Ka Leo Mekokiko Nov Dec 2012 Ka Leo Mekokiko THE VOICE OF METHODISM Hawaii District NOVEMBER DECEMB4R, 2012 VOLUME 28 NUMBER 11 BISHOP CARCAÑO S VISIT TO HAWAII Bishop Minerva Carcaño, our new episcopal leader, will be visiting Hawaii with her daughter, Sofia, from December 16-23 (she is planning to visit Guam and Saipan in a future year). She will attempt to do a windshield tour - driving by and sometimes a very brief walk-through of as many churches as time allows and will also be meeting pastors, mostly by geographical areas. There will be opportunities for laypeople to meet the bishop as well. The bishop has requested low-key, informal gatherings. Here is a the schedule, subject to adjustments: Sunday, December 16, Big Island: Preach at Honoka a UMC, Kona UMC is invited to join an informal welcome potluck pupus reception after the Honoka a worship service. There will be a drop-in potluck pupus reception at 4:00 p.m. at Hilo UMC. Na alehu UMC folks are invited to join that reception. Monday, December 17, Oahu: Windward windshield tours in the morning and lunch with Korean Caucus clergy during the day. Oahu Advent Clergy Dinner at Wesley UMC at 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 18, Oahu: East and Downtown Honolulu windshield tours and meetings with selected district lay leaders and clergywomen. Wednesday, December 19, Maui: lunch with clergy; windshield tours; drop-in potluck heavy pupus reception at Ala Lani UMC from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, December 20, Kauai: lunch with clergy; windshield tours; drop-in potluck heavy pupus reception at Lihue United Church from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, December 21, Oahu: Leeward and Central windshield tours and meetings with clergy. Saturday, December 22, Oahu: drop-in potluck heavy pupus reception at Honolulu First UMC from 9-11 a.m. Meeting with Pacific Islander clergy at 11:00 a.m. Tentative: video conference with Guam and Saipan at 12 noon HST 8:00 a.m. on Sunday on Guam and Saipan. Sunday, December 23, Oahu: preach at Pacific Islanders UMC, tour First LAP program. Return to Los Angeles. Regarding gifts: while the bishop has no expectation to receive gifts, local church hospitality has been very generous and thoughtful. Please take into consideration of the airline s limited baggage regulations and charges. Another suggestion is to be willing to ship/mail the gifts to the bishop s office after the gift presentation. Consumable gifts are also a good choice...things they can enjoy during their stay in Hawaii. Thank you so much for your kind consideration.
2 Ka Leo Mekokiko Nov Dec 2012 B Ministry Musings from the District Superintendent Focus to promote C.D.M.L.F. in our district: Connection to the Gospel of Jesus Christ for all people Discipleship in Christian formation prayer, study, meditation, etc. Ministry using identified Gifts and Graces Leadership development and training rooted in Christian formation Fruitfulness that can be discerned and measured DISTRICT CHRISTMAS GIVING LIST As you consider your gift list for the celebration of Jesus Christ, please consider these as recipients of your generosity: 1. STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY CAMP: this is an annual week long camp on the North Shore that ministers to those who are living with HIV/AIDS. Rev. Charlene Zuill is the director of the camp, and many volunteers locally and from the mainland come to serve the participants in heartfelt and creative ways. 2. FIRST LAP: this ministry, led by Matthew Taufetee of Pacific Islanders UMC, is an after prison ministry (First Life After Prison) which provides six months of housing, counseling, and Christian formation. The success rate (about 75%) for participants staying out of prison is four times greater than government programs. 