The Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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(808) ses-310s ssccpali@rcchawaii.org facebook.com/st.stephenpali

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OFFICE HOURS:

Mon-Fri:

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9:00 am to 12:00 pm

PASTOR

Fr. Mario Raquepo STAFF

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

CCD-Children Velma Guieb-Mamuad

Youth

& Confinnation

Rosemary Hashimoto (interim)

R, C. I. A, Debbie Fujiyama

Paish Scripture Groups Francis Jordan PARISH MINISTRIES

Homebound

&

Bereaoement

Virginia Jordan & Helen Luke

WEEKEND MASS

CONFESSION

Church) 4:oo pm ....7:15 am SUNDAY (Chapet) (Main Church) 9:3O am SATURDAY (Main

David Tom

Chapel ofSt. Catherine

Akor

Seruer Zachary Choo

MONDAY_SATURDAY

3:oo - 3:3o Pm or by appointment

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

WEEI(DAY MASS

Hospitality

SATURDAY

8:OO AM

Holy

Rosary

Mass

before Mass

Liturgical Music Leka Leaeno (Saturday Vigil) Stanley Wong (Sunday)

Lector Beverly Perry

Holy Communion at Mass lennifer Tamayo Sacrisfy Celine Asato & David Tom

Justice & Peace TBA TBA

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(Respect Life) (Aloysius Food p antry) (Family Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastoral Couneil

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VISITATION OF THE SICK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available

the infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For

to visit

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

Patricia Silva

Steuardship/Discipleship Council Bernard Ho (interim)

Finance Council James Solidum (interim)

Liturgy Commission TBA

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Kokua! 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 notify the office

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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GOOD NEWS Exodus t6:z-4, ::z-:5 I Ephesians 4:t7, zo-24

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John 6:24-35

Where does food come from? ln an effort to teach our children that food didn't come from grocery stores, my husband and I helped them plant tomatoes, cucumbers, and green beans in our back yard. The yield was small, but the reward was great as they tasted the work of their hands. We had somewhat more difficulty explaining the source of our protein, though they did learn how to fish. We cooked what they caught. I think they grew in appreciation of the hard work it took to put food on the table. We also learned the importance of sharing what we had by cooking for others and collecting canned goods for our local pantry.

The lsraelites in the desert wondered where food was going to come from as well. The desert they wandered through was a far cry from Egypt. They forgot their enslavement and remembered only the food that they had, which seemed like a banquet compared to whatthe desert provided. There was nothing to plant and no place to plant it. The lsraelites had to rely solely on God. God did not disappoint. First he sent quail, then a miraculous bread that was as much as they needed. lt was a lesson in faith we all need to learn.

As city dwellers, we have grown to rely on the farmers, butchers, and fisherman who supply our daily food. As Christians, we again must rely solely on God for our spiritual nourishment. He sent us his Son, Jesus, who is the true bread from heaven. lf we come to him, we will never hunger.

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Saturday, August 2: 4:oo p.m. Mass: + Francis Chia Sunday, August 3: 7:15 am Mass: All Families 9:3o am Mass: Diocese of Geita Monday, August 4: 8 am Mass: + Nancy Tom Tuesday, August 5: 8 am Mass:

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Donna McDonnell

Wednesday, August 6: 8 am Mass:

t Vickie Solidum

Thursday, August 7: 8 am Mass:

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Vickie Solidum

Friday, August 8: 8 am Mass: t Fr. George Kottuppalil Saturday, August 9: 8 am Mass: Kara Dodge (birthday)

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

ASATO

,A.LOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTR\I

For the recently deceased:

Our donations will be taken to St. Johi ihe Bapfi{t Church to help with their ministry to the kupuna and homeless.

STE\A/ARDSHIP OF OUR LORD

HARRY BENDER, CHARLES HO, EDITH

DEMELLO, CATHERTNE AOKt, DONNA MCDONNELL, JERRY TARUTANI, vlcKtE SoLtDUM, NANCY TOM

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Margaret Young

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DonationslCol lections

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PLEASE PRAY FOR FAMILY & FRIENDS CCD

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YOUTH

July-CIass for Year z Parish Scripture Groups

Wed. August 5, 2015 none R.C.I.A.

August Video series

Wednesday, August 5: Eucharisiic Adaration

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Thursday, August 6 7:oo pm

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practice

Next Weeh: Aug 8 I 9,2015 Altar server: Marian, Joh* Paul, Ceorge Ha';le [SunJ - Jesmine Labrador, EIiana Abcee, Mackenzie Martines

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Lector: [Sat] - Richard Leong/Michei!e

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Nancy Tom and for her family.

