❈ 19th Sunday In Ordinary Time ~ August 13, 2017 ❈PASTOR:

Rev. Fr. Mario Raquepo (Cell) 808.228.3053

STAFF: Rev. Deacon Ronald Choo

Sister MaryKutty Kottuppallil Celine Asato

Tina Welch, Secretary OFFICE HOURS:

Mon-Fri: 9:00 AM to 12 Noon

Parish Ministries

Homebound & Bereavement Virginia Jordan &

Helen Luke

Hospitality David Tom

Liturgical Music Dr. Stanley Wong

(Sat. 4:00 PM) M. Felipe

(Sunday 7:15 & 9:30 AM)

Parish Ministries

Lectors Beverly Perry

Holy Communion At Mass Jennifer Tamayo

Sacristy Celine Asato & David Tom

Respect Life Juanita Ruis

Holo Holo Ministry Stan Contrades

WEEKEND MASS SATURDAY [Main Church]………………4:00 PM SUNDAY [Main Church]……………..…..7:15 AM SUNDAY [Main Church]…………………9:30 AM

WEEKDAY MASS Chapel of St. Catherine

MONDAY ~ SATURDAY………………8:00 AM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

SATURDAY………………………3:15 ~ 3:45 PM or by appointment

DEVOTION & ADORATION Holy Rosary ……………………….Before Mass

First Wednesday of the month ~ after 8:00 AM Mass From 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM

Other Wednesdays 8:30 AM ~ 9:00 AM

Faith Formation Parish Organizations Confraternity of Christian Doctrine-Children Pastoral Council Knights of Columbus Velma Guieb-Mamuad Patricia Silva WGK Randy Tom Youth & Confirmation Stewardship/Discipleship Council Liturgy Committee Brian Laroya Randy Tom Sr. MaryKutty Kottuppallil, MSMHC Rite Of Christian Initiation of Adults Finance Council Social Fellowship Debbie Fujiyama James Solidum Sui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew Parish Scripture Group Francis Jordan

Visitation Of The Sick: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to visit the infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For sacramental emergency, call 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 Church and participate in the preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony. Couples should contact the office for Marriage Preparation at least 6 months before the wedding. Funeral Arrangements: Kokua! Please contact your Church prior to making arrangements with a funeral home. Parishioners: When changing address/telephone, or moving out of the Parish, please notify the office. New Parishioners: If you would like to become a parishioner of St. Stephen, please use the forms available at the entrance of the Church or contact the office.

St. Stephen Catholic Church DEACON & FIRST MARTYR ~ A CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

2747 PALI HIGHWAY, HONOLULU HAWAII 96817 ~ 808.595.3105 Email: ssccpali@rcchawaii.org Website: ssccpali.net

This Sunday’s Gospel ~ August 13, 2017

Matthew 14:22-33 PAGE 191 ~ Breaking Bread

✞ Mass Intentions ✞

Please Pray

Announcements

Saturday, 08.12.2017 8:00 AM Mass: ✞ Ken Asato 4:00 PM Mass: ✞ Tomiko Asato ✞ Doreen & Francis Chia ✞ Stephanie & Federic Foo ✞ Raymond & Nancy Tom

Sunday, 08.13.2017 7:15 AM Mass: ✞ All the Souls in Purgatory 9:30 AM Mass: ✞ Vickie Solidum

✞ Violet Freitas

Monday, 08.14.2017 8:00 AM Mass: Healing Blessings Chad S. K. Kurashige Tuesday, 08.15.2017 8:00 AM Mass: Birthday Blessings: ✞ Akiko Ladrillono Wednesday, 08.16.2017 8:00 AM Mass: ✞ Fr. Gerge Kottuppallil Thursday, 08.17.2017 8:00 AM Mass: ✞ All the Souls in Purgatory

Friday, 08.18.2017 8:00 AM Mass: Birthday Blessings: Nohea George Saturday, 08.19.2017 8:00 AM Mass: ✞ Ken Asato 4:00 PM Mass: ✞ Tomiko Asato ✞ Raymond & ✞ Doreen & Francis Chia Nancy Tom ✞ Stephanie & Federic Foo ✞ Kenneth Y.C. Leong

For the Sick & Homebound Margaret Robello, Joe Chang, Carrie Talwar, Fred Lum, Nancy Asato, Richard Wong, Benito Bautista.

