St. Jude Catholic Church

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1 St. Jude Catholic Church Makakilo Drive, Kapolei, HI Phone: (808) Fax: (808) March 13, st SUNDAY OF LENT No. 11 Fr. Joseph Diaz Administrator Fr. Salvador Bringas Associate Pastor John Coughlin Permanent Deacon Ed Vargas Permanent Deacon PARISH OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 9:00a to 5:00p Closed on weekends and Federal & State holidays MASS SCHEDULE Saturdays: 5:00p Sundays: 7:00a, 9:00a, 11:00a, & 5:00p Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri: 8:00a Wednesdays: 7:00p First Fridays: 7:00p Holy Days: 8:00a & 7:00p SACRAMENTS Baptism: Last Saturday & Sunday of each month during the 5:00p Mass Marriage: Please call the parish office six months prior to wedding date. Anointing of the Sick: In case of emergency, call Ext. 3 Reconciliation (Confession): Saturdays at 4:00p or by appointment. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION (September - May) Grades K-8: Sundays 12:30p RCIA for Children: Sundays 12:30p RCIA: Thursdays 7:00p Confirmation 1: Mondays 6:00p Confirmation 2: Mondays 7:45p Adult Bible Study: Mondays 7:00p ST. JUDE YOUTH & YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY adopting the SHWAY model of life Youth Choir: Tuesdays 5:00p Young Adult Community: Fridays 7:00p Youth Community: Saturdays 6:00p Lent 2011 The Lenten Season began on Ash Wednesday, March 9th. St. Jude s Lenten Reconciliation service will be on Monday, April 11, Lenten Rules Abstinence: Catholics 14 years of age and older are to refrain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays during Lent. Fasting: Only one full meal is permitted on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday for Catholics between 18 and 59. Two smaller meals permitted, but together they should not equal a second meal. Growing in Faith 02/09 Thank You! The Knights of Columbus would like to thank everyone for their support last week Sunday during the KOC Taco Del Mar fundraiser. Monies received from the fundraiser will help greatly in their continued effort in supporting our parish needs. ST. JUDE MISSION STATEMENT We, the community of St. Jude, commit ourselves to Jesus Christ our Savior, His teachings and the Tradition of the Roman Catholic Church. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we embrace and nurture our culturally diverse community through worship, evangelization, renewal and Page service.

2 PARISH ADMINISTRATION Administrator - Rev. Joseph Diaz Associate Pastor - Rev. Salvador Bringas Permanent Deacon - Deacon John Coughlin Permanent Deacon - Deacon Ed Vargas Administrative Assistant - Caren Sue Argenzia Parish Secretary - Grace Balderas Director of Religious Education - Bonnie Boquer Coordinator of Youth & Young Adult Ministries - Keith Febrero Ministry Coordinator - Tony Boquer Chief Accountant - Lucy Pascual Sacristan - Alfred Simbahon, Sr. Building Committee - William Aiu Finance Committee - Kalani Frank SUPPORT STAFF Janitorial - Mary Lou Anacan, Ferdinand & Mary Jean Reglos Landscaping - Ferdinand Reglos & Peter Penascosas PASTORAL COUNCIL Mike Brown, Tony Boquer, Ray Datzman, Socorro DeGuzman, Steve Fredette, Daryl Huff, Tere Hunt, Mike Leskovec, Homer Rabara PARISH MINISTRY CONTACTS Ministry Coordinator - Tony Boquer Liturgical Altar Servers - Keahi Teson & Grace Balderas Eucharistic Ministry - Connie Cruz Lectors - Connie Cadiz Liturgical Environment - Germaine Meyers Music Coordinator - Jovina Canopin Wedding Coordinator - Grace Balderas Religious Education Baptism Prep - Mike & Michelle Brown Children s Liturgy - Flo Garza Confirmation - Bonnie Boquer RCIA - Tony & Bonnie Boquer Social Ministries Bereavement Ministry - Gerry Kimokeo Food Pantry - Carolyn Won Homebound - Michelle Brown Outreach/Hospitality - Judy Datzman Parish Vocation Team - Estrella Estillore Ushers - Sonny Aquino Widows - Rose Lastimado Page 2

