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Retired Clergy & Spouses
Saturday, January 16, 10:30 am
St. Timothy's, Aiea
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Wednesday, January 20
St. Andrew's Cathedral
Happening #22 for youth
All Saints Church, Kapa'a
February 12-14
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| Prayer for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany
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Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be known, worshiped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
- from Book of Common Prayer, p. 215.
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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
January 13, 2009 |
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 Presiding Bishop's message about Haiti
[January 13, 2010] Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued the following concerning the January 12 earthquake in Haiti:
The people of Haiti have suffered a devastating earthquake, and it is already clear that many have died and many more are injured. Even under "normal" circumstances, Haiti struggles to care for her 9 million people. The nation is the poorest in the western hemisphere, and this latest disaster will set back many recent efforts at development. I urge your prayers for those who have died, been injured, and are searching for loved ones - and I urge your concrete and immediate prayers in the form of contributions to Episcopal Relief & Development, who are already working with the Diocese of Haiti to send aid where it is most needed.
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop
The Episcopal Church
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Contributions encouraged to help Haiti
Bishop Bob Fitzpatrick encourages churches and individuals to make donations to Episcopal Relief & Development to help the earthquake victims in Haiti.
Donations can be made directly online and designating "Haiti." Contributions to the Haiti Fund will provide critical assistance such as food, water and medicine, as well as long-term recovery and rehabilitation aid, in the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake.
OR Donations can be mailed to (with checks designated for "Haiti"):
Episcopal Relief & Development
P.O. Box 7058
Merrifield, VA 22116
OR Donations can be made by phone with a credit card. Call toll-free, 1.800.334.7626, ext. 5129.
Congregations taking special collections should send the money collected directly to ERD as soon as possible.
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St. Andrew's hosts service for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
January 18-25 is the annual observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. An annual ecumenical worship service will be held on O'ahu on Wednesday, January 20, at 7:00 p.m. at St. Andrew's Cathedral. The Rev. Charles Buck, Conference Minister of the United Church of Christ, will be preaching.
The theme for the 2010 observance is "You Are Witnesses of These Things" (Luke 24:48).
The public is invited. Clergy are invited to vest and process. Vestments should be non-Eucharistic choir vestments (i.e., cassock and surplice, with scarf or tippet).
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Safeguarding God's Children training on Maui
Safeguarding God's Children provides a basic understanding of the dynamics of child sexual abuse, how to recognize signs that a child may have been abused, and what to do if you have concerns about a person's behavior toward a child or youth, or if you suspect that a child or youth has been molested. This training is suitable for all adults concerned about children and youth. It offers steps you can take to prevent child sexual abuse in church and other organizational settings.
Three hours of child abuse prevention education and training is required for all CHURCH PERSONNEL WHO REGULARLY WORK WITH OR AROUND CHILDREN OR YOUTH before they start their work with children or youth or, if that is not possible, one hour of child abuse awareness training before they start their work and the rest of the training within three months of starting.
Safeguarding God's Children fulfills this requirement. Training will be offered January 25, 2010 at 6:00pm at the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. Please register your attendance by calling 244-4656.
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Happening #22 at All Saints, February 12-14
 The Happening movement is sponsored by the Diocese of Hawai'i and run by the Commission on Camps and Conferences. Happening is a Christian introduction/renewal weekend designed and
run by teenagers for teenagers in grades 9 to 12. The Happening weekend is an opportunity not only for students to
encounter the living God but to maybe see God at work for the first time in the face of a peer or
friend.
Happening will be held at All Saints Episcopal Church in Kapa'a, Kauai, February 12-14. Space is limited, so be sure to encourage your students to sign up early! Registration this year is only $20 for off-island participants and $30 for on-island participants. You must arrange for your own travel. There will be pick-ups available from the Lihue airport on Friday, Feb. 12 and drop-off available on Sunday, Feb. 14.
If your parish would like to minister to or help out with the
weekend in any way, for example by praying for our candidates or donating money for a meal, please contact Mike Woods by email or by phone at (808) 780-9185.
