WEEKLY NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
December 19, 2021
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Phone Number: (808) 482-4824
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Sunday Worship
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
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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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
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YOUTH PRAYER HIKE: SLEEPING GIANT |
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January 15, 2022
9:00am-2:00pm
All Youth (grades 6-12) are invited to participate in one of our Diocesan Youth Ministry-sponsored Prayer Hikes scheduled to be held on January 15, 2022. These hikes will be our first events to host since the COVID pandemic began almost 2 years ago!
We are so excited for our Youth to be able
to gather together safely for an outdoor event!
Prayer Hikes will be offered on three of
our islands (O‘ahu, Kauai, and Hawaii Island).
All three hikes will begin at 9:00 am and end at 2:00 pm.
Cost: Free
Things to bring:
Hiking/Sturdy Closed-Toe Shoes (no slippers)
Cell Phone
Small Backpack
Water Bottle
Sunscreen
Lunch/Snacks
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Sleeping Giant (West Trailhead)
5711 Lokelani Rd, Kapa‘a, HI
Hike Leaders:
Rachel Secretario
Suzanne Kobayashi
Please contact Suzanne or Rachel to resister
Registration deadline: January 12
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DONATE TO THE EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT FUND |
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The tornadoes that swept the mid-Mississippi Valley were the most powerful we’ve seen in a decade, shredding community infrastructure, killing at least 90 people and leaving thousands without their homes.
Episcopal Relief & Development is in contact with Episcopal dioceses in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee in response to the devastating tornadoes that struck this past weekend.
A line of severe weather spread across the central US late Friday evening, December 10 through early Saturday morning, December 11. The storms created over 50 tornadoes, including one with a 200-mile long path through Kentucky. At least four EF-3 and five EF-2 tornadoes had been confirmed in Missouri and Illinois. EF-3 tornadoes are considered severe with estimated wind speeds of 158-206 mph.
Rescue efforts are underway to locate missing people and the full extent of the damage is unknown at this time. As of Monday morning, at least 26,000 homes in Kentucky are without power.
“We are in contact with Episcopal dioceses in the affected areas,” said Katie Mears, Senior Director, US Disaster Program, Episcopal Relief & Development. “Our partners are assessing the needs in their communities created by the storms. We stand ready to assist in the coming days and weeks.”
Please pray for the people impacted by the deadly tornadoes. Donations to the US Disaster Fund will support Episcopal Relief & Development and its partners as they respond. Make an urgent tax-deductible donation to Episcopal Relief & Development today.
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UPCOMING TEACHING SERIES
BEGINS JANUARY 6th
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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
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!
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RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY: A ZOOM OFFERING |
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2022, 9:00-11:00 am HST
INTRODUCTION / REFRESHER TO CENTERING PRAYER
12-step friendly
“Be still and know that I am God”
Start your new year with learning about the ancient practice of Centering Prayer or deepen and refresh your existing practice.
We will talk about prayer as relationship, origins and context of the prayer, thoughts and the sacred word, deepening the practice and the fruits of Centering Prayer.
There will be time for sharing and questions. We will have a 10-minute practice and a full 20-minute sit.
Presenter will be Liedeke Bulder, who has been practicing Centering
Prayer for many decades. She is a commissioned presenter and the Kauai
contact person and coordinator for Contemplative Outreach Ltd. Liedeke
also is an award winning artist and enrolled in the Shalem Institute Spiritual Guidance Program.
Register by contacting: ReSource Director Rev. Phyllis Meighen at
(808) 647-4346 or phyllismeighen@gmail.com.
You will receive a zoom link to the event the first week of January.
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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 will be held at 8:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall across from Christ Memorial with beloved teachers Leona and Keana.
Masks are required.
Aloha ke akua.
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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, Helen, Sataya, Will, Elaine, Puana, and The Reverend George Lee and the Lee family. 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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