3 03/14 Monday: Lv 19:1-2,11-18; Ps 19:8-10,15; Mt 25: /15 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Ps 34:4-7,16-19; Mt 6:7-15 Readings for the week of: March 14-20, /16 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 51:3-4,12-13,18-19; Lk 11: /17 Thursday: St. Patrick Est C:12,14-16,23-25; Ps 138:1-3,7c-8; Mt 7: /18 Friday: St. Cyril of Jerusalem Ez 18:21-28; Ps 130:1-8; Mt 5:20-26 Today s Readings: 1st Reading: Gn 2:7-9;3:1-7 2nd Reading: Rom 5:12-19 or 5:12,17-19 Responsorial: Ps 51:3-6,12-13,17 Gospel: Mt 4: /19 Saturday: ST. JOSEPH, HUSBAN OF THE VIRGIN MARY 2 Sm 7:4-5a,12-14a,16; Ps 89:2-5,27,29; Rom 4:13,16-18,22; Mt 1:16,18-21,24a or Lk 2:41-51a 03/20 SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Gn 12:1-4a; Ps 33:4-5,18-20,22; 2 Tm 1:8b-10; Mt 17:1-9 ST. JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH BUDGET July 1, 2010 June 30, 2011 General Operating Fund July 1, 2010 June 30, 2011 $ 624, Weekly Goal $ 12, Week of 03/05 & 03/06/2011 $ 12, Year to date Budget $ 432, Year to date receipts $ 412, Difference $ (19,554.27) Building Fund Mortgage Balance 12/31/2010 Adjusted $ 172, Week of 03/05 & 03/06/2011 $ 3, Year to date received $ 38, Comfort & Healing Billy Ingalls Joey Ingalls Francis Jordan Cathy Moher Catherine Cabudol Darlene Oakes Klara Yee Lee Van Dickson Kepa Matanane Pray for Repose of Soul Our departed loved ones... CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS Filipino Catholic Club - Judy Datzman Knights of Columbus # Stephen Fredette St. Jude Cursillo Prayer Group - Fred Cruz St. Jude Golf Club - Ed Campos St. Jude Quilt Club - Genera Buza Campos Page 3

4 A Pro-Life Lent by Fr. Frank Pavone Repent and believe the Good News!" The urgent call to repent marks the Lenten season, just as it marks the preaching ministry of St. John the Baptist (Mt.3:2), of the Lord Jesus (Mt.4:17), and of Peter and the Apostles (Acts 2:37-38). It is a call to make a conscious and free choice to turn away from sin, which leads to death, and embrace the Gospel, which leads to life. It is, in fact, the full flowering of the call Moses issued in Deuteronomy 30:19, "I have set before you life and death...choose life!" One of my favorite Lenten Gospel passages is that of the man born blind (John 9). We see here the drama of the will to accept or reject the call of Christ. The man born blind receives his physical sight early in the story, but the rest of the drama traces the birth of his spiritual sight. At first, he calls Jesus a man (v.11); then a prophet (v.17); then one who is "from God" (v.33), and finally, "Lord" (v.38).he comes to see who Jesus is, because he has a willingness to believe. "Who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?" (v.36). This attitude of willingness stands in stark contrast to the stubbornness and bad will of the Pharisees. Though confronted with the same evidence of the physical healing, they try to explain away that evidence through their interrogations of the man and his parents, and then by portraying Jesus as a sinner, and finally by literally throwing the evidence out the door by ejecting the healed man from their midst (see v.34). The drama is repeated every day as our society struggles with the "Culture of Death," which shows itself fundamentally in the ongoing tragedy of abortion. The evidence is the same for all to see, made clearer than ever by genetics and fetology, that abortion kills a human being. Some receive that evidence and, with a willing heart, choose life. Others show the stubbornness of the Pharisees and cling to their own ideology. For me the most stark example of this was the day a group of pro-life people conducted a wake for an aborted baby in front of an abortion facility. The baby, the size of a hand, was visible in a small white casket. Some pro-abortion demonstrators looked at the child, and a pro-lifer challenged them, "Look at the evidence right before your eyes. This is a baby!" Believe it or not, the person's response was "That's your opinion!!" Not to know the child in the womb is not a sin. But the refusal to know is. Jesus declares to the Pharisees at the end of the drama of John 9, "If you were blind, there would be no sin in that, but 'We see,' you say, and your sin remains" (v.41). "Repent and believe the Good News!" What good news? The good news, in the words of The Gospel of Life, that "life is always a good...manifestation of God in the world, a sign of His presence, a trace of His glory" (#34). This Lent, let us choose life again! In taking on human flesh in the virginal womb of Mary of Nazareth, the Word of God made flesh has restored humanity to friendship with God and through his paschal mystery, has given the gift of human life an inestimable value that no one, no government, no legislature, no judicial court can rightfully and justly take away. Page 4 ~ Most Rev. Robert McManus, Bishop of Worcester Vespers Vigil for All Unborn Human Life, Nov. 28, 2010

