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Priest from Nepal to speak Monday The Rev. Sonam Wangdi Bhutia, head priest of the Kathmandu Hongwanji in Nepal, will speak from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Kahului Hongwanji Mission as part of the Buddhist Study Center’s 2017 Summer Session titled “Jodo Shinshu in the Land of Shakyamuni.” Bhutia will share his journey of being raised as a monk at 3 years old to the highest ranks in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. He later founded Nepal’s first Hongwanji temple and started a thriving Buddhist community in Kathmandu. Bhutia also will share how the story of the Buddha is ...

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There will be the first sign-up for the special Holy Land Pilgrimage celebrating Israel’s 70th birthday at noon Saturday at Faith in Jesus Church in Wailuku. The trip is set for April 3-20. The cost of approximately $5,000 includes airfare from Maui to Tel Aviv via San Francisco, hotels, food, air-conditioned buses and guided tours with special guides, entrance fees, taxes and tips. The first 45 to sign up will be guaranteed a place in this tour. The deadline is Aug. 1. In preparation for the pilgrimage, Pastor Barbara Tengan of the Faith In Jesus Church will be offering ...

Convention set at MACC

The Bible’s message of hope is the focus of this year’s “Don’t Give Up” convention July 7-9 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. The program, presented by Jehovah’s Witnesses, begins at 9:20 a.m. each day. See a complete program schedule and videos about the convention at www.jw.org. Admission is free and no collection will be taken. In preparation for the convention, more than 300 volunteers will be providing the MACC with a comprehensive cleanup and maintenance Thursday. * Local Religion in Brief is published every Friday and welcomes news releases and announcements ...

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Israel expert to speak Sunday John W. Swails III, a professor at Oral Roberts University, will speak at the Faith in Jesus Church in Wailuku at the 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. services Sunday. Swails is a professor of history and director of the Center for the Israel and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. He is a consultant for many ministries who are involved with organizations that minister for Israel. His son, John Swails IV, will be teaching beginning Hebrew from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday and July 6 and from 8 a.m. to noon July 1 and 8. For more ...

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Workshop on New Testament in Wailuku The Tri-Isle Association of the United Church of Christ will offer a two-weekend workshop July 7-8 and July 14-15 on the New Testament under the direction of Craig C. Hill. Hill is currently professor of New Testament and dean of Perkins School of Theology in Dallas. The workshop will help participants learn to read the New Testament with an understanding of the context in which it was written. Topics will include biblical inspiration and authority, reading the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke), help with the Gospel of John and how to ...

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Buddhist master to teach in Paia The Venerable Khenchen Lodro Donyo Rinpoche, a highly renowned and esteemed Tibetan Buddhist master in the Kagyu lineage, will arrive on Maui on June 16, according to an announcement from the Venerable Lama Gyaltsen and The Maui Tibetan Buddhist Dharma ...