St. Augustine Church

by-the-sea

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

Rev. Lane K. Akiona, ss.cc. Pastor Rev. Benny Kosasih, ss.cc. Parochial vicar Deacon Keith Cabiles 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 Danne-miller

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. Sat-urday. Baptism: Call the parish office for infor-mation. Marriage: Email staugustineweddingcoor-dinator@gmail.com before making ar-rangements. Confirmation: Call the parish office for information. Funerals: Call the parish office when final-izing 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 Initia-tion 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 morning masses on the first Sunday of the month.

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This week at St. Augustine Sunday, Nov. 27—First Sunday of Advent Liturgical color: Violet 6 a.m. Mass—All Souls intentions 8 a.m. Mass—S/I Doreen Vietor (healing); R/S Pua Bow, Jerry Galang; All Souls intentions 10 a.m. Mass—S/I Sage and the Kong Kee Family, Knights of Columbus; All Souls intentions 5 p.m. Mass—S/I Shamila Green (birthday); R/S Patricia Hillebrand, Viola Palepale; All Souls intentions Monday, Nov. 28 Liturgical color: Violet 6:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Hours 7 a.m. Communion Prayer Service 5 p.m. Mass—R/S Louis Reyes, Dr. Jorge Camara, Amro Fernandos; All Souls intentions 5:45 p.m. Pastoral Council meeting, Damien Meeting Room Tuesday, Nov. 29 Liturgical color: Violet 6:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Hours 7 a.m. Mass—All Souls intentions 5 p.m. Mass—All Souls intentions 8 p.m. Tongan Choir, Annex Building, upstairs Wednesday, Nov. 30--St. Andrew Liturgical color: Red 6:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Hours 7 a.m. Mass—R/S Cresencia Jimeno; S/I James Bushong & Family; All Souls intentions 5 p.m. Mass—R/S Cresencia Jimeno; All Souls intentions 6:30 p.m. RCIA, Damien Meeting Room 8 p.m. Tongan Choir, Annex Building, upstairs Thursday, Dec. 1 Liturgical color: Violet 6:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Hours 7 a.m. Mass 5 p.m. Mass Friday, Dec. 2 First Friday Liturgical color: Violet 6:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Hours 7 a.m. Mass—R/S Jay Kleven Benediction and adoration 6 p.m. Parish Pre-Christmas Concert Saturday, Dec. 3--St. Francis Xavier First Saturday Liturgical color: White 6:30 a.m. Liturgy of the Hours 7 a.m. Mass—R/S Herbert Texeira Church cleaning: Altar Rosary Society and Knights of Columbus 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Augustine Closet, Damien Meeting Room 5 p.m. Mass— R/S Patrick Park; S/I Sage and the Kong Kee Family 8 p.m. Tongan Choir, Annex Building, upstairs

Breaking open the Word First Sunday of Advent

“The only war that we must all fight is the one against evil.” Pope Francis, Sept. 10, 2013 Today we enter into the season of Advent, a time of expectation, of waiting, of hope. It is a time of quiet (despite the frenzy of the commercialization of Christ-mas), of reflection (despite the parties and shopping that distract us) – and it is a time to hope. To hope for peace, to hope for a re-orienting of our lives and to hope for change in our world and a change that begins with each of us In this season of Advent, we sing “O Come, O Come Emmanuel,” and yet what does it mean for us? “To us the path of knowledge show, and teach us in her ways to go,” the hymn tells us. Advent is a time to look deeply at the ways Emmanuel (which means God with us) moves us toward Isaiah’s vision in the first reading. Isaiah dreams of all people streaming toward the city of peace, all dwelling in unity, a time in which swords are beaten into plowshares, spears into pruning hooks. A time in which we live in the fullness of God’s kingdom, a time in which we turn hopes into realities. And St. Paul warns us it takes more than wishing to make it happen. It takes action; action by each of us. “Throw off works of darkness and put on the armor of light,” St. Paul tells us. In other words, the peace Isaiah dreamed of does not come easily. It takes concrete ac-tion and working for change – on all our parts. The war we are called to is to work for positive change – con-forming our lives to the person of Christ and finding ways to give of ourselves to others. Or as St. Paul says in Galatians, ” I live, no longer I, but Christ lives in me.” (Gal 2:20) God, Emmanuel, is indeed with us, let us move toward walking in his light as we journey to Christmas.

