Spam Emails Posing as Our Clergy are Fake Spam Emails and Text Messages are being sent as if they’re coming from Fr. Lio and Fr. Claudio, asking for assistance. These are not from our Priests! If they need your help, Fr. Lio or Fr. Claudio will approach you directly not through email or text message. Parish Office Hours: The Parish Office is open Monday through Friday from 9am—4:30pm., 808-326-7771. Please wear a face mask and use hand sanitizer station […]
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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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Consecration to God the Father Ministry July 5 We gather together in prayer and invite you to be with us on Sunday, July 5 at 2:45 pm at St. Michael’s. We will pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet along with a reading from the Diary of Saint Faustina: Divine Mercy in My Soul. We will also pray the Consecration Prayer to God Our Father which helps us to acknowledge God as our Eternal Father, to honor Him, […]
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Prepare for Next Week’s July 18-19 Scripture Readings 1st Reading: Wisdom 12:13,16-19 Primera Lectura: Sabiduria 12:13,16-19 Psalm/Salmo: 86(85): 5-6,9-10,,15-16 2nd Rdg/Segunda Lectura: Romans (Romanos) 8:26-27 Gospel/Evangelio: Matthew (Mateo) 13:24-43 Faith Formation News Check out the Kids’ Bulletin in English and Spanish The Kids’ Bulletin is a great resource for kids who would like to have some fun while learning about the readings from the Sunday Mass each week. Bulletins are in English and Spanish and can […]
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Events are listed in chronological order. For more upcoming events, please visit our events calendar by clicking here. Collection Continues for Knights of Columbus Baby Bottles for ASAP (Assistance & Support After Pregnancy) We are still collecting the ASAP baby bottles for the Knights of Columbus. All of the monies collected will go to support mothers & children in need through Family Support Hawaii. If you prefer, please make checks out to St. Michael’s Church or […]
Read MoreNational Eucharistic Revival
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. […]
Read MoreThe Importance of Catholic Faith Formation
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 […]
Read MoreHula Ministry: Perpetuating the Native Hawaiian Practice of Worship Through Sacred Gestures of Hula
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 […]
Read MoreThe Principles of Catholic Social Teaching
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 […]
Read MoreDeacon Arrion Rosales-Llantos Reflects on the Call to the Priesthood
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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