WEEKLY NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
December 5, 2021
Sunday Worship
The Second Sunday of Advent

Scripture Readings for this Sunday:


Service of Holy Eucharist 
with Music, in the Sanctuary

8:00 am

Please wear a mask.

(NOTE: No Sunday School this week)

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.
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE
Join us this Christmas Eve as we celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ. This special service will be held at 9:00 p.m. on Friday December 24th at Christ Memorial

2509 Kolo Road, Kilauea
9:00 p.m. Friday December 24th

Please wear a mask
THE CHURCH SEASON OF ADVENT: DREAM TIME
In the Hebrew scriptures, the prophet Joel declared the word of God, “I make myself known in visions; I speak in dreams.”

Do we believe that God speaks to us in our dreams, that he will make himself known to us in visions? We might understand the season of Advent as a time to dream. In the first Advent, God’s dream for the world was coming true. In the arrival of Jesus, the kingdom of heaven continues to be at hand. God spoke to Zachariah and Elizabeth, Mary and Joseph in their dreams and visions. 
We too are invited into God’s dreams.

UPCOMING TEACHING SERIES
THURSDAY JANUARY 6th
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


JOIN US EVERY THURSDAY
STARTING JANUARY 6th (EPIPHANY)
AT 9:00 a.m.

From the comfort of your own
computer via Zoom

Mark your calendar!

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.
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!

NO SUNDAY SCHOOL THIS WEEK
Sunday school will resume next week, December 12. at 8:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall across from Christ Memorial.

Masks are required.

Aloha ke akua.
THRIFT SHOP GIFTS
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
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, 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.
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.
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