Twenty Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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OFFICE HOURS:

Tues-Thurs: 9100 am to 5:00 pm Mon, Fri & Sat: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm PASTOR

Fr. Khanh Pham-Nguyen PERMANENT DEACON Deacon Ronald Choo

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Rosemary Hashimoto FAITH FORMATION

CCD-Children Velma Guieb-Mamuad

Youth

& Confinnation

Rosemary Hashimoto (interi m)

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Debbie Fujiyama

WEEKEND MASS

Paish kripture Groups Francis Jordan PARISH MINISTRIES

Homebound & Bereattemeat

SATURDAY SUNDAY

(SaturdayVigiL)

Donald Yee (Sunday) Altar Seruer Nicole Heafner

....7:15 am 9:3O am

ChapelofSt Catherine

MONDAY_SATURDAY

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CONFESSION

SATURDAY 3:oo SUNDAY 8:45-

3:45 Pm 9:15 am

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

WEEKDAY MASS

Hospitality

TBA-

(MainChurch).. 4:oo pm

(Chapel) (Main Church)..

Virginia Jordan & Helen Luke

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B:OO

AM

Holy

Rosary

Mass

before Mass

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

Lectar Beverly Perry

Holy Communion at Mass Jennifer Tamayo

Scerisfy

Homebound Ministers are available to visit VISITATIONOFTHESICK: Priest and-l-

the infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For

sacramental

emergency, call 595-3105 and press #2

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

Celine Asato & David Tom

Justice

&

TBATBA

TBA

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Peace (RespectLife) (Aloysius Food Pantry) (Family Promise Hawaii)

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

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastorcl Couneil Patricia Silva S te

uardship / Diecipleship C au ncil

Kokua! Please contact your Church prior to making arrangements with a funeral home {Funerals on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday) FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:

Bernard Ho (interim)

Finance Cauneil James Solidum (interim)

Liturgy Commissian TBA

Buildins/Planaing Cammittee Loretta Chee & Richard Leong Social Felloaship Sui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

PARISHIONERS:

When changing address/telephone,

or moving out of

the

Parish, please kindly notit/ the office 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 NEIA/S t:tz-t7 / Luke r5:r-32 I lost my wedding ring once. For two days I was frantic, practically turning my whole house upside down. The loss was devastating-the ring much symbolized so much and obviously couldn't be replaced' I couldn't do and sleeping, eise during those days but worry-l had trouble working, focusing. rfufr.n I found the ring safely tucked amid some blankets that had fallen offtne bed, my joy was nearly indescribable. Palpable relief filled me,

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and my world was back on track. in That experience gives me insight into "the joy in heaven" Jesus describes our in today's gospel a1 the repentance of a sinner. Sin causes a rift ,ul.tionr-hlp with God-it's a profound loss, like that of a shepherd losing a ring' sheep or a woman losing a coin or a careless woman losing her wedding profound-it's Jesus tells us that God's joy at our repentance is even more worthy of a grand party and celebration. Take my joy atfinding my ring and multiply it a hundredfold or more-that's the rejoicing in heaven when a sinner comes home.

Knowing that's how God feels about our repentance should bring us relief have and pealce-and it should also move us to extend mercy to those who wronged us. Broken relationships are losses-we may try to pretend they don,t affect us, but deep down they can still eat away at us, slowly destroying our sense of peace and well-being. We can continue nurturing grudges *d .ng"r, or we can grab on to the palpable joy that comes with Lur.y and healing. Are you missing out on some much-needed ioy? Forgive Janel Eske r I sundaybulletin@liguori'org someone, and then rejoice.

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7t5 am Mass

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Tuesday, September t7: 8 am Mass: L Victor DeCarlo Wednesday, September t8: 8 am Mass: t Walter Freitas Thursday, September t9: 8 am Mass: t Dorothy Gross Friday, September zo: 8 am Mass, t lgnatio Babauta Saturday, September zt: 8 am Mass: t Hazel Andrade

For the sick & homebound: ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, GINNY STAHL, ETHELAU, MABEL LUKE

For the recently deceased:

PACARRO

Donations/Col lections 85B.oo

Monday, September t6: 8 am Mass: + Raymond Tom

GUIEB, MERRY CRIS HO, YVONNE

(Septl &8,20ry)

Sat 4 Pm Mass

7:15 a.m. Mass: all Families 9:3o am Mass: All Families

FANNIE GORA, ELLEN 5HAM, PATSYTAM, GWENDOLYN JOSEPH, HAZELANDRADE, MARIA

STE1f{IARDSHIP OF OUR LORD

Weekly Offerings

Sundayr September t5:

IGNACIO BABAUTA, JANE AKI, MARTIN LUKE, IRENE JOHNSON, DAVID LIU, BOBBY LOWE, BEN SANTOS, ETHEL LEE, JOHN NASCIMENTO, WALLY CHANG,

'.$/ho willteach me what is most pleasing to God that I may do it?"

