274l Pali HighwayHonolulu, Hawaii 96817

[808) ses-310sssccpali@ rcchawa ii.org

facebook.com/st.stephenpali

OFFTCE HOURS:Tues-Thurs: 9100 am to 5:00 pmMon, Fri & Sat: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

PASTORFr. Mario Raquepo

STAFFDeacon Ronald ChooSister Marykutty Kottuppallil, MSM HC

Rosemary Hashimoto, Secretary

FAITH FORMATION

CCb-AkildrexVelma Guieb-Mamuad

Yauth & ConfrrmatianRosemary Hashimoto (interim)

;*" e" f. A.Debbie Fujiyama

P arish Sc rip ture Gra wns s

Francis Jordan

PARISH MINISTRIES

Xl *rne bou nd & B eresa * rxe,r"tVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke

Nospi"tali4'TBA- (SaturdayVigil)

Donald Yee (Sunday)

Altar SeraerNicole Heafner

Litxtgi*al MusicLeka Leaeno (S aturday V i gi l)

Stanley Wong (Sunday)

LeetarBeverly Perry

Noty Cammzxrzia* at MassJennifer Tamayo

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Celine Asato & David Tom

^lustice &. PeeceTBA

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(Respect Life)

TBA _ (Aloysius Food pantry)

TBA

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(Family Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Fastaral CoztncilPatricia 5ilva

Ste*ardslaip / Discipleskip CouncilBernard Ho (interim)

Fizac*zr.e Cq>uneil

James Solidum (interim)

Liturgy Cammissi*ttTBA

Suitdine/ P I anning Cammitte e

Loretta Chee & Richard Leong

So*ial Fell*$skipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

-x-VISITATION OFTHESICK: Priest and Homeboundthe infirm or hospitalized. Please contactemergency, call 595-3105 and press #2

Ministers are available to visitthe Parish. For sacramental

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WEEKEND MASS CONFESSION

SATURDAY (MainChurch).. 4:oo pm SATURDAY 3:oo-3:3o pm

SUNDAY (chapet) .... 7:15 am SUNDAY B:45 - 9:15 am

(Main Church) 9:3O am

WEEKDAY MASS DEVOTION & ADORATIONChapel of 5t. Catherine Eucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass

MONDAY- SATURDAY B:oo 3rT'l Holy Rosary before 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

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: Kokua! Please contact your Church prior to makingarrangements with a funeral home

PARISHIONERS: When changing address/telephone, or moving out of theParish, please kindly notifl/ 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 MAI

GOOD NE\&/S

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Wisdom tz:r3, 16-19 / Romans 8:26-27 / Matthew 13:24-43 or 13:24-30

When our children were small, my husband would periodically clean out rny

car. I always found his method interesting: lnto a bag would go receipts,

empty juice boxes, stray books, mittens, pens, loose change, and anything

that would get in the way of vacuuming the floor.

He made no distinction, collecting even things that were obviously trash

and could be thrown out. Then he'd bring me the bag to sort through. I used

to laugh at him: "Really, you kept the empty soda can?"

l've come to realize that his method of cleaning echoes today's parable.

Young shoots, whether wheat or weeds, look very much alike. What if, in our

zeal to toss out weeds, we toss out wheat as wellT Jesus tells us it's better towait until the end, when they look more like their true selves, and deal with

them then.

Perhaps there's some final use for the juice box or the soda can before we

throw it away. I find this a remarkably hopeful attitude. While we would

always end up throwing out a lot, we occasionally uncovered treasures thatwould have been lostforever.

Maybe building the kingdom of heaven is also like cleaning out a car.

Whether field or car, l'd like to think that God watches over what he plants

and carefully looks for new strains of wheat among the tried and true stalks.

