2747 Pali HighwayHonolulu, Hawaii 96817

(808J ses-310sssccpali@rcchawaii.org

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OFFICE HOURS;Tues-Thurs; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm*Mon, Fri & Sat: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

*ClosedJor lunch Jrom zz:jo-t:3o p.m.

PASTORFr. Mario Raquepo

STAFFDeacon Ronald ChooSister Marykutty Kottuppallil, MSMHCRosemary Hashimoto, Secretary

FAITH FORMATION

CCD-ChildrenVelma Guieb-Mamuad

Youth & ConfirmationRosemary Hashimoto (interim)

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Debbie FujiyamaParish Scripture Groups

Francis Jordan

PARISH MINISTRIES

Homebound & BereaoementVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke

HospitalityDavid Tom

Altar SertterZachary Choo

Liturgical MusicLeka Leaeno (Satu rday Vig i l)Stanley Wong (Sunday)

LectorBeverly Perry

Holy Communion at MassJennifer Tamayo

SacrisfyCeline Asato & David Tom

Justice & PeaceTBA- (RespectLife)

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(Aloysius Food Pantry)TBA

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Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastoral CouncilPatricia Silva

S t e w ardship / D is ciple s hip C o unc ilBernard Ho (interim)

Finanee CouncilJames Solidum (interim)

Liturgy CommissionTBA

Social FelloushipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

WEEKEND MASS

SATURDAY (Main Church ) ............ 4:Oo pmSUNDAY (ChapeL).......... 7:15 am

(Main Church) .... 9:3O am

WEEKDAY MASSChapel of St. Catherine

MONDAY*SATURDAY 8:ooam

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CONFESSION

SATURDAY 3:oo - 3:3o pmor by appointment

DEVOTION & ADORATIONEucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass

Holy Rosary before Mass

VISITATIONOFTHESICK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to visitthe infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For sacramentalemergency, cal]595-3105 and press #2

BAPTISM: Sacramental preparation is required. If you are expecting or have a

child to be baptized, please call the Parish office for more information

MARRIAGE: The Diocese of Honolulu requires couples to marry in the Churchto participate in the preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony. Couplesshould contact the office for Marriage Preparation at least 6 months before thewedding

FUNERALARRANGEMENTS: Kokual Please contact your Church prior to makingarrangements with a funeral home

PARISHIONERS: When changing address/telephone, or moving out of theParish, please kindly notify the office

NEW PARISHIONERS: If you would like to become a parishioner of St. Stephen,please use forms available at the entrance of the Church or contact the office

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lllness, depression, and misfortune can make us feel alone and afraid. We

wonder whether anyone can understand what we're going through or helpus.

The first five chapters of Mark's Gospel give us several healing stories inwhich Jesus, by touch or word, restores individuals to wholeness. He casts

out demons, as we heard last week. He cures the sick, like Simon's mother-in-law. The stories confirm what our faith tells us-that God's healing poweris for all people and that Good News lifts us and gives us joy.

But for those touched by the loneliness of infirmity of mind, body, or spirit,the stories alone might not be enough. lnstead, the fervent prayer of thepsalmist might be our grace: "The Lord...[heals] the brokenhearted" (Psalm

t47:z-3). Or, our peace might rest in the simple knowledge of two oftenoverlooked lines in the Gospel: "They brought him many who werepossessed by demons" (Mark 8:16) and "The whole town was gathered atthe door" (Mark r:33). Simply put, everyone came, and no one was alone.

No matter what our condition, we are not alone.

Christ is there in our pain and suffering to give us the grace to endure. We'renot always cured by human standards, but Christ helps us find wholeness no

matter what we suffer-and in him we find our peace and our joy.

lsaiah told us that the name given to the Messiah was Emmanuel, whichmeans "God with us."

ln Christ, we see the evidence that God's promise has come true.

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Weekly Offerings(Jonuary z4 &25, zors)

Saturday 4:oo pm Mass

7t5 am Mass

93o am Mass

Total Offering 2,785.ot

Donations/Collections

Votive Offering

Chapel Renovation

Hall Use

Church in Latin America

Mitsunaga gift

Saturday, February 7:

4:oo p.m. Mass: t lgnatius Hipa

Sunday, February 8:

7:15 a.m. Mass: All Families

9:3o am Mass: t Angel Abcede

Monday, February 9:8 am Mass: t Chee Fong Young

Tuesday, February to:

8 am Mass: t Aloysius Tom

Wednesday, February tt:8 a.m. Mass: Marissa Abcede

(birthday)

Thursday, February tz:8 am Mass: + Ginny Stahl

Friday, February t3:

8 am Mass:

Saturday, February r4:

8 am Mass: t Chee Fong Young

For the sick & homebound:ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET

ROBELLO, JOE CHANG, DON YEE,

CARRIE TALWAR, FRED LUM

For the recently deceased:MARTIN LUKE, DAVID LIU, BOBBYLOWE, ETHEL LEE, ELLEN SHAM,PATSY TAM, GWENDOLYN JOSEPH,

HAZEL ANDRADE, MARIA GUIEB,MERRY CRIS HO, YVONNE PACARRO,

LESTER MABERY, FLORENCE HO,

ETHEL AU, GINNY STAHL, PAULWONG, TONY BARON, MABEL LUKE,

ELLEN KALAHELE, JOHN COSTA,

MARTHA OYADAMORT, CAROLYN AKt,

HARRY BENDER, EDITH DEMELLO

218 Rosabelle MahoeClara YoungHelen DangMichael Asato

zl9 CalvenChipchase,ll

zl:'o Aloysius TomEthel Au

zllr:- Cosmireo Rodriguez, Jr.