3. Hawaii District Programming: with the budget crisis in our annual conference, districts will no longer receive block grants that have helped subsidize programs, such as youth and young adult ministries, discipleship workshops, etc. Your gift will go to the DLT budget and will be used only for programming. Please make checks payable to HUMU and note in the memo section District Christmas Giving or you may designate gifts specifically. Thank you for your generosity!! BRITT LECTURES, FEBRUARY 15-18, 2013 The late Dr. Clarence Britt and his wife Caroline established this lecture series in 1980 to bring high quality theological education to the Hawaii District. We are pleased to have the Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence as the 2013 Britt Lecturer. She is one of the most respected and sought after lecturers in the field of preaching. Dr. Florence is the Peter Marshall Associate Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. She is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and holds degrees from Yale College and Princeton Theological Seminary (M.Div. and Ph.D.). Before joining the Columbia faculty in 1998, Anna served as an associate pastor for youth and young adults at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. Her books include Preaching as Testimony and Inscribing the Word, and she is a frequent teacher and lecturer in this country and abroad. In the fall of 2012, she delivered the Lyman Beecher Lectures on Preaching at Yale Divinity School; her next book is based on those lectures. Anna and her husband, the Rev. David Carter Florence, have two lacrosse-playing sons, Caleb (Kenyon College 2014) and Jonah (Decatur High School 2014). They also have three dogs, two cats, two sheep and a flock of chickens. The lectures are on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m. A question and answer time will follow. On Monday, there will be a workshop for clergy from 9-12. Grace and aloha,
3 Ka Leo Mekokiko Nov Dec 2012 MESSAGE FROM S LILO VAKAUTA, District Lay Leader c THIS IS NOVEMBER 0F 2012 AND APOSTLE PAUL SAYS, THIS IS MY FINAL WORD. BE STRONG WITH THE LORD AND HIS ALMIGHTY POWER; SO I CAN DO EVERYTHING IN JESUS CHRIST S NAME WHO GIVES ME THE STRENGTH AND OBEDIENCE THAT FULFILLS ALL MY EVERY NEED. OBEDIENCE TO GOD IS ALWAYS REWARDED, AND AS GOD PROMISED TO GIVE INCREASE TO THE OBEDIENT. THANK YOU ALL FOR THE GIFTS GIVEN TO HONOR BISHOP SWENSON S RETIREMENT; WE MADE MORE THAN $10,000 IN DONATIONS. Though you have made mistakes in the past, and though even now all may seem lost, my son, know that I LOVE YOU! I desire to bless you! I will honor your faith and obedience. Obey my voice and I will restore what the enemy has stolen. I will bring the prosperity, restoration, and healing that you desire. Obey Me, saith the Lord your God. Trust me. Enter into the PROSPERITY HARVEST I have ordained for you. In the past you have wavered and hesitated and missed My blessings. But I say to you, NOW IS YOUR TIME! Your SEED OF FAITH will bring forth a PROSPERITY HARVEST! Obey Me and I will release the PROSPERITY HARVEST upon your life. Sow to Reap; Obey to be Rewarded; Give and it shall be given unto you, good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over. I have an AMAZING HARVEST scheduled for you. Your obedience NOW will release this HARVEST into your life, saith the Lord your God. WE, THE HAWAII DISTRICT, BELIEVE WHAT GOD DOES FOR OTHERS AS HE ALSO DOES FOR US, MAY GOD BLESS US IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. Sione Lilo Vakauta, Servant of God ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ HURRICANE SANDY Help bring hope to those in Hurricane Sandy s path. Donate to UMCOR US Disaster Response, Hurricane 2012, Advance #3021787. You can also text the word RESPONSE to 80888 to give an immediate $10 donation. Prayers go out to all those affected by the storm! The Ka Leo Mekokiko is published 12 times a year. It is the publication of the Hawaii District, The United Methodist Church at 20 S. Vineyard Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96813 PHONE: (808) 536 1864 FAX (808) 531 7354 E mail: calpachawaiidistrict@gmail.com Website: www.hawaiidistrictumc.org District Superintendent: The Rev. Dr. Thomas Choi Editor: Marilyn Van Gieson (email: vangiesom002@hawaii.rr.com)
