ANNOUNCING THE NEW DIOCESAN WEBSITE!!!

We are happy to announce the release of the new website of the Diocese of Hawai'i, and it's at the same website address: www.episcopalhawaii.org.  (Note:  If you're going to the site via a bookmark, you may be viewing an old cached page and will have to manually type in the address.) Take a visit, and you will be greeted with a colorful slideshow of our islands in all their splendor!   Click on the pictures to be taken to a short description of each island and its churches.

We've listened to your comments and suggestions, and hope that this new site will be easy-to-navigate as you take advantage of all the information it contains in a user-friendly and visually pleasing format.  There is still a lot more to be added until it is completed, but all of the information from the old website (and much more) is there. Over the next few weeks, we will be working on uploading more info, fixing up the bugs and links, and welcome your feedback as we fine-tune the website.

A few of the new features that we hope you will find useful are:

• A link to a color-coded (by island) At-A-Glance Calendar on the home page
• A one-stop page for ALL diocesan forms and documents as well as links to categorized forms and documents under a Resources tab
• A SPOTLIGHT tab to feature special events, and currently contains a link to a Sesquicentennial page and link to this year's Convention XLIV
• A Bishop's Office tab that includes links to a Bishop's Visitation page and his calendar.
• Ministry links including the Episcopal Church Women
• General Convention info

The release of this new website represents the beginning of expanded interconnectivity between all of the churches in the Diocese.  Through an arrangement with Digital Faith, a web management company, churches will be able to create a website from one of three templates (including the new diocesan website template), share live feeds of upcoming events with registration and payment capabilities, generate member directories, and much more!  Already have a website?  No problem!  You can maintain your current website and address and still tap into some of the great features, such as event listings, with very minimal change to your current site.  Best of all, the website and services are free-of-charge and link into the diocesan site! 

For more information about getting a website set up, you may contact the Digital Faith representative Dave Hagan, and be sure to let him know you are with the Diocese of Hawai'i. 

For information on the web design, layout, and event content, e-mail Sybil Nishioka, Editor and Communications Contractor for the Diocese, and for additions and corrections to diocesan information, forms and documents, e-mail Irina Martikainen, Secretary to the Bishop.

HAPPY SURFING!

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Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Training on Maui

Good Shepherd Episcopal Church on Maui will be hosting an Asset Based Community Development Training on June 22 and 23.  This is an excellent opportunity to obtain skills to thinking outside the box and widening the horizons of your outreach.  Mike Green from ABCD in Action in Denver, Colorado, will be leading the training with the Rev. Fred Vergara, Missoner, Office of Asiamerica Ministries, who will serve as Ancillary Faculty.

For more information, e-mail the Good Shepherd office or call 808-244-4656.

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REMINDER:  God Camp application deadline, June 30

All youth in grades 4 - 8 interested in attending this year's God Camp at Camp Mokule'ia, should turn in their applications by June 30.  This also applies to Leaders in Training (LIT), youth in grades 9 - 12.  God Camp runs from July 8 - 14, and LIT training begins July 5 through the 15.  To download an application, visit the diocesan website HERE.  For questions, e-mail Katie Frinfrock.

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Upcoming Webinars, Webcasts & Videos

Genesis Covenant and Certification for Episcopal Churches Webinar

Congregations can experience substantial energy savings while helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the innovative Genesis Covenant.  Approved by General Convention 2009, the Genesis Covenant is a national ecumenical effort by religious communities to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from their facilities by 50% within 10 years.  Join the webinar:

Thursday, June 7, 2012

8:00 - 9:00 p.m. ET (2:00 p.m. HST)

This free webinar will introduce the Genesis Covenant resource guide, highlight aspects of the GreenFaith Certification Program, and hear from two Episcopal parishes about their successes within the Certification Program.  To register for the webinar, click HERE.  If you can't make it, you can still register to receive the webinar recording afterwards at the same site.

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Video available of Presiding Bishop and Archbishop Desmond Tutu

The on-demand video of the May 19 live webcast featuring an engaging conversation about mission between Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, is now available at no fee on the website of the Episcopal Church HERE. 

Hosted by Washington National Cathedral, the 35-minute event was moderated by David Crabtree, news anchor at WRAL-TV in North Carolina and an ordained deacon.

Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori and Archbishop Tutu focused on God's mission in our lives and in the world, as related to the Anglican Five Marks of Mission.

In case you missed it, click on the link to read

the latest issue of the E-Chronicle.  

APRIL 2012 ISSUE

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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 see the complete article, click on the linked issues below, or visit Archived E-News Editions on the diocesan website, and click on the desired issue.

05/16/2012: 

SESQUICENTENNIAL: The Episcopal Church celebrates 150 years in Hawai'i

New Diocesan website to launch in June

Stay in touch through Facebook!

Updated Manual of Business Methods for congregations now available

Christian Educator's Conference in June

Upcoming Webinars, Webcasts & Videos

05/01/2012:

God Camp 2012 - Applications now available online

Rev. Tom Buechele serves as Interim at St. Jude's

Continuing Education Policies and Grant Forms

Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation

A message from the Episcopal Church Executive Council

Upcoming Webinars, Webcasts & Videos

04/16/2012:

Message from the Bishop - Preparing for our death

Camp Mokule'ia now affiliated with the Episcopal Service Corps

Members announced for Official Youth Presence at Episcopal Church General Convention

Webinars and Webcasts from The Episcopal Church 

04/02/2012:

The 62nd Sewanee Church Music Conference July 9 - 12, 2012

Vaughan Park 2013 Scholarships

03/15/2012:

Shared Ministries A report by Canon Liz

Beach Mass on the Big Island is a welcome venue

Ohana Care Program provides help and support for caregivers

Sacred Sojourns - Women's Pilgrimages to Holy Lands, May 2013

Episcopal Church General Convention: July 5-12 

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