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50 years ago — Aug. 16, 1963
Here for the Silver Jubilee of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet are Sister Mary Seraphine, C.S.J. (left) of the New York Province and Sister Helen Clarisse, C.S.J. (right) of the Los Angeles Province. Both Sisters are members of the Congregation’s general council and during their term of office reside at the Motherhouse near St. Louis, Missouri. Their host is Sister Mary Fintan, C.S.J. (center) superior of the Hawaii Vice Province. Highlight of the Silver jubilee will be Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Theresa’s Church, August 17, at 11:00 a.m. The public is invited to attend.
25 years ago — Aug. 19, 1988
A two-year-old dream swings into reality
“A caring community’s response to the needs of the women and children” is how Jo DesMarets described the new playground at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua at its dedication and blessing on Aug. 13.
The playground is the realization of a two-year-old dream, said DesMarets, the Correction Volunteers Services Administrator for the state Department of Corrections, in opening remarks before a crowd of church, civic and state leaders as well as several women inmates.
The combination slide, swings and wooden log tower will be a place where mothers and children will be able to strengthen family bonds when the children come to visit.
10 years ago — Aug. 15, 2003
Honolulu bikers ride to bring attention to poverty in USA
The national cyclists went 3,832 miles; their Hawaii cohorts went 11. But it’s the thought that counts, and the thought that counted for both groups was breaking the cycle of poverty in America.
On Aug. 2, seven cyclists left the grounds of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu at around 9 in the morning to go to St. Philomena Church, Salt Lake, as part of Hawaii’s effort to support the Catholic Campaign for Human Development’s “Brake the Cycle of Poverty” bicycle marathon.
Nationally, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development had sponsored a cross-country bike ride this summer to draw greater attention to the plight of the poor in America. The trip started June 1 in San Francisco and ended Aug. 1 in Washington, D.C.