Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church Sunday Bulletin

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

YEAR OF MERCY

October 30, 2016

STS. PETER & PAUL CHURCH HONOLULU

ADDRESS: 800 Kaheka St. Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 OFFICE HOURS: Mon. – Fri. 8:30am – 12pm / 1:00 – 3:30pm PHONE: (808) 941-0675 WEBSITE: www.sspeterpaulhawaii.org

OFFICE EMAIL: sspeterpaul@hawaii.rr.com

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31 Sunday in Ordinary Time Jesus and Zaccheus Luke 19:1-10 Desiring To See Jesus and Bring Salvation to Your Household

PAS TORAL TEAM

2 Thes: 1 : 11 - 12

Pas tor: Associate Pastor: Assisting Priest: Deacons:

Secretary: Parish Council: Finance Committee: Faith Formation: Liturgy: Maintenance/Landscaping:

Rev. Khanh Pham-Nguyen Rev. Danny Laeda Rev. Pat Freitas Richard Abel Richard Port Yvonne Toma Lily Narusawa Deacon Ronald Choo Yvonne Toma Barbara Gambol Cesar Reyes

WEEKEND MASSES:

Saturday: (Sunday Vigil) 5:00pm Sunday Morning: 7:00am 9:00am & 11:00am (Interpreted) Sunday Evening: 6:00pm Monday – Friday: 7:00AM & 12:00pm Saturday: 12:00 noon Last Saturday of the Month at the 12:00 noon mass Saturday: 3:30 – 4:30 pm or BY APPOINTMENT Fridays: After the 7:00am mass and 1st Fridays: 7:30 – 10:00 pm Monday – Saturday : 11:15am

Sunday: 5:15pm Fridays: 5:45 – 6:30pm

WEEKDAY MASSES:

COMMUNAL ANNOINTING: RECONCILIATION:

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: PARISH ROSARIES:

STATIONS OF THE CROSS:

Brothers and sisters: We always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and powerfully bring to fulfillment every good purpose and every effort of faith, that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, in accord with the grace of our God and Lord Jesus Christ.

Visit us: www.sspeterpaulhawaii.org

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Where Caring People Are Cared For

31st Sunday In Ordinary Time

“Whatever Happened To Salvation?”

October 30, 2016 READINGS

Come Down, Zacchaeus!

As devout Christians we are well-represented by Zacchaeus. He was a little man. In the grand scheme of things, how often do we consider ourselves to be insignificant? Part of this may be credited to some level of humility but there's always that inner self-demoralizing voice that asks, "How is it possible that I matter to God?" The answer is simple but not necessarily understandable: We are sinners, which bewilderingly qualifies us as recipients of Christ's love. It is in our inner house that He dwells so that He may stay with us always. Through prayer and silence we may visit that inner house to be with our Lord where that selfdemoralizing voice is overpowered by the Voice that says: "Salvation has come to this house."

As qualifiers of salvation, we are indeed descendants of Abraham. While Jesus may never require us to literally give up half of our possessions, He does ask for detachment from them.

"The Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost." For Christians this is a most comforting verse because the word "was" is past tense. In salvation history there was a time when we were among the lost, but through Baptism and by surrendering our lives to Christ's care and accepting His gift of salvation we can now joyfully look ahead without ever having to look back. But the push forward should be an ongoing process of spiritual growth.

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First Reading – Wisdom 11:22-12:2 God saves us from many things in life, including our cosmic insignificance. We are like a single grain of wheat. We are like a drop of morning dew. Yet God treasures each one of us as if there were only one of us. And God saves us from unimportance by letting us share in his redemptive plan for creation.

Second Reading - 2 Thessalonians 1:11-2:2

St. Paul made it clear that God’s saving work takes place, not in the heavenly realm, but right here on earth. He advised the Christians at Thessalonica to forget about when the Lord would return. God has work to do in us and with us, and we have work to do for God here on the earth.

Gospel - Luke 19:1-10 The life of Zacchaeus provides a profound picture of the meaning of salvation.

When Christ came into his life it actually changed the way Zacchaeus lived. Becoming a child of God is a matter of living a godly life. One thing this means is that we cannot separate love for God and love for the neighbor.

Next Sunday’s Readings (Cycle C) 32nd Sunday In Ordinary Time 1st Reading: 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 2nd Reading: 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 Gospel: Luke 20:27-38 or 20:27,34-38

Please pray for the sick of our parish, especially…….

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Christopher Vinca November 2nd May the Lord bless you always!

