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mt Ul faceb ook.com/st.stephenpali OFFICE HOURS: Tues-Sat: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm PASTOR Fr. Khanh Pham-Nguyen PERMANENT DEACON Deacon Ronald Choo ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Rosemary Hashimoto TAITH FORMATION CCD-Children Velma Guieb-Mamuad Youth & Confrrznatiom Rosemary Hashimoto (interim) R.. C.I. A Debbie Fujiyama P arislt Scripture Groups Francis Jordan PARISH MINISTRIES H omebound & Bereavement Virginia Jordan & Helen Luke Hospitality TBA- {SaturdayVigil) Donald Yee (Sunday) Altar Senter Nicole Heafner Liturgical Music Leka Leaeno (Saturday Vigil) StanleyWong (Sunday) Lector Beverly Perry HoIy Cotnmunion at Mass Jennifer Tamayo Sacrisfy Celine Asato & David Tom Justice & Peace TBA - (Respect Life) TBA __ (Aloysius Food p antry) TBA -- (FamiLy promise Nawaii) PARISH ORGANIZATIONS Pastaral Council Patricia Silva Steuardship / Disciple ship C o uncil Bernard Ho (interim) Finance Council James Solidum (interim) Liturgy Commission TBA Buildins I Planning C ommitte e Loretta Chee & Richard Leong Social Fellousship Sui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew WEEKEND MASS CONFESSION SATURDAY (MainChurch).. 4:oo pm ' SATURDAY 3:oo-3145 pm SUNDAY (chapet) .,.. 7:15 am i suruoaY 8:45 - 9:15 am (Main Church) .. 9:3O am WEEKDAY MASS Chapet olSt. Catherine -UESDAY-SATURDAY 8:oo AM :. DEVOTION & ADORATION :l Eucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass ' Holy Rosary before Mass -w- VISTTATIONOFTHESICK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to visit the 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 months before the wedding FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Kokua! Please contact your Church prior to making arrangements with a funeral home {Funerals on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday} PARISHIONERS: When changing address/telephone, or moving out of the Parish, please kindly notify the office NEW PARISHIONERS: If you would like to become a parishioner of St. Stephen, please use forms available at the entrance of the Church or contact the office E KOMO MAI

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OFFICE HOURS:Tues-Sat: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

PASTOR

Fr. Khanh Pham-Nguyen

PERMANENT DEACONDeacon Ronald Choo

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTRosemary Hashimoto

TAITH FORMATION

CCD-ChildrenVelma Guieb-Mamuad

Youth & ConfrrznatiomRosemary Hashimoto (interim)

R.. C.I. ADebbie Fujiyama

P arislt Scripture GroupsFrancis Jordan

PARISH MINISTRIES

H omebound & BereavementVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke

HospitalityTBA- {SaturdayVigil)Donald Yee (Sunday)

Altar SenterNicole Heafner

Liturgical MusicLeka Leaeno (Saturday Vigil)

StanleyWong (Sunday)

LectorBeverly Perry

HoIy Cotnmunion at MassJennifer Tamayo

SacrisfyCeline Asato & David Tom

Justice & PeaceTBA

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(Respect Life)

TBA __ (Aloysius Food p antry)TBA

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(FamiLy promise Nawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastaral CouncilPatricia Silva

Steuardship / Disciple ship C o uncilBernard Ho (interim)

Finance CouncilJames Solidum (interim)

Liturgy CommissionTBA

Buildins I Planning C ommitte eLoretta Chee & Richard Leong

Social FellousshipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

WEEKEND MASS CONFESSION

SATURDAY (MainChurch).. 4:oo pm ' SATURDAY 3:oo-3145 pm

SUNDAY (chapet) .,.. 7:15 am i suruoaY 8:45 - 9:15 am(Main Church) .. 9:3O am

WEEKDAY MASSChapet olSt. Catherine

-UESDAY-SATURDAY 8:oo AM

:. DEVOTION & ADORATION

:l Eucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass' Holy Rosary before Mass

-w-VISTTATIONOFTHESICK: 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. Couples

should 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 {Funerals on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday}

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

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

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

E KOMO MAI

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Saturday, September 8:

4 pm Vigil: Robert Tam

Sunday, September 9:

7:15 am Mass: All Families

9:3o am Mass: Altarservers

Tuesday, September rr:8 am Mass: t Dickson Young

Wednesday, September rz:

8 am Mass: t Mary Vierrarequested by Nancy Tom

Thursday, September t3:8 am Mass: t Ben Santos

Fridayr September t4:8 am Mass, t Edward Low

Qst Anniversary )

Saturday, September t5:

8 am Mass: t Mary Lou Fink

For the sick & homebound:ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGAREIROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, GINNY

