2147 Pali HighwayHonolulu, Hawaii 96817

(8081 ses-3105

Gt ssccpali@rcchawaii.orglI facebookcom/st.stephenpali

OFFICE HOURSTTues-Thursr 9:00 am to 5:00 pmMon, Fri & Sat: 9100 am to 12:00 pm

PASTOR

Fr. Mario Raquepo

STAFFDeacon Ronald ChooSister Marykutty Kottuppallil, MSMHCRosemary Hashimoto, Secretary

FAITH FORMATION

CCD-Chil&enVelma Guieb-Mamuad

Youth & Confinnation'Rosemary

Hashimoto (interim)R. C.I. A.

Debbie FujiyamaPaish Scripture Groups

Francis Jordan

PARISH MINISTRIES

H omeb ound & Be reante mentVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke

HospitalityTBA- (SaturdayVigil)

Donald Yee (Sunday)

Altar SeroerNicole Heafner

Liturgical MusicLeka Leaeno (5aturday Vigil)

StanleyWong (Sunday)

LectorBeverly Perry

Holy Communion at MassJennifer Tamayo

SacristyCeline Asato & David Tom

lustice & PeaceTBA

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(Respect Life)TBA- (Aloysius Food Pantry)791

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(Family Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastoral CouncilPatricia Silva

Ste u ar ds hip / Dis cip b s hip C o u n c ilBernard Ho (interim)

Finance CouncilJames Solidum (interim)

Liturgy CommbsionTBA

Buildinc/ Planning CommitteeLoretta Chee & Richard Leong

Social FelloushipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

WEEKEND MASS CONFESSION

SATURDAY (Mainchurch)............ 4:oo pm SATURDAY 3:oo - 3:3O pm

SUNDAY lchopel)........................7:15 am SUNDAY 8:45 - 9:r5 am(MainChurch).... 9:3O am

WEEKDAY MASSChapel ofSt. Catherine

MONDAY*SATURDAY 8:OOAM

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

Holy Rosary before Mass

-r-VIS|TATIONOFTHESICK: 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: Kokua! Please contact your Church prior to makingarrangements with a funeral home

PARISHIONERS: When changing addressftelephone, or moving out of theParish, please kindly notiry the office

NEw PARISHIONERST If you would like to become a parishioner of St. Stepheoplease use forms available at the entrance of the Church or contact the office

EKOMO IUIAI

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GOOD NEWSEzekiel 33:7+ I Romans r3:8+o / Matthew r8:r5-zo

One of my favorite retreat exercises is to ask participants to think of a mottothat could guide them for the rest of their lives. What fragment of a prayer,

scriptural text, or saint quotation would let people know how you want tolive your life?

lf nothing comes to mind, I give them Bibles and invite them to skim theepistles and Gospels for possibilities, reminding them that this is their mottofortoday and that they can change it tomorrow.

Once they have their mottoes, I ask them to reflect on what it would look

like if they lived with the motto always on their mind. The exercise helps

focus people on whatthey do well and on what needs a little work.

Over the years, l've returned frequently to the beginning of the epistle:

"Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another." I remember when l've

done that well and when, driven by anger, fear, or ego, l've fallen far short ofthe ideal. lt has always appealed to me as a wonderful motto.

Today, however, l'm struck by the second half of this reading: "lt i5 the

hour now for you to wake from sleep...Put on the Lord Jesus Christ."

I think there are many times when we're asleep and unaware of how we

hurt others by what we say and do. What if we saw everything as Christ did,

touched everyone as Christ touched them? lf we put on Christ, we wouldn'tneed to tell people which words we hope will guide us. We'd simply become

the living example of them. Mary Katharine Deeley sun daybulleti n @ li guori. arg

ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTRY

St. John the Baptist Food Pantry services many of the kupuna andfamilies near

their parish. The youth also help feed the homeless in their community-

STEWARDSHIP OF OUR LORD

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

... Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law."Ramans t3:to

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Weekly Offerings(eugz3&z4,tot4)

Saturday 4:oo pm Mass

7:15 om Moss

93o am Mass

Total Offering

Donations/Collections

VotiveOffering

HallUse

F aciliti es Maintenance &Repair

1,736.15

896.oo

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3,449.38

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Saturdap September 6:

4:oo p.m. Mass: + Michael Morrow

SundaS September 7l

7115 a.m. Mass: All familiesg:3o am Mass: All Families

Monday, September 8:

8 am Mass:+ Anthony Baronreq uested by M e riam Ladri llo no

Tuesdayr September 9:8 am Mass: + Mateo Santilla

requested by Meriam Ladrillono

Wednesday, September ro:

8 am Mass: + Agatha Cho

Thursday, September rr:8 am Mass: Larry Esmer Healing

Friday Septemberlz:8 am Mass: t Jorge Camara

Saturday, September r3:

8 am Mass: t Amelia dela Rosa

requested by Maissa Abcede

For the sick & homebaund:ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET

ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, JOE

CHANG, DON YEE

For the recently deceased:HAZEL ANDRADE, MARIA GUIEB,MERRY CRIS HO, YVONNEPACARRO, BERNADETTE RANNEY,

ETHEL AU, GINNY STAHL, PAUL

WONG, TONY BARON, ELLEN

KALAHELE

gl7 Juliana PacarroEdwardTomAngeline Nascimento

glr:o Kenneth ltamura, SrLionelMolina

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Mary LiwaiAlbert Dung

Donald Brede, Sr.

Florentino SolidumCarlAkiu

William Cummins

Sapfember/,2at4

CCD

Registration* Aug 3t & Sept 7Parent meeting Sept t4

YOUTH

Safe Environment SePt 21 at8:oo a.m.

