Jubilee Cross Visit

What a great way to begin the school year with a visit of the Jubilee Cross to the parish. In the photo Fr. Edison Pamintuan M.S. invited the St. Joseph ELC students and staff to come and share, pray and spend some time with the Jubilee cross.

He invited the students to pray for their families and were it was going and travailing to next. The same evening the school families,  staff and parishioners also partook in a mass,rosary and open microphone sharing of "What the Cross means to Me" reflection. It was a wonderful week of hosting the Jubilee Cross.

Welcome to Preschool The new school year is almost here and we are excited to share with you all that we have planned. Come and join us for an orientation and presentation to help make the year go smoothly. Bring your supplies and a family photo ( 4 X 5 inch) to post on our Classroom Welcome board. The 2025-26 School Year Orientation will take place on the St. Joseph ELC Campus In the center courtyard (weather permitting) on Thursday, August 7, 2025. Two different times are set based on incoming class: 4:30-5:15 P.M. (Rainbow Class), 5:30-6:15 P.M. (Butterfly Class). Walk through the classrooms and meet your teachers and staff. Families can finish any paper work that is required. See you there! For more information or if you have any questions, please contact the school office at: 808-572-6235. Click on the image above or click here to see Flyer.

Ash Wednesday St. Joseph ELC began their Lenten Season with Ash Wednesday distribution of ashes to all the students and staff. Show in the photo is fr. Edison Pamintuan M.S. placing ashes on students foreheads on March 5th 2025. The students also got to reflect in the class on their Lenten Tree activity what will be their goal to work towards this lent to be more like Jesus. The season will come together in April when they will enjoy the fruit of their labor through special Easter treats and egg hunting at the end of the season. We look forward to a blessed Resurrection Sunday.

Catholic Schools Week For the celebration of Catholic Schools Week the St. Joseph ELC kicked off the week with a "Service Day". Pictured above is the Butterfly Class setting up  a display board and bookmarks in church made to highlight the coming events for the week . The students cleaned the church and did ground beautification to both the church and school. On
Tuesday the students honored their patron saint, St. Joseph by wearing the color green to school. Wednesday was "Cultural Day" and Thursday the students had fun with a "Movie and Pajama Day". To close the week the
teachers and staff participated in the ACCE Statewide mass and workshops. Thank you to the team at Hawaii Catholic Schools for all their support to make this week enlightening.

Family Craft Night The St. Joseph ELC hosted a Family Craft Night on Friday, Aug. 30th. This was a time for fellowship as it kicked off the school's "I Am Special" Unit. This activity is where each child in the month of September has a "I am Special" day to share with the class about themselves and builds a bridge between home and school. Families were asked to bring a craft item to share and using these craft items such as pom poms, colored tape, yarn etc. created an individual paper person depicting the student. Shown in the photo we have the family of Sky Eusebio from the Butterfly Class working together to create their daughter's "I Am Special' doll. We look forward to a blessed year and am thankful to all the families that participated.