The Episcopal Church of West Oahu V O L U M E 2, I S S U E 9 S E P T E M B E R Daughters of the King news from Shauna Jones

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1 the ECWO ECHO The Episcopal Church of West Oahu V O L U M E 2, I S S U E 9 S E P T E M B E R Daughters of the King news from Shauna Jones The St Nicholas Daughters of the Kings chapter invites all the ladies throughout the Episcopal Leeward area to a twice a month study that can provide new ways to look, perceive, and overcome suffering and adversity in your lives. The first meeting will be on September 28, from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Hawaii Prince Golf Club Restaurant on Fort Weaver Rd, Ewa Beach, HI. The book we will explore, discuss, and wrestle with is called If God Is Good: Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil by Randy Alcorn. As he writes, If we come to see the purpose of the universe as God s long-term glory rather than our short-term happiness, then we will undergo a critical paradigm shift in tackling the problem of evil and suffering. The book study will cover a wide variety of topics: How adversity can make you stronger. Genuine faith will be tested. Suffering can push us away from or bring us closer to God. Suffering will come; we owe it to God, ourselves, and those around us to prepare for it. It s better to think through suffering in advance. Suffering is God's invitation to trust in him and to hold out hope for a better world to come. Understand the idea of free will. Covers practically every aspect of evil and suffering from its origins to various views on the subject. God s existence in the midst of evil and suffering. God bringing good out of bad. Maintaining faith and hope in the midst of suffering and adversity. Learning what God is teaching us in this situation. Shauna Jones The book can be found on Amazon.com in hardback, paperback, or e-book with over 200 reviews. The New York Times bestselling author is founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries (EPM), a nonprofit ministry dedicated to teaching principles of God's Word and assisting the church in ministering to the unreached, unfed, unborn, uneducated, unreconciled, and unsupported people around the world. His ministry focus is communicating the strategic importance of using our earthly time, money, possessions and opportunities to invest in need-meeting ministries that count for eternity. He accomplishes this by analyzing, teaching, and applying the biblical truth. Before starting EPM in 1990, he served as a pastor for fourteen years. He has an MA degree in Biblical Studies from Multnomah University and an Honorary Doctorate from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon and has taught on the adjunct faculties of both. He has written more than forty books, including Courageous, Heaven, The Treasure Principle, and the Gold Medallion winner Safely Home. With over 7 million copies in print, his books have been translated into over fifty languages. He has written for many magazines including EPM's issues-oriented magazine Eternal Perspectives. He is active daily on Facebook and Twitter, has been a guest on more than 700 radio, television and online programs including Focus on the Family, FamilyLife Today, Revive Our Hearts, The Bible Answer Man, and The Resurgence. He lives in Gresham, Oregon, with his wife, Nanci. They have two married daughters and five grandsons. Randy enjoys hanging out with his family, biking, tennis, research, and reading. For more information contact Shauna Jones at CelticLady@hawaii.rr.com or

2 V O L U M E 2, I S S U E 9 EPISCOPAL CHURCH WEST OAHU Ministers: Vicar: VACANT St. Nicholas - St. Timothy vicar@stnickschurch.org Priest: Kaleo Patterson St. John the Baptist St. Stephen s kaleo.patterson@ecwo.org Deacon: Steve Costa St. Stephen's steve.costa@ecwo.org Episcopal Church of West Oahu: Keane J. K. Akao Moanalua Road Aiea, HI Direct: keane.akao@ecwo.org ALL ARE INVITED TO ATTEND EDUCATION DAY Anglicanism Remixed: Embracing The Other, Our Traditions and the Future P A G E 2 In conjunction with the Annual Meeting of Convention, there will be an Education Day open to all persons in the Diocese, held on Friday, October 23, at 10:00 AM. The guest speaker will be the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers, Director of Mission & Formation and Adjunct Professor of Church & Society at the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church. Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers guides us on a practical, inspiring journey that explores The Episcopal Way of following Jesus and embracing the gifts of our changing cultural context. Trying to figure out how our Anglican traditions translate for church in the 21st century? Come with a team and get ready to envision the church we're becoming... together. Canon Spellers is the author of Radical Welcome: Embracing God, The Other and The Spirit of Transformation and The Episcopal Way, Book 1 of the Church's Teachings for a Changing World series. She teaches and directs programs in Mission and Formation at General Theological Seminary in New York City; she also serves as Director of New Ministry Development with the Center for Progressive Renewal, an ecumenical church consulting group based in Atlanta. The Chaplain to the House of Bishops, she has worked as Canon for Missional Vitality in the Diocese of Long Island and as founding priest at The Crossing, an emergent Christian community rooted at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral in Boston. An alumna of Harvard Divinity School and Episcopal Divinity School, Canon Spellers is a popular teacher and speaker nationwide. Learn more about her work here: Treasurer: Doug Brown EDGE Shana Ikeda youthdirector@ episcopalhawaii.org Newsletter: Bob Windisch gigatt99@hawaiiantel.net Photography: Pualei Chee Deacon Steve Costa Shana Ikeda Dave Jones Laurie Luczak Kahu Kaleo Patterson Bob Windisch The Reverend Canon Stephanie Spellers Director of Mission & Formation and Adjunct Professor of Church & Society The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church To register please click here: Queen Liliuokalani Birthday Commemoration At Soldier s Chapel Schofield Barracks BACKGROUND The Queen gifted the chapel The Queen Commissioned the Chapel The Queen Provided for the construction It's also interesting that later a portion of the Queen's Chapel was joined with a newer Chapel to make a new chapel and then it was moved. Fr. Kaleo Patterson and Chaplain Major Jeff Van Neff at Soldiers Chapel preparing for Sept. 2nd Queen Liliuokalani Birthday Commemoration.

