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The Episcopal Church of West Oahu
the ECWO ECHO V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 7 J U L Y 2 0 1 5
Young Adult Service Corp of the Episcopal Church
Aloha,
I am James Fitzpatrick. I am a member of St. Elizabeth’s Church, Honolulu. I have been accepted into the Young Adult Service Corp (YASC) of the Episcopal Church. The Young Adult Service Corps is a ministry for those interested in exploring their faith in new ways by living and serving in communities around the Anglican Com-munion. YASC offers young adults a unique opportunity to be an active part of what God is doing in the world. Also, YASC videos are available at www.episcopalchurch.org/yasc and the video about Episcopal Volunteers in Mis-sion is available at www.episcopalchurch.org/missionaries.
My preliminary assignment is in Panama. I will be working with youth outreach at two different locations, one at The Transfiguration in El Empalme, and the other at San Miguel Arcangel in Guabito. I will also be working with a program called Nutre Hogar, a community program that helps under-nourished children return to health.
While each YASCer is sent to a different location, and each serves in different capacities, we are all asked to raise at least $10,000 of the roughly $24,000 it takes to send one YASCer abroad for a year of service.
I need the help of my fellow Episcopalians in Hawaii, our congregations and clergy to raise the needed funds. Can you please help?
I can speak to your congregation or a church group if that can help raise the needed funds. I would be more than happy to explain what YASC is and answer any questions your congregation might have. I would also explain the community work that I have done here in Hawaii, and how those experiences will help me with any challenges I will face while serving the Church abroad. While serving with YASC, I will also be keeping a blog of my experiences, where everyone can follow the work that I will be doing and see what they are supporting.
At the suggestion of the YASC, my funds for my mission are being collected through my home Parish and will then be sent to the Episcopal Church Center.
Donations can be sent to the following: St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church 720 N. King St. Honolulu, HI 96817-5791
Or payments can be made through the Parish website at http://stelizabeth720.org/wordpress/donate-now/ (scroll down to the “James Fitzpatrick YASC” donation button).
Mahalo, James Fitzpatrick Email: [email protected] Phone: 808-232-6350
P A G E 2V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 7
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
WEST OAHU
www.ecwo.org
Ministers:
Vicar: VACANT
St. Nicholas - St. Timothy
Priest: Kaleo Patterson
St. John the Baptist
St. Stephen’s
Deacon: Steve Costa
St. Stephen's
Episcopal Church of
West Oahu: Keane J. K. Akao
98-939 Moanalua Road
Aiea, HI 96701
Direct: 808.561.1244
Treasurer: Doug Brown
EDGE Shana Ikeda
youthdirector@
episcopalhawaii.org
Newsletter: Bob Windisch
Photography: Brianna Anderson
Shana Ikeda
Dave Jones
Kevin Shin
Bob Windisch
If you're needing help with how to pray, you may want to try this method, based on the Ignatian Prayer of Examen and reflection.
The Prayer Process:
Step 1: Gratitude: Begin by thanking God in a personal dialogue for whatever you are most grateful for today.
Step 2: Awareness: Revisit the times in the past twenty-four hours when you were and were not the-best-version-of-yourself. Talk to God about these situations and what you learned from them.
Step 3: Significant Moments: Identify something you experienced today and ex-plore what God might be trying to say to you through that event (or person).
Step 4: Peace: Ask God to forgive you for any wrong you have committed (against yourself, another person, or him) and to fill you with a deep and abiding peace.
Step 5: Freedom: Speak with God about how he is inviting you to change your life, so that you can experience the freedom to be the-best-version-of-yourself.
Step 6: Others: Lift up to God anyone you feel called to pray for today asking God to bless and guide them.
Step 7: Finish by praying the Our Father.
“LUNCH BUNCH”
The Daughters of the King chapter at St. Timothy’s invites you to join the
“Lunch Bunch.” This service project benefits all the churches of West Oahu. Having
coordinated two lunches already, there are still two more on the church calendar for July
and October. The premise originally was to give the regional clergy an opportunity to
socialize with church members informally and not be rushed. For everyone, it is an op-
portunity to meet others from all four churches.
