Honorary Canons Inducted at Cathedral

On Sunday, November 25, 2012, three new Canons were formally inducted at the Cathedral of St. Andrew.  To honor their ministry to the Diocese, Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick appointed the Reverend David Kennedy, the Reverend Franklin Chun, and the Reverend Brian Grieves (pictured above) as Honorary Canons of the Cathedral of St. Andrew. More photos and details will be in the upcoming issue of the E-Chronicle.  Photo courtesy of Gwen and Michael Wong.

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Reception at Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i

Celebrating the reprinting of King Kamehameha IV's 1862 translation of the Book of Common Prayer

Native Books/Na Mea Hawai'i at Ward Warehouse in Honolulu, has graciously offered to hold a reception in their store to celebrate the reprinting of King Kamehameha IV's 1862 translation of the Book of Common Prayer.  The reception will be held on Thursday, December 6, 2012, at noon.  The store is located at the 'Ewa end of Ward Warehouse.  The event is free and open to the public.  For more information about the reception, contact the Diocesan Archivist, Stuart Ching. 

ECW Holiday Brunch Coming Up!

The Episcopal Church Women will be holding their holiday brunch on Saturday, December 15, beginning at 9:30 am, at the the Waioli Tea Room in Manoa.  This holiday, they have adopted the Episcopal Student Center, Hale Haumana at the University of Hawaii Manoa.  The cost for the delicious brunch is $23.00 per person inclusive, and attendees are asked to bring a $5 grab bag gift.  A final count must be turned in 48 hours in advance, so please RSVP and send payment in by December 12.  For more information, please e-mail Louise Aloy, or call her at 667-0144.  For details on the brunch menu, items to bring for Hale Haumana, and where to send your payment, visit the diocesan event listing HERE. 

Narcissus Carving Classes at St. Peter's

Continuing the legacy of Gilman Hu

Learn the age-old Chinese art of carving a Narcissus bulb, creating a unique floral design. There will be four sessions held on Saturdays in January (5, 12, 19, 26), from 8:30 am - 11:30 am.  Classes are taking place at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Parish Hall in Honolulu.  Deadline for registration is December 12, 2012, and you may download the form through the Diocesan website listing HERE.

What's Happening in The Episcopal Church? 

Announcements from around The Episcopal Church...

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The Presiding Bishop on Advent 2012:

"What is it that you are most waiting for?"

Noting that Advent is a time of waiting for "the coming of the Prince of Peace, the one who will reign with justice over this world," Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori focuses on two questions in her Advent 2012 message: "What is it that you are most waiting for?  And, how are you going to wait this year? "

The Presiding Bishop's Advent 2012 message, videotaped in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd on the grounds of General Theological Seminary in New York City, is available here.

In addition to the video, the following is the text of Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori's Advent 2012 Message.

Advent 2012

 As you prepare for the season of Advent, I would commend two questions to your musings and your prayer and your meditation: What is it that you are most waiting for?  And, how are you going to wait this year?

I'm struck this particular season by the waiting of several women in Christian history.  Mary obviously, waiting for the birth of the Promised One in her part of the world, a child born for the whole world.

Also Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptizer, who comes before Jesus. Elizabeth has been promised a child in her old age, these are both very unexpected births, they are waiting.

And I'm struck particularly this year by Elizabeth of Hungary, a saint of the Church who lived in the thirteenth century, who was betrothed as a child herself, married at 14, a mother of three by the time her husband died when she was 20.  She spent her life giving it away, giving it away both physically through her means and through her presence and her healing.  She was an icon of generosity.

What is it you wait for this year?  Is it an opportunity to meet the surprising around you? Is it an opportunity to reflect on what is most needed in your heart and in the world around you?  How are you going to wait for that gift?  Are you going to wait actively?  Engaged?  Honing your desire? Stoking the passion within you for that dream?  Are you going to wait for a dream that will bless the whole world?

That's what Christians wait for in the season of Advent - of the coming of the Prince of Peace, the one who will reign with justice over this world.  I believe that's what the world most needs, this year and every year.

