Parish Mission Statement

Clergy Corner

Question of the Week for

October 4

When have I failed to do what is honorable and praiseworthy? What challenges have I overcome in cases where I did

what was honorable and praiseworthy?

     Jesus would have been familiar with Isaiah’s parable about the vineyard gone bad. He would have also expected that the chief priests and elders he was addressing were familiar with it as well. In that light, they would have all realized that not too many years after Isaiah spoke his words, the house of Israel and the kingdom of Judah fell to the invading Babylonians. The king was captured, his sons were executed, the temple was destroyed, and most of the Jewish people

were exiled. Six centuries later, Jesus begins his parable with an almost identical description of a vineyard, then speaks of servants being mistreated and killed. In Isaiah’s parable, the vineyard—the kingdom on earth—is destroyed. However, Jesus’ vineyard—the kingdom of God—is given to those who will tend it responsibly and produce its fruit.

Mass Schedule

Saturday Masses*: 7am and

5 pm (Vigil)

Sunday Masses*

7 am, 9 am, 11 am, and 5 pm

Weekday Masses*

Monday - Friday:  8:15 am

*Holy Rosary is recited 30 minutes before each mass

Adoration with Benediction:

Every first Friday of each month.  Exposition & Adoration at 7 am, Holy Rosary at 8 am followed by Mass.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)

Saturday 4 - 4:30 pm & Other times (By appointment only)

Announcements

Please click on the Donate Now  link in the left margin to make your contribution.  You can also make your contribution via credit card inside the front doors of the church next to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.  After you swipe your card, please print two receipts - one for your records and one for either the basket for the regular offering, the hard hat for the building fund, or the tool bag for the Mahele Na Makana repair & maintenance fund.  Mahalo!

PARKING ALERT: Parking on either side of Ma Ke Kula St. is subject to towing.  It is a fire lane.  The JCHS parking lots on North Rd. will be open as parking at OLPH fills.

PLENARY INDULGENCES: During the Year of St. Francis, which runs through Jan. 2027, the Apostolic Penitentiary grants a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion, and prayer according to the intentions of the Holy Father). The designated pilgrimage sites for the island of Oahu are: Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu; Holy Trinity Church, Kuliouou; and St. Rita Church, Nanakuli.

FOOD PANTRY: Please bring 
Canned Corned Beef next weekend.  We are also accepting donations of toothbrushes, bath soap, and individually-wrapped toilet tissue. Thank you.

PHOTO FOR COMMEMORATIVE BOOK: Reminder to make an appointment today to reserve a space in the book for your family photo.  Sitting fee is $15.  Also remember to order your copy of the commemorative book.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHICKEN FUNDRAISER: Tickets for huli huli and smoked chicken are being sold after all weekend masses.  Pick up will be on Saturday, October 17, starting at 8:30am.

ALL SAINTS DAY CELEBRATION

We will have our annual Trunk or Treat and Costume Contest on Sunday, November 1, from 8:45am to 10:45am on the school ground followed by Mass at 11am.