In our parish, we pray for: The Townsend Family, Norma & Carlos, Godwin, Hanohano & Makena, Sylvia, Ryan, Blake, Bruce, Olga & Yuri, Taghi, Susan K., Erwin, Heather, Wayne, Jeff & Kristi, Eugene &
Lois, and Lora V.
AND all who have COVID-19, caregivers, and those facing employment or housing struggles.
Please contact Athena in the office with any additional prayer requests
hncparish@gmail.com
We are posting a brief day by day meditation from Forward Movement. It's a great way to start your morning! Just click on the website above.
Aloha! On November 28th we begin the season of Advent, marking a new church year. During Advent we prepare ourselves to welcome the coming of our Savior. At Holy Nativity School, Rev. Libby and I have been visiting classes to talk about Advent. When students talk about preparing for Christmas we’ve heard the words excitement, hope, and joy. I don’t know about you, but it’s been hard to feel excitement, hope, and joy recently. However, with the news from the diocese that we may start singing again in church, and that we may start gathering for education and fellowship, I definitely feel excited, hopeful, and joyful! With that in mind, I want to draw your attention to two events that we are excited about.
To celebrate the new year, Holy Nativity will have a Joyful New Years Eve Fellowship on November 27th, at 6:30pm, featuring a screening of the film “Mission: JOY.” This film is about the friendship between the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu and was inspired by the bestselling book: The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World. Please join us for the screening and enjoy a time of fellowship and refreshments afterwards with your Holy Nativity Community. Watch the trailer and register for the screening here: https://bit.ly/JOYwithIPL Please register if you plan to attend since the filmmakers want to know how many people will see their film in these public screenings.
Our second Advent offering will come in the form of an adult formation program, lasting six weeks through Advent and into the season of Epiphany, focused on Creation Care and Environmental Justice. We will be reading the book Saving Us by Katharine Hayhoe, and hearing from some local experts who have stories to share about how climate instability is having an impact on the ecosystem in Hawai’i.
We will meet by Zoom on the following Sundays at 11:00: November 28, December 5, 12, and 19, and January 9 and 16.
There is no need to register and we will have some copies of the book available in the office. Contact Rev. Jenn for more information revjenn.hnc@gmail.com
Blessings, Rev. Jenn
Queen Lili‘uokalani (1838-1917), Lili'uokalani was the first queen regnant and last sovereign monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai'i, ruling from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the Kingdom on January 17, 1893. She was the composer of "Aloha 'Oe" and numerous other works.
Liliʻuokalani ascended to the throne on January 29, 1891, nine days after her brother's (Leleiohoku II) death. During her reign, she attempted to draft a new constitution which would have restored the power of the monarchy and the voting rights of the economically disenfranchised. This threatened pro-American elements in Hawaii, who overthrew the monarchy on January 17, 1893.
The coup d'état established the Republic of Hawaii, but the ultimate goal was the annexation of the islands to the United States. After an unsuccessful uprising to restore the monarchy, the oligarchical government placed the former queen under house arrest at the 'Iolani Palace. On January 24, 1895, Lili'uokalani was forced to abdicate the Hawaiian throne, officially ending the monarchy.
Educated by American Protestant missionaries from a young age, Liliʻuokalani became a devout Christian and considered herself a "regular attendant on the Presbyterian worship". She was the first member of the royal family to consistently and regularly attend service at Kawaiaha'o Church since King Kamehameha IV converted to Anglicanism.
Rev. Libby will in Phoenix from Nov 10-20, to be with her father, who is having knee replacement surgery. Rev. Jenn will lead our Sunday service on Nov. 14.
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HNS and the HNC office will be closed for Thanksgiving break Nov. 25 & 26
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Please note on your Pledge Cards if you would like a box of Pledge Envelopes. They will be available in December.
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Our Forward Day by Day took awhile to get here, but the current issue is now IN!
Come pick up your Nov-Dec-Jan copy in the church office OR call and we will send one!