STAHL, ETHELAU, MABEL LUKE

For the recently deceased:KATHLEEN AWAKUNI, DEREK

ALBARRADO, RAY TOM, DICKSONYOUNG, DOLORES & MARIANOBERENGUE, IGNACIO BABAUTA,JANE AKI, MARTIN LUKE, IRENE

JOHNSON, DAVID LlU, BOBBY LOWE,BEN SANTOS, HAZEL LEROY, ALYCE

KIM, ETHEL LEE, JOHN NASCIMENTO,WALLY CHANG, FANNIE GORA,

ELLEN SHAM, PATSY TAM,GWENDOLYN JOSEPH, HAZELANDRADE

gl:.o Kenneth ltamura, Sr

Lionel Molina

gl:r:- Mary LiwaiAlbert Dung

g|-z Donald Brede, Sr.

Florentino Solidum

gf-l William Cummins

gla4 Blake OyadomoriEdward Lowe

glas John O'ConnerDelphine Vierra

GOCD NEi/1/Sls 3S:4-7a I )as z:r-5 / Mk 7:3r-37

Sometimes healing isn't all it's cracked up to be.

l've read stories of people with profound deafness who receive a cochlear implant.Their initial adjustment to the new world of sound can be traumatic-going fromsilence to a noisy world is shocking. l've also heard that when people with visionimpairments have some sight restored, they can find their new world too bright,too vivid, and actually painful. Think of how startled you feel when the lights

unexpectedly come on in a dark room. Now imagine how challenging a new worldof sight or sound would be if darkness or silence is all you've known.

I wonder how the man in today's Gospel reading felt when Jesus opened his ears

and his mouth. Were his first words praise for Jesus, or were they confusedquestions about this new world he hadn't heard before? Was the noise of the crowdwelcome or painful?

We might wish to be healed like this man-asking Jesus to open our eyes and

unclog our ears to experience him and the world more clearly. But we might end up

startled by unpleasant truths about ourselves.

The reading from James says God has chosen the poor and vulnerable, remindingus that we often disregard the poor, strive for riches, and become judgmental.When Jesus opens our eyes and ears, we can clearly see the divide between whatGod wants and how we act. Painful, indeed.

But this shouldn't prevent us from asking God to open us more fully. Jesus openedhimself completely in life and on the cross, pouring himself out for us. He

challenges us to do likewise-and it's the only way we'll grow into morecompassionate, faithful disciples.

Janel Esker I [email protected]

ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTRY

"We must sacrifice everything forthe poor. "St. Gerard Majella (qz5-55)

STE\^/ARDSHIP OF OUR LORD

ALTOTE OF THE WEEK

". .Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of the deaf be cleared;then will the lame leap like a stag, then the tongue of the mute will sing.

Streams will burst forth in the desert, and rivers in the steppe. . . " lsaiah 35:6,7

Weekly Offerings(September t &2, zotz)

Sat 4:oo pm Mass

7t5 am Mass

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Catechetical SundaySept. 23rd

-Class begins

YOUTH

Class starts Sept r6thRetreat Oct. t4th

Parish Scripture Groups

Wed. Sept 12 @ 9t15& 7:OO p.m.

R.C.I.A.

NEXT MEETIN6-Sept r6th

Tuesday, Sept 1i:

3:3o pm (Sat.) Choir practice5:3o Liturgy Planning

Wednesday, Sept tz:Eucharistic Adoration after Mass

Thursday, Sept 13:

7 pm (Sun.) Choir practice

Friday, Sept 14:

Volunteer pre walk event

Next Weeh: Sept 15 I 16, 2012Altar server:

fsatJ _[SunJ nnac*enzie Martines &

Genesis Hahn (Zoe Hamada)

Lector:

[SotJ nanay Tom/Michelle McGinn

f5un] SanCy Wong/Dayna Jchnson

EMHC:

fsatJ fristyn & Maris l-to

[SunJ neten Luke, Toni Farm,Frank Jorcian

Collection Counting: Team 3

Church Cleaners:

Carol Lum, Cathy Devaney and ToniFarm, Christiana & Geno Astarita

AI-TAR S ER.VER. COMMISS IONING & .APPRECIATION

Please take time to thank our Altar Servers today. Join us for Mass and a Mexicanbreakfast to follow. Mahalo to Nicole Heafner, our Altar Server Coordinator andMariane Houle (Saturday coordinator) and to all our servers: John Paul & GeorgeHoule, Rachel Heafner, Carly Nakano, Jace Sisneroz, Genesis Hahn, Zachary &Logan choo, Adam & Mackenzie Martines, zoe &zachary Hamada, Kainalu Aki,Maile McGuinn. Please pray for these young men and women to be faithful to theirbaptismal promises and to grow closer to God.

