St. Stephen Catholic church

2491 James River Turnpike, Ona, WV 25545

(304) 743-3234

Reverend Paul Yuenger WEB SITE: www.ststephens1.com E MAIL: ststephens@suddenlinkmail.com

PARISH COMMITTEE & GROUP CHAIRS

WELCOME NEW PARISHIONERS

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OUR MISSION STATEMENT

St Stephen Catholic Church, as a family of believers, is committed to pray, to teach, to study and to share our gifts and talent with those whose lives we touch daily. The mission of our Parish is to proclaim the Gospel of

Our Lord Jesus Christ and to build a loving, caring community.

Pastoral Council ….…….....…...... Chris Martin

Finance Council….…….....…......

Eucharist ………….…….....…..... Clara Schulte

Liturgy …………………..............… Jean Valdes

Liturgy ........................... Sister Mary Grace Barile

RCIA ..................…...….......….... David Warner

Christian Service ….......…….....

Co-chairperson ........................... Beckie Mohn

Faith Outreach ........................... Patrick Grace

Music Director ……………..... Marieanne Cordle

Education Director ……….... Christine Anderson

C.W.I.T. ……........................... Marge Carpenter

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

November 8, 2015

In loving memory of Margaret Muth

by the Lafferre family

MASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday 7:30 a.m.

Friday 7:30 a.m.

Sunday 11:30 a.m.

CONFESSION

Thursday 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

OFFICE HOURS 8:30 AM—2:30 PM Monday through Friday

OFFICE STAFF Alyssa Morabito & Carol Nowak

PARISH SCHEDULES CONTRIBUTIONS

HOST

Amy & Bil Neal

CROSS BEARER

Rex Newby

READERS

Diane Chandler & Martha Newby

COMMUNION

Carolyn Ciaverella, Diane Chandler, Martha Newby, Clara W. Schulte, Irene Faller

ALTAR SERVERS

Nam Tran

KITCHEN HOSPITALITY

Cheryl & David Warner

DOUGHNUT PICKUP

Marge & Dale Carpenter

COLLECTION COUNTERS

Bill Schaefer & Paula Grace

WATER PLANTS

Beckie Mohn

November 15, 2015

A Family Perspective by Bud Ozar

The widow in today’s gospel gave only a little, but it counted for a lot. I our homes there are many LITTLE MOMENTS which can have great significance and glue the family together. Seize the moments.

Mass Offerings

$ 1,503.00

Amos

$ .00

Maintenance

$ 40.00

Arch. Military Services

$ 131.00 ___________

Total $ 1,674.00

GATHERING Gather Your People 314

PSALM 146 Praise the Lord, my soul! Pg. 226

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Pg. 227

PREPARATION Because the Lord is My Shepherd 464

COMMUNION Write Upon My Heart Choir

Hold Me In Life

SENDING FORTH Take the Word of God With You 383

MUSIC

November 8, 2015 November 1, 2015

HOST

Jean Morris & Cheryl Warden

CROSS BEARER

John Moore

READERS

Cindy Gonsowski & Pam Dean

COMMUNION

Cindy Gonsowski, Bunny Boone, Mary Raines, Stacey Fischer, Nico Orsini

ALTAR SERVERS

Emily Bedway & Cole Bedway

KITCHEN HOSPITALITY

Amy Neal & Cheryl Warden

DOUGHNUT PICKUP

George & Cindy Gonsowski

COLLECTION COUNTERS

Chris Martin & Beckie Mohn

WATER PLANTS

John & Joyce Moore

TODAY, November 8

Special Intention Mass for Margaret Muth

by the Laffere family

MONDAY, November 9

The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

AA meeting 8:00 p.m.

TUESDAY, November 10

Special Intention Mass for the Souls in Purgatory

By Jane Eschleman

St. Leo the Great

WEDNESDAY, November 11

Choir 7:00 p.m.

Veterans Day

THURSDAY, November 12

Confessions 5:00 pm

Parish Council Meeting 6:30 p.m.

St. Josaphat

FRIDAY, November 13

Special Intention Mass for Nanci Eschleman by Jane Eschleman

St. Frances Xavier Cabrini

SATURDAY, November 14

Blessed Virgin Mary

CALENDAR

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St. Stephens has available Masses for your

intentions. Envelopes can be found in the

lobby. Just fill out the information and drop

envelope in the collection basket or turn it

into the office.

November 15, 2015

Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

READINGS

Reading I Daniel 12:1-3

Reading II Hebrews 10:11-14, 18

Gospel Mark 13: 24-32

Please prayerfully consider donating to our local food pantry, E.C.C.H.O. Some items in need are canned foods such as

beans, corn, dried beans, & fruit. Cereal, mac &

cheese, noodles, spaghetti & sauce. Toothpaste, tooth brushes, shampoo and soap.

