One Catholic Ohana

Catholic Charities Sunday 2010

Sunday, Sept. 12th is Catholic Charities Sunday. Last year Catholic Charities Hawaii helped 41,014 people with a hand up, not a handout.  Thirty programs Statewide offered help to people of all faiths and cultures, especially those with the greatest need.

Catholic Charities Hawaii programs address:

• child abuse and neglect
• homelessness
• children’s emotional and behavioral problems
• unplanned pregnancy
• adult violence and abuse
• difficulties encountered by immigrants and refugees
• difficulties adjusting to life’s challenges
• sustaining independent living for seniors and persons with developmental disabilities

St. Michael’s parishioners and Catholic Charities Hawaii Advisory Board Members, Kathy Leopoldino, Jack Ferguson, and Shirley David will be speaking before the Masses this weekend.  They will ask you to work with them in supporting the social mission of the Church by making a monetary money donation to Catholic Charities Hawaii. Special envelopes are included in the bulletin this week and available at Church entrances.

Fr. Lio Goes to Rome

After 18 years as an ordained priest, Fr. Lio, having received a personal gift from friends, will visit Rome for the first time.  He will leave Kona on October 10th and join Msgr. Fran Cilia in the Eternal City.  Luckily Fr. Fran has been to Rome many, many times and can show Fr. Lio the Vatican, other sacred places and the ruins that attract pil­grims to Rome.  Many in our congregation have been there and know the thrill of being in St. Peter’s Square when the Holy Father gives his blessing.

Since Fr. Lio travels alternately among the Masses at St. Michael’s and the mission Churches, this message will allow everyone an opportunity to say “Bon Voyage” and Godspeed. —The Pastoral Council

On two separate weekends around Thanksgiving, St. Michael’s Quilt Group “Holy Kapa” will be holding our annual Bazaar.  If you have any craft/quilt items you’d like to make or donate to this sale, they would be most appreci­ated.  We hope this notice will give you enough time to work on the items you wish to donate.  Items should be new and unused.  Last year our Bazaar was a great success.  Can we do it again?  All profits will be donated to the parish  Building Fund. Thank you!  Wilhelmina van den Boom, Chairwoman

Larry Villados (left) talked to the youth group with thier parents about the homeless situation in Kona.

Our Youth Group has continued to meet, sharing fellow­ship, food, and fun!!  Last week Friday, following an ono and diverse hot dinner prepared by our parents, Larry Vil­lados of the Office for Social Ministry, who also sings with our St. Michael’s Choir, helped us con­tinue on our theme of “Service In Our Community.”  He talked to us about his work with the homeless and the issue of home­lessness in general here in our Kona com­munity.  This eye-opening and informa­tive talk-story ses­sion gave our Youth ideas on how we can take action and to be positive influ­ences in our town.  Check out what we have planned:

• September 3rd—Youth prepare spaghetti dinner, and put­ting together care bags (for our homeless).  Physical activity to fol­low.
• September 17th—Potluck dinner followed by Street Out­reach—passing out “care bags” to the homeless around Alii Drive
• September 30th—In collaboration with the group that feeds the homeless, our Youth will serve hot meals at St. Michael’s at 5pm to the homeless; Outreach & Banana Split Fun (in place for Friday, October 1st)
• October 15th—Potluck dinner, preparing for Advent (signing to music) and Activity.

North Kona Catholic Community’s Youth Group contin­ues to meet every first and third Friday of the month at St. Michael’s grounds by the Gift Shop.  So, if you are in Grades 6th through 12th, please join us!  This is just for you!  The plan is always to have a good time.  Call Thelma and Sylvia at 430-9118.

