Mission: We the people of the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, seek to be an example of the presence of God through our Christian Catholic worship, education, service and stewardship of all God’s gifts.

We celebrate our diversity of age, culture, language, and view points as a sign of God’s all powerful and ever-present love in our community of faith. We strive to witness the gospel of Jesus Christ to evangelize and to respond in love, as well as

compassion to our community in Honolulu, to be a welcoming place to all who seek the grace, fellowship, and love of God.

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Welcome ToCo-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus

GN 18:0-1-1332/ COL 2:12-14 / LK 11:1-13

Clergy TeamPastor Fr. Manuel HeweIn-residence Fr. Moses AkebuleDeacon Francis LeasiolagiVHM Chaplain Fr. Dominic NguyenVHM Deacon Anthony NguyenSchedule of MassesSunday 6:15am, 8:00am 10:30am, 6:00pmSaturday Vigil 5:00pmMondays - Thursdays 6:30amFridays & Saturdays 8:00amVietnamese MassesSunday 3:30pmSaturday Vigil 7:00pmMon, Tues, Thurs 5:30pmSacrament of ReconciliationWednesdays 6:15pm-7:00pmEucharistic Adoration ExpositionWednesdays 6:15pm-7:00pmAdoration ChapelEveryday 6:00am-10:30pmCo-Cathedral OfficeMonday-Friday 8:00am-12:00pm 1:00pm-4:30pmSaturdays 8:30am-12:00pmSundays ClosedPhone 808-521-1700Fax 808-599-3629E-mail office@cocathedral.orgWebsite www.cocathedral.orgAddress 712 North School St. Honolulu, HI 96817

Saint Theresa SchoolSchool Principal Conception (Bernie) GoraPhone 808-536-4703Website www.sts-hi.org

July 28, 2019 The Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,Let us come to God in prayer as children with a spirit of trust and expectant heart, for we become better “children of prayer” when we learn what it means to be a little child resting in the arms of our Father!

Our Lord Jesus speaks to us in the Gospel this Sunday that when we pray to our Father in heaven he hears and answers our prayer. Jesus’ various pronouncements about prayer in the four gospels are quite far-reaching and comforting to ponder with: “...whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you” (Jn 16:23); “... I tell you, all that you asked for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours” (Mk 11:24); “...if two of you agree on earth about for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my Heavenly Father” (Mt 18,19). The gospel on this 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time, carries the same strong declaration: “And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened” (Luke 11:9-10).

I hope these words of Jesus will give you comfort and move your heart to patiently wait like a child who trustingly rests in the arms of the father. Jesus speaks to us that our Father in heaven will always do for us whatever is in our best interest and what’s good for our soul. He assures us that, “As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him” (Mt.7,11). I pray that your hope in God’s providence will grow through the intercession of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, especially for those of you who are having difficulty in making sense and finding tangible manifestations of these reassuring words of Jesus. Many of us may have experienced that it took a while before our prayer is answered and maybe it took sometimes for us to recognize that God already answered our prayer in different ways. And also, sometimes our prayer of petition tends to undergo a change of content with the passing of time and we realized that after all it’s for our own good. Of course, those of us who are in a habit of prayer can attest that this requires patience and humility which we also beg from God. But those of you who are having burdens in life, restlessly waiting or questioning God’s providence, please know that God oftentimes blessed us with his PRESENCE, more than what we asked for. He enters and walks with us in our pains and struggles to strengthen us. Indeed, he comes to us in a special and personal way through the Eucharist that our faith community celebrates.

