St. Augustine by-the-sea

Church

With the servant leadership of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus

and Mary since 1854

www.staugustinebythesea.com

You have made us for yourself,

Lord, and our hearts are restless

until they rest in you

-- St. Augustine of Hippo

Fr. Lane K. Akiona, ss.cc. Pastor Fr. Benny Kosasih, ss.cc. Parochial vicar Deacon Andy Calunod Anne Harpham Pastoral associate Sr. Cheryl Wint, osf Pastoral associate

Sunday Liturgy 5 p.m. Saturday 6, 8, 10 a.m., 5 p.m. Sunday

Daily Liturgy 7 a.m. Monday-Saturday 5 p.m. Monday-Thursday

St. Augustine by-the-sea Parish 130 Ohua Ave. Honolulu, HI 96815 Phone: (808) 923-7024 Fax: (808) 922-4086 e-mail: staugustinebythesea@gmail.com Web: www.staugustinebythesea.com Parish secretary: Bev Tavake Pastoral Council President: Theresa Kong Kee Finance Committee chairman: Jim Dannemil-ler

Office hours Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed noon to 1 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. to noon. Closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays.

Sacraments Reconciliation: 6:30-6:45 a.m. and 4:30-4:45 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 3-4 p.m. Saturday. Baptism: Call the parish office for information. Marriage: Email staugustineweddingcoordina-tor@gmail.com before making arrangements. Confirmation: Call the parish office for infor-mation. Funerals: Call the parish office when finalizing services with the mortuary.

Religious education Contact the parish office to enroll your child in religious education classes or to inquire about the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults.

Parish organizations Altar Rosary Society Holy Name Society Tongan Society Knights of Columbus Ka Huaka'i (Marriage ministry) Please call the parish office for information about joining any of these organizations.

Aunty Carmen’s Kitchen Hot meals are served between 11 a.m. and noon Monday to Friday, except holidays

To register Call the parish office to register and to sign up for envelopes

Bulletin deadline Material to be considered in the bulletin must be submitted to the parish office by noon on the Monday before the Sunday of publication.

Hospitality Join us for doughnuts and juice after all morn-ing masses on the first Sunday of the month.

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This week at St. Augustine Sunday, March 27—Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Liturgical color: White 6 a.m. Mass 8 a.m. Mass—R/S Zeb Rich, Jean Orig, Jerry Galang 10 a.m. Mass—Knights of Columbus, Sage and the Kong Kee Family; R/S Agustin Nabong 5 p.m. Mass—S/I Poehina Fa’alevao (birthday); R/S William Harvery Dalton Monday, March 28—Monday within the Octave of Easter PARISH OFFICE AND AUNTY CARMEN’S KITCHEN CLOSED Liturgical color: White 6:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Hours 7 a.m. Mass No 5 p.m. Mass Tuesday, March 29—Tuesday within the Octave of Easter Liturgical color: White 6:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Hours 7 a.m. Mass No 5 p.m. Mass Wednesday, March 30—Wednesday within the Octave of Easter Liturgical color: Violet 6:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Hours 7 a.m. Mass No 5 p.m. Mass 6:30 p.m. RCIA, Damien Meeting Room Thursday, March 31—Thursday within the Octave of Easter Liturgical color: White 6:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Hours 7 a.m. Mass No 5 p.m. Mass 5:30 p.m. — Wedding rehearsal Friday, April 1 —Friday within the Octave of Easter First Friday Liturgical color: White 6:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Hours 7 a.m. Mass Benediction and adoration 2 p.m. Wedding Saturday, April 2—Saturday within the Octave of Easter First Saturday Liturgical color: White 7 a.m. Mass Church cleaning: Tongan Society-Choirmaster’s Mystery 9 a.m.-1 p.m. St. Augustine Closet, Damien Meeting Room 5 p.m. Mass—S/I Sage and the Kong Kee Family

