27h7 Pali HighwayHonolulu, Hawaii 96817
[808) 5e5-310s
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OFFICE HOURS:Tues-Thurs: 9:00 am to 5:00 pmMon,Fri &SaB 9:00amto 12:00pm
PASTORFr. Mario Raquepo
STAFFDeacon Ronald ChooSister Marykutty Kottuppall il, MSMHCRosemary Hashimoto, Secretary
FAITH FORMATION
CCD-ChildrenVelma Guieb-Mamuad
Youth & Canfirmation'Rosemary Hashimoto (interim)
R. C. I. A.Debbie Fujiyama
Paish Sqipture GroupsFrancis Jordan
PARISH MINISTRIES
Homebound & Berea oementVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke
HospitalityTBA- (SaturdayVigil)
Donald Yee (Sunday)
Altar SeroerNicole Heafner
Liturgical MusicLeka Leaeno (5atu rday Vig il)
Stanley Wong (Sunday,)
LectorBeverly Perry
Holy Communion at MassJennifer Tamayo
SacristyCeline Asato & David Tom
Justice & PeaceTBA- {RespectLife)TBA- (Aloysius Food Pantry)7gl
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(Family Promise Hawaii)
PARISH ORGANIZATIONS
Pastoral CouncilPatricia Silva
Ste wadship/ Dis cipleship CouncilBernard Ho (interim)
Finance CouncilJames Solidum (interim)
Litursy ComrnbsionTBA
Building/ Planning C ommitteeLoretta Chee & Richard Leong
Social FellooshipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew
WEEKEND MASS CONFESSlON
SATURDAY (Main Church)............ 4:oo pm SATURDAY 3:oo - 3:3o pm
SUNDAYfchope0........................7:15 am SUNDAY 8:45-9:15am(Main Church) .... 9:3O am
WEEKDAY MASSChapelofSt Catherine
MONDAY-SATURDAY Siooam
DEVOTION & ADORATIONEucharistic Adoration ...... WED Mass
Holy Rosary before Mass
-a-VtStTATIoNOFTHES!CK: 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 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
FUNERALARRANGEMENTS: Kokua! Please contact your Church prior to makingarrangements with a funeral home
PARISHIONERS: When changing address/telephone, or moving out of theParish, please kindly notiff the office
NE\IV 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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fwentiefh Sunfaj d 1rrtnary Time
GOOD NEWS
lsaiah 56:e, 5-7 / Romans 11:13-15, zr3z / Matthew r5:zr-28
I watched a friend tell a group of children the story of the good shepherd. On
the floor in front of him were wooden sheep, a shepherd figuririe, and a fenced-in area. He had placed one of the wooden sheep a little bit away from the scene.
Before he got halfway through the story one child raised her hand and askedwhy the sheep was by itself. He explained that the sheep was lost and askedwhat she would do about it. She looked for a minute, then picked up the littlefigure and returned it to the fenced area with the other sheep. He used that as
the basis for his story pointing out that Jesus cares for us the same way and willnot leave us out of the flock.
ln today's readings, we celebrate God's love for all people-including all whoraise their voices in claim to the love of God, those who are not like us, and
those who are strange, disenfranchised, and annoying.
The woman in the Gospel was not Jewish, and the disciples tried to keep heraway. But in her faith, she cried to Jesus-and he heard her.
Matthew says that after her, many Gentiles (non-Jews) came to Jesus. He
welcomed and healed them. He also fed them as easily as he fed the 5,ooo Jews
whose story we've already heard.
We might see these strangers as unloving and unlovable, but God isn't boundby what we see. Their faith, too, is a conduit for God's grace and compassion.
The little girlwho saw a sheep by itself was moved with compassion.
5o is God for all who seek him.Mary Katharine Deeley [email protected]
ALOYSruS TOM FOOD PANTRYMahalo for your generous donations to the Food Pantry.
. Mahaloto Carly Nakano and Madison Setofor counting up our itemsforthehomeless and those in need. 483 items were collected this summer
STEWARDSHIP OF OUR LORD
OIJOTEOFfiE\A/EE<
".. .for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.'.."lsaiah 56:7
Weekly Offerings(AWg*to,zot4)
Saturday 4:oo pm Mass
7:t5 am Mass
9:3o am Mass
DonationslCol lections
Votive Offering
Funerol Donation
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Maia{o for jour faithfu tse*w and conftnuilgenerosify !
