From August through October, seven newly called clergy take up positions in the Diocese of Hawai'i, and one more begins a new position in January.  In addition, the Office of the Bishop has a new staff person.

The newest employee in the Office of the Bishop is June Choriki, who is the Accountant and Financial Assistant to the Diocesan Treasurer, Peter Pereira.  Choriki, who began working as a temporary employee in the office, was hired in June.  She has been working in the accounting field since 1975, having worked most recently for the Gentry companies for 28 years.  Originally from Maui, Choriki has lived on O'ahu since 1979. 

The Rev. Robert "Moki" Hino, Rector, Holy Apostles, Hilo, Big Island

On July 24, the Vestry of the Church of the Holy Apostles, Hilo, Big Island, called the Rev. Robert "Moki" Hino as their new Rector.  He began his duties on September 1.  Hino served most recently as Chaplain and Teacher at St. Andrew's Priory School in Honolulu.  He has also served as Canon Pastor at the Cathedral of St. Andrew and Chaplain of Seabury Hall on Maui.  Hino, who has a Master of Divinity degree from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, has family on the Big Island and was originally sponsored for ordination by St. James, Waimea, when he was living and working in the area.

The Rev. Andrew McMullen, Rector, St. Peter's, Honolulu

On July 25, the Vestry of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Honolulu, called the Rev. Andrew McMullen to be their new Rector.  He begins his position on September 15, and his first Sunday in the congregation, September 18, coincides with St. Peter's celebration of its 125th anniversary.

McMullen comes most recently from the Diocese of Colorado, where he has been Rector of the Church of the Ascension and Holy Trinity in Pueblo, and a Regional Missioner in the Diocese.  He has also served a church in Naples, Florida.  Before McMullen earned his Master of Divinity from the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas, he earned a law degree and worked as an attorney for 13 years in Kansas City, Missouri.  He moves to Hawai'i with his wife, Yvette, who is a dentist, and their four daughters.

The Rev. Heather Mueller, Priest-in-Charge, St. Augustine's, Kapa'au, Big Island

On July 10, the Bishop's Committee of St. Augustine Episcopal Church, Kapa'au, on the Big Island, accepted the appointment of the Rev. Heather Mueller as Priest-in-Charge, beginning January 12, 2012.  It will be a two-year appointment, with a possible extension to a third year.  Mueller, who retired as Rector of St. John's, Kula, in September 2010, is spending the year 2011 in Jerusalem.  There she serves as the Warden of St. George's College, where she welcomes pilgrims to the Holy Land and attends to their housing and meal needs at the College.

The Rev. David Stout, Priest-in-Charge, St. James, Waimea, Big Island

The Vestry of St. James, Waimea (Kamuela), Big Island, has accepted the appointment of the Rev. David Stout as their Priest-in-Charge, beginning October 1.  He comes to the Big Island from the Diocese of New Jersey, where he had served as Rector of Trinity Church in Asbury Park since 2004.  Before that he had served congregations in New York City and in North Carolina.  As part of his Master of Divinity education at Duke University School of Divinity, in Durham, North Carolina, he served a yearlong internship at Canterbury Cathedral in England.  He moves to Hawai'i with his partner, Bobby Clement. 

His appointment as Priest-in-Charge is for a three-year term.  At the end of two years, the Vestry and Stout review their ministry together, and the Vestry can choose to call him as their Rector.

The Rev. Robin Taylor, Clergy-in-Charge, Christ Memorial, Kilauea, Kaua'i

Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick has appointed the Rev. Robin Taylor to be the Clergy-in-Charge of Christ Memorial, Kilauea, Kaua'i.  Currently a Transitional Deacon, Taylor will become the Vicar of Christ Memorial after her ordination to the Priesthood.  Taylor graduated this spring from the Virginia Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity.  As part of her education, she served as an Intern at Christ Memorial during the summer of 2010.  Taylor and her husband, David, already had a home on the north shore of Kaua'i.  Taylor, originally educated as a nurse, also has served as a medical missionary in rural Panama.

The Revs. Michael and the Becky Tinnon appointed to three congregations

In a new venture in shared ministry, Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick has appointed a clergy couple as Vicars of St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Aiea, and St. George's Episcopal Church, Pearl Harbor: The Revs. Michael and Becky Tinnon.  They will also be the Interim Pastors at Joy of Christ Lutheran Church, which is sharing space at St. Timothy's.  Although both of them are relatively new to the Episcopal Church, each of them has more than 20 years in ministry, having been ordained first in the Church of the Nazarene.  They also both have served as Chaplains in the Air Force and have extensive experience in the Armed Services; each of the congregations they will serve here has significant military membership, in varying degrees.  The Tinnons will arrive in Hawai'i in early October, with their first Sunday being October 9.

The Rev. Walter Brownridge, Dean-Elect at St. Andrew's

The appointment of the Rev. Walter Brownridge as Dean of the Cathedral of St. Andrew was previously announced in the July 6 edition of the E-News.  Dean-Elect Brownridge will begin his ministry at the Cathedral on October 15.