The next “Lunch Bunch” is scheduled for Thursday, July 23, at Makino Chaya
Restaurant across from Bed Bath & Beyond in Pearlridge. Look for a coupon for their
lunch buffet in Sunday’s Star-Advertiser restaurant section, so with tax, tip and sharing
expense of clergy, each person’s cost comes to around $15. In order to facilitate seating
arrangements with the restaurant, please be there at 10:45 AM. (doors open at 11:00
AM). If this date isn’t available on your calendar, mark Thursday, October 22. Maybe
the same place; maybe we’ll try something new.
No one is too old or too young to join the “Lunch Bunch.” Pass it on!
Vicki Millard
St. Timothy’s DOK President [email protected]
THE PRAYER PROCESS From Peter Pereira
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HOW TO BEST USE THIS CHART
Step #1 - Check the box above that best represents how much you wanted to regularly give to the Lord’s work at your church.
Step #2 - Compare what you checked on the chart to what you actually gave.
Step #3 - Realize that Scripture teaches that Christian giving is an important part of a person’s spiritual growth and development.
Step #4 - If you have fallen short of your intentions, prayerfully ask yourself the question, “Do I realize it would be a great help to my church if I
considered giving a "catch up" offering (or offerings) to help make up for some of the offerings I didn’ t give?”
Step #5 - Ask yourself the question, “In the future, what can I begin to do to become more faithful in my giving to the Lord’s work at my church?”
Consider this suggestion: whenever you write a deposit into your checkbook, immediately write out a check for the Lord s work. Then you will always be
prepared to faithfully give to the Lord from what He’s given you!
Used with permission: ©B. Kluth, www.kluth.org
Check It Out!
Use the chart below to evaluate how faithful you have been in giving to God's work at your
church between January 1st and June 30th. Your faithful giving is vital to the spiritual health
and well being of your church ministries and pastoral staff families.
If you want to give $5/WEEK
Your 2015 giving should total $130 by June 30th
If you want to give $50/WEEK
Your 2015 giving should total $1,300 by June 30th
If you want to give $10/WEEK
Your 2015 giving should total $260 by June 30th
If you want to give $75/WEEK
Your 2015 giving should total $1,950by June 30th
If you want to give $20/WEEK
Your 2015 giving should total $520 by June 30th
If you want to give $100/WEEK
Your 2015 giving should total $2,600 by June 30th
If you want to give $25/WEEK
Your 2015 giving should total $650 by June 30th
If you want to give $150/WEEK
Your 2015 giving should total $3,900 by June 30th
St Nicholas' Laundry Aloha Ministry is looking for volunteers. Laundry Aloha aims to care for the poor, needy and marginal-ized in our community. We provide our time, coins for laundry machines and laundry supplies to the residents at Onemalu Transitional Shelter so members of our community won't go without clean clothes. Our first event will be Saturday, July 25th. Donations of laundry detergent and dryer sheets are also needed. Inexpensive and eco-friendly supplies are preferred. For more information please contact David Morales at [email protected] or 757-777-6029.
STEWARDSHIP from Deidre Harris
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Pacific Peace Forum
Friday, July 3, 2015
“Our Crises offer Opportunities for Peace and Nonviolence”
The forum is held every month in the Von Holt Room, at 6:00 PM with Pot-Luck and Topic, and a closing nonviolence training. All are welcome to join the network of peace and non-violence every first Friday, at the Cathedral of St. Andrew.
For more info contact Dr. Haaheo Guanson 808 330-3771
Elisabet Sahtouris, PhD is an internationally renowned evolution biologist, futurist, author
and speaker. She taught at MIT and the University of Massachusetts, contributed to the
NOVA-Horizon TV series, is a fellow of the World Business Academy, and an advisor to
Ethical Markets. She has worked at or has spoken in places such as the United Nations, the
World Bank, Boeing, Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, South African Rand Bank, Caux Round
Table, Tokyo International Forum, Xynteo TPT, the governments of the USA, Australia,
New Zealand and the Netherlands, Sao Paulo business schools, State of the World Forums,
Bahrain banking conference, and Sri Lanka Design. She is the author of EarthDance:
Living Systems in Evolution; A Walk Through Time: From Stardust to Us; and Biology
Revisioned with Willis Harman.
