St. Stephen Catholic Church DEACON & FIRST MARTYR ~ A CATHOLIC COMMUNITY 2747 PALI HIGHWAY, HONOLULU HAWAII 96817 ~ 808.595.3105 Email: [email protected] Website: ssccpali.net OUR MISSION STATEMENT ~ “Inspired by the Holy Spirit, we the family of St. Hele Mai ~ Come join us! Stephen Catholic Church nurture and sustain our faith through Love, Service and Unity.”

❈ First Sunday of Advent ~ December 3, 2017 ❈ WEEKEND MASS PASTOR: DEVOTION & ADORTION SATURDAY [Main Church]………………4:00 PM Rev. Fr. Mario Raquepo Holy Rosary ……………………….Before Mass SUNDAY [Main Church]……………..…..7:15 AM (Cell) 808.228.3053 SUNDAY [Main Church]…………………9:30 AM STAFF: WEEKDAY MASS Rev. Deacon Ronald Choo Chapel of St. Catherine Sister MaryKuty Kotuppallil MONDAY ~ SATURDAY………………8:00 AM Celine Asato SACRMENT OF RECONCILIATION Tina Welch, Secretary First Wednesday of the month ~ afer 8:00 AM Mass SATURDAY………………………3:15 ~ 3:45 PM OFFICE HOURS: From 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM or by appointment Mon-Fri: 9:00 AM to 12 Noon Other Wednesdays 8:30 AM ~ 9:00 AM

Parish Ministries Parish Ministries

Homebound & Bereavement Lectors Virginia Jordan & Beverly Perry Helen Luke Holy Communion At Mass Jennifer Tamayo Hospitality David Tom Sacristy Celine Asato & David Tom Liturgical Music Dr. Stanley Wong Respect Life (Sat. 4:00 PM) Juanita Ruis M. Felipe (Sunday 7:15 & 9:30 AM) Holo Holo Ministry Stan Contrades

Faith Formation Parish Organizations Confaternity of Christian Doctrine-Children Pastoral Council Knights of Columbus Velma Guieb-Mamuad Patricia Silva WGK Randy Tom Youth & Confrmation Stewardship/Discipleship Council Liturgy Commitee Brian Laroya Randy Tom Sr. MaryKuty Kotuppallil, MSMHC Rite Of Christian Initiation of Adults Finance Council Social Fellowship Debbie Fujiyama James Solidum Sui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

Parish Scripture Group Francis Jordan Visitation Of The Sick: Priest and Homebound Ministers are available to visit the infirm or hospitalized. Please contact the Parish. For sacramental emergency, 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 Church and participate in the preparation for the Sacrament of Matrimony. Couples should contact the office for Marriage Preparation at least 6 months before the wedding. Funeral Arrangements: Kokua! Please contact your Church prior to making arrangements with a funeral home. Parishioners: When changing address/telephone, or moving out of the Parish, please notify the office. New Parishioners: If you would like to become a parishioner of St. Stephen, please use the forms available at the entrance of the Church or contact the office. Announcements ✞ Mass Intentions ✞

This Sunday, December 3 SATURDAY, 12.02.2017 Fellowship By: 8:00 A.M. Mass: ✞ Ken Asato Parishioners 4:00 P.M. Mass: ✞ Tomiko Asato Next Sunday, December 10 ✞ Doreen & Francis Chia Fellowship By: ✞ Fr. Raymond Nishigawa Knights of Columbus ✞ Deceased Sisters of MSMHC

