Welcome!

St. Stephen Parish is a Catholic community of faith striving to witness to the Gospel. Our Baptism and Confirmation calls us to bring Christ's love to our families, our work places, and our community. Grateful for Gods gifts, we seek to nurture those gifts and give back to the Lord by sharing our time, talent, and material treasure. In all of our parish activities, we seek to develop a personal relationship with the Lord who directs our lives and a visitor that sees the world with the eyes of Christ and leads to a commitment to justice. We seek a sense of unity in Christ that leads us to be an open and welcoming people and a sense of joy in being graced by the gifts of God’s love.

Weekly Bulletin

June 28, 2009  Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Thank you for your interest in the St. Stephen Religious Education Program. Registration is open to all families. Our program is filling and some grades on Tuesday and Wednesday are closed. If necessary we may open another session on Thursday afternoon. Please try to register as soon as possible so we can be ready to begin the week of September 14th. Class session days and times can be found on the religious education page of this website. You may also download registration forms from the website. A baptismal certificate and a transfer record from the previous parish are required of all students accepted into the program. You must also register as a parishioner at St. Stephen. For more information, call the religious education office at 708-342-1544.

Giving

For parishioners who wish to make their contributions to St. Stephen electronically, please complete a form, include a voided check and either mail or bring it to the parish office. For a form, please click here. Also, if you are currently donating electronically and wish to make a change in your amount or time of donation, please print out this form, complete it, include a voided check and either mail or bring it to the parish office.If you are canceling your donation, please print out this form, complete it and either mail or bring it to the parish office. We would like to thank you for all you do for St. Stephen. God bless you and your family.

St. Stephen County Fair

Saturday, June 27th, 2009 from 1pm–5pm
Bring your grill, pack a picnic basket and grab your coolers as we celebrate the 10th Anniversary of St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr Parish There will be something for everyone of all ages!
* Fun, Fun, Fun DJ with music, contests & games
* Pet Parade
* Hot Wing Contest (pre-registration required, see below)
* Pick-up baseball
* Bean Bag Tournament
* Pie eating contest
And lots more! (Watch for weekly updates)

Think you make the best hot wings in town? Bring it on! Be one of the 10 contestants and qualify for great prizes. Call or e-mail Barb O’Connell 708.532.3862 to get all the details. The Picnic committee is also looking for volunteers.

Sole Seekers

Get active this summer by joining Sole Seekers, the St Stephen’s walking club. The club is for all ages and experience levels. Join us Wednesday nights at 6:30pm. We meet weekly at the Mother Mary Statue in the back of the parking lot. For more information, please contact Tom by email.

Running club

The newly formed St. Stephen Running Club will be meeting at 5:30am on Tuesday mornings and 6:15pm on Thursday evenings. We will stretch together and then go out for an evening run. Joggers and runners of all skill levels and paces are encouraged to come!
For more information, please contact Ashleigh email OR visit us on twitter.

Prayer Shawl Meeting

We meet on the 1st Thursday of each month at 10am in room 125 of the parish offices. Our ministry is open to everyone-even if you don't have the time to attend the meetings! Shawls can be created at home on your own time and own speed. We invite anyone interested in participating in this ministry to contact Deacon Ken at the parish office 708.342.2400 ext. 136 or email. Our ministry will gratefully accept monetary donations to purchase yarn.

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Teen Drop In
There will be an important Teen Group Meeting next Sunday, 6/14 following the teen mass. (Around 6:45 p.m.) This will also serve as our Drop-In Time. All teens 7th grade thru high school are welcome to come by the church on Sunday evenings and play bean bags, ping-pong, Wii, watch movies and socialize with others. Watch the upcoming bulletins for more information.

There will be no Sunday Teen Drop in next week, 6/21, due to Father's Day. We will have Drop -In on Sunday, June 28th 6:30- 8:30pm.

Teen Mass
Teen Mass is scheduled for Sunday, June 14th at 6:00 p.m. in the chapel. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Softball
The St. Stephen Softball Team has its' first home game this Sunday, 6/7 at 1:00 p.m. at Moose Field, NE Field located at 174th St. and Odell in Tinley Park. Come out and support our team!

Totus Tuus
The last day to sign up for Totus Tuus is Sunday, 6/14. Check your email for the form if you wish to attend.

To learn more about TGIF please call
Jenny Gorka or Karen Dillon in the parish office at 708.342.2400 ext. 149.

HOST FAMILIES, LUNCH PROVIDERS, DINNER HOSTS WANTED

We are looking for 2 host families to provide sleeping accommodations and light breakfast for 2 college age men or 2 college age women that will be visiting St. Stephen and facilitating our Totus Tuus program from Sat., 6/27 through Fri., 7/3.
We are also in need of lunch for 4 people to be sent to church for the dates of 6/28-7/3. You can pick a day or days convenient to your schedule.
Dinner host families also needed for the 4 college students each day. Dinner would need to be served at 5:30 and the team would leave your house by 6:30.
If you are interested in helping us out in any capacity, please contact Karen Dillon in the parish office at 708.342.2400 ext. 149. as soon as possible.

St Stephen 2009 Baseball Games

Join us for one or more of the following games this summer. This event is open to all members of our church, their family and friends.. Price includes bus to game.
Thur. 8/6 @ 1pm Sox vs. LA Angels
      $40 each for Lower Deck & Bus—Seniors Stroll the Bases
Fri. 8/21 @ 7pm Sox vs. Baltimore
      $55 each for Upper Deck & Bus—Elvis Night w/Fireworks
See the bulletin for additional details.

Totus Tuus

From 6/29-7/3, the Youth Ministry office at St. Stephen will be sponsoring Totus Tuus, a "parish mission for youth" in order to teach and inspire our young people. It is similar to "Bible Camp" and will include morning-afternoon sessions for 1st thru 6th graders as well as evening sessions for 7th - 12th graders. Save the dates and watch the bulletin for registration information. Registration details will also be sent home thru Religious Ed.

For more information on the St. Stephen's CCW, please visit the Parish Life Ministry page.

Visit our weekly bulletin for more information on these and many other events happening in our parish!  If you missed a bulletin, visit our archives!