The first of three new buildings was completed at Damien Memorial School in the largest expansion project in the school’s 53-year history.
Dedicated on Dec. 11, the $15 million project’s first structure is the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Building — a $3 million multipurpose facility that will accommodate wrestling, judo and weight training. The project also includes an expansion of the parking lot and an upgrade of the football and track fields.
Since changing to a coed campus in 2012, enrollment has nearly doubled — to 685 students from 360. Previously, enrollment at the Catholic prep school, 1401 Houghtailing St., was limited to boys in grades 6-12.
The second structure to go up will be a music building with upgraded practice rooms, improved acoustics and additional storage areas for instruments and equipment. The third will be a student services center, which will house a library with technology, classrooms, counseling offices, a health room and administration and conference meeting spaces.
CORRECTION: The Clarence T.C. Ching Athletic Building was completed and dedicated on Dec. 11. An earlier version of this story and the story on page B4 of Saturday’s paper said work started on the project.
Event marks century for church in Kalihi
St. Anthony Kalihi parish will celebrate its centennial year with an event, “100 Years Growing in Faith, Hope, and Love.”
On Jan. 10, Bishop Larry Silva will deliver the 9 a.m. Mass, followed at 10:30 a.m. by the St. Anthony Kalihi Fair, which will feature cultural and game booths, and entertainment depicting important events at the church. Included in the program is the coronation of the parish’s Centennial Court.
St. Anthony’s has been serving the residents of lower Kalihi, including waves of Hawaiian, Portuguese, Japanese, Filipino, Samoan and Micronesian immigrants.
The parish campus, 640 Puuhale Road, includes a school that enrolls preschoolers to eighth-graders, a convent and a rectory.
Visit SaintAnthonyKalihi.org or contact the Rev. Arnel Soriano at 845-3255 or frarnelms72@yahoo.com.
Nonprofit to host women’s conference
Youth With a Mission is now accepting registration for its second annual Christian Women’s Gathering, which will be held next month in Kailua- Kona.
Darlene Cunningham, co-founder of YWAM, will be the keynote speaker at the event, set for Jan. 23. This year’s theme: “Receive, Rejoice, Release: Passing the Torch of Faith From Generation to Generation.” Breakout sessions will focus on “passing the torch of faith through: worship, biblical teaching, evangelism, and outreach.”
The Christian Women’s Gathering is coordinated through a team of women from about 15 island churches and funded through donations and registrations.
Net proceeds will be donated to YWAM’s Holo-Holo Ministries, which focuses on developing islanders for missions, both local and around the globe. Funds will also be earmarked for Music & Memory, a nonprofit that provides personalized music downloaded onto iPods for those suffering from Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Registration for the event is $55 per person, if completed online by Jan. 7. The fee increases to $65 after the deadline and $75 at the door.
The YWAM campus is at 75-5851 Kuakini Highway, Hawaii island. Special overnight accommodations, including a complimentary breakfast, are available through Holiday Inn Express for $139 per night, double occupancy. Visit goo.gl/TSZ54L.
For further information and to register, go to 808ne.ws/1mCK8TQ. Contact Jen McGeehan at 747-2365 or jenmcgeehan1@gmail.com with questions or invitation requests.
