CALENDAR BRIEFS
Sacred Hearts Academy to honor 3 alumnae at 11th annual gala
Sacred Hearts Academy will honor three distinguished alumnae at its 11th annual Scholarship Fund Gala on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. The event opens with a silent auction at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and a program at 7 p.m.
The honorees are 1935 graduate Harriet Lopez-Gray, 1949 graduate Barbara Lee Leong, and Patricia Johnson of the class of 1982.
Lopez-Gray attended Cannon’s School of Business before spending more than 60 years working in various public sectors, including the Hawaii State Court system, the state legislature, the City and County of Honolulu, the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the U.S. Coast Guard. After retiring, she completed her bachelor’s degree at UH in 1985 when she was 68.
Leong earned an education degree from Dominican College and went on to work for many years with the Department of Education and later the Special Education Center of Hawaii. She has also been a longtime volunteer with Alzheimer’s and dementia patients, adult day care services, special education and respite care for children and adults.
Johnson started her own advertising business at the age of 25. She is the owner of the multi-million dollar Johnson Sheen Advertising company and has been named one of “Portland’s Top 40 Executives Under 40.” She attended the University of Portland, where she is now one of the youngest members of the board of regents.
Entertainment at the gala will include performances by Jordan Segundo, an American Idol season two semi-finalist, and Christian artist Anita Hill. The Academy choir will also share songs from their performance at Carnegie Hall last spring.
The gala has raised more than $900,000 for student scholarships over the past 10 years.
Tickets are available for $125 by calling the Academy at 734-5058 ext. 229.
Sacred Hearts Academy troupe presenting murder mystery
The Sacred Hearts Thespian Troupe will present “Murder on Retreat,” a play with a thriller plot on Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. and Oct. 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. at the Sacred Hearts Academy auditorium. The production centers around a murder among 10 schoolgirls on their club retreat in a remote California mountain cabin. Admission is $5 at the door. Call 373-2586 for more information.
Lokomaikai Aha Himeni Songfest at St. Jude Parish, Makakilo
Church choirs are invited to participate in the Hawaiian Arts and Liturgical Inculturation Awareness (H.A.L.I.A.) Committee’s 13th annual song festival, Lokomaika’i ‘Aha Himeni, at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 13, at St. Jude Church in Makakilo.
The purpose of this ‘aha himeni is to encourage churches to build choir membership, and to support each other in singing, composing and learning new Hawaiian cultural contributions to the liturgy.
Through music and language the organizers hope to share “manao,” or thoughts and ideas, as they come together in song.
Each choir may share a favorite Hawaiian or Hawaiian-English hymn. The combined choirs will sing together three special selections. Choirs are to provide their own accompaniment. A piano, organ, and synthesizer will also be available.
Come in aloha attire or choir uniforms and a lei is encouraged. Each choir is asked to bring refreshments to share (pupu or dessert) after the songfest.
Observers are also welcome. For further information, call co-chairwomen Margaret A. K. Peters at 261-3410 or Darlene Ah Yo at 735-0259.
Scrub Bucket Ministries offering contemplative retreat for women
Lay spiritual director Maxine Pollock of Scrub Bucket Gospel Ministries will conduct a woman’s contemplative weekend retreat from 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 13 until 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 15, at St. Stephen’s Diocesan Center.
“In the Still of the Night: Loss and Betrayal” is limited to 30 women. The cost, $179 for a private room or $189 for a private room with bath, also covers five meals.
Call Pat Tom at 261-8104 or Maxine Pollock at 254-1091 to reserve your spot.
Two Marriage Encounter weekends coming in October
Couples can refresh their marriages at a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend on Kauai from Oct. 13-15. The next Oahu weekend will be Oct. 20-22. Call Duane and Wanya Ogata at 625-8863 with questions or to register.