4 Ka Leo Mekokiko Nov Dec 2012.MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY MARCH - MONDAY, JANUARY 21 The Hawaii Methodists are marching, celebrating, and singing once again in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social and spiritual principles that he championed during his lifetime. This year s march is on the day after the Presidential inauguration. We will be making our first attempt to give you singing on the march a little more unity. If our youth and young adults would like to become familiar with some of the hymns and gospel music we will be singing please email Roman Leverenz at romlev003@gmail.com and he will be happy to share the titles with you once they have been decided upon. The youth of First United Methodist will be leading this effort. The instructions for marching are the same. Just show up at the Magic Island parking lot by 8:30 a.m. at the latest and look for other Methodists. Please come to the lot so that we can all start off together. Many churches will be wearing their t-shirts and we will be displaying the Methodist banners we have been using over the years. We are not too hard to find. The March itself starts at Magic Island and ends up at the Kapiolani Park Bandstand. It takes about an hour or so to complete. Many of the groups stay around the Bandstand area and make a family day out of this event. There is continuous entertainment, food booths and vendors. In fact, at least one of our Methodist youth groups will be a part of the entertainment. And the beach is right across the street. Feel free to stay as long as you want or just go home and rest. The Christian and prophetic messages given by King are just as relevant today as they were in his time. There is no peace without justice. He can never conquer hate. Only Love can do that. As we march to honor Martin Luther King, Jr., and his legacy, it can be easily stated that we are honoring one man who himself honored and glorified our King of King, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit. Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! March on! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ CAMP MEKOKIKO The September yearly endowment campaign raised $6,500 this year. This along with the holiday building fund should make possible the beginning of the next construction project the first bunk house! With the bunk house complete there will be enough room to book some of the groups that keep inquiring but can t be accommodated because oiur bed count isn t yet high enough. Keep the chapel in your thoughts and conversations! Is there someone out there willing to donate the $55,000 needed as at mission, a memorial or a dedication? HAPPY HOLIDAYS
5 Ka Leo Mekokiko Nov Dec 2012 BITS N PIECES... * * * * PERSONAL* * * Congratulations to......the Reverend Myron Wingfield, South District Superintendent. He has been selected for the position of Assistant General Secretary for Clergy Life with The United Methodist Church s General Board of Higher Education and Ministry. His job will include designing and implementing resources, training, and support systems for bishops, district superintendents, Staff Parish Relations Committees and clergy families. He will also have primary leadership responsibility for the designing and implementation of the annual training event for new district superintendents and directors of connectional ministries as well as serve as a connectional resource person for The UMC on disciplinary requirements related to matters of supervision. He will provide oversight for the Gathering of the Orders and Local Pastors Fellowship, and work with others in developing and promoting healthy systems of support and accountability for clergy. He will be moving to Nashville to begin his work in mid-january. With deepest sympathy to......the family of the late Reverend Donald Chang who was a Full-member of the California-Pacific Annual Conference. He was a retired professor and an Army veteran. He passed away on September 21, 2012 and is survived by his wife, Mildred Chang....the family of the late Mrs. Margery Jackson. She was the spouse of the late Rev. Tom Jackson and she passed away on Thursday, October 25, 2012 at the age of 97 years old. She is survived by 5 daughters and 6 sons. She was very active doing volunteer work in the community. Her late husband, Rev. Jackson, served at the Waimanalo Methodist Church, Ewa Beach Methodist Church, Kekaha and Kaumakani Methodist Churches and a UCC in Makawao, Maui. Notes of sympathy can be sent to: Sally Hastings (her daughter), 94-262 Keaolani St., Mililani, HI 96789....the family of the late Reverend Marcia