Facing the future together By Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald Dona Clamucha considers herself blessed. Her father, Daniel Pires, was the first parishioner inurned in St. Ann Church’s columbarium after it was blessed in 2022. Now, Clamucha — the Kaneohe parish’s receptionist — often takes time during her lunch breaks to visit the engraved niche containing […]
Bishop blesses Hawaii’s first parish columbarium
Twelve of the first 60 wall niches at St. Ann in Kaneohe are already taken By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The parish cemetery is making a comeback in Hawaii. But instead of an overgrown plot of ancient headstones there is a polished, granite-faced collection of urn niches built into a church’s exterior wall. Bishop […]
Questions for Duane Pavao, Director of Cemeteries, Hawaii Catholic Cemeteries
A Q&A by the Office of Catholic Cemeteries — Diocese of Honolulu. When the Diocese of Honolulu contracted with cemetery experts Catholic Funeral and Cemetery Services (CFCS), a ministry from the Diocese of Oakland, the first step was to hire someone experienced and proven in sales, marketing, customer service and team building. Most of all, […]