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A Christmas note from the Bishop:

Mele Kalikimaka!

My favorite Christmas hymn is from a poem by Christina Rossetti. Written in 1885, she named it “Christmastide.” The hymn version is number 84 in The Hymnal 1982. The words bring a smile to my face whenever I read them, or when we sing the hymn (though we don’t sing it in church nearly enough for me during the short Christmas season):

Love Came Down at Christmas,

Love all lovely, love divine;

Love was born at Christmas,

Star and angels gave the sign.

Worship we the Godhead,

Love incarnate, love divine;

Worship we our Jesus:

But wherewith for sacred sign?

Love shall be our token,

Love be yours and love be mine,

Love to God and all men,

Love for plea and gift and sign.

The divine is brought to humanity by love. I can know the divine through Jesus – through the humanity of God. I get a glimpse of that love in the children at the schools, in the faces of God’s people, and in the world around me.

The love that is yours and the love that is mine unites us to the love that is God – Jesus Christ.

Love shall be our token,

Love be yours and love be mine,

Love to God and all men,

Love for plea and gift and sign.

Love from God and love to all humanity.

The love of God is known in how we love. Love is our hope.

A wonderful gift for Christmas is to invite someone you care about – a loved one or a friend – to join you at Christmas worship. This year please share the love you know in Christ with someone you love!

Bishop Bob

The Right Reverend Robert L. Fitzpatrick

Bishop Diocesan

The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i

229 Queen Emma Square

Honolulu, HI 96813

Listed below are Christmas service times for churches in the Diocese. For more information, you may go to a church's website found on the Our Churches page of the Diocesan website HERE, where all of the churches are listed.

Wishing you and your loved ones a very merry blessed Christmas!

COMBINED SERVICES IN WINDWARD O'AHU:

Calvary, Emmanuel & St. Matthew's Episcopal Churches

(Please note that St. Christopher's and St. John's By-the-Sea in Windward O'ahu, are shown under the alphabetized listing.)

ST. MATTHEW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

41-054 Ehukai St., Waimanalo

Other O'ahu Churches listed alphabetically:

HALAU WA'A EPISCOPAL

91-1122 Kama'aha Loop, Kapolei

HOLY NATIVITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH

5286 Kalanianaole Hwy., Honolulu

ST. CHRISTOPHER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

93 N. Kainalu Dr., Kailua

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH

87-227 St. John's Rd., Waianae

ST. JOHN'S BY-THE-SEA EPISCOPAL CHURCH

47-074 Lihikai Dr., Kaneohe

ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

45 N. Judd St., Honolulu

ST. MARK'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

539 Kapahulu Ave., Honolulu

ST. MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

2062 S. King St., Honolulu

ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

229 Queen Emma Square, Honolulu

ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

1317 Queen Emma St., Honolulu

At the time of release, we did not have the Christmas schedule for St. Stephen's. Please contact the church directly for service times:

ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

(808) 621-8662

1679 California Ave., Wahiawa

https://stephenaloha.com

ST. TIMOTHY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

98-939 Moanalua Rd., Aiea

EPISCOPAL CHURCH ON WEST KAUA'I

St, John's: 322A Mehana Rd., 'Ele'ele

St. Paul's: 8640 Kiowea Rd., Kekaha

GOOD SHEPHERD EPISCOPAL CHURCH

2140 Main St., Wailuku

THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS

Hosted by Honolua United Methodist Church

5110 Kohi St., Napili

GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

2210 Farrington Ave., Ho'olehua

ST. AUGUSTINE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

54-3801 Akoni Pule Hwy., Kapa'au

THE PARISH CONGREGATIONS OF ST. JAMES' (ST. COLUMBA'S)

EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE

911 North Marine Corps Drive, Tamuning

Guam

ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH

(Mission of St, John the Divine)

Chanlan Kanoa Drive, Chanlan Kanoa

Saipan