Anne Harpham

Readings First Reading — All the peoples shall stream toward the Lord’s house (Isaiah 2:1-5). Psalm — Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord (Psalm 122). Second Reading — It is the hour to cast off the dark and clothe ourselves in the light (Romans 13:11-14). Gospel — Stay awake! Be prepared! The Son of Man will come when you least expect (Matthew 24:37-44).

Weekday Monday: Is 4:2-6; Ps 122; Mt 8:5-11 Tuesday: Is 11:1-10; Ps 72; Lk 10:21-24 Wednesday: Rom 10:9-18; Ps 19; Mt 4:18-22 Thursday: Is 26:1-6; Ps 118; Mt 7:21, 24-27 Friday: Is 29:17-24; Ps 27; Mt 9:27-31 Saturday: Is 30:19-21, 23-26; Ps 147; Mt 9:35 — 10:1, 5a, 6-8

Next Sunday’s reading Is 11:1-10; Ps 72; Rom 15:4-9; Mt 3:1-12

What am I experiencing in Advent? Many of us are in an ideal place to begin Advent, but don’t know it. It can be tempting to think we can’t enter into Advent without a big change in our mood or without distancing our-selves from our real experience. Nothing could be further from the truth. Advent is about letting God come to us. We do the letting and God does the coming. And, the whole mystery of our faith is that God is not reluctant to come into an unusual rela-tionship (like Mary and Joseph’s) or to be born in the poverty of a makeshift stable. We are tempted to prepare for Advent by cleaning everything up first – by, in effect, saving ourselves first. Our opening to Advent is to realize we need saving and to accept the saving love of our God. So, what are we experiencing? Are we the people “who walk in darkness” or have “thick clouds” over us? Is the way before us full of valleys and hills? Does it seem like we are in a desert? Have we been guilty of some things we aren’t proud of? Have we lost touch with who we really want to be? Then, Isaiah pro-claims that our God is ready to come and save us. And, none of the things that I see as barriers even matter to God. Then, is Advent a passive season? No, we have work to do, but it is different from what we first think it is. It starts with under-standing what our preparation is. If we haven’t prepared our hearts to be open to asking for salvation, we’ll never shout, beg, plead, “Come, Lord, Jesus!” Our work is to become who we are. Advent is a humble season, a season of self-awareness. To say it another way, before we decorate our homes for Christmas, we have to clear away some of the false masks we might wear. These made up identities help us be more “presentable” to oth-ers, and at times they even fool us. When I look in the mirror, which “me” do I see? There is nothing wrong with putting our best foot forward in public, and it is quite understandable when we want others to see our best selves. But, before our own con-sciences and before God, we want to be transparent and real. We want to have no illusion. If there is struggle in my life – and there has to be some struggle in all our lives – then we want to acknowledge that before our God and to let that struggle be the door into Advent’s graces. The readings of Advent open up a whole series of promises, full of powerful images, that remind us our God will come to save us. What are the key first steps to enter into Advent? We can all slow down. We can all breathe more deeply. We can all begin to trust that this will be a blessed time. Then, when we let our-selves be who we are, and hear the Scriptures, we can begin to quietly pray, “Come, Lord, Jesus.” Creighton University Online Ministries Page 3

Advent Penance Services The East Honolulu Advent Penance Services are: November 30 @ 7 pm Sacred Heart, Punahou December 5 @ 7 pm Newman/Holy Spirit December 7 @ 6 pm Sts. Peter and Paul December 13 @ 6:30 pm Mary, Star of the Sea December 14 @ 6 pm St. Augustine December 15 @ 7 pm Holy Trinity

Advent Parish Mission The parish Advent Mission will be the evenings of Dec. 12 and 13. Our parish Advent Penance Service will be Dec. 14 at 6 p.m.

Pre-Christmas concert Dec. 2 St. Augustine Parish’s annual Pre-Christmas Concert, scheduled is 6 p.m. Dec. 2 in the church. Book Fair Dec. 10-11 The Daughters of St. Paul, Catholic Sisters who are missioned at the Pauline Book & Media Center at 1143 Bishop St., Honolulu, HI, will hold a book fair Dec. 10 and 11 after all the Masses. The Sisters will have a se-lection of religious books, music CDs, DVDs and reli-gious articles. The selection will include Bibles, lives of saints, prayer books, and reading materials for all ages. This will be a good opportunity to obtain spiritual mate-rials for yourself and your family to deepen your knowledge of the Catholic faith.

