San Jose Parish Tinian

Annual Sports Fest and Health Fair successfully concluded

Posted by - July 26, 2019

San Jose, Tinian youths won overall championship for 3 straight years By Julie Ann Loong, for the North Star With over 200 youth and dozens of chaperones in attendance, calling the 2019 Diocese of Chalan Kanoa Sportsfest a success is an understatement. 8AM is an early time for teenagers to be up on a summer

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Diocesan Funds Allocated to Parishes Devastated by Typhoon Yutu

Posted by - July 26, 2019

 The Diocesan Finance Council, in their meeting last July 18, 2019, has allocated $100,000 to San Jose Parish in Tinian specifically for the purpose of rebuilding its church, and a separate $200,000 to be shared by parishes in Saipan directly affected by typhoon Yutu also for the specific purpose of repairing damages sustained during the

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Mount Carmel School readies for new school year

Posted by - July 26, 2019

As Mount Carmel School readies for the new school year, the school is welcoming back most of last year’s teachers and staff, as well as some new and not-so-new faces. Frances Taimanao, 8th Grade English Teacher Frances Taimanao is no stranger to the school, having taught at the school and served as principal for many

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JULY: Mother Margarita’s Month

Posted by - July 21, 2019

July is an exciting month in the life of Mother Margarita Maria Maturana, because during this month God graced her with several glorious events. July 23 – Mother Margarita went to her heavenly home on July 23, 1934. July 24 – When Mother Margarita was declared “Blessed” in 2006, the Catholic Church assigned July 24th

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Diocese of Chalan Kanoa will implement clustering of parishes

Posted by - July 6, 2019

New parish assignments for all clergy effective within the next month Bishop Ryan Jimenez will be implementing a new pastoral structure within the next month by reorganizing the parishes by clusters. This initiative is a result of prayerful discernment and consultation with other bishops in order to better serve the needs of the diocese and

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Celebrating in the Mission of Micronesia

Posted by - July 6, 2019

June 2019 was a month of celebrations for the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz– the present day “missionary daughters” of Blessed Margarita Maria Maturana. All twenty-two of the sisters of the Mission of Micronesia (Chuuk, Guam, Saipan, Palau and Pohnpei) gathered at Maturana, Upper Navy Hill in Saipan. The celebration of an eight-day retreat guided by

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Diocese of Chalan Kanoa opens registration for Annual Group Wedding

Posted by - June 28, 2019

It’s officially summer and this means not only vacation, or camps for kids but also weddings! Statistically, there are more weddings done during the summer, perhaps for obvious and practical reason – family and friends are able to attend and even travel for weddings. In fact, this year, here in the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa,

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MMB Gathering at Maturana New Governing Structure Begun

Posted by - June 28, 2019

All the Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz  of the Mission of Micronesia are gathered for their triennial Retreat and Assembly at Maturana from June 10-30. On June 20, Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz General Coordinator from Rome, Sr. Lourdes Gorostola (center) officially initiated the new leadership team for the Mission of Micronesia—General Councilor from Rome, Sr. Julia

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MOUNT CARMEL SCHOOL’S 4th QUARTER PRESIDENT’S LIST AND HONOR ROLL

Posted by - June 21, 2019

Mount Carmel School congratulates these students for making it to the 4th Quarter President’s List & Honor Roll.  PRESIDENT’S LIST Students must have a GPA of 4.00 or above and must attain character marks of VG or above. 1st Grade Adelle Jane Kautz Amber Faith Militante Ava Carmina Sablan Brianna Palacios Cali Jade Cabrera Chloe

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The Promise and The Sacred Heart – Part 3

Posted by - June 21, 2019

The promise on the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart came full circle through Mike Bergman, a young corpsman with the Fourth Marine Division who arrived in Saipan in 1944. During this bitter battle Mike crossed the entire island. While doing so, he came across a statue that had survived the destruction of the island’s church

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