Holy Trinity Catholic Church A Stewardship Parish November 19, 2017 5919 Kalanianaole Highway; Honolulu, HI 96821 Ph. 808-396-0551 email: holytrinity@rcchawaii.org Website: holytrinitychurchhi.org Emergency phone: 772-2422 Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time Online Giving QR code Pastor: Fr. Michel Dalton, OFM Capuchin Deacons: Steve Kula, Dan Guinaugh, Fernando Ona Masses: Saturday: 5pm Sunday: 7, 9 & 11am Weekdays: 5pm Reconciliation (Confession): Saturday: 3:45-4:15 or by appointment Our mission: make Christ known to the world through Word, Sacrament, Prayer and Service. Our vision: is to be a welcoming parish committed to serving others.
Office Hours: M-F 8:30 to 4:30 Sat. 8:00 to 12 To register: call the Parish office to register and to sign up for envelopes Parish Staff: 396-0551 Pastoral Associate: Carole Suapaia Business Administrator: Nancy Lui-Kwan Assistant Bookkeeper: Devon Knight Office Assistant: Evelyn Lee Secretary: Patti Dau Music Directors: Ken & Trissa Walter Religious Education Staff K-8 & First Sacraments Carrie Boyer: 393-6797 9-12 & Confirmation Dominic Olaso: 358-5335 Adult Education Staff Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Dcn. Steve Kula: 396-0299 Sacraments Marriage: call office before making any wedding arrangements Funerals: call office before calling Funeral Director. Anointing of the sick: if you are seriously ill, or will be undergoing surgery, please contact Parish office Thrift Shop: Thursday-Saturday 9 to 2; drop off all donations in bins. 396-0678 Want to join a Ministry? Please contact: Eucharistic and Sacristan Ministry Dcn. Steve Kula: skula@rcchawaii.org Lector Ministry Phyllis Young: alohaphyllis@icloud.com Altar servers: Dave Belatti: debelatti@aol.com Art & Environment Maureen Yamasaki: maureen@ethawaii.com Baptismal Prep Terri Koike & Marlin Van Vleet Terri.koike@gmail.com Cancer Support Group Ann Jones: ajones4414@aol.com CCD/RE/First Sacrament Prep Carrie Boyer: cboyer@rcchawaii.org HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC CHURCH Children s Sunday Liturgy/Kidsword Carrie Boyer: cboyer@rcchawaii.org Church Cleaning Shirley Fake: faket001@hawaii.rr.com Family Promise Gloria Zane: Gloria.zane@hawaiiantel.net Greeters/Hospitality Carole Suapaia: csuapaia@rcchawaii.org Homebound Ministry Gloria Zane: Gloria.zane@hawaiiantel.net Maintenance Committee Tom Fake: faket001@hawaii.rr.com Music Ministry Trissa Walter: twalter@rcchawaii.org Parking Lot Ministry Mike Ishii: mei2445@aol.com Social Activities Committee Ann Jones: ajones4414@aol.com Stewardship Committee Bob & Charlotte White: bcwhite@hawaiiantel.net Sick & Bereavement Carole Suapaia: csuapaia@rcchawaii.org Thrift Shop Ministry Eileen DeLucia: eandkaloha@hawaii.rr.com Ushers Ministry Bob White: bcwhite@hawaiiantel.net Website Paul Hilton: edfitz4117@gmail.com MyParish APP richmeiers@gmail.com Youth Ministry Dominic Olaso: godchaser808@yahoo.com HTC Groups and Ministry Weekly Calendar Monday: Cancer Support Group Parish Meeting Rm 6:30pm, 2nd and 4th weeks of the month. Tuesday: Choir practice held in the Church, 6:30pm Wednesday: Charismatic Prayer Group, in Church at 7pm Thursday: Youth Group Parish Meeting Rm.6:30 pm BCC Group held at Don & Phyllis Young s home, inform: call 395-6694 Sunday Scriptures Sharing Group, once a month; Frank & Lillian Chang, Meeting in RCIA Room, 753-1190 lchang479@gmail.com Saturday: Neocatechumenate Groupend of month in chapel Sunday: Sunday Evening Bible Sharing Group, Parish Meeting Rm. 6pm, call Dcn. Dan 396-9726 2
We are responsible for how we live our lives, and practice our faith. Teachers, parents, mentors and elders encourage us, challenge us, and sometimes plead with us to work up to our potential. Use it or lose it as the saying goes. Potential can t be measured until it s tested. Great writers have to write, great artists have to paint, great athletes have to practice, and great Christians have to practice their faith. A secret genius may be sitting next to us, but we d never know it, or benefit from it, unless it is shared. Todays gospel parable is about potential that unfolds and multiplies when it is invested. A charism, gift, or talent given to an individual will find its fulfillment in the community. Someone with less talent but who is willing to risk, what she or he has and work with others, comes out ahead of someone with greater talent