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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 & Confrrznatiom Rosemary Hashimoto (interim)
Youth R..
C.I. A Debbie Fujiyama
P
arislt Scripture Groups
WEEKEND MASS
Francis Jordan
SATURDAY
PARISH MINISTRIES
SUNDAY
H omebound & Bereavement Virginia Jordan & Helen Luke
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(MainChurch).. 4:oo pm SATURDAY '
(chapet) (Main Church)
Hospitality
CONFESSION
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7:15 am i suruoaY 9:3O am
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WEEKDAY MASS {SaturdayVigil)
Chapet
Donald Yee (Sunday) Altar Senter Nicole Heafner
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-UESDAY-SATURDAY
8:oo AM
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3:oo-3145 pm 8:45
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9:15 am
DEVOTION & ADORATION Eucharistic Adoration ...... WED Holy
Rosary
Mass
before Mass
Liturgical Music Leka Leaeno (Saturday Vigil)
StanleyWong (Sunday)
Lector
Ministers are available to visit -wthe infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For sacramental
VISTTATIONOFTHESICK: Priest and Homebound
emergency, call 595-3105 and press #2
Beverly Perry
HoIy Cotnmunion at Mass Jennifer Tamayo
BAPTISM: Sacramental preparation is required. If you are expecting or have a child to be baptized, please call the Parish office for more information
Sacrisfy Celine Asato & David Tom Justice & Peace TBA
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(Respect Life) (Aloysius Food
The Diocese of Honolulu requires couples to marry in the Church participate in the preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony. Couples to should contact the office for Marriage Preparation at least 6 months before the wedding MARRIAGE:
p
antry) (FamiLy promise Nawaii)
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS
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Pastaral Council Patricia Silva
Steuardship / Disciple ship
Co
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Bernard Ho (interim)
Kokua! Please contact your Church prior to making arrangements with a funeral home {Funerals on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday} FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:
Finance Council James Solidum (interim)
Liturgy Commission
PARISHIONERS:
When changing address/telephone, or moving out of the
Parish, please kindly notify the office
TBA
Buildins I Planning
C ommitte e Loretta Chee & Richard Leong Social Fellousship
Sui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew
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
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4 pm Vigil: Robert Tam
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 from silence to a noisy world is shocking. l've also heard that when people with vision impairments 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 world of sight or sound would be if darkness or silence is all you've known.
felt when Jesus opened his ears and his mouth. Were his first words praise for Jesus, or were they confused I wonder how the man in today's Gospel reading
questions about this new world he hadn't heard before? Was the noise of the crowd welcome 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, reminding us 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 what God wants and how we act. Painful, indeed. But this shouldn't prevent us from asking God to open us more fully. Jesus opened
himself 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 more compassionate, faithful disciples. Janel Esker I sundaybulletins@liguori.org
ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTRY "We must sacrifice everything forthe poor. " St. Gerard Majella (qz5-55)
STE\^/ARDSHIP OF OUR LORD ALTOTE OF THE WEEK
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.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
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9:jo am Mass
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9:3o am Mass: Altarservers Tuesday, September rr: 8 am Mass: t Dickson Young Wednesday, September rz: 8 am Mass: t Mary Vierra requested by Nancy Tom Thursday, September t3: 8 am Mass: t Ben Santos Fridayr September t4:
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Edward Low
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Saturday, September t5: 8 am Mass: t Mary Lou Fink
For the sick & homebound: ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGAREI ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, GINNY STAHL, ETHELAU, MABEL LUKE
For the recently deceased: KATHLEEN AWAKUNI, DEREK ALBARRADO, RAY TOM, DICKSON YOUNG, DOLORES & MARIANO BERENGUE, 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, HAZEL
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Mary Liwai
Albert Dung
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William Cummins
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John O'Conner
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Sunday, September 9: 7:15 am Mass: All Families
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Delphine Vierra
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AI-TAR CCD
Catechetical Sunday Sept. 23rd begins
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YOUTH Class starts Sept
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Retreat Oct. t4th Parish Scripture Groups
Wed. Sept 12 @ 9t15 & 7:OO p.m. R.C.I.A. NEXT
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ER.VER. COMMISS IONING & .APPRECIATION
Please take time to thank our Altar Servers today. Join us for Mass and a Mexican breakfast to follow. Mahalo to Nicole Heafner, our Altar Server Coordinator and Mariane Houle (Saturday coordinator) and to all our servers: John Paul & George Houle, 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 their baptismal 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 of Marriage featuring Fr. Khanh and guest speakers Ed and Betty Coda, co-authors of the book, Passionate Parent, Passionate Couple. Keiki are also welcome for a special Keiki session!
MEETIN6-Sept r6th
Sign-ups (not required but helpful for a head count) and cards ahead of time are available by the entrance of the church.
to submit questions
SECOND COLLECTION
3:3o pm (Sat.) Choir practice
5:3o Liturgy Planning
Wednesday, Sept tz: Eucharistic Adoration after Mass Thursday, Sept
for The Catholic University of America. Every dollar given directly supports financial aid for students from dioceses across the country, including ours. Please be generous. This week is the National Collection
Tuesday, Sept 1i:
13:
7 pm (Sun.) Choir practice
Friday, Sept 14: Volunteer pre walk event
M,A.H,ALO Mahalo to all who helped with the voter registration, especially Patti Silva, Jackie Joseph and David Tom and to everyone who filled out an application or picked up an absentee ballet form. Mahalo to Arlette Aki, Sui Kozuma, Ben Ladrillono & Leona Auerbach who worked so hard cleaning up the kitchen and putting things away. lt looks great.
NEW MASS, MORE OFFICE HOURS Next Weeh: Sept 15 Altar server: fsatJ
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Lector:
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We are adding a Monday 8 a.m. Mass starting Sept. r7th. The office will be open until noon and we begin monthly Eucharistic Adoration First Wednesdays.
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF A SAINT-September
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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 on the 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) needed and help the week of Sept z3rd to pack participants packets.
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When is Mother Marianne's Feast Day? a) August 9th b) January u3rd c) November r4th Bonus: What are these dates?
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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 Christian martyrs 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. But Islam is not a religion that advocates violence, and the vast majority of the world's 1.5 billion Muslims are not violent. When you're reading headlines, it's important to remember that throughout history the reputations of many large groups-including tlv Catholic Church-hwe been seriously damaged by the actions of a small minority who do things that violate the group's beliefs. P arrick IGyes, CSsR sundaybulletitu@lig.tori.org
Liturgy corner Is your gift in Musicl Do 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 Old Testament 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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