fifth sunday of lent
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2741 Pali HighwayHonolulu, Hawaii 96817
(808) ses-310sssccpali @rcchawaii.org
g facebook.com/st.stephenpali
OFFICE HOURSTTues-Thurs: 9:00 am to S:00 pm*Mon, Fri &Sat: 9:OO am to 12:OO pm
* C losed for lunch from * 3 o -r,, jo 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 & BereauementVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke
HospitalityDavid Tom
Altar SeruerZachary Choo
Liturgical MusicLeka Leaeno (Saturddy Vigi\StanleyWong (Sunday)
LectorBeverly Perry
Holy Communion at MassJennifer Tamayo
SacristyCeline Asato & David Tom
Justice & PeaceTBA- (RespectLife)
TBA
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(Aloysius Food Pantry)TBA
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(Family Promise Hawaii)
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS
Pastoral CouncilPatricia Silva
S t eu: ar d s hip / Dis c ip I e s h ip C o un c ilBernard Ho (interim)
Finance Councillames Solidum (interim)
Liturgy CommissionTBA
Social Fellou:shipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew
WEEKEND MASS CONFESSION
SATURDAY (Main Church )............ 4:oo pm SATURDAY 3:oo - 3:3o pmSUNDAY (chapet) ........,.. 7:15 am or by appointment
(Main Church) 9:3O am
WEEKDAY MASSChapel of St. Catherine
MONDAY-SATURDAY 8:oo am
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, 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 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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GOOD NEWSJeremiah 31:31-34 / Hebrews 5:7-9 / John 12:20-33
l've lived in the Midwest most of my life. ln the last few years, l've foundmyself appreciating why some of my "senior" friends enjoy spending time inwarmer climates during the winter months. As l've gotten older, the rangeof temperatures that feel comfortable to me has grown increasinglynarrow-and while l'm not yet ready to pull up stakes, the thought of itcrosses my mind more frequently.
But, as the Graeme Miles folk song "Dark December" reminds us, weshouldn't dislike winter. Jesus-the light in our darkness-is born in thewinter.
ln a four-season climate like that of the Midwest, we're particularly attunedto dark and light, death and life. We sense the days growing shorter andlonger; we see leaves fall and plants sleep, only to reawaken when theweather turns warm. We know what lamps to light so we can see in thosedark times and what clothes to wear until the warming sun brings the worldto life once more.
The prophets knew God was stirring in the world, and they knew God'spromise of light and salvation. For Jeremiah, light and life came in thepromise of a new covenant-a new relationship with the Lord.
The Greeks of John's gospel sensed that Jesus was the key to the light theylonged for, and so they wanted to "see" him. John also says that to truly live,we must be like grain and die to ourselves.
Light into darkness, death into life-maybe the experience of winter helpsus understand that just a little more.
MARY KATHARI NE DEELEY sun da:rb u lletin @ lig uori. org
ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTRYMahaLo for your donations and gifts to the poor.
We collected t8 cans this week.
STEWARDSHIP- OF OUR LORD
OUOTE OF THE WEEK
". unless a grain of wheatfallstothe ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat;but if it dies, it produces much fruit " John n
Weekly Offerings(March 15, zot5)
Saturday 4:oo pm Mass
7t5 om Mass
9:jo am Mass
Donations/Col lections
Votive Offering
Hall Use
Chapel Renovation
Stained glass
Catholic Relief Services
Saturday, March z't:
4:oo p.m. Mass: All Families
Sunday, March >z:
7:15 a.m. Mass: All Families
9:3o am Mass:t Ramona & Rufino Baron
Monday, March z3:
8 am Mass: * Ramona Baron
Tuesday, March >4:
8 am Mass: Lisa Karadaras(healing)
Wednesday, March z5:
8 a.m. Mass: i Mac Pataray
Thursday, March z6:
8 am Mass: + Donna McDonnell
Friday, March z7:
8 am Mass: t George Uyeshiro
Saturday, March z8:
8 am Mass: Jackie Dunn (healing)
For the sick & homebound:ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARETROBELLO,.JOE CHANG, DON YEE,
CARRIE TALWAR, FRED LUM
For the recently deceased:FLORENCE HO, ETHEL AU, GINNYSTAHL, PAUL WONG, TONY BARON,MABEL LUKE, ELLEN KALAHELE,
JOHN COSTA, MARTHA OYADAMORT,
CAROLYN AKI, HARRY BENDER,
CHARLES HO, EDITH DEMELLO,
CATHERINE AOKI, DONNA
3lzz Gilbert Wong
314 Gilbert GouveiaRonald SouzaJuan Rezonable
3lz4 EllenVasconcellosWilliam Chong
3lz5 Mary Callahan
3lz6 John AkanaDexter Kunishima
3l27 Louise Souza
Margaret ChowAgnes Ornellas
3lzg Raymond Ho, Jr.
Shizu Ho
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425.oo
839.oo
45.oo
20.oo
75.oo
5oo.oo
z65.ooTotal Offering 1,559.oo
Marta fo for your faifrtfu I nruice and continaedgenuon$ I
CCD
March z8 & z9Make Palms/Decorate eggs
T'OL TII
Stations-Friday Mar z7
Parish Scripture G roups
Wed. March z5th
9:t5 a.m. only
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March zz
Temptation & Sin
Wednesday, March z5:8:3o a.m.-9:oo a.m.Eucharistic Adoration
Thursday, March z6:7:oa Chrism Mass-St fhe
Fridan March z7:
7:oo p.m. Stations of Cr<
Saturday, March z8:
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Lector:
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Church Cleaners:
TRIDUUM
-Palm Sunday: - Sat. 4 p.m.-Sun. 7: l5 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.;,i:,',r ^,-Holy Thursday at 7:00 p.m. (44 hours adoration)...:::i ..l-Good Friday at 3:00 p.m. r.,::r, ;.,:ri ,,, ..:. ..
ir:,'ii ,"-EasterVigil at 7:00 p.m. (8a.m. MorningPrayer) ,,,,., i,-. .'."'r:;;::Ji1l!:'s:*ll: gllY 9l9 Tlr 1! 1*9 ','l:. - . .
