St. Catherine School is CLOSED after 78 Years of Catholic Education Legacy
It was very painful to close our dear St. Catherine School on June 7, 2024.
We thank the Lord for using St. Catherine School to bless our parish, our community, our diocese, and society as a whole. We thank Him that these blessings will continue to endure even after the closure of the school.
We thank the priests, religious, principals, teachers, employees, school board members, parents, guardians, volunteers, donors, students and all who allowed themselves to be used as God’s instrument to bless St. Catherine School over the years. We appreciate in a special way all that our parishioners, the Diocese of Honolulu and the Hawaii Catholic Schools office did for our school.
We will miss our wonderful students. We continue to pray for them. We believe they will continue to enjoy God’s love and protection. We also believe their presence will be a great blessing to their new schools, because of the quality of the formation they experienced at St. Catherine School. May the light of Christ continue to shine in and through them!
We will also miss our great teachers and other staff members. Working with them brought me a lot of joy. I believe they will continue to be of valuable service wherever they find themselves. Our prayers are with them. May the spirit of love, sacrifice and dedication continue to characterize all they say and do.
Also, our loving parents and guardians will be greatly missed. May they continue to take their role as the first teachers of their children in the ways of faith seriously.
I hope and pray that the closure of the school will not end the relationship of St. Catherine parish with our students, parents, teachers, donors, and other stake holders. We will continue to see and cherish you as members of our family.
Thank you all for the important role you played in the life of St. Catherine School.
If you need any information, please contact St. Catherine of Alexandria Church Office:
5021-A Kawaihau Road
Kapa’a, HI 96746
T.: 808-822-7900
E.: stcatherine@rcchawaii.org
May the Lord bless you and keep you!
Fr. Nicholas Kwame Apetorgbor
Parochial Administrator