Dr. Elisabet Sahtouris joins us Friday evening, July 3, 2015, 6:00 PM in the Von Holt Room
at St. Andrew’s Cathedral to discuss the perfect storm of both crisis and opportunity that
face all of us today. Writing recently in Kosmos, Journal for Global Transformation,
Elisabet said, “...our world is produced in our consciousness - that realities are not fixed sce-
narios in which we grope our way about, but the ever-changing creations we ourselves bring
forth both individually and collectively through our beliefs and actions. We must become
active co-creators of our own reality once we realize we have the power - and the responsi-
bility - to change it intentionally, day by day, even minute by minute.”
Complimentary meeting
is open to everyone. Pot
luck supper at 6:00 PM
followed by a presenta-
tion and discussion with
Dr. Sahtouris.
Sponsored by Pacific Justice & Reconciliation and Cathedral of St. Andrew’s
SAVE THESE DATES!
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On Saturday, June 27, 2015, members of St. Nicholas, St. Timothy’s, St. John’s and St. Stephen’s joined together for The
Episcopal Church of West Oahu’s annual Day at Camp Mokule’ia. The morning was spent setting up
camp, getting to know one another better and relaxing. Camp was a day filled with fun; we played
games, Ladder Ball, Washers, Bocce Ball and Basketball. Camp participants swam in the ocean, kay-
aked and saw green sea turtles. For lunch we made our own sandwiches and had a delicious chili pre-
pared by Deacon Steve. We relaxed under the shade of the iron wood trees, painted pictures of the
scenery that surrounded us with Tammy Bruce of Mai Tai’s and Monet and learned to make lauhala
crosses with rosettes from Kala Holden. For dinner, we grilled burgers and hot dogs, followed up by a
camp staple…S’mores. To close camp we joined the Ahe group at Hui Pu for Eucharist lead by Father
Paul Klitzke with assistance from Annalise Castro and Jar Pasalo. We were able to interact with the youth at Hui Pu and share
the experience of camp with them. Mahalo nui loa to Bob and Luella Windisch, Bob and Kala Holden, Deacon Steve, Kevin
and Brandi Shin and the Bruce family for all their efforts in making the day at camp a success!
Feedback:
Do you have something to say about camp? Share it with us! Please let us know what you liked most and what you liked least
about this year’s camp. Also, let us know if you would like to have other things available at camp. E-mail your responses to
ECWO at Camp Mokule’ia From Shana Ikeda Valenzuela
SUNDAY, JULY 12
Laurie Luczak and Shana Valenzula will be offering a special Safeguarding God’s Children’s Training on Sunday July 12, 2015 from noon - 3:30pm at St. Timo-thy’s in Aiea. This is a special training for volunteers, Bishop’s Committee Members and employees of the re-gions. Attendance will be limited to the first 20 individuals. Lunch will be served since many people will be coming directly from church. To register:
http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=gzyju9bab&oeidk=a07eb7x7nmeaf79bce0
SUNDAY, JULY 26
Open House in Kapolei :“Practicing an ancient faith in the present day community”.
On Sunday, July 26th, St Nicholas Episcopal Church is
having a special Eucharist and an open house for the 5:00 PM worship service. The event is at Island Pacific Academy, 909 Haumea St, Kapolei with a free potluck dinner after the service. Come as you are, where you are; all are welcome with unconditional love and acceptance.
The theme is “Practicing an ancient faith in the present
day community”. Please join us on the journey as we
explain our service and sacraments and celebrate our
walk with Christ. Fr. Matthew Lukens will celebrate an
instructed Eucharist, stopping the service from time to
time to explain what we are doing and why. It is interest-
ing to discover which of the practices are celebrated from
the time of Jesus. This is not just a service for long time
church goers, but is especially geared for those who are
new or never attended an Episcopal service.
