Gospel Acclamation “Halle, Halle, Halle”

Refrain: Halle, Halle, Halle-lu-iah! Halle, Halle, Halle-lu-iah!

Halle, Halle, Halle-lu-iah! Halleluia! Halle-lu-iah!

Communion Song “One Bread, One Body”

By John Michael Talbot

Refrain: One bread, one body, one Lord of all,

one cup of blessing which we bless.

And we, though many, throughout the earth,

we are one body in this one Lord.

1. Gentile or Jew, servant or free,

woman or man, no more. (refrain)

2. Many the gifts, many the works,

one in the Lord of all. (refrain)

3. Grain for the fields, scattered and grown,

gathered to one, for all. (refrain)

Halloween’s roots lie in an ancient pa-

gan festival for the dead. While this au-

tumn feast can be used for evil pur-

poses, our culture celebrates it as an

innocent night of begging and fun. We

who believe in the light of the world can

use it to celebrate the Light. "Hallow"

means holy and the word Halloween

refers to the night be-

fore the feast of all ho-

lies, or All Saints Day.

Emphasize all things

good, joyful and pure.

Let your children know

that they are "children

of the light" called to

walk in the light.

Since this is the night before All Saints Day, it is a great idea to explore the family saints. Let your children find out who their patron saints are and why they are so honored. They may even choose to dress up like St. Joan of Arc, St. George the Dragon Slayer or St. Francis of Assisi. They could have fun letting their friends guess who they are by giving clues about their saint's

life...for a treat of course! At Hallow-een we need to use dis-cernment

to separate the symbols, to protect our children from very real dangers, to cut through the customs that contradict our relationship with God, including occult practices. At this time of year violent movies with Halloween settings

flood television and video stores; warped personalities copy malicious acts "for fun"; young people experiment with the occult because of publicity given to witches and warlocks. It's precisely be-cause Catholics do believe in the reality of evil that we promise to turn away from "Satan and all his works" in the baptismal rite. Here's a chance for parents (and godparents) to make good on that promise: Be vigilant about television and video games, don't give warped personalities the publicity they crave, choose carefully if and where your child will trick or treat. Most of all, be free from fear. We who are in Christ have noth-ing to fear, and we should be ready with an answer to those who act as if the devil were the equal and opposite of God. There is no "equal and opposite" of God. Catholic tradition tells us that Satan is a created be-ing, a fallen angel; if he had any "equal and opposite" it would be Michael the Archan-gel. Still, there would be no "equality" be-tween Satan and any angel. Christ has conquered sin and Satan once and for all. All of us, saints and angels, people of faith living and dead, share in that victory. (See Catechism of the Catholic Church #391, 395.) Whenever an opportunity arises to combine the sacred and the secular to enrich your child’s faith, take advantage of it. Halloween provides just such an opportunity. Children have horrible, unspoken fears about "things that go bump in the night." This occasion is a perfect time to teach the simple gospel truth that the light does indeed outshine the darkness. (continued on next page)

Celebrating Halloween, Oct.31 & All Saints, Nov. 1

Ministry for Persons with Disabilities—Diocese of Honolulu

September 29, 2013 Twenty-Sixth Sunday in

Ordinary Time

Volume 1, Issue 1

OHANA

MASS Special Dates to

Remember:

Sunday, October 6, 2013—Buddy Walk Register TODAY!

