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HFC January 12 2014 Bulletin
HFC January 12 2014 Bulletin
HFC January 12 2014 Bulletin
830 Main Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96818 Telephone: 422-1135 Fax:423-0389 Email: HFC830@gmail.com and Sebchacko@hawaii.rr.com The Baptism of the Lord January 12 2014 PASTORS CORNER
Mass Schedule
Monday-Saturday: 7:15 AM Saturday Vigil: 5:00 PM Sunday: 8:30 AM, 11:00 AM & 7:00 PM 1st SundaySamoan Mass-2 PM 3rd Sunday-Pohnpeian Mass-2 PM Confessions Saturday: 4:004:45 PM and after daily Masses First Friday of the Month Benediction After 7:15 am Mass
This week-end we celebrate the Baptism of Jesus at the Jordan. In this Year of the CONSECRATED LIFE, it is important for us to understand and appreciate the significance of the Sacrament of Baptism. The Baptism of John was that of Repentance with water only . The Baptism that we share with Christ is that of Water, Fire and the Spirit. In my homily, I shall explain the difference between the baptism done by John and the Sacrament of Baptism, which we have received by the power of Jesus Christ. The difference is not just subtle, but essential that makes us grasp its significance. Our First Reading from Isaiah speaks of liberation from our sins. In the Second Reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we read about the speech made by Saint Peter, immediately after baptizing a Roman Centurion called Cornelius. The Gospel from Matthew describes what happened when Jesus was baptized at the Jordan. Our Gospel Readings are from Matthew throughout this Year. Saint Mathew was a tax collector and an Apostle. He was an eye-witness to all that was preached and done by Christ. Let us follow the Scriptures according to Matthew and try and deepen our faith and re-dedicate our lives to attain the values of the Gospel of Christ. Fr Sebastian
Thank you for your prayers for the Priests Retreat from January5th till January 10th. The main topic was : Having a Priestly Heart, like the Heart of Jesus. The Retreat Master was Father James Kubicki SJ the Director of the Apostleship of Prayer.
STWEARDSHIP CONFERENCE.
A special Diocesan Stewardship Conference will be held at Holy Family Church on Saturday January 25th from 8 AM till 2 PM. All members of the Parish Finance Committee and the Parish Council are invited to attend. Thank you.
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Church Bulletin: EditorJoe Padron, Phone 423-2439. Bulletin deadline is Tuesday 12:00 noon. Please email notice and picture if applicable to pad.ronjoe@gmail.com
KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE 2014 Wednesday, January 15, 2014 4:00 5:30 PM Holy Family Catholic Academy will host an Open House for prospective parents of 2014-2015 Kindergarten applicants. Parents will have an opportunity to visit the kindergarten classrooms and speak with the teachers. Come out to see what Holy Family Catholic Academys kindergarten program has to offer. *Eligible kindergarten applicants must turn five years old by August 31, 2014. Testing for new students in Grades 1st- 8th will be held on Saturday morning, February 8, 2014. Please call Leilani Patiak at Holy Family Catholic Academys main school office (808)423-9611, ext. 301 for additional information, or learn more about our parish school at www.hfcahawaii.org ====================================
Pope Captures Imaginations Well Beyond the Catholic Church Less than a year into his pontificate, Pope Francis has become a phenomenon far beyond the Catholic Church. As Time magazine observed in naming him Person of the Year, Pope Francis has captured the imagination of "young and old, faithful and cynical," by placing himself at the center of important conversations of the times: "about wealth and poverty, fairness and justice, transparency, modernity, globalization, the role of women, the nature of marriage, the temptations of power." "At a time when the limits of leadership are being tested in so many places, along comes a man with no army or weapons, no kingdom beyond a tight fist of land in the middle of Rome but with the immense wealth and weight of history behind him, to throw down a challenge," said Nancy Gibbs, Time's managing editor, in explaining the choice. By changing not the doctrine of the church but the tone and focus given to everyday issues, Pope Francis has become a part of admiring dinner table and happy hour conversations among people who previously may have given little thought to anything a pope did. "The reason what he does is so powerful is he talks like Jesus and acts like Jesus," said Michael Gerson, a former speechwriter and adviser to President George W. Bush and now a columnist for The Washington Post, author and fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. He was among panelists at a Dec. 2 program at Georgetown University sponsored by the Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life, on the topic of Pope Francis and the poor.
One indication of how Americans respond to the tone set by Pope Francis may come as bishops prepare for next year's extraordinary Synod of Bishops. For the first time, everyday Catholics are being encouraged in many dioceses to weigh in on the synod topic -- the family
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