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Saturday, September t4: 4:oo p.m. Mass: t Siew Choo Ong

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Gertrude Chun

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Francis Luke Mabel lshihara

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has moved back and is Please take time to welcome & meet our now worshiping with our community.

First Day of class-Sept zz

Meet Sept. 22 after mass Parish Scripture Groups

Wed. Sept. tB-9:t5 a.m. & 6:3o p.m.

R.C.t.A.

6-lnquiry after

9:3o a.m. Mass

Tuesday, September t7: )i:rl* p.rn. Sat' chu=ir piacila* :B +.ir'r,-tp.m. P#vf;rCy F*eei:Erg a! Ei. 5iephen Diccesan Cer:ter =.rfi.

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Financial offerings to help our families in need are also welcome.

Thank you for your contributions to last week's second collection for The Catholic University of America! Your gift of $469.00 will make great things possible by providing direct financial aid to over 4,ooo students from diocese across the country.

NEXT WEEK: Special Collection for Catholic Charities Hawaii with speaker Wesley Fong at allthe Masses.

Thursday, September t9:

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FAMILY PROMISE HAWAII Mark your calendars! Last year 5t. Stephen Parish hosted families in transition, on two separate occasions, as part of the Hawaii Family Promise program. We will be doing this again, this year, the week of October 20-27.|f you are interested in volunteering to help in any way, sign-up sheets will be available the next two weeks at the entrance to the Church. Help will be needed providing meals, contributing supplies, overnight support, etc.

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Today at the 9:3o a.m. Mass we Commission the Catechists of our Faith Formation Program: CCD (Velma Guieb-Mamuadt Christy Nakano, Reba Choo, Lia Martines, Jennifer Tamayo), Youth (Carmen Saito), RCIA (Debbie Fujiyama, Sue Jones-Hart, Tom Low, Valerie Low) and Scripture Groups (Frank Jordan).

The Parish is invited to a Fellowship Brunch after Mass to meet our Catechists and Families of our CCD program and to find out more about Faith Formation in the Parish.

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15th ANNIVERSARY OF PERPETUAL AIiORATION Our Lady of Good Counsel, Sunday Sept z9 2:oo-4:oo PM "Life in the Holy Sprit" Retreat followed by Holy Mass at 5 PM with Bishop Larry Silva. Dinner to follow. At the retreat all are invited to pray for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, an invitation to stir into flame the gift given at Baptism and Confirmation. All are invited.

RACHEL'S VINEYARD RETREAT Do you know anyone hurting after an abortion? Rachel's Vineyard invites women and men to a weekend retreat for healing. 4,zoo abortions are performed each day in the United States. That means at least B,4oo men and women affected by this decision to end a life. "You are not alone. A new chapter of your life awaits you. Take couraget God is calling you towards peacet love, hope, and freedom."- Dr. Theresa Burke, Founder of Rachel's Vineyard Ministries. The next weekend retreat in Hawaii is on October z5-27,2c:-3.

Please call Lisa at (8o8) 34g-5ozr or email: rvinhawaii(Dgmail.com for more information.

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the Greek word eikenai, "to be like." Icons originated with the Eastern Church. Even though an icon is an image created with paints, icons are written, not painted. Icon writing, called iconograpLry, is a vocation as well as a talent.

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The difference between a painter and an iconographer is that iconographers follow strict rules and standards set forth in Eastern Church canon law and Christian tradition. Rooted in God's Word, icons are rich in symbolism. The colors, gestures, and shapes speak spiritually to invite us to pray and worship. Icons can be written on almost any suface, but historically most were written on wood and had a gold-leaf background. One example of this type of icon is Our Lady of Perpetual Help, which is believed to have been written in the thirteenth century and was given to the Redemptorist order in 1865 by Pope Pius D( who told them to "make her loeown throughout the world." It currently hangs in the Church of Sant'Alfonso in Rome.

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