Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time • Imitating Christ

Today we gather together to celebrate the Mass for the Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Liturgical year is quickly coming to an end and the most important commands from God are coming to us. When the scholar of the law tested Jesus by asking, “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” Jesus said to the scholar, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all

FIRST READING - Exodus 22:20-26The key to learning to love others is to put ourselves in their place. Then it takes very little thought to know what love requires. All we do is imagine ourselves on the receiving end and we will know how to love people in need.SECOND READING- 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10The Apostle Paul understood that love is caught rather than taught. We learn how to love by being the

The Sisters of St. Francis’ 125th Anniversary in Hawaii will culminate in a grand celebration of pageantry, Mass, and luau on Nov. 8, 2008, at the Cathedral of our Lady of Peace on Ft. Street Mall. The pageantry will reenact the arrival of Blessed Marianne and the first six sisters. It will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the King St. and Ft. St. Mall and proceed down the mall to the Cathedral.The blowing

DON’T FORGET TO CAST YOUR VOTE ON NOVEMBER 4th!!

The following child was Baptized here at Sts. Peter & Paul Church on 10/19/08MICAH CHRISTOPHER LUTERO MIRANDAchild ofJuan Antonio Miranda & Magdalin Sutacio Lutero

Through November, the Book of Life will be located on a table at the altar. Pages are available for you to fill in the names you wish to have remembered.

Scrub Bucket Ministry (Maxine Pollock) is presenting a morning of reflection...preparing for Advent. You do not need to pre-register..just arrive prior to 8:30 a.m. For more information please contact Pat Tom @ 261-8104 or Maxine Pollock @ 254-1091.DATE: Saturday, November 22TIME: 8:30 a.m. - NoonPLACE: St. Stephen Diocesan Center - Komo Mai Conference Room (ground floor)TOPIC: A Time to Wait (

Chaminade University offers half tuition Catholic and Parish scholarships to Hawaii first-year students for January 2009 and August 2009 semesters. Apply now at www.Chaminade.edu/admissions or call 739-8340 for further information.

At the request of the family of the late Blanche Santos, this is the information for her funeral:Visitation-October 27, Diamond Head Mortuary, 6-9 p.m.Mass-October 28 at Star of the Sea Church at 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Cemetery

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.

We fulfill the commandment to love our neighbor when we exercise good stewardship-joyfully sharing our gifts of life, abilities, and resources to meet our neighbor’s need.

Food Awareness for 2008“One can/package of food per person, per weekend..” Aloha! I think it would be fair to say that “Times are Tuff!”I want you to read a portion of a fax that I received last week from Catholic Charities. I am NOT asking you for help with this at this time because I have other avenues I want to go down first. “This is a call for donations to restock Catholic Charities

CD UPDATE!!To date, because you have purchased this CD for yourself or as a gift to someone special in your life, “Gratia Plena” has given to the Building Fund a total of $45,560.00.We thank each and every one of you for supporting this CD project. Without God, you and your prayers, we would not have been able to have thousands of this CD in homes, cars and offices praying along as they listen to

St. Louis School’s “Open House” will be held on Sunday, November 2nd at 1:00 p.m. Please join us to learn about our school philosophy, academic curriculum, support services and visit our campus facilities. For more information, call St. Louis School’s Admissions Office at 739-4832.

Please pray for the sick of our parish, especially ... Robert Winter, Matthew O’Rourke, Robyn Richard, Tomie McMurray, Stacie Kelleher, Janine Main, Maria Heitz, Juanita Inouye, Ronald Costa, Ronald Costa, Violeta Luna-Hill, Lillian Figueroa, Mildred Pacheco, Hartford Wright, Juliette Lane, Elsie Kuwada, Kathleen Gross, Ossie Omar, Olen Canamore, Joseph Marmo, Sr., Christian Dela Cruz, Pilar

Father, you guide everything in wisdom and love.Accept the prayers we offer for our nation; by thewisdom of our leaders and integrity of our citizens, may harmony and justice be secured and may there be lasting prosperity and peace.

In the blest fellowship of saintsIs wisdom, safety and delightAnd when my heart declines and faintsIt’s raised by their heat and light.

What gentle life affirming hope we gain by reading the lives of those blessed souls that have passed before us. When we are troubled, they comfort us, when we are weary they exhort us. If we stumble they admonish us and when we shirk they lovingly rebuke us. What better guidance can one seek for living a Christian life?

