Ka Leo Mekokiko Dec 2016 - Jan 2017 Ka Leo Mekokiko THE VOICE OF UNITED METHODIST Hawaii District Dec 2016-Jan 2017 VOLUME 33 NUMBER 12 Calvary United Methodist Mission will be hosting a Christmas Gift Giving Program for the Micronesian children who live in the Mayor Wright Homes located near Calvary UMM s neighborhood. These children have been worshipping and attending Vacation Bible School and Movie night at Calvary UMM. Hawaii District invites you to join this meaningful program. The details are as follows: For: What: How: When: Note: Micronesian children up to the age of 16 years old Two (2) gifts for each child 1. Basic necessity items up to $50 2. Favorite Item(s) up to $50 A wish list for each child will be provided. Please contact the District Office if you would like to contribute. Due by December 14th to the District Office. Please do not wrap your gift. 2017 BRITT LECTURES February 17-20, 2017 The Britt Lecture s Committee introduces Rev. Dr. Loyd Allen as the 2017 Britt Lecture s speaker. This lecture series will begin on Friday, February 17th at 7:00 p.m. It continues on Saturday and Sunday at 7:00 p.m. both nights with a workshop on Monday at 9:00 a.m. All sessions will be held at First United Methodist Church located at 1020 South Beretania Street. The public is invited; there are no registration fees. Dr. Allen is a professor at McAfee School of Theology and specializes in Christian History of Spirituality. He is also a faculty member of the Academy of Spiritual Formations which is sponsored by Upper Room. He earned his Ph.D. from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. More information and details on the topics that will be covered are forthcoming in the next district newsletter. Be sure to place these dates on your 2017 calendars.
Ka Leo Mekokiko Dec 2016 - Jan 2017 2 Ministry Musings from the District Superintendent ANNUAL CONFERENCE MISSION STATEMENT: Inspiring the World as Passionate Followers of Jesus Christ So All May Experience God s Life-Giving Love We are now entering the season of Advent, the time of waiting and watching, but since we live in a fast paced world it is difficult for us to wait and watch. Including myself, I also prefer short-term expectations and competence in three easy lessons. But Jesus instruction to be watchful is especially relevant now. The call is not just to be watchful and spiritually prepared for His coming, but also to be watchful for the eternal in the midst of the temporary, and for the something that is spiritually genuine in the midst of all the synthetic. The last couple of weeks have been very difficult for all of us who live in the United States. The notorious election is over but we need to ask a question, How will we respond to the needs of marginal people in our society? We also might have another question, How do I live as a Christian for such a time as today? We need to remember the true meaning of Christmas which is revealed, not in how elaborate and beautiful our Christmas presents are wrapped, but in our individual acts of kindness and sacrifice for the unfortunate, the broken and the wounded. I had a chance to listen to Sister Kathleen Flood who taught us about contemplative prayer and she told us that it is like taking a long, loving look at God. I think about that often as I gaze upon beautiful sunsets from the windows of my home and as I walk along the beach or listen to Bach. I had the same feeling when I read a beautiful affirmation of faith attributed to Mother Teresa. It spoke to me of waiting during Advent and our part in that waiting. People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you. Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight. Build anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough. Give the world the best you ve got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway. (Love Them Anyway Mother Teresa) It is a time for us to turn our face to God and be with people of God who needs our little acts of generosity and little deeds of kindness. It is a time for us to practice forgiveness for each other. Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Rev. Dr. Se Hee Han Hawaii District Superintendent