Where do you turn vrrith burning questions about the Faith?Bring your questions and a friend to our Ask a Priest Night with Fr. Khanh,wednesday, sept z6th @zpm. The topic for the evening will be the vocation ofMarriage featuring Fr. Khanh and guest speakers Ed and Betty Coda, co-authors ofthe book, Passionate Parent, Passionate Couple. Keiki are also welcome for a specialKeiki session!Sign-ups (not required but helpful for a head count) and cards to submit questionsahead of time are available by the entrance of the church.

SECOND COLLECTION

This week is the National Collection for The Catholic University of America. Everydollar given directly supports financial aid for students from dioceses across thecountry, including ours. Please be generous.

M,A.H,ALO

Mahalo to all who helped with the voter registration, especially Patti Silva, JackieJoseph and David Tom and to everyone who filled out an application or picked up anabsentee ballet form.Mahalo to Arlette Aki, Sui Kozuma, Ben Ladrillono & Leona Auerbach who worked sohard cleaning up the kitchen and putting things away. lt looks great.

NEW MASS, MORE OFFICE HOURS * A.OoP, TION

We are adding a Monday 8 a.m. Mass starting Sept. r7th. The office will be openuntil noon and we begin monthly Eucharistic Adoration First Wednesdays.

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A SAINT-September 29th at Kaka'ak<:

Counting down to the Walk in the Park (zr days) Registration closes on Sept zr.Please sign up so that you have a Walker Packet. Volunteers need to guide walkers onthe walk, pass out water, stamp cards, pass out flowers and collect canned goods.Donations of bottled water (at least 3o cases) and energy bars (at least ro) neededand help the week of Sept z3rd to pack participants packets.

When is Mother Marianne's Feast Day?a) August 9th b) January u3rd

c) November r4th

Bonus: What are these dates?a), The day she arrived on,Kalaupapab) The anniversary of her deathc) Her birthday

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Mondas4,Sepfember 105t, 6negorg the Great

1 Corinthians 5:1-BLuke 6:6-11

Twesday,Seplewber 11

1 Corinthians 6:1-11Luke 6:12-79

V,l e dnesday, 5 epl ernb er 1 2The Most Holg Name ol Marg

l- CorinthiansT.25-37Luke 6:24--26

r hursday, Sepl ernber 1 3St, John Chrgsostom,

Bishop E' Doctorof the Church

1 Corinthians 8:1b-7Luke 6:27--38

Fridag,September 14€xaltation of the Holg Cnoss

Numbers 27.4b-9Philippians 2:6-17

John 3:13-17

Safurday,SepIember 15Our Ladg of Sorrou.rs

1 Corinthians 70\4-22Join 19.25-27 or

Luke 2:33-35

SIfiNDAY,SeVlember 16Tuentg-fourth Sundag

in Ordinaru Time

Isaiah 50:5-9aJames 2:74-18Mark 8:27-35

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/^\ A friend told me tfu Church teaches that Muslims worship the\sg ioa ol,lUroham just as Christians and Jews do. I fini th|

dfficult to belieue-Christians turn the other cheek, but all you

hear about Islam is uiolence. How can we possibly worship the

same God?

DearJoan,

Joan

Paragraph 16 of the Second Vatican Council's 7964

document Dogmatic Constitution on the Church(Lumen Gentium) says Muslims "acknowledge theCreator" and are included in "the plan of salvation."'Wediffer in that we believe Christ is God, whereas Muslimsbelieve Christ was merely a prophet.

(To read this document, go to vttican.vaf archive/

hist_councils/ii_vatican-council,/. Under Lumen C entium

Isecond on the list],click on English.)

You're correct that followers ofJesus have a serious call

to be peacemakers. It was because of their belief inJesus,the ultimate man of peace, that the early Christianmartyrs were able to forgive the persecutors who were

about to take their lives and that Pope John Paul II was

able to forgive the man who tried to assassinate him. ButIslam is not a religion that advocates violence, and the

vast majority of the world's 1.5 billion Muslims are notviolent.

When you're reading headlines, it's important toremember that throughout history the reputations ofmany large groups-including tlv Catholic Church-hwebeen seriously damaged by the actions of a smallminority who do things that violate the group's beliefs.

P arrick IGyes, CSsR [email protected]

Liturgy cornerIs your gift in MusiclDo you have a gift or talent in musicl The Music Ministry helps to

lead the Assembly in the praise and worship of God. In the OldTestament the first to enter the battles against the enemies of the

Israelites were the priests and trumpets (2 Chronicles 13).

Please consider giving back to God in service to your parish.

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