SaturdayrAugust 16:
4:oo p.m. Mass: + Fr. Alan Nagai
SundaS August t7:
7:15 a.m. Mass: All Families
9:3o am Mass: + Yvonne Pacarro
Monday, August 18:
8 am Mass: + David Liu
Tuesdan August t9:8 am Mass: + Fr. Alan Nagai
Wednesdan August 20:
8 am Mass: t Mabel Luke
ThursdayAugust zt:8 am Mass: special intention (healing)
Friday, August 22:
8 am Mass: + Fred & Adela Bello
SaturdayrAugust 2J:
8 am Mass: r Amelia dela Rosarequested by Marissa Abcede
Forthe sick & homebound:ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARETROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, JOE
CHANG, DONYEE
For the recently deceased:DAVID LIU, BOBBY LOWE, ETHEL
LEE, ELLEN SHAM, PATSYTAM,GWENDOLYN JOSEPH, HAZELANDRADE, MARIA GUIEB, MERRY
CRIS HO, YVONNE PACARRO,
BERNADEfiE RANNEY, ETHEL AU,GINNY STAHL, PAUL WONG, TONY
BARON, MABEL LUKE
Slal Antone CarracoesJulia VierraHoward Hill
8/rg Heracio Guevara
Slzo Marie OdaDavid Liu
Elz:- Mary GonzalesRodney Phillips
Slzz William lshiharaHoward Pang
814 Jessie Chong
Augusf 17, zot4
CCD
First Day-Sept.21
YOUTH
Confirmation ll -begins today
Parish Scripture Groups
Wed. August zoth
9:15 a.m. &7:oo p.m.
R.C.I.A.
Sunday, August 17:
National Day of Prayer for lraq
Tuesday, August 19:
4:oo p.m. (Sat.) Choir Practice
Wednesday, August 20:8:io a.m.-9:oo a.m.Eucharistic Adoration
Thursday, August 2t:
7:oo p.m. (5un.) Choir practice
NertWeek: Aagust%924Altarserver:
[Sat] *Marian, JP, George Houle
[SunJ - naam Martines, Nalu Aki,Logan Choo
Lector:
[Sat] - Richard LeongiMiche!leSrlva
[SunJ -Wesley Fong/SweetiePacarro
EMHC:
[SatJ - valerie Low, Olive Houle
[SunJ - Helen Luke, GwenKurahara, SandyWong
Collection Counting: Team 4Church Cleaners: Carolyn & Bernard Ho,
Christy Nakano, Helen Luke, Alma &Alfredo Tuazon
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URGENT PLEA tO* pRrlYER-August 17th
The Church around the world is praying for lraq today. The place whereChristianity began is now persecuted and seeking tb extinguish the presence
of Christ in their midst in our brothers and sisters. Children are being torturedand crucified and others are being forced to accept lslam. Other minorityreligious believers are also suffering. Please pray:
Lord, The plight of traq is deep and the suffering of Christians is severe and
frightening. Therefore, we ask you Lord to spare their lives, and ta grant them
patiencq and courage to continue their witness of Christian values with trustand hope. Lord, peace is the foundation oI lfe; Grant them the peace and
stability that will enable them to live with each other without fear and anxiety,
and with dignity and joy.
MOVIE NIGHT
Saturdan August e6th After the 4:oo p.m. Pot luck supper at 5:oo p.m' and
movie begins at 6:oo p.m. Father Mario's pick: Heaven isfor Real. The movie
is based on the story of a young boy who in his near death experience has
visions of Heaven.
A,LTAR SERVER TRAINING-August 24ttr
Calling Altar ServerslTraining on Sunday August z4th at 8:oo a.m. Allthosewho have received First Holy Communion may serve at the Table of the Lord.
Please see sign up. REMINDER: Altar Server Commissioning and appreciation
is September r.4th at g:3o a.m. Mass.
FAITH FOFIM,ATION
Religious Education CCD*'We ought to teach the oldest things ta theyoungest members." G-K Chesterton. Registration August 3r and Sept. 7'Please have a copy of your child's Baptism certificate. Classes begin Sept. zrat 8:oo a.m. There will be a gathering for CCD teachers and other catechists
next Sunday (August z4) from 11:oo to 1:oo p.m.
Youth-September 6th CROSS WALK from Blessed Sacrament Church to St.
Philomena Church. Get your walking shoes on. We will join them for thebeginning leg. See picture of last year on the bulletin board. Year llConfirmation 8:r5 tbday.
PFI,AY FOR OUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
We were saddened to learn of the death of Sr. Florence Remata, Provincialforthe Sisters of St. Francis. Her Funeral services are Monday, August r8 at St.
