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Maria Lanakila schedule providedMaria Lanakila Catholic Church in Lahaina will hold an Advent reconciliation service at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The church also announced its Christmas schedule:* Christmas Eve, 6 p.m. and midnight, with carols beginning at 11:30 p.m.* Christmas Day, 7, 9, and 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., with a 7 p.m. Mass in Spanish.The holiday schedule for Sacred Hearts Mission Church in Kapalua is:* Christmas Eve, 6 p.m.* Christmas Day, 7 and 9 a.m., with a 6 p.m. Mass in Vietnamese.On New Year's Day, Mass at both churches will be celebrated at 8 a.m.*****AMP Church to host ...

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'School of the Prophetic' starts TuesdayThe Rev. David McDonald will teach people how to tap their "prophetic gift" in a "School of the Prophetic" in 90-minute sessions Tuesday through Dec. 14 at Grace Church Pukalani.The Tuesday through Friday sessions begin at 6 p.m., and the Saturday session will start at 10 a.m.The cost is free, although donations will be accepted.The church is across from King Kekaulike High School at 55 Makaena Road.For more information or to reserve a seat, call 572-8384.***Po'okela Church rummage sale SaturdayPo'okela Church will hold a rummage sale from 7 to 11 ...

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Cookie walk, craft fair at St. TheresaSt. Theresa Roman Catholic Church will hold its annual Cookie Walk Bake-off and Craft Fair on Saturday and Sunday in the church hall in Kihei.Saturday's event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., and Sunday's will be from 8 a.m. to noon.Proceeds will support the church's religious education program.*****Keawala'i Advent service on SundayKeawala'i Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, will hold its annual Advent service at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.The evening will feature the adult choir, Na Leo Nahenahe, under the direction of Stephen Haines.A ...

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Annual Chanukah Party to be held Dec. 1The Jewish Congregation of Maui will hold its Annual Community Chanukah Party at Beit Shalom synagogue from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 1.The evening will feature a candlelighting ceremony, traditional dinner, communal singing, games and prizes. Disc jockey Dan Weisman will provide music and entertainment.Door prizes and children's gift bags will be presented, and items from the Judaica Store will be available for purchase.Chanukah begins at sunset Wednesday. It will be celebrated with Thanksgiving for the first time since 1888.The synagogue is located at ...

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Brownridge to speak at Jan. 20 serviceThe Rev. Walter Brownridge will be the keynote speaker for Faith Action for Community Equity's upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day Interfaith Service.The service will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 20 at Christ the King Church in Kahului.Brownridge is dean of the St. Andrew's Episcopal Cathedral on Oahu and has decades of experience working for social justice throughout the United States and South Africa, where he served as a canon at St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town and worked closely with Bishop Desmond Tutu, according to an announcement.The ...

Spanish-language Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend set

Hawaii's first Spanish-language Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend will be held Nov. 22 to 24 at St. Theresa Church in Kihei, according to an announcement."This weekend is a great opportunity for couples to rejuvenate their sacrament of marriage," the announcement says.To volunteer, couples who've already experienced the weekend should call Lee and Tanya Barbero at 268-1578. To apply for the Maui Spanish weekend, contact Ignacio and Patricia Iniguez at (562) 228-3617 or email ipiniguez@yahoo.com. Space is limited.Worldwide Marriage Encounter has been offering weekend experiences for ...