Aloha All Saints'  'Ohana, 

 

This Sunday, June 29th, we welcome a candidate for the Director of Music Ministries position, Hope Solanis. Hope will serve as the organist at the 9:30AM service. During the Offertory, Hope will also share an original piece of music written specifically for the day. On Saturday, Hope will have a private audition and interview with the Search Committee. The committee, being chaired by Curtis Shiramizu, includes Bill Caldwell, Linda Crocker, David Murray, Victor Punua, Jr., Mary Schulz, Chris Wataya, and Morris Wise.

 

Hope is an experienced Church musician, music educator, and composer. In Hope's own words: "I've been a church musician since before I could talk. At age 3, I would come home from church and 'sound out' our closing hymn on my Grandmother's Steinway piano. I studied piano, organ and harp growing up, attending the Performing Arts School in Louisville, KY and then headed to New York City." 

 

Hope has a Bachelor of Arts in Music Composition from the Manhattan School of Music, and did continuing studies in piano at Juilliard. Hope has been an accompanist, composer and orchestration assitant for Broadway shows. She has traveled and performed original songs around the world, which included living in Sydney, Australia and Paris, France, teaching children music in India, studying sound healing with the Dali Lama's Chantmaster and living on the Big Island and Kauai. Most recently, Hope has served numerous congregations in the Massachusetts while also writing and recording her own music. 

 

Please welcome Hope! Our prayers are with Hope and the Search Committee as they discern God's will.

 

In Christ,

ryan+

Summer is here and that means dodgeball is right around the corner! This year's tournament will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 25 & 26. Practices in the gym will start up on July 1. More information and registration information can be found on the web event page HERE. Stay tuned and Like our Facebook page for the latest updates, and gather your teams together!!!

Organizers of the First Saturday Markets are currently re-evaluating the monthly event, and have cancelled July's market.  We will instead hold a special Summer Fair and Swap Meet on Saturday, July 12.  Pricing for vendors is only $10!!! Be sure to spread the word!!!  Interested vendors can contact the church office at 822-4267, or e-mail allsaintskauai@hawaiiantel.net. 

We are currently going through the legal process to change our first Saturday market to a more flexible day of the month so that we are not competing with other venues on that very busy first Saturday in Kapa'a. We will keep you posted and hopefully be able to resume our markets in August!