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June 24, 2017
The annual regional convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses — “Don’t Give Up!” — starts this weekend and will continue every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until Aug. 27 at the Mililani Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 239 Palii St.
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June 17, 2017
Registration is underway for the 39th annual Hawaii Catholic Charismatic Renewal Service regional conference July 7-9 at Catholic Charities Hawaii in Makiki.
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June 10, 2017
Tag Tagudin at 81 has a sore back and diabetes, but that doesn’t stop him from helping senior citizens who are at risk of eviction from low-income housing because they couldn’t pass health inspections.
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May 20, 2017
In the 1960s, Church of the Crossroads and the First Unitarian Church of Honolulu sheltered soldiers who refused to fight in the Vietnam War, but a new sanctuary movement generating momentum on Oahu today is focused more on advocacy for the rights of undocumented immigrants.
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May 9, 2017
St. Mary of Moiliili Episcopal Church near the old stadium park might only have 70 worshippers on an Easter Sunday, but pastor Gregory Johnson says his small congregation provides a multitude of services to the homeless and working poor — including much-needed laundry assistance.
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April 29, 2017
Windward United Church of Christ will present annual college scholarship awards to nine Windward high school students during its 9 a.m. worship May 7.
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April 29, 2017
The second annual Faith Summit on Homelessness opened with a mix of prayers for the homeless — and those working to help them — and big and small ideas for how individuals can get involved.
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April 22, 2017
Two German diplomats are taking part in a Jewish temple’s community Holocaust remembrance service Sunday with a sense of personal responsibility to make sure the extermination of people never happens again, anywhere.
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April 22, 2017
Haemin Sunim, called one of the most influential Zen Buddhist teachers and writers in his native South Korea, will speak May 6-7 at the 12th annual Hawai‘i Book & Music Festival at the Frank F. Fasi Civic Grounds next to Honolulu Hale, a news release said.
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April 15, 2017
The First Unitarian Church of Honolulu will be transformed into a dance club April 29 to raise funds to carry out its mission to “boldly grow compassion, justice and joy,” a news release said.
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April 8, 2017
The second annual Faith Summit on Homelessness will be held April 28-29 to encourage faith congregations to work with government and other agencies to help homeless people better their lives.
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April 8, 2017
Members of St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church were apprehensive about letting a homeless family live on church grounds but were compelled to do so because their baby girl has severe asthma.
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April 1, 2017
Faith Action for Community Equity (FACE) and Caring Across Generations will rally for public support of the kupuna caregivers assistance bill during a trolley ride through Chinatown on April 8.
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March 27, 2017
A class for youngsters 3 to 6 years old conducted in both Hawaiian and English was cited as a “uniquely innovative” option for keiki and helped to earn Kawaiaha‘o Church School its gold star accreditation earlier this month.
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March 25, 2017
Damien Memorial School students have commissioned a graffiti artist to paint a two-story mural of their school’s namesake, St. Damien de Veuster.
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March 18, 2017
The Newman Center and Chaminade University’s Campus Ministry are presenting Father John Dear, an internationally recognized voice for peace and nonviolence, at 7 p.m. Thursday as part of a weekly Lenten series at Newman.
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March 4, 2017
The outpouring of love and prayers following a threatening phone call to Temple Emanu-El on Monday has been deeply gratifying, Rabbi Ken Aronowitz said.
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Feb. 25, 2017
The makahiki season is primarily a time to celebrate the harvest and pay homage to Lono, the Hawaiian god of fertility and rain, but for about 100 inmates at the Halawa and Waiawa correctional facilities, it’s been an opportunity to cultivate their Native Hawaiian identity and grow spiritually.
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Feb. 11, 2017
The Honolulu Chorale will give its Joe McAlister Award to John Renke, former director of music at the Cathedral of St. Andrew.
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Feb. 6, 2017
The Muslim Association of Hawaii joined other religious and civic groups last week in decrying President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily barring immigrants to the U.S. from seven countries with a majority-Muslim population.
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Feb. 4, 2017
Auli‘i Cravalho, the Hawaii island teen who voiced the title character in the popular 2016 Disney movie “Moana,” was among local celebrities at the seventh annual Breakfast With the Bishop fundraiser at St. John Vianney School in Kailua.
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