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Saturday Governance Meetings
Saturday, March 19
Cathedral of St. Andrew, Von Holt Room, Honolulu
8 am - Diocesan Council VP, Dept. Chairs, Available Members of Standing Committee
9 am - Diocesan Council Depts.
9 am - Standing Committee
9 am - Commission on Ministry
12:30 pm - Diocesan Council
Episcopal Church Women Meeting
Saturday, April 9, 9:30 am
St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church, Honolulu
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Soup Suppers Every Wednesday during Lent St. Peter's Church, Honolulu 6:30 p.m. meal in Parish Hall Meditation to follow Bible Study Offering 100 Essential Bible Stories Sundays through April 10th at 12:30p.m. St.Nicholas Episcopal Church, Kapolei For more info... Jews for Jesus: Model Seder Supper Wednesday, April 20, 6:00 p.. Calvary Episcopal Church, Kaneohe For more info... EfM Mentor Training Thursday-Saturday, May 12-14 St. Anthony's Retreat Center, Kalihi Valley, O'ahu For more info... MAUI EM & EV Training Saturday, March 26 Church of the Good Shepherd, Wailuku For more info... KAUAI Lenten Bible Study & Soup Suppers Wednesday evenings, March 30 - April 13, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. All Saints' Church, Kapa'a For more info... |
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O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word, Jesus Christ your Son; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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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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Greetings!
Aloha and greetings! Canon Liz is now on sabbatical, traipsing the green hills of England and Ireland. Though half a world away, you can track her adventures through Beasley's Blog, found on the Diocesan website. There is already an entry and a few pictures posted, so be sure to check it out!
Meanwhile, I am grateful for the opportunity to serve the Diocese as the communications contractor. As you can see, the E-News has undergone a slight remodeling ~ not only have the colors changed to reflect the current season of Lent, but new category headings and some graphic elements have been added that will hopefully enhance your viewing experience.
In just a couple weeks, our first E-Chronicle will be coming out. I would like to ask that each congregation share the good work you are doing with others in the Diocese, by submitting articles, pictures and announcements for publication. You may use the news link in the contact section below.
Also, be sure to forward communications to other church members and encourage them to subscribe to the e-news, to stay informed of what's happening and what's being offered, not only in Hawai'i, but the entire Episcopal Church and broader Anglican Communion.
I look forward to hearing from you and sharing the Good News!
Mahalo & Blessings,
Sybil
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 Bishop's Japan Appeal
Please pray for all those impacted by the earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan. Particularly remember our sisters and brothers in the Nippon So Ko Kai and Archbishop Nathaniel Uematsu, and the Diocese of Tohoku and their bishop, John Kato, which has been the hardest area hit.
Friday's earthquake (8.9) is the most powerful to hit Japan since officials began keeping records in the late 1800s. More than 30 aftershocks have followed, the strongest measuring 7.1.
"I have been trying to collect the information from the provincial office and from all the dioceses of NSKK [Nippon Sei-Ko-Kai; the Anglican-Episcopal Church of Japan]," wrote the Most Rev. Nathaniel M. Uematsu, Primate of Japan & Bishop of Hokkaido. "Because of the scale of damage and devastation, our communication has had great difficulty, and I have not heard anything from the Diocese of Tohoku which has been hit most by the earthquakes and tsunamis, and I am very concerned for Bishop John Kato and churches and people in his diocese."
I ask that all our congregations take a special collections on Sundays, March 13 and March 20, at all worship services. All money collected can be forwarded to (and checks can be made payable to) "The Episcopal Church in Hawai'i" here at my office. Please note that the money is for "Bishop's Japan Appeal". I will forward the funds collected to the Church in Japan as soon as we are informed how best to support the ministry in the impacted area.
I issue this call for prayer and a special collection, confident in your compassion, in the name of Jesus Christ. I also send it with gratitude to the Diocese as we were able to send $5,000 (US) to Bishop Kuru Gray and Kite Wai Pounamu from the appeal at the end of February for recovery efforts in Christchurch, New Zealand. Please continue to pray for our brothers and sisters there as well.
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 Presiding Bishop on the Earthquake in Japan
Episcopal Church Presding Bishop, Katharine Jefferts Schori, offers the following concerning the devastating earthquake in Japan:
"The Episcopal church is praying for the people of Japan, particularly Bishop John Kato, the clergy, and people of the Diocese of Tohoku in the aftermath of this devastating earthquake. We will continue to pray with Japan as she seeks the lost and begins to bury the dead. May they rest in peace, and may all those who mourn find comfort. We know the aftermath will be long and difficult, and we assure you of our solidarity . We are grateful that most other parts of the Pacific have withstood the passage of the first tsunami. May we all be reminded that we live on a fragile earth, on continual process of creation and destruction, and that we share a common responsibility for healing wherever we are able."
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Japan Earthquake Response Fund
The Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting the rescue and relief efforts of the Nippon Sei Ko Kei (NSKK; the Anglican-Episcopal Church in Japan). "There is particular concern for two churches," reported Archbishop Nathaniel Makoto Uematsu, who spoke with Bishop Kato. "Isoyama St. Peter's Church in Fukushima Prefecture and Mamaishi Shinai Church and the kindergarten in Iwate [were] close to the sea. Priests have been frantically trying to confirm that their parishioners are safe." The Archbishop went on to explain that churches int eh Kita Kanto diocese had also been affected, and that the Sendai Christchurch Cathedral had been badly damaged.
