2747 Pali HighwayHonolulu, Hawaii 96817

(808) ses-310s

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OFFICE HOURS:Tues-Thurs: 9:00 am to 5:00 pmMon, Fri & Sat: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

PASTOR

Fr. Khanh Pham-Nguyen

STAFFDeacon Ronald ChooSister Marykutty Kottuppallil, MSMHC

Rosemary Hashimoto, Secretary

FAMH FORMATION

CCD-ChildrettVelma Guieb-Mamuad

Youth & ConfinnatianRosemary Hashimoto (interim)

i?. f. .r'.,4.Debbie Fujiyama

Pofish Scipture GroupsFrancis iordan

PARTSH MINISTRIES

Homebound & BercaoementVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke

HospitalityTBA- (SaturdayVigil)

Donald Yee (Sunday)

Altar SertterNicole Heafner

l,iturgical MusicLeka Leaeno (5aturday Vigil)

Stanley Wong (Sunday)

LeetorBeverly Perry

HoIy Communion at MassJennifer Tamayo

SoerisryCeline Asato & David Tom

Justice & PeaceTBA- (RespectLife)

TBA- (Aloysius Food Pantry)TBA

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Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastoral CouncilPatricia Silva

Steuards hip / Dis eipleship CouncilBernard Ho (interim)

Finance CouneilJames Solidum (interim)

Liturgy CornrnissionTBA

Building/ Flanning C ommitteeLoretta Chee & Richard Leong

Soeial FelloushipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

WEEKEND MASS CONFESSION

SATURDAY(MainChurch)............4:oopm SATURDAY 3:oo-3:45pmSUNDAY (choper........................ 7:15 am SUNDAY 8:45 - 9:15 am

(Main Church) .... 9:3O am

WEEKDAY MASSChapel ofSt^ Catherine

MONDAY_SATURDAY 8:OOAM

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

Holy Rosary before Mass

-ffi-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 achild to be baptized, please call the Parish oflice for more information

MARRIAGE: The Diocese of Honolulu requires couples to marry in the Churchto pafticipate in the preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony. Couplesshould contact the office for Marriage Preparation at least 6 months before thewedding

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Kokual Please contact your Church prior tomaking arrangements with a funeral home lFunerals on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday)

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

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GOOD NEWSlsaiah 49:r4-r5l r Corinthian*4:r-5 / Matthew 6:24-34

"Jesus loves me, this I know."We nod our heads when asked whether God loves us, but what would you

say if you were askedr "Does God like you?"God's love is often difficult to fathom. Some of us are rational: "God loves

ev-eryone"-the unspoken thought being, "lt's his job to love me." We say

this about parents as well: "She's my mom, she has to say that." This idea ofGod's love never moves further than the head.

Other people compaftmentalize the love: "God loves me, but only when

l'm good" or "God loves only the good parts of me." Still others use God'slove as a shield against responsibility: "God forgives me no matter what I doand would never judge me harshly." God becomes a marshmal-low-allsugar, no nutrition.

ln reality, God's love holds us in delight as parents delight in theirchildren. God's love rejoices in us as the Creator rejoices in endless varietyand hidden mystery.God's love doesn't come out of neces-sity. Rather, it springs out of thenature of God. Out of love, God holds us account-able for our actions,

-forgives us when we ask, and is an abiding presence whether we recognize itor not. When we turn away, God is there. When we suffer, God walks withus. When we sin, God is the source of our conversion.

God grounds us in peace and joy. God doesn't love us because we are thegreatest and best-in that case, none of us would be worthy. God simplyloves.We have only to seek his righteousness to know that and believe it.

Mary Katharine Deeley sun daybu lleti n @ li g uori. org

ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTRYThank you for yaur generous gfts to the Faod Pantry.

