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MALIA PUKA O KALANI ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Parish Pastoral Plan 2015 - 2020

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MALIA PUKA O KALANI CATHOLIC CHURCH

Parish Pastoral Plan 2015 - 2020

Parish Mission Statement: “Malia Puka O Kalani is a Roman Catholic parish in Keaukaha, Hawaii, dedicated to building a church community, filled with the Holy Spirit, guided by God’s Word, and enriched by the Hawaiian culture.” Parish Information: The Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1921, dedicated a portion of the former crown lands of Hawaii for use by Native Hawaiians. In 1928, the Hawaiian Homes Commission authorized the establishment of a Roman Catholic Church in the Keaukaha Homestead area. The church became Malia Puka O Kalani, (“Mary, Gate of Heaven”). Keaukaha is a section of Hilo, bordered on one side by the Hilo Bay and on the other side by the Hilo International Airport. The area covers six hundred acres.

In 1934, the parish, under the care of the Sacred Heart Fathers built a large hall on the property which was used as a place of worship and as a community center. The existing church building, which seats one hundred twenty people, was constructed in 1940.

The parish is under the direction and care of the Diocese of Honolulu with Most Reverend Clarence Silva as the Local Ordinary and Reverend Father Oliver Ortega as its Pastor-Administrator. The parish currently has over 160 households registered and our 2015 Mass attendance count is shown below:

Attendance Adults Children Totals @ Mass Saturday, Nov. 28 40 0 40 Sunday, Nov. 29 75 17 92 Saturday, Dec. 5 40 1 41 Sunday, Dec. 6 91 14 105 Saturday, Dec. 12 49 2 51 Sunday, Dec. 13 80 9 89 Saturday, Dec. 19 46 5 51 Sunday, Dec. 20 88 16 104 Saturday, Dec. 26 48 1 49 Sunday, Dec. 27 73 10 83

For more information, visit us at Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maliapukaokalani/ Website: www.maliapukaokalani.com Email: maliapastor@gmail.com Parish Pastoral Plan Overview: The Malia Puka O Kalani Pastoral Plan is built upon the four Pillars of Stewardship:

Aloha - (Hospitality) Pule - (Prayer) Ho’ona’auao - (Formation) Lawelawe - (Service)

The following Goals and Objectives are presented under each Pillar as they relate to those areas. Being based on these pillars, the Parish is confident this Plan will serve our Church well over the next five years.

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PILLAR OF ALOHA (Hospitality)

ALOHA - GOAL I. Nurture the Spirit of Aloha. Objective I .1 Publicize Malia Puka O Kalani Parish to greater Hilo community. Person(s) Responsible: Kehau Kuewa and Nikki Kretz, & Greeters Action(s): Newspaper, public notices, Facebook, Radio, & Tourist Brochure By When: Begin first calendar quarter 2016, within 3 months. Resources Welcome Committee, funding for newspaper ads, design & funding for needed: brochure printing Methods: Number of public service and/or paid announcements on local radio;

Visitor Tally sheet for each Mass, include totals on adults, children, & visitors; Number of “likes” on Facebook page; & Number of parishioners staying for coffee & conversation.

Outcomes/ Success: Increased parish membership, and committee participation Objective I .2. Improve Reception of community: Person(s) Building & Maintenance Committee, Environment Subcommittee Responsible: Construction, Frieda Lee & Kenny Becktel Action(s): Improve accessibility to facilities, layout & comfort on Community Patio, & Parish communication. By When: Begin in first calendar quarter of 2016, continue for 1 year. Resources Funding for remodel & construction, design work for remodel, permit (if needed), needed: Volunteer labor, & cooperation with Hawaiian Homelands. Methods: Remodel existing receiving area next to the Pastoral Office in Rectory; Add ADA ramp that makes public restroom handicap accessible; Reconfigure Community Patio layout; and Improve & Neaten Parish Bulletin Board, Ministry schedules, Hall Reservation Schedule, Post Pastoral Plan for Community & current Parish bulletin. Outcomes/ Completed remodel, ramp for restroom, comfortable Patio layout & improved Parish Success: bulletin redesign. Objective I. 3. Improve Access to Parish from Desha Avenue, Parking & Fencing: Person(s) Responsible: Building & Maintenance Committee, Environment Subcommittee Action(s): Move ADA ramp in Parish parking lot in the front of Church; Demolish Quonset hut in rear of Parish property; design & clear ground for new parking in rear; re-stripe parking lot and install chain link fencing between neighboring property & Malia parking. By When: Begin in first calendar quarter of 2016, complete within 1 year.

