The Annual Parish meeting w/ Elections and Reporting

Please come to vote and to hear how

the year went at HNC&S. Our Annual Meeting will take place alongside our 9am

morning service.

Fellowship and pot luck to follow.

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The vestry's nominations for Jr Warden, Vestry membership and our Diocesan Convention delegation are as follows. As always, the chair will call for any additional nominations from the floor for each position:

Junior Warden: Justin Donahue

Vestry members:

Aidan Greer (3 yr term)

Soane Lino (3 yr term)

Erin Zitz (1 yr term)

The Diocesan Convention Delegate nominees (three to be elected) are:

Dan Muenzer

Jack Tonaki

Tusi Mayer

(In addition, Kathy Otani indicated her interest to run. Her name is also on the ballot.)

Alternates to the Diocesan Convention delegation:

1st Alternate--Justin Donahue

2nd Alternate--Adrienne Fung

Homeroom Homilies

by Rev. Jenn

How can God take care of all of us, there are so many people and only one God?

The first grader who asked this question gave us an opportunity as a class to talk about how this might work. After all, it is hard to imagine that God can take care of every single human, and every single animal, and every single plant here on earth. And what about other life on other planets that God made, who knows what exists in places we don’t even know about? Itʻs a little overwhelming to think about.

Students had some ideas:

God has superpowers and that helps him.

Godʻs eyes are magic and he can see everyone all at once.

God has helpers, like angels who help him watch out for everyone.

The truth of the matter is, I donʻt really know how God takes care of all of us, Jesus just told the people who were listening to him teach that this was true. He said, “Take a look at the birds in the air. They donʻt plan a future for themselves, and yet your Father in heaven feeds them.”

However, as I write this, the last answer the first graders offered made me think, hmmm, maybe I do know how God takes care of us. The truth is I do believe God has many helpers to watch over the people, the animals, and the plants. And those helpers are all of us. I asked the students: “What do you think, are you all Godʻs helpers?” That seemed like a pretty good idea to them. We all bring our own special gifts to help God help one another.

Whatʻs your gift and how can you help?



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The Great Caterpillar Rescue!

Follow-up

Last week, we saw the efforts of G6 to save hundreds of caterpillars from certain starvation!

We are happy to report that the transfer was a success, and the miracle of metamorphosis continues on the crown flower tree on the makai side of campus.

Time to get

Pot Lucky!

THIS Sunday, January 25th, we have our Annual Parish Meeting/Service at 9am.

We are asking folks to bring, buy, make, bake whatever you wish, so that we may enjoy a fun lunch and fellowship together,

after the meeting.

Mahalo!

REMINDERS:

Pizza Church is THIS Sunday 1/25

at 5pm.

Please RSVP, so we have

enough Pizza!



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Adult Formation

in Lent

Offered by author

Kathleen Norris

Kathleen Norris, an Episcopalian and NTY times bestselling author, will be with us as a facilitator in Lent, 2026, as we look into her book, Amazing Grace.



The series will begin with an in-person conversation with Kathleen on the first Sunday in Lent, February 22,

after coffee hour.

Anyone interested to meet Kathleen and hear her introduction to the series is invited to participate.

The series will continue online on Mondays at 12noon, beginning on March 1 and

concluding on

or about Eastertide (April 5).

Books will be on order through the parish office, at a cost of $30/participant in the series. Full scholarships are available through our clergy, Rev Libby and Rev Jenn.

Please join us!

The star leads us to Jesus.

Baptism binds us to Jesus

Baptism and the cross connect us to him, forever.

-- Amie Lawyer