z:747 Pali HighwayHonolulu, Hawaii 968e7

(808) ses-310s

- ssccpali@rcchawaii.org

II facebook.com/st.stephenpali

OFFICE HOURS;Tues-Thursr 9:00 am to 5:00 pmMon, Fri & Sat: 9:00 am to 12:O0 pm

PASTOR

Fr. Mario Raquepo

STAFFDeacon Ronald ChooSister Marykutty Kottuppallil, MSMHCRosemary Hashimoto, Secretary

rAITH FORMATION

CCD-ChildrenVelma Guieb-Mamuad

Youph & ConfrrmationRosemary Hashimoto (interim)

R C. T.A.Debbie Fujiyama

Pafish Sctipture GroupsFrancis Jordan

PARISH MINISTRIES

H ome b ound & B ere aue mentVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke

HospitalityTBA- (SaturdayVigil)

DonaldYee (Sundqy)

Altar SeruerNicole Heafner

Litutgical MusicLeka Leaeno (Saturddy Vigi0

StanleyWong (Sunday)

Lec'totBeverly Perry

Holy Communion at MassJennifer Tamayo

SacristyCeline Asato & David Tom

Justice & Peaee

TBA_ (RespectLife)

TBA

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(Aloysius Food Pantry)TBA

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(Family Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastoral CouncilPatricia silva

Stevo adship/ Dis ciple ship CouncilBernard Ho (interim)

Finance CouncilJames Solidum (interim)

Liturgy CommissionTBA

Buildins/ Planning Committ ee

Loretta Chee & Richard Leong

Social FelloushipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

WEEKEND MASS CONFESSION

SATURDAY fuain Church )............ 4:oo pm I SATURDAY 3:oo - 3:3o pm

SUNDAY (chape{) ........................ 7:15 am : SUNDAY 8:45 - 9:15 am

(Main Church).... 9:3O am

WEEKDAY MASSChapelofSt Catherine

MONDAY-SATURDAY 8:OO AM

DEVOTION & ADORATIONEucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass

Holy Rosary before Mass

-I-VtStTATtONOFTHES|CK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to visitthe 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

to participate in the preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony. Couples

should contact the office for Marriage Preparation at least 6 montls before thewedding

FUNERALARRANGEMENTS: Kokua! Please contact your Church prior to making

arrangements with a funeral home

PARISHIONERS: When changing address/telephone, or moving out of theParish, please kindly notiff the office

NEW PARISHIONERS: If you would like to become a parishioner of SL Stephen,

please use forms available at the entrance of the Church or contact the office

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GOOD NEWS

Numbers ze:4Q I Philippians z:6-er IJohn 3:e3-r7

Julian of Norwich (born in :342, died after 1416), who wrote so wonderfullyabout hervisions of God, once said that we have our beginning in God's love.From that love we are created, and in that love we live until we are unitedwith God at the end.

l've always loved the image of a love that wants to bear fruit in creation-that wants to create me and all the people of the world. Why should it be anysurprise, then, that in his love, God would give us himself in Jesus Christ toredeem us all and give us eternal life? lt shouldnt yet many of us walkaround unable to believe that someone might love us enough to give his lifefor us.

Today is an invitation to stop and ask, "What if I believed wholeheartedly thewords of the gospel today? What if I knew to the core of my being that I was

loved?" I think we might carry ourselves a little differently; we mightapproach people more openly; we might dare even to love those we thoughtwe couldn't. We get occasional glimpses of love: husbands and wives,parents and children, the deep love of a friend who will drop everything tohelp us. God's love is all of that and more. For our sake, God emptied himselfto become one of us and, at the last, he gave himself for us that we mightlive more fully than we ever thought possible.

Let us know and believe God's love, which created us, redeemed us, andholds us still untilthat great day we are united with him forever in heaven.

Mary Katharine Deeley su ndayb u lletin @ li guori.org

ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTRY

St. John the Baptist Food Pantry services many of the kupuna andfamilies neartheir parish. The youth also help feed the homeless in their communtty.

