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HEADER PHOTO: This issue's header photo was taken in the Diocesan Support Center today where the Rev. Cn. Sandy Graham, Rae Costa and Denise Esposito sport their red palaka shirts in observance of National Wear Red Day for womenʻs heart health... and is that the PB joining in?!

February 7, 2020

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.  Book of Common Prayer Page 216 MONTHLY GOVERNANCE MEETINGS Held at The Cathedral of St. Andrew, Honolulu Saturday, February 8 Commission on Ministry 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Bishop's Reading Room Saturday, February 15 Standing Committee 9:30 AM-12:00 PM Bishop's Office & Diocesan Council 11:00 AM-1:00 PM Diocesan Conference Room _____________________ DIOCESAN COUNCIL GRANTS Upcoming deadlines to apply: February 28, 2020 March 27, 2020 ___________________ ORDINATION OF ANDREW ARAKAWA Saturday, February 29, 2020 10:00 AM St. Alban’s Chapel, ‘Iolani School, Honolulu   DIOCESAN YOUTH RETREAT: ONE BODY March 20-22, 2020 Camp Mokule'ia, Waialua For more info... SPRING TRAINING 2020 WITH CHRISM MASS Saturday, March 28, 2020 8:00 AM-3:30 PM The Cathedral of St. Andrew, Honolulu For more info... Visit the Diocese's website and dedicated news website! Click on the images to go there now! ORDAINED POSITIONS CHURCHES IN TRANSITION: Parish of the Good Shepherd Wailuku, Maui St. Mary's Episcopal Mo'ili'ili, O'ahu Seabury Hall (Chaplain) Makawao, Maui Visit the Transition Ministry webpage HERE for more info... LAY POSITIONS Donation Intakers Part-time Christ Memorial, Kilauea Organist & Choir Director 10 hours per week per position St. Christopher's, Kailua Part-time Organist 2 hours per week St. Stephen's, Wahiawa Click HERE for more info on all positions... AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE: Hawaiian-Language Book of Common Prayer & Na 'Euanelio Hemolele Click HERE for more info and to purchase. ______________________ If your church is interested in installing Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) please e-mail Rae Costa. The Red Cross is offering the Diocese discounted training rates with a minimum of four persons (including neighbor islands).