Ka Leo Mekokiko Dec 2016 - Jan 2017 3 MESSAGE FROM THE DISTRICT LAY LEADER Greetings Brothers and Sisters in Christ of the Hawaii District! This greeting comes with a wholehearted thanksgiving for our gracious, loving, and merciful Holy God who abides in all of us. I hope that you all are abiding in Him, just as Jesus said in John 15:4: Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. As the first Sunday of Advent approaches, we prepare for Our Savior s birth. We prepare him room. We reflect on all the blessings that God bestows upon us and our loved ones, and we reflect on how Peace on Earth begins with ourselves. We must remember those who are oppressed, lonely and suffering, especially at this time of year when they look around and see materialistic images that represent happy holidays and merriment. Let us prepare and make room in our hearts for the birth of Jesus Christ, who gives us the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness and selfcontrol (Galatians 5:22-12), to share with others. May the Grace of God and the Peace of Christ be with you all as the Holiday Season begins! Your Sister in Christ, Lynn Owan District Lay Leader Happy Thanksgiving Wishes to You All! From the District Staff We would like to express our gratitude to all of the District Pastors and laity who made special effort for the Hawaii District. We appreciate the opportunity to share in fellowship and extend bountiful blessings to you and your loved ones. District Staff: Rev. Dr. Se Hee Han, District Superintendent Michele Kimura, Administrative Assistant/ District Secretary Rosie Jacinto, Chief Financial Officer
Ka Leo Mekokiko Dec 2016 - Jan 2017 4 SPRC and Charge Conference Time Again! All Charge Conference forms must be submitted to the District Office for the DS to review prior to your Charge Conference. If not received prior, your Charge Conference will be cancelled. The DS would like to go over the accomplishments for the year, review his/her appointment request, and the goals for the next year. An assessment form for the clergy will be emailed, and each clergyperson AND the SPRC need to complete it before meeting with the Superintendent. Here is the schedule of the Charge Conference or Annual meeting with the Superintendent. (UPDATED) CHARGE CONFERENCE MEETINGS SCHEDULED CHURCH SPRC DATE CC DATE & TIME CHURCH SPRC DATE & TIME CC DATE & TIME Immanuel (Guam Time) 11/27/16, 9:00 am 11/27/16, 9:30 am Ala Lani * 12/3/16, 4:00 pm 12/3/16, 5:00 pm Guam (Guam Time) 11/27/16, 11:00 am 11/27/16, 11:45 am Kihei Tongan 12/3/16, 4:00 pm 12/3/16, 5:00 pm Kilohana* 11/28/16, 6:00 pm 11/28/16, 7:00 pm Kona 12/10/16, 10:00 am 12/10/16, 11:00 am Pacific Islanders 11/28/16, 5:00 pm 11/28/16, 7:00 pm Naalehu 1/22/17, After Svc 1/22/17, 11:00 am Christ * 11/29/16, 5:00 pm 11/29/16, 7:00 pm West Kauai 1/7/17, 11:00 am 1/7/17, 12:00 pm Beautiful UMM 11/29/16, 6:00 pm 11/29/16, 7:00 pm Lihue UC 1/7/17, 2:00 pm 1/7/17, 3:00 pm Harris 11/30/16, 6:00 pm 11/30/16, 7:00 pm Guam Korean TBA Honolua * 12/3/16, 9:30 am 12/3/16, 11:00 am Lahaina 12/3/16, 10:30 am 12/3/16, 11:00 am * - Hosting Church of Joint Conference [ ] = Joint Church Conference Bits and Pieces Pray for: Debbie Kwak, spouse of Rev. Cheol Kwak of Harris UMC, as she will be having a back surgery on November 30th. Pray for: Winnie Ching of Kahaluu UMC. She will be undergoing back surgery the end of this month. Pray for a successful surgery and quick recovery! Pray for our newly elected President, Donald Tromp and his new administrative leaders. Let us pray for Godly wisdom and guidance during his term. Pray for our Pastors as they prepare commissioning for the Elder Ordination process: James Hyun Gyu Choi (Christ) John Finau (Keolumana), Bae Sun Kim (Olive), and Won-Seok Yuh (Kahaluu)
