Nineteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time Faith Unafraid Today we gather together to celebrate the Mass for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. In the first reading, Elijah is told by the Lord, “Go outside and stand on the mountain before the Lord; the Lord will be passing by.” A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountain and crushing rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind.

FIRST READING - 1 Kings 19:9,11-13Just like the prophet Elijah, we expect God to be manifest in great power and blinding glory. But God seldom overwhelms us with might and majesty. God speaks to us in sounds that are no louder than a whisper. We must listen. SECOND READING- Romans 9:1-5 Paul struggled with the mystery of why so many of his fellow-Jews rejected Jesus as the Messiah. God had

The Knights of Phytias, the building on the corner of Kaheka and Kanunu, will be doing some renovations on their building. Since the building abuts the parking of Sts. Peter & Paul Church on the Ewa side, parking will not be available during the weekdays beginning on August 11th and hopefully ending on August 25th. Parking will not be available for stalls # 29-34. For those who attend the weekday

Rose Rachael Nakama, passed away 7/15/08

Geoffrey Simon & Olivia Gambala Married 8/3/08

NEXT WEEKEND, WE WILL BE TAKING UP A SECOND COLLECTION AT EVERY MASS FOR THE STS. PETER & PAUL BUILDING FUND. PLEASE COME PREPARED AS YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED. MAY GOD BLESS YOU!

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS “JOURNEY OF FAITH” Sts. Peter & Paul will begin another RCIA group in September. This program is primarily for those who are non-baptized or who are baptized in another faith and are interested in joining the Catholic Church. Inquiry sessions will begin on September 7, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the second floor classroom. All of us here at Sts. Peter & Paul

Food Awareness for 2008 “One can/package of food per person, per weekend..” Aloha! This weekend on Saturday, we began our training in becoming CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) members. I will let you know how things are going with this as we have two more days of training over the next two weeks. CERT training promotes a partnering effort between emergency services and the people that

Chester & Pat Fuke, Mei Chan, John & Rosalie Kalwicz, Carina Yung, Rudy & Grace Devega, Susan Kim, Ki Sook Kim, Katrina Kim & Agada Min... for maintaining Sts. Peter & Paul Church and grounds immaculately. These people spend a portion of their Saturday morning weekly keeping our Church beautiful. If you would like to volunteer, please call the Parish at 941-0675.

Elijah recognized the voice of God not in the strong and heavy wind, not in the earthquake, and not in the fire, but in a tiny whispering sound. May we find enough quiet in our clamorous world to hear His voice and discern what He is calling us to do and be.