2741Pali HighwayHonolulu, Hawaii 96817

(808) ses-310s

rr ssccpali@rcchawaii.orglI facebook.com/st.stephenpal i

OFFICE HOURS:Tues-Sat: 9:00 am to 5:00 pmMonday 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

PASTORFr. Khanh Pham-Nguyen

PERMANENT DEACONDeacon Ronald Choo

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTRosemary Hashimoto

FAITH FORMATION

LN-I)-LnilallenVelma Guieb-Mamuad

Yawtk & Coll.frrrng:tir,nRosemary Hashimoto (interim)

p{"tltDebbie Fujiyama

Fari*h S*ripture GrowpsFrancis Jordan

PARISH MINISTRIES

i:I anqebau&d & B e reaa exze *tVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke

I{aspitali.tyTBA

- (SaturdayVigii)

Donald Yee (Sunda.y)

Altsr Sera*rNicole Heafner

Litxrgie*l Musi*Leka Leaeno (Satu rday Vi gil)StanleyWong (Sunday)

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Beverly PerryIloly Cammu*ion at lWass

Jennifer TamayoSacrisfy

Celine Asato & David Tom

'xuetke & FeaeeTBA

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(Respect Life)

TBA

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(ALoysius Food Pantry)TBA

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(Family Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

P*staral CourzcilPatricia Silva

Ste *ardship/ Discipleship CauncilBernard Ho (interim)

Filna.nce CouncilJames Solidum (interim)

Li.twrgy CommiesianTBA

&&ilding/ P lenming C*rnmitteeLoretta Chee & Richard Leong

Sacial FellawshipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

WEEKEND MASS CONFESSION

SATURDAY (Main Church ) .. 4:oo pm SATURDAY 3:oo - 3:45 pmSUNDAY (Chapel) .... 7:15 am SUNDAY B'45 - 9:15 am

(Main Church) 9:3O amWEEKDAY MASSChapel ofSt. Catherine

MONDAY_SATURDAY B:OO AM

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

Holy Rosary before Mass

-I-VISITATIONOFTHESICK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to visitthe infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For sacramentalemergency, 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 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 tomaking arrangements with a funeral home $tunerals on Tuesday, Thursday or Frid*y)

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

G(}OD htrElllIsSaturday, October 6:

4 pm Vigil: t Patsy Tam

Sunday, October 7:

7:15 am Mass: + Maria Guleb

9:3o am Mass: + Maria Guieb

Monday, October 8:

8 am Mass: t Ruth Wong

Tuesday, October 9:8 am Mass: Special lntention

Wednesday, October to:8 am Mass: Special lntention

Thursday, October tt:8 am Mass: Special lntention

Friday, October tz:8 am Mass' Special lntention

Saturday, October t3:

8 am Mass: Special Intention

For the sick & homebound:RO LAN D ALBARADO, MARGARET

ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, GINNY

STAHL, ETHEL AU, MABEL LUKE

For the recently deceased:KATHLEEN AWAKUNI, DEREK

ALBARRADO, RAY TOM, DICKSON

YOUNG, DOLORES & MARIANOBERENGUE, IGNACIO BABAUTA,

JANE AKI, MARTIN LUKE, IRENE

JOHNSON, DAVID LIU, BOBBY LOWE,

BEN SANTOS, ETHEL LEE, JOHNNASCIMENTO, WALLY CHANG,

FANNIE GORA, ELLEN SHAM, PATSY

TAM, GWENDOLYN JOSEPH, HAZEL

ANDRADE

L017 Edward Drew, Jr.

:.:olg Manuel Fernandes

ro/ro Martin BacanegraLorna Leong

:-.ol:i:- Doris NishigayaAlbert Ramos

aola2 Mary C. SouzaManuel Menezes

Tamayo YamaguchiCharles Ah YunCelestino Maria

Genesis 2ir8-24/ Hebrew 2:!-tt lMark ro:z-16 ot !oi2-a2

ln the comic strip Zits, "one" of the recurring characters is a couple named

RichandAmy (no spaces). They're high school sweethearts drawn in a permanent

embrace. They've spent so much time physically entwined that their friends now

see them as one person with one name: RichandAmy.You probably know a real-life couple like RichandAmy, and the media often see

celebrity couples this way: "Brangelina" and "Bennifer," to name two.ls this what Jesus meant by "the two shall become one flesh" in marriage? I don'tthink so. I grappled with this reality when preparing for my own marriage. How do

two separate, unique people "become one flesh"?It's not an either/or experience, I believe. The married couple becomes a new,

united creation, but at the same time, each partner retains his and her

individuality. My husband and I didn't become "JanelandRon" on our wedding

day-we became a new kind of "Janel and Ronr" united in Christ. We each

maintain our own friendships, hobbies, and interests outside of our marriage,

since neither of us can completely fulfill each other's needs'

But as a married couple, we became a new creation, bound uniquely in God. I

cringe when couples light the unity candle at their wedding and then extinguish

the two individual candles. Shouldn't all three candles remain lit to represent twopersons-still unique individuals-whom God has joined in a new sacramental

union?ln today's Gospel, Jesus clearly upholds the solemn and holy nature of marriage.

He isn't a "third party" to be welcomed into a marriage-he's the very bond of love

between the couple.When a married couple loves each other, Christ is present. ln him they are, at thesame time, two individuals and one flesh.

