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PASTOR

Fr. Mario Raquepo STAFF

Deacon Ronald Choo Sister Marykutty Kottuppallil, MSMHC Rosemary Hashimoto, Secretary FAITH FORMATION

CCD-Children Velma Guieb-Mamuad

Youth & Confirmation

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Rosemary Hashimoto (interim) (:'. i..,1.

Debbie Fujiyama Parish Scripture Groups Francis Jordan

WEEKEND MASS

CONFESSION

SATURDAY (Main church )............ 4:oo pm SUNDAY (hapet) ...........

7:15 am

PARISH MINISTRIES

(Main Church)

Homebound & Bereqttement Virginia Jordan & Helen Luke

Hospitality

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WEEKDAY MASS

DEVOTION & ADORATION

Chapel of St. Catherine

Eucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass

MONDAY_SATURDAY

David Tom

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Holy

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Seruer Zachary Choo

Liturgical Music Leka Leaeno (5 atu rday Stanley Wong (Sunday)

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VlSlTATloNoFTHEslcK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to visit the infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For sacramental emergency, call595-3105 and press #2

Beverly Perry

Holy Communion at Mass Jennifer Tamayo

Socristy

BAPTISM: Sacramental preparation is required. If you are expecting or have a child to be baptized, please call the Parish office for more information

Celine Asato & David Tom

Justice & Peace

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TBA PARISH

(Respect Life) (Aloysius Food Pantry) (Family Promise Hawaii)

ORGANIZATIONS -

Pastoral Council

Patricia Silva S t e u ard ship/ Disciplesfr Bernard Ho (interim)

Finance Council James Solidum (interim)

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 FUNERALARRANGEMENTS: Kokual Please contact

your Church prior to making

arrangements with a funeral home PARISHIONERS:

When changing address/telephone, or moving out of the

Parish, please kindly notiry the office

Liturgy Commission TBA Social Felloutship 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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We've all been waiting for this. For six weeks we've focused on letting go of our treasure to help others, taking in a little less food, and reaching out to God a little more, all so that we might in some small way prepare for this day-the greatest celebration of our Church year.

5o now, after the alleluias have been sung, the baptismal vows repeated, and the Easter lamb or ham eaten, it's time to ask ourselves, "What was all that preparation for? How have I changed?"

When lwas young, I gave up candy or little treats for Lent, but after Easter happily went back to eating candy and carried on as before.

As a young adult, I began using Lent to correct bad habits. I had a little more success keeping those at bay after Easter but, I confess, I didn't see myself as transformed.

"How have I drawn closer to Christ through this Lent?" "How will I show forth the glory of his resurrection in your Iife?" "How will I do these things?"

These are good questions for all of us to ask as this Easter winds down.

Once they realized what had happened, the early Christians couldn't keep it to themselves.

They preached about Jesus' death and resurrection wherever they went, witnessed to the change he'd made in their lives, and tried to live differently. They invited others to join them. Jesus calls us to do no less.

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How have Lent and Easter and the memory of Christ's death

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resurrection changed you?

How will you live out that change?

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Sunday, April 5: 9:30 am Mass: All Families Monday, April 6: 8 am Mass: + George Miti Tuesday, April 7: 8 am Mass: t Cee Fong Young Wednesday, April 8: 8 a.m. Mass: special intention

Thursday, April 9: 8 a.m. Mass: t Frederick Ruis + Regina Ruis Friday, April to: 8 am Mass: George Dolan (healing) Saturday, April tt: 8 am Mass: + Herman Choy

For the sick & homebound: ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET ROBELLO, JOE CHANG, DON YEE, CARRIE TALWAR, FRED LUM

For the recently deceased: FLORENCE HO, GINNY STAHL, PAUL WONG, TONY BARON, MABEL LUKE, ELLEN KALAHELE, JOHN COSTA, MARTHA OYADAMORT, CAROLYN AKI, HARRY BENDER, CHARLES HO, EDTTH DEMELLO, CATHERTNE AOKt, DONNA MCDONNELL

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Mahalo for your donations and gifts to the poor.

Reminder that the Operation Rice Bowls may be turned in this week.

