2t47 Pali HighwayHonolulu, Hawaii 96817

(BoBJ s9s-3105

F:r ssccpali@rcchawaii.orgEJ facebook.com/st.stephenpali

OFFICE HOURS:Tues-Thurs: 9:00 am to 5:00 pmMon, Fri & Sat: 9100 am to 12:00 pm

PASTOR

Fr. Khanh Pham-Nguyen

PERMANENT DEACONDeacon Ronald Choo

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTRosemary Hashimoto

FAITH FORMATION

CCD-Chi\drenVelma Guieb-Mamuad

Yauth & ConfirmrztionGeno & Christiana Astarita

k" c. !.,4".Debbie Fujiyama

P aris h Sc rip ture Croup sFrancis Jordan

PARISH MINISTRIES

trlomebaund & Bere&$ementVirginia lordan & Helen Luke

HospitalityTBA- (SaturdayVigil)Donald Yee (Sunday)

Altar SeruerNicole Heafner

Litutgical MusicLeka Leaeno (Saturday Vigil)Stanley Wong (Sunday)

LectorBeverly Perry

Holy Cammunie>n at MassJennifer Tamayo

SccnsfyCeline Asato & David Tom

.Ius{ice & PectceTBA

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(Respect Life)TBA

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(Aloysius Food Pantry)794

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(Family Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastaral CouncilPatricia Silva

Ste aardship/ Diseipleship CauncilBernard Ho (interim)

Fiaance CouncilJames Solidum (interim)

Liturgy CommissianTBA

B uitding/ Planning C ammitteeLoretta Chee & Richard Leong

Sacial Feltro*shipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

WEEKEND MASS

SATURDAY (Main Church )..SUNDAY ghapet)

(Main Church) ..

WEEKDAY MASSChapel oiSt. Catherine

MONDAY_SATURDAY

CONFESSION

4:oo pm SATURDAY 3:oo - 3145 pm

7:15 am SUNDAY 8:45-g:15am9:3o am DEVOTION & ADORATTON

Eucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass& Monthly 9:oo a.m. - 7 p.m. First Wednesday

B:oo oITr 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 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 gttnerals on Tuesday, Tkurstlay or Fritlay)

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

NEW PARISHIoNERS: If you would Iike 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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Saturday, JanuarY 5:

4 pm Vigil: t PatsYTarn

Sunday, January 6:

7:15 am Mass: Allfarnilies

9:3o am Mass: All Families

Monday, January 7:

8 am Mass: + Ethel Lee (zst Anniv)

Tuesday, JanuarY 8:

8 am Mass: Holy Communion

Wednesday, JanuarY 9:

B am Mass: Holy Communion

Thursday, January to:

B am Mass: Holy Communion

Friday, January tt:8 am Mass, t Eduardo Zabanal

Saturday, January tz:

8 am Mass: f Raymond Torn

For the sick & homebound:ROLAN D ALBARADO, MARGARET

ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, GINNY

STAHL, ETHELAU, MABEL LUKE

For the recently deceased:JANE AKI, MARTIN LUKE, IRENE

JOHNSON, DAVID LlU, BOBBY LOWE,

BEN SANTOS, ETHEL LEE, JOHN

NASCIMENTO, WALLY CHANG,

FANNIE GORA, ELLEN 5HAM, PATSY

TAM, GWENDOLYN JOSEPH, HAZEL

ANDRADE, MARIA GUIEB

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Nicholas TevesEthelYimPaul Hada

ieanette PerreiraDavid MullaneyFrank Puana

James Tran

Ethel Lee

tva I rexlerDavid Espaniola

Jose CaracoesRoy Chun

Frank Lee

Vera Lee

Helen de Rego

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&*** rdEw5lsaiah 6o:r-5 / Ephesians 3:2-3a, S-6 / Matthew z:a-!z

Several years ago, our family's longtime neighbor died' She had no children. My

mom had helpedher in her later years, so we weren't surprised when she received

some money from the estate. What was truly surpris-ing, though, was that a check

arrived at my house as well. I hadn't done anything to deserve this money; I had

always been polite and kind to our neighbor and had visited her sometimes, but I

was shocked at her unwarraRted generosity. Without knowing it, I had become an i

heirto this lovely woman.

On this Solemnity of the Epiphany, we celebrate ,o-ur-o.v1/L.rnexpected-:

inheritance{he quite undeserved gift of Jesus. Saint Paul writes that the Gentiles i

are "co-heirs" to this great gift, but what have we done to deserve such grace? Our

culture constantly tells us how much we "deserve'-you've worked hard, so treat

yourself to a new outfit, a giant bowl of ice cream, an expensive car.

But in the simplest of places-the tiniest of towns, this little hamlet ofBethlehem-comes a gift we could never do enough to deserve. The magi

recognized this-they prostrated themselves in homage and were changed by

their encounter with Jesus. They "went home a different way"-not just physicalln

but spiri-tually.

Now that the Christmas season is winding down and the long-awaited gifts have

been unwrapped and put away, maybe we can look at the gift of Jesus with

Epiphany eyes. May we welcome Jesus today like an unexpected inheritance check

in our mailbox-with delighted hearts, humble spirits, and grateful souls.