Parish Scripture Groups

Wed, Septembertoth

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

R.C.I.A.

Class begins Sept z8 at 1o:3o

Tuesday, September 9:4:oo p.m. (Sat.) Choir Practice

7 p.m. Liturgy Planning

Wednesday, September ro:8:3o a.m.-9:oo a.m.Eucharistic Adoration6 p.m. Faith Formation Consultants

Thursday, September tt:Z:oo p.m. (5un.) Choir practice

NertWeek: Sefitember 13 I 14

Altar sewer:

[sat] -[SunJ -nt.t-ALTAR

sERvERs

Lector:

[Sot] - teresa Bryan/DuchessLeaeno

[Sun] -Beverly PerrylGinny Jordan

EMHC:

[sat] - Maris Ho, Kristyn Ho

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

Collection Counting: Team 2

Church Cleaners: Sui Kozuma, PattiSilva, Mary Kano, Leona Auerbach, Rose

Paraz, Meriam Ladrillono

PLEASE PFIAY FOR FRIENDS,I\ND FA,MILY

Please prayforthe repose of the soulof Ellen Kalahelewho died lastweek. Her

funeral is September 15th at ro:3o a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park with burial

at r:oo p.m.

Please also prayforthe repose of the soul of John Costa, a parishioner residing

at Nuuanu Hale. His funeral is September ryth at 1o:oo at Mililani Mortuary.

FAITH FORM.ATION

Religious Education CCD-'We ought to teach the oldest things to the

youngest members." 6.K Chesterton. Registration Sept. 7. Please have a copy

of your child's Baptism certificate. Parent meeting Sept r4th in SPAM at 8:3o

a.m. Classes begin Sept. zr at 8:oo a.m.

Youth-September 6th CROSS WALK from Blessed Sacrament Church to St.

Philomena Church. Get your walking shoes on. We willjoin them at least forthe beginning leg. See sign up and permission forms at the church entrance.

FELLOWSHIP-St. 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.

ALTAR SERVER COMMISSIONING-September I 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 Fathe/s

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

followed by an appreciation breaHast. All are invited. We are grateful for their

service to our community and their prayer and commitment. Please see the

sign up if you are able to help with the brunch. _

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AIVIERIOA-Special Collection

Today's second collection is for The Catholic University of America, the national

university of the Catholic Church in the United States, located in Washington, D.C.

CUA provides an academically rigorous education guided by Catholic intellectual

tradition to 6,ooo students every year. Every dollar we give directly supports

financial aid for students from dioceses across the country including ours. Please be

CATHOLIC CHARITIES HAWAII-Special Collection

Mr. Wesley Fong is on the Board of Catholic Charities and will be speaking about theirwork at all Masses next week. We are currently wcirking with Catholic Charities toprovide transportation to masses for our kuPuna.

-WE NEED MORE HOLY PRIESTS AND RELIGIOUS

How are Theology of the Body and Vocations related? A presentation by Ed &

Betty Coda at St. Anthony Retreat Center. September 27- + 2'-oo-5:oo p'm. at

335r Kalihi St. Please call Sr. lvy Yim 8+S-+ZSlfor more information or take a

flier atthe entrance of the church.

Monday,Seplember ITh€ Nativitu of

the Blessed Virgin Marg

Micah 5:1--4a orRomans 8:2&-30

Luke 4:16-30

Tuesday,September 9St. Peter Claver, Pniest

1 Corinthians 6:1-11Luke6:12*19

W ednesdaq, 5 ept emb er 1 O

1 Corinthians 7:25--31Luke6:20-26

Ihursday,SeVlember 11

I Corinthians 8:1-7, 11-13Luke6:27-38

Fnday,Septewber 12

I Corinthians 9:76-79, 22-27Luke6:39*42

Saturday,Seplember 13

5t. John ChrusostomBishop Er Doctor of the Church

l" Corinthians 1A :14-22Luke6:43-49

SUNDAY,Saptenber 14

€xaltation ofths Holg Cross

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

John 3:13-17

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S. Qprian17 S. Robert Bellarmine€ $. Januarius20 S. Andrew Kim Taegon,

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What doa the Church teach about tattoos, body piercing, and shnping?

I'm a bit squeamishwLrcn I see a picrci.ng in a plnce otlwr tlnn afl. ear,

and uhen I see a tattoo cauuing a large part of a pmon's body Iwonder wlmt tlrcy'll think about that tattoo in h,uenty yean. But tfuse

things are a matter of taste;for exalrrple, I don't think tfure is anything

wrofigwi.th earrings, but others might.

The Church has no teaching on tattoos, piercing, orshaping (when a body part is purposely reshaped to fit a

cultural ideal). Leviticus 19 says, "Do not lacerate yourbodies for the dead, and do not tattoo yourselves,"clearly outlawing piercings and tattoos (28). But it also

says, "Do not...spoil the edges of your beard" (27). Ibroke that law this morningwhen I shaved.

In their introduction to the Book of Leviticus in the Ner.u

Ameican Bible, revised editiori, the bishops teach that the

laws in this book are "not merely legislative." They were

designed to instill "a-wty of life in the books hearers and

readers" (usccb.org/bible/books-of-the-bible/#Leviticus).'We may not have the same obligation to adhere to those

rules, but it is important for Catholics to remember 1

Corinthians 3:16: "You are the temple of God." 'We

should do nothing to deface the temple of God. So ifyoudo get a piercing or a tattoo, never forget that you'reGod's temple.

FR. PATRICK KEYES, CSsR sundaybulletin@liguori.org

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