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

PERMANENT DEACONDeacon Ronald Choo

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTRosemary Hashimoto

FAITH FORMATION

CCD-ChitdrenVelma Guieb-Mamuad

Yauth & CanfirmstionRosemary Hashimoto (interi m)

Debbie FujiyamaPa'ish Scripture Groups

Francis Jordan

PARISH MINISTRIES

Homebaund & BerestsetnemtVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke

ItrospitalityTBA- (SaturdayVigiL)

Donald Yee (Sunday)

Altor SeraerNicole Heafner

Liturgical MusicLeka Leaeno (Saturday Vigi Q

Stanley Wong (Sunday)

LectarBeverly Perry

Holy Com*union at MassJennifer Tamayo

SocristyCeline Asato & David Tom

lustice & PeaceTBA

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(Respect Life)

TBA

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(Aloysius Food Pantry)TBA

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(Family Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastoral CouncilPatricia Silva

Steacrdship/DisciplesAip CouncilBernard Ho (interim)

Finance CouncilJames Solidum (interim)

Liturgy ComrnissionTBA

Building/ P tanning C ommitte eLoretta Chee & Richard Leong

Social FellowshipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

WEEKEND MASS

SATURDAY (Main Church ) ..

SUNDAY (Chapel)

(Main Church)..

WEEKDAY MASSChapelolSt Catherine

MONDAY_SATURDAY

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CONFESSION

SATURDAY 3:oo - 3145 pmSUNDAY 8:45 - 9:15 am

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

Holy Rosary before Mass

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4:oo pm

7:15 am

9:3o am

8:oo am

-I-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 a

child 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

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS: Kokua! Please contact your Church prior tomaking arrangements with a funeral home {Funerals on Tuesday, Thursday or Friday}

PARISHIONERS: When changing address/telephone, or moving out of theParish, please kindly notiry 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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Saturday, April t3:

4:oo p.m. Mass: + Raymond Tom

Sunday, April t4:

7:5o a.m. Mass: + V Lui-Kwan

9:3o am Mass: All Families

Monday, April t5:

8 am Mass: t Siew Choo Ong

Tuesday, April t5:8 am Mass: t Pat Nakata

Wednesday, April t7t

8 am Mass: t Eduardo Zabanal

Thursday, April t8:

7 pm Mass: + Lowell Ornellas

Friday, April t9:8 am Mass: t lgnacio Babauta

Saturday, April zo:

8 am Mass: t Clarence Youngrequested by Toni Farm

For the sick & homebound:ROLAND ALBARADO, MARGARET

ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, GINNYSTAHL, ETHELAU, MABEL LUKE

For the recently deceased:IGNACIO BABAUTA, JANE AKI,MARTIN LUKE, IRENE JOHNSON,DAVID LIU, BOBBY LOWE, BEN

SANTOS, ETHEL LEE, JOHN

NASCIMENTO, WALLY CHANG,

FANNIE GORA, ELLEN SHAM, PATSY

TAM, GWENDOLYN JOSEPH, HAZELANDRADE, MARIA GUIEB, MERRY

CRIS HO, YVONNE PACARRO

4lt4 John LopesLucine ThompsonHenry George, Sr.

Raymond Tom

4la5 Mary Robello

4l:6 Joseph Nakamura, Jr.

4la7 Albert CabralNatividad SarominisSeverino PlamencoMarticia AbillanaHelen lbarra

4lag Mary LuizBeatrice Peralta

4lzo Helen Menezes

GOOD NE\fr/S

Ads 5:27-32, 4ob-4t lRevelation 5::.r-r4 / John zr;a-ag or 2rir-7-4

Awkward moments-we've all experienced them.You run into someone at the grocery store whom you've been avoiding out ofanger. A friend overhears a criticism that wasn't intended for her ears. Your

wife greets you dressed up for dinner, and you realize you've forgotten yourwedding anniversary...again. lt can be difficult to smoothly navigate thesemoments-to minimize hurt feelings and reestablish intimacy. So imagine themore-than-simply-awkward moment between Peter and Jesus in today'sGospel reading.Peter did more than just forget a birthday or spread gossip; he denied ever

knowing Jesus, and he did it when Jesus was at his most vulnerable. That kind

of betrayal would permanently end most relationships. But Jesus comes back

to Peter and asks three times whether Peter loves him-a threefold reversal

of the three denials. Peter must be embarrassed, afraid and, at the end, even

frustrated at being asked so many times. But Jesus persists and reestablishes

their intimate friendship. ln fact, he calls Peter to even greater leadership-such was the trust Jesus placed in his formerly cowardly friend.We have much to learn from this episode. Peter shows us that no one is toofar gone to be redeemed by the Lord. Peter's sin was great, but Jesus' love

was greater. Jesus doesn't let awkwardness or discomfort get in the way offorgiveness and healing. And Jesus calls even well-practiced sinners togreatness.ln the Easter season, we celebrate Jesus' new risen life; at the same time,we're challenged to rise to new life from our sin,'betrayals, and failings. Jesus

hasn't given up on us, and he never will. We're never too far gone for theLord. J an e I Eske r s u n dayb u lleti n @ li g u o ri. o rg

.ALOYSIUS TOM FOOD PANTRY

Mahaio for your donations to the Food Pantry

STEW,ARDSHIP OF OUR LORD

SUOTT OF THE WEEK

But Peter and the apostles said in reply,"We must obey God rather than men." Acts 5:29

Weekly Offerings( April T & 8, zoq)

Sat 4 pm Mass

7t5 am Mass

9:jo am Mass

Totol Offering

Donations/Col lections

Votive Offering

Cood Friday

Operation Rice Bowl

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Parish Scripture Groups

Wed. April 17th- 9:t5 a.m. &6:3o p.m.

