2747 Pali HighwayHonolulu, Hawaii 96817

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

PASTOR

Fr. Khanh Pham-Nguyen

PERMANENT DEACONDeacon Ronald Choo

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTRosemary Hashrmoto

FAITH FORMATION

CCD-ChildrenVelma Guieb-Mamuad

Youth & Con{irmationRosemary Hashimoto (interim)

$" {. t" A"Debbie Fujiyama

P aris lr Scrip ture Cr"ou p sFrancis Jordan

PARISH MINISTRIES

Homebound & EereqaetnentVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke

I{aspitalityTBA- (SaturdayVigil)Donald Yee (Sunday)

Altar SeruerNicole Heafner

Liturgical MusicLeka Leaeno (Saturday Vigit)Stanley Wong lSunday)

LectorBeverly Perry

Iloly Cammurzion at MassJennifer Tamayo

SccrisfyCeline Asato & David Tom

Justice & PeaceTBA

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(Respect Life)TBA

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(Aloysius Food Pantry)TBA

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(Family Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastoral CouncilPatricia 5ilva

Ste ut ard ship / D isc iple ship C a u ncilBernard Ho (interim)

Finance CouncilJames Solidum (interim)

Liturgy CootmissionTBA

Buitdins I P lanning CommitteeLoretta Chee & Richard Leong

Social Fellautship5ui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

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WEEKEND MASS

SATURDAY (Main Church )..SUNDAY ghapet)

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WEEKDAY MASSChapel of St. Catherine

MONDAY_SATURDAY 8:ooam

Effi_VISITATIONOFTHESICK: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to visitthe infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the parish. For sacramentalemergency, call595-3105 and press #2

BAPTISM: Sacramental preparation is required. If you are expecting or have achild 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 contactyour Church prior tomaking arrangements with a funeral home {FLtnercrls on Tuesday, Thursttay or Friday)

PARISHIoNERS: when changing address/telephone, or moving out of theParish, please kindly notifi/ the office

NEW PARISH|oNERS: 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

CONFESSION

4:oo pm SATURDAY 3:oo - 3:45 pm7:15 am SUNDAY 8:45-9:15am9:3o am

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

Holy Rosary before Mass

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Saturday, December zz:

4 pm Vigil: Parish Families

Sunday, December z3:

7:15 am Mass: Fr. Shay Auerbach

9:3o am Mass: Parish Families

Monday, December z4:

8 am Mass: No Mass

Tuesdan December z5:

8 am Mass: SOLEMNITY

Wednesday, December z6:

8 am Mass: t Eduardo Zabanal &

souls in pl,rgatory

Thursday, December z7:

8 am Mass: + Zacharias Baron

{axniversary}

Friday, December z8:

8 am Mass, f Eduardo Zabanal &

souls in purgatory

Saturday, December z9:

8 am Mass: Elaine Yamashita{he*li:zg}

For the sick & homebound:ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET

ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, GINNY

STAHL, ETHEL AU, MABEL LUKE

For the recently deceased:JANE AKI, MARTIN LUKE, IRENE

JOHNSON, DAVID LlU, BOBBY LOWE,

BEN SANTOS, ETHEL LEE, JOHN

NASCI MENTO, WALLY CHANG,

FANNIE GORA, ELLEN SHAM, PATSY

TAM, GWENDOLYN JOSEPH, HAZEL

ANDRADE, MARIA GUIEB

tzlz3 Georgia VieirraEmiliana Tangonan

:-zlz4 Victoria Makulehua

:-zlz5 Violet FarmHarold Lum

tzlz6 James RobelloHilda Azevedo

tzlzT Antone PerreiraZacarias Baron

:-zlzS Beatrice Ferreira

Stephen BeczYnski

GCI8P hIEl^iSMicah 5:e-4a / Hebrews ro:5-eo / Luke e:39-45

I love short work weeks. A Monday holiday makes the rest of the week fly by even

though l'm forced to cram five days of work into four.

Does the same hold true for this final week of Advent, which is just two days

long? Today it's still Advent (ex-pectation, anticipation, preparation); in 48 hours, it

will be Christmas (fulflllment, completion, celebration). That's a quick turnaround.

How do we fit seven days of spiritual preparation into a few hours?

