Twenty First Sunday of Ordinary Time

2247 Pali Highway Honolulu, Hawaii 96817

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OFFICE HOURST

Tues-Thurs: Mon, Fri &

Sat;

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

PASTOR

Fr. Mario Raquepo STAFF

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

CCD-Children Velma Guieb-Mamuad

Youth & Confirmation ilosemary Hashimoto (interim) R. C. 1.,4.

Debbie Fujiyama Francis Jordan

SATURDAY(MdinChurch)............4:oopm

PARISH MINISTRIES

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SUNDAY lctropel)........................ 7:15

Homebound & Bereauement Virginia.lordan & Helen Luke

(MainChurch)....

Hospitahty

TBA-

CONFESSION

WEEKEND MASS

Parish Sctipture Groups

(SaturdayVigil)

Donald Yee (Sunday)

MONDAY-

9:3O am

SATURDAY 3:oo-3:3opm 8:45 SUNDAY - 9:15 am

WEEKDAY MASS

DEVOTION & ADORATION

Chaplof

Eucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass

St. Catherine

SATURDAY

8:oo

am

Holy

Rosary

before Mass

Altar Seruet Nicole Heafner

Liturgical Music

VIS|TATIONOFTHES|CK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to

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Leka Leaeno (5 atu rday Vig it) Stanley Wong (Sundoy)

the infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For

Lector

visit

sacramental

emergency, call 595-3105 and press #2

Beverly Perry

HoIy Communion at Mass

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

Jennifer Tamayo

Sacrisfy Celine Asato & David Tom

Justice

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TBATBA

TBA PARISH

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

ORGANIZATIONS -

Patricia Silva

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

wedding

Pastoral Council St eu ar ds hi p / Dis

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

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cil

FUNERALARRANGEMENTS: Kokua! Please contact your Church prior to making arrangements with a funeral home

Bernard Ho (interim)

Finance Council James Solidum (interim)

Liturgy Commission TBA

Buildine/ Plen ning

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Loretta Chee & Richard Leong

Social Fellowship Sui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

PARISHIoNERS: When changing address/telephone, Parish, please kindly noti$/ the office

or moving out of

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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

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GOOD NEWS lsaiah zz:rgrz3 I Romans

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The last long days of summer are always a paradox. We an-ticipate the break in the summer heat and look for the crisp, cool air that refreshes us. Children play

outside as though they can't get enough of summer even as they get new school supplies and look forward to seeing their friends. Everywhere is a sense of change; something is about to happen, and we won't be the same.

I wonderwhether Peterfelt the same way. He and the disciples had seen Jesus heal, cast out demons, and teach the ways of God. But did Peter and the disciples really know what they were getting into or who they were following?

Students are often tested at the end of summer vacation to see what they've learned and retained. Did the disciples have any sense that this might happen to them? Change is in the air and, ready or not, the lessons of the past are about to be put to the test.

"Who do you say that I am?" Peter's answer shows he's been paying attention.

He names Jesus for who he truly is-the Messiah.

He gets more than he bargained for. His name is changed, his life is changed, and he finds himself at the head of the class. Maybe he longed for the time he could fish all day, but now he's headed toward Jerusalem on the path that brings him face to face with the living God. Vacation is almost over for us now as well, and school will soon begin. What have we learned from our enâ‚Źounters with God this summer?

SaturdayrAugust 23: 4:oo p.m. Mass: All Families Sunday August 14: 7:15 a.m. Mass: Theresa Matthew birthday 9:3o am Mass: t Anna Ortiz Monday, August z5: 8 am Mass: + Fr. Sebastian Kateorotembrel

TuesdayrAugust 26: 8 am Mass: + George Matthew

Wednesday August 27: 8 am Mass: t Sister Florence Thursday, August 28: 8 am Mass: Jimmy & Vicky Solidum Anniversary

Friday, August 29: 8 am Mass: t Lucia Justiniano Saturday, August 30!

8 am Mass: + Amelia dela Rosa requested by Marissa Abcede

Are we open, as Peter was, to be really changed by him?

Mary Katharine Deeley sundaybulletin@ liguori.org

For the sick & homebound: ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET

ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTRY

ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, JOE CHANG, DON YEE

Mahalo for your generous donations to the Food Pantry.

483 items were callected this summer

STEWARDSHIP OF OUR LORD ouoreorn-rirnm< ".. .Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable his

judgments and how unsearchable his

ways!.."

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Augusf a1, zo{4 URGENT PLEA FOR PFI.AYER We are continuing to pray for the refugees in Syria and lraq. Please see insert.

CCD

Registration-Aug 3t & Sept

7

YOUTH West Honolulu Vicariate

Crosswalk-Sept 6th Parish Scripture Groups Wed. August zTth 9:15

a.m. &7:oo p.m.

R.C.I.A.

PLEA.SE PRJAY FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Agatha Cho, a parishioner at Nu'uanu Hale who died last week. Her son is Deacon Ed Cho from St. George.

She was a bright light on our visits to Nu'uanu Hale' We will miss her.