STEWARDSHIP OF OUR LORD

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"he humbled himself, becoming obedientto death,even death on a cross." Philippians z:8

Weekly Offerings(sept.6& 7,zor4)

Saturday 4:oo pm Moss

7:t5 am Moss

93o am Moss

Total Offering

Donations/Collections

VotiveOffering

Cotholic University

Focilities Maintenance &Repair

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Martafo for your faitrtfufseruiu anl eonfinuedgenuwi$ !

SaturdaS September r3:

4:oo p.rn. Mass: + Edward Chong

SundaS September 14:

7:1S a.m. Mass: All families

9:3o am Mass: All Families

Mondan September15:8 arn Mass:+ Siew Choo Ong

requested. by Meriam Ladrillono

Tuesdan September 16:

8 am Mass: Angelica intentions

WednesdaS September r7:

8 am Mass: t John Costa

ThursdaS SeptemberrS:8 am Mass: + Pat Elllis

requested by Madeline Lum

FridaS September r9:

8 am Mass: t Ellen Kalahele

Saturdan September zo:

8 am Mass: + Maria Guiebrequested by Meriam Ladrillono

For the sick & homebound:ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET

ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, JOE

CHANG, DON YEE

F or th e re cently dece ase d :HAZEL ANDRADE, MARIA GUIEB,MERRY CRIS HO, YVONNEPACARRO, BERNADETTE RANNEY,

ETHELAU, GINNY STAHL, PAULWONG, TONY BARON, ELLENKALAHELE, MARTHA OYADOMORI

glt4 Blake OyadomoriEdward Lowe

9h5 John O'ConnerDelphine Vierra

9l::6 Cummins Mahoe

gb7 Wah Sum LumErnest Santos, Sr.

9lr.8 Gertrude Chun

glag Reid Richards

glzo Francis LukeMabellshihara

Seytfember 14, 2o{4

CCD

Parent meeting Sept 14

Safe Environment Sept 21

YOUTH

Safe Environment Sept 21 at8:oo a.m.

Parish Scripture Groups

Wed. SeptembertTth

9:15 a.m. &7:oo p.m.

R.C.I.A.

Q&ASept.z8

Tuesday, September t6:4:oo p.m, (Sat.) Choir Practice

Wednesday, September t7:8:3o a,m.-9:oo a.m.Eucharistic Adoration

Thursday, September r8:

7:oo p.m. (Sun.) Choir practice

NertWeek: Sefiternber 20 I21Altar senter:

[sot] -[sunJ - Zachary Choo, Nalu Aki,Jade McGuinn

Lector:

[Sat] - nnicfrelle Silva, Randy Tom

[SunJ -Sandy Wong, Monica Hahn

EMHc;

fsotJ - Maris Ho, Kristyn Ho

[Sun] *Toni Farm,Frank Jordan, Arlette Aki

Collection Counting: Team 3

Church Cleaners Cathy Devaney, ToniFarm, Julie Abcede

ALTAR SERVER COMMISSIONING-September 1 4th

We will be commissioning our Altar Servers next week at the 9:3o a.m. Mass.

All altar servers are asked to be present and to come early to vest in Father's

office. Our parents will be- holding a meeting next door. The Mass will be

followed by an appreciation breaKast. All are invited. We are grateful for theirservice to our community and their prayer and commitment. Everyone is

invited to brunch after Mass.

R.C.t.A.

* Are you considering becoming Catholic?* Are you a Catholic interested in receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation

or First Holy Communion?* Are you a Catholic returning to the faith?* Are you a Catholic wanting to continue to explore the mysteries of your

faith and the treasure of the Mass?

There will be a O&A after all Masses on the weekend of September z7lz8.

FELLOWSHIP-SI. Andrew Kim Taegon September 2Oth

The Church honors those who have been martyred for the faith. There are

those even today who suffer for Christ. We remember and teach our children

how precious our faith in Jesus us by celebrating their feast days. After the

4:oo p.m. Mass on SePtember zoth.

