Month Archives: June 2026

Pastor's Column

Transfer of Fr. Evan Schwab, FSSP
Message from Fr. Schwab June 7, 2026   There is great joy this year for the Priestly Fraternity of Saint Peter with the ordination of twelve new priests in Nebraska, and an additional thirteen more will be ordained from our seminary in Germany on the twentieth of this month of June. Twenty-five new priests for the FSSP! But with it comes some bittersweet news. To accompany the large number of newly ordained, there is a need for more transfers this year across North America. Therefore, I am officially announcing my …
Patrimony Update

Mother’s Nursing Room
  I am happy to announce that the nursing room for mothers of infant children is now available. It features two comfortable chairs, with small end tables, a minisplit for heating and cooling, and a television with a live audiovisual feed of the Mass, so that mothers may continue to participate in Mass if they need to step away. The room is, of course, available at all hours.   Privacy screens have been installed on the main windows and, partially, on the door window. The partial screen on the door …
Pastor's Column

Pig Roast
  Our annual parish festival, now on the first Saturday of every August (this year, August 1), is held in honor of our holy patron, St. Stephen the First Martyr. The festival coincides with the Feast of the Finding of the Relics of St. Stephen, which commemorates one of the most remarkable events in the early centuries of the Church. The discovery of the relics of our holy patron was a great source of encouragement to the early Church that was suffering the collapse of the Roman Empire under internal …

St. Stephen the First Martyr Catholic Church is a Personal Parish of the Diocese of Sacramento, served by the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter.

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