Christians are very aware of being God’s hands here on earth, but what about being His voice? For those of us blessed enough to live in a democracy, each time we vote we become God’s voice. Would He agree with the choices we cast? This year consider your election issues prayerfully, examining your choices as if you were filling out a ballot for God - because you are.

Twenty-Ninth Sunday In Ordinary Time • To Caesar Or To God?

Today we gather together to celebrate the Mass for the Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. The Responsorial Psalm sets the pace for not only this Sunday, but all the days of our lives, “Give the Lord Glory and Honor” is what we say or sing after each verse of the Psalm. This response should be part of our daily life. Each day will be blessed and our minds and hearts will center on where we put

FIRST READING - Isaiah 45:1,4-6This passage may be confusing because a pagan king named Cyrus is called “the Lord’s anointed.” This shows that God’s concerns and activities are not restricted by ties of blood or faith. God both blesses and uses the foreigner who does good.SECOND READING- 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5Paul’s mission to the Gentiles was a dramatic breakthrough in the understanding of the

SHRINES AND BIBLICAL SITES IN THE HOLY LAND, IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF OUR LORD JESUSFriday, March 6-Tuesday, March 17, 2009Price from Newark $2,399.00 PLUS $445.00 Estimated Airlines TaxesPrice from Honolulu $3,199.00 PLUS $715.00 estimated Airlines TaxesInsurance (optional) from Newark, $185.00 from Honolulu, $271.00Single room supplement $499.00******YEAR OF ST. PAUL, 2000TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE

THIS WEEKEND WE SAY MASS FOR TROOPS LISTED IN OUR COLLAGE AND FOR OUR ADOPTED SQUAD. WE ASK GOD TO BLESS AND KEEP THEM SAFE AND WE PRAY FOR

The following children were Baptized here at Sts. Peter & Paul Church on 10/12/08KAYDENCE ELYSSE FAGARANG-SANTOSchild ofEric Purganan Santos & Darlene Tauoaga FagarangGABRIEL CASTRO STEFANOVchild ofVenelin Stefanov & Christina Castro

Through November, the Book of Life will be located on a table at the altar. Pages are available for you to fill in the names you wish to have remembered.

TODAY IS THE THIRD WEEKEND OF THE MONTH AND WE WILL NOW HAVE OUR SECOND COLLECTION FOR THE BUILDING FUND. PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR GENEROSITY AS WE ARE CONTINUING WITH THE REPAIR WORK AND RENOVATIONS OF OUR CHURCH.YOUR LOVING SUPPORT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. MAHALO

Genevieve “Jenny” WindlerPassed away 10/3/08

Rochelle & Rendiell Ombing

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.

Each year at tax time, we conscientiously give “to Caesar what belongs to Caesar.” Does my stewardship indicate that I am as faithful about giving “to God what belongs to God”?

Food Awareness for 2008“One can/package of food per person, per weekend..” Aloha! A week ago we had our Annual Foodbank meeting where all the agencies registered with the Foodbank come together and review the past year and look at what the new year is expected to bring. It was no surprise to us to hear that the cost of food is rising and that corporate food donations are down. Here is just

CD UPDATE!!To date, because you have purchased this CD for yourself or as a gift to someone special in your life, “Gratia Plena” has given to the Building Fund a total of $45,380.00.We thank each and every one of you for supporting this CD project. Without God, you and your prayers, we would not have been able to have thousands of this CD in homes, cars and offices praying along as they listen to

St. Louis School’s “Open House” will be held on Sunday, November 2nd at 1:00 p.m. Please join us to learn about our school philosophy, academic curriculum, support services and visit our campus facilities. For more information, call St. Louis School’s Admissions Office at 739-4832.

Please pray for the sick of our parish, especially ... Blanche Santos, Robert Winter, Matthew O’Rourke, Robyn Richard, Tomie McMurray, Stacie Kelleher, Janine Main, Maria Heitz, Juanita Inouye, Ronald Costa, Ronald Costa, Violeta Luna-Hill, Lillian Figueroa, Mildred Pacheco, Hartford Wright, Juliette Lane, Elsie Kuwada, Kathleen Gross, Ossie Omar, Olen Canamore, Joseph Marmo, Sr., Christian Dela

Complete the form below, with your pertinent information, so that you will be remembered at Mass and with prayers on your special day in NOVEMBER. Fill in and complete this form (please print clearly) and put it in the collection basket or return it to the Office no later than October 19, 2008.

