The Cornerstone
Preparing for Christmas
New Seating Plan for Advent

Please click HERE to view the video showing how we have adapted the seating during Advent to maximize seating capacity while still maintaining social distancing.

Advent Streaming Schedule
(Daily/Weekend Mass streams continue at usual times)

Weekdays at 3pm Livestream Schedule
Thru December 8: The Immaculate Conception Novena (9 Days)
December 9 and 10: A Presentation by Fr. Dermot and Fr. Tim
December 11-December 23: The Christmas Nativity

Sharing Our Blessings
Christmas Share Boxes

Drop off- December 3- December 17
Monday-Thursday 9am-4pm
Location – Faith Formation – on table by faith formation door. 

At Christmastime we are reminded of the love and joy that Jesus brought into the world and how He wants us to share that love with others. He wants us to be His hands and feet in service to those around us. This has no doubt been a challenging year for all of us, including the families at the San Jose Mission. We are once again collecting Christmas Share Boxes to distribute to these families. This year we would like to include boxes for the adults as well as the children as there are so many families in need and the simple luxuries that we may take for granted: soaps, toothbrushes, socks, deodorant, feminine products, shaving cream, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, etc. are precious gifts they look forward to each year. We kindly ask that you label your box with the age group and gender your gift box is intended for so we can ensure it is distributed properly.

If you are unable to put together a shoebox, but still want to help, we will also accept gift cards. Thank you to all our parish families for your kindness and generosity. 
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
St. Vincent de Paul

Due to Covid, we will not be collecting gifts through the angel tree; however,
we are accepting donations of $25 gift cards to Walmart or Target 
to help the families buy gifts for their children. 

Gift cards may be dropped in the collection boxes, the parish office or to the food pantry Fridays. Checks made out to SVdP, or give electronically at www.svdpriverviewfl.org.
On the Horizon
Special Collection for Retirement Fund for Religious
Next Weekend
December 12 and 13, 2020

Help our elderly. In good times and bad, senior Catholic sisters, brothers, and religious order priests have dedicated themselves to service and acts of mercy. Today, they pray for an aching world. Yet years of serving for little or no pay have left their religious communities without enough retirement savings. Your gift to the Retirement Fund for Religious helps provide medications, nursing care, and other necessities. Please be generous.
Celebrate the Feast of Guadalupe
Saturday, December 12
Chapel
9:15am- 6:00pm

Consecrated Marian Marian Society and Legion of Mary is hosting
2,000 Hail Mary's on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Please join us to honor of Blessed Mother as we pray the Rosary.
Come for an hour or stay for more!

Please social distance, wear masks and bring hand sanitizer.
Please pray for
Alex Walker
Memorial Service
Main Church
Friday, December 4
1:00 pm
This Week at St. Stephen
Our Sanctuary Lamp
is burning this week

In Loving Memory
of Matilde Magsino & Joaquin Chua
Friday, December 4
First Friday
8:30 am Pray for Mary Gomes (RIP)
Confession(Chapel)
After 8:30 am Mass (till no one is in line)
Adoration
After 8:30 Mass-10:00 am
1:00pm Funeral Mass Alex Walker
3:00 pm The Immaculate Conception Novena
Saturday, December 5
First Saturday
Mass (Church)
__8:30 am Pray for Gilda Martano (RIP) 
Confession(Chapel)
After 8:30 am Mass
10:30 am Marian Consecrated Society Meeting (Open to All)
Zoom Conference Call
Dial in: 1-605-475-2875. Access code: 1209238#.

2:45 pm Confessions (till no one is in line or Mass begins)
4:30 pm Pray for the Parishioners of St. Stephen

Sunday, December 6
Masses
7:30 am Pray for Edward Deering (RIP)
;9:30 am Pray for Vernonica Devlin (RIP)
11:30 am Pray for Lucila Whittaker (RIP)
:5:30 pm Pray for Leonard Przywara (RIP)
Monday, December 7
8:30 am Pray for Eliseus Santos (RIP)
Confessions
After the 8:30 am Mass (Chapel) till no one is in line

Vigil Mass for Immaculate Conception
7:00 pm Ed & Peggy Kirschenman (RIP)
Tuesday, December 8
The Immaculate Conception
of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
8:30 am & 7:00 pm Mass

Explanation of the Immaculate Conception
An essential part of God’s plan for the mother of his Son was that she be conceived free from Original Sin. “Through the centuries the Church became ever more aware that Mary,
‘full of grace’ through God, was redeemed from the moment of her conception”
(CCC, no. 491).
In anticipation that she was to bear the Son of God, Mary was preserved from the time of her conception from Original Sin. We call this the Immaculate Conception.
No sin would touch her, so that she would be a fitting and worthy vessel of the Son of God. The Immaculate Conception does not refer to the virginal conception and birth of Christ, but rather to Mary’s being conceived without inheriting Original Sin.
In the course of time, the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception became more precisely
enunciated, as its truth—long supported by the universal popular devotion of the faithful—
was better understood by deepening theological inquiry.
In 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed this dogma infallibly: that is, in his role as supreme teacher of
the Church, he declared that this doctrine is divinely revealed and must be accepted with faith by the entire Church.

MEMORARE
Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, we fly unto you, O Virgin of Virgins, our Mother. To you we come. before you we kneel, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not our petitions, but in your clemency, hear and answer them. Amen.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux

8:30 am Pray for Greene-Scanlon Families (RIP)

Join in the Rosary after 8:30 am Mass
In Mary's Garden
Hosted by Legion of Mary & Consecrated Marian Society
 Blessed Immaculate Conception medals
(Miraculous Medals)and prayers cards will be available.

6:00 pm Confessions (Chapel) 2 priests
(till no one is in line)
7:00 pm Mass Beatriz & Eliseo Gutierrez (RIP)
Wednesday, December 9
8:30 am Pray for Filotea Ferraris (RIP)
Eucharistic Adoration for Vocations (Chapel)
After 8:30 Mass-6:00 pm
5:30pm Confessions (till no one is in line) 2 priests Chapel
6:15 pm The Rosary (Mary's Garden)
Thursday, December 10
8:30am Pray for Consuelo Malalis(RIP)
Around the Diocese
Advent Men’s Retreat

Father Steven "Chuck" Dornquast, Director of Vocations, is offering an Advent Men’s Retreat on Saturday, December 19, 2020 from 10 am - 7:30 pm at the Bethany Center,
18150 Bethany Center Dr., in Lutz. Men, ages 15-35 are invited to attend. 
There is no cost to you, however, you will need to RSVP to hlv@dosp.org. 
If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Vocations at (727) 345-3452.

The retreat will be led by Fr. Rob Cadrecha and seminarians from the Diocese of St. Petersburg.
Zoom Chat with Seminarians
Father Chuck Dornquast invites you to join the next session of our virtual discernment group, Zoom Chat with Seminarians. This discernment opportunity is open to men ages 15-35.

The next session will be on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 7:00 pm. 
Father Chuck will host and each session will include vocation stories from different seminarians.

Please see the flyer for more information, future dates and to RSVP.
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