Special to the Herald On Aug. 12 Blessed Sacrament Parish celebrated its 85th anniversary with many nostalgic memories. In the hall, the walls and tables were filled with treasured stories, pictures and memorabilia of people and events hurling back to 1938, the year the parish was established. Among the treasures was an eye-catching wall banner […]
Pauoa Valley’s Blessed Sacrament Church commemorates 85 years
By Liz Lum Special to the Herald Blessed Sacrament Church at 2124 Pauoa Road on the quiet mauka edge of busy downtown Honolulu, will celebrate its 85th anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 12. Parishioners will gather in the parish hall to share lunch and memories in appreciation of the rich history of their church. It all […]
Sacred Heart Parish in Pahoa marks 125th anniversary of its founding
By Janan Malinowski Special to the Herald Throughout June, Sacred Heart Parish in Pahoa on the Big Island is celebrating the 125th anniversary of its founding and the 94th anniversary of the dedication of its current church. The Puna area around Pahoa was first proselytized by missionaries of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of […]
The 150th anniversary of Father Damien’s arrival in Kalaupapa
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The diocese commemorated the 150th anniversary of St. Damien’s historic arrival to Kalaupapa on May 10, 1873, with three days of activities remembering the Belgian missionary’s supreme sacrifice. May 10 is also Father Damien’s liturgical feast day. On that day, a century and a half ago, at age 33, […]
Photo: 10 years a saint
Top, Sister Charlene Epil, left, and Sister Jovita Augustin, both Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, carry a maile lei to drape over the box holding the remains of St. Marianne at the Oct. 25 Mass in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa celebrating the 10th anniversary of her canonization in Rome. Above, the […]
St. Philomena Parish celebrates 80 years, four locations
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald St. Philomena Church, most likely the most moved-around parish on Oahu, celebrated its 80th anniversary on Aug. 15, at its fourth and final location on Ala Laulani Street in the Salt Lake district of Honolulu. It also had a life before “parish-hood” as a mission of St. Elizabeth Parish […]
Honomu mission celebrating a century
Good Shepherd Mission Church in Honomu, north of Hilo on the Hamakua Coast on the Big Island, will celebrate its 100th anniversary, March 9, with Mass at 10 a.m. celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva and a luncheon afterward at Honomu Hongwanji. A mission of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Papaikou, Good Shepherd was an […]