HOLY EUCHARIST
July 13, 2025 at 9:00 am
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Donation Day for the Little Free Pantry
(Healing Sunday postponed until July 20)
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Dear St. Augustine's 'ohana,
Please join us this Sunday a combined service at 9:00 am (no 7:00 am service) and our potluck Brunch & Bingo afterward! We're looking forward to a joyful time together, complete with bingo prizes, a photo booth (for fun and to update our membership directory), and brief updates from our Bishop's Committee between bingo games.
Can't wait to see you all there!
Blessings this day,
Vicar Jennifer
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July 20 - Sixth Sunday after Pentecost at 7:00 am and 9:00 am
July 27 - Seventh Sunday after Pentecost at 7:00 am and 9:00 am
August 3 - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost at 7:00 am and 9:00 am
Find scripture readings for upcoming services and learn about the liturgical seasons in the Episcopal Church here.
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NEW! Sermons now available online.
During a recent Spirit School session, members asked whether sermons could be made available to read online. Beginning with the season of Pentecost 2025, sermons will be posted on our web site. Please feel free to share the links!
| | At our most recent Spirit School session, we practiced the "listening process" our PCi team has been using to reflect on sermons. Deacon Lani suggested we share the listening process with everyone at St. Augustine's — a great idea! Copies of the listening questions are now in our pews (and linked below). Our PCi group has found the questions engaging and helpful, and we hope they enrich your spiritual life, as well! | | |
Carmen Lai for cleaning the church last week.
JD Morgan for serving as lay reader last Sunday.
St. Augustine's members who pray for others each week.
The many members of St. Augustine's and the community who help sort donations and operate the Thrift Shop.
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Many thanks for all that you do to show your support for St. Augustine's! Your gifts of time, talent, and funds allow us to be the love of God in our community.
WHY WE ARE HERE
Through our Family & Community Network, we serve North Kohala by:
- Providing a safe, inclusive, and welcoming spiritual home.
- Addressing the high cost of living by offering low-cost goods in our Thrift Shop.
- Addressing food insecurity through food preservation education; alleviating hunger by sponsoring the Little Free Pantry and partnerships to assist Kohala Cares and the Kohala Food Hub.
- Serving as a gathering place to foster a peaceful and collaborative community (music, arts, food, fellowship).
All gifts, no matter the size, make an incredible difference in our community! Mahalo for your support!
Visit the link below to access our secure giving site.
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ST. AUGUSTINE'S PRAYER CHAIN
Please pray for healing, guidance, strength, peace of mind, and comfort for: Richard Russell; Luis Gomez; Railen Ching; Analen Villar; Richard Hoffman; Richard Elliot; Cynthia Bailey; Georgia Klein; Betty; Catalina; Maile Napoleon Spencer; Scottie Garlough; Hattie Perkielski; Carol Dicus; Sheila Fujii; Patrick Tanaka; Janis Peach; Rita Masada; Brandon Weber; Suzie Cook; Heidi & Baye Cheikh Kébé; Caroline Doll; Craig Spencer; Leighton Purdy; Neal Holter; Linda Leonard Pell; Bruce Soll; Susan Acacio; Sabrina Lee; Jeannette Hensel; Erin Manuel; Guy Kaoo; Reni Aʻi aʻi Bello; Becky & Ludwig Simmet; Annecita Tamayo; Lynn Dicus. Thanksgiving for the life of Richard Marquez.
REQUEST PRAYERS
If you or someone you know would like to be added to our prayer list, please email Patsy Ching or Vicar Jennifer. You can request prayers for yourself, your 'ohana, and anyone in our community or beyond.
During our Sunday services, you can write prayer requests on a piece of paper. Prayers will be read aloud or silently (per your request) during the Prayers of the People. You can also send us prayer requests through our online form. Mahalo for your care and prayers!
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WEEKLY
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FELLOWSHIP HOUR - Every Sunday after our 9:00 am service. We gather to enjoy conversation, coffee, and treats in Walker Hall. Please bring some savory or sweet treats to share! Mahalo to all who have been providing delicious food and to Jeannette Hensel for bringing coffee.
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CHOIR - Join us Wednesdays at 5:00 pm to sing through the hymns for the following Sunday. All are welcome! Can't make it to choir this week? You can take a peek at the music in the order of worship for this coming Sunday (link is at the top of this newsletter).
MONTHLY
First Sunday
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SPIRIT SCHOOL - Sunday school for adults - Join us for Spirit School, a short session for adults on a topic to enrich our spiritual life. Please let Vicar Jennifer know if there's a topic you're interested in or if you would like to present a Spirit School session.
Second Sunday
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LAYING ON OF HANDS - Receive healing prayers for yourself or another at our 7:00 am & 9:00 am services. Mahalo to Rebecca Bartholomy for offering this important ministry!
