Knights of Columbus’ Clergy Night Appreciation Dinner
The Knights of Columbus Council 13227 will host a Clergy Night Appreciation Dinner on Thursday, March 17th, from 5:30 PM until 9:00 PM at The King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel Ballroom. This special event is held each year to honor the tireless efforts of our Clergy. Tickets are $50.00 per person (which includes buffet dinner and one cocktail plus $5.00 toward a Clergy meal). Tickets will be available after the Masses this weekend. This is not a fund raising event. Instead it is our chance to do what few of us do on a regular basis which is to say thank you to our Clergy. The Most Reverend Clarence (Larry) R. Silva will be in attendance. This is the first year we have opened this event to the entire Parish. We hope to fill the entire Ballroom with Grateful Hearts to recognize our Clergy. For additional information, please contact Lito Ilagan at 322-4969 or Robert Dempsey at 326-7973.
Next One ‘Ohana
The next One ‘Ohana will be held on March 6th. On that day we will celebrate MardiGras and prepare for the Season of Lent. Please mark this on your calendars. Lunch will be served at noon. Age-related activities will be preparation for Lent. Mardi Gras will be a celebration for all.
Food Pantry Mahalo
Thank you to all those who remembered to bring in their food donations this weekend. Your unfailing support in providing canned and dry foods to the needy in our community ensures that the homeless and those who struggle to put food on their tables will be able to eat each week. May God bless your kindness!
Vacation Bible School
Provided there is interest on the part of parents and space at Immaculate Conception, we will have Vacation Bible School the second week of July, 2011. This year, Bible School will be a half day (9AM to 12 noon). There will be a midmorning snack. We will not serve lunch. This year’s theme will be SonSurf Beach Bash.
Until our Parish Center is built, we have decided it will be possible to register only 20 children. Therefore, we will offer placement on a first come-first serve basis to Preschool four year olds and Kindergarteners, plus First, Second, and Third Graders. The cost will be $15 per child or $25 for two children.
Doing this well will require more volunteer assistance from parents. This bulletin announcement is only to elicit interest in having your child attend. Last year, parents waited until the last minute. This year, we want to have our full complement of children by Easter so we can have everything prepared.
As soon as the Starter Kit arrives, there will be a meeting of volunteers and parents.
Meanwhile, if you think you are interested in having your child attend, please either leave you name and phone number in the parish office or call Cynthia M. Taylor at 960-0734. After determining the level of interest, we will have registration forms available.
There are adults in the parish who for one reason or another have not received the Sacrament of Confirmation. If you are a practicing Catholic and would like to receive this Sacrament, there will be two preparation classes. The first class will be held on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 1PM in Kamiano Hall at St. Michael’s. The second class will be held on Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 1PM in the same place. It is necessary to attend both classes and it would be very helpful if you would bring your Confirmation sponsor with you. Confirmation will be held on May 14, 2011. You will need proof of your Baptism in order to be confirmed.
If you have questions or you wish to register, please call Cynthia M. Taylor at 960-0734.
Social Justice Bookclub
The next Social Justice Bookclub discussion will be held, Thursday, Thursday, March 10th at 12:30 in Luika Kaumaka meeting room. Bring a bag lunch and join the discussion of Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. Mountains Beyond Mountains follows the life and work of Dr. Paul Farmer, Harvard professor, co-founder of Partners in Health who as pioneered a community-based model of health care and developed revolutionary treatments for AIDS, malaria and multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. Kidder takes the reader to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, Russia, Canada, and the U.S. following Farmer as he lives out his philosophy that “the only real nation is humanity.” There are multiple copies of Mountains Beyond Mountains available through the Hawaii Public Library System.
“Knights” Basketball Free-Throw
The Knights of Columbus Council #13227 will be sponsoring a “Basketball Free-Throw Championship” for boys and girls ages 10-14 on Saturday, February 26 at St. Michael’s Church grounds. Registration forms are available before or at the contest. It will be held in the parking lot at the rear of the property. Certificates of participation, clothes, patches, and plaques will be awarded to the participants and winners. It’s FREE, so come and have fun. Contact Rod Imming at 326-1269 for more information.
Retreat
Sign up sheets for Reconciliation and Spiritual Direction are available on the back counter in Kamiano Hall. Please remember to bring your Bibles on Feb. 28th. If you need a Bible, Carolyn has a variety at the gift shop.
Enrichment Day
Saturday, March 5th at Annunciation Church in Waimea. If you are interested in attending Enrichment Day on March 5th, please remember to register. Registration forms are available in the parish office. The cost is $10 for the day, which includes lunch. (There is no refund for cancellation.) If you have any questions, please call Margie Fujimoto at 323-3469 / 217-6054 (cell).
Waiaha Cemetery Project
Do you have relatives or ancestors whose remains are buried in the Waiaha Cemetery (more commonly known as “Holualoa Catholic Cemetery”) on Mamalahoa Highway in Holualoa? The Heritage Committee would like your help with our project to create maps and databases of our North Kona Catholic Community cemeteries. The cemetery project is in keeping with the Heritage Committee mission to document our One Catholic ‘Ohana history. If you can help us with identifying gravesites in the Waiaha Cemetery, please contact Joyce Trask at 322-0915.
