Are you serving this Sunday? Would you be interested in reading at either service (zoom or in person)? You can view what positions are

available here

We Episcopalians believe in a loving, liberating, and life-giving God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

As constituent members of the Anglican Communion in the United States, we are descendants of and partners with the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church, and are part of the third largest group of Christians in the world.

We believe in following the teachings of Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection saved the world. We have a legacy of inclusion, aspiring to tell and exemplify God’s love for every human being; women and men serve as bishops, priests, and deacons in our church.

Laypeople and clergy cooperate as leaders at all levels of our church. Leadership is a gift from God, and can be expressed by all people in our church, regardless of sexual identity or orientation.

We believe that God loves you – no exceptions.

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Join our teaching series Thursdays at 9:00 am with The Rev. Lowell E. Grisham. The book of conversation and study will be “The Road to Character” by David Brooks.

Note: If you ever lose connection with Zoom, just go back to the Christ Memorial home page and click "Connect to Sunday Worship."

More about the book 'The Road to Character'

What are the great virtues that exist at the core of our being? -- kindness, bravery, honesty, faithfulness. With a journalist's eye, David Brooks tells stories of great champions of character. 

The Road to Character was a 2015 NY Times #1 Bestseller

For the second year in a row, the Diocese of Hawai'i will be holding a Prayer Hike concurrently on three islands. This year, family members are invited to join in, so get ready for a great day of hiking, prayer, fun and fellowship! Hikes take place on Saturday, March 25, beginning at 9:00 AM. Hikes should be completed by 1:00 PM. ​​

• O'ahu: Aiea Loop Trail (Leader - Lynea Mitchell)
• Kaua'i: Sleeping Giant (Leader - Rachel Secretario)
• Hawai'i Island: Volcano National Park (Leader - Lindy Marzo)

For more information, visit the Diocesan Youth webpage HERE, or download the flyer including the Prayer Hike Guide HERE, then register HERE. Be sure to complete the Waiver/Release form HERE and bring it with you.

With the recent rebuilding of their pipe organ, All Saints' in Kapa'a has begun hosting the Makana Mele Concert series featuring renowned organists from around the world.

On March 16th, the 3rd Annual Makana Mele concert series presents Dr. Caroline Robinson. She is a prodigiously talented organist and her program will feature works not yet heard on Rosales Opus 41. Please read her bio below and check out her playing on this YouTube link, a performance of Pointes alternées (from Six Études) composed by Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia2mLjPgyUU

Caroline Robinson

Dr. Caroline Robinson has been featured in recital across the United States and in Europe. Her playing has been broadcast on American Public Media’s “Pipedreams” and she has performed regularly at organist conventions. She is a laureate of the 2018 National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance and holds First Prize from the Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival (2008) and the West Chester University Organ Competition (2010). 

Caroline is Organist and Associate Choirmaster at the Cathedral of St. Philip in Atlanta, and an active continuo player with early music ensembles. Dr. Robinson earned organ degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music and the Eastman School of Music.  With the aid of a Fulbright scholarship, Caroline studied additionally at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Toulouse. 

Caroline is represented by Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc., Cleveland, OH. 

Other Upcoming Makana Mele events:

April 15th, 2023 at 6PM, local musician Daniel Welch presents a benefit concert for the Wilcox/Sloggett 'Ohana Organ. Daniel has been studying organ with Oahu organist Kathy Crosier. Come support our pipe organ and see how we are reaching young musicians with the gift of pipe organ music. 

Presented by the Katog Tara Ling 

and the Malcolm Miner Memorial Fund

Kentrul Lodrö T’hayé Rinpoche

Speaking on

The Power of Mind

We’ve all heard platitudes about cultivating wisdom, love, and compassion, but can these qualities really transform our lives?  Tibetan Buddhist monk Khentrul Rinpoche will discuss how yes, they can. Regardless of what’s happening in our lives, the route to freedom lies in training the mind. Peace and happiness start within us and then extend out to the entire globe. 

Wed., March 8, 2023

6:30 – 8:00 pm

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

4464 Hardy St., Lihue 96766

No Admission Fee; Donations Only

Esti Grinpas info@tarasangha.org (808)822-4599

Are you looking for a centering practice during Lent? Join the CAC online contemplative community for a free series of Virtual Sit Meditations to cultivate greater awareness during this Lenten season. Live streamed on YouTube, these virtual meditations will take place each Friday at 11 a.m. PT (2 p.m. ET; 7 p.m. GMT), from February 24 until April 7.

Virtual Sit Meditations for Lent

Every Friday from February 24 – April 7, 2023 

Featuring CAC Faculty and Staff

Presented by the Center for Action and Contemplation 

Check out the latest news from the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i here

OMNIA GRATIAS: A HYMN OF THANKS

by: Lexiann Grant

…”That I may proclaim with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all Your wondrous works.” Psalm 26:9

I give you thanks for all things;

All things sacred and mundane.

I give you thanks for birds that glide through the skies and nest in trees;

for crawly things, and for creatures that swim in the seas,

for lakes and flowing creeks, or splatting drops of rain;

Crisp leaves on the ground, scattered ’round

 moss and paths through forests green.

For mountains tall, stones and rock,

for creatures wee and small, thank you.

For lofty pines, for towering hollyhock with their tiny seeds;

for illuming sun and crystalline ice floes;

for tempestuous winds, for glowing fire and flame,

for what comes and what goes;

for what may be you, veiled behind holy names,

Forever thanks.

I thank you for individuals unique;

I thank you for prayers for those in need.

For hymns that human voices sing,

for all that is, seen and unseen;

For glory unspoken, praises unbroken,

 for your Presence that I seek in all things —

Thank you for these glimpses of you I see,

 of all that you are, could and will forevermore be,

I thank you.

Helen Mitsui Shared Blessings Thrift Shop in Kilauea is seeking Volunteers for 2023.

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!

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: Rosie, Sherry, Webb, David, Linda, David, Helen, Mary, Sandy, Bev, Jeanne, Chris, Carole, Elizabeth, Robert, Justin, Mike, Tony, Anthony, Penny, Betsy, the Duncan family, the leadership and people of Ukraine, and those affected in Turkey and Syria. We pray that you will 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 Kauai: St John and St Pauls, St Michael & All Angels, and All Saints, and for all churches on the North Shore. We pray for our own congregation of Christ Memorial, Kilauea for those present, online and absent - that all of us together may be united in your ministry. 

THRIFT SHOP MISSION STATEMENT:

Our goal is to provide our community with reasonably priced, quality merchandise. We will reuse, repurpose and recycle goods and keep as much as possible out of the landfill in an effort to help Kauai and our planet toward Zero Waste. Above all we will show compassion, kindness and tolerance to each other and our community.