Hawaii Catholic Herald Charles “Chuck” E. Furr lived life with “one foot in heaven,” said Bishop Larry Silva, in describing the exceptional layman who died Oct. 8 at his home in Kailua at age 86. Bishop Silva presided at Furr’s funeral Oct. 17 at St. Anthony Church, Furr’s home parish. “God blessed him with a […]
Serra Club: honor your priests
The Serra Club of Honolulu urges lay parish leaders in Hawaii to join with parishes throughout the United States in honoring their priests on “Priesthood Sunday,” Sept. 25. Club president, Fred Hagen, urged parishioners to say mahalo to their clergy. “We hope every parish does something to express the appreciation of their faith community […]
Honor your priests, Serra Club urges
The Serra Club of Honolulu urges lay parish leaders to join parishes throughout the United States in honoring their priests on Sunday, Sept. 26, “Priesthood Sunday.” Serra Club of Honolulu president, Jack Kampfer, hopes every parish does something to express the appreciation of its faith community for the devoted priests who serve it. “Recognition is […]
Serra Club urges parishes to do something nice for their priests
The Serra Club of Honolulu is urging lay parish leaders to join parishes throughout the United States in honoring their priests on Sunday, Sept. 27, “Priesthood Sunday.” Serra Club of Honolulu president, Jack Kampfer, said, “We hope every parish does something to express the appreciation of their faith community for the devoted priests who serve […]
Photo: Appreciating priests
Bishop Larry Silva, seated center, and nearly 40 priests, enjoyed the annual Serra Club of Honolulu’s priest appreciation dinner Oct. 10 at the Hale Koa Hotel. Joining him at his table are Serra Club member Fred Hagen, left, and Father Ernesto Juarez. Standing, from left, are Father Joseph Diaz, Father Exsequel Tuyor and Father Roel […]
Serra Club urges parishes to celebrate their priests
The Serra Club of Honolulu is urging lay parish leaders to join parishes throughout the United States in honoring their priests on “Priesthood Sunday,” Sept. 29. Serra Club of Honolulu president, Jack Kampfer, hopes “every parish does something” to express appreciation for the priests who serve them. “A celebration is especially relevant in light of […]
Honor your priests on Priesthood Sunday
The Serra Club of Honolulu is urging lay parish leaders to join parishes throughout the United States in honoring their priests on Sunday, Oct. 28, “Priesthood Sunday.” “We hope every parish does something to express the appreciation of their faith community for the devoted priests who serve them,” said Serra Club of Honolulu president, Jack […]
Serra hosts appreciation lunch for religious
The Serra Club of Honolulu will host its 26th annual appreciation luncheon for consecrated religious brothers and sisters on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Blessed Sacrament Church parish hall in Pauoa Valley. The event begins with fellowship at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch at noon. Dress is casual. Serra Club President Jack Kampfer said that […]
Serra Club of Honolulu to host priest appreciation dinner
The Serra Club of Honolulu will host all priests residing in the Diocese of Honolulu at a gala appreciation dinner at the Hale Koa Hotel at 6 p.m., Oct. 4. Diocesan priests, religious order priests, priests from the military, and visiting priests are welcome. Reservations must be made by Sept. 24 by contacting Serran […]
Promoting religious vocations locally and as a board member of Serra International
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald St. Anthony, Kailua, parishioner Chuck Furr was elected to his fourth two-year term on the board of trustees of Serra International, an organization dedicated to the promotion of priestly and religious vocations, at the Serra International convention in Nashville, June 27-July 1. Furr is an active member of Hawaii’s […]
