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WORSHIP
Pentecost Day
Sermon by Rev. Rushan Sinnaduray
"Spirit-Filled People"
7 AM – Atherton Memorial Chapel
9 AM – Sanctuary
View live/later on YouTube
11 AM – Parish Hall
View the worship bulletin
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Wear Red or #WearOrange!
This Sunday we'll celebrate Pentecost—the Holy Spirit present and active in our lives. To symbolize the fire of the Holy Spirit, it is custom to wear red.
We invite you to wear RED and/or ORANGE to celebrate Pentecost AND also honor Wear Orange weekend, which is part of Gun Violence Awareness Month (June).
You can wear orange to honor survivors and show support for a future free from gun violence. Learn more at wearorange.org.
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Special Mission Offering
This Sunday we collect the Strengthen the Church offering which supports the expansion of ministry and growth of local United Church of Christ congregations.
Your support of this offering will help the UCC fulfill its commitment to creating a just world for all by investing in new ministries and practices that meet the emerging needs of local communities.
Envelopes are available with bulletins. Checks can be made payable to Central Union Church with "STC" or "Strengthen the Church" in the memo line.
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CHILDREN & YOUTH
Nursery
A staffed Nursery is available during the 9 and 11 AM worship service.
Children, from birth through three years old, may be left in the Nursery where they will be cared for during the service.
Sunday School
We offer a Sunday School program for children, ages 3 through 5th grade, during the 9 and 11 AM worship service. Children participate in the first part of the service and will leave for Sunday School following the Time for Keiki.
Contact: cayanna-herrera@centralunionchurch.org
Youth Group
Young people in grades 6 through 12 are invited to Youth Group during the 11 AM worship service. Youth participate in the first part of the service and leave for Youth Group following the Time for Keiki.
Contact: melissa-thach@centralunionchurch.org
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Central Union Windward Ministry
Sunday Worship
10 AM – Windward Sanctuary
Sermon by Kahu Richard Walenta
38 Kāne‘ohe Bay Drive, Kailua, HI 96734
808-254-3802 • cuwindward@gmail.com
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Central Union Pohnpei Ministry
Sunday Worship
11 AM – Atherton Memorial Chapel
| | NEWS + ANNOUNCEMENTS + REMINDERS | | | | |
End Gun Violence
June is Gun Violence Awareness Month. Reminder: At the Hawai‘i Conference UCC ‘Aha Pae‘āina in 2022, Central Union put forth a resolution of witness which was affirmed by the delegates and calls our churches and members “to make their voices heard in the wider community” that “[we] find a pathway to become a church against gun violence and for peace.” It implored churches “to pray for peace and for an end to these horrific acts of violence, and to let our prayers move us to meaningful action.”
| | Church member featured in MidWeek: June 4, 2025 | | Got e-waste? Get it ready for recycling! | | Photo credit: Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra | | |
HSO to Honor Connie Uejio
CUC member Constance Uejio, who has provided beautiful music at our church for years, is retiring from the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra (HSO) after 44 seasons. Learn more about Connie and how to take part in the HSO celebration on June 15!
| | Registration Open for Women's Retreat! | | All women are invited to gather with sisters of faith to relax in God’s creation and renew our spirits. Join us at Camp Mokule‘ia from October 24-26. We're encouraging registration by June 30 to help with planning of this treasured tradition going on its 36th year! Learn more and register online. | | | | |
Help at Thrift Shop
Our Thrift Shop ministry is short-handed this summer and in need of a few volunteers. The Thrift Shop is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 AM to 3 PM. Teens thru Seniors, whether you can come for an hour or a whole day, we’d love to have you join us in this vital ministry!
If you are willing to bless the wider community in this way, please contact Joanne at 808-282-2729.
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Help with Food Distribution
Wanna serve the community this summer? The Serving Aloha weekly food distribution can use volunteers! There is a wide range of tasks that cover a range of physical abilities (bagging food, distributing to guests, registering guests for walk-in and drive-through distribution, and clean-up.
Volunteers should check in between 9-10 AM at the registration desk in the Womenʻs Building. Wear close-toed shoes, sunscreen and bottled water are also recommended. The distribution finishes at 1 PM, although “work shift” times are flexible.
| | Questions? Contact Martha Balkin at mecbalkin@gmail.com. Groups are encouraged to schedule their visit. | | | | |
Learn to Play ‘Ukulele
Beginner ‘ukulele players from keiki to kūpuna are welcome to come and learn from Wade Cambern who is freely sharing his love of music through teaching ‘ukulele. Bring your own ‘ukulele and come learn to play or get some beginner tips on Sundays from 1-2 PM in the Women's Building.
Feel free to contact the Church Office to confirm whether the group will be meeting on a particular Sunday.
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Say It with Flowers!
Got a birthday, anniversary, or other special occasion coming up? Commemorate it with flowers at a Sunday worship service!
Our Flower Committee creates floral arrangements for our worship spaces each week. You can give flowers in honor of someone with a printed dedication in the worship bulletin.
Email:
flowers@centralunionchurch.org
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Church Council
Next meeting: June 5
Church Council meetings will be held on the first Thursday of the month at 5:00 PM in the Rewick Board Room in the Admin Building.
These regular monthly Council meetings are open to all Church members who wish to attend as an observer.
Contact the Church Council: council@centralunionchurch.org
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May we allow the Holy Spirit to move through us and work in our lives!
Pray that we would put our faith in action and respond to the issue of gun violence in our wider community.
Give thanks for everything that reminds us we are never alone!
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Garden Club on Thursdays
If you would like to help keep our campus looking beautiful, please consider joining what we are currently calling the "Garden Club"! Volunteers and staff will meet weekly to do regular landscaping around the Sanctuary on Thursdays from 9-11 AM. Meet at the Sanctuary steps. Feel free to bring your own gardening tools, but we'll have some you can use.
Questions? Contact Troy Tomita:
troy-tomita@centralunionchurch.org
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Readers Needed for Worship!
Worship is one of the heartbeats of our church – it is the work of the whole church community in praising God, hearing God's word to us and responding in faith. One way to help each other in our worship is by reading scripture and other parts of our service. It enhances our experience of worship when we can have different faces and voices leading worship.
If you are willing to read in a worship service, please join our pool of readers! Learn more and sign up by clicking HERE.
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For Young(ish) Adults
Did you know that we have a Young(ish) Adult ministry here at CUC for generations X, Y, Z? We gather monthly for breakfast and fellowship after worship and we also have a special monthly event. For more information email youngish@centralunionchurch.org.
We’d love to connect with you!
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HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE?
We welcome relevant news and events to share in our publications. Please submit items to news@centralunionchurch.org by Wednesday to be published in the following days.
| | Looking for a venue? Our church's range of facilities can accommodate all kinds of events! By renting out our spaces, we can provide a gathering place for the community and generate revenue for ministry. Learn more about our venues and consider hosting your next event at Central Union. (Members receive a discount!) | | |
Beware of Email Scams!
Scams come in many forms, whether it's someone impersonating church staff or even a member, or a stranger seeming to have a good deal for you on a special product or service. Please be cautious when checking emails! Know that church staff will never ask you to purchase something or give personal information by email. Often you can identify an email's authenticity by verifying the sender’s email address (CUC staff emails end with @centralunionchurch.org), but it's also possible for scammers to mimic email addresses. So if you receive any strange message at all and are ever in doubt, just delete it, don't reply or click on any links. You may call the church office (808-941-0957) to confirm.
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