DEAR PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS,

Like millions of Catholics throughout the world, I am saddened !Ythe unexpected resignation of Pope Benedict XVl, but confidentlyassured, as the Holy Father encourages us in his speech to the Con-

sistory on the roth of February 2013, to "entrust the Holy Church tothe care of Our Supreme Pastor, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and implore

his holy Mother [Vlary, so that she may assist the Cardinal Fathers

with her maternal solicitude, in electing a new Supreme Pontiff."

With the announcement, we are all well aware that the Conclave ofCardinals to be convoked the day after our Parish Lenten Mission tochoose a new Pope who will "govern the bark of Saint Peter and pro-

claim the Gospel, (with) both strength of mind and body." (ibid) Re-

gardless of who will sit in the Chair of St. Peter, our faith in Jesus

Christ, the Supreme Pastor stands firm. We look forward with antici-

pation to our Lenten Mission as we continue to pass on to futuregenerations the renewed faith that has been with us in these past 8o

years as a parish.

I sincerely invite you foremost as parishioner and welcome you toinvite your neighbors and family members to come together in these

most irnportant four days of our Parish Lenten Mission beginning on

this Second Sunday of Lent. I am deeply grateful for your thoughts,prayers and comments during the last three weeks of questions and

look forward to coming together with you to look more deeply into

the life of faith we share together. With the new finishing on the

church building, we look forward to an inner refinishing as well tomore firmly follow the faith into which we have been called.

I would like to also thank the members of our Parish Stewardship/

Discipleship Council and Parish Mission Planning Team. I am deeply

grateful for all those who signed up to help set up and cook for our

Fellowship suppers and forthose who will help our: keikigrow in faith

as well.

Mahalo nui loa,

Fr. Khanh

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY zh 2oLz"Living Our Faith" ..... Dr. D'Ambrosio

6:00 pm

7:oo pm

8:oo pm

Blessing of Hospitality Dinner - ltalian theme

Assemble in main church forpresentation by Dr. D'Ambrosio

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MONDAY FEBRUARY zS, 2013"Deepening Our Faith"............. Dr. DAmbrosio

6:oo pm Blessing of Hospitality Dinner - Sea, hukilau theme

Talk times same as Sunday above

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2013"sharing Our Faith"................... Dr. DAmbrosio

6:00 pm Blessing of Hospitality Dinner - Ethnic Potluck theme

Talk times same as Sunday above

George Cerniglia, SM, is the rector ofChaminade University of Honolulu, as

assistant to the President and a promoter ofth-e missio,n and identity of the university. He

has a Baccalaureate in Sacred Theology fromthe Unjversity of Fribourg in Switzerland, a

Masters in Religious Education from Loyola

University in Chicago, and a Doctor of Ministrydegree from the University of St. Michael's

College in Toronto. He has served as a

retreat preacher in the US, Africa, lndia and

the Philippines.

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Mahalo

St. Stephen Catholic Church

2747 Pali Highway

Honolulu, Hi 96817

Parish Stewardship/Discipleship Council: Bernard Ho, Deacon

Ron Choo, Toni Farm, Velma Guieb-Mamuad, Kristyn Ho, Frank

lordan, James & Vickie Solidum, and PaulWong

Lenten Parish Mission Team: Sue Jones-Hart, Rosemary

Hashimoto (recording secretary,) Frank Jordan and PaulWong

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