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HIGHLIGHTS & LATEST MESSAGES:

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SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP:
PRAYER FOR THE ANNIVERSARY FOR THE MAUI FIRES
(8/8/24) - VIEW HERE

BISHOP BOB ON THE PRESIDING BISHOP-ELECT SEAN ROWE (7/25/24)

(Hawaiian Church Chronicle)  ​I urge all clergy and leaders of the Diocese to read the following for insights into the Presiding Bishop-Elect:

• Sean Rowe: ‘I See Significant Changes’
• Presiding Bishop-elect calls the church to ‘think differently’ about how it should work for the sake of sharing the Gospel
• Presiding bishop-elect to forego installation at National Cathedral; scaled-back event to be held at church’s New York headquarters

I particularly think the short interview "I See Signficant Changes" is important for our common life.

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Bishop on the Presiding Bishop-Elect Sean Rowe (7/25/24)
The Rev. Andrew Arakawa Appointed Canon for Ministry Formation (6/14/24)
General Convention 81 (6/13/24)

COMING UP IN THE DIOCESE:

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E​​piscopal Asiamerica Ministries Young Adult Retreat
October 25-27, 2024
​Camp Sloggett, Kaua'i
​Click HERE for more info & to register

Community Calendar

LATEST NEWS & HEADLINE LINKS:

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THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF HAWAI'I:

• Chronicle Supplement (8/31/24): Convention 56 Updates & Reminders, Updated announcement for the Rev. Canon David Kennedy
• Hawaiian Church Chronicle (8/22/24): Maui Strong: One-year anniversary events, Welcome Jasmi Regmi, Alcohol & Gambling policy reminders, EAM Young Adult Retreat
• Special Announcement from the Standing Committee: A Call for Nominations (8/15/24)
• Special Message from the Bishop: RIP The Reverend Canon David Kittle Kennedy (8/13/24)
• Special Message from the Bishop: Prayer for the Anniversary of the Maui Fires (8/8/24)

 ​THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH & BEYOND:

• As the Season of Creation begins, the church offers Episcopalians new resources to celebrate (8/29/24)
• New York gives $1.5 million to help Cathedral of St. John the Divine expand social service ministries (8/20/24)
• Episcopalians attend White House Council meeting on tapping into federal climate change funds (8/16/24)
• Call for volunteers to Episcopal Church’s interim bodies nets more than 1,500 applications (8/13/24)
• The Rev. Jo Ann Lagman named Episcopal Church missioner for Asiamerica ministries (8/7/24)
• TryTank Research Institute helps create Cathy, a new AI chatbot and Episcopal Church expert (8/7/24)​

LATEST FEATURE STORIES FROM THE CHRONICLE:

For links to more articles, visit the Article Archives webpage HERE​, or full issues HERE.

MAUI STRONG: A Community Comes Together

CAMP 2024: Memories to Last a Lifetime

Maui: A Year After & ERD Revisit

​Grant for Holy Innocents Archival Records

ECW Triennial Convention Report

Young Adult Festival

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General Convention 81 - New Presiding Bishop Elected

St. John's Kula: Celebrating Founder's Day

Congratulations Class of 2024 & Bishop's Award Recipients

Pentecost: A Weekend of Celebration at The Cathedral

​Attending the Province VIII Chaplain's Conference

​Hawai'i Clergy Attend We Are All Related Conference

​Click on the Pray for Maui button to go to our dedicated disaster relief page on our main website, with all the latest developments following the August 2023 Maui wildfires and Holy Innocents Church.

NEWS SPOTLIGHT:
MAUI STRONG: A COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER ON THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEADLY WILD FIRES

[August 22, 2024]  On Thursday, August 8, 2024, hundreds gathered at Hanaka’ō'ō Beach Park on West Maui, for a paddle-out to commemorate the lives lost in the horrific wildfires that took place a year ago, but it was also to recognize the resilience of those who survived, and a community who is determined to literally "rise up from the ashes." The paddle-out was the first of several events that took place through the weekend, and concluded with an interfaith service on Sunday at the Lahaina Civic Center. Each event brought together a community that has endured unimaginable suffering, but are finding strength and hope in the support of thousands who continue to reach out, pray, and provide assistance to those affected. 

Pictured above from left, Holy Innocent's member Diane Delos Reyes, the steersperson for one of canoes at the paddle-out, waits for their turn to enter the water. In the third photo, Kalani Holokai, the Diocese's Community Relations Administrative Assistant for Maui, comforts a teary-eyed Katy Shroder at the paddle-out.

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