INSIDE: A special 8-page section in anticipation of the canonization of Blessed Marianne Cope HawaiiVOLUME 75, NUMBER 19 CatholicFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 Herald$1 Augustine Foundation honors friend and fundraiser Edith Leong Page 3 SPECIAL SECTION, PAGES 16-17 2 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 Hawaii Catholic Herald Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu Founded in 1936 Published every other Friday PUBLISHER Bishop Larry Silva (808) 585-3356 [email protected] EDITOR Patrick Downes (808) 585-3317 [email protected] REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz (808) 585-3320 [email protected] ADVERTISING Shaina Caporoz (808) 585-3328 [email protected] CIRCULATION Donna Aquino (808) 585-3321 [email protected] HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD (ISSN-10453636) Periodical postage paid at Honolulu, Hawaii. Published every other week, 26 issues a year, by the Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii, 1184 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. 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Call Donna, 585-3321 you will form the At St. Anthony Church in Wailuku on Aug. 29, the bishop told Maui traditions of this catechists they were crucial partners in helping him carry out his re- school.” sponsibility as the primary religious educator in the diocese. SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 3 Augustine Foundation honors friend, fundraiser Edith Leong By Patrick Downes year program is $160,000, plus Hawaii Catholic Herald $96,000 to complete the existing scholarships if the program is dis- If, as Second Corinthians says, continued after four years. “God loves a cheerful giver,” then The first two scholarships Sue Ferandin loves to make her went to students from Roosevelt givers cheerful. An annual spread and Campbell High Schools who of heavy pupus and beverages at started this year at Saint Francis the Halekulani as the sun goes School in Manoa. down off Waikiki is one way the The PWH Educational Founda- executive director of the Augus- tion is also giving the Augustine tine Educational Foundation has Foundation a one-time $40,000 sought to accomplish this. grant for a purpose to be deter- The foundation’s Donor Ap- mined by the Augustine Founda- preciation Reception, Sept. 6 at tion. the hotel’s Hau Terrace brought Also at the reception, two together major contributors to the organization — which provides schools opened endowment funds scholarships for Catholic school to be managed by the Augustine students in Hawaii with financial Foundation. St. Anthony Grade need — with school and diocesan School in Kalihi presented a check administrators, student scholar- for $20,000 and St. Anthony ship recipients, and others, more Grade School in Wailuku, Maui, than 125 in all. handed over a check for $60,000. The evening’s highlight was The Augustine foundation han- the awarding of the foundation’s dles endowments for six other Ha- first Hawaii Catholic School Bell waii Catholic schools. Award to Edith L. Leong, a long- The Hawaii Catholic Com- time volunteer, friend, advocate munity Foundation, the agency and benefactor of the foundation, that distributes money collected whose passion for non-profit fun- through the diocese’s With Grate- draising is spread broadly through ful Hearts capital campaign, pre- the Honolulu community. sented the Augustine Foundation Father Gary Secor, vicar gener- with a check for $369,445. al and vice president and CEO of Also speaking was Nainoa Fu- the Augustine Educational Foun- jimura, a senior at Saint Francis dation made the surprise presen- School who will be a member of tation. its first co-ed graduation class, “For all that you do, seen and and an Augustine scholarship re- unseen, to reach out and to make cipient. the dream of Catholic education The oldest of his family’s five possible,” Father Secor said when boys, he said he was “happy and handing Leong the delicate six- proud” to be given the opportuni- inch high etched-glass bell. ty for a “second chance” the schol- “You are a very busy woman,” arship has provided. he said, and in recognition of the He said there is a “special enthusiastic applause, continued, bond” among the 76 members of “and have a large fan club.” HCH photos by Darlene Dela Cruz Top, from left, Father Gary Secor and Bishop Larry Silva accept a check from John Brogan of the Hawaii Catholic his senior class, being the school’s Leong told the Hawaii Catholic Community Foundation and Mark Clark, diocesan director of stewardship and development.