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St. Stephen Catholic Church Sunday BulletinTRANSCRIPT
2747 Pali HighwayHonolulu, Hawaii 96817
(8081 s95-310s
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OFFICE HOURS:Tues-Thurs; 9:00 am to 5:00 pmMon, Fri & Sa* 9100 am to 12:00 pm
PASTOR
Fr. Khanh Pham-Nguyen
PERMANENT DEACONDeacon Ronald Choo
ADMTNISTMTTYE ASSISTAMRosemary Hashimoto
FAITHFORMATION
CCD-ChildrenVelma Guieb-Mamuad
Youth & ConfinnationRosemary Hashimoto (interim)
R- C. I. A.Debbie Fujiyama
Parish Scripture GtoupFrancis Jordan
PARISH MINISTRIES
H ome bo und & Be re ante me ntVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke
HospitalityTBA- (SaturdayVigil)Donald Yee (Sunday)
Altaa. SentetNicole Heafner
Liturgical MusieLeka Leaeno (Saturday Vig il)StanleyWong (Sunday)
I*ctorBeverly Perry
HoIy Communion at MassJennifer Tamayo
SacrisryCeline Asato & David Tom
lustice & PeaceTBA_ (Respect Life)TBA- (Aloysius Foad Pantry)TBA
-(Family
Promise Hawaii)
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS
Pastotal CouncilPatricia Silva
Stewardship/ Dis cipleship CouncilBernard Ho (interim)
Fmsnce CouncilJames Solidum (interim)
Litursy CommissionTBA
Buildinc/ Plannbq C ammitteeLoretta Chee & Richard Leong
Social FeWowshipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew
WEEKEND MASS CONFESSION
SATURDAYfMainChurch)....--......4:oopm SATURDAY 3:oo-3:45pmSUNDAY (chapet) ........................7:15 am SUNDAY 8:45 - 9:15 am
(Main Church) -... 9:3O am
WEEKDAY,vtASSChapel ofSt. Catherine
MONDAY-SATURDAY 8:ooom
DEVOTION & ADORATIONEucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass
Holy Rosary before Mass
-I-VISITATIONOFTHESICK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to visitthe infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For sacramentalemergency, call 595-3105 and press #2
BAPTISM: Sacramental preparation is required. If you are expecting or have achild 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
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Kokua! Please contact your Church prior tomaking arrangements with a funeral home (Funerals an Tuesday, Thursday or Friday)
PARISHIONERS: When changing address/telephone, or moving out of theParish, please kindly noti$/ 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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GOOD NE1AIS
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What if today's Gospel scene played out in your church this weekend? A man-someone you've never seen lector-steps to the ambo and reads from the Old
Testament. He's a compelling speaker-you feel like you've never heard this
passage before, even though it's certainly been read hundreds of times. He seems
to give it new voice. And then, after finishing the proclamation, the man declares
that he is the fulfillment of what was just read. The reading he proclaimed was
about him.It's Jesus, right in front of you-but would you recognize him? Would you have
heard that reading anew, or were you thinking about where to go for Sunday
brunch, or wondering how long the priest's homily would be, or worrying about the
coming work week? Would you have missed Jesus present in the proclamation ofthe Word?
Today's first reading from Nehemiah describes a similarly rapt audience-engaged and focused as they Iisten to the proclamation of God's Word. They praise
and thank God forthe powerfulwords that leave many of them in tears. Does this
scene resemble our weekly gatherings and our experience of God's Word? l'm not
SO SUTC.
It's far too easy to take the Word of God for granted. We've grown up with the
Scriptures, we hear them every week at Mass-we might even have a Bible
somewhere. But do we truly make God's Word a meaningful part of our lives?
How attentive are we to the proclamation at Mass? Do we take time during the
week to read a passage or two on our own? Jesus is the Word of God made flesh-and he tells us today that he came to bring glad tidings, freedom, and Good News.
