S T. S T E P H E N C AT H O L I C C H U R C H
1300 NE J Street, Bentonville, AR 72712
April 9, 2017
PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
Pastor
Rev. Msgr. Scott L. Marczuk, J.C.L.
Associate Pastor/Administrator of St. John in Huntsville
Fr. Kevin Atunzu
Parish Secretary
Bethany Hill
[email protected]
Parish Accounting
Melanie Ray
[email protected]
Receptionist/Bulletin Editor
Crisselda Espinosa
(Habla Español lunes-jueves 9:30am-1:30pm)
[email protected]
Liturgical Environment
Sandy Baumhover
Parish Communications
Office Hours: Mon–Thur., 8am-4pm; Fri, 8am-12pm
Phone: 273-1240
Fax: 464-0969
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: ststephenbentonville.com
facebook.com/ststephen.church
Holy Week / Easter Schedule
Monday Mass 8:30am
Tuesday Mass 5:30pm
Wednesday Mass 12:00pm
Holy Thursday 7:00pm Bilingual
Good Friday Service 5:30pm
Good Friday Service 7:30pm - Spanish
Holy Saturday Vigil 8:00pm
Easter Sunday 7:45am & 10:00am
Easter Sunday 11:45am – Spanish
No LifeTeen MASS
Bulletin Deadline
Tuesday by 12:00pm (5 days prior
to the publication date of the
bulletin). Drop off or e-mail articles
to the parish office.
Reconciliation/Reconciliación
Every Saturday/Cada Sábado
Bilingual/Bilingüe 3:30-4:30pm
30 minutes before each Weekday
Mass/30 minutos antes de cada
Misa de los días entre semana
No hay reconciliación los domingos
RCIA
Sessions open to those interested
in learning about or renewing their
connection to the Catholic Faith.
Membership
We extend our hands and hearts
in Christian Fellowship. Longtime
residents or newly arrived, contact
the parish office to register.
Catholic Marriage
Marriage preparation required.
Contact the Pastor at least nine
months in advance. Two additional
months’ notice is needed for a
wedding in another country.
Infant Baptism
Contact the parish office to
schedule. Baptism preparation
required. Parents need to be
registered members of St. Stephen.
No baptisms in December.
Pre-School Director
Cathy Townzen
[email protected]
Office Hours: M-W-F
9:00am-12:00pm September-May
St. Stephen also attends to St. John
the Evangelist Church in Huntsville:
Mass Times
Sunday Mass 9:00am
Sunday Mass 11:00am – Spanish
Reconciliation 30 minutes before Mass
Kids/Youth Faith Formation
Catholic Kids & IMPACT Director
Suzanne Sutton
[email protected]
Pre-K – 6th Grade
Catholic Kids Youth Minister
Monica Shoemaker
Pre-K – 4th Grade
[email protected]
EDGE/Confirmation Director
Chris Teague
[email protected]
Edge: 7th & 8th Grade
[email protected]
Confirmation: 8th & 9th Grade
LifeTeen Youth
Jessica Petter
[email protected]
9th Grade – 12th Grade
Facebook: LifeTeen Bentonville
RCIA Calendar – Our last session will be the rehearsal for
Easter Vigil on Wednesday, April 12 with Msgr. Marczuk
and Bruce Peterson. We will meet in the Church at 7:00pm.
Hard Hat Collection Weekend Change – This
weekend, April 8/9 there will be a second collection for the
church loan. All donations go to repay our loan with the
Diocese of Little Rock. We appreciate your prayerful
consideration and support of this effort.
Vía Crucis Viviente se llevara a cabo este lunes, 10 de abril
a las 7:00pm en inglés. La obra será realizada por los niños
de nuestra parroquia en el Centro de Vida Familiar.
