Deacon Fred Carahasen Jr.

Deacon Fred Carahasen, Jr., Born in Honolulu, Deacon Fred grew up in Aiea, attending elementary, intermediate and high school there.  He graduated from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor’s Degree in History.

He and his wife Lina have been married for 41 years. They have 3 married daughters who live on the mainland:   Kimberly(Lewis Zaretzki), Lianne(Peter Attar) and Shawna(Justin Panchley)and a grandson, Alexander Kainoa Carahasen Zaretzki, with two more grandchildren on the way.

Deacon Fred has worked in the automobile and airline industries for over 35 years as Manager, Service Consultant and Cargo Load Planner.

On his journey to being a deacon he shared, "I prayed and discerned over a year about being a deacon.  It was after a homily by Fr. Mike Dalton that God’s call was made clear to me.  The homily was on the Gospel of Matthew 5:13-16.  "You are the salt of the earth.  You are the light of the world.  A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden.  Your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father."

He entered the Deacon Formation Program in 2003 and was ordained a Permanent Deacon by Bishop Larry Silva on February 9, 2007.  A lifelong parishioner of St. Elizabeth Church, he is humbled and enjoys serving the people of St. Elizabeth’s in their spiritual needs.