Sunday of our Lord's Passion

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OFFICE HOURST

Tues-Thurs: Mon, Fri

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

&Sat3 9:00am to 12:00pm

PASTOR

Fr. Khanh Pham-Nguyen STAFF

Deacon Ronald Choo Sister Marykutty Kottuppallil, MSMHC Rosemary Hashimoto, Secretary FAITH FOR-MATION

CCD-Chil&cn Velma Guieb-Mamuad

Youth

& Confirmation

Rosemary Hashimoto (interim)

R. C.I. A, Debbie Fujiyama P atis h S

PARISH MINISTRIES

Homebound

&

SATURDAYfMainChurch)............4:ooPm SUNDAY (chapel) ........................ 7:15

(MainChurch)....

Berc ansement

Virginia Jordan & Helen Luke

9:3O am

MONDAY-SATURDAY

SATURDAY 3:oo-3:45pm 8:/1J SUNDAY - $:1$ am DEVOTION & ADORATION Eucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass

Chapel ofSt. Catherine

(SaturdayVigil)

Donald Yee (Sunday) Ntar Seroer Nicole Heafner

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WEEKDAY [4ASS

Hospitality

TBA-

CONFESSION

WEEKEND MASS

cript ure Groups

Francis Jordan

8:oo dm

Holy

Rosary

before Mass

Liturgical Music Leka Leaeno (5aturday Vigil)

Stanley Wong (Sunday)

Lector Beverly Perry

HoIy Communion at Mass Jennifer Tamayo

Sacricry

V|S|TATIONOFTHES!CK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to visit

the infirm or hospitalized.

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Please contact emergency, call 595-3105 and press #2

the Parish. For sacramental

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

Celine Asato & David Tom

Jusrice TBA TBA

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Peace

(R*pect Life) (Aloysius Food Pantry) (Family Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS -

of Honolulu requires couples to marryr in the Church to participate in the preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony. Couples MARRIAGE: The Diocese

should contact the office for Marriage Preparation at least 6 months before the

wedding

Pastoral Council

Patricia Silva Steusardshipl Dis cipleship Council Bernard Ho (interim)

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS:

Finance Couneil

PARISHIONERS:

James Solidum (interim)

Liturgy Commission TBA

Buildingl Planning Committee Loretta Chee & Richard Leong

Social Fellouship Sui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

Kokual Please contact your Church prior to

making arrangements with a funeral home

(Funera ls on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday)

When changing address/telephone,

or moving out of the

Parish, please kindly notifii the office

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 NEW PARISHTONERS:

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GOOD NEWS zt:e-u / lsaiah So:4-7 / Philemon z:6-r.r / Matthew a6:t4-27:$6 or zTta-$b From the joyful procession into Jerusalem, through the passion and death of Jesus, to the sealing of the tomb by the guards, Passion Sunday (as it is sometimes called) prepares us for the coming Holy Week.

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The story draws us in, We are the ones who hail Jesus as the one who is to come. We pray the familiar words in Psalm u8 that call on God to save us' (The familiar word Hosanna is actually a plea for salvation from God.)

Saturday April tz: 4:oo p.m. Mass: Parish families Sunday, April r3: 7:15 a.m. Mass: Elect 9:3o am Mass: Parish Families

Monday,April t4: 8 am Mass: t Raymond Tom

When we hear the Passion narrative, we become the disciples at the Last Supper and unable to stay awake in Gethsemane. We are the crowd who cries out for Barabbas (a play on words: the name means "Son of the Father") and calls for Jesus' crucifixion.

This is the most important thing that has ever happened to us' This is the story of the fulfillment of God's promise to save us. We will meditate and pray on this mystery all week: God so loved the world, he sent us his only Son'

TuesdaS April t5l 8 am Mass: Lorelei & Josh

Paul reminds us that not only did Jesus not deem equality with God something to be grasped, he did not deem human beings creatures to be despised. He

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Wednesdan April t6: 8 am Mass:

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Florence Ho

ThursdaS April 17: 7

pm Mass:

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became one of us to lead us back into right relationship with God'

Saturday, April rz: NO 8 am Mass 6:3o Easter Vigil

On Good Friday, we will hear John's version of the Passion and remind ourselves again of the wonder that someone might give up his life for us, There was nothing we could do to earn God's love, nor could we make God do

For the sick & homebound.:

this.