Holy Week/Easter Mass Schedule
Holy Thursday, April 13 – 7:00pm Bilingual Mass
** No Thursday 8:30am or 12:00pm Mass
Good Friday, April 14 – 5:30pm English; 7:30pm Spanish
** No Friday Noon Mass
Holy Saturday, April 15 – 8:00pm Vigil Mass
** No Saturday 9:00am or 5:00pm Mass
Easter Sunday, April 16 – 7:45am, 10:00am English;
11:45am Spanish.
** No LifeTeen 5:00pm Mass
Horario de Misas de Semana Santa/Pascua
Jueves Santo, 13 de abril – 7:00pm Misa Bilingüe
** No habra misa el jueves a las 8:30am
Viernes Santo, 14 de abril – 5:30pm Inglés; 7:30 Español
** No habra Misa de mediodía del viernes
Sabado de Gloria, 15 de abril – 8:00pm Misa de Vigilia
** No habra misa de 5:00pm el sábado
Domingo de Pascua, 16 de abril – 7:45am, 10:00am Inglés;
11:45 Español
** No habra misa de LifeTeen a las 5:00pm
Fasting and Abstinence during Lent – Practicing as
the Church instructs is a good beginning. A bodily way to
remind ourselves that we need God above all things, fasting
is also a sacrifice, a gift back to God of our heart’s intent to
depend more completely on God. The interior free desire to
deepen our relationship to God is the essence of a Lenten fast.
*Q: What are the rules about fasting and abstinence?
A: Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence.
The law of fasting allows one full meal and two smaller ones.
The law of abstinence prohibits the eating of meat.
Fridays of Lent are days of abstinence in the United
States. The obligation of abstinence begins at age 14. The
law of fasting obliges all between the ages of 18-59.
El Ayuno y la Abstinencia durante la Cuaresma –
Como la Iglesia instruye la práctica es un buen comienzo.
Una forma corporal a recordarnos a nosotros mismos que
necesitamos a Dios sobre todas las cosas, el ayuno es
también un sacrificio, un regalo para Dios de nuestro
corazón a depender más completamente en Él. El libre deseo
interior profundizara nuestra relación con Dios es la esencia
de un ayuno de Cuaresma.
*Q: ¿Cuále es la regla sobre el ayuno y la abstinencia?
R: El Viernes Santo es día de ayuno y abstinencia.
La ley de ayuno permite una comida completa y dos
pequeños. La ley de la abstinencia prohíbe el consumo de
carne.
Los viernes de Cuaresma son días de abstinencia en
los Estados Unidos. La obligación de la abstinencia
comienza a los 14 años de edad. La ley del ayuno obliga a
todos entre las edades de 18-59.
Graduation Mass & Celebration – Our graduate dinner
for High School Seniors will be Sunday, May 7 beginning with
Mass at 5:00pm (please be there in your cap and gown at
4:30pm) and a dinner following in the Family Life Center. All
St. Stephen High School Seniors and their families are invited
to attend. We will be celebrating your graduation as we come
together for Mass, food & fellowship. We will also be awarding
the parish scholarships at this event! Please contact Jessica to
RSVP a table for your family by April 28!
LifeTeen News – Thank you to all the hard working teens
who participated in Living Stations of the Cross and made it
so successful! Lexie Shephard, Bessie Sullivan, Maggie Clark,
Jackson Bray, Kender Carroll, Rhys LaChance, Jon Coppick,
Andres Alvarado, Christian Rosales, Artur Kucharewicz,
Aaliyah Garcia, Julianne Rabal, Nicholas LaChance, Adalia
Chavez, Parker Evans, Audrey Dooley, Chase Richard, Mary
Claire Clark, Maeve Penman, Anna Bannister, Emmalee
Evans, Kennedy Ray. We would also like to thank our
costume designers, April Appleby and Karen Coppick.
No LifeTeen next week, April 16 for Easter, we will
have our final Life Night of the year on April 23 at 6:00pm!
Bible Study still happens every Wednesday from 6:308:00pm in the Bosco House.
