St. Andrew's Priory Middle School Curriculum Fair and the Queen Emma Merit  Scholarship Program for 2012-2013

All girls in grades 4, 5 and 6 and their parents, are invited to St. Andrew's Priory Middle School Curriculum Fair being held on Thursday, November 10, 2011, from 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.  Those attending will be treated to student-led tabletop presentations, hands-on activities, refreshments and door prizes. 

They will also have a chance to learn about the Queen Emma Merit Scholarship Program.  Now in its 17th year, the Queen Emma Merit Scholarship Program is a competetive scholarship to attract and support honor students of the highest caliber through graduation at St. Andrew's Priory School.  Financial need is not a criterion for selection.  Six scholars entering grades 6, 7 and 9 will be selected and awarded one-half tuition scholarships for the 2012-2013 school year.  These scholarships will be renewed each year the student remains in good standing at the Priory.

To receive information and an application for St. Andrew's Priory School, contact Jill Yoshimura in the Office of Admissions at 808-536-6102, or email her. 

New Directories for the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i have been Issued by Irina Martikainen

The new Directory for the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i was released at the Annual Convention on October 29, 2011.  This year, the Directory was split into two directories: one with all church, camp and school information; the other with clergy information.  The Church, Camp, Schools Directory is available to all clergy and all church offices.  The Clergy Directory is available to clergy only.  If anyone needs information about contacting clergy, including supply clergy, please visit the diocesan website.  Church offices will receive their copies of the directories in the mail.  Those clergy who did not attend the Annual Convention and wish to receive copies of the directories should email the Secretary to the Bishop or call 808-536-7776, ext. 302, neighbor islands: 800-522-8418. 

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Caring for our College Students at Cohort U

In a previous edition of the e-news, Jar Pasalo, Youth & Young Adult Director at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, introduced CohortU, a group of Episcopal college students who gather together on Tuesday evenings to learn, grow and develop their relationship with Jesus Christ.  They meet at the Episcopal Student Center at 2324 Metcalf Street, right next to the University of Hawai'i Campus. It is no secret that the eating habits of many college students leave a lot to be desired, and so members of St. Mark's, Church of the Epiphany and St. Peter's, have lovingly provided meals for their Tuesday gatherings. "It is such a blessing for churches to provide homemade meals," says Jar.  The student center is now open from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  If your church would also like to provide meals for their Tuesday meetings, email Jar Pasalo to make arrangements. 

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Holy Nativity's Annual Fall Festival Coming Up

Holy Nativity Episcopal Church's annual Fall Festival and Christmas Sale will be taking place on Saturday, November 12, 2011, from 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., in the gym behind the church.  Items for this gala holiday event have been saved throughout the year and will feature a variety of Christmas holiday gift items and decor, vintage collectibles, art, sports equipment, jewelry, holiday and winter clothing, toys and books, and a special section devoted to Hawaiiana.  Food for purchase will include a bake sale and Kristy's Portuguese Bean Soup.  Proceeds from this event help to support Holy Nativity's community outreach ministry throughout Oahu and the world.  Holy Nativity is located at 5286 Kalaniana'ole Highway in Aina Haina.  For more information, email Holy Nativity Thrift Shop, or call the church office at 808-373-2131.

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9th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza 

The 9th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza is a fun, elegant, family event for the chocolate lover in all of us.  Come sample delicious creations in an elegant setting.  Enjoy an all-you-can-eat buffet of homemade and professionally made chocolate confections, including cakes, cookies, and more exotic desserts such as the ever popular Chocolate Fountain.  3660 on the Rise, JJBistro & French Pastry, and Agnes' Portuguese Bake Shop are a few of the dedicated supporters of our buffet.  The evening also includes a silent auction with something for everyone: HOT tickets to Aida, eatery and merchant gift certificates, jewelry, Christmas decor items, and much more!

The event is being held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, located at 780 Keolu Drive in Kailua.  Tickets are $20 pre-sale and $25 at the door.   

Proceeds from the Chocolate Extravaganza will benefit the outreach programs of Family Promise of Hawai'i and Emmanuel Episcopal Church, and with your help, we hope to raise $10,000 this year!!!  Ticket forms and updated information on donors and auction items are available online HERE, or by calling 808-262-4548. 

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Province VIII, Indigenous People's Network announce Winter Talk 2012

The third annual provincial Winter Talk, sponsored by the Indigenous Peoples Network of Province VIII, will be held January 6 - 8, 2012, at the Spirit Mountain Casino and Lodge in Grand Ronde, Oregon.  It has been a tradition for Indigenous ministry in the Episcopal Church to gather during winter to talk, to tell stories, to share and to learn while the earth is resting.

