Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's

Christmas Message 2017

Click on the image above to view the video and text of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's Christmas Message. 

Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick's Christmas message will be featured in a special December E-Chronicle coming out on Christmas Eve day.

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Christmas Worship 

Churches around the Diocese will he holding special Christmas Eve and Christmas day services.  Most have their service times posted on their websites which can be accessed from the Our Churches webpage on the Diocesan website HERE.  Click on the names of churches that are hyperlinked to be taken to their website. 

The Cathedral of St. Andrew's Christmas worship schedule is as follows:

Celebrating Epiphany at Epiphany

The twelve days of Christmas culminates with The Epiphany on January 6, 2018, and Epiphany Episcopal Church in Honolulu invites all to attend their special pageant and Holy Eucharist.  The event will commence at 5:00 PM, and a potluck dinner will follow. They are located at 1041 10th Avenue in Honolulu.  For more information, contact the church office at (808) 734-5706.

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2018 Godly Play Training Dates Coming Up

There will be two Godly Play Core Trainings for 2018 and both occur early in the year... so save the dates and register now!  Jenny Wallace leads the training sessions for this Montessori-based program for children that helps them to explore their faith through story, gain religious language, and enhance their spiritual experience through wonder and play.  To learn more about Godly Play, visit their website HERE.

The Episcopal Church in Hawai'i has generously underwritten a portion of the training to help with tuition costs for churches in the Diocese.  The classes for 2018 are as follows:

O'ahu Commuter Core:

January 20 - Sacred Stories, St. Christopher's, Kailua

February 17 - Parables, Camp Mokuleia, Waialua

March 17 - Liturgical Action Stories, Epiphany, Honolulu

(Note: These can be taken one at a time, but all three modules are required for a full training certification.)

Register HERE (Search for dates)

Maui Core:

February 2-4, 2018 - Full course, Good Shepherd, Wailuku

Register HERE

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12th Annual All Angels Jazz Festival

St. Michael and All Angels in Lihue, Kaua'i, is gearing up for their 12th Annual All Angels Jazz Festival, beginning on February 2, 2018, and ending with their popular Jazz Masses on Sunday, February 4.  This year's concerts will feature Latin jazz with headliner Rumba de Fuego at the Friday night concert, and on Saturday, 8-time Grammy nominee Tierney Sutton with jazz great Gabriel Espinosa. Many of Hawai'i's best known jazz musicians will also be performing. Their packed Sunday Jazz Masses will be held at 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM with the theme "Live Love Louder!" 

For more information, visit the St. Michael event webpage HERE, or to purchase tickets, click HERE.

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Info for 2017 Parochial Reports Now Posted

Information and forms for filing your 2017 Parochial Reports are now posted on the Diocesan website's Forms and Documents page HERE, under Parochial Reports. Online filing begins January 4, 2018, and the report is due March 1, 2018.

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Episcopal Church Young Adult Service Corps (YASC) Accepting Applications

Young adults (21-30 years old) have an opportunity to transform their own lives while engaging mission and ministry in the Anglican Communion by joining the Young Adult Service Corps. Now, applications are available for 2018-2019 placements in the Young Adult Service Corps, commonly known as  YASC.

Currently YASCers are serving throughout the Anglican Communion, working alongside partners in administration, agriculture, communication, development, and education. They are serving in Brazil, Costa Rica, England, New Zealand, the Philippines, South Africa and Tanzania.

Among possible placements for 2018-2019 include (but not limited to) Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, England, Honduras, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Jerusalem, Mexico, Panama, the Philippines, South Africa, Taiwan, and Tanzania.

The application for a 2018-2019 placement with additional information and instructions is available  HERE. The application deadline is Friday, January 12, 2018. 

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Missional Voices 2018

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will be the keynote speaker for the 2018 Missional Voices gathering taking place April 19-21, 2018, at Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis, IN.  

Missional Voices is a gathering for the sake of reimagining church and transforming neighborhoods, and  exists to help turn the Church inside out. We aim to connect church leaders, students, entrepreneurs, artists, community organizers, non-profit leaders, church planters, and everyday innovators in The Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion - anyone pursuing the mission of God in their context. To learn more about Missional Voices, visit the event website HERE, and for information on housing and registration, click HERE.

