Raj R. & Renu R., Eric M. & Katy M., Deiter H., Sofia, Dorie & Agenhart, Wayne, Heather, John, Todd, Tom, Kate, MTT, Larry T, Peggy, Kitten, Lee & Lucille D, Lance M, Ann C, Maxine, Vai E, Lorraine M., Dave K., Cynthia, Joyce, Sandee.
AND all who struggle with illness and/or hardship.
Please contact the HNC office with any prayer requests
hncparish@gmail.com
We are posting a brief day by day meditation from Forward Movement. It's a great way to start your morning! Just click on the website icon above.
Holy Week is almost here, and we will celebrate its start together on Palm Sunday.
During the final days before Easter we have an opportunity to slow down and reflect on our Lenten journey with Jesus to Jerusalem. We have traveled alongside Jesus in our scripture readings, from his retreat in the wilderness and the devilʻs temptations, to Samaria and the woman at the well, to the raising of Lazarus from the dead.
And now as Jesus makes his way to the city of Jerusalem, he will be welcomed with songs of praise to eat the Passover meal with his trusted twelve.
As you accompany Jesus to Jerusalem in our services this week, I invite you to imagine the shift in mood from the relative safety of the small towns where he has been ministering to Godʻs people, to the more dangerous city, where the religious and Roman authorities have little tolerance for what heʻs been saying and teaching. His disciples are nervous, and I imagine Jesus is anticipating what is to come, especially all that he will endure before the day of resurrection. Jesus leans into the uncertainty of Holy Week with faith that God will provide all that is needed for the path ahead.
I invite you to listen and look for Godʻs presence with you and know that God will provide all that is needed for you, too, as Jesus walks alongside you.
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Holy Week Schedule
Palm Sunday (Family Sunday) April 2 at 9am
Maundy Thursday April 6 at 6pm
Good Friday April 7 at 7pm
(at Calvary by the Sea, 5339 Kalaniana'ole Hwy)
Easter Day April 9 at 9am
With treats and an Egg Hunt after service
(children should bring their own basket/bag for the hunt)
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HNC 75th Landscaping Plans
For our 75th Anniversary we are refreshing our landscaping around the church and we invite you to be a part of it! Tom Witten, of PBR Hawaii and Associates, has created a master plan for us, and with the help and advice of Gayna Buranelli, we will have a detailed plan for different areas of the campus.
There are many ways you can be involved: volunteer for one of our “Green Team Work Days” as we remove overgrown plants, as we identify what plants we need consider donating starts from your own garden, and of course you can always donate funds for the heavier work that will be needed, like grading and laying pavers.
Stay tuned for more details!
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Palm Cross Making!
THISSaturday April 1st at 8:00am
All are welcome and
all materials are supplied!
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Thrift Shop Sale
Th whole month of April, items with GREEN tags will be 50% OFF!
Come on by and check out the bounty!
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REMINDERS
OPEN GYM
To celebrate Holy Nativity Churchʻs 75th Anniversary, we invite all HNS Young Alumni, from grade 6 through current seniors, to join us for a Young Alumni Open Gym night on
April 1st from 4-7 pm.
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EARTH DAY
Mālama Maunalua Saturday April 22:
Our next Holy Nativity volunteer day with Mālama Maunalua is planned to celebrate Earth Day.
Join the church, school, thrift shop, and community center communities to volunteer a few hours cleaning out invasive algae from Maunalua Bay.
