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From the Office

October 11, 2022 Comments are Disabled

Advocates for Annulment Process  Pope Francis has streamlined the process to petition for a declaration of nullity to make the process shorter. He also eliminated the mandatory fee. For assistance in petitioning, the following persons are Advocates for St. Michael’s: Deacon Sándor Hernández Morales, Meali’inani Duarte-Morales, Rosana Knudson, and Judy Glickstein. Call the office at (808) 326-7771 to leave a message for one of them to call you.  Spam Emails Posing as Our Clergy are Fake SPAM emails are being sent as […]

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Enrichment Opportunities

October 11, 2022 Comments are Disabled

Rachel’s Vineyard Weekend Retreat April 28-30 Healing the Pain of Abortion . . . One Weekend at a Time.  Singles, couples, siblings, parents & grandparents, even former abortion industry workers have come to Rachel’s Vineyard to find peace and inner healing. Retreats are held for 3 days/2 nights at a private Retreat Center. Registration fee is $175 and covers meals, refreshments, materials and accommodations.  Weekend Retreat: April 28-30 & October 13-15, 2023 For more info, […]

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Ministries Update

October 11, 2022 Comments are Disabled

Ministry Fair MAHALO!  Thank you to everyone for participating in our recent Ministry Fair. We hope that you were able to get information on the ministry that you would like to serve. Next weekend will be the beginning of our Annual Stewardship Renewal.  Volunteers Needed for Gift Shop Ministry  Volunteers in this ministry create a welcoming environment while assisting the Gift Shop manager with operations. Come join us and volunteer at least once a month […]

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Faith Formation

October 11, 2022 Comments are Disabled

Prepare for Next Week’s Scripture Readings   1st Reading/PrimeraLectura: Zephaniah(Sofonías) 3:14-18 Psalm/Salmo: Isaiah (Isaías) 12:2-3,4bcd,5-6 2nd Reading/Segunda Lectura: Philippians (Filipenses) 4:4-7 Gospel/Evangelio: Luke (Lucas) 3:10-18 Faith Formation News Classes for Grades K-5 Our last class for 2024 will be held on Sunday, December 15. We will meet again in the New Year on Sunday, January 4. We are in need of a Faith Formation teacher for 4th grade which meets every Sunday after the 9:00 Mass […]

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Mark Your Calendar

October 11, 2022 Comments are Disabled

For more upcoming events, please visit our events calendar by clicking here. Las Posadas: December 15 – 23 in Honalo Las posadas is a tradition brought to Latin America by the Spanish in the 16th century and was used to evangelize the native Americans especially about the birth of our Lord Jesus. The tradition consisted of praying the Rosary for nine days before Christmas symbolizing the nine months of pregnancy of the Virgin mother of God. […]

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National Eucharistic Revival

October 6, 2022 Comments are Disabled

By Deacon Sándor Hernández Morales This year on the Solemnity of The Body and Blood of the Lord, Corpus Christi Sunday, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) launched a National Eucharistic Revival with a myriad of Eucharistic processions and adoration throughout the country. The revival is composed of three phases — a year of Diocesan Renewal, a year of Parish Renewal, and a National Eucharistic Congress that will complete the renewal in 2024. […]

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The Importance of Catholic Faith Formation

October 6, 2022 Comments are Disabled

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from the 2022 book, Stewardship Starts at Home: Using God’s Gifts To Grow As Disciples Of Christ In Our Domestic Church, written by stewardship expert/retreat leader Lisa McArdle and published by Catholic Stewardship Consultants. This excerpt is reprinted with permission from CSC. There are Four Pillars of a Stewardship Parish — Prayer, Hospitality, Formation, and Service. The third pillar — Formation — teaches us to know and love […]

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Hula Ministry: Perpetuating the Native Hawaiian Practice of Worship Through Sacred Gestures of Hula

October 6, 2022 Comments are Disabled

As explained in 1918 by Fr. Romano Guardini in his seminal book, The Spirit of the Liturgy, the Church “desires, as a rule, that spiritual life should be impregnated with the wholesome salt of genuine and lofty culture.” At St. Michael, our hula ministry practices the Native Hawaiian tradition of prayer and worship through the sacred gestures of hula. “We recognize and understand the duality of being a cultural practitioner of hula and of our […]

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The Principles of Catholic Social Teaching

October 6, 2022 Comments are Disabled

What makes being Catholic, well, “Catholic”? Things like the Mass, the Rosary and the Seven Sacraments come to mind. But there is also an element of Church teaching that’s often overlooked and sometimes misunderstood — Catholic Social Teaching. Catholic Social Teaching guides Catholics on how to apply the faith to all aspects of life, and lays the framework for the Church’s teachings on the dignity and sacredness of human life. Catholic Social Teaching can be […]

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Deacon Arrion Rosales-Llantos Reflects on the Call to the Priesthood

August 18, 2022 Comments are Disabled

On July 1, Arrion Rosales-Llantos was ordained to the transitional diaconate for the Diocese of Honolulu. This exciting step toward the priesthood is a milestone for any seminarian. Currently, he is assigned to Annunciation Catholic Church in Waimea and will remain there until he returns for his last year of seminary formation. “The most memorable moments from my ordination would, without a doubt, be the prostration and the laying on of hands by the bishop,” […]

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