We can take a lesson from Mary, who first experienced the transition from

Advent expectation to the celebration of Christmas-through her own body. Mary's

preparation included a long journey "in haste" (at several months' pregnant, I

couldn't do anything "in haste," so to me this is an especially impressive feat!) to

see her also-pregnant cousin Elizabeth. The women's joy is palpable. Elizabeth's

recognition of Mary's blessedness speaks volumes about true spiritual preparation:

"Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be

fulfilled."

Mary believed that God would do what he said he would do. She believed God

keeps promises. This was the key to Mary's holiness-trusting that God would keep

his word.

Perhaps, in this short fourth week of Advent, instead of a spiritual cramming

session, we need only undertake this basic preparation for Christmas: Believe that

God keeps his promises. God has promised that we will not be alone; God has

promised that we need not be afraid; God has promised abundant life, both here on

Earth and through resurrection.

God kept his promise to Mary. Do we trust God will do the same for us?

Janel Esker I sundaf bulletins@liguori.org

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". Go to the poor: you will find God. ' ." St. Vincent de Paul (t58t-t66o)

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. . ..Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord

would be fulfilled.. .."Luke r:45

Weekly Offerings(December t5 & t6, zotz)

Sat 4:oo pm Mass

7t5 am Mass

9:3o am Mass

Total Affering

Donation s/Co I lections

Votive Offering

Painting

Master Plan

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Dec z3rd -B:3o

a.m. Practice

Dec z3rd -Caroling Nu'uanu Hale

Dec aoth-BreakJan 6th-join in the Epiphanycelebration, gifts and games

YOUTH

Dec aoth-planning for Jan 6

Parish Scripture Groups

Wed. Dec. z6th- off

R.C.I,A.

Jan 6 zot3-Epiphany

Tuesday, Dec.z4lz5:SOLEMNITY OF CHRISTMAS

Wednesday, Dec. 26:Sffice wlll be elosedEuchzristi( Ador*tion r.rntiN 9r5 a,rl.

Thursday, Dec. z7:No Choir practice

Next Weeh: Dec 29 €t 30, 2012

Altar server:

[sot] -[SunJ ttice:e Heafr':er & Gev:esis E-.!ah*

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Lector:

[sat] *x;cneiie Mc6ir:n,KSnov !orl.!

[SunJ tse; Perry, Sairciy Wong

EMHC:

[Sat] x*icttael & Carol t-urn

[SunJ r*eten i-uke, ?oni Farm,Frank Jordan

Collection Counting: Team 5

Church Cleaners: Donna Louis, GwenKurahara, Laura Chr.rn, Debbie & Paurl

Fujiyama, Juanita Ruis

LOVING TREE

Mahalo for making our Loving Tree so successful this year. Your kind words,your prayers and your loving hearts. You have brightened the Christmas ofmany who may have been forgotten this year and reminded them thatsomeone is prayinq forthem. Emmanuelis come.

NU{.JANU HA.LE CHFIISTMAS CA.ROI-II\IG-Dec . ZSrd

Voices and cheery dispositions needed after the 9:3o a.m. Mass for about an

hour to help with Christmas Caroling at Nu'uanu Hale. Afterward we will come

and help decorate the church and have lunch. Mahalo to all who helped set up

trees and put up lights.

CHF?ISTMAS MA55 SCHEDULE

+ Monday, December z4th (No 8:oo a.m. morning Mass) Christmas VigilMass begins at 5:3o p.m. All children who are participating in the please be

here at 4:3o p.m. in the SPAM building (where we have CCD classes). We willhave snack and a drink and their costumes. Family and friends will sing carols

beginning at 5:oo p.m. in the church. Afterward you are welcome to stay forcookies and saimin in the Parish Hall. Mahalo for all who helped to prepare

our Liturgy.

There will be fellowship before the Midnight Mass beginning at 9:3o p.m.All are invited to share in singing Christmas carols from around the worldand warming our hearts and voices to celebrate the end of long nights and

the coming of light. Mahalo to all who have helped to plan and put thiscelebration of Christmas together.

f Midnight Mass Liturgy begins at midnight. On this nighg the days begin

to get longer and the nights shorter. We celebrate the coming of the one who

overcame the darkness of death and sin. Please come early for caroling (rr:r5p.m.) and quiet prayer. Mass will be followed by jook and bread.

