St. Stephen Catholic Church DEACON & FIRST MARTYR ~ A CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

2747 PALI HIGHWAY, HONOLULU HAWAII 96817 ~ 808.595.3105 Email: ssccpali@rcchawaii.org

❈ Second Sunday In Ordinary Time ~ January 15, 2017 ❈PASTOR:

Fr. Mario Raquepo (Cell) 808.228.3053

STAFF: Deacon Ronald Choo

Sister Marykutty Kottuppallil, MSMHC

Celine Asato OFFICE HOURS:

Mon-Fri: 9:00 AM to 12 Noon

Parish Ministries

Homebound & Bereavement Virginia Jordan & Helen Luke

Hospitality David Tom

Altar Servers Zachary Choo

Liturgical Music Dr. Stanley Wong (Sat. Interim)

Felix Secretaria (Sunday 7:15 AM) M. Felipe (Sunday 9:30 AM)

Parish Ministries Lectors

Beverly Perry Holy Communion At Mass

Jennifer Tamayo Sacristy

Celine Asato & David Tom Justice & Peace (TBA)

Respect Life Juanita Ruis

Holo Holo Ministry Stan Contrades

WEEKEND MASS SATURDAY [Main Church]………………4:00 PM SUNDAY [St. Catherine Chapel]…………..7:15 AM SUNDAY [Main Church]…………………9:30 AM

WEEKDAY MASS Chapel of St. Catherine

MONDAY ~ SATURDAY………………8:00 AM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

SATURDAY…………………………3:00 ~ 3:30 PM or by appointment

DEVOTION & ADORATION Holy Rosary ……………………….Before Mass

First Wednesday of the month ~ after 8:00 AM Mass From 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM

Other Wednesdays 8:30 AM ~ 9:00 AM

Faith Formation Parish Organizations CCD-Children Pastoral Council Knights of Columbus Velma Guieb-Mamuad Patricia Silva Randy Tom Youth & Confirmation (TBA) Stewardship/Discipleship Council Liturgy Commission R.C.I.A. Randy Tom Sr. Marykutty Kottuppallil, MSMHC Debbie Fujiyama Finance Council Social Fellowship Parish Scripture Group James Solidum Sui Kozuma & KitchenCrew Francis Jordan

E KOMO MAI (WELCOME)

Visitation Of The Sick: 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. 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 Church and participate in the preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony. Couples should contact the office for Marriage Preparation at least 6 months before the wedding. Funeral Arrangements: Kokua! Please contact your Church prior to making arrangements with a funeral home. Parishioners: When changing address/telephone, or moving out of the Parish, please notify the office. New Parishioners: If you would like to become a parishioner of St. Stephen, please use the forms available at the entrance of the Church or contact the office.

This Sunday’s Gospel ~ January 15, 2017 John 1:14a, 12a ~ PAGE 59 ~ Breaking Bread

Mass Intentions

Stewardship Of Our LordPlease PrayWeekly Offerings

(12.31.2016 ~ 01.01.2017) Saturday 4:00 PM $365.00 Sunday 7:15 AM $231.00 Sunday 9:30 AM $1,238.75 Total Offering: $1,834.75 Donations/Collections: $1,153.00 GRAND TOTAL: $2,987.75 LAST WEEK’S: $11,804.00

Donations/Collections Votive Offering: $78.00

Elevator: $1,025.00

Other: $50.00

TOTAL: $1,153.00

Mahalo! We are grateful to all who generously contribute their time, talent and

treasure to our Parish.

For the sick and

homebound: Margaret Robello, Joe Chang, Carrie Talwar, Fred Lum, Nancy Asato, Richard Wong, Benito Bautista.

✞ For the deceased: Harry Bender, Charles Ho, Edith Demello, Catherine Aoki, Donna McDonnell, Jerry Tarutani, Vickie Solidum, Nancy Tom, Lawrence Perry, Roland Albarado, Eileen Green, Don Yee, Ron Kano, Gladys Wong, Ken Asato, Tomiko Asato.

