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Parish Bulletin \/ Boletin Parroquial<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

BASIC\u00a0CONTACT\u00a0INFORMATION<\/strong>
Saint Stephen Protomartyr Catholic Church
Pastor: Rev. John J. Szczepanik
Address: 20 William St. South River N.J 08882<\/a>
Phone: (732)-257-0100\u00a0
e-mail: SaintStephen1@aol.com
Web Site: StStephennj.com\u00a0 \/ You Tube<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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SERVICES THIS\u00a0 WEEK:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Tuesday, August 11:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

7:00 a.m. – God’s continuous protection over Helen Scupp\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>Mass in English<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Thursday, August 13:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

9:00 a.m. – God’s abundant blessing for all the members of Helen Scupp’s family\u00a0 <\/em>Mass in English<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

8:00 p.m. – adoration of the Blessed Sacrament\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0in Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Friday, August 14:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

7:00 a.m. –\u00a0special intention\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Mass in English<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

8:00 p.m. – all the victims of the powerful earthquake in Colombia<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Mass in Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Saturday, August 15:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

10:00 a.m. – baptism\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 in Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

2:00 p.m. –\u00a0God’s abundant blessing for Melanie Guaman Trochez\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>Mass in Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4:00 p.m. – Herald Scupp\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 Mass in English<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

\u00a06:00 p.m. – God’s continuous protection over Helen Scupp\u00a0<\/em> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Mass in Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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SUNDAY, August 16:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

\u00a08:30 a.m. \u2013 Mary, Brian, Bob Kelendek<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/i>\u00a0 \u00a0 Mass in English<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

10:00 a.m. – Stephen & Elizabeth Moros\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>Mass in Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

10:45 a.m. – Honduran Lunch<\/p>\r\n

11:30 a.m. – God’s continuous protection over Thon FernandoMiranda Ortiz & Hilary Henao\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/em>Mass in Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

12:30 p.m. – Honduran Lunch<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

4:00 p.m. \u2013 God’s continuous protection over Judy Picciano<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Mass in Spanish<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Parish Bingo<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0 will take place on Saturday, August 22, starting at 7:00 p.m. with food, dancing and refreshments All are invited.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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CCD Program\u00a0 –\u00a0<\/span><\/strong> registration after each Sunday Mass. Each child \/ youngster has 4 choices:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Sundays at 1:00 p.m. in English + Sundays at 5:00 p.m. in Spanish + Mondays at 5:15 p.m. in English + Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. in English.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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103 birthday of Helen Scupp<\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0CONGRATULATIONS and GOD BLESS YOU, HELEN!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Travelling Chalice:<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0To promote prayers for vocations among our parishioners and to ask the Lord to inspire young men from our parish to enter Priesthood, I warmly invite you, my Dear Parishioners and Friends of the Parish, to consider receiving an old chalice, hosting it for a week and at the time of its presence among you, saying a daily prayer for vocations. The prayer cards will accompany the chalice. You can ask for any week of your choice personally or via a phone call ( 732-257-0100<\/em> ).\u00a0 \u00a0 Fr. John<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Parish Pilgrimage <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 to Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Basilica in Washington, D.C. will take place on Saturday, October 9. All are invited<\/p>\r\n

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St. Stephen’s Annual Championship Games in Soccer:\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0All are warmly invited to this very special sport, social and fund=raising event with food stands and refreshments on Sunday, September 13, starting at 9:00 a.m. at the Varga Park off William Street ( at the end of Eastern Street<\/em> ).<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Please, pray for those who are sick and suffering:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 Helen Scupp, Peter Rossi, Cathy Farkas, Beverly Milyo, Anne Fazekas, Patricia Urdaneta<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Romantic Night:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> All are invited to this special social and fund-raising event in our Parish Center on Saturday, September 26 with dancing, food, refreshments and a live concert of romantic music from the years 1970-90’s.\u00a0 $30.00 per person includes everything.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Annual Pilgrimage on Foot – 7 miles long <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 starts at St. Mary’s Church in South Amboy and ends in our church – October 3. Registration after all Masses. All are invited.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

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Mexican Lunch:\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong>\u00a0We warmly invite you to this social and fund-raising event on Sunday, September 6 ( 10:45 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. ) in our Parish Center.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n

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All businesses in our area are invited to place ads in our parish bulletin in its paper version and on-line \u2013 it appears every week in two languages\u00a0 ( in English and in Spanish ).\u00a0<\/em>Our rate is $120.00 per year.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 More info in our parish office ( 732-257-0100<\/em> ). With many thanks to the following businesses, that have already advertised with us:<\/p>\r\n