St. Stephen Benevolent Conference (SSBC) – Today is
Palm Sunday and the beginning of the holiest of Christian
weeks. Let us pray for the grace to take up our cross and
follow Jesus through death to new life. Please support the
SSBC so that together we can help the poor as they carry
their cross of suffering and pain.
Take a Phone and Television Fast – The Diocese of
Little Rock is inviting people to “fast” by turning off their cell
phones and televisions on Good Friday, April 14. Silencing
our phones and televisions for all or part of these Holy Days
will give God a chance to call our hearts, especially if we
couple this with at least an hour spent in silent prayer while
disconnected from the media. Please consider including this
practice in addition to almsgiving, prayer & fasting from
food, which are traditional disciplines the Church observes
during Lent. Since all of these practices involve sacrifice, it
would be beneficial to offer the spiritual fruits of that
sacrifice for some specific cause -- thus giving meaning to the
suffering involved and producing greater spiritual benefit.
The Diocese of Little Rock recommends offering up the
sacrifices of Good Friday for those who are marginalized and
neglected, reflecting on Jesus' parable of the Last Judgment
in Mt. 25:31-46.
Ayune sus Teléfonos y Televisores – La Diócesis de
Little Rock invita al pueblo a que “ayune” apagando sus
teléfonos celulares y televisores el Viernes Santo, 14 de abril.
Silenciar nuestros teléfonos y televisores durante todo o parte
de estos días santos le dará a Dios la oportunidad de llamar a
nuestro corazón, especialmente si combinamos esto con por
lo menos una hora de oración en silencio mientras estamos
desconectados de los medios de comunicación. Por favor
considere incluir esta práctica aparte de la limosna, oración y
el ayuno de alimentos, las cuales son disciplinas tradicionales
que la Iglesia observa durante la Cuaresma. Ya que todas
estas prácticas incluyen sacrificio, sería beneficioso ofrecer los
frutos espirituales de ese sacrificio por alguna causa en
particular; de este modo dando significado al sufrimiento y
produciendo un mayor beneficio espiritual. La diócesis
recomienda que ofrezcamos los sacrificios del Viernes Santo
por los marginados y olvidados, basando reflexión en la
parábola de Jesús, el Juicio Final en Mateo 25, 31-46.
The Events of Holy Week:
Holy Week includes the days from Palm Sunday
through Easter.
Palm or Passion Sunday has contrasting names,
one because of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem (to
the waving palm branches), and the other because this
Sunday begins our focus on Jesus’ days of suffering and
death.
Paschal Triduum, from the Latin for “three days,”
extends from evening Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday.
Maundy (Holy) Thursday gets its name from
Jesus’ “new commandment” (maundatum in Latin) to love
one another, which he spoke during the Passover meal when
he washed his disciples’ feet and instituted the Holy
Eucharist. Typically the Catholic Church now refers to this
day as Holy Thursday.
Good Friday marks the events of Jesus’ trial,
crucifixion, death and burial, sometimes with special Tre Ore
(three hour) observances. The altar is stripped of all
decoration and the church is darkened until Saturday’s
Easter Vigil.
Easter Vigil is celebrated on Holy Saturday
evening after sundown; traditionally a time for baptizing,
confirming, and receiving new members.
Easter, named after an ancient spring festival, is the
“great Sunday,” on which each Sunday Eucharist is modeled.
– All Saints Press
Los Eventos de la Semana Santa:
Semana Santa incluye los días desde el Domingo
de Ramos hasta el día de Pascua.
Domingo de Ramos o de La Pasión del Señor
tienen nombres que contrastan, uno por causa de la entrada
triunfal de Jesús en Jerusalén (a las ramas de palma que
agitaron), y el otro porque este domingo comienza nuestro
enfoque en los días de sufrimiento y muerte de Jesús.
Triduo Pascual, del latín por "tres días", se
extiende desde la tarde del Jueves Santo hasta el Domingo
de Pascua.