A message from the Bishop RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION IN THE AGE OF THE "CORONA VIRUS" AND DURING THE FLU SEASON Aloha, Receiving Holy Communion by intinction is a common practice in the Diocese of Hawaiʻi. The following is from the Diocesan Customary on receiving Holy Communion in this Diocese: "Likewise, a person may choose to receive by intinction. This is particularly true when one is sick and chooses not to take the host alone. Please note that it is preferable to receive in this manner when a wafer host is used rather than loaf bread to prevent crumbs from accumulating in the bottom of the chalice. There are two practices of intinction: (A) In some congregations, intinction is when one dips a small corner of the host in the wine and then places the slightly moistened host into one's own mouth. Please note that if this is practiced, the person needs to be careful not to put fingers into the wine or touch the inside of the chalice, and to only dip a very small portion of the host in the wine. One should avoid placing the whole host into the wine or allowing the wine to soak the host. (B) It should be noted that some congregations practice a form of intinction in which the communicant holds the host in the palm of the hand and the Eucharistic Minister takes the host, dips it slightly in the wine and then places it on the person's tongue. Either (A) or (B) is acceptable in this Diocese and should be determined by the congregation's priest with appropriate direction and teaching. When young children (under the age of five) receive by intinction, they should have the assistance of an adult and form (B) is often preferable. For the Bishop and many in the Episcopal Church, intinction is considered to be an exceptional practice and not normative. While the normative practice in the Episcopal Church is to consume the bread and then to share the wine from a common cup, a person may receive the sacrament in one kind (just the bread or, more rarely, just the wine) when necessary for reasons of personal health or wellbeing, or because of personal piety and practice. Typically, this is practiced by taking the bread alone and then crossing one's arms over the chest when the wine is offered.     Those who are not baptized, or who though baptized decide not to receive the sacrament for personal or spiritual reasons, are invited and encouraged to come for a blessing, indicated by placing crossed hands over the chest.”  As Bishop, I am increasingly concerned that receiving the Sacrament by intinction when the communicant dips the bread themselves into the cup of wine, is the least sanitary means of receiving Holy Communion. I think we should begin stopping the practice of option (A) for sanitary reasons. In the age of the “Coronavirus” and the flu season, I urge clergy and parishioners to rethink intinction by parishioners themselves. Our hands are often very unclean and many hands dipping into a common cup is less sanitary than a simple sip from a common cup.  What do I suggest? If you wish to take the wine, take a small sip from the common cup. In the Episcopal Church, this is the most typical and generally preferred means of taking the sacrament of Holy Communion. If intinction is maintained, then please consider moving to option (B) above: “It should be noted that some congregations practice a form of intinction in which the communicant holds the host in the palm of the hand and the Eucharistic Minister takes the host, dips it slightly in the wine and then places it on the person's tongue.” In this case the Eucharistic Ministers should sanitize their hands before and after administering the Sacrament to God’s people.  If one is sick or concerned, he/she should just receive the bread when taking the Sacrament and forego the cup altogether. The Sacrament’s validity and efficacy is total.    Again, as often noted in the news, our hands are the likely means of sharing most contagions. Watching multiple fingers dipping into the Chalice (sometimes up to the knuckle) has convinced me that intinction by the congregants themselves is unsanitary. I will continue to drink from the Chalice. If I am ill, I will forgo the cup altogether. Likewise, if I am in a congregation where everyone practices intinction for themselves, I will likely just start taking the bread alone. It is up to the Clergy-in-charge of each congregation to set and publicly state the standard in that church.  Your servant in Christ Jesus, +Bob The Right Reverend Robert L. Fitzpatrick Bishop Diocesan  The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i From the Bishop THE REV. JAN CHARLES RUDINOFF, RIP The Reverend Jan Charles Rudinoff died on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, after a short illness.  Jan was born in Philadelphia on March 31, 1942. He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and the Virginia Theological Seminary. He was ordained to the Diaconate by Bishop Robert Hall of the Diocese of Virginia on March 10, 1972, and to the Priesthood in May 29, 1973, by Bishop Joseph Harte of the Diocese of Arizona. He was an assistant at St. Philip’s in the Hills, Tucson, Arizona (1972-1974). From 1974 until his retirement in 2004, he served St. Michael and All Angels, Līhuʻe, Kauaʻi (as the Vicar and first Rector). He also served as the Vicar of St. Thomas, Hanalei (1974-1982), and the Vicar of Christ Memorial, Kīlauea (1982-1984). After retirement, Jan served Anglican congregations in Canada. Jan is survived by his wife, Paula, children and grandchildren. Jan's service will be on February 22, 2020, at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Lihue, at 11:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jan's memory to St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church or Kauaʻi Hospice. The address for St. Michael and All Angels is: 4364 Hardy Street, Lihue, HI 96766. ALMIGHTY AND ETERNAL GOD, to whom there is never any prayer made without hope of mercy, be merciful to the soul of your faithful servant, Jan, being departed from this world in the confession of your Holy Name that he and all the departed may be welcomed into the company of thy saints, through Christ our Lord. Amen.    