Superior
Sr. Delia Obenza, O.P.
Principal
Sr. Bernarda Sindol, O.P.
Sacristan
Sr. Delfa Gullen, O.P.
Vocations
Sr. Emilie Basistas, O.P.
Liturgy & Music
Sr. M. Imelda Sorianosos, O.P.
To the website of St. Elizabeth Church! What follows are all the activities that we are engaged in as God's people. Our Catholic community welcomes you and hopes that you enjoy reading about our involvement in the Kingdom of God.
Feel free to come and join us in prayer and good works.
Aloha,
St. Elizabeth Church
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1ST READING |
| Joshua 5:9a, 10-12 |
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2ND READING |
| 2Cor 5:17-21 |
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GOSPEL READING |
| Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 |
MISSION STATEMENT
Thank you for your feedback on the proposed mission statement. 235 of you approved it as presented; 2 disapproved without suggestions and 15 approved with suggestions. The Pastoral Council incorporated most of the suggestions and here is the final version of our mission statement:
We, St. Elizabeth Parish in Aiea, a Roman Catholic faith community in the Diocese of Honolulu, live and proclaim the Gospel through the joyful celebration of the Eucharist in the Spirit of Aloha. We are committed to on-going faith formation, engaging in the ministries of charity, and promoting social justice and respect for life.
PASTORAL COUNCIL
I am happy to announce that we now have a recording secretary: Bernadette Coloma. I appreciate and thank her for joining with the other members of the council to serve our parish.
THE FEAST OF ST. JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY (March 19)
Though we are in Lent, this Solemnity is celebrated with all the liturgical pomp and ceremony. We will have the regular Mass at 7 am and another one at 6:30 pm. Both will be solemnized. Please try to attend one of the Masses and pray to St. Joseph for all the special graces you are in need of. Being Friday of Lent we shall have the Stations of the Cross after the evening Mass (around 7:15 pm probably.)
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
"For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost." So wrote the philosopher-poet George Herbert, who would have commiserated with me when I lost the tiny screw from my glasses. One never gives a second thought to such little things until they come up missing. The Bible places great stock in little things and little people – a mustard seed, a lost coin, a diminutive tax collector called Zacchaeus, and a brave shepherd boy named David. When it seems we are unappreciated and insignificant, it may help to remember that God’s love is constant, undying, everlasting. That truth is reported in one of the littlest but most telling Bible statements of all: God is Love (1John 4:8). Fred Bauer.
Wishing you all a fruitful celebration of Lent,
Fr. Tom
Please make yourselves available to attend the Parish Lenten Retreat preached by Fr. Mathew Vellankal of Fremont, California, March 22 through March 24, at 7 pm (Mass at 6:30 pm). The Lenten Penance Service will be on March 25 at 7 pm. Several priests will be available for confessions that evening.
1. All members of the Christian faithful, in their own way, are bound to do penance, in virtue of divine law. In order that all may be joined in a common observance of penance, penitential days such as the Season of Lent are prescribed during which the Christian faithful in a special way, pray, perform works of piety and charity, and deny themselves by fulfilling their responsibilities more faithfully and especially by observing fast and abstinence according to the norms of the following directives (Canon 1249):
ABSTINENCE
2. All persons who have completed their 14
th year are bound by the law of abstinence from meat.3. Complete abstinence is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and the Fridays of Lent, and Good Friday during the Easter Triduum.
4. The faithful will not lightly excuse themselves from this obligation. On days of complete abstinence, meats and soup or gravy made from meat are not to be eaten.
FAST
5. All adults are bound by the law of fast up to the beginning of their sixtieth (60
th) year. According to Canon 97, #1, a person who has completed the eighteenth (18th) year is an adult.6. The day of fast during Lent is Ash Wednesday (February 17) and Good Friday (April 2).
7. The faithful will not lightly excuse themselves from this obligation.
6:30pm Mass; 7:00pm Stations; 7:45pm Soup & Bread meal in the Hall
Mahalo for everyone’s generosity – amazingly, all of the Stations on Friday evening with the exception of the Good Friday 12:00 Noon Stations have been covered by a ministry to lead. A big thank you and blessings to all the groups below who will lead us in the sacred walk each Friday.
Mar 12 St. Elizabeth School
Mar 19 FCC
Mar 26 RCIA
Apr 2 12 Noon – Open to anyone to sign up to read
The Good Friday Stations is open to individuals who would like to read. They do not have to be Lectors or in a ministry. They DO have to be available and a good reader. If you would like to be part of the Good Friday Stations, please contact Linda Cacpal at 487 7994/RCIA Office. We will need approximately 10 Readers. The Good Friday Stations of the Cross will be preceded at 11:15am by a beautiful reflection by Fr. Tom on the Seven Last Words of Christ.
Although we are leaving, we will not be that far . . . a little under 13 miles in either direction of Aiea. Our new addresses are:
| Fr. Michel Dalton, OFM, Cap. | Fr. Gordon Combs, OFM, Cap. | |
| Immaculate Conception Church | Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace | |
| 91-1298 Renton Road | 1184 Bishop Street | |
| Ewa, HI 96706-1913 | Honolulu, HI 96813 |
God bless you all,
Fr. Mike and Fr. Gordon
RECTORY TELEPHONE SYSTEM
It's new and improved... only thing is, we now have 2-digit extensions. Please note when calling in who is at what extensions...
| Fr. Thomas: | Ext: 23 |
| Fr. Jon: | Ext: 24 |
| Abner: | Ext: 29 |
| Bernie: | Ext: 21 |
| Weekend & Confession Schedule: | Ext: 50 |
| Holiday & Special Mass Schedule: | Ext: 60 |
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Monday to Friday
8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M
Weekdays
Monday - Friday
7:00 A.M.
Weekend
Saturday Morning
7:00 A.M.
Saturday Evening
6:00 P.M.
Sunday
6:00 A.M., 8:00 A.M.,
10:00 A.M., 12 Noon,
and 6:00 P.M.
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to the building fund?
Mail them to:
St. Elizabeth Church
99-312 Moanalua Road
Aiea, HI 96701
