HOLY FAMILY

CATHOLIC CHURCH
830 Main Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96818

December 20 2015

Father Sebastian

MASS SCHEDULE
Monday Saturday

7:15AM

Saturday Vigil

5:00PM

Sunday

8:30AM, 11:00AM, 7:00PM

1st Sunday Samoan Mass

4:00PM

3rd Sunday Pohnpeian Mass

3:00PM

CONFESSIONS
Saturday
and after daily Masses

PASTORS CORNER

4:00 4:45PM

BENEDICTION
First Friday of the Month after Mass

BAPTISM AND MARRIAGE

Please contact Fr. Sebastian
Phone: (808) 422-1135 or
Mrs. Malins (808) 423-9611 ext.302
Email: HFC830@gmail.com or
Sebchacko@hawaii.rr.com
Certificates ~ For all certificates a
written application is necessary. Send by
post or email with your address, or hand
over personally.

WEBSITES
http://holyfamilyhonolulu.org
http://hfcahawaii.org
http://catholic.com
http://catholic.org
Http://catholic.net
Hictv.com & Cable133.3
Catholictv.com

This week-end, we celebrate the fourth and final Sunday of

Advent. The Readings of all the four Sundays of Advent
were chosen to help us understand the historical and
spiritual nature of the celebration of Christmas.
Since we are all caught up with the commercial and
external aspects of the Christmas Celebrations, we need to
focus consciously on Gods Plan of Salvation and how we
need to respond to His Plan and Call for repentance and
accepting His Will.
The Readings this week-end should help us to deepen our
faith in God, for God so loved the world, that He sent His
Only Son, that whoever believeth in Him, will have Eternal
Life. He worked this out, by sending Him first into the
womb of Mary, and thus He established the human aspect
of Christs Nature. Jesus, therefore is one of us. His name is
Emmanuel, which literally means God-with-us, in Hebrew.
In the Letter to the Hebrews, we are reminded that doing
Gods will is the real source of Joy and Peace in our lives.
God has given us the gift of Freedom. However, if we accept
to follow His will, then only we will be fully happy in this
world.
In the Gospel, our Blessed Mother accepts Gods Will in her
Life. She thus became the most Blessed among mankind.
Let us seek the will of God and feel fulfilled in our lives.
Jingle bells, lights, presents and beautiful songs and hymns
cannot bring us the sheer joy that awaits those who seek
and do Gods Will. God bless us all.

BEHOLD I COME.

TO DO YOUR WILL.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

SAINT OF THE WEEK

SAINT CATHERINE OF SWEDEN

Christmas Mass Schedule

Christmas Eve
- 7.00 PM Divine Mercy/International Choirs
- Midnight Our Lady of the Rosary Choir
Christmas Day - 9.00 AM -8.30 Choir/Musicians
Hospitality
We thank in anticipation all Parishioners who are
requested to bring a pot of your favorite soup to be
shared on Christmas Midnight Mass. There is no need
o0f any refreshment for the 7 PM or the 9 AM Masses.

Saint Peter Canisius

(1521-1597)

Patron Saint of Germany

Feast Day December 21
A renown and popular preacher, St. Peters
untiring efforts are an apt example for those
involved in the renewal of the Church or the
growth of moral consciousness in business or
government. He is regarded as one of the
creators of the Catholic press, and can easily
be a model for the Christian author or
journalist. Teachers can see in his life a
passion for the transmission of truth.
Whether we have much to give, as St. Peter
did, or whether we have only a little to give,
as did the poor widow in the Gospel, the
important thing is to give our all. It is in this
way that Peter is so exemplary for Christians
in an age of rapid change when we are called
to be in the world but not of the world.

FEAST DAY OF THE HOLY FAMILY

December 27 is the Feast of the Holy Family. We
will offer all our Masses for the Families of our
Parish.
Blessed Mother Theresa
Pope Francis has announced to the world that Blessed
Mother Theresa of Kolkota(Calcutta) will be declared a
SAINT in September.