_=10f l_o]:_-"_llll._Ig::i1*I: _?!1o9i:Mahalo to all our ministries who led the Stations of the Cross this Lent, We are verygrateful to you for making out Lenten journey more meaningful and prayerful.
Mar. z7-Youth, Carmen SaitoStations of the Cross begin at 7:oo p,m. with supperfrom G:o*6:4o p.m.
NOTE: ln lieu of a Lenten Penance Service, Father Mario will offer theSacrament of Reconciliation at 6:3o on Fridays before Stations and after.
LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE-- ;;;;/;;;";ik,;.;,, ch";,; ;,;,;;; ;March z4-Sacred Heart, Punahou at7:oo p.m.March z5 -St. Anthony, Kalihi at7:oo p.m. & Holy Family at7:oo p.m.March z8-Cathedral Basilica at to:oo a.m.
Extra-Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
ne,-iiiae,r, vl"ting "; M;"l"t, March 3o .i s'oo p.m. elease ,"" l.nniru,.
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IlrrH ro_R!:1ATlo N NEWS
0 ccD-Mahalo to urr. A;Jr ira a +.i f.aa" class who l""r..a i"r "rtSunday Fellowship. We have some great future chefs.0 Youth participated in a camp this past weekend that included a hike and
Stations of the Cross. Mahalo to Mr. & Mrs. Saito for their leadership.0 Parish Scripture Group-Evening group is participating in the Parish
Mission given by Fr. Philip Chircop, SJ at St. John Vianney Church.
* ?," t!1: f:::l?,1 i l!1,?*:,1?c o NP_ c_9!LE 9Il o_I :Y ?I.! -1 _1{l ?Thank you for your generous support of the Catholic Relief ServicesCollection. Your gifts: $265.00. Through your generosity families will bereunited, valuable life skills will be taught to those seeking a better life, andmany will have vital humanitarian needs met. Please v's't .,,r'i,t,.,-:3i.,:r1 a.::,;.:,ii'ii:
".ai::+iil li;:lirir :-,.tlv:,:i:; i-.,,riiitr:iii::t") to learn how your donations
make a difference and help Jesus in disguise.ffi%
SAVE THE DATE
nprit ,r-Eart.r-n.tr..t ror.ri ritrrg..i ,iniri"" U.ing on *a Uv,r"Diocese. They will need a head count so please see the sign up if you are aLiturgical Minister and would like to attend.April rr & rz- Daughters of St. Paul book table after all masses.
Daniel 13:1-62John 8:1-11
Numbers 2lA-9John 8:21-30
Isaiah 7:10-14, 8:10Hebrews 10:4-10
Luke 1:16-38
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Genesis 17:3-9John 8:51-59
Jeremiah 20:10-13John 10:31-42
Ezekiel3T:21-28John 11:45-56
Mark 11:1-10 or John10.1a 1LLL. LL- L\)
Isaiah 50:4-7Philippians 2:6-11Mark 14:1-15:47
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I'ue had three niscarriages and haue chronic painJron a serious auto
accident. Does God look at this as afornr of penanceJor nqt 5in52 147111
I lmue less time in purgatory beruuse I sffired so on earth?
A God is love. Jesus revealed this to us in John's Gospcl. 'We-l -r^ ^ enjoy a relationship with God as his children, and good
parents don't enjoy seeing their chiidren suffer. Therefore,God doesn't intentionally inflict pain and suffering upon hischildren or delight in our suffering.
Our illnesses, aftlictions, and iryuries are simply a sign of ourown human weakness, limitations, and imperfections-physical as well as spiritual. They're not a sign of God's desireto teach us a lesson for the mistakes we've made or even forthe sins we've cornmitted.
As for the time we'll spend in purgatory, we need toremember that, although our sins are forgiven by our Lord's1ife, death, and resurrection, sin has an effect on our souls thatmust be purified before we enter heaven. This lastpurification, or purging, is the purpose of purgatory. Howmuch time this final purification takes is up to our Lord,whose love and mercy know no bounds.F R. S C OTT KATZ E N B E R G E R, C S s R -qg:.Fev:p :itq_li.ir GLr gU_o:ip:.S
It was an ancient custom of the papal Curia (executive office) to startthe year on March z5 in all their communications and documents,thus calling it the "Year of the lncarnation." This practice was alsoadopted by most civil governments for the legal dating ofdocuments.....ln central Europe the farmers put a picture representing theAnnunciation in the barrelthat holds the seed grain. While doing sothey pronounce some ancient prayer rhyme like this one from upperAustria:
O Maryr, Mother, we pray to you; Your life today with fruit wasblessed: Give us the happy promise, too, That our harvest will beof the best. lf you protect and bless the field, A hundredfold eachgrain mustyield.
Having thus implored the help of Mary, they start sowing theirsummer grains on the following day, assured that no inclementweather will threaten their crops, for, as the ancient saying goes,
Saint Gabriel to Maryflies: This is the end of snow and ice( read m o re at-https : //www. cath oli ccu ltu re. org/cu ltu re/litu rg icalyear/act i v it i e s/v i ew. cfm ? i d= rc 57)
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