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Good Shepherd Episcopal Church and Trinity by the Sea Episcopal Church will celebrate Thanksgiving with a combined Eucharist at 9 a.m. Thursday. The service will be held at Good Shepherd at 2140 Main St. in Wailuku. Father John Tomoso will preach. For more information, call (808) 244-4656 or (808) 879-0161.

Keawala‘i Church to host concert

Keawala‘i Congregational Church will host a concert by participants in virtuoso guitarist Ben Verdery’s master class at 7 p.m. Wednesday, the church announced. Verdery is holding his 24th classical guitar master class on Maui through Thursday, with concerts and classes taking place throughout the week at various locations on the island. Joining him this year as guest teacher is acclaimed guitarist Julian Gray, and Hawaiian guitarist and ukulele player Ian O’Sullivan. Keawala’i will host one of the free concerts by class participants, with individual performances and pieces ...

Golf tournament to benefit Keawala‘i

The 2023 Keawala‘i Outreach Golf Tournament will be held at the Makena Golf and Beach Club on July 23, with shotgun at 12 p.m., Keawala‘i Congregational Church announced. The tournament will have a scramble format, with space for 72 golfers. Food and refreshments will be provided by Makena throughout the day, along with pupus following play at 4 p.m. Registration is $250 per player. All funds will support the mission of the Outreach Committee and provide support to those in need in the community, the church said. For a registration form, email keawalaichurch@gmail.com or ...

Lahaina Jodo to host Obon Festival

Lahaina Jodo Mission will celebrate its first public Obon Festival since the pandemic on July 1. The Obon service will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by a floating lanterns procession and ceremony around 7:30 p.m. Maui Taiko will offer a performance in the temple courtyard before the bon dance, which will start around 8 p.m. Food concessions will open at 5:30 p.m. with local favorites including rolled sushi, chow fun, teriyaki beef plate, shave ice and more. Kids game concessions will also be open. The event is open to the public. For more information, call (808) 661-4304 or email ...

Makawao Union hosts musicians

La Sorellanza choir and UCC-Judd Street from Oahu, along with their ukulele players, will provide worship music for Makawao Union Church’s service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, the church announced. The service is open to the public. The church is located at 1445 Baldwin Ave.

Good Shepherd church holds fair

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church’s Women in Ministry will host a “Fun’d Fair” from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Items for sale will include new and used clothing, houseware, kitchenware, Easter and Christmas items, books, footwear, succulents and more. The fair will take place at the parish hall in the back of the church, which is located at 2140 Main St. in Wailuku. For more information, call (808) 244-4656.