E-News: What's Happening in the Diocese?

	In This Issue:
+ The Bishop's New Year's Message: Reading List for 2017
+ Ask the Bishop
+ Celebration of New Ministry: Pasalo
+ Ordination to the Presbyterate: Castro
+ Celebration of New Ministry: Golding
+ The 25th Anniversary Ho'okuikahi - Reconciliation
+ Episcopal Service Corps
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH?:
+ Jesus Movement Revivals Set for 2017-2018
+ The Rev. Dcn. Geoffrey Smith Named Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED EVENT REMINDERS:
+ Updated Safe Church Training Dates
+ 2nd Annual Music Conference
+ EYE17: Path to Peace
+ Apply Now for 2017 Roanridge Trust Award Grants
+ 2017 United Thank Offering Grant Applications Being Accepted
+ Support the Diocese Through AmazonSmile
+ Hawaiian-Language Gospel Book & BCP
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This issue's header photo features the Family Christmas Service at The Cathedral of St. Andrew on Christmas Eve. Be sure to look out for more Advent and Christmas photos from around the Diocese in an upcoming issue of the E-Chronicle. (Photo by Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick)

Prayer

The First Sunday After Christmas Day

Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of
your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, enkindled in our
hearts, may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our
Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy
Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Book of Common Prayer

p. 213

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JANUARY GOVERNANCE MEETINGS:

Saturday, January 21, 2017

The Cathedral of St. Andrew

Honolulu

Commission on Ministry

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bishop's Reading Room

Standing Committee

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Bishop's Office

Diocesan Council

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Videoconference from the

Diocesan Conference Room

DIOCESAN COUNCIL GRANT REMINDER:

Monthly deadline for submission is the last Friday of each month.

Next due dates:

January 27

February 24

Register Now!

2nd ANNUAL MUSIC CONFERENCE

January 27 & 28, 2017

St. Timothy's, Aiea

For more info...

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Upcoming Safe Church Trainings

Please check under the island listings for a class taking place in your area.

	KAUA'I
Centering Prayer Group Ongoing Saturdays, 9:00 AM St. Paul's, Kekaha For more info... Christ Memorial Food Pantry Ongoing Saturdays, 3:30 PM Christ Memorial, Kilauea For more info... Saturday Market and Swap Meet Ongoing every second Saturday of the month, 9:00 AM All Saints', Kapaʻa For more info... Saturday Evening Jazz Vespers Communion Service Ongoing Saturdays, 5:15 PM St. Michael's, Lihue For more info... ReSource for Christian Spirituality Centering Prayer Group Ongoing Tuesdays, 8:00 AM St. Michael's, Lihue Ongoing Wednesdays, 9:30 AM St. John's, Ele'ele For more info... Holy Listening Ongoing second Tuesdays, 4:30 - 6:30 PM St. Michael, Lihue Call Rev. Dr. Phyllis Meighen (UCC): (808) 647-4346 Laundry Love Kauai Ongoing first & third Wednesdays, 5:30 PM Kapaa Laundromat, Kapaʻa For more info... First Fridays Fun & Fellowship Ongoing first Fridays, 6:30 PM Christ Memorial, Kilauea For more info... Soup Kitchen at St. Paul's Ongoing last Saturdays, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM St. Paul's (ECWK), Kekaha For more info... 11th Annual All Angels Jazz Festival February 3-5 St. Michael's, Lihue For more info...

	MAUI
Centering Prayer Group Mondays, 6:15 - 8:00 PM Trinity By-the-Sea, Kihei Adult Lectionary Study Group Wednesdays, 9:00 AM Trinity By-the-Sea, Kihei Centering Prayer Group Ongoing Thursdays, 4:00 PM Holy Innocents, Lahaina For more info: E-mail Safeguarding God's Children Training Saturday, March 25, 10:30 AM Trinity By-the-Sea, Kihei For more info...

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LAY POSITION POSTINGS:

Director of Music

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Volunteers Needed

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December 30, 2016

The Bishop's New Year's Message:
The Bishop's Reading List for 2017

Aloha,

As we begin 2017, I invite all Episcopalians in the Diocese of Hawaiʻi to read the following books over the course of the year. I think these books could best be read in congregational study groups. These books are not long, but I hope we can read them together in 2017. As you will see, my suggestions are to help focus, as a Diocese and a people of God, on the essentials in 2017: Faith, Justice, Prayer and Compassion.

