| Prayer for a Church Convention
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Almighty and everliving God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with those who take counsel at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Diocesan Convention in Honolulu for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach us in all things to seek first your honor and glory. Guide us to perceive what is right, and grant us both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
- from Book of Common Prayer, p. 818.
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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
October 23, 2009 |
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Meeting of the Convention is next Saturday
The Annual Meeting of the diocesan Convention is next Saturday, October 31, at the Sheraton Waikiki. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has sent a letter to us on this occasion.
Please keep the Convention in your prayers! A prayer is offered in the left-hand column of this E-News.
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Watch webinars on stewardship
 Alban Institute is doing a four-part webinar series on Stewardship. The first one was on being a generous congregation. Click here to hear the free recording.
Click on Event Center tab, then in the upper right hand corner there is a link to EVENT RECORDINGS. You'll just have to enter your name and email address and when you click on Play, you'll be viewing it within a minute or two.
This first one is free. Peter Pereira, Diocesan Treasurer, was able to obtain a discount for us on the remaining three webinars, reducing the price from $49.95 per webinar to $29.95. Enter the coupon code STEW09 when registering.
The second webinar was held on October 15, on the topic "Preparing to Change to a Year Around Approach to Stewardship." The remaining two topics, with their dates, are as follows:
For additional webinars from Alban...
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...and more stewardship resources
The Office for Young Adult & Campus Ministries of the Episcopal Church offers some reflections and resources on stewardship. They write: Is there life beyond "Stewardship Season," beyond the three "T"s, beyond pledge cards and boxed envelopes? Across the church we witness young adult and campus ministers striving to offer a vision of stewardship that is holistic, comprehensive, even life changing to the young adults they work with.
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Volunteers needed for Bishop's Luau!
Volunteers are needed for the Bishop's Luau, being held on Saturday,
November 28, at St. Andrew's Cathedral! If you would like to volunteer
either for
setup on Friday, November 27, or to work the event on Saturday,
November
28, please contact the planning committee by e-mail.
The deadline for buying Gold Tickets (reserved seats and parking, for $50 each) and tables is November 12. Other tickets are $25 for general admission or take-out.
Tickets may be bought online at the event web site, through PayPal.
Bishop Bob Fitzpatrick is hosting the luau in honor of King
Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma at the Cathedral of St.
Andrew from noon to 4:00 pm. Proceeds from this event supports the Bishop's initiatives in Faith Formation and Education with an
emphasis on our Inter-Anglican relationship with Te Pihopatanga o
Aotearoa.
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St. Michael's holds celebration for King & Queen
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 4364 Hardy Street at Umi
in Lihue, announces a three-day celebration honoring the Episcopal
Saints of Hawai'i, King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma, November 13-15.
The weekend includes a benefit concert, craft fair, special services,
and the dedication of a renovated ministry center.
For more info...
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New Beginnings to be held November 13-15
 The Camps and Conferences Commission invites all teenagers in grades 7, 8, and 9 (mature 6th graders may also attend) to consider attending a NEW BEGINNINGS weekend at Camp Mokule'ia, Oahu from 6:00 PM on Friday, November 13, 2009 through 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 15, 2009. Cost of the program is $50 for Oahu applicants and $25 for neighbor island applicants (airfare and air reservations are on your own).
Download and complete information and application forms. Please READ the information CAREFULLY and fill out all forms COMPLETELY.
Completed applications with payment must be received by October 27, 2009.
QUESTIONS? Contact Gloria Cajigal by email or phone at (808) 276-3238.
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Compensation Review Commission has survey
The Compensation Review Commission, which sets the minimum compensation levels for clergy in the Diocese, is considering redoing the way that we determine compensation. To that end, they have put together a survey, which they are asking all Convention delegates, wardens, vestry/bishop's committee members, and clergy to complete.
The survey is available on the News & Events page and by clicking below:
Compensation Survey (Word document; PDF document)
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New Jubilee grants available
 Jubilee Ministries of the Episcopal Church has started a new funding initiative, offering grants designed to jump start the development of your 2010 Jubilee Ministry efforts toward poverty alleviation. Several grants ranging in amounts up to $25,000 will be funded.
