St. Augustine Church by-the-sea

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1 Rev. Lane K. Akiona, ss.cc. Pastor Rev. Benny Kosasih, ss.cc. Parochial vicar Deacon Keith Cabiles Deacon Andy Calunod Anne Harpham Pastoral associate Sr. Cheryl Wint, osf Pastoral associate St. Augustine Church by-the-sea Sunday Liturgy 5 p.m. Saturday 6, 8, 10 a.m., 5 p.m. Sunday Daily Liturgy 7 a.m. Monday-Saturday 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday You have made us for yourself, Lord, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you -- St. Augustine of Hippo With the servant leadership of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary since

2 St. Augustine by-the-sea Parish 130 Ohua Ave. Honolulu, HI Phone: (808) Fax: (808) Web: Parish secretary: Bev Tavake Pastoral Council President: Theresa Kong Kee Finance Committee chairman: Jim Dannemiller Office hours Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed noon to 1 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to noon. Closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays. Sacraments Reconciliation: 6:30-6:45 a.m. and 4:30-4:45 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 3-4 p.m. Saturday. Baptism: Call the parish office for information. Marriage: staugustineweddingcoordinator@gmail.com before making arrangements. Confirmation: Call the parish office for information. Funerals: Call the parish office when finalizing services with the mortuary. Religious education Contact the parish office to enroll your child in religious education classes or to inquire about the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Parish organizations Altar Rosary Society Holy Name Society Tongan Society Knights of Columbus Ka Huaka'i (Marriage ministry) Please call the parish office for information about joining any of these organizations. Aunty Carmen s Kitchen Hot meals are served between 11 a.m. and noon Monday to Friday, except holidays To register Call the parish office to register and to sign up for envelopes Bulletin deadline Material to be considered in the bulletin must be submitted to the parish office by noon on the Monday before the Sunday of publication. Hospitality Join us for doughnuts and juice after all morning masses on the first Sunday of the month. Page 2 This week at St. Augustine Sunday, April 30 Third Sunday of Easter 6 a.m. Mass R/S Cheryl VanWetting 8 a.m. Mass R/S Lolita Villanueva 10 a.m. Mass S/I Kong Kee Family (healing) 5 p.m. Mass Monday, May 1 St. Joseph the Worker May Day 7 a.m. Communion Prayer Service 4 p.m. May crowning procession 5 p.m. Mass S/I Joe Kibler 6 p.m. Lector practice session for Groups 4,5,6,7 Tuesday, May 2 St. Athanasius R/S Anna Calianese 9 a.m. Rosary making, Damien Meeting Room 5 p.m. Mass R/S Fr. Joseph Priestly Wednesday, May 3 Sts. Philip and James Liturgical color: Red S/I Purie Cortez (thanksgiving) 5 p.m. Mass R/S Katherine Anne Hansen 6:30 p.m. RCIA, Damien Meeting Room Thursday, May 4 5 p.m. Mass S/I James Watson 6 p.m. Scripture reflection, Annex Building, upstairs Friday, May 5 First Friday Benediction and adoration Saturday, May 6 First Saturday Church cleaning: Altar Rosary Society and Knights of Columbus 9 a.m.-1 p.m. St. Augustine Closet, Damien Meeting Room 5 p.m. Mass S/I Kong Kee Family (healing)