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Eucharistic Minister/Visitor Training at Good Shepherd Offered

A Eucharistic Minister/Eucharistic Visitor training will be taking place at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Wailuku, Maui, on  Saturday, January 13, 2018. The training will take place from 9:00 AM-12:00 PM. These are licensed ministries in the Diocese of Hawai'i and will be led by Rev. John Hau'oli Tomoso. For more information about the training download the flyer HERE , and to register, contact Tomoso at (808) 280-1749, or e-mail him .

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Mark your calendars!

26th Annual Queen Lili'uokalani Hookuikahi

This year's annual Queen Lili'uokalani Hookuikahi will be taking place at Kawaiahao Church in Honolulu on Sunday, January 14, 2018, at 6:00 PM. 

The date of the event represents a dark time in Hawaiian history when Queen Lili'uokalani was overthrown, but is now being recognized as a day of reconciliation and hope that focuses on the Queen's courage and conviction for non-violence that has been an example and legacy to her people.  The   Pacific Justice and Reconciliation Center (PJRC) has organized this annual event to "educate and advocate for justice and mercy for Na Kanaka Maoli and all the people of Hawai`i in the spirit of reconciliation." (To view a remarkably moving video from the statewide November 11 event commemorating her death 150 years ago, click HERE.)

Kawaiahao Church is located at 957 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu. For more information, e-mail Rev. Kaleo Patterson.

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Registration is now open for the third annual diocesan Music Conference that will be taking place on Saturday, January 27, 2018, at St. John's By-the-Sea in Kaneohe.  Leading the conference will be Joe Kanoelehua Camacho, well-known  liturgy coordinator, musician, composer, singer, dancer and professional entertainer from the Big Island. The day will begin at 9:30 AM and end at 3:00 PM.  Cost for the event is $30 and includes lunch. All with an interest in music are encouraged to attend and bring an instrument to play! For more information and to register, click HERE.

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Registration Now Open!

Annual Chrism Mass and Education Day for Clergy, Wardens and Treasurers

This year's annual Chrism Mass will be combined with an Education Day for clergy, wardens and treasurers.  The event will take place on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at The Cathedral of St. Andrew, beginning with the Chrism Mass at 9:00 AM.  At this service, the Bishop blesses the oils of chrism (for baptism), healing, and the catechumenate, and the clergy take a portion of these oils back to their own churches for use during the coming year.
 

Following the service a special Education Day will take place in the various meeting spaces of the Cathedral. Clergy, wardens and treasurers will each have their own "professional development" sessions.  For wardens, this will be a sequel to the Warden Boot Camp held earlier in the year, and treasurers will have an opportunity to meet as a group and learn about their roles and responsibilities.  The day will end at 4:00 PM.

The cost for the day is $25 and includes lunch. For more information and to register click HERE.

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2018 United Thank Offering Grant Applications Now Available

The 2018 United Thank Offering grant application materials are now available. The focus of the 2018 UTO grants will be  Becoming Beloved Community: Racial Healing, Reconciliation and Justice.

Detailed information, guidelines and forms can be found on the UTO grant webpage HERE. The deadline for submission of a completed application (and required documents) is 5:00 PM (EST) on Friday, March 2, 2018.

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49th Annual Meeting of Convention:

Videos Available to View on Youtube

Videos presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i on October 21, are now available for viewing on the  Diocese of Hawai'i's YouTube channel .  It includes the 3 Churches, 3 Questions video that was shown in conjunction with the Bishop's Address, EYE17, and tribute to Bishop Chang. Bishop Chang's tribute is also posted on the Chang Clergy Children's Fund webpage HERE, along with photos from his service and bio, portions of which were featured in the video. The special Convention e-Chronicle issue with a complete wrap-up of Education Day and the Annual Meeting will be coming out next week.

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Your donations are vitally important now more than ever.  Episcopal Relief & Development is responding to the horrific suffering caused by the natural disasters around the world. 

www.episcopalrelief.org/

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December 11. 2017:

Christ Memorial Welcomes The Rev. Gae Chalker

Annual Chrism Mass and Education Day

UTO 2018 Grant Applications Now Open

November 24, 2017:

New Advent Resource Available

26th Annual Queen Lili'uokalani Hookuikahi

Annual Music Conference Coming Up

November 8, 2017:

The Appointment of Archdeacon Costa

Volunteer Diocesan Coordinator for EfM Needed

Convention XLIX Videos Available for Viewing

Presiding Bishop Speaks on Texas Church Shooting

October 26, 2017:

Eucharistic Minister/Visitor Training on Maui 

Recycling Church Items

October 10, 2017:

Sale of Metcalf Property

Register Now for FORMA Conference