By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald You won’t have to get on a plane or book a hotel room to attend a major Catholic gathering this year. That should be an extra incentive to sign up for the all-virtual International Catholic Stewardship Council’s annual conference, Sept. 28 to Oct. 8, to hear dynamic plenary speakers […]
CORONAVIRUS: No Mass, no offertory: Parish, diocesan, national collections take a hit
By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — One byproduct of canceled Masses is no offertory collection. And a byproduct of no offertory collection is puncture wounds in the budgets of parishes, dioceses and national collections. “It’s a big hit, and it’s gonna hurt,” said Patrick Markey, executive director of the Diocesan Fiscal Management […]
The story of Mary … live, love, learn and leave a legacy
Recommendation By Mark Clark Special to the Herald As a young girl, Mary was baptized in her neighborhood Catholic church and went on to attend the parish school, sing in the choir, and marry her sweetheart at the altar in the presence of her beloved church family. Mary also raised her children faithfully in this […]
Diocesan Stewardship Day: sharing all our resources to do God’s work
By Naomi Amuro Special to the Herald It was a cool, brisk Saturday morning, Feb. 9, when hundreds gathered at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Pearl City for the annual diocesan Stewardship Day, sponsored by the diocesan Office for Stewardship and Development. Participants came from across Oahu and also from Maui, Kauai, the […]
Stewardship talk
Representatives from Hawaii parishes heard talks on the spiritual and practical aspects of stewardship and tithing from a variety of local and mainland speakers at the annual Diocesan Stewardship Day, Feb. 9, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Pearl City. The speakers in the top row, from left, are Father Andrew Kemberling, chairman […]
Annual Stewardship Day will feature two experts on the topic
One of the 2018 Stewardship Day speakers was Mike DiCosola of Diocesan and Trinity Publications (HCH file photo) Two experts in church stewardship and development will speak at Hawaii’s annual Stewardship Day, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Feb. 9 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Pearl City. The main speakers are Father Andrew Kemberling, president […]
Engaging for a day in the culture of parish stewardship
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald About 175 parishioners from 40 parishes on four islands converged on the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Feb. 17 to immerse themselves in the culture of stewardship, the biblical mindset of generosity and service updated and invigorating today’s parish leaders. Bishop Larry Silva began the day at 8 a.m. with […]
A life of stewardship: music to God’s ears
By Melissa Pavlicek, Father Ed Popish, SSCC, and Paul Pancho Special to the Herald In Psalm 24:1, David acclaimed: “The world is the Lord’s and all it contains, the world and those who dwell in it.” Through his psalms, David sang out with joy and thanksgiving for all the goodness that God bestowed on mankind. […]
Commentary: Discipleship in the era of social media: Jesus doesn’t have a Twitter Account
STEWARDSHIP By Melissa Pavlicek, Paul Pancho and Father Ed Popish, SSCC Special to the Herald “Follow me” (Mt. 9:9). Jesus invitation is not a request to follow him on Twitter. Jesus does not have a Twitter account. There are no daily twitter feeds or hashtags to follow him. There is no Facebook page where we […]
Photo: Stewardship greeting
Father Andrew Kemberling, chairman of the International Catholic Stewardship Council, opens his keynote address at the diocese’s annual Stewardship Day, Jan. 28, with a warm greeting for the participants gathered at Mary, Star of the Sea Church in Waialae-Kahala. Stewardship Day featured several workshops and discussions on communication, pastoral and estate planning, data management and […]