from St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish Newsletter — Feb-Mar 2023 by Catholic Stewardship Consultants Early Sunday morning, before 7 a.m. English/`Ōlelo Hawai`i Mass, our clergy get a special delivery of beautiful lei made by parishioner, Kumu Keoni Jenny, that will adorn their vestments during the Sacred Liturgy. “I love to do the lei,” Kumu Keoni says. “It’s part of my dedication to the faith. We give our clergy lei to represent not just our aloha for […]
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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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Spam Emails Posing as Our Clergy are Fake Spam Emails and Text Messages are being sent as if they’re coming from Fr. Lio and Fr. Claudio, asking for assistance. These are not from our Priests! If they need your help, Fr. Lio or Fr. Claudio will approach you directly not through email or text message. Parish Office Hours: The Parish Office is open Monday through Friday from 9am—4:30pm., 808-326-7771. Please wear a face mask and use hand sanitizer station […]
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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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Charismatic Prayer Group Offers Sunday Meetups The Charismatic Prayer Group’s weekly meetings are Sundays from 2:30pm to 4:00pm in the Grace Parish Center. This ministry is for those wanting to have a deep and personal relationship with Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit. New members are always welcome. Respect Life Ministry – 40 Days For Life Thru November 1 The Respect Life Ministry began their annual 40DaysForLife Campaign on Wednesday, September 23rd and […]
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Prepare for October 24-25 Scripture Readings 1st Reading/Primera Lectura: Exodus (Éxodo) 22:20-26 Psalm/Salmo: 18(17):2-3,3-4,47,51 2nd Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10 Segunda Lectura: 1 Tesalonicenses1:5-10 Gospel/Evangelio: Matthew (Mateo) 22:34-40 Faith Formation News Faith Formation Registration All Grades It’s not too late to register! Registration forms are available in the kiosks or online at saintmichaelparishkona.org. Classes for Grades K-5 are on Sunday from 10:15 to 11:50am. Classes for Grades 6-12 begin on Sunday, October 25 from 5:15 to […]
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Events are listed in chronological order. For more upcoming events, please visit our events calendar by clicking here. 40DaysForLife Continues Through November 1 The Respect Life Committee began the 40DaysForLife Campaign on Wednesday, September 23 and continues through Sunday, November 1. This is an international event of 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You’re invited to join us in peaceful prayer during the 40-day vigil in the public right-of-way outside St. […]
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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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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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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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