WEEKLY NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
August 22, 2021
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Phone Number: (808) 482-4824
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Sunday Worship
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
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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 and on Zoom
9:30 am
Here is the link to join us on Zoom:
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CHRIST MEMORIAL MEDITATIONS |
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Sisters and brothers in Christ,
Because the Maker of All Things created us “good” in the beginning (see Genesis 1:31), we can rely on the belief that health and wholeness was and is God’s intent for us and for all. What we call “healing” is a restoration of a measure of that divine health into which God made us in the garden. While we cannot return to the garden or live as if Illness, injury and loss never emerged, we can restore a measure of that wholeness God intended.
Walking in the way of healing then is one of the prime ways that God moves in this broken world, no longer the garden it once was. And this healing and restoration is not only for Homo sapiens. Rivers can heal, polluted air can heal, a warming planet can heal, and any veterinarian or botanist can tell us that healing happens in all creatures great and small.
The protocol for healing a river or a planet might be different than our protocols of anointing, physical therapy, pharmacology and counseling, but we are all in this together. We have far more in common with a river or a rooster than we imagine, and basic to that commonality would be our inclination toward illness, injury and loss. None of us creatures is immune to loss of health and wholeness, and all of us cry out to our Maker for divine intervention when we are in pain and grief.
So, let us walk together on the Way of Restoration, attentively walking in step with our Maker who desires for us “better things than we can desire or pray for”, this day and all the days of our life. I look forward to continuing this conversation on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. by virtual means.
-Jon
Jonathan B. Coffey
P. O. Box 293
Kilauea, HI 96754
904-535-2987
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CONTACT THE REV. JONATHAN COFFEY |
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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.
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THURSDAY TEACHING SERIES ON HEALING SPACES |
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Not to be missed, the teaching series on the role "healing spaces" has on our spiritual, physical and mental well-being has begun each Thursday 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.
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PRAYERS FOR HAITI FROM PRESIDING BISHOP MICHAEL CURRY |
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Eternal God, send forth your Sprit to encourage and strengthen the people of Haiti in these difficult times. We pray especially for those impacted by the recent earthquake. Encourage and strengthen those who help and support others. In your mercy, receive the souls of those who have died; comfort their families and loved ones. Surround with your presence the sick and suffering. Aid the work of those who still search and rescue. Empower the medical and aid workers and all who labor to heal.
Likewise, inspire and empower the resolve of the nations and peoples of the world to be your instruments of help and healing. Stir up the might of your love and compassion among the nations to rally resources and stay the course until the humanitarian job is accomplished.
Lastly, enfold and uphold the people of Haiti—from the youngest newly born to the oldest among us—in the arms of your love and the strength of your might. This we pray in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church
For those interested in donating to Haiti follow the link below...
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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:
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", Kauai Christian Academy, and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
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TEMPORARY CLOSURE UNTIL AUGUST 27, 2021 |
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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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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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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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