The funding priority of these grants will be to assure ministry development in three areas identified by the Diocesan Jubilee Officer in the March 2009 survey, which are:
- Rural ministries
- Initiating new ministries
- Mentorship/Training
THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS TO BE RECEIVED IS 4 P.M. Tuesday, December 1, 2009. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.
Grant application
Grant checklist
More info...
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UTO grant application forms available
 United Thank Offering grant applications are now being accepted. They must be submitted to Marie Elesarke in the Office of the Bishop by December 31, 2009. All applications will then be reviewed, and one will be submitted to the UTO office as the diocesan grant application.
Grant awards are for projects that will occur during June 2010 through June
2011. Awards will be announced in May 2010. Download the application form below, which includes instructions, as either Word or PDF.
UTO will focus particularly on projects that implement significant change toward alleviating profound human suffering that the Millennium Development Goals address. They want projects that will directly impact the lives of women and children.
UTO Grant Application (as Word document)
UTO Grant Application (as PDF)
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Need Sunday reading inserts?
Holy Nativity Church received an extra box of "Today's Readings" this quarter and were wondering if someone else might be able to use them. The box includes 150 copies for the Sundays between October 18 and January 3. Please contact Nicky or Gretchen at the Holy Nativity Church office: 373-2131.
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Women's pilgrimage to Holy Land
The Rev. Jodene Hawkins will lead a pilgrimage for women of any spiritual tradition or background to the Holy Land, from April 21 to May 12, 2010.
All inclusive fare from Honolulu
to Jerusalem is $3895 (double occupancy) round-trip air on Continental Airlines, Israel
transfers and transportation, hotel and guest house accommodations in double or
private rooms (single occupancy add $385), all meals, entrance fees, guiding
fees, porterage, daily gratuities. Land package only can be arranged for $1995.
For more info...
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Short-term housing needed for priest & wife
The Office of the Bishop received the following request from the Rev. Padi [Patrick] Chrisp. Can anyone help? Phone number and link to email are below.
"My wife and I are on our way back to the Philippines for two years service [including serving as a non-stipendary parish priest in the Central Philippines Diocese, as well as work reaching out to the Muslim communities again]. We 'have' to go through Hawaii to renew my U.S. Military I.D. and expect to arrive in Hawaii on a military hop flight on the 8th of November.
"We would dearly love to house sit or stay in economical accommodation whilst there for about a week to ten days. We really need the break!
"Can any of your readers help us or recommend somewhere we can stay? Using the net to search has only heightened our uncertainity about the quality of ordinary 2-3 star `hotels', despite examining carefully the reviews.
"We would be most grateful if anyone can help us in any way and/or of course we would be available to share about Muslim work in the Philippines and the activities of the Central Diocese including the wee parish the Bishop has asked me to serve in.
In anticipation, many thanks
Maraming Salamat po
Kia ora e te whanau e te kariti
Rev [Padi] Patrick Chrisp, phone: 0064 3329 3228
Diamond Harbour
Diocese of Christchurch. New Zealand.
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Collegium for small congregations to focus on leadership
Applications are now available for the Summer Collegium, a project in support of small congregations at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. Clergy (and their spouses or partners) from 25 small churches of all Christian denominations are invited to spend nine days at Virginia Seminary for encouragement, education, rest and renewal. All expenses, including travel, books, meals, lodging, child care at home and pulpit supply, are paid by a grant from the Lilly Endowment.
The theme of the Summer Collegium this year is Leadership in the Small Congregation. Our keynote speaker will be Alice Mann, a prolific writer on congregational ministry, and John Bell from the Iona Community in Scotland will join our worship team for the conference.
The dates for the Summer Collegium are June 23 - July 1, 2010. Application forms may be found at the Summer Collegium web site, or will be sent in the mail by emailing the Collegium or by calling 703-461-1760. Applications must be postmarked by December 15, 2009, to be considered.
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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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