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Holy Trinity Catholic Church
A Stewardship Parish
April 21, 2019
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
Pastor: Fr. Michel Dalton, OFM Capuchin
Deacons: Steve Kula and Fernando Ona
Masses: Saturday: 5 pm; Sunday: 7, 9 & 11 am; Weekdays: 5 pm
Reconciliation (Confession): Saturday: 3:45 - 4:15 or by appointment
Our vision: To be a welcoming parish committed to serving others.
Our mission: To make Christ known to the world through Word, Sacrament, Prayer and Service
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH CALENDAR FOR APRIL and MAY 2019
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
EASTER No Mass No Mass No Mass No Mass No Mass 3:45 pm
SUNDAY 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm Reconciliation
Eucharistic Eucharistic Eucharistic Eucharistic Eucharistic
Mass 7, 9, 11 Service Service Service Service Service 5:00 pm Mass
No Classes 6:30 pm Cancer 6:30 Choir 7:00 pm 6:30 Choir 7:00 pm
Support Group Charismatic NeoCat Mass
Prayer Group
7:30 pm
Healing Mass
28 29 30 May 1 2 3 4
Mass 7, 9, 11 5:00 pm Mass 5:00 pm Mass 5:00 pm Mass No Mass 5:00 pm Mass 3:45 pm
5:00 pm Reconciliation
10:00 am 6:30 Choir 7:00 pm Eucharistic
Eucharist and Charismatic Service Only 5:00 pm Mass
Confirmation Prayer Group
Classes 6:30 Choir
10:00 am Sunday
Confirmation Scripture
Class for High Sharing
Schoolers 7:30 pm PMR
Scripture Readings
Readings for Sunday April 21, 2019
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
1st Reading Acts 10:34a
2nd Reading Col 3:1-4
Gospel Jn 20:1-9
Readings for Sunday April 28, 2019
Second Sunday of Easter
1st Reading Acts 5:12-16
2nd Reading Rv 1: 9-11a
Gospel Jn 20: 19-31
Holy Trinity Church Contact Information
5919 Kalanianaole Highway, Honolulu, Hawaii 96821
E-Mail: holytrinity@rcchawaii.org
Website: holytrinitychurchhi.org
Telephone (808) 396-0551
Emergency Telephone: (808) 772-2422
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Please email jweaver@rcchawaii.org
if you have questions on the Bulletin.
Easter Greetings of Alleluia.
What a wonderful couple of days we’ve had this week. Our celebration on Holy Thursday was a time to be
reminded of our vocation to be of service to one another. Jesus gave us the perfect example, by His coming to
serve and not be served. We quickly advanced to witnessing the crucifixion on Good Friday, but this
celebration contained no Mass…the only day of the year when we have no Mass. Despite this, the church still
gives us the opportunity to take communion since we need spiritual nourishment to sustain us while we keep
our bodily fasting for yet another day. After sunset on Holy Saturday the intensity increased as we lit the
Easter Fire, sang the glorious hymn of the Exalted, candles burned, bells were rung, the Gloria was joyfully
proclaimed, and the pinnacle of our worship for that night began….the welcoming of Philip and Chan into the
arms of the church through the waters of baptism. Like Christ they went deep into the water and arose
followers of the Savior. With the water not yet dried on their bodies, they were Confirmed with the power and
the presence of the Holy Spirit. God’s Holy Spirit filled them up and now they became part of the communion
of saints here on earth. Just when that was over, we continued with the Mass and for the first time they
received the Body and Blood of Jesus in Holy Communion. While it took many of us years to receive Baptism,
Eucharist and Confirmation, they wonderfully received in one evening.
In dramatic fashion these two men allowed us to see the sacramental life of the church in all its fullness. They
showed us not only what Jesus gave to the Apostles, but what we celebrate in our lives today…. Easter Glory!
The church embodies the good news of the gospel, that life is stronger than death, light is stronger than
darkness, and love is stronger than hatred. We are told to go forward into the world to be the light that
brightens an all too dark world. We begged God to hear our prayers and He did! We shouted with glory and
praise, and He was worshipped! We humbled ourselves and pledged our love, as His disciples. The faith of the
church was celebrated in a fitting and glorious manner. Our individual faith was renewed through our joyful
profession and renewal of our baptismal promises. The message of salvation touched our hearts and we were
blessed. The glory of the Lord’s Resurrection stirred us up and renewed us…we share His Resurrection
because now, again, His Resurrection is ours.
Easter blessings to all of you,
Deacon Ferdi, Deacon Steve, Fr. Mike.
Here's a picture of our Elect Chan Khen (on the right)
and Phillip Gumbert (on the left) receiving the sacred
oils for Holy Trinity Church at the Chrism Mass on
Thursday, April 4.
Vocation Awareness
SERRA INTERNATIONAL PRAYER
Congratulations Deacon Ferdi!
