	In This Issue:
+ Requiem Eucharist Celebrating the Life of Bishop Edmond L. Browning
+ Office of the Bishop New Staff Contact
+ Thurible & Incense Training
+ Bishop's 2017 Calendar
+ Hawaiian-Language Gospel Book & BCP
+ Emmanuel's 14th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH?:
+ Task Force on the Study of Marriage Offers Report
+ Applications Being Accepted for Episcopal Delegates to UN Commission on the Status of Women
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED EVENT REMINDERS:
+ Updated Safe Church Training Dates
+ Save! Early Registration Now Open for 48th Annual Meeting of Convention
FROM THE E-CHRONICLE
Contact Information

	+ + + + + + + Featured Photo:
This issue's header features attendees on the second day of Stewardship University, which took place on August 5 & 6, at St. Clement's in Honolulu. The Rev. Cn. Timothy Dombek led this event. The first day of the workshop was open to clergy only. Be sure to read more about this in the next issue of the E-Chronicle. (Photo by Charmaine Ito)

Prayer

Proper 15

Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a
sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us
grace to receive thankfully the fruits of this redeeming work,
and to follow daily in the blessed steps of his most holy life; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Book of Common Prayer

p. 232

Mark Your

Calendars!

AUGUST GOVERNANCE MEETINGS:

Saturday, August 20, 2016

The Cathedral of St. Andrew

Commission on Ministry

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Von Holt (Morning)

Bishop's Reading Room (Afternoon)

Standing Committee

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Von Holt Room (Morning)

Bishop's Office (Afternoon)

Diocesan Council

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Videoconference from the Diocesan Conference Room

1% DIOCESAN COUNCIL GRANT REMINDER:

Monthly deadline for submission is the last Friday of each month.

Next due date:

August 26

ORDINATIONS

Please see island listings under Parish Happenings below.

_____________________

ANNUAL CLERGY RETREAT

August 28-30, 2016

Camp Mokule'ia

____________________

EDUCATION DAY &

CONVENTION XLVIII

October 28 & 29, 2016

The Cathedral of St. Andrew

For more info...

____________________

Save the date!

2nd ANNUAL MUSIC CONFERENCE

January 27 & 28, 2017

St. Timothy's, Aiea

____________________

Upcoming Safe Church Trainings

Please check under the island listings for a class taking place in your area.

	KAUA'I
Centering Prayer Group Ongoing Saturdays, 9:00 AM St. Paul's, Kekaha For more info... Christ Memorial Food Pantry Ongoing Saturdays, 3:30 PM Christ Memorial, Kilauea For more info... Saturday Market and Swap Meet Ongoing every second Saturday of the month, 9:00 AM All Saints', Kapaʻa For more info... Saturday Evening Jazz Vespers Communion Service Ongoing Saturdays, 5:15 PM St. Michael's, Lihue For more info... ReSource for Christian Spirituality Centering Prayer Group Ongoing Tuesdays, 8:00 AM St. Michael's, Lihue Ongoing Wednesdays, 9:30 AM St. John's, Ele'ele For more info... Laundry Love Kauai Ongoing first & third Wednesdays, 5:30 PM Kapaa Laundromat, Kapaʻa For more info... Soup Kitchen at St. Paul's Ongoing last Saturdays, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM St. Paul's (ECWK), Kekaha For more info...

	MAUI
Centering Prayer Group Mondays, 6:15 - 8:00 PM Trinity By-the-Sea, Kihei Centering Prayer Group Thursdays, 4:00 PM Holy Innocents, Lahaina For more info: E-mail ACCW 3rd Annual Summer Social 2016 Sunday, August 21, 4:00 PM Holy Innocents, Lahaina For more info... Safeguarding God's ChildrenTraining Saturday, September 10, 11:00 AM Holy Innocents, Lahaina For more info... Finding God in All Things Saturday, October 22, 9:00 AM Holy Innocents, Lahaina For more info...

Opportunities

LAY POSITION POSTINGS:

Communications Specialist

Part-time, Epiphany, Honolulu

Click HERE for more info.

Children's Ministry Assistant

During Sunday mornings

St. Timothy's, Aiea

Contact Keane Akao

If you would liked to post a lay position at your church, e-mail Communications with the information. Positions are also posted on the Diocesan website HERE

Stay Informed!

Upcoming Events

Office of the Bishop

Previous E-News Editions

E-Chronicle Editions

________________

Would you like to put an announcement in the E-News for a special community event or activity that your church is involved with? Please e-mail the information to the Editor, along with pictures, fliers and contact information.

____________________

We're on Facebook!

Stay in touch...

