www.saintpatrickhawaii.org St. Patrick Church

Mission Statement We are a loving community witnessing and living the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

Vision Statement We the members of Saint Patrick Parish, are called by Baptism in Jesus Christ to: celebrate our faith as a community of believers through worship, prayer and community action; to participate in opportunities and experiences that strengthen our knowledge and love of Jesus and his Church; to foster a welcoming environment which serves our Ohana and reaches out to the community at large.

5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

February 9, 2020

First Reading — Isaiah 58:7-10

Second Reading — 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Gospel — Matthew 5:13-16

Today’s gospel reading continues the Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes of Matthew ended with a refer-ence to the ‘abuse’ and ‘persecution’ that will be the lot of those who heed the call of Jesus – no doubt reflect-ing the situation of a community of Jewish converts that have been expelled from the synagogue. Against this background, we can understand why Matthew now incorporates two parables of Jesus concerning the wit-ness that is expected from his followers. These brief but powerful parables put us in the presence of Jesus the teacher who made such an impression, as he appealed to the basic things of life familiar to all his hearers. Salt is a commodity prized by all peoples for its flavouring and preservative qualities. Though pure salt is very stable, the salt of common use, referred to by Jesus, was far from pure and could easily become useless. Light is such an eloquent symbol that all the world’s religious traditions have appealed to it. As to-day’s first reading reminds us, the prophets made use of this image. In the Isaian writings, God’s people had not only found the light, they were called to be bearers of the light – ‘I shall make you a light to the nations, so that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth’ (Is 49:6). This great theme finds its ultimate expression in the Church, the final People of God - through our union with the Saviour, whose life is ‘the light of all peo-ple’ (Jn 1:4). For Matthew, therefore, the words of Je-sus, ‘You are the salt of the earth; you are the light of the world’, are addressed to the members of a commu-nity of Jesus, ‘You are the salt of the earth; you are

the light of the world’, are addressed to the members of a community in the midst of rejection and difficulties, and in danger of losing heart. And for the Church down through the ages, as it has proclaimed the Sermon on the Mount, the words of Jesus are addressed to the Church as it faces similar situations. In the present moment of histo-ry, when the tide seems to be running strongly against the things the Saviour stands for, we know the temptation to lose heart before the task of evangelization. But, as we hear the brave words of Jesus we should recognize their realism – as if Jesus anticipates these misgivings. The magnificent light that has been entrusted to us, bringing us life and hope, must not be ‘put under a tub’. The Church community must offer its light to a desperate and struggling world, like a beautiful city built on a hilltop. If we have received this charge from him, we can rely upon the help that only he can give. Even the great Paul, whose witness to faith in Christ has proved so fundamental in the life of the Church since the beginning, came to recognize – as we are reminded in today’s second reading - that the sharing of his faith did not depend upon brilliant oratory or argumentation. In-stead, the ‘power of the Spirit’ was made manifest through the sincerity of his simple faith in ‘the crucified Christ’. And so, while Jesus tells us that we must be evangelizers, he also gives us practical advice as to how we are to give our ‘witness’ to the Good News he brings. Our light should ‘shine’, first and foremost, through the ‘good works’ that make it clear that we are true offspring of our ‘Father in heaven’. The quality of truly Christian lives can change the world. John Thornhill sm

Aloha & Welcome 1124 Seventh Avenue

Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 Congregation of the Sacred Hearts since 1929

Sunday Liturgy of the Eucharist Saturday 6:00 pm Sunday: 6:30 am, 8:30 am, 11:00 am