YLI’s Ana Malia Institute hosting deputies luncheon at Flamingo’s
The Ana Malia Institute #208 of the Young Ladies Institute will hold an incoming-outgoing deputies luncheon, Oct. 14, at Flamingo Restaurant in Kaneohe, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The menu choices, with price and gratuity, are as follows: breaded beef cutlets, $12; mahimahi with tartar sauce, $12.50; teriyaki chef combo, $15; turkey, $12.50. Meals come with choice of vegetable salad, mash potatoes, fruit punch or coffee. For reservations, call Mary Wuscher, 235-1980, or Rosalie Smith, 235-1169, by Oct. 7.
Cathedral committee presenting Disabilities Awareness Sunday
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace’s Advocacy Committee for Persons with Disabilities will host its quarterly Disabilities Awareness Sunday on Oct. 15 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the fifth floor conference room of the Chancery building next to the Cathedral. A presentation titled “Health and Wellness for the Elderly and for People with Disabilities” will be given by health nurse Lucy Nelson. She will share tips on good nutrition and simple exercises to stay healthy. For more information, call 847-3761.
Men’s march and rally to protest domestic violence in Hawaii
Hundreds of men and boys will demonstrate against domestic violence in Hawaii on Thursday, Oct. 19, as part of the midday 12th annual Men’s March Against Violence through downtown Honolulu.
The march will begin at noon at the Queen Liliuokalani Statue behind the State Capitol. It then will proceed down Beretania, Alapai and King Streets, around City Hall and end at Sky Gate Park on City Hall grounds. A rally will follow at 12:30 p.m.
Teams of men from businesses, government offices, social agencies, churches and schools are expected to participate. The Men’s March is intended to be a unique and effective way for males to speak out against violence in the home and to increase public awareness about the issue in Hawaii.
The Men’s March will be the largest National Domestic Violence Awareness Month event in Hawaii this year.
The event will honor Joe Bloom, Catholic Charities Hawaii Therapeutic Services program director and founder of the Men’s March, as “distinguished citizen of the year.”
The event is sponsored by Catholic Charities and the Domestic Violence Clearinghouse and Legal Hotline.
For more information, call Catholic Charities office at 521-4357.
Therapist, lay Marianist leader to speak here on faith, psychology
Therapist, author and current international president of the Marianist Lay Communities Tony Garascia will lecture at a “Psychology, Faith and Relationship Workshop” on Saturday, Oct. 21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Chaminade University of Honolulu.
The workshop, sponsored by the Marianist Center of Hawaii, focuses on the impact of faith on relationships and will be helpful to those in counseling or helping professions, as well as those seeking personal growth.
Attendance at the workshop earns five credit hours and the lecture one credit hour of spiritual formation in the diocesan certification program.
The cost, $10 in advance and $15 at the door, includes light refreshments. Registering by Oct. 16 guarantees a box lunch. The event is free for students, faculty and staff of Chaminade and St. Louis School.
Contact Brother Dennis Schmitz at 735-4801 or 232-6691 for more information. Registration forms are also available online at marianisthawaii.org.
Hospice offers workshop on coping with grief during holidays
The holidays are especially difficult for people who are grieving the loss of a loved one. To help those dealing with loss,
St. Francis Hospice is joining other community and health organizations to present “Holidays, Grief and the Art of Coping,” Oct. 21, a workshop 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Koolau Golf Club in Kaneohe.
Bereavement coordinator at St. Francis Hospice Felicia Marquez-Wong and Hospice Hawaii chaplain Clarence Lui will introduce the workshop. Presentations include “Real Magic: Signs of Love, Joy and Hope” by Don Asman; “Playful Percussion: Feel the Joy of Community Music-making as a Way to Share Our Deepest Emotions” by Michael Wall; and “Story-telling: Remembering is Healing” by Nyla Fujii-Babb.
Other holiday grief activities, plus the release of rainbow pigeons, will round out the day.
The workshop is designed to give grieving persons, their family and friends, comfort, support and practical suggestions for dealing with grief during the holidays.