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FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS - Please bring shelf-stable, nutritious foods for the Kapa'au Little Free Pantry or donate funds for food to be purchased. Mahalo for your help with this ministry!
Third Sunday
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KEIKI SUNDAY - All keiki (and their 'ohanas) are invited to join us for this once-a-month special service when Vicar Jennifer shares a Godly Play story and keiki can participate at the altar as we share our holy meal together.
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BISHOP'S COMMITTEE MEETING - All members are welcome to join the Bishop's Committee meeting, held in the Sunday School classroom at 10:45 am after fellowship hour. As always, we welcome your questions about our planning and budgeting processes!
Fourth Sunday
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PREACHING CONGREGATIONS INITIATIVE- This program teaches us how to listen to one another and how to speak with others about the love of God. Curious about what is being learned? Ask St. Augustine's lay cohort, Kathy Webb, Kirk Corey, Maurine Gomes, Laura La Gassa, Kim Lambrecht, and John Sakai during fellowship hour or when you see them out and about!
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INGE WEYMOUTH
Please join us for a celebration of life with Holy Eucharist on Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 10:00 am, with luncheon following in Walker Hall. The service will be at
St. Augustine's Episcopal Church. She will be buried with her husband Ray at Maine Veterans Cemetery in Augusta, Maine this fall.
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ANNUAL BAZAAR IS OCTOBER 4
Please mark your calendars: St. Augustine's Annual Bazaar is set for Saturday, October 4, 9:00 am-1:00 pm. As usual, we'll offer plants, crafts, and food along with our boutique and silent auction. Here are a few requests:
- Please start growing and transplanting plants.
- Please start your crafting.
- Please plan what you are going to cook or bake.
- Please start cleaning out your house, cleaning out your closet, but don't bring items to church until we ask for them.
- Keep your eyes out for people moving. They may have some great items for silent auction!
Our planning team will meet briefly this Sunday at 10:30 am for a half hour. Join us if you'd like to be part of our planning process!
| | PICTURED ABOVE - Annie Atkins (left) with students and instructor Pam. Mahalo to Annie for organizing these sessions! | | |
OUR FIRST KEIKI SEWING CLASS!
We were so pleased to welcome several students at our first keiki class on Thursday, July 10. This is an ongoing class, so if you are interested in attending, please contact Annie at 808-896-6236. See flier above for more information.
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PLEASE HELP US WITH FOOD SAFETY
Aloha all who handle food in our kitchen! Starting this month, we require all food placed in the refrigerators and freezer to be labeled with our food safety labels. These labels and attached pen can be found next to each appliance.
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Leftovers can remain in our refrigerator for 7 days per the Hawaii Health Department. Store-bought food that is unopened can remain in fridge or freezer until the expiration date or ‘best when used by’ date.
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We are strongly recommending all food handlers take the online free training to become certified in food safety. It’s only 2 hours and ensures that we all provide safe food for our community.
If your volunteer time at St. Augustine's involves food, please sign up for online training via the DOH's Food Safety Education program. The contact for that program is Kyla Arruda at (808)825-1774 kyla.arruda@doh.hawaii.gov. You can also contact Kim Lambrecht for more info at 406-599-3152. Mahalo!
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ABOUT THE LITTLE FREE PANTRY A note from Deacon Lani
Aloha St. Augustine's 'ohana,
For several years we have been diligent in stocking the "Little Free Pantry" (LFP) in Kapa‘au. This meets a crucial need for our houseless and underemployed 'ohana. The anonymous, no-questions-asked nature of the pantry sets it apart from other food programs. Jesus said, "Feed my sheep." He did not specify who to feed or how to assess whether they should qualify for assistance. It's important to love our neighbors by offering nourishment to all in need.
Please consider donating to the LFP so that St. Augustine's can continue to assist members of our community. We've set aside the second Sunday of each month as LFP donation day. We need nonperishables in the form of nourishing proteins such as tuna, sardines, peanut butter, peanuts, or other nuts and nut butters, Spam, Vienna Sausage, and cheese and cracker packets. Ready-made meals are also helpful, like packets of cooked lentils, ready-to-eat microwavable meals, packets of cereal, oatmeal, or non-perishable milk.
Imagine being in a situation where you have no food. What could keep you going until the next meal? That is what you can help provide! In this world of uncertainty and chaos, let us take a moment to reflect on our abundance. We have so much love, grace, and care to offer our neighbors who need the support of their Kohala 'ohana.
You can bring non-perishable food items to the 7:00 am or 9:00 am service or you can donate online at the link below. Mahalo for your kindness!
