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MEMBER December 14, 10:00 am, Roman Catholic try and as the Diocesan Chaplain to the Sa- Catholic Press Association Church in the State of Hawaii Corporation December 22, 5:00 pm, Simbang Gabi moan Catholic Community, effective January Board, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Mass, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Ewa 1, 2019. Kaneohe; 11:30 am, All Diocesan Staff Mass Beach. Bishop Silva announces the retirement of ADDRESS CORRECTIONS and Christmas Party, SSDC; 5:00 pm, Dioc- December 23, 4:30 am, Misa de Gallo, St. Deacon Walter Yoshimitsu as Chancellor of To make corrections to your esan Retired Priests Advent Dinner, Café Sis- Joseph Parish, Waipahu; 7:00 pm, Simbang the Diocese, Director of the Hawaii Catholic subscription name or ad- Conference, and Director of Respect Life Min- dress, cut out the address tina, Honolulu. Gabi Mass, St. Roch Parish, Kahuku. label from the front page December 15, 5:00 pm, Simbang Gabi December 24, 5:00 am, Misa de Gallo, St. istry, as well as his retirement from diaconal (reverse side). Mass, Sacred Heart Parish, Waianae; John the Apostle & Evangelist Parish, Mililani; ministry at St. John Vianney Church, Kailua, Please correct my name. effective December 31, 2018. He remains a December 15-16, Episcopal Visitation, Sa- 11:30 pm, Christmas Midnight Mass, Co-Ca- Please correct my ad- deacon in good standing with the full faculties cred Heart Parish, Waianae. thedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. dress. of the Diocese of Honolulu. December 16, 5:00 pm, Simbang Gabi December 25, 10:30 am, Christmas Day We are receiving two Bishop Silva has appointed Deacon Keith copies. Please cancel this Mass, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Mass, Sacred Heart Parish, Waianae Cabiles as the Chancellor of the Diocese of one. downtown Honolulu. December 17, 5:00 am, Misa de Gallo, Co- Honolulu, effective January 1, 2019. Please cancel this sub- Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. December 26, 5:00 pm, Mass and Dinner Bishop Silva has appointed Eva Andrade scription. December 18, 5:00 am, Misa de Gallo, Our with diocesan seminarians and their parents, as the Director of the Hawaii Catholic Confer- MAIL TO Lady of Sorrows Parish, Wahiawa; 12:00 pm, SSDC. ence, effective January 1, 2019. (She continues Donna Aquino Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii Catholic Conference Board, Kamiano December 27, 6:00 pm, Mass for the 50th in her position as the Executive Director of the 1184 Bishop Street Center, downtown Honolulu; 4:30 pm, Catho- Ordination Anniversary of Msgr. John Mbinda Hawaii Family Forum, which is not a ministry Honolulu, HI 96813 lic Charities Hawaii Board of Directors, Ching and Parish Feast Day, St. John Apostle & Evan- of the Diocese of Honolulu but one of its part- QUESTIONS? Campus, Makiki. gelist Parish, Mililani. ners in ministry in the public policy arena.) Call Donna, 585-3321 December 19, 6:00 pm, Simbang Gabi December 28, 6:00 pm, Ordination to the Bishop Silva has appointed Paulette Vernay Mass, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Honokaa. diaconate (transitional) of Anh (Vincent) Vu, as the Diocesan Director of Respect Life Minis- December 20, 6:00 pm, Simbang Gabi Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. try, effective January 1, 2019. DECEMBER 14, 2018 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD CHRISTMAS 3 Star bright moments Here are scenes from the 2018 “Star Light, Star Bright” Christmas party at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua on Dec. 8. The annual event is for women inmates, their children and the kids’ caregivers. The Diocese of Honolulu’s Office of Prison Ministry spon- sors the event. This year’s party included lunch, treats from an ice cream truck, cookie decorating, craft projects, a puppet show, games, karaoke and a visit from Santa. All the children received gifts, and each female inmates’ family took home a laundry basket filled with food, gift certificates and other personal items. Donations cover the cost of the event, gifts and flying several outer island families to Oahu plus putting them up at St. Stephen Diocesan Center so they can visit their moms. Deacon Walter Yoshimitsu (pictured at top right) and diocesan employee Paulette Vernay, started “Star Light, Star Bright” 18 years ago when they saw that local inmates who were mothers didn’t get to see or reconnect with their children at Christmastime. Editor’s note: A partial breakdown of the press that prints the Hawaii Catholic Herald resulted in limiting the number of pages for our Christmas issue to 24. We normally print 32 pag- es. As a result we were extremely limited in the number of news stories and columns we could run.