The Banyan Tree October 16, 2025

An online publication of the

Church of the Holy Nativity, ‘Āina Haina,

October 23, 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

Associate Rector:

The Rev. Jennifer Latham

revjenn.hnc@gmail.com

The Vestry

Sr. Warden: Tusi Mayer

Jr. Warden: Austin Nakoa

Treasurer: Stephanie Ching

Clerk: Dan Muenzer

Members at Large:

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

Office Hours: M-Th 9-12

(808) 373-2131

Please visit the Lectionary page

In our parish, we pray for:

Adele T, Lisa May M, Raj & Renu, Eric & Katy, Peter, and Gia.

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

October all

Red tags

50% off!

50% OFF ALL Halloween items for the rest of October!

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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 20th Sunday after Pentecost

Holy Eucharist

Oct 26, 2025 at 9:00am

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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The Great Pumpkin Festival 2025

Saturday's Festival on 10/18, was a huge success by all accounts! What a weekend! More than 1,500 people came to campus for the 12th Annual Great Pumpkin Festival, making it one of the biggest in years.

With the through street closed to traffic, both sides of the campus made for a large and diverse event. Games, food trucks, bake sale, plant sale, rides, and face painting were all just part of the dizzying array of activity.

Mahalo to the

generous sponsors, families, community partners, and others who helped make the 2025 Great Pumpkin Festival

weekend a celebration for the books!

Sometimes you just need to...

At this year's Pumpkin Festival, Holy Nativity set up the nave as a SANCTUARY for quiet time and quiet activities.

Who knew that some time away from all the activity would be so popular! The nave offered cushions and pillows, ice water, books, and

quiet play (like Legos).

There was plenty of room for all.

Families got a chance to decompress and recharge in the cool shade of the nave. Nearly 200 people came in to enjoy the serenity.

Mahalo nui to HNS teacher and parishioner

Erin Zitz for this great idea.

Truly a keeper for next year!

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Join us for Pizza Church THIS Sunday,

October, 26th at 5pm.

Please RSVP HERE (so we know how much pizza to get.)

REMINDERS

***THIS WEEKEND***

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

The Off-Site activity options are amazing; check it out!

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~SAVE the DATE~

Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service with food and fellowship to follow. We will again partner with our East Honolulu friends from Calvary-by-the-Sea Lutheran, Kilohana Methodist, the U.C.C. Congregation in Hawaii Kai, and

Wesley Methodist in Kahala.

When: Tuesday, November 25th at 6pm

Where: Church of the Holy Nativity