Hawai’i Mission UPDATE

Dear Friends,

We are happy to announce that St. Juvenaly Mission, located on the Big Island of Hawaii, closed on the purchase of a new chapel building on April 24th.

The chapel is located in Honomu (close to Akaka Falls), on the East side of the island, about 11 miles north of Hilo.

This is a major step toward serving the Orthodox faithful on the East side of the island, and marks the first enduring physical presence of the Orthodox church on the Big Island of Hawaii. It is also the first permanent OCA location in Hawaii. This new outreach of the mission will be called “Holy Ascension Chapel.”

The Mission was able to obtain full financing for the purchase through the <a href=”http://sicafoundation.org”>SICA Foundation</a>, and have received about $20,000 in donations – THANK YOU. (We are still grateful for donations to help with repair and beautification expenses.)

St. Juvenaly Mission is based in Kailua-Kona, on the West side of the island, about a two-hour drive from Honomu. Regular services will continue in Kona in the current location, where the Mission holds month-to-month lease.