3 Breaking open the Word Third Sunday of Easter Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. The theme of today s gospel is about the inability of the disciples to recognize Jesus appearance after the resurrection. Some of us will probably wonder about the two disciples inability to recognize Jesus. The two disciples walked together with Jesus to Emmaus but they did not recognize Jesus during their journey. Many theories could explain it. One of the theories is about lacking awareness of our surroundings. When they debated and argued with each other they forgot to notice completely the presence of the third person. (Isn t it true that often when parents quarrel and argue with each other they forget the needs of their children and the effect of their fight on the children?). Furthermore, in the mind of the two disciples Jesus was already in a realm different from theirs. When the two disciples approached the village and had a meal with Jesus, they suddenly recognized the person with whom they had walked and talked on the road. Through the breaking of the bread, they recognized Jesus again. In many ways, Jesus wants to show us His presence. We cannot easily recognize Him if we are preoccupied with our own ideas about Him or by our own desire, worry or fear or concerns. For example, we wonder why if God is so good there are miseries in the world and in our lives. And why there is no change for the better in our lives even when we pray a lot. We refuse to experience the subtle way of God's appearance because we stick with a certain idea about who God. is Jesus presence is more intense and richer in our lives today. He is manifested through the sacraments, the appearance of others, and through the reality of our daily lives. He is omnipresent because his physical body, which limited his presence to a particular place before, had now been transformed into a resurrected body. Jesus victory over death makes him closer to us. Like the two disciples recognize Jesus after the Eucharist, may we open our eyes to recognize His presence in the sacrament we partake and also in the reality of our daily lives.. Fr. Benny Kosasih ss.cc. Daily Prayer This can be a good week to grow in a sense of and practice with the notion of being a contemplative in the midst of action. We have practically a week of gospels about Jesus' gift of himself to us as the Bread of Life. This gives us the opportunity to let that mystery be in the background of our consciousness every day, as we go about our everyday tasks. What makes it contemplative is we will be asking for graces each morning, and we will let our desires and our activity interact. We can begin reflecting on how often we work for food that perishes. The accomplishment, the reward we receive for what we do is often quite passing and unsatisfying. It would be important to be able to sense anything that appears to be food that doesn't last and name it as such this week. The real food, the life-giving nourishment that our Lord offers us is himself. If we can't celebrate the Eucharist daily this week, we can make a spiritual communion simply by opening our hearts and desiring to receive our Lord, so that he remain in us and we remain in him. We can practice consciously choosing union with Jesus, our Risen Lord and only Savior, and experiencing how that would affect the choices we need to make throughout our day. If we begin each day, asking for the grace of this union, and renew the desire at brief moments we have at various times in the day, our focus and attention begins to change. We will experience a peace and a gifted lack of hunger and thirst for so many of the things that draw us away from him, from loving, from mercy, from consciousness on those in need. If the background focus of each day this week is to desire to be fed by a closeness with my Lord, it doesn't matter how busy I am, or how many conflicts I face, or what suffering I or my loved ones must endure. His flesh and blood are real food and drink because they are the real sacrifice that takes away the power of sin and death itself. United with his surrender to the Father, we set free from whatever can take away the life he gained for us. For this gift, for this faith, we can give thanks for every night, as we review our union with our Lord each night. Creighton University Online Ministries Readings First Reading God has raised the crucified Jesus, who now pours forth the Holy Spirit upon us (Acts 2:14, 22-33). Psalm Lord, you will show us the path of life (Psalm 16). Second Reading Our faith and hope are in God who raised Jesus from the dead (1 Peter 1:17-21). Gospel Through his words and in the breaking of the bread, the risen Christ made himself known to two disciples on their way to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35). Weekday Monday: Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119; Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday: Acts 7:51 8:1a; Ps 31; Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Ps 19; Jn 14:6-14 Thursday: Acts 8:26-40; Ps 66; Jn 6:44-51 Friday: Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117; Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: Acts 9:31-42; Ps 116; Jn 6:60-69 Next Sunday Acts 2:14a, 36-41; Ps 23; 1 Pt 2:20b-25; Jn 10:1-10 Page 3

