The Baptism of the Lord

2747 Pali HighwayHonolulu, Hawaii 96817

(808J 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

PERMANENT DEACONDeacon Ronald Choo

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTRosemary Hashimoto

FAITH FORMATION

CCD-ChildrenVelma Guieb-Mamuad

Youth & ConfirmationRosemary Hashimoto (interim)

R. C, T. A,Debbie Fujiyama

Parish kipture GroupsFrancis Jordan

PARISH MINISTRIES

Homebound & BereantementVirginia Jordan & Helen Luke

HospitalityTBA- (SaturdayVigil)Donald Yee (Sunday)

Altar SenserNicole Heafner

Liturgical MusicLeka Leaeno (Saturday Vigil)Stanley Wong (Sunday)

LectorBeverly Perry

Holy Communion at MassJennifer Tamayo

SacrisfyCeline Asato & David Tom

Justice & PeaceTBA

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(Respect Life)TBA- (Aloysius Food Pantry)734

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Promise Hawaii)

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

Pastorol CouncilPatricia Silva

Steuordship/ Discipleship C ouncilBernard Ho (interim)

Finance CouncilJames Solidum (interim)

Liturgy CommissionTBA

B uilding/ P lanning CommitteeLoretta Chee & Richard Leong

Soeiol FellooshipSui Kozuma & Kitchen Crew

WEEKEND MASS CONFESSION

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

(Main Church).. 9:3O am

WEEKDAY MASSChapel ofSt. Catherine

MONDAY_SATURDAY 8:oo am

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

Holy Rosary before Mass

-t-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 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 contactyour Church prior tomaking arrangements with a funeral home {Funerals on Tuesday, Thursctay ar 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, January rt:

4:oo p..m. Mass: Parishfamilies

Sunday, January tz:

7:15 a.m. Mass: Parish Families

g:3o am Mass: + Ethel Lee

Monday, January t3:

8 am Mass: Kelly Metcalf (healing)

Tuesday, January t4:8 am Mass: Shalimar & Bryant

(intention)

Wednesday, January t5:

8 am Mass: + Siew Choo Ong

Thursday, January t6:8 am Mass: t Shirley Wong

Friday, January t7:

8 am Mass, Regina & friends(intention)

Saturday, January t8:

8 am Mass: Christian Unity

For the sick & homebound:RO LAND ALBARADO, MARGARET

ROBELLO, HARRY BENDER, GINNY

STAHL, ETHELAU, MABEL LUKE

For the recently deceased:KATHLEEN AWAKUNI, DEREK

ALBARRADO, RAY TOM, DICKSON

YOUNG, DOLORES & MARIANO

BERENGUE, IGNACIO BABAUTA,

JANE AKI, MARTIN LUKE, IRENE

JOHNSON, DAVID LlU, BOBBY LOWE,

BEN SANTOS, ETHEL LEE, JOHN

NASCIMENTO, WALLY CHANG,

FANNIE GORA, ELLEN SHAM, PATSY

TAM, GWENDOLYN JOSEPH, HAZEL

ANDRADE, MARIA GUIEB, MERRY

cRts Ho, YVONNE PACARRO, MARY

BERNADETTE RANNEY

!lL2 Eva Trexler

Monica Foy

Edward LaddDouglas Aina

Shirley Wong

Louise RodriguesAlice A. SamsonJames Reilly

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lsaiah 4z:r-4, 5*7 / Acts ofthe Apostles ro:34-38 / Matthew 3:r3-r7

ln the sacrament of baptism, we stress that the person is no longer bound by

original sin; rather, despite still retaining the wounds caused by original sin,

he or she becomes free to live as a child of God, embracing the will of God

through discipleship in Jesus Christ. We're free to live not as the world

dictates, but as those who know, love, and serve God in this world and look

forward to being with him in the next.

Adults who go through the Rite of Christian lnitiation of Adults have time

to reflect on the conversion necessary for such transformation, but for many

of us, the sig-nificance of our baptism as infants gets lost in the long years

between childhood and adulthood. We stop being mindful of the power ofgrace and the necessity of turning our lives over to God regardless of the

work we do or the community we belong to.We may have wondered why Jesus pre-sented himself for baptism. Wasn't

he God, born without sin? Of course, the answer is yes. But Jesus came to his

baptism as a public witness of the need to turn over our lives to God. Like us

in all things, Jesus approached John for the ritual washing that signaled a

new beginning. lt was a sign for us and a wonderful way to mark the

beginning of his ministry.Matthew records that he heard the voice of God saying, "This is my beloved

Son." ln baptism, God welcomes all of us as beloved children. out of

gratitude and praise, we, in turn, follow Jesus-

And so we submit our lives to God-pro-claiming justice, doing good, and

loving God and others as we love ourselves.Mary Katharine Deeley su ndayb u lleti n @ li g uori -o rg

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Thank you for your gifts for the Loving Tree.

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i acts uprightly is acceptable to him. ." Acts of the Apostles rc:j5 ;.,i

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P:lrish Scriptu re Gr*ups

Wed. January 15th 9:15 a.m.and 6:3o p.m.

