Really Old StuffLiturgical Ministry Prayer Luncheon - 10am to 12noon on Saturday, February 27th
Fr. Lio invites all Liturgical Ministers who serve at St. Michael’s or the mission churches to pray and reflect on our role as liturgical ministers, and to join us for lunch and fellowship.
- Altar Servers
- Art & Environment Ministers –anyone who helps Pocho decorate, who cleans altar cloths, vestments, etc.
- Eucharistic Ministers –includes Hospital and Homebound Ministers
- Funeral Ministers
- Hospitality Ministers: Greeters and Ushers
- Lectors
- Music Ministers –all choirs and musical accompanists
- Sacristans –anyone who assists the Sacristan in setting up or putting away items used for Mass
RSVP: Liturgy Table after the Masses, or call
Elsie – 326-2671 or Zola – 329-4049
Ash Wednesday
Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving: these disciplines, prescribed by Jesus Himself in the Sermon on the Mount, along with strict instructions not to flaunt them in public to win recognition and praise (Matthew 6:1-18), have been embraced by all the saints at the beginning of every Lent for almost two thousand years. But mention Lent, and many react with a grimace of slight shudder even now, years after official obligations have been reduced to a minimum! No wonder the Easter Rite’s “Lenten Announcement” sounds surprising: “Let us receive with joy, O faithful people, the divinely inspired announcement of Lent! The Lenten Spring shines forth! Begin the fast with joy! Let us fast from passions as well as food, taking pleasure in the good works of the Spirit, and accomplishing them in love!” Saint John Chrysostom, whose feast is September 13th, elaborates: “Do you fast? Give proof by your works. If you see a poor person, take pity. An enemy, be reconciled. A friend gaining honor, don’t be jealous.” A positive approach! May the saints help us keep such a Lent! —Peter Scagnelli, © Copyright, J.S. Paluch Co.
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:
Feb. 19th Liturgy Committee/Pastoral Council
Feb. 26th Heritage Committee/Parish Social Ministry
Mar. 5th Knights of Columbus
Mar. 12th Franciscans/Legion of Mary
Mar. 19th Filipino Catholic Club
Mar. 26th Youth Group/One ‘Ohana
Holy Kapa Quilters
Please note that the “Holy Kapa Quilters” will meet at Immaculate Conception Hall in Holualoa from 10am till 2pm. (Please note the time change!) The following week the “Holy Kapa Quilters” will meet at Immaculate Conception Hall from 12:45—3:45pm (regular time).
Have You Changed Your Address?
Have you moved recently or changed your phone number? If so, please call the parish office so we can update our records. We like to keep in touch with our parishioners! Thank you.
Next Infant Baptism Session
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 the godparents are not parishioners here, they must attend a Baptism Class at their home parish, with a letter from their parish priest stating they attended the class, and submitted to the office along with the Baptism form and baby’s Birth Certificate. If you have any questions, please call Susan at the office: 326-7771.
AARP Tax-Aide
Free tax help for taxpayers with low- and moderate-income, with special attention to those age 60 and older, is again being offered by AARP at various locations. The schedule will begin Feb. 2nd and end April 15th.
Tuesdays: 12noon-6pm (appointment only) at AARP
Information Center at Pottery Terrace; call 334-1212
Thursdays: 8am-12noon (walk-in) at Hale Halawai
Wednesdays: 9am-12noon (walk-in) at Yano Hall
Living the Paschal Mystery
Most of us live just barely getting by we never have enough time, enough money, enough energy. We tend to keep our focus on now and, to a large extent, this is necessary. The Beatitudes, however, invite another stance. Even in being caught up in the cares of everyday living, we can still keep our eyes on Jesus Christ and what we are really seeking everlasting glory with Him in the time to come. We Christians are not so much now people as future people. This is why social status, or what people think of us, or possessions, lead to woes they turn our eyes from the future glory that awaits us when we keep our eyes on Christ. It is our relationship to God that motivates us to live the blessing that is given us. It is relationship with God that motivates us to reach out to others with good “on account of the Son of Man.” —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.
