Bishop’s Calendar
- February 15, 8:00 am, Augustine Educational Foundation (AEF) Bagels with Bishop, Damien Memorial School, Kalihi; 10:00 am, All Diocesan Staff Meeting, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC) Kaneohe; 11:30 am, Lenten Mass with Diocesan Staff followed by lunch, SSDC Chapel.
- February 16, 11:00 am, Vocations Luncheon for East Hawaii Vicariate, please contact the Office of Vocations at 808-585-3343 for location; 5:00 pm, Rite of Election for Hawaii Island, St. Joseph Parish, Hilo.
- February 17, 9:30 am, Rite of Election for Kauai, Immaculate Conception Parish, Lihue. [Fr. Ramelo Somera]; 10:30 am, Closing Mass for Deacons’ Retreat, SSDC; 2:00 pm, Rite of Election for Maui, St. Theresa Parish, Kihei. [Msgr. Terrence Watanabe]; 2:00 pm, Rite of Election for Oahu, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi; 6:00 pm, Mass and Blessing of Akua Run Participants, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa.
- February 18, 7:00 am, Great Aloha Run/Akua Run for Vocations, Aloha Tower to Aloha Stadium.
- February 19, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 12:00 pm, Hawaii Catholic Conference Board, Chancery.
- February 20, 5:30 pm, Catholic Charities Hawaii (CCH) New Board Member Orientation and Commissioning, CCH Ching Campus, Makiki.
- February 21, 8:30 am, AEF Bagels with Bishop, St. Francis School, Manoa.
- February 23-24, Parish Episcopal Visitation, St. Anthony Parish, Kalihi.
- February 25, St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii Strategic Planning Retreat, Weinberg Pavilion, Liliha.
- February 26, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery.
- February 27, 4:30 pm, Catholic Charities Hawaii Board of Directors, CCH Ching Campus, Makiki.
- February 28, 8:00 am, AEF Bagels with Bishop, St. Louis School, Kaimuki; 11:30 am, Blessing for St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii’s Inter-Generational Facility, Ewa; 6:00 pm, Chrism Mass for Hawaii Island, St. Joseph Parish, Hilo.
- March 1, 9:00 am, AEF Bagels with Bishop, St. Joseph School, Hilo.
Announcements/Appointments
- Bishop Silva has appointed Msgr. John Mbinda as Vicar Forane of Central Oahu-Molokai, effective February 1, 2013 until June 30, 2017, to complete the term of Rev. Clyde Guerreiro, ss.cc., who be leaving March 1, 2013 to take up a mission post for the Sacred Hearts Congregation in Tonga.
- Bishop Silva announces that Rev. Robert Schwarzhaupt is a member of the Presbyteral Council, for the term February 1, 2013 to June 30, 2015. In accord with the Bylaws, he replaces Msgr. John Mbinda in an elected seat, since Msgr. Mbinda now occupies an ex-officio seat as Vicar Forane of Central Oahu-Molokai.
- Very Rev. Johnathan Hurrell, ss.cc., Provincial Superior of the Sacred Hearts Congregation, has appointed Rev. Richard McNally as Pastor and Rev. Yohanes Budiyanto, ss.cc., as Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Wahiawa, effective March 1, 2013. Bishop Silva has confirmed these appointments.
- Bishop Silva has appointed Rev. Joseph Hennen as Pastor and Rev. Robert Stark, SSS, as Parochial Vicar of Malia Puka O Kalani Parish, Hilo, effective February 1, 2013.
- Bishop Silva has appointed the following individuals to the Diocesan Planning and Building Commission as the respective Vicariate Representatives:
- Rick Brienzo, Windward Oahu, effective February 1, 2013 until June 30, 2018.
- Walter Clur, Maui and Lanai, effective July 1, 2013 until June 30, 2018 (reappointment).
- Garry Dixon, Central Oahu and Molokai, effective February 1, 2013 until June 30, 2016.
- Frank Doyle, East Honolulu, effective February 1, 2013 until June 30, 2017.
- Margarita Leyson Hopkins, East Hawaii, effective February 1, 2013 until June 30, 2017.
- The diocesan offices will be closed on Monday, February 18, 2013 in observance of President’s Day. Please join Bishop Silva at the Great Aloha Run/Akua Run for Vocations!