Janel Esker sundaybulletins@liguori-org

ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD F'ANTRY

,'. No matter how much you offer, what remains is always more; and you will be

giving nothing that is your own because all things come from God. And just as a

man iannot overtake his own shadow, which receded with every forward step and

always stays the same distance. . ln the same way also we cannot outdo God in our

gifts, for we do not give anything that is not his or that surpasses his own bounty' "St. Gregory Nazianzen (+j9o)

STEW^A.RDSHIP CIF OUR LORD

QUOTE OF IHf WEEK

,,,. thatthe Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same body, and copartners in

the promise in Christ Jesus through the gospel. " Ephesians 3:J-6

Weekly Offerings(December z9 & 3o, zotz)

Sat 4:oo pm Mass

7:t5 am Mass

9:jo am Mass

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Votive Offering

Painting

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celebrationJan t3th

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Jan 6th-Epiphany celebrationJan t3th-Fun Day

Parish Scripture Croups

Wed. Jan 9th-9:3o am & 7:oo pm

R.C.I.A.

Jan 6th -Epiphany

celebrationNext class-TBA

Wednesday, Jan 9:tzsa*aristi< Fudoration t*li*wi*gfltess

Thursday, Jan to:Choir practice (Sun choir)

Next Week: Jan 12 A 13, 2013

Altar server:

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Lector:

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[SunJ A;c,r l"i;,':'iada, D=uicl Chao

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Collection Counting: Team z

Church Cleaners: Christy Nakano,and Carolyn & Bernard llo

FE^AST OF TF{E EP{PI-{ANY

For many countries, this is traditionally the day where gifts are exchanged.Christmas being a tirne for family our Faith Formation students put together a

Epiphany Feast Day celebration of "Sharing Gifts and Talents". Please join inour celebration after the 9:3o a.m. Mass for a brunch of pasta and merriment.

PRIEST'S RETREAT

The priests of the diocese (including your pastor and Fr. Joe Carroll) will be onretreat next week. There will be Communion Service instead of Daily Mass(Tues, Wed & Thurs). Pray for those who serve us so faithfully and so well.

STEWARDSHIP OF TIME, TI\LENT,A.ND TREI\SUF?E

A heartfelt Mahalo for all that was given out this Christmas season:

* Time & Talent: Those who spent countless hours get the Main Church,Chapel and Parish Hall ready for Christmas and put the lights and star up

outside. lt was certainly a brighter Christmas this year. (Reminder: Whatgoes up, must come down. January :.3th after the 9:3o a.m. Mass)We received many comments and a few cards from parishioners atNu'uanu Hale as well as the homebound who were touched by your gifts,thoughts and personal notes. Mahalo to all who reached out with a lovingprayer. The gifts were received with thankful hearts and much appreciatedby caregivers as well, especially the warm blankets and socks. Just in timefor the cold wet weather. .

Our Faith Formation-CCD who put together a wonderful story of theNativity with song and costumes. They served as Lectors, Greeters and

baked cookies for the families.-Youth (and others) who joined the Midnight Mass choir and put heads

together to help us celebrate Christmas as Catholics with our Epiphanycelebration with the help of our RCIA team.-Parish Scripture who shared gifts to help make others' Christmas a littlebrighter.Treasure: Mahalo for the generous Christmas offerings and for helpingwith the painting. You have given $55, o5o of the $68,ooo needed fortheproject.)

SAVE THE DATE-2-.413 March for Life

Sat, z6 Jan zoe3 @ r:oo PM - 5:oo PM at the State Capitol"A Clear Voice for Life"

lf you do not speak up forthe little ones who are dying each day, who will?

RED MASS-January '! 7thWhen: Thu, t7 Jan zor3 @ g;oo AM -:.o:3o AM HST

Where: Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace :.r84 Bishop St.

The Red Mass has been a tradition in Hawaii since 1955. Customarilycelebrated each January; the month when the state legislature opens, thispublic liturgy is the church's prayer to the Holy Spirit for wisdom and guidancefor our islands public servants.

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a Dear Gene.A Catholics believe that each book of the Bible needs to be

appreciated accord-ing to the principles of its own literarygenre. 'We don't look to the Gospels for modern criticalhistory or unbiased biographicaVreporcorial fact-telling.

The four Gospels were written under the inspiration ofthe Holy Spirit. Each Gospel writer uses human skill tocraft a true story, presenting the saving mystery of ourLord's life, death, and resurrection so that readers may

come to know Christ, share his life, and be saved.

Every story in the Gospels is shaped to communicatesauing truth, but not every story is told as a direct'Just thefacts, ma'am" report of sequential events. So there is sauing

sense in which yes, the Epiphany happened exactly as itsays in Matthew 2:1"-12. And there is a more literal sense inwhich no, the Epiphany probably did not happen exactlyas it's recounted.

What is most certain is the Gospel's saving message ofthe birth of our true King, the light to all nations, beforewhom we offer homage and who, when we encounterhim, will change our lives and send us home in a newpath.

F r. Matthew Allman, CSsR sundaybulletins @liguori.org

2012 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in U.S.A.hnprimatur: Most Rev. Robert J. Hermarur, Archdiocesan Administrator, Archdiocese of St. touisUsed with permission

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DID YOU KNOW THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A FOURTH WISE MAN?

The Story of the Other Wise Man is a short novel or long short story by

Henry van Dyke. lt was initially published in 1895 and has been reprinted

many times since then, including a "centennial edition" published in 1996

by Ballantyne Books. A great bookto read aloud.