Antonio Mary A. Robert Agpalsa, P. Almeida Anthony Alatan Edward Atalig Marjorie Atalig Jose Atalig Concepcion Atalig Emily Atalig George Auyong Tony Bacani Dolores Bledsoe Helga Boettger Larry Cabrinha Betty Cecil Joelle Chamberland Wini Chow Louisa Comajis Emma Corrigan Ronald Costa Cerila Crane Avon Czerwinski Regina Czerwinski Steve Dagali Bernanda DeGuzman Victor & Rita Dizon Odetta Doublet Tina Louise Duncan Jo Dowling Nicky Dresci Robert Fahl Sue Felix Douglas Ferreira Chris Foster Serena Fujii Thomas Garcia Helen Garcia Joanna Gates Lorraine & Walter Gonzalves Sadie Gouveia, Magdalena Gualderama John & Barbara Hanao Stanley Ho Jill Ishikawa Frank & Sharla Jensen Christopher Johnson Christoph Jucewicz Jack Jucewicz Joyce Kaanapu Cash Kahoopii Stephen Kalili Renee Kam Sr. Roland & Debra Kamanao Mapuana Kapana Emily Kuhn Christiana Lai Anu Lau Herbert & Thelma Lee

BAPTISMS

Edward Howard, Kapuamaikalani Howard and Isabela Rose Johnnyboy We welcome to our Parish Family!

Please keep them & their families in your prayers!

A SPIRITUAL RETREAT FOR THOSE MOURNING THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE th

Saturday, November 5 , 9:00am – 2:00 pm As the month of November approaches, we remember our st beloved dead. On November 1 , we celebrate All Saints nd Day, and on November 2 , All Souls Day. This can be a painful time for those who have lost a love one. Sister Marie Lamert, ss.cc. and Malulani Kamanu will lead participants through prayer and reflection in their time of greatest need. Come and let the healing begin. Lunch is provided. Free will offering. Registration required.

For more information or to register, please call 845-0065. St. Anthony Retreat Center, Kalihi Valley.

NOVEMBER 2016 BIRTHDAY and/or ANNIVERSARY 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 NOVEMBER. Fill in and complete this form (please print clearly!) and put it in the collection basket or return it to the Office no later than November 7, 2016.

NAME: _________________________________________ PHONE# : _______________________________ BIRTHDAY: _______ (please check) DATE: _____________________________________ WEDDING ANNIVERSARY: ________(please check) DATE: _____________________________________ NUMBER OF YEARS MARRIED: ___________

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Uilison E. Leuta Jamieson Longoria Theodora Luke Violeta Luna-Hill Jennifer & Santiago Maldonado Claudia Maldonado Stanley, Jr. & Marion Medeiros Wilma R. Medeiros Glenn Medeiros Sr. Tammy Medeiros Bob Mendoza Houghton Meyer Jim Meyer Thomas Mistysyn Frank Moore Marvin Moore June Nakamoto Larry Nakamura Betty Ann Nault Sylvia Nelson Susan Nelson Leona Oliveira Dan O’Leary Shirley Onishi Judy Orlando Sherrie Pacatan-Gentry Michael Pacheco & Family Earl & May Phillips T.J. Pochinski Roseann Poyzer Elsie Quinn Neva Rego Alfred & Judy Robolledo James & Peggy Saballa James Sandobal Marilyn Sciortino Donald Secor Myong Soon Sim Charleen Sliger-Saucedo Clifford Smith Dorothy Suchar Theresa Sung Dolores Suredam Jean & Ken Takaki Janet Tavares Kristen Tavares Mary Teves Ellen Tomita Fr. Dave Travers Soane Uiagalelei Peter Uiagalelei Jane Vasconcellos Betty & Art Watkins Larry Wong, Sr. Teresa Yu, and your special intentions

STEWARDSHIP TIME – TALENT – TREASURE

CATHOLIC CARE PROJECT

TREASURE We are grateful to all who so generously contribute to our Parish. The Collections for October 22-23 are as follows: Total: $13,426.52 Envelopes & Loose Collections Mass Intentions Electric & Votive Candles Total:

$6,645.23 165.00 526.85 $7,337.08

ENVELOPES IDENTIFIABLE UNIDENTIFIABLE

48% 52%

Bldg. Fund Donation Outreach Subtotal:

$2,964.32 130.00 102.00 $3,196.32

Special Collections: Catholic University Catholic Charities Education Fund Catholic Relief Fund World Mission All Soul’s Day Haiti Relief Subtotal:

We thank you for your continued support and generosity to the Catholic Care Project and for bringing in your non-perishable items.

Our September food collection has given us the opportunity to give away more than 60 bags of groceries to our kupuna and families who are most in need of help. Last Wednesday, we again packed your donated food items and grocery bags will be distributed this week. We are blessed to serve the vulnerable and continue to encounter God and Witness to Jesus through our Catholic Care Project.

Art With Heart Project 3.00 100.00 55.00 110.00 85.00 624.00 1,916.12 $2,893.12

A FRIENDLY REMINDER! We will have an All Soul’s Day Mass on November 2nd at the 7am & 12 noon masses.

Also a special Memorial of Remembrance Rite for immediate families who passed away and celebrated their funeral mass at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in the last 5 years, will be observed at a 6 pm Mass on Wednesday, November 2nd.

We invite you to complete the Memorial of Remembrance Rite Form located at the entrances of the church and they may be placed in the offertory baskets during mass or brought to the parish office by October 30. Mahalo.

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Come help us decorate bags for our homebound grocery distribution. Your artwork will bring smiles to our Kupuna.

