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Easter Vigil Parishioners, Visitors, and Friends ofSts. Peter and Paul +Micaela Quiambao + Carlss Miranda, Sr. Joan Anna Fancia (SIl

+Frantisek Boskovic +Michael Feranil Ioan Anna Fancia [SI) People of Hawaii +Estrella Dios loan Anna Fancia (SIJ +Carlos P Sumaylo loan Anna Fancia (SI)

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Fr. Khanh

Fr. Sieg

As the Church began the hotiest week of the year, my

thoughts turned to the meaning of death, and dying, and rising to new tife.

Fr. Khanh

My mother, now ninety-eight, has had a good [ife. She raised my 7 siblings and me when my father died young before he reached 50. As her youngest chitd and spoited brat, I woutd like her to remain physicatty with our family longer. However, with her current physicat

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Rosalinda Pangan

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Mary Lum [BD)

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+Raymond 0rta

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+Angelito Co Hing fill lshikawa [SI)

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iRey Allado Redolme

Fr. Khanh

+Carlos Miranda, Sr.

Fr. Khanh

+Machiel Verhoeve

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0livia Kim IBD)

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+Rafael Pekson II

Dear Parishioners, Visitors and Friends

Iimitations, her spiritua[ relationship with God is blurred wlth questions, "lf God lsves me, why do I have to suffer?"

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Iuanet Santos Terisita Aurellano (healingJ

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Felmar Quisaaan (BD) People of Hawaii + Theresia Tan

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We are thankful for the 799 signatures on the ffo Aloha ln Suicide petitions submitted by Sts. Peter and Paut Church's parishioners, visitors and friends, and the catls

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burying of their chitd after an unexpected death. How does one let go of the piercing sadness, depression and [oss?

The answer is one att Christians are deepty famitiar with - the story of Jesus's Resurrection, totd time and time again. His seemingty impossible Resurrection, and His promise that att who fottow Him witt likewise be resurrected and have eternal LIFE, influences our thoughts and actions positively, infuses us with an unsurpassabte H0PE, and enables us to live a new life of joy that manifests resotute courage.

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Today, in our present socia[ context, we are in a struggle between the "culture of [ife" and the "cutture of death." There is an urgent catl for a united ethical effort to campaign in support of LIFE. Together we can buitd a new culture of LIFE and live the HOPE fitted stor.y of Jesus's Resurrection.

continue to let your voices be heard.

My prayer for you this Easter is that joyfut thankfr-rlness and LOVE witt be what keeps you tiving and giving for the glory of God. May you and your toved ones be fitted with att the renewed HOPE and brightness of our Lord's Resurrectio n. *{ayyy Easter!

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April 1, 2018

Acts 10:34a, 37 – 43 Colossians 3:1 – 4 or 1Corinthians 5:6b – 8 John 20:1 – 9 or Mark 16:1 – 7 Domenico Cresti’s triumphal painting, The Resurrection, was placed by Fr. Lorenzo Ricci, SJ, in the chapel commemorating the spot outside Rome where Ignatius had a vision confirming his desire to ask the pope to found the Jesuit order. It’s significant because Fr. Lorenzo enthroned this painting as a symbolic act just before the order was suppressed throughout the Portuguese and Spanish Empires. It was one of their darkest hours.

We all have dark moments in our histories. It seems death will swallow us; that God has abandoned us, and there is no solution. The darkness in the painting suggests just that—the world of darkness and despair without the light of Christ. The soldiers sleep, the cold world waits below, and a once-strong trunk is dry and sapped of vigor.

Above, the beautiful Christ figure is surrounded in light, while he hoists the victory standard: the blood-red cross of martyrdom set upon the pure white of resurrection.

He, like a new Moses, is leading them into the promised land of eternal life.

These contrasting scenes of darkness and light are the message of the painting and of the resurrection itself.

Peter, John, and Mary Magdalene had locked themselves at home, engulfed in darkness, fear, and sadness. The next morning they arrive to the tomb only to find it open and the body of their beloved Savior gone.

Victory was being won even as they slept.

Entrust your ways to the Lord and he will act. God is at work winning your salvation! Do not let hope be vanquished! Hold on. Trust in him. Victory is right around the corner.

First Reading: Acts 1:34a, 37 – 43 Jesus’ resurrection from the dead is the first act of God’s work of making all things new.

That means that everything is changing and we need to testify to others about the new life God offers us all.