Let us unite our hearts and minds with the words of the Responsorial Psalm, “Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me;” and let us be inspired to comfort those in trouble in our midst and pray for each other. May our communion with the awesome presence of Jesus in the Eucharist fill our hearts with much gratitude to the enduring mercy of God in our lives. — Fr. Manny Hewe

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M O N D A Y July 29, 2019

Memorial of Saint MarthaEx 32:15-24, 30-34 /JN 11:19-27

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T U E S D A Y Jul 30, 2019

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W E D N E S D A Y July 31, 2019

Memorial of St. Ignatius of LoyolaEx 34:29-35 / MT 13:44-46

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MassOLPH NovenaEucharistic AdorationConfesion

T H U R S D A Y August 1, 2019

Memorial of St. Alphonsus LiquoriEX 40:16-21, 34-38 / MT 13:47-53

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F R I D A Y August 2, 2019LV 23:1, 4-11, 15-16, 27, 34B-37

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S A T U R D A Y August 3, 2019LV 25:1, 8-17 / MT 14:1-12

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S U N D A Y August 4, 2019

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MEMORIAL OF ST. MARTHA - JULY 29

MEMORIAL OF ST. ALPHONSUS LIQUORI - AUGUST 1

MEMORIAL OF ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA - JULY 31

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

RE is Starting Soon. Hurry Register NOW! We accept children for:

Preparatory Year(s) for First Communion – Pre-School to Grade 1

Confirmation and First Communion – 7 to 17 years old Confirmation only - 8 to 17 years old And children who have received confirmation:

Grades 3 and 4 – Regular Religious Education Grade 5 to 8 - Middle School Ministry

High School – Youth Ministry (meets every Friday @ 6:30- 8:30 pm) NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS may register on line at www.cocathedral.org/re or you may fill out the registration forms available by the side entrance of the church. Requirement: A copy of your child’s baptismal and/or first communion certificates Classes are held every Sunday from 9:15-10:15 am.

Classes start on August 18, 2019.

Registration for Adult Confirmation is going on!

We offer 2 batches : 1st Batch (Sept – Dec 2019)

Confirmation Day :December 2019 Catechist: Roxanne Casiello

2nd Batch (Jan – April 2019) Confirmation Day :

2nd Sunday of Easter 2019 Catechist: Deacon Francis Leasiolagi

Registration form is available at the parish office or at the side entrance of the church.

Requirements:

1. Must submit his/her Baptismal and/or First Communion Certificate 2. Complete 5 sessions of catechesis. Schedule of classes will be agreed upon by the group. 3. Attends scheduled retreat and go to confession before receiving the sacrament of confirmation. 4. Must have a qualified confirmation sponsor

For more information about our weekly Young Adult Nights and other activities for young adults (ages 18-30s), please contact Ashley at ccstyam@gmail.com.

All young adults (ages 18-30s) are invited to our weekly gatherings: Wednesdays at 7:15 pm at the Pastoral Center (unless otherwise noted).

• July 31: Dinner + Dessert Outing: Location TBA. Please meet at the side entrance of the church at 7:15 pm for introductions and to arrange carpools.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Parish Clean-up Day

Saturday August 3, 2019

8:00am - 11:30am

Please sign-upat the side entrance

of the church

Mahalo for your Kokua

Please share your time and talent to help our church and school get ready for

the new school year.

THE CO-CATHEDRAL OF SAINT THERESA FEAST DAY

OCTOBER 5, 2019We need your Kokua

“Many Hands Make Light Work”Let’s make this Feast Day the Best Ever!! Could you give your time and talents to share your gifts of wisdom, knowledge and organization to help plan this year’s event? We are recruiting organizers to help plan the activities for the day and to create a memorable “Family Fun Day” for all of our families.“Stewardship” is giving back to God all of the blessings we have received in abundance. Please help by sharing your time & talent with your parish community. Please call Bernie Gora at the school office at 536-3703 or send an email to cgora@rcchawaii.org if you can help with this event.

Saint Theresa School3rd Annual Golf Tournament

All of us at Saint Theresa School would like to thank you for supporting our annual golf

tournaments. The funds raised last year and the year before allowed us to install the much need A/C units in all of our classrooms. This was a $200,000 project and without you this project would not have been possible.

But we’re not done yet. We still owe a balance of $28,000 toward this project and we know with your continued sup-port we can bring this balance to ZERO!!.

We are now in the planning stages of this years tourna-ment and need your help. We would like to be able to have our committe formed by the end of August. WON’T YOU HELP!! Please call the school office at 536-4703 if you would like to help plan this years event. Mahalo for your Kokua !!!