THIS SUNDAY OCTOBER 30 AFTER ALL MASSES Courtyard Area Family Friendly Project Volunteer All Ages

Pr ayer Hands Pro je ct

Stop by and create a special prayer hand card for a friend in need. These will be attached to the food bags we deliver to our kupuna and vulnerable families who are experiencing a difficult time.

T HIS W EEK EN D ✜ AF T ER ALL M AS SES

Courtyard Area

PARISH CALENDAR (October 30– November 5, 2016)

SCHEDULE OF PARISH DEVOTIONS •

RECITATION OF THE HOLY ROSARY Monday – Saturday (11:15 a.m.) will be led in different languages as follows Monday - Filipino & English Tuesday - Korean Wednesday - Legion of Mary (English) Thursday - Chuukese Friday - International Saturday for Families Sunday 5:15pm - Young Adults

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OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP Wednesday following the 7am Mass

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MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS DEVOTION Friday following the 7am Mass

• DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION & CHAPLET Friday 10:45 am, followed by Rosary & Benediction Devotions of the Catholic Church are ways of showing our love to the Holy Trinity, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the angels and the saints. These can be done privately or as communal, oral prayer. The Church has always encouraged private, personal prayer such as meditation, in which the mind, in God’s presence, thinks about God and divine things.

The times listed above indicate when the communal, oral devotions should begin in order to allow time afterwards for meditation and personal reflection, including 15 minutes of silence before Mass begins.

No group or communal prayers will be allowed outside of the schedule in order to respect the time for personal private prayer.

Ministries and apostolates are encouraged to help with these devotions. Please call the parish office to indicate your interest.

M – Main Church, U – Upstairs Parish Conference Room, Blue room (B), Green Room (G), C – Courtyard, (R)- Office Reception Room

Sunday

October 30 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time, Priesthood Sunday 6:15 am – Choir Practice 6:15 am - Rosary (M) 10:15 am – Choir Practice 5:00 pm – Choir Practice (R) 5:15 pm – Young Adult Rosary (M) Monday

October 31 Halloween 6:10 am - Rosary (M) 11:15 am – Rosary 6:30 pm – Charismatic Prayer Group (M)

Tuesday

All Saints Day 6:10 am - Rosary (M) 11:15 am – Rosary 5:30 pm – Women’s AA Meeting (C) 7:00 pm – Centering Prayer (M) 7:30 pm – AA Meeting (C)

November 1

Wednesday

November 2 All Soul’s Day 6:10 am - Rosary (M) 7:30 am – Novena to our Lady of Perpetual Help (M) 11:15 am – Rosary 1:00 pm – Legion of Mary, Queen of Peace (C) 6:00 pm – Mass of Remembrance (M) Thursday

St. Martin de Porres 6:10 am - Rosary (M) 11:15 am – Rosary 5:15 pm – Cantor Practice (M)

November 3

Friday

November 4 St. Charles Borromeo, First Friday 6:10 am - Rosary (M) 7:30 am – Eucharistic Adoration/Sacred Heart Devotion 10:45 am – Divine Mercy Devotion & Chaplet 11:15 am – Rosary 5:45 pm – Stations of the Cross Devotion (M)

Saturday

BVM, First Saturday 11:15 am – Rosary 3:30 – 4:30 pm Confessions (M) 4:15 pm – Choir Practice 5:00 pm – Saturday Vigil Mass

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November 5

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) For the last few decades, many adults (18+) have embarked on their own journey in faith through RCIA to become fully initiated into the Catholic Church. Sts. Peter and Paul Church will begin another RCIA process in September. This process is for those who are not baptized or baptized in another faith and are interested in joining the Catholic Church.

For those who are baptized and have not been Confirmed or have not received their First Holy Communion, you are welcome to join us in preparing to complete your Sacraments of Initiation.

YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

Are you between the ages of 18 – 39, in college, married or single and wish to grow more in your faith?

The Sts. Peter & Paul Young Adult Ministry cordially invites you to the Young Adult Community which meets Sundays at 7:00 p.m. after the 6:00 p.m. Mass.

Please call the church office at (808) 941-0675 or email sspeterpaul@hawaii.rr.com for more information.

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Family Mass is on the 1 and 3 Sunday of each at 9:00 a.m. During the Family Mass, the homily is addressed to families and to the children, giving them a better understanding of the Scripture readings. The children read Scripture that is from a Children's Lectionary.

Our next Family Mass will be on November 6 at 9:00 a.m.

There is dismissal for Children's Liturgy of the Word at the 9:00 a.m. Mass on the other Sundays. Father will invite the children forward for a blessing. The children proceed to the reception area where a church like atmosphere is provided for them to hear the Word of God through prayers, song and readings that they are able to better understand and learn how to be disciples of Jesus. Children will rejoin their families at the Preparation of the Gifts (Offertory).

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We are still looking for Catechists and Aides for 3 th to 7 grades.

Please join the Faith Formation Team. See Yvonne Toma or Iwalani White for more information at the refreshment table or call the office at 941-0675.