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Faith Formation

October 11, 2022 Comments are Disabled

Prepare for Next Week’s April 25-26 Scripture Readings                1st Reading: Acts of the Apostles 2:14a,36-41  Primera Lectura: (Hechos) 2:14,36-41  Psalm/Salmo: 23(22):1-3a,3b-4,5,6  2nd Rdg/Segundo Lectura: 1 Peter (1 Pedro) 2:20-25  Gospel/Evangelio: John (Juan) 10:1-10  Faith Formation News Faith Formation Classes Grades K-5  Classes will be held on Sundays from 10:15-11:50am in the Grace Parish Center. Our last class will be on May 3rd.  Youth Ministry Classes Grades 6-12  Final session for all Youth will be on […]

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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. Special Collection for St. Joseph’s School April 18-19 This weekend’s special collection will be for St. Joseph’s School, the only Catholic School on the Big Island located in Hilo. Please prayerfully consider supporting Catholic education on the Big Island and let’s challenge ourselves to match last year’s gift of $20,000! Envelopes were in last week’s bulletin and are also in the kiosks.  Sarah Hart Performs […]

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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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Beach Evangelization Ministry: Sharing the Message of Hope

July 6, 2022 Comments are Disabled

Catholics are always called to share the joy and truth of our faith with those around us. Now that two years of COVID restrictions are finally easing up, parishioner Dr. Scott French is hoping to bring the Good News to both Catholics and non-Catholics alike through the Beach Evangelization Ministry. “Before COVID, I approached Fr. Lio with the idea to combine that with a booth for evangelization, where we could have refreshments and tell people […]

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Debbie and Ed Cunningham Restore the Via Crucis at St. Michael

July 6, 2022 Comments are Disabled

This past spring, parishioners Debbie and Ed Cunningham generously gave of their time and talent to restore and paint the church’s Stations of the Cross. The Cunninghams initially lived in Kona from August 1998 to December 2001 with their two daughters — who were altar servers at St. Michael — and their son. Currently, they are seasonal parishioners, part of our hānai `ohana, who come to enjoy the warm Hawai`i weather in the winter and […]

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The May Crowning: Celebrating the Coronation of Mary

May 7, 2022 Comments are Disabled

Courtesy of Catholic Stewardship Consultants For many Catholics, May Crownings of statues or icons of the Blessed Mother have become rites of spring. This annual Marian devotion appropriately takes place near Mother’s Day and ushers in a month during which the Catholic Church pays special homage to Mary as the Queen of Heaven and Mother of God. Generally taking place around the first weekend of the month, May Crownings often involve processions and adorning statues […]

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