Resurrection of the Lord Parish in Waipio will host the Catholic Men’s Conference, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 7. The event, which will take place in the parish conference room, will feature two local speakers active in Catholic ministries, Dallas Carter and Tito Montes.
The attendance fee is $25.
Carter is a small business owner, a Catholic apologist, national Catholic speaker, and a catechist for the Diocese of Honolulu. He has a degree in theology from Franciscan University in Steubenville and a master’s from Chaminade University of Honolulu. He and his wife Monica have five children.
Montes is a New Jersey native living in Hawaii, retired after 24 years of active and reserve military service, currently working as a senior operations research analyst at the Commander Pacific Fleet Headquarters.
In Hawaii, Montes has been involved in a variety of parish ministries including the parish pastoral advisory council, the respect life ministry and as a confirmation catechist. He was also a speaker at the 2017 Damien and Marianne Catholic Conference. He has a master’s of arts degree in catechetics and evangelization from Franciscan University.
Montes and his wife Erin have three daughters.
Carter will speak on the theme “Off the Bench and Into the Game.” The topics of his talks are “The Life of a Kodiak Bear,” “Knowing Your Opponent” and “The Army of Ancient Israel.”
Montes’ talk will align with the theme of Carter’s talks.
For more information, call Ron Gochenouer, 306-7502.
