SANTO NINO de CEBU STATUE COMES TO THE BIG ISLAND!

Celebration Calendar for the Visitation of the Santo Nino de Cebu Statue:

• January 19, 2020, (Sunday) 11:45 am Holy Mass at St. Joseph church (Hilo)

Served by the Blessed Sacrament Congregation

Church Dedicated in 1919

January 19, 2020

ST. JOSEPH CHURCH St. Joseph School (808) 935-4936

Website

www.sjshilo.com

Principal

Michael Paekukui

Pastor: Rev. Apolinario Ty, SSS

808-430-0481 Parochial Vicar Reverend Joselito Hitosis, S.S.S. 808-785-5761 Deacon: Dcn. Jim Dougherty, SOLT

43 Kapiolani Street

Hilo, HI 96720

(808) 935-1465 www.stjoehilo.com

MASS SCHEDULE Weekdays: Mon.-Fri. 6:00 am & 12:15 pm Saturday: 7:00 am Legal Holidays: 7:00 am Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00 pm Sunday 7:00 am, 9:00 am, 11:45 am & 6:00pm CONFESSION Saturday: 10:00 am-11:00 am* St. Joseph Church or by appointment *Please note: confession schedule does not apply during some liturgical seasons. PRAYER TIMES Adoration M-F 4-5:00 pm Sat 3-3:30 pm Sun 4-4:30 pm Evening Prayer & Benediction M-F 5:00 pm Sat 3:30 pm Sun 4:30 pm

PRAY FOR US!

ST. JOSEPH

Second Collection THIS WEEK:

Church in Latin America AND Black & Indian Missions

NEXT WEEK:

St. Joseph Schools

2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time – 2020 (Year A) “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”

The holidays are over and we are back to the ordinary season of the year. Ordi-nary yet most challenging because recognizing Christ in the most ordinary events of our lives seems to be the most difficult undertaking of a disciple. Because only then is one able to witness to who Jesus is.

Today’s gospel gives us John the Baptist’s testimony to Jesus. All the while, John was preaching about the coming of the Messiah without knowing who would ac-tually fill that role until he saw the Spirit come down upon Jesus. And so now, he is able to testify: “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”

Like John the Baptist, we are called to be attentive to the prompting of the Spir-

it to the presence of Christ in our everyday life. But one clue or sign for us is that the presence of Christ will bring freedom from bondage of sin and evil. And this certainly begins within each of us – that we overcome the lure of the world and choose to be in

communion with Christ.

“Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.”

-St Jerome

Sunday, Jan 19 Is 49:3, 5-6 Ps 40:2, 4, 7-10 1 Cor 1:1-3 Jn 1:29-34

Monday, Jan. 20 1 Sm 15:16-23 Ps 50:8-9, 16-17, 21, 23 Mk 2:18-22

Tuesday, Jan. 21 1 Sm 16:1-13 Ps 89:20-22, 27-28 Mk 2:23-28

Wednesday, Jan 22 1 Sm 17:32-33, 37, 40-51 Ps 144:1b-2, 9-10 Mk 3:1-6

Thursday, Jan. 23 1 Sm 18:6-9; 19:1-7 Ps 56:2-3, 9-13 Mk 3:7-12

Friday, Jan. 24 1 Sm 24:3-21 Ps 57:2-4, 6, 11 Mk 3:13-19

Saturday, Jan. 25 Acts 22:3-16 Ps 117:1-2 Mk 16:15-18

Sunday, Jan 26 Is 8:23—9:3 Ps 27:1, 4, 13-14 1 Cor 1:10-13, 17 Mt 4:12-23

POPE DEDICATES A SPECIAL SUNDAY EVERY YEAR TO THE BIBLE: “SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD”.

The pope proposed that on that Sunday, the great importance of the Bible should be contemplated. The first Sunday of the Word of God

will be Jan. 26, 2020.

What are the two main division of the Catholic (Christian) Bible?

Old Testament - those books that pertain to the covenant (Testament) God made with man before the coming of Christ

New Testament – those books that pertain to the covenant God made with man which has been fulfilled through Jesus Christ

What are the first five (5) books of the Old testament?

The five books are: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.

These are also called the PENTATEUCH or the books of Moses.

It begins with the story of creation and extends through Moses’ last discourse - be-fore entering the Promise land.

What are the six Historical books of the Old Testament?

They are Joshua, Judges, I Samuel, II Samuel, I kings II Kings.

