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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's Special Message to the Diocese of Hawai'i

​[August 29, 2023] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry shared a message of care of compassion to the Diocese of Hawai'i, and especially to those affected by the deadly Maui fires that destroyed Lahaina and a community that included Holy Innocents Episcopal Church.

​We are grateful to the Presiding Bishop for taking the time to share this message, as he faces his own serious health issues. He was only recently released from the hospital on August 23, and is scheduled for surgery soon. Continue to keep our Presiding Bishop in your prayers, for his full recovery.

​To view the text version of his message, click HERE.

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Visit our Maui Disaster Relief webpage HERE.

 Click HERE for the latest Press Releases and Alerts, from COUNTY OF MAUI COMMUNICATIONS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS ​

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100% of all donations are going directly to relief efforts! (Credit card donations are less processing fee by merchant.)

Make an online donation through the Diocese and select  A Cup of Cold Water or Bishop's Pastoral Fund. ​

Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) has established the Hawai'i Emergency Response Fund. 

Comprehensive website for those seeking assistance and those wishing to provide assistance.

A CUP OF COLD WATER
Checks can also be mailed directly to A Cup of Cold Water, the Diocese's Care-van ministry serving Maui:  A Cup of Cold Water, 2140 Main Street, Wailuku, HI 96793.

LATEST MESSAGES FROM THE BISHOP:

[August 17, 2023] Bishop's Pastoral Letter on Maui VIEW HERE
[August 10, 2023] Bishop's Updated Message on Maui Fires 
[August 9, 2023] Fires on Maui & Hawai'i Island
[July 26, 2023] Message for The Feast of St. James
[June 22, 2023] Bishop's Video Message: A Reflection on Love

For more of the Bishop's messages including an archive, click on the button above.

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THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF HAWAI'I:

• Special: Video Message from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to the people of Maui and the Diocese (8/29/23)
• Hawaiian Church Chronicle (8/24/23): Maui Updates; Clergy Conference; Happy Birthday Sonny; Grace from Guam
• Bishop's Pastoral Letter on Maui (8/17/23)
• Special: Update on Maui Fires (8/15/23)
• Hawaiian Church Chronicle (8/10/23): Updated Message on Maui Fire, ChurchBiz Buzz, Season of Creation
• Special Message: Fires on Maui and Hawai'i Island (8/9/23)​
• Hawaiian Church Chronicle (7/27/23): Bishop's message on the Feast of St. James, The Long Haul with the Rev. Amy Crowe, Summer Camp wrap up, Welcome Brett Johnson

 ​THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH & BEYOND:

• Presiding Bishop Michael Curry released from hospital, surgery scheduled (8/23/23)
• Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing counters surge in book bans with library project, new book club (8/23/23)
• World’s Religions’ parliament draws thousands, including Episcopalians, to its Chicago gathering (8/22/23)
• Episcopal mobile ministry distributes necessities to people displaced by Maui wildfires (8/15/23)
  
• Episcopal church presumed destroyed as wildfires on Hawaiʻi’s Maui kill at least 36 (8/10/23)​

LATEST FEATURE STORIES FROM THE CHRONICLE:

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

2023 Clergy Conference

​ChurchBiz Buzz

The Long Haul  With The Rev. Amy Crowe

Camp Mokulēʻia's 2023 Summer Program

​Founder's Day at St. John's, Kula

​Going Forward with A Cup of Cold Water

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Congratulations Class of 2023 & Bishop's Award Recipients

Congratulations WCM Licensed Lay MInistry Class!

Experiencing the B+E+S+T Conference

TENS WEBINAR
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Holy Week & Easter 2023 (VIDEO)

UNCSW by The Rev. Annalise Pasalo
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HAWAIIAN CHURCH CHRONICLE SPOTLIGHT:
ChurchBiz Buzz

(From the Hawaiian Church Chronicle, August 10, 2023)

[Chronicle, August 10, 2023]  The Diocese's first ChurchBiz Conference was held on Saturday, July 29, 2023, on the grounds of The Cathedral of St. Andrew. Nearly 20 workshops were offered during three sessions, with topics related to "church business." From finances and reports to live streaming and burnout, the conference was being offered to assist clergy and lay (especially volunteers) to better understand and tackle some of the more challenging or even mundane tasks required for the church to function smoothly and properly. 
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​​"​This is an event we have been asked to put on and that we wanted to provide since before the pandemic," said Rae Costa, the Operations Manager for the Diocese and the event organizer.  "We were happy that we were finally able to put this together and that we had such wonderful presenters!"  Rae had the mammoth task of securing presenters, configuring the schedule, and juggling attendees with their different choices of workshops.  

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