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Saturday, April 4: 7:oo p.m. Easter Vigil: Allfamilies

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OUOIE OF THE WEEK

"Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ." Colossians j:j

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Richard Shaw Margaret Maria Timothy Gratz

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Narciso Revera Donald Suyat Paul K. Wong

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Jonelle Ouindica Beatrice Leong

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Frank Pacarro Raymond Andrade

Donations/Col lections

Weekly Offerings (Morch 29, zor5)

Mass 7n5 am Mass

Saturday 4:oo pm

9:3o am Mass

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925.oo

Votive Facilities

433.oo

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Maintenance

32.50 2,o25.oo

Chapel Renoyotion

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Operation Rice Bowl

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for you o Bkssed and Hoppy Easter. Moy you refoice all these days of Easter and may Christ fill you with tfu hope of the Rtsurection. We thank all those u,ho helped our celebration of Lent and the Easter Triduum to be so rich and prayerfil. We thank especiolly our Liturgical ministers who .qave of their tinrc and talents to our praise and worship of God. Christ is Nsm. Fathr Mario Raquepo, Deacon Ron and staff We wish

April5 Happy Easter

\ OL' II Apriltz-Class

Wed. April 8th 9:15 a.m. & 6:3o p.m.

Aprilrr& rz-Daughters of St. Paul booktable afterall masses on Apriltr/rz You may call (5z:-273r) and ask them to bring items. Please support our Religious and their ministries in our islands.

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April5 Easter Sunday

Please

join our monthly Mass for the residents at Nuuanu Hale Thursday,

April 9th at 9:3o a.m.

Wednesday, April 8: g:oo am Adoration l: Thursday, April 9: 7:oo p!-n iCh*ir pract Friday, April ro: 1o:oo a.!-n, Fr:nerel ful:

Next meeting: Sunday Aprilrz, zor5 at 1:oop.m. in the Chapel.

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for Easter egg hunt & fellowship after Mass. Classes resume next week. Mahalo to Velma, catechists and our generous parishioners.

Youth leader Mr. Kevin Saito wrote a reflection on their camp. See the flier about the movie, Lord of the Rings, and the adventures of our youth.

Mahalo for leading a prayerfulstations of the Cross.

Parish Scripture Group-Passover seder had rr participants and we were able to finish within two hours. Mahalo to Frank Jordan for Ieading and to all who participated. lt was a good beginning for our Triduum.

R.C.l.A. Although there are no Baptisms this Easter Vigil we have one candidate prepared to be received into the Catholic faith and z more for Confirmation on April 26. Mahalo to Debbie Fujiyama and the team for their faithful giving and sharing in their journeys. us

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Collection Counting: Church Cleaners:

St. Pedro, a young sacristan and missionary catechist from the Philippines, was maftyred in Guam in t572. His actual Feast day is April znd.

We celebrate ourfaith, culture and our heritage afterthe 9:3o Mass.

Please see the sign up if you would like to participate. There will be practice for dancing as wellas crafts, games and food.

How can we live as an Easter people? zor5 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center from 9:oo to noon, For all who are serving in their parishes. There is no charge, but you are asked to bring a snack to share. Please sign up today.

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the Cospel of Lulee, the three Luonten who discouer the empty tomb are greeted by two nten. Howeuer, Mark says they were greeted by one man, Mattlteu says one angel, and John says ttuo angels, Why the discrepancies?

When considering the contents of the gospels, we need to remember

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First, the Scriptures

Acts2:14,29-33 Matthew 28:8-15

Acts 2:36--41

John 20:11-18

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Acts

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Luke 24:13-35

Acts 3:11-26 Luke24:35-48

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as we know them developed out of an oral tradition that was later written to preserve it. The process of actually getting them in writing took many years.

In addition, the Gospels were written by different authors who had different audiences with different needs. So it's understandable that there may be minor discrepancies on minor details between the different accounts.

However, it's important to note that the substanre of the accounts remains essentially the same across the versions we have from the different gospel authors.

The detail of r,vhether there was one man or two angels at Lord's 166f-61 5,000 or 3,000 fed atJesus' multiplication of the loaves, to give another example-isn't as important as the fact that the Lord had risen or rhar the multitudes

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Mark 16:9-15

Bishop Larry Silva at Our Lady of Good Council

Acts

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John 5:1-6 John 20:19-31

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