3 P A G E 3 V O L U M E 2, I S S U E 9 An Aotearoa Adventure by Pualei Chee Ever since I was a young child, my aunt promised to take me on a far away adventure somewhere, just the two of us. Our destination was left completely up to me, but we just had to find a time that would work for the both of us. It took a few years of brainstorming ideas and aligning our schedules, but we finally made it work this past August. I decided that we were going to visit Aotearoa, also known as New Zealand. We began our three-week adventure by joining our Active Adventures New Zealand tour group in the South Island. For many of you who may not know, winter in New Zealand is during our summer months. This meant a great amount of packing and buying to make sure that I was all bundled up and ready for the cold. Our tour group started off easy with a nice hike on the first day to find out everyone s hiking skill levels. Little did we know, that this was probably the easiest hike we would ever encounter in the next upcoming weeks. During our first tour, we did numerous amounts of beautiful, breathtaking hikes and a couple of treks that were challenging, but lots of fun. My highlights of my New Zealand trip were bungee jumping off the Kawarau Bridge in Queenstown and doing the Copland Track (a 7-hour hike that turned into 9 hours in the dark). My bungee jumping experience was scary, yet so thrilling at the same time and it was another item I was able to check off my bucket list. I also found out that I love trekking, just not in the dark and definitely not for more than 7 hours:) A one, and a two Hey! I didn t say three yet! (NOTE: Pualei is the daughter of Cheryl Chee, St. Nicholas, Worship Presentation Director, and a long time member of our congregation. Pua has just started her third year at Concordia University in Portland Oregon, majoring in education.)

4 V O L U M E 2, I S S U E 9 How are the weekly song selections made (at St. Nicholas)? by Peter Maertens, Kelly Connell & Dot Shigemura P A G E 4 The music for our services are actually based around the lectionary (defined as an ordered system for reading the Holy Scriptures at the Eucharist and the Daily Offices by the National Episcopal website). The lectionary in our denomination is based on a 3-year cycle: Years A, B and C (we are currently in Year B) and covers Old Testament readings, Psalms, New Testament readings and the four Gospels. Each week the lectionary is neatly laid out for all Episcopal churches across the nation we all choose our readings from the same selections each week. (You can find the calendar and the lectionary choices at So, how are the songs selected for our morning and evening services? And how is it that the songs tend to align so well with the scripture for that day? It starts with the lectionary. Our worship leaders, Kelly Connell (morning) and Peter Maertens (evening) read through the selected scripture for that Sunday. They will highlight or note down critical keywords terms or phrases that resonate to them. They take those highlighted phrases and then conduct a search through our massive library of songs is that phrase there? Are those words in the title? But it s not that simple they then have to read through the full song to ensure its message is indeed correlating to the scripture for that week. Sometimes it doesn t, so they have to go back to searching through the library of songs. It can take many hours to look for, and select, just the right song for each part of the service. Additional thought is given to how mellow or upbeat a song is and where it will be during the service. Communion songs are generally more soft and reflective; the dismissal song may be more joyous something with which to send the congregation out into the world to help them be God s hands and feet in their week ahead. In addition, Peter, Kelly and the rest of our musicians keep an ear out for new songs by listening to Contemporary Christian Music on the three local FM CCM radio stations. Many of the new songs come right off the radio. And of course, any band member and even anyone in the congregation could suggest or request a song for the congregation. And to add to the pressure, the songs for the entire month need to be selected by the middle of the prior month. Because there is a whole volunteer team creating each morning and evening service (music, bulletins, worship books for the clergy, programming for projection and more), the whole team needs the information for the entire month before the month begins. So as soon as the songs are selected, an order of worship is created for each week that is similar to the opening page of the bulletin it lists the scripture for that day, the order of when everything will happen, and the songs that were selected. From here, the folks that create the bulletins or program the projectors can all begin their work for the month. And of course, the music teams can begin their practice! The morning music team has just recently begun divvying up the selection of the songs, so instead of Kelly making all the choices, a different band member will now be picking the songs for a particular week. They then send their selections to Kelly for final vetting and approval. See if you can guess who picked which week by the songs that we re singing on any given morning! And if you miss hearing any particular musician play, be sure to stop in to the AM service on the first Sunday of the month when both our bands combine to play as one. In the Nick of Time and In HIS Name are the names of our two worship bands. It is a blessing to have so many giving of themselves every week for the music at our services.

