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April 5, 2019

Diocesan Events & Special Announcements
HEADER PHOTO: This issue's header photo of Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick and Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was taken on Sunday, April 24, the last day of Renewal 2019. After paying their respects to Bishops Browning and Chang, they took a moment to pose before heading off to worship service in the Cathedral. (Photo by S. Nishioka)
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The Episcopal Church & Beyond
SHARE THE WAY OF LOVE AT EASTER
[April 2, 2019] Continuing the invitation to connect The Way of Love, Practices for a Jesus-Centered Life more deeply to the Liturgical Year, The Episcopal Church offers free, downloadable resources for congregations, dioceses, and communities of faith this Easter.
 
Resources include: A poster with space on the bottom portion for congregations to add their own logo, service information, and web address; a postcard to send to recent visitors or local neighbors; a social media ready graphic; a Facebook Cover image; and the Presiding Bishop’s Easter Message video (available April 15). All evangelism resources are available HERE.

“We hope that these digital resources will help congregations easily share information about their Easter services,” said Jerusalem Greer, staff officer for evangelism for The Episcopal Church, “Services that celebrate the greatest love of all – the love of Jesus. A love we are called to share and celebrate that love with friends and neighbors.” READ MORE
HUNDREDS OF EPISCOPALIANS MAKE 'PLEDGE TO CARE FOR CREATION' IN CAMPAIGN'S FIRST DAYS - PLEDGE NOW!
[Episcopal News Service] Caring for God’s creation may seem like a daunting task, the Earth being so vast and the threats to the natural world so pervasive, but The Episcopal Church is encouraging Episcopalians during Lent to pledge to take even the smallest of steps, because those steps together can make a difference.

That is the idea behind the church’s Pledge to Care for Creation campaign, which launched March 29 and runs through Easter, with the goal of collecting at least 1,000 pledges by April 22, Earth Day.

Discussion of these pledges figured prominently at the House of Bishops meeting in March, when a number of bishops committed to spreading the word to their dioceses. Such efforts seem to be having their intended effect: As of this week, more than 300 Episcopalians have gone online and completed the form identifying ways they will be better caretakers of creation. READ MORE and view Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's video.
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED REMINDERS:
GOOD FRIDAY REMINDER
PRESIDING BISHOP CALLS FOR GOOD FRIDAY OFFERING TO SUPPORT MINISTRY IN ANGLICAN PROVINCE OF JERUSALEM AND MIDDLE EAST
“The Good Friday Offering of our Church is one way to help connect the love of Christ on the cross with our support of the ongoing ministry of love and compassion carried out by our Anglican sisters and brothers throughout the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East,” Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry wrote to the bishops and clergy of The Episcopal Church. In his Good Friday letter, Presiding Bishop Curry asks each Bishop and congregation to consider providing assistance for the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East.Information, including bulletin covers and bulletin inserts on the Good Friday Offering, is available HERE. To view a copy of the Presiding Bishop's letter, click HERE.

 
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Sybil Nishioka, Editor & Communications Contractor
The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i
229 Queen Emma Square, Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 636-7776
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