Liturgical Prayer Luncheon
The Liturgical Prayer Luncheon had to be postponed because of the tsunami warning, but it will take place some time after Easter. Check future bulletins for date and time. A special thank you to the Liturgy Committee, especially Jill Spanheimer for all her hard work preparing the food!
Phone Book Recycling Contest
The Hawaiian Telcom Phone Book Recycling Contest will be from May 1st—30th. Please start asking family and friends to save those books for St. Joseph Elementary School! As soon as we know where the drop-off place in Kona will be, we will let you know. [Do not bring them to St. Michael’s YET. We have nowhere to store them.] Thank you for your support!
Pre-Lenten Malasadas
On Valentines’ Day, St. Michael’s people enjoyed a huge treat. Fanny Gouveia, Barbara Kossow, and Kristen Kam organized a great malasadas sale. The recipe came from Dan and Janet Santos. The cooks produced the most tasty malasadas! All the supplies and ingredients were donated. Proceeds from the sale were donated to the St. Michael’s Building Fund. This effort raised $2,010.
There are many people who deserve our thanks: Fanny, Barbara, and Kristen (Committee); Debra Abaire, Sally Funaga, Colbert Kaimiola, Chris Kam, Terrence McCabe, Janice Medeiros, Doris Sanborn, Claudette Serion, Gail Souza-Save, Jill Spanheimer, Caroline Smith, Rowena Tiqui, Alana & Carl Yamamoto and Boy Scouts Kaipo Kam and Caserst Sony.
Catholic Faith and Family Bible
The Season of Lent is the perfect time to read the Bible together as a family. We have a new Bible to offer you. It is written with families in mind. This Bible was developed by the same people who have given us the One ‘Ohana. We will, therefore, use it in our One ‘Ohana sessions.
The retail cost of this Bible is $29.99. We were able, however, to purchase them at a discount. They are now $20.00. If you would like one, please ask Carolyn at the Gift Shop table. She can take your name and number. Selling these Bibles is not the desired outcome. There is no profit in just selling them. Our goal is to get these Bibles into the hands and the lives of our One ‘Ohana families. —Cynthia Taylor – 960-0734
Catholic Relief Services Collection Next Week
Next week our parish will take up the Catholic Relief Services Collection. This collection helps to fund six Catholic organizations that improve the quality of life and protect human dignity. Your gift will support agricultural development to strengthen economies and create food sustainability, provide outreach services to survivors of human trafficking, and supply pastoral care and advocacy for immigrants and refugees. By helping the marginalized and impoverished, you give hope to Jesus in disguise. Please be charitable in next week’s Catholic Relief Services Collection. Thank you!
Forgiveness – “People who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they must pass if they are to reach heaven; for everyone has a need to be forgiven.” —George Herbert
The next session will be in April (none during Lent).
Baptism Session: (Mass, then Class)
Sunday, April 18th – 10:45am: arrive for the 11am Mass at St. Michael’s; please sit in the front row
Sunday, April 18th – 12:15pm: attend Baptism class in Kamiano Hall (approx. one-hour long)
Sat/Sun, April 24th or 25th: Baptism weekend
The Baptism form and a copy of your child’s Birth Certificate must have arrived in the office no later than Thursday, April 15th. If you are unable to get your paperwork in by that date, you must wait until the next session to have your child baptized.
If godparents are not parishioners, they must attend a Baptism Class at their parish, and have a letter from their priest stating they attended the class sent to the parish office, along with the Baptism form and baby’s Birth Certificate. Questions? Call Susan at the office.
Friday Lenten Schedule
Evening Prayer 4:30pm in Kamiano Hall
Stations of the Cross 5pm on the lawn
Lenten Simple Meal 6pm in Kamiano Hall
The following organizations are asked to provide readers for the Stations of the Cross (Lector’s notebooks will be available in the parish office) and prepare and serve a simple meal afterwards:
Mar. 12th Franciscans/Legion of Mary
Mar. 19th Filipino Catholic Club
Mar. 26th Youth Group/O
Fr. Bill Burton – DVDs
A number of you inquired about Fr. Bill Burton’s DVDs. Father sent one set for people to see. They are $40 plus a $6 shipping charge. These 3 DVDs offer a total of 6.5 hours of introduction to the Bible. You may either visit www.biblicist.net to download the order form or pick up an order form at the Gift Shop.
Don’t forget that Fr. Bill will be returning in November to prepare us for reading the Gospel of Matthew in the next Liturgical Year. Mark your calendars. Father will arrive on the 18th of November and will be with us until Thanksgiving.
