2747 Pali HighwayHonolulu, Hawaii 96817

[808J s9s-310s

n ssccpali@rcchawaii.orglll facebookcom/ststephenpali

OFFICE HOURS:Tues-Thurs: 9:00 am to 5;00 pmMon, Fri &Satr 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

PASTOR

Fr. Khanh Pham-Nguyen

PERMANENT DEACONDeacon Ronald Choo

ADMINISTMTIVE ASSISTANTRosemary Hashimoto

FAITH FORMATION

CCD-ChildrenVelma Guieb-Mamuad

Youth & ConfirmationRosemary Hashimoto (interim)

€. c. Ad.Debbie Fujiyama

Parish Scfipture GroupsFrancis Jordan

PARISH MINISTRIES

Homebaund & BereaoementVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke

HospitalityTBA- (SaturdayVigil)

Donald Yee (Sunday)

Ntar SeruetNicole Heafner

Litursical MusicLeka Leaeno (Saturday Vigil)

Stanley Wong (Sunday)

LectorBeverly Perry

HoIy Communion at MassJennifer Tamayo

SocristyCeline Asato & David Tom

lustice & PeaceTBA- (RespectLife)

TBA- (Aloysius Food Pantnl)TBA

-(Family

Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastoral CouncilPatricia Silva

S t e u ards hip / D is c iple s hip C o uncilBernard Ho (interim)

Finance CouncilJames Solidum (interim)

Lituw CommissionTBA.

tsuildins/ Planning C ommitteeLoretta Chee & Richard Leong

Social FelloushipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

-ffi-VISITATION OFTHE SICK: Priest and Homeboundthe infirm or hospitalized. Please contactemergency, call595-3105 and press #2

DEVOTION & ADORATIONEucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass

Holy Rosary before Mass

Ministers are available to visitthe Parish. For sacramental

WEEKEND MASS CONFESSION

SATURDAY(MainChurch)............4:ooPm SATURDAY 3:oo-3:45pmSUNDAY (chapet) .......... 7:15 am SUNDAY 8:45 - 9:15 am

(Main Church).-.. 9:3O am

WEEKDAY MASSChapel ofSt. Catherine

MONDAY-SATURDAY 8:oo olrl

BAPTISM: Sacramental preparation is required. If you are expecting or have a

child to be baptized, please call the Parish office for more information

MARRIAGE: The Diocese of Honolulu requires couples to marry in the Churchto participate in the preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony. Couplesshould contact the office for Marriage Preparation at least 6 months before thewedding

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: I(okual Please contact your Church prior tomaking arrangements with a funeral home (Funerals on Tuesday, Thursday ar Friday)

PARISHIONERS: V!y'hen changing address/telephone, or moving out of theParish, please kindly noti$/ 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

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GOOD NEWSActs r3:r4, 43=52 | fuv 7:9, 1,4bFr7 | tn rc=z7no

One of the first things parents of a newborn learn is how incredibly strongtheir baby's grip is. Our daughter, like most newboms, clenched onto herfather's and my fingers immediately after birth-and she wouldn't let go!We called it her death grip. Yes, it's a reflex, but it's one that reaches intoyour soul. You realize quickly what a hold this person has on you-physicallyand emotionally.On this Good Shepherd Sunday, Jesus speaks in the Gospel about not lettinganyone take his flock out of his hand. His hold on us is even tighter than anewborn's, but it's certainly not a death grip. Ouite the opposite-it's a lifegrip. No matter how far we scatteror how wide a path we walk, Jesus always has us in his hands. He offers us

life abundant here on earth and life eternal in heaven.Parents of newborns have such an emotional response to their child's gripbecause they've spent so much tirne with this child-feeling her movementsin utero, seeing his picture in ultrasounds, preparing their lives for this newbeing. There's an intimate connectionSheep respond loyally to their shepherd's voice because they spend so muchtime together in the fields.The same must be true for our relationship with our Good Shepherd. Unless

we're cotrnmitted to spending significant time with him, we can't expect tobenefit from his life grip. He always holds us, but we need to offer him thatsame devoted attention and intimacy.Where can we find more time ln our week to behold-and be held by*ourGod?

