Parish Newsletter September 12 & 13

Friday September 11, 2020

Aloha our blessed parish 'ohana,

I was walking through the hospital parking lot a few years in the town where I served in New Jersey. As I was heading back to my car after taking communion to a patient, I came around the corner to find two men, both in their cars, screaming obscenities at one another. They were vying for the same empty parking spot. As I got closer, one jumped out of his car, and then the other, charging toward one another. As words were flying it looked as though fists would be too. I jumped in between them, raising my voice above theirs, yelling, “Cut it out! I am leaving and one of you can have my spot and the other park in the spot yourʻre fighting over.” At first, neither would have anything of it, both still screaming at each other. Finally they conceded and each pulled into a spot, but still yelling. I still remember the one pausing long enough to turn to me and blurt out, as he crossed himself, “Sorry, Fadda!”, then he turned back to yell some more at the other guy. It was such a Jersey moment – such a human moment.

Doris Donnelly, in her book, Learning to Forgive, says that when Jesus hung on the cross he “...looked at this montage of people around him and saw them all as something more than just the cause of his pain. The people who hurt him were far more crippled than his body was now on the cross. They were blinded by their sin and rage – angry at life and its disappointments – caught up in their need to control and they bended that rage towards him.”

Of all the things Jesus is said to have done by his dying upon the cross, at the heart is Jesus giving up his need to be right.

I think about this in the present political climate. Many of you have told me you are exhausted by the words being hurled about. In our Menʻs Bible Study this week, one of you quoted a friend who said the song does not say, “They will know we are Christians by our political affiliation, but by our Love, by our Love.” I hope we will all participate in our civic duty and vote. I hope you engage in spirited, healthy discussions. I hope you make your voice known, but as you do I hope you will listen to those of other opinions. Most of all, I hope we reveal to one another, and witness to the world, what it means to be citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven. We live in this world, but we are bound through our baptismal covenant to the heavenly realm.

Cissy Levins and Jerin O’Keeffe, who were both recently baptized at the Beach Masses, gave us already baptized a blessing -- the opportunity to reclaim our promises to God. As they committed themselves as disciples of Jesus, we reaffirmed our commitment. Among other things, we said that with “Godʻs help” we will ...

“...seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbor as ourselves”

AND

“...respect the dignity of every human being.”

In Paulʻs letter to the Romans we will hear read in this weekendʻs worship, he exhorts the young church to “Welcome those who are weak in faith, but not for the purpose of quarreling over opinions.” He writes, “Who are you to pass judgment on servants of another? It is before their own lord that they stand or fall. And they will be upheld, for the Lord is able to make them stand.”

The only thing I know to do to make this world more reflective of Godʻs kingdom is by striving to do so here, where I live, with the people I live with. I cannot change a personʻs heart, but God can. What I can do is strive to love one another and leave the judging to God. And when I mess up, in humility, turn my eyes toward heaven and say, “Sorry, Father” and then, giving up my need to be right, turn my eyes to the one I hurt and ask for forgiveness.

On this 19th anniversary of the hate-filled terrorist attacks of 9/11, we pray for healing between the worldʻs peoples, in our nation, and in our own families.

With Grace and Peace for us all,

David

Online and In-Person Worship

IN-PERSON WORSHIP for St. Jamesʻ

NOW SUSPENDED UNTIL THE WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER 26 & 27 DUE TO COVID -19 RESTRICTIONS

SATURDAYS

5 PM, at the Kawaihae Canoe Club.

SUNDAYS

8 AM, at the Kawaihae Canoe Club.

10:00 AM St. James' at Thrift Store Lanai

Worship this Sunday, September 13

9:30 AM, at St. Columba's

WORSHIP SEVICE TO BE HELD ON CHURCH LAWN

9:30 AM online

Some things to note to help one another feel comfortable and safe: Click here.

BULLETIN

My Offiering

ONLINE WORSHIP

SUNDAYS:

8 AM St. James'

9:30 AM St. Columba's

MORNING PRAYER

MONDAY - SATURDAY 9 AM

HERE is a link to The Book of Common Prayer online. Once on this site, click on Morning Prayer, Rite 2.