Janel Esker I sundaybulletins@liguori.org

ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTRY

"We should have no other object but God in our actions and seek to please him

alone in all things. " St. Vincent de Paul (t58t-266o)

STEWARDSHIP OF OUR LORD

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". . He 'for a little while' was made 'lower than the angels, '

that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.. ."

Hebrews z:9 Ij

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Weekly Offerings(September z9 & jo, zotz)

Sat 4:oo pm Mass

7:t5 am Mass

9:jo am Mass

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Donations/Col lections

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October t4th -Classes

YOUTH

Classes after 9:3o a.m. MassRetreat Oct. t4th

Faris,h Scriptnre Groups

Wed. October loth @ 9:15 a.m.& 7:oo p.m.

R.C"I.A.

N EXT M EETI NC-October 14th

Tuesday, O€t 9:j:3o pm (Sat.) Choir practice

7:oo Year of Faith Mass

Wednesday, Oct to:Eucharistic Adoration

Thursday, Oct 4:7 pm (5un.) Choir practice6:3o BI Mother Marianne Mtg.

NextWeeh: October 13 €t 14,2012Altar server:

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fSun] f"{ackenzie l,{arlines &Genesis Hahn (Adam Martines &Nalu AkiiLector:

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[Sun] rrank )ordaalla*&y Wong

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[sunJ .loell"lennifer Tarna3,o, LorraineAlbar ado, fde:'iarn Ladri[!ono

Collection Counting: Team z

Church Cleaners:

Bea Tom, RandyTom, Mike Lowe,Carmen Roias, Arlette Aki, MarthaChock, and Marcy Heafner

PRAY FOR OUR FAMIL}1 & FRIENDS

Please pray for Maria Guieb who died on Friday and for her family. Funeralservices are pending.

CANONIZATION OF MOTHER M!,4.F?I,A.I\NE COPE

,.ffi We are planning a dinner, a movie and the live feed of the Canonization

f'"ulMass for Saturday October zoth. Please sign up if you are interested in

L i.loining the festivities.

CANONIZATION INFORMATION: Blessed Mother Marianne will be canonized

on October zrst in Rome (Hawaiitime 9:3o pm on Saturday, October zoth)

SPECLA,L COLLECTION-Oct 5 & 7

Our Special Collection this week will be for Catholic Charities Hawaii.Mr. Wesley Fong who serves on the Board will be speaking to us at the 4 pm and

the 9:3o am Mass. This organization does much for those in need in Hawaii and

often unacknowledged. During these hard economic times there are more and

more people who need help. CCH has stepped up to fillthe gaps. Let's all help.

YEA,R CF FAITH

Pope Benedict XVI has declared October Li1 2oazto November 24t 207-2.

as the Year of Faith. The upcoming Year of Faith is a "summons to an

authentic and renewed conversion to the Lord, the One Savior of theworld" (Porta Fidei 6).ln other words, the Year of Faith is an opportunityfor Catholics to experience a conversion - to turn back to Jesus and enter

into a deeper relationship with him. The "door of faith" is opened at one's baptism,but during this year Catholics are called to open it again, walk through it and

rediscover and renew their relationship with Christ and his Church.Celebrate the opening Mass of the "Year of Faith" on

Tuesdan October gth at 7.oo p.m. at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa.Sign up if you need a ride or if you are able to drive others. Mahalo.

M]\HALO

Special thanks to all who helped with the Liturgical Enrichment day on

Saturday. Continue to pray for all those who minister among us in Christ's

name and for his kingdom. We are gratefulfor allyou do. Thank you to Debbie

Fujiyama and Ginny Jordan for their coordination. A 'make-up' day will be

October zSth after 9:3o a.m. Mass.

Mahalo also to those who participated in the Eucharistic Adoration day. The

air in the chapel was 'thick' with a spirit of worship. We trust that God willcontinue to bless those who came and those who were unable to.

HOUSEKEEPING

Organ fixedMAHALO for your patience. The organ is finally fixed and actually has been in need ofrepair for many years. The pedals are now connected again and Mr. tsill Petty whorepairs organs for Sanders Piano, the only organ repair person on the island looked farand wide for the speakers as the organ manufacturer is no longer and parts are hard

to come by. Cost was $44o vs $4o,ooo. Mahalo Mr. Petty.

YEAR OF FATfiSii

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Celena

Dear Celena,

There's no such thing as a wasted prayer.

Believers are in communion through an active relationshipthat transcends death, and prayers and sacrifices by the livingbenefit the deceased (see 2 Maccabees 72:38-46). In turn, thesouls in heaven are part of the communion of saints, and theirprayers benefit the living.

This mutual assistance affirms our belief in an earthly and

heavenly Church forming one body in Christ.

The CatecLrism of the Catlnlic Church teaches, "Those who diein God's grace and friendship imperfectly purified, althoughthey are assured of their eternal salvation,

undergo a purification after death, so as to achieve theholiness necessary to enter the joy of God" (1054). Thisprocess of purification is known as purgatory. Souls in a state ofpurgatory also benefit from our prayers.

If a soul is already in heaven and thus no longer in need ofour prayers, the graces ofour prayers are passed from heaven

back to us or to other souls in need. Accordingly, then, it is

God alone who distributes prayers.

Moreover, a heart that offers a lifetime of prayers for deceased

loved ones is most pleasing to our Lord.

Byron Miller, C S sR sundaybulletins @liguori. org

2012 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in U.S.A.Imprimatur: Most Rev. Robert J. Hermann, Archdiocesan Administrator, Archdiocese of St. Louis

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