CATECHETICAL SUNDAY

September zest is set aside by the U.S. Bishops as the day we commission and

remember to pray for our Catechists, students and families. Catechesis comes

from the Latin and Greek to teach by word of mouth, it has it's origins in the

word echo. To catechize is to pass on what we have learned. That's why we

can't do it just by the internet or video, but person to person. Please pray forourteachers and students as they begin a newyear.

C^ATHOLI C UN IVERSITY OF AMERICA-Special Collection

Thank you for your contributions to last week's second collection for The

Catholic University of America! Your gift will make great things possible by

providing direct financial aid to aver 4,ooo students from diocese across the

country.

CATHOLIC CHARITI ES HAWA.I l-Special Collection

Mr. Wesley Fong is on the Board of Catholic

about their work at all Masses. We support

elderly and the homeless.

Charities and will be speakingthem in their ministry to the

TH.AT MAN IS YOU

A program primarily a Catholic Men's faith group focused on how the men are

called to live faithful lives meets every Monday evening in the Kamiano Center

next to the Cathedral Basilica starting at 6:3opm with a light meal

and fellowship. This program is put on by Fishers of Men and Ron Gochenouer

is the leader of this group.

Morday,Sptenber 15Our Lady of Sorrows

1 Corinthians I I :17 -*26. 33John 19;25-27 or

Luke 2:33-35

TUesday,Sptenber 16St. Corndius, Pope and

St. Clprian, Bishop & MartyrI Corinthians 1 2:1 2-l 4, 27 -3 I a

' Luke 6:12-19

\Abdnesday,&ptarba 17St. Robert Bellarmine

Bishop& Doctor

I Corinthians 12:12-14Luke 7:11-17

Thursday,&pterrba 18

I Corinthians l5:1-1 1

Luke 7:36-50

Fiiday,&ptenber 19St - Januarius

Bishop & Martyr

I Corinthians 1 5 :12-*-24Luke 8:.1-3

&turday, &ptenber 20St.Andrevv KimTae-gonSt. Paul Cong Ha-sang

and Companions, Martyrs1 Corinthians 1 5 :3 5 -37, 42-49

Luke 8:4-15

S.NDAY &ptenber 21

Exaltation ofthe Holy Ooss

Numbers 21:4-9Philippians 2:6-11

John 3 :13-1 7

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A Prdestant frifld tdls me that Jesls died to take the puni$rmort ftrcur sins That dwr't sm aaurate to me Is that what fte Churdtteadrc*

Jesus understood his mission to be sacrificing his own life"as a ransom for many''(Matthew 20:28). His fidelity to thatmission was even at the cost of death. However, saymg Jesus'

death was payment for our sins doesn't mean that a vengefulGod was appeased by the slaughter of his own innocent son.

Rather, we are redeemed because of the mutual love betweenFather and Son, as well as the love Christ had for us all whenhe offered his life."It is love 'to the end'[see John 13:l] that confers on Christ'ssacrifice its value as redemption and reparation, as atonement

and satisfaction" (CatedrisnoftheCaftdicchurdL 616). It is inthis sense that Jesus' death was a payment-not one to be

exacted-but a unique sacrifice 'that completes and surpasses

all other sacrifices," when 'the Father handed his Son over tosinners in order to reconcile us with himself," and the Son ofGod freely and lovingly offered his human life to his Father

"in repmation for our disobedience" (CCC 614).Christ obore our sins in his body upon the cross....By hiswounds you have been healed" (1 Peter 2:24). Viewed in lightof the resurrection, Christ's death has meaning in eternallife's triumph over sin.

FR. BYRO N M ILLER, C SsR zun daybu lletin @ liguori. org

Prayer before a Crucifix

Lookdown upon me, good and gBntle..bsrqwhile beforeYour fae I humbly kned,

and with burning soul pray and beseech You

to fix deep in my heart lively senti ments of faith,hope, and drarity, true contrition for my sinq

and a firm purpose of amendrnent;while I @ntemplatewith great love and tender

pity Your five woundq pondering over themwithin me, and callingto mind thewordswhidt,

long ago, David the prophet spoke in Your own person @ncerningYou, my .b$s "They hare piered My hands and My feet; they

hare numbered all My bones"

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