St. John Vianney Church will top off its 60th anniversary year with a joyful festival Saturday, May 6, 6-8 p.m. “A Praise Festival” at 920 Keolu Drive will follow a special 5 p.m. Mass. The evening will feature several food trucks with delicious meals for sale, including hamburgers, hot dogs, tacos, fresh poke, Kona Ice […]
Photos: Friday fries
Knight of Columbus Lyle Apo fries hush puppies outside St. John Vianney Parish hall in Kailua on March 31 during a joint fundraiser for scholarships to St. John Vianney School and St. Anthony School in Kailua and anti-human trafficking organization Ho‘ola Na Pua. St. Anthony School, Kailua, seventh grader Evan Campbell serves fried fish to […]
Former evangelical preacher, now Catholic, to give Lenten mission
A former evangelical minister who got his start at Hope Chapel-Kaneohe is holding a Lenten mission at a Windward parish. Jeremy Rivera will hold a three-night parish mission, at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua, March 6-8, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The mission is free and open to anyone. Rivera’s talks will “explore how the three temptations […]
COMMENTARY: ST. JOHN VIANNEY PARISH
60 years bringing God’s people together By Christian Salehi Special to the Herald This year, St. John Vianney Parish in Kailua celebrates 60 years of bringing God’s people together. Established in 1962, this parish has been at the heart of the Enchanted Lake neighborhood, bringing together many outstanding priests, deacons and laity. Mike and […]
For youth, making music a natural step to Mass participation
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On Sunday afternoons at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua, you’ll hear the sound of contemporary Christian music coming from a room where middle school and high school parishioners are playing piano, bass, clarinet, electric guitar, synthesizer and percussion instruments. Several vocalists sing along. They are practicing ahead of […]