Good Shepherd Episcopal Church has changed its Sunday service time and added a second Sunday service, according to an announcement.Now, the church's service times are 5 p.m. Saturday and 7 and 9 a.m. Sunday, with the last Sunday service designated as a "Family Eucharist" service. Sunday school is at 8:30 a.m.The church is at 2140 Main St. in Wailuku.For more information, call 244-4656 or go to www.goodshepherdmaui.episcopalhawaii.org.
Kahului bon dance set for Aug. 9Kahului Jodo Mission will hold a service to honor ancestors at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9, followed by a bon dance, according to an announcement.Pre-sale tickets are available for hot or cold laulau. Pickup will be from 4 to 9 p.m. during the bon dance festivities. Other food booths will offer plate lunches, nishime, sushi and chow fun. There will be a Maui Bonsai Club display and games for keiki.The mission is at 325 Laau St., near the Maui High School football field. For more information, call the Rev. John Hara at 264-7845 or Iris Nitta at 276-4774.
HONOLULU (AP) - A white hearse pulled up to the entrance of a downtown Honolulu cathedral Thursday, carrying the remains of a saint known for caring for exiled leprosy patients in the 1880s.A metal box containing the remains of St. Marianne Cope was carried into the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace for what was a cross between a funeral Mass and a homecoming ceremony.She was 80 when she died of natural causes in 1918 at the remote Kalaupapa peninsula on the island of Molokai, where leprosy patients were exiled. Her remains were exhumed from Kalaupapa in 2005 and taken to Syracuse, ...
Backpack blessing on SundayMakawao Union Church will hold its annual "Blessing of the Backpacks" during its 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service, according to an announcement.The blessing marks the beginning of the new school year and reminds the church's children and youth that "they continue their journey in education with God's care and our support," the announcement said.Students are asked to bring their backpacks or book bags for a blessing. Also, the church will honor teachers, honoring their ministry in educating young people.Makawao Union is an interdenominational community church ...
Vacation Bible School scheduledGrace Baptist Church will be holding Vacation Bible School from 9 a.m. to noon July 21 to 25.There will be a closing program at 7 p.m. July 25.The theme of the Bible school will be a trip to "Arrow Island" with Bible stories, puppets, songs, crafts and snacks.The program is for youths ages 4 to high school.Grace Baptist Church is located at 164 Fleming Road in Lahaina. For a free ride or more information, call 661-4017 or 870-1494.***Missionaries will discuss their workMissionaries Andy and Junko Meeko from World Ventures in Japan, and formerly of Maui, ...
'Made In Hope' founder to speak at Wailuku churchMichelle Tolentino of Manila will be speaking at Wailuku Door of Faith Church at 7 p.m. Saturday.Tolentino was a Compassion International child, who went from living in the slums of Manila to graduating from Moody Bible Institute with a master's degree. After graduating from the institute, Tolentino returned to her childhood neighborhood to give other children hope.She has founded the ministry, "Made In Hope," that helps young girls recover from abuse and is helping to establish a similar program in Colombia.Tolentino also has been a ...