All Saints' electronic waste (e-waste) collection program has been a wonderful success!  We have had loads of e-waste to take to the County's recycling center for the past 13 months. 

Last month's event, with the help of Ron Wiley on KONG Radio, resulted in a huge response from the Kapa'a community, and even caught the attention of County officials.  Laura Kelly, head of electronic waste recycling for the County, called to compliment us on our efforts and offered to put our e-waste collection announcement on the County website.  Laura recommended that, to prevent data theft from hard drives and potential wastewater contamination, we should have the e-waste drop off and delivery on the same day. 

For those of you who can't bring your recyclables on the second Saturday, you can still put them behind the gym but please call or e-mail me, CeCe Caldwell or call (336) 749-5414, and we will lock the items up until delivery day.  Remember that Bill and I are willing to come to your home to pick up items if you can't make it to church.  

This has become a great environmental outreach program for both our church 'ohana and the Kapa'a community.  Thank you all for participating!

Following the 9:30 AM service this Sunday, April 12, I will be doing a liturgy around the six palm trees that flank Memorial Hall and the Church. These trees are beyond their life expectancy and pose a significant liability and safety issue to the Church. Multiple arborist have highly recommended that we remove the trees for the safety and well-being of the community. 

Obviously, the removal of the six palm trees will be a sad moment, but "for everything there is a season" and the palm trees must be removed for the betterment of our property and safety of all those who come here. The Buildings and Grounds committee will be working on a master plan of the campus, and included in that master plan is the evaluation of future trees to be planted. However, at this time, we will not be replacing the trees. 

The brief liturgy following the 9:30 AM service will honor the legacy that these trees have served, as a symbol of welcome and aloha to all who have visited the All Saints' property. 

The Reverend Ryan D. Newman

All Saints' Episcopal church & Preschool

For those that attended Easter Sunday services in the Church, you may have noticed three pictures on the wall that used the letters "B, E, A" created with a collage of photos.  This year's Easter Wall Art Project is based on the Stewardship's 2014-2015 campaign entitled "Beautiful", and is being unveiled gradually during the Easter Season.  A new letter will be revealed each Sunday until the final day of the season on May 17, completing the word "BEAUTIFUL". 

When the campaign first started in October, members were asked to submit photos with images of all things "Beautiful", some of which were used in these first three pictures.  USB flash drives were made available at church for members to upload their photos to, and were blessed at an Ingathering on Sunday, November 2, 2014. If you missed that opportunity, it's not too late!  We are encouraging members to submit photos to be included in this project.  The theme is "Beautiful" and what the beauty of God's Divine Love inspires and means to you... babies, pets, a special place, a lost loved one, an unforgettable moment in time captured in a photograph... You can learn more about the Stewardship's year-long campaign HERE. 

To submit photos, please be sure they are of good quality.  Most of the photos submitted in the initial campaign were not "usable" for this particular project.  They need to be sharp and of good resolution, at least 1MB in size. E-mail your photos to Sybil Nishioka at halelani@hawaiiantel.net.  The deadline to submit pictures is April 26.

 Please come be a part of this year's wall art that will be enjoyed by everyone that steps through the doors of All Saints' over the next year.