5 P A G E 5 V O L U M E 2, I S S U E 9 CONGRATULATIONS! Laurie Luczak Principal Hokulani Elementary School Hello friends and family, Read to the Keiki at Onemalu Shelter I m looking for a few good Christians who don t look for blessings and when they do get them they are few and far between. Well, this is to let you know that I accepted the Principalship of Hokulani Elementary school. I have been at Kalihi Kai Elementary since 2011 and, while I have enjoyed my time there, it really is time for me to move on. For those of you who aren't familiar with Hokulani, it is nestled in lower St. Louis/Kaimuki region, near Kanewai park. It'll be a very different school for me. But I figured that since I'm changing position, I might as well change the clientele too. It's a good match with their overarching theme of developing Global citizens with strong social consciousness to serve and build relationships. My first day at Hokulani will be on August 10th. I have one week to help with transition and then I'm off to my next journey. May I ask that you please continue to pray for me, my family, those I currently serve, and those I will begin to serve? We will all need it for I have a steep learning curve. Sincerely, Laurie Last Monday I did not want to go to Onemalu (Transitional Homeless Shelter) to read to the keiki. It just seemed like too much trouble. I didn't know what to do for a project; none of the books were interesting; I felt that nobody cares. When I got there for 10 minutes there wasnothing - no kids, no staff greeting, no mats for the kids to sit on I told myself this is junk. My cloud darkens. Finally I knock on Carlos, the head of maintenance, door and ask him to make an announcement to the building that we are there. During the next 5 minutes while I stand there listening to Carlos make the announcement, I get a hug from a little boy who tells me he missed me in the hallway. During the session another kid tells us we are the best and he loves when we come out. We help a keiki read one of our books in front of his peers "Dragons Love Tacos". The kids clap; he beams. Am I blessed or what? This is a ministry that makes you humble but you do make a difference in the lives of the children. If you want to join us for once or twice a month please contact Luella Windisch at or windisch1@hawaiiantel.net. We go there on Monday afternoons around 3:30 PM and read for about an hour. St. Nicholas DOK Visits Ho omaluhia Botanical Garden On August 17 th The St. Nicholas Chapter of The Order of the Daughters of the King (DOK) decided to go to Ho omaluhia Botanical Garden in Kane ohe for a day of spiritual reflection, to enjoy the beauty that God created and fellowship. Ho omaluhia means to make a place of peace and tranquility. KALA The daughters, Kala Holden, Briana Anderson, Brandy Donaldson and Luella Windisch enjoyed the day. Kala explained how the Hawaiians used many plants and trees both today and a long time ago. Briana, who loves botany, told the group interesting facts about the trees and flowers in the garden. The group shared prayers and a picnic lunch inside the park with the majestic Ko olau Mountain as a backdrop. Near the picnic area there was a bench that overlooked the valley below; a quiet place to appreciate and thank God for all he has done for us. After lunch it was time to return to the hustle and bustle of our lives.