who keeps it hidden. Why hold back? It is the fear of competition or the possibility of failure? Excuses, excuses, Jesus would say. Even small potential can have large results when it s shared generously. Today we have one of Jesus best-known parables and the most misunderstood. It s not about money or investing but it s about untapped potential. That s what the third servant suffered from. He was timid, didn t want to take a chance, and was more afraid of failing than he was excited about succeeding. Afraid of what? The Masters character, personality, or temper? Must be, because he replies: you are a demanding man. If this Master were God do we regard Him in the same way? Demanding, tough, judgmental, merciless? Well haven t you heard the Good News? God loves you and all He desires is for your best all of the time and not just when things are going your way. God made an investment in you that s the meaning of this parable. It s not just Jesus saying that God has given each of us particular talents to use for His glory. This is true but it s more than that. Everything that we are, and have, is a gift from God and it s to be enjoyed and shared. Life and our faith are not to be squandered nor hidden. We are to live our faith boldly and creatively. At our recent Ministry Weekend over 120 of you decided to live this parable and offer your talents to our community. How that develops all depends upon you and God what a team! Serving with you and the Lord, 3
ORIGINAL ORDER OF THE SACRAMENTS OF INITIATION Questions and Answers 2. Are children ready to be confirmed in Grade 2? The Church believes they are just as ready to receive Confirmation as they are to receive First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion in Grade 2. What are some things the child has begun to understand about Holy Communion? (Examples : the priest asks the Holy Spirit to change the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus; I am receiving Jesus, not ordinary food; receiving Jesus helps me to be like him and to be one with him and his Body in his mission.) If your child is ready to be nourished by the Precious Body and Blood of Christ, your child is ready to be confirmed. Confirmation is not a rite of passage to adulthood or about confirming of faith in God. It is about God confirming his love for us as he does in Baptism. As a sacrament of initiation, Confirmation, received in its proper theological order ( Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist) opens the door to receive Holy Communion. (to be continued) THANKSGIVING Thursday, November 23 Thanksgiving Office closed. Mass at 9 am IMMACULATE CONCEPTION (Holy Day of Obligation) Thursday, December 7, Immaculate Conception Vigil Mass 5 pm Friday, December 8, Immaculate Conception Mass at 9 am and 6 pm MARATHON WEEKEND Marathon Weekend, December 9 and 10 Saturday Mass at 5 pm. Sunday Mass at 5 pm. ADVENT PENANCE SERVICE Monday December 18th Advent Penance Service 7 pm Fourth Sunday of Advent Saturday, December 23 Mass at 5 pm Sunday, December 24 Fourth Sunday of Advent Masses at 7. 9 and 11 am Christmas Masses ( Holy Day of Obligation) Sunday, December 24 Christmas Eve Masses at 5 pm and 10 pm Monday, December 25 Christmas Day Masses at 9 and 11 am AT HOME WITH THE WORD If you ordered and paid for AT HOME WITH THE WORD they have arrived. Please pick them up at the office during office hours M-F 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and Saturday 8:30 am to noon. Neocatechumenal Mass The monthly Neocatechumenal Mass will be held on Saturday, November 25. It will start at 7 p,m. Healing Mass The monthly Healing Mass will take place on Wednesday, November 29 at 7:30 p.m. Praise and worship will start at 7 p.m. 4
GIVING THANKS 2017 Thanksgiving Day Mass will be celebrated at 9:00am, on Thursday, November 23. All are invited to come and give thanks to God for his wondrous gifts. This will afford us an opportunity to practice an act of stewardship at the offertory by sharing our gifts of nonperishable food items with those less fortunate. These donations will be shared with a local food bank. So please be charitable and bring such items as can goods, rice, cereal or our always favorite Spam. Remember we can t outdo God s generosity but let s try. THIS SUNDAY November 19, 2017 Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Reading I : Proverbs 31:10-13,19-20,30-31 Reading