This Sunday’s worship service will be led almost exclusively by members of our Cosmic Bamboo Hui who are either based in or visiting Skye this weekend. Kahu David made it to Skye last week and will be our preacher! Whit Senior will travel from London to Skye and will lead our Time with Our Keiki. Joseph Lewa from Skye will lead the Invitation to the offering and his daughters, Anna and Faith, will be our scripture readers. Rebekah Dickinson (now home on Skye with Jeanne) will provide our Prelude and Postlude and quite possibly there will be a Cosmic Bamboo Hui virtual choir. Truly our church has spread its wings across the globe, and it will be lovely to allow our global membership to be our primary leaders this week.

Kahu David in his sermon, “Gratitude and Grace Make the World a Better Place,” will be sharing just a bit about his sabbatical and lessons learned when one’s most anticipated plans take very unexpected turns. The scriptures are from Leviticus where the Golden Rule is first articulated and from Matthew where Jesus expounds on the Golden Rule. Please join us in worship on Sunday; and, as always, please invite friends or family to join us either online or in-person.

This year’s Stewardship Campaign theme is “Moving Forward with Faith.” As we complete our centennial year, we now look forward to our next 100 years. This year’s Stewardship Campaign will run from November 5 until November 26.

The campaign is for the congregation and our supporters to support our church and its missions both financially and by giving our time and talents. Pledge cards and a time and talent form will be mailed on November 6. We ask everyone to please read over the mission team information so that you can take an active part in supporting our work. 

As part of our Stewardship Campaign, Crossroads’ four mission teams – Service; Nurture; Property Use and Management (PUM) & Administration; and Peace, Justice & Stewardship of Creation (PJSC) – will have informational and colorful displays of their work at our Mission Fair on Nov. 12. Please come to peruse these displays, talk to members of each team, AND enjoy Cathy Sox’s delicious Second Sunday Lunch!

Please complete the pledge form and the time and talent form and return them to the church office in a timely manner.  Your active participation will enable the Stewardship Campaign Committee to report both our pledges and time and talent support to the executive council so they can better draw up a budget for 2024.

Church of the Crossroads has a long and rich history because of our strong commitment to the church and its mission. Your participation in our campaign will enable us to continue our story in 2024, as we “Move Forward with Faith” in the next 100 years.     

Danny Morishige, Stewardship Chair

dannyym@yahoo.com

Happy Pride! Thank you to all the people who came together to make this incredible event happen! A special thank you to Tim M, Stefanie, and Elizabeth for your passion and forward thinking in getting our booth ready and for being willing to be there early to get it all done! Thank you also to our office manager Kelly for taking care of all of the behind the scenes work as well as Ellen who has always been one of the biggest supporters of pride in our congregation. 

It is always an incredible event to be a part of, not only because it is a celebration of love, but because we are taking the opportunity to shout our love alongside others. More and more it has become obvious that we need to take our opportunities to love seriously and with gumption! It is part of our work as an open and affirming church, and it is a part of our larger call as Christians in the world to love one another. 

Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in big or small ways. I pray that we continue to shout love!

Pastor Malia

associate@churchofthecrossroadshawaii.org