HOLY FAMILY

CATHOLIC CHURCH
830 Main Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

June 12, 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.

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

Last Sunday, we read about Elijah and Jesus

bringing back people who were dead, back to life.
This week-end we will hear about spiritual death
and how Jesus can bring us back to spiritual
resurrection.
David had committed adultery. He was blind to his
own sin. The prophet Nathan made him
understand his sin. He repented and God brought
him back to spiritual life and growth.
In the Gospel, Christ does the same with a woman
of ill-repute. She was repentant and came to Jesus.
Her many acts of repentance and love were the
reasons for Jesus to resurrect her spiritually, and
make her, a great follower of Christ.
Saint Paul, who too was touched by Gods grace
became one of the greatest Apostles of Christ. He
was a murderer of Christians. Finally He became a
Defender of Christ and the early Christians.
We too are asked to change our lives around by
repentance and acts of charity. It is not hard to be
a Christian, because the Lord does not punish, but
welcomes us back every time we repent.

I NO LONGER LIVE,
CHRIST LIVES IN ME.
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SAINT OF THE WEEK

SAINT CATHERINE OF SWEDEN
March 24

m
the public games in the amphitheater.
There, Perpetua and Felicity were beheaded.
Perpetua's last words were to her brother:
"Stand fast the faith and love one another."

to follow your
courage. Amen

example

of

faith and

St. Albert Chmielowski

1845-1916

Feast Day June 17

Born in Igolomia near Krakw as the eldest

of four children in a wealthy family, he was
christened Adam. During the 1864 revolt
against Czar Alexander III, Adams wounds
forced the amputation of his left leg.
His great talent for painting led to studies in
Warsaw, Munich and Paris. Adam returned to
Krakw and became a Secular Franciscan. In
1888 he took the name Albert when he
founded the Brothers of the Third Order of
Saint Francis, Servants to the Poor. They
worked primarily with the homeless,
depending completely on alms while serving
the needy, regardless of age, religion or
politics. A community of Albertine sisters
was established later.
Pope John Paul II beatified him in 1983 and
canonized him six years later.
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

June 4/5, 2016
Thank you for your generous
contribution for the past
weekend.
5:00 PM
8:30 AM
11:00 AM
7:00 PM

$1,137.00
$1,955.33
$ 923.00
$1,595.75

GRAND TOTAL $5,611.08

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ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE PURCHASE OF ST GEORGES
COMPLETED. We have successfully bought
from the Episcopalian Church their property of
2.77 acres of land at 511 Main Street. The cost
was 2.65 million dollars. The Property has a
small Church, a Rectory and an eight
Classroom Early Learning Center. The Parish
put in 500K, the ELC 210K and HFCA 1940K.
There will be other closing and other costs
which will be shared too.
Fr SEBASTIANS FAREWELL HOMILY will
be delivered on June 18/19 at ALL the Masses.
There will be Hospitality Ministry Fellowship at
all the Masses on Sunday June 19th, so we get
a chance to meet and wish Father Sebastian
Good-bye.
THE SAMOAN COMMUNITY will join us for
Mass on Saturday June 18th for Mass. They will
then have a SEND-OFF Party for Father
Sebastian at the Holy Family premises.
PARISH COUNCIL/FINANCE COMMITTEE
TO MEET on Monday June 20th for the final
time with Father Sebastian. The Bulletin on
June 26th will contain details/Minutes of the
Meeting and a FINANCIAL REPORT. We will
also discuss WELCMING Our new Pastor and
the Priest who will be in residence, as soon as
we know when they will actually arrive. Father
Sebastian will leave the Parish premises on
June 27th morning.
Why pay money to have your Family Tree
traced. Go into politics, and your opponents
will do it for you for free.

Newcomers are encouraged to register with the parish

and are welcome to participate in all ministries and
activities. Request Registration Forms from the ushers.

11th Sunday of Ordinary Time

2 Samuel 12:7-10, 13
Ps 32:1-2, 5, 7, 11
Galatians 2:16, 19-21
Luke 7:36--8:3
Monday June 13
St. Anthony of Padua
1 Kings 21:1-16
Ps 5:2-3ab,4b-6a,6b-7
Matthew 5:38-42
Tuesday June 14
1 Kings 21:17-29
Ps 51:3-6,11,16
Matthew 5:43-48
Wednesday June 15
2 Kings 2:1,6-14
Ps 31:20,21,24
Matthew 6:1-6,16-18
Thursday June 16
Sirach 48:1-14
Ps 97:1-7
Matthew 6:7-15
Friday June 17
2 Kings 11:1-4,9-18,20
Ps 132:11-14,17-18
Matthew 6:19-23

Have you ever

thought about how
sins are forgiven?
How do we go
from sinful to justified?
Think of the word
justified
as
made to be just
and fair. Because
we have sometimes been unjust
in our dealings
with others, Jesus, the Perfectly Just One, took our sins
to the cross. The injustices
died with him there.
Justice is a legal word. But
as this Sunday's second
reading points out, it's not
the law that forgives us;
we're not justified (i.e., we
don't become fair, loving and
just) by the law but through
faith in Christ.

Jesus explains it in the Gospel reading. The sinful woman who bathed Jesus with
her tears was forgiven,
changed
and
justified
through her great love for
him. Love is what breaks us away from the power of
sin. Love is what makes us behave justly.
Saturday June 18
2 Chronicles 24:17-25
Ps 89:4-5,29-34
Matthew 6:24-34

Any of us who genuinely want to be loving but sin anyway are usually unaware, at that moment, that our behavior is hurting anyone. We don't sin out of deliberate
malice, yet we have behaved unjustly.
We sin because we take our eyes off of Jesus. We're
reacting to current or past stimuli that's tempting us to
behave unjustly. But if we pause long enough to pray

and reconnect to Jesus, we can take

control. We can choose to act in
love.
When we make love
our highest priority,
temptations lose their
power. Caring about
others distracts us
from the stimuli that
causes our sinful reactions. And as soon as
we discover that we've
caused pain through
sin, we're motivated
by love to undo the
damage as best as we can. We enter into the justice of God.
When we love others as Jesus loves
them, our faith has become our salvation. As it was for the woman in
the Gospel, Jesus says to us: "Now
you can go in peace."

Reflect & Discuss:

1. Recall an unloving behavior or
attitude you had recently. What
were you reacting to?
2. Dig deeper. What's the root of
that reaction? For example: Did
anyone hurt you the same way?
Forgive him/her. Are you afraid?
Trust God instead. If necessary,
talk to a spiritual director or family counselor to help you identify
the root cause. The truth will set
you free to love as Jesus loves!
3. Tell the story of a sin you overcame. What did you do to overcome its control of you?
4. How did the love of Jesus empower you?

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Father Sebastians last Samoan Mass, Sunday, June 5th, 2016

First Holy Communion Celebrants during the Samoan Mass

You can watch the full Mass by going to https://youtu.be/sCp6EQx0NBY or type on Youtube Father

Sebastian Chacko Last Samoan Mass @ Holy Family

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