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ln 200i. whcn I u,as blessc.i wirh rhis qrcar Jiocese. I quickly lectignizcd rhe challeriges wc laced aird rirc olrligation I [e]r. as Bishop. to plan lor our luture, Thc rnissiorr ro de"elop a Road Map began in 2006 with a cornprehensive study of d:e needs of our church in l{aw'aii, starting ",vith cr-er-v . . I (arwr., Tr t t { i par':sn. r r)e resilrr was rhc 2008 planning docurirenr "Witness toJesus: Diocesan Road Map 2008-2013," ir ror.o.nl everything, from religio.rr.ol.rl*tion anctr priest retire***or, to the purchasing nf l.,rd for iurure churches.
lo hring tlris Road Map ro iifc. I approved an rmhirious $J0 milli,rn
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needs irientified in rhe Road lviap. lJue to the wonderfiri efforts of our pastcral leaders meer rhe shorr anel icing-rerm o,
and nrany of you, the campaign generated rnore dran $52 miliion in pledges" CurrentXy, the With Grate&.ltr &{ea::es filfcH) campaign office has lcceived over 5.i4 rr:iljion, most oltuhich lrrs bccn iuvesretl and/or lllocareJ io hclp lurrd .-:C . .- ^-) .,.^,r^,.,, and su;rpruir: and indiridual parish projccts. Mahalo lbr yotrl -.sacrtiices diocesan-wide mirrisrries. spccial prugrams !U
want to take this opport""r: ,: Alrhough pledge redemption r,vi1l conrinue for some well into ,,f ::ptt: "j, ,t:,I our pr'ogress so iar, ancl ro tharrk you tbr y()ur genrrous src\ ardship oFtreasure in siiplto:'t oIour Carholi. tniss:on
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io supporr rheir rrrinisrries. reciuce Jcbr. pai'firr i.rcilirv more. Ask renovarion and new corr.strucrion, and -vour parish about locrl proiecis arrd improlentl'ltts. Rcrurne<l 3B perccnr oFrhe funr'ls coilecred ro parishcs
FArThi FtrRAm&TE*&lr $T .a,k?E!-Ll#&{ . Dcvclopcd new religious cducarion programs. ' Lxpanded the Dcacon irorrnaritln l)rograrn, which now
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has 27 deacons-i n-trai ning.
F{ired an Adult Forrnaticn Coordinator to provide parisir consultations, workshops, retreats rrll ."u**r".u. Fundcd the planning document "Harvaii Carholic Schools S1-srem
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ldelped bring Immaculare Fdeart Catholie R"adio A-M 740 t,,r thc lslands, St. Michael the Archangei Church, Kailua-Kom
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under constuction