Christ the King Church in Kahului, Maui, held its annual bazaar Oct. 25, and it was a rousing success. Proceeds will help defray the cost of repaving the church parking lot. October was the month of the holy rosary. Before each weekend Mass, members of the Knights of Columbus and the Eucharistic Women of the […]
Updates from Christ the King Church
By Lucy PerosSpecial to the Herald Christ the King Church in Kahului, Maui, hosted a workshop geared toward religious education teachers Sept. 8 called “Proclaiming the Heart of the Gospel: Kerygmatic Catechesis.” The workshop was presented by Marilyn Santos, associate director of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat on Evangelization and Catechesis, who was […]
EPIC Ministry offers connection, community
Ian Casabay, a parishioner at Christ the King Church in Kahului, is on the leadership team of EPIC Ministry’s Maui chapter. (Courtesy Catholic Stewardship Consultants) By Catholic Stewardship Consultantswww.CatholicSteward.com Many young adults who came through the pandemic in their high school or college years say they struggle with making connections with others or finding some […]
Summer updates from Christ the King Church
Parishioners gathered with Christ the King’s pastor and associate pastor, La Salette Fathers Efren Tomas and Anil Varghese, for a photo Aug. 20 after the parish’s first healing Mass. (Courtesy Audie Pascual) By Lucy PerosSpecial to the Herald Christ the King Church in Kahului hosted the Maui-Lanai Vicariate’s Eucharistic procession on June 21. Msgr. Terry […]
Faithful on Maui welcome traveling Jubilee cross
Robbi Kean, left, wore a traditional Ukrainian outfit, and Lucy Peros wore traditional Filipino attire at the send-off Mass for the diocesan traveling Jubilee cross, which left Christ the King Church in Kahului July 26 and was transported to St. Ann Church in Waihee. (Courtesy Audie Pascual) By Lucy PerosSpecial to the Herald The island […]
A deacon family’s journey of faith, hope and love
Hawaii’s permanent deacons By Dr. Charmaine Bissen Special to the Herald “Many are called but few are chosen.” Our family’s journey to the diaconate was filled with dreams and aspirations of helping our Maui community thrive more spiritually. In 2000, my husband Ken Bissen Jr. and I were approached by the deacon at our former […]
A Lenten season of worship, education and fellowship at Christ the King Church
Special to the Herald Christ the King Church in Kahului had a busy Lenten season, hosting multiple events for its own parishioners and for faithful across Maui. On March 22, Christ the King hosted a music ministry workshop for Maui music ministers. Led by the diocese’s Office of Worship, the gathering featured songs, prayers, informative […]
Faithful continue to return
The annual count of Mass attendance shows another year of growth By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Young adults, families with children, ethnic communities and people seeking greater connection with fellow parishioners are among the groups helping to drive up Sunday Mass attendance in the Diocese of Honolulu. In the annual count of faithful […]
Members of Maui lay ministry are commissioned
By Lucy Peros Special to the Herald Women of the Cross is a lay ministry of women who come together to pray the rosary, do prayer requests, pray the divine mercy chaplet with personal and requested intentions, attend first Friday adoration and hold a 24-hour prayer vigil every three months. The group also holds Bible […]
La Salette priests celebrate 20 years of ministry on Maui
By Lucy Peros, Christ the King Church Special to the Herald The Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette is a religious congregation of priests and brothers who serve all over the world. It was founded on May 1, 1852, by Bishop Philibert de Bruillard of Grenoble, France, who a year earlier approved the apparition […]