Also, underwear—boxer shorts (size 28—30 and 30—32).

Items are accepted in hallway coat closet.

If you would like to add a friend or loved one to our prayer list, the PRAYER BOOK can be found on the round table in the lobby. Please add your prayerful

intentions there for the parish to pray for.

Just a reminder !

We want to encourage that all parishioners use envelopes when making offerings if you wish to use the St. Stephen Parish year end Offering Statement for tax return purposes.

Any offering not received in an envelope will NOT be recorded on any parishioner’s record. Please be sure to clearly print your first and last name on the envelope.

Thank you!

Ask the Pastor

Why does Fr. Paul not permit eulogies at a funeral, other priests do?

Fr. Paul does permit eulogies at funerals. A complete funeral is comprised of three main parts: Vigil, Mass, and Commit-tal. Eulogies can be given during the vigil for the deceased, or at the committal, the Church does not permit them at the Mass. The Order of Christian Funerals approved by the Vatican and published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, in reference to the funeral mass clearly states, “there is never to be a eulogy.” In addition this directive is further reinforced by the Liturgical Guidelines published by Bishop Bransfield for the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.

The celebrant may express a few words of gratitude about the person’s life in his homily, or he may allow one relative or friend to provide a reflection of the deceased during the concluding rite. While this may first appear to be contradictory, it actually is not, and it hints at what a funeral Mass is supposed to signify. "It is a tribute to the merciful love of Christ and to the victory over death won by Jesus, together with a prayerful plea that the merits of that victory be extended now to the person being prayed for. The purpose of the Mass is not to celebrate the life of the deceased but to offer worship to God for Christ’s victory over death, to comfort the mourners with prayers, and to pray for the soul of the deceased."

Furthermore, the Diocesan Guidelines for Wheeling-Charleston state: "Given the emotion of the moment and to ensure the words are in harmony with the celebration, any comments made should be put down in writing and reviewed by the presider. The speaker should limit his/her remarks to three to four minutes." This is about one page double space typed. These family comments should not consist of a biography (the place for that is the obituary) or an endless chain of humorous stories about the decedent (those are more appropriate at the wake (vigil) service the night before or at a luncheon following the funeral).

Peace and Love

Fr. Paul

Please join Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church for the Divine Mercy Chaplet.

Every Wednesday at 7 P.M.

Bowling for Turkey

Please join the Cabell Midland

High School Key Club at Colonial Lanes on Sunday,

November 8th. At 2:00 p.m. to support ECCHO. The proceeds will be given to ECCHO. Please consider

bringing canned soup,canned fruit, or a jar of peanut

butter.

Check out St. Stephen’s

Website at

www.ststephen1.com

You can view or print our most recent bulletin. If there is something you’d like to have displayed on our site, email us at ststephens@suddenlinkmail.com.

If you know of someone that is home-bound please contact the parish office at (304)743-3234 so we can send them the weekly bulletin and Fr. Paul can pay them a visit. Without your help people can fall through the cracks and Fr. Paul wants no one to be forgotten.

If you happen to have

forgotten your envelope, the parish has extras for your use on our

Welcome Table

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE

A Home Away From Home for Families of

Hospitalized Children

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Volunteers choose to work as frequently as they like. Shifts are three

hours each, between 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM, seven days per week.

Some of the duties include greeting guest, answering phone, and

other light office duties. Other ways to support RMH

are:: Collect pop tabs, cell phones & ink cartridges,

Host a Fundraiser, Donate snacks, household sup-

plies, office supplies, etc., Make a meal or bake treats,

clean our house or work in our yard.

Please contact Cathy Conaway at (304)529-1122 or

(304)634-0382

From the first day of any deer season until December 31, hunters who legally harvest a deer and wish to donate

the meat to HHH, can deliver the deer to the nearest participating meat processor. Acceptance of the deer is subject to the individual meat processor’s scheduling.

The meat processor will skin the deer; debone and grind the meat (no other cuts),; freeze it into two-pound packages; and hold it for pick-up by the Mountaineer Food Bank, in Gassaway, WV, or the Huntington Area Food Bank

Participating processors in:

CABELL COUNTY

Andy’s Custom Meats, Ona, WV

(304)743-9455

Nelson’s Meat Processing, Milton, WV

(304)743-5400

KANAWA

Fresh Cuts, Charleston, WV

(304)776-9166

MASON

K & L Processing

New Haven, WV

Annual Christmas Dinner and Ornament Exchange

Thursday, December 3rd., 6:00 p.m. at the Olive Garden

All are invited!

There will be a $5.00 ornament exchange if you would like to participate in the exchange.

Please use the sign up sheet on the bulletin board.

C & A TREE

SERVICE

304-529-1001

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