Are we listening? Janer Esker [email protected]
I\LOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTRY
". .lt is more important to remember God than it is to rememberto breathe.5t. Gregory Nazianzen (+jgo)
STEWARDSHXP OF OUR LORD
Saturday, January z5:
4 pm Vigil: Allfamilies
Sunday, January 27i
7:15 am Mass: AIN families
9:3o am Mass: All Families
Monday, January z8:
8 am Mass: Pharn farnilyt Anna Buong Nguyen
Tuesday, January z9:
8 am Mass: t Eduardo Zabanal
Wednesday, January 3o:8 am Mass: t Eduardo Zabanal
Thursday, January 3r:8 am Mass: thanksliving for our
benefactors
Friday, February t:8 am Mass' f Benigno & Maria Guieb
Saturday, February z:
8 am Mass: Allthe sick
For the sick & homebound:ROLAN D ALBARADO, MARGARET
ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, GINNYSTAHL, ETHEL AU, MABEL LUKE
For the recently deceased:tGNAC|O BABAUTA, JANE AKl,MARTIN LUKE, IRENE JOHNSON,
DAVID LIU, BOBBY LOWE, BEN
SANTOS, ETHEL LEE, JOHNNASCIMENTO, WALLY CHANG,
FANNIE GORA, ELLEN SHAM, PATSY
TAM, GWENDOLYN JOSEPH, HAZELANDRADE, MARIA GUIEB, MERRY
CRIS HO
alzT Henry Chow
rlzS Antone MedeirosSarah Young
1/3o Keong DongGalash SamsonAlex Farm
al3a Leland Tom
2la William KimKalama Hiapo, Jr.
Michael Diniega
Muriel Lum-Pang
AUOTE OF THE lr,(E[K i
". .The eye cannot say to the hand, 'l do not need you,' nor again the head to the 1
feet, 'l do not need you.' ." I Corinthians rz:24 j
--/Weekly Off*rings( January t9 & zo, zotj)
Sat 4:oo pm Mass
7:t5 am Mass
9:3o am Mass
To*l Affering
DonationsiCoi lections
Votive Offering
Black&lndian Missions
Church in Latin America
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Farish Scripture Groups
Wed. Jan 3oth- 9:3o am &7:OO pm
R.C.I.A.
Jan zTthNew time (B:oo a.m. SPAM)
Tuesday, Janzg:5 pm Lenten Parish Mission mtg.
Wednesday, Jan 30:Euci':aristir Acjoration follcrruii-g
Thursday, Jan 3t:7 pm Choir practice (Sun choir)
Saturday, Feb z:Feast of the PresentationBlessing of candles at Mass
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Church Cleaners: 5ui Kczunra, Patti5iiva, idarT i(a::e, Le*ne Auerbach,Rcse Paraz
SECOND CGLLECTION-January Z6 l".VChurch in Latin America:fhis collection helps churches in the Caribbean and in
South America. Of the many projects one is helping Haiti to rebuild and assistingBrazil as they prepare to host the World Youth Day this summer.Black & lndian Missions: Proceeds from this collection are distributed as grants todioceses supporting and strengthening evangelization programs, which wouldotherwise be in danger of disappearing among the Black, American lndian, Eskimo,and Aleute communities of the United States.
pl\RISH LENTEN MISSION-February 24, 25, 2.6 & 27
Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio will be here again in person in February. He presented us
with Roman Missal introduction and was the'guest speaker'at our Liturgical MinistryEnrichment Day via video. A dynamic speaker who will help you to understand anddeepen your faith. lncluded in the Parish Mission will be an evening celebrating ourSacrament of Reconciliation. Fr. George Cernigila, Rector at Chaminade Universitywill be sharing his priestly ministry with us and other priests will ass.ist in individualconfessions. See attached card for details.HELP WANTED: See sign up if you can help with the Fellowship suppers on eachnight, either to help set up, clean up or cook.
SUPER BOWL R.EPLAY-February 3rd
Feb 3rd-Gather at 12:oo. Game time at 1:3o p.m. Burgers and hot dogs will be
provided. Bring your favorite snack or side dish.