Funeral Mass will be August rrth at 11 a.m. with visitation at 9:3o a.m. and lunch to follow. Burial will be a later date

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION-August 5 Our monthly First Wednesday Eucharistic Adoration is scheduled for August 5th. Please see the sign up if you are able to join us in prayer.

NUUANU HALE NURSING HOME

EMHC:

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Valerie Low, Olive

Houle, Jennifer tsatara

[SunJ - Glsen Kurahara, Sandy

Wong Helen Luke Collection Counting: Team z Church Cleaners: Caroiyn & Bernard Ho, Christy Nakano, Helen Lul<e, Velma 6uleb-fv'ramuad, Nohea Ceorge

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Our monthly Mass for our parishioners at Nuuanu Hale will be next week at 9:3o a.m. on Thursday, August 13 at 9:3o a.m. The residents look forward to celebrating with us. Please join us if you are available

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Congratulations to our Knights of Columbus St. Stephen the First Martyr Council #76267 officially chartered on July 4,2or5 with zz members. Thank you to all those who made a commitment to life, family and God. The next meeting will be Thursday, August 6th at 7:oo p.m. in the SPAM conference room. Contact Randy Tom or Kevin Saito for more information.

ANNUAL MISSIONS APPEAL-Message frorn Fr. Gerald Dear brothers and sisters, Just a note to thank you for all your kindness during my Mission Appeal here last weekend. Coming from a remote part of Africa, I never envisioned even having contact with Hawaiian people, much less with St. Stephen's Parishioners. I was so impressed with your deep faith and devotion at Mass, and concelebrating the Sunday Llturgy with you will be one of my most vivid memories of America.

Last but not least I thank Fr. Mario for hosting me for all these days and

kindness. Furthermore, I thank everyone of you for your overwhelming generosity to my church in the Diocese of Geita in Tanzaria.In the name of my people, I am deeply grateful and I thank you for your generous heart. Be assured of my prayers hoping that we shall continue being in touch.

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May God bless you!

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Bread sales go toward the purchase of a new piano.

II{I\HALO Thank you for the opportunity to serve in many ways here at the parish, especially as your bulletin editor. We are handing over the baton to Stan Contrades. I am also grateful to Sts. Peter and Paul parish for offering me a position when the one here was terminated due to lack of funds. Please be well and my God bless all our families. (RH,)

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all have our natural talents and abilities.'[/e have our strengths and our weaknesses. It is part of the virtue of humility to know the truth about ourselves. However, our natural abilities are finite and limited.

finite and limited, we sometimes fail to do the good we would like to do, or we might even sin because we have not judged a situation correctly. H6$7sys1- thanks be to God-grace builds on nature. So if we are open to God's grace, we have access to overcoming some of the finite effects of nature. This does not mean you can fly like Superman. But it does mean you might be able to judge a situation more clearly; have insight into what is right, good, and true; or that you might have a renewed inner strengh.

So when a person uses this phrase, he is not saying that the person he is speaking about is not open to God's grace, but he's acknowledging that without God's help in his own life, he could be in the same or worse situation due to his own weakness. Thus, we need to be open to the grace of God working in our lives.

Because we are

Monday, Awqusl3 Numbers 11:4b-15 Matthew 14:73-27 Taesday, Aagust 4 5t. John Vianneg, Priest Numbers 12:1-73

Matthew 74:22-36 Wednesdaq, Awqusl5 Dedication of 5t. Marg Majo:.

Numbers \3:7-2,25L4:11, 26-29a,34-35

Matthew

75:27-28

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FR. DON KIRCHNER, CS'R sunda)'bulletin@liguori.org

Transliguration oi ihe Lord Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14

Mark

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5t. Slxtus II 5t. Cajetan

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St. Eusebius of Vercelli

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St. John Vianney

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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

16 St.

Stephen of Hungary

Dedication of the Basilica 19 St. John Eudes of St. Mary Major 20 St. Bernard 21 St. Pius X 7 St. Sixtus ll and Companions 22 Queenship of Mary

Safwrday, Awqust 6 5t, Dominic, Priest

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Deuteronomg 6:4-73 Matthew 77:\4--20

St. Cajetan

8 St. Dominic

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1 Kings 194-8 Ephesians 4:30-5:2

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St. Rose of Lima

24 St.

Bartholomew

St. Lawrence

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St. Clare

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St. Pontian and St. Hippolytus

25 St. Joseph Calasanz 27 St. Monica 28 St. Augustine

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John

St. Alphonsus Liguori

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Deuteronomy 4:32-40 Matthew 16:24-4.8

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Maximilian Kolbe

St. Louis

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Saints of August

2 Peter 1:16-19

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