Exaltation of the Cross

z:747 Pali Highway Honolulu, Hawaii 968e7

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

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OFFICE HOURS;

Tues-Thursr Mon, Fri &

Sat:

9:00 am to 5:00 pm 9:00 am to 12:O0 pm

PASTOR

Fr. Mario Raquepo STAFF

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

rAITH FORMATION CCD-Children Velma Guieb-Mamuad Youph

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& Confrrmation

Rosemary Hashimoto (interim) C. T.A. Debbie Fujiyama

Pafish Sctipture Groups Francis Jordan

CONFESSION

WEEKEND MASS SATURDAY fuain Church )............ 4:oo SUNDAY (chape{) ........................ 7:15

PARISH MINISTRIES

H omeb ound & B ereaue ment Virginia Jordan & Helen Luke

Hospitality

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(SaturdayVigil) DonaldYee (Sundqy)

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Church)....

pm I SATURDAY am : SUNDAY

9:3O am

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3:3o pm 9:15 am

DEVOTION & ADORATION

WEEKDAY MASS ChapelofSt Catherine

MONDAY-SATURDAY

3:oo 8:45

8:OO AM

Eucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass before Mass

Holy

Rosary

Altar Seruer Nicole Heafner

Litutgical Music Leka Leaeno (Saturddy Vigi0 StanleyWong (Sunday) Lec'tot Beverly Perry

VtStTATtONOFTHES|CK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to

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the infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For sacramental emergency, call 595-3105 and press #2

Holy Communion at Mass Jennifer Tamayo

Sacristy

BAPTISM: Sacramental preparation is required. If you are expecting or have a child to be baptized, please call the Parish office for more information

Celine Asato & David Tom

Justice

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(RespectLife)

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(Aloysius Food Pantry) (Family Promise Hawaii)

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PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastoral Council Patricia silva Stevoadship/ Dis ciple

ship Council

of Honolulu requires couples to marry in the Church preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony. Couples participate in the to Preparation at least 6 montls before the Marriage for the office contact should wedding MARRIAGE: The Diocese

FUNERALARRANGEMENTS: Kokua! Please contact arrangements with a funeral home

your Church prior to making

Bernard Ho (interim)

Finance Council James Solidum (interim)

Liturgy Commission TBA

Buildins/ Planning Committ ee Loretta Chee & Richard Leong

Social Fellouship Sui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

When changing address/telephone, or moving out of the Parish, please kindly notiff the office PARISHIONERS:

If you would like to become a parishioner of SL Stephen, please use forms available at the entrance of the Church or contact the office NEW PARISHIONERS:

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GOOD NEWS ze:4Q I Philippians z:6-er IJohn 3:e3-r7 Julian of Norwich (born in :342, died after 1416), who wrote so wonderfully about hervisions of God, once said that we have our beginning in God's love.

From that love we are created, and in that love we live until we are united with God at the end. l've always loved the image of a love that wants to bear fruit in creationthat wants to create me and all the people of the world. Why should it be any surprise, then, that in his love, God would give us himself in Jesus Christ to redeem us all and give us eternal life? lt shouldnt yet many of us walk around unable to believe that someone might love us enough to give his life for us.

Today is an invitation to stop and ask, "What if I believed wholeheartedly the words of the gospel today? What if I knew to the core of my being that I was loved?" I think we might carry ourselves a little differently; we might approach people more openly; we might dare even to love those we thought we couldn't. We get occasional glimpses of love: husbands and wives, parents and children, the deep love of a friend who will drop everything to help us. God's love is all of that and more. For our sake, God emptied himself to become one of us and, at the last, he gave himself for us that we might live more fully than we ever thought possible.

Let us know and believe God's love, which created us, redeemed us, and holds us still untilthat great day we are united with him forever in heaven.

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Mary Katharine Deeley

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ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTRY the Baptist Food Pantry services many of the kupuna andfamilies near their parish. The youth also help feed the homeless in their communtty.

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STEWARDSHIP OF OUR LORD QLJOIEOFTHE\^,EE(

"he humbled himself, becoming obedientto death, even death on a cross." Philippians z:8 Weekly Offerings

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SaturdaS September r3: 4:oo p.rn. Mass: + Edward Chong SundaS September 14: 7:1S a.m. Mass: All families 9:3o am Mass: All Families

Mondan September15: 8 arn Mass:+ Siew Choo Ong requested. by Meriam Ladrillono

Tuesdan September 16: 8 am Mass: Angelica intentions WednesdaS September r7: 8 am Mass: t John Costa

ThursdaS SeptemberrS: 8 am Mass: + Pat Elllis requested by Madeline Lum

FridaS September r9: 8 am Mass: t Ellen Kalahele

Saturdan September zo: 8 am Mass: + Maria Guieb requested by Meriam Ladrillono

For the sick & homebound: ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, JOE CHANG, DON YEE For th e re cently dece ase d : HAZEL ANDRADE, MARIA GUIEB, MERRY CRIS HO, YVONNE PACARRO, BERNADETTE RANNEY, ETHELAU, GINNY STAHL, PAUL WONG, TONY BARON, ELLEN KALAHELE, MARTHA OYADOMORI

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Seytfember 14, 2o{4

ALTAR SERVER COMMISSIONING-September CCD Parent meeting Sept 14 Safe Environment Sept 21

YOUTH Safe Environment Sept 8:oo a.m.

