Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

2747 Pali Highway Honolulu, Hawaii 95817

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Tues-Thurs: Mon, Fri &

9;00 am to 5:00 pm

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 & Canfrrmqtion Rosemary Hashimoto (interim) r. A. Debbie Fujiyama Paish Scipture Groups Francis Jordan .f(.. {...

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Virginia Jordan & Helen Luke

Lectar Beverly Perry

Holy Cammunion at Msss Jennifer Tamayo

Sacristy

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3:45 pm 9:15 am

DEVOTION & ADORATION Eucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass

Chapel of St. Catherine

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StanleyWong (Sunday)

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WEEKDAY MASS

HospitaliE (SaturdayVigil) Donald Yee (Sunday) Altar Senser Nicole Heafner Liturgica.l Music Leka Leaeno (Saturday Vigit)

CONFESSION

(MainChurch).. 4:oo pm

SATURDAY SUNDAY

PARISH MINISTRIES

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VISITATIONOFTHESICK: Priest and-IHomebound Ministers are available to visit

the infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For

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emergency, call595-3105 and press #2 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

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(Respect Life) (Aloysius Food Pantry) (Family Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastoral Couneil Patricia Silva Ste wardship/

Diseipleship C auncil

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

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 Council James Solidum (interim)

Liturgy Cammission TBA

Building/ Planning Cornmittee Loretta Chee & Richard Leong Saeial Feltraw*hip Sui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

PARISHIONERS:

When changing address/telephone,

or moving out of the

Parish, please kindly notifir 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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LSL,LJI_' i\SE VV3 lz Timothy 3:r4-4:z / Luke rB::.-8 My mother claims her children inherited something from our father she calls "Esker-stick-to-itiveness." I thought she'd made the whole word up, but stick -to-itivenes.s is actually in the dictionary. lt means the ability to "stick" to something, see it through to completion. My father was much better than my mother at staying focused on a project through all its challenges, and my mother says it's part of mY DNA. Exodus r7:8-:r3

Today's readings speak directly to the concept of stick-to-itiveness. Moses must keep his hands raised to help the lsraelites in battle; his friends Aaron and Hur stick by him in supporting his tired arms. St. Paul encourages Timothy to "be persistent" in teaching and proclaiming the Gospel "whether it's convenient or inconvenient." And the persistent widow in the Gospel who strikes fear in the heart of the unjust judge is upheld by Jesus as a model of faith and unceasing prayer.

Stick-to-itiveness appears not only to be a helpful quality in project completion, but also in discipleship. ln the face of personal challenges, a consumerist culture, and simple human weakness, it can be tempting to give up on praying, give up on sharing the Good News, give up on supporting others in their struggles. Today's readings should give us the boost we need to persist: Jesus clearly states that God will answer and provide for his beloved ones in his good time-not in our time, but God's.

Confident in this promise and in the stick-to-itiveness in our discipleship DNA, we too can persist in faith, prayer, and the sharing of God's Good Janel Esker sundaybulletin@liguori.org News.

Saturday, October t9:

4:oo p.m. Mass:

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Kenneth Leong

Sunday, October zo: 7:15 a.m. Mass: All Families 9:3o am Mass: + Barbara Engle

Monday, October zt: 8 am Mass:

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Tuesday, October zz: 8 am Mass: + You Yuen Wong Wednesday, october z3: 8 am Mass: Earlynne Maile (healing) Thursday, October z4: 8 am Mass: Christopher Pang Friday, October 25: 8 am Mass, + Eduardo Zabanal Saturday, October z6: 8 am Mass: t Maria Guieb

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

For the recently deceased:

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SECOND CCLLECT.ION OCt 19 & 20 Parish Scriirture Grcups

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"Do good on earth" is the theme for this year's World Mission Sunday. Our Special collection will be for World Missions. Your gift supports 1,1oo diocese around the world who run schools, orphanages and areas affected by war and famine. Help to do good on earth by supporting Missions.

See more Qt: http:l/www.onefamilyinmission.org/society-propfaith/worldmission-sunday.html

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All Souls Day falls on a Saturday this year. The Masses for Nov z & 3 will be for the 3rst Sunday in Ordinary Time. We would like to remember and pray for those who have died with a candle service (r.o minutes) before the Saturday 4 p.m. and the Sunday 9:3o a.m. Mass. Mass intention envelopes are available.

Please submit by October 3r for inclusion in our November Bulletin.

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Oct z7th, Sunday- ln a joint Faith Formation Event for the Year of Faith, Guadalupe House Ministry (Peter Cruz) will be giving a presentation to our CCD children at 8:3o a.m. and to RCIA/Youth after the 9:3o a.m. Mass. He will be sharing about various saints and his collection of their relics. We are very sorry that Mr. Ho will not be able to be a presenter at this time.

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TRAIIITICNAL MAR.Ri,A.GE-Raily to Support On Oct z8th, our governor has called a special session to decide on the Same Sex Marriage bill. Let us take time to Iift this to God in prayer to strengthen the Sacrament of Marriage and for his love and forgiveness to prevail. There will be a rally "Let the People Decide" on Monday, October zB at the State Capitol. A bus will leave at 4:oo & return by 6:3o p.m. Please sign up.

MAHALC Our newly confirmed were hot, but happy. Thank you to all who helped with the flowers, the breakfast and the Bishop's visit, especially Pastoral Council who helped us through this enduring process. ilA$/IIENI M EMOT{IA!.. SCHGOL Fall Open House Wednesday, Nov 6th from 6-8 p.m. Guided tours of the campus will be available. All prospective students & parents are invited.

Damien is a Catholic school for young men & women, grades 6-tz, in the tradition of the Congregation of Christian Brothers.

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Remember as Our Lord says in John's Gospel (Chapter 14, verse 2) "ln my Father's house [in heaven] there are many mansions...l go to prepare a place for you." Our Catholic prayers can help you prepare to "move in" to your true home in heaven, "that blessed fatherland from which we are all exiles," according to St. Aloysius Gonzaga.

So come and explore the rich heritage of our Catholic prayers. lf at times you feel too intimidated or too distracted remember God is always there and ready to help. He'll help you find the grace you need to deal with the pressures and problems of daily life and to grow in His tove. A love this good is meant to be shared. These prayers are for all us. They ate our Catholic from a website on prayer: http://www.ourcatholicprayers.com

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