WEEKLY NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
November 21, 2021
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Phone Number: (808) 482-4824
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Sunday Worship
The Last Sunday After Pentecost
Scripture Readings for this Sunday:
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Service of Holy Eucharist
with Music, in the Sanctuary
8:00 am
Please wear a mask.
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Service of Holy Eucharist
with Music, in the Sanctuary
9:30 am
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WELCOME TO CHRIST MEMORIAL |
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Welcome to Christ Memorial Episcopal Church. We are devoted to following the life and teachings of Jesus, the Christ.
We hope your experience worshiping with us will bless and enrich your life.
People of all faiths are welcome to worship with us on Sunday.
During pandemic time, join us at 9:30 here.
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FAREWELL TO THE REV. JOHN HALL |
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Mahalo nui loa to John and his wife Joan for joining us at Christ Memorial. You have been invaluable to our worship, ministries and congregation during your stay with us at Christ Memorial. Thank-you for your contribution to our Ohana, and your time spent volunteering in The Helen Mitsui Shared Blessings Thrift Shop! We especially loved your teaching series on Celtic Christianity and appreciate your 'can do' attitude in making Christ Memorial the best it can possibly be. You will be missed! Abundant blessings to you and yours as you begin your next chapter.
Aloha from your Christ Memorial Ohana
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WELCOME TO INCOMING PASTOR IN RESIDENCE, THE REV EDWIN F. WILLS, JR |
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Aloha and welcome to Ed and his wife Andrea as they join us beginning on Sunday, November 28.
Bio: Ed has just retired from 17 years of shared service with Saint Michael's Episcopal Church in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. Baptized into Christ Church at Grace St. Luke's Episcopal Church where he also attended the parochial school through the 6th grade.
In 1968 when Dr King was assassinated, Ed was in the eighth grade at a large public school. This event and the subsequent civil unrest in Memphis in general and the
functional integration of Central High School of which Ed was a part in particular made a deep impression.
Ed's first full-time job with the Episcopal Church was in 1977 when he became Youth Minister and Assistant at All Saints’ Episcopal, Memphis.
In 1979 Ed married Andrea Newsom also from
Memphis. In 1982 they moved just north of Memphis to St. Columba Episcopal Conference Center where Ed served as the founding director. All three of their now adult children were born in the 10 years they were at St Columba.
In 1992 the family moved to Jackson Mississippi where Ed served as Assistant for Parish Formation at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral. 1996 brought them to Little Rock Arkansas where Ed served for 8 years as Subdean of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. In 2004 Ed became Vicar of St. Michael's Episcopal Church Little Rock, and then Rector when St Michael's became a parish.
Ed and Andrea currently live in Little Rock where from their front porch they can see the front porch of two grandchildren and also the back porch of two other grandchildren. The other two grandchildren live just up the highway in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Andrea plans to press Ed into service in her on site flower farm. Ed is also looking forward to spending more time in community organizing, which he calls practicing Holy Communion Monday through Saturday.
Ed and Andrea are looking forward to seeing what God is doing at
Christ Memorial.
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STAY TUNED FOR OUR UPCOMING TEACHING SERIES |
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RE -THINKING CHURCH:
What if Church is not something we have to do?
A six-week exploration of the basics.
Skepticism and criticism are essential in the search for truth:
“What is skepticism in principle but
enquiry, investigation, examination? and what is criticism but separating, distinguishing, judging,
determining between the true and the false, the good and the bad.” – William Porcher DuBose
GENERAL TOPICS
The Scriptures: What in the World is God doing?
Spiritual Growth & The Church’s Life: Practical Worship and Changing Belief
Holy Baptism & The Church: God in the Here and Now
Holy Eucharist: Our Holy Common-Union
The Prayer Book Rule of Life: Day by day we bless you
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The Gift of Relationships
Jesus stands before Pilate. We know this story. We hear it on Good Friday, we remember it every week in the Nicene Creed. And our ears hear it anew today, on the cusp of Advent, as we are emerging and rebuilding from an unimaginable time of pandemic. Once again, we proclaim Christ the King of all Creation.
As Jesus and Pilate talk, we learn
something powerful about who Jesus is and how he serves God and humanity. We are reminded of who he is called to be and what he has come here to do. And it invites us to wonder who we are and who we are called to be, in this moment, in this season of our lives, and in this moment of our Church. What strikes me how Jesus acts in the time of trial. He acts with integrity. He makes a choice to remain wholly who he is, firmly rooted in love of God and clear about the work he has come to do. In that moment Jesus stays true to who he is. His trust in God remains steadfast too.
We’re invited to do the same. We know this in a distinct way in stewardship season. Our money is one of the most powerful and honest symbols of what we offer to God and to the church. It is one of the truest ways we can understand what we value and what we believe. Faithful, selfless and generous giving invites into a deeper relationship with God and our money. And it requires us to do the hard, but essential work of looking deep within to discover what we truly value, what we consider most precious. |
The Rev. Sarah Fisher is rector of St. Catherine’s Church in Marietta, Georgia and is a former member of the Board of Directors for TENS.
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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.
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If you like to give by check, please send to:
Christ Memorial Episcopal Church,
P.O. Box 293, Kilauea, HI 96754
Or consider changing to Automated Giving. It makes life easy. Just click on the button below to make a one-time or recurring donation.
Thank you for your love and care for our Christ Memorial community!
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SUNDAY SCHOOL TO RECOMMENCE! |
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Sunday school is back! Keiki are welcome to attend on the first Sunday of Advent, Sunday November 28th during our 8:00 a.m. service. Bring keiki to the Parish hall across from the church to be taught by our much-loved teachers, Leona and Kiana.
Masks are required.
Aloha ke akua.
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WHAT DOES CHRIST MEMORIAL
MEAN TO YOU?
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Shopping Hours:
Monday 2:00 pm -5:00 pm
Tuesday 2:00 pm -5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:30 am -12:30 pm
Thursday 2:00 pm -5:00 pm
Friday 2:00 pm -5:00 pm
Saturday 9:30 am -3:00 pm
Donations Accepted:
Monday 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Saturday 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Please wear a mask
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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!
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PRAYER REQUESTS THIS WEEK |
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Healing of body, mind and spirit for:
Let us pray for our own needs and those of others. We remember especially those on our prayer list. Healing of body, mind and spirit for: Janice, Marilyn, Webb, David, Shane, Linda, David, Scott, Alicia, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Helen, Sataya, Will, and Elaine. We pray that you bring people together in worship. Enliven your church and bless Michael our musician, our clergy, and lay leadership. We pray for our sibling Episcopal congregations on Kauaʻi: St. John and St. Paul, West Kauaʻi; St. Michael & All Angels, Līhuʻe; and All Saints, Kapaʻa; and for all of the churches on the North Shore. We pray for our own congregation of Christ Memorial, Kilauea – those present, online, and absent – that all of us together may be united in your ministry and that we all may be one.
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Thrift Store Hours :
Monday 2:00 pm -5:00 pm
Tuesday 2:00 pm -5:00 pm
Wednesday 9:30 am -12:30 pm
Thursday 2:00 pm -5:00 pm
Friday 2:00 pm -5:00 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.
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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
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Keep up-to-date with messages from the Bishop. Click on the buttons below to view the Bishop's weekly Monday & Wednesday messages, and find links to online worship in the Diocese. |
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Christ Memorial Episcopal Church
2509 Kolo Road, Kilauea, HI 96754
(808) 482-4824
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