Jueves Maundy (Santo) recibe el nombre del
"mandamiento nuevo" de Jesús (maundatum en latín) de
amarnos unos a otros, cuando Él habló durante la cena de la
Pascua y les lavó los pies a sus discípulos e instituyó la Santa
Eucaristía. La Iglesia Católica se refiere ahora a este día
como el Jueves Santo.
Viernes Santo marca los eventos de juicio de
Jesús, la crucifixión, muerte y sepultura, a veces con las
conmemoraciones especiales de Tre Ore (tres horas). El altar
es despojado de toda decoración y la iglesia se oscurece hasta
el sábado de Vigilia Pascual.
Vigilia Pascual se celebra el Sábado Santo por la
noche después de la puesta del sol; tradicionalmente un
tiempo para bautizar, confirmar y recibir miembros nuevos.
Pascua, es el nombre de un festival de primavera
antigua, es el "gran domingo", en la que la Eucaristía se
modela cada domingo.
– All Saints Press
April is “National Child Abuse Prevention Month,”
which is dedicated to raising awareness of and preventing
child abuse; whether sexual, physical, or emotional. Along
with other educational efforts, please plan to attend our first
annual “Safe Environment Healing Mass,” celebrated by
Bishop Anthony Taylor, with a reception following:
*When: Thursday, April 20, at 6:00pm
*Where: St. John Catholic Center in Little Rock (Morris Hall)
*What: Safe Environment Healing Mass, offered for the
healing of all victims of child abuse and those
impacted by it, with a reception to follow.
Divine Mercy Sunday, April 23 – St. Stephen will
celebrate the Feast of Mercy beginning at 3:00pm (the Hour
of Great Mercy) in the Church. The celebration will last at
least 45 minutes. It will consist of the acknowledgment of this
Feast with reflections about St. Faustina, the Mercy Stations,
and the Chaplet of ther Divine Mercy. All are invited.
Novena to The Divine Mercy – On Good Friday,
1937, Jesus requested that St. Faustina Kowalska, make a
special novena before the Feast of Mercy, from Good Friday
through the following Saturday. He, Himself, dictated the
intentions for each day. By means of a specific prayer she was
to bring to His heart a different group of souls each day and
thus immerse them in the ocean of His mercy, begging the
Father–on the strength of Jesus’ Passion–for graces for them.
(Diary 1209)
This novena will be conducted here at St. Stephen
Church on the nine days requested by Jesus–starting Good
Friday, April 14 through the following Saturday, April 22. The
novena will be held each night in the Chapel at 6:30pm or
immediately following services if any are being held.
Say yes to Life – “Let’s say ‘yes’ to life and ‘no’ to death”
(Pope Francis, January 19, 2014). Catholics believe in the
sanctity of life from conception to natural death. Starting
Easter Monday eight men are scheduled to be executed by
the State of Arkansas. All Catholics are asked to join Bishop
Anthony B. Taylor in doing the following:
- Pray for the victims of the crimes committed by
these men and for the healing of their family and friends. We
cannot know fully the pain their loved ones will feel the rest
of their lives. May they experience the overwhelming mercy
of our God. - Contact Gov. Asa Hutchinson before April 14
at governor.arkansas.gov/contact-info or (501)682-2345
asking him to commute the sentences of these men to life
without parole: Don Davis and Bruce Earl Ward (scheduled
to be executed April 17), Ledelle Lee and Stacey Johnson
(scheduled to be executed April 20), Marcel Williams and
Jack Jones, Jr. (scheduled to be executed April 24), Jason
McGehee and Kenneth Williams (scheduled to be executed
April 27). - Pray to end the death penalty that diminishes
all of us and is not needed to protect society in our country.
The Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery are holding a
"Novena for Clemency" April 9-17 for eight Arkansan death
row prisoners who will be executed between April 17 and 27.
Please join them as they pray outdoors at the monastery
cemetery each day at 3:00pm. For information, or a copy of
the novena prayer, please call (479)783-4147.