Bishop Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury (2002-2012) and currently Master of Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, offers two accessible introductions to the Christian faith. These books have pastoral reflections followed by questions (for personal reflection or group discussions). These books taken together could be a good basis for preparing candidates for Baptism or Confirmation, but long-time members of the Church have much to gain from them as well. I hope both of these books are read in 2017.

Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer by Rowan Williams (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2014), 84 pages.
Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christian Life by Rowan Williams (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2016), 88 pages.

Some will remember that Tex Sample was the keynote speaker during one of our diocesan education weekends at Turtle Bay. Ordained in the United Methodist Church, he is the Robert B. and Kathleen Rogers Professor Emeritus of Church and Society at the St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City, Missouri. Tex is a story-teller and theologian with a passionate commitment to justice. This reflection on justice, community organizing and faith is timely. I hope it is read by many in our churches.

A Christian Justice for the Common Good by Tex Sample (Abingdon Press, 2016), 111 pages.

Throughout Advent, I preached and taught about the use of the Examen Prayer. St. Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) developed this simple form of prayer to nurture a reflective habit of mind that is constantly attuned to God's presence. A Simple Life-Giving Prayer is a personal reflection on and witness to the Examen Prayer by a lay person. Reimagining the Ignatian Examen offers variations on this model of prayer to keep it fresh and focused (there is an app available to support the exercises in this book - see http://www.ignatianspirituality.com/23542/reimagining-examen-app). Certainly, Manney's book is a good beginning.

A Simple Life-Giving Prayer: Discovering the Power of St. Ignatius's Examen by Jim Manney (Loyola Press, 2011), 85 pages.
Reimagining the Ignatian Examen by Mark E. Thibodeaux (Loyola Press, 2015), 85 pages.

Lastly, I am increasingly convinced that compassion is the virtue that is at the heart of the Christian life. It is the force that turns prayer to action. I suggest two books on compassion to help shape our common life. Compassion was originally written in the early 1980s by three Roman Catholic priests. McNeill and Morrison revised it after Nouwen's death to make it more gender-sensitive and to again share a needed voice. Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life was written from the broader perspective of listening to voices from various religions to expand a person's capacity for compassion. If read in a congregation's study group, please start with Compassion.

Compassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life by Henri J.M. Nouwen, Donald P. McNeill and Douglas A. Morrison (Doubleday, 2005), 137 pages.
Twelve Steps to a Compassionate Life by Karen Armstrong (Anchor Books, 2010), 193 pages.

I offer these suggestions with my prayer for the Diocese of Hawaiʻi in 2017:

God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, whose years never fail and whose mercies are new each returning day: let the radiance of your Spirit renew our lives, warming our hearts and giving light to our minds; that we may pass the coming year in joyful obedience and firm faith; through him who is the beginning and the end, your Son, Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

[This prayer is from seasonal material produced by the Church of England (https://www.churchofengland.org/media/41153/tandschristmas.pdf)]

Your servant in Christ Jesus,

+Bob

The Right Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick
Bishop Diocesan
The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i

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Ask the Bishop

Every now and then I get a question from someone (usually by e-mail or note) in the pew about a change in worship practice in their local church or something said by "someone." I want to share a couple of recent questions with my replies:

"Our priest has started to make a big deal about taking Communion after everyone else. I don't remember that ever being something talked about before. Has there been a change and I missed it? Why is it suddenly a big deal?"

I have had a couple of clergy tell me that it is now their practice to do so. I still receive the Sacrament immediately following the consecration. Why? Well, first that is what the rubrics instruct me to do. The rubrics are the small italicized directions in the Book of Common Prayer that are the basic required rules that guide our worship. By our ordination promises, the rubrics have the same force of authority for ordained Episcopal ministers as the canons (laws) of the Church. The rubric's answer to this question is straightforward: "The ministers receive the Sacrament in both kinds, and then immediately deliver it to the people" (BCP, page 365). READ MORE

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Coming Up Soon!

