Fifth Sunday of Easter

2747 Pali Highway Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 (808J sgs-3105

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OFTICE HOURS:

Tues-Thursr Mon,

9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Fri&Sat 9i00amto

12:00pm

PASTOR

Fr. Khanh Pham-Nguyen STAFF

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

CCD-Childrcn Velma Guieb-Mamuad

Yauth & Conffrmation iosemary Hashimoto (interim) R" C. T. A. Debbie Fujiyama Por;ish Scripture Groups Francis Jordan

WEEKEND MASS

CONFESSION

SATURDAY (Ma,n Church )............ 4:oo

PARISH MINISTRIES

SUNDAY6rrapet)........................7:15

Homebound & Bereansement Virginia Jordan & Helen Luke

Hotpitality

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(Main Church)

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Pm am

9:3O am

DEVOTION & ADORATION

WEEKDAY MASS

Eucharistic Adoration ...,.. WED Mass

ChapelofSt. Catherine

(SaturdayVigil) Donald Yee (Sunday)

MONDAY-SATURDAY

Altar Sener

SATURDAY 3:oo - 3:45 Pm 8:45-9:e5 am SUNDAY

8:OOAM

Holy

Rosary

before Mass

Nicole Heafner

Litursical Music Leka Leaeno (Soturday Vigil) StanleyWong (Sunday)

Lector

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VISITATIONOFTHESICK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to visit

the infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For

sacramental

emergency, call 595-3105 and press #2

Bevedy Perry

Ho[t 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

& Peace

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(RespectLife)

TBA

(Aloysius Food Pantry) Promise Hawaii)

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PARISH ORGANIZATIONS -(Family

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

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

Pastoral Council

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTST Kokua! Please contact

Patricia Silva

Steoardship/ Dis cipleship

C

ouncil

making arrangements with a funeral home

your Chuich prior to

(Funerals on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday)

Bernard Ao (interim)

Finance Council James Solidum (interim)

Lituryy Commission TBA

Buildine/ Planning Committee Loretta Chee & Richard Leong Social Felloaship

PARISHIONERS: V'ly'hen

changing address/telephone,

or moving out of the

Parish, please kindly noti$r the office NEWPARISHIONERS: 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

EKOMO NIAI

Sui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

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6OOD NEWS I Pebr 2:rF9 / John 14=1-12 When the planes flew into New York's twin towers on that fateful Tuesday in September 2oor., I had just arrived early to set up for a meeting of campus minis-ters. I had caught the first account on the car radio. "Are you listening to this?" I asked a colleague. She hadn't heard the news, but my boss came down from his apartment upstairs and said quietly, "l have it on TV." I couldn't think of any-thing to say except "Show it to me; can I see it?"

We went upstairs and watched as long as we could before our colleagues arrived, and we talked and listened and then went into Mass to pray for the Acte 6:l-7 I

lives lost and for the future of our world.

"Show mer" we say, when things seems impossible to imagine. "Show me," we say when a child comes in wide-eyed wonder with a treasure she has just found. "Show me," Philip said, because he couldn't imagine the God -Father that Jesus was speaking about. He expected some grand sign-an earthquake, a thunderstorm, or any of the ways the presence of God was depicted in the Old Testament.

What he did not expect was that Jesus, who was standing right in front of him, was God himself: "Whoever has seen me has seen the Father."

We often miss the evidence that God is with us. lt may be something as simple as the beauty of creation or the outpouring of love and support the world gave to the people of New York that long-ago day.

Let us praythat we see his presence in our midst this week-and always.

MARY KATHARI

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ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTRY

Saturday, May 17:

4:oo p.m. Mass:

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Paul KH Wong

requested by Richard & Florence Leong

Sundan May r8: 7:x5 a.m. Mass: All Families 9:3o am Mass: + George Ueshiro MondaS May 19: 8 am Mass: t Van Toai Tuesday, May 20: 8 am Mass: Angela & Chris lntentions

Wednesdan May zr: 8 am Mass:

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Florence Ho

Thursday, May zz:.

8 am Mass: Beverly Tom intentions Friday, May z3: 8 am Mass: Carrie Talwar

Saturday, May 24.

8 am Mass: : f Al Tom

For the sick & homebound: ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, MABEL LUKE, JOE CHANG, DON YEE

Non perishable items and rice are neededfor the Food Pantry ministry assisting St. John the Baptist Parish in Kalihi.

F o r th e rece ntly deceased : HAzEL ANDRADE, MARIA GUIEB, MERRY CRIS HO, WONNE PACARRO, BERNADETTE RAN NEY, ETHEL AU, GINNY STAHL

STEWARDSHIP OF OUR LORD QTJOTEOFTHETA,E(

"..You are "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may announce the praises" of him who called you out of darkness

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FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CCD May t8-Class May z5-Class

YOUTH May t8-The Church May z5 Holy Spirit

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Parish Scripture Groups

Wed. May zrst 9:r5 a.m. & 7:oo p.m.

