SJPS PARENT NEWSLETTER January 27, 2019 Volume 3, Is sue 5

Father Efren Tomas, MS

Pastor

Sunday (January 27, 2019) Scripture: Luke 1: 1-4, 4:14-21

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Joseph Church

Schedule of Masses 6:30 am Monday-Friday

6:30 pm 1st Tuesday of

the Month-Healing Mass

with Anointing

6:30 pm Wednesday,

OLPH Novena/Mass

6:30 pm 1st Friday Mass

7:00 am Saturday

Morning Mass

6:00 pm Saturday Vigil

Mass

Sunday Masses 6:00 am, 8:00 am, 10:00

am, 12:00 Noon,

5:00 pm and 7:00 pm

3:00 pm 3rd Sunday-

Tagalog Mass

3:00 pm Last Sunday—

Ilocano Mass

REFLECTION

St Luke is concerned to tell us that Jesus is no ordinary man. He is a person filled with the Holy Spirit. In our gospel today, the Spirit makes him return to his home province, Galilee. Be-ing guided by the Spirit at all times makes him free from sin and totally obedient to the Father. Every now and then, Jesus would go to the synagogue to teach. All people in the syna-gogue praised Jesus for he had acquired a reputation and they were impressed by his talent. Jesus was also a man of prayer. He often prayed by himself. We see him pray here with the community. He was a Jew and he felt part of his people in prayer too. He had received much of this religious education in the synagogue and his own teach-ings cannot be understood unless we grasp his religious back-ground as a Jew. Our Sunday mass is similar. We are told at times that people can pray better at home. It could be true as far as attention and devotion are concerned, but it could be a very individualistic prayer to “my” Father, not to the Father of the Christian community. The rich young man no doubt prayed fervently to his Lord, but he did not see God as the Lord of all people, making all of them brothers and sisters. It prevented him from sharing. Our community prayer makes us share the concerns of others, makes us work together as a community. The Eucharist brings the community together around Christ, and the community learns to see Christ in every person.

We are accepting applications

for SY2019-2020

For Grades PreK—8th Seats are limited for Pre-K & Kindergarten

(Must turn 4 by Dec. 31st for PreK &

5 yrs old by Dec. 31st for Kindergarten)

Visit stjosephwaipahu.org or

stop by the school office #677-4475

Important Upcoming Dates

Theme:

Celebrating Your

Community

“Souper Bowl Day”

Souper Bowl: Bring in a

canned good and $2.00

donation

Attire: Favorite Sports

Team

Tuesday,

January 29th Theme:

Celebrating Your

Students

Attire: Spring Picture Taking

(Casual Dress Day)

Talent Show at 12:40 pm

Sunday,

January 27th

School

Sponsored

Parish Mass at

12 pm

Sponsors: Pre K

and

Grade

8

Monday,

January 28th

Catholic Schools

Week

Celebration

Begins

Morning Prayer

Service led

by Grade 7

Wednesday,

January 30th Theme:

Celebrating the

Nation

Attire: Formal Uniform School Mass at 8:15 am

Commissioning of the Knights of the

Altar

Thursday, January 31st

Theme: Celebrating

Friday,

February 1st

NO SCHOOL

ACCE

Annual

Conference of

Catholic School

Educators

Saturday,

February 2nd

Testing for New

Students

entering Pre K-8

Please encourage

family and friends to

consider joining our

SJPS ‘Ohana

Applications are

available on line and in

our school office.

CELEBRATING CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

This is a week to celebrate and to thank God for His

grace and many blessings. On Wednesday, January

30th, we will be celebrating mass at 8:15 am. We will

be having a special speaker, Kimberlee Speakman,

who is a SJPS graduate of the Class of 2009. She is

presently a reporter for Channel 2 News. We will also

be showing a special video created by Nacia Paulo,

who is also a SJPS graduate of the Class of 2009. She

has video clips of our students in their classrooms and

interviews from students and parents. We look forward

to honoring these two graduates and their sharing of

their gifts and talents.

World Day for Consecrated Life

Celebrates the Diversity and Beauty of

Consecrated Vocations

WASHINGTON – The Catholic Church will hold its annual celebration of the World Day for Consecrated Life on February 2, 2019. This celebration is a special time for individual parishes and the greater Church to celebrate the beauty of the consecrated vocation, highlight its various forms, and reflect on the unique Christ-centered witness that consecrated men and women bring to the Church and the surrounding community.

Instituted by St. Pope John Paul II in 1997, World Day for

Consecrated Life will be formally recognized during a Mass

offered by Pope Francis at the Vatican on February 2, 2019.

The day is celebrated in conjunction with the Feast of the

Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas Day,

which commemorates through the blessing and lighting of

candles that Christ is the light of the world. In the same way,

consecrated persons, by belonging exclusively to Christ,

act as the true hands and feet of Jesus by bringing his love and

the light of the Gospel to all those they encounter in their life

and work.

Our Special Intentions

We pray for…

Our La Salette community.

Family members of Sister Judith

Abique, SPC

Special Intention for Sister Judith

Abique, SPC.

Mr. Pio Guerrero.

Mrs. Irene Sandry, grandmother of

Tania Ma’afala (SJPS alumni).

Mrs. Tokuda, mother of Ms. Grace

(Cafeteria Manager).

Ms. Sandobal.

Dr. Rick Yamashiro and family.

(Counselor and Dean of Students)

Stanley and Genny Inase, cousins of

Ms. Sandobal.

God’s healing mercy on Dayen Aguit-

Baraero, Anaziel Suasin-Linao, and

Renante Fuentes.

Leilani, sister of Ms. Capinpin and her

nieces.

Molina Family

James Sandobal, uncle of Ms. Sandobal

Repose of the soul of Regina

Salisbury.

Bryce, Jason, and their families.

Peter Akuna.

Mrs. Eileen, (3-5 Paraeducator).

Miles Arbues and Avelino Arbues.

Trinity Rodrigues, granddaughter of

Loretta Rodrigues. (Former SJPS

Office Assistant).

For Everett Davis, grandson of Ms.

Davis (Junior High Teacher).

Ceasar Solis, Grandpa of Alyssa

(Pre K ) and Arren Barba (3B).

Jose Mari Boquer, uncle of Mrs.

Wintjen (Chief Finance Officer) and

Mrs. Velasco (Counselor/

Technology Director).

Alberto Gador, grandfather of Noah

(1B) and Samantha (3B) Gador.

Frances Abreu, Development Director

of SJPS.

Mrs. Sheri Roberts (former KA

teacher).

Mrs. Roxanne Costa, mother of Chloe

(Grade 8).

Mr. Roy Quindara.

Repose of the soul of Rea Abique, niece

of Sister Judith Abique, SPC.

Repose of the soul of William Capinpin,

grandfather of Ms. Capinpin (Grade

KB Teacher).

Mrs. Yoshiko Kawano, grandmother of

Mrs. Panee (KA teacher) and great-

grandmother of AJ (Grade 4).

Mr. Antonio Aguon, father of Mr.

Lorenzo Aguon (School Board

As a disciple of Jesus,

it is our Kuleana (responsibility)

to live out the Gospel

by serving the community.