Rest eternal grant him, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon him. May he rest in peace. Amen. The Right Reverend Robert L. Fitzpatrick Bishop Diocesan  The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i Bishop-in-Charge The Episcopal Church in Micronesia FUNERAL SERVICE FOR THE REV. GUY HIWA PILTZ Funeral services have been announced for the Reverend Guy Hiwa Piltz who died on Monday, January 20, 2020. The public is invited to attend the service that will be held at St. Jamesʻ Episcopal Church in Waimea, on Saturday, February 22, 2020, at 10:30 AM. Casual attire; no flowers. Memorial donations may be made in his honor to North Hawaiʻi Hospice. The Rev. David Stout of St. Jamesʻ wrote a lovely letter to parishioners about Fr. Piltz when he passed. That letter can be viewed HERE. Register today!!! SPRING TRAINING 2020 WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCED If you havenʻt already done so, register now for the Dioceseʻs Spring Training event taking place Saturday, March 28, 2020, at The Cathedral of St. Andrew in Honolulu. Following a Chrism Mass, participants will attend pre-selected workshops for Clergy, Wardens, Treasurers, Youth Leadership and Family Ministries. There will also be a special morning gathering of SPICE, the Dioceseʻs newest ministry for spouses, partners, and widows of clergy, that will engage in Centering Prayer and a lesson on converting a shirt to a tab-shirt. Leading the Clergy and Wardenʻs track will be the Rev. Cn. Dawn Davis, author of Revive, “a small-group discipleship program for active lay leaders to help them grow in confidence as spiritual leaders who love God and want to live a Jesus-shaped life." Wardens and Treasurers will also spend time with some of the members of the Diocesan Support Center Team that includes the Bishop, Accountant Danny Casey, Business Manager Rae Costa, and our Chancellor Wayne Yoshigai. The Youth track will be led by members from the Diocesan Youth Design Team that will provide information, resources and best practices for building a successful youth ministry. Jenny Wallace, our Godly Play Trainer, will lead the Family Ministries track, sharing their newest offering, Stories of God at Home, designed to help stimulate family storytelling alongside the stories of God. The fee for the day is only $15 and includes lunch. For more information and to register, click on the button below. Airfare for neighbor island clergy, wardens, treasurers and youth workers will be covered. GO TO SPRING TRAINING 2020 Continuing Series  TEACHINGS BY CLERGY Priests are ordained to be “faithful pastors, patient teachers, and wise councilors” (BCP, p. 534). These Reflections will be offered over the next few months in the e-News and on the Diocesan website HERE. Our fourth Teachings by Clergy piece is by the Rev. Raymond Woo, Vicar of St. Lukeʻs Episcopal Church, Honolulu. REFLECTION ON THE NICENE CREED: "We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty" The Roman Emperor Constantine, after declaring the Christian religion as the official religion of the Roman Empire in 313 CE (the Common Era), called a very important Church Council of Bishops and clergy at Nicea (in the city of Iznik in Eastern Turkey today) in 325 CE to work on a summary statement of the Christian faith. One of the reasons for the Council was to clarify and summarize what the core of the faith was in the midst of very diverse and different theological opinions about what the nature of God was, and how within the Godhead (a theological term attempting to describe the internal aspect of Godhead based on the Bible): how God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit might relate to one another. The other reason for calling the Church Council was Constantine wanted to promote peace throughout the Roman Empire (Pax Romana) and to unify the Empire by means of having one singular religious faith tradition. Too many religions might be very divisive for the people, thus causing havoc and unrest in the Empire, so thought the Emperor. The Church Council met again, after several interim sessions within the next 5 decades since 325 CE, for the second time in 381 CE with another generation of Bishops and clergy in the Capitol of Contanstinople (in modern day Istanbul, Turkey) known as the Council of Constantinople.  READ MORE Registration now open!!! CAMP MOKULEʻIAʻS SUMMER CAMP SCHEDULE Camp Mokuleʻiaʻs summer camp schedule is now posted and registration is open! With over a dozen camps planned, lots of options are available so that children and youth can take advantage of all the fun and adventure the Camp has to offer! Listed below are the dates of this yearʻs camps. To learn more, visit the Camp Mokuleʻia website through the button below. Mini-Camp #1 (July 5-7) Grades 1-2 Mini-Camp #2 (July 8-10) Grades 1-2 Elementary #1 (June 7–12) Grades 2-5 Elementary #2 (July 5–10) Grades 2-5 Elementary #3 (July 12–17) Grades 2-5 Middle School #1 (June 7–12) Grades 6-8 Middle School #2 (July 5–10) Grades 6-8 Middle School #3 (July 12–17) Grades 6-8 Senior High (June 7–12) Grades 9-12 In addition, the following Elementary Day Camps (Grades 1-5) will be taking place at churches around the Diocese: Day Camp #1 June 22–26 (St. Andrew's Cathedral, Oahu) Day Camp #2 June 22–26 (Holy Apostles, Big Island) Day Camp #3 June 22–26 (Good Shepherd, Maui) Day Camp #4 July 13–17 (Epiphany, Oahu) Visit the Camp Mokuleʻia Website EPISCOPAL LENTEN RESOURCES February 26 is Ash Wednesday and the start of the Lenten season. The Episcopal Church has a number of resources to help you and your church observe Lent that can be found on their website HERE. PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED REMINDERS Register Now!!! DIOCESAN YOUTH RETREAT: "ONE BODY" March 20-22, 2020 Camp Mokule'ia, Waialua All middle school and high school youth are invited for a weekend of worship, discovery, fellowship and FUN! Cost is only $99, and scholarships are available. For more information and to register, click HERE.