West Vicariate Advent SUNDAY, 12.03.2017 Penance Services 2017 7:15 A.M. Mass: ✞ All Te Souls In Purgatory 9:30 A.M. Mass: ✞ Albert & Isabel Carvalho St. Stephen ~ Monday, December 18, 7:00 PM ✞ Laura E. Nobriga ✞ David Buddy Nobriga Our Lady of the Mount ~ Tuesday, December 5, 7:00 PM Healing Blessings for Delia Arsuaga St. Anthony ~ Wednesday, December 6, 7:00 PM Holy Family ~ Monday, December 11, 7:00 PM MONDAY, 12.04.2017 Blessed Sacrament ~ Tuesday, December 12, 7:00 PM; need 2 8:00 A.M. Mass: ✞ All Te Souls In Purgatory more priests (in addition to Frs. Steven and Bill Petrie) Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa ~ TUESDAY, 12.05.2017 Wednesday, December 13, 7:00 PM 8:00 A.M. Mass: ✞ All Te Souls In Purgatory St. John the Baptist ~ Thursday, December 14, 7:00 PM St. Philomena ~ Friday, December 15, 7:00 PM WEDNESDAY, 12.06.2017 8:00 A.M. Mass: Wedding Anniversary Blessings Jade & Greig Nakamura Saint of the Day St. Francis Xavier THURSDAY, 12.07.2017 St. Francis Xavier was a Navarrese-Basque Roman Catholic 8:00 A.M. Mass: ✞ All Te Souls In Purgatory missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre on April 7, 1506. His father was a privy counselor and finance minister to King John III of FRIDAY, 12.08.2017 Navarre. He was the youngest in his family and resided in a castle which 8:00 A.M. Mass: ✞ Sarah Louis still partially stands today and is in the possession of the Jesuit order. As the young Francis grew, he was surrounded by war. Navarre was the target of a campaign by King Ferdinand of Aragon and Castile, and SATURDAY, 12.09.2017 the kingdom was eventually conquered. 8:00 A.M. Mass: ✞ Florence Ho When the war stopped and Francis came of age, he was sent to 4:00 P.M. Mass: ✞ Tomiko Asato study at the University of Paris. While there he roomed with his friend, ✞ Doreen & Francis Chia Peter Favre. Te pair met and were heavily influenced by Ignatius of ✞ Deceased Parents of Sisters of MSMHC Loyola, who encouraged Francis to become a priest. On August 15, 1534, Francis Xavier along with Peter Favre, and several other friends, made vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Te Please Pray men planned to travel to the Holy Land to convert non-believers. Francis Xavier started his study of theology that same year and was For The Sick & Homebound ordained on June 24, 1537. Margaret Robello, Joe Chang, Carrie Talwar, Fred Lum, Pope Paul III approved the formation of their order in 1540, which Nancy Asato, Richard Wong, Benito Bautista. became Te Society of Jesus. Te order is more popularly became For The Deceased known as the Jesuits. Harry Bender, Charles Ho, Edith Demello, Catherine Aoki, While Francis Xavier was becoming a priest, Portugal was Donna McDonnell, Jerry Tarutani, Vickie Solidum, colonizing India. Te Portuguese settlers in India and elsewhere were Raymond & Nancy Tom, Lawrence Perry, Roland Albarado, losing their faith and Christian values. To restore these values, the King Eileen Green, Don Yee, RonKano, Gladys Wong, Ken Asato, of Portugal asked the Pope to send missionaries to the region. Tomiko Asato, Doreen & Francis Chia, Betty & Albert Pope Paul III asked the new order to take the mission, particularly Chong, Shirley Wong. since they could not undertake their preferred mission to the Holy Land due to warfare there. Ignatius ultimately decided to send Francis. God will not allow you to be lost if you persist in

Francis Xavier left for India in 1541, on his thirty-fifth birthday. determination not to lose Him.

