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Saint
Stephen Catholic Parish
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 1st, 2009 -
Bulletin
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Come,
let us bow down in worship; let us kneel
before the LORD who made
us.
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—
Psalm
95:6
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Our
Liturgical
Week
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Monday,
February
2
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8:00
a.m. Fr. Calegari /
Danny
Murphy
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Tuesday,
February
3
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8:00
a.m. Fr. Calegari /
Maria
Riccardi
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Wednesday,
February
4
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8:00
a.m. Fr. Murray /
Edward
Collins
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Thursday,
February
5
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9:30
a.m. Fr. Calegari /
Nenita
P. Garcia
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Friday,
February
6
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8:00a.m.
Fr. Murray /
Guillermo
Ramos
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Saturday,
February
7
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8:00
a.m. Fr. Calegari /
Lorin
& Paul
Medlin
3:30 p.m. Fr. Calegari /
Reconciliation
4:30 p.m. Fr. Calegari /
Fred
Van Holt
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Sunday,
February 8 -
5th
Sunday in Ordinary
Time
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8:00
a.m. Fr. Murray /
Michelle
Sherman
(S.I.)
9:30 a.m. Fr. Calegari /
For
the
Parish
11:30 a.m. Fr. Sauer /
Pauline
Omandi
6:45 p.m. Fr. Murray /__
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Red
indicates Mass
intentions
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TODAY’S
READINGS
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First
Reading
— Moses spoke to
all the people, saying:
"A prophet like me will
the LORD, your God,
raise up for you"
(Deuteronomy
18:15-20).
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Psalm
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If today you hear his
voice, harden not your
hearts (Psalm
95).
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Second
Reading
— Brothers and
sisters: I should like
you to be free of
anxieties (1
Corinthians
7:32-35).
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Gospel
— The people were
astonished at Jesus'
teaching; he taught them
as one having authority
(Mark
1:21-28).
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St.
Stephen Saturday Morning
Discussion Group
You
are welcome to join us Saturday mornings
in the Marian Room after the 8:00 a.m.
Mass.
See
you there!
OUR
WEEK AT A GLANCE
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Monday,
February 2
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- Religious
Education 3:45 p.m./Parish
Offices
- Men’s
Club 6:45 p.m./Temp.
Bldg.
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Tuesday,
February 3
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- Youth
Group 6:00 p.m./Parish
Office
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Wednesday,
February 4
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- Hot
Lunch 11:45 p.m./Temp.
Bldg.
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Thursday,
February 5
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- School
Art Project 1:30 p.m./Temp.
Bldg.
- RCIA
7:00 p.m./Parish
Office
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Friday,
February 6
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- Gamblers
Anonymous 8:00 p.m./Parish
Office &
EC
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Saturday,
February 7
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- Saturday
Morning Study Group 8:30
a.m./Marian
Room
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Sunday,
February 8
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- Youth
Group 4:00 p.m./Temp.
Bldg.
- Divorce
Recovery Gp. 6:30 p.m./Ext.
Center
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SAINTS
AND SPECIAL
OBSERVANCES
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Monday:
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The
Presentation of
the Lord
Blessing of
Candles
Groundhog
Day
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Tuesday:
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St.
Blaise
St. Ansgar
Blessing of
Throats
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Thursday:
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St.
Agatha
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Friday:
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St.
Paul Miki and
his
companions
First
Friday
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Saturday:
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Blessed
Virgin Mary
First
Saturday
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Please
pray for the
sick and
homebound of
our community,
for all those
in the book of
the sick. May
they know the
healing touch
of
Jesus.
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.William
Applegate,
Natividad
Austria, Irene
Buscovich,
Elena Carr,
Mario Cid,
Kevin Cleary,
James Collins,
Bernard Curran,
David Douglas,
Msgr. Bruce
Dreier, Betty
Francesconi,
Art Hazlett,
Mary Elizabeth
Henry, Nellie
Jocson,
Elizabeth
Kauss, Tim Lew,
Miguel Mendoza,
Alene Meyers,
Maggie
McDonald, Irin
Mullen, Mercy
Newman, George
O’Brien,
Kylie
O’Leary,
Stephanie
Patty, Joyce
Peterson,
Sister Pat
Phelan, Marsha
Potolo, James
Roach, Delores
Robinson, Ian
Taylor, Robert
Thoel, Loretta
Tribulato,
Maria Elena
Varela, Richard
Voyles, and
Mary
Windrow.
