SJPS PARENT NEWSLETTER February 23, 2019 Volume 3, Is sue 9

Father Efren Tomas, MS

Pastor

Sunday (February 24, 2019) Scripture: Luke 6:27-38

Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Joseph Church

Schedule of Masses 6:30 am Monday-Friday

6:30 pm 1st Tuesday of

the Month-Healing Mass

with Anointing

6:30 pm Wednesday,

OLPH Novena/Mass

6:30 pm 1st Friday Mass

7:00 am Saturday

Morning Mass

6:00 pm Saturday Vigil

Mass

Sunday Masses 6:00 am, 8:00 am, 10:00

am, 12:00 Noon,

5:00 pm and 7:00 pm

3:00 pm 3rd Sunday-

Tagalog Mass

3:00 pm Last Sunday—

Ilocano Mass

REFLECTION Following last Sunday's gospel on the Beatitudes, Jesus is teaching us

very high ideals. We are afraid to try them because it's too high a stand-

ard of living. But what Jesus teaches is so down to earth that anybody

who has the courage to try growing in this love can find the proper atti-

tude, provided he is willing to work on it with great faith. Jesus is talking

common sense here. We cannot be angry with a person who is so kind to

us. We cannot be indifferent to a person who is helpful whenever we are

in need. We cannot be tough to a person who listens attentively to us

and is reasonable. We cannot be selfish to the person who is generous.

Jesus does not talk about love because somebody deserves it. The stress

is on love that is merciful, that is given to a person who has no merit to

claim it or who has no counterpart to offer. Humanly speaking, it is a

lonely love, for it is a one-way affair. For us Christians, it is not a lonely

affair, for the Lord is with us all the way. He is the power behind the risk

we are willing to take. Jesus is inviting us to keep our decision free from

evil, no matter how much it threatens us. It will not push us into wrong

behavior. On the contrary, we will be on the offensive by initiating atti-

tudes and moves which may run painful relationships into happy ones.

Forms for the 2019-2020 school year were

sent home. Thank you to the families who al-

ready turned them in with your deposit.

Financial Assistance

Augustine Foundation

PATCH for Pre Kindergarten

Pauahi & Kipono Scholarships

Referral Tuition Credit

Contact School Office for more information.

Important Upcoming Dates

Students born in

February have a

casual dress day with

school shoes and

socks.

All other students are

required to wear

their PE uniform.

Please donate

canned goods to help

our Parish Outreach

fill their pantry.

These canned goods

will be offered at our

school mass on

Friday, March 1st.

Monday,

February 25th

Morning

Prayer

Service

led by 3A

Wednesday

February 27th

Schoolwide

Worship at

8:15 am

“Celebration of

Life”

Friday,

March 1st

First Friday,

School Mass

at 8:15 am

All students are

required to wear their

formal uniform.

Monday,

March 4th

Morning

Prayer

Service

led by 3B

Wednesday,

March 6th

Ash Wednesday School Mass at

8:15 am

All students are

required to wear their

formal uniform.

Third Quarter Grades

Close.

Saturday, March 16th

Malunggay Festival

and Parade At the FILCOM CENTER

Waipahu

St. Joseph Parish School will be providing game booths at this event. Your support is greatly

appreciated. More information is forthcoming.

A meeting in solidarity, humility, and penitence

“If one member suffers, all the mem-bers suffer together”

"Faced with widespread and growing discomfort fol-lowing new reports and revelations of very serious cases of sexual abuse involving members of the clergy, on September 12, 2018, at the end of one of the meet-ings of the Council of Cardinals it was announced that the Holy Father had decided to call a meeting in the Vatican for February 21-24, 2019. The meeting would be a broad approach to the theme 'The Protection of

Minors in the Church.'

This is certainly a first meeting of its kind, yet it is also clearly part of the process of synodality that Pope Fran-cis is keen to have at the heart of his plan to reform the Church. Faced with a problem that shows itself more

and more present and serious in different geographical areas of the world and of the Catholic Church, the pope has ordered the highest representatives of the different ecclesial communities to give a united response at the universal level. The entire Church must choose to live in solidarity, above all with the victims, with their fami-

lies and with the ecclesial communities wounded by the scandals. As the pope has written, 'If one member suf-

fers, all the members suffer together' (1 Cor 12:26), and the commitment to protect minors has to be taken

on clearly and effectively by the entire community, starting with those in the highest positions of responsi-

bility. The homepage was established to be able to transparently and authentically follow the process of

change and development, both during the meeting and thereafter. Thus, beyond February 2019, it should be

traceable what stimulus has come from within and out-side of the meeting for the protection of minors, and

how this has been implemented and/or developed fur-ther. All participants are aware of the fact that it must not remain mere words and announcements. Specific

action must follow. Everyone can use this homepage to form their own opinion on whether and how this will

succeed in future

Federico Lombardi, S.J. Moderator of the Meeting "The Protection of

Minors in the Church" Quotes from the article "Preparing the Meeting of

Bishops on the Protection of Minors" on laciviltacattolica.com (19 Dec, 2018)

Our Special Intentions

We pray for…

Our La Salette community.

Family members of Sister Judith

Abique, SPC

Special Intention for Sister Judith

Abique, SPC.

Mr. Pio Guerrero.

Mrs. Irene Sandry, grandmother

of Tania Ma’afala (SJPS alum-

ni).

Mrs. Tokuda, mother of Ms.

Grace (Cafeteria Manager).

Ms. Sandobal.

Dr. Rick Yamashiro and family.

(Counselor and Dean of Stu-

dents)

Stanley and Genny Inase, cousins

of Ms. Sandobal.

God’s healing mercy on Dayen

Aguit-Baraero, Anaziel Suasin-

Linao, and Renante Fuentes.

Leilani, sister of Ms. Capinpin and

her nieces.

Molina Family

James Sandobal, uncle of Ms.

Sandobal

Repose of the soul of Regina

Salisbury.

Bryce, Jason, and their families.

Peter Akuna.

Mrs. Eileen, (3-5 Paraeducator).

Miles Arbues and Avelino Arbues.

Trinity Rodrigues, granddaughter

of Loretta Rodrigues. (Former

SJPS Office Assistant).

For Everett Davis, grandson of

Ms. Davis (Junior High Teach-

er).

Ceasar Solis, Grandpa of Alyssa

(Pre K ) and Arren Barba (3B).

Jose Mari Boquer, uncle of Mrs.

Wintjen (Chief Finance Officer)

and Mrs. Velasco (Counselor/

Technology Director).

Mrs. Sheri Roberts (former KA

teacher).

Mrs. Roxanne Costa, mother of

Chloe (Grade 8).

Mr. Roy Quindara.

Mrs. Yoshiko Kawano, grand-

mother of Mrs. Panee (KA

teacher) and greatgrandmoth-

er of AJ (Grade 4).

Mr. Antonio Aguon, father of Mr.

Lorenzo Aguon (School Board

Member).

Family of Mrs. Michelle Izon

(Grade 3A teacher).

Mrs. Treena Apostadiro and fami-

ly. (Grade 4-5 Teacher).

Mrs. Kristine Calzada and family

(Music Teacher).

Mrs. Susan Ganibe., mother of

Mrs. Calzada (Music Teacher).

Repose of the soul of Maria Cora-

zon R. Nacion , grandmother

of Xiomara and Xavier Uesugi.

As a disciple of Jesus,

it is our Kuleana

(responsibility)

to live out the Gospel

by serving the

community.