Celebration of New Ministry:

The Rev. Ernesto "JaR" Pasalo

There will be a Celebration of New Ministry at St. Nicholas Episcopal Church in Kapolei, on Sunday, January 8, 2017, beginning at 4:00 PM. Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick will be the Celebrant and preacher for his appointment of the Rev. Ernesto "JaR" Pasalo, who has been with St. Nick's since July. The service will take place on the diocesan land across from Kapolei Elementary School (91-1119 Kama'aha Loop) where Sunday services are held. Clergy are invited to vest. There will be a reception following the service.

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Coming Up Soon!
Ordination to the Presbyterate:

The Rev. Dcn. Annalise Marie Castro

Having received the consent of the Standing Committee, God and the People willing, Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick will ordain Annalise Marie Castro, to the Presbyterate in the Cathedral of St. Andrew, 229 Queen Emma Square, Honolulu, on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at 10:00 AM. Clergy are invited to vest. White stoles. If you are available, please join us. Please remember to keep Annalise in your prayers.

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Coming Up!
Celebration of New Ministry:

The Rev. Christopher Golding

The people of Emmanuel Episcopal Church invite you to a Celebration of New Ministry on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at 3:00 PM. Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick will institute the Rev. Christopher Peter James Golding as their Vicar. Clergy are welcome to process. Red stoles. A vegan reception will follow. In lieu of a lei, a donation may be made to Emmanuel Church for outreach ministry. Emmanuel is located at 780 Keolu Drive in Kailua. If you plan to attend please RSVP by e-mail to the church office by February 1, 2017.

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The 25th Anniversary Ho'okuihaki - Reconciliation

On Tuesday, January 17, 2017, Queen Lili'uokalani's legacy of justice, nonviolence and reconciliation will be honored and remembered in the 25th Anniversary Ho'okuikahi - Reconciliation at Kaumakapili Church in Honolulu. Guest speakers include the Rev. Dr. David Hirano, Dr. Ha'aheo Guanson, and will feature two choirs from Kaumakapili Church and Kawaihao Church. The event will begin at 7:00 PM. Kaumakapili Church is located at 766 N. King Street. For more information, contact Kahu Kaleo Patterson at (808) 330-3769, or e-mail him.

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Episcopal Service Corps Accepting Applications for Coming Year:

If you are a young adult who is interested in a year of service with one of our ESC communities across the country, start your application today!

The mission of Episcopal Service Corps is to develop and support a national network of intentional communities in the Episcopal Church. Our communities are marked by young adults:

serving others in solidarity, promoting justice in community
deepening spiritual awareness and vocational discernment
living simply in intentional Christian community

Corps Members serve in non-profit organizations for 11-12 months. They receive a monthly stipend , housing, and participate in regular faith formation with their house members. The program in Hawaii (applicants can apply to up to 7 different programs) is called Creation Care and is located at Camp Mokule'ia.

To find out more about Creation Care or any of the ESC programs contact Rev. David Baumgart Turner (Camp Mokule'ia Executive Director) or Kelly Schaefer (Camp Mokule'ia Creation Care Director) or go to the ESC website to find out more and apply today!

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What's Happening in The Episcopal Church?

Announcements from around The Episcopal Church & beyond

Jesus Movement Revivals Set for 2017-2018

[December 19, 2016] The Episcopal Church is working with diocesan teams to organize a series of Episcopal Revivals in 2017 and 2018, six major events that promise to stir and renew hearts for Jesus, to equip Episcopalians as evangelists, and to welcome people who aren't part of a church to join the Jesus Movement.

"I love the surprised response when people hear we're organizing Episcopal Revivals," said the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers, the Presiding Bishop's Canon for Evangelism, Reconciliation and Stewardship of Creation. "Why wouldn't we? A revival is a movement of the Spirit among the people of God, a concrete sign that we want to share God's love out loud with each other and with new people. That sounds like the Jesus Movement."

The six Episcopal Revivals will vary in design, but most will be multi-day events that feature dynamic worship and preaching, offerings from local artists and musicians, personal testimony and storytelling, topical speakers, invitation to local social action, engagement with young leaders, and intentional outreach with people who aren't active in a faith community.