Second Reading: Colossians 3:1 – 4 Paul articulates a central part of his overall argument. For those in the community of faith, the starting and ending point of existence is Christ. Christ brings both life and death. We have died with Christ. We now live in and with Christ. This is the basis for the meaning of life.

Gospel Reading: Mark 16:1 – 7 Having women witnesses is unusual because Jewish law did not accept women as witnesses. But if these reports were fabricated, we can be certain that they would not have women. Therefore women witnesses constitute evidence that the story is true.

—Fr. Mark Haydu, LC

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Next week’s readings Acts 4:32 – 35 1 John 5:1 – 6 John 20:19 – 31

STEWARDSHIP

TIME – TALENT – TREASURE

TREASURE

This Week’s Events Apr. 1 – 7, 2018 M – Main Church, U–Upstairs Parish Conference Room, R – Reception room, B - Blue room, G - Green Room, C – Courtyard

Mahalo for your generous contributions and Faithful Stewardship.

The Collections for March 24 – 25, 2018 are as follows: T otal: $13 ,7 53. 75

Sunday April 1 Easter Sunday

Envelopes & Loose Collections Mass Intentions Electric & Votive Candles

6:15 am – Choir Practice (B) 6:15 am – Rosary (M)

$ 8,946.26 350.00 468.92 Total $ 9, 76 5 .18

Monday

ID ENTIFIABLE U N IDEN TIFIABLE

Tuesday

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April 2

6:30 pm – Charismatic Prayer Group (M)

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Building Fund Outreach Donation Catholic Care

Monday within the Octave of Easter

Wednesday

April 4

Wednesday within the Octave of Easter

6:10 am – Rosary (M) 7:30 am – Novena to our Lady of Perpetual Help (M)

Special C ollections:

11:15 am – Rosary (M) 1:00 pm – Legion of Mary, Queen of Peace (C) 6:00 pm – R.C.I.A. (Mystagogy) 6:30 pm – Scripture Study (R)

108.00 3.00 76.00 10.00 62.00 21.00 41.00 125.00

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April 3

6:10 am – Rosary (M) 11:15 am – Rosary (M) 7:00 pm – Centering Prayer (M)

$ 3,342.57 60.00 120.00 20.00 $ 3,5 4 2.5 7

Catholic Relief Services Latin America Holy Thursday First Offering Good Friday Scholarship Ed Fud Holy Land Operation Rice Bowl

Tuesday within the Octave of Easter

Thursday

April 5

Thursday within the Octave of Easter 6:10 am – Rosary (M) 11:15 am – Rosary (M) 6:00 pm – Choir Practice (M)

$4 46.00

Friday

April 6

Friday within the Octave of Easter 6:10 am – Rosary (M) 7:40 am – Eucharistic Adoration/Sacred Heart Devotion 10:00 – 11:30 am – Confession and Spiritual Direction 10:45 am – Divine Mercy Devotion & Chaplet 11:45 am – Benediction 5:30 pm – Stations of the Cross Devotion resumes 5/25 7:30 pm – First Friday Mass

SECOND COLLETION Mahalo for your generous contribution to the Building Fund Operation Rice Bowl so far $1,285.01

Saturday

April 7

Saturday within the Octave of Easter

Your Lenten sacrificial gifts help change lives.

10:00 – 12:00 am Cleaning Church (M) 11:15 am – Rosary 3:30 – 4:30 pm – Confessions (M)

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STEWARDSHIP

TIME-TALENT- TREASURE

ENCOUNTER THE RISEN CHRIST

Sponsored by our Parish Catholic Care Project

• The next Hawaii Foodbank 32 lb. box distribution is Friday April 20th.

Volunteers needed to help recipients with their boxes and to fill out forms.

• Our NEXT Parish Monthly Food Collection will be April 21st & 22nd

• Volunteers Needed for food sor.ng April 23rd

Half of Hawaii’s household do not earn enough to cover basic needs.

Through this ministry our parish serves the needs of our Kupuna, Ohana and those who come to our door, who are struggling with food insecurity.

Our Parish Catholic Care Project relies heavily on donations from our parishioners. Only by your generosity are we able to help others in their time of need. Please prayerfully consider helping us feed the hungry!

If you don’t have /me to shop…

Visit our parish website at www.sspeterpaulhawaii.org Your donation to our Catholic Care Project will help to purchase the items to fill the brown bags.

