Religion Briefs
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NFL vet will speak at prayer breakfast
Former NFL quarterback Tom Flick will be the keynote speaker at the Hawaii Prayer Breakfast at 7 a.m. April 12 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom.
The annual event, now in its 28th year, draws more than 2,000 people, including city, state and federal government leaders and military personnel. The program includes prayers for the country and state and for people who work in government.
Tickets are $26 and $260 for a table of 10. Reservations may be made by sending a check to Hawaii Prayer Breakfast, P.O. Box 29804, Honolulu 96820. For information call 486-8986.
Flick was named Pacific 10 conference player of the year after playing with the University of Washington in the 1981 Rose Bowl game, and he went on to play seven seasons with the Washington Redskins, the San Diego Chargers and other NFL teams. He is now president of Tom Flick Communications and Outlook Consulting Group, presenting seminars on leadership, teamwork and productivity for businesses.
The breakfast will be followed by a free one-hour forum of inspirational speakers including Jerry Coffee, who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam; his wife, Susan Page Coffee; Kelly Rosati of Hawaii Family Forum; and PacRim Bank President Austin Imamura.
Put event details in the newspaper
Churches and organizations planning to celebrate Easter week with a special event -- a Palm Sunday procession, a musical extravaganza, an egg hunt -- are asked to let us know by Wednesday.
Next week's religion page will spotlight events scheduled for Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter Sunday.
Send information to Honolulu Star Bulletin, 500 Ala Moana, Suite 7-210, Honolulu 96813; by fax to 529-4750; or by e-mail to madamski@starbulletin.com.
Dinner recognizes Catholic volunteers
Volunteers who are the backbone of Catholic parishes, ethnic ministries and lay organizations in the state will be honored at the annual Island Treasures of Hawaii recognition dinner April 27.
April 6 is the deadline for reservations for the 5:30 p.m. banquet at the Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel. Tickets are $50. Call 546-2277.
Catholic Charities Hawaii and the diocese of Honolulu sponsor the event, now in its 11th year.
The heavens sing in local churches
Inspirational music is on the program at island churches next weekend.
» The April 1 service at Nuuanu Congregational Church, 2651 Pali Highway, will feature an Easter musical celebration, "Left Up the Cross." The chancel choir, directed by Russell Ishida, and narrators Mark Au and Lori Yamashiro will perform in the 9 a.m. service.
» The April 1 Choral Evensong concert at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Queen Emma Square, will be a farewell performance by cathedral musical director and organist Arlan Sunnarborg. The 7:30 p.m. program is free and open to the public. Sunnarborg will perform music by composers Barber, Jongen, Bach and Langlais. The Cathedral Choir will perform music by Ippolitov-Ivanov, Gardiner, Phillips and Holby. Sunnarborg will leave next month to become music director at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Atlanta.
» April 1 is also the date of "An Evening of Chamber Music" at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1350 Hunakai St. The 7 p.m. concert will feature music by Mozart and Bartok by Honolulu Symphony members Darel Stark and Sasha Margolis on violin, Steve Flanter on viola and Mark Votapek on cello. Tickets at $15 for general admission and $10 for students will be available at the door. For information call 536-1899.