✞ For the Deceased ✞ Harry Bender, Charles Ho, Edith Demello, Catherine Aoki, Donna McDonnell, Jerry Tarutani, Vickie Solidum, Nancy Tom, Lawrence Perry, Roland Albarado, Eileen Green, Don Yee, Ron Kano, Gladys Wong, Ken Asato, Tomiko Asato, Doreen & Francis Chia, Betty & Albert Chong, Shirley Wong.

This Sunday, August 13 Fellowship By:

Knights of Columbus

Next Sunday, August 20 Fellowship by:

Parish Kitchen Crew

Respect For Life From August 7 to August 15, Priests for Life invites believers to pray the Novena in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The Seven Gifts Of The Holy Spirit The Manifestation of Sanctifying Grace

As the current Catechism of the Catholic Church (para. 1831) notes, the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit "complete and perfect the virtues of those who receive them." Infused with His gifts, we respond to the promptings of the Holy Spirit as if by instinct, the way Christ Himself would.

01] Wisdom is the first and highest gift of the Holy Spirit because it is the perfection of the theological virtue of faith. Through wisdom, we come to value properly those things which we believe through faith. The truths of Christian belief are more important than the things of this world, and wisdom helps us to order our relationship to the created world properly, loving Creation for the sake of God, rather than for its own sake.

02] Understanding is the second gift of the Holy Spirit, and people sometimes have a hard time understanding (no pun intended) how it differs from wisdom. While wisdom is the desire to contemplate the things of God, understanding allows us to grasp, at least in a limited way, the very essence of the truths of the Catholic faith. Through understanding, we gain a certitude about our beliefs that moves beyond faith.

[To Be Continued] by Scott P. Richert

Lord Jesus Christ You have conquered the power of death

And opened for humanity The hope of eternal life in body and soul.

You granted your Mother A share in heavenly glory,

And did not allow decay to touch her body. As we rejoice in the Assumption of Mary, Grant us new confidence in the victory of

life over death. And renewed reverence for the human body. As we honor Mary, Assumed into Heaven,

May we proclaim the hope of Your Gospel: That you want every human life seated on your throne.

May we proclaim the hope of Your Gospel: That you want every human life sealed on your throne.

May that hope strengthen us to protect every life here on earth. You live and reign forever and ever.

Amen

St. Stephen The First Martyr Knights of Columbus Council 16267

Contact Worthy Grand Knight Randy Tom eMail Address: randy.tom0972@gmail.com

We continue to sell car magnets, “He Is Risen”, for a council banner. It is a great way to evangelize our Catholic faith. A donation of $5.00 is appreciated for a car magnet.

What does it mean to be a Catholic Man? Ecce Homo —Behold the Man

Why is Fatherhood, Fully Understood, So Crucial for Every Man?

Where Is the Faith of Our Fathers Now?

As I write this exhortation, videos are being released documenting the barbaric practice of selling baby body parts by Planned Parenthood. Since this infamous agency receives around half a billion dollars each year from the U.S. Government, funds to carry on their slaughter of innocents, no American citizen, and certainly no man, can remain silent about this travesty of our times. We need to get off the sidelines and stand up for life on the front lines. We need faith like that of our fathers who defended the children of previous generations and who gave up their own lives rather than abandon their faith in Christ. My sons and brothers, we need you to step into the breach!

The Catholic martyrs of England inspired Frederick W. Faber to write the hymn “Faith of our Fathers” in AD 1849. As Faber paid tribute to the men who refused to deny Christ “in spite of dungeon, fire, and sword,” he also issued a call to arms for the men of succeeding generations. Join me in praying that we, men of the 21st century, will make the words of this verse our own:

“Our Fathers, chained in prisons dark, Were still in heart and conscience free:

How sweet would be their children’s fate, If they, like them, could die for Thee!

Faith of our Fathers! Holy Faith! We will be true to thee till death.”

