HOLY FAMILY

CATHOLIC CHURCH
830 Main Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

November 1, 2015

Father Sebastian

MASS SCHEDULE
Monday Saturday

7:15AM

Saturday Vigil

5:00PM

Sunday

8:30AM, 11:00AM,

7:00PM
1st Sunday Samoan Mass

4:00PM

3rd Sunday Pohnpeian Mass 3:00PM

CONFESSIONS
Saturday
4:45PM
and after daily Masses

4:00

BENEDICTION
First Friday of the Month after Mass

BAPTISM AND MARRIAGE

Please contact Fr. Sebastian
Phone: (808) 422-1135 or
Mrs. Malins (808) 423-9611 ext.302
Email: HFC830@gmail.com or
Sebchacko@hawaii.rr.com
Certificates ~ For all certificates a
written application is necessary. Send
by post or email with your address, or
hand over personally.
WEBSITES
http://holyfamilyhonolulu.org
http://hfcahawaii.org
http://catholic.com
http://catholic.org
http://catholic.net
Hictv.com & Cable133.3
Catholictv.com

PASTORS CORNER
Normally on ALL Sundays we celebrate the Feasts of
Jesus Christ only. But this Year, since the Feast of ALL
SAINTS falls on a Sunday, we celebrate the Feast of
ALL SAINTS. This is to emphasize the underlying reason
for our Christian Faith. We all want to be Saints, that is
live here according to the Gospel of Christ and reach
Heaven through the practice of Jesus Teachings.
Any person who reaches Heaven is a Saint. And all of
us aspire to reach Heaven through Christ. Hence the
importance of celebrating the Feast of ALL SAINTS this
Sunday.
The Book of Revelation sets the tone of our Scripture
Readings today. Saint John has a wonderful vision of
Heaven. That beatific vision and the singing of the
angels, the sheer beauty of the presence of God and the
saints are presented to us, so as to uplift our thoughts
and minds to our future home, in Heaven.
In the second Reading, again from Saint John, we are
encouraged to persevere in the hope of seeing God face
to face. What a wonderful vision that will be!!!
In the Gospel of Mathew, we are reminded of the first
Sermon by Jesus in which Jesus presented His VISION
for the Apostles to be committed to and live
enthusiastically. We are now asked to grasp that VISION
of Christ, even as we live in this valley of tears. We are
pilgrims in this world. Blessed are those who can feel
and follow Christs VISION and MISSION.

BLESSED ARE
THE CLEAN OF HEART
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

SAINT OF THE WEEK

SAINT CATHERINE OF SWEDEN

PARISH COUNCIL
The Parish Council and the Finance Committee met on
Thursday, October 29. The Parish will be provided a
summary of the Minutes of the Meeting, in the next
Sundays Bulletin.

HFCA FALL FESTIVAL

Please pledge cookies and other goodies for the Parish
Dessert Booth. The Fall Festival will be on Friday
November 6th between 5 and 9 PM. Parishioners are
encouraged to come for an evening of Fun and support
to the Staff, the Parents and our Children.
SAINT CHARLES BORROMEO
(1538-1584)
Feast Day November 4

Saint Charles was ordained a priest at the

age of 25. Although he was born into the
power noble Medici family, he chose to
devote himself to the church. He spent
many years using his own money, as well
as borrowing from his family, to care for
those in need. St. Charles made his own
the words of Christ: "...I was hungry and
you gave me food, I was thirsty and you
gave me drink, a stranger and you
welcomed me, naked and you clothed me,
ill and you cared for me, in prison and you
visited me" (Matthew 25:35-36). Charles
saw Christ in his neighbor and knew that
charity done for the least of his flock was
charity done for Christ.
2015. Reprinted with permission of Franciscan Media. To read more about
these saints, visit their website
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saintofday/, or get daily inspiration
from the saints everywhere you go by downloading the Saint of the Day APP
for your iPhone, iPad or android device.

OUR WEEKLY OFFERINGS

October
Thank you for your generous
contribution for the past weekend.
5:00 PM
8:30 AM
11:00 AM
7:00 PM

GRAND TOTAL

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$1,469.49
$2,774.53
$1,574.37
$1,471.90

$ 7,290.29

YOUTH
The newly formed Youth of our Parish will meet every
First Sunday from 5-7 PM. We congratulate Ms.
Merlene Jose and her Team ( Andre, Angelika and Luci)
for their dedication to fostering solidarity and
transmitting the Faith to the Youth of our Parish. God
bless your work. Parents, please encourage your
children to discover their Christian Faith and Values by
joining this once a month program for them. Thank you.

