St. Anthony Church in Wailuku, Maui, hosted an ecumenical Lenten prayer service March 16 with pastors, ministers and parishioners of neighboring Christian church communities. Members of these churches come together for a night of prayer and reflection on five Wednesdays in Lent. The theme of the services, which is held alternately at St. Anthony Church […]
Marriage Encounter honors Maui couple as Hawaii’s longest wed
WAILUKU — Marco Molina Jr. and Evelyn Flores Molina of Waihee, Maui, have been selected as Hawaii’s longest-married couple in the Worldwide Marriage Encounter 11th annual Longest Married Couple Project. Married 70 years this month, the Molinas are also the longest-married of all nominations made in WWME’s Region 12 covering Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, Northern and […]
St. Theresa’s Hale Kau Kau: 30 years, 1.5 million meals
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat.” Hale Kau Kau, on the grounds of St. Theresa Church, Kihei, has been living the Gospel for 30 years, serving hot, nutritious food daily to the poor of south Maui. That’s more than 1.5 million meals, served over […]
From Maui to Miami, following The Way
Local boy is ordained a priest for the Neocatechumenal Way in Florida By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On May 8, at a liturgy more than 4,700 miles away from where he grew up, Father Paul Pierce became a Catholic priest for the Archdiocese of Miami. This vocation would have surprised his younger self, Father […]
Marianists to bid aloha to St. Anthony, Wailuku, June 30
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Brothers and Fathers of the Society of Mary, known as the Marianists, will bid aloha to St. Anthony Parish and School in Wailuku, Maui, on June 30 after maintaining a presence there for 138 years. Marianist Father Tim Kenney made the announcement on behalf of the U.S. Marianist […]
Maui parish taps its youth to navigate pandemic’s tech challenges
By St. Anthony Parish staff Special to the Herald On the weekend of June 13, St. Anthony Parish in Wailuku, Maui, was ready to reopen its doors to parishioners after being shut down for nearly two months due to the coronavirus pandemic. The joy of seeing each other again was tempered by health protocols and […]
Small parish, many connections, even the streaming kind
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald At the small parish community of St. Ann in Waihee on Maui, you’re likely to know every face in the pews. Although small, the parish is also active. If you’re a preteen or teen that attends church there you most likely do something with youth ministry. So when COVID-19 […]
Photo: Wow, kau kau!
Jeffrey Naumann, the new program director of Hale Kau Kau, a program of St. Theresa Church in Kihei that provides meals to the poor and homeless, poses June 19 with the organization’s new van, blessed that day. The feeding program prepares and serves hot, nutritious meals to all who need them every day of the […]
New young adult group launches on Valley Isle
Young Catholic adults on Maui have a new source of community. EPIC Ministry launched its Maui chapter on Feb. 17 with a gathering at the scenic He Piko No Waiohuli grounds in Kula. Thirty people attended, with about 13 of them traveling over from Oahu for the faith sharing and fellowship gathering. The Maui EPIC […]
T-shirts, color-coded nametags, icebreakers, workshops
MAUI HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH RALLY By Dyllyn Kahalehau and Janessa Cajudoy Special to the Herald On Feb. 1, the Maui vicariate hosted a high school youth rally on the grounds of St. Anthony Parish in Wailuku. The theme for the rally was “God Loves You,” based on 1 Corinthians 13:13. A group of high school […]