An online publication of the

Church of the Holy Nativity, Āina Haina,

August 21, 2025

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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 Rev. Bill Heran


The Vestry

Sr. Warden: Tusi Mayer

Jr. Warden: Austin Nakoa

Treasurer: Stephanie Ching

Clerk: Dan Muenzer


Members at Large:

Kim Garner, Ginnie Long, Catherine Nurmi, Justin Donahue, Jennifer Stikeleather, Adrienne Fung


Office Hours: M-Th 9-12

(808) 373-2131

In our parish, we pray for:

Adele, Lisa May, Walter, Gerry, Madeline, Eric, Kati, Raj, Renu, Heather, Wayne, Todd, Tom, Doris, Linda, Esther, Betty, Bobby, Gregg, Lorraine M, Kristi T, Steven S, 

Katherine N, Kim G,

Luci D, Dave K,

Gail S, Nik, Sandee K, Patricia P, and MTT.


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 

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 Nativity Thrift Shop

(808) 373-3744


August all

Green tags

50% off!


Wednesdays:

9a-1p


Closed Fridays



Saturdays:

9a-1p


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!

The 11th Sunday after Pentecost


w/The Right Reverend

Robert L. Fitzpatrick


Holy Eucharist

August 24, 2025 at 9:00am


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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 this Sunday's Bulletin

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Aloha & Mahalo!


On Sunday 7/27 we blessed and said our goodbyes to Rev. Bob & Jean Steele.


They have returned to their friends & family in Maryland; and while we trust that this is what is best for them, we will miss them very much.

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So Proud!


On Sunday 8/3 a special blessing was given for our graduates, who are off to college this fall. We know they will have an amazing experience as we wish them good luck!


Nicholas Livingston (in white) & Sean Goheen (in red).

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Bill Heran's Ordination to

the Priesthood


Saturday, August 30 at

 10 a.m. 

The Jazz Ensemble from St. Peter's will start playing at 9:45 as a Prelude.

Ordination will begin at 10 a.m. 


All are warmly welcome to attend!

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Fellowship Offerings for

Bishop Bob's Visit


The church will be hosting a tasty lunch buffet after service this Sunday 8/24.



We invite congregants to bring fresh food offerings and/or desserts.


All offerings are welcomed and appreciated.


If you have questions please contact the office.

(808) 373-2131

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Pizza Church is Back!


After a short summer hiatus, Breaking Bread/Pizza Church is back THIS Sunday 8/24 at 5:00pm


Please use the link below to rsvp, so that we have enough pizza!


RSVP HERE

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Work Day Invitation!

 

We will be continuing the work of caring for the sacred resting place of our kupuna this Sunday August 24, 2025 at 4 pm

Please join us at 5203 Keikilani Circle, Wailupe.

 

Wear covered shoes, pants, and a hat.

We also ask that you bring your own water so you can stay hydrated.

 

All are welcome!

Pu'uhonua o Wailupe
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A Diocesan Response to President Trump's Executive Order on Homelessness

On July 25, 2025, the Trump administration issued several statements regarding houselessness in the United States and proposed several responses to it. The responses are essentially a call to institutionalize those who are houseless, to criminalize those who are living on the street, and to categorize the houseless as predominantly drug users or mentally ill. The President’s Executive Order threatens to cut off federal financial assistance to locales that do not institutionalize or criminalize the houseless.

 

The Episcopal Church, through its General Conventions, has, over the last many years, asserted that efforts to criminalize and demonize the houseless are antithetical to the Christian faith.


Instead, The Episcopal Church has advocated for the continued strengthening of our social safety net, particularly in the area of housing, and has repeatedly affirmed that housing is a fundamental human right that should be provided to all individuals residing

in the country. 


To read the entire response and for more information on the situation, resources, and ways to get involved:

Click HERE

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REMINDERS


Episcopal Diocese of Hawaiʻi

Convention 57 is Oct. 24-25, 2025


Education Day is Friday, October 24, 2025

Open to all!

For more information, event schedule, and to register click HERE

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