E-News

Where you'll find announcements and links to upcoming

events & activities from around the Diocese and beyond!

August 11, 2016

This Saturday!

The Cathedral of St. Andrew:

Requiem Eucharist Celebrating the Life of

Bishop Edmond L. Browning

A Requiem Eucharist (with the service of Committal) will be celebrated in thanksgiving for the life of the Right Reverend Edmond L. Browning, 2nd Bishop of the Diocese of Hawaiʻi and 24th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at 11:00 AM, in the Cathedral of St. Andrew, Honolulu. There will be no visitation prior to the Eucharist. People will have the opportunity to greet the family after the service of Committal. To view the complete announcement previously released, click HERE.

_____________________________________

Office of the Bishop New Staff Contact

The Rev. Cn. Alexander (Sandy) Graham

The Rev. Cn. Alexander (Sandy) Graham, Canon for Congregational Life and Leadership, is the newest staff member in the Office of the Bishop. As his title implies, Graham's responsibilities will include congregational development, and developing lay and clergy leadership. He will also oversee formation and discipleship, evangelism, and stewardship.

His contact information is as follows:

Phone: (808) 536-7776, ext. 309
E-mail: [email protected].

We welcome Sandy and his family, and look forward to working and worshiping with him!

_____________________________________

Thurible & Incense Training with the Bishop

The Rt. Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick will provide training on the use of the thurible and incense at Calvary Episcopal Church on Saturday, September 10, 2016, from 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Clergy, lay leaders and the public are invited. Parking is available on the lot behind the church building.

Our hope is to provide church leaders with another tool to enhance worship life. For thousands of years, incense symbolizes purification. Many worshipers feel their prayers lifted up into heaven by the billowing fragrant smoke. Others feel the glory of God making his presence known.

Calvary Episcopal Church is located at 45-435 Aumoku Street in Kaneohe. Please register by September 1, 2016, by e-mailing the Rev. Leo Loyola.

_____________________________________

Bishop's 2017 Calendar

Irina Martikainen is currently working on the Bishop's 2017 calendar. If there are any events, celebrations, activities, etc., that you would like to ask the Bishop to attend/celebrate/speak/share with you, please e-mail the date, time, location, and other details to her at your earliest convenience. Once the calendar is finalized, she will send out an announcement and it will be posted on the diocesan website HERE.

_____________________________________

Hawaiian-Language Gospel Book (Na 'Euanelio Hemolele) & Book of Common Prayer Available for Purchase

Along with the previously advertised Hawaiian-language Book of Common Prayer, the Office of the Bishop is now offering Na 'Euanelio Hemolele, the Holy Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The lectionary-size book is written in Hawaiian complete with diacritical marks.

The publication was funded by the Diocese's Commission on Native Hawaiian Ministry, originally released in 2003. It was a project of the Rev. Cn. Malcolm Naea Chun, that took over 20 years to complete. It has a white hard-cover with gold foil stamping.

The Hawaiian-language BCP is cloth-bound in red with gold foil stamping, and contains over 400 pages of translated biblical scripture, liturgical prayers, and orders service, including King Kamehameha IV's Preface. King Kamehameha IV translated the Book of Common Prayer into Hawaiian language as an act of personal piety and Christian devotion. His translation remains a milestone in Hawaiian literature and a valuable resource for anyone studying the language.

Both of these books are now available for purchase through the Office of the Bishop and can be ordered online HERE. The books are $30.00 each. Shipping is $6.00 per book, but arrangements can be made for pick-up.

SPECIAL PRICING: Save by purchasing a set! The special price is $50 for the set that contains one of each book, plus shipping. If you recently purchased the BCP (after July 1, 2016) and would now like to get Na 'Euanelio Hemolele, we will honor this new special pricing. Be sure to select that option in the updated online ordering page, or e-mail Charmaine Ito. For more information and to order your book now, click HERE.

______________________________________

Emmanuel's 14th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza

Get ready for another deliciously decadent evening of everything chocolate at Emmanuel Episcopal Church's 14th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza! This year, the event will take place on Saturday, October 8, from 6:30 - 9:00PM, and will feature its all-you-can-eat chocolate buffet complete with chocolate fountain, tantalizing truffles, fudge, luscious brownies, and the much talked-about chocolate bacon, just to name a few.

There will also be a silent auction with a host of wonderful items to bid on. Pre-sale tickets are available at $25 or $35 at the door. Proceeds benefit Family Promise of Hawai'i and Emmanuel Episcopal Church. For more information, call (808) 262-4548, or visit their website HERE for the latest updates, online ticket purchasing, sponsors and donors. Emmanuel Episcopal Church is located at 780 Keolu Drive in Kailua.

