st. steven’s catholic church
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ST. STEVEN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
24827 S. DOBSON RD, SUN LAKES, AZ | 480�895�9266 | HTTP://SAINTSTEVENSPARISH.ORG
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Monday, Jan 04, 2021�
Memorial of Elizabeth Ann Seton, Religious�
Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first U.S.�born saint,
started the country’s first Catholic girls’ school in
Maryland, where she also founded the first
American women’s religious community, the Sisters
of Charity. All those “firsts” multiplied into an
incredible legacy of parochial education and
religious life benefiting women that ripples to
today. At Seton’s beatification, Pope John XXIII said,
“she sowed a seed in America which by Divine
Grace grew into a tree.” Perhaps you yourself are a
beneficiary of her legacy. In the words of Pope Paul
VI at her canonization, “Rejoice for your glorious
daughter. Be proud of her. And know how to
preserve her fruitful heritage."�
TODAY'SREADINGS:1John3:22�4:6;�
Matthew4:12�17,23�25�
Tuesday, Jan 05, 2021�
Memorial of John Neumann, Bishop�
What would U.S. parishes look like without John
Neumann, the first naturalized U.S. citizen and
bishop who was canonized? As a seminarian in his
native Bohemia, John cherished Saint Paul’s
missionary epistles from the Bible and longed to
serve the United States as a missionary. His wish
was granted. After John’s 1835 ordination he began
to set up parishes and a network of parochial
schools in New York. He served Germans and Native
Americans and also learned Gaelic and Italian to
better serve parishioners in Baltimore and
Philadelphia. He introduced the Forty Hours
devotion and set up parish missions for Lent. Ask
John to pray for your parish today.�
TODAY'SREADINGS:1John4:7�10;Mark6:34�44�
Wednesday, Jan 06, 2021�
Op'onal Memorial of André Besse)e, Religious�
So many have said that 2020 was a year of
unprecedented challenges, marked by a pandemic
that has taken lives and so much more, and a
national election that challenged the U.S. belief in a
united nation with liberty and justice for all. Though
a new year is only the turn of a calendar page, it
allows and encourages new life, new perspective,
new hope, and new energy. Let the life of the gentle
and humble Saint André Bessette�who spent many
years as a doorman for his monastic community�
be our inspiration. May compassion and love of
neighbor guide us into this new year.�
TODAY'SREADINGS:1John4:11�18;Mark6:45�52�
Thursday, Jan 07, 2021�
Christmas Weekday�
Even in an age when people are bombarded with
messages, announcements can have particular
cachet. They appear over and over in the gospels,
from angels announcing Christ’s birth to Jesus’
announcement in today’s gospel that he came to
fulfill the words of Isaiah. The church continues to
make plenty of announcements, from the calendar
items announced at Mass to “announcements” in
the form of pastoral letters and encyclicals about
how to live contemporary Christian life. You
probably announced your faith in a formal way at
your Confirmation. How can you “announce” Christ
today through your words and actions?�
TODAY'SREADINGS:1John4:19�5:4;Luke4:14�22a�
Friday, Jan 08, 2021�
Christmas Weekday�
As the Christmas season draws to a close, some
treasure its highlights, others dread the January
“blahs,” and all of us could do well to follow Jesus’
model in the gospel. After he cures a leper, the
crowds and the demands on him increase. Many of
us would plough into the need, then the adulation.
Instead, he withdraws and retreats. This wintry
season offers a time to withdraw and reflect. Think,
for example, of the solitude necessary to create the
kind of sacred art that Giotto was known for. He
died on this day in 1337, so perhaps you can bring
him to mind as you channel your own inner artist in
the winter stillness. Create something new today!�
TODAY'SREADINGS:1John5:5�13;Luke5:12�16�
Saturday, Jan 09, 2021�
Christmas Weekday�
This is the final day of the Christmas season. But it’s
always Christmas, every day of the year. Christ
comes in our humanity, born into our human flesh.
We are always united with Christ in a communion of
divinity and humanity, realized in Jesus, shared with
us. We celebrate that communion in the central act
of our worship: We eat and drink the Real Presence
of Christ in us. But like John the Baptist proclaims in
today’s gospel, that presence of Christ must
increase in us as our own egos decrease. This is the
Invest just five minutes a day, �
and your faith will deepen and grow �
a day at a time.�
©2017 TrueQuest Communications.TakeFiveForFaith.com; All rights reserved.
Reprinted with permission from akeFiveForFaith.com. �
Scripture citations from the NAB Rev. Ed.�
ANNIVERSARIES
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MASS INTENTIONS
Weekend of January 2
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& January 3
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��William (Bud) Milliron�
For the People of St. Steven’s�
Special Inten2on for Bill Mariner�
Monday January 4
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�� Perpetual
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Tuesday January 5
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��Diane Brass
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Wednesday January 6
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�� John Zweifler�
Thursday January 7
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�� Rev James A. Murray�
Friday January 8
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�� Kerry Schuster�
Weekend of January 9
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& January 10
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�� Larry Byron�
For the People of St. Steven’s�
��Deceased Members of Ladies Guild�
AT SAINT STEVEN’S�
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Many of you may be unaware that we con�nue to
have an ac�ve Religious Educa�on Program here at
St. Steven’s. Students and their parents are
enjoying the Online Sessions that are provided for
our 55 students currently enrolled. Students can progress through each sec�on of their program
including Scripture, Sacramental Theology, Catechism and various ac�vi�es providing an
engaging online experience. The Rite of Chris�an Ini�a�on Group for adults have also begun.
Their virtual classes are with Fr. Enoch. Star�ng later this month we will have online classes for
all Adults .�
Beginning January 10th, we will finally begin the repairs on the broken
concrete in the front sec�on of our courtyard that is a trip hazard for many of
us. At the same �me our central fountain which has numerous cracks, leaks
and has no�ceably disintegrated, is being replaced with a similar fountain with
a smaller footprint. At the same �me, two (2) pergolas are being built in both
north and southeast corners of the courtyard to provide much needed shade
and hopefully a future opportunity to gather a4er we get through this pandemic. These projects
are already fully funded from our Maintenance Reserve account and from the Diocesan capital
campaign. �
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We prayer you have a healthy and blessed New Year as we
con�nue to honor our pandemic protocols. We pray that as
the vaccine is administered, we see a marked decrease in
COVID�19 and related illness. We each pray for a speedy
end to this most challenging �me. �
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Blessings and Christ’s peace,�
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& Fr. Enoch
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