4rd. Sunday of Easter
April 26, 2015
Parish Calendar
Saturday Vigil Mass is at 5pm
Sunday Masses are 6am, 8am, 10am, and 12pm
Daily Mass (Monday to Saturday) at 7:15am
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I am the good shepherd, and I know mine
and mine know me, just as the Father
knows me and I know the Father; and I will
Stewardship
lay down my
Collection
life for the sheep.
Saturday, Apr. 25@7:15am
(+) Repose of the Soul
Leonardo Cuenca,
Odette Bartolome Laroya
Ending
April 18
$3,386.50
Thanksgiving
Patricia Cuenca
Mahalo for
your
continued
support!
Sunday, Apr. 26 @ 6am
(+)Repose of the Soul
Josefina C. Penon
Odette Bartolome Laroya
(Until Apr. 30)
Altar Ministry
Cleaning Schedule
Sunday, Apr. 26 @ 8am
(+)Repose of the Soul
Jimmy Silva
Clifford Keola
Healing of: Emiliano Paulino
May 2 Team 11
Meleseke Siliga
Sunday, Apr. 26 @ 10am
(+)Repose of the Soul
Daylenn Pua
Malia Ifopo
Apr. 28 @ 7:15am
(+)Repose of the Soul
Mariano & Melandrina DeVera
Vela Asosa
Marc Jhover Purganan
Apr. 30 @ 7:15am
Birthday
(+)Odette Bartolome Laroya
Pope Francis declared 2015 to be the Year
of
Consecrated
Life.
It
is
a
time
to
remember and give thanks for the religious
who brought and nurtured the Catholic
faith in Hawaii.
And, to invite others to consider becoming
a
priest
or
religious.
Next
week,
the
Sunday, April 26
8:00am
English CCD & RCIA classes
Hall
12:15pm
Hispanic 1st. Holy Communions Ch/Hall
2:00pm
Divine Mercy
Ch
4:00pm
Divine Mercy Fellowship
Ch/Hall
Monday, April 27
8:30pm
School May Day Rehearsal
Hall
9-11am
School FHC’S Practice
Ch
3:30pm
School Play Rehearsal
Hall
7:00pm
DACA Conference
Hall
Tuesday, April 28
8:30pm
School May Day Rehearsal
Hall
9-11am
School FHC’S Practice
Ch
5:00pm
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Ch
6:00pm
10am Choir Practice
Ch
7:00pm
Hispanic Prayer Group
Conf. Rm
7:30pm
Neocatechumenal Way #1 & #2Old. Sc. Rm
Wednesday, April 29
8:30pm
School May Day Rehearsal
Hall
9-11am
School FHC’S Practice
Ch
10:30am
Avalon Ctr. Mass
Avalon Ctr.
6:00pm
6am Choir Practice
Ch
7:00pm
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Ch
7:00pm
Confirmation
Hall
7:45pm
Gimong ti Novena Ilocano
Ch
Thursday, April 30
8:30pm
School May Day Rehearsal
Hall
9-11am
School FHC’S Practice
Ch
8:15am
Health & Fitness
Hall
3:30pm
May Day Decoration
Hall
6:00pm
10am Choir Practice
Church
Friday, May 1
8:00pm
Exposition, Adoration & Reposition Church
of the Blessed Sacrament
9am-3pm School May Day Celebration
Hall
6:00pm
Ilocano Mass & Fellowship
Ch/Hall
7:00pm
Adoration of the Blessed
Ch
7:00pm
Hispanic Choir Practice
RE
7:00pm
Hispanic Youth Ministry
SR
Saturday, May 2
9am-12noon Funeral Svs.(+)Telesforo F. Sagucio Ch/H
7:30pm
Mass- NCW
Ch
Calendar Legend
Ch = Church
RE = Religious Ed
Cp = Convent Chapel
SR = Science Room
PL = Parking Lot
CR = Classroom
TCB = TC Ching Building CF = Office Conference Rm
It is now the fourth Sunday of Easter and we continue to celebrate the resurrection of Christ, a joy
that never ends and should accompany us in our everyday life. In the Fourth Sunday of Easter the
Gospel presents Jesus as the Good Shepherd. This Sunday’s Gospel of Saint John, presents Jesus
as the Good Shepherd clearly. He knows his sheep and his sheep know him. He gives life for his
sheep and his sheep follow him.
Jesus is our Good Shepherd and we must work to follow obediently, with joy and honesty. In the
Catholic Church since antiquity, we identified our spiritual leaders as shepherds, those who are at
the head of the Church. They assume the role of representing Jesus Christ leading the flock. On
this fourth Sunday of Easter, let us pray for our pastors, our shepherds to be good shepherds.
Pray for Pope Francis who is our universal shepherd. The Pope has a great responsibility in leading
the Church, he faces many challenges. The Pope also has enemies, whether we believe it or not,
groups who speak ill of him, misrepresent his words and present him badly in the press. This Good
Shepherd Sunday, let us pray that the Lord Jesus, the Good Shepherd conserve the Pope and keep
him free from harm and danger.
Today, let us also pray for our Bishop, the Shepherd of our Diocese, Bishop Larry Silva. On July 21,
2015, it will be the 10th anniversary of the ordination of Bishop Larry Silva as the fifth bishop of the
Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Honolulu. We have all been witnesses throughout these
10 years and have seen Bishop Larry Silva managing his flock with such care.
A bishop is the spiritual leader of a large portion of the people of God is appointed directly by the
Pope and is considered a direct successor of the Apostles. The bishop is the chief of the priest, who
appoints them, assists them and is caring for them. The bishop is the great shepherd who lays down
the guidelines for pastoral action to develop in his diocese and fulfill the mission of extending the
Kingdom of God throughout the earth. Pray for our Bishop Larry Silva that the Lord Jesus continue
to fill him with grace and assisting him in his decision making.
In 1963 Pope Paul VI designated Good Shepherd Sunday as World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
Sunday, April 26 is the World Day of Prayer for Vocations, so we are invited to pray for vocations to
the religious life and the priesthood. We are in need of many holy priests, not only in the Diocese of
Honolulu but in the world. Presently, the parish of Saint John the Baptist has no seminarian nor a
candidate to the religious life. What a wonderful thing it would be if amongst our community we
would have people who chose the vocation of entering religious life or the priesthood. Let us pray
for vocations and support those who choose to follow the Lord. It is the fourth Sunday of Easter. It is
the day of the Good Shepherd in this 2015. It is time to pray for the Pope, our bishop, priests,
deacons and religious. It is time to pray for vocations.
May God bless you today and always.
Fr. John F Quintero
Parish Administrator