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Our celebration of First Holy Communion has been moved up to May z5th at g:3o a.m. Mass. Mahalo to all our catechists and parents for helping our students prepare for this ir4portant Sacrament. Please pray for these students to remain faithful to Christ and his Church and that they will be able to one day celebrate their 2,oooth Holy Communion with their own children and grandchildren. Everyone is invited to a reception to follow.

JUNE FELLOWSHIPS June 8-PENTECOST celebration. The celebration of the Church. After 9:3o a.m. Mass Allare invited.

June I5-FATHER'S DAY tribute to our dads, barbecue/movie 'Most'::t:oo a.m. until 2:oo p..m.

June zz-Family Stewardship Appreciation gathering 2:oo-4:oo p.m. more information to come

p.m.

Blessed Virgin Mary

MAHALO

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Mothe/s Day-Mahalo to Reba Choo and the CCD children who made the special gifts for our moms and to those who helped 'dethorn' and prepare

the roses for Sunday. Your gifts and sacrifice for moms is greatly Tuesday, May zo: 4:oo p.m. (Sat.) Choir Fractice

Wednesday, May

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B:3o-9 am Eucharistic Adoration

Thursday,

Mayzl

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

NestWeeh: May 24 A 25,2014 Altar sewer:

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[Sun] -lace Sisneroz, Adam Martines, Logan Choo, Nalu Aki

Lector: [SatJ - Richard LeonglMichelle Silva [Sun] -Sweetie PacarroiArlette Aki EMHC:.

[Sat]

[SunJ Wong

Kristyn & Maris Ho Gwen Kurahara, Sandy

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appreciated.

Family Promise Hawaii-Mahalo to the Asato family, the Ho family, RCIA Faith Formation, Daily Mass family, the Leuta family and others for providing dinners for our guests. A special thanks to those who are serving as overnight volunteers. Mahalo for your sacrifice and compassion. Thank you also to our generous donors.

Website-We have a website, needs a little tweeking, but it is up and running. Please check it out www.ssccpali.org. Mahalo to Mel Labrador and his family for the many gifts they have brought to our parish.

COUPLES RETRE^AT Living in Love Mini-Retreat June zr-zz, zor4 Often we say that we want to live our lives as Jesus would want us to. Sometimes we hear about Pope John Paul ll's Theology of the Body and wonder how to incorporate his divine plan for couples into our everyday lives. Some days we feel like we want to love our spouse and make him or her feel loved and special. But k can be such a mystery to know and be able to actually make this real for us with our busy lives. A Living in Love Weekend will be presented by the best-selling authors of Passionate Parent Passianate Couple, Ed and Betty Coda, please join us here on June zt-zz. After they experienced this mini-retreat, they learned ways to solve this mystery for their own marriage and now they want to share this good news rdith others. Please join them. See the website www.livinginlove.org for more information and to register. Or call 839-o837.

ST. ANN CHURCH AND SCHOOL Collection Counting: Team 4 ChurchCleaners: Carmen Roias, Bea Tom, Randy Tom, Martha Chock, Marcy Heafner, Mike Low, Tom Camacho

Saint Ann's Church & Model School is seeking an administrative assistant to work in the Religious Educationft/outh Ministry Office. Please call our office for details or call the Religious Education Office at (8oB) 247-3ogz, ext. ro4 or submit your resume to rnoguchi@stannshi.org

dear PADRf, How

does a priest keep the confession oJ a grieuous sin by someone he knows from afecting his relationship with that person?

Acts 14:5-18 John7421-26

One of a priest's most sacred responsibilities is the confidentiality of the confessional. This confidentiality encompasses everyone, even the priest and penitent outside the confessional. A priest is not allowed to discuss the confessed sin with the person outside the confessional unless permission is granted for further

Tuesday,May20

counseling.

The confessor is also forbidden to use any knowledge

Monday,May 19

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5t. Bernardine of Siena Acts 14:19-28

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gained through the sacrament of reconciliation to restrict the penitent. For instance, if a pastor's bookkeeper confessed he was embezzling money, the pastor could not use the knowledge acquired in the confessional to fire the person.

Priests generally try to forget the specific sins parishioners confess to us, and it really isn't that difficult. Contrary to what many think, a parishioner's sins do not rush into my mind when I speak to him or her.

'We

have aJl sinned, done things we are ashamed of things we wouldn't want anyone to know about, things

we would not want others to define us by. This knowledge and the grace of the sacrament help us look past the mistakes of others and recognize Christ within them.

FR. RICK POTIS, CS"R sundaybulletin@liguori.org Wtry sh*rlkl I go tc ccrafessi*n?

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