Hilo’s landmark St. Joseph Church marks 100 years with Mass, a salute to marriages, and a party By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald HILO — While St. Joseph Parish in Hilo is more than a century old, its striking pale pink and cream Spanish baroque-style church was dedicated in 1919. To mark that milestone, parishioners […]
Two Hilo-side Big Island churches hit the century mark
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Two east Hawaii Island churches have lived to see their hundredth birthdays this month. Good Shepherd Mission in Honomu marked its century milestone on March 9 with a Mass celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva. St Joseph Church in Hilo will commemorate its centennial on March 24 also with a […]