Donations can be made to the ERD Japan Earthquake Response Fund, which will provide vital support to the NSKK.
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The Episcopal Church Offers Lenten Resources
Resources, meditations and study guides to provide a means to experience a reflective Lenten season are available from the Episcopal Church. The Lenten Resources will be available throughout Lent and Easter and include:
Adult Lenten Reflections: In conjunction with the "rebuild our Church in Haiti" initiative, reflection themes include returning to the Lord, renouncing evil, rebirth, living water, children of the light and being unbound or forgiven.
Young Adult Daily Lenten Meditations: Receive a daily Lenten meditation directly to individual email inboxes each morning.
2011 Lenten Meditations from Episcopal Relief & Development: Co-authored by a group of leaders from across the Episcopal Church, the devotional offers insights on the daily lectionary readings and how we might apply them to our lives as we face a world in need.
Eco-Justice Lenten Resources: From carbon fasts to spiritual reflections on creation care and sustainability, make Lent a time to focus on eco-justice.
Lenten Series: "Where there is Despair, Hope": "...allows people to engage issues of poverty in spiritual and prayerful ways."
"Are you traveling light on the earth?"
Noting that the season of Lent has traditionally been in "solidarity with those to be baptized", Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori offers an invitation to deepen our Christian practices in her Lent 2011 message. While challenging us to "be attentive to how you live on this earth" with respect to our uses of resources, such as water and fuel, the Presiding bishop asks if we are like Jesus Christ. The Presiding Bishop's video Lenten message is available on the home page of the Episcopal Church website.
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Eucharistic Minister & Eucharistic Visitor Training
There will be a Eucharistic Minister (EM) and Eucharistic Visitor (EV) training on Saturday, March 26th, at Good Shepherd Church in Wailuku, Maui. Training will commence at 9:00 a.m.
Eucharistic Ministers help with the distribution of communion elements during the Sunday service. Eucharistic Visitors are those who take communion out from the service to the sick and shut in.
Since proper materials need to be prepared ahead of time, please contact Dcn Rick Wirtz to sign-up. He will need to know how many seek EM or EV licenses (or renewals). Alternate dates and times may also be arranged. Good Shepherd is located at 2140 Main Street in Wailuku, Maui.
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Chrism Mass and Theological Education Day
All clergy and those in the ordination process are invited to attend Chrism Mass and Theological Education Day on Thursday, April 14, 2011, at The Parish of St. Clement in Honolulu.
Chrism Mass begins at 9:00 a.m., with renewal of ordination vows and blessing of oils. Plastic containers and Ziploc bags suitable for TSA requirements will be provided.
 The speaker for the Theological Education event will be The Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney, and will run until 2:30 p.m. Dr. Gafney is the Associate Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. She will on sabbatical on Kaua'i during the spring. For more information and to register, click here.
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Episcopal Church Educational Scholarships
Applications are now being accepted for more than 60 scholarships available through the Episcopal church for the 2011-2012 academic year. Earmarked for education and schooling for Episcopalians, the scholarship money is derived from numerous trust funds that have amassed over the years. The list of scholarships, guidelines, application form and instructions are available on the Episcopal Church website, and list of trust funds and scholarships can be found here. Deadline for applications is April 15, 2011.
 HPU Butterworth Scholarship Applications Available
Applications for the Hawai'i Pacific University Reverend Frank E. and Irene Butterworth Scholarship Program are available for the 2011-2012 academic year. This scholarship was established to honor the Butterworth's for their dedication to higher education in Hawai'i and for their support and loyalty to the University. You may download the application packet on the Diocesan website, or by visiting the HPU website.
Please send all completed applications along with other required materials as stated on the form, to the Office of the Bishop. We would also ask for a letter of recommendation from your priest. The Bishop will then submit all materials, along with his letter, to HPU's Scholarship Office. The deadline is April 29, 2011.
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Buildings for a New Tomorrow Symposium
Registration is now available on-line for the Episcopal Church Building Fund's (ECBF) "Buildings for a New Tomorrow" symposium, scheduled for April 27 - 29, 2011, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
This gathering will continue a national and ecumenical focus on developing creative uses for church buildings, to make them both financially self-sustaining and to use real estate assets to their fullest potential. Bring your experiences, your imagination, and your leadership. Ecumenical colleagues are welcome. Together we will change the course.
Based on availability, the registration deadline is April 12th. For more information and to register, visit www.ecbf.org.
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Why Serve 2011
Do you feel a call to serve God, but aren't sure how or in what way? Young adults of color can examine their gifts and explore opportunities at a weekend Episcopal Church retreat, Why Serve 2011: Discerning God's Call, at the School of Theology, University of the South, in Sewanee, Tennessee, on June 2 - 6, 2011.
The conference is for young adults of color, ages 18 - 20, from throughout the Episcopal Church, It is sponsored by the School of Theology at the University of the South, the Episcopal Church Center offices of Asian Ministries, Black Ministries, Intercultural Ministries, Latino/Hispanic Ministries, Native American Ministries, and Young Adult and Campus Ministries.
The cost is only $50, which includes meals, lodging, conference fees and ground transportation. Registration deadline is May 1. For more information and to register, click here, or contact Angie Cabanban.
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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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