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SJPS PARENT NEWSLETTER January 26, 2020 Volume 3, Is sue 7

Sunday (January 26, 2020) Scripture: Matt 4: 12-23

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Joseph Church

Schedule of Masses 6:30 am Monday-Friday

6:30 pm 1st Tuesday of

the Month-Healing Mass

with Anointing

6:30 pm Wednesday,

OLPH Novena/Mass

6:30 pm 1st Friday Mass

7:00 am Saturday

Morning Mass

6:00 pm Saturday Vigil

Mass

Sunday Masses 6:00 am, 8:00 am, 10:00

am, 12:00 Noon,

5:00 pm and 7:00 pm

3:00 pm 3rd Sunday-

Tagalog Mass

3:00 pm Last Sunday—

Ilocano Mass

Reflection:

After calling the first disciples Jesus went around all of Galilee. Following Jesus does not make us hermits in a desert. It takes us to the world. But its powers have no longer hold over us, no more pursuit of selfish interests, accumulation of possessions or stepping over people to satisfy our ambition. We notice three things in Jesus’ public ministry in Gali-lee. He taught in synagogues. The Jewish people were learners and met in the synagogue to study the word of God. We too remain learners no matter how long we have studied God’s word. We do not listen enough to God’s word and have not allowed it to inspire us. When we listen enough to the gospel, we first make a sign of the cross on our forehead. It shows the readi-ness of our minds to listen.Jesus proclaimed the gospel of the kingdom. The second sign of the cross at the gos-pel is on our lips. The word of God we received is not for private consumption or personal salvation only. Like any of God’s gifts, it is to be shared. We make the third sign of the cross on our breast, precisely because our proc-lamation will not be effective if there is no loving heart behind it. Jesus went around curing every disease and illness among the people. If it is a message of hope and love, it will transform people’s life.

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Important Upcoming Dates

Monday, January 27th Morning Prayer

Service led by Grade 7

Happy Catholic Schools Week!

American Heart Association

Event

8:30-11:30 am 8:30 Pre K and 8th 8:50 K and 7th 9:10 First grade 9:30 Second grade 9:50 Third grade 10:10 Grade 4 10:30 Grade 5 10:50 Grade 6

Students may wear appropriate casual attire with school shoes and socks

for the spring pictures

Wednesday,

January 29th School Mass

@ 8:15 am

All students need to wear their

formal uniform.

School Talent Show @ 12:30 pm

Chuck E. Cheese Night at Pearl City

See flyer

Basketball Free Throw Competition

at 3:30 pm for students ages 9-14 sponsored by the

Knights of Columbus Application Form must be complete.

Tuesday, January 28th

Spring Pictures

Friday, January 31st Holy Hour at St. Joseph Church

Join our parish every last

Friday of the month as we

pray for an increase of

vocations, for our priests

around the world, and those

in consecrated life. There will

be the exposition of the

Blessed Sacrament, Liturgy of

the Word, Recitation of the

Holy Rosary (Luminous

Mysteries), prayers and petitions for an increase of

laborers to the Lord’s Vineyard. ALL ARE WELCOME.

Thursday, January 30th

Excursions

Be sure you have

turned in your

child’s excursion

form.

Friday, January 31st

NO SCHOOL Annual

Conference for Catholic Educators

Catholic Schools Week

Monday,

January 27th

American Heart Association Event

Basketball Free Throw Competition

Attire: PE uniform; You may use the Family

Day or Fun Run T-shirt with school shoes

Tuesday,

January 28th

Spring Pictures

Attire: Appropriate Casual Attire

Wednesday,

January 29th

School Mass and Talent Show

Attire: Formal Uniform

Thursday,

January 30th

Excursions

Attire: See Excursion Form

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Reminders Please submit the following requirements if you have not submitted it yet If you are not registered in St. Joseph parish, you have to submit a permission letter from your parish priest. Birth certificates for Baptism Baptismal certificates for First Reconciliation & First Communion Baptismal Certificate and First Communion Certificate for Confirmation If you have other children attending this school and has not been baptized please see me. * Third graders who have received their baptism & first Communion last year, at St. Joseph church, you don’t have to submit your baptismal and First Communion certificates.

CHECK LIST

Confirmation Attire: Boys: black shoes , black slacks, white long sleeve formal shirt

Girls: white dress at least below the knee, no spaghetti straps If you have any questions or concern you may email me: sistermark@stjosephwaipahu.org or

call the school office.

Thank you very much and God bless you!

Sincerely in Jesus Christ,

Sister Mark, OP

Noted: Ms. Beverly Sandobal -

Principal

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REVISED Schedule for Upcoming Meetings, Retreat, Rehearsal, and Receiving the

Sacraments of First Communion and Confirmation

Date Event Place

Tuesday, February 18,

2020 @ 6:30 pm

First Communion meeting for

2A and 2B parents

Church

Tuesday, March 31 @

6:00 - 8:30 pm

Retreat & Rehearsal Group 1

Confirmands

Church

Saturday, April 18

@ 1:00 - 3:30 pm

Retreat & Rehearsal Group 2

Confirmands

Church

Saturday, May 9, @

1:00 pm

First Holy Communion and

Confirmation Group 1

Church

Saturday, May 23,

2020 @ 1:00 pm

First Holy Communion and

Confirmation Group 2

Church

Group 1 are the students in grades 2 and 3.