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B:oo a.m. April t4th

Monday, Aprilt5:

Wednesday, April t7:Euci'laristic AdorationAfter ti':e 8:oo a.n'r. Mass

Thursday, ApriltS:7 pm tkair practice (8oth ennivi

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Tamayo,L*rraine Aibarado, MeriantLadri[{o*a, 6eno Astarita

Collection Counting: Team 3

Church Cleaners: Carolyn & BernardHo, Christy lrlakano, Heien Luke. AlmaEr Aifredo Tuazon

SOth ANNIVERSARY

On Saturday the zoth, Bishop Silva and 8 priests from the Diocese willcelebrate our 8oth Anniversary Mass. We begin with a blessing and dedicationof the Bishop Stephen P Alencastre Memorial building and the Chapel of St.

Catherine stafting at 3:3o on the lawn in front of the building.We will be celebrating the Confirmation of 3 candidates and the reception intothe church of one of them.

PARKING: Carpool if you can or park at Nuuanu Congregational Church (upper lot)

to make room for our guests.-Pl"easedo-nolpark along the highway. The traffic is veryheavy on Saturday afternoon.

HELP NEEDED: Tropical plants needed for decoration, please drop offApril rgth(including lawae, ferns, red & pink ginger, heliconia, plumeria blossoms and coconut

tree fronds)

ORNAMENT On this special occasion, you will have an opportunity to purchase a

"Limited Editicin" Soth Anniversary Commemorative Ornament at the Banquet for$2o.oo. You may place additional prepaid orders at this same price during thebanquet. Only one future order will be made before Christmas at a cost of sz5.oo perornament.

SPRING CLEANING-A.priI 1 3thMahalo to all our parishioners who helped clean the church this past Saturdayfor our semiannual cleaning day.

BISHOP'S LETTER ON IMMIGRATION

On April eoth, Bishop Larry Silva sent out a letter on immigration to theparishes. Since the majority of us living in Hawaii are descendents ofimmigrants we may take to heart what the Church is asking us to do and

even begin a practice of welcoming strangers in our midst. "Do not neglect

hospitality, for through it some have unknowingly entertained angels." (Heb. 4:z)

PA.RISH SCRIPTUFRE GRO{jPS

Wednesdays 9115 a.m. (after Mass and Adoration) and 6:3o p.m. (with supper)

The Parish Scripture Group begun in September 30, 2011 on the Feast of St.

Jerome meets each Wednesday except for the first Wednesdays when thereis Eucharistic Adoration in the Chapel. The groups meet to discuss theLectionary readings for the coming Sunday to prepare us to be attentive tothe Word of God at Mass.

WHY GO TO MA.SS?

Brochures are available at the entrance of the church. Please share this withrelatives and friends who may think that going to Mass is not important. There

are the White Easter devotional books and the Living Faith commentaries.

PAINTING

Mahalo for all the generous donations that have been coming in to cover thepainting and the repairs of the church. We are so excited that things are almost

ready for the Both Anniversary celebration. The balance remaining is SrB,3B3.B7.

We appreciate your sacrificial giving to the beauty of God's house.

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I went to reconciliation and was giuen a penance that was

wdy too Lnrd for uhat I hnd done. I told tlat n tlte priest,

and hc said I needed to do it aryru)ay.Well, I'm not going to.

Doesn't the penance need tofit the crime? And f I don't do it,

does thnt mean I'm notforgiuen?

A The Catechism of the Catlnlic Church lists three required-fr4 ^ acts of a penitent in the sacrament of reconciliation. The

first t'wo are to repent and to confess to the priest. Thethird is to intend to repair the harm done by sin-that is,

do penance (1491, 1494). The limited penance the priestprescribes is like a deposit or first payment on yourresolve to avoid sin and live a better Christian life.You decided that the penance the priest gave you was tooharsh. Mryb. it was. You omitted it, and now you wonderif you're forgiven. You are. Certainly you intend to live a

better Christian life.Next time you go to confession, tell the priest whathappened. He can and will make an adjustment for you inthe matter of the penance. But please note that you are

acting as your own judge, but that's the priest's role-

Along with serving as father, teacher, and physician, he is

also judge.Mryb. he was trying to tell you that your sins are worse

than you thought.Fr. John Hamrogue, CSsR sundaybulletin@liguori.org

2013 Liguori Publications, Liguori, MO 63057-9999. Printed in U.S.A.

Imprimatur: Most Rev. Robert J. Hermann, Archdiocesan Administrator, Archdiocese of St. I-ouis

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fftrrffi How to evangelize during this Easter Season . , .

Do you have a godchild who does not go to Mass anymore?. Send them a card reminding them of your prayers or better yet

offer a Mass intention for their needs.. lf you can, take them out to breakfast and bring them the Living

Faith booklet or a small booklet of prayers or bible promises.

. Give their parents a call and find out how they are doing.

. Pick up the brochure "Why we need to go to Mass" for them.

ii D" you have a godchild who is going to Mass?

l: Catt them or text them this Easter season to let them know you !l

ii .r" praying for them to grow more in faith. l,iri: I

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