| Prayer for Augustine of Hippo
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Lord God, the light of the minds that know you, the life of the souls that love you, and the strength of the hearts that serve you: Help us, following the example of your servant Augustine of Hippo, so to know you that we may truly love you, and so to love you that we may fully serve you, whom to serve is perfect freedom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
- Lesser Feasts and Fasts, p. 341
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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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What's happening in the Diocese of Hawai'i?
E-News
Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i
August 28, 2009 |
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Camp Mokule'ia holds Appreciation Day
Camp Mokule'ia invites all to a day to appreciate the Camp. Click on the image for more information.
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General Convention debrief meetings scheduled
Meetings for members of the Diocese to hear from and ask questions of deputies to the General Convention in July have been set up on several islands. There will be at least two deputies at each meeting, one clergy and one lay. Meeting times are below: - Maui: Good Shepherd, Wailuku, Sunday, September 6, 2 pm
- O'ahu: St. Andrew's Cathedral, Sunday, September 6, 4 pm (followed by Evensong at 5:30; see article below)
- Kaua'i: St Michael's, Lihue, on Saturday, September 12, at 9 am
A meeting is also being planned at Epiphany Church, Honolulu (Kaimuki), for either Tuesday or Wednesday, September 22 or 23, from 6 to 8 pm. |
Evensong to honor queen's birthday
A special Evensong service to honor the birthday of Queen Lili'uokalani has been scheduled at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Sunday, September 6, at 6:30 pm.
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Preventing Sexual Misconduct training on Big Island
The training in Sexual Misconduct Prevention has been scheduled for the Big Island on Saturday, September 26, at Christ Church, Kealakekua, from 10 am to 3 pm. Lunch and snacks will be provided.
This training is required for all clergy, church staff, Vestry/Bishop's Committee members, and Eucharistic Visitors. It is encouraged for anyone. It focuses on maintaining proper boundaries and preventing sexual harassment of adults.
See one of the Big Island clergy for a registration form, or you may download it here.
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Second mission trip to New Orleans in November
A group from the Diocese of Hawai'i will be heading to New
Orleans for our second mission trip to help the ongoing recovery four years
after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. We join almost 10,000 volunteers to date who have worked
through the auspices of the Episcopal Diocese.
The trip is planned for Friday, November 6 to Monday, November 16. The group is scheduled to continue with rebuilding houses as this is still a primary focus. And, there are other opportunities for ministry.
For more info...
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Operation Backpack seeks donations & shepherds
 Operation Backpack, a joint ministry of Episcopal and
Lutheran congregations in Hawai'i, is once again seeking donations to
fill 2,000 tote bags with items desperately needed by those who are
often forgotten or overlooked by other outreach agencies. Congregations
are asked to collect items between now and the ingathering day of
November 8. Also, "Shepherds" are sought to help coordinate activities.
For more info...
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'Grow in Grace' theme of ECW annual meeting
 The annual meeting of the Episcopal Church Women (ECW) will be held on
Saturday, September 12, at St. Andrew's Cathedral. The theme of the
meeting is "Grow in Grace."
Attendees, and others, are invited to pledge to this year's ECW "Specials": projects and programs that ECW pledges to support through its Christian Social Relations Committee. This year's Specials are:
- the Bishop's Pastoral Fund;
- the "I Can" program of the youth group of Good Samaritan Church, Honolulu; and
- Friends of Sabeel, North America, to defray costs for a regional conference in Honolulu in February.
For full schedule...
Download registration form and ECW Specials pledge form
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Clergy: Retreat to be held September 27-29
Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick will lead the annual clergy retreat, scheduled for Sunday to Tuesday, September 27-29, at Camp Mokule'ia on O'ahu. The retreat will begin at 4:00 pm on Sunday and end after lunch on Tuesday. The focus will be on discernment in ministry, as well as providing a time of
prayer, reconnection, and refreshment.
For full schedule and registration form...
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Godly Play workshop on September 26
Whether you are simply curious, want to investigate Godly Play as an option for your community, or would like a refresher for experienced Godly Play folks, you are welcome to join in the Godly Play Workshop on September 26. The workshop is sponsored by and located at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church from 10:00 to 2:00.
If you would like to register for the workshop or have questions, please contact Jenny Wallace.
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Chocolate Extravaganza on November 14!
 It's
CHOCOLATE time again! The date for this year's annual fundraiser at Emmanuel
Church, Kailua, is Saturday, November 14, 2009, from 6:30 - 9:00 pm.
Presale tickets are available for $20. Tickets purchased at the door
will be $25. Children age six and under are free. This year, Emmanuel's
partner is Family Promise of Hawai'i.
Fifty
'Golden Tickets' to the VIP reception will be available for purchase at
$30 each. Attendees to this special reception will be served and given
the opportunity to sample the top chocolate confections in an elegant
garden setting. This VIP reception begins at 5:00 pm before the general
public arrives for the buffet.
The Church web site
is also updated with information as it becomes available.
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St. Peter's knits for Seamen's Church Institute
 Members of St. Peter's, Honolulu, have been knitting items for the Seamens Church Institute. The ministry grew out of a visit with representatives of the SCI booth at General Convention, and members are just shipping out their first items this week (27 hats, five scarves and a pair of socks).
Knitters are familiar with K2P2 (knit two, purl two). To this crew it means knit 2, pray 2. They gather the third Wednesday and the fourth Saturday for fellowship, support, prayer, and laughter. They welcome all who knit, crochet, or who would like to learn. Patterns and yarn available.
(Picture shows school supplies and knitted goods that were blessed on Sunday.)
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New issues of congregational resource paper
 Four new issues of the resource "The Parish Paper" have been received and posted to the diocesan web site. Below are the titles:
July: "Lay Testimonials Strengthen Financial Giving!"
August: "Shepherding Congregations through Grief Storms"
September: "Do We Sing All Five Worship-Hymn Preferences?"
October: "Women Pastors: Are Our Assumptions Accurate?"
Our organization's purchase of a subscription to The Parish Paper INCLUDES:
1. Permission to provide copies to our staff and to the congregations within our jurisdiction in any of the following ways: E-mail, Postal, newspaper, newsletter, meetings, training events, and our Web site.
2. Permission for each congregation within our jurisdiction to (a) photocopy or electronically distribute for local use as many copies as it needs, (b) post them on its Web site, and (c) quote sentences and paragraphs.
To see all available issues...
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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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