Promulgated on the Feast of the Archangels, September 29, 2015

Into The Breach ~ An Apostolic Exhortation To Catholic Men Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix

ANNUAL FOUNDERS’ DAY CELEBRATION

Relatives, Friends & Co-Workers of the

Sisters of Saint Joseph of Carondelet are invited to an

Annual Founders’ Day Celebration on

Sunday, August 27, 2017 at the

Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Mass at 10:30 A.M.

followed by refreshments and fellowship in the Parish Hall

Respect for Life Prayer to Mary,

Mother of the Life Within O Mary, Mother of the Life Within,

all life we entrust to you; The life of every expectant mother and the child within her womb: The life of every human body, the life of every human soul; The life of every newborn child

and the life of all grown old. You held the Lord to your own heart

and drew Him so close in. So draw us now in all our needs,

O Mother of the Life Within. Amen

From: http://www.priestsforlife.org/prayers/motheroflifewithin.htm

Filipino Festival Save The Date: September 24, 2017

Everyone is invited to join in and celebrate.

More information to follow in next month’s bulletins.

The age of casual Catholicism is over, the age of heroic Catholicism has begun. We can no longer be Catholics by accident but instead we must be

Catholics by conviction. Fr. Terrence Henry, TOR, Franciscan University of Steubenville

The 9:30 AM Wednesday Parish Scripture Group continue to meet in the SPAM Conference Room.

Daily Scriptural Readings

Monday, August 14 Deuteronomy 10:12-22

St. Maximilian Kolbe

Tuesday, August 15 Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6,

10 St. Alipius

Wednesday, August 16 Deuteronomy 34:1-12 St. Stephen the Great

Thursday, August 17 Joshua 3:7-10, 11, 13-17

St. Clare of Montefalco

Friday, August 18 Joshua 24:1-13

St. Helena

Saturday, August 19 Joshua 24:14-29

St. John Eudes

Sunday, August 20

20th Sunday In Ordinary Time

First Reading Isaiah 56:1, 6-7 (118A)

[Page 195, Breaking Bread]

Responsorial Psalm O God, let all the nations praise

you. [Page 196, Breaking Bread]

Second Reading Romans 11:13-15, 29-32 [Page 196, Breaking Bread]

Gospel Matthew 15:21-28

[Page 197, Breaking Bread] St. Bernard of Clairvaux

Weekly Offerings: (August 5 & 6, 2017)

Ordinary Income Expenses Income Building Fund $75.00 Parish Hall & Flooring $3,825.00 Hall Use Donation $200.00 Seminarian Education Fund $25.00 Special Services Income $325.00 Sat./Sun. Offerings $1,737.35 Tai Chi Fund $40.00 Votive Candles Fund $52.00

Total Income $7,014.35 Gross Profit $7,014.35

Net Ordinary Income $7,014.35 Net Income $7,014.35 OBON FUNDRAISER [After Expenses] $3,125.84 GRAND TOTAL: $10,140.19

LAST WEEK $9,455.00

Mahalo We are grateful to all who generously

contribute their time, talent, and treasure to our Parish Community.

Stewardship of Our Lord Faith Formation

Right of Christian Initiation of Adults

Catholic Beliefs

Three Primary Sacraments of the Catholic Church The Sacrament of Confirmation

Trad i t iona l l y, the Sac rament o f Confirmation is the second of the sacraments of initiation. The Eastern Church continues to confirm (or chrismate) both infants and adults immediately after Baptism. (In the Western Church, that order is still respected as well in the case of adult converts, who are usually baptized and confirmed in the same ceremony.) Even in the West, where Confirmation is routinely delayed until a person's teen years, several years after his or her First Communion, the Church continues to stress the theological implications of the original order of the sacraments (most recently in Pope Benedict XVI's apostolic exhortation Sacramentum caritatis). Confirmation is the perfection of Baptism, and it gives us the grace to live our life as a Christian boldly and without shame. [To be continued]

Please see the bulletin’s accompanying insert.

Faith formation &

CCD Registration continues.

Parish Scripture Group

The Council meets on the third Thursday of the month, at 6:00 P.M. in the SPAM Conference Room.

Faith Formation

Coming Soon! Holo Holo Ministry

More to follow!