Group 2 are the students in grades 4-8.

If a student in grades 4-8 have a sibling in grades 2 or 3,

then they will receive their sacraments with their younger

sibling.

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Communion Attire:

Boys: Black dress shoes, black slacks,

white long sleeves – ( Communion tie –

Provided by school)

Girls: shoes with socks or stockings, white

Holy Communion dress ( length at least

below the knee no spaghetti

straps (White veil—Provided by school)

Confirmation Attire:

Boys: black shoes , black slacks, white long

sleeve formal shirt

Girls: white dress at least below the knee, no

spaghetti straps

Parents & godparents: Please wear church

appropriate clothes… no ballroom attire,

no beach attire

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Hearing the Word of God

"When the Sacred Scriptures are read in the Church, God himself speaks to his people, and Christ, present

in his word, proclaims the Gospel" (GIRM, no. 29).

What, then, must we do to properly receive the Word of God proclaimed at Mass? The General In-

struction tells us that "the readings from the Word of God are to be listened to reverently by every-

one" (no. 29), and it provides that those who read the Scriptures at Mass must be "truly suited to carry-ing out this function and carefully prepared, so that by their hearing the readings from the sacred texts

the faithful may conceive in their hearts a sweet and living affection for Sacred Scripture" (no. 101).

The key word in all of this is listening. We are called to listen attentively as the reader, deacon or priest

proclaims God's Word. Unless one is unable to hear, one should not be reading along with a text from a

missal or missalette. Rather, taking our cue from the General Instruction itself, we should listen as we would if Christ himself were standing at the ambo, for in fact it is God who speaks when the Scriptures are proclaimed. Carefully following along with the

printed word can cause us to miss the gentle voice of the Holy Spirit, the message that the Spirit may have for us in one of the passages because we are anxious

to "keep up," to move along with the reader.

Perhaps the best way to understand the readings at Mass and our response to them is offered by Saint

John Paul II in his Instruction Dies Domini. . . . He en-courages "those who take part in the Eucharist—

priest, ministers and faithful... to prepare the Sunday liturgy, reflecting beforehand upon the word of God

which will be proclaimed" and adds that if we do not, "it is difficult for the liturgical proclamation of the word of God alone to produce the fruit we might expect" (no. 40). In this way we will till the soil, preparing our souls to receive the seeds to be

planted by the Word of God so that seed may bear fruit.

The Word of God, then calls for our listening and our response in silent reflection, as well as in word and

song. Most important of all, the Word of God, which is living and active, calls each of us individually and all of us together for a response that moves beyond the liturgy itself and affects our daily lives, leading us to engage fully in the task of making Christ known to

the world by all that we do and say.

Our Special Intentions

We pray for…

Our La Salette community.

Family members of Sister Judith

Abique, SPC

Repose of the soul of Sister Judith

Abique, SPC.

Mr. Pio Guerrero.

Mrs. Irene Sandry, grandmother of

Tania Ma’afala (SJPS alumni).

Mr. and Mrs. Seiji Tokuda,

parents of Ms. Grace

(Cafeteria Manager).

Ms. Sandobal.

Dr. Rick Yamashiro and family.

(Counselor and Dean of Stu-

dents)

Genny Inase, cousin of Ms.

Sandobal.

God’s healing mercy on Dayen

Aguit-Baraero, Anaziel Suasin-

Linao, and Renante Fuentes.

Leilani, sister of Ms. Capinpin and

her nieces.

Molina Family

Junior Bisquera and Family, friend

of Ms. Sandobal..

Repose of the soul of Regina

Salisbury.

Bryce, Jason, and their families.

Peter Akuna.

Mrs. Eileen, (3-5 Paraeducator).

Miles Arbues and Avelino Arbues.

Trinity Rodrigues, granddaughter of

Loretta Rodrigues. (Former

SJPS Office Assistant).

For Everett Davis, grandson of Ms.

Davis (Junior High Teacher).

Jose Mari Boquer, uncle of Mrs.

Velasco (Counselor/Technology

Director) and Mrs. Kelly Wintjen

(former Chief Finance Officer).

Mr. Roy Quindara.

Mrs. Susan Ganibe., mother of Mrs.

Calzada (Music Teacher).

Repose of the soul of Patrocino

Camarillo, grandfather of Jen-

sen (KB), Landon (Gr.3B), and

Jesse (Gr. 4) Gregorio.

Mrs. Grace Montemayor, mother of

Alfredo (Grade 8).

Mrs. Ashley Rupert and family

(former teacher of SJPS).

Nida R. Abudul, grandmother of

Alexander Guzon (Pre-K)

Repose of the soul of Rosalia C.

Oamil, the grandmother of Mar-

yjoy Pacho (Gr. 6).

Mrs. Michelle Izon, (Grade 3 teach-

er).

Tony and Bonnie Boquer, parents

of Mrs. Velasco (Counselor and

Tech Director) and Kelly Boquer

-Wintjen (former Chief Finance

Officer).

Mr. Brian Buckley, father of Ian

(Grade 8).

Repose of the soul of Manuel

Alejandro, brother of Angelina

Andres (Parish Staff).

Bernie Galang, grandmother of

Vincent Young (Grade 6).

As a disciple of Jesus,

it is our Kuleana

(responsibility) to live out

the Gospel by serving the

community.