St. Elizabeth’s youth You’re in good hands Officials told post office There are plenty of new ministry shines at with the Augustine is vital for Kalaupapa faces among Hawaii’s Honolulu city hall Educational Foundation residents religious orders page 2 page 3 page 8 page 14 HawaiiVOLUME 74, NUMBER 20 CatholicFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 Herald$1 Pope Benedict in Germany, a test case for the ‘new evangelization’ page 12 Pope Benedict XVI holds a monstrance as he leads a prayer service at the Marian sanctu- ary of Etzelsbach in Germany Sept. 23. The German-born pontiff was on a four-day visit to his homeland. CNS photo/Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters 2 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 St. Elizabeth’s youth ministry shines at city hall Hawaii By Celia K. Downes Catholic Special to the Herald Herald Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu When Capuchin Franciscan Founded in 1936 Father Bob Phelps brought Young Published every other Friday Christian Life to St. Elizabeth PUBLISHER Church in Aiea in 1989, few Bishop Larry Silva would have guessed that the small (808) 585-3356 group from Guam would establish
[email protected] a youth ministry that is now an EDITOR Patrick Downes integral part of not just the parish, (808) 585-3317 but the island community as well.
[email protected] YCL has touched the lives REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER of more than 1,000 teenagers Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz through its retreats and other out- (808) 585-3320 reach, providing a community in
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