Sunday, Sept. 5th, 2010—Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Franciscan Sunday, St. Michael’s Church:  11am Mass

Monday, September 6th—Labor Day Holiday (Office Closed)

Seniors Young-at-Heart: no meeting—Holiday

Holy Kapa Quilters, Immaculate Conception Hall:  12:45—3:45pm

Kona Visayan Club, Gift Shop tent:  6pm

Tuesday, September 7th

Tongan Prayer and Choir practice, SM tent:  6:30—8:30pm

Wednesday, September 8th

Legion of Mary meeting, Luika Kaumaka Room:  8am

Immigrant Services offices open, IC Offices-Holualoa:  8am-2pm

Ukulele Class, Luika Kaumaka Room:  10—11:30am; Any adult with an ukulele is invited to join us.  Come share your love of music.

St. Peter’s Wdg—Alexander Lopez & Tatiana Brand (Fr. John):  4:30pm

Boy Scouts meeting, Hualalai Academy campus:  5:30pm

Friday, September 10th

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Kamiano Hall:  7:30am

Food Pantry open, St. Michael’s parking lot:  7:30—8:30am

Evening Prayer and Benediction, Kamiano Hall:  5:30pm

Saturday, September 11th

St. Peter’s Wdg—Christopher Lohman & Callie Hernandez, a couple from Louisiana (Fr. John):  9:30am

SM Funeral—William Kahakui Pai (Fr. Lio), followed by reception on lawn; 8:30-11am—Viewing:  11am Funeral Mass

*St. Michael’s Gift Shop is open under the green tent each Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, 10am-3pm; Saturday from 12noon-6:30pm; and Sunday from 6am-1pm.

Saturday, Sept. 4th:  Vigil of Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

5pm—Flo Tedino, deceased

Sunday, September 5th:  Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

7am – Steve McGroarty, deceased

9am – Lito & Sol Ilagan, 40th wedding anniversary blessings!

10am (HR)—Cosmore Ciancio, deceased, may he rest in peace

11am—Theresa Cardamon, deceased

4pm—special intentions of Maria Aseron

Monday, September 6th—Labor Day Holiday (Office Closed)

7am—Catherine Falatko, deceased

Tuesday, September 7th

7am—Henry Younge, III, birthday blessings!

Wednesday, September 8th—The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

7am—Fred & Dolores Haab, both deceased

Friday, September 10th

7am—Eldridge U. Foronda, in thanksgiving for prayers answered

The Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Reading I – Sirach 3:17-18 , 20, 28-29

Reading II – Hebrews 12:18-19 , 22-24a

Gospel – Luke 14:1 , 7-14

Humility -  The Biblical virtue of humility often gets mistranslated in our world.  Many think of humility as ongoing self-effacement or even self-degradation.  Humility, as the Scriptures use it, is a sense of true self-awareness of one’s capacities and abilities.  A false humility is actually a kind of deceit, and is often a mask for the face of arrogance that lies beneath it.

Thus Sirach today tells us not to seek what is too sublime for us, or to search out what is beyond our strength.  We are called to have an awareness of what we are able to grasp, and with what we are strong enough to contend.  Scriptural humility also has about it an openness to the goodness of others and what is best in them.  That is why both Sirach and Luke’s Jesus instruct us not to deny our own self-worth, but to be ready to elevate and acclaim what is good or great in others.  When we live this way, we are closer to understanding how God views all of us.  We ought not place ourselves, but others, first.  In living this humble way, we are living out of the heart of God, who is always ready to raise us up in honor at the table of the heavenly banquet.  Copyright, J.S. Paluch Co.

It is with a grateful heart that I thank all of you who con­tributed to the effort of making Friday evening a jubi­lant celebration of our Vicariate community.  Con­gratulations to our 2010 Living Treasures of the West Hawaii Vicariate.  Your commitment to ministry will con­tinue to inspire us.

Many thanks to the priests, sisters, and musicians who traveled to the Big Island to entertain us.  They dedicated this monumental effort in time and talent, also, to motivate and encourage religious vocations in our Diocese of Hono­lulu.  At the present time, we are blessed to have ten men (not all so young) studying for the priesthood.

Friday was the first event of what we hope will become a tradition in our Vicariate.  Each year, we will honor the Liv­ing Treasures in some kind of community event.  Plan­ning for the occasion with the other four par­ishes will begin almost immediately.