The other sponsors of the grief workshop are Hawaii Donor Family Council, Hospice Hawaii, Compassionate Friends-Honolulu Chapter, Hawaii Lions Eye Bank, National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii, Organ Donor Center of Hawaii, and Queen Liliuokalani Children’s Center-Honolulu Unit.
The cost is $45 per person if registering by Oct. 2. After Oct. 2, the cost is $55. Lunch is included. Make checks payable to National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii, and send payment to: Grief Workshop, c/o Hawaii Donor Family Council, 1111 Nuuanu Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96817.
For more information, call Felicia at 595-7566, Sandy at 521-1812 or Clarence at 924-9255.
St. Francis Hospice is a program of St. Francis Community Health Services, a subsidiary of St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii.
Bishop to lead Fort Street Mall procession for vocations
To pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life, Bishop Larry Silva will lead a eucharistic procession through the Fort Street Mall at 4 p.m., Oct. 22, followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and the 6 p.m. Mass.
Light refreshments will be served after Mass.
The event had earlier been publicized as a commemoration of the first year anniversary of the October 2004-2005 Eucharistic Year proclaimed by the late Pope John Paul II.
Parishes and organizations interested in joining the procession are asked to call the diocesan Office of Worship at 203-6727.
Introducing the new lay president of Saint Louis School
The Saint Louis Board of Trustees is inviting community members and local businesses to an “Afternoon with the President” at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom Oct. 25 at 11:30 a.m. to introduce Walter S. Kirimitsu, the first lay president in the school’s 160 year history.
At the luncheon event, Kirimitsu will deliver his platform, and address the national crisis in boy’s education. He plans to present his vision for making Saint Louis the preeminent boy’s educational institution in the nation.
The reception begins as 11 a.m., the lunch at 11:30. The cost is $50. For reservations, call Lillian Langeslay at (808) 739-4862 by Oct. 11. The attire is aloha wear and the parking will be hosted.
A former judge, Kirimitsu is a 1958 graduate of Saint Louis. He previously served as vice president for legal affairs and university general counsel for the University of Hawaii, and since 1988, chairman of the Saint Louis Board of Trustees.
He has also served with the Hawaii State Bar Association, Judicial Arbitration Commission and American College of Trial Lawyers.
Chaminade’s Fujitani interfaith program offering workshops in clay, calligraphy
Chaminade University of Honolulu’s Rev. Yoshiaki Fujitani Interfaith Program will offer hands-on workshops and lectures in clay and calligraphy, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., on Oct. 28, in the Ching Conference Center in the university’s Eiben Hall.
The program “Arts and Spirituality,” offered in both full-day and half-day sessions, will feature renowned ceramic artist Yukio Ozaki of Chaminade and master calligrapher Rev. Eijo Ikenaga of Honolulu Myohoji Temple.
The presenters will speak on the influence of spirituality on their art, demonstrate their own art forms and encourage participants to express their own spirituality through art.
Tokyo-born Ozaki, a Chaminade professor of fine arts, was named the 1998 Hawaii Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation. He was designated a “Living Treasure of Hawaii” in 1994 by the Honpa Honganji Mission. His artwork has been commissioned for various state buildings.
Rev. Ikenaga arrived in Honolulu in 1958 from Saga-ken, Japan to be resident minister of Honolulu Myohoji and has served there for nearly 50 years. He has taught “shodo” or calligraphy as a non-credit course at the University of Hawaii and for nearly 25 years at the Honolulu Myohoji.
The full-day session, which includes a lecture and workshop for both calligraphy and ceramics, costs $50 or $25 for students.
The half day-sessions — morning for calligraphy, afternoon for ceramics — cost $30 each.
All sessions include continental breakfast and lunch.
Advanced reservations are needed. Contact Dr. Poranee Natadecha-Sponsel of Chaminade at psponsel@chaminade.edu or 735-4822 to register or for further information.
Chaminade and Honolulu’s Buddhist communities established the Rev. Yoshiaki Fujitani Interfaith Program in 2003 to promote interfaith dialogue and the search for understanding, peace and justice.