2024-11-15T10:25:31-07:00 2024-06-30 990EZ 2023-07-01 844642598 SOCIETY OF ST STEPHEN SOCI 5702058561 672 Schuylkill Mountain Road Schuylkill Haven PA 17972 Kay Seven counsel 5706173489 2024-11-15 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X X X 24000 19799 2835 0 0 0 0 0 1366 0 0 1366 0 0 0 0 24000 0 0 0 745 22419 2592 0 25756 -1756 111968 0 110212 1968 212 110000 110000 0 0 111968 110212 0 0 111968 110212 The former St. Stephen Church is located on the property. The St. Stephen Church building was an operational Roman Catholic Church until January 12, 2020 when it was closed. Society of St. Stephen purchased the property to maintain the building as a Roman Catholic Chapel, in conjunction with the Diocese of Allentown, for worship. The Society has worked to make sure the buildings and the grounds are available and maintained for regular worship activities. The worship activities include Masses, Stations of the Cross, rosaries, Bible studies and social outreach ministries. The property is available for Catholic baptisms, weddings and funerals, which are sacraments and part of the worship of the church. The Society has a close connection with the Diocese of Allentown. Maintenance of St. Stephen Chapel for the community including for regular prayer and worship services for local community members. ( At least 44 events held per year) Benefits > 1000 people 0 23011 Funeral and Wedding Masses and Memorial Donations - held to provide special worship services and recogition of deceased loved ones for former parishioners and community members. Benefited about 40 people. Three events held and 6 memorials/honorees recognized. 0 1575 Feast of St. Stephen and Dedication Anniversary Masses - held to provide public worship for former parishioners and local community. Benefited about 80 people; two events held. 0 1170 25756 Maureen Burns Challenger President 8 0 0 0 Mary Burns Vice President Secretary 8 0 0 0 Fr Edward Connolly Chaplain 5 0 0 0 Donald Kerns Treasurer 1 0 0 0 Brody Hale Esquire Trustee 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PA Maureen Burns Challenger 672 Schuylkill Mountain Road Schuylkill Haven PA 17972 5702058561 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X X X 1 Diocese of Allentown 232091672 1 1 15000 0 1 15000 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 X 1 1 Schedule A, Part IV, Section D, Line 3 The governing board and officers are selected in accordance with the By Laws and Canonical Statutes. The Priest Chaplain is a member of the Board with close ties to the Diocese of Allentown. On a yearly basis, the Society provides to the Office of the Vicar General for the Diocese of Allentown reports pertaining to the general financial and administrative operations and the spiritual activities of the Society forty five to sixty days after the completion of the yearly financial audit as well as a report on the number of Masses offered at Saint Stephen Chapel and their total attendance as well as a general report on other acts of Divine Worship which take place there. Schedule A, Part IV, Section E, Line 2a The Society exists to promote the salvation of souls, through the preservation and use of the historic and sacred edifice of Saint Stephen Catholic Chapel, in Port Carbon, Pennsylvania. The Society of St. Stephen maintains its close relationship to the Diocese of Allentown through including an Office of the Chaplain, which is held by a priest from the Diocese of Allentown, as part of its governing body. Father Edward Connolly is currently the Chaplain of the Society. The Society of St. Stephen is responsible for upkeep and maintenance of the former church building and ensuring that regular worship occurs at the property, now designated as a Roman Catholic Chapel. Schedule A, Part IV, Section E, Line 2b Because the Society is located within the Diocese of Allentown ( Diocese ), the Diocesan Bishop has jurisdiction over the public worship at the Society, particularly the celebration of the Sacraments, the regulation of the clergy who minister there and the authority to ensure the integrity and unity of the Catholic faith. The Society oversees maintenance of the Chapel, including items that still belong to the Diocese of Allentown.