia (D) Nino Zagaroli (D) Francisco & Dolores Merino (D) MONDAY, MAY 22, 2017 8:30 am Animas Benditas del Purgatorio Ricardo Serrano (D) Edward Sanchez Jr.—Happy Birthday!!! TUESDAY, MAY 23, 2017 8:30 am Animas Benditas del Purgatorio WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 8:30 am Aliza Santos (L) 6:30 pm St. Stephen Parishioners THURSDAY, MAY 25, 2017 8:30 am Keira Jazmine Refuerzo - Happy Birthday!!! FRIDAY, MAY 26, 2017 8:30 am Frankie Romero (L) 7:00 pm St. Stephen Parishioners SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2017 8:30 am Beatriz Garcia—Happy Birthday!!!

Frances Salaises, Kitty

Carlucci, Liza Anne Ses-

ti, Ana Nunez, Elaine

Denery, Jose Galicia Sr., Connie Gonzales, Norma Salazar, Michlina

Kubek, Maria Cervantes, Maria Gonzalez, Jeanine Gregory, Peggy

Jasso, Elena Dulay, Alex Vasquez, Armando Loo, Annamae Koch,

Rita Thoms, Elizabeth Dodge, Virginia Medina, Rita A. Durazo, Ern-

est Durazo, Rudy Barraza, Sally Sandoval, Emilia Rodriguez, Dominic,

Jason, Rose Valdez, Kathy Garcia, Helen Lawrence, Sandy Aguiar,

Maria Castillo, Frances Montez, Ramiro Sanchez, Judy Backer, Josefina

Peralta, Tom Lujan, Maria Ngan Fong Lung, Erin Gaffrey, Virginia

Miranda, Frances Mosqueda, John Jaurequi, Jeanine Lugo, Michael

Alden Townsend, Natalia Orozco, Tisha Platt, Teresa Ycedo, Larry

Hernandez, Vic Panganiban, Concepcion Rodriguez, Elizabeth Cana-

das, Phil Cisneros, Kenneth Adler, Carol Tollstrup, Eva Monroy, Al

Acosta, Susan Acosta, Angelica V. Rivas, David Perez, Doris Lau,

Sandy Adler, Ray Fratino, Mike Riffey, Linda McWeeney, Nancy Per-

ales, Florence Kreslake, D. Tam, A. Tam, Elaine Hernandez, Javier

Valdez & Family, Linda Gomez, Francisco Paniagua, Lupe Avila, Rich-

ard Moscozo, Dolores Escobedo, Danielle Jaramillo, Carlos Navarro,

Anna Barellano, David Morehead, Tim Niu, Ernest Lucero, Carlos

Godinez, Bertha Marquez

Prayer list will be updated on a monthly bases. If you would like

to add a name or make changes to the above list. Please contact

the parish office.

DID YOU KNOW?

Avoiding gossip

Our natural inclination is to discuss concerns and prob-

lems with the people in our lives, but it can be easy for

these discussions to slip into gossip. When gossip gets

out of hand, it can damage reputations and create divi-

sion and fear, without any discussion of how to resolve the prob-

lem. Teaching your children to avoid gossip and focus on truth

starts at home—as always, parents lead by example. Try not to

gossip about rumors or other people, and teach your children to

seek solutions when there is a problem rather than just talking

about it. For a copy of the VIRTUS© article “How Do I Avoid the

Gossip Swirl?” email jvienna@la-archdiocese.org or call (213)

637-7227.

ST. STEPHEN BOOKSTORE

is open after each Mass, Saturday and Sun-

day or by appointment.

12,000+ Gifts │ DVDs │ Books │ Bibles

│ Jewelry and accessories Rosaries

│ Devotional and

Religious Items │ Artwork.

One stop shop for Catholic gifts and resources. Support the

Saint Stephen Bookstore. All donations of used or new items

can be delivered directly to the bookstore." READINGS FOR THE WEEK

May 21st—May 28th

Sunday: Acts 8:5-8, 14-17; 1 Pt 3:15-18; Ps 66:1-7,

16, 20; Jn 14:15-21

Monday: Acts 16:11-15; Ps 149:1-6,9;

Jn 15:26—16:4

Tuesday: Acts 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3,7-85; Jn 16:5-11

Wednesday: Acts 17:15,22—18:1; Ps 148 1-2,11-14;

Jn 16:12-15

Thursday: Acts 1:1-11; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9; Eph 1:17-23; Mt 28:16-20

Friday: Acts 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Ps 47:2-7;

Jn 16:20-23

Saturday: Acts 18:23; Ps 47:2-3, 8-10: Jn 16:23-28

Sunday: Acts 1:12-14; Ps 47:2-3,6-9; 1 Pt 4:13-16; Jn 17:1-11