❖ A Catholic Community ❖❖

Diocese of Honolulu

MISSION STATEMENT

“Inspired by the Holy Spirit, we the family of St. Stephen Catholic Church nurture and sustain our faith through Love, Service and

Unity.”

PASTOR Rev. Fr. Mario Raquepo

[Cell] 808.228.3053

STAFF Rev. Deacon Ronald Choo

Sr. Marykutty Kottuppallil, MSMHC Tina Welch ~ Secretary

Celine Asato ❖ Marisol L. Chang Sacristans

OFFICE HOURS: Monday~Friday: 9:00 AM to 12 Noon

MASS SCHEDULES St. Catherine Chapel

Monday ~ Communion Service Only Tuesday ~ Saturday ~ 8:00 A. M.

Saturday (Main Church) ~ 4:00 PM Sunday (Main Church) ~ 7:15 AM Sunday (Main Church) ~ 9:30 AM

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:15 to 3:45 PM

Or, by appointment.

DEVOTION Holy Rosary before Mass

“A man fell victim to robbers as he went down from Jerusalem to Jericho. They stripped and beat him and went off leaving him half-dead. A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. Likewise a Levite came to the place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the opposite side. But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion at the sight. He approached the victim, poured oil and wine over his wounds and bandaged them. Then he lifted him up on his own animal, took him to an inn, and cared for him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper with the instruction, ‘Take care of him. If you spend more than what I have given you, I shall repay you on my way back.’ Which of these three, in your opinion, was neighbor to the robbers’ victim?’ He answered, “The one who treated him with mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”

The Parable Of TheGood Samaritan

There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I d o t o inher i t eternal l i f e ? ” J e s u s said to h i m , “What is written i n t h e l a w ? How do y o u read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” He replied to him, “You have answered correctly, do this and you will live.” But because he wished to justify himself, he said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied,

ST. STEPHEN CATHOLIC CHURCH DEACON & FIRST MARTYR 2747 PALI HIGHWAY, HONOLULU, HAWAII 96817 ~. 808.595.3105 Email: ssccpali@rcchawaii.org Website: ssccpali.net

15th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ~ JULY 14 , 2019

You shall love the Lord, your God…and your neighbor

as yourself.

For The Sick & The Homebound

♰ For The Deceased Of The Parish ♰

St. Stephen The First Martyr˝Knights of Columbus Council 16267

Contact Worthy Grand Knight Randy Tom eMail Address: randy.tom0972@gmail.com

Time, Talent, Treasure, StewardshipSt. Stephen Catholic Church

Offerings:

July 6 & 7, 2019: $3,783.00

Last Week’s Offerings: $3,843.00

MahaloWe are grateful to all who generously contribute their time, talent

and treasure to our Parish Community.

Obon Festival˝Valley of the TemplesSaturday, August 3, 2019

Final meeting: July 23, 20196:00 PM in the SPAM Building

Volunteers needed for the following activity:July 24, 2019 (Wednesday)

9:00 AM until finishedTASK: Stringing 800 BBQ beef sticks

Volunteers needed for the following activity:August 1, 2019 (Thursday)

9:00 AM until finishedTASK: Prep ginger and garlic for:BBQ sticks, Teri beef, Shoyu pork

❖MASS INTENTIONS❖

Eileen Green, Don Yee, Ron Kano, Gladys Wong, Kenneth Asato, Ron & Tomiko Asato, Doreen & Francis Chia, Betty & Albert Chong, Dr. Joseph & Priscilla Chang, Frederick Lum, Steve Fujii, Rosalie G. Cadiz, Ron Asato

SUNDAY, July 21, 2019 Fellowship By:

KITCHEN CREW

Sunday, July 14, 2019 7:15 A.M. Mass

Healing Prayers For: Betty Lowe

Sister Ruth Zonunthari

Sunday, July 14, 2019 9:30 A.M. Mass ♰ Rosalie G. Cadiz

Monday, July 15, 2019 No Mass, Communion Service

8:00 A.M. ♰ For All The Souls

In Purgatory

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 8:00 A.M. Mass ♰ Kenneth Asato

Wednesday, July 17, 2019 8:00 A.M. Mass

Healing Prayers For: Mary Souza

Thursday, July 18 2019 8:00 A.M. Mass

Birthday Blessings For: Trinity L. Chang

Friday, July 19, 2019 8:00 A.M. Mass

Healing Prayers For: Steve Aki

Saturday, July 20, 2019 8:00 A.M. Mass ♰ Prayers for the

Deceased of the Parish

Saturday, July 20, 2019 4:00 P.M.

♰ Doreen & Francis Chia ♰ Nancy & Raymond Tom

Healing Prayers For: Betty Lowe

Margaret Robello, Carrie Talwar, Nancy Asato, Richard Wong, Benito Bautista, Steve Aki, Mary Souza

The Parishioners of St. Stephen Catholic Church extend a heartfelt Thank You to Monsignor Thaddeus F. Mercado for his guidance and help in continuing the Mission of our Parish. We wish you well and may the Good Lord shower you with blessings each and every day.

Living Faith ~ Daily Catholic DevotionsSaturday, July 13, 2019

A Lot To LearnJesus said to his Apostles: No disciple is above

his teacher…: Matthew 10:24 ~ Karla Manternach

When I was young, my ambitions were vague but mighty. I wanted to be the world’s leading expert on something. I didn’t care what it was, so long as I was solely and indisputably right about something all the time. If I’ve achieved this ambition at all, it is only in spheres so small as to be meaningless. (Nobody ties my shoes as well as I do!) These days, however, instead of priding myself on everything I know, I take even greater pleasure in realizing how much I still have to learn. No matter how long I contemplate the heavens, the universe is more immense than I can imagine. No matter how much I pray, I will never fully understand the mind of God. No matter how often I read his Word, it always offers me something new. I praise God for all that is beyond my knowing!