For more information visit our website at: www.stnickschurch.org. If you have questions contact: [email protected]
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
The Diocese is hosting a session on Sexual Misconduct Prevention Training which is mandatory for all clergy, staff, Vestry & Bishop's Committee members, Eucharistic Visitors and anyone in a supervisory position. The Rev. Al Miles leads this training that will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2015, at The Cathedral of St. Andrew, Von Holt Room, from 8:30 am - 1:00 pm. Registration is limited, so sign up early. Deadline to register is Thursday, July 23, or once the maximum number has been reached. Register: http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?
oeidk=a07eae7a9w3e83d92e3&llr=gzyju9bab.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
The Episcopal Church of West Oahu will be hosting a Regional Treasurer’s Symposium on Saturday August 1st from 9am - 12 noon in Aiea. The Diocesan Treasurer Peter Pereira will be with us. We will be reviewing regional financial poli-cies/procedures, financial statements (including up to date balance sheets), planned giving and the 2016 budget proc-ess. Although this is a Regional Treasurer’s Symposium all Bishop’s Wardens are invited to participate as well. A conti-nental breakfast will be available for your convenience.
Vitals: Saturday August 1, 2015 at St. Timothy’s 98-939 Moanalua Road Aiea, HI 96701 from 9am - noon Note: Continental breakfast provided. Participation limited to the Region’s Treasurers and Bishop’s Wardens.
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ECWO Worship Services
St. Nicholas Episcopal Church
SUNDAY: @Christ’s Gathering Place 10:00 AM 98-939 Moanalua Rd. Aiea, HI 96701 SUNDAY NIGHT: @Island Pacific Academy 5:00 PM 909 Haumea St. Kapolei, HI 96707 Email: [email protected]
St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church
SUNDAY: 87-227 St. John’s Rd. 8:00 AM Waianae, HI 96792
St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church
SUNDAY: 1679 California Ave. 10:00 AM Wahiawa, HI 96786
St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church
SUNDAY: @Christ’s Gathering Place 8:00 AM 939 Moanalua Rd. Aiea, HI 96701 Email: [email protected]
Bring friends and Family!
July is National Ice Cream Month
JULY CALENDAR
Meeting Schedule for ECWO 2015
1st Tuesday of the month - ECWO Ministry
Meeting - 6:30pm in Sumida Hall
1st Wednesday of the month St. John the
Baptist Bishop’s Committee - 6:30pm.
2nd Tuesday of the month - ECWO Council
6:30pm in Sumida Hall
2nd Wednesday of the month St. Timothy’s
Bishop’s Committee - 6:30pm
3rd Tuesday of the month St. Stephen’s
Bishop’s Committee - 6:30pm
3rd Wednesday of the month St. Nicholas
Bishop Committee - 6:30pm
July 3 - Friday - Pacific Peace Forum - 6:00 PM in the Von Holt Room at St. Andrew’s Cathedral July 4 - Saturday - Independence Day July 5 - Ice Cream Sunday following 10:00 AM service July 7 - Tuesday (and every Tuesday) - Bible study at Ka-polei Golf Course Restaurant - 9:00 AM - Join us! July 7 - Tuesday - ECWO Regional Ministry Meeting in Sumida Hall - 6:30 PM. July 12 - Sunday - Safeguarding God’s Children - Noon to 3:30 PM at St. Timothy’s. July 25 - Saturday - Laundry Aloha Ministry at Onemalu Transitional Shelter. Contact David Morales at [email protected] or 757-777-6029 if you can help. July 26 - Sunday - St. Nicholas “Open House” at 5:00 PM service in Kapolei. “Instructed Eucharist” with Father Matthew Lukens. Pot luck dinner follows the service. August 1 - Saturday - Sexual Misconduct Prevent Training 8:30 AM - Von Holt Room at St. Andrew’s Cathedral