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of what convinced people that he was the Son of God. He spoke like no other and then backed up his words with amazing and wonderful actions. For example, he confronted evil spirits and cast them out. The people were amazed and saw this as evidence of his divinity, because no one had absolute power over evil, except God himself. This is a power the Church continues to practice today through the ministry of healing and exorcism. Jesus did not want to see people suffer under the power of Satan but rather wanted them to live full and happy lives. "l came that they might have life and have it abundantly," Jesus said in John 10:10. This strong desire of Jesus to heal and save drove him to tirelessly preach and do good. And because of this combination of goodness and power in his person, his fame spread. Yet the message he preached was chaltenging and demanding. Eventually many preferred to silence that good, powerful, but demanding voice, Today, like Jesus, the Church still longs for nothing less than humanity's complete health and happiness. Yet, at times, the path to that human progress is not the easiest. Like temperamental children are chided by loving parents to eat health food rather than just what they like, so the good and powerful voice and actions of the Church are challenged. We find our full flourishing as human beings and as Catholics by embracing Jesus'words and desires for Jesus' miracles and preaching were part

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STEWARDSHIP

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Mahala for your generous contributions and Faithful Stewardship. The Collections for January 20 - 21, 2018 are as follows: Total: $8.675.05

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2l Church in Latin America. Many people in Latin America and Caribbean do not have access to church programs and ministries because of rural terrain and a lack of ministers. Your generosity makes it possible for them to share in the life of the Church and grow closer to Christ. Please be generous to the second collection! To learn collection, please

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6:15 am - Choir Practice (B) 6:15 am - Rosary (M) 10:15 am * RCIA

Mp--n-day lan-uary 6:30 pm - Charismatic Prayer Group (M) Tqesday lanuary 3O 6:10 am - Rosary (M) 11:15 am - Rosary (M) 6:00 pm - Finance Council 7:00 pm - Centering Prayer (U) Z-9*

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Join those who serve in their parishes as Stewardship councils or are interested in being good stewards of God's resources Saturday, February 17 @The Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa 8:00 am - 2:00 pm 712 North School Street - Honolulu, Hl 96817

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Our next food collection will be The First Sunday of Lent

February 17 & 18.

Hawaii Foodbank

Mass and Opening Address - Bishop Larry Silva, Followed by continental breakfast, vendor displays and workshops presented by national and local experts to include: 8:00 AM

The Hawaii Foodbank Senior 32lbs faod box last Friday, Januaty 76th took a little

longer to process as Foodbank personnel made sure the forms were filled out correctly and each recipient qualified and L13 boxes were distributed. Mahalo to the

Larry Cadorniga, PastoralAssr'sfanf far Stewardshrp Sf. Joseph Church, Vancouver WA Mike DiCosola, Director of myParish App, Diocesan lnc, Grand Rapids Ml

Kristina DeNeve, PhD, Adult Faith Formation

Knigh* of Columbus, the Legion of Mary and all the other volunteers who gave of the ir F rid ay ofterno o n.

Evangelization Chaplain Hyun Underwood, Manager of Peacemakers Program Brandee Menino, CEO of HOPE Services Hawaii Fr. Rheo Ofalsa, Diocesan Director of Vocations Alex Arana, Senlor Campaign Consultant, OSV Michele Ostrowski, Product Specialisf, OSVPan'sh Pastor and Lay Leader Panels

March for Life Those who came

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Life on January 22nd on the 45th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, jained the tens of thousands of Marchers across the

Lunch @ 12 noon along with additional valuable workshops by: myParish App, Our Sunday Visitor (OSV) & the Gallup Strengths Finder Program

country in voicing their belief in the sanctity of lW.

There is no charge THANKS to our lead sponsor OSV Regisfer by or before February f0 email: mclark@rcch awai i.org or phone : (808) 2A3-67 23

January Prayer lntentions from Pope Francis pray for the sick in our Parish, Especially for ... .. Please

Christian Unity That all Christians may be faithfulto the Lord's teaching by striving with prayer and fraternal charity to restore ecclesial communion and by collaborating to meet the challenges facing humanity -rrrrq

PRAYER LIST FOR THE SICK I Prayers bring our parish community together and I pray for those I this is true especially when we I parishioners who are ill among us. We would like to update the list for the month of I January. We will remove the names at the end of every I I I

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month and have a new list for the following month. lf you wish to have your name or the names of your loved ones included on the list, please fill up the form below. The prayer list will be published for the whole month and will be updated at the end of each month. (Because of privacy laws, only person themselves or immediate family member may submit o request.) Mahalo for