The Revivals rise from partnerships of diocesan leadership and the Presiding Bishop's Office for Evangelism Initiatives. Neighboring dioceses are welcomed and encouraged to join.

Revivals are multi-day events filled with such elements as energizing worship and prayers services, dynamic preachers, mesmerizing music, personal testimony and storytelling, topical speakers, and a call to action. READ MORE

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The Rev. Dcn. Geoffrey Smith Named Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer

The Rev. Deacon Geoffrey T. Smith has been named the Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer, a member of the Presiding Bishop's staff. The appointment was made by the Episcopal Church Executive Council following the joint nomination by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings.

Smith boasts a strong administrative and risk management background, and currently serves as a deacon in the Diocese of New Hampshire.

"We are working to deepen our culture as a staff to really live out the loving, liberating and life-giving way of Jesus," Presiding Bishop Curry said. "Geof is a natural fit for where we are on this journey. He combines in his person highly skilled managerial competency and the experience of a seasoned corporate executive, with a genuinely Christ-centered spirit and the heart of a servant." READ MORE

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PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED EVENT REMINDERS:

UPDATED: Safe Church Training Dates

The Church's Safe Church Policies require church leadership and those working with children to attend special training classes. The following classes have been set up with more to come. Please read the Safe Church Policies to note the differences between Safeguarding God's Children and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Training, and to see if you are required to attend a class. Classes listed are open to the diocese. Churches arranging their own closed classes are not listed here.

Saturday, February 25 - Safeguarding God's Children Training (St. Timothy's, Aiea, O'ahu) - For more information and to register click HERE.
Saturday, March 25 - Safeguarding God's Children Training (Trinity By-the-Sea, Kihei, Maui) - For more information and to register, click HERE.

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Registration Now Open!

Second Annual Music Conference in January

The second annual diocesan Music Conference will be taking place on Friday and Saturday, January 27 and 28, 2017, at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Aiea.

Returning to share his knowledge and passion is Dent Davidson (pictured above), the Associate for Arts & Liturgy on the bishop's staff in the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. Joining him will be Sandra Montes, the Episcopal Church Foundation's Spanish Language Resource Consultant, who shares a passion for music, education and writing.

Both sessions will be different. Pricing for each day is $30, or $50 for both days, and includes lunch. For more information and to register, click HERE. Deadline to register is Friday, January 20, 2017. If you have questions, e-mail Charmaine Ito.

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EYE17: Path to Peace

Applications Being Accepted for Hawai'i Delegation

Applications are now being accepted for high school youth to be a part of the Episcopal Youth Event 2017 (EYE17) Hawai'i delegation heading to Oklahoma next summer .

Drawing hundreds of high school youth from throughout the Episcopal Church, EYE17 will be held on July 10-14, 2017, on the campus of the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, in partnership with the Diocese of Oklahoma . Following EYE17, the Hawai'i delegation will be taking part in mission and community service for 3-4 days before returning home.

The theme for EYE17 is Path to Peace, based on Matthew 5:1-12. The theme was developed by the EYE17 Mission Planning Team who discerned a call to focus on peacemaking and the ways each member of the Jesus Movement can pursue a path to peace

Applications should be received in the Office of the Bishop no later than Friday, January 13, 2017. Download the application HERE, or on the diocesan website HERE. All applications will require the signature of a parent/guardian and priest, warden or youth leader of the church. Selected delegates will be notified in early February.

A portion of the cost will be covered by the Diocese, but the estimated balance for airfare, ground transportation, lodging, registration fees and most meals are expected to run $1,500 - $2,000 per person.

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Apply Now for 2017 Roanridge Trust Award Grants

[December 15, 2017] Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 Roanridge Trust Award Grants from the Episcopal Church. The Roanridge Trust Award Grants are provided annually for creative models of leadership development, training and ministries in small towns and rural communities across the Episcopal Church.

Dioceses, congregations and Episcopal-related organizations and institutions are invited to apply for the grants which generally range from $5,000 to $20,000.

