| A Blessing for Christmas
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May God the Father, who loved the world so much that he sent his only Son, give you grace to prepare for eternal life.
May God the Son, who comes to us as Redeemed and Judge, reveal to you the path from darkness to light.
May God the Holy Spirit, by whose working the Virgin Mary conceived the Christ, help you bear the fruits of holiness. Amen.
- Michael Perham, from The SPCK Book of Christian Prayer, p.375.
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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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Some events for Christmas in the Diocese of Hawai'i
E-News
Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i
December 19, 2009 |
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 Presiding Bishop's Christmas message
The mornings are dark, pitch black until after most of us have begun our days. The hints of dawn in the eastern sky, those streaks of rose and pink that promise more and brighter light, bring hope even in the dark mid-winter. Where do you look for that kind of hope borne on slim rays of light?
Jesus is already abroad, even in the darkness. The hungry one fed, the street people who have their feet cared for, the humble and honored guest at your dinner table - each one offers a glimpse of that dawn, if you look closely enough.
What we have waited long for, ages and eons for, has been born among us. He comes among us quietly, almost stealthily, in an obscure barn, long ago. This child holds all our hope for light. This tiny frame seems too frail to bear our yearning. Yet the nations come streaming to this light even before he is weaned. The divine has come to dwell in our midst, and God's eternal promise of peace, restoration, and home is made flesh.
Where and how will you seek out this light of the world? In what other frail frames will light expunge darkness? The light grows with our own eager searching, light reaching out to light, divine reflection yearning for its source. May the light of Christ light your way in the darkness, may his light spread through nations besieged by war and hunger, may we continue to search out his light in the dark places of our own hearts.
The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop
The Episcopal Church
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Two churches host 'Blue Christmas' services
Two churches on O'ahu, St. Andrew's Cathedral and St. Clement's, are
hosting "Blue Christmas" services for those who may be experiencing
grief, sadness, or hardship at this time of year.
The Parish of St Clement's will offer a Blue Christmas service on Sunday, December 20 at 5:00 p.m. St. Clement's is located at 1515 Wilder Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822. For more information, visit the church's Web site, or call the church office at (808) 955-7745.
St. Andrew's Cathedral's annual Blue Christmas service will take place this year on December 21 at 5:30 p.m.
The message of Blue Christmas is this--even in the greatest human
brokenness, the birth of Christ gives us great hope: the light will
shine again.
For more info...
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Special music at St. Michael's Christmas Eve service
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, 4364 Hardy Street at Umi in Lihue, announces special musical guests for the Christmas Eve. The Festival Candlelight Services at 6:00 and 9:00 pm feature Henry Adam Curtis on piano, David Braun and Steve Dubey on trumpet, and the St. Michael's Choir directed by Alan Van Zee. A special concert at 8:45 pm will feature soloists Dottie Bekeart, Karen Dickinson, and Sarah Rudinoff. A reception will be held between the two services at 7:30 pm and a Children's Christmas Pageant at 5:30 pm. All are invited! For more information, call 245-3796 or go to the church Web site.
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...and music at St. Clement's after Christmas
 Rachel Evangeline Barham and James Rogers of Washington, D.C., will present a free recital of classical Christmas music at The Parish of St. Clement, 1515 Wilder Avenue, Honolulu, on Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. They will be accompanied on piano by Winston Barham of Gordonsville, Va. The concert will feature music by Handel, Bach, Vaughan Williams, and Schubert, as well as familiar singalong Christmas carols. Donations will be accepted for the church's local community assistance ministry. For more information, contact the church by phone at 955-7745, or online at the church's Web site.
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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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