Breaking open the Word Easter Sunday

of the Resurrection of the Lord On this day when the Gospel announces an empty tomb, we feel the contradictory reactions that the resurrection mystery arouses --seeing and believing on the one hand, misunderstanding and con-fusion on the other. This mystery defies all human understand-ing. The Easter stories tell us that the resurrection isn't something we fully understand, but believe and live. The act of seeing with the eye is a physical, complicated process. It begins with light rays bouncing off an object and being captured by the eye. It is impossi-ble to see in darkness. It was "early in the morning, while it was still dark" that Mary Magdalene went to the tomb. How did she see? How did she know? She ran to Peter and John and they ran to the tomb. They, too, saw. More than saw. Their seeing was more than light refraction. Their seeing could penetrate the darkness of not understanding. Their seeing was a response of the heart that led to their believing. The mystery of the resur-rection cannot be seen with a physical process, no matter how complicated. The mystery is able to be seen because God gives us eyes of faith. May we too, have eyes of faith to live and proclaim, 'Jesus has truly RISEN'.

Fr. Lane K. Akiona ss.cc.

Readings First Reading — Peter is an eyewitness: The Lord is risen (Acts 10:34a, 37-43). Psalm — This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad (Psalm 118). (1) Second Reading — All who are baptized, set your hearts in heaven (Colossians 3:1-4) or (2) Second Reading — Christ our Passover is sacri-ficed; therefore let us celebrate (1 Corinthians 5:6b-8). Gospel — Three witnesses, Mary, Peter, and John; each responds to the empty tomb (John 20:1-9) or Luke 24:1-12 (or, at an afternoon or evening Mass, Luke 24:13-35).

Weekday Monday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16; Mt 28:8-15 Tuesday: Acts 2:36-41; Ps 33; Jn 20:11-18 Wednesday: Acts 3:1-10; Ps 105; Lk 24:13-35 Thursday: Acts 3:11-26; Ps 8; Lk 24:35-48 Friday: Acts 4:1-12; Ps 118; Jn 21:1-14 Saturday: Acts 4:13-21; Ps 118; Mk 16:9-15

Next Sunday’s reading Acts 5:12-16; Ps 118; Rv 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; Jn 20:19-31 Page 3

Hau'oli la Pakoa! On behalf our Pastoral Staff, parishioners and benefac-tors I would like to extend our warmest ALLELUIA greetings for this Easter event. Jesus has truly RISEN so that we who believe will have LIFE in Him, for He promised it. During this Jubilee Year of Mercy, God's grace continues to reveal its Spirit as the faithful seek the mercy that only comes from the One and True Living God. Pope Francis reminds us that the "Church must be about extending its mercy to all who wish to receive it thereby enhancing the mission and good works of the Church today. Let us continue to LIVE this mercy for the world truly needs it in this age. The first Sunday after Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday. United with the spirit of Pope Francis, let us be instruments of that mercy. Mahalo nui loa to all who support our parish as true stewards of the Gospel, may Akua/God continue to bless you and your families during this joyous season of love. Me ke aloha pumehana. Fr. Lane Akiona, ss.cc.

Daily Prayer We now begin a celebration of the Resurrection of our Lord for the next seven weeks - when we mark the Ascen-sion 40 days after Easter and culminating in the celebration of Pentecost on the 50th day after Easter. This week, we begin that deepening realization of, and reflection upon, the meaning of the gift of life we have received in God's raising Jesus from the dead so that we might have eternal life. St. Paul invites us to live in this passing world with our hearts set on the world that will never end. This week let us try to open our hearts to a deeply-felt sense of what a differ-ence it makes that the tomb is empty, that Jesus is alive, that he allows us to recognize him in the breaking of bread, and that he missions us to proclaim this Good News. Each morning this week, we can pause for a moment and simply thank God for our being alive today. Even more, we can thank God for the life that Jesus won for us. Throughout the day, and at different brief moments, we can remember that this is Easter Week and ask to live more freely today, more gratefully. We can name the grace in our own terms and in the context of what we are experiencing, what gets us discouraged or what gives us life. Overall, we want to live the freedom we have been given. If death has no hold on us, so many of our fears would melt away. If we realized our ultimate home is in heaven, our spirits would be lighter and we would walk around more gratefully. So, as we go through this week, we can let ourselves be-lieve in the Resurrection that was won for us. “Lord, I be-lieve in the gift of life you have given me in the death and resurrection of your Son, Jesus.” We can say this act of faith, or sing any of the wonderful Easter songs in the back of our minds, as many times as it takes to let ourselves feel the effects of Easter. Creighton University Online Ministries