. And in his mercy, God carefully examines all before he lets go of the weeds

altoqether Mary Katharine Deeley sundaybulletin@liguori.org

AL$YSIUS TOM FOCD PANTF?Y

Saturday, July t9:

4:oo p.m. Mass: + Fr. Alan Nagai

Sunday, July zo:

7:15 a.m. Mass: All Families

9:3o am Mass: t Amelia dela Rosa

Monday, July zt:8 am Mass: + Van Toai

Tuesday, July zz:

8 am Mass: Jina Kim Asha-healing

Wednesday, )uly z3z

8 am Mass: Jina Kim Asha-healing

Thursday, July z4:8 am Mass: Jina Kim Asha-heaLing

Friday, July z5:

8 am Mass: Jina Kim Asha-healing

Saturday, July z6:

8 am Mass: +Amelia dela Rosa

Mahalo for your generous donations to the Food Pantry-

For the sick & homebound:ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET

ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, JOE

CHANG, DON YEE

For the recently deceased:GINNY STAHL, PAUL WONG, TONYBARON, MABEL LUKE

Tlzo Wallace AuCecilia Cass

Constance BotelhoRachel NobrigaHazelAndrade

Tlzt Clarence LouisPaul Chun

S-TEWARDSHIP OF OUR LORD

AUOTE OF THE WIEK

".. .And the one who searches hearts knows what is the intention of the Spirit, because

he intercedes forthe holy ones according to God's will. '." Romans B:t7

Weekly OfferingsQuly rz & rj, zot4)

Saturday 4:oo pm Mass

7n5 am Mass

9:jo am Mass

Tofil Affering

Donations/Collections

Votive Offering

F a ci I iti e s Mai nt e n an ce

Seminary Education Fund

Au gusti ne Edu cati on F und

Tlzz Joseph FolkKitaru FurumotoMargaret Tran

John Jow

Filemon PeraltaChristopher Hiroselrene Johnson

7125 Mary AhunaGoon LumKarl Hoch, Sr.

7lz6 Anna Friedersdorff

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CCD

July z7-Make cards afterMass

YOUTH

July z7-Making cards

Parish Scripture Groups

Wed. July z3rd

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

R"C.t.A.

Sign up for next cycle

Tuesday, July zz:

4:so p.i!1. (Sat.i {hoir Praetic*

Wednesday, July z3:8;r=+ =rn-;:*c a.rn,E:.a<it=-Esii{ Adoraii+n

Thursday, )uly z4

f:00 p"rn" {Sr:r':.)r Cltoir praetle+

Next Week: July 26th I 27thAltar server:

[sat] -[SunJ - n*arr"r ir4artimes, Log*n{hc*Lector:

[Sat] ".Richard Leong/DurhessLeaemo

[SunJ -r"t*niea i-ial-rn/lVes F*ng

EMHC:

[Sat] - Maris & {ristyn tlo

[SunJ -- JcellJer-rnifer Tamaya,Lcrraine Albarad*,Meriam Ladrillona

Collection Counting: Team 4

Church Cleaners:Sui Kozuma, FattiSiiva, Mary Kano, Lccna Auerbach, RoseParaz, futerianr Ladrifi onoe

PF?AY FOF? OUF1 FRIEIVDS AND FAI/IILY

Please prayforthe repose of the soul of Mabel Luke and for herfamily. . HerFuneral Mass is Friday, July z5th at rr:3o a.m. and visitation 1o:3o a.m. Theburialwill be at z:r5 at Diar.nond Head.

Please pray also forthe repose of the soul of sr. M Aurelia sanchez, o.p. HerFuneral Mass is Tuesday, )uly zznd at 7:oo p.m. with viewing from 5:3o p.m. atResurrection of the Lord Church in Waipahu.

FAITH FORMATION -hornebound

outreach

July zTth-Ourafter Mass toparishioners.

CCD families, parents andhelp make birthday cards

grandparents are invited to stayfor our kupuna and homebound

\A/ELCOME ST. MARIANNE COPE

Thursday, July 3r, zor4-Enshrinement Ceremony at the Cathedral of ourLady of Peace

La:45 Oli & Welcome-Front Steps of the Cathedral(followed by Midday Liturgy of the Hours)

tt:. 4e.-12 -.oo Ve n e rat i onez:oo-Memorial Mass celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva

i.:3o-4:3o Veneration followed by Evening Prayer

SPHCIAL COI-LECTION

Mahalo for you generous donation to the Seminarian Education Fund. Yourtotal gifts were $1,35r.oo. Please continue to pray that when Father Mario isreadyto retire we will have priests to take his place.