AL.TAR SERVER TFIAINING-Ausust 24th.

Mahalo to all our Altar Servers and to Zachary Choo for taking over for Nicole Heafner and to Father Mario. The schedule will be out for September through December next week. REMINDER: Altar Server Commissioning and

appreciation is September l4th at 9:3o a.m. Mass.

Sign up for next cycle

EUCH.AFUSTIC ADOFI"ATION

for September

Don't let it catch you by surPrise. Next week Monday is Sept. rst. Eucharistic Adoration will be Wednesday, September 3rd. Please sign up today.

Sunday, August 24: National Day of Prayer for lraq

FAITH FORMATION

Wednesday, August 27:

Religious Education CCD-'We aught to teach the aldest things to the youngest members." G.K Chesterton- Registration August 31 and Sept. 7' Please have a copy of your child's Baptism certificate. Classes begin Sept. zr

8:3o a.m.-g:oo a.m,

at 8:oo a.m.

Tuesdan August 26: 4:oo p,m. (Sat.) Choir Practice

Eucharistic Adoration

Thursday, August

from Blessed Sacrament Church to St. Philomena Church. Get your walking shoes on. We willjoin them at least for the beginning leg. See sign up and permission forms at the church entrance.

Youttr-September 6th

2,8:

7:oo p.m. (Sun.) Choir practice

CROSS WALK

WORLD \IOUTH DAY 2Or 6 in Krakow, Poland

[SotJ -tvtarian, JP, George Houle Zachary Choo, & volunteer fsunJ

The Diocese is sponsoring a World Youth Day Pilgrimage. The cost with airfare from Honolulu is $4,345. For all those who are interested in joining the pilgrimage are invited to attend an lnformation session December r5th at or email 7:OO p.m. at Resurrection of the Lord Parish in Ewa Beach

Lectar:

oyyam@rcchawaii.org.

[Sot] - Xristyn HoiMaris Ho fSun] -wtonica Hahn/Sandy Wong

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS

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Altir server:

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[Sat] - valerie Low, Olive Houle [Sun] - Helen Luke, Gwen Kurahara, Sandy Wong

Collection Counting: Team I Church Cleoners: Carmen Roias, Bea Tom, Randy Tom, Martha Chock, MarcY Heafner, Mike Lowe, Tom Camacho

There is a special collection for the nelt three weekends. Thank you for your faithfulness and your generosity. Please discern and give only as you are able.

August 3o131-Facilities Repair and Maintenance Fund September 6/Z-Catholic U niveisity of America September r3lr4-Catholic Charities Hawai i

COMMUNITY SERVICE Blood Bank of Hawaii has asked for donors. Their supply drops off whenever something happens, like a hurricane threat, to disrupt the normal events of life. Please see http://bbh.org/ to make an appointment to give-

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Matthew 23:27-32

Thursday,Augu$ 28 St.Augustine, Bishop I Corinthians

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Matthew 24:42-51

kiday,At"guS 29 The Passion of St. John the Baptist

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in God's image. Some people re:Eon such respect prevents donating the body to science, but

because we are created

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tha is not the opinion ofthe Church.

In his 1956 allocution to physiiians' Pope Pius )(II said, "A person may will to dispose of one's body and to destine it to ends that are useful, morally irreproachable, and even noble, among them the desire to aid the sick and suffering.

One may make a decision of this nature with respect to one's own body with full realization of the reverencâ&#x201A;Ź which is due

it;' Such a self-giving act in death-in consultation with family or health care providers-is a supreme mamifestation of Christ in what it means to be Christian.

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members

St. Monica & St. Augustine Saint Manica is a patron saintfor mothers and wives.

She was an exemplary woman who never gave up hope and herfaith in God among alltribulations in herfamily life.

Corinthians l:26-31 Matthew 25:.14-30

lf there are mothers outthere who sufferJrom children gone astray, here is your saint whom you could take qs a role modelAIso if there are wives out there who's husbands are being distoyal ar abusive, St Monica is your saint whom you could askfar prayer.

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Dear 5t. Monica, troubled wife and mother, many sorrows pierced your heart during your lifetime. Yet, you never despaired or lost faith. With

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rezurrected like Christ's, transformed and glorified.

Christians traditionally revere the body-dive and at death-

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Christians believe death is ultimately defeated in God's gift of a new creation. This new and eternal creation is made possible by the L,ord Jesus Christ, who 'bill change our mortal bodies to be like his in glory, for he is risen, the firstborn from the dead" (Orfuofchri$ian FuneralE 402).

Resurrection, then, is not a return to earthly life. Our bodies are not resuscitated like Lazarus' (see John 11), but me

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Jeremiah 20:7-9 Romans 12:1*-2

Matthew 16:21-27

confidence, persistence, and profound faith, you prayed daily for the conversion of your beloved husband Patricius, and your beloved son, Augustinel your prayers were answered, Grant me that same fortitude, patience, and trust in the Lord. lntercede for me, dear St. Monica, that God may favorably hear my plea for (Mention your intention here.) and grant me the grace to accept His Will in all things, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

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