(Continued on Page 3) ~ St. Padre Pio St. Stephen The First Martyr St. Francis Xavier (Continued) Knights of Columbus As he departed he was informed that the pope appointed Council 16267 him to be the Papal Nuncio in the East. A Papal Nuncio is a diplomat who takes up permanent residence in another country to formally represent the Church there. He arrived in the region and colony of Goa, India on May 6, 1542. … Contact Worthy Grand Knight Randy Tom A major problem Francis quickly recognized was the nature of the people and their intentions. Many sailors eMail Address:[email protected] and settlers were former prisoners who had been recruited from Portuguese jails or were fleeing mistakes We continue to sell car magnets, “ He Is Risen,” they made back home. None of them came to spread or for a council banner. It is a great way to live virtuous lives. Instead they came to escape Portugal, evangelize our Catholic faith. A donation of find adventure, or to make fortunes. Still, they settled $5.00 per magnet is appreciated. and made families. Xavier ministered first to the sick and the children. Ten he learned about the native people of the Pearl A Note to Knights Fishery Coast, which had been baptized a decade earlier, but were never taught their faith. Xavier began The next Council meeting is on Thursday, December 7, ministering to them. He spent three years among them, 2017, at 7:00 PM in the Council’s meeting room of the SPAM but was often embarrassed by the conduct of his building. Portuguese countrymen who were already Catholic, but frequently misbehaved. More Quotes from St. Padre Pio Xavier built 40 churches for the people of the Pearl Fishery Coast. Xavier encountered difficulty in his Everybody can, and should, propagate the glory of God, mission because he usually worked to convert the people and work for the salvation of men, by leading a Christian life, first, instead of their leaders. by praying constantly to the Lord: ' Your kingdom come, and Xavier eventually decided to travel to Malacca and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.' This is the Maluku Islands to evangelize the people there. He what we should do, offering yourself completely and spent about two years in the region, and while in Malacca, a Japanese man named Anjiro caught up with continually to the Lord for this purpose. him. Anjiro was accused of murder in Japan but had Keep close to the Catholic Church at all times, for the managed to flee. Learning about Xavier, he decided to Church alone can give you true peace, since she alone find Xavier and tell him about Japan, which he did. possesses Jesus, the true Prince of Peace, in the Blessed Xavier converted Anjiro to Christianity, making him the Sacrament. first Japanese convert to Christianity. (To Be Continued.) Digital Bulletin Lector’s schedule Would you like to read this bulletin at your leisure, and along December 8, 2017 ~ 8:00 AM with past issues? And not have to remember where you last placed the paper issue of it, and you can’t find it when you suddenly Arlette Aki, Chester Hughes remember that there is an event occurring next week, or next December 8, 2017 ~ 6:30 PM month, and you forgot to enter it into your calendar? Beverly Perry, Sandy Wong Here is how to fix that dilemma if you have a computer, December 24, 2017 ~ 9:30 AM laptop, or other device that you use every day. Open it up and type Arlette Aki, Ginny Jordan in www.ssccpali.net into your favorite search engine. Midnight Mass After the home page of the Church’s website appears, place Monica Hahn, Sweetie Pacarro your cursor on the title “About” in the bar that runs across the December 25, 2017 ~ 9:30 AM page. Chester Hughes, Richard Leong A menu of items appears, and the last title listed is “Bulletins.” Click on it and a listing of the posted bulletins will appear. Choose the bulletin you wish to read, or take a side trip My past, O Lord, to Your mercy; my present, to and browse through other items that may be of interest to you. Your love; my future to Your providence Enjoy! ~ St. Padre Pio Stewardship of Our Lord Faith Formation Weekly Offerings PARISH (November 25 & 26 , 2017) Ordinary Income Expenses SCRIPTURE Daily Income GROUP Website Fund $35.00 Scriptural The 9:30 A.M. Wednesday Parish Immaculate Conception $10.00 Readings Life at the Poverty Line Fund $10.00 Scripture Group continues on December ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Building Fund $100.00 13, 2017. Monday, December 4 Christmas Offering $20.00 Te Council meets on Isaiah 2:1-5 Elevator Fund $2,300.00 St. John of Damascus Parking Use Donation $300.00 the third Tursday of ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Mass Intentions $602.00 the month, at 6:00 Tuesday, December 5 Quarterly MasterCard Rebate $70.09 P.M. in the SPAM Isaiah 11:1-10 Religious Retirement Fund $10.00 Conference Room. St. Sabas Tanksgiving Take Out $25.00 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Tanksgiving Donation $25.00 Living Catholic In The 808 Wednesday, December 6 Sr. MaryKutty Fund $125.00 Isaiah 25:6-10 Sat./Sunday Offerings $2,303.00 Thoughts About Advent St. Nicholas Tai Chi Fund $10.00 By: Rafael Mendoza, Business Manager ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Votive Candles $88.00 Co-Cathedral of St. Teresa Tursday, December 7 Total Income $6,033.09 It is common nowadays to be on a Isaiah 26:1-6 Gross Profit $6,033.09 lookout for sales discounts. It is as if our St. Maria Giuseppe Rossello Net Ordinary Income $6,033.09 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ‘personal antenna’ is attuned to the Friday, December 8 Net Income $6,033.09 airwaves, picking up ‘signals’ where we can Genesis 3:9-15, 20 Last Week $2,408.25 get the latest product deals. We will grab St. Romaric any opportunity to buy at a discount!! ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Saturday, December 9 Mahalo Te Gospel reading for this 1st Sunday Isaiah 30:19-21, 23-26 We are grateful to all who generously contribute of Advent also speaks of being watchful. In St. Juan Diego their time, talent, and treasure to our Parish this parable, the gatekeeper is the focus of Community. attention. A gatekeeper or porter was ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ responsible to guard the entrance to his Sunday, December 10 C.C.D. NEWS master's house. Entrusted with his master's 2nd Sunday of goods, this gatekeeper literally did "not Advent know when" his "master" would return. However, whenever the master returned, First Reading the gatekeeper was (hopefully!) ready to Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11(5B) admit him to a well-managed house. Te [Page 36, Breaking Bread] gatekeeper had to be on the alert, to be Responsorial Psalm watchful. Lord, let us see your kindness, Today, this month, something much and grant us your salvation. We are currently asking for clean used more valuable than a sales discount is before [Page 36, Breaking Bread] clothing and household goods, for the Faith Formation Rummage Sale. Bring items on our very eyes. Someone much greater is (has Second Reading Sundays between the hours of 8:00AM to 12 always been!) sending us signals. Signals of 2 Peter 3:8-14 Noon. Goods may be given to any Faith His presence. What do we need to do to [Page 37, Breaking Bread] Formation Staff. catch these signals? Jesus teaches us that we We are still asking for donations for all need to be on the alert. If we do not pay Gospel Nuuanu Hale Christmas Goody Bags for Mark 1:1-8 attention, we will miss the sale. But, more Residents: Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, Small importantly if we do not pay attention, we [Page 37-38, Breaking Kleenex Packets, Socks. Bread] will miss out of God’s very self coming to Friday, December 8, 2017 ~ Feast of the you. Pope Saint Gregory III Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary ~ A Holy Day of Obligation How prepared are we to receive Jesus?