This event will focus on building on the successful discussions held at the 2011 Winter Talk surrounding the Church's repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery at its 2009 Convention.  This year, the hosts are the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Rev. Albert Krueger, Missioner for First Nations Ministry for the Diocese of Oregon. 

The deadline to register is December 16, 2011.  For more information and to download the registration form and the schedule, visit the diocesan website HERE, or email Paul Nahoa Lucas, Coordinator, Cluster II, Indigenous People's Network.

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The following is from the Episcopal Public Policy Network 

Native American Month and Advocacy Today

In 2009, The Episcopal Church became the first church to repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery at the 76th General Convention, making a public commitment to all Indigenous peoples to review policies and programs, with the intent to expose the historical reality and impact of the Doctrine of Discovery, and respond to its presence in the church's contemporary policies, programs and structures.  This work calls upon all Episcopalians to seek a greater understanding of Indigenous Peoples and support those peoples in their ongoing efforts for their inherent fundamental human rights, treaty rights and inherent sovereignty.

The doctrine is a painful example of where the church has been in error, and amiss, and how these errors contribute to contemporary social, and economic issues. The repudiation of the doctrine has given the church direction, and is now seeking reform in response to colonialism and its aftermath; actions which fundamentally oppose the Gospel of Jesus Christ and our understanding of the inherent right to respect the dignity of every human being.

The video "Exposing the Doctrine of Discovery: A Call to Healing and Hope" and the accompanying Leader's Guide invites the Church into a process which takes into account the injustices of the Church's participation in the settlement of this nation and the on-going implications of those events. The over-all, four part project "Exposing the Doctrine of Discovery" attempts to work developmentally and through faith formation by preparing individuals during Advent-- spiritually, historically, psychologically - to participate in communal reflection, worship, and action during Lent, next summer and in the future.

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori urges the church to learn more about this work and search for healing and action: "...this is also a matter for healing in communities and persons of European immigrant descent. Colonists, settlers, and homesteaders benefited enormously from the availability of 'free' land, and their descendants continue to benefit to this day...The abundant life we know in Jesus Christ is made possible through sacrifice - through repairing what is broken, and finding holiness and healing in the midst of that challenging work. That work is often costly, but it is the only road to abundant life."

More information on Native American Ministries and the Repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery, can be found on The Episcopal Church website. 

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What's Happening in The Episcopal Church? 

Announcements from around The Episcopal Church...

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Now available online: Episcopal Church 2010 Report to the Church 

The Report to The Episcopal Church, an online resource outlining the mission and ministry work of the Church Center in 2010, is now available HERE.  The Report to the Episcopal Church details the work accomplished through the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) budget throughout 2010.

"I hope that this report will assist Epsicopalians in having a greater understanding of the work done at the churchwide level by a team of very committed women and men in support of God's mission and in service to the dioceses and the people of our Church," notes Bishop Stacy Sauls, Chief Operating Officer.

Among the topics featured in the Report are: Congregational Vitality; Asset Based Community Development; Church Planting, Ministry Redevelopment & Fresh Expressions of Ministry; Anglican Communion, Global Partnerships; Mission Personnel Office; Ecumenical And Interreligious Relationships Office; Presiding Bishop's Office; Environmental Justice; Government Relations; Episcopal Migration Ministries; Transition Ministry; Youth, Young Adult and Campus  Ministries;  Congregational Research; Archives; Federal Ministries; President of The House of Deputies; General Convention Office; Communications; and Financials.

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The following article contains excerpts from a release from Public Affairs dated October 20, 2011.

 TENS new website offers Stewardship resources for congregational leaders 

You've just been appointed stewardship chair for your congregation.  You're ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work - but where in the world do you start?

Providing answers to that question and offering support to people engaged in stewardship ministry is the mission of The Episcopal Network for  Stewardship (TENS).  And now, accessing stewardship resources and networking with others engaged in this work is easier with the launch of TENS' new website, filled with stewardship resources you can put to work in your congregation, diocese or ministry right away.

"The launching of this website opens a new chapter in a long and distinguished history of stewardship education and leadership training," said The Rev. Angela Emerson, President of TENS.  "Here you will find the newest and freshest expressions of creative thinking and practical tools for growing and nurturing faithful stewards."

A key feature of the new TENS website is the frequency of new content, with a team of TENS members as well as guest bloggers, sharing their stewardship expertise, best practices, and resources through regular blog posts.