Do you know someone in our parish who would benefit from receiving a food bag to help them

make ends meet?

Please tell them to contact our Catholic Care 3

We prayed, fasted and gave alms—and now we celebrate Easter joy! Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl ends as we encounter our Risen Lord. We re)lect on our brothers and sisters we have walked with, and we commit to bringing Easter joy to each person we meet in our daily lives. Don’t forget to turn in your CRS Rice Bowl in the box in the courtyard by April 8th.

If you are able, please count the money in your CRS Rice Bowl and write a check for the amount made out to Sts. Peter & Paul Church. Be sure to write “CRS Rice Bowl” on the memo line of the check and drop it in the offering. Or place your box in in the Operation Rice Bowl box in the courtyard.

God of the journey, You offered us the example of the Good Samaritan, who stops to heed the cries of a person in need. As we end our Lenten journey, may we continue to walk with our brothers and sisters around the world who are hungry, with those who must flee their homes because of war or lack of opportunity, and with all who need our comfort and compassion.

We pray that these, our Lenten sacrifices, may be an offering of solidarity and a promise of ongoing encounter with our one human family.

As good stewards of your many gifts, may we always remember to love our neighbors as ourselves.

And wherever we feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty or welcome the stranger, may we remember that we are encountering the Risen Christ.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

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PRAYER LIST FOR THE SICK

April Prayer Intentions from Pope Francis

Please pray for the sick in our Parish, Especially for â&#x20AC;Ś Charita Abelgas-Mabon Vanessa Alcova Loranzo Alota Becky Alota Darlene Amarosa Tony Bacani Michael Bartolome Ho Lun Big Olivia Mia Blake Maniko Brady Arthur Cababa Mwejo Capelle Wini Chow Teresita M. Custodio Avon Czerwinski Regina Czerwinski Blanche DeConte George DeConte Odetta Doublet Shirley Dungo Tessie Dungo Blanche Hansen Joe Hansen Florence Henson Stanley Ho Robert K. F. Ho Shirlene Iwai Maria Elena Jencks Jack Jucewicz Christoph Jucewicz Charlene Lau Pat Low

For those who have Responsibility in Economic Matters That economists may have the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths.

We congratulate and pray for all those who received the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil in the Catholic Church this day.

Please welcome those who have joined us in our faith. Please call the office if you would like to receive the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist.

Please also extend your warmest Aloha to all our visitors and friends.

APRIL 2018 BIRTHDAY and/or ANNIVERSAY CELEBRANTS Please complete this form with your pertinent

information so that we may remember you at Mass and with prayers and blessings on your special day in APRIL. Fill in the complete this form (please print clearly!) and place it in the collection basket or return to the office no later than April 8, 2018.

NAME:_______________________________________________

PH#: _________________________________________________

BIRTHDAY: ____________(please check)

DATE: ______________________________________________

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY: ___________

DATE:_______________________________________________

NO. OF YEARS MARRIED: ____________

Bona Macabre John M. Masunaga Thomas Mistysyn Robert Mistysyn Betty Ann Nault Patrice Nielsen Felicitas R. Noland 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 Joseph Anthony Sullivan Dolores Suredam Lolita A. Sutton Edwin Tagura Yolanda Trejo Myrna Vallespin Ho Chun Wah Ho Shiu Yan Theresa Yu Janleen Maria Xymoon

Funeral Mass will be celebrated for

Fr. Francis Nakagawa, SM Friday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m. with visitation at 4:30 At Mystical Rose Oratory on the campus of Chaminade University and St. Louis school.

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FAITH FORMATION CCD

Youth & Young Adults Acts. 4:9-11 if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a cripple, by what means this man has been healed, be it known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by him this man is standing before you well. This is the stone which was rejected by you builders, but which has become the head of the corner. ʻAnoʻaiKākou, Happy Easter! Do you ever think about what we can do to have a good morning, or to make an entire day happy overall? Usually we do that just for something special, like our picnic for Easter, but why not do little things on many days? Peter's statement reminds us that we're all builders. It also defines what we're supposed to be around the cornerstone: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church. If we're united (one), under Christ (holy), reaching out to everyone universal (catholic), through the apostolic tradition (Jesus to Peter, all the way to Pope Francis)... then we have a lot of work to do. But where do we find the time? Simple - just join the young adults group, St. Don's (or if you're already past your mid-thirties, you can sign up your kids, and come with them if they let you)! You can subscribe to the facebook page or just send us an e-mail. We have plenty of activities on different days and times, so everyone has an opportunity to participate at some point.

