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STEWARDSHIP: What to do With a Windfall?

STEWARDSHIP: What to do With a Windfall? from St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish Newsletter — Feb-Mar 2023 by Catholic Stewardship Consultants A businessman sells some property for a nice profit. A woman retires from a 20-year career at age 43. A high school student discovers he has an exceptional talent for playing the piano. What do they have in common? Each person has recently received a windfall — an unusually large gain of money, time, or […]

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From the Office

Advocates for Annulment Process  Pope Francis has streamlined the process to petition for a declaration of nullity to make the process shorter. He also eliminated the mandatory fee. For assistance in petitioning, the following persons are Advocates for St. Michael’s: Deacon Sándor Hernández Morales, Meali’inani Duarte-Morales, Rosana Knudson, and Judy Glickstein. Call the office at (808) 326-7771 to leave a message for one of them to call you.  Spam Emails Posing as Our Clergy are Fake SPAM emails are being sent as […]

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Enrichment Opportunities

Rachel’s Vineyard Weekend Retreat April 28-30 Healing the Pain of Abortion . . . One Weekend at a Time.  Singles, couples, siblings, parents & grandparents, even former abortion industry workers have come to Rachel’s Vineyard to find peace and inner healing. Retreats are held for 3 days/2 nights at a private Retreat Center. Registration fee is $175 and covers meals, refreshments, materials and accommodations.  Weekend Retreat: April 28-30 & October 13-15, 2023 For more info, […]

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Ministries Update

Consecration to God the Father Ministry April 6 Please join us in prayer to honor God Our Father, Sunday, April 6 at 3pm. We will pray Consecration Prayers to God Our Father and Divine Mercy. The Consecration prayer helps us to acknowledge God as our Eternal Father, to honor Him, and to give Him our commitment to follow His commandments.  Volunteers Needed for Gift Shop Ministry  Volunteers in this ministry create a welcoming environment while assisting the […]

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Faith Formation

Prepare for Next Week’s Scripture Readings 4/5-6, 2025            1st Reading/Primera Lectura: Isaiah (Isaías) 50:4-7  Psalm/Salmo: 22 (21):8-9,17-18,19-20,23-24  2nd Reading/Segunda Lectura: Philippians (Filipenses) 2:6-11  Gospel/Evangelio: Luke (Lucas) 22:14–23, 56  Faith Formation News Classes for Grades K-5 Classes are from 10:15 – 11:50am Sundays, April 6, 13 & 27.  – Margaret Essex, Cathecist  – Margaret Essex, Catechist Youth Ministry Classes Grades 6-12 April Youth Ministry classes on April 6, 13, & 27. Parents meeting on April 6 […]

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Mark Your Calendar

For more upcoming events, please visit our events calendar by clicking here. Join Marriage & Family Life Enrichment April 5 Based on the book, The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, please join us on Saturday, April 5th from 10am to 4pm in the Grace Parish Center. $5 per person registration fee includes light lunch & materials. Open to everyone! For more info and to register see the QR code in the bulletin. Healing Service Set for […]

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National Eucharistic Revival

By Deacon Sándor Hernández Morales This year on the Solemnity of The Body and Blood of the Lord, Corpus Christi Sunday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) launched a National Eucharistic Revival with a myriad of Eucharistic processions and adoration throughout the country. The revival is composed of three phases — a year of Diocesan Renewal, a year of Parish Renewal, and a National Eucharistic Congress that will complete the renewal in 2024. […]

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The Importance of Catholic Faith Formation

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the 2022 book, Stewardship Starts at Home: Using God’s Gifts To Grow As Disciples Of Christ In Our Domestic Church, written by stewardship expert/retreat leader Lisa McArdle and published by Catholic Stewardship Consultants. This excerpt is reprinted with permission from CSC. There are Four Pillars of a Stewardship Parish — Prayer, Hospitality, Formation, and Service. The third pillar — Formation — teaches us to know and love […]

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Hula Ministry: Perpetuating the Native Hawaiian Practice of Worship Through Sacred Gestures of Hula

As explained in 1918 by Fr. Romano Guardini in his seminal book, The Spirit of the Liturgy, the Church “desires, as a rule, that spiritual life should be impregnated with the wholesome salt of genuine and lofty culture.” At St. Michael, our hula ministry practices the Native Hawaiian tradition of prayer and worship through the sacred gestures of hula. “We recognize and understand the duality of being a cultural practitioner of hula and of our […]

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The Principles of Catholic Social Teaching

What makes being Catholic, well, “Catholic”? Things like the Mass, the Rosary and the Seven Sacraments come to mind. But there is also an element of Church teaching that’s often overlooked and sometimes misunderstood — Catholic Social Teaching. Catholic Social Teaching guides Catholics on how to apply the faith to all aspects of life, and lays the framework for the Church’s teachings on the dignity and sacredness of human life. Catholic Social Teaching can be […]

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