Ben Construction LLC:\u00a0 \u00a0sidewalks, curbs, patios, Belgium blocks, service walks, handicap ramps, driveway <\/span><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0( 908-720-0407 )<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Cristal Flower Shop & Decorations:\u00a0 50 Luis St., New Brunswick ( <\/strong><\/em>732-912-3190<\/strong> );\u00a0 flower arrangements + rental of tents, tables and chairs<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Farmer’s Market:\u00a0 2561 Route 516 in Old Bridge ( 908-930-0246 )<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Elaine Mariolis, DPM\u00a0 \u00a0 LLC:\u00a0 \u00a0 252 Smith Street, Perth Amboy ( <\/em>732-826-5400 )<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Julio’s Auto Repair<\/em>:\u00a0 606 Convery Blvd., Perth Amboy<\/em> ( 732-826-6575 )\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Daisy’s Liquor and Grocery Store:\u00a0 \u00a0 64 Jackson St., South River ( <\/span><\/strong><\/em>732-307-7390<\/span><\/strong> )\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

Holy Trinity Care Agency:\u00a0 Adeline Rodriguez ( <\/em>732- 423-8927 )<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

K & C Bookkeeping Services LLC:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0852 Easton Ave., Somerset, N.J. 08873\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ( <\/strong><\/em>732-648-4210 )<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Maria Reyes<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

La Oaxaquenita Restaurant and Bakery:\u00a0 \u00a0 19 Main Street in South River ( <\/strong><\/em>732-955-6360<\/strong> )<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Maliszewski Funeral Home:\u00a0 218 Whitehead Avenue, South River\u00a0 \u00a0 ( <\/strong><\/em>732-254-0428 )<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Carmen Spezzi, Manager<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Milina Cuisine LLC Restaurant:\u00a0 \u00a0 2909 Washington Road in Parlin ( <\/em>732-952-8226 )\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Milinacuisine.com<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Rezem Funeral Home, Inc:\u00a0 \u00a0457 Cranbury Road in East Brunswick ( <\/span><\/em>732-257-1191 <\/span>)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0James T. Fife, Manager<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Scalia Home for Funerals and Cremations Service:\u00a0 \u00a03377 US Highway 9 in Old Bridge ( <\/strong><\/em>732-679-4422<\/strong> )\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Michael Hagarty & John Vincent<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

The Class Barbershop:\u00a0 58 Main Street in South River ( <\/em>732-360-7379 )<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

Lima Latin Peruvian Cuisine:\u00a0 563 Main Street in Sayreville ( <\/strong><\/em>732-651-9793<\/strong> )<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

Cyclevan Unlimited, Inc.:\u00a0 6 William Street in South River ( <\/strong><\/em>732-238-3110<\/strong> )<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

Good Hands Barber Shop:\u00a0 1199 Englishtown Road in Old Bridge ( <\/strong><\/em>732-682-8904<\/strong> )<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

Old Bridge Funeral Home:\u00a0 \u00a0 2350 Route 516, Old Bridge ( <\/strong><\/em>732-607-9500<\/strong> )<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

Cirinos Bakery:\u00a0 56 Obert Street in South River ( <\/strong><\/em>732-254-0095<\/strong> )<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

El Tapatio Mexican Restaurant:\u00a0 \u00a0 56 Main Street in South River ( <\/strong><\/em>732-651-0204<\/strong> )<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

Maribel L. Allen, Esquire:\u00a0 292 Livingston Avenue in New Brunswick ( <\/strong><\/em>732-887-5739<\/strong> )<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

Paak NJ Funeral Home, LLC:\u00a0 \u00a0341 Washington Rd., Sayreville ( <\/strong><\/em>732-387-5155 <\/strong>)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

Micheangelo’s Pizza:\u00a0 \u00a06 Edgeboro Rd., East Brunswick (<\/strong><\/em> 732-967-0111 <\/strong>)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n

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Parish registration\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>You are warmly invited to join our old, small Parish with a Big Heart. Please, print \/ complete the below listed mini-form and mail it to the parish office (\u00a020 William Street, South River, N.J. 08882<\/em>\u00a0), or simply drop it off in our Sunday collection basket.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If you live far away \u2013 you can become an Honorary Member of Saint Stephen\u2019s, supporting it spiritually and financially.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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Parish Bulletin \/ Boletin Parroquial BASIC\u00a0CONTACT\u00a0INFORMATIONSaint Stephen Protomartyr Catholic ChurchPastor: Rev. John J. SzczepanikAddress: 20 William St. South River N.J 08882Phone: (732)-257-0100\u00a0e-mail: SaintStephen1@aol.comWeb Site: StStephennj.com\u00a0 \/ You Tube Tuesday, August 11: 7:00 a.m. – God’s continuous protection over Helen Scupp\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mass in English   Thursday, August 13: 9:00 a.m. – God’s abundant blessing for all the … Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-blank-1.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","no-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ststephennj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ststephennj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ststephennj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ststephennj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ststephennj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/ststephennj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1546,"href":"https:\/\/ststephennj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions\/1546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ststephennj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}