Dear friend in Christ, Peace be with you. When the Son of God entered into his public ministry, he called to himself the Twelve Apostles, upon whom he entrusted his own power and authority to cast out demons, cure diseases, and to preach the kingdom of God and to heal (c.f. Lk. 9:1-2). Yet our Lord and his Apostles were not without support in their ministry. Certain women, some who were acknowledged by name, and many other people who were acknowledged only anonymously, provided for them out of their means (cf. Lk. 8:1-3). To this day, our Lord continues to call certain men to himself for the sake of priestly ministry, and the need for provision crucially remains, especially during the time of a man’s formal academic formation within the seminary system.Not including the overhead and operational expenses typically associated with managing an Office of Vocations, the education costs alone (tuition, room and board) per each seminarian total approximately $320,000 over the course of his four years of undergraduate studies in philosophy, four years of graduate studies in Theology, and one year of pastoral formation within a parish community. Because of these costs, and despite the generosity of so many of the faithful, the Office of Vocations operates, on average, annually at a deficit of over $200,000.I humbly ask you to please prayerfully consider making a financial donation towards priestly vocations. Your gift would directly contribute to the education of our seminarians and is much needed and greatly appreciated.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Y. E . A . S . T.YouthYouth

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Evangel izat ionSt. Theresa School

Religious EducationRCIA/RCIC

Sacramental PreparationBible Study

Legion of MaryLectio Divina

AltarAltar Server

Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion

LectorLiturgical Environment

MusicSacristan

Usher/GreeterSacred Heart

S ocia l M inistr y

BereavmentHospital & Homebound

Prison LifeForever Young

Filipino Catholic ClubRespect for Life

Food BankRice BowlWellness

Time, Talent , TreasureStewardship Committee

WelcomingSt. Matthew

CommunicationsSpecial Event Volunteers

He spoke to them another parable. The kingdom of heaven is like YEAST that a

woman took and mixed with three measures of wheat flour until

the whole batch was leavened.”

(Mt. 13:33 - NAB)

Starting a new school year is like moving out of an old home and into a new one! Since June 1, 2019 school staff and volunteers have been working to purge old and damaged school furniture, give away old books, dispose of equipment that cannot be repaired, strip and wax the floors, repair the plumbing, fix the woodwork, fix the spalling areas, seal the roofs, retouch the painting in the much needed areas, clean out the overgrown neglected landscaping areas, maintain and upkeep the cutting of the grass areas, and the list goes on and on. When it’s all done, the cycle continues. After the 2019-2020 is all over, the cycle of purging, maintaining, repairing and fixing up starts up again. Like your home, a school has to do the same maintenance so it is safe and enjoyable when the children are on campus.

During the summer and the school year, several families come to tour the school to see if this is where they want their child or children to learn. Our teachers also have to update their professional standings by attending workshops, participate in conferences or symposiums, read educational material that help them to enhance their teaching career, and find time to rest and rejuvenate so they are ready for their students in the new year.

The administration, faculty and staff of St. Theresa School welcomes back all their students and families to a new school year! Their doors open on August 7th. If you have a son, daughter, grandchild, niece, nephew or neighbor children, there is on-going registration throughout the year. The school is equipped to teach children pre-school age 3 to 8th grade. At the elementary level, each homeroom caps at 25 students. Once the homeroom is filled with 25, then a wait-list is taken for that grade level. The middle school is fully staffed with each subject having a teacher that specializes in the field. Therefore, the middle school (grades 6-8) is equipped to have two homerooms per grade level.

Parishioners are always welcome to tour the campus. Call the school office at 536-4703 to make an appointment. Come see your parish school in action!

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WE ARE GRATEFUL!

FOOD SORTING AND BAGGING on Monday, July 29

from 6:00 – 7:30pm in the Parish Hall. Fellowship will

follow. Please bring food to share.

Food Distribution on Wednesday, July 31 from 3:00 – 5:00pm

at the church lanai.

Please come and help! Let us be good stewards of our time and talent!

