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50 years ago — Sept. 13, 1963
Members of the Junior Chinese Catholic Club pose for this final picture of the year as they end the CYO Junior Softball circuit as the champs. In the front row, left to right, are James Araki, Peter Estomogo, Raymond Lum, Joseph Calizar, Michael Chu. Standing, left to right, are Rodney Go, Lowell Tong, Gary Chang, Melvin Leong, Alton Wong, Wayne Leong, Patrick Calizar and Patrick Bourke.
25 years ago — Sept. 9, 1988
A treasure trove of video gems
The secret is out. The hidden treasure is found. Families, outreach programs, RCIA, parish religious ed departments, prayer groups, deacons, ministries to the disabled or to prisons — can all benefit from it.
What is it? The Media Resource Department of the Diocese of Honolulu at St. Stephen’s Diocesan Center.
The Media Resource Department began in 1984 as an effort to address the communication needs of the various offices, departments and commissions of the diocese. Sr. Marguerite T. Deponte, SS.CC., and Sr. Mercedes M. Martin, M.M., now provide advice and assistance in the purchase and use of video equipment and also manage a media resource library that is open not only to parish programs and diocesan ministries, but also individual families and other churches.
10 years ago — Sept. 12, 2003
U.S. bishops honor island Maryknoll sister for 20 years of work with immigrants, refugees
At its National Migration Conference 2003 in Washington, D.C., July 8, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops honored Maryknoll Sister Rosalinda Barrozo for her more than 20 years of service in immigration and refugee work in the Diocese of Honolulu.
Sister Rosalinda, 66, has served in Hawaii for 28 years, working mostly with Filipino immigrants and refugees. She now works part-time with Catholic Charities, helping clients petition for reunification of families and stabilization of immigration status.
Through her work at Catholic Charities, she helps about more than 100 clients a year.