MERRY CHRISTMAS &

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OUR WEEKLY OFFERINGS

December
Thank you for your generous
contribution for the past weekend.
5:00 PM
8:30 AM
11:00 AM
7:00 PM
GRAND TOTAL

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$ 943.50
$2,116.00
$1,139.44
$2,403.74
$6,602.68

A HAPPY NEW YEAR

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Newcomers are encouraged to register with the parish
and are welcome to participate in all ministries and
activities. Request Registration Forms from the ushers.

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4 Sunday of Advent, Cycle C

Micah 5:1-4
Ps 80:2-3,15-16,18-19
Hebrews 10:5-10
Luke 1:39-45
Monday December 21
Song of Songs 2:8-14
or Zephaniah 3:14-18a
Ps 33:2-3,11-12,20-21
Luke 1:39-45
Tuesday December 22
1 Samuel 1:24-28
1 Sm 2:1,4-8
Luke 1:46-56
Wednesday December 23
Malachi 3:1-4,23-24
Ps 25:4-5,8-10,14
Luke 1:57-66
Thursday December 24
2 Samuel 7:1-5,8b12,14a,16
Ps 89:2-5,27,29
Luke 1:67-79

The Fourth Sunday of Advent shows Elizabeth and

her unborn son, John, reacting to the nearness of the
unborn Christ. We know that
Elizabeth immediately understood that Mary was
pregnant with the Lord, because the Gospel says she
was filled with the Holy Spirit.
But how could the fetal John
understand? How could he
leap for joy while still in the
womb?
If it's true that an unborn baby is not a person with a soul
until it takes its first breath,
as is claimed by many who
believe that abortion is okay,
how could the unborn John
recognize the presence of
the unborn Savior?

The faith to recognize the

presence of Christ -- in the
womb of people's lives, in
the Eucharist, in the humanity of unborn children, etc. -comes from being fully alive
in the Holy Spirit, who was
given to us fully during our
Saturday December 26
baptisms. However, it takes
St. Stephen
a humble willingness to let
Acts 6:8-10;7:54-59
Ps 31:3cd-4,6,8,16,17
God change our minds about
Matthew 10:17-22
what we think is true in order
to be open to God's Spirit
teaching us what is indeed true.
Friday December 25
Christmas Day
Isaiah 52:7-10
Ps 98:1-6
Hebrews 1:1-6
John 1:1-18

John as a fetus was incapable of understanding anything, especially when it happened outside the womb,
yet he leapt for joy. This teaches us that we don't need
to see God working in the world or solving our personal problems before we can leap for joy. We don't have

to
understand
what God is doing, and we don't
even have to know his plans.
The Holy Spirit enlivened the faith of
Elizabeth and John through an act of
grace that depended on Christ's future activity. For us, our faith is enlivened by the grace God provides in
the Sacraments.
The joy that comes from recognizing
the presence of Christ is God's
Christmas gift to us. It's a joy that's
meant to last all year. It's a lifestyle,
not a holiday. It comes from a faith
that appreciates God for working
mercifully in ways that we can see
and ways that we cannot see, because we trust in his goodness.
Even when we suffer or feel sorrow,
we can learn to recognize the presence of Christ.
And then what? Like John, we are
called to be heralds of Christ's presence. How? First by sharing our joy
with others.

Reflect & Discuss:

1. How much is the joy of Christ's
Spirit within you affecting your
outward life?
2. What will you do this Christmas
to become more aware of the
Holy Spirit increasing your faith?
3. Give examples of how the Spirit
of Christmas is really the Holy
Spirit.
4. What activities have helped you
get into the Spirit of Christmas?
How has this affected your preparations for celebrating Christmas as a holy day?

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Busy days prepare

HFCA students and
staff for the joys of
Christmas. Students
help load goodie bags
filled with small toys,
games and toiletries
to be taken to Holy
Family Orphanage in
Osaka, Japan by the
military Wolfhounds.
First graders use song
and sacred gestures
at the Holy Day Mass
for the Immaculate
Conception of Mary.
The K-3rd Christmas
Musical took hours of
practice but what a
delightful show for
family and friends.

A few Holy Family students nervously await

their solo and ensemble competitions at UH.

Holy Familys Early Learning Staff dress in costume

for a celebration of the Christmas Season.

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