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Holy Week services set at St. Theresa

St. Theresa Church in Kihei has announced its schedule of Holy Week and Easter services.

Palm Sunday Misa Espanol will be at 5:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday. Palm Sunday Mass will also be at 7 and 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

Holy Thursday Mass will be at 7 p.m. followed by Solemn Adoration. There will be a night prayer at 10 to close Solemn Adoration.

A Good Friday celebration of the Lord’s Passion will be at noon and 7 p.m. April 3.

There will be an Easter Vigil – Holy Saturday Mass at 7:30 p.m. April 4.

Easter Mass will be at 7 and 9:30 a.m. April 5.

The church is at 25 W. Lipoa St.

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St. Anthony church announces services

St. Anthony Catholic Church in Wailuku has announced its schedule of services for Holy Week and Easter.

Palm Sunday services will be offered at 5 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m., 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday.

Tenebrae service will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, followed the next day by Holy Thursday service at 6 p.m.

On April 3 the Stations of the Cross will be at noon, followed by the Passion of the Lord, Venerations of the Cross services at 6 p.m.

Easter Vigil service on April 4 will be at 7 p.m.

Easter services will be at 7 and 9 a.m. April 5.

The church is at 1627 Mill St.

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Annual pilgrimage planned for Sunday

St. Anthony Catholic Church’s Youth/LIFE team will hold its annual “Stations of the Cross Pilgrimage” from the church grounds to neighboring St. Ann’s parish in Waihee on Sunday. Participants will assemble in front of the church after the 9 a.m. Sunday liturgy, at approximately 10:30 a.m.

Motorists are advised to drive with caution as the group makes its way on Mill Street to Market Street. The pilgrimage will then continue through Happy Valley and will use Kahekili Highway to end at St. Ann’s. Along the way, members will pray at the 14 stations along designated locations.

For more information, contact the youth moderator via the church rectory at 244-4148.

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Holy Week, Easter services announced

Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Kahului has announced its schedule of Holy Week and Easter services.

Holy Thursday worship will be at 6 p.m., with Good Friday worship at 6 p.m. April 3.

Easter sunrise worship will be at 6:30 a.m. April 5, followed by Easter breakfast. There will also be a 10 a.m. Easter worship.

The church is at 520 W. One St.

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Service to be held at McCoy Theater

Unity Church will have its annual Easter service at the McCoy Theater at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center from 10 to 11:30 a.m. April 5.

The Rev. Blaine Tinsley will deliver an Easter message. Special guests will include Lei’ohu Ryder, Jim Price, Adisa Omar and Aunty Doll’s Hula Hui.

There will also be a keiki Easter egg hunt.

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Waipuna Chapel announces services

Waipuna Chapel in Kula will have a Good Friday service at 7 p.m. April 3 with a quiet reflection on Jesus’ crucifixion.

Communion will be offered. Child care will be provided for children up to age 5. There will also be Bible teaching from Pastor Shaun Waite.

Easter Sunday services will be at 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m. April 5, accompanied by special music and dance presentations. A children’s program and egg hunt will be provided for keiki through 5th grade.

The church is at the corner or Omaopio Road and Kula Highway.

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St. Joseph’s Holy Week schedule set

St. Joseph Church in Makawao has announced its Holy Week and Easter schedule of services.

Palm Sunday Mass will be at 5 p.m. Saturday and at 7 and 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday.

On Holy Thursday, there will be a morning prayer service at 7, Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7 p.m. and Transfer of the Blessed Sacrament Adoration from 8 to 10 p.m.

On April 3, there will be a morning prayer service at 7, Stations of the Cross at 7:30 a.m. and Liturgy of the Word, Adoration of the Holy Cross and Holy Communion at 3 p.m.

A morning prayer service will be held at 7 on April 4.

Easter Vigil will be 7 p.m. April 4.

Mass times on Easter Sunday, April 5, will be at 7, 9 and 11 a.m. There will be no 5 p.m. Mass.

The church is at 1294 Makawao Ave.

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Public invited to Pukalani services

Jesus Is Alive Church in Pukalani invites the public to attend family-oriented services at 10 a.m. Sunday, 6:30 p.m. Bible study Wednesday and 6:30 p.m. worship service Friday.

On Sundays, a nursery, Children’s Church and Youth Church are provided.

The church is at 3700 Haleakala Highway.

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Lahaina churches set holiday services

Maria Lanakila Church in Lahaina and Sacred Hearts Mission Church in Kapalua have announced their schedules for Holy Week and Easter services.

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Maria Lanakila Church

There will be no morning Mass on April 2-4 at Maria Lanakila.

There will be a 7 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by Solemn Adoration on Holy Thursday, closing with night prayer at 10.

On April 3, there will be a morning prayer at 9 and Good Friday Liturgy at 3 and 7 p.m.

A Morning Prayer with Blessing of Easter Baskets will be at 9 on April 4. There will be no 5:30 p.m. Mass. The Great Vigil of Easter Mass will be at 8 p.m.

Easter Sunday Mass on April 5 will be at 7, 9 and 11 a.m., and 5:30 p.m. There will be a 7 p.m. Mass in Spanish.