Weekday Liturgy of the Eucharist Monday to Saturday: 7:00 am SACRAMENTS Contact the Parish Office for further information re-garding the sacraments. Baptism – parent sessions Marriage—One year notice before marriage date. Anointing of the Sick– Before hospitalization. This Sacrament is celebrated with family and friends. Homebound—Eucharist is available for the sick and homebound. Penance Service—Advent and Lent Reconciliation (Confession) Saturdays: 4:30pm—5:00pm PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Holy Name Society—Second Sunday 6:30am Mass, followed with breakfast meeting CHURCH DIRECTORY Reverend Clarence Guerreiro, ss.cc. - Pastor Reverend Bertram Lock, ss.cc. – Parochial Vicar Reverend Micheal Kumar, ss.cc. – Parochial Vicar Sr. Anne Clare De Costa, ss.cc. - Director of Education Religious Education: Stella Christopher- Religious Ed Coordinator, Ruby Salinda-Secretary – 734-8979 ext. 225 Youth Ministry: Dustin Lee, Kerrin L., Danielle Marzan Music Ministry: Leslie Segundo – Call rectory Family & Social Ministry: Martha Evans RCIA: David Tom 384-0667 Rosemarie Tom 232-5010 Baptism: Bert Nakamura 291-2245 Karen Nakamura 291-7119 Eucharistic Ministry: Sheila Wheeler 537-4010 Lector Ministry: Karen Nakamura 291-7119 Adult Faith Formation: Tom Pangilinan 284-1319 Hospitality: Garrett Miura, Bert Nakamura 291-2245

CONTACT NUMBERS Parish Office: 732-5565 Fax: 737-2477 School Office: 734-8979 Fax: 732-2851 Religious Ed office: 734-8979 ext. 225 Monastery: 732-0281 PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:00pm Closed 12:00 noon to 1:00pm daily; and all day on Holidays

WORLD MARRIAGE DAY

Sunday, February 9th is World Marriage Day, an opportunity to focus on building a culture of life and love that begins with supporting and promoting marriage and the family. National Marriage Week is cele-brated from February 7-14. This year’s theme is "Stories from the Do-mestic Church." What is a “Domestic Church”? Every family is called to be a place of prayer, service, and love—a “little Church of the home.” Families naturally do this in their day-to-day lives: “The spirituality of family love is made up of thousands of small but real gestures” (Pope Francis, Amoris Laetitia, no. 315). They do this by strengthening the bonds of love among their members, and by asking the Lord’s presence into their homes. Check out www.foryourmarriage.org for more tips, prayers and blogs that promote healthy Catholic marriages. #MarriageWeek

On February 2, 2020, seniors gathered together as a community after each Mass to enjoy the delicious doughnuts, fruits, yogurt, and drinks. They came inside the meeting room to sit and talk for a bit of time. Many of them were willing to talk about their memories of the Church. The following is loving memory from an alumni: A favorite memory of St. Patrick Church and St. Patrick School was when I was a student at St. Patrick School. We used to have an annual full-on carnival with E. K. Fernandez rides like a Ferris wheel, merry-go-round, caterpillar, lots of games, and lots of yummy foods, which our parents all volunteered to cook. They worked hard as we kids just had fun with our friends for two nights on the weekend. Late Saturday night all the parents, children, and families gathered at church and Fa-ther said mass for us and that would be our Sunday mass. We slept in Sunday morning. This was a truly special time when all our families got together and really had special friendships and a true sense of com-munity.

Senior Citizen

Fellowship Day

Mark your calendars

February 9 9:30a RE/YM/RCIA

February 9 9:45a Baptism Prep—CH

February 9 1:00p Open House School

February 12 8:00a SCH Mass

February 15 8:30a SCH testing for new students

February 16 9:30a RE/YM/RCIA

February 16 9:45a Baptism Prep—CH

February 17 President’s Day—No school

Offices closed

Saint Patrick School Creating conditions for all children to learn

Enrolling students for 2020 –2021

Ages 3 to Grade 8

OPEN HOUSE

February 9, 2020

1:00 pm

TESTING AND INTERVIEWS

February 15

March 14

8:30am report to School Office

Call 808-734-8979

St. Patrick School celebrated Catholic Schools Week

from January 27 through January 30. The CSW Mass

was the focal point for the students. It was an eventful

week as some children practiced for the spelling bee.

The upper-grade students teamed up with the little

ones to read to them and do art projects.