Good Friday Collection – Pope Francis has asked our
parish to support Christians in the Holy Land by returning
your gift in the envelopes provided. Your support means, our
church will provide Catholic education, feed the hungry, build
housing for Christians, maintain shrines and operate refugee
centers in the Holy Land. Like Simon of Cyrene, you can help
carry the cross under very difficult circumstances in the Holy
Land. For information visit myfranciscan.org/good-friday.
Colecta de Viernes Santo – El Papa Francisco ha pedido
a nuestra parroquia apoyo para los Cristianos en Tierra
Santa y regrese su ofrenda en los sobres proporcionados.
Su apoyo significará que nuestra iglesia podrá, proveer
educación Católica, alimentar a los hambrientos, desarrollar
viviendas para los Cristianos, mantener los santuarios y
operar centros de refugiados en la Tierra Santa. Como
Simón de Cirene, tú puedes ayudar a llevar la cruz bajo las
dificilísimas circunstancias de Tierra Santa. Para
información visite myfranciscan.org/good-friday.
Church Operations for April
SCRIPTURE READINGS for 4/16/17
ORGANIZATIONAL DIRECTORY
Month-to-Date Expenses - $ 30,775.11
Loan Balance - $ 2,580,178.60
Acts of the Apostles 10:34a, 37-43
Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-8
John 20:1-9
Adult Faith Formation
Bruce Peterson, 479-903-4967
Annulment Advocates
Joe & Rose Hartnett, 479-855-2344
Barb Kordsmeier, 501-472-0645
Boy Scout Troop #525 / Cub Scout Pack #525
Cary Richard, 479-685-4253
Columbarium Chairperson
Charlotte Champagne, 479-531-9345
Encuentro Matrimonial
Noemi Andrade, 479-644-1152
Helping Hands
Brian and Valerie Lynch, 479-282-5655
Knights of Columbus
Grand Knight, Matt Dumas, 479-903-0888
Legion of Mary
Mary Kay Sutton, 479-366-1504
Music Coordinator
Jennifer Teague, 479-685-0792
Natural Family Planning
Amylynn Smith 813-352-4404; [email protected]
Nursery Coordinator
479-273-1204
RCIA (Catechumenate) Coordinator
Bruce Peterson, 479-903-4967
Respect Life
Sheila Pursell, 479-657-6796
St. Stephen Benevolent Conference
479-696-9361
Sunday Socials
Bob & April Appleby, 479-426-1211; 479-426-1210
That Man Is You
Frank Snider, 479-295-5134
As Joseph of Arimathea provided linen and a
rock tomb for the body of the Crucified Lord,
may we continue to provide for the physical
needs of His Body the Church.
Revenue
Stewardship
and Other
Building
Fund
Month-toDate
$ 23,435.11
$ 9,073.85
Monthly
Goal
$105,000
$20,000
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday, April 8
9:00am
Noah Antony †
5:00pm
All Souls
Palm Sunday, April 9
7:45am
Parishioners/Feligreses
10:00am Ella Rose Morgan †
11:45am Special Intention
5:00pm
Bruce Yarger †
Monday, April 10
8:30am
Tom M. Coughlin, III †
Tuesday, April 11
12:00pm No MASS
5:30pm
Will Smyczek
Wednesday, April 12
12:00pm Tamara Kok
Holy Thursday, April 13
8:30am
No MASS
12:00pm No MASS
7:00pm
Bruce Yarger †
Holy Saturday, April 15
9:00am
No MASS
5:00pm
