Thank you Father, for having created us and given us to each other in the human family. Thank you for being with us in all our joys and sorrows, for your comfort in our sadness, your companionship in our loneliness. Thank you for yesterday, today, tomorrow and for the whole of our lives. Thank you for friends, for health and for grace. May we live this and every day conscious of all that has been given to us.

Our Knights of Columbus and Blood Bank Hawaii are collaborating and will be bringing a Blood Drive event onto our campus. This blood drive is now scheduled for Sunday, 11/19/2017, from 7 am to 12 Noon. Donors will receive a free Knights of Columbus breakfast! Your gift of life will reach up to three patients in Hawaii! (Attached is the flyer for the event) ​ To make it easier for you, we have included a link for appointment scheduling. https://www.bbhdonor.org/?group=op&expand=18698&zc=96821

Ordinations Rising– and You Can Help The number of priests being ordained has risen slightly in recent years, and while ordinations still aren’t keeping pace with priests’ retirements, there is good news to report. According to CARA’s annual survey of soon-to-be-ordained priests, men are being ordained younger and are receiving more encouragement than in past years. What can you do to help more young men discern the priesthood? Encourage teens. Boys first consider priesthood, on average, at 16. Invite, invite, invite! 82% of men ordained in 2017 were encouraged to consider priesthood by an average of four people. Promote prayer in the parish. Before entering seminary, three-quarters of new priests regularly attended Eucharistic Adoration and 69% regularly prayed the rosary. Do you have someone in mind who may make a good priest? Mention it to him. Even if he’s not called, it’s a compliment to his faith—one he’ll never forget!