29th Sunday In Ordinary Time...

St. Stephen Catholic Church

Spreading the Light of Jesus Christ

The Cornerstone

40 Days for Life started on September 22 and lasts until October 31. Please pray for the unborn and for an end to abortion. St. Stephen Catholic Church will host a Pro-Life Rosary Decades at every Saturday Vigil and Sunday Mass in October. Please show up fifteen minutes prior to the morning Masses on the Sundays in October. If you have any questions, please contact respect_life@ststephencatholic.org.

The Sacrament of Baptism

'I baptize you in the name of the Father, and

of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit’

Congratulations! We rejoice with you and your family in welcoming your child into the Body of Christ through the waters of Baptism. Please pray for our newly baptized members of our St. Stephen Parish Family.

Deacon Geoff Luncheon

Deacon Geoff will assist at his first Mass here at St. Stephen on October 17 at 11:30 a.m.

Deacon Geoff has been assigned to St. Stephen Catholic Church. Join us in the Family Life Center for a luncheon hosted by the Knights of Columbus after Mass to celebrate.

The 28th Annual St. Stephen Men’s Club Golf Scramble will be on November 6, 2021 at the Summerfield Crossings Golf Club in Riverview, FL. Please consider sponsoring this event. The proceeds from the Men’s Club Golf Scramble benefit youth education and local charities. The tournament is the primary fundraising event for the Men’s Club Scholarship program, which since its inception, has awarded over $35,000 in scholarships. If a sponsorship is not practical for you currently, please consider joining us for a round of golf. It is a $75 entry fee ($300 for a foursome) and includes a basket of range balls to get the bad shots out of your system before the real fun starts. This includes a round of golf, lunch, dinner, beverages and a gift pack. To register or to become a sponsor visit https://ststephencatholic.org/mens-club.

Job Opportunity

Effective communication is one of the most important tools for evangelization. The communication coordinator assists the pastor, parish staff, school staff, faith formation staff and parish ministries to effectively fulfill the mission of the Church to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. The communication coordinator implements and monitors communication strategies and tactics of the parish. The coordinator plans and implements mass media promotional material, including digital and print. The coordinator tracks analytics on marketing campaigns and coordinates parish events. The coordinator also communicates as a public relations professional, communicating internally and externally within the organization. Communication ranges from evangelical material to financial reports. The communication coordinator at St. Stephen Catholic Church must be an active Catholic and member of the parish. He or she is to observe all the policies of our parish and diocese as found in the employee handbook. For the full job description and to apply, click here! You will need to download the application form and then email it to Tom Doyle at Tom@ststephencatholic.org.

Livestreaming Videos Reminder

We would like to remind you that videos on Facebook have to be removed at their one year anniversary date. Please download important videos from Facebook before the one year anniversary date of that video. To do so, please click on the video that you wish to download and click on the three dots (…) at the top right of your screen. You will then see a download button and click on it to complete the process.

Thank You From Community for Women

The Community for Women wishes to thank all parishioners who so generously contributed to our underwear and sock drive this year. We exceeded our donation totals from the past five years! We served 16 elementary schools in the county with 5,295 items which included 2,083 pairs of socks. We also thank the 10 ladies who came to sort and bag the donations and the six drivers who did the drop-offs. Thank you for donating to Underwear Sunday!

Next weekend!

World Mission Sunday Collection

Next weekend, we will celebrate World Mission Sunday. Pope Francis invites the entire Church to support the mission dioceses in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and parts of Latin America and Europe, where priests, religious and lay leaders serve the world’s most vulnerable communities. Please keep the Pope’s missions in your prayers and be generous in next week’s collection for the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. Thank you.

Parish Finance