Church Newsletter for the week of August 15th: Bishop Michael Curry "Do it for the children", weekly meditations, healing spaces teaching series and more...

It was important last week to mention that the biblical view of healing is one that presupposes health as the norm. If health is the norm, then that can be easily aligned with our theological belief that healing comes from God (Jesus is often described as the “good physician”) and that, consequent to that, illness, injury and loss have other source(s) than God. Some would say that the latter come from Satan, others that there are multiple sources (bad choices, bad “luck”, accidents, etc.) for illness and injury, including random events.

Generally speaking, over the span of the tradition of the Church (tradition is the word for the accrued experience of the community of faith), we have most often come down on the side of believing that healing comes from God, and illness, injury and loss come from elsewhere. That means that there would then be sacramental expressions of that belief and indeed, the sacrament of anointing for the sick and the laying-on-of-hands are just such expressions. So let’s now add anointing and the laying-on-of-hands to the long list of interventions that can be applied if/when we experience illness, injury or loss in our lives.

Oh yes, and beauty….

in Holy Tradition, we find that wonderful scents are often a part of the bishop’s blessing of the oils each year (Chrism Liturgy). The long list of resins, essential oils and other resources, is but a small part of the pharmacology of spiritual healing that we all claim as Anglicans in our tradition.

I look forward to continuing our discussion of healing and beauty on August 19. Log on information will be sent next week so that you can join the Zoom meeting at 10:30 a.m.

In the Great Physician,

Jon

Jonathan B. Coffey

P. O. Box 293

Kilauea, HI 96754

904-535-2987

CONTACT THE REV. JONATHAN COFFEY

The Rev. Jonathan Coffey (our current visiting Pastor in Residence) would like to share his contact information. Please feel free to reach out via email, phone or mail to connect with him.

Jonathan B. Coffey

P. O. Box 293

Kilauea, HI 96754

904-535-2987

Send Jonathan an email here.

AUGUST 19th: TEACHING SERIES ON HEALING SPACES

Not to be missed, the teaching series on the role "healing spaces" has on our spiritual, physical and mental well-being will begin this month on Thursday, August 19 at 10:30am. This online seminar will be led by The Rev. Jonathan Coffey. Read more about Jonathan here.

Join us for a journey into the topic of how a place works towards facilitating healing...

Background on the Book: 'Healing Spaces'

In the 1990’s Dr. Esther Sternberg began testing an intuition most of us share: that beauty facilitates healing of mind, body and spirit. Out of her research came the book “Healing Spaces: The Role of Place and Wellbeing”. Dr. Sternberg has since then joined the faculty at the School for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson where she directs research and chairs the Center for Place, Wellbeing and Performance.

We will read and reflect upon her book and the growth in appreciation for the ideal habitats for healing each Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m beginning on August 19th.

BUY THE BOOK

BISHOP MICHAEL CURRY:

"DO IT FOR THE CHILDREN"

Residing Bishop Michael Curry has made a plea for all that are able, to get vaccinated saying, "Do it for the children". This is what is meant, he says, when the Bible says 'love thy neighbor as thyself'.

See his video HERE

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Helen Mitsui Shared Blessings Thrift Shop in Kilauea is seeking Volunteers for 2021.

Each volunteer shift is a 2-4 hour commitment for a minimum of one day per week. Experience in Retail, Customer Service, and/or Retail a plus, but not required.

Volunteers are invaluable to serving our community. Our goal is to reuse, repurpose and recycle goods — keeping as much as possible out of landfill — while providing our community with access to reasonably priced, quality merchandise.

Here are ways you can help:

* Greeters welcome shoppers and monitor our COVID guidelines.

* Customer Care helps shoppers to ensure a pleasant shopping experience.

* Merchandisers organize departments, restock the floor and display retail goods.

* Philanthropy distributes merchandise to organizations in need.

* Donation Intakers receive, sort and process donations.

Work-from-Home volunteers help prepare merchandise for sale. We are especially looking for help in these areas:

* Games: checking games to ensure all components are intact

* Stationery: packaging up cards and envelopes

* Holidays: preparing merchandise for Christmas, Halloween, Easter, Valentines, 4th of July, and more

* School, Office, Art Craft Supplies: organizing and packaging materials for reuse

* Toys: sorting, cleaning, and packaging toys

* Hardware: sorting and packaging tools, materials, electronics and appliances

Requirements?

*Team players with a genuine interest in serving the community and contributing to the reuse movement.

* Willingness to support COVID-19 safety measures set by Shared Blessings

* Physically able to lift 50 pounds (Merchandisers and Donation Intakers only)

Benefits?

Serving the community and our environment is rewarding work. We have a lot of fun! New merchandise is donated daily, so the element of surprise and wonder is constant. Get a first peek and more!

Interested?

Click on the reply button here! Let us know 1) your interests, 2) your availability to volunteer and 3) your contact information. Mahalo!

PRAYER REQUESTS THIS WEEK

Healing of body, mind and spirit for:

Our Friends in Hanalei, Shannon, Janice, Marilyn, Sarah and Julie, Tony, Scott, Greg, Webb, Christine, Kathy, Edith, Landrea, Sara, Patrick, Seth, Robin, Tyler, Chip and his wife Carrie, Stacy, Jessica, Lisa, Susan, Auntie Marrie, Molly and Abigail, Issa, Evelyn, Charlene, David, Tessa, Lee, Austin, Shane, Kim, Deanna, Annah, Maggie, Linda, David, Susan, her husband Peter and family, Pam and her family, Kacpo Reynald Kinney for "all of God's creation".

ONGOING ACTIVITIES

Our Thrift Shop is Open!

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 2:00 - 5:00 pm

Wednesday 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Saturday 9:30 am - 3:00 pm

For a safe shopping experience, we can only allow 8 shoppers in the store at any time.

All must wear masks and use hand sanitizer.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

Meets in the Parish Hall:

Monday 6:15 - 7:15 pm & 7:30 - 8:30 pm

Tuesday 10:00-11:00 am & 7:30 - 8:30 pm

Wednesday 7:30 - 8:30 pm

Go to www.kauaiaa.org for more info.

THIS IS MY OFFERING

A Prayer:

Magnificent Holy Father.

I stand before you at this altar. So many have given you more.

I may not have much I can offer. Yet what I have is truly yours.

This is my offering, dear Lord.

This is my offering to You, God.

Your offering enables us to maintain worship, prayer and study during this time. Help us continue to provide a beautiful, flourishing, and safe "Sanctuary for the Spirit" at our historic and faithful church on Kaua'i.

Change to Automated Giving: Thank you to those of you who automate your giving and have a plan to support your church. Your consistent, planned generosity makes it possible for us to budget and dream responsibly. Want to change to automated giving? It makes life easy, especially if you travel.

Live off island? If you have a prayer intention or would like to pray for those on our prayer list, email our office. To be part of the church collective means we all share in the cost of being a church. We want our church to have inspiring worship; pastoral care for those in need; beautiful church grounds; programs to learn and grow; and tools to reach out to those who are seeking a closer relationship with God. See the different ways you can share your gifts, on our Giving page HERE.

If you like to give by check, please send to:

Christ Memorial Episcopal Church,

P.O. Box 293, Kilauea, HI 96754

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Thank you for your love and care for our Christ Memorial community!

PASSING THE PLATE

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