To view the Presiding Bishop's video message, click on the image. The video will also be posted on the Diocesan website's home page for a limited time HERE.

Be sure to stay informed with all the latest COVID-19 updates in Hawai'i through the State's portal HERE. You'll find latest news updates, stats, media resources, information on Safe Travels, Vaccination sites, and much more. Quick links to separate County vaccine webpages are shown below:

All Episcopal women are invited to take part in the Daughters of the King (DOK) Retreat, taking place on Saturday, September 11, 2021, from 9:00 AM-2:00 PM, at The Cathedral of St. Andrew.

While one of the goals of the retreat is to connect DOK members throughout the State of Hawai'i, this retreat will broaden the Episcopal community's view of the mission of the DOK organization in Hawai'i: Through prayer, service, and evangelism, we are Episcopal women dedicated to the spread of Christ's love and the strengthening of the spiritual life of our congregations.

For more information about the retreat, click on the image above to view and/or download the event flyer. For more information about DOK, visit the Diocesan website HERE. Note: With increasing COVID-19 counts, organizers are preparing for an online version of the retreat if need be.

The Creation Care and Environmental Justice Task Force is currently working on worship plans for this year's Season of Creation, which takes place September through October. For information about this global and ecumenical work, see www.seasonofcreation.org. If you would like to help in planning this worship event, please contact either the Rev. Jenn Latham HERE, or Vicar Bree Lloyd HERE.

The Task Force is also excited to learn what you are doing or what resources you have available for creation care and environmental justice! We have begun compiling an informational picture of the overall creation care and environmental justice work of each of the churches in the diocese and in other statewide conferences (i.e. asset-mapping). This includes advocates connected to our churches who are working at local and state levels. The purpose for this asset-mapping is to strengthen our network, our awareness of each other's work, and our ability to match needs with resources. You are welcome to contact us and share your work with us. We will be calling you at each of our faith communities. Anyone who is interested in helping with these conversations and/or putting together this asset map, please contact Jenn or Bree at the contact information above.

The Wisdom project is producing five video‐supported workshops for churches, which take us beyond the pain of human suffering and injustice to the triumph of God’s life‐giving work in the Kalaupapa settlement. The purpose of the series is two‐fold: 1) to draw upon the wisdom of kūpuna (elders) of Kalaupapa (those affected by Hansen’s Disease, otherwise known as leprosy) as they overcame the challenges of exile, social isolation and separation from family, to become resilient people of purpose; and 2) to be inspired by their example as we face our challenges today.

The Wisdom of Kalaupapa is being offered to churches as a set of five workshops. They focus on God’s redeeming work in the human conditions of:

The video preview from the first workshop is ready for viewing HERE. The first full 90‐minute interactive workshop is available for scheduling with churches as well. Modules are offered in

zoom and in‐person formats by facilitators of the Wisdom team. As modules continue to be developed, the project welcomes family stories about everyday experiences of the people of Kalaupapa.

For more information, to schedule your church for a workshop, or to share a family story, please contact ReSource Director Phyllis Meighen HERE or call 808‐647‐4346. Mahalo nui loa for partial funding from the following foundations: G. N. Wilcox, Dora Isenberg, Elsie Wilcox, and Vidinha.

The Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop’s delegation will participate virtually at COP26 in November. As delegation members, we stand in solidarity with smaller nations, such as those in the Pacific Ocean, who already feel the leading-edge effects of climate change. All Episcopalians 18 years or older are invited to apply to be a delegate, and young adults (ages 18-40), and Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and LGBTQ Episcopalians are especially encouraged to apply. For more information and to apply, click HERE.

Although many churches have suspended in-person Sunday School and youth programs due to COVID-19, we still want to remind everyone of the resources available from The Episcopal Church's Evangelism Initiative. Click HERE to go to the Episcopal Church's Evangelism webpage with a number of links and downloads for back-to-school, and Sunday School resources, along with a special back-to-school video by Presiding Bishop Curry.

A number of churches in the Diocese have successful thrift shops that serve their communities, but also generates (sizeable) income for the congregations. If your church has a thrift shop, or is considering one, please join us on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, from 10:30-11:30 AM, for a conversation on this topic.

The online Zoom gathering will be led by the Diocesan Support team of Canon Sandy Graham, Rae Costa (Business Manager), and Danny Casey (Accountant). Our plan is to have folks share with each other the joys, struggles, plans, etc., of your ministries for the first half hour, and then invite other congregations who are considering starting a thrift shop ministry to ask questions of the group. Clergy, thrift shop leaders, wardens, treasurers, and those interested are encouraged to attend. Please email Canon Sandy for Zoom connection information.

All Saints' Episcopal Church in Kapa'a will be hosting their first in a series of concerts on Sunday, September 12, 2021, at 2:00 PM. The inaugural concert will feature Peter DuBois, who is the Director of Music and Organist at Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester, NY. For more information, contact the church office at (808) 822-4267.

I am very happy to announce that the Rev. Jennifer Masada has accepted the Bishop Committee's call to be the next Vicar of St. Augustine's, Kapaau, Hawai'i. Bishop Fitzpatrick has approved her appointment to this position. Rev. Jennifer has served at St. Augustine's on several occasions as a supply Priest during the past 5 years, so many of you may have met her previously. She comes to us with over 10 years of experience at New Song Episcopal Church in Coralville, Iowa. She serves as Priest of a diverse congregation providing pastoral care, healing ministry, youth and adult education.

[August 5, 2021] In Matthew Taylor’s imagination, the historic church in Washington, D.C., that sits across Lafayette Square from the White House is 144 “studs” long (about 45 inches). It is 15 inches wide, rises about 2 feet from its base and is made from as many as 5,000 bricks, many of them purchased online from after-market sellers around the country and the world. READ MORE

[August 3, 2021] Several Episcopal clergy and lay leaders were among more than 200 demonstrators who were arrested and detained Aug. 2 in Washington, D.C., while rallying with the Poor People’s Campaign in favor of legislation that would benefit disenfranchised voters and low-income Americans. READ MORE

[July 27, 2021] Two Episcopal congregations in Dearborn, Michigan — one Arabic-speaking, the other English-speaking — have been sharing worship space, liturgy, Bible study, conversation and food, and are partnering to create beloved community together. READ MORE