STEWARDSHIP OF OUR LORD

i OUOTE OF THE WEEKl

"....for he will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will manifest thei motives of our hearts, and then everyone will receive praise from God. ...": lCorinthians 4:5

Weekly Offerings(Feb zz & 4, zor4)

Sat 4pm Mass

7:t5 am Mass

9:jo am Mass

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Total Offering 21595.oo

Donations/Collections

Votive Offering

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Saturday, March r:

4:oo p.m. Mass: Bishop Silva

Sundan March 2:

7:15 a.m. Mass: Parish Families

9:3o am Mass: Bishop Silva

Monday, March 3:8 am Mass: t Derek Albarado

Tuesdan March 4:8 am Mass: Lorelei & Josh

intentions

Wednesdan March 5:A5H WEDNESDAY

8 am Mass: Conversion

7 pm Mass: Candidates & Catechumen

Thursdan March 6:

8 am Mass: Amelia Dela Rosahealing - requested by Julie Abcede

Fridan March 7:8 am Mass, t Nancy Lum

Saturdan March 8:

8 am Mass: All the Sick

For the sick & homebound:ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET

ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, MABELLUKE, JOE CHANG, DON YEE

For the recently deceased:MARTIN LUKE, DAVID LIU, BOBBYLOWE, ETHEL LEE, ELLEN SHAM,PATSYTAM, GWENDOLYNJOSEPH, HAZEL ANDRADE, MARIAGUIEB, MERRY CRIS HO, WONNEPACARRO, LESTER MABERY,

FLORENCE HO, ETHEL AU,GINNY STAHL

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314

3ls

316

317

Theresa Rosa

Magdalene Chang

Leslie Azevedo

Elizabeth PartikaPatrick Leong

MaryWelchEddie Mara, Jr.

Nunelon MedallonNancy Lum

Camren M.F. Lu

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CCD

Mar z--{et ready for Lent!Mar 9--Class

YOUTH

Youth t--{lassYouth

-Help with Bake sale

Parish Scripturr Group

Wed. February z5

NO 9x5 a.m. &7:oo p.m.

R.C.I.A.

March 4-5:oo p.m.Join in the MardiGras

Celebration

Tuesdan March 4:4:oo p.m. (Sat.) Choir Practice

Wednesdan March 5:8:3o-g:oo Eucharistic Adoration6:io a,m. Liturgy Planning

Thursday, March 6:

7:oo p.m. (Sun.) Choir Practice

Noxt Weeh: March I A 9, 2014

Altar senter:

fsat] -[Sun] -tvtackenzie

M, Genesis H,

Logan Choo

Lector:

[Sot] - Teresa Bryan

. Duchess Leaeno

[Sun] - Bev Perryl(inny Jordan

EMHC:

[Sat] * Kristyn & Maris Ho

[Srn] - Helen Luke/Toni Farm

Frank JordanlArlette Aki

Collection Caunting: Team 2

Church Cleaners: Cathy Devaney, ToniFarm, Julie Abcede

ASH WEN DESDAY/EUC HARISTIC ADOR qTION*March 5th

8:oo d.m. Mass will be held in the Church and Adoration to follow. The churchdoors will be kept open for all who wish to pray. Materialwill be available forprayer and reflection for all those who wish to pray. The 7:oo p.m. Mass will be

in the main church for all those who are unable to attend morning.

MA,RDI GFTAS-March 4th

We begin Lent with the burning of Palms on Tuesday evening . This will be thelast day of fun and games before the disciplines of Fasting, Almsgiving, goodworks and prayer. Dinner will be at 5:oo with a Movie (Averthe Hedge) and a

look at the Seven Capital Sins) at 6:00 p.m.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Stations of the Cross begin at

Tioo p.m. with a fellowshipsupper from 6:oo to 6:45 p.m.The following ministries are incharge of the Stations, please

see the sign up if you would liketo help in any way.