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Dear
Parishioners,
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February
1, 2009
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A
terrific thanks to all
of you who supported our
Men's Club Superbowl
Boards by purchasing one
or more squares. All
squares were sold! This
annual drive helps to
fund our athletic
program, sports gear,
gym fees, CYO fees
etc... Hats off to Marco
Cerri and his helpers
who successfully pulled
it off in this tough
year of economic
recession. Great job,
guys!
We warmly welcome
Bishop Bill Justice to
St. Stephen today to
administer the sacrament
of Confirmation to 38
young parishioners,
drawn from our school
and our religious
education
program.
Mark your
calendars for three
Tuesday evenings in Lent
with Fr. Dave
Pettingill. Father Dave,
a wise and witty
presenter, will be our
Lenten Soup Suppers
speaker this year. This
will be an opportunity
to take a fresh and
deeper look at what it
means to be a Christian
in today's crazy world.
Each evening (March 17,
24, and 31) will begin
at 6:30 with a light
supper of salad, soup
and garlic bread, and
followed at 7:15 by Fr.
Pettingill's
presentation and
discussion.
We are reading St.
Mark's Gospel these
Sundays at Mass, and
today's gospel story
shows us Jesus working a
miracle; he casts out a
demon from a man and
restored the man him to
wholeness, normality and
peace. We listen to many
healing stories of Jesus
during the year. Did
they really happen? Do
miracles really
happen?
A few years ago, I
read a book called
"The Miracle of
Lourdes." Lourdes is
a town in the mountains
of southern France and
its little streets are
thronged with pilgrims
all year round. Ever
since the Blessed Mother
appeared there to St.
Bernadette in 1858, over
two thousand miraculous
healings have reportedly
taken place at Lourdes.
The Catholic Church is
very slow to accept
miracles and will stand
by only sixty of these
cures, although the
doctors at the
International Medical
Bureau call them
miraculous.
The Medical Bureau
is staffed, not by pious
Catholics, but by
atheists and agnostics
and very secular
empirical laboratory
scholars. If you claim a
miracle, you've got to
bring a stack of x-rays
and doctors' sworn
affidavits.
The lady who wrote
"The Miracle of
Lourdes," Dr. Cranston,
was not a Catholic but a
kind of atheist, and she
went to Lourdes to
expose it as a fraud.
She stayed. She
documented. She looked
at all the medical
bureau material and
began to believe. She
became a Catholic. Her
book is a great read.
It's not a pious journal
but tells the human
story of terminal
illness and incredible
miracles.
As you listen to
today's gospel story of
the unclean spirit being
cast out, you might want
to utter a silent prayer
that the demon in your
own heart that robs you
of peace and keeps you
awake at night may be
removed through the
power of God.
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Your Pastor,
Fr.
Joe
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Wise
Words From St. Paul
If
I speak like an angel, but do not have
love,
I am nothing more than a noisy drum
and a useless, pointless cymbal.
If I speak like a prophet, know
everything,
and have an IQ that beats the band,
but do not have love, I am nothing.
If I donate all my possessions,
even put my very body on the line,
but do not have love, I gain nothing.
Love is patient and kind.
It is not jealous, pompous, arrogant or
rude.
It is not self-seeking or
ill-tempered.
It doesn't brood over injury
or rejoice over anyone's misfortune.
In all circumstances it rejoices with the
truth.
Love bears all things,
is open to believe all things,
hopes all things and endures all
things.
Love never fails.
(cf.
1 Corinthians 13: 1-8)
"Faith
in Action”
We
have an opportunity to help serve dinner
at the San Francisco City's Homeless
Shelter operated by the St. Vincent de
Paul Society on Sunday
February 22 from 4:00 pm to 6:30
pm.
Our "Just Fools" group would welcome and
encourage anyone who would like to join us
in this wonderful way of serving others.
Feel free to talk to Deacon Dan Rosen for
further details or any questions you might
have."