"The launching of the website represents the power of partnership at work," says The Rev. Laurel Johnston, Program Officer for Stewardship and member of TENS Board of Directors.  "Rather than offering stewardship formation resources in a piecemeal fashion, the new TENS website will allow us to make a collective impact on the ministry of stewardship in the wider church."

About TENS:

The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS) is an association of church leaders who understand, practice, and proclaim God's call to generosity.  TENS' vision is to provide training and resources for stewardship leaders across The Episcopal Church and beyond, with emphasis on training, encouraging, nurturing, and supporting stewards.

To go directly to the TENS website, click HERE.

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The following article contains excerpts from a release of the Anglican Communion News Service dated November 1, 2011, about the plight of the Pacific island of Tuvalu, one of the smallest independent nations in the world.

Archbishop Winston Halapua urges prayer for Tuvalu

Archbishop Winston Halapua has returned from three days in the stricken Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu, and as far as he is concerned, rising sea levels are no longer abstract theory. 

The Archbishop talked with Tuvaluan people who are critically short of drinking water, because their wells are contaminated by salt water.  He has seen kids roaming because their schools have no fresh water and are therefore shut.  He has seen the hospital which has been on the brink of running out of water.  And he has seen the breadfruit, banana and coconut trees, on which the islanders depend for food, withering and dying because their roots are being poisoned by salt water.

"For me, seeing is believing," said Archbishop Winston.  "What I have seen is the reality of sea rising," and that, in the Archbishop's view, "is the biggest possible issue."  He also acknowledges that Tuvalu's present plight has been brought on by drought.

Photo from Anglicantaonga.

For the three days Archbishop Winston was in Tuvalu, his guide was Tofinga Falani, the Acting President of Te Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu, The Christian Church of Tuvalu, to which approximately 90 percent of the country's 11,000 citizens belong.  According to the Archbishop, there is probably no one better placed in Tuvalu to gauge how the people of the various islands and atolls in the country are coping with the crisis.

"We need to pray," says Archbishop Winston.  "We need to say very, very clearly to the church that we need to pray because this is something way beyond us.  We need to pray that we will be empowered to speak clearly to our elected agents in government who make decisions about climate change." 

Archbishop Winston says there are four ways people in the wider Anglican Communion can help Tuvalu:  Pray, donate, respond to appeals, and become more aware of the causes of climate change and of its impact on marginalised people.

To read this article in its entirety and to learn where you can send your donations, click HERE.

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In case you missed it, shown below are news highlights from the last issue of the E-Chronicle.   

Bishop's Message

Be sure to read the Bishop's message on Growing More Vital and Vibrant Communities.  Click here to view the October 2011 E-Chronicle with his message in its entirety.   

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God Camp 2011

Happy campers from this year's God Camp transformed Camp Mokule'ia into Hogwarts, the school of wizardry from the popular Harry Potter book series.   

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The Iolani Guild

Read about how the Iolani Guild files found their way to the Diocesan Archives, and about the retirement luncheon for long-time members and officers, Pat Trask and Thelma Chun.  

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IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Did you miss an edition of the E-News?  Listed below are the titles of some recently published announcements to be aware of. To see the complete article, visit Previous E-News Editions on the diocesan website,and click on the desired issue.

10/19/2011:

FACE Equity Summit and Interfaith Service Taking place November 5 & 7, 2011

9th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Saturday, November 12, 2011

ECW Meeting to feature guest speaker Janine LeGrand, November 19, 2011

Calling All knitters & crocheters!  St. Peter's Knitting Ministry is making Afghans for flood victims

2012 UTO Grant Applications now being accepted

Deadline for Bishop's endorsement is December 16, 2011.

St. Michael's on Kaua'i announces two huge events coming up in February 2012.

ERD offers Abundant Life Garden Project for children

Vaughan Park accepting applications for one-month residencies Deadline is January 9, 2012

10/5/2011:

Internet Evagelism Task Force establishes new internet/website offering for the Diocese of Hawai'i

Missionary Janine LeGrand back in Hawai'i

Presiding Bishop issues Pastoral letter on Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Pastoral Teaching from the House of Bishops

Rebuild Our Church In Haiti announces new and updated resources

9/16/2011:

CohortU Welcomes U!

New Episcopal Church Welcome Signs & Graphic Guidelines

Tuition Subsidies... Green Faith partnership 

Deadline for tuition subsidies is December 1, 2011 & May 1, 2012

9/9/2011: 

Special Announcement - New Clergy-Staff

 8/1/2011:

Establishing New Communities of Faith

A message from Bishop Robert L. Fitzpatrick

Jubilee Ministry Grant Applications Now Being Accepted 

Deadline for 2012 grants is December 30, 2011.

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