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Sacred Hearts Mission Church

Sacred Hearts Mission Church will have a Holy Thursday Mass in Spanish at 6 p.m.

Good Friday Liturgy in English will be at 3 p.m. April 3, followed by a 6 p.m. service in Spanish.

On April 4, there will be a 6 p.m. Great Vigil of Easter Mass in Spanish.

Easter Sunday services will be at 7 and 9 a.m. April 5.

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Services announced at Makena church

The tradition of members and friends wearing their finest hats woven out of pandanus leaves continues at Keawalai Congregational Church in Makena during Palm/Passion Sunday services at 7:30 and 10 a.m. Sunday.

The annual Maundy Thursday Service will begin at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary of the church.

The annual Easter Sunrise Service will begin at 7:30 a.m. April 5 on the grounds of the church. The outdoor service will include the sharing of The Lord’s Supper and the Easter floral cross.

Members and friends are invited to bring single stem flowers or lei for the cross. These will be placed on the cross during the sharing of The Lord’s Supper.

The church is at 5300 Makena Road.

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Palm Sunday services planned

Kihei Lutheran Church will celebrate Palm Sunday with services at 8 and 10:30 a.m.

Each worshipper will receive a palm branch, along with a specially woven palm cross. Both services will include Holy Communion, with the congregation’s choir and keiki offering an anthem at the 10:30 a.m. service only.

Kihei Lutheran Church is on the corner of Piilani Highway and Moi Place.

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Holy Week schedule set at St. John’s

St. John’s Episcopal Church in Kula has announced its schedule for Holy Week and Easter services.

Morning prayer will take place Monday and Tuesday at 8:30. Healing Eucharist will be at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Maundy Thursday, with foot-washing, will be at 6 p.m.

Good Friday’s sermons on The Last Words of Christ will take place at noon and 2 p.m. April 3. Good Friday egg coloring, crafts and keiki lunch will be from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Volunteers are invited to help decorate the church at 9 a.m. April 4.

Easter Vigil will be at 6:30 a.m. April 5 and the Easter Day Worship Service will begin at 9:30 a.m.

Easter breakfast will be offered between services, at approximately 8 a.m. An Easter Bonnet Parade will also take place between services, and an Easter egg hunt will follow the 9:30 a.m. service. Children who have attended Sunday School are invited to join in the hunt. They are asked to bring an empty basket.

The church is at 8892 Kula Highway.

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Good Shepherd plans services

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Wailuku has announced its schedule for Holy Week and Easter services, beginning on Palm Sunday with the Liturgy and Blessing of the Palms at 7 and 9 a.m. The 9 a.m. service will begin in the church office courtyard, followed by a processional into the church.

Maundy Thursday will be observed by a 7 p.m. service with music by the Senior Choir. At the end of the service, the altar will be stripped and a Garden of Repose will be set up and prayers can be offered until 10 p.m. Prayers will continue on April 3 at 10 a.m.

Also on Good Friday, the Stations of the Cross will be read at 6 p.m. A 7 p.m. service will include the Veneration of the Cross and the Solemn Liturgy. Communion will be offered from the Reserved Sacrament.

The Great Vigil of Easter begins at 8 p.m. April 4.

There will be a Festival Eucharist at 7 and 9 a.m. on April 5. All children attending either service are invited to join in the Easter Egg Hunt on the church grounds at the conclusion of the 9 a.m. service. Everyone is also invited to enjoy a potluck Easter Brunch in the Parish Hall after this service.

Good Shepherd Church is on the corner of Church and Main streets.

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World Day of Prayer event at St. Theresa

World Day of Prayer, sponsored by Contemplative Outreach of Hawaii, will take place Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, 25 W. Lipoa St. in Kihei.

The “United in Prayer, United in Silence” themed event will begin at 9 a.m. with prayer, viewing of a DVD and discussion. The activity will end at noon with a brown bag lunch and walk on the beach.

For more information, contact Paula Baldwin at baldwinp808@gmail.com.

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Temples to present Hanamatsuri event

The Maui Hanamatsuri Association will hold its annual Hanamatsuri event on April 5 at the Velma McWayne Santos Community Center in Wailuku.

Hanamatsuri, commemorating the birth of Shakyamuni Buddha 2,500 years ago, is one of the most celebrated observances in the Buddhist tradition. The day’s events will begin with a 9 a.m. service. Games, prizes, entertainment and a potluck lunch will follow.

Sponsoring temples include the Kahului Hongwanji Mission, Kahului Jodo Mission, Makawao Hongwanji Mission, Wailuku Hongwanji Mission and Wailuku Jodo Mission. The public is invited.

For more information, call the Kahului Hongwanji Mission office at 871-4732.

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Benny Hinn ministry at King’s Cathedral

The ministry of Benny Hinn will be at King’s Cathedral at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Seating is on a first-come, first-seated basis.

King’s Cathedral is at 777 Mokulele Highway in Kahului. For more information, call 871-7311 or visit www.kingscathedral.com.

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Grace Church hosts volunteer students

Twenty-three middle school and high school students and three adult chaperones from Christian Academy on Oahu arrived on Maui on March 9 to do community service for one week, working primarily with Grace Church in Pukalani.

