WEEKLY NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
October 24, 2021
Sunday Worship
Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost

Scripture Readings for this Sunday:


Service of Holy Eucharist 
with Music, in the Sanctuary

8:00 am

Please wear a mask.



Service of Holy Eucharist 
with Music, in the Sanctuary

9:30 am


WELCOME TO CHRIST MEMORIAL
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.
WHAT DOES CHRIST MEMORIAL
MEAN TO YOU?
We asked our beloved congregation this question and will be sharing some responses in the following weeks.

Stu and I just had our 50th anniversary. Christ Memorial means so much to both of us since the Akana family has been associated with the church for a very long time. Stu’s mother was an Akana. Quite a few of the family are buried behind the church and one of the stained glass windows is in memory of Caroline Akana, Stu’s great grandmother. Also my father-in-law was the first Episcopal priest of Hawaiian ancestry, ordained in 1953, and Christ Memorial was his first church to serve at. There is a plaque on the front low wall of the church dedicated to him. He later became the Bishop for all of the Pacific Rim and married us at St. Andrews Cathedral on Oahu.

-Suzie Hanchett

If you would like to share what Christ Memorial means to you, please contact us as christmemorialkilauea@gmail.com

STEWARDSHIP REFLECTIONS
Our often fast-paced, frenetic lives get in the way of the north stars that should be guiding us. And trajectories change when, in the blink of an eye, we are blindsided.

My family’s blindside happened four years ago. On a Tuesday morning before work, my sister-in-law Jan was on a walk with the kid’s five- month-old puppy Peter Paul. A young man speeding hit them head-on, killing them instantly.
Jan was married to my twin brother Jonathan, and they have twelve children, including ten adopted from Texas, Guatemala, Mexico, Russia, China, and Ethiopia. She was also a beloved breast cancer physician with a practice that served the underserved.

Never afraid to love well, Jan was confident in her faith and marriage, leading her and Jonathan to adopt several older children with traumatic histories. They gave these children second chances believing they could thrive in a loving Christian family and a supportive community.
Jan’s ministry on earth informed our belief that gratitude increases with faith. She saw with her heart.

In today’s reading, we find Bartimeus, a blind beggar with a deep faith in God living on society’s margins. He cries out to Jesus as he’s leaving Jericho, “Son of David, have mercy on me.” Jesus asks, “what do you want from me?” and Bartimeus says, “Heal Me.” Jesus heals him and says, “Go, your faith has made you well.”

I find a parallel between Bartimeus’ story and Jan’s life. Bartimaeus’ miraculous healing happened because of his faith. He saw with his heart. And Jan, relying on her faith to help her overcome obstacles, inspired her family, friends, and patients to do the same.”
Thomas Merton said, “Gratitude is the heart of the Christian life.” May our faith continue to increase our gratitude so we, in turn, can live with seeing hearts.

Catherine Miller directs pastoral programs and adult formation at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in North Dallas and serves on the advisory board for Invite, Welcome, Connect.

JOIN OUR WEEKLY ONLINE BOOK STUDY
Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul: an ancient/new spiritual foundation for our lives.

Join our Clergy-in-Residence, The Rev. John Hall, Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. from the comfort of your own computer via ZOOM.

About Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul:
In his newly published book, author John Philip Newell shares the long and often hidden tradition of Celtic Christianity. Our study reveals how this grounded spirituality moves us to rediscover the natural rhythms of life, and to deepen our spiritual connection with God, with each other, and with the earth.

By embracing the wisdom of Celtic Christianity, we can learn how to listen to the sacred and see the divine in all of creation and within each of us. We will share the ways in which human beings are inherently spiritual creatures. We intuitively see the sacred in nature and within one another. But, our cultures — and even our faith traditions — can cause us to suppress or forget what our souls already deeply know. Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul offers an ancient and new spiritual foundation for our lives, one centered on encouragement and hope, for creating a better world.

Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, says of Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul, "This wonderful book draws deeply from the well of Celtic wisdom across the centuries to help us to recognize the sacred both around us and in us, calling us to wake up and see that there's no going back to small, limited notions of God and the sacred."  
THRIFT STORE IS OPEN

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
THE REV. ROBERT L. FITZPATRICK'S SERMON FOR CONVENTION 53
Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick shares his Convention 53 sermon. Like last year, the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i will once again be held entirely online.
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:

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, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Helen, Sataya, Will, and Elaine. We pray that you bring people together in worship, enliven your church and strengthen those in positions of clergy and lay leadership. Bless Michael, our Presiding Bishop; Bob, our own Bishop; The Rev. John Hall, our visiting Priest; our sibling Episcopal congregations on KauaĘ»i: St. John and St. Paul, West KauaĘ»i; St. Michael & All Angels, LÄ«huĘ»e; and All Saints, Kapaa, and 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.  We also pray for all of the churches on the North Shore. We pray to you, O Lord.
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
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.

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.
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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

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!

STAY INFORMED
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.
QUICKLINKS
Christ Memorial Episcopal Church
2509 Kolo Road, Kilauea, HI 96754
(808) 482-4824