Father Ken Deasy and The Vineyard
Father Ken has served as a Catholic priest for more than 33 years and now resides on Maui with his chickens and three dogs. Although officially retired, he remains actively engaged—officiating at weddings, funerals, and baptisms; giving retreats; and ministering to the homeless and those living in poverty across the mainland and neighboring Hawaiian islands.
With the financial and volunteer support of his many friends—affectionately known as ... Read More
Father Ken Deasy and The Vineyard
Father Ken has served as a Catholic priest for more than 33 years and now resides on Maui with his chickens and three dogs. Although officially retired, he remains actively engaged—officiating at weddings, funerals, and baptisms; giving retreats; and ministering to the homeless and those living in poverty across the mainland and neighboring Hawaiian islands.
With the financial and volunteer support of his many friends—affectionately known as the “grapes” in his Vineyard—Father Ken Deasy continues to bring hope and practical assistance to those in need. His outreach spans continents and communities:
Los Angeles County: Working with inner-city “youth at risk” and with men and women recently released from jails and prisons. He also assists a food bank in the primarily Spanish-speaking community of Bell Gardens—both through direct service and by channeling funds and resources through local religious brothers and sisters.
Maui, Hawai‘i: Teaching religion and life skills at a parochial school, and serving in the Maui Veterans Court, where he counsels defendants struggling with substance abuse and PTSD.
Haiti: Active in earthquake- and hurricane-ravaged regions since 2010, Father Ken helped rebuild a 300-student boarding school for deaf and mute children and contributed to the installation of a solar power facility that now provides electricity and clean, filtered water for the school and its staff.
Nthare, Kenya: Spearheaded the construction of St. Vincent de Paul School’s classrooms, cafeteria, and water system for 250 students, as well as a 10-bed medical clinic completed in November 2020. The clinic, staffed by three on-site nurses and a traveling physician, provides care for students, staff, families, and villagers from the surrounding rural area. It includes living quarters for nurses and a tele-link to a full-service hospital three hours away, with a special focus on women’s health and childbirth care.
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