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THIS EVENING • MAUNDY THURSDAY
Join us for a simple shared meal and reflective, interactive worship for all ages at 5:30 PM in the Parish Hall.
| | GOOD FRIDAY • Join us for a Service of Tenebrae ("shadows") to reflect on Jesus’ agony and death on the cross. Tomorrow at 7 PM in the Sanctuary. | | |
EASTER SUNDAY
April 20, 2025
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WORSHIP
Easter Sunday
Sermon by Rev. Rushan Sinnaduray
"The Truth of Easter"
7 AM – Atherton Memorial Chapel
9 AM – Sanctuary
The Honolulu Brass will join in worship!
View live on YouTube
11 AM – Parish Hall
View the worship bulletin
| | Join Children's Ministry for their annual Easter Eggstravaganza at 10 AM on the Preschool lawn. Keiki are invited to bring a basket and ‘hunt’ for eggs, then exchange their eggs for a goody bag! Each egg collected will represent a monetary donation that will be made to Heifer International as part of our Lenten service project. | | |
CHILDREN & YOUTH
Nursery
A staffed Nursery is available during the 9 and 11 AM worship services.
Children, from birth through three years old, may be left in the Nursery where they will be cared for during the service.
Sunday School
We offer a Sunday School program for children, ages 3 through 5th grade, during the 9 and 11 AM worship services. Children participate in the first part of the service and will leave for Sunday School following the Time for Keiki.
Contact: cayanna-herrera@centralunionchurch.org
Youth Group
Youth will meet at 9 AM in the Youth Room to help prepare for the Easter Egg Hunt. Young people in grades 6 through 12 are invited to Youth Group during the 11 AM worship service. Youth participate in the first part of the service and leave for Youth Group following the Time for Keiki.
Contact: melissa-thach@centralunionchurch.org
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Central Union Windward Ministry
Sunday Worship
10 AM – Windward Sanctuary
Sermon by Kahu Richard Walenta
"HE CAME IN THE FLESH
WENT OUT IN SPIRIT"
38 Kāne‘ohe Bay Drive, Kailua, HI 96734
808-254-3802 • cuwindward@gmail.com
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Central Union Pohnpei Ministry
Sunday Worship
11 AM – Atherton Memorial Chapel
| | Follow us on social media (Facebook or Instagram) for daily reflections throughout Lent. | | |
Read Devotional
"Everything In Between"
Read, look, and sing your way through the pages of this devotional. Each week offers art and reflections to explore beyond the black and white binaries, the categories we create. This Lent we're trusting that God shows up in shades of gray, rainbow hues, and everywhere in between.
We'd love for you to use this beautiful devotional! You may contact the Church Office to request a hard copy OR to receive a link to the online version which can be accessed via computer and mobile devices. (We are not sharing the link online in order to protect the work of the devotional creators, A Sanctified Art.)
| | NEWS + ANNOUNCEMENTS + REMINDERS | | NOTE: The Church office will be closed on Monday, April 21, for the Easter Monday holiday. | | Looking for a fun and engaging way to explore faith? Come to Messy Church on April 23, 5:30 to 7:30 PM in the Parish Hall! It’s an opportunity for all ages to come together, get creative, and learn about God’s love in a relaxed setting. There will be crafts and activities, interactive worship, food, and fellowship. All are welcome from keiki to kūpuna! Please RSVP by April 18. Watch the CU Weekly and CUC social media in the coming weeks for more about Messy Church! | | |
Young(ish) Adult Ministry Events Coming Up
Young adults (Generations X, Y, Z) and young families are invited to participate in these upcoming events! To connect with our Young(ish) Adult Ministry, please email youngish@centralunionchurch.org.
| | Join us in the Women's Building on April 27 at 10 AM for food and fellowship! We plan to gather for Brunch Bunch each month, typically on the fourth Sunday. Bring something yummy to share if you can! | | Join us for Dinner Church on May 7 at 6 PM in Atherton Courtyard. We'll share a meal, hear from CUC member Danielle Kim, and engage in meaningful conversation. Childcare available. RSVP HERE by May 1! | | | | |
Lent 2025 Heifer Project
Our World Mission Ministry needs help "filling the ark"! By Easter, we hope to make our goal of $5,000 raised for our Heifer Project with 100 people engaged! Funds are being raised for Heifer International, a nonprofit that helps families around the world escape hunger and poverty by investing in local farmers and their communities. You can choose your Living Gift and make your donation online by Sunday, April 20.
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Check out the "Fill the Ark" Giving Calendar and family devotional!
You will learn how your gifts through Heifer International share God’s love and make a real difference to end world hunger.
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Get your DAZZLE tickets!
Enjoy tasting menus from 20 local renown chefs, silent and live auctions, entertainment, and camaraderie at the beautiful Alohilani Resort in Waikiki for Central Union Church Preschool's (CUPS) 20th anniversary of DAZZLE on Friday, April 25, 2025. (Get 50% off standard room rates at the Alohilani Resort with our event room block!)
