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PASTOR

Fr. Mario Raquepo STAFF

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

CCD-Children Velma Guieb-Mamuad

Youth & Confirmation Rosemary Hashimoto (interim) !:

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WEEKEND MASS

Debbie Fujiyama

SATURDAY (MainChurch) SUNDAY (chapet) ...........

Parish Scripture Groups Francis Jordan PARISH MINISTRIES

(Main Church)

Homebound & Bereaoement

CONFESSION

4:oo pm 7:15 am 9:3o am

MONDAY_SATURDAY

David Tom

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Eucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass

Chapel of St. Catherine

Hospitality

3:oo 3:3o pm or by appointment

DEVOTION & ADORATION

WEEKDAY MASS

Virginia Jordan & Helen Luke

SATURDAY

8:oo am

Holy

Rosary

before Mass

Altar

Seruer Zachary Choo

Liturgical Music Leka Leaeno (5 atu rday Stanley Wong (Sunday)

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VISITATIONOFTHESICK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to visit

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the infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For sacramental

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emergency, call 595-3105 and press #2

Beverly Perry

Holy Communion at Mass

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

Jennifer Tamayo

Sacrisfy

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Celine Asato & David Tom

Justice & Peace

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(RespectLife)

TBA

(Aloysius Food Pantry) (Family Promise Hawaii)

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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 wedding

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastoral Council Patricia Silva St ew ardship/Disciplesfr ip Bernard Ho (interim) Finance Council James Solidum (interim)

FUNERALARRANGEMENTS: Kokual Please contact C oun

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your Church prior to making

arrangements with a funeral home PARISHIONERS:

When changing address/telephone, or moving out of the

Parish, please kindly noti$/ the office

Liturgy Commission TBA Social Fellotoship Sui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

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 E KOMO

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During a particularly difficult period at one place I worked, I would come home at night and rehash conversations and events, wondering whether the outcome would have been different if l'd said or done something else.

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wonder whether the apostles asked themselves the same kinds of questions after the crucifixion. "should we have done something differently? Could we have prevented this somehowT" Perhaps they locked the door because they were afraid they'd be put to death too.

When we're in a bad situation, sometimes all we want to do is hide. lt's a child's response: lf I don't look at it, maybe it will go away. But the locked door was no barrier, and Jesus came and stood in their midst. Rather than ridicule their fear, he gently put it to rest: "Peace be with you." The more Jesus talked, the more they heard, and they came to know that the peace of the Lord is not like the world's peace.

Jesus does this for us as well. He walks through the locked doors of our hearts and blesses us with peace. The more we listen to Jesus' words, the more we can understand and witness to his truth.

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4\.I--CYS{US'TO}-4 trLlGD PAi{TItrY Mahalo for your donations and gifts to the poor.

Mahalo to all those who helped with the Food Collection at Harbor Square.

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Weekly Offerings April tz, zol5)

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Sunday, April t9: 7:15 am Mass: All Families g:3o am Mass: + Laura Nobriga Monday, April zo: 8 am Mass: t Ramona Siguador Tuesday, April zt: 8 am Mass: + William Hokama Wednesday, April zz: 8 a.m. Mass: Alice Chun (healing) Thursday, April t3:

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It's not a temporary measure that will only give way to more turmoil. Jesus calmly and lovingly put their fears to rest. lt wasn't that the world was suddenly going to be welcomingi rather, they would be confident in the new life that was in them and in the grace Christ alone can give.

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Saturday, April t8: 4ioo p.m. Mass: t Raymond Tom

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8 am Mass: Betty Lee (healing) Saturday, April z5: 8 am Mass: t Wallace Chang

For the sick & homebound: ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET ROBELLO, JOE CHANG, DON YEE, CARRIE TALWAR, FRED LUM

For the recently deceqsed: IGNACIO BABAUTA, JANE AKI, MARTIN LUKE, IRENE JOHNSON, DAVID LIU, BOBBY LOWE, BEN SANTOS, ETHEL LEE, JOHN NASCIMENTO, WALLY CHANG, FANNIE GORA, ELLEN SHAM, PATSY TAM, GWENDOLYN JOSEPH, HAZEL ANDRADE, MARIA GUIEB, MERRY CRIS HO, YVONNE PACARRO, MARY BERNADETTE RANNEY, LESTER MABERY, FLORENCE HO, ETHEL AU, GINNY STAHL, PAUL WONG, TONY BARON, MABEL LUKE, ELLEN KALAHELE, JOHN COSTA, MARTHA OYADAMORI, CAROLYN AKI, HARRY BENDER, CHARLES HO, EDITH DEMELLO, CATHERINE AOKI, DONNA

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Saturday, April u. Please pray for him and his parents, first teachers of the faith.

