PARISH SOCIAL MINISTRY
Seniors Ministry / Young at Heart — Gospel study and reflection with Fr. Lio on Monday, Nov. 2nd from 10am-12noon. Bonnie Mild will teach us to make beautiful bows for the holidays. Light refreshments will be served.
Seniors Ukulele Class — Class meets Wednesday, Nov. 4th from 10:OOam-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!
ALL SOULS DAY
Mass will be celebrated in St. Michael's Cemetery at 7am on Monday, Nov. 2nd. You are invited to bring flowers in memory of your deceased loved one, and to view the names of those you asked to be remembered in the Book of the Dead.
FAREWELL TO A HOUSE OF THE CHURCH
Come and join us on Monday, Nov. 2nd (All Souls Day) at 5:30pm in front of St. Michael's, as we celebrate the Church that's been with us for over 150 years. There will be a special ceremony to say goodbye to our beloved temple of worship. You may bring flowers or leis to be placed near the front door of the Church as a symbol of your gift of farewell.
Saints & Sinners: "The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has for has a future." —Oscar Wilde
NEWS FROM HOLY KAPA
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 the item you wish to donate, contact Wilhelmina van den Boom at 322-6616 or Bonnie Mild at 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.
THE PREGNANCY CENTER BANQUET
"The Sweet Fragrance of Life Banquet 2009" presented by The Pregnancy Center will be held at the King Kamehameha Hotel on Friday, Nov. 6th at 6pm. Tick¬ets are now available: • Call The Pregnancy Center at 326-2060, or • Go on-line at www.tpckona.com. Tickets are $60/person. Tables for sponsorship 10 persons/table.
The Banquet will feature the following events: Special Guest Speaker — Pastor Derek Napoleon • Live & Silent Auctions • Master of Ceremonies — Pastor Bruce Camp-bell • Delicious food and entertainment. Your support in helping to save even one baby from abortion is greatly appreciated and a blessing for the families.
"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
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.
CATHOLIC CHARITIES MAHALO
THANK YOU! ... to all who gave so generously during last weekend's special collection for Catholic Charities. Your donations support programs here on the Big Island that help the elderly, youth in crisis, immigrants and homeless families. Mahalo!
GLOBAL SOLIDARITY MINISTRY
The members of the Global Solidarity Ministry will be selling Christmas Cards after the Masses for three consecutive weekends starting Oct. 31st. 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 in November with Fr. Lio. We are in desperate need of Eucharistic Ministers for the Sunday 1 lam Mass! Please prayerfully consider your role as a minister for our parish. More details to come on date, time and place.
TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION
Just a year ago, we engaged in one of the core activities of our democratic system: a presidential election. Actually, the institution of election can be traced to traditions in the Church, and although Bishops are no longer chosen in this way, abbots and abbesses (heads of monastic communities) have almost always been elected by full voting members of their communities. The lifetime appointment begins when the monks or nuns are gathered in "chapter" at the death or resignation of the abbot, and fortunately for all involved, campaigning is not allowed!
The members of the community discern, with prayer to the Holy Spirit, who among them is the best suited for leadership. Once chosen, the new leader requests the blessing of the local Bishop, who usually presides at a ceremony of consecration or investiture. The ballots are always secret, and a simple majority must be achieved.
In our American system the Electoral College is the determining voice in the presidential election, not the popular election on a November Tuesday, just as the monastic chapter is the electorate. Today, most religious orders elect general superiors in "chapter" by delegates of the professed members, and usually for a term of six years. A few, like the Jesuits, elect for life. At least we don't have that weight on our shoulders when we choose a president. Four years at
a time will do! —Rev. James Field, C Copyright, JS. J.S. Paluch Co.
LIVING THE PASCHAL MYSTERY
We often think of the saints as out-of-this-world holy people who are far beyond our own experience or sense of our own goodness. When we pray the Litany of the Saints (for example, before the baptisms during the Easter Vigil) we ask the intercession of very many saints who lived centuries ago in a very different time and culture. They seem far away. This solemnity reminds us that at one time they were ordinary people just like us.
This festival is one of encouragement — God doesn't judge us only on our weaknesses but on persevering in our willingness to live as God's blessed children. The simple, everyday things we do well wash us in the Blood of the Lamb (see 1st Reading). Our smile is a saintly one. Our gesture of kindness is an expression of blessedness. Others' holy gestures toward us are reminders that there is glory awaiting us. To each of us who embraces our blessedness: ours "is the kingdom of heaven."
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# of Attendees |
Total Contributions |
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|
St. Michael's |
|
|
|
Saturday 5pm |
198 |
$1,068.00 |
|
Sunday 7am |
250 |
$2,259.00 |
|
Sunday 9am |
339 |
$2,280.00 |
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Sunday 1 1 am |
137 |
$1,079.00 |
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Sunday 4pm |
106 |
$451.00 |
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Sunday 6pm |
215 |
$474.00 |
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Immaculate Conception |
48 |
$409.00 |
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Holy Rosary |
49 |
$461.00 |
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TOTALS = |
1,342 |
$8,481.00 |
HOMILY POINTS
We tend to equate holiness more with pious acts rather than with right living. While spending lots of time at prayer, being at Church more than required, and wearing medals are laudable in themselves, they are not sufficient in themselves for being holy. Saintliness always requires the kind of daily living that is characterized by concern for others, generosity, justice, simplicity, etc.
In the Beatitudes, Jesus gives a blueprint both for pious acts as well as for right living. While the specific tenets of the Beatitudes might seem idealistic — poor in spirit, meek, etc. — they actually are quite ordinary and accessible to anyone serious about faithful discipleship. Moreover, they are the very attitudes that lead to what Jesus promises — a share in the "kingdom of heaven."
Today's solemnity places before us the canonized saints in heaven, those whom we've known in our lives who are also in heaven, as well as those living among us now who model for us right living. Surely this is a great company of saints who call us to live saintly lives ourselves! While we look to those in heaven to support us by their prayers, we look to those on earth to support us by their example.
ABOUT LITURGY
Origin of the Festival of All Saints: We humans have always honored our departed loved ones. Ancestors' pictures often adorn our walls. Buildings are named after long-deceased benefactors. Accomplishments are marked with obelisks or monuments. It is not surprising, then, that from earliest times the Church has also desired to honor the faithful departed.
The earliest cult of the saints focused on the martyrs, those who courageously gave their life out of commitment to Christ. From at least the 4th century the Eastern Church had a festival honoring all the saints who have departed; in Rome in the 5th century the pagan Pantheon was consecrated as a church honoring Mary and the martyrs. By the 8th century the cult of the saints is extended beyond the martyrs to honor others who lived selfless, faithful Christian lives. At this time there is the first indication that the festival was fixed on Nov. 1st in the West.
This festival is not primarily about remembering the faithful departed (we do that on Nov. 2nd). It is about honoring those who have been faithful disciples of Jesus, those who model for us Gospel living, those who inspire us to be likewise faithful.
All Saints Day — "They will be happy to pray for you, for like us they have been feeble, they have been tempted, they have been miserable. But they had recourse to God. God pardoned their offenses and today they sing His mercies." —St. Theodora Guerin
All Souls Day — "We look upon paradise as our true land and we see a great crowd of loved ones awaits us there, a countless throng of parents, brothers and children longs for us to join them. Assured though they are of their own salvation, they are still concerned
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