Bishop Larry Silva blessed the columbarium on a gloomy day in Wailuku. (Courtesy Glen and Maddie Pascual)
Hawaii Catholic Herald
St. Anthony Church in Wailuku held a blessing Aug. 25 for its new columbarium, the fourth completed project at churches across the state.
Bishop Larry Silva presided at Mass before blessing the columbarium, which contains niches where the ashes of parishioners and community members can be laid to rest.
One niche already bears the label: “Future home of Msgr. Terrence Watanabe.”
The completed columbaria can be found at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe, Resurrection of the Lord Church in Waipio and Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Pearl City. Several other churches are also planning to install columbaria.
To learn more about the columbaria, visit www.hawaiicatholiccemeteries.org.
A niche on the new columbarium is reserved for Msgr. Terrence Watanabe. (Courtesy Glen and Maddie Pascual)