I anel Esker su ndaybu lletin @ li g uori. org

ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTR\.

Mahalo for your donations to the Food Pantry

STEWARDSHIP OF OUR LORD

SUOTE OF THE WEEK

"My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eterna[ Iife, and

they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand." John ro:27-28

Weekly Offerings(Apflt4&rgzory)

Sat 4pm Mass

7:t5 am Mass

9:3o am Mass

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698.oo

TotalOffering 1,776.1o

Donations/Collections

VotiveOffering

GoodFriday

Operation Rice Bowl

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SaturdayrApril zo:

4:oo p.m. Mass: Confirmandi

Sunday, April zr:

7r5o a.m. Mass: t V Lui-Kwan

9:3o am Mass: AII Families

MondayrApril zz;

8 am Mass: + Pat Nakata

Tuesdan April z3:

8 am Mass: t Wally Chang

Wednesdan April z4:

8 am Mass: + Eduardo Zabanal

Thursdan April z5:

7 pm Mass: t Lowell Ornellas

Friday, April z6:

8 am Mass, t Eduardo Zabanal

Saturdan Aprll z7:

I am Mass: t Minnie Tomrequested by Nancy Tom

For the sick & homebaund:ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARETROBELLO, HARRY BENDER,GINNY STAHI- ETHELAU, MABELLUKE

For the recently deceased:IGNACIO BABAUTA, JANE AKI,

MARTIN LUKE, IRENE JOHNSON,DAVID LIU, BOBBY LOWE, BEN

SANTOS, ETHEL LEE, JOHNNASCIMENTO, WALLY CHANG,FANNIE GORA, ELLEN SHAM,PATSYTAM, GWENDOLYNJOSEPH, HAZEL ANDRADE,MARIA GUIEB, MERRY CRIS HO,

YVONNE PACARRO

4zz Kurt ChangCharles McKee

4123 Alvin ParazWallace Chang

4lz6 Lottie SouzaFrank MedeirosHatsue Borboa

4lz7 Beatrice Peltier

Apri{a, zot3

CCD

April zSth-Safe EnvironmentClass

YOUTH

Aprilzrst

Parish Scripture Groups

Wed. April 24th- 9r5 a.m. &6:3o p.m.

R.C.I.A.

8:oo a.m. April z8th

Wednesday, April 13:Eucharistic AdorationAfter the 8:oo a.m. Mass

Thursdan April z5:

7 pm Choir practice

7 pm Finance meeting

NertWeek: April 27 I28,2013Altar server:

[sat] -fSunJ .lace Sisneroz, Mackenzie &Adam Mantines

Lerf.or:

[SatJ ruaris Ho/Teresa Bryan

[Sun] nict< Hamada/Sue Jones-tlart

EMHC:

[SatJ Olive Houle/Valerie Low

[Sun] Joelfl ennifer Tamayo,Lorraine Albarado, MeriamLadrillono, 6eno Astarita

Collection Counting: Team 4ChurchCleaners: Carmen Rojas, Bea

Tom, RandyTom, Martha Chock,Marcy Heafner, Arlette Aki

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY

Congratulations to the newest member of the Church: Emi Sylva, baptized onSunday, April r4th atthe 7:r5 a.m. Mass

MAH.A,LO NUI LOA

. . .to Bishop Larry Silva for celebrating Holy Mass with us and for all thepriests of our Diocese who have given their support to our parish in theirprayers.Thank you to the Soth Anniversary planning committee and all the otherparishioners who helped with the celebration this weekend" Many hours ofplanning and preparation were put into the renovation of the church and theplacement of the Stations of the Cross and the Cross on the outside wall.Please take time to preview the new Archive room of the parish with postersand items from the old church.