HA1I1iAII CATHOI.IC CHARISMATIC CONFEFAENCE

AUGUST 8-ro Father David Pinovak (special speaker) at the Catholic CharitiesCampus on Keeaumoku St.Father Dave has held several ministry positions atFranciscan University, and was also the Director of Seminary Formation for hisFranciscan Community in Washington, D.C. Fr" Dave is presently the Director ofFranciscan Pathways an evangelistic/preaching outreach of his FranciscanCommunity.Call 78t-9254 or email chariscenter.hccs@gmail.com in order to receive a

registration form.

POPE FRANCIS INTERCESSIONS

Join in prayerwith the Holy Father:0 That sports may always be occasions of human fraternity and growth.0 That the Holy Spirit may support the work of the laity who proclaim the

gospel in the poorest countries.

INTERCESSION FOR LIFE

0 For the vulnerable in our society - the unborn, the elderly, migrants, andthe poor: That they may be treated with respect, dignity and love.

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d e ar PAD Rf,

My famitlt has been strugling with itrc issue of tithing. Does the Bible

mention this somewhere? Should it be a percentage of my net or gross income?

The word tithe means "10 percent." The Bible, especially

the Old Testament, is filled with references to tithing, mostlyas a way to help the poor. Deuteronomy 1,4:22 says, "Each

year you shall tithe all the produce of your seed that grows inthe field." In today's terms, that's 10 percent of your gross

annual income.Tithing is only one part of stewardship, which means takinggood care of something that's been entrusted to you. In theChurch, stewardship means grving our time and talent as wellas our treasure. But you asked about tithing, so that's what I'llfocus on here.'fi/riting

a check is only one way to give your treasure.

If you truly cannot give 10 percent of your income, try toraise the difference from other sources, whether as a memberof the parish fundraising committee or on your own. Forexample, if you have a talent like cooking, crafting, orcarpentry, create and sell a product specifically to raise moneyfor the parish. If you have a skill the parish needs and wouldhave to pay for, perform that service for free. Offer theservice free to others in exchange for a donation to the parish

in your name.Apply some creativity to the situation, and you may even finda way to raise more for the parish than you would have justby writing a check.

FR. PATRICK IGYES, CS sR sundaybulletin @ li guori. org

Yray*r €qlr *r,Ayld"pa:"*xrts by Y*p* W*xax&xcNWW$

Lord Jesus, you were born of the Virgin Mary, the daughter of Saints Joachim

and Anne. Look with love on grandparents the world over. Protect them! They

are a source of enrichment for families, for the Church and for all of society.

Support them! As they grow older, may they continue to be for their families

strong pillars of Gospel faith, guardian of noble domestic ideals, living

treasuries of sound religious traditions. Make them teachers of wisdom and

courage, that they may pass on to future generations the fruits of their mature

human and spiritual experience. Lord Jesus, help families and society to value

the presence and roles of grandparents. May they never be ignored orexcluded, but always encounter respect and love. Help them to live serenely

and to feel welcomed in all the years of life which you give them. Mary, Motherof all the living, keep grandparents constantly in your care, accompany themon their earthly pilgrimage, and by your prayers, grant that all families may

one day be reunited in our heavenly homeland, where you await all humanity

for the great embrace of life without end. Amenl

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Micah 7:14-15Mailhew 72:38-42

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Jeremiah l":1,4-10Ma*h,ew 131-9

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Jeremlah 2:1-3, 7 -8, 12-13Maithew 1374-17

Fridag,Suil4 255t" J*r:es, Apostle

2 Corinthians 4:7-15Matlhew20:24-28

Salurdar4,3w1ry 265t. -iaachim and 5t. A,nne

Jeremiah 7:1-11"Matthew 13:24-30

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I l\ings 5'.3. /-lLRomans 8:28-30

Watthew 13:44-59