O'ahu

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Celebrating Aliʻi Sunday at The Cathedral The Cathedral of St. Andrew will be celebrating the 186th Birthday of King Kamehameha IV this Sunday, February 9, at 8:00 AM. In special attendance, the Hawaiian Civic Societies will be present to help us honor the young King who, alongside Queen Emma, brought the Episcopal Church to Hawai'i in 1862. Please join us on this very special day for the Cathedral of St. Andrew! To learn more about the founding of St. Andrew's, please click HERE.

Experts at the Cathedral Lecture Series through March 5 The Cathedral of St. Andrewʻs Annual Experts Lecture Series continues through March 5, 2020, in the Von Holt Room every Thursday at noon. The theme for this yearʻs series is Notable Women in Hawaiʻi. The remaining dates and women/topics covered are: February 13: Rosalie Keliinoi February 20: Symbolic Ratification Star February 27: Wilhemina Dowsett March 5: Patsy Mink To read more about the content of each lecture, click HERE.

Presentation by Dr. Leonard Sax: Why Gender Matters St. Andrewʻs Schools invites you to a presentation by Dr. Leonard Sax on Friday, February 14, 2020, in the Von Holt Room at the Cathedral of St. Andrew. The topic is Why Gender Matters: What parents need to know about the emerging science of female/male differences. The free presentation begins at 7:30 AM (breakfast served at 7:00 AM). For more information and to RSVP online, click HERE.

Kaua'i

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Sign up today! 3 & 5-Day Kalaupapa Service Retreats Available in 2020 St. Michael and All Angel's ReSource for Christian Spirituality is now offering a new 3-Day Service Retreat to Moloka'i in 2020 for the following dates: April 20-22 May 11-13 September 21-23 October 26-28 It is a condensed version of the 5-Day Service Retreats still being offered. For more information on the 3-Day Retreats, download the event flyer HERE. For more information and to download the flyer for the 5-Day Retreats, click HERE. Contact the Rev. Phyllis Meighen at (808) 647-4346 if you have any questions.

Maui

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2020 Maui Episcopal Churches Whale Watch Tour Maui Episcopal churches will be enjoying their annual Whale Watch Tour on Sunday, March 8, 2020, from 2:30 PM-5:00 PM, aboard the Pacific Whale Foundation's Ocean Odyssey at Ma'alea Harbor. All are welcome to take part in this private chartered adventure! Net proceeds will be distributed between all four Maui Episcopal churches. For more information and to purchase online tickets, click HERE.

Big Island

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Enroll Now for a New EfM year at St. James' If you are interested in participating in Education for Ministry, please contact our certified EfM mentors Elsbeth McKeen or John Sucke (808) 885-4495, or Father David Stout. The annual fee for the course materials is $375 payable in advance. That’s just $10.46 per week!. St James’ offers financial help to all who need it to make sure all interested can participate in this course. For more information about EfM groups in the Diocese, visit the Diocesan website HERE.

St. Jude's Annual Mardi Gras Fundraiser Dinner St. Jude's Episcopal Church will be holding a Mardi Gras fundraising event on Friday, February 21, 2020. Dinner will feature Jambalaya, red beans and rice, cornbread, dessert and drinks. Tickets are available for $8, $15 for two, and $20 for family. Tickets may be purchased at the door, at Sunday services, or by calling (808) 939-7555. St. Jude's is located at 92-8606 Paradise Circle in Ocean View.

EYE20 Fundraiser for St. Augustine Youth: Purchase Hawaiian Plate Tickets! St. Augustineʻs Episcopal Church will be holding a special fundraiser for two of their youth who will be attending the Episcopal Churchʻs triennial Youth Event (EYE20) this July. Mark Sahagun and Mark Joshua Salvador were selected to be a part of the Hawaiʻi Youth delegation heading to the University of Maryland, and performing mission afterwards. You can help support them by purchasing tickets for a delicious Hawaiian plate (kalua pig, lomi salmon, poi, rice and haupia) for only $12. Pick up is Sunday, March 29, in Walker Hall between 4:00-6:00 PM. St. Augustineʻs is located at 54-3801 Akoni Pule Highway, Kapaʻau. For more information, call the office at (808) 889-5390.

The Episcopal Church & Beyond

Offering free legal aid, Pennsylvania attorney’s only office is the Episcopal churches he visits The individuals and families who visit the weekly food pantry at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral in the Diocese of Pennsylvania – usually about 150 households, according to Dean Judith Sullivan – know if they come hungry on a Monday morning, they can leave with an assortment of canned goods, fresh produce and frozen meats to help get them through the week. READ MORE

Filmmaking ministry with Episcopal roots follows calling to bring stories of faith journeys to big screen As an Episcopalian, Brian Ide has been fixated recently on the passage in the New Testament that describes the brief period – estimated to have been about 10 days – between Jesus’ ascension and the Pentecost, during which the apostles were alone and uncertain about their path forward, praying together in “a room upstairs” in Jerusalem. READ MORE

St. Louis church becomes first Episcopal parish included in national historic register for LGBTQ advocacy Trinity Episcopal Church in St. Louis’ Central West End is the first site in Missouri to be named to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for its significance in LGBTQ history. It is the first and only such site in Missouri and the only Episcopal parish in the country so honored.  READ MORE

Innovative ideas and collaborative energy flourish at Rooted in Jesus conference As The Episcopal Church grapples with how to stem its steep decline in an increasingly secular culture, the first-ever Rooted in Jesus conference offered a chance to share innovative ideas, collaborate and celebrate.  READ MORE

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