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Service Participants:
Click HERE to view the names and assignments for this Sunday and all the other Sundays of this month.
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Clergy:
Rector:
The Rev. Libby Berman
hncrector@gmail.com
The Rev. Jennifer Latham
The Rev. Robert Steele
The Vestry
Sr. Warden: Tusi Mayer
Jr. Warden: Austin Nakoa
Treasurer: Stephanie Ching
Treasurer Emerita:
Jean Steele
Members at Large:
Lila Johnson, Kim Garner, Jack Tonaki, Ginnie Long, Carol Ching, Barbara Coles, Justin Donahue, Jennifer Stikeleather
Ministry Intern:
Bill Heran
Office Hours: M-Th 9-12
(808) 373-2131
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In our parish, we pray for:
Mona, Lisa May M, Wayne, Heather, Todd, Kate, Michael, Ann, Joyce, Sandee, Doris, Olav, Linda A, Sue, Esther N, Agenhart E, Joern H, Akiko H, Antone T, Betty L, Tom D, Loretta F, Luci D, Dave K, Sheri G, Becky H, Brian S, Karen P, George E, Pam E, Raj, Renu, Eric, Katy, Mary, Arlene, Michael B, and Elaine F.
AND all who struggle with illness and/or hardship.
Please contact the HNC office with any prayer requests
hncparish@gmail.com or call (808) 373-2131
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Holy Nativity Thrift Shop
(808) 373-3744
Wednesdays:
8:30am-12:30pm
Closed Fridays for the month of November
Saturdays:
8:30am-12:30pm
November RED tags 50% OFF!
Thrift Shop will be taking a holiday break Dec 21-Jan 14, reopening January 15, 2025
Click here to visit the Thrift Shop webpage
For donations, please donate during store hours, and please do not leave items outside the gate after hours. Mahalo!
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The First Sunday of Advent
Holy Eucharist
December 1, 2024 at 9am
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To join our Zoom service(s) online, Click HERE
Or Dial-in by phone at one of these numbers:
+1 253 215 8782
Meeting ID: 537 938 292 (No Password)
Click HERE for Sunday Bulletin
Click HERE for FAMILY Sunday Bulletin
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Your Gift Makes a Difference!
When SCCH received a gift in 2024 from Holy Nativity, the executive director, Rachelle Chang reached out to us in a letter to let us know how appreciated our gift was, and how much good it did their clients.
Our gift of $4500 helped 74 men & women receive mental health care through 185 subsidized sessions with licensed counselors.
These counseling sessions help people to cope with anxiety, depression, separation anxiety, and feelings of hopelessness. Clients who come to SCCH are often underinsured or unable to afford co-pays. The gift from HNC helped SCCH improve access to needed mental health services, which helps people on their journey of healing.
Holy Nativity Church is proud to walk along side the Samaritan Counseling Center Hawai’i, and support all they do.
The full text of the letter is on the bulletin board outside the Nave.
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Green Team Alert!
The Green Team will gather at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 for a quick weeding of the front entrance garden. Join us if you like to dig in the dirt!
Many hands make quick and light work.
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A Message from Contemplative Outreach of Hawaii
You are invited to the deepening practice of Centering Prayer, a contemplative Christian prayer.
We meet each Tuesday afternoon at 4 PM in Monteiro Chapel. Our prayer is led by Carla Holt, a member of Contemplative Outreach of Hawaii and longtime Centering Prayer practitioner. Carla will offer a brief introduction to the method of Centering Prayer for those new to the practice.
Centering Prayer is based on The Cloud of Unknowing, written by an unknown author in the 14th century, to encourage a practitioner in silent prayer. The text is a spiritual guide on contemplative prayer. The modern method of Centering Prayer was developed in the 1970s. The name was taken from a description of contemplative prayer as “a 'return to the heart,' finding one's deepest center, awakening the profound depths of our being in the presence of God."
Over time, fruits of the practice can be a deepening connection with the divine and an increased sense of inner peace and calm.
If you have questions, feel free to drop in on a Tuesday and/or contact Rev. Libby at hncrector@gmail.com
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DO YOU FEEL CALLED??
At the Annual Parish Meeting on January 26, 2025, the Church of the Holy Nativity will elect new Vestry members, a Junior Warden, and delegates and alternates to the Annual Diocesan Convention. The Holy Nativity Nominating Committee will be slating nominees for these positions.
You are qualified to serve by being a contributing, actively involved communicant in good standing of the Parish and with the doctrine, discipline, and worship of the Episcopal Church.
OPENINGS:
Vestry – 3 (three) 3-year terms
1 (one) 1-year term
Junior Warden 1-year term
4 (Four) delegates and 2 (two) alternates for the
2025 Annual Diocesan Convention
You can propose yourself or someone else to the Nominating Committee for consideration.
Questions?
Ask any of the Nominating Committee members:
Tusi Mayer
Mike Urso
Erin Zitz
Lila Johnson
The Reverend Libby Berman
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Blessing our Mural
You may have seen the beautiful mural on the gym wall. The design was created and painted by local artist Boz Schur.
Our Holy Nativity Community is invited for a brief blessing of the mural on
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 8:30 AM.
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REMINDERS
Advent Devotionals have arrived.
Advent starts Sunday December 1st.
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December 8th is Marathon Sunday , and as is our tradition we will avoid the traffic and enjoy an early evening service at 5pm, followed by a yummy
Soup & Bread supper!
Christmas cards and HN mugs for sale
(Limited supply; contact the office at 808 373-2131)
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Advent Reading & Conversation:
"The Heart of Christianity"
Dr. Bill Heran, our ministry intern, will be offering a four week seminar during Advent. The workshops will be based on a book, The Heart of Christianity by Marcus Borg.
We will meet on Sundays in December at 10:45am, after coffee hour, in Monteiro Chapel. The series will begin on Sunday, Dec 1. Books (optional) are available for purchase in the church office.
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