I Tuesday, December z5th Christmas Day Liturgy will be held in theChapel of St. Catherine, next door to the church. lt will be a bit tight, butwarm and festive. Mahalo to all our daily Mass attendees who helped

decorate the chapelfor Christmas.

EPIPH^A.NY CELEBR,ATICIN

Our Christmas celebration continues with the commemoration of the coming

of the Wisemen on the Solemnity of the Epiphany. Our youth will be puttingtogether our Epiphany Celebration of Sharing of Gifts Breakfast Fellowship on

January 6th following the 9:3o a.m. Mass. We had many gifts to share last

year. If you would like to participate in the sharing of your talent, please see

one of our youth or Geno or Christiana Astarita. Practice will be January 5that ro:oo a.m. (also Family Mass singing practice)

S./\VE Tl-lE DATE-ZO 13 Manch for Life

Sat, z6 Jan zor3 @ r:oo PM - 5:oo PM at the State Capitol "A Clear Voice for Life"*lf you do not speak up for the little ones who are dying each day, who will?

Monday,December 242 Sam 7:1-5. Bb-:.Z.14a. 1.6

Luke 1.:67-79i .ri.*: : *S r'*!,-...: i..; s1..-.-

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Malthew 1:1-25

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Isaiah 62:11-12Titus 3:4-7

Lu1<e Z:75-2C).ii,:i:::$ .- J :i 1r;,; r.irii l*r*:"j

Isaiah 52:7-10Hebrews 1:1-6John 1:l-15

tN ednesday, D ecember 26St. Stephen, Pnotoma ntgr

Judges 13.2-7.24-25aLuke 15-25

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Isaiah 7:10-14Luke 7:26--38

Friday,December 26The Holg lnnocents, Martgns

lsaiah 48:17-19Luke 1:39-45

Saturday,December 295t. Thomas Becket,

Bishop Er Mantur

1Samuel1:24-28Luke 1:46-56

Siitjil&Y, lle*er*bcn 3r)fea*t *f the i"l*lg Familg

Micah 51--4aHebrews L0:5-10

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The Puritans thought that the weekly celebration of theSal:bath was the only true Christian holiday. and they founclin the ScriptLlres ro warrart lbr Christmas fcstivitics.Christmas's links to tlie pagan festivals it supplanted otlendedthe Puritans' sensihilities and caused them to associate theholiclay with paganisrn and idolatry.

The Puritans also believed the festivitics associatcd w-ith

Christmas often led people to inappropriate behavior. Theirdisapproval \ /as so strong that for scvcral dccaclcs in thcserrenteentir century, Christmas celebrations u,ere illegai inparts oiNeu.'England.

Opposition to Christmas as a holidav or liturgical tcastrloesn't, hou,ever, mean tllat the Puritans $,eren't Christian.Christianiry has to do rvith rccogrizing and loliorving Christas the ()ne true Son trf God and Savior. and this the Puritar-rs

did.

It's not necessary to celebrate the religious feast day ofChristmas to believe in Christ. In fact, for several of theChurch's early centuries, the celebration of Christmas was

spotty. The feast day took time to develop within the Church,and the date of its celebration on December 25 only trulybecame settled for'Western Christians in the fourth century.

Fr. Mqtthew Allman, CS'R I sundaybulletins@liguori.org

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l{*w l* ceiebrate C}:ristn":as as a Catholic? {}ur Sunday l/lstrorJFr:r Cathclics, []ecer::ber Z1tlt is only the begin; ing(*f oi:r Chrislrnas SeasonJ. Our celebralicn c*nt;nues as otherfeasts sh*d their CIwn unlque ligl:t on the giit *f jesus.

Prepare well-Use an Advent Wreath, Go to Confession, Celebrate thetwo Feasts of the Blessed Mother (Dec. B and Dec 12)The Octave of Christmas-celebrate for B days all the way untilJanuary 7st, the Solemnity of BlessedVirgin Mary, the Mother of God.

Better ye! play Christmas music all the way until lanuary 13th, theBaptism of the Lord which officially marks the last day of the season.