Prepare for Next Week’s Scripture Readings
- 1st Reading/Primera Lectura: Malachi 3:19-20a
- Primera Lectura: Malaquías 3:19-20
- Psalm/Salmo: 46(45):2-3,5-6,8-9
- 2nd Reading: 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
- Segundo Lectura: 2 Tesalonicenses 3:7-12
- Gospel/Evangelio: Luke (Lucas) 21:5-19
Faith Formation News
Faith Formation Is a Lifelong Journey
REMINDER to parents:
Faith Formation doesn’t end with the Sacraments. Even after receiving First Communion and Confirmation, children continue to grow in their understanding of God’s love and their role in the Church. Faith Formation classes help to nurture that growth through prayer, learning, and community.
Please encourage your children to continue their spiritual journey and enroll them to Faith Formation and Youth Ministry classes today!
Faith Formation Classes Grades K-5
Classes are on Sunday from 10:15 to 11:50am in the Grace Parish Center. Parents . . . please pray our basic prayers with your children.
Youth Ministry Classes Grades 6-12
Classes are on Sunday from 5:15-7:15 pm in the Grace Parish Center. Save the Date: Saturday, November 29th at Grace Parish Center – WHVI Advent Retreat.
Download Children’s Bulletin in English and Spanish
We encourage you to download the Children’s Bulletin each week from www.thekidsbulletin.com. The Kids’ Bulletin is created by a mom in Canada who is happy to share them with anyone who can use them to help learn or teach about the truth and beauty of the Catholic Faith. It is a great resource for kids who would like to have some fun while learning about the readings from the Sunday Mass each week. Bulletins are available in English and Spanish.
Baptism Class November 22
Our next Baptism class will be held on Saturday, November 22nd from 8:30 to 9:30am in the Parsh Office Conference room. All parents and godparents are must attend a Baptism class. Please email Cheryl at baptism.stmichaelkona @rcchawaii.org to register for the class.
Rosary Prayer Group Meets After Mass Every Weekday
Everyone is welcome to join! The Rosary is prayed after each weekday Mass at St. Michael’s. We pray for the needs of the parish and special intentions. If you’d like to add someone to the prayer list, please call the office.
Traveling Neighborhood Rosary Inspires Community Prayer
“The Holy Rosary not only serves admirably to overcome the enemies of God and religion but is also a stimulus and spur to the practice of evangelical virtues which it injects and cultivates in our souls. Above all, it nourishes the Catholic Faith, which flourishes again precisely in opportune meditation on the sacred mysteries, and raises minds to the truths revealed to us by God”. – Pius XI
Display the statue of the Blessed Mother in your home and invite your Catholic neighbors to pray the Rosary with your family. For more information, call Beth Smith at (760) 212-4533.
Save Wednesdays for Neocatechumenal Way
Come join our newly formed Neocatechumenal Way ministry at their weekly meetings on Wednesdays from 7pm to 8pm in the Grace Parish Center.
Men of Faith Gather Wednesdays
Would you like to increase your spirituality with fellow men of our parish? Well, that opportunity is available to you every Wednesday! Our meetings focus on reflections on the prior weekend readings as we strive to grow closer to our Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ and His church. We meet on the St. Michael’s South Lanai from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM. See you there!
Young Adult Ministry Meets First & Third Thursdays
The Anchor, First Thursdays at the Grace Parish Center
Join this judgment free space to strengthen your faith for the real world. We focus on practical ways to live out our Catholic faith and how to have natural, faith-based conversations. Bring your doubts, grow in confidence!
The Compass, Third Thursdays at Ola Brew (Kona)
Meet us for casual fellowship! Enjoy a story about the inspirational life of a saint, followed by a low key discussion. New to the faith or just curious? All young adults are welcome, so bring a friend! For more information, contact Will at willbwind1@gmail. com or Becky at rebeccaflasz@gmail.com.
Five Steps for a Good Confession
1. Examine your conscience.
2. Be sincerely sorry for your sins.
3. Confess your sins to a Priest.
4. Resolve to amend your life.
5. After your confession, do the penance the Priest assigns.
Procedure in the Confessional
You say: “Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It has been—(State the length of time) – since my last confession. These are my sins.
Then tell your sins and the number of times committed. When you have finished telling your sins, you should say:
“For these and all the sins of my past, I am truly sorry.”
The Priest now gives the necessary advise, assigns your penance and asks you to say the Act of Contrition. Then wait and listen as the Priest give the absolution. Say “Thank you, Father”, then leave the confessional and perform the penance assigned by the Priest.
Act of Contrition
“O my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended You, and I detest all my sins, because of Your just punishments, but most of all because they offend You, my God, Who are all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve, with the help of Your grace, to sin no more and to avoid the near occasions of sin. Amen.