NOVEMBER 2 ALL SOULS

There will be an Evening Mass at 6.30 PM besides the
Morning Mass to pray for the souls of the DEPARTED.
All the Masses in November will be offered for the
repose of the souls of our beloved dead. You are
encouraged to use envelopes, write the names of those
you want to offer Masses for and offer your donations.

ELC/HFCA ENROLLMENT
Please read the Ad on page 4, for enrollment of your
children in the ELC and the Academy. Timely
enrollment will be good for families and for the School in
preparing and ordering supplies and other materials for
the Year 2016-2017. Thank you.

Newcomers are encouraged to register with the

parish and are welcome to participate in all
ministries and activities. Request Registration Forms
from the ushers.

Solemnity of All Saints

Revelations 7:2-4, 9-14
Ps 24:1-6
1 John 3:1-3
Matthew 5:1-12a
Monday November 2
All Souls Day
Wisdom 3:1-9
Rom 5:5-11 or Rom 6:3-9
John 6:37-40
Tuesday November 3
Romans 12:5-16ab
Ps 131:1-3
Luke 14:15-24
Wednesday November 4
St. Charles Borromeo
Romans 13:8-10
Ps 112:1b-2,4-5,9
Luke 14:25-33
Thursday November 5
Romans 14:7-12
Ps 27:1,4,13-14
Luke 15:1-10
Friday November 6
Romans 15:14-21
Ps 98:1-4
Luke 16:1-8

You are a saint! A saint is

anyone who's either in heaven or on their way to heaven.
As followers of Christ, we
have been redeemed from
sin. We have been reborn as
"saints" and are no longer
"sinners." Yes, we do sin
every day; we have not yet
perfected our sainthood. So
we grow in holiness by learning to become more fully
who God created us to be.
Today's first reading could
be describing a huge prayer
meeting in heaven, but it's
not just about the after-life.
You, right now, are part of
that "great multitude" when
you worship God enthusiastically. Every time we praise
God, we're joining ourselves
to the whole communion of
saints, including our loved
ones who passed into the
after-life in the Lord's arms.

We're also united to them

after our sins are absolved in
the Sacrament of Reconciliation, for then we, too, have
"washed our robes and
made them white in the blood of the Lamb." Until the
next time we sin, we're on the Lord's mountain, standing in a holy place, because our hands are sinless, our
hearts are clean, and we are not desiring what is vain
(as the responsorial Psalm says).

Saturday November 7
Romans 16:3-9,16,22-27
Ps 145:2-5,10-11
Luke 16:9-15

As the second reading points out, we are saints because we are God's children. The saints in heaven
have the advantage of being free from evil, while we
live in a sin-filled world. But notice how we become
pure: The hope (i.e., belief in God's promise) that

eventually we'll behave like Christ all

the time should energize us to purge
unholiness from our lives today. This
hope is based on knowing that
Christ redeems us from sin, the Father forgives us, and after death,
whatever clean-up still remains to be
done, it will be accomplished thanks
to purgatory.
The Church canonizes saints so we
can have role models and so we
know they're available for prayer
support to assist us on our journey
to heaven. May we learn from their
example -- not to compare our lives
to theirs, for we all have different
circumstances in which to grow in
holiness, but to be blessed by their
spiritual guidance.

Reflect & Discuss:

1. How have you grown in holiness
over the years?
2. Choose one way to grow in holiness this week.
3. Who is your favorite Saint in
heaven? Why?
4. Name someone you know who is
a good model of saintliness.
What is holy about that person?

2015 by Terry Modica Catholic Digital Resources: catholicdr.com Reprinted by license.

To receive Good News Reflections free daily by email, visit Good News Ministries: gnm.org

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Fall Festival 2015

Join us for a night of family fun!

Holy Family Courtyard
Friday, November 6
5:00 PM 9:00 PM
Holy Family Catholic Academy and Early Learning Center is now accepting new applications
for Preschool 8th Grade for the 2016-2017 school year. Apply online at www.hfcahawaii.org.
Click on ADMISSIONS for details.

Four Children were baptised from the Faletoi/Price Family on October 18, 2015 at HF.
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