_____________________________________

What's Happening in The Episcopal Church?

Announcements from around The Episcopal Church & beyond

Task Force on the Study of Marriage offers report, seeks input on "Dearly Beloved" toolkit

[August 3, 2016] The General Convention Task Force on the Study of Marriage has provided the following report and seeks input from Episcopalians on "Dearly Beloved."

The Task Force is outlined in Resolution A037 available HERE.

The Task Force report follows:

Task Force on the Study of Marriage seeks input about "Dearly Beloved" toolkit

The Task Force on the Study of Marriage, created at last year's General Convention, is seeking responses from individuals, congregations and dioceses to a survey to gauge the use of the "Dearly Beloved" toolkit, a resource on marriage created in 2014.

The survey is available in English HERE.

General Convention in 2015, through Resolution A037, encouraged the continued use of "Dearly Beloved," and the Task Force wants to see how widely the resource has been used so far.

Multiple people from the same congregation or group may complete the survey. Because it asks for your thoughts on how the resource was used, or was not used, in your context, every response will help give us a more complete picture. The links may be shared with others who may wish to complete the survey.

The deadline to submit responses is August 16.

For more information e-mail Task Force Member Melodie Woerman.

_____________________________________

Applications Being Accepted for Episcopal Delegates to March 2017 United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

Applications are being accepted for a provincial delegate and up to 20 churchwide delegates to represent the Episcopal Church at the 61st Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) in New York City, NY, March 13-24, 2017.

The provincial delegate and the churchwide delegates will be able to attend the official UNCSW proceedings at the United Nations and will represent the Episcopal Church/Anglican Communion in their advocacy at the UN, including joint advocacy with the group Ecumenical Women.

The 2017 UNCSW Priority Theme is "Women's economic empowerment in the changing world of work" and the Review Theme is "Challenges and achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals for women and girls (agreed conclusions of the fifty-eighth session)".

Applications are open to an adult or youth (ages 14-19), woman or man, who can speak to the Priority or Review Theme and are willing to participate in advocacy at UNSCW. Youth must be accompanied by an adult chaperone. READ MORE

______________________________________

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED EVENT REMINDERS:

UPDATED: Safe Church Training Dates

The Church's Safe Church Policies require church leadership and those working with children to attend special training classes. The following classes have been set up with more to come. Please read the Safe Church Policies to note the differences between Safeguarding God's Children and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Training, and to see if you are required to attend a class.

Saturday, September 10, 2016 - Safeguarding God's Children Training (Holy Innocents, Lahaina, Maui) - Register HERE.
Saturday, February 25 - Safeguarding God's Children Training (St. Timothy's, Aiea, O'ahu) - Registration coming soon

_____________________________________

Save! Early Registration Now Open!

CONVENTION XLVIII

Education Day and the

48th Annual Meeting of Convention

October 28 - 29, 2016

Education Day and the 48th Annual Meeting of Convention of the Episcopal Church in Hawai'i, will be taking place on Friday and Saturday, October 28 and 29, at The Cathedral of St. Andrew in Honolulu. Attendees have an opportunity to save by registering early!

EDUCATION DAY

An Education Day open to all in the Diocese will take place on Friday, October 28, featuring guest speaker, the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, President of the House of Deputies, and the first ordained woman to hold this position. Register and pay by the following dates and save on the registration fee:

$30 per person - by Wednesday, September 14
$35 per person - by Friday, October 7
$40 per person - after October 7

CONVENTION EUCHARIST & ALOHA PUPU RECEPTION

Education day will be followed by the Convention's Opening Eucharist at 4:00 PM, in The Cathedral, and an Aloha Pupu Reception where we will be recognizing the 10th anniversary of the election of our Bishop Diocesan, the Rt. Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick. Registration is required for these events. There is a fee of $10 per person to attend the pupu reception. Deadline to register and pay is Wednesday, October 5.

ANNUAL MEETING OF CONVENTION

On Saturday, October 29, the Annual Meeting will begin promptly at 8:45 AM. Please take note of the following registration and payment schedule to save:

$70 per person - by Wednesday, September 14
$85 per person - by Friday, October 7
$100 per person - after October 7

To register for any or all of the events above, click HERE. If you are a delegate, your registration fee will be paid by your church. Please select "check" as the payment method and a notice will be sent to your church. Please also select "check" if you are a clergy person, alternate, or visitor whose registration is being paid for by your church.

For more information, visit the Annual Meeting webpage HERE.

_____________________________________

In case you missed it, click on the image above to read

the latest August 2016 issue of the E-Chronicle.

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 the Diocesan website's

Archived E-News Editions.