It begins with the story of Joshua who succeeded Moses in leading the Israelites into Canaan then to becoming a great nation under the King David and Solomon and leading up to the captivity by foreign powers (Assyria, Babylon and Persia)

What are the Prophetic books in the Old testament?

They are: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Na-hum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi

Which is the longest book in the Old Testament?

The Book of Psalms which contains 150 Psalms and ascribed to King David.

The shortest is Book of Obadiah with 1 chapter of 21 verses. What are the first books of the new Testament?

They are the Gospel according Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

Gospel means Good News. the story of Jesus’ birth, life, death and resurrection

They are followed by the Acts of the Apostles which is written by St. Luke which is the story of the birth and life of the first Christian commu-nity.

This is followed by the Epistles or Letters of the Paul and other apos-tles to the early Christian communities. What is the last book of the bible?

It ends with the Book of Revelation, which tells of the struggle and defeat of Satan and the triumph of the Kingdom of God.

WEEKLY CALENDAR Monday, Jan. 20 6:00 am Mass/Church 12:15 pm Mass/Church 6:00 pm RCIA Classes/Library Tuesday, Jan. 21 6:00 am Mass/Church 12:15 pm Mass/Church 7:00 pm Mother of Perpetual Help Novena (Rosary 6:30 pm)/Church Wednesday, Jan. 22 6:00 am Mass/Church 12:15 pm Mass/Church 6:00 pm Safety Committee/Meeting Room 6:30 pm Alabare Choir Rehearsal/Church Thursday, Jan. 23 6:00 am Mass/Church 12:15 pm Mass/Church 6:30 pm St. Joseph Choir Rehearsal/Church Friday, Jan. 24 6:00 am Mass/Church 12:15 pm Mass/Church 5:30 pm Youth Core Team Meeting/Library 6:00 pm Memorial Prayer Service (+Mona Lisa Simao)/Dodo Chapel Saturday, Jan. 25 7:00 am Mass/Church 8:15 am Church Cleaners #1 (F. Veriato)/Church 9:30 am Bible Sharing/Library 10:00 am Reconciliation/Church 10:00 am Graveside Service (+Mona Lisa Simao)/ Homelani Mem. Pk. 1:00 pm Annual Memorial Mass/Church 5:00 pm Mass/Church Sunday, Jan. 26 7:00 am Mass/Church 9:00 am Mass/Church 10:15 am Religious Ed Classes/SJHS 11:45 am Mass/Church 6:00 pm Mass/Church

ANNUAL MEMORIAL MASS Our annual Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, January 25, at 1:00 p.m. This Mass is offered for all those in St. Joseph Parish who have died this past year (2019). All parishion-ers, and especially the family and friends of the deceased, are invited to attend. If you had a loved one who lived elsewhere and who died in 2019, we would like to in-clude them in this special Mass. Please call the rectory office and leave their name. All names must be submitted by Tuesday, January 21.

Bible Sharing ministry meets on Saturday mornings at 9:30 in the rectory library.

Join us!

"The Safety Committee will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 22, 2010 at 6 pm in

the Rectory Meeting Room. Interested pa-rishioners are invited to attend to provide in-put and assist the committee in addressing our parish safety concerns."

YTD Actual YTD Budget

Collections 5,736.00 268,485.50 271,111.40

R&M Collection 1,312.00 33,442.00 43,870.99

All Other Income 11,179.95 120,941.67 139,262.56

Deposited to Bank 18,227.95 422,869.17 454,244.95

Parish Hall 90.00 Loan to school 241,657.86

Designated Funds 65,545.43

457,196.23

764,399.52

Jan. 7 to 13, 2020

Restricted Parish Hall Funds

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Since 1974, National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education

in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2020 is January 26 - February 1.

Catholic schools benefit all year long from the religious guidance, prayers and support par-ishes provide. Many parishes join in the National Catholic Schools Week celebration by de-

voting a Mass to Catholic education. (Mass will be held on Monday, January 27 at 9:30a in SJS Gym-all are welcome to join!) Schools start the week by inviting

parishioners and community members to parish-centered events and school open houses that feature their outstanding academic programs, religious education

and service opportunities.

CALLING ALL CARDINAL SINGERS!

Our Cardinal Singers have been in-vited to sing the St. Joseph Alma Mater at this year's Homecoming

Game that will be held on Friday, January 31st, at the UH-Hilo Gym. If you are a former Cardinal Singer and would like to participate,

please e-mail Anna Lucas at alu-cas@sjshilo.org for further details.