Watch via Livestream

Watch via Facebook Live

Watch via YouTube Live

CLICK HERE FOR TECH HELP AND RESOURCES

On Line Bible Studies

Men's Bible Study

EVERY THURSDAY, 7:30 AM.

On ZOOM

Password: faith

CLICK HERE.

We study the upcoming Scriptures that will be read in worship. CLICK HERE to review before we meet.

Barclay’s reflections very helpful as well. We often used his commentary in seminary for sermon prep.

https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/dsb.html

Women's Bible Study

1st and 3rd Fridays, 10 AM

Next Meeting: Friday, September 18.

ON ZOOM

Password: faith

CLICK HERE

The Bible Study is reflecting on episodes of the docudrama series entitled, "THE CHOSEN, available on The App Store or Google Play for free. Study is led by Rev. Marnie Keator.

Bishop's Bible Study

Every Wednesday, Bishop Fitzpatrick, offers an online study/reflection.

On Mondays, he offers a weekly message to the diocese.

CLICK HERE to access the most recent of either.

Share Photos & Grace Moments

Share a photo! When you take your virtual pew, show us where you are!

Found something that supports, inspires, comforts or amuses you? Share it!

Newsletter@StJamesHawaii.org

From Raina Dale

The sounding of the pu echoes across still waters. A pod of spinner dolphins answers the call. They linger in the bay, worshiping with us in the way they do. Jumping and spinning. Grey forms against the blue of the sky. Their joy is infectious. The congregation gasps and giggles. When the time comes for Reverend David to read his sermon, all eyes are on the ocean. He pauses a moment, allowing the wonder to wash over us. Later, he blesses the waters. He blesses the ocean, the dolphins, the immense expanse and everything in it. He reads the baptismal vows. At the moment when Jerin first replies, “I will, with God’s help,” a single dolphin climbs into the sky, wriggles once, then splashes seaward.

CLICK HERE for video of the dolphins, posted to our Facebook page

The clergy are happy to bring communion to those who are homebound or who do not feel comfortable coming to an in person service. Simply contact one of the clergy directly or through the parish office. Contact information is at the bottom of the newsletter.

Last Sunday's Mass

Watch last week'-s Live-streamed worship services CLICK HERE

UNDERWATER PRAYERS, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29

The date is set! Our Rector, David, Bobby and Chris (Bobby and Chris pictured here), recently become certified scuba divers. They have organized a Parish scuba diving / snorkel trip. The good news is that during this time of pandemic we will all be wearing masks and breathing apparatuses!

Details:

Check in 9:30 AM for an approximate 10 AM departure return approx. 3:30-4:30 PM. Leaving from Kawaihae Small Boat Harbor (following the 8 AM Mass).

There are 12 total spaces for certified divers (with proof of certification) or snorkelers. Any needed dive and snorkel equipment will be provided.

Feel free to bring your own equipment but any divers needing equipment are to provide approximate height and weight.

All MUST wear a mask while on the boat and physically distance.

Bring your own lunch. The crew will provide pre-packaged snacks and juice soda, water to fill your own bottle and reef safe sunscreen.

Cost: $100 per person. Cost is same for all, whether you are coming along to scuba or snorkel and whether you are using your own equipment or equipment provided.

Extras:

Nitrox $16 per tank.
A Pre dive pool refresher any day previous $90. (contact Kohala Divers ASAP). THIS is strongly encouraged for those certified divers who have not dived in while:
Tip for our crew

Those who sign up are to bring:

Proof of certification
Towel
Refillable water bottle
PPE mask

With a limited amount of folks who are able to go, please contact David, our Rector, ASAP for more information or to sign up. This is a chartered boat. You are welcome to bring a friend not a member of the parish.

We need to provide a list of names of those going, who is diving or snorkeling and the diver equipment needs (height & weight) ahead of charter for the manifest and organization.

As we are down in God’s underwater creation, the plan is to pause for a moment of prayer, following along on a laminated sheet.

If you are interested send David an email.

** What about the 10 AM Lanai Mass on this day? If we are back for in-person worship, David will be at the Saturday 5 PM and Sunday 8 AM Eucharists and Marnie will officiate at the 10 AM Lanai Mass. What a team!