ANCHORING SOCIAL MINISTRY: Prayer and Worship

We are inviting all ministers who serve the Lord and His people through the outreach projects of the Social Ministry of the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa (& everyone who likes to pray with us) to come to a prayer and worship gathering every first Monday of the month. Let this gathering be a time to allow the Spirit of the Lord to refresh our souls and empower us to do His work for the rest of the month. Our next prayer gathering will be on Monday, August 5 at 6:00pm in the Pastoral Center. Fellowship will follow after. Please bring food to share.

A BIG MAHALO to all those who brought non-perishable food items the past 2 weekends. We also thank all those who contributed financially for our Social Ministry. THANK YOU for being good stewards of God’s blessings. You are making a BIG difference in the lives of those who are in need.

Parish StaffDir. of Religious Education,Pastoral Associate Sr. Mercedita Estrella, SPC

Business & Office Manager Deacon Raffy MendozaDirector of Music Bernie GoraDir. of Youth Ministry,Asst. Dir. of Liturgy & Music Fay Pabo

Social Ministry DirectorMarriage & Family Ministry Director Pinky MendozaCommunications Coordinator Roxanne CasielloOffice Secretary Teresa JacobsFacilities & Maintenance Manager Anthony Navor

Sacraments & RitesContact our parish office for more information or for scheduling an appointment:• Infant Baptism (Contact our office

at least one month before)• Anointing of the Sick• Holy Communion for the sick and

the homebound• Matrimony (Contact our office ten

months in advance)• Blessings (house, vehicle, religious

items)• Funerals• Vocation to the Priesthood or

Religious or Diaconate School

Prayers & Faith FormationHoly RosaryBefore daily Mass & 6:15am Sun. Mass

Religious EducationSundays 9:15am-10:15am

Youth Night Sundays 7:00pm

Legion of MaryTuesdays 6:00pm

Young Adult Night - Ages (18-34) Wednesdays 7:15pm

Mother of Perpetual Help Wednesdays 6:00pm

Lectio Divina2nd Wednesdays 7:00pm

A Stewardship Momentby

The International CatholicStewardship Council

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The Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary TimeA prominent theme in today’s Gospel parable isgenerosity. Late at night, a sleepy friend responds to his neighbor’s request for food for an unexpected guest. Jesus suggests that it would be unthinkable for a friend to deny a friend in need. A friend would most certainly give what is asked and more. Through this story, Jesus illustrates God’s generosity. Good stewards realize the extraordinary love and graciousness with which God showers us. We need never convince Godto be generous. God is already that generous friend. His abundant love bathes us in goodness. This week, prayerfully reflect on God’s generosity to us. Whatshould our response be to that generosity? Ju

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Sunday Mass Offering $ 7,825.25

Sunday Mass Intentions $ 150.00Daily Mass Intentions $ 355.00

Initial Offering $ 59.00Weddings $ 375.00

Baptisms $ 190.00Funerals $ 300.00Candles $ 1,114.75

Bldg fund: Repairs & Maint $ 281.00Bldg Fund: Adoration Chapel $ 22.00

RE/CCD/Confirmation $ 115.00Holy Land $ 20.00

Seminarian Educ Fund $ 260.00Donation to Social Ministry $ 10.00

Donation $ 24.00

Sunday Mass Offering $ 551.00

Blessings $ 50.00

Bldg Fund: Repairs & Main $ 80.00

Mahalo For Your Generosity

Offering for July 15-21, 2019

Please consider the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in your planned gifts (bequests in a will, charitable gift annuities, trusts, insurance and gifts of appreciated stocks). These important gifts will ensure that our lives will touch the lives that come after us to build the faith for generations to come.

Parish Savings with the Dioces, as of June 2019 $ 908.09Outstanding Parish Loan with the Diocese, as of June 2019 $ 456,168.74Interest on Parish Loan, for the month of June 2019 $ 1,874.67

Aloha,We are pleased to announce that we are transitioning to a new online giving solution (Give + Online) with improved security features and functionalit to make online giving easier. More so, this new solution has better integration with the Parish Data System. It is now available to use - on the bottom page of the parish website - www.cocathedral.org.Your recurring gifts keep our Church and the ministries thriving!Please feel free to call the church office (808-521-1700) or email us at onlinegiving@cocathedral.org if you have questions or need clarification.Our prayers for your and your family.