Pius X Church with Visitation - 3:3o - 4:45 p.m. And Mass of the Resurrection- 5:oo p.m. with reception to follow. Burial Service - Tuesday, August r9,g:oo a.m. Diamond Head Memorial Cemetery
MAHALO
. . To all who helped with the food and favors for the lnstallation of Fr. Mario
and to all our Liturgical Ministers who helped serve Mass.
Urgent Letter from the Bishop: Christian Crisis in Iraq
August L3,2Ot4To the Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese of Honolulu
Dear Friends:
Peace be with youlWe are all aware of the grave crisis in lraq, in which Christians and other religious minorities who have
lived there for centuries, are being tortured, killed, and forced to flee their homes by the terrorism ofthe lslamic State of lraq and Syria (lSlS). Churches and other sacred sites that have been revered forcenturies are being destroyed. Pope Francis and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
(USCCB) have issued pleas for the international community to intervene in this situation, which is
spreading like a plague and wreaking much destruction and human suffering. Urgent prayer and action
is needed to help our brothers and sisters affected by this violence. The USCCB has asked that Sunday,
August L7,2OL4, be devoted to special prayers for this situation.I realize that August 17 is coming upon us quickly, so if it is more effective, August 24 or August 31 could
be days of prayer and fasting for an end to this religious persecution.
Here are some things that can be done:1. Pray for peace and justice
r Use the following prayer, adapted from His Beatitude Louis Rafael Sako, Chaldean Catholic Patriarch
of lraq:Lord, the plight of traq is deep ond the suffering of Christians is severe and frightening.Therefore, we osk you, Lord to spare their lives, ond to grant them potience
r Use the following as a Prayer of the Faithful:Thot olt the wortd moy be attentive to the severe suffering ol the Christions of lraq, so that their lives
may be spared, thot they may be potient, and thot we will work diligently to protect their freedom.o On the Sunday designated for special prayers, permission is given in the Diocese of Honolulu for
priests to use the following texts from the Missal, along with the readings assigned for the day:
Eucharistic Prayer for Use in Masses for Various Needs lll; from Masses and Prayer for Various
Needs and Occasions, #1, 19, For Persecuted Christians'
2. Study the situation.The following resources should be helpful in getting started. (NOTE: Allthese links will be posted on the
website of the Diocese of Honolulu: www.catholichawaii.org'. Lette r fro m USCCB at http ://www. usccb. org/ new s I 2Ot4 I 14- 138. ctmr Fine homily of Father Darren Zehnle on August 70, 2A14 (who is assisting us temporarily at St.
Michael Parish, Kona), found at http://dzehnle.blogspot.comr Letter from Pope Francis to United Nations Secretary General at
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:PcZQv5pv4ylJ:www.zenit.org/en/articles/pope-s-letter-to-un-secretary-general-on'dramatic-situation'in-northern-iraq+&cd=4&hl=en&ct=cln k&gl=us.
3. Give humanitarian aid through the Knights of Columbus.
KOC will give matching funds for contributions up to 5500,000. See the following for donation
information: http://www,kofc.org/un lenlnewslreleases/detail/kofc-fund-help-christians'iraq.htmlOur Lady, Queen of Peace, pray for us!
Sincerely yours in Christ,Most Reverend Larry Silva
Bishop of Honolulu
August t4,2OL4
USCCB Presidentthanks Obamafor aid, protection already provided
Repeats call of Pope Francisfor international community to help
Notes U.S. dioceses have set aside August L7 as day of prayer for lraq
WASHINGTON-Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Kentucky,'president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops,
urged President Obama to answer the call of Pope Francis for the international community "to do all that it can to stopand to prevent further systematic violence against ethnic and religious minorities" in lraq. Archbishop Kurtz made theappeal in an August 13 letter, in which he assured President Obama of the prayers and support of the U.S. bishops in
these efforts.
"We know too well that attacks on religious and ethnic minorities are attacks on the health of an entire society,"Archbishop Kurtz wrote. "Violence may begin against minorities, but it does not end there. The rights of all lraqis are atrisk from the current situation."
Archbishop Kurtz thanked President Obama for the humanitarian assistance and protection the United States has
provided to lraqi Christians fleeing persecution. He noted that more must be done, that the U.S. bishops have set aside
Sunday, August L7,for prayer for peace in the Middle East and lraq, and that the bishops have urged U.S. Catholics toappeal to their elected representatives on behalf of persecuted minorities in countries such as lraq and Syria.
Full text of the letter follows:
Dear Mr. President:
May God btess you in these challenging times!
