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50 years ago — Aug. 20, 1975
Mililani Town Now Has a New Church
More than five hundred enthusiastic parishioners and friends attended the formal blessing of the new St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church in Mililani Town last Sunday afternoon. The new church, the first to be built for Catholics in the Central Oahu District’s most modern planned community, was blessed by the Most Reverend John J. Scanlan, Bishop of Honolulu.
“The larger assembly of God, that is the Diocese of Honolulu, welcomes the assembly of Mililani as the newest parish,” Bishop Scanlan said in his opening remarks on the occasion of the blessing. …
Bishop Scanlan also praised the work of the pastor, Father Anthony Pascale, in his efforts to form this new assembly and to see to completion the erection of this new church. …
The current dock strike on the West Coast has prevented the arrival of the church pews, the altars and other furnishings for the church.
25 years ago — Aug. 23, 1996
Filipino Ministry boosts number of priests from 6 to 8
The Office of Filipino Ministry now has eight priests serving
Filipino Catholics in the Diocese of Honolulu, up from the six of the past four years.
Maryknoll Sister Grace Dorothy Lim, director of the office, describes the native Philippine clergymen as “young, vibrant, full of life, and dedicated missionaries.” …
She has been largely responsible for procuring the services of these priests through contacts with bishops and dioceses in her native Philippines.
10 years ago — Aug. 19, 2011
Priests at play
After a morning of prayer and reflection at the Priests’ Gathering on Aug. 4 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, island clergy enjoyed a little bit of fun. Father Ramon Francisco, left, holds his caricature drawn by an onsite artist. A basketball game, right, goes on between teams led by seminarian Frank Villanueva and Father Wilfredo Iminga, with diocesan vocations director Father Peter Dumag, center, tossing the opening tip-off. The day was an opportunity for Hawaii’s diocesan and religious priests to hear from the bishop and enjoy each other’s company in an informal setting.