About Liturgy
Christ’s Presence in Liturgy: The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy outlines four presences of Christ in liturgical celebration: Christ “is present...in the person of His minister...in the eucharistic species...in the Word...when the Church prays and sings…” (SC7). Our natural tendency is to focus on the sublime and substantial presence of Christ in the eucharistic species, but the constitution makes clear that this is not the only presence of Chris. Perhaps for too long now we have been neglecting Christ’s presence in the Word, the presider, and the assembly, yet these presences are also clearly presented in this Sunday’s Gospel.
We open ourselves to a much broader and richer experience of Christ when we also look for Him in the presider, in eating and drinking the consecrated Bread and Wine, in the proclamation of the Word, and in the assembled community itself, which is the Body of Christ being led, challenged, nourished, and offered dignity. Moreover, when we are able to recognize Christ in these other presences at Mass, we have begun to form ourselves to see Christ’s presence in the everyday people and circumstances of our lives. In this way we already begin to live the blessedness of which Jesus speaks in this Gospel. Liturgy teaches us that Christ is present in many ways. —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.
Homily Points
- When we hear the phrase “blessed ones,” we don’t generally put ourselves in that crowd. The Gospel, however, moves us beyond a narrow understanding of blessedness to seeing it in terms of a manner of living possible for all of us because of Jesus, who dwells within and among us.
- The kingdom of God is among us when we, rich and poor alike, seek to live the way Jesus did, in fidelity and obedience to His Father. His way of relating to all people shows us that He Himself is the source of blessedness.
- The Beatitudes are lofty sayings, but Jesus delivers them “on...level ground.” The Beatitudes are challenging, yes, but they are not pie-in-the-sky impossibilities; rather, thy are played out in the concreteness of responding to the needs of the people around us. We can make the values and vision of Jesus our own way of life because He dwells among us here, showing us how – in and through one another.
Living the Paschal Mystery
We must take care that we don’t live these next six weeks like the other weeks of the year. Now we are in a special kind of “training” - we are redoubling our efforts to learn what Gospel living means. Extra time faithfully spent in prayer, emptying ourselves through fasting so we hunger for God, being attentive to others this is how we die to ourselves and live faithfully the Gospel.
Because our own transformation deepens our relationships, good choices for Lenten practices are those that really change us, and not just during Lent. In other words, simply “giving up” something and forgetting about the practice when Lent is over doesn’t really help us do what the Gospel is asking of us. Our Lenten penance must be directed to transformation (conversion) of self that lasts beyond Lent. Transformation makes a difference in our lives and relationships. —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.
Lenten Regulations
All members of the Christian faithful in their own way are bound to do penance in virtue of divine law. In order that all may be joined in a common observance of penance, penitential days such as the Season of Lent are prescribed during which the Christian faithful in a special way pray, perform works of piety and charity, and deny themselves by fulfilling their responsibilities more faithfully and especially by observing fast and abstinence according to the norms of the following directive (Canon 1249):
Abstinence: All persons who have completed their 14th year are bound by the law of abstinence from meat. Complete abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent, and Good Friday during the Triduum. On days of complete abstinence, meat and soup or gravy made from meat are not to be eaten.
Fast: All adults are bound by the law of fast up to the beginning of their 60th year. According to Canon 97-#1, a person who has completed their 18th year is an adult. The day of fast during Lent is Ash Wednesday (Feb. 17th); the day of fast during the Triduum is Good Friday (April 2nd). The faithful will not lightly excuse themselves from this obligation.Tested Like Gold – “God wishes to test you like gold in the furnace. The dross (waste) is consumed by the fire, but the pure gold remains and its value increases.” —St. Jerome Emiliani
Stewardship Report: Week of Feb. 6th—7th
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# of Attendees |
Total Contributions |
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St. Michael’s |
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Saturday 5pm |
244 |
$1,550.00 |
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Sunday 7am |
284 |
$3,846.81 |
|
Sunday 9am |
418 |
$3,196.00 |
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Sunday 11am |
194 |
$1,167.00 |
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Sunday 4pm |
71 |
$502.00 |
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Sunday 6pm |
228 |
$421.00 |
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Immaculate Conception |
70 |
$487.00 |
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Holy Rosary |
53 |
$545.00 |
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Totals = |
1,562 |
$11,714.81 |
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