2lt3 Mary AndradeGraciano Macadangdang

William ChinnGinny Stahl

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February 8 -Class

Feb t5th-Get ready for Lent!

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Parish Scripl ure Croups

Wed. February 11th

9r15 a.m. & 6:3o p.m. only

February 8thThe Ten Commandments

Wednesday, February r:8:3n a.rn..-6:45 p"rn.

Eucharistic Ad*ration

Thursday, February tz:7:0& p.n]" Choir Praetlce

Saturday, February t4:

for victims and survivors of human trafficking. The church seeks to continue tosupport practices which promote human dignity and the sanctity of life. ln aneffort to raise awareness of the problem of slavery which still exists today in

the form of human trafficking. Our church leaders have asked us to pray thisweek for those who continue this practice and their victims.

This Wednesday we commemorate the appearance of Our Lady to St.Bernadette in Lourdes. This apparition gave forth the miraculous waters ofLourdes. There will be the Anointing of the Sick at the 8 a.m. Mass. Therewill also be Mass with Anointing at the Cathedral Basilica at 6:oo p.m.

On Saturday February r4th from 9:3o to 11:30 a.m. Our Lectors andExtraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion will gather in the SPAMconference for a meeting.

A reminder that the Alshouri family of Little Bethlehem Christian will be at allMasses on the weekend of Feb L4lLSt the group will display a collection ofhand-carved olive wood religious items for sale. All proceeds go to supportthe Christianity in the land of Christ. You may preview the items at www.little-bethlehem.org.

Lent begins February r8th on Ash Wednesday. Masses will be B:oo a.m. in thechapel and 7:oo p.m. in the church. We close our Ordinary time on ShroveTuesday (or Mardi Gras) February rTth with a supper, games, fun andfellowship, including a pifrata and the burning of palms at 7:3o p.m.Stations of the Cross begin on Feb zo at 7:oo p.m. with Lenten supper before.

Father Mario and five of his seminarian classmates from the Philippines will be

celebrating their 35th ordination anniversary on Sunday, February 22nd at the 9:3oa.m. Mass. This will be followed by a "traditional" Chinese New Year fellowship.Please see the sign up at the entrance ofthe Church.

Lenten Practices: The faithful are encourage during Lent to attend daily Mass,receive Holy Communion, participate in penance services, and receive sacramentalabsolution; to take part in public and private exercise of piety, give generously toworks of religion and charity, perform acts of kindness toward the sick, aged, and thepoor; to practice voluntary self-denial, especially regarding food, drink, and worldlyamusements; and to pray more fervently, particularly for the intentions of the HolyFather. iee additional instructions on the memo Jrom the Office of Worship.

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Genesis 1:1-19Mark 6:53-56

Genesis 7:20-2:4aMark 7:1-13

Genesis 2:4b-9,75-17MarkT:14*23

World Day of Prayer t'or the sick

Genesis 2:18-25MarkT:24-30

Genesis 3:1-8Mark 7;31-37

Genesis 3:9-24Mark 8:1-10

Leviiicus 73:7-2, M-461 Corinthians 10:1-11:1

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At my church, some people take the uotiue candles out of the holders

and place them next to the statues and icons. Does this make the saint

or God pay more attention to the petition? And isn't it afire hazard?

Vigil lights, commonly known as votive candles, are usuallylit whcn a person seeks some favor from the Lord or a saint'sintercession. Lighting a candle is a way of extending one'sprayer and showing solidarity with the person on whosebehalf the prayer is offered.

In the lighting of candles we remember and truly live thewords of our Lord, "I am the light of the world" (John 8:12).We burn candles to symbolize our prayers' rising to heavenday and night; prayers for the saints' intercession are also

common because of their friendship with God in heaven.Saints are powerful intercessors.

God hears all prayers uttered in sinceriry. Burning a candle as

we pray doesn't make that prayer more important thanprayers offered without a candle; neither does moving thecandle to the front of the line.

if your church has made sure that the placing of the votivecandles complies with local fire regulations, you have noworries about setting a fire with vigil lights.

FR. PAUL BOROVr'S KI, CSsR sundaybulletin@ liguori. org

Fasting: ln the dioceses in the United States, Catholics aged 18

to 59 are bound to fast on both Ash Wednesday (Feb rB) andGood Friday (Apr 3). To fast means to consume one full meal a

day at most, although taking of other, smaller quantities of foodat the other customary mealtimes is permitted. Food and drinkbetween meals (except water and medicine) is not permitted onfast days.Abstinence from meat: Catholics aged 14 and up are to abstainfrom meat on Ash Wednesday, all Fridays of Lent and GoodFriday. To abstarn means refraining from eating beef, veal, porkor poultry at least, although eggs, milk products, or meat brothsor condiments made from animal fat are OK. The consumption offish and shellfish is permitted.Easter duty: All the faithful are bound by obligation of receivingCommunion at least once a year. (remember to receive theSacrament of Reconciliation if you have missed Sunday Mass before

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