Roots Of Catholic Social Teaching Found in The Old Testament Prophets

BY STEPHEN M. COLECCHI, D.MIN Jesus himself stood firmly within the tradition of the prophets. In the Gospel of Luke he describes his mission in the world-transforming words of the Prophet Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free” (4:18; cf. Isaiah 61:1). Through their powerful witness the prophets nourish and inspire Catholic Social Teaching on the preferential option for the poor, workers’ rights, and justice and peace. …. Stephen M. Colecchi is the director of the Office of International Justice and Peace of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops and author of a Leader’s Guide to Sharing Catholic Social Teaching and In the Footsteps of Jesus Parish Resource Manual, both published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

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Next Week The Old Testament In The Liturgical Life

Of The Church By Father Richard Hilgartner

A priest of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, is the Executive Director of the Secretariat of Divine Worship at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Saturday, 01.14.2017 8:00 AM Mass: ✞ Doreen & Francis Chia 4:00 PM Mass: ✞ Tomiko Asato ✞ Pat Perry Sunday, 01.15.2017 7:15 AM Mass: ✞ Betty Chong 9:30 AM Mass: ✞ Pasi Burgess

Monday, 01.16.2017 8:00 AM Mass: ✞ Fr. Joe Carroll Tuesday, 01.17.2017 8:00 AM Mass: ✞ Tomiko Asato Wednesday, 01.18.2017 8:00 AM Mass: Birthday Blessings for: Lori Travis Toni Farm

Thursday, 01.19.2017 8:00 AM Mass ✞ Fr. Joe Carroll Friday, 01.20.2017 8:00 AM Mass: Healing for: Deacon Thomas Contrades

Saturday, 01.21.2017 8:00 AM Mass 60th Wedding Anniversary of Matthew & Teresa Kottuppallil 4:00 PM Mass ✞ Tomiko Asato

Parish Scripture Group The 9:30 AM Wednesday meeting of the Parish Scripture Group continues in the SPAM conference room.

Faith Formation♢ St. Stephen The First Martyr Knights of Columbus Council 16267

Pastoral Council The Pastoral Council meets on the third Thursday of the month, at 6:00 PM in the SPAM Conference Room.

Liturgical Ministries Lectors

[Sat. 01.21] ~ Krysten Ho, Maris Ho [Sun. 01.22] ~ Ginny Jordan, David Choo ♦

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

[Sat. 01.21] ~ [Sun. 01.22] ~

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Church Cleaners Group 1, Saturday, January 21, 2017 Cathy Devaney, Julie Abcede, Marissa Abcede, Caroline Hasegawa

R.C.I.A. Corner

Zumba Classes Zumba classes continue in the Church Hall. ➤Mondays~2:00 PM. ➤Thursdays~9:30 AM

Everyone is welcome! Come and join us!

C.C.D. Corner

Welcome back! Classes resume today, Sunday, January 15, 2007.

Please continue to donate nonperishable food items. You may drop your donations at the back of the church.

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As we continue our faith journey through Christmas and onward to Easter, the KofC Council is selling “He is Risen” car magnets. This will support our efforts to purchase a council banner. The cost is $5 per magnet. Please contact Randy Tom or one of the brother knights. Thank you.

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What does it mean to be a Catholic Man? Ecce Homo —Behold the Man

The Catholic Man's Identity (Continued from last week.) Simply put, our identity is caught up in the identity of the eternal Son of God. It is received at our baptism as it it was clearly exclaimed at the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. “You are my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.” (Mark 1:11) When we speak of conversion, we are speaking about an acceptance of and growth into this identity. When we speak about sin, we are speaking of all that takes us away from our identity as beloved sons of the Father. Since this is our identity — being beloved sons of God the Father — is it surprising that the devil is waging a fierce battle on masculinity and fatherhood in our day? The process of Christian conversion includes coming to know God’s love and experiencing brotherhood with Christ who deepens our identity as sons of the Father in the Holy Spirit. This is our lifelong goal and our spiritual battle.