Many children donned crazy hats and socks and the

PTO supplied the Nutella and banana sandwiches. Of

course there was the hula hoop and jump rope compe-

tition. The students showed kindness to one another as

they modeled the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

COLLECTIONS - Week 31

February 1-2, 2020

Sunday Collections - $6,333.00 Weekly Goal $7,500.00 Difference -$1,167.00 Capital Improvement—$20.00

Capital Campaign to date Church - $108,423.38 Capital Campaign to date School - $46,787.90

Thank you for your generosity!

CHURCH CLEANERS

Mahalo Nui Loa to all our Church cleaners. Wishing you many blessings and thank you for your dedication to St. Patrick Church. Rae Carvalho Agnes Stamirowski Paul Fujihara Sheila Wheeler Susan Lindsay Terri Wheeler Karen Nakamura Felipe Tan Bert Nakamura Leon Kau Pat Pong Lee Samson

Second Collection This Weekend! We kindly ask for you to support the AEF’s Second Collection—Make a Student Smile—Give the Gift of Education Campaign. Your gift enables Catholic education to be affordable for families in Hawaii. Every dollar raised in St. Patrick Church will go to families within our parish and vicariate community. A priority is given to those with the highest level of need. This year the Foundation has added an additional way to make your gift—their new Text to Give Program. Simple text AEF Oahu to 77977, follow the registra-tion instructions and you will be able to make your gift by credit card on your phone.* In September 2019, the AEF was able to reach 315 students with scholarships totaling nearly $1.25 M. Over 1,700 student’s applied, with over half having a significant financial need.

Make a Student Smile

You may also make a gift on-line, by visiting: Www.augustinefoundation.org

Thank you for your continued support! The Augustine Educational Foundation is a non-profit organization whose pur-pose is to provide scholarships to economically disadvantaged students at private and parochial schools operated under the auspices of the Roman Cath-olic Church in Hawaii without discrimination on the basis of race, ethnic origin or religion. Federal Tax ID”#99-0230013. When you text 77977 you will receive a one-time reply containing a link to give to the Augustine Educational Foundation (1msg/request). Please be aware that Msg & Data rates may apply. For full Terms & Conditions, please visit https://pushpay.com/terms. For the Privacy Policy please visit https://pushpay.com/privacy. For help reply HELP or STOP to cancel.

MASS INTENTIONS for the WEEK

Feb, 8, Saturday 6:00pm Blessings & Healing Robin Yee Higuchi, Renee Kam, ; Repose of the soul Richard De Costa, Virginia Rezentes, Annie Gonsalves, Francis Dung, Fr. Clarence Feb. 9, Sunday 6:30am Blessings & Healing Robin Yee Higuchi, Renee Kam, , Blessings Matthew & Chie Tom; Re-pose of the souls Clair Kam, Stella Goo, Beatrice Tom, Richard De Costa, Fr. Clarence 8:30am Blessings & Healing Robin Yee Higuchi, Renee Kam, Repose of the soul Richard De Costa, Fr. Clarence 11:00am Blessings & Healing Robin Yee Higuchi, Renee Kam, ; Blessings Matthew & Chie Tom;Repose of the soul Richard De Costa. Wade N. Reeves, Fr. Clarence Feb. 10 to 15, Weekday Masses at 7:00am Feb. 10th, Monday Blessings & Healing Robin Yee Higuchi, Renee Kam:; Repose of the soul Fr. Clarence Feb. 11, Tuesday Blessings & Healing Robin Yee Higuchi, Renee Kam, ; Repose of the soul Fr. Clarence Feb. 12, Wednesday Blessings & Healing Robin Yee Higuchi, Renee Kam, ; Repose of the soul Fr. Clarence Feb. 13, Thursday Blessings & Healing Robin Yee Higuchi, Renee Kam,; Repose of the soul Fr. Clarence Feb. 14, Friday Blessings & Healing Robin Yee Hi-guchi, Renee Kam, ; Repose of the soul Fr. Clarence Feb. 15, Saturday Blessings & Healing Robin Yee Higuchi, Renee Kam, ; Repose of the soul Fr. Clarence