Homebound

CCD Children

Lenten Penance Service

Choir

Stewa rdshiplDiscip lesh ip

Youth Faith Formation

March 7

March:.4

March zr

March z8

April4

Aprilrr

OPEFTATION RICE BOWL Bake & Craft Sale March Znd

CCD Religious Ed classes and Youth will be raising money for the OperationRice Bowl, Catholic Relief Services Lenten project to help those families inother countries struggling to survive on one meal a day. Please help kickstartour parish's Rice Bowl Collection. (After the 9:3o a.m. Mass)

PARISH MISSION-March 2A, 27 &,2?

Thursday evening - Taiz6 around the True Cross with Peter CruzFriday evening - Father George Cerniglia from ChaminadeSaturday 10 a.m. a Retreat & Workshop for caregivers and homeboundministers with Sister Marykutty

LIVING IN LOVE RETREAT MArCh 15-1 6, 2474

Often we say that we want to live our lives as Jesus would want us to.Sometimes we hear about Pope John Paul ll's Theology of the Body andwonder how to incorporate his divine plan for couples into our everyday lives.

Some days we feel like we want to love our spouse and make him or her feelloved and special. But it can be such a mystery to know and be able toactually make this real for us with our busy lives.

A Living in Love Weekend will be presented by the best-selling authors ofPassionate Parent Passionate Couple, Ed and Betty Coda, please join us at St.

Stephen Church on March 15-:.6. After they experienced this mini-retreat,they learned ways to solve this mystery for their own marriage and now theywant to share this good news with others. (Pease take home aflier.)

Please join them. See the website www.livinginlove.org for moreinformation and to register or call 839-o837.

WEEKLY

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READII'ffis

l$onday,tlwrch 35t. Katherine Drexel

1 Peter 1:3*9Mark70:17-27

Tueilay,ttwrch4St. Casimir

1 Peter 1:10-16Mark 10:2&-31

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Joel2:12-182 Corinthians 5:20-4:2Matihew 6:7-4,16-18

TfiursdagMarch$Deuteronomy 30:1.5-20

Luke9:22-25

FrWay,Nwrchl5t. Perpetua 6 5t. Felicitu

Isaiah 58:1-9aMatthew 9:74-75

Saturday,llwrc$ 6St. John of God

Isaiah 58:9b-14LukeS:27--32

stifNDAY, WrchgFinst Sundag of Lent

Genesis 2:7-9;3:\-7Romans 5:12*L9Matthew 4:1-11

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My 14-ymr-old daugfiter is very thin. She soys the practtue ofgtying up food iluring Lent is proof tlwt sfu Lnnors God by not

eating How can I conui.nce her God doan't want her tn starue

hottlf Is tlrere anything eke slu can d.ofor Lent?

According to the Code of Canon Lau, at age 14 yourdaughter isn't required to fast (eating only one full meal a

day, no snacks); the Church requires this only of peopleaged 18 through 59 because people outside those age

groups need more than one full meal a day to maintaingood health (1252).

She is, however, old enough to abstain from meat as

required of Catholics aged 1.4 rnd older. But she shouldreplace that meat with another source of protein likecheese or fish.

Please tell your daughter that the knten fast is aboutpreparing our heafts to celebrate the joy of Easter. Fasting

and abstinence are not about starving or losing weight;they're about making room for God, deepening ourrelationship with Christ.

And the word abstain isn't limited to matters involvingfood. Your daughter can abstain from watching television,using her cell phone except in emergencies, or using thecomputer for anything other than schoolwork Prayer andalmsgiving (donating money and/ or time to charity) are

also part of our Lenten practice. Anyone can safely dothese thinp to achieve the same result: growing closer toGod in preparation for Easter.

Fr. Patrick Keyes, CSsP. sundaybulletin@liguoi.org

(Plcase seeb tLre aduite ofyour chi.ld's pttysician f you are worri.ed she

are tno thin. Slw may require medical attention.)

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults IRCIA]

The next step: Rite of Election (March 9th)

Those who have been accepted as Catechumen now move

forward to the Order of the Elect (something like electing

someone to office). The are received by the Bishop at the

Cathedral, they sign their names in the Book of the Elect and

begin the final days of preparation. Please keep them in your

prayers.