I your cooperation. I I Please complete below so

that we may remember you prayers whole month of January in for the I I (Please print clearly!) and put it in the collection I basket or return it to the office. Mahalo. I NAME of the Sick: I I Name of Person Requesting: I I laelationship) I Phone #:

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Maniko Brady

Arthur Cababa Mwejo Capelle Wini Chow Matilda Correa Teresita M. Custodio Avon Czerwinski Regina Czerwinski Blanche DeConte George DeConte

Odetta Doublet Shirley Dungo l'essie Dungo Blanche Hansen toe Hansen Florence Henson Stanley Ho Robert K. F. Ho Maria Elena Jencks Jack Jucewicz

Christoph Jucewicz Charlene Lau Pat Low Bona M. Macabare

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Iohn M. Masunaga Frank Melleno Thomas Mistysyn Robert Mistysyn Bettlr Ann Nault Patrice Nielsen Ray M. Olis Lourdes Olis Berry Oloday Maria Oloday Judy Orlando Nancy Pang Joannita Pangelinan Yvonne S. Pangelinan Ephrem Perez Josefina Perez Anella Rabauliman Bregida R. Reyes Oliver Shilling Myong Soon Sim

loseph Anthony Sullivan Dolores Suredam

Lolita A. Sutton Edwin Tagura Yolanda Trejo Myrna Vallespin Ho Chun Wah Ho Shiu Yan Theresa Yu Janleen Maria Xymoon

for our newly baptized and their families: |ulius Reyes on lanuary 14,2018 Nicolas Rollon 0n Ianuary 13, 2018

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Aloha Parishioners, Friends, and Visitors!

"Let the clrildren csnre to fire, and do not prevent them; for the l(ingdom of hearren belongs tr:r Jesus said,

such as these."

Ivlatthew 19:14 Congratulations to our candidates and catechumen as they continue their journey to the Easter Sacraments. The next step is the Rite of Election on February 18th at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Easter falls on April 1.

The combined 5th and 6th grade class in our Religious

Education Program are on a iourney of discovering |esus and his immense LOVE for all of us! |ust how does that happen? We begin with a prayer led by either a catechist or student. Wken a student volunteers to do the prayer, it sets the stage for a lively day of discussion. The prayer is followed by the Sunday gospel reading and engaging discussion with all involved. We also provide students the opportunity to express themselves through writing. Students in the class are 10 and 11 years old and require an environment that allows and encourages dialogue that is nonjudgmental. We insure that there are avenues for students to make connections that are REAL in their lives. Most importantly, our students are introduced to the person at the heart of our faith in hopes that they become lifelong disciples.

Our desire is to teach the faith and to live joyfully to be examples for our students! Ms, Bernie, Ms. Geraldine, Mr. fohn and Ms. Rebecca

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You can help with RCIA by reaching out to new people who come to Mass and to talk about your faith to others. Offer to pray for a friend or neighbor who is struggle with grief or pain. Let's spend more time in prayer this

20L8. Mahalo nui loa, RCIA Team

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February 2: Feast of the Presentation It is a church custom to bless the candles we will use for the year on this Feast Day. We will bless candles at the noon Mass on Thursday. You are welcome to bring candles from home for a blessings.

* February 3: Feast of St Blaise Father will bless throats of those who wish to be blessed through the intercession of St Blaise after all the masses on Saturday and Sunday.

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reinvigorated the spiritual lives of individuals, of families, of entire parishes. Ifyou are interested in attending the retreat, please fill out a registration form or call for information Sts Peter & Paul: Ana Campos Lopez at799-4741 or Bernadette Lopez at 808-386-3024.

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any people share your concern. As a priest, I am huggecl by an entire congregation throughotit flu season. If I'm sick, I warn people as they approach, but some people want a hug anyway. For man% community fellowship wins out over prudence. Of course it would be best if those who are sick don't drink from the cup containing the precious Blood. But even if they do, receiving the precious Blood is more important to me than the slight risk of illness. However, if it bothers you that much, there's nothing wrong with electing not to receive the precious Blood. And instead of shaking hands and hugging at the sign of peace, try nodding and waving. If people don't understand and push for more, simply say, "Don't want to pass on the flu." That shotrld stop them. t In today's society, far too many

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things keep us physically apart. I refuse to casually surrender anything that brings us together in love and fellowship except in dire circumstances, and for me, a normal flu season doesn't qualify. Fr. Rick Potts, CSsR Sundaybulletin @ Liguori.org

Sunday February 4

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