Lord, let me sit at your feet and learn.

Living Faith ~ Daily Catholic DevotionsSunday, July 14, 2019

Crossing OverBut a Samaritan traveler who came upon

him was moved with compassion at the sight. Luke 10:33 ~ Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, I.H.M.

In this familiar parable, others also came across the person who had been robbed and beaten. Others also saw the injured one but remained on the opposite side of the road and went on their way. Only one saw a person in need, crossed to the other side to the place of suffering, bandaged the wounds of a stranger and gave of their reserves of time and resources for full healing.

So what is Jesus’ message here? I believe Jesus is telling us that love is responding with grace to the unexpected. That love is seeing the one right in front of us. That love is crossing over to the place of need.

Saint Of The Day˝Saint Kateri Tekakwitha is the first Native American to be recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. She was born in 1656, in the Mohawk village of Ossernenon. Her

mother was an Algonquin, who was captured by the Mohawks and who took a Mohawk chief for her husband.

She contracted smallpox as a four-year-old child which scarred her skin. The scars were a source of humiliation in her youth. She was commonly seen wearing a blanket to hide her face. Worse, her entire family died during the outbreak. Kateri Tekakwitha was subsequently raised by her uncle, who was the chief of a Mohawk clan.

Kateri was known as a skilled worker, who was diligent and patient. However, she refused to marry. When heradoptive parents proposed a suitor to her, she refused to

RESPECT LIFE Juanita Ruis, Respect Life Coordinator

National NFP Awareness Week JULY 21 - JULY 27, 2019

The Catholic Church supports the methods of Natural Family Planning (NFP) because they respect God's design for married love. In fact, NFP represents the only authentic approach to family planning available to

husbands and wives because these methods can be used to both attempt or avoid pregnancy.

The dates of Natural Fami l y P lann ing Awareness Week h igh l i ght the anniversar y of the papa l encyc l i ca l Humanae Vitae (July 25) which articulates Catholic beliefs about

human sexua l i ty, conjuga l love and respons ib le parenthood.  The dates also mark the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne (July 26), the parents of the Blessed Mother.  For fur ther in format ion , contact nfp@usccb.org.

St. Kateri Tekakwitha (Continued)entertain the proposal. They punished her by giving her more work to do but she did not give in. Instead, she remained quiet and diligent. Eventually they were forced to relent and accept that she had no interest in marriage.

At age 19, Kateri Tekakwitha converted to Catholicism, taking a vow of chastity and pledging to marry only Jesus Christ. Her decision was very unpopular with her adoptive parents and their neighbors. Some of her neighbors started rumors of sorcery. To avoid persecution, she traveled to a Christian native community south of Montreal.

Kateri was very devout and was known for her steadfast devotion. She was also very sickly. Her practices of self-mortification and denial may not have helped her health. Sadly, just five years after her conversion to Catholicism, she became ill and passed away at age 24, on April 17, 1680.

According to legend, Kateri was very devout and would put thorns on her sleeping mat. She often prayed for the conversion of her fellow Mohawks.

Her name, Kateri, is the Mohawk form of Catherine, which she took from St. Catherine of Siena.

St. Kateri Tekakwitha was canonized by Pope Benedict XVI on Oct. 21, 2012. She is the patroness of ecology and the environment, people in exile and Native Americans.

Daily Readings˝

Monday, July 15 Genesis 18:16-33

St. Bonaventure, Bishop ♦ ♦ ♦

Tuesday, July16 Genesis 19:15-29

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel ♦ ♦ ♦

Wednesday, July 17 Ephesians 2:19-22

♦ ♦ ♦

Thursday, July 18 Genesis 22:1-19

St. Camillus de Lellis, Priest ♦ ♦ ♦

Friday, July 19 Genesis 23:1-4, 19;

1-8, 62-67

♦ ♦ ♦

Saturday, July 20 Genesis: 27:1-5,15-29 St. Apollinaris, Martyr

SUNDAYJuly 21, 2019

15th Sunday˝In Ordinary Time˝

First Reading Genesis 18:1-10a (108C)

[Page 191, Breaking Bread]

Responsorial Psalm He who does justice will live in the

presence of the Lord. [Page 192, Breaking Bread]

Second Reading Colossians 1:24-28

[Page 192, Breaking Bread]

Gospel Luke 10:38-42

[Page 192-193, Breaking Bread]

Saint of the Day St. Lawrence of Brindist

Obon Fundraiser 2019 - Saturday, Aug. 3, Valley of the Temples, Kaneohe Thank you in advance for your help and donations for our fundraiser. These items can be purchased now. Perishable items are needed as we get closer to the event and will be announced as appropriate. Donations given with the original receipts can be credited to your yearend donations to St. Stephen. Monetary donations are always welcomed as well. Thank you again,

Patti and Tina

Final Obon Meeting: Tuesday, July 23 at 6:00 PM.

“I promise you in the unfathomable mercy of my heart that my omnipotent

love will procure the grace of final penitence for all those who receive communion on nine successive first

Fridays of the month; they will not die in my disfavor [the grace of final repentance], or without having

received the sacraments, since my divine heart will be their sure refuge in

the last moments of their life.”~ catholic company.com

Our Lord appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alocoque, a French nun in the Visitation Order, and gave her the spec ia l t ask to spread devotion to His Most Sacred

Heart at a time when religion was growing cold in the hearts of mankind. Jesus asked for special prayers and practices to make amends (reparation) for this great neglect to proper reverence owed to God. For those who did this faithfully, he made what St. Margaret Mary referred to as the “Great Promise” which was the last and greatest of the Twelve Promises of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.