A woman tourist was admiring a local's unusual necklace. "What is it made of?" she asked"Alligator teeth, ma'am," said the local."Oh, I see. I suppose they have the same value for you people that pearls have for us." "Not quite. Anyone can open an oyster."

Little Johnny asked his grandpa how old he was. Grandpa answered, “39 and holding.” Johnny thought for a moment, and then said, “And how old would you be if you let go?”

Twenty-Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time • Life Quiz

Today we gather together to celebrate the Mass for the Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Every so often a reading from a previous weekday Mass, gives us something to stress each day of our lives. We may find ourselves in a depressing situation and we can’t seem to get out of it. During last Tuesday’s Mass of Our Lady of the Rosary, the Responsorial Psalm encouraged us to look at ourselves in

FIRST READING - Isaiah 25:6-10The prophet Isaiah made a great promise to the people of God. Isaiah envisioned a time when all the peoples of the earth would be delivered from hunger and death. One day the world will enjoy the bounties of creation without want or fear.SECOND READING- Philippians 4:12-14,19-20Paul claimed to have learned the secret of life. He was content with his situation,

SHRINES AND BIBLICAL SITES IN THE HOLY LAND, IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF OUR LORD JESUSFriday, March 6-Tuesday, March 17, 2009Price from Newark $2,399.00 PLUS $445.00 Estimated Airlines TaxesPrice from Honolulu $3,199.00 PLUS $715.00 estimated Airlines TaxesInsurance (optional) from Newark, $185.00 from Honolulu, $271.00Single room supplement $499.00******YEAR OF ST. PAUL, 2000TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE

Vivian Santos

ON SUNDAY, OCT. 12TH, WE WILL HAVE OUR BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING IN THE COURTYARD AFTER THE 9 AM MASS ONLY. SEE YOU THERE!

Through November, the Book of Life will be located on a table at the altar. Pages are available for you to fill in the names you wish to have remembered.

St. Louis School’s “Open House” will be held on Sunday, November 2nd at 1:00 p.m. Please join us to learn about our school philosophy, academic curriculum, support services and visit our campus facilities. For more information, call St. Louis School’s Admissions Office at 739-4832.

Chaminade University of Honolulu will be offering a twilight retreat on Sunday, October 12th. The event will run from 5:30-7:15 at Clarence T.C. Ching Hall, Loo Student Center. We hope to give prospective students (juniors and seniors) a chance to learn about some scholarship and campus ministry opportunities and hear from current students about their experiences here. Students may RSVP online or

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.

In today’s second reading, St. Paul thanks the Philippians for being willing to share in his hardships and promises that God, in turn, will fully supply all their needs. Our God truly cannot be outdone in generosity!

Food Awareness for 2008“One can/package of food per person,per weekend..”Aloha! In so many ways we as a parish stick it out in many areas of our island for the Outreach work we do and by lending a hand where needed and here is just another example. I love it when things like this just happen and turn out like this did. She prefers that her name not be mentioned, but I will say I see her every

CD UPDATE!!To date, because you have purchased this CD for yourself or as a gift to someone special in your life, “Gratia Plena” has given to the Building Fund a total of $45,080.00.We thank each and every one of you for supporting this CD project. Without God, you and your prayers, we would not have been able to have thousands of this CD in homes, cars and offices praying along as they listen to

There is no act too trifling to be made by God the first link in a chain of blessing. Whether some small action or thought drops unintended or is done with purpose and intent, the good that issues is from God’s hand and the blessing’s size and importance are chosen by Him.

Please pray for the sick of our parish, especially ... Blanche Santos, Robert Winter, Matthew O’Rourke, Robyn Richard, Tomie McMurray, Stacie Kelleher, Janine Main, Maria Heitz, Juanita Inouye, Ronald Costa, Ronald Costa, Violeta Luna-Hill, Lillian Figueroa, Mildred Pacheco, Hartford Wright, Juliette Lane, Elsie Kuwada, Kathleen Gross, Ossie Omar, Olen Canamore, Joseph Marmo, Sr., Christian Dela

Complete the form below, with your pertinent information, so that you will be remembered at Mass and with prayers on your special day in NOVEMBER. Fill in and complete this form (please print clearly) and put it in the collection basket or return it to the Office no later than October 19, 2008.

THE OFFICE & OUTREACH WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 13TH IN OBSERVANCE OF COLUMBUS DAY!

