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
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,
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
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
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
Saipan forever grateful to one of its beloved ‘fathers’ in faith On a bright Sunday afternoon, on June 2nd, the Mercedarian Sisters and the parishioners of Kristo Rai hosted a party for Fr. Kenneth Hezel, SJ as he prepares to leave the island – this time for good – and retires from active ministry. Most
Beginning Monday, June 17, 2019, Couples for Christ, Saipan chapter will begin a new series of Christian Life Program (CLP) at Maturana House of Prayer Youth Center from 6 until 8 pm. The series of talks will continue every evening of the week same time. It will conclude on Saturday, June 22nd with a hole
Having left the sisters in the hands of Bishop O’Hara, Chaplain Tighe returned blissfully to Florida feeling his part of the promise was fulfilled. But God wasn’t finished with him yet. Once again, a phone call from Kansas City shattered his peace. This time it was Bishop O’Hara calling him home immediately. He tried his
Bishop Ryan invited candidates to be active witnesses Once again, it is this time of the year when hundreds of our young parishioners around the diocese joyfully and excitedly receive their First Holy Communion and Confirmation after two years of preparation in CCD. This past weekend, the parishes on San Roque, San Jose in Tinian,
In an effort to continue helping parents, Mount Carmel School’s Board of Directors recently decided to maintain current tuition levels. At the same time, the board also decided to raise employee salaries by 20% to make salaries more competitive. In maintaining current tuition levels, the board recognized that issues such as immigration and austerity measures are
