St. Andrew's honors Honolulu firefighters
To kick off Fire Prevention Week, which runs Oct. 5 to 11, St. Andrew's Cathedral will honor Honolulu firefighters during its 10 a.m. worship service Sept. 28.The parishioners will celebrate and thank the firefighters for their service, as part of the cathedral's custom of recognizing outstanding members of the community.
The Honolulu Fire Department and the Episcopal Church of Hawaii share a common history in that were both established by former ruling monarchs of the Hawaiian kingdom. The department was instituted in 1850 by King Kamehameha III, and the church in 1862 by King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma.
Central Union Church has caregivers' class
Central Union Church will offer training for both new and experienced caregivers from 10 a.m. to noon next Saturday in the Parish Hall.Jill Wakabayashi, of the Kapiolani Community College Physical Therapist Assistant Program, will demonstrate safe methods of lifting and transferring patients. For further information, call Bob Coulter at 942-2676 or the church at 941-0957.
The church will continue its Adult Education Forum with a new series, "Spirituality and Healing," at 9:45 a.m. Sept. 28 in the Women's Building.
Margie Smith, a church member, will be the guest speaker. The retired librarian will present "Healing and Prayer: A Personal Experience."
The public is welcome at both events at 1660 S. Beretania St.
Group seeks to end U.S. occupation of Iraq
NION Hawaii, a group calling for an end to the occupation of Iraq, will show a film, "Convoy of Death," about Afghanistan at 7 p.m. Friday and next Saturday, and at 4 p.m. Sept. 28, at St. John's Auditorium at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.The group is planning a national day of protest against the occupation of Iraq with a march and rally on Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Ala Moana Park. To help plan for the day, e-mail nionhawaii@yahoo.com and attend weekly organizing meetings.
Leaflets are available at Revolution Books and the American Friends Service Committee office in Manoa (phone 988-6266).
Marquette drops Mass at state-funded school
MILWAUKEE >> Marquette University, a Jesuit school, has ended a weekly Roman Catholic Mass at its new dental school to avert any claims that the practice violated the separation of church and state.The $35 million dental school was constructed using $15 million from the state and $5 million from the federal government, according to Ben Tracy, a Marquette spokesman.
"Obviously, at Marquette we have places that have Mass on campus," Tracy said. "The distinction here is that we've decided it's not appropriate to have it in this particular building because of the issues involved in public funding."
The university won the public funding because it runs the only dental school in Wisconsin and educates the majority of the state's dentists.
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