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, cycle A
A helpful technique for reflecting on today's readings may be to imagine yourself standing in the back of the crowd, listening to Jesus speak to people who have been beaten down, who have lived under oppression, who are suffering, and who have lived the only existence they knew under the iron hand of the Empire. They must have been totally mesmerized by the Sermon on the Mount!
The meaning of "an eye for an eye" that Jesus quotes from Hebrew Scripture today meant that there should be equal compensation for whatever was damaged—no extra revenge. Conversely, it was meant to avoid inappropriately severe punishment for misdeeds. The belief in monotheism already had resulted in the exile, captivity, and repression of the Israelites. They lived faithfully under the Law of Moses, but in this Gospel Jesus asks them for even more than the law required: to love their enemies and to offer forgiveness and mercy to them. In other words, give back more than necessary because that's what God's love is like. Today's Psalm 103 describes and sings of the mercy of God. For Presidents Day, pray for our Armed Forces using "Eternal Father, Strong to Save."
By Elaine Rendler-McQueeney, from Today's Liturgy 2011
© 2010, OCP. All rights reserved.
Psalm 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13
Psalm 103 spends a lengthy 22 verses praising God and thanking him for his goodness to sinful humanity. Whether the responsorial is sung or read, it is of great importance that the lines be enunciated clearly. Clearly we cannot hear of God’s love too often. But more than that, psalms such as this one underscore the fact that there is only one God in both testaments. That may be a fairly apparent observation, but it’s surprising how many people see the God of the First Testament as fierce and judgmental, waiting hopefully for us to sin so he can pounce. It’s as if he took an anger management course about the time Jesus was born. The nature of God hasn’t changed anytime in human history. However, our own understanding of that nature has grown considerably.
Even allowing for advancement in human understanding, the kindness and mercy of God have been right there for all to see. The psalmist recognized it in his own life, or he would never been able to write about it. Jesus probably recited this psalm among others in the early years of his life, and each of us could benefit substantially from reciting it regularly in our own.
By Virginia Smith. © 2010, OCP. All rights reserved.
1st Reconciliation Class
The 4th mandatory First Reconciliation Class will be on Sunday February 20th in Kamiano Hall after the 9AM Mass.
1st Year Confirmation Classes
ANOTHER CHANGE OF DATES
- Feb. 27th - 2nd Class, Kamiano Hall, 1:30PM - 3PM
- Mar. 27th: 3rd Class; Kamiano Hall, 1:30PM - 3PM.
First Communion
If you have a child preparing to receive First Communion (1st or 2nd year) or Confirmation (1st or 2nd year), please check your schedules and/or the bulletin for the dates and times of mandatory classes. Time is slipping by quickly. First Communion is scheduled for Sunday, May 8th and Confirmation is on the calendar for Saturday, May 14th at St. Michael’s.
Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18
The message of today’s first reading is contained in two short verses, 17 and 18, 1 and 2 being merely introductory, but their significance far outweighs their length. Because the motifs of the first reading and the Gospel are often related, we should read these verses with the thought that they may be further developed later by Matthew.
First, we notice that the reading is from Leviticus, the legal text of the Torah or Pentateuch. That places its words very early in the evolution of Israelite theology. Inasmuch as prior to Vatican II, Catholicism paid only minimal attention to the First Testament, many people still understand its teachings as a single entity, rather than the result of centuries of growth.
As a result, the second thing we observe is that hatred, revenge, and grudges are prohibited “…against your fellow countrymen.” Nothing is said about outsiders. There would surely be no reflection here of Luke’s Good Samaritan, a heretical alien despised by the Jews.
The ‘love your fellow countrymen’ mentality endures today, justified religiously by citing biblical passages such as today’s. It is equally notorious in a jingoistic pseudo-patriotism that presents itself in such prominent venues as bumper stickers that read, “My Country Right or Wrong”. Homilists can do a great deal of good by leading their audiences into a more accurate interpretation of the readings they hear each week.
By Virginia Smith; © 2010, OCP. All rights reserved.
Requests for Mass Intentions
Requests for Masses come in on an almost daily basis. Most times the request is made by phone, but payment is sent either through the mail or put in with the weekend collection. If you send in your payment or put it in the collection, please be sure to write on the outside of the envelope the name of the person you are requesting the Mass for, and the date and time of the Mass. This will help to apply your monetary donation to the correct Mass (and keeps me from going crazy). Mahalo! Susan
Stewardship Report - Feb. 12-13, 2011
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ATTENDEES |
CONTRIBUTIONS |
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St. Michael’s |
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Saturday 5pm |
255 |
$1,765.00 |
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Sunday 7am |
288 |
$2,312.00 |
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Sunday 9am |
459 |
$2,989.00 |
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Sunday 11am |
190 |
$2,099.00 |
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Sunday 4pm |
128 |
$601.00 |
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Sunday 6pm (Spanish) |
303 |
$459.00 |
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Immaculate Concept’n |
62 |
$704.00 |
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Holy Rosary |
60 |
$544.00 |
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St. Paul’s |
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Subtotal |
Collections = |
$11,473.00 |
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Church-Latin America |
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$7.00 |
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Filipino Mass |
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$125.00 |
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Augustine Ed’l Foundtn |
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$48.00 |
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Food Pantry |
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$30.00 |
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Church Repairs / Maint. |
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$64.00 |
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St. Peter’s Post Cards |
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$39.00 |
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Building Fund |
*Excludes pledges |
$907.00 |
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Totals |
1,665 |
$12,693.00 |
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