Mark
Your Calendar
February
1, 2009
- Confirmation will take place today
during our 11:30 a.m. mass with Bishop
Justice as our celebrant.
February
7, 2009
- World Day of the Sick A special mass in
honor of Our lady of Lourdes including
*Anointing of the sick *Blessing of the
caregivers hands *Blessing with Lourdes
Water. Saturday noon at St Mary’s
Cathedral, San Francisco.
February
8, 2009
- Special Mass at 9:30 a.m. to honor our
Anchor Parishioners.
February
21, 2009
- The St. Stephen Women's Guild Live and
Silent Auction, "A Night to Bond", will be
held at the Olympic Club,
Lakeside.
March
1, 2009
- The Blood Mobile returns to St. Stephen.
Your life saving pint is urgently needed.
Anchor
Parishioners
Please
join us for a special Mass, Sunday,
February 8, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. in honor of
our 2009 St. Stephen Anchor Parishioners,
Matthew Quane and Helen & Tom Perlite.
Congratulations to Matthew Quane and Helen
& Tom Perlite!
St.
Stephen 50+ Club
Our
next meeting is Monday, February 9 at
12:30 p.m.
We will meet in our Temporary Building.
(Contact: Helga D’Arcy at 731-8211).
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OFFERTORY
COLLECTIONS
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Weekly
collection
goal
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$
8,000
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Past
weekend collection
(8/10)
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$9,499
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Year
to Date
Goal
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$273,000
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Year
to Date
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$227,323
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Thank you! Your
continued generosity to
our Parish is critical
and never goes
unnoticed.
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HOSPITALITY
MINISTERS for the 9:30 a.m.
mass.
- Today,
Sunday, Feb. 1 - Jenn
Coen
- Sunday,
Feb. 8 - Louise
Fambrini
- Sunday,
Feb.15 - Men’s
Club
Confirmation
Students from our 8th Grade and our
Religious Education Program will receive
the Sacrament of Confirmation today,
Sunday, February 1st, at the 11:30 Mass.
Bishop William J. Justice will be the main
celebrant in this Confirmation Mass.
St.
Stephen Women’s Guild
“A Night To
Bond"...
is
the theme for the 2009
St. Stephen Women's Guild Dinner
Dance
and Auction benefiting St. Stephen School.
This year's event will take place
Saturday,
February 21, 2009 at the Olympic Club
Lakeside
and will honor our 2009 Anchor
Parishioners, Matthew Quane and Helen
& Tom Perlite.
Enjoy
great auction prizes and dancing to the
sounds of Bob Sarlatte and his Secret
Agent Band!
For
ticket information, please contact Molly
Krauss at 650-992-4945 or e-mail at
molly_krauss@chroniclebooks.com
or Susan O'Driscoll at 415-334-0674 or
e-mail at sodriscoll@comcast.net.
THE
HAPPIEST
The
happiest people don't necessarily have the
best of everything. They just make the
best of everything.
St.
Stephens is now holding a
Blankets and Pots/Pans Drive
for the St. Vincent De Paul
Vincentian
Help Desk.
The Drive starts this
weekend,
January 31st and February 1st
and
will continue next weekend,
February 7th and 8th
The SVDP Vincentian Help Desk
needs the following
items clean and in good
condition: Blankets,
Spreads, Pots and Pans, Electric
Fry Pans,
and Crock Pots.
The desk is especially in need
of
Queen Size Blankets and
Spreads.
Please place all donations in
barrels marked
SVDP located in the vestibule of
the church.
Thank you for your help in
helping us
to help others!
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Just
Fools February
BOOK CLUB
A New Adventure!
Deacon Dan invites 10 people to join
him in reading
“Three Cups of Tea”
by
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver
Relin.
This
is a book about a Peace Corps like hero,
Greg Mortenson, a one-man Peace Corps for
the twentyfirst century. His Central Asia
Institute as of 2005 has built 53 schools
in Pakistan and Afghanistan, each with the
help of local communities and with a
curriculum approved by the
government.
