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Annual liturgy and arts in WailukuThe 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 ...

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California Buddhist minister to lectureThe 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 ...

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Pianist to perform, share life testimonySam Rotman, a renowned international concert pianist,will perform a free concert at 6 p.m. Sunday at Waipuna Chapel in Kula.He will also share his life testimony.Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to an Orthodox Jewish family, Rotman became a Christian in college. For more information about Rotman, go to www.samrotman.com.Waipuna Chapel is located at 17 Omaopio Road (at the corner of Kula Highway). For more information, call the church office at 878-6343.*****Screening coincides with Baha'i effortThe Baha'i community will join the launch of the international ...

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"How To Make A Buddha Land: A Journey Through the Larger Pure Land Sutra" is the title of a class that will be offered from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, March 4 through April 8, at the Kahului Hongwanji Mission.This class, facilitated by Kahului Hongwanji minister Richard Tennes, will focus on the "Larger Sutra," a Buddhist text that the founder of Shin Buddhism, Shinran Shonin, believed best and most authentically expressed the true understanding of Buddhism. Through presentations and discussions, this class covers the story of Bodhisattva Dharmakara, who becomes Amida Buddha, the ...

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Maui author wins medal for bookMaui author Ayin M. Adams is a medalist in the Jenkins Group's second annual Illumination Books Awards contest.Jenkins Group is a Michigan-based book marketing company. The contest honors the best Christian-themed books published during the past year, according to a news release.Seventy-seven medals were awarded in 23 categories, covering everything from Bible study and devotionals to family-oriented subjects like education and children's picture books.The medalists come from 28 different U.S. states, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and France.Adams' book, ...

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The Apostolic Faith Maui Branch Church at 1211 Front St. in Lahaina will hold its biannual youth service at 10 a.m. Sunday.The youth of the church will be conducting the entire service with the program directed by Cindy Makimoto. The program will consist of songs and instrumentals performed by the youths with 11-year-old Donnelle Leandro, a 6th-grader at Iao Intermediate School, as announcer.Lee Taylor, the church's band director, will be preaching the sermon, "The Naaman in all of us."The evening service will be at 7 and will be conducted by the adult members of the church. Pastor ...