Adult Religious Education Program
When: Monday, July 7 - Friday, July 11, 2008
Where: Immaculate Conception School - Lihue
Two Sessions: 9:00 a.m.-12 Noon; 6:00 p.m.-9:00
p.m.
The Faith Formation Conference is a celebration of our faith and an opportunity to deepen our communion
with Christ through the presence, insights, wisdom, and support of our facilitators and each other. Come nurture your spirit
and be re-energized! This program supports a major recommendation of our Diocesan Road Map for Pastoral, Program, and Facility
Needs 2008-2013 – Faith Formation.
This program is open for all adults interested in their religious continuing education. The courses
in this program may be applied to catechist certification in our diocese.
You can register on-line at www.hi-care.org or contact Sister Florence Remata at 245-2432. The fee per class is
$10.00; checks should be made payable to “Office of Religious Education”. The deadline for registration is June
23, 2008.
World Youth Day - Hawaii
Our diocese is sponsoring a special weekend
of activities to correspond with Pope Benedict’s World Youth Day in Australia. The diocesan event will be held
at St. Stephen’s Center in Kaneohe on Oahu from Friday, July 18, 2008, to Sunday, July 20, 2008.
Individual teens, young adults, and families are all welcome! A 3-page packet of information
and registration form is available at the reception desk in the church office. The cost of the weekend is $140 which
includes room, meals and handout materials for participants. The diocese will pay one-half of the airfare for neighbor
island participants. The rooms at St. Stephen’s Center are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For more information, please call Paulette Gomes at [808] 203-6722, Ext. 722.
70th Anniversary – Sisters of St. Joseph Of Carondelet
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet will celebrate their 70th anniversary of Founders’ Day with
a luau on Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Theresa School Hall, 712 N. School Street, Honolulu. The donation
is $25 per person. For reservations or more information call 808-373-3850, 808-737-2130 or 808-533-3101 or send your
reservation request and check to Carondelet Convent, 5311 Apo Drive, Honolulu, HI 96821. Reservations should be received
no later than July 15, 2008. Proceeds will benefit the Sisters’ Retirement Fund.
The New Standard
Plato likened the soul to a charioteer whose task it was to drive two horses.
The one horse was gentle and biddable and obedient to the reins and to the word of command; the other horse was wild and untamed
and rebellious. The name of the one horse was reason; the name of the other was passion. Life is always a conflict
between the demands of the passions and control of the reason. The reason is the leash, which keeps the passions in
check. But, a leash may snap at any time. Self-control may be for a moment off its guard – and then what
may happen? So long as there is this inner tension, this inner conflict, life must be insecure. In such circumstances
there can be no such thing as safety. The only way to safety, Jesus said, is to eradicate the desire for the forbidden
thing forever. Then and then alone life is safe.
The new standard kills all pride, and forces us to Jesus Christ who alone can enable us to rise to
that standard which he himself has set before us.
The Gospel of Matthew, by William Barclay
Aloha to Sister Theresa
Chow
Sister Theresa will be leaving us on June 20th. She will return to Oahu and begin a new assignment
at St. Augustine Church in Waikiki.
I would like to thank Sister for her very dedicated service as our parish receptionist. She has also
been very active in visiting our homebound parishioners. She has also coordinated work of those in the flower ministry and
she has managed our parish gift shop.
Our prayers and best wishes go with her. Sister has requested that we have no parish farewell party
for her but our staff will have a special luncheon for her before she leaves. Sister Theresa has made many good friends here
on Kauai and I’m sure we will see her on visits back here from time to time.
Mahalo...Father Bill Shannon, Pastor
Aloha Parties For Father Napoleon Andres
There are two Aloha Parties planned for Father Napoleon. The first party will be on Wednesday, June
25th at 6:30 p.m. over at St. Raphael’s Church and the second party will be on Saturday, June 28th at 6:30 p.m. at Holy
Cross Church.
Father Napoleon has been transferred by his community, the La Salette Fathers, to be the pastor of
St. Joseph Church in Makawao on Maui. He begins his duties there on July 1, 2008.
Memorial Donation
Our parish has received a memorial donation to the Stained Glass Window Fund in memory of Albert Minoru Wada. M
Mahalo for your generosity!