(To be continued.) Into The Breach An Apostolic Exhortation To Catholic Men

Most Rev. Thomas J. Olmsted, Bishop of Phoenix

Contact Worthy Grand Knight Randy Tom eMail Address: randy.tom0972@gmail.com

Sunday, January 15, 2017 This Sunday’s Topic:

The Fire of his Love: Spirituality centered on prayers. (Catholicism)

✞ We Bid A Fond Aloha We bid a fond Aloha to Fr. Joe Carroll who we pray has been welcomed into the loving arms of our Heavenly Father. Fr. Joe passed on Wednesday, January 11, at 2:00 PM. Funeral Mass will be said on Wednesday, February 8, 2017, at 10:00 AM, at the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Our prayers and condolences go out to his family. He will be sorely missed, but remembered, at the Friday morning Masses.

We Welcome Please welcome our newest member to St. Stephen First Martyr Knights of Columbus Sean Dodge. He was initiated into the Council on Friday evening, January 13, 2017. His wife is Sheryl and they have two children — Kara and Noah. We look forward to have him participate in our council and parish activities. When you see him, please introduce yourself and welcome him, and his family, to the Knights of Columbus.

Daily Scriptural Readings

Monday, January 16 Hebrews 5:1-10

St. Fursey

Tuesday, January 17 Hebrews 6:10-20

St. Anthony the Abbot

Wednesday, January 18

Hebrews 7:1-3, 15-17 St. Volusian

Thursday, January 19 Hebrews 7:25—8:6

St. Fillan

Friday, January 20 Hebrews 8:6-13

St. Fabian

Saturday, January 21 Hebrews 9:2-3, 11-14

St. Agnes

Sunday, January 22, 2017

3rd Sunday In Ordinary Time

First Reading Isaiah 8:23—9:3

(67A)

Second Reading 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17

Gospel Matthew 4:23

Prayer for Aborted Babies

In that passage, notice how Paul distinguishes between the “flesh” and the “Spirit” and says they are opposed to each other. Here, “flesh” does not refer merely to the human body nor to impure desires but rather to the state of unredeemed human nature in its earthly or secular condition. The term “spirit” refers to the “new self ” brought about by Christ’s redemption and governed by the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 3:10). You can tell the difference between these two by looking at their results—their “fruits.” The flesh gives rise to immorality, impurity, rivalry, selfishness, and so on (Galatians 5:19-21). The Spirit gives rise to love, peace, kindness, self-control, and the like (Galatians 5:22-23). These fruits emerge from good works, manifest God’s presence in the person doing them, and edify those who observe them. In other words, they are the visible ways in which the Holy Spirit guides and directs us and through which the Spirit touches others. The Catechism defines the fruits of the Spirit as “perfections,” “the first fruits of eternal glory” (CCC1832). The more we renounce ourselves, our “flesh,” in imitation of Christ, the more we can bear good fruit (CCC 736; see also John 15).

Fr.Daniel L. Lowery, CSsR sundaybulletin@liguori.org

This semester, my class adopted “the f r u i t ( s ) o f t h e Spirit as its theme. I h a v e r e a d Galatians 5:16-26 but am not sure w h a t S t . Pa u l means. How does the theme relate to daily life?

This fresco by Perugino, Michelangelo’s art teacher, is found on the wall of the Sistine Chapel. Like the other frescoes in this sacred space, this panel contains multiple scenes. The central scene is the baptism of Jesus. The viewer clearly sees Jesus standing in the water, with John the Baptist next to him, pouring water over his head. God the Father is above, ready to declare that this is his beloved Son. The Holy Spirit comes down upon Jesus in the form of a dove. It was the Spirit who helped John know that this was the Messiah, the one sent by God to baptize with the Holy Spirit. After his baptism, Jesus is sent out to preach and teach. The fresco reveals that Perugino has read his Bible: the scene to the right Jesus is shown preaching to the multitudes. John the Baptist’s mission changes, too. He goes from preparing for the coming of the Messiah to following and testifying about him. This is what the baptized do: the new life we are given calls and strengthens us to offer that new life to others. At our baptism, we were sanctified, forgiven our sins, incorporated into the body of Christ, and given a mission to share this baptism with others. In fact, the last words of Jesus before his ascension were, “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19-20.

For Reflection How willing am I to share about Jesus and what he means to me? Do I have family or friends in doubt about baptizing their child? How can I kindly encourage them?

Fr. Mark Haydu, LC