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We will be commissioning our Altar Servers next week at the 9:3o a.m. Mass.

All altar servers are asked to be present and to come early to vest in Father's office. Our parents will be- holding a meeting next door. The Mass will be followed by an appreciation breaKast. All are invited. We are grateful for their

service to our community and their prayer and commitment. Everyone is invited to brunch after Mass.

R.C.t.A.

Parish Scripture Groups

Wed. SeptembertTth 9:15 a.m. &7:oo p.m.

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Are you considering becoming Catholic?

Are you a Catholic interested in receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation or First Holy Communion?

Are you a Catholic returning to the faith?

Are you a Catholic wanting to continue to explore the mysteries of your faith and the treasure of the Mass?

There will be a O&A after all Masses on the weekend of September z7lz8.

R.C.I.A.

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FELLOWSHIP-SI. Andrew Kim Taegon September 2Oth The Church honors those who have been martyred for the faith. There

Tuesday, September t6: 4:oo p.m, (Sat.) Choir Practice

Wednesday, September t7: 8:3o a,m.-9:oo a.m.

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those even today who suffer for Christ. We remember and teach our children how precious our faith in Jesus us by celebrating their feast days. After the 4:oo p.m. Mass on SePtember zoth.

Eucharistic Adoration

CATECHETICAL SUNDAY

Thursday, September r8: 7:oo p.m. (Sun.) Choir practice

September zest is set aside by the U.S. Bishops as the day we commission and remember to pray for our Catechists, students and families. Catechesis comes from the Latin and Greek to teach by word of mouth, it has it's origins in the word echo. To catechize is to pass on what we have learned. That's why we can't do it just by the internet or video, but person to person. Please pray for

ourteachers and students as they begin a newyear.

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Sefiternber 20

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Altar senter:

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Zachary Choo, Nalu Aki, Jade McGuinn

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Lector: [Sat] - nnicfrelle Silva, Randy Tom

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IVERSITY OF AMERICA-Special Collection

Thank you for your contributions to last week's second collection for The Catholic University of America! Your gift will make great things possible by providing direct financial aid to aver 4,ooo students from diocese across the country.

l-Special Collection

[SunJ -Sandy Wong, Monica Hahn

CATHOLIC CHARITI ES HAWA.I

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Mr. Wesley Fong is on the Board of Catholic Charities and will be speaking about their work at all Masses. We support them in their ministry to the elderly and the homeless.

fsotJ - Maris Ho, Kristyn Ho [Sun] *Toni Farm, Frank Jordan, Arlette Aki

TH.AT MAN IS YOU Collection Counting: Team 3 Church Cleaners Cathy Devaney, Toni Farm, Julie Abcede

A program primarily a Catholic Men's faith group focused on how the men are called to live faithful lives meets every Monday evening in the Kamiano Center next to the Cathedral Basilica starting at 6:3opm with a light meal and fellowship. This program is put on by Fishers of Men and Ron Gochenouer is the leader of this group.

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Morday,Sptenber 15 Our Lady of Sorrows

1 Corinthians I I :17 -*26. 33

John 19;25-27 or

Luke 2:33-35

TUesday,Sptenber 16 St. Corndius, Pope and St. Clprian, Bishop & Martyr

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\Abdnesday,&ptarba 17 St. Robert Bellarmine

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Thursday,&pterrba 18 I Corinthians l5:1-1 Luke 7:36-50

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I Corinthians 1 5 :12-*-24 Luke 8:.1-3

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S.NDAY &ptenber 21 Exaltation of the Holy Ooss Numbers 21:4-9 Philippians 2:6-11 John 3 :13-1 7

Jesus understood his mission to be sacrificing his own life "as a ransom for many''(Matthew 20:28). His fidelity to that mission was even at the cost of death. However, saymg Jesus' death was payment for our sins doesn't mean that a vengeful God was appeased by the slaughter of his own innocent son.

Rather, we are redeemed because of the mutual love between Father and Son, as well as the love Christ had for us all when he offered his life.

"It is love 'to the end'[see John 13:l] that confers on Christ's sacrifice its value as redemption and reparation, as atonement and satisfaction" (CatedrisnoftheCaftdicchurdL 616). It is in this sense that Jesus' death was a payment-not one to be exacted-but a unique sacrifice 'that completes and surpasses all other sacrifices," when 'the Father handed his Son over to sinners in order to reconcile us with himself," and the Son of God freely and lovingly offered his human life to his Father "in repmation for our disobedience" (CCC 614).

Christ obore our sins in his body upon the cross....By his wounds you have been healed" (1 Peter 2:24). Viewed in light of the resurrection, Christ's death has meaning in eternal life's triumph over sin.

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Prayer before a Crucifix Lookdown upon me, good and gBntle..bsrq while beforeYour fae I humbly kned, and with burning soul pray and beseech You to fix deep in my heart lively senti ments of faith, hope, and drarity, true contrition for my sinq and a firm purpose of amendrnent; while I @ntemplatewith great love and tender I d, pity Your five woundq pondering over them ri:*i @ within me, and callingto mind thewordswhidt, long ago, David the prophet spoke in Your own person @ncerning You, my .b$s "They hare piered My hands and My feet; they hare numbered all My bones"

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