Bishop’s Schedule
- September 29, 8:30 am, Clergy Workshop, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe.
- September 30, 10:00 am, ʻOhana in Christ Donor Appreciation Mass and Brunch, SSDC; 4:00 pm, Mass for the Feast Day of St. Theresa, St. Theresa Church, Kihei.
- October 1, 8:30 am, Mass with Confirmation & First Holy Communion and Installation of Fr. Robert Ni Ni, MF as Pastor of St. Rita Church, Haiku.
- October 3, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference); 2:00 pm, Annual Members of the Corporation Meeting of HOPE Services Hawaii, Chancery, downtown Honolulu.
- October 4, 6:15 pm, Holy Hour for Vocations, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu.
- October 5, 10:00 am, Presbyteral Council (video conference); 1:00 pm, Clergy Personnel Board (video conference); 2:00 pm, College of Consultors (video conference).
- October 6-8. Annual Convention of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Rancho Mirage, California.
Announcements/Appointments
- Bishop Silva has endorsed the Missionary Families of Christ to minister in the Diocese of Honolulu, provided they have the written permission of the pastor of any parish in which they propose to minister.
- Bishop Silva has appointed Deacon Savili Bartley to diaconal service at Holy Family Church, Honolulu, effective September 1, 2023.
- Bishop Silva announces the retirement of Deacon William Farias (Immaculate Conception Church, Lihue), effective October 31, 2023. [Note that he continues to enjoy the full diaconal faculties of the Diocese of Honolulu.]
- Bishop Silva has appointed the following to the Diocesan Stewardship & Development Commission, effective July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026:
- Tom Sategna, Kauai Vicariate Representative (reappointment)
- Mary Jean Bega, Maui-Lanai Vicariate Representative (reappointment)
- Deacon Rafael Mendoza, East Honolulu Vicariate Representative
- Bishop Silva has appointed the following to the Diocesan Liturgical Commission, effective June 1, 2023 to May 31, 2026:
- Thomas Grant, West Honolulu Vicariate Representative (reappointment)
- Pono Riddle, West Hawaii Vicariate Representative (reappointment)
- Alexandria Nicholl, Maui-Lanai Vicariate Representative (reappointment)
- An error was made in the Officials in the September 15 edition. Jerilyn Chang (West Honolulu Vicariate) and Pono Riddle (Central Oahu Vicariate) were mistakenly listed as appointees to the Diocesan Board of Education. Instead, they were appointed by Bishop Silva as vicariate representatives to the Diocesan Pastoral Council, effective July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026.