Thank you to everyone that contributed to Project Period. St. Don’s young adult ministry, being mostly young women, totally understands the difficulties associated with periods. All women have the right to live their life with dignity regardless of rich or poor, and so to help, during Lent we collected supplies for the emergency shelters serving our area. We were surprised at how much, how quickly everyone donated. Mahalo for the church's support!

Of course, we have a lot of randomly occurring events: one-off volunteering (e.g. beach cleanups), guest speakers, social events, etc. However, we have a lot of regularly recurring things as well: • Tuesdays we continue to provide free tutoring to those trying to learn English or get their GED. • Thursdays we have Bible study. The passages we go over are inspired from the following day's Gospel reading (the calendar is available on usccb.org).

• Every second Saturday morning of the month we help to clean the church.

Check out our facebook page (use the link: www.facebook.com/YoungAdultsMinistry.Honolulu As the young adults ministry of Sts. Peter & Paul, inspired by St. Don Bosco, we wish to volunteer, learn, reflect, and be happy. Servite Domine in laetitia (Serve God cheerfully). Being part of this group, in this phase of our journey in life, will allow us to help each other to grow spiritually, intellectually and physically. If you have any interest, questions, comments, ideas, etc. please e-mail us at trivialFyr@gmail.com or txt 305-898-0378. Hope to see everyone soon!

Aloha, Amala & Sunu

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Aloha Parents!

A million thanks for your continued support in our children’s faith journey and spiritual growth. During this Lent, children learn about the different Stations of the cross and how Jesus suffered for us.

Children participated in the Palm Sunday Procession and had an opportunity to share their feelings and thoughts as a way to prepare themselves for the Holy Week.

Through individual reflection and faith sharing with others, our children open themselves up for a deeper conversion. They learn to understand each other's reflection and share their own thoughts as they grow with deeper understanding and become closer to God. We encourage parents to continue their support of their children in their faith formation journey and in their preparation for the sacraments they are to receive.

Mahalo and God Bless!

Grades 5 and 6 Ms. Geraldine Mr. John Ms. Rebecca

AROUND THE PARISH AND THE DIOCESE Faith Formation around the parish

ACTS Adoration, Community, Theology, Service (All Men’s Retreat) April 5 – 8, 2018

ACTS retreats have enriched the lives of hundreds of thousands of people; men and women, teens and retirees, rich and poor, Catholic and non-Catholic, in the United States as well as other countries. It has reinvigorated the spiritual lives of individuals, of families, of entire parishes.

Parish Scripture Group: Meets Wednesdays at 6:30 pm to discuss the reading of the coming Sunday (there’s a potluck supper at 6:00 pm) R.C.I.A. – Rites of Christian Initiation for Adults: meets Wednesday from 6:00 to 7:00 pm to learn more about the Catholic Church and explore the riches of her teachings.

If you are interested in attending the retreat, please fill out a registration form or call for information:

Galo Camacho 312-8800 Armando Lopez 799-4740 Tom Storm 616-828-8757

CCD – Confraternity of Christian Doctrine for Children in grades Kindergarten to 8th. Adults also needed. The best way to learn about your faith is to teach it.

All are welcome as we pay tribute to these men and women who have given decades of selfless service to the Church.

Saturday, April 21, 2018 10:30 a.m.

Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa

Please join in any of the groups below to encounter the living Christ in your life.

Are you Hurting from a past Abortion?

Congratulations!

2018 State Spelling Bee Champ from Star of the Sea School Malena Medan-Pass, a 6th grade student at Mary, Star of the Sea School is this year's State Spelling Bee Champion! After winning her school's annual Spelling Bee in December Malena moved on to win the District Spelling Bee in January. She then competed in the March 9th State Spelling Bee along side fellow Hawaii Catholic School student Calvin Bailey from St. Theresa School, Kauai. She will be representing the state of Hawaii at the National Spelling Bee in Washington D.C. this May.

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Experience God’s merciful love & healing on a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat Women and Men of All Faiths are Welcome!

APRIL 27-29, 2018 Arrival on Friday at 5:45pm – Departure on Sunday at 5pm

Space is Limited.

CONFIDENTIAL REGISTRATIONS Please Call Lisa Shorba at (808) 349-5071 or Sr. Geralyn Spaulding OSB at (808) 741-3819

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