Award-winning
journalist David Oliver Relin tells the
awesome story of this driven young man who
has worked humanitarian wonders in a
region of the world where Americans are
despised for their bombing campaigns and
apparent indifference to the plight of
civilians. Mortenson is family to
thousands of Muslims in small villages and
refugee camps.
Discover
why this young man got involved in a
crusade of love & kindness. Read and
discuss what one man from San Francisco
did and then imagine what you can
do!
Mortenson
is a spiritual hero for these bad times,
providing a model of selfless service and
hope for the family of humanity. He
carries on the tradition of spiritual
masters from all the world's religions who
teach that the greatest form of heroism is
to turn an enemy into a friend. Contact
Deacon Dan to be part of the group
(Drosen1949@aol.com
or 285-3849)
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Our sincere thanks to
Golden Gate Orchids ( phone 415
467-3737) for faithfully
providing our Christmas
poinsettias and Easter lilies.
Also, thanks to our many
parishioners who regularly order
flowers for these special
occasions. If you would like to
contribute flowers for weekend
masses please stop by the parish
center.
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It’s
the Little Things!
Help the environment by providing us your
e-mail address. This will allow us to
contact you without sending paper through
the mail.
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St.
Stephen Altar
Servers
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Our
special “thanks” to our
student Altar Servers who
faithfully continue to volunteer
their time and talent to our
parish. Our Altar Servers for
January 19 thru 25
were:
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Georgia
Davey, Allison Veronello, Katie
Regalia, Michael Desmond, Aidan
O’Driscoll, Stefano Maffei,
Danae Becerra, Gavin Clark, Brian
Cleary, Casey Stuart, Sean Kim,
Samantha Baker, Priscille Alden,
Phillip Simmons, Erin Smith,
Justin Fernandez, Michael
Desmond, Patrick Newland,
Catherine Pabalan, Adam Barker,
Olivia Abad, and Lisa
Lie.
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e-Contributions
makes giving easy!
e-Contributions
allows St. Stephen to accept regular and
special contributions via the Internet.
Log onto www.e-paluch.com
for details.
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ST
STEPHEN PARISH
2008-2009
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ORGANIZATION/MINISTRY
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CONTACT
PERSON
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Altar
Servers
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Mrs.
Katya
Minnick
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Altar
Society
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Helen
Perlite
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Bridge
Group
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Helen
Perlite
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Choir
Director
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Angela
Zullinger
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Church
Hospitality
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Veronica
Wong
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Fifty
Plus
Club
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Helga
D'Arcy
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Finance
Council
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Dan
Linehan
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Grief
Support
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Ruby
Buffin
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Lectors
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T.J.
Perlite
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Liturgy
Committee
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Ruby
Buffin
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Marriage
Preparation
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Clergy
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Men's
Club
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Tony
Maffei
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Music
Director
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Griselda
MacDonald
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Parish
Council
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Patrick
Smith
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Religious
Education
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Veronica
Wong
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RCIA
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Ruby
Buffin
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Stewardship
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Kathleen
Bruno
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St
Vincent de
Paul
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Julie
O'Callaghan
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Ushers
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Bob
Anthony
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Women's
Guild
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Fionnuala
McElligott
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Youth
Group
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Christian
Fernandez
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Parish
Council Information
- If
you would like to contact the Parish
Council regarding our upcoming meetings
please deliver your message to the
Parish Center, or you may telephone or
send an email to the following Parish
Council members:
- Patty
Murphy at (415) 681-3543 or
mac4murph@gmail.com
- Patrick
Smith at (415) 759-6731 or
wearepatkat@sbcglobal.net
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Eucharistic
Ministers/Lectors
Check
our web site to review your assignments.
www.saintstephenSF.org.
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Bulletin
Announcements
Send
your bulletin announcements via e-mail to:
Bulletin@SaintStephenSF.org
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Our
warmest welcome to all who celebrate with
us.
Our warmest welcome to all who
celebrate with us. If you are new to our
parish, we invite you to register and
learn more about our many parish
ministries and organizations. You may
phone the Parish Center at 681-2444,
complete this form and return it to the
Parish Center; drop it in the collection
basket during mass or register online at:
www.ststephenSF.org!
Our parishioners receive the weekly
newspaper “Catholic San
Francisco.”
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Telephone:
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