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January ztst6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January t4:5:3* p.rn- !-lturgy Fla-ning

Wednesday, January t5:3:3*-g:+c I.**arisiic A#o:-aii*-

Thursday, January t6:

7;06 p.r':'r. {.Su*.; Chair Practice

Saturday, January t8:5i" S,4ari***e {harity Walk

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Church Cleaners: Christiana & 6enoAstarita, Julie Abcede, Cathy Devaney

PLEASE PRAY FOF? FAfuX{LY AND FRIENDS

Please pray for the repose of the souls of Mary Bernadette Ranney who died

on January 4th. Her funeral Mass will be held here at 10:oo a.m. on February:.

with visitation at 9:oo a.m. and a rosary at 9:3o a.m.

MAHA.LO-Epiphany Celebration

Mahalo to Madison and Zachary for planning and organizing our celebration,

Rachel and Carly for the King's cake and prize and to the Labrador family and

friends who worked many long hours to make all the crepes. We appreciate all

our talented parishioners who participated in sharing their gifts and for all

those who helped to serve and bring fruits & fillings & food and to Velma our

Religious Ed coordinator and Father Khanh for the Christmas gifts.

SPECII\L COLLECTICIN--f anuary 25thBlack & lndian Mission AND the Church in Latin America. Please specify.

RED M,A.5S-January 14th at 9:GO a.m.

The annual Red Mass of prayer for the beginning of the Legislative session is

on Tuesday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Our government leaders

need your prayers as their decisions impact us all.

5T- MARIANNE CHARNTY WALK-January 18th

St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii invites the community to put their best

foot forward in zor4 by participating in the lnaugural Saint Marianne Cope

Charity Walk on Saturday, January :.8, zot4, beginning at 7:3o a.m. The two-mileround trip walk stafts and ends at Kakaako Gateway Park, winding past the Saint

Marianne Cope statue at Kewalo Basin Park. Bishop Larry Silva will lead the walk.

Registration fee: $35.oo (cali 547-9o3tfor more inforrnation)

lMEEK OF PRAYER FOR CF{RISTIAhI UNl?Y--ianuary 18-U 5

Has Christ been divided? This is the international week of Prayer that has been

going on for 1oo years. Please join Bishop Larry Silva for Taiz6 Prayer around the

Cross Janu ary z4th at the Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish at 7:oo p.m.

pgq,qYER VI6IL 1S1{TI{ LU M I NARIES--.lanuary ZZ nd

Join us in prayer for all those children who never had an opportunity to be born,

for their parents and families on Wednesday from 5:3o to 8:oo p.m. at the State

Capital sponsored by the Pearson Foundation of Hawaii Pregnancy Center.

Luminaries. (You may donate a Luminary for s5.oo)

RALLY & MARCFT FSR LIFE

Saturday, January z5th from x.2:3o-5:oo at the State Capital

Show your support, sacrifice an afternoon so that others may live. Guest speaker

is Fr. John Thompson from Chaminade University.

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Saturday, January z5th from B:oo a.m. to noon at Holy Family Church. Workshop

by Our Sunday Visitor. Registration fee g 1o.oo.see brochure.

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Isaiah 49:3,5-61 Corinthians 1:1-3

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Being chosen (as a godparent) is

an honor, and says a lot aboutthe parentsr perception of you.Make sure that you have thetime, the willingness and the

faith lo live out this sacred voca-

tion. .to set an example,help teach their child about theCatholic faith, have a Iifelongrelationship of prayer, faith shar-ing and love. .

Don't forget the I'big day"! . . donftforget this rrbirthdayrr into the Bodyof Christ. Make a phone call or send

a card. Better yet, suggest having aget-together to honor this day each

year. Bring out and light the baptis-mal candle, recalling the Light ofChrist burning in the heart and soulof your godchild. Or, create a photoalbum to be shared with your god-child when he or she gets older.Pray for your godchild. Keep yourgodchild in your daily prayers. The

constant pxayer of godparentsnever hurt anyone! On occasion,take time to celebrate Eucharisttogether, for it is, after all, thesource and summit of our faithlives.

fromr William F. Wehger. Godparents andSponsors What is Expected of ThemCatholic Update, St. Anthony Press.

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wlnle point of baptkm is to take away original sin, whry didJohnneed to baptkeJesus?

A-fL Jesus' baptism and ours are two different realities.You're right: Jesus was sinless; original sin never touchedhim. Jesus' baptism was ectually the baptism ofJohn. TheCatechism of tlu Catlwlic Church quotes Luke 3:3 to teach us

that John's baptism was "a baptism of repentance for theforgiveness of sins" (535). It was more like receiving ashes

on fuh'Wednesday than the secrement of baptism you andI received.

The sacrament of baptism removes original sin byjoining us to the sinless lift ofJesus. Life in him is death toall sin, especially original sin. '1ffe were indeed buriedwith him through baptism into death, so that, just as

Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father,we too might live in newness of life" (Romans 6:4).

'What, then, was the point ofJohn's baptizing Jesus? Itwes to e:press Jesus' oneness with all the people whoconfessed their sinfulness by seekingJohn's baptism. Jesuswas saying by his baptism that he was one of them and oneof us, sinners all. This humiliry so pleased his Father that a

voice was heard from heaven: 'You are my beloved Son;with you I am well pleased" (Mark t:11). And it has also

seved us by making us children of God inJesus, the Son ofGod. F r. Joln Hatnrogue, C S sR surulaybulletin@liguoi,org

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