The Serra Club of Honolulu will host its 15th annual appreciation dinner for members of Hawaii’s religious communities on Sept. 20 in St. Philomena Parish Hall. The event begins with fellowship at 5:45 p.m., followed by a steak or fish dinner at 6:30 p.m. Dress is casual The Honolulu Serra Club is part of Serra International, a lay organization dedicated to fostering and preserving vocations to the priesthood, deaconate and vowed religious life. The dinner is free, but reservations are required by Sept. 12. To make reservations, or for more information, call Jack Kampfer at 621-5109, ext. 226.

Sacred Heart Parish hosting mini-marriage retreat

Sacred Hearts Parish in Honolulu is hosting a “mini-retreat” for married couples called “Living in Love,” Sept. 29-30, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday including Mass. The retreat is based on Pope John Paul II’s “theology of the body” of which the late pope’s autobiographer George Weigel said “is going to change the church profoundly.” The retreat gives married couples the inspiration to be the lovers that John Paul II envisioned. The cost is $75 per couple. Call Ed and Betty Coda at 839-0837 or register online at www.livinginlove.org.

Calling all members of the Star of the Sea high school Class of ‘81

The Class of 1981 from (the long-closed but fondly remembered) Star of the Sea High School is having its first ever reunion on Oct. 13 at Ala Moana Beach Park. It’s been 26 years! If you are a 1981 graduate, or know of one, please contact Joslyne Caspillo at 702-286-9100 or Lisa Veneri at 808-286-2850 for more information. Join your old friends for a time of fun, fellowship and the sharing of memories. Let’s give one more cheer for the old blue and gold! See you there!