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50 years ago — March 12, 1965
In their first year as participants in the annual Hawaii Catholic Herald Circulation Drive during Catholic Press Month, the students of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pearl City, won the first prize and plaque for the outstanding Oahu elementary school and also the top class honor for the same elementary level. Presenting the checks to the Principal, Sister Antoinette, O.S.F. are (left to right) Cecilia Ornellas, Maile Ahakuela, and Faye Marilla.
25 years ago — March 16, 1990
St. Francis High opens new student center
The new $800,000 Sister Antoinette Almeida Student Center on the campus of St. Francis High School opened Feb. 16 with a dedication ceremony attended by the students and faculty of St. Francis. Also attending was Sr. Antoinette herself, a graduate and pioneer in the history of the Manoa school.
The new student center houses a large cafeteria/assembly room, offices for the assistant principal, guidance counselors, and campus minister as well as restroom and conference room facilities. A spacious lanai looks out on the Manoa Stream providing opportunities for quiet reflection or study in a scenic environment. …
The Almeida Student Center is available for rent when the facility is not being used for school functions.
10 years ago — March 11, 2005
San Francisco auxiliary bishop presides at blessing of oils
An auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco flew in to Honolulu to bless the holy oils Hawaii parishes will use for the administration of sacraments in the coming year.
Bishop John Wester presided at the Chrism Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu on March 3. The blessed oils are used to anoint the newly baptized, confirmed and ordained, and also to anoint the sick. At the Mass, representatives from each parish in the diocese are handed bottles of the oil to be used by their parishes during the year.
Only a bishop can preside over the blessing of oils. In the absence of a diocesan bishop, the diocese has to rely on the services of an outside bishop. Last year, San Francisco’s other auxiliary, Bishop Ignatius Wang, presided at the Chrism Mass.
