HOLY FAMILY

CATHOLIC CHURCH
830 Main Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

June 5, 2016

PASTORS CORNER
Father Sebastian

MASS SCHEDULE
Monday Saturday

7:15AM

Saturday Vigil

5:00PM

Sunday

8:30AM, 11:00AM, 7:00PM

1st Sunday Samoan Mass

4:00PM

3rd Sunday Pohnpeian Mass

3:00PM

CONFESSIONS
Saturday
and after daily Masses

4:00 4:45PM

BENEDICTION
First Friday of the Month after Mass

BAPTISM AND MARRIAGE

Please contact Fr. Sebastian
Phone: (808) 422-1135 or
Mrs. Malins (808) 423-9611 ext.302
Email: HFC830@gmail.com or
Sebchacko@hawaii.rr.com
Certificates ~ For all certificates a
written application is necessary. Send by
post or email with your address, or hand
over personally.

The traditional celebrations of the various

fundamental aspects of our Faith are behind us
now. The Feasts of the Holy Trinity, the Body and
Blood of Christ and even the Feast of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus are over for this year. We now start
about 20 weeks of Ordinary time, that will lead us
once again to the Season of Advent.
Today we celebrate the 10th Sunday in Ordinary
time. The stories of the raising of people from the
dead are put before us to mediate on. If we believe
in God and live by Gods commandments, God will
perform many miracles, including raising us from
the dead. We need to BELIEVE and PRACTISE our
FAITH, so that we can be happy in this world and
in the next.
In the Second Reading, Saint Paul explains and
defends his move and call to work for the salvation
of the Gentiles. This was not something taken
lightly or kindly by people in general, particularly
the authorities even in the new Church.

WEBSITES
http://holyfamilyhonolulu.org
http://hfcahawaii.org
http://catholic.com
http://catholic.org
Hictv.com & Cable133.3
Catholictv.com

Sometimes we need to make a radical change in

our attitudes, if we want a life that is captivated by
the power of God to strengthen and enliven our
lives here on earth.

THE GOSPEL IS NOT OF

HUMAN ORIGIN
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

SAINT OF THE WEEK

SAINT CATHERINE OF SWEDEN

SAMOAN FAREWELL MASS

The Samoan Community from Oahu will celebrate

their Final Mass with Father Sebastian on Sunday
afternoon, June 5th at 2 PM. All are welcome.
Mass for the POHNPEIAN
COMMUNITY will be on June 19, at 3 PM.
The

St, Ephrem

Feast Day June 7

Poet, teacher, orator and defender of the

faith, Ephrem is the only Syrian recognized as
a doctor of the Church. He took upon himself
the special task of opposing the many false
doctrines rampant at his time, always
remaining a true and forceful defender of the
Catholic Church.
It is surprising to read that he wrote hymns
against the heretics of his day. He would take
the popular songs of the heretical groups
and, using their melodies, compose beautiful
hymns embodying orthodox doctrine.
Ephrem became one of the first to introduce
song into the Churchs public worship as a
means of instruction for the faithful. His
many hymns have earned him the title Harp
of the Holy Spirit.
2015. Reprinted with permission of Franciscan Media. To read more about these saints,
visit their website http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saintofday/, or get daily
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OUR WEEKLY OFFERINGS

May
Thank you for your generous
contribution for the past weekend.
5:00 PM
8:30 AM
11:00 AM
7:00 PM

$1,180.00
$1,703.25
$1,096.00
$1,618.66

GRAND TOTAL $5,597.91

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Final

PURCHASE OF THE EPISCOPALIAN

CHURCH PREMISES. We hope to sign the final
purchase papers this week and in the next
Bulletin, we shall provide details of the deal.

FR SEBASTIAN

On June 19th, Father Sebastian will deliver his

Farewell Homily to the Parish at all the Masses.
The Hospitality Ministry has agreed to provide
snacks after every Mass, so we can socialize and
meet Father Sebastian and personally wish him
Gods blessings on his future plans. Father will
leave the Parish on June 27th.

