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50 years ago — March 22, 1968
Father Gabriel Van den Broucke, SS.CC., kneels before the Most Reverend John J. Scanlan, Bishop of Honolulu, during his installation as new pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Waikane. Father Joseph Ferrario was acting master-of-ceremonies. Catholics of the area attended the afternoon Mass and welcomed their first resident pastor.
25 years ago — March 26, 1993
‘A way of life’
The leading U.S. churchman on the subject of stewardship told 245 Hawaii parish leaders this month that stewardship is “a way of life” that can “change the future” of the church.
Archbishop Thomas J. Murphy of Seattle was a keynote speaker at an all-day conference on stewardship held March 10 at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel in Waikiki. …
The archbishop is the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ committee on the just published pastoral letter, “Stewardship: a Disciple’s Response.”
Archbishop Murphy called stewardship, “a way of life; it calls for a change of heart; it is an expression of our faith.”
10 years ago — March 21, 2008
Damien portrait by paralyzed artist, student assistants unveiled at capitol
A mixed-media portrait of Blessed Damien de Veuster, created by local artist Peggy Chun with the help of Hawaii Catholic grade school students and an artist from Poland, was unveiled at the State Capitol on the afternoon of March 14.
“The Damien” is an 8 feet by 4 feet image that combines painting and mosaic pieces. Chun, who has ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is completely paralyzed except for her eyes and uses a letter board to communicate.
Eighteen months ago, she started directing students at Holy Trinity School in Kuliouou to paint quarter-inch paper squares with different watercolor “formulas.” Last fall, Holy Trinity teacher Shelly Mecum flew Polish artist Magdalena Hawajska to Hawaii to help complete the project using Chun’s vision.