No MASS
8:00pm
Joan Flannery †
EASTER Sunday, April 16
7:45am
Parishioners/Feligreses
10:00am George Abide †
11:45am Bruce Yarger †
5:00pm
No MASS
April
15-16
Lectors
Bruce
Peterson
Saturday,
8:00 PM
EMC - Host
EMC - Cup
EMC -Head
Minister
Usher
Kim Monfils
Philip Palmer
Joseph
Giovannucci
Steve Saulsbery
Todd Albert
Children’s
MASS
Loretta
Meisenbacher
Susan Eagleson
Theresa Gaffigan
Mark Jechura
Melanie Ray
Karen Howard
Scott Ray
Ngozi Anyanwu
Rebecca Bollinger
Chris Davis
Susan Davis
Gary
Delperdang
Rose Hartnett
Chris
O'Shaughnessy
Kelly Jarrett
Bruce Beckham
Mary Kate
Beckham
James Sutton
Kira O'Shaughnessy
Pam Willis
Karen Greeling
Jake Greeling
Theresa Brauburger
Ted Brauburger
J. Concepcion
Serrano
Herlinda Zuno
Jesus Zuno
Olga Serrano
Beatriz Aguirre
Maria Nino
Mirna Serrano
Bob Monfils
Mary Pablo
Hector Ramos
Monzalvo
Luz Carmen
Sanchez
FINANCE COUNCIL
Mike Power – [email protected]
Scott Ray – [email protected]
Matt Champagne – [email protected]
Mark Potter – [email protected]
Juan Carlos Segura – [email protected]
PARISH COUNCIL
Chris Appleby – [email protected]
Ted Brauburger – [email protected]
Rob Brothers – [email protected]
Chris Davis – [email protected]
Mark Jechura – [email protected]
Bruce Peterson – [email protected]
Michaelene Morgan
Jane Cornell
Kim Dial
Pam Gander
Myla Compton
Mo Tignor
Easter Sunday,
7:45 AM
Easter Sunday
11:45 AM
Spanish /
Español
Mon: 8:30am MASS
Mon: 5:00pm Chrism MASS at Cathedral
of St. Andrew in Little Rock
Mon: 6:00pm IMPACT
Mon: 6:30pm CK Yellow
Tue: 12:00pm NO MASS
Tue: 5:30pm MASS
Tue: 6:30pm Choir Practice
Wed: 12:00pm MASS
Wed: 12:30pm Legion of Mary
Wed: NO Classes (Holy Week)
Wed: 6:30-8:00pm LT Bible Study
Wed: 7:00pm RCIA – Easter Vigil Rehearsal
Thu: 8:30am NO MASS
Thu: No Adoration
Thu: 12:00pm NO MASS
Thu: 7:00pm MASS – Bilingual
Holy Thursday/Jueves Santo
Good Friday – No Meat (Fasting/Abstinence)
Fri:
12:00pm NO MASS
Fri:
5:30pm Service – English - Good Friday
Fri:
7:30pm Service – Spanish/Español
Viernes Santo
Sat: 9:00am NO MASS
Sat: 5:00pm NO MASS
Sat: 8:00pm Easter Vigil - Holy Saturday
EASTER Sunday
Sun: 7:45am MASS – Children’s
Sun: 8:45am No Catholic Kids
Sun: 10:00am MASS
Sun: 11:45am MASS – Spanish/Español
Sun: 5:00pm NO LifeTeen Mass
Sun: 6:00pm No Life Night
Janet Palmer
Maggie Peterson
Jill Saulsbery
Margie O'Grady
Joyce Moppin
Suzanne
Sutton
Easter Sunday,
10:00 AM
This Week – 4/10/17 to 4/16/17
Lock-Up
Kim Monfils
Altar Server
Sacristan
Katie Palmer
Nicholas Glory
Sarah Palmer
Kim Monfils
Paula Cordry
Michael Swisher
Brian Swisher
Cary Richard
Tommy Coppick
Hans Edlund
Katrina Edlund
Hunter Sonnentag
Barb
Hamernik
Joe Hartnett
Tim Koch
Robert Hutchings
Steve Harrington
Ken Butler
Bo Patterson
Katie Boysen
Paige Koch
Abigail Cartaya
Daniel Cartaya
Joe
Hartnett
Raquel Perez
Mayra Serrano
Marugel Monzalvo
Antonio Sanchez
Nadia Calderon
Erick Chavez
Karen Chavez
Mariel Sanabria
Fernando
Perez
Not Filled