Hartsock of Honokaa UMC. Pastor Marcia passed away on Sunday, November 4, 2012 in her son's home in Mililani. Memorial services were held at Kailua UMC and at Honokaa UMC. Gifts can be made to: UMCOR or the American Cancer Society. Notes of sympathy can be sent to Mike Hartsock at 94-316 Makapipi, Mililani, HI 96789. Praise and thanksgiving to God for......mrs. Marienne Vergara, spouse of retired Pastor Alex Vergara. She was in a car accident and sustained multiple fractures. Though she has to wear a neck cast for a month or two, she is recovering well and is able to move about....mrs. Elinore Lott has returned safely from her visit with her family who lives in the East coast area. Storm Sandy did not harshly affect where she visited. Please pray for healing because she fell and injured herself a few days before her return to Hawaii. Please continue to pray for...... healing and comfort for Mrs. Rema Cox, spouse of the Rev. Sam Cox who is the Visitation Pastor at Kailua United Methodist Church....Mr. Dick Englar of Waianae UMC, our past District Lay Leader....Mrs. Dot Bloom of Keolumana UMC and former District Camp Secretary....Retired Pastor Misipati Karapani....Rev. Colleen Chun and Rev. Kana Shimasaki who are both on Incapacity Leave. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ HOLD THE FOLLOWING CHURCHES, MINISTRIES AND THEIR PASTORS IN YOUR PRAYERS: Nov 18 Ala Lani UMC- Pastors Jaeman Lim & Vaokotone Teaupa Nov 25 Aiea Korean UMC Pastors Hoyong Kim, K.S. Lee, Da Woon Jeong Dec 2 Wesley Foundation Reverend Charlene Zuill Dec 9 Kona UMC Pastors Krista Givens & Makakai Tatafu Dec 16 Wesley UMC Pastor Piula Ala`ilima Dec 23 Waianae UMC Pastors Debra Murray & Sione Taukolo Dec 30 Wahiawa IMC Pastor Frances Wiebenga
6 Ka Leo Mekokiko Nov Dec 2012 DISTRICT CALENDAR OF EVENTS November 2012 Sat., Nov. 17; 9:00 a.m.: HUMU Board mtg.; Harris Sun., Nov. 18: Bible Sunday Thu.-Fri. Nov. 22-23: Thanksgiving holiday; Dist. Ofc. closed Sat., Nov. 24; 9:30 am: Kapolei Korean UMM Ch. Conf. ; 11:00 am: Joint Charge Conference- Ewa Beach UMC and Kapolei UM Mission ; 5:00 pm: First Tongan UMC Ch. Conf. Sun., Nov. 25: United Methodist Student Day December 2012 Sat., Dec. 1; 8:30 am: DLT meeting; Aiea UMC Sun., Dec. 2: First Sunday of Advent Tue., Dec. 4; 12 noon: Britt Lectures Comm. Mtg. ; 6:00 pm: Kam-Nam UMC Ch. Conf. Wed., Dec. 5; 7:00 pm: First UMC Charge Conf. Thu., Dec. 6; 7:00 pm: Beautiful UMM Charge Conf. Sun., Dec. 16; 11:45 am: Hilo UMC Charge Conf. Sun.-Sun., Dec. 16-23: Bishop Carcaño s visit Mon., Dec. 17: Oahu Clergy Advent Dinner; Wesley Tue., Dec. 18; 7:00 pm: Christ UMC Charge Conf. Mon., Dec. 24: Christmas Eve; Dist. Office closed ½ day Tue., Dec. 25: CHRISTMAS; District Office closed Mon., Dec. 31: Deadline for Jan.-Feb. Ka Leo Mekokiko January 2013 Tue., Jan. 1: New Year s Day; District Office closed Thu., Jan. 3; 7:00 pm: Kilohana UMC Charge Conf. Sat., Jan. 5; 10:00 am: Joint Charge Conference - Kailua UMC and Keolumana UMC; Keolumana UMC ; 3:00 pm: Harris UMC Charge Conf. Sat., Jan. 12; 10:00 am: Joint Charge Conference Olive UMC and Wahiawa UMC; Olive UMC Sun., Jan. 13; 11:00 am: Lahaina UMC Charge Conf. ;12:00 pm: Lihue United Church Charge Conf. Mon., Jan. 14: Joint Charge Conference - Kahaluu UMC and Parker UMC; Kahaluu UMC Mon., Jan 21: Dr. M.L. King, Jr. Day; Dist. Ofc. closed : MLK Parade March Wed., Jan. 23; 6:00 pm: Kahuku UMC Charge Conf. Fri., Jan. 26; 7:00 pm: Aldersgate UMC Charge Conf. Sat., Jan. 26: UMW Local Leadership Training Sun., Jan. 27; 9:00 am: Naalehu UMC Charge Conf. : 6:00 pm: Kona UMC Charge Conf. Mon., Jan. 28: Deadline for Feb.-Mar. Ka Leo Mekokiko Tue., Jan. 29; 7:00 pm: Joint Charge Conference -Aiea UMC and Trinity UMC; Trinity UMC February 2013 Wed., Feb. 5; 7:00 pm: Wesley UMC Charge Conf. Thu., Feb. 7; 7:00 pm: Waianae UMC Charge Conf. Sun., Feb. 10; 12:30 pm: Bethany Korean UMC Charge Conference Fri.-Mon., Feb. 15-18: Britt Lectures; First UMC Sat., Feb. 16; 8:30 am: Dist. UMW Mid-Winter Event Mon., Feb. 25: Deadline for Mar.-Apr. Ka Leo Mekokiko HAWAII UNITED METHODIST UNION 20 South Vineyard Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 536-1864 Email: calpachawaiidistrict@gmail.com Bishop s Visit Page 1 Martin Luther King jr. Parade Page 4