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Mass to take place at church in KaupoFather Arwin Rebollido, pastor of St. Mary's Church in Hana, will celebrate Mass at St. Joseph Church in Kaupo at noon Jan. 31.Services take place at the remote church when there is a fifth Sunday in the month.The church is between Mile Markers 33 and 34 on Piilani Highway, the road to Kaupo.There will be fellowship and a potluck meal after Mass.*****Tondo Matsuri at Jinsha MissionThe Rev. Akihiro Okada of the Daijingu Temple of Hawaii will perform a Tondo Matsuri service and blessing at Maui Jinsha Mission, 472 Lipo St. in Wailuku at 10 a.m. Jan. ...

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New Year's services set at St. TheresaSt. Theresa Church in Kihei will celebrate Mass at 9 a.m. New Year's Day and Hispanic Mass at 7 p.m., according to an announcement.There will be no 7 a.m. Mass on New Year's Day.The Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord will be held at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 2, with a Hispanic Mass at 7 p.m. Feast Masses will continue at 7 and 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Jan. 3.A reconciliation service will be held at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 9.The Baptism of the Lord will be celebrated during Mass at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 9, with a Hispanic Mass at 7 p.m. Masses will continue at 7 and 9:30 a.m. and ...

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Holiday schedule set at St. TheresaSt. Theresa Church in Kihei will celebrate Christmas Eve Mass at 6 and 9 p.m. and midnight, according to an announcement.For the midnight Mass, church doors will open at 11 p.m., with the singing of Christmas carols to begin at 11:30.There will be no 7 a.m. Mass on Thursday or Dec. 25.On Christmas Day, Mass will be celebrated at 8 and 10 a.m. There will be no evening Mass.The Feast of the Holy Family will be held at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 26, with a Hispanic Mass at 7 p.m. Feast Masses will continue at 7 and 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Dec. 27.Leading up to ...

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Holy Door of Mercy to open Sunday at St. TheresaSt. Theresa Church will open a "Holy Door of Mercy" during its 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass, the church announced.Passing through the door allows believers a "plenary indulgence," which is "the elimination of temporal punishment due for sins already forgiven," church officials said.The Catholic Church's main Holy Door is at the Basilica in Rome. From there, churches worldwide are designated as sites for Holy Doors. In the United States, each state has a site, and, in Hawaii, that primary site is at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in ...

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Hanukkah party set at Beit Shalom SynagogueThe Jewish Congregation of Maui will host its annual Community Chanukah Party at Beit Shalom Synagogue from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday.The evening will feature a candlelighting ceremony, communal singing, latkes and dessert. There will also be gift bags, games, prizes and crafts for the children.Festivities also include musical entertainment by the Dorothy Betz Trio, door prizes and a silent auction. The Judaica Store will be open. Members of the general public are invited to attend.Beit Shalom Synagogue is at 634 Alulike St. in north Kihei. For ...

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2 youths assigned to Mainland missionsDaisy Aiwohi, daughter of Bishop Alma and Lory Aiwohi, and Kamalani Kawaa, daughter of Llewellyn and Luana Kawaa, of the Waiehu Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints received their mission calls to serve.Aiwohi, a Kamehameha Schools Maui graduate and a student at Brigham Young University-Idaho, has been assigned to the Salem, Ore., Spanish-speaking mission. Kawaa, a King Kekaulike High School Hawaiian immersion graduate, has been assigned to the Fort Worth, Texas, mission.Both report Dec. 16 to their training centers, Aiwohi in ...