6 V O L U M E 2, I S S U E 9 Eucharistic Minister & Eucharistic Visitor Training on O'ahu P A G E 6 Training for anyone who wants to be a Eucharistic Minister and/or Eucharistic Visitor will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2015, at The Cathedral of St. Andrew, Honolulu, in the Von Holt Room. The trainer will be the Rev. Giovan King. A Eucharistic Minister is a lay person authorized to administer the Consecrated Elements at a Celebration of Holy Eucharist. A Eucharistic Visitor is a lay person authorized to take the Consecrated Elements in a timely manner following a Celebration of Holy Eucharist to members of the congregation who, by reason of illness or infirmity, were unable to be present at the Celebration. For more information on these roles and other licensed ministries, visit the Licensed Ministries webpage: Both EMs and EVs should attend the morning session, which will begin at 9:00 a.m. That session will last 2-1/2 hours. Those intending to be Eucharistic Ministers only, and not Eucharistic Visitors, can then leave. Those who intend to be Eucharistic Visitors will stay for the afternoon session, which will last until 3:30 p.m. Lunch will be served to those who stay for the afternoon session. Anyone may attend the training, but in order to be licensed as an EM or EV, a person needs to have the endorsement of the priest in charge of his or her congregation. This training is especially for persons on O'ahu. Trainings for the Neighbor Islands will be forthcoming in the near future. People from Neighbor Islands may attend this training, but the airfare will not be covered from the diocesan budget. Deadline to register is Monday, September 28, 2015, or when the maximum number of registrants has been reached. You may register here: Questions? Contact: Irina Martikainen Executive Assistant to the Bishop The Right Reverend Robert L. Fitzpatrick The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai`i 229 Queen Emma Square Honolulu, HI T: x302 F: CURRENTLY LICENSED EUCHARISITC VISITORS AND EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS First Name Last Name Congregation EM EM Until EV EV Until Noreen Kasu St. John the Baptist X 2018 Teraerae Samuelu St. John the Baptist X 2018 Shirley (Kala) Holden St. Nicholas Episcopal Church X 2016 X 2016 Catherine Portillo St. Nicholas Episcopal Church X 2017 Luella Windisch St. Nicholas Episcopal Church X 2016 X 2016 Barry Alan Johnson St. Philip's Episcopal Church X 2015 Gwynn Johnson St. Stephen's Episcopal Church X 2015 Margaret Edith McCurdy St. Stephen's Episcopal Church X 2017 James Douglas Putnam St. Stephen's Episcopal Church X 2017 Irene Cheung Moi Scott St. Stephen's Episcopal Church X 2017 Sandra Marie Hayes Shawhan St. Stephen's Episcopal Church X 2017 X 2017

7 P A G E 7 V O L U M E 2, I S S U E 9 DON T PUT MONEY IN THE COLLECTION BASKET! Na Himeni Sing Night at St. Stephens Led by Retired Pastor David Kim and Winnie Thompson, with Oahu Berea Evangelical Church, St. John the Baptist, St. Timothy, and St. Stephen members. Na Himeni Sing night is held every third Sunday night and is a time to study, sing, and learn about the Na Himeni hymns, the histories, and Hawaiian language. You read that right! September is the only time you will hear those words. September 1st marks the start of the Foodland/Sack n Save Give Aloha campaign. When you make a donation at the cash register to St. Nicholas (78269) or St. Stephen s (77394) using your Maika i card Foodland will match your donation up to 20% at the end of the campaign. You may donate up to $249 per Maika i card and you can use cash, check or credit card. Keep your receipt and drop it in the collection basket with your name written on it so you will get the credit for your income taxes. So consider heading over to Foodland TO- DAY; no purchase is necessary and it s a big win, win for everyone! Look for the St. Nicholas Banner at the Ewa Beach Foodland. Blessing of Aina for Maili Self help homes with Rev. Sam Samuelu, Kahu Kaleo Patterson, Gov. David Ige and Deacon Steve Costa. Self Help Housing Phase 5 Maile, next to St. John the Baptist Church with Rev. Sam Samuelu, Rev. Kaleo Patterson, Governor Ige, and Rev. Steve Costa,

8 ECWO Worship Services St. Nicholas Episcopal Church s Gathering Place 10:00 AM Moanalua Rd. Aiea, HI SUNDAY Pacific Academy 5:00 PM 909 Haumea St. Kapolei, HI info@stnickschurch.org St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church SUNDAY: St. John s Rd. 8:00 AM Waianae, HI St. Stephen s Episcopal Church SUNDAY: 1679 California Ave. 10:00 AM Wahiawa, HI St. Timothy s Episcopal Church s Gathering Place 8:00 AM 939 Moanalua Rd. Aiea, HI sttimsoffice@hawaiiantel.net SEPTEMBER CALENDAR September is National Papaya Month September 1-30: Give Aloha Campaign at all Foodland and Sack N Save Markets. September 1 - Tuesday - 6:30 PM ECWO bi-monthly Regional Ministry Meeting and pot luck dinner in Sumida Hall. Everyone from the four ECWO churches is invited to attend. September 1 - Tuesday (and every Tuesday) - 9:00 AM Bible Study at Kapolei Golf Course Restaurant. Join us! September 3 - Thursday (and every Thursday) - 6:00 PM Jazz Vespers at St. Peter s EC, 1317 Queen Emma St., Honolulu. Come for jazz; stay for soup! All welcome! September 6 - Sunday - Ice Cream Sunday following the 10:00 AM service. September 7 - Labor Day Holiday September 20 - Sunday - Na Himeni Sing Night - 6:00 PM at St. Stephen's EC, Wahiawa September 27 - Sunday - St. Nicholas monthly Ministry Meeting at CGP in the library room following the 10:00 Service. Everyone is encouraged to attend. Bring friends and Family! Meeting Schedule for ECWO st Tuesday of the month - ECWO Ministry Meeting - 6:30pm in Sumida Hall Bi-monthly - Starting Sept 1st, st 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