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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.

Foran online service, join us at 9:30 here.

We Episcopalians believe in a loving, liberating, and life-giving God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

As constituent members of the Anglican Communion in the United States, we are descendants of and partners with the Church of England and the Scottish Episcopal Church, and are part of the third largest group of Christians in the world.

We believe in following the teachings of Jesus Christ, whose life, death, and resurrection saved the world. We have a legacy of inclusion, aspiring to tell and exemplify God’s love for every human being; women and men serve as bishops, priests, and deacons in our church.

Laypeople and clergy cooperate as leaders at all levels of our church. Leadership is a gift from God, and can be expressed by all people in our church, regardless of sexual identity or orientation.

We believe that God loves you – no exceptions.

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Falling Upward; A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

by Richard Rohr

Online Book Study via Zoom with The Rev. Scott Lee.

Thursdays from

August 24 – October 5

Class Schedule:

1. August 24 – Introduction and Chapter One

2. August 31 – Chapters Two and Three

3. September 7 - no meeting

4. September 14 – Chapters Four and Five

5. September 21 – Chapters Six and Seven

6. September 28 – Chapters Eight, Nine and Ten

7. October 5 – Chapters Eleven, Twelve and Thirteen

8. October 12 – Coda and Reflection

To join the zoom meeting go to our website, christmemorialkauai.org and click on 'connect to Sunday worship' at 9:00 am on Thursdays.

UPDATE: LAHAINA & HOLY INNOCENTS



As officials continue their search for the hundreds still missing after the Lahaina fire, the FBI is pleading with the public to come forth with DNA samples to help with identification. The number of unaccounted for still stands at over 1,000, and it is hoped that the County will release those names soon. It is a painstaking process compounded with the loss of communication infrastructure and hundreds of people displaced.

As of this writing, 115 have been confirmed killed in the fire, with less than half identified. Sadly, among those identified is a person with connections to Holy Innocents Episcopal Church. A number of congregants have also lost everything to the fire and have temporarily relocated around the island and O'ahu.

Regional Reporter, Cindy Schumacher, wrote an article for the Lahaina News on the worship communities impacted by the fire, including Holy Innocents. To read this informative article, click HERE.

The loss of Holy Innocents and its history has been a tragic blow not just for its members and community, but for the Diocese. Support and donations from folks around the Diocese and the world (see St. John's-Guam photo further below) have been pouring in, and a special Emergency Response team from Kaua'i led by the Rev. Kerry Holder Joffrion from West Kaua'i, headed to Maui to provide services that included a doctor, nurse, vet tech, and engineer.

Along with A Cup of Cold Water (ACCW), all of the Episcopal Maui churches have reached out to help their sister church in myriad ways. This Sunday, Trinity By-the-Sea Episcopal in Kihei, has invited Holy Innocent congregants for a special service and luncheon at 9:00 AM.

The Bishop and Canon Sandy Graham have been working with Holy Innocents' leadership to discern next steps and to establish communication with members who are scattered; efforts made more difficult with records destroyed.

The iconic mural of the Hawaiian Madonna and Baby Jesus is now gone, but not forgotten. Soon, all churches in the Diocese will receive a print of the mural from the Diocesan Support Center to display in remembrance of our fallen church.

Please continue to keep all those affected in your prayers, and be sure to visit the Diocese's dedicated Maui Relief webpage HERE to stay informed or to make a donation.

Check out the latest news from the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i here

988 Suicide & Crisis

Lifeline is Here!

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is now in full effect nationwide. Similar to the 911 emergency phone number, dialing 988 will connect a caller directly to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and to a trained counselor.

Sunday school will be held at 8:00 a.m. in the Parish Hall across from Christ Memorial with beloved teacher Leona.

Aloha ke akua.

Helen Mitsui Shared Blessings Thrift Shop in Kilauea is seeking Volunteers for 2023.

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!

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: Rae, Sylas, Sid, Jo, Charlyn, Erin, Wyatt, the Wills family, Rick, Marcie, Miranda, Dan, Niles, Robbie, Elise, Jane, Amelia, Margaret, Gordon, Dale, Webb, David, Linda, David, Helen, Tony, Anthony, Penny, Dwight, Tommy, Jennifer, Matthew, Katie and the leadership and people of Ukraine. We pray also for the people of Russia who wish for peace and an end to the war. And for the people and land of Maui -- especially for those who have lost their homes and businesses and livelihood. 

We pray that you will bring people together in worship. Enliven your church and bless our musician, our clergy and lay leadership. We pray for our sibling Episcopal congregations on Kauai: St John and St Pauls, St Michael & All Angels, and All Saints, and for all churches on the North Shore. We pray for our own congregation of Christ Memorial, Kilauea for those present, online and absent - that all of us together may be united in your ministry. 

Are there others? Send a prayer list request to christmemorialkilauea@gmail.com

THRIFT SHOP MISSION STATEMENT:

Our goal is to provide our community with reasonably priced, quality merchandise. We will reuse, repurpose and recycle goods and keep as much as possible out of the landfill in an effort to help Kauai and our planet toward Zero Waste. Above all we will show compassion, kindness and tolerance to each other and our community.