At its last quarterly meeting, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, the Diocesan Pastoral Council, one of Bishop Larry Silva’s advisory bodies, elected the central Oahu vicariate representative, Mary Talon, as its new chairwoman. She will take over for Alda Mae Takabayashi in August. At the meeting, the council learned about the work of Family Promise of Hawaii […]
Diocesan Pastoral Council received five new members at fall meeting
The Diocesan Pastoral Council, Bishop Larry Silva’s 16-member, mostly-lay advisory group, welcomed five new members at its fall meeting, Sept. 13-14. The new members are Lana Vargas representing Leeward Oahu, Cynthia Miller representing West Big Island, Jody Montel representing East Big Island, Marianist Brother Thomas Spring, representing religious congregations of men, and Father Konelio Faletoi […]
January meeting of bishop’s advisors addresses host of diocesan concerns
At the Jan. 25-26 meeting of the Diocesan Pastoral Council, Shirley Samonte of Lanai was welcomed as the new Lanai/Molokai representative. The introduction led to a discussion about each island needing its own representative. As a result, Molokai will get its own member beginning July 2014. The Diocesan Pastoral Council is Bishop Larry Silva’s mostly […]