Samantha Allen who received First Holy Communion on April rz.

Apriltg & z6 Class

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to the newest member of the church:

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St. Pedro, a young sacristan and missionary catechist from the Philippines, was martyred in Guam in t672. His actual Feast day is April znd. We celebrate ourfaith, culture and our heritage afterthe 9:3o Mass. Please see the sign up if you would like to participate and if you plan on attending.

9:15 a.m. & 6:3o p.m.

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Apriltg Sacraments: Holy Orders & Matrimony

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At CoCathedral of St. Theresa ro:3o to 12:oo. All are invited to celebrate 75 years: Sr. Julie Louise Thevenin, ss.cc.

70 years: Sr. Maria Rosario Daley, MM and Rev. Lawrence Mann, S.M

5o years: Sr. Laura June Abat, OSF, Sr. Mary Josephine Araki, ss.cc., Sr. Miriam Wednesday, April zz: B:3o

am Euciraristic

Dionise Cabacungan, OSF, Rev. .Joseph Carroll 50 years: Sr. Rosalinda Barrozo, MM, Rev. Paul Fitzpatrrick, SM, Rev. Patrick Freitas, Rev. Christopher Keahi, ss.cc., Rev. Michael Kelly, ss.cc., Bro. Gary Morris, SM, Sr. Viviana Parnocillion, OP 25 years: Rev. Emerson Reyes, Rev. Joseph Grimaldi, Rev. Joseph Popish, sscc.

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. . Offers help for healing from an abortion. Women and men, family members and anyone who has been affected by an abortion are invited to call for information regarding the next Rachel's Vineyard Retreat May z9 to May 3L,2o7-s Contact: Lisa Shorba 8o8-349-5o7r or Sr. Geralyn Spaulding, 05B (8oB) 74r-38r9 The inability to forgive oneself is a very common reaction to participation in abortion.

Ihls is often related to the need to go through a healing process that allows one to safely but effectively enter into the grieving process as they sufface and release buried emotions. The grief work makes room in our hearls so we can receive the grace of

forgiveness. Until that is done, many persons struggle to forgive themselves.

I encourage you to attend a Rachel's Vineyard Weekend Retreat. Even if it requires

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some travel, it would be well worlh it. Rachel's Vineyard is especially helpful for those

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Mark Burnett and Roma Downey have produces a series (rz episodes) to follow "The Bible" telling the story of Christ and the disciples after the Resurrection. We often read the Scriptures and forget that the stories are about real people, NBC at 8:oo p.m. every Sunday night.

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Of course, that doesn't apply to civil law. If you break a law and are caught by a legitimate authority, you might have to accept the punishment. Ignorance of the law is no excuse, as the old saying goes.

But, all that aside, there is a principle that says we shouldn't benefit from theft, which is probably why you're feeling guilty.

It might make you feel better to wipe out the stolen recordings, Acts

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John 6:30-35

reorder them, and pay the going rate.

Or, donate the value of the downloads to your parish or

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other worthy cause.

Acts

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John 6:35--40

Sometimes it's not possible to restore the damage done by a mistaken act. In those cases, practice a virtuous act in its place.

Doing voluntcer work for a charitable organization or running errands for a sick or elderly person are two examples.

So make your donation, enjoy your music, and don't download

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9:1-20 St. Mark is the author of the second Gospel, He was

John 6:52-59

baptized and instructed by St. Peter. ln about the year

4z A.D. he came to Rome with St. Peter, There at the request of the faithful he wrote his Gospel about the year 50 A.D. His Gospel is a record of St. Peter's preaching about Our Lord and pays special attention to the head of the Apostles. The Gospel was written for

lPeter 5:5b-14 Mark 16:15-20

Roman Gentile converts. lt rarely quotes the Old Testament, and is careful to explain Jewish customs, Acts

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John 10:11-18

rites and words.

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both Christ and His hearers. St. Mark preached in Egypt, especially Alexandria and was marlyred there by the heathen.

Source: www.catholicculture.com

(Why is St. Mark pictured with a lion?

What are the symbols oJ the other gospel writers?)

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