About Aliamanu Military Reservation (AMR) · Honolulu, Hawaii
The Saints Damien & Marianne Military Catholic Community (also called Saint Damien Parish) is the Catholic military chaplaincy serving Schofield Barracks and Aliamanu Military Reservation (AMR) on Oahu, Hawaii. It is administered by the U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii Religious Support Office and brings together three chapel communities — the Aliamanu Military Reservation Chapel, the Main Post Chapel at Schofield Barracks, and Tripler Army Medical Center — under one parish family described as 'Three Chapels, One Ohana.' Mass, confession, adoration, and faith-formation opportunities are offered to active-duty service members, their families, and the wider Catholic community in Honolulu.
- Patron
- Saints Damien of Molokai and Marianne Cope
- Rector
- Fr. Jack Herron (parish-priest contact, ext. 655-9460)
- Diocese
- Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (served in conjunction with the Diocese of Honolulu, which lists the parish as 'Saint Damien of Molokai')
Why belong here
This is a welcoming Catholic 'ohana for service members, military families, and anyone in the Honolulu area. With three chapel locations (Aliamanu Military Reservation, Schofield Barracks Main Post Chapel, and Tripler Army Medical Center), parishioners have convenient access to daily and Sunday Mass in English, weekly Eucharistic Adoration, regular Reconciliation, faith formation / religious education for children, and a wide range of lay ministries (lector, cantor, altar server, hospitality). Because chaplains rotate with military assignments, the community is a place where Catholic military life is intentionally supported and evangelized.
Mass times at Aliamanu Military Reservation (AMR)
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 8:00–8:30 AM at Aliamanu Military Reservation (before Mass)
- Sunday 10:30–11:00 AM at Main Post Chapel, Schofield Barracks (before Mass)
- Friday 11:00–11:45 AM and 5:00–6:00 PM at Main Post Chapel / Soldier's Chapel
- Before and after daily Mass (check posted schedule); by appointment at AMR
Adoration times
- Friday following 11:45 AM Mass until 9:00 PM at the Soldier's Chapel, Schofield Barracks (except training and federal holidays)
Welcome to Saints Damien & Marianne Military Catholic Community
This is the Catholic military chaplaincy gathering for U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii at Schofield Barracks and Aliamanu Military Reservation. The community serves active-duty service members, their families, DoD civilians, and the wider Honolulu Catholic population. Its motto — 'Three Chapels, One Ohana' — captures the way three chapel locations (AMR, Schofield Barracks MPC, and TAMC) share clergy, faith formation, and parish life.
Religious Education / Faith Formation
A formal Catholic Religious Education program is offered for children, with annual registration posted to the parish website (e.g., 'Registration 2024/2025'). Classes supplement home faith life and prepare students for the sacraments. The community also runs an active lay-volunteer program that welcomes teens (including for high-school service hours), adults, and families to serve in music, lectors, hospitality, and altar service.
- 2024/2025 Religious Education Registration posted on stsdmmcc.com
- K-8 faith formation program
- Teen service-hour opportunities in lay ministries
- Lay ministry sign-ups via AMR Chapel Coordinator
Our Chapels
Three chapel locations share one parish family on Oahu.
- Aliamanu Military Reservation Chapel — 1850 Bougainvillea Loop, Honolulu, HI 96818. Sunday Mass 8:30 AM; Coordinator: Stephanie Montalvo ([email protected])
- Main Post Chapel, Schofield Barracks — Sunday Mass 11:00 AM and daily Mass Mon–Fri 11:30 AM; Coordinator: Janell Diederich
- Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) Chapel — Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 12:00 PM; Fr. Hank Albrecht office 433-5727
Clergy & Staff
The community is served by Catholic priests assigned as military chaplains and parish priests through the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA and the Diocese of Honolulu.
- Fr. Jack Herron — 655-9460, [email protected]
- Fr. Larry Fisher — 655-9460
- Fr. Paul Smith — 655-9460
- Fr. Leo Moras — 206-0263, [email protected]
- Fr. Hank Albrecht — TAMC Office 433-5727
- Fr. Joe Fleury, Fr. John Gabriel, Fr. Lyndon Jong (listed for Holy Day Masses)
- AMR Chapel Coordinator: Stephanie Montalvo
- MPC Coordinator: Janell Diederich
- Wheeler Coordinator: Kris Pishock, 910-261-7133
- Parish Coordinator: TBD
Contact & Access
Worship takes place on active military installations. Access to Aliamanu Military Reservation and Schofield Barracks requires valid DoD ID or guest/sponsor escort through the installation gate. The AMR Chapel is at 1850 Bougainvillea Loop, Honolulu, HI 96818. Religious services are coordinated through the U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii Religious Support Office.
- Address: 1850 Bougainvillea Loop, Honolulu, HI 96818
- Phone (parish office): 655-9460
- Religious Support Office: U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii
- Website: stsdmmcc.com
Patron Saints: St. Damien and St. Marianne
The community is named for the two Catholic saints of Hawaii: St. Damien of Molokai (Father Damien De Veuster, SS.CC., 1840–1889), who served the exiled patients of Kalaupapa, and St. Marianne Cope (1838–1918), the Franciscan Sister who helped found and lead the hospitals and care ministries on Molokai. Both saints are celebrated locally as patrons of the sick and of Catholic missionary service in the islands.
- St. Damien (SS.CC.) — apostle to the leprosy patients of Kalaupapa
- St. Marianne Cope — Franciscan Sister, leader of healthcare on Molokai
- Hawaii is the only U.S. state with two Catholic saints from the same Kalaupapa mission