What will you do this week to express yourthankfulness for so great a gift?

ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, MABEL LUKE, JOE CHANG, DON YEE

Mary Katharine Deeley sun daybu lleti n @ lig uori. org For the recently deceased: MARTIN LUKE, DAVID LIU, BOBBY

ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTRY

LOWE, ETHEL LEE, ELLEN SHAM,

Mahalo for your generous giving to our families around the world whose lives you will change because of your Lenten Sacrifice.

STEWARDSHIP OF OUR LORD I ". . ...Christ

OUOTE OF THE WEEK

though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming Jesus,

in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming Philippians z:6-8 obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. ..

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Weekly Offerings ( April

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. John Lopes Lucine Thompson Henry George, Sr. Raymond Tom

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Mary Robello Joseph Nakamura, Jr. Albert Cabral Natividad Sarominis Severino Plamenco

Marticia Abillana

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Mafia{o for jour fa;tfifu{ seruica

Fr Raymond Nishigaya

Henry Ryan

Donations/Collections

& 6, zor4)

Sat 4pm Mass

PATSYTAM, GWENDOLYN JOSEPH, HAZEL ANDRADE, MARIA GUIEB, MERRY CRIS HO, WONNE PACARRO, LESTER MABERY, FLORENCE HO, ETHEL AU, GINNY STAHL

Helen lbarra

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Mary Luiz Beatrice Peralta

Aprt[6, zor4 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULe (April CCD

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Palm Sunday, EasterMgil Parish Scripturc Group

Wed. Aprilt5th 9I5 a.m.

R.C.I.A.

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Class

Seder Meal

Wednesday, April t6: 8:3o-7 pm Eucharistic Adoration

Thursdan ApriltT: p.m.

Mass of the Lord's Supper

Fridan April t8: 3

pm Good Friday Service

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Altar servee [Sat] *Marian, John Paul, George Houle, Nicole Heafner, Riley, Zach Choo

[Sun]

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*ADORATION OF THE BLESSED S^ACRAMENT

PA,SSOVER SEDER MEAL All the places are taken for this yeafs Seder Meal. Please call the office if you are not coming so that those on the wait list may take part.

Tuesday, Aprll t5: 4:oo p.m. (Sat") Choir Practice

7:OO

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The Blessed Sacramentwill be in repose in the Conference room of the SPAM building. Please see the sign up for the hours where there is no one to keep watch. Mahalo to those who are taking the night watches for us.

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April

The Holiest days of our church year arefast approaching: Saturday 4 pm, Sunday 7:15 am & 9:3oam r Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday of Holy Week. 8 am Mass in the chapel o HOLY THURSDAY: NO I am Mass, MASS of the LORD'S SUPPER at7:oo p.m. * r GOOD FRIDAY: No I am Mass, Good Friday of the Lord's Passion at 3:oo Pm Holy Saturday: 8 am Morning Prayer (no Mass) and NO 4 pm Mass r EASTER VIGIL of the Lord's Resurrection: Gather at 6:3o p.m. (sunset is at 5:52) o EASTER SUNDAY: NO 7:r5 a.m. combined with 9:3o a.m. in the church Easter egg hunt and Fellowship ta follow. Bring what you gave up for Lent!

. Passion Sunday:

Aprilt3-Decorate eggs

AllYouth

13th-20th)

servers

Lector: [Sgt] - Easter Vigil [SunJ -Sue Jones Hart Rachel Heafner

EMHC:

[Sat] - valerie Low, Olive Houle [Sunj - JoeUJennifer Tamayo, Lorraine Albarado, Meriam

Collection Counting: Team z Church Cleaners: Sui Kozuma, Patti Silva, Mary Kano, Leona Auerbach, Rose Paraz, Merlam Ladrillono

DAUGHTERS OF ST. PA,UL April z7th, Dlving Mercy Sunday, the eight day in the Octave of Easter and the Canonization day of Blessed John Paul ll and Blessed John XXlll. To help us celebrate the Sisters will bring a book table to St. Stephen. They will have stories about these great saints and books on their teachings. We appreciate their ministry to the people of Hawaii. You may call them ahead of time and ask them to bring an item for you to purchase if you wish (5z:-273t)-

SPRING CLEANING

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APril 12

Mahalo to all those who helped with the Spring Cleaning in the Church on Saturday. We appreciate your giving your Saturday morning to assist all the people of God to celebrate Easter with a clean heart, a clean spirit and a clean church.