Celebrating the Easter Season Easter is a seven-week season of joy and grace. Starting with the Triduum and ending with Pentecost, this 50-day season has been called "the radiant center of the liturgi-cal year." We keep celebrating so we might continue to enter into the meaning of the resurrection and deepen the way it touches our daily lives. After Easter Week's resurrection stories, the first read-ing for the rest of this season is from the Acts of the Apostles. Every day we see how Jesus' followers reacted to his death, the challenges to their witness and the cour-age that comes to them. John's Gospel is used for the season, the one time of year we enter into his poetic and layered stories on a daily basis. Easter only begins with Easter Sunday. These daily prayers and meditations come together to remind us that Jesus is with us. He is not dead, but alive. And, that makes all the difference in the world in how much hope and courage we have, before any struggle, any possible fear of death. In these 50 days, we are Easter People!

Awaken Me Risen One, come, meet me in the garden of my life. Lure me into ela-tion. Revive my silent hope. Coax my dormant dreams. Raise up my neglected gratitude. Entice my tired enthusiasm. Give life to my faltering relationships. Roll back the stone of my indifference. Unwrap the deadness in my spiritual life. Impart heartiness in my work. Risen One, send me forth as a disciple of your unwavering love, a messenger of your unlimited joy. Resurrected One, may I become ever more convinced that your presence lives on, and on, and on, and on. Awaken me! Awaken me! ~~Sr. Joyce Rupp osm

The Paschal Candle All are alive in the Risen Christ

The origin of the paschal candle is uncertain. The most like-ly origin is that it derived from the Lucernar-ium, the evening office with which early Christians began the vigil for every Sunday and especially that of Easter. In turn, this rite is probably inspired by the Jewish custom of lighting a lamp at the con-clusion of the Sabbath. The rite therefore has its roots in the very beginning of Christiani-ty. In the Lucernarium rite the light destined to dispel the darkness of night was offered to Christ as the splendor of the Father and inde-fectible light. This Sunday rite was logically carried out with greater solemnity during the Easter Vigil. There is clear evidence that this solemn rite began no later than the second half of the fourth century. Sts. Ambrose and Augus-tine are also known to have composed such Easter proclamations. The poetic and solemn text of the "Exultet," or Easter proclamation now in use, originated in the fifth century but its author is unknown. The use of the candle has varied over the centuries. Initially it was broken up after the Easter Vigil and its fragments given to the faithful. This was later transferred to the fol-lowing Sunday; but from the 10th century the use prevailed of keeping it in a place of honor near the Gospel until the feast of the Ascension (now until Pentecost). From around the 12th century the custom began of inscrib-ing the current year on the candle as well as the dates of the principal movable feasts. The candle hence grew in size so as to merit the attribution of pillar mentioned in the "Exultet." There are cases of candles weighing about 300 pounds. The procession foreseen in the present rite requires much more moderate dimensions. The paschal candle is usually blessed at the beginning of the Easter Vigil ceremonies and is placed on a special candle-stick near the altar or ambo. During the ceremony, five grains of incense representing Christ's wounds are inserted in the form of a cross. An alpha above the cross and an omega below (the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet) indicate that Christ is the beginning and end of all. The current year is traced on the four sides of the cross. The candle remains in the presbytery during the 50 days of Easter season and is lit for all liturgical offices. After Pente-cost it is left next to the baptismal font. During the year it is lit during all baptisms and funeral ser-vices; the candle is placed next to the casket during the funer-al Mass. In this way it symbolizes baptism as a death and resurrection in Christ, and also testifies to Christian certainty in the resurrection of the dead as well as to the fact that all are alive in the risen Christ. Source: catholic.org Page 4

