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Office of Evangelization and Catechesis

 
The Office of Evangelization and Catechesis provides leadership and support for Catholic parish and school catechetical leaders within the Diocese of Honolulu on our shared mission to evangelize and catechize.

Catechetical Sunday - September 21, 2025

 

The 2025 theme encourages us to be prepared to share the basis of our faith, the Lord, and the hope he provides. In the same manner Saint Peter encouraged the believers of his time, the Scripture reminds us, the sharing should be done with gentleness and respect.

Catechetical Sunday Resources Now Available

Commissioning Service for Catechists can be found here. 

Celebrate the Jubilee of Catechists, September 26-28, 2025. Ideas now available here!
 

OFFICE RESOURCES

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• Jubilee Year 2025

• Catechetical Resources

• Children's Catechesis

• Adult Catechesis

• Catechist Formation

• Evangelization Resources

• Liability Forms

• National Organizations

 

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES

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• Safe Environment

• Sacrament Videos

• Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA)

• Initiation Norms and Helpful Certificates

• Diocese of Honolulu Response to the Coronavirus

• Parents & Families at the Center of Faith Formation Project (homepage)
  (For questions about this Project, contact us.)

 

STAFF

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Lisa Gomes
Director

E-mail Lisa
808.203.6743

 

 

Kainoa Fukumoto
Associate Director

E-mail Kainoa
808.203.6745

 

 

Chadwick Chun
Administrative Assistant/Technology Specialist

E-mail Chad
808.203.6747

 

Location

St. Stephen Diocesan Center

6301 Pali Highway
Kaneohe, HI 96744
Phone: 808.203.6700

 

NEWS AND EVENTS

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CATECHIST FORMATION: DIOCESAN LAY ECCLESSIAL MINISTRY FORMATION AND CERTIFICATION Forming catechists in faith for their evangelizing mission is an essential duty for us as leaders. We are pleased to introduce the Franciscan University Catechetical Institute, our new resource for catechist formation and certification. And --- access to this resource will be free of charge to you and your catechists! OVER 1000 LEARNERS HAVE BEGUN THEIR CATECHIST FORMATION ON "FRANCISCAN AT HOME"! Need to get your catechists on board?  Start with the OVERVIEW and INTRODUCTORY VIDEOS. Contact Lisa if you'd like to get started!

ONE 'OHANA SACRAMENT DVD PACKETS AVAILABLE DVD packets for Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist are free until we run out. Supplies of these packets are limited. For more information, contact Chad at cchun@rcchawaii.org. You can also view all of the sacrament videos and access the packet resources HERE.