Ka Leo Mekokiko Dec 2016 - Jan 2017 5 2017 Hawaii District Prayer Calendar for Local Churches 1/1 District Office Rev. Se Hee Han, Michele & Rosie 7/9 Honolua UMC Pastor Panepasa Fifita Kihei Tongan 1/8 UMM Pastor Petueli Taufoou 7/16 Honokaa UMC Pastor Olivia Latu 1/15 Beautiful UMM Pastor Taehyun Oh 7/23 Hilo UMC Pastor Malyong Yi 1/22 Ala Lani UMC Pastors Jaeman Lim & Panepasa Fifita 7/30 Harris UMC Pastors Cheol Kwak, Rona Mangayayam, Eiko Soranaka 1/29 Aiea Korean UMC Pastor Ho Yong Kim & In Kwon Jun 8/6 Guam UMC Pastor Johann Osias 2/5 Wesley Foundation Pastor Joseph Yun 8/13 First Tongan UMC Pastor Vaituuloa Fonua 2/12 Kona UMC Pastors Sunny Ahn & Malakai Tatafu 8/20 First UMC Pastors Amy Wake & Linita Moa 2/19 Wesley UMC Pastors Piula Ala ilima & Ralph Honjo 8/27 Ewa Beach UMC Pastors Chi Young Jeong & Vaokotone Teaupa 2/26 Waianae UMC Pastors Sione Taukolo & Misipati Karapani 9/3 Christ UMC Pastors Eugene Han, Min-Kyu Park, James Choi, Samuel Nam & Hee Cho Om 3/5 Wahiawa UMC Pastor David Choi 9/10 Calvary UMM Pastor Kyu Woo Nam 3/12 Trinity UMC Pastor Peter Lee 9/17 Bethany Korean UMC Pastor Myong Duk Han 3/19 Parker UMC Pastor Andrew Lee 9/24 Aldersgate UMC Pastor Emmanuel Cruz 3/26 Pacific Islanders UMC Pastor Faaagi Taufetee 10/1 Camp Mekokiko Rev. Ted Lesnett 4/2 Olive UMC Pastors Bae Sun Kim & Suega Leui 10/8 Camp Kokee Toni Torres 4/9 Naalehu UMC Pastor Woodley White 10/15 Aiea UMC Pastors Tom Choi & Joseph Siofele 4/16 Guam Korean UMC Pastor Taek Su Kim 10/22 District Office Rev. Se Hee Han, Michele & Rosie 4/23 Lihue UC Rev. Phyllis Meighen and Tevita (Leni) Namoa 10/29 Kihei Tongan UMM Pastor Petueli Taufoou 4/30 Lahaina UMC Pastor Paul Tangonan 11/5 Beautiful UMM Pstor Taehyun Oh Pastors Jaeman Lim & 5/7 West Kauai UMC Pastor Monalisa Lolohea 11/12 Ala Lani UMC Panepasa Fifita Aiea Korean 5/14 Kilohana UMC Pastors Brian Belting & Tevita Moa 11/19 UMC Pastor Ho Yong Kim & In Kwon Jun Wesley 5/21 Keolumana UMC Pastor John Finau 11/26 Foundation Pastor Joseph Yun Kapolei Korean 5/28 UMM Pastor Chi Young Jeong 12/3 Kona UMC Pastors Sunny Ahn & Malakai Tatafu 6/4 Kam-Nam UMC Pastors Jay Ahn & Bo Yong Lee 12/10 Wesley UMC Pastors Piula Ala ilima & Ralph Honjo Pastors Sione (Nuka) Taukolo & 6/11 Kailua UMC Pastor Tim Ellington 12/17 Waianae UMC Misipati Karapani 6/18 Kahuku UMC Pastor Tevita Maile 12/24 Wahiawa UMC Pastor David Choi 6/25 Kahaluu UMC Pastor Won-Seok Yuh 12/31 Trinity UMC Pastor Peter Lee 7/2 Immanuel UMC Pastor Debbie Wise
Ka Leo Mekokiko Dec 2016 - Jan 2017 6 DISTRICT CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2016-2017 Dec. 5 Clergy Advent Dinner, 6:00 pm-8:30 pm Aiea Korean UMC Jan. 18 Acts of Repentance, 10:30am Hawaii District Office Dec. 17 UMW Diversity Event Harris UMC Jan. 19 HCOM Meeting, 9:00 am Hawaii District Office Dec. 23 Christ mas Eve Holiday Observed District Ofc is Closed Jan. 21 Leadership Team Mtg, 10am-12pm District Office Dec. 26 Christmas Day Holiday Observed District Ofc is Closed Jan. 28 (UMW) Local Unit Officers Training Pending Agreement Jan. 2 New Year s Day Observed District Ofc is Closed Feb. 4 UMW District Team Meeting SWCC Jan. 15 Ho oku ikahi Day of Reconciliation & Remembrance Place TBA Feb. 17-20 Britt Lectures First UMC Jan. 16 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Observed District Ofc is Closed Feb. 18 UMW Conference Mid- Winter Event SWCC Jan. 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Parade, 8:30 am Ala Moana Park, Magic Island Feb. 20 President s Day District Ofc is Closed Jan. 17 or 18 DPAS Meeting, 6:30 pm Hawaii District Office Mar. 11 How To Workshop, 9:00 am-3:00 pm TBA If you would like us to promote your event or extend congratulations, or if you have a prayer request to lift up to our District churches, please email Michele Kimura at mkimura@calpacumc.org by the third Monday of each month. Thank you! HAWAII UNITED METHODIST UNION 20 South Vineyard Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 536-1864 Email: hawaiidistrict@calpacumc.org KA LEO MEKOKIKO Dec 2016 - Jan 2017 Micronesian Children Gift Giving Program p. 1 Britt Lectures....p. 1 Charge Conference Schedule (Updated).. p. 4 2017 Prayer Calendar for District Churches... p. 5