"The Roanridge Trust Award Grants support creative ministry and highlight the many unique ways we encounter and serve Jesus in rural and small towns across our church," commented the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers, Canon to the Presiding Bishop for Evangelism, Reconciliation and Stewardship of Creation. "The wisdom and models we develop in these sites can help to teach and grow churches everywhere, and they should be celebrated and supported."

More information, application and instructions can be found HERE. Application deadline is February 3. Applications must be submitted to roanridge@episcopalchurch.org.

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2017 United Thank Offering Grant Applications Being Accepted

[December 5, 2016] Applications are now being accepted for the 2017 United Thank Offering grants. The focus for the 2017 United Thank Offering grants is Evangelism - Reconciliation: Following Jesus' way of creating loving, liberating, and life-giving relationships with God, each other, and all creation.

"This is the Jesus Movement and the United Thank Offering is a part of the Jesus Movement," commented Sandra K. Squires, Ed.D., United Thank Offering Board President. "Join us as the United Thank Offering continues its tradition of thankfulness by awarding grants for 2017."

Known worldwide as UTO, the United Thank Offering grants are awarded for projects that address human needs and help alleviate poverty, both domestically and internationally in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion. United Thank Offering was founded to support innovative mission and ministry that the Episcopal Church budget has not yet expanded to fund and to promote thankfulness and mission in the whole Church. The funds are not permitted for the continuation of ongoing ministries.

Detailed guidelines for applying for the grants are HERE. The deadline is 5 pm Eastern on March 3, 2017.

For more information about guidelines and applications, e-mail the Rev. Heather Melton, Missioner for United Thank Offering.

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Support the Diocese Through AmazonSmile

Several churches in the Diocese are already hooked up to AmazonSmile, where a percentage of your purchase goes to the organization of your choice. The Episcopal Church in Hawai'i is now also a part of this program! You can shop at AmazonSmile and .5% of the price of eligible AmazonSmile purchases will go to the Diocese. To shop and get your purchase credited to the Diocese's AmazonSmile account, click HERE , or visit the Diocesan website's homepage and click on the AmazonSmile banner to be taken to their site. For more information, e-mail Charmaine Ito.

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Hawaiian-Language Gospel Book (Na 'Euanelio Hemolele) & Book of Common Prayer Available for Purchase

The Office of the Bishop is offering for purchase, Na 'Euanelio Hemolele, the Holy Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and the Hawaiian-language Book of Common Prayer.

Both of these books are now available for purchase through the Office of the Bishop and can be ordered online HERE. The books are $30.00 each. Shipping is $6.00 per book, but arrangements can be made for pick-up. Special pricing applies to purchases of both books as a set. If you have any questions, e-mail Charmaine Ito. For more information and to order your book now, click HERE .

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the latest December 2016 issue of the E-Chronicle.

IMPORTANT REMINDERS

Did you miss an edition of the E-News? Listed below are the titles of some recently published announcements. To see the complete article, click on the linked issues below or visit the Diocesan website's

Archived E-News Editions.

December 24, 2016:

Bishop's Christmas Message 2016

December 16, 2016:

Transitions in the Office of the Bishop

Clergy Transitions

Celebration of New Ministry - Pasalo January 8

2nd Annual Music Conference Registration Open

EYE17 Application for Youth Delegation

11th Annual All Angels Jazz Festival February 3-5

Presiding Bishop's Christmas Message

Applications for YASC Being Accepted

2017 UTO Grant Applications Being Accepted

December 1, 2016:

A Note from the Bishop on Post-Election

Death of Frank Embree

Second Annual Music Conference January 27 & 28

Support the Diocese Through AmazonSmile

Evangelism Matters Videos Available

November 24, 2016:

A Thanksgiving Reflection from Bishop Bob

November 10, 2016:

Video from the Presiding Bishop

Convention XLVIII

EYE17: Path to Peace

Young Adult Service Corps Accepting Applications

October 26, 2016:

Upcoming Ordination to the Presbyterate: Castro January 14

Presiding Bishop's Opening Remarks at Executive Council Meeting

October 13, 2016:

Bishop's Appeal for the Hurricane Matthew Response

Pulama 2016 Feast Day

Presiding Bishop on the Passing of Shimon Peres

Episcopal Congregations Research Info Available

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