II : Thessalonians 5:1-6 Gospel : Matthew 25: 14-30 Next Sunday November 26, 2017 Our Lord Jesus, King of the Universe Reading 1: Ezekiel 34:11-12,15-17 Reading II : 1 Corinthians 15:20-26,28 Gospel Matthew 25:31-46 PRO-LIFE COMMITTEE Ready to do battle! Advent Retreat Sunday, December 3, 2017, 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm, St. Anthony Retreat Center, Kalihi, with Mass in the Bishop Libert Hall During Advent, we joyfully await Christ's coming. Come join us for a fun-filled time with Advent calendar ideas, games, crafts, dinner and fellowship. $ 25/family - suggested donation. Registration required by November 28, 2017. For more information or to register, please call (808) 845-0065. Coming Soon to Holy Trinity Church! FREE ROSARIES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR USE!!! The Rosary is the WEAPON for these times.. ST. PADRE PIO Holy Trinity Pro-Life Committee "Thanksgiving is nothing if not a glad and reverent lifting of the heart to God in honor and praise for His goodness." Victor Hugo 5
PLEASE PRAY FOR HEALTH, COMFORT AND HEALING Michael Kaleiopu John Dubrovin Lauren Nicole Austen M. Dabboul John Baricuatro Jr. John M. Kichak Josephine Armstrong Marion Baricuatro Rose Sylvester Edward Reyes Barbara Malone Leo Sinclair John Baricuatro Yolanda M. Kramer Eternal Rest Phillip Sylvester Andrew Wallace, Jr. Mary Louise Leslie Beatrice Vida Brian Joseph McKown Leo Kuboi Beverly Page Gerald Adarna Wanda Chock Bernice C.K. Mau Gene Rogers Mary Chun McConnell Mark Beppu Vince Dijos Please advise the Parish Office when it is no longer necessary or appropriate to keep names on the list, so we may use the space for future entries. YOUTH CHOIR Rehearsals for the Youth Choir for the 5:00 Christmas Eve Mass begin on Thursday, November 2, at 5:45 p.m. Singers and instrumentalists of all ages are welcome. This is an excellent opportunity for older youth to be mentored for leadership positions within music ministry. It is also an opportunity for performers to gain experience being in active ministry. If you have questions, please call Trissa Walter at 2854371 email twalter@rcchawaii.org MASS INTENTIONS For This Week: Sunday, November 19, 7 am ProPopula 9 am Mark Beppu + Yori Mizuguchi + 11am -Annette Young + Monday, November 20, 5 pmtuesday, November 21, 5 pmwednesday, November 22, 5 pmthursday, November 23, 9 amfriday, November 24, 5 pmsaturday, November 25, 5 pm+ = repose/in memory st= safe trip/ travel wa = wedding anniversary si special intention h= health/healing hb= happy birthday tg = thanksgiving Sacrament of the Sick: Available When Needed Having an upcoming operation or medical procedure? Need a spiritual boost to provide for your health needs? Then why not celebrate the Sacrament of the Sick, one of our churches seven Sacraments? Gone are the days when you had to be literally on your death bed to call the priest for a special blessing. This wonderful, powerful Sacrament is available whenever there is a physical or spiritual need. The process is simple: call Father to arrange to celebrate the Sacrament then you will be prayed over and anointed (blessed) with the Holy Oil of the Church. This Sacrament is for the living, especially those who want to feel the Lords healing -touch in a special and blessed way. If interested, then give Father a call at: 396-0551. 6
Stewardship Corner Stewardship at Holy Trinity Catholic Church Lesson 73 Unanswered Prayers Has God rejected His people? (Romans 11:1-2) This rhetorical question posed by St. Paul, in our current vernacular, might be phrased Why have You not answered my prayers, O, Lord? We can t see the future, nor can we know how God is working in our lives, but His work continues; we need to trust in Him. Praying is an act of Stewardship, and when we pray, we pray for others and for ourselves and this will bring us closer to God. We can rest assured that God delights in allowing us to be part of His grand plan. You Can t Out Do God s Generosity Summary of Weekly Offerings 11/11& 11/12 Offerings $ 6,600.50 Major Maintenance & Repairs $ 1,421.00 All Souls Day $ 160.00 All Saints Day $ 15.00 World Mission $ 500.00 Catholic University $ 10.00 Catholic Campaign for Human Development $ 50.61 Hurricane Fund $ 100.00 Candles $ 293.85 Thrift Shop $ 846.25 (Includes Credit Card purchases) TOTAL: $ 9,997.21 7
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