Saturday, October

26, 2013—Footsteps

to Transition Fair. 8:30 am-12:00 pm; King

Intermediate School

Bishop’s Advisory Board for

Persons with Disabilities

Michael Pa’ekukui,

Board Chair

Waynette Cabral,

Board Vice Chair

Valery O’Brien

Leolinda Parlin

Iwie Tamashiro,

Staff

Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities—www.hiddc.org

Down Syndrome Ohana of Hawaii www.dsohawaii.com

The Arc in Hawaii www.thearcinhawaii.com

Autism Society—www.autismhi.org

Special Parent Information Network (SPIN) - www.spinhawaii.org

Talking About Curing Autism (TACA) - www.tacanow.org/local-chapters/

west/hawaii

Hawaii Down Syndrome Congress—www.hidownsyndrome.com

Special Olympics Hawaii—www.specialolympicshawaii.org

SHARING AND CARING: Services for Persons with Disabilities

Planning for transition is important and never too early because after your son/daughter leaves the Department of Education (DOE), there are no requirements that other departments such as the Department of Health or Department of Human Services have to provide services. By planning early, the individual and family would become aware and familiar with the services and supports available and be able to identify and determine the most appropriate services, eligibility criteria for services, application process, etc.

Please join the Department of Education Windward District for the Foot Steps to Transition Fair on: Date: Saturday, October 26, 2013 Time: 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon Place: King Intermediate School Cafeteria 46-155 Kamehameha Highway Kaneohe, Hawaii

The fair is focused on middle and high school students with special needs and their families to assist them in making a successful transition to adult life and inde-pendence. Participants will have the opportunity to meet with adult service agen-cies and organizations, take the first step in developing a transition plan, hear sto-ries from students on their path to success, and network with other families. This event is a collaborative partnership between the Arc in Hawaii, the Commu-nity Children’s Councils, Department of Education, Department of Health, Devel-opmental Disabilities Council, Hilopa’a Family to Family Health Information Center, Ho’opa’a Hawaii Autism State Implementation Grant, and the Special Parent Infor-mation Network. Registration is highly recommended by Friday, October 11, 2013 by calling 808-791-3467 or at http://hilopaa.wufoo.com/forms/windward-footsteps-2013

Footsteps to Transition Fair

If your family carves a jack-o-lantern, share this candle blessing before “lighting” your pumpkin:

God who created pumpkins and people, bless our beautiful

Halloween light. This light reminds us that

Jesus is the light of the world. Jesus shines through the dark-ness and turns the night into

day, sadness into joy, hate into love and tears into smiles.

Bless the candles that we hold. Let them be a reminder that we are your candles lighting up the smiles and hearts of our friends

and family. Bless the happy pumpkins we will carve for our candles, that

everyone who sees them might never be afraid of the darkness because your wonderful light is

with us. AMEN.

Celebrating

Halloween (Continued)

We pray that

this Year of

Faith will

make us a

more mission-

ary Church,

not simply con-

cerned about

our own inter-

nal needs, but reaching out to others

who…still want desperately to hear

the message of hope that will set their

hearts on fire.

Bishop Larry Silva, Pastoral Letter on

the Year of Faith

If singing is the equivalent of “praying twice,” then signing music must be prayer 3X’s—wouldn’t you agree? In an effort to build up a pool of skilled signers to evangelize God’s love through sign language, the Ministry for Persons with Disabilities, a pro-gram of the Diocesan Office for Social Ministry, established a signing

choir comprised of members who are Hearing, Deaf and Hard of Hearing from Catholic parishes all across the island.

Deaf Ministry has been a part of Sts Peter and Paul parish for many years. As signing skills improve, other opportunities to kokua liturgical celebrations at Sts P&P can occur. This unique group meets every other Wednesday evening at the Diocesan Center in Kaneohe and downtown at the Chancery. Today’s Ohana Mass is their debut. For more information talk to Iwie after Mass, call 203-6702 or email itamashiro@rcchawaii.org.

Gathering Song “Bless the Lord”

By Dan Brennan, Marc Cavallero, Kevin Roth and Ken Canedo

Refrain: Bless the Lord, O my soul, bless God’s holy name.

Bless the Lord, O my soul, bless God’s holy name.

Verse 1: Remember the kindness of our God,

who showers us with blessing all our days. (refrain)

Verse 2: Remember the justice of our God,

who stands with those forgotten and confused. (refrain)

(Recessional Verse)

Verse 3: Remember the healing love of God,

who calls us to be whole and to be free. (refrain)

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 146

Praise the Lord, My Soul!