Registration deadline for Happening #22 is Saturday, January 30. The first 40 applicants are guaranteed a space.
Download registration form...
Download flyer...
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Learn about Anglo-Catholicism
What is the history of the Anglo-Catholic movement? What is the Society of Catholic Priests? How do I make my confession? What is a maniple? Why do we pray the Stations of the Cross during Lent? Why is music so integral in an Anglo-Catholic parish? What is the proper use of Sanctus Bells, incense, and holy water?... These and other questions will be discussed at St. Mark's Church, Kapahulu, on Tuesday nights in January and February at a study of Anglo-Catholic History, Spirituality, and Practice. The presenter is the Very Rev. John Kevern, former dean of Bexley Hall Seminary in Columbus, Ohio. For more information... |
Hike the Kealia Trail on Martin Luther King Day
In observance of Martin Luther King Day, all hikers are invited to share in a reflective walk along the Kealia Trail near Mokuleia. Those wishing to participate can carpool from the parking lot of St. Clement's Church, leaving at 8:30 a.m., and return around 3:00 p.m.
During our walk, there will be opportunities for silence as well as conversation, with readings of excerpts from Rev. King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" and other writings.
The Kealia Trail is an intermediate 2.5-mile trail of exposed ridgeline, that gradually increases over rock switchbacks to the 1,000-foot cliff.
All are encouraged to sign up, especially those who may need transportation, by contacting the Rev. Michael Barham by email or by phone at (808) 955-7745, x34.
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Workshop in writing psalms and poetry
Author Ray McGinnis will lead a workshop entitled "Writing the sacred: A psalm-writing and poem-making workshop" at St. Andrew's Cathedral on Monday, February 8, from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Come play with words and discover how writing can be a pathway through which you can creatively express your life's experiences and insights in your walk with God.
Participants will be invited to re-discover the power of the Hebrew Psalms, and to discover how the Psalms can act as a catalyst to express one's own contemporary longings for God. Together with selected poems from other poets ranging from St. Francis of Assisi, Rumi, Emily Dickinson, Leonard Cohen and Mary Oliver, Ray McGinnis will help you, step-by-step, discover the writer, poet and Psalmist living within you.
Ray McGinnis is author of Writing the Sacred, now in its third printing. Ray lives in Vancouver and is working on a forthcoming book of poetry drawn from his many treks along nature trails. For more information about him, visit his website.
RSVP by leaving your name, phone number, and email address at 524-2822, x508 or by email. Space may be limited.
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Building a Vibrant, Vital, & Growing Church
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Very Rev. Kevin Martin will be conducting a workshop for the entire
Diocese on "Building a Vibrant, Vital, and Growing Community of Faith."
The workshop will be held on Saturday, February 13, 2010, at St.
Timothy's Church, Aiea. Refreshments will be served beginning at 8:30
a.m., with the workshop from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
To register for this event...
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College Horizons applications for Native high-schoolers
 College Horizons, a "crash course" in the college applications process, has applications available for the program, to be held this summer. The program is open to Native Hawaiian (as well as Native American and Alaska Native) high schoolers in the 10th and 11th grades.
One session will be held at University of Hawaii - Hilo on June 12-16. Applications must be received by February 1, 2010 (1st round) or Feb. 26 (2nd round); applications might be accepted until May 1 if space is available. The cost to attend is $200.00 and airfare to the site. There is significant financial aid available (for tuition and airfare) to students who qualify.
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Sabeel Conference about peace & justice in the Holy Land
A conference entitled "What Does Justice Require of US? Peace with
Justice in the Holy Land," hosted by Friends of Sabeel Hawai'i, will be
held at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Honolulu, on Friday and Saturday,
February 26-27, 2010.
A variety of prices are given for pre-registration or regular registration, and for different conference options. Reduced prices are available for early registration before January 15, 2010. All fees are half price for students.
Download conference brochure...
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Contact Information
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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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