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Resources Funding for design, demolition, paving, fencing and painting lot; permits (if necessary), needed: volunteer labor (where & when practical), & plan for temporary parking while

construction is underway. Outcomes/ Success: Improved access to new parking lot with no imposition on neighboring property. ALOHA - GOAL II. Embracing other Cultures within the Parish Community. Objective II. 1. Identify various cultures represented in Parish: Person(s) Responsible: Parish Pastoral Council, Stewardship Committee & Fr. Oliver Action(s): Research & identify various cultures & represented families registered in Parish. By When: Begin in first calendar quarter of 2016. Resources needed: Parish registration listing & committee recognition of families’ heritage. Methods: incorporation of other cultures into the Malia liturgy, practices and activities. Outcomes/ Listing of all cultures represented and parishioners willing to coordinate Success: and participate in representative activities. Objective II. 2. Incorporate the various cultures identified into the Parish Liturgy and other activities: Person(s) Responsible: Liturgy Committee, Fr. Oliver & families of represented cultures;

Filipino - Norman Arancon & Rose Bautista Hawaiian - Don Pakele & Pat Kahawiaolaʻa Hispanic - Ramon Figueroa-Centeno, Laura, & Luz Japanese - Darlene & Terry Fujimoto Micronesian - Noren & Lowan Portuguese - Vivian Araujo, Kenneth Becktel, Mary Alice & Luana Leite Samoan - Alice & Tony

Action(s): Incorporate specified cultural music, prayers, & celebrations/feasts into Parish activities, like the Holy Ghost Feast of the Portuguese community; the Santacruzan of the Filipino community; the Bon Dance of the Japanese community and the Hispanic Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, etc.

By When: Begin in 2016, & incorporate various cultures over the next five (5) years. Methods: Learn what other cultural practices are being observed in Roman Catholic community. Resources needed: Parishioners’ time for research & contacting families; possible expenses for various cultural music recordings, & events. Outcomes/ Inclusion of Micronesian, Samoan, Filipino, Portuguese, Japanese, & Hawaiian prayers, Success: music, foods, costumes, special liturgies & activities into the Parish life. Compile a Guidebook of Respective Cultural Practices in the Catholic Church in Hawaii.

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ALOHA - GOAL III. Create a reconciliation path through Hoʻoponopono for former parishioners to return to Malia. OBJECTIVE III. 1 Establish a parish program for Hoʻoponopono: Person(s) Responsible; An experienced Hoʻoponopono practitioner; e.g., Patrick Kahawaiolaʻa. Action(s): Extend invitation to those through word of mouth and published invitation;

Provide safe, private venue for process; Provide casual gathering places outside (and inside) church as conditions dictate; and Assure continued support of inquirers moving through hoʻoponopono.

By When: By the second quarter of 2016. Participants: As self-selected, prompted by the Holy Spirit and as invited. Outcomes/ Success: Measured by number of returning parishioners. A long-term, 1 to 5-year timeframe. ___________________________________________________________________________

PILLAR OF PULE

(Prayer) PULE GOAL I. Start a monthly Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament OBJECTIVE I. 1 - Invite parish community to participate in the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament to begin during the First Friday of every month at 4:30 pm before the 5:15 pm celebration of the Holy Eucharist. By when: Target date is First Friday, April 1, 2016 following Easter. Person Responsible: Kehau Kuewa in bulletin and Fr. Oliver from pulpit Action: Printed and oral invitation to participate in the greater liturgical life of the parish,

encourage participation in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. Participants: Attending worshipers. Outcomes/ Success: Attendance numbers logged weekly at Adoration. PULE GOAL II. Establish a Parish Devotion to St. Damien and St. Marianne Cope OBJECTIVE II. 1 - Schedule special Masses for the Parish on the Saints’ Feast Days and Start a weekly Novena devotional prayer at one weekday Mass for each Saint. Time frame: Begin planning January 4th, for St. Marianne Cope’s Feast Day in January. Person Responsible: Faith Formation – Billie Baclig and Herman Moke.

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Action(s): Celebrate Saint Marianne Copeʻs Feast Day of Saturday, January 23, 2016. Celebrate Saint Damien de Veusterʻs Feast Day, May 10th (Tuesday). Acquire statues of Saints Damien & Marianne Cope for the parish.

Participants: Bulletin person (to include notice of Special Masses) & the Liturgy Committee. Outcomes/ Masses & celebration of the Saints on their feast days & the acquisition of statues Success: commemorating them in the parish. PULE GOAL III. Establish a Parish Prayer Warrior Network OBJECTIVE III. 1 - Announce the development of a Parish Prayer Warrior Network. Time Frame: First Quarter of calendar 2016. Persons Ministry to the Homebound Coordinator (Mary Fuka), team of at least 12 Prayer Responsible: Warriors. Action(s): Invitation for a volunteer to coordinate the network and additional volunteers to commit

to praying daily for the needs submitted to the group; create a “Book of Prayer Intentions;” prayer requests may be submitted by phone, to the Coordinator or via e-mail.

Participants: All Parishioners who want to build their Prayer Life, & those who ask for prayers Outcomes/ Reaching goal of 12 Prayer Warriors & a Coordinator, & number of prayer Success: requests received by the group. PULE GOAL IV. Establish an annual Feast Day of the Parish during the celebration of the Feast of the Assumption. OBJECTIVE IV. 1 – Schedule a special Mass for our parish patron saint, the Blessed Mother. Time Frame: Planning to begin in June, 2016 for August Mass Person(s) Responsible: Liturgy Committee, Father Oliver Action(s): Schedule a special Mass every August 15th (the Feast of the Assumption) to

commemorate the Feast Day of the Parish. By When: August 2016 Resources needed: Notify Liturgy Committee of the request and schedule Outcomes/ Success: Celebration of Mass for the Feast of the Assumption with a social hour following.

