Special to the Herald The Maui-Lanai Vicariate’s annual Stewardship Day is set for March 7 at St. Theresa Church in Kihei. The theme this year is “One Body, Many Gifts: Stewards of God’s Church.” Father William Kunisch, pastor of St. Theresa, will celebrate the opening Mass at 8 a.m., which will be followed by a […]
Consistent service brings joy and purpose
Martin Costales has been an active participant in church ministries since he was a child. (Courtesy Catholic Stewardship Consultants) By Catholic Stewardship Consultantswww.CatholicSteward.com Martin Costales, a parishioner at St. Theresa Church in Kekaha, Kauai, is a living image of a faithful steward. In Luke’s Gospel, we are told what it means to be a wise […]
New mental health ministry seeks to help faithful
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald The Diocese of Honolulu is addressing mental health among parishioners with its new Spiritual and Mental Health Ministry. It’s no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic, with its tremendous death toll and restrictions on gathering, triggered a rise in mental health afflictions such as anxiety, depression and substance abuse. According […]
St. Theresa Church bids farewell to stewardship representative
Special to the Herald The “stewardship pillars” of St. Theresa Church in Mountain View hosted a potluck luncheon last month acknowledging Gwen DeCoito and thanking her for six years of service as the East Hawaii Vicariate representative to the Diocese of Honolulu’s Stewardship Commission. Before the luncheon, Father Samuel Loterte provided a reflection on the […]
Hawaii’s 2024 Jubilarians: Father Jim Orsini
Father Jim Orsini Born: Pittsburgh; 1939 Community: Diocesan Celebrating: 50 years, ordination Years of service in Hawaii: 53 (four as a Marianist brother, 49 as a Marianist priest and later a diocesan priest) Past ministries: Teacher and counselor at Saint Louis School, Honolulu, and at St. Anthony High School, Wailuku; executive vice president and instructor […]