PARISH COUNCIL/FINANCE COMMITTEE

will meet on Monday June 20th for their Final

Meeting with Father Sebastian. By then we hope
to know when the new Priests will come. A
complete Financial Report will be presented to
them and the Bulletin on June 26th will provide a
copy of the Financial Report.

Political Remark

When I was a boy, I was told that anybody

could be President; I am beginning to believe
it. - Clarence Darrow
Newcomers are encouraged to register with the parish
and are welcome to participate in all ministries and
activities. Request Registration Forms from the ushers.

10th Sunday of Ordinary Time

1 Kings 17:17-24
Ps 30:2,4-6,11-13
Galatians 1:11-19
Luke 7:11-17
Monday June 6
1 Kings 17:1-6
Ps 121:1-8
Matthew 5:1-12
Tuesday June 7
1 Kings 17:7-16
Ps 4:2-5,7b-8
Matthew 5:13-16
Wednesday June 8
1 Kings 18:20-39
Ps 16:1b-2ab,4,5ab,8,11
Matthew 5:17-19
Thursday June 9
1 Kings 18:41-46
Ps 65:10-13
Matthew 5:20-26
Friday June 10
1 Kings 19:9a,11-16
Ps 27:7-9,13-14
Matthew 5:27-32

The Gospel reading

is a message of hope
for any situation.
Think of the widowed
mother as a symbolic
Mary and her dead
son as Jesus. This
incident
foreshadowed Christ's resurrection.
See the dead son as anyone
you know who has left the
faith, or anyone who has
been wounded or abused, or
anyone who has lost much in
a disaster such as a fire or
flood or storm.
"God has visited his people"
is the good news. The Spirit
of Christ can drive out fear,
despair, anger, and thoughts
of revenge. "I tell you, arise!"
Jesus is saying. Our heavenly Father has new life to give.

To "arise" might mean getting back to normal routines.

Saturday June 11
It means standing up to the
St. Barnabas
abuser and drawing a
Acts 11:21b-26;12:1-3
boundary that says "no
Ps 98:1-6
more." It can mean walking
Matt 5:33-37
away from someone who's
causing harm, and seeking
experts who will help with the recovery process.
In a resurrection, there is always something new: a
new way of dealing with the problem, or a new place
to work or a new parish to join, or a new courage and
inner strength to live a changed life.
To "arise" always includes a new understanding of the
Father's protective love, which comforts us in the midst
of evil and leads us from tragedies into triumphs and
from woundedness into recovery. God protects us

through the decisions that he guides

us to make, but
if we ignore his
guidance and
end up suffering from our
error, he still
says, "Rise up!
A new day is
dawning!"
Jesus is a redeemer who overcomes
death by making good arise from the
ashes despite all obstacles. We
make ourselves vulnerable to lifedestroying evil by the bad choices
we make, but Christ is always at our
side helping us despite our mistakes
and sins.
Even when we don't ask for it, he is
helping us. How merciful he is! Even
when we don't accept the help he
provides, he doesn't stop doing
more. How caring he is!
Hope is not wishful thinking. It is the
awareness of God's goodness. As
you grow stronger in hope, evangelize this hope to those around you
who need to hear Jesus say, "Arise!"

Reflect & Discuss:

1. In what ways do you need new
life?
2. Think of people you know who
are suffering or have lost faith.
How can you help them receive
Christs message of Arise!?
3. How does believing in Gods
goodness help us find hope?
4. How does hope drive out fear,
despair, anger, or thoughts of
revenge?

2016 by Terry Modica Catholic Digital Resources: catholicdr.com Reprinted

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Confirmation 2016 Bishop Larry Silva confirms 19 of Holy Familys youth at Saturday Mass on May 28.

Holy Family Catholic Academy Class of 2016 Graduation was held on May 26, 2016. Congratulations to
fifty-one (51) eighth graders who received their diplomas from Fr. Sebastian and enjoyed the festivities
afterward on school grounds.

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