St. Stephen Catholic Church

04/11/2025

DON'T MISS THE LAST FISH FRY OF LENT!
TONIGHT (4/11) AT 6:00PM IN THE PARISH LIFE CENTER.

04/08/2025

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03/21/2025

The St. Stephen Knights of Columbus awarded Volunteer Hour Awards to the following Knights:

Dan Reiff - 300 Hours
Troy Ward - 100 Hours
Clayton Akehurst - 100 Hours
Harold Puls - 50 Hours
Michael Kauppert - 50 Hours

If you are interested in joining the Knights of Columbus, or would like information concerning what they do to serve the St. Stephen Parish and the Community, please contact Phil Pesek ([email protected]) or Jack Kavulich ([email protected]).

03/20/2025

03/19/2025

Kate Capato, Visual Grace, is a Catholic sacred art painter and speaker rooted in the tradition of the faith. She creates oil paintings inspired by prayer and the truths of our faith and is greatly influenced by the Renaissance masters due to her gifted time studying in Florence Italy.

As a missionary of Divine beauty, Kate travels around with her art speaking about beauty and the ways the Lord shares his love with us through it. Her husband, Pawel, joins in with his talent of music to create a fuller experience of a transcendent encounter with Christ.

03/18/2025

On Friday, March 7th, the Knights of Columbus held their first Lenten Fish Fry in the Parish Life Center. The Knights served over 300 parishioners and the feedback about the fish and sides was glowing. Chef Ryan did it again with his top notch kitchen crew. If you missed the event, or would like more great fish during Lent, the Knight's next fish fry will be Friday, April 11th in the Parish Life Center, starting at 5:30 pm. Despite inflation, the Knights have kept the prices the same - $10 for adults; $5 for kids 6 - 12; Free for kids under 6.

03/17/2025

Please join the Knights of Columbus as they present the Pilgrim Icon Program. The sacred Heart of Jesus Icon was painted in 1767 by Pompeo Batoni and was venerated in the Church of the Gesù in Rome. This reproduction bears the blessing of Pope Francis, through the Papal Almoner, and is one of more than 300 icons traveling across the world. The icon will be on display at St. Stephen following each mass on Saturday the 22nd & Sunday the 23rd of March.

03/13/2025

Stations of the Cross will be offered each Friday during Lent with the Rosary in English beginning at 5:00pm. Stations will be in English at 5:30pm and Spanish at 7:00pm.
March 14, 5:30pm - hosted by Confirmation with potluck
March 21, 5:30pm - hosted by SSBC with soup dinner
March 28, 5:30pm - hosted by Ladies of Grace, no dinner
April 4, 5:30pm - hosted by Catholic Kids/Impact with Lenten Mission to follow
April 11, 5:30pm - hosted by OCIA with Knights of Columbus Fish Fry

Estaciones de la Cruz Se ofrecerán todos los viernes durante la Cuaresma con el Rosario en español a partir de las 6:30 p. m. Las estaciones serán en inglés a las 5:30 p. m. y en español a las 7:00 p. m.
14 de marzo, 7:00 pm - organizado por TBD
21 de marzo, 7:00 pm - organizado por TBD
28 de marzo, 7:00 pm - organizado por TBD
4 de abril, 7:00 pm - organizado por TBD
11 de abril, 7:00 pm - organizado por TBD con pescado frito de los Caballeros de Colón

03/12/2025

Our parish is blessed with an abundance of resources which we wish to share with our neighbors in need. There will be a St. Joseph’s Altar in the Narthex from March 10-23. It celebrates the feast of St. Joseph on March 19th. Please bring non-perishable foods such as pasta, pasta sauce, canned meat and cereal. Place your offering on the St. Joseph altar, say a prayer of thanksgiving for all you have and for those you are helping, and pray for your family to be a replica of the Holy Family. If you are blessed with work, enough to eat and money for a rainy day, give thanks to God for His goodness. Thank you for your support in honor of St. Joseph and our neighbors in need!

03/11/2025

Helping Hands is a thrift store that was founded over 46 years ago in 1976 by volunteers to aid those in need. Proceeds from the thrift store are then used to meet the needs of Benton County residents through various assistance programs. It is supervised by a volunteer board, which consists of representatives of each of 23 partner churches, including St. Stephen Catholic Church.

Helping Hands offers rental, utility, and medical assistance programs to help those who are struggling get back on their feet. It also has a food pantry and clothing closet to help with basic needs. Our next parish volunteer day is Saturday April 26, 2025 from 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. We have to have a minimum of 10 volunteers. We welcome anyone who would like to share their gift of time and talent to help with the registers, sacking, working on the sales floor, or working in back with receiving and sorting.

If you are a teen or have a teen in the home in need of service hours for school or confirmation, Helping Hands always has a few projects to work on too. Please contact Denise Pesek at [email protected], or (870-814-8303) for more details.

03/10/2025

There will be no Reconciliation or Noon Mass Tuesday, March 11th - Thursday, March 13th due to continuing education for our priests. We will be back to our regular schedule on Friday, March 14th.