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St. Theresa church holiday schedule set St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church in Kihei has announced its schedule for Advent and Christmas services. The parish Advent penance service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Misa de Gallo (dawn Mass) will be celebrated daily at 5 a.m., from Dec. 16 through Christmas Eve, with a couple of scheduling exceptions — the Mass will be held at 7 a.m. Dec. 17 and Dec. 24. On Dec. 23, a Mass will be celebrated in English at 5:30 p.m. and in Spanish at 7 p.m. There will be no reconciliation on Dec. 23 and 30. On Dec. 24, Masses are scheduled for ...

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Minister to teach Buddhism basics The Rev. William Masuda, resident minister of Makawao Hongwanji Buddhist Temple, will conduct an interactive talk and discussion about Shin Buddhism during the 9 a.m. service at the temple on Sunday and Jan. 21. The presentation is meant to serve as a refresher of the basic teachings and understanding of Shin Buddhism. During the discussion, children will be participating in their own dharma lessons in the Temple Social Hall. The temple is at 1074 Makawao Ave. ***** Holiday schedule set at St. Joseph St. Joseph Church in Makawao has ...

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Church celebration set to honor island’s immigrants Christ the King Church in Kahului will celebrate its 85th anniversary on Nov. 26 with a program titled “Feast of Christ The King.” Bishop Larry Silva will officiate the Mass at 10 a.m. followed by a parish luau. This celebration is dedicated to all immigrants who came to work in the sugar and pineapple plantations on Maui, according to an announcement. The immigrants who are still living and are members of the parish will be honored. A variety of ethnic performances will take place during the luau. The 85th anniversary ...

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New UCC pastor will be installed The Rev. Florentino “Tino” C. Cordova, the new pastor at Iao United Church of Christ in Wailuku, will be celebrated in a service of installation at 3 p.m. Sunday. Pastors, kahu and lay people from many of the UCC churches of the Tri-Isle Association of ...

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Buddhist seminar set for Nov. 12 A Shin Buddhist seminar featuring the Rev. Nobuo Haneda, director of the Maida Center of Buddhism in Berkeley, Calif., will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 11 and from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 12 at Makawao Hongwanji Mission. His topic will be “Shakyamuni Buddha and Shinran: Buddhism as the Teaching of Self-Examination.” Haneda believes that although Shakyamuni and Shinran lived during different times, their teachings are basically the same, focusing on one issue of self-examination. Haneda received a doctorate degree in Buddhist studies ...

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Team ministry topic of class The Transformation School of Ministry will have classes from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, and from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 4. The teacher will be Richard Goad from Oklahoma. He will be speaking about team ministry. The introductory class is free. Audit students pay $50 for three months, degree students pay $150 a month. Classes are held at Faith in Jesus Church, 432 Waiehu Beach Road in Wailuku. In addition, visiting Bishop Larry Cerda from the Philippines’ Door of Faith churches will speak at the 10 a.m. Sunday service. He also will ...