FOR VOCATIONS
O God, Who wills not the death of a sinner, but
rather that he be converted and live, grant we
beseech You through the intercession of the
Blessed Mary, ever Virgin, Saint Joseph, her
spouse, Saint Junipero Serra, and all the saints,
an increase of laborers for your church, fellow
laborers with Christ to spend and consume
themselves for souls, through the same Jesus
Christ, Your son, Who lives and reigns with You,
We are happy to have Deacon Ferdi with
in the unity of the Holy spirit, God forever and us here at the parish. His generosity of
ever. service is to be commended and we are
Amen. truly blessed. Next Sunday, April 28th is
the 35th Anniversary of his ordination
as a Permanent Deacon. We wish
him Gods continued blessings and pray
that he will remain with us for many
years to come...at least to his 50th
Anniversary!!!
How Hard is it to get into Seminary?
Given recent scandals and headlines, one might reasonably ask, “Who are they letting into seminary these
days?” It’s a good question, which thankfully has a good answer.
It is no exaggeration to say that today it is harder to become a Catholic priest than a Secret Service Agent.
Gone are the days when a pastor could simply write a note to the Seminary Director and say,
“Jimmy is a good lad from a good family, he’ll make a fine priest one day.” Unfortunately,
laxity in the past, coupled with suspect formation in some seminaries, led to the ordination
of many men who never should have become priests.
Highly aware of this, today’s “Vocation Directors” are extremely selective when accepting
seminarians. In fact, the majority of training for new Vocation Directors is devoted to
screening candidates using extensive interviews, psychological testing, a battery of
background checks and much more. The process is exhaustive and quite often exhausting
for the young man himself.
One might think that the growing clergy shortage would tempt dioceses to accept sub-par
candidates, but actually the opposite is true. “Quality not quantity” is a frequent mantra at
the annual convention of Diocesan Vocation Director (NCDVD). In a very real way, todays
church is “looking for a few good men.”
On World Day of Prayer for Vocations, please pray both for our Vocation Directors and for the young men
they are mentoring on their journey to the priesthood.
CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE
In the April 7th bulletin there was an article about
a Reconciliation Service at the Hawaii Kai
Retirement Center. We misspelled Dave Clyne’s
name and Carol Schwarz name was not included.
Our apologies for the errors. We thank you for your
service at the Hawaii Kai Retirement Center. We
appreciate all you do and we know the residents do
too.
Cottage Thrift Shop
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
9:00 am—2:00 pm
Questions? Call 396-0678
Agnus Day,, Acts 10:34-43
Stewardship Corner Lesson 147
Stewardship at Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Let’s Run to the Risen Lord
“They ran.” (John 20:4)
Big sale at Macy’s...run to the mall. A child falls from his bike...run to his aid. Well, Peter and John ran as well,
they ran to the tomb only to find it empty. Had Jesus risen as He said He would after three days? We’ve read
many stories of others running to Jesus; the Roman Centurion, the leper, the tax collector, the wealthy man,
the blind man and we also hear ”the crowds followed Jesus.” Today, the crowds have come to Jesus at Holy
Trinity. We’ve come because He invited us to come. Now we’re here and have found Jesus; He wants to help
each of us, the same way He helped everyone in the Gospel. Be thankful He called, believe in the Risen Christ.
He is here and He thanks you for coming. Happy Easter!
“You Can’t Out Do God’s Generosity!”
Summary of Weekly Offerings April 13 and 14, 2019
Offerings $8,509.00 MMR* $330.00
Candles $301.59 Thrift Shop $1,940.15
Catholic Relief $533.00 TOTAL $11,613.74
Major Maintenance and Repair
Mahalo For Your Augustine Scholarship Donation
A huge thank you from the Augustine Educational Family Promise Host Week: April 28 - May 5
Foundation for your most generous offering of
$11,154 in its annual appeal this past February. As of this writing, we are expecting 4 families: 8
An anonymous benefactor will match two dollars adults and 7 children.
for each dollar donated from Holy Trinity Church, The children's ages are: 7 mos., 2, 3, 9, 11 and 2
bringing our total to $33,462. This is FANTASTIC. fourteen year old.
Although we no longer have a Parish school, Holy
Trinity Parishioners continue to support Catholic One of the children will celebrate her birthday
Education in Hawaii. Because of your generosity when the families are with us, so we're planning a
students are afforded an opportunity to pursue a birthday party for her replete with birthday cake,
Catholic Education. The Augustine Scholars who candles, ice cream and presents.
spoke at Holy Trinity are outstanding examples of
We need people to organize/set-up the Makai
the results of your generosity. Mahalo.
House; prepare and host dinner; donate food and
supplies; do laundry; clean the Makai House after
the families leave. We would also appreciate gift
cards to Safeway, Longs and Costco, as well as
monetary donations. If you're able to kokua in any
way, please contact Gloria Zane
at gloria.zane@hawaiiantel.net or leave a message
for her at the church office. Mahalo for your
kokua!
Health, Comfort and Healing Eternal Rest
John Baricuatro Jr. Vincent Bradley
Morris Campos Fr Don Cavey
Ralph Caracciolo Virginia Chong
Katherine Caracciolo Danny Colton
Alexander Chun David Craven
Lei’la Chong Montoya Christopher Delgado
Mary Louise Sandla Katherine McCauley
Iwalani Kamahele-Stone James G. L. Souza
Richard Yoshimura
Don Young
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
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