MOTHER'S DAY MASS INTENTION CA.FIDS Mass intention cards are available in the Bulletin rack. Mass lntention requests should be in by May 4for inclusion in the Bulletin for Mothe/s Day'

SAVE THE DATE*May l Oth The Sacred Hearts order is sponsoring a Feast Day Mass and celebration on the r5oth Anniversary of St. Damien's ordination to the priesthood.

May 9th 1o:oo a.m. Mass with the schools 6:00 p.m. Mass with the Parishes 8:oo p.m. Entertainment

May roth

9:oo a.m. Mass at the Cathedral with Bishop Larry Silva 11:oo a.m. Rally at the State Capitol

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Every year on Passion Sundry (Palm Sunday), palm branches are handed out and blessed as a powerful reminder ofJesus' entry into Jerusalem.

We keep palm branches for two reasons. First, they symbolize our desire to accompany Christ through Holy Week Second, they symbolize Jesus' desire to enter our homes and accompany us on our journey as we face our own Good Fridays. Taking the palms home and placing them behind a crucifix or holy picture is a power l reminder ofthar Many parishes ask their members to bring the palm branches they received the previous year to church on the Sunday before Ash Wednesday. These branches are burned to make the ashes that are distributed on fuh Wednesday. After a time, palm branches get brittle and break easily, so if your church doesn't collect them it's OKto break the palms up and burn them yourself The number of palm branches we have in our homes isn't impoftant. Palms and other articles of devotion such as medals and scapulars don't bring good luck or wealth, and we shouldn't try to use them in that way.

We should use them to remind us of the goodness of God and the salvationJesus brings us.

42:1-7

Isaiah

John 12:1-11

TvtafuU,April15 (FiEt Dag of Jcruish Passover) Isaiah 49:1-6

John 13:21---33, 36--38 rNednesday,Apnl 16

50:4-9a

Isaiah

Matthew 26:14--25

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12:1-€, 77-14

Corinthians 71:2&-26

John 1.3:1-15 Fnday, Aprll lS Good Fridag

Isaiah 52:13--53:12 Hebrews 4:74-16,5:7-9

John 18:1-19:42

Saturday, Apnl 19

FR. PATRICK KEIES, CSsR sundaybulletin@liguori.org

Easter Vigil

Genesis

1:1-2:2

Genesis

22:l-18

do we dispose of tastyear's palms?

Exodus 14:15-15:1 Isaiah

54:5-14

Don't miss the Triduum

Isaiah 55:1-11 Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4 Ezekiel 36 :16-17 a, 18-28

6:3-11 Luke24:7-12

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Romans

S[/NDAY, ApnlzO €ater Sundau Acts 10:34a,37--43 Colossians 3:1-4 or 1 Corinthians 5:6b-€

20:1-9 or Luke24:!-72

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I am Mass, MASS of the LORD'S SUPPER at 7:oo p.m.

GOOD FRIDAY: N0 8 am Mass, HOLYTHURSDAY: NO

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Good Friday ofthe Lord's Passion at 3:oo pm 8 am Moming Prayer (no Mass) and NO 4 pm Mass r EASTER VIGIL of the Lord's Resurrection (NO 4 p-m. Mass) Gather at 6:3o p.m. (sunset is at 6:54) r f,ASTER SUNDAY: combined with 9:3o a.m. in the church NO 7:r5 a.m. *The Blessed Socrament is in repose in the SPAM building conference room ftom Thurcday nightuntil Saardoy afternoon. Sign up to pray.

o Holy Saturday:

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