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Celebration of Mother Teresa
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Hundreds of Catholics throughout the state are expected to gather at 1 p.m. tomorrow at St. Patrick Church, 1124 Seventh Ave. in Kaimuki, to commemorate the beatification of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
A local celebration will be held in conjunction with the worldwide event officiated by Pope John Paul II in Rome.
For more information: 943-7088.
Show to benefit Nobel laureate
Alan Clements will perform his one-man show, "Spiritually Incorrect," in a benefit for Burma's imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Clements, a comedian, artist and author, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Unity Church, 3608 Diamond Head Circle on O'ahu; 8 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Kilauea Theatre on the North Shore of Kaua'i; and at 8 p.m. Nov. 15 at the McCoy theater of the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.
Tickets are $20.
On O'ahu, call: 735-4436; on Maui, (808) 242-7469; on Kaua'i, (808) 828-0438.
Mormon leader sets schedule
President Gordon B. Hinckley of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has set his schedule for his coming visit.
He will attend the dedication of a $5 million-plus beautification project at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 25.
The project targets Hale La'a ("sacred house") Boulevard in La'ie, which runs mauka from Kamehameha Highway to the temple that was dedicated in 1919.
Among the plans are an enclosed meditation garden on the beach-front end of Hale La'a; burying utility lines; erecting blue-rock walls around the meditation garden and lining both sides of the boulevard; a new traffic roundabout in front of the temple; adding a parking lot opposite La'ie Elementary School; and adding a drop-off lane on both sides of the school.
While here, the 94-year-old Hinckley and his wife will also attend ceremonies marking the 40th anniversary of the Polynesian Cultural Center, participate in a community parade immediately after the groundbreaking, and address a special gathering of members of the church living in the region on Oct. 26.
Deacon meeting begins Friday
The 10th annual convention of Catholic North American Korean-American Deacons and the second annual Convention of Asia-Pacific Deacons will begin here Friday and run through Oct. 28.
Highlights include lectures by Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo, diocesan theologian the Rev. Marc Alexander and deacon Ed Cho. Events will be at the St. Stephen's Diocesan Center and St. George Church in Waimanalo.
For more information: 259-7188.
