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Special Collection for St. Joseph’s School April 26-27
Next weekend’s special collection will be for Hilo’s St. Joseph’s School, the only Catholic School on the Big Island. With your generous donations last year, we were able to bless St. Joseph’s school with $20,000. Please prayerfully consider supporting Catholic education on the Big Island and let’s challenge ourselves to match last year’s gift! Envelopes are included in today’s bulletin.
Celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday April 27
Join us for Music and Prayer with special guests from Italy – Mother Marilú Greco and her brother, Father Domenico Greco.
– Chaplet of the Divine Mercy & Hula at 3pm
– Sunday Mass at 4pm
– Refreshments in the Grace Parish Center at 5pm
Immigration Ministry Seminar April 27
The next Immigration Ministry Seminar will be held on Sunday, April 27th at 1:00pm in the Grace Parish Cen-ter. Attorney Evita will discuss federal immigration laws in an informational one-hour seminar. If you, or someone you know from any country in the world, are here in the USA without legal status and are not sure where to begin the process to become legal, this is a must attend. All immigration questions will be answered.
Immaculate Heart of Mary Craft Sale April 27
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish from Papaikou will have a table outside the front entrance on Sunday, April 27. Please stop by to support them and purchase their homemade crafts! All proceeds will go toward purchasing new lighting for their church.
Monthly Food Pantry & Diaper Ministry Drive April 28
The monthly parish food & diaper drive will be held on Monday, April 28 from 9-10am at Immaculate Conception Church Parking Lot. Thank you for your continued support of this much needed ministry. We depend on your contributions and are grateful for any donations you may have. You are helping to feed over one thousand people every month. Items most needed are Tuna, Soup, and Canned Vegetables. We’ve added a QR code on page 5 of the bulletin with our wishlist of items available online through Amazon. Diaper sizes needed are size 5 & 6 and Pull-Ups 4T-5T Boys and Girls. You are also welcome to leave food & diaper donations in the baskets at the Church entrance. Mahalo!
ASAP (Assistance and Support After Pregnancy) May 10-11
The Knights of Columbus will be distributing Baby Bottles after each mass on May 10 & 11 for an ASAP fundraiser. Please assist by putting your daily change in the bottle, The bottles will be collected on Fathers Day June 18th. All of the monies collected will go to support mothers & children in need. Please make checks out to St. Michael’s Church or the Knights of Columbus and note for ASAP.
Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast May 11
Please join fellow parishioners on Mother’s Day, May 11th, after the 7am and 9am masses for a delicious breakfast and warm fellowship in the Grace Parish Center. The $5 per person (Mother’s and children are free) menu items include pancakes, sausages, fruit, juice, water and Kona coffee.
Join Team Catholic Charities May 10 at Hawaii Island Charity Walk, Fr. Lio Issues Annual Challenge
The Hawaii Island Charity Walk returns to the Waikoloa Beach Resort Queen’s Marketplace on Saturday, May 10th. We are recruiting everyone to join Team Catholic Charities to fundraise and participate in the event. Fr. Lio has issued his annual challenge to his fellow priests in the West Hawaii Vicariate (and Fr. Steve Macedo) to raise the most funds. There will also be prizes for the top three fundraisers for the Catholic Charities team. See the Charity Walk table before or after the weekend Masses on April 26/27 and May 3/4 to join the team or to make a donation. You may also place a donation in the collection basket by writing a check payable to St. Michael’s and note for Charity Walk.
Spiritual Book Club Resumes Meetings May 15
Please note that our Spiritual Book Club will not meet in April. Our next meeting will be at 4pm on Thursday, May 15 in the Grace Parish Center.
12-day Pilgrimage to the Philippines July 20-31
Join Bishop Larry Silva and Monsignor Gary Secor on a 12-day pilgrimage to The Philippines from July 20 to 31. There will be an informational meeting on March 22 at 10am available via zoom. For a QR code with the detailed pilgrimage itinerary, please refer to the flyer on the kiosks.
Two Catholic Engaged Encounter Weekends Set on Big Isle
All couples planning to receive the Sacrament of Marriage are required to attend a Catholic Engaged Encounter weekend. We are fortunate to host two weekends on our island. St. Joseph in Hilo offered one on February 22 & 23. St. Michael’s will offer one on September 13 & 14. Other weekends are offered on the outer islands. If you are getting married, please sign up for one weekend. For a com-plete list of weekends offered on all islands, visit https://hawaii.engagedencounter.com/.
Charismatic Prayer Group Resumes Tuesdays
The Charismatic Prayer Group has resumed their weekly meetings on Tuesday from 6:30-8pm in the Parish Center.
Men of Faith Meet Wednesdays
Join fellow men of St. Michael’s to deepen your faith during the Holy Season of Lent. We meet on the South Lanai of Church every Wednesday from 5:30pm to 6:30pm and reflect on the prior Sunday’s scripture readings. Come early to spend time with Christ in Adoration, evening prayer and Benediction starting at 5pm. Reminder: On the last Wednesday of the month, we meet in the Grace Parish Center where we share a potluck dinner.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Wednesdays
“Could you not keep watch for one hour?” (Mark 14:37c) Join our prayer disciples and spend one hour with Jesus on Wednesdays from 7:30am—5pm. For more information or to reserve your hour, contact TJ through the Parish Office.
Traveling Neighborhood Rosary Inspires Community Prayer
“The Rosary will make virtue and good works flourish, and will obtain for souls the most abundant divine mercies. It will draw the hearts of men from the love of the world and its vanities, and will lift them to the desire of eternal things. Oh, that souls would sanctify themselves by this means”. – From Mary’s Promises for Daily Devotion
Display the statue of the Blessed Mother in your home and invite your Catholic neighbors to pray the Rosary with your family. Contact Beth at (760) 212-4533 for more info.
Blind and Visually Impaired Service Meetings
Please help support the newest program for the blind and visually impaired that will be administered by the Ho’opono Services for the Blind Division. Right now this program is only being offered on Oahu. The newly enacted legislation aims to provide support services to the blind and visually impaired individuals on the Neighbor Islands that would help them to integrate well within the communities they reside and provide opportunity where they have access to training to acquire new skills and also assist with barriers that are preventing them from achieving independence and self-sufficiency. There are three virtual meetings scheduled that interested parties can attend via zoom. Agenda items include an overview of the pilot pro-ject, stakeholder questions i.e. what services will be offer-ed, where and how often. You will also have the opportunity to offer your input for any services that you need.
For more information, please contact Ronald Formata through the Parish Office.
