Honolulu, Hi—Oct. 27, 2007 -- Saint Louis School, the Marianist Center of Hawaii and Chaminade University of Honolulu will present the Fall 2007 Mackey Marianist Lecture Series concert “Open My Eyes: Act of Compassion in Our Backyard” featuring national youth and worship leader Jesse Manibusan on Sunday, Oct. 28, from 4 to 5:30 p.m., at the Mamiya Theatre, 3140 Waialae Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96816. Manibusan will share from his heart and with his voice the love of Christ and the call to live out our baptism.
Well-recognized throughout the country as a dynamic, electric speaker and musician, Manibusan is a singer, songwriter, guitarist and teller of humorous tales. He is a familiar presence at diocesan conferences throughout the U.S. and Canada, including the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, the National Catholic Youth conference (NCYC), World Youth Day events, LIFE TEEN events and others. He also conducts parish missions and retreats and co-presents retreats and youth liturgy workshops with Ken Canedo. He holds a master’s degree in multicultural ministries from the Franciscan School of Theology in Berkeley, California.
Manibusan will also present a workshop on “The Multi Cultural Church” on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Mystical Rose Oratory, on the shared campus of Chaminade University and Saint Louis School.
Both the concert and the workshop are open to the public. The Sunday concert is free. The Saturday workshop, which includes refreshments and a light lunch, costs $15 in advance and $20 at the door. For additional information, contact Bro. Dennis Schmitz, SM, at (808)735-4801 or (808) 232-6691.