Special Guest Preacher on Sunday, September 20, 8 AM

We will be worshiping online only at least one more weekend. The pause in in-person worship affords us the opportunity to invite a guest preacher from afar. I am delighted to tell you that the Rt. Rev'd. Bob Gillies, retired Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church, accepted my invitation. Bishop Gilles is a dear friend of my dear friend and priest Tom Miller. Tom retired as Canon of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York, after which he went on to serve as priest-in-residence for 4 years at St. Maryʻs Church, Stromness, Orkney. It is through Tom that David, our rector, came to know Bishop Gillies.

Bishop Gillies is a gifted pastor, teacher and retreat leader. He has already agreed to lead our four Wednesday evening Advent studies (starting Wednesday, November 25). His preaching will give us a chance to get to know him a bit before the Advent study. I hope you will make every effort to join in worship on Sunday morning September 20th at 8 AM. He will be joining us LIVE from Scotland (7 PM his time). Ahhh, the miracles of modern technology!

A little about the upcoming Advent program and Bishop Gillies:

A LECTIO DIVINA FOR ADVENT

Reading the Bible in Sequence through the weekdays of Advent

An Advent Programme through 2020 with the

Churches of St. Jamesʻ and St. Columba, Hawai’i Island

Wednesdays, Nov. 25, Dec 2, 9, 16, 6 PM HST

Via Zoom. Any and all are invited to join us.

Information and Outline for members of the congregations

Overview

To encourage everyone in the congregations to read one of the scripture readings set by The Episcopal Church, sequentially, each weekday through Advent 2020 focusing particularly on those that come from the New Testament Epistles.

Outcome

Four epistles from the New Testament, at least, will have been read over the four weeks before Christmas by participants and will have been the focus for the midweek teaching given by Bishop Bob Gillies.

Resourcing

Bishop Bob Gillies will give introductory talks over four successive weeks to give context, colour and application to these Bible readings. A booklet offering extra background and details of the daily readings will be produced and circulated as well as being provided online. At midweek meetings the talks will be supplemented by led times of praying.

Background

The Rt. Rev'd Bob Gillies was, up to his retirement in October 2016, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney in the Scottish Episcopal Church. He is married to Liz and they have three adult sons, Patrick, Andrew and Timothy. Although English, Bishop Bob was trained for the ministry in Scotland and has served his ordained ministry in the Scottish Episcopal Church.

CLICK HERE for more details.

Sunday Services

Michael Dale did an amazing job preparing us and leading us in worship with his gift of music. He brought his keyboard and we had a lovely service outside. Mahalo Michael!

St. Columba's Community Meal will be back on Separate 15th with LauLau and Sue's onolicious potato salad. We are looking forward to bringing yummy food into the community again.

GETTING HELP AND HELPING

Are you are in need of assistance? contact Jeanne Cooper, who is the point person to call if you are in need of help with groceries, mail and/or prescription pick up or trash removal. Jeanne will put you in touch with one of the volunteer parishioners trained serve in pick up/delivery protocols. Contact Jeanne at hulajeanne@gmail.com or by phone at (808) 348-4012.

Patricia Eckstrom, Sarah, Gloria Seiden, Nicole Anderson, Marlene Thees, Trevor, Carl Stanforth, Brad Young, Monica Parker, Gladys Takeya, Gerry Goodenough, Monique Abbasi, Jack A, Isaac DeRego, James Knox Everett, Israel Kahoopii, Pedro Ka'awaloa, Jane Cook & Family, Mark & Kay Segal, Maurice Cecil & Pukaua Summer Sommers, Betty Santorio, Cheyanna Lahnum, Jesse Osmun, Mary Avery, Alex Ka'aua, Vicky Tagaca, Steven, Kaipo Young, Nancy Davidson, Tony Abbott, Eli Ching, Shawn & Stephanie, Heidi Barnett, Gilmore family, Paterno Balmilero, Jerry Reyla, Greg Sliva, Berlinda Toson, Maelle Wolfe, Nancy Maleno, Joyce Horrie, Sterling & Lynette, Gael Burke, Riley Furlong, Debbie Roberts, Elizabeth Agustin, Yoko & Tim Donavan, Syndi Texiera, Adi Kohler, Quentin & Mary Murrell Faulkner, Tom Bailey, Frank Claire, Scott Byron, Dave Warner, Sally Sakaitani, Finnen family, Matthew Latshaw, Tom Michelsen, Richard Neely & family, Donna, Wendy Geyer-Nixon, John Nixon, Evelyn Chatel, Jerry Chatel, Ellis Block, Nan Kitagawa, Carol Hart, Curtrena Meyers, Tali & Tom McCall, Shin Runkel, Dawn Lahnum, Dottie Richardson, Frank & Margaret Fuchino, Nick Obrastoff, Pat Tubman, Charlotte Annette Obrien, Vivian Ettinger, 'ohana of Lorainne Kaono, Rev. Canon Dave Coon, Ski Kwiatkowski, family & friends of Mary Ann Park, Gay Lynn Freeman, Ray Rosa

