Ecumenical Procession of Lights

In Honor of the friendship and vision of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Pope Francis

This past Holy Pascha during the evening of April 19, 2025 (this year a common date for Easter for all Christians), the Maui Greek Orthodox Christian Mission had the honor of celebrating a Procession of Lights with the parishsioners of St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church. We began outside on Holy Sunday (Saturday evening) by lighting the Fire. After both parishes processed together to the inside of the main church sanctuary, Deacon Gabriel sang “Come Receive the Light!”, we all lit candles as a symbol of the spreading of the Light of Christ, and we all sang “Christ is Risen!”

We shared hymns and prayers which concluded with the Exsultet (Easter Proclamation) before the Maui Mission parishioners continued our procession, going back outside and then returning to our own worship space. Each parish continued their respective worship services concurrently, the Liturgy of the Word for the Roman Catholic parishioneers and the Paschal Resurrectional Matins and The Divine Liturgy for our Greek Orthodox parishioners.

Patriarch Bartholomew had hoped to celebrate Pascha together with Pope Francis this year for the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council in Nicaea. This Ecumenical Procession of Lights was a beautiful way to experience unity during Holy Pascha and we were honored to be joined together in prayer and worship with the parish of St. Theresa Church. Continue reading...

“For since the creation of the world, his invisible things are clearly seen. They are perceived through created things, even his everlasting power and divinity.”

When our Lord was calling His first disciples, they asked Jesus where He was staying, “Come and see” (John 1:39) was the Master's reply, and that is our reply to the whole world. Come and see!

The Maui mission parish seeks to spread the good news of God's love to all. We are committed to placing Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, first and foremost in our lives. We are firmly rooted in the teaching of Holy Scripture and the unchanging Christian witness of the early church.

We are a Christian mission parish on the island of Maui.  We are a community following a traditional expression of Christian faith and worship as practiced over millennia by the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church.  Maui is a unique location for a mission parish as it is at the nexus of visiting Christians and people of good will from all around the world. Maui is also a unique place for a mission parish because the communities of people that make this Island their home, as residents of Hawaii, are dedicated to a life filled with the aloha spirit.

We seek to grow in holiness through lives of repentance, forgiveness, mercy, compassion and faithful prayer.

Service Schedule

Currently, we celebrate and worship the Lord with bi-weekly prayer services (either Vespers or Matins and Typika services) and with an Eucharistic Divine Liturgy service twice a month, usually the second and fourth Saturdays. Whether you live on the Island of Maui or are just visiting the Island for a short time, whether you are already a Christian or just someone who is seeking to experience the original practice of the early Christian church in paradise, we welcome you to join us and participate in our celebrations.

Immediately following our services, we host an Aloha fellowship hour for the purpose of fostering community within our parish and welcoming visitors. So, if you attend a service, please feel free to join us afterwards for aloha hour and bring a dish to share with the mission parish.

Upcoming Meetings

Contact the church at (617)-838-7904 for more information.

Upcoming Services

Planned Services for 2025