4 Put your Faith in action! Single women, age 18 and older, are invited to join the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities in David, Kentucky June 23 July 1 to repair homes for people in need through our Franciscans in Action service retreat. While giving of your time and talent, you ll also experience personal and spiritual growth in the Franciscan tradition. To register, contact Sister Donna McGartland, OSF, at (315) or dmcgartland@sosf.org. More information: Altar Rosary membership St. Augustine s Altar Rosary Society is looking for new members, who wish to help the church and those in need in the Waikiki area. Please call the parish office or Sandra Cockrell (Altar Rosary secretary) at for more information. St. Augustine Closet open May 6 The Altar Rosary Society Closet will open on Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Damien Meeting Room. If you're looking for a treasure and something old or somewhat new, you won t want to miss it. Celebrating St. Damien feast day The feast day of St. Damien deveuster, May 10, will be celebrated with a 10 a.m. prayer service at the Damien statue at the State Capitol. At 6 p.m. there will be a Mass in honor of St. Damien at at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ May Crowning Monday, May 1 May is the month in which we honor Mary, Our Lady and Queen of Peace, protector of the Diocese of Honolulu. We will do the crowning of Mary on Monday, May 1 with a procession around the church at 4 p.m. with crowning and Mass to follow. Please bring flowers in honor of our Blessed Mother. Memorare Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my mother; to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen. God Chose Mary O ur Catholic faith teaches us that Mary was a virgin her entire life, both before and after the birth of Jesus. Virgins were looked down on in the Jewish society of that time. The birth of the Savior to a virgin living in an obscure village was a powerful sign of God s special love for the lowly people of the world. When Mary was asked to be the mother of the Savior, she was completely free to accept or reject the offer. Her response, Let it be done to me, was a great act of faith. Because she did not understand what was happening, she must have known that there would be difficulties ahead. Because she replied yes to the angel s announcement and agreed to become the mother of Jesus, the Church has declared Mary to be the Mother of God. Because she was the first to say yes to the Messiah, the Church has declared her to be the Mother of the Church. Mary is very special to Catholics. We feel a closeness to her because of her role in salvation history and because of her closeness to Jesus. We venerate Mary because we know that she can bring us closer to God. Loyola Press Page 4

5 Family Promise Networking Reaching out to others Living faith Members of the St. Augustine Tongan Community participated in the Family Promise program last weekend, cleaning the Makai House at Holy Trinity. Those helping with the cleaning were: Sosefo Raass, Ruby Raass, Kasinga Raass, Georgia Raass, Feleti Sole, Petronilla sole, Tominika Sole, Simione Lakalaka-Sole, Tahilanu Halaifonua, Malia Lakalaka, and Fetukutuku Lakalaka. Family Promise is a program in which churches provide shelter to homeless families on a rotating basis. Families are taught budgeting and household skills. St. Augustine is also hosting a Family Promise dinner at St. Augustine this weekend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Graduates invited to May 25 Mass All middle school, high school, and college/university graduates are invited to celebrate Mass with Bishop Larry May 25 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace at 6 p.m. A reception with light refreshments will follow the Mass in the Kamiano Center. RSVP to oyyam@rcchawaii.org. Lector practice sessions Lector practice sessions will be held at 6 p.m. on: May 1 for Groups 4,5,6,7 Lectors who are unsure of which group they are in should check the schedule in the sacristy. Helping those who are hungry The parish is looking for volunteers to help with serving meals at Aunty Carmen s Kitchen. If you are interested in helping, please contact Sr. Cheryl Wint in the parish office, World Day of Prayer for Vocations On May 7, the Church throughout the world prays for vocations. Will you make a special effort to ask the Lord for more vocations to the priesthood and religious life? Pray for the priests who have ministered to you throughout your life, both living and dead. Keep our parish priests in your prayers throughout the week. Encourage your children, grandchildren, or other young people to consider a vocation as a priest or religious brother or sister. Pray a rosary for more young men and women in our diocese to respond to God's call. Weekly Scripture discussions Our weekly Thursday evening Scripture Reflection continues at 6 p.m. in the upstairs room of the Annex Building. All lay ministers and anyone interested in deepening their knowledge of Scripture are encouraged to attend weekly. Lectors scheduled to read that Sunday are expected to attend. Page 5