Weekly Announcements: March 13th 2016 A.D.

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J.M.J.
They took up stones therefore to cast at Him: but Jesus hid Himself, and went out of the temple.
This coming Sunday, March 13th 2016 A.D. is Passion Sunday. Please see the upcoming Mass schedule and announcements below.

At St. Stephen of Hungary Church
510 West Union St. Allentown, PA 18101
Sunday, March 13th at 10:15am (Missa Cantata)
Celebrant: TBA
  • Confessions will be heard 20 minutes prior to Mass
  • The full Propers and Scripture Readings for Mass with a translation may be found here.
  • Schola members please arrive by 9:30am for warmup and rehearsal. 
  • The Rosary will be prayed starting around 9:50am in the church.
Monday, March 14th at 12:10pm (Low Mass)*
*N.B.: The Traditional Latin Mass will be offered at St. Stephen's on all Mondays during Lent at 12:10pm. We're very grateful to our priests who will be coming each week to offer this Mass. Please consider making attending this Mass part of your Lenten practice.

Palm Sunday, March 20th at 10:15am (Missa Cantata) 
Celebrant: Fr. Zambelli
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OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS:

ALTAR SERVERS
Men and boys of the parish are invited to serve for Holy Mass. Please see Mr. Ted Heffner (or call at 610-797-6327) for more information regarding schedules and training.


BRIEF PARISH MEETING AFTER MASS 
All who are concerned about the future of St. Stephen's parish are requested to meet after Mass. Please come downstairs for a brief meeting of about 5 minutes. This will not take much of your time and it is very important that you attend. The meeting has to do with the state of communications with the Chancery about the future of St. Stephen of Hungary. It will explain what each of us must and may do to contribute concretely to its continuation. 

AGAPE FELLOWSHIP AFTER MASS
All people are invited to stay for a snack and a cup of coffee. This week Father Connolly has agreed to give us a Lenten Meditation to feed our souls as we feed our bodies. He will speak for about 15 minutes on the subject of his choice. Father is giving generously of his time for our spiritual good. Plan to stay if possible.
Please bring a snack to share keeping in mind that during Lent some people are cutting back on sweets. Consider bringing fruit, veggies, nuts, crackers, cheese or something else.  Also, please remember to invite visitors to join the fun. 
We need several people to help with set up and clean up each week. Please talk to Tessa DeMaster if you are willing to help.  

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY INVITATION 
All are invited to the DeMaster Farm on Divine Mercy Sunday for a time of prayer and fun. On Sunday, April 3, we will have a potluck lunch, an egg hunt for the children and time to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet as a community. More details will be posted in the coming weeks. Save the Date!

PRO-LIFE
40 DAYS FOR LIFE - FEB 10th - MARCH 20th 
Click here to read about Eucharistic procession in Denver
The Spring 40 DAYS FOR LIFE campaign began FEB 10th and ends MARCH 20th. This is an international movement that grows every year. In Denver, Archbishop Aquila led a Eucharistic procession around a Planned Parenthood facility.  This amazing event planned for 500 people and almost 2000 showed up.  Participants were instructed to march in silence and they circled the facility 7 times. Read the amazing story by clicking the link above.  Why couldn't we do this in Allentown?
The national website  www.40daysforlife.com/Allentown -Add your name to be part of the campaign and get the daily prayers and updates.
Questions about our local campaign contact schedule40dfl@gmail.com


SACRAMENTAL PREP
If you or any of your children would like to receive the Sacraments according to the Traditional Rite, please make sure you're registered at St. Stephen's and contact Fr. Schoenauer at the Cathedral Rectory at 610-433-6461 to request this along with any required preparation.


OTHER TRADITIONAL LATIN MASSES IN THE ALLENTOWN DIOCESE
This coming Sunday, the Traditional Latin Mass will also be offered at:

210 East Northampton St.
Bath, PA 18014
2nd Sunday of each month: 12:30pm
On Wednesdays during Lent, the Traditional Latin Mass will also be offered at 6pm at Sacred Heart.