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NOTES FROM OUR BISHOP'S COMMITTEE
Our June meeting began with a prayer and an appreciative inquiry discussion (based on the sermon) on the difference between living in one's head and heart, sharing personal experiences and insights. Members of the group described how living in their heads often led to feeling overwhelmed, cluttered, or stuck, while living in their hearts brought a sense of flow, clarity, and genuine connection. The discussion highlighted the challenges of balancing practical tasks with spiritual well-being and the importance of self-awareness and boundary-setting to foster a more heart-centered approach to life.
Meeting highlights - discussions included the following: communication strategies; the upcoming Brunch & Bingo event and the team reports we'll provide that day; an analysis of our volunteer and staff bandwidth; web site updates; Ho'imi Pono training; forming a new Green Team; church finances; campus electrical updates; plans for a perimeter fence.
Please let us know if you have questions or feedback! Contact any member of the BC or sit in on our next meeting on July 20 at 10:45 am in the Sunday School Room.
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ST. AUGUSTINE'S TEAMS IN ACTION
Our four core teams are hard at work! We're sharing updates each week as our progress unfolds. This week, we're highlighting a project of led by our Spiritual Growth Team — the Preaching Congregations Initiative (PCi) cohort at St. Augustine's. Our cohort is one of four in the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i participating in a year-long pilot program run by faculty at the Virginia Theological Seminary with a grant from the Lilly Foundation.
Our PCi cohort meets this coming Sunday to talk about preaching. We'll be discussing these questions from our mentors at Virginia Theological Seminary:
- What is a sermon?
- What is a sermon for? What is the purpose of preaching?
- What is happening when we preach?
- What is the role of God, the preacher, the Scripture, and the congregation in preaching? How do these different parts of the sermon relate to each other?
- What would be missing in a worship service without a sermon? What does the sermon add to the worship service?
Mahalo to all members of our Bishop's Committee and all members of our core teams: Buildings & Grounds, Community Events & Partnerships, Finance & Stewardship, and Spiritual Growth. If you are interested in being on a core team or helping with a specific project, please reach out to Vicar Jennifer or any member of the BC.
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If you have information to share, please let us know! This newsletter helps us stay in touch in a variety of ways, such as news, requests for prayers, offers of assistance, or information on garden bounty (fruits, veggies) you would like to share. VicarJennifer@staugustineskohala.com or admin@staugustineskohala.com Submissions due by Thursday morning for Friday's newsletter. | |
ST. AUGUSTINE'S THRIFT SHOP
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MAHALO TO OUR SATURDAY VOLUNTEERS & SHOPPERS!
Community members and Kohala Reunion attendees came to our special Welcome Home Event last Saturday, graciously hosted for extended hours by our wonderful Thrift Shop volunteers! Mahalo to all who sorted and prepped the shop and to all who organized and staffed the event.
SHOPPING & MORE!
Every Wednesday from 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm, our Thrift Shop offers great deals on wonderful treasures, but people come for more than that. We are also open the first Saturday of the month.
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INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING?
Join the fun and serve our community by volunteering at our Thrift Shop. Please spread the word! Folks can contact admin@staugustineskohala.com
| | Pictured in this issue's header is Canon Sandy Graham (tallest in the center) and a delegation from St. Paul’s, Honolulu, who just got back from a whirlwind trip to the Philippines. Not only does The Episcopal Church have a full Concordat relationship with the Philippine Independent Church (IFI), but there is also a tripartite connection between the Diocese of Hawai‘i, the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Luzon (Bishop Hilary A. Pasikan Jr. is wearing the blue shirt) and the IFI Diocese of Batac (Bishop Emelyn Dacuycuy is in the clerical shirt). Wearing Philippine-style lei are St. Paul's folks, Rodel Dureg, Father Randy Albano, Julie Dureg and Solah Palaroan. Look for a special write-up in a future issue. (Contributed photo) | | |
Huli ka lima i lalo (turning our minds, hearts, and hands to the 'āina is a year-long emphasis on creation care made possible by a
Creation Care grant from The Episcopal Church. It is a collaborative
effort of Hoʻimi Pono, the Native Hawaiian Ministry Committee, and
Kahuaola (formerly the Creation Care and Environmental Justice
Task Force). The Huli team is presenting a Virtual Summer Speaker Series. Please consider registering to attend these sessions. If you don't have Zoom, no worries! We will be hosting watch parties at Walker Hall for each session.
Reverend Rachel Taber-Hamilton, July 26, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
Rev. Taber-Hamilton is a Shackan First Nation person and an Episcopal priest. She has served in the Diocese of Olympia for 23 years and was elected vice president of the House of Deputies at the 2022 General Convention.
Robin Wall Kimmerer, August 2, 9:00 am - 11:00 am
“What Does the Earth Ask of Us?”
Zoom pre-recorded talk with live Q & A
Robin Wall Kimmerer is a botanist and member of the
Potawatomi Nation. She is author of Braiding Sweetgrass:
Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings
of Plants.
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MESSAGES FROM OUR BISHOP
& PRESIDING BISHOP
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