If you would like to be added to the Prayer List or would like to add someone else (please get their permission first), call the parish office at 808-885-4923 or email at prayer@stjameshawaii.org by the Tuesday before you would like the name to appear in the bulletin. Please mention 'Prayer List' in the Subject line of the email to Jacque so that she knows it's not a spam email from someone she doesn't know personally.

Names will remain on the list for 4 weeks. You must then request to have the name added again.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Now more than ever it is important for us to reach out to one another. Send a note, an email, make a phone call.

An updated parish directory will be available soon to our members. We are working on getting this to you. For now if you need someone's contact information, and they have given us permission to give it out, the parish office can provide. If we do not have permission to give out their contact information, we can take your information and get it to them to ask them to contact you.

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Please keep in your thoughts and prayers parishioners who are unable to be with us in worship. Please reach out to them and let them know they are missed.

Gerry Goodenough

PO Box 988

Kamuela, HI 96743

Tepa Farias

PO Box 1152

Kamuela, HI 96743

Jean Cherrigan

P.O. Box 248

Paauilo, HI 96776

Do you know of someone else to whom we could reach out?

Please get their permission first, then contact the parish office to have them added to the list. email here or telephone at 808-885-4923

Anniversaries: Deacon Ritterbush & Tomasi Patolo, Fouad & Linda Halaby

Birthdays: Tatum Bailey, Alfred Berdon, Jr, 9/12; Jerry Myers, 9/13; Irie Clark 9/14; Gael Burke, Marty Kaaua, Pero Mariscal, Mary Souza, 9/15; Pat Allbee, Emile Elliott, 9/17

Remembrances: Ismael Mariscal, William Agustin, Sr.

Click to submit your upcoming special dates

MAHALO

Mahalo to all our dedicated Volunteers for keeping our ministry going. Their efforts have been noticed by our loyal customers whose compliments say how much they appreciate their hard work!

Thank you for all you do!

THRIFT STORE SPECIAL SALES

This Week's Special Thrift Shop Sales

SAT. 9/ noon - Wed. 9/9

SEA, SPORTS, SCIENCE, & TECH

Prepare for Jet-Lag!

The Thrift Store special sales now offer "early-bird preview & purchase" via email sent Thursday afternoons. Contact Jeanne Cooper at hulajeanne@gmail.com to be added to our email list.

Click here for this week's sales items with instructions for buyers.

Note: Our Special Sales Facebook page still promotes sales in general but purchases can only be made by contacting Deacon Ritterbush at tafahijoe@gmail.com.

To donate new or gently-used items, contact Deacon, or Rona Scull at thriftstore@stjameshawaii.org. Mahalo for helping us raise $5,200 for parish programs and outreach so far!

The Thrift Shop now has the ability to take direct online payments. So if you see something you like, and need details or want to buy it, contact Deacon at tafahijoe@gmail.com.

Have fun shopping and thanks you for supporting the Thrift Shop and St. James.