Hospitality Sunday next weekend Next Sunday is Hospitality Sunday at St. Augustine Parish. Every first Sunday of the month, the parish provides coffee, juice and pastries after Mass and an opportunity for parish-ioners and visitors to get to know one another better. Pastoral Council members will be available after Sunday Masses during the hospitality time.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception The Feast of the Immaculate Conception, on Thursday Dec. 8, is a holy day of obligation in the Diocese of Honolulu. Masses will be at 7 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Religious education holiday schedule There will not be religious education classes for the follow-ing holiday weekends: Sunday November 27 (Thanksgiving weekend) Sunday December 25 Sunday January 1

2017 envelopes available Stewardship envelopes for those who give to St. Augustine using the weekly envelope system are available in the sacris-ty. If you do not use envelopes and would like to begin, please call the parish office during office hours.

Stewardship of treasure Collection for the week ended Nov. 20: $7,152.80 Campaign for Human Development: $2662.53 Children’s collection: $29.00

A remembrance of Hawaii Unique crosses made of driftwood, sea glass and shells by a Hawaii artist are available here at St. Augustine after Mass or in the parish office during office hours. These crosses are one-of-a-kind creations, masterpieces of the sea and are a beautiful remembrance of Hawaii. Come after Mass outside the church and see them for yourself. They will be available the second and fourth Sundays of each month. They are sure to be a unique remembrance of your time in Hawaii.

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 Mass-es the second and fourth Sundays of the month.

St. Augustine Closet open Dec. 3 The Altar Rosary Society Closet will open on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Damien Meeting Room. If you're looking for a treasure and something old or some-what new, you won’t want to miss it. Page 4

Parish Calendar Nov. 27 No religious education classes Dec. 2: 6 p.m. Parish Pre-Christmas concert Dec. 3 St. Augustine Closet 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 3&4 Lay minister commissioning at all Masses Dec. 4 Hospitality Sunday after all morning Masses; get to know members of the Pastoral Council 2nd collection/repair & maintenance Dec. 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Masses at 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Dec. 11-12 Daughters of St. Paul book sale Dec. 12-13 6 p.m. Advent parish mission Dec. 14 6 p.m. Advent penance service Jan. 7 Parish Christmas Party

Blessing for an Advent wreath Lord our God, we praise you for your Son, Jesus Christ: he is Emmanuel, the hope of the peoples, he is the wisdom that teaches and guides us, he is the Savior of every nation. Lord God, let your blessing come upon us as we light the candles of this wreath. May the wreath and its light be a sign of Christ’s promise to bring us salvation. May he come quickly and not delay. We ask this through Christ our Lord.. Amen.

—From "Catholic Household Blessings & Prayers"

HCAP visits St. Augustine Mahalo nui loa to the Stewardship Council and the parish family for hosting this past weekend the Senior Services by HCAP outreach team. May you all be blessed for your ef-forts. HCAP has served Oahu’s low-income residents since 1965 and helps individuals and families with job searches, education, literacy, housing, transportation, and emergency needs.

Holy Trinity

Advent Mission Holy Trinity Parish’s three-day Advent Mission, “Practicing Mercy,” will be held Dec. 12-14 at 7 p.m. and will be led by Fr. Philip Chircop SJ. The parish mission will explore what it means to believe in a God whose mercy is fresh every morning and each person’s call to practice mercy in all their encounters on a daily basis.

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Knights of Columbus projects The Knights of Columbus Kamiano Council’s first car wash was held last weekend and it was enthusiastically re-ceived. Besides car washing, vacuuming and tire treatment were also offered. So, if you forgot what color your car is or want to make it shine again, the Knights will be having another car wash soon. The Knights also have been busy im-proving the parking lot -- painting strip-ing, curbing, directional arrows, handi-capped and pedestrian areas, and signage. On Tuesday, the Knights collected 29 box jelly fish and spoke to beachgoers about the jelly fish. Page 5