For more information and tickets, go to bit.ly/DAZZLE25. General tickets are $325.
Dazzle is the Preschool's annual fundraiser gala that supports the 5 Es, including educational opportunities, environment, events, and the tuition assistance program, which paves the way for CUPS' diverse group of keiki. Please consider attending Dazzle or donating an item to one of the auctions. For questions or to become a sponsor/donor, contact Alana at 917-623-5913 or alana@centralunionpreschool.org.
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Holy Humor Sunday
On Sunday, April 27 (the Sunday after Easter), at all three services, we will be celebrating Holy Humor Sunday, also known as Bright Sunday. The custom of Holy Humor Sunday is rooted in the musings of early church theologians (like Augustine, Gregory of Nyssa, and John Chrysostom) that God played a practical joke on the devil by raising Jesus from the dead. "Risus paschalis - the Easter laugh," the early theologians called it.
| | In our worship service that Sunday, we will share jokes, we will sing funny hymns and we will laugh! We encourage you to wear your brightest clothes and your funniest hats to church, bring your favorite (appropriate) jokes to share and you are also welcome to play practical jokes on the Minister! | | Attend Godly Play Storyteller Training | | |
Storyteller Training
May 3, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
at Central Union Church
May 31, 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
at Epiphany Episcopal Church (Kaimuki)
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Space is still available for the second and third sessions! If interested, contact cayanna-herrera@centralunionchurch.org.
Cost is $50 for CUC members with scholarships readily available ($250 for others). Lunch and snacks will be provided.
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Learn to Play ‘Ukulele
Beginner ‘ukulele players from keiki to kūpuna are welcome to come and learn from Wade Cambern who is freely sharing his love of music through teaching ‘ukulele.
Bring your own ‘ukulele and come learn to play or get some beginner tips on Sundays from 1-2 PM in the Women’s Building.
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Say It with Flowers!
Got a birthday, anniversary, or other special occasion coming up? Commemorate it with flowers at a Sunday worship service!
Our Flower Committee creates floral arrangements for our worship spaces each week. You can give flowers in honor of someone with a printed dedication in the worship bulletin.
Email:
flowers@centralunionchurch.org
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Church Council
Next meeting: May 1
Church Council meetings will be held on the first Thursday of the month at 5:00 PM in the Rewick Board Room in the Admin Building.
These regular monthly Council meetings are open to all Church members who wish to attend as an observer.
Contact the Church Council: council@centralunionchurch.org
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Give thanks for Jesus' clear command to love one another, and for the way he models humility.
As we observe Good Friday, consider those who are crucified in our world today. Pray for the courage to acknowledge pain and grief, to sit with it before rushing to celebrate the good news of Easter.
Pray for our Easter celebrations, that we would not only enjoy the festivities and grandeur, but also that we would allow Christ's resurrection to transform the way we live.
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Garden Club on Thursdays
If you would like to help keep our campus looking beautiful, please consider joining what we are currently calling the "Garden Club"! Volunteers and staff will meet weekly to do regular landscaping around the Sanctuary on Thursdays from 9-11 AM. Meet at the Sanctuary steps. Feel free to bring your own gardening tools, but we'll have some you can use.
Questions? Contact Troy Tomita:
troy-tomita@centralunionchurch.org
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Readers Needed for Worship!
Worship is one of the heartbeats of our church – it is the work of the whole church community in praising God, hearing God's word to us and responding in faith. One way to help each other in our worship is by reading scripture and other parts of our service. It enhances our experience of worship when we can have different faces and voices leading worship.
If you are willing to read in a worship service, please join our pool of readers! Learn more and sign up by clicking HERE.
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For Young(ish) Adults
Did you know that we have a Young(ish) Adult ministry here at CUC for generations X, Y, Z? We gather monthly for breakfast and fellowship after worship and we also have a special monthly event. For more information email youngish@centralunionchurch.org.
We’d love to connect with you!
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HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE?
We welcome relevant news and events to share in our publications. Please submit items to news@centralunionchurch.org by Wednesday to be published in the following days.
| | Looking for a venue? Our church's range of facilities can accommodate all kinds of events! By renting out our spaces, we can provide a gathering place for the community and generate revenue for ministry. Learn more about our venues and consider hosting your next event at Central Union. (Members receive a discount!) | | |
Beware of Email Scams!
Scams come in many forms, whether it's someone impersonating church staff or even a member, or a stranger seeming to have a good deal for you on a special product or service. Please be cautious when checking emails! Know that church staff will never ask you to purchase something or give personal information by email. Often you can identify an email's authenticity by verifying the sender’s email address (CUC staff emails end with @centralunionchurch.org), but it's also possible for scammers to mimic email addresses. So if you receive any strange message at all and are ever in doubt, just delete it, don't reply or click on any links. You may call the church office (808-941-0957) to confirm.
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