HOMELESS AWARENESS WEEK
Every year, St. Michael's helps with the Homeless Awareness Day feast in some way. This year, Josephine Ibarra asked us for nine turkeys to cook and serve at the big dinner. We asked for volunteers at One 'Ohana. Nine hands went up immediately! Thank you to all who volunteered: Ungers & Ungers, Loeras, Bilottis, Courtades, Matsumotos, Brenda, Ingrams, Kathes, and Taylors. Please bring your turkey (preferably frozen) to St. Michael's either on Sunday, Nov. 15th or Monday, Nov. 16th. We will see that they get over to The Friendly Place. If you have questions, please call Cynthia at 960-0734.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Veterans' Day began with the signing of a symbolic treaty between the Allies and Germany, ending World War I (then called the "Great War") on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. The auspicious date was actually a well-established religious holiday, the feast of St. Martin of Tours, a beloved soldier saint of the army of Rome. After World War II, Armistice Day was changed to Veterans' Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Britain, but of course the feast of St. Martin endures.
Martin was named after Mars, the god of war, and against the advice of his parents he went on his own to church. He became a catechumen at the age of ten. By fifteen he was enlisted in the cavalry in France. Coming across a poor man, Martin had an impulse to divide his bright red soldier's cape and clothe him. He later had the insight that he had served Christ, and the other half of his cape became a lifelong sign to him of his duty to serve the poor. Housed in a tiny church capella or "chapel," the cape became a great object of pilgrimage on the way to Compostella, and a favored place for the prayers of soldiers. Martin was not so eager to serve as Bishop as he had been as a soldier, and legend says that he hid in a barn filled with geese to avoid episcopal election. To this day, the customary meal for November 11th is goose! Traditionally, this is the last feast day before winter closes in, and begins a period of fasting once known as "St. Martin's Lent" or "Martinmas," that later developed into the season of Advent. —Rev. James Field, © Copyright, J S Paluch Co.
PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY
Seniors Ministry / Young at Heart – Gospel study and reflection with Fr. Lio on Monday, Nov. 9th from 10am-12noon. We will have another earring-making session with Domi. Light refreshments will be served.
Seniors Ukulele Class — Class meets Wednesday, Nov. 11th from 10:00am-11:30am in the Luika Kaumaka Room. Any adult with an ukulele, regardless of skill, is invited to join us. Come share your love of music!
FOOD PANTRY SLIPS TO BE DISTRIBUTED
This weekend at all the Masses, Food Pantry slips will be made available. Please take a food slip from the basket and bring the food item listed on it with you to Mass next weekend. This monthly plea to parishioners to help bring in food for our hungry brothers and sisters has been a godsend to many individuals and families in the Kona area. God bless you for your kind generosity!
It Takes More — "Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to a garage makes you an automobile." —Billy Sunday
HOLY KAPA CHRISTMAS BAZAAR COMING UP!
Christmas Bazaar — "Holy Kapa" Quilts and Crafts Group is preparing for our Christmas Bazaar to be held on two Saturdays and Sundays — Nov. 21st-22nd and Nov. 28th-29th (the weekends before and after Thanksgiving). All profits from our sales will be donated to St. Michael's Building Fund. You are invited to join our group as we sew and tie quilts on Mondays at 12:45pm in Immaculate Conception Hall.
If you have any craft items you would like to make or donate to this sale, we would be pleased to include them. To ensure room on the table for items you wish to donate, contact Wilhelmina van den Boom: 322-6616 or Bonnie Miki: 329-8013 by Nov. 16th.
Drawing — A big, beautiful Christmas Quilt made with Hawaiian fabrics has been donated by Marilyn Boman and Shirley Bohac to be used in our drawing. A donation of $5 a ticket / or 5 tickets for $20 is encouraged, with all proceeds going toward St. Michael's Building Fund. Tickets for this drawing/donation will be available after Mass from members of the quilt group. The possibility of having this quilt in your home while contributing to St. Michael's Building Fund is a winning combination! For more information on the tickets, contact Wilhelmina van den Boom at 322-6616 or Bonnie Miki at 329-8013.
EMERGENCY ADULT DENTAL SERVICES
The Dental Van is now OPEN! Services are for adults only on Mondays and Tuesdays from Sam-4:30pm. No appointment is necessary — come early; first come, first served. A sliding fee scale is available.
What to Bring: Quest/ Medicaid insurance card or family financial information, Medical information (i.e., medication). Directions to the Dental Van: Located at 74-5599 Alapa Street in the Old Industrial Area, turn left at Dulux Paint sign. For more information, call 329-0465.
"Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains forever in a special relationship with the Creator, Who is its sole end. God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning until its end: no one can under any circumstances, claim for himself the right to directly destroy an innocent human being."—Catechism of the Catholic Church #CC2258
GLOBAL SOLIDARITY MINISTRY
The members of the Global Solidarity Ministry will be selling Christmas Cards after the Masses for three consecutive weekends starting Nov. 8th. (Sorry; last week's bulletin noted it would begin last weekend.) Proceeds from the sale of the Christmas Cards will go towards support of current projects in Kenya (Miaani Medical Clinic, bore hole water project, and school uniforms for orphans), and in the Philippines (Payatas and Amigonian Youth Centers, and the rehabilitation of victims of prostitution and human trafficking). Your support will be greatly appreciated.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS TRAINING COMING UP
There will be a Eucharistic Ministers training some time this month with Fr. Lio. We are in desperate need of Eucharistic Ministers for the Sunday 11am Mass! Please prayerfully consider your role as a minister for our parish. More information to come on the date, time and place.
