SAVE THE DATE
for the annual St Vincent de Paul charity golf tournament.
Saturday, April 25
Twin Rivers Golf Club in Oviedo
Register online before March 28 and receive free mulligan coupons ($10 value).
All proceeds support outreach to our neighbors in need.
StStephenSVDPgolf.com
Lenten Penance Services
Penance Services during Lent offer Catholics the perfect invitation to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation ahead of the Easter celebration. (Catholics may attend a Penance Service at any church.)
ST. STEPHEN PENANCE SERVICE
Thursday, February 26th at 7pm
Liturgy begins at 7:00 p.m., followed by individual confessions
ST. MARY MAGDALEN PENANCE SERVICE 861 Maitland Ave, Altamonte Springs
Monday, March 9th at 7pm
MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD PENANCE SERVICE 113 Lockwood Blvd, Oviedo
Wednesday, March 11th at 7pm
ST. AUGUSTINE PENANCE SERVICE 375 Sunset Dr N, Casselberry
Thursday, March 19th at 6:30pm
NATIVITY PENANCE SERVICE 3255 N Ronald Reagan Blvd, Longwood
Tuesday, March 25th at 7pm
Email Scam Alert!
Fraudulent emails are currently circulating that appear to be from Fr. George. These messages may ask you to reply, provide information, or send money.
Please do not respond — these emails are scams. Fr. George will never request money or personal information in this way.
To confirm whether a message is legitimate, always check the sender’s email address at the top of the email. Authentic parish emails will end with @st-stephen.com.
When in doubt, please contact the parish office directly at 407-699-5683.
Thank you to all those who contributed, whether through prayer or gifts, to the diocesan “Our Catholic Appeal” campaign. We not only met our goal of $220,232.00, but we were also able to pass this goal, with a current total of $248,533.00! These gift pledges and donations come from 272, or 13.9%, of our registered families. A portion of the remaining funds will go towards supporting our parish. We are blessed for this generous support from the members of our parish community.
Our Catholic Appeal Campaign Allocations
The season of Lent calls us to seek a more intimate relationship with our Lord through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. We pray that you will find those opportunities to help you as we embark together these forty days on the spiritual journey with Christ.
Anyone who wishes to come after me must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me (Luke 9:23)
Opportunities for Prayer
Almsgiving
Our Lenten Alms are coordinated by the Culture of Life Ministry. We will be supporting a different organization each week, so please check out the bulletin each week for a list of needs specific to their mission. If you prefer to donate financially, you will find almsgiving envelopes on the wooden donation boxes in the Narthex.
LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS TO CONSIDER FOR LENTEN ALMSGIVING
The organizations and who they serve are:
- Magnify of Central Florida/Bishop Grady Villas Serving those with intellectual and developmental disabilities throughout Central Florida.
- Hope Helps Provides housing, outreach, prevention, and education to those in need throughout Central Florida.
- Senior Intervention Group Sustaining and improving the quality of life for the growing senior population in Seminole County.
- Samaritan Resource Center Serving the unhoused in Seminole County.
- Safe House of Seminole County Serving victims of domestic abuse create new beginnings.
The Living Last Supper
Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM
St. Catherine Hall
Get Tickets: https://www.osvhub.com/st-stephencathcommunity/forms/livinglastsupper2026
The Living Dramatization of Leonardo DaVinci’s
The Last Supper by Ernest Emurian
Presented by St. Stephen Catholic Church
The production starts promptly at 7:00 PM in the St. Catherine Hall. The cost is $10 per person.
On Saturday, March 21, 2026, St. Stephen Catholic Church will present the performance of the living dramatization of Ernest Emurian’s “The Last Supper” adapted by Marty and Vicki Wicks, directed by Caryl DeGrandi and produced by Pat Hanavan. This moving production captures the moment when Jesus says “one of you will betray me” prompting the famous pose from Leonardo DaVinci’s painting. One-by-one each apostle steps out of the painting to share their story, their relationship to Jesus and one another.
Caryl DeGrandi, Director, said the dramatization offers Catholics a blessed way to continue our Lenten preparations.
Join Us for the “Living Stations of the Cross 2026”
at St. Stephen on March 27th at 7pm.
Help bring the “Via Dolorosa” to life.
Volunteers needed for several roles.
Rehearsals:
January 25th at 2-3:30pm
February 1st at 2-3:30pm
February 22nd at 2-3:30pm
March 8th at 2-3:30pm
March 13th at 5-6:30pm
March 26th at 6-7:30pm Mandatory Dress Rehearsal
March 27th (Go Live) Stage call at 4pm
Location: St. Catherine Hall at St. Stephen Parish
Contact Luis Cortes Jr. for more information:
lcortes@st-stephens.com or call 407-699-5683 ext. 251
On Thursday, May 8, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected as the next pontiff of the Catholic Church. Leo XIV was born in Chicago and worked as an Augustinian missionary in Peru. He is the first Pope from North America. We pray that his pastoral leadership will guide our Church and continue to shine the light of the Good News to all.