WORLDWIDE DAY OF PFTI\YER FOR VOCATIONS

Today is Good Shepherd Sunday and a day when the Church Universal prays forVocations to the Priesthood and Religious Life. Please take a moment to pray forlaborers for our troubled times:O God, Who wish all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of Yaur truth:send,, we beg You, laborerc into Your harvest, and grant them grace to speak Yourword with all boldness; sa that Your word may spread, and be glorified, and allnations may know You, the only God, and. Him Whom You have sent, Jesus ChrtstYour Son, Our Lord, Who lives and reignsworldwithout end. Amen

FEAST OF ST. DAMIEN OF MOLOKAI -May l Oth

Mass for the Feast Day will be at 6:oo p.m. at the Cathedral of Our Lady ofPeace with Bishop Larry Silva celebrating. Father Damien dedicated his lifeto serving those whom no one else could. His callwithin a calling took him tothe Hansen's disease patients on Kalaupapa. His life and love for Godbrought him the honor of being declared an official saint of the Church.Please join us as we honor ourfirst Saint of Hawaii.

FIACHEL'S VINEYARD

Rachel's Vineyard invites women and men of all faiths to a weekend retreatfor spiritual and emotional healing after abortion.

. Oahu, April z5-28 (space is still available)

. October 25-21.Please call Lisa Shorba at (8oB) 31g-SoTLor €rylail: rvinhawaii@gmail.com toregister. A sr5o donation covers all meals, accommodations, and materials.Registrations are strictly confidential. FinancialAssistance is available forthose in need. For more information, please visit us at:www.rachelsvineyard.org

PAINTING

Mahalo for all the generous donations for the painting and restoring of theStations of the Cross and the commissioning of the outside cross and for theAmbry (to hold the Holy Oils).

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d e ar PAD Rf,

I agree with your response to tlu questbn dbout discri,rnination

against Catlnlirs. But don't we discriminate dgdinst otlerClristiarx whm we don't celebrate the Euclwris with tharn?

You have to keep the Church's intentions in mind:Are we excluding to make people feel left out, or are weexcluding to uphold the dignity and sanctity of theEucharist?

Everyone is welcome to celebrate the Eucharist-there's only one paft they can't par[icipate in. Thatmight sound like a cop-out, but Catholics believe thatthe Eucharist is the actual Body and Blood of Christ.For it to be tme communion, everyone who receives itmust believe the same thing about it.

In its Guidelircs -fo, tl" Rercptian of Communion, theUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops says,*Because Catholics believe that the celebration of theEucharist is a sign of...the oneness of faith, life, andworship, members of those churches with whom weare not yet fully united are ordinarily not admitted toHoly Communion. Eucharistic sharing in exceptionalcircumsances by other Christians requires permission"as outlined in "canon law...-All who are not receivingHoly Communion are encouraged to express in theirhearts a prayer l desire for unity with the Lord Jesusand with one another."

Fr. Patrick Keya, CSsR sundaybulletin@liguori.org@ 2013 LIGUORI PUBLICATIONS, Liguori, MO 63ot-9999. Printed in U.S.A. lmprimatur: "lnaccordance with c. 8zz pemission to publish has been granted on De(ember 5, 2012, by th€ MostReverend Edward M. Rice, Auxiliary Bishopr Archdiocese of St. Louis- Permission to publish is anindication that nothing contrary to Church teaching is contained in this work. lt does not imply anyendorsement of the opinions expressed in the publication; nor is any liability assumed by thispemision." No part of this work may be used in arry fom without the prior witten pemission ofLiguori Publications- Scripture texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised

edition @ 2om, 1991, t$6, tgTo Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, lnc., washington, DC. AllRights Reserved. Toorder Liguori Sunday Bulletins, call 800-325-9521.

Yecrr of Fc:ith October I 1, 2012-November 24, 2A73

Why evangelize?...

In his homily on April L7,20L3 Pope Francis called each of us

to evangelize. AII of the baptized must "announce fesus withour life, with our witness and with our words," the pope said.

."When we do this, the church becomes a mother churchthat bears children," he said.