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PILLAR OF HO’ONA’AUAO

(Formation) HO’ONA’AUAO GOAL I. Establish more opportunities for ongoing Formation in the parish. OBJECTIVE I. 1 To provide more opportunities for ongoing formation (seminars, workshops, movies on the lives of saints, etc.) Timeframe: Throughout Liturgical Year:

Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Assumption (Aug. 15, 2016), Person Responsible: Billie Baclig, Norman, Brenda and the rest of the Faith Formation Committee. Action(s): Invite greater participation. Participants: Liturgists, religious educators, homilists, cantors, and truly devout parishioners Outcomes/ Success: Increased number of participants and those expressing an interest. HO’ONA’AUAO GOAL II. Establish an Inter-parish Vocation Campaign Program. OBJECTIVE II. 1 Coordinate with Hawaii Island East and West Vicariates and in the long run, also with the neighboring islands’ vicariates’ Pastors in promoting priestly and religious vocations. Timeframe: Immediately, with program events to be held every other month (6 times per year). Person Responsible: Fr. Oliver and volunteer coordinator. Action(s): Coordinate with area parishes a program that will involve a visiting priest from a nearby

parish, celebrate Mass at our parish while our priest does the same at that priest’s parish. Each priest will share the story of their vocation.

Participants: Parish priests from around Hilo & each participating parish. Outcomes /Success: Priests cooperating in participation and ultimately, an increase in vocations to the priestly

and religious life.

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HO’ONA’AUAO GOAL III. Establish a Family Life Ministry. OBJECTIVE III. 1 Establish a Family Life Day Timeframe: Schedule our first “Family event” by end of first calendar quarter. Person Responsible: Liturgy and Worship Team along with Parish Priest. Action(s): Invite couples and their children to share some time in Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament;

Offer a special “Family Mass” on Holy Family Sunday in December. Participants: Couples, parents, children & grandparents. Outcomes /Success: Number of participants at scheduled special events. HO’ONA’AUAO GOAL IV. Establish within the Parish Life Ministry the spearheading of fundraisers by different committees & groups within the parish. Objective IV. 1. Create committee groups to head the parish’s 6 annual fundraising events. Timeframe: Six (6) fundraisers per year. Persons Responsible: Parish Priest, & Committee Heads Action(s): Malasadas & Sweet bread; Luau; Garage sale; Na Makua event & Mothers’ Day concert. Participants: Malia Ministers, & Committees Outcomes /Success: Total dollars raised per fundraiser HO’ONA’AUAO GOAL V. Establish a Young Adult Ministry within the parish. Objective V. 1. Tap on the members of Singles for Christ to coordinate the Young Adult Ministry for the parish.

Timeframe: First calendar quarter of 2016 Persons Responsible: Singles for Christ parish group, Rose Bautista & Parish Priest Action(s): To tap on the members of Singles for Christ from American Samoa and the University of Hilo who recently joined our community early last year into spearheading the formation of a Youth Ministry in our parish; Organize events geared toward young adults. Participants: Young adults within our parish; parents & grandparents should invite their children &

grandchildren (of appropriate age). Outcomes /Success: Young adults participating with the Singles for Christ group.

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PILLAR OF LAWELAWE

(Service) LAWELAWE GOAL I. Reach out to the “Unchurched.” Objective I. 1. Capitalize on the existing Food Pantry distribution & re-focus it toward reaching the “Unchurched.” Timeframe: During the first calendar quarter of 2016 Person(s) Responsible: Food Pantry Coordinator, Parish Priest Action(s): Take steps to reach out to unchurched in Hilo; visit our parishioners’ homes and their

neighbors who are willing to sit down and spend time in prayer and casual conversation; Have a team of parishioners serve meals to the homeless and team up with one of the various feeding ministries in town (“Peanut Butter Ministry” with the Haili and Methodist Churches, Salvation Army, etc.); & Invite families in the surrounding community of our parish & its location to visit us during our community activities.

By When: End of March 2016 Methods: Reach those who have never heard of Christ & His teachings, “the Unchurched.” Resources needed: Brochures to promote our parish within various Hilo subdivisions . Outcomes/ Success: Increase in families or individuals joining the parish who were unchurched. LAWELAWE GOAL II. Coordinate with the Eastern Vicariate Parishes the formation of a comprehensive prison ministry. OBJECTIVE II. 1. Coordinate with participating parishes teams to visit all three (3) prison facilities in East Hawaii. Timeframe: By the end of the second calendar Quarter of 2016. Persons Responsible: Social Awareness Committee, Parish Priest, Patty Grube, and Roberta Gacutan. Resources needed: Requires attendance at a procedures and protocols workshop for certification; and

coordinator over all three parishes and all three prisons. Participants: Publicize possibility of serving in a prison ministry in the church bulletin and through

ambo announcements. Outcome /Success: Number of people attending workshop and serving in prison ministry.