FELLOWSHIP BREAKF,AST-February 1 Oth
February roth-Mrs. Reba Choo and the 6th/7th grade class would like to invite youto a Pre-Lenten party. They will help us prepare for Mardi Gras as well as celebrateSt. Valentine's Day. Sunday after 9:3o a.m. Mass
SHROVE TUESDAY Movie Night-February 12th
February rzth-Join your parish family in celebrating the close of OrdinaryTime and the beginning of Lent. Dinner begins at 5:oo and movie starts at5:oo p.m. with the Burning of Palms at 7:3o p.m.
ASH WEDNESDAY MASSES 8 a.m. & 7 p.m.
NE\ / YEAR WITH A TASTE GF CLIIN^A-February i 6thContinue our celebration of the New Year with a Taste of China. See the sign
up for February :-6th after the 4:oo p.m. Mass. Our next Fellowship is Taste ofthe Americas on July r3th to honor St. Kateri Tekakwitha (her first Feast Day).
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRIVtrATION
Parishioners (r8 yrs or older) interested in receiving the Sacrament ofConfirmation are asl<ed to contact the office or see Debbie Fujiyama. A class
is being formed for all those who missed this important Sacrament in theirFaith Formation. lf you are not certain if you were confirmed, please contactthe church of your baptism, they should have a record.
Baptism, the Eucharist, and the sacrament of Confirmation together constitute the"sdcraments of Christian initiation," whose unity must be safeguarded. lt must be
explained to the faithful that the reception of the sacrament of Confirmation is
necessary for the completion of baptismal grace.
lv\onday,7anuary265t, Thomas Aquinas
Hebrews 9:15,24-28Mark 3:22--€0
luesday,)anuaty29Hebrews 10:1-10
Mark 3:31--35
Y,l e dnesday, ) anuary 3 O
5t. Vincent, Deacon B Martgr
Hebrews 10:11"-18Mark 4:1-20
Thursday,)anuanl 315t. John Bosco, Priest
Hebrews 10:19-25Mark4:27-25
Fdday,February 1
Hebrews 10:32-39Mark 4:26-34
Saturday,February2Pnesentation of the Lond
Malachi 3:1-4,Hebrews 2:1"4--18
Luke2:22-40
stlNDAY, FeWuary 3Four.th in Ordinaru
Jeremiah l.:4-5, 17-191 Corinthians 12:31-13:13
Luke 4:21*-30
d e ar PAD Rf,
I practice yoga tp reli.eue stress and because it's a form of exercise
t\ut's not hnrd on ttu body. Now my fricnds are telling me
Catlwli.u slnul.dn't do yoga because it's founded in anothcr
religion. k tlwt true?
Wendy
DearWendy,It's good for you to be concerned. Many events and
groups seem innocent, but further investigation oftenreveals that the event or practice is really designed topersuade people tojoin their faith.
For example, a Protestant church in our town regularlyinvites teens from all faiths to a free evening of moviesand pizza. The night always ends with preaching, so I told.our teens they shouldn't go.
Some types of yoga are associated with the Buddhistreligion, but others are simply a way to rela& exercise, ormeditate. To tell the difference, find out who is
sponsoring the group before you join. fu long as thesponsor isn't usingyoga to proselytize, you're fine.
I started doing yoga a few years ago when I needed an
exercise that was easy on the knees. It helps me slowdown and focus on what's important, so my meditationand prayer have improved. For example, while holding a
pose for three minutes, I say theJesus prayer.Yoga didn't take me away from the Church-in fact, I
think it's brought me closer to Jesus. So keep using yog*as an exercise, but also let it help you focus onJesus' lovefor you.
Fr. Patrkk KEo, CSsR I [email protected]
2012 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in U.S.A.Imprimatur Most Rev. Robert J. Hermann. Archdiocesan Administrator, Archdiocese of St. LouisUsed with permission
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We search the internetfor informationfor health, home,directions, people, news, . . . How about ourfdith?
Here is a website that helps prepare us for Mass:
http:l/prepareformass.wordpress.com/ (updated regularly)Published by a parish for the people of God
http : /lst m m a g d a I e n. o rglp re pa ri n g -fo r- m a s s/
From a website sponsored by the United States Conference ofCatholic Bishops-Check out the readings before you go to Mass.
http:/lwww. usccb.org/bible/read ingslorzTr3.cfm
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