A boy takes a whack at a piñata at a Las Posadas celebration Dec. 20 at Annunciation Parish in Waimea on the Big Island. The event, which is centered around a reenactment of the Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter on Christmas Eve, is popular with Hispanic cultures. About 75 people attended the festivities. (Photo […]
Grateful Hearts Campaign: Youth included on Kauai confirmation retreat team
The Kauai vicariate confirmation retreat in November for 100 students at Holy Cross Parish in Kalaheo wasn’t your typical, adult-led experience. Facilitated by the Basic Christian Community of Hawaii, the leadership team included an important group — high school seniors fresh from their own confirmation. According to Lisa Gomes, director of the Office of Youth […]
With Grateful Hearts: Website evangelization
We’ve all been there —we need to find a Mass when we’re on vacation to a neighbor island, or we can’t remember reconciliation times for our own church. The newly designed diocesan website has information you need quickly, like Mass times, and much more. Organized and clean, with bright, bold headings, the website has valuable […]
Grateful Hearts Campaign: Project e-Formation in faith
Jayne Mondoy had a hope for the diocese. As the director of religious education, she wanted to make learning about the Catholic faith easily accessible and convenient for educators and laypeople throughout the diocese. Through a With Grateful Hearts grant and with more than six months of research and curriculum development, she was able to […]