Stewardship in action Food and toiletries drive Mahalo nui loa to all who gave generously to the Lenten collection of food and toiletries for the outreach mission of Our Lady of Kea’au, which serves the homeless on the Waianae Coast. We collected more than 5,000 pounds of food and toiletries. I know God will continue to bless you for being good stewards in sharing with others. Our Lady of Kea`au reaches out to those in need in Waianae. Many families in Hawaii do not have homes be-cause of circumstances beyond their control, and St. Francis Healthcare System is doing its part to alleviate this growing problem. Our Lady of Kea`au prepares and serves hot meals every week for those in Pai`olu Homeless Shelter and at the Waianae Boat Harbor. Our Lady of Kea`au is also known for giving others a chance to begin a new life. Our Lady of Kea`au provides transitional shelter for those who want to transform them-selves and serve others. Through your generosity in the Lenten collection, you are a part of this outreach.

Family Promise opportunity in April St. Augustine Parish will assist Holy Trinity Parish in its Family Promise ministry again in April. Each quarter, we assist our neighboring parish in this ministry for homeless families who are seeking to find permanent housing. St. Au-gustine’s Tongan youth and young adults help by cleaning the house where the families stay. Our parish also provides dinner one night in the week. This quarter, we’re planning a picnic for April 30. Won’t you consider sharing your talent, time and treasure by helping with the picnic supper? This is an opportunity to provide assistance to families who are working to find permanent housing and a stable environment for their children. Church groups across the island are a part of the solution through their assistance. If you would like to help, please call the parish office.

Mahalo for your support of CRS Thank you for your generous support in last week’s sec-ond collection of Catholic Relief Services. Through your generosity, families will be reunited, valuable life skills will be taught to those seeking a better life, and many will have vital humanitarian needs met. Please visit www.usccb.org/catholic-relief to learn how your donations make a differ-ence and help Jesus in disguise.

Stewardship of treasure Collection for the week ended March 20: $9,870.48 2nd Collection for Catholic Relief Services: $3,748.50 Children’s collection: $49.00

St. Augustine Closet open April 2 The Altar Rosary Society’s St. Augustine Closet will open on Saturday, April 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Damien Meeting Room. If you're looking for a treasure and some-thing old or somewhat new, come check us out.

Mahalo nui loa Mahalo nui loa to all who offered prayers, intentions and cards on my birthday, March 16. I truly appreciate your gestures of love and support. Aloha Fr. Lane K. Akiona ss.cc.

Faith sharing meets April 18 St. Augustine’s faith sharing group meets Monday, April 18 at 6 p.m. in the Damien Meeting Room. We are using Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si, as the basis for our sharing. Laudato Si is Pope Francis’ encyclical on the envi-ronment, “On Care for our Common Home.” In this encyclical, Pope Francis asks us to look deeply at our consumer-driven society and throw-away culture. Join your fellow parishioners in a discussion on how our faith challenges us to be stewards of our home. Download the encyclical: http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals.index.html.

Sidewalk remodeling The City and County will continue the remodeling of the Kalakaua Avenue sidewalk this year. With the remodeling of the sidewalk, the driveway onto Kalakaua will no longer be used as an exit. Thus, parking will be a greater challenge when this takes place. We are looking at other options, such as parking offsite, valet parking, etc. This will be a major detriment for attend-ance on weekends until the new parking structure is built. We have requested that the section in front of the church be done at the end of the project. Pray that we all have patience and understanding. Notecards and rosaries The Altar Rosary Society is selling rosaries, including local hand-made rosaries and Jerusalem rosaries, and notecards featuring St. Augustine Church after Sunday morning Masses the second and fourth Sundays of the month. These beautiful cards are a water color painting of the church by one of the Altar Society members.

Mark Your Calendar! June 17-18, St. Theresa Co-Cathedral and School

Mercy Overflowing Sample Presenters/Topics:

Fr. Bill Petrie "Mother Theresa: Witness to Mercy" Dr. Mike Rockers "Helping Great Parents Parent Great"

Dr. Regina Pfeiffer "God's Mercy as a Community - the Sacrament of Reconciliation"

Fr. Mark Gantley "The New Diocesan Norms on the Sac-raments of Initiation: Practical Implications"

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