MOVIE NIGHT ON THE LAWN
The next Movie Night will be held on Friday, Nov. 13th at 7pm on St. Michael's front lawn. The movie, St. Therese of Lisieux, recounts the life of St. Therese, a remarkable young girl who fell in love with God. This movie presents the true story of an ordinary girl with an extraordinary soul. Snacks will be available for purchase by St. Michael's Youth Group.
LIVING THE PASCHAL MYSTERY
We learn how to be good disciples from others who follow Jesus faithfully. The Gospel holds up the poor widow as a model for the total self-giving of the true disciple. We need but look around us to find strong models for faithful discipleship. Nor is it always a matter of these disciple-models giving large sums of money. Giving a bit of time each week for the good of another, participating in at least some parish activities beyond going to Mass and contributing to the collection basket, signing up when volunteers are needed are all ways of contributing a little which makes a huge difference in overall parish life. Even "something" can be our "all." — Living LiturgyTM Spirituality, Celebration, and Catechesis or Sundays and Solemnities, Year B • 2009; Liturgical Press, © 2008 by Order of Saint Benedict, Collegeville, MN. All rights reserved.
"The vocation of every man and woman is to serve others." —Leo Tolstoy
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STEWARDSHIP REPORT: WEEK OF OCT. 31-Nov. 1 |
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# of Attendees |
Total Contributions |
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St. Michael's |
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Saturday 5pm |
153 |
$2,614.00 |
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Sunday 7am |
249 |
$2,276.00 |
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Sunday 9am |
303 |
$2,516.00 |
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Sunday 11am |
134 |
$1,244.00 |
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Sunday 4pm |
116 |
$365.00 |
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Sunday 6pm 211 |
$468.00 |
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Immaculate Conception |
47 |
$485.00 |
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Holy Rosary |
34 |
$324.00 |
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TOTALS = |
1,247 |
$10,292.00 |
HOMILY POINTS
- In circumstances where we find our resources limited, we often hold back on what we give. For example, if we lose our job, Christmas gift-giving might be less extravagant. When not feeling well, we tend to engage in less interaction with others. When we feel under pressure from work, we are far less willing to take on additional commitments. This Sunday's Readings, especially the Gospel, challenge us to give all we have and are, even when we feel we have little or nothing to give.
- When Jesus chose His disciples, they were not yet willing to take the risk of giving all, no matter what the cost. The disciples try to dissuade Jesus from His passion and death and in the end abandon Him in His hour of need. In this Sunday's Gospel Jesus holds up the widow as a model of the total giving necessary for true discipleship. Ultimately His disciples grew into being model disciples in their total self-giving.
- What are the "coins" that the widow gave and we are invited to give? Giving a little bit of time listening to someone in spite of being very busy; a sick mother still takes care of family; a friendly hello to someone who seems alone or down are all examples of small "coins" that bring life and hope into people's lives. It matters not whether what we give is large or small. What matters is the gift of self which, for the disciple, is really the greatest give of all: the presence of Jesus.
—Living LiturgyTM Spirituality, Celebration, and Catechesis or Sundays and Solemnities, Year B • 2009; Liturgical Press, © 2008 by Order of Saint Benedict, Collegeville, MN. All rights reserved.
ABOUT LITURGY
Discipleship and Intercession for the Dead: We have recently celebrated All Souls Day, and we customarily keep all of November as a month when we remember the dead. Rather than remembering the dead just being a rote
or mechanical practice, we might consciously place our prayers for the dead in the larger context of discipleship. Prayers for the dead beyond our own loved ones is an act of discipleship because it evidences our connection to each other as members of the Body of Christ and our continued care and concern for one another.
Traditionally the Church prays for the faithful departed each night at the intercessions during evening prayer and this is structurally where this intention belongs. Since most of our parishioners do not regularly celebrate Liturgy of the Hours, this presents a pastoral problem — when do we as a community pray for the dead? - Many parishes include an intention for those who have died as part of the Prayer of the Faithful at Sunday Mass. Although there is nothing "wrong" with this, it might be kept in mind that this practice is by way of exception and pastoral sensitivity rather than tradition. The principle here is that as a Christian community we do pray together for the faithful departed. ...
—Living Liturgy TM Spirituality, Celebration, and Catechesis or Sundays and Solemnities, Year B • 2009; Liturgical Press, © 2008 by Order of Saint Benedict, Collegeville, MN. All rights reserved.
"As the Lord is our witness, we are certain that Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the saints of God are alive." —St. Pacian of Barcelona
"If you remain constant in faith in the face of trial, the Lord will give you peace for a time in this world, and forever in the next." —St. Jerome Emiliani
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