St. Anthony Parish in Kalihi continues its 100th anniversary celebration this year with a gala celebration June 12 starting with Mass at 9 a.m. in the church followed by festivities at Dole Cannery’s Pomaikai Ballroom.
Archives for June 2016
Concert, adoration and luau mark 175th anniversary of Kaneohe parish
St. Ann Church and Model Schools in Kaneohe kicked off their series of six monthly 175th anniversary celebrations on May 13 with a Living Rosary. The parish and school will have five other monthly celebrations through October inspired by two fundamental principles to their Catholic identity: prayer and fellowship.
Photos: Confirmation season
Bishop Larry Silva and diocesan vicar general Father Gary Secor have been traveling around the diocese administering the sacrament of Confirmation. Through the sacrament, confirmandi at Island parishes are bestowed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Photo: Clergy in the country
Island priests gathered at Turtle Bay Resort on the North Shore of Oahu for the diocese’s annual “Priests’ Convocation,” May 9-13. The weeklong convocation provided local clergy with time for rest, fellowship, workshops and personal enrichment. The theme for this year’s convocation was “Forming Intentional Disciples.” (Photo courtesy Office of Clergy)
Photo: All for a good cause
Knights of Columbus pose for a photo May 7 in Waipahu at the 18th annual fundraising banquet for the Aloha Pregnancy Care and Counseling Center in Kona. More than 300 attended. Former Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona said the opening prayer. His wife Vivian was the keynote speaker. The Knights’ state deputy Steve Lopez inspired the […]
Photo: Love for the aina
St. Theresa School, Honolulu, fifth graders and their ohana participated in Matson’s Ka Ipu ‘Aina (“container for the land”) program March 6, cleaning the entire Blaisdell Park in Pearl City, filling 30 bags with trash. Thirty-three volunteers participated in the environmental service project under the direction of homeroom teacher Liane Bilonta. Matson donated $1,000 for […]
Photo: Spartanius Maximus awardius
Maryknoll School fifth-graders, from left, Chris Ho, Jayden Asato, Christopher Casupang and Ethan Kimura received the Amaze Award at the 2016 VEX Worlds international competition in Louisville, Ky., for the design of their robot capable of grasping a plastic ball and putting it in a goal. The Hawaii group, self-dubbed “Spartanius Maximus,” had the top […]
St. Francis Healthcare System offers caregiver bathing training
St. Francis Healthcare System is launching a series of practical caregiver education and training for family members. The next topic is bathing. For the elderly, the ability to give themselves baths may become more difficult. Family caregivers may not know how to begin to help. The St. Francis team will provide tips and techniques to […]
Office for Social Ministry: In memory of Aracely, Clara and John
Talk Story “La Paz este con ustedes! Peace be with you!” These were the first words in a letter Bishop Larry Silva wrote to the family of the late Aracely del Carmen Urruela, Clara Isabel and John “Junior” — the mother and two children recently murdered in Puna. The words also opened the Mass of […]
Sister Cecelia Santos, Maryknoll Sisters: Being the other Jesus
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I am not a social worker, but I did a lot of social work in Chile as there are a lot of poor people there. I collected food and clothing in the parish and let people come to where they were stored […]
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