First Holy Communion Preparation Schedule
March 24th – 6pm: First Reconciliation at St. Michael’s
during the Parish Reconciliation Service (see bulletin)
~ Please watch bulletin for next One ‘Ohana Class ~
March: No Sacramental Preparation Classes
April 4th: Easter – No class
18th – 10am: Mandatory Eucharist preparation
May 2nd – 10am: Mandatory Eucharist preparation
16th – 10am: Mandatory Eucharist preparation
June 5th–8am: Mandatory Eucharist preparation/practice
6th–9am Mass: First Holy Communion
St. Joseph’s Table: Friday – March 19th at 7:30am
“Having a St. Joseph’s table is a Sicilian tradition, a traditional show of hospitality whereby a table is set in a way similar to a shrine, with flowers, candles, and a sta-tue of St. Joseph. Bread, pastries, and other breakfast foods placed on it are blessed, and a large portion of it is given to the poor. It is a celebration that combines feasting and food for the poor.” —2010 Sourcebook for Sundays, Seasons and Weekdays: The Almanac for Pastoral Liturgy, Liturgy Training Publications.
Come celebrate with our brothers and sisters who come to our Food Pantry. Bake something special to share. You may also bring red flowers in honor of St. Joseph. Bring donations to the kitchen before the 7am Mass on Friday, March 19th. May God bless you for your generosity.
The Scrutinies
[By means of the three Scrutinies], first of all, the Elect are instructed gradually about the mystery of sin, from which the whole world and every person longs to be delivered and thus saved from its present and future consequences. Second, their spirit is filled with Christ the Redeemer, who is the living water,… the Light of the world,… [and] the resurrection and the life. …From the first to the final Scrutiny the Elect should progress in their perception of sin and their desire for salvation. —Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, no. 143
Saint Frances of Rome – March 9th
Nature and human nature – plagues and wars – turned late medieval Rome into a living hell, particularly for the sick and poor. Frances, by birth and marriage well provided for, was a devoted wife and mother; but like Benedictine Oblates who, to this day, “pray and work” while living with their families and working in the world, she joined like-minded laywomen friends in ministering to society’s most vulnerable.
Frances’ charity was not only “hands on” but “in home.” Her palace becoming a hospital after the plague claimed two of her three children. When her husband’s death ended their loving marriage of forty years, Frances joined other widowed Oblates in community.
In an interesting link to the United States, our nation’s premier religious congregation for women of color, the Oblate Sisters of Providence, in 1833 established bonds of spiritual communion with these “Oblates of Saint Frances” in Rome. Though Black History Month is past, take a moment to learn about the good work that Mother Lange’s spiritual daughters are doing still and consider supporting them as a Lenten project: www.oblatesisters.com.
Living the Paschal Mystery
The source of our own living waters is found in the baptismal font. There we are plunged into the death of Christ. There we receive a share in divine life. The living waters of baptism promise eternal life for those who are faithful to baptism’s commitment and live faithfully their identity as members of the Body of Christ.
We “thirst” when we distance ourselves from Christ and choose our own wills over God’s. Our “thirst” is satisfied when we surrender ourselves to the refreshment of the living waters of God’s Word and live with Christ at the very center of our being. These living waters challenge us to acknowledge our sinfulness and find a new life in Christ. This is the conversion Lent opens for us. This is the conversation we must enter.
Unlike the Samaritan woman at the well, we will not come face-to-face with Jesus at a well to have a chat about identity and everlasting life. But we do meet Him every time we gather for Eucharist and listen to His Word and feast at His table. There, week after week, we encounter our identity and receive the gift of everlasting life.
—Living Liturgy™ Spirituality, Celebration, and Catechesis for Sundays and Solemnities, Year C · 2010. © 2009 Order of Saint Benedict, Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota. All rights reserved.
Stewardship Report: Week of February 27th-28th
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# of Attendees |
Total Contributions |
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St. Michael’s |
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|
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Saturday 5pm |
181 |
$1,608.00 |
|
Sunday 7am |
258 |
$2,245.00 |
|
Sunday 9am |
434 |
$2,468.00 |
|
Sunday 11am |
238 |
$1,196.00 |
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Sunday 4pm |
145 |
$605.00 |
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Sunday 6pm |
286 |
$572.00 |
|
Immaculate Conception |
63 |
$627.00 |
|
Holy Rosary |
48 |
$358.00 |
|
St. Paul’s |
16 |
$221.00 |
|
Totals = |
1,669 |
$9,900.00 |