While here, they worked on an Upcountry park to help prepare it for an upcoming makahiki, distributed food through the Grace Church Food Bank and visited residents at Kalama Heights and long-term care patients at Kula Hospital.

Christian Academy is a preschool-to-12th-grade school located on Red Hill in Honolulu. It is the largest ministry of First Assembly of God.

This is the third year that Christian Academy has sent a team of students and adult chaperones to serve Grace Church Maui, its pastor, Robb Finberg, and the community. Finberg opened his home in Kula to house the team during its stay.

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Congregation holds Passover, seder

The Jewish Congregation of Maui will be holding Passover and Shabbat services and its annual community seder at the Kihei synagogue as follows:

* April 3 – Chametz burning, 10 a.m.; evening service, 6:00 p.m.; community seder (outdoors), 6:30 p.m.

* April 4 – Pesach first day service, 9:30 a.m.; light candles after dark, count first day of omer.

* April 5 – Pesach second day service, 10 a.m.

* April 9 – Light candles, 6:29 p.m.; Pesach seventh night service, 6:30 p.m.

* April 10 – Pesach seventh day service, 10 a.m.; Pesach and Shabbat service, 6:30 p.m.

* April 11 – Shabbat and Pesach eighth day service (including Shir Hashirim/Song of Songs), 10 a.m.

People wishing to attend the Passover seder on April 3 must make reservations.

The seder will include a recounting of the Jewish exodus from Egypt and a four-course dinner with traditional foods, stories and songs. The seder will be led by Rabbi David Glickman.

For menu, pricing and reservations, call the Jewish Congregation of Maui at 874-5397 or email jcom@hawaiibiz.com.

Beit Shalom is located at 634 Alulike St. in Kihei at the corner of Kaonoulu and Alulike streets.

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Annual liturgy and arts in Wailuku

The third annual Marianist Valley Isle Liturgy and Arts Conference will be held at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Wailuku. The conference opens with a free concert at 7 p.m. March 20 at the church center. The featured artists include veteran composer of liturgical music Marty Haugen and composer Tony Alonso.

Prayer services, keynote and workshops will begin at 8:30 a.m. on March 21. The program will end at 3:30 p.m.

Additional musicians and composers from Oahu and the Big Island will also participate.

The conference is open to all faiths. Students who are involved with their church music ministries are encouraged to attend a special workshop designed for them.

For more information and for registration procedures, visit www.marianistvilac.wordpress.com, or contact co-chairs Rose Johnson at 244-4148 or Art Fillazar via email at vilacmaui@gmail.com. Brother Dennis Schmidt, Society of Mary from St. Louis School on Oahu, is program director.

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Good Friday, Easter at Hope Chapel

Hope Chapel in Kihei will hold Good Friday services at both 6 and 8 p.m. April 3, with a children’s ministry available during the 6 p.m. service for children ages 6 months to 6th grade.

On April 5, there will be a 6:30 a.m. Easter sunrise service outdoors on the campus. Other services at 8, 9:30, and 11 a.m. will take place in the auditorium. There will be a children’s ministry available during the last three services. Light refreshments will be available after the services in the courtyard.

The church is located at 300 E. Welakahao Road. For more information, visit hopechapelmaui.com.

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California Buddhist minister to lecture

The Rev. Orai Fujikawa, resident minister at Salinas Buddhist Church in Salinas, Calif., will be the guest lecturer for the Shigemi Okamoto Memorial Lecture series March 14-15 at Wailuku Hongwanji Buddhist Temple.

The two-day lecture series will begin at 9:30 a.m. March 14 with a service followed by lectures from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program on March 15 will begin with a service at 9 a.m. followed by lectures from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch will be provided on both days for all participants.

Fujikawa was the Bishop of Buddhist Churches of Canada from 1968 to 2010. He has been the resident minister of Salinas Buddhist Church since 2012, where he has established a Nembutsu Meditation program.

Donations will be accepted. To RSVP, call 244-0406 or email shinkai528@gmail.com.

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Parish cleanup set at St. Ann church

In preparation for the Easter season and in observation of Lenten obligations, St. Ann Catholic Church in Waihee will have a parish cleanup from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. The church is at 40 Kuhinia St.

Work will include trimming an overgrown ulu tree, sanding and painting handrails and door frames, and general cleaning of the church and community kitchen/hall. Volunteers will have lunch at noon.

All past, current and new parish members are encouraged to participate. For more information, call Project Coordinator Daniel Ornellas at 264-0783.

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Maui Miracle Prophetic Service

Doors will open at 5 p.m. March 14 for the Maui Miracle Prophetic Service with Rich Vera at the War Memorial Gym in Wailuku.

The service will be from 6 to 8 p.m. The free event is hosted by Church on the Go Inc.

Vera has been a disciple of Christ under the ministry leadership of Pastor Benny Hinn for years, according to an announcement. He currently is traveling the world to spread the gospel of Jesus.

For more details, visit www.churchonthego.us/ministry-in-action/category/mir acle-prophetic-service.