I c No 8374 1TfrIIllltel ounrilmember RICK MEDINA I
EXTENDING ALOHA AND BEST WISHES TO THE REVEREND JUSTO ANDRES AND FAMILY
the WHEREAS the Reverend Justo Andres Associate Rector of
a call to be Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Wailuku has accepted
Vicar to the Filipino Mission in the Diocese of San Joaquin California
effective July 1 1983 and
WHEREAS Father Andres will be headquartered in Stockton
California and will be responsible to the Right Reverend Victor Rivera
Bishop of the Diocese of San Joaquin and
WHEREAS born in Bacarra Ilocos Norte Republic of the
Philipines Father Andres is no stranger to building a congregation
his success at where none previously existed as evidenced by
the Good increasing the number of Filipino families associated with
1965 to 150 Shepherd Church in Wailuku Maui from 4 families in
families at the present time and
WHEREAS educated at St Andrews Seminary and the Far Eastern
of University in Manila Father Andres was ordained to the priesthood
the Most the Philippine Independent Church on April 17 1955 by
and Reverend Isabello de los Reyes Supreme Bishop of the Philippines
the Church in 1969 and was received into the priesthood of Episcopal
WHEREAS Father Andres speaks three major Filipino dialects
in church Ilocano Tagalog and Visayan and uses all three languages
work and
COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
STATE OF HAWAII
WAILUKU HAWAII 96793 8 3 7 4 ej0jUtf0n A0
WHEREAS prior to his assignment to the Good Shepherd Church
in 1965 Father Andres served as Army Chaplain to the 1st Infantry
Division at Fort Magsaysay Philippines and
WHEREAS in addition to his work at the Good Shepherd Church
Father Andres has been active in civic and social groups as a member
of the County Redevelopment Agency the State Subarea Health
Planning Commission and the Maui Filipino Community Council president
of the United Bacarreneos of Maui counselor at Hale Makua court
interpreter and police chaplain and
WHEREAS in 1969 Father Andres married Raquel Nancy Juan
Ruiz and together have developed a team approach to ministry that is
often cited as an example in the church and
WHEREAS Nancy Andres also has an outstanding record of
community service that includes being elected the first woman president
of the Maui Filipino Community Council appointed by Governor George
Ariyoshi as Maui Chairperson for the Maui celebration of the 75th
Filipino Anniversary Commemoration and appointed delegate from Hawaii
to several national church meetings concerning minority groups and
WHEREAS from 1977 to 1981 Nancy Andres was also Coordinator
of the Immigrant Services Division in the Department of Human
Concerns for the County of Maui and
WHEREAS the congregation of the Good Shepherd Episcopal
Church and the people of our community will certainly miss the
presence of such a beloved couple and their son Ferdinand now
therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the County of Maui that it
hereby extends its best wishes and warm aloha to the Reverend Justo
Andres and family and
COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF MAUI
STATE OF HAWAII
WAILUKU HAWAII 96793 8374 eecolution o
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this resolution
be transmitted to Reverend Justo Andres Reverend Lloyd Gebhart
Rector of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church Right Reverend Edmond
E Browning Hawaii Episcopal Bishop and Reverend Winston W
Ching Executive Officer Episcopal Asiamerica Ministry
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COUN L OF THE CO NTY OF MAU WAILUKU HAWAII 96793
CERTIFICATION OF ADOPTION
It is HEREBY CERTIFIED that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the Council of the County of Maui 20th State of Hawaii on the day of May 1983by the following vote
Abraham Howard S Linda E Lee Ricardo Wayne K Charles S Velma M Goro MEMBERS AIONA KIHUNE LINGLE LIU MEDINA NISHIKI OTA SANTOS HOKAMA ViceChairman Chairman
Ave dye Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye Aye R O LL CALL
DONE this 20th day of May 1933
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