On every week day evening at 6pm
for the month of May we will join together to pray the Rosary to honor Our Holy Mother Mary. 

Please come and bring your family, as we pray for Our Lady’s intentions as she prays for ours. 

Each weekday EXCEPT for WEDNESDAY
because we will be LIVESTREAMING the
Rosary at 2pm
from St. Thomas followed by Adoration & Mass. 

This will begin on Thursday, May 1st & Friday May 2nd at our St. Thomas campus and we will alternate Church campuses each week. 

May 5-May 9th—6pm at St. Stephen 
May 12-May 16-6pm at St. Thomas 
May 19-23-6pm at St. Stephen 
May 26-30-6pm at St. Thomas 

Also please remember we pray the Rosary
a half hour prior to the 4pm vigil Mass on Saturday at St. Thomas
and a half hour prior to the 9:30am Sunday Mass at St. Stephen. 

Link to Fr John Peter Marian Devotion message

Dear Church Family, it is time for a new photo directory.

Connections Event
Our church directory will not be complete without you. Join us to celebrate faith and family with our new church family album.

• Schedule your professional photography session when you stop by the sign-up
table at the church or simply go online and follow the instructions below.
If we don’t see your name on our list of appointments, you will receive a phone call
inviting you to participate.
• Everyone who is photographed by Universal wi1l receive a complimentary
8 x 10 portrait and a directory!
• Universal provides a complete professional portrait studio right here at our church! You’ll enjoy a variety of poses, backgrounds, portrait sizes, finish and framing
options AND have the opportunity to purchase portraits to give to family and friends.

Set your appointment with Universal today!

Online Scheduling Available!

To schedule your photography appointment online, simply go to www.ucdir.com, click on photography
appointment scheduling login on the right side, enter
oh2775
in the Church Code field and enter photos in the Church Password field. Follow the prompts to schedule your family’s appointment time. If you have 6 or more in your family please use 2 consecutive time slots. The online scheduling option is available Monday through Friday. Appointments fill up quickly, so schedule as soon as possible to secure your preferred date and time.

Gathering families, Connecting generations.

Universal
Church Directories

Link to full flyer.

At Rosary Cathedral

Please accompany some of your fellow parishioners as we plan on attending the Tenebrae service at Rosary Cathedral on Wednesday, April 16, of Holy Week. It starts at 7:30pm, but we plan on meeting in the St. Stephen parking lot on Genesee and Consaul St. to carpool at 6:30pm. We are asking you to call the parish office, if you would like to join us in carpooling—419-698-1519. 

Tenebrae is a solemn Catholic service held on Holy Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday, characterized by the gradual extinguishing of candles while psalms and lamentations are chanted. It culminates in total darkness (tenebrae means “darkness” in Latin) and a loud noise called the “strepitus,” symbolizing the earthquake after Christ’s death. A single candle, representing Christ, is then briefly hidden and returned, after which the congregation departs in silence. 

Holy Week & Easter Mass Schedule 

Holy Thursday, April 17 
St. Stephen Church
Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7pm 
Adoration until 9:30pm 

Good Friday, April 18 
St. Thomas Aquinas Church 
Stations of the Cross 2pm 
Good Friday Service 3pm 

Holy Saturday, April 19 
St. Stephen Church
Blessing of Easter Food 1pm
Easter Vigil Mass 8:30pm 

Easter Sunday, April 20 
St. Stephen Church 9am
St. Thomas Aquinas 11am 

Sunday, April 6th 2025, 3:00 p.m. 

Epiphany of the Lord Parish at St. Stephen Catholic Church 
1880 Genesee Street, Toledo, Ohio 

A free-will offering will be taken to help cover expenses 

Mary’s Way Of The Cross 
A Musical Setting of Stations Of The Cross as viewed through the eyes of Christ’s mother. 
Performed by The Epiphany of The Lord Choir and The Bravura String Quartet, Elaine Moore, pianist 
Text by Richard G. Furey, C.Ss.R. 
Original Music Composed and Conducted by Anthony A. Zsigray 

Meal and Retreat – 3 days:
Sunday, March 23
Monday, March 24
Tuesday, March 25

LIGHT MEAL: 5:45-6:45 PM
Served in Basement Hall
Epiphany of the Lord Parish
St. Thomas Aquinas Campus
729 White StreetToledo, Ohio 43605

MISSION: 7:00-8:30 PM

Childcare: Available through 1st Grade
2nd Grade onward are encouraged to attend the Mission 

“Growing Pains: The Demands of Our Lenten Journey” is a Lenten Mission unlike any other.

Beginning each evening with an original, one-woman musical, written and composed by Luminous Ministries, participants witness the events of Christ’s Passion through the eyes of Claudia Procula, the wife of Pontius Pilate, Mary Magdalene, friend and follower of Jesus, and the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Our Lord. These perspectives on the Passion, demand that those in attendance confront three main questions:
What do the truths of God demand of me?
What courageous acts does God demand of me?
What does the love of God demand of me?
Come, confront these questions, and be completely transformed by the cross of Jesus Christ. Truth, courage, and love always involve the cross…but after the cross, there is resurrection.

Presented by Carol Kurivial and Kristen (Kurivial) Hug of Luminous Ministries,
a mother-daughter team who creatively illuminate Christ through Catholicism
WWW.LUMINOUSMINISTRIES.COM

Flyer to print