I write with a heavy heart regarding a matter of utmost urgency: the desperate plight of Christians and other religious
minorities ln traq. Pope Francis recently wrote to the Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban KFmoon. ln his
letter the Holy Father decried how thristians and other religious minorities have been forced to flee from theirhornes and witness the destruction of their placcs of worship and religious patrimony." Pope Francis placed before
the Secretary General "the teart the suffering and the heartfelt cries of despair of Christians and other religious
minorities of the beloved land of lraq." The Catholic bishops and people of the United States share these tears,
sufferings and heartfelt cries.
We are grateful for the humanitarian assistance and protection that our nation has provided to those fleeing oftenwith only the clothes on their backs, and for the way the United States has worked with lraqi officials to encourage
the formation of an inclusive government in lraq that respects human rights and religious freedom for all.
More must be done. Pope Francis called upon "the international community, particularly through the norms and
mechanisms of international law, to do all that it can to stop and to prevent further systematlc violence against ethnic
and religious minorities." I urge the United States to answer this call in concert with the international community.We know too well that attacks on religious and ethnic minorities are aftacks on the health of an entire society.
Violence may begin against minorities, but it does not end there. The rights of all lraqis are at risk from the currentsituation.
Please be assured of our support and prayers. Our Conference of Bishops has set aside Sundan August 17, for theintentions for peace in the Mlddle East and lraq. We are urging our people to let their elected representatives knowof their concern for Christians and other religious minorities who suffer untold persecution in lraq, Syria, and othercountries. May God grant our nation and the international community the wisdom and courage needed to help
restore peace and bind up the wounds in lraq.
Sincerely yours,
Most Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D.
Archbishop of LouisvillePresidenL United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Monday,Atrgu$ 18
Erekie124:15-24Matthew 19:.16-22
Tuesday,Augu$ 19St. John Eudes, Priest
Ezekiel28:l-10Matthew 19:23-30
\AEdnesday,ALquS 20St. Bernard, Abbot andDoctor of thecllurch
Ezekiel34:l-11Matthew 20;1-16
thursday,Augu$ 21St. Pius X, Pope
Erekiel36:?3-28Matthew 22:1-14
Friday,ArEu$ 22The Queenship of
the Blessed Virgin Mary
Ezekiel 37:.l-14Matthew 2234-40
&turday,AugtrS 23St. Roseof Lima, Virgin
Erekiel43;l-7aMatthew 23:l-12
S.,[tDAYAugu* 242tt in Ordinarylsaiah 22:19*-23
Romans 1 1:33-36Matthe w 16:13-20
dear PADRE
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When my niece Hayley was five, she asked me to be her"step"-godfather because she didn't know who her godfdherwas. The family friend my sister invited to be Haley'sgodfather has moved out of state and seems to have forgottenthat Haley is his godchild.
Godpments have responsibilities beyond baptism day.
The C& of Cancn Law says a godparent also 'helps thebaptized person to lead a Christian life in keeping with baptismand to fulfill faithfully the obligdions inherent n it" (872). Agodpment should be present for the child's first Communionand encourage the child to live a Christian life as he or she
grows older.
Unfortunately, parents can't o'fire'o neglectful godparents and
replace them, but neither are parents limited to asking onlytwo godparents to help their child grow in the faith. Parents
can-and should-ask others to help support their child's faithdevelopment as he or she grows up: a teacher, a grandpment,
or a friend in the town where your child has gone away tocollege. After all, children me baptized into a communrty ofbelievers, and we all have the responsibility to help children-and one another-lead Christian lives.
FR. PAT RIC K KEYES, C SsR sun daybulletin @ liguori.org
Do you know St. Maximilian Kolbe?
His Feast Day is August r4th. He was born in Russian occupied Poland. The
Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to him as a young child and offered him twocrowns: one purity, one martyrdom. He was ordained a priest in re8 and duringthe Nazi invasion was captured and sentenced at Auschwitz.ln the end, he received the grace to be intimately conformed to Christ in death.
For on the night of August 3, a94L a prisoner successfully escaped from thesame section of the camp in which St. Maximilian was detained. ln reprisal, thecommandant ordered death by starvation for ro men chosen at random fromthe same section.One of the condemned, Seargent Gajowniczek, shouted out, lamenting that he
would never see his wife and children again. ln his stead, St. Maximilian Marystepped forward and offered his own life in exchange for this man. Ten days
later, having led the other 9 in prayers and hymns, St. Maximilian was given a
lethal injection of carbolic acid, and passed into eternal glory. Pope Paul Vl
beatified St. Maximilian in r93 and Pope John Paul ll canonized him in r98z as a
martyr of charity.