May your season of waiting be fruitful and blessed.  May it be filled with surprise and a willingness to engage that surprise.

A blessed Advent.

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church

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Observing Advent Via Social Media by the Episcopal Church Office of Communication

Observing Advent in spiritual, faithful avenues via social media are being conducted by the Episcopal Church Office of Communication.

Advent is the liturgical season that occurs four weeks prior to Christmas, beginning on Sunday, December 2.  Advent is a time of reflection and preparation.

* The Episcopal Church Facebook page and Twitter, feature special Advent and Christmas elements such as conversation-starting inquiries, a word of the day, and videos.

* On December 2, an Advent Calendar goes live on the Episcopal Church IamEpiscopalian Pinterest board. The Office of Communication has partnered with the Brothers of the religious order The Society of Saint John the Evangelist (SSJE) to create the Advent Calendar. Each day of Advent a new image will appear on Pinterest linked to a meditation from the Brothers' brief daily devotional "Brother, Give Us A Word."

* To engage children in a more active role during worship this Advent, the Episcopal Church is offering a four-week series of lectionary-based children's sermons at no fee, providing clergy and lay leaders with step-by-step instructions on how to help the children lead the adults in worship here.

* Episcopal Church Young Adult Ministries is offering Advent Meditation Blogs at several different sites:  2012 Advent Meditations, Episcopal Generations, Episcopal Commons.  

* Youth Ministries Office is offering the d365 daily devotional, for Advent through the Feast of the Epiphany in January.  Named "Following the Star", the devotions are presented through an ecumenical partnership with the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and the Presbyterian Church USA.  Available here.

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Episcopal, ELCA Presiding Bishops issue

World AIDS Day 2012 Statement

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have issued a joint statement for World AIDS Day 2012.  The text of the statement follows:

World AIDS Day, on the first of December each year, offers an opportunity for reflection.  On this day, people around the world pause to grieve the 30 million human beings who have died from HIV and AIDS in the last three decades, and unite in solidarity toward the goal of a human race free of AIDS.

This year World AIDS Day falls on the eve of Advent, a time when we wait in joyful expectation of the Savior who takes on human flesh to dwell among the poor and the vulnerable.  We join Mary, the mother of Jesus, in praise of the God who exalts the humble, meek, hungry, and sick:

     'My soul magnifies the Lord,
     and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
     for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.'

Inspiring Video on Superstorm Sandy Relief Efforts

 The Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, (Diocese of Long Island) is the operational base for Occupy Sandy.  The Episcopal Church Office of Communication has posted a video chronicling the relief efforts being provided through the church.  The Rector, The Rev. Michael Sniffen, opened the sanctuary for use as a staging point to move goods and suppllies.  More than 20,000 volunteers have assisted, with 10,000 meals being cooked and delievered each day.  To view the three-minute video, click HERE.  Donations can be made through the church's Amazon registry.  Photo from the St. Luke and St. Matthew website blog.

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OCTOBER 2012 ISSUE

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.

11/16/2012:

Sesquicentennial & Convention Recap

Bishop's Reading List for 2013

ABCD Worshop for Church Renewal December 7 & 8

Clergy Well-Being: Balancing your Ministry January 22-24, 2013

Charitable Gift Annuities

Presiding Bishop on the appointment of the new Archbishop of Canterbury

Applications for Episcopal Church Young Adult Service Corps

Advent sermons for children

Episcopal Church partners with FaithStreet

11/01/2012:

Sesquicentennial - O'ahu Celebrates!

Hurricane Sandy Relief

Recent Calls in Congregations

Constable Fund Grant Applications being accepted

Jubilee Ministry Grant Applications being accepted

10/18/2012:

Prepare/Enrich Workshop February 8, 2013

Free Vestments Available

United Thank Offering Applications to be Available in January

ECF Webinars

10/01/2012:

Priest-in-Charge Appointed to St. John's, Kula

Hale Haumana Campus Ministry

09/17/2012:

Sesquicentennial Events Continue

Episcopal Student Center is Up and Running!

On Stewardship

Ministry Info Available on Diocesan Website

Reminder: Book of Common Prayer in Hawaiian available 

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