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6 Why do Catholics give up something for Lent? Lent is the primary penitential season in the Church year, reflecting the forty days Jesus spent in the desert fasting and praying. By the solemn forty days of Lent the Church unites herself each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 540). Giving something up is one way to express sorrow for what we have done wrong. And, the penance we do during the season helps us to appreciate God s gifts all the more. Fish Fry Fridays Back by popular demand, Fish Fry Fridays. Starting Friday March 11th and each Friday during our Lenten Season, the Knights of Columbus are going to be putting on their Fish Fry Fridays in efforts towards generating scholarship funds in support of two individuals from the St. Jude community. Meals are $8 and start serving at 5:00 (available for take out too) before the evening Stations of the Cross. Please consider supporting our parish Knights of Columbus in their efforts to support the parishioners of St. Jude. Catholic Relief Services Collection - April 2-3, 2011 From Iwie Tamashiro, Director, Catholic Relief Services During the weekend of April 2-3, many dioceses across the nation will take up the CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES Collection. This Collection supports USCCB Justice, Peace and Human Development s international policy work and five other Catholic agencies benefiting millions of vulnerable, displaced, and impoverished families and individuals around the world. The funds from this Collection make a real difference in lives across the globe, from direct humanitarian service to helping victims of human trafficking and working to reunify families. Liturgy Matters: Blessed Marianne s Relic Submitted by Fr. William Kunisch, Office of Worship We are happy to announce that the Diocese of Honolulu will soon be receiving a relic of Blessed Marianne Cope. Before the relic is permanently enshrined at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, it will be taken around the diocese for veneration from May 6 13, Mass with Bishop Silva will be celebrated on Friday, May 13, 2011, 6 p.m., at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace downtown Honolulu. Watch the enews for more information about celebrations with the relic on each island. Stay up to date with Diocesan news: Page 6

7 *Note regarding Mass Intention requests: Requested dates and times are not guaranteed. If the requested date is unavailable, your Mass intention will be said during the next available Mass. Request for dates which fall on a Solemnity will be said at the next available Mass. Mass Intentions for the Week of 03/14/2011 Monday, March 14th 8:00a Grace & Kaelynn Balderas Rolette Basilio Tuesday, March 15th 8:00a For those attending the Religious Education Congress Earl C. Anthony, Jr. Thursday, March 17th 8:00a Anthony Apodaca Saturday, March 18th 5:00p For the People of St. Jude Sunday, March 19th 7:00a Tory Argenzia 9:00a The Cortez Family Precilla Hernandez 11:00a For the People of St. Jude 5:00p Esmeralda Macapagal Melquiadez Pascual Religious Education There are no Religious Education classes next week Sunday, March 20th. Catechists will be attending the 2011 Religious Education Congress in L.A. Please pray for their safe travel and that their spirit may be renewed. No Confirmation classes on Monday, March 21st. Classes will resume on Monday, March 28th. Mandatory Confirmation 1 retreat on Saturday, March 26th beginning at 10:00am. Mon 03/14 8:00a Mass 6:00p Confirmation 1 7:00p Adult Bible Study 7:45p Confirmation 2 Tue 03/15 8:00a Mass 9:00a Sr. Exercise 3:30p Food Pantry 5:00p Youth Choir Practice 7:00p Building Committee Meeting Wed 03/16 6:00p Holy Hour Children s Liturgy Meeting 6:45p Novena to OLPH 7:00p Mass Thu Fri Sat Sun 03/17 8:00a Mass 9:00a Sr. Exercise 10:00a Quilt Club 3:30p Food Pantry 7:00p RCIA 03/18 8:00a Mass 6:00p Environment Youth Leadership Retreat 7:00p Stations of the Cross Young Adult Community 03/19 4:00p Confessions 4:45p Novena to St. Jude 5:00p Mass 6:00p Youth Community 7:00p YYAM/Parish Rosary 03/20 2nd SUNDAY OF LENT 7:00a Mass 9:00a Mass 11:00a Mass 12:30p MBCC Post-Encounter 5:00p Mass *Our calendar is subject to change without notice. No Bible Study class on Monday, March 21st. Class will resume on Monday, March 28th. Page 8 Visit our parish website: