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Please note that the link to the Convention 2009 pages on the diocesan web site is through the link on the right side of the home page. Look for the words "Convention 2009" in the box on the right. The navigation buttons labeled "Diocesan Convention" on the left will not take you there!
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| Prayer for a Church Convention
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Almighty and everlasting Father, you have given the Holy Spirit to abide with us for ever: Bless, we pray, with his grace and presence, the bishops and the other clergy and the laity soon to be assembled in your Name, that your Church, being preserved in true faith and godly discipline, may fulfill all the mind of him who loved it and gave himself for it, your Son Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
-Book of Common Prayer, p. 255
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| Vision for Our Diocese |
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Vision:
All Episcopalians in Hawai`i shall work together to create a Church filled with visible and spirit-driven Christians - Christians who are eager to share our Episcopal tradition and faith, and traditional Hawaiian spiritual values, with those who have not yet found a spiritual anchor in their lives.
Goals:
1) Convert our Hearts to Accept Jesus' Gospel Message and to Live in a Deep Relationship with God.
2) Transform the Episcopal Church in Hawai`i and Congregations to Vital and Vibrant Faith Communities.
3) Evangelize to Share God's Love in Our Communities.
4) Reduce the structure and administration costs of the Diocese so that its operations, including its bodies, are directed to supporting transformation and growth.
The Five Marks of Mission of the Worldwide Anglican Communion:
1) To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom
2) To teach, baptize and nurture new believers
3) To respond to human need by loving service
4) To seek to transform unjust structures of society
5) To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth
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Info on the
Annual Meeting
of the Convention
E-News
Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i
August 12, 2009 |
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Pre-Convention area meetings scheduled
Pre-Convention meetings to discuss the budget and other matters coming before the Convention will be held on Sunday, August 23, 2009, with the exception of the meeting on Kaua'i, which will be held on Saturday, August 22. Below is a schedule of the meetings. For full information go to the diocesan web site.
Delegates to the annual meeting of the Convention, on October 31, should especially plan to go to these meetings, but anyone is invited. To prepare, please download the draft budget (next article) and read any resolutions posted on the Resolutions page on the diocesan web site.
Central O'ahu: St. Andrew's, Sunday, August 23, 2:00 pm
Windward O'ahu: St. Christopher's, Sunday, August 23, 2:00 pm
Big Island: St. James, Sunday, August 23, 2:00 pm
Kaua'i: St. Michael's, Saturday, August 22, 1:00 pm
Maui: Good Shepherd, Sunday, August 23, 2:00 pm
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Draft budget posted
 The proposed 2010 - 2012 Draft Budget for the Episcopal
Diocese of Hawai'i has been posted. The Diocesan Council has
worked hard for most of the year, in conjunction with commission and
project chairs, and staff from the Office of the Bishop, to produce a
budget based on the goals of the Strategic Plan as its guiding
principles, seeking to further the mission and ministry of all of us.
Download draft budget
Read the entire cover letter from Cecilia Fordham, Chair of the Stewardship Department of Diocesan Council
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Annual Meeting of Convention is one day only
The 41 st Annual Meeting of the Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of
Hawai'i will be a ONE DAY EVENT. By taking this action we are
responding directly to the radical economic fluctuations, unstable
employment conditions and uncertain recovery prospects while reducing
the financial cost of conducting the business of the Episcopal Diocese
of Hawai'i.
For more information...
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Exhibit space at the annual meeting
Even though the annual meeting of the Convention is only one day, there will be space available for exhibitors. The meeting is at the Sheraton Waikiki, and the exhibit space will be there. When details have been finalized with the hotel, the information will be posted on the Convention Forms page on the diocesan web site.
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Submit necrology and baptism information
Each congregation should send in the list of people who have been baptized and members who have died in the past year. The deadline is September 30. Download the letter and form, and submit the completed information to the Rev. Kate Lewis and the Emmanuel Church email address. More info... |
News in a separate e-news
There will be a separate e-news coming this week about upcoming events and information. But there was so much about the annual meeting of the Convention that it seemed best to put it all together, separately. So keep a lookout for the next installment!
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Contact Information
News
Office of the Bishop
229 Queen Emma Square
Honolulu, HI 96815
(808) 536-7776, ext. 326; Neighbor Islands: 1-800-522-8418
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