𝐺𝑖𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑑, 𝐶ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑆𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝐵𝑦 𝐺𝑜𝑑 In today’s Gospel reading, the disciples are sent to outsiders, thus expanding its missionary range and moving into Gentile lands. Helmut Koester has suggested that Mark created the literary genre of the gospel as an instruction in discipleship, to sustain the life of…

𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐽𝑒𝑠𝑢𝑠 𝐶ℎ𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝐴𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟. Dear Friends in Christ, A warm and gracious welcome to you and all members of our church family! What would our churches look like if we remembered that our congregations preach far more than half the homily? A…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 I would like to thank everyone for their love and support as I leave the Parish Community of St. Stephen and St. Patrick and the Mission of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. These past two years have been a blessing in my priestly life…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟑, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 In this weekend’s Gospel story, we see the disciples in a boat encountering a terrible storm. As the wind is blowing and the waves are crashing into the boat, Jesus is asleep in the back of the boat on a cushion. The disciples awaken…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 I would like to congratulate all fathers as we celebrate Father’s Day weekend. We are grateful to all fathers, grandfathers, Godfathers, uncles, and those who fill a fatherly role in our world. Your powerful witness to us shows us what our God is like…

Church Bulletin for Saint Stephen & Saint Patrick June 9, 2024

𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗻 – 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 In this weekend’s Readings from Sacred Scripture, we hear about the sad effects of sin in the world. In the First Reading from the Book of Genesis, we see that sin separates humanity from God. Adam and Eve freely chose to ignore what God…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Fr. Thomas Macauley on being named administrator of our parish family beginning on July 1. While it is difficult for me to leave this assignment, I can do so with confidence that Fr. Thomas will…

𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐧 – 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Trinity. On this Feast of our God, we pause to reflect upon the fact that our God is a God of mystery. We can never understand the depth of the mystery of our God who…

𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 & 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 Sunday, May 26, 20248:30 AM Whitney PointFor Michael Carroll & Elsie Carroll Zelsnack by Elsie Poyer10:15 AM MarathonFor The People Of Our Parish12:00 PM OLPHFor Margaret Pratt, Anniv. by Sharon Massar Monday, May 27, 20249:30 AMWhitney Point Cemetery For All In The Armed Forces, Living &…