Like Columbus did in his explorations, on our Christian journey we need a safe and secure compass to guide our vessel. Without a compass’ unerring needle we soon lose sight of our destination: the heavenly Kingdom. So traveler, as you journey today and every day keep you eye on the compass points God has provided: the Bible, the Church, prayer and the Holy Spirit. Direct your path by these

Twenty-Seventh Sunday In Ordinary Time • Staying Reasonably Sane

Today as we move into the month of October, we find ourselves celebrating the month in honor of devotion to the Blessed Mother. If we are asked to pray for a special intention then our choice is always either an Our Father or a Hail Mary and more often or not our choice is the Hail Mary. When we think of devotion to Mary most often we think of the various times Mary has come to earth in behalf of

FIRST READING - Isaiah 5:1-7This song from the book of Isaiah is a reminder that we are dependent on powers beyond ourselves for everything in life. No matter how carefully we cultivate the vineyard of our lives, we cannot guarantee a fruitful harvest.SECOND READING- Philippians 4:6-9Paul the Apostle lays a heavy responsibility on those who want their prayers answered by God. Serious prayers come

The following children were Baptized here at Sts. Peter & Paul Church on 9/28/08KAYSENCE CALANTOC child ofMason Calantoc & Kimberly TalaroCHRISTIAN JOSIAH NAVOA-AUZAchild ofLucio Elmer L. Auza & Heather-Leigh S. NavoaKAYDEN HO’OHINIAHIWA TOLENTINOChild ofRonald Tolentino & Tina Moreno

Kirk & Evangeline ToneApril De Hoyos

Vincent Durantpassed away 9/3/08

St. Louis School’s “Open House” will be held on Sunday, November 2nd at 1:00 p.m. Please join us to learn about our school philosophy, academic curriculum, support services and visit our campus facilities. For more information, call St. Louis School’s Admissions Office at 739-4832.

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.

In the Gospel today, the owner of the vineyard sent messengers to collect his share of the harvest from the tenant farmers; but there was not a single good steward on the property! God is the owner, we are the tenants. What sort of stewards are we?

Food Awareness for 2008“One can/package of food per person,per weekend..”Aloha! I am going to be somewhat brief this week because soon enough things will begin to pick up. I hope to have our Halloween plans for you by next week so keep an eye on the sales for candy and treats. Off the top of my head I am sure we will be looking in the neighborhood of 500 or so Trick or Treat bags that will need

CD UPDATE!!To date, because you have purchased this CD for yourself or as a gift to someone special in your life, “Gratia Plena” has given to the Building Fund a total of $45,080.00.We thank each and every one of you for supporting this CD project. Without God, you and your prayers, we would not have been able to have thousands of this CD in homes, cars and offices praying along as they listen to

Married Couples...BUZZZZZ.....can you feel it Married Couples...its all around you....its not a retreat, or a marriage clinic, or a group sensitivity thing. It’s a down to earth unique approach aimed at revitalizing your marriage, making a good marriage great. It will help you take a fresh look at your marriage...Want to learn more...don’t tell anybody, but it’s called Marriage Encounter Weekend.

Please pray for the sick of our parish, especially ... Blanche Santos, Robert Winter, Matthew O’Rourke, Robyn Richard, Tomie McMurray, Stacie Kelleher, Janine Main, Maria Heitz, Juanita Inouye, Ronald Costa, Ronald Costa, Violeta Luna-Hill, Lillian Figueroa, Mildred Pacheco, Hartford Wright, Juliette Lane, Elsie Kuwada, Kathleen Gross, Ossie Omar, Olen Canamore, Joseph Marmo, Sr., Christian Dela

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIESJoe & Denisia Tham, October 2ndMarried 4 yearsGalen & Angel Kim, October 13thMarried 23 yearsJohn & Rosalie Kalwicz, October 21stMarried 8 yearsMandy & Beth Cruz, October 28thMarried 14 yearsEdward & Esther Camara, Jr. October 30thMarried 4 yearsGilbert & Emi Perry, October 31stMarried 4 yearsNoel & Cristina Gonzales, October 31stMarried 24 yearsCONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

OCTOBER BIRTHDAY’SLeland F. Ching October 1st Allen A. Pacquing October 1stSherlane Dick October 1stShannon Gabalis October 2ndZayden Pestana October 4thThalia Cantley October 4thRonald J. Bumanglag October 4thGlorife M. Jivas October 5thPhelia Herradura October 6thDora Bolosan October 6thNorma Montero October 7thMikai’la D. Santos October 7thMarie Aldover October