Fifth Sunday of Lent

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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 Rosemary Hashimoto (interim) riilal

WEEKEND MASS

Debbie Fujiyama Parish Scripture Groups Francis Jordan

SATURDAY (Main

Church

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(Main Church)

SUNDAY (chapet)

PARISH MINISTRIES

Homebound & Bereauement

CONFESSION

MONDAY-SATURDAY

David Tom

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3:3o pm

DEVOTION & ADORATION Eucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass

Chapel of St. Catherine

Hospitality

3:oo

or by appointment

9:3O am

WEEKDAY MASS

Virginia Jordan & Helen Luke

SATURDAY

8:oo am

Holy

Rosary

before Mass

Altar

Seruer Zachary Choo

Liturgical Music

VISITATIoNoFTHESICK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to visit

Leka Leaeno (Saturddy Vigi\ StanleyWong (Sunday)

the infirm or hospitalized.

Lector

Please contact

the Parish, For sacramental

emergency, call 595-3105 and press #2

Beverly Perry

Holy Communion at Mass

BAPTISM: Sacramental preparation is

Jennifer Tamayo

required. If you are expecting or have

a

child to be baptized, please call the Parish office for more information

Sacristy Celine Asato & David Tom

Justice

& Peace

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(RespectLife)

TBA

(Aloysius Food Pantry) (Family Promise Hawaii)

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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

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastoral Council Patricia Silva St

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FUNERALARRANGEMENTS: Kokual Please contact arrangements with a funeral home

Bernard Ho (interim)

your Church prior to making

When changing address/telephone, or moving out of the

Finance Council lames Solidum (interim) Liturgy Commission

PARISHIONERS:

TBA Social Fellou:ship 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

Parish, please kindly notify the office

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GOOD NEWS Jeremiah 31:31-34 / Hebrews 5:7-9 / John 12:20-33

l've lived in the Midwest most of my life. ln the last few years, l've found myself appreciating why some of my "senior" friends enjoy spending time in warmer climates during the winter months. As l've gotten older, the range of temperatures that feel comfortable to me has grown increasingly narrow-and while l'm not yet ready to pull up stakes, the thought of it crosses my mind more frequently.

But, as the Graeme Miles folk song "Dark December" reminds us, we shouldn't dislike winter. Jesus-the light in our darkness-is born in the winter. ln a four-season climate like that of the Midwest, we're particularly attuned to dark and light, death and life. We sense the days growing shorter and longer; we see leaves fall and plants sleep, only to reawaken when the weather turns warm. We know what lamps to light so we can see in those dark times and what clothes to wear until the warming sun brings the world to life once more.

The prophets knew God was stirring in the world, and they knew God's promise of light and salvation. For Jeremiah, light and life came in the promise of a new covenant-a new relationship with the Lord.

The Greeks of John's gospel sensed that Jesus was the key to the light they longed for, and so they wanted to "see" him. John also says that to truly live, we must be like grain and die to ourselves.

Light into darkness, death into life-maybe the experience of winter helps us understand that just a little more.

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for your donations and gifts to the poor.

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Weekly Offerings

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Chapel Renovation

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Tuesday, March >4: 8 am Mass: Lisa Karadaras(healing) Wednesday, March z5: 8 a.m. Mass: i Mac Pataray Thursday, March z6: 8 am Mass: + Donna McDonnell Friday, March z7: 8 am Mass: t George Uyeshiro Saturday, March z8: 8 am Mass: Jackie Dunn (healing)

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

For the recently deceased:

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Saturday 4:oo pm Mass

Sunday, March >z: 7:15 a.m. Mass: All Families 9:3o am Mass:

FLORENCE HO, ETHEL AU, GINNY STAHL, PAUL WONG, TONY BARON, MABEL LUKE, ELLEN KALAHELE, JOHN COSTA, MARTHA OYADAMORT, CAROLYN AKI, HARRY BENDER, CHARLES HO, EDITH DEMELLO, CATHERINE AOKI, DONNA

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Saturday, March z't: 4:oo p.m. Mass: All Families

TRIDUUM -Palm Sunday: Sat. 4 p.m.-Sun. 7: l5 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. ;,i:,',r ^,-Holy Thursday at 7:00 p.m. (44 hours adoration) ...:::i ..l-Good Friday at 3:00 p.m. r.,::r, ;.,:ri ,,, ..:. ir:,'ii ,"-EasterVigil at 7:00 p.m. (8a.m. MorningPrayer) ,,,,., i,-. .'."'r gllY 9l9 1!

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Stations of the Cross begin at 7:oo p,m. with supperfrom G:o*6:4o p.m.

NOTE: ln lieu of a Lenten Penance Service, Father Mario will offer the Sacrament of Reconciliation at 6:3o on Fridays before Stations and after.

LENTEN PENANCE SERVICE

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March z4-Sacred Heart, Punahou at7:oo p.m.

March z5 -St. Anthony, Kalihi at7:oo p.m. & Holy Family at7:oo p.m.

March z8-Cathedral Basilica at to:oo a.m.

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Mahalo to all our ministries who led the Stations of the Cross this Lent, We are very grateful to you for making out Lenten journey more meaningful and prayerful.

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Youth participated in a camp this past weekend that included a hike and Stations of the Cross. Mahalo to Mr. & Mrs. Saito for their leadership.

Parish Scripture Group-Evening group is participating in the Parish Mission given by Fr. Philip Chircop, SJ at St. John Vianney Church.

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Thank you for your generous support of the Catholic Relief Services Collection. Your gifts: $265.00. Through your generosity families will be reunited, valuable life skills will be taught to those seeking a better life, and many will have vital humanitarian needs met. Please v's't .,,r'i,t,.,-:3i.,:r1 a.:: li;:lirir :-,.tlv:,:i:; i-.,,riiitr:iii::t") to learn how your donations ,;.:,ii'ii: -1

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Our illnesses, aftlictions, and iryuries are simply a sign of our own human weakness, limitations, and imperfectionsphysical as well as spiritual. They're not a sign of God's desire to teach us a lesson for the mistakes we've made or even for

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As for the time we'll spend in purgatory, we need to

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remember that, although our sins are forgiven by our Lord's 1ife, death, and resurrection, sin has an effect on our souls that

must be purified before we enter heaven. This last purification, or purging, is the purpose of purgatory. How much time this final purification takes is up to our Lord, whose love and mercy know no bounds.

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It was an ancient custom of the papal Curia (executive office) to start the year on March z5 in all their communications and documents, thus calling it the "Year of the lncarnation." This practice was also adopted by most civil governments for the legal dating of

John 11:45-56

ln central Europe the farmers put a picture representing the Annunciation in the barrelthat holds the seed grain. While doing so they pronounce some ancient prayer rhyme like this one from upper Austria: O Maryr, Mother, we pray to you; Your life today with fruit was blessed: Give us the happy promise, too, That our harvest will be of the best. lf you protect and bless the field, A hundredfold each

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