CLICK to Visit the Facebook Special Sale Page

Episcopal Youth Event

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MAHALO to our Sponsors:

Buscher/Brotman Family

and

Hoover 'Ohana

MEAL PREPARED BY WESTIN HAPUNA BEACH RESORT

Sponsorships are available for St. James' and St. Columba's Community Meals- contact Sue or Tim for details at eat@stjameshawaii.org

From Sue Dela Cruz

A Light Day

Not much to write about tonight as we were blessed this week with a day off from chopping and cooking, thanks to The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort. Mahalo to Chef Peter and staff, for preparing tonight’s meal, of beef stew, rice and mac salad! We served 677 meals to 148 cars, and once again the cars were lining up at 3:30 p.m. for a 4:30 p.m. start!

Thanks to our sponsors The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort, Buscher/Brotman Family and Hoover 'Ohana for supporting this week’s meal. Not only did Hapuna cooked but they came with their top admin crew (Hapuna-Tom Cross and Mauna Kea’s very own Craig Anderson) to Car Hop, along with sponsors from the Buscher/Brotman Family. BIG MAHALO for your support and believing in Building Community One Meal at a Time.

The morning crew still had a little task to do with putting the cookie bags together and slicing bread. With little to do we were done by 11 a.m. The mid-day crew came in and was in awe that the kitchen was clean and they were waiting for the meal to come up from Hapuna.

Thank you, Uncle Henry, for helping bring up the meal from Hapuna-15 pans of beef stew, 8 pans rice and bags of mac salad! As soon as he arrived the packing crew got going with unloading and packing meals.

Big Shout out to Car Hop & Goodie Bag Packing leads-Frankie Pang and Hermine Baker. A great job along with your crew on getting 150 bags filled with whatever goodies/produce we have donated and setting up the car hop stations. Once again Peter and Gerrit did an excellent job setting up the two lanes, directing cars and keeping the line of cars moving!

I want to also share some news from our packing crew Catherine Crewe who became a Tutu on September 9^th to a beautiful baby girl-Savannah Grace. And it also happens to be our mid-day crew Kiku Kube’s birthday! Congratulations and Happy Birthday to both of you!!

Closing with words from Raynette Guzman: On Tuesday our email goes out and I get this from Ray, “Miss my Thursday with you all. Love to each and every one of you for all you do for the community. Then at the ringing of the bell tonight, she sends this: “I miss you all so much. I will never find a group of friends like all of you at the community meal. My love to you all”

We touch so many with the Waimea Community Meal that we are “Feeding the Body and Soul”

Smiles,

Sue

As always there is a call out for cooks, cookie bakers, meal planners. If you are interested in helping us in any way, contact Sue Dela Cruz, at eat@stjameshawaii.org .

Smiles,

Sue Dela Cruz, meal coordinator

Tim Bostock timbostock808@gmail.com

Sue Dela Cruz eat@stjameshawaii.org

Pa'auilo Community Meal Tuesdays

St. Columba's

4:30-5:30 PM

ON HIATUS FOR TWO WEEKS

RESUMING SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

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Support & Help Available

BUSINESS AND NON-PROFIT RESOURCES

Request personal protective equipment (PPE) at no cost

The Hawai‘i State Legislature approved funding to provide eligible applicants with PPE at no cost. Eligible applicants include private or independent medical and dental practices; small hospitals; child, adult, or foster care facilities; small businesses; and nonprofit organizations in the state of Hawai‘i. Locally available supplies will be distributed quickly, although it might take up to three months to receive your full order. Visit the program website for more information and to submit a request.

FOOD PROGRAMS

Activate Hawai'i Aid

The Hawaii Island Food Basket

Food Resources Covid 19- Legal Aid Society of Hawaii

Pa'ina by Ocean Online Farmer's Market

RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

CLICK HERE for brochure on assistance with rent and mortgage payments and how to apply.

CLICK HERE FOR LIST

Wisdom Corner

From Raina Dale

RULE OF LIFE

We need to live our life on this earth in a way that is on good speaking terms with life to come. In the monastic tradition, this is why we live under a 'rule of life': a set of life principles that inform how to deport ourselves with integrity, in this life and for the next. If you don't have a personal 'rule of life,' try using an index card. Make a few bullet points that are your grounding and guiding principles as you navigate life. Live with them, test them out. You can always edit and adapt.

-Br. Curtis Almquist, SSJE