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Halepule Opio (Hawaiian for "house of prayer for youth") is one solution to the pastor's age-old problem of how to make spiritual contact with youths sitting bored and unmoved through sermons aimed at adults. The Rev. John Morrett, now dean of Honolulu's Episcopal cathedral, founded Halepule Opio in 1956 with special teen-age services in a Holy Nativity chapel. Two years later the parish financed for the project a $160,000 building that included the church (easily convertible to a gym), a kitchen and meeting rooms. The youthful congregation was in on the planning from...
Some Episcopalians think that Halepule Opio is no more than playing House of God, but its founder, Dean Morrett, argues that "church can be made a happy environment for youngsters, and if they have a happy environment, their chances of following through with religion later are good." Holy Nativity's adults and Halepule Opio's teen-agers agree. Says Parishioner Piliahoha Tanner, 15: "This way you have a feeling of wanting to come to church because you're needed. If the youth service were not held, I wouldn't be as likely to go to church...
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