HeartBeat—September 2020

From Pastor Jeff

Making Worship Home

When the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions began in March, few of us imagined that we would still be worshipping online in September! Most of us long to return to in-person worship. We miss seeing one another, praying together, and swapping stories over snacks in the courtyard. At the same time, we have also come to find a unique rhythm of spirituality in our online worship.

Some in our community struggle (both literally and figuratively!) to connect online, and yet others simply do not have the technology to do so. We are constantly looking for new ways to connect with one another as the Body of Christ, and we appreciate your patience and commitment to the LCH community as we navigate this unfamiliar ground. As always, we remain grounded in worship, and we hope we can continue to grow in our worship practice. Even if we cannot worship in person, God abides with us and makes a home with us wherever we may find ourselves.

Online worship, whether you tune in live or take in the service at a later time, can be a deeply meaningful experience. Ritual, symbol, and reverence can be as much a part of home worship as it is in church. You may want to consider setting aside a particular time and place in your home for worship. You could choose a special table cloth or, if you have children, ask them to decorate a white sheet with crayon or paint to serve as your “altar cloth.” (Even if you don’t have children, have fun making an altar cloth yourself!)

On Sundays, when we celebrate online communion, set your table with wine or grape juice in a special vessel, and have some bread set aside for this holy meal. You might consider placing a candle in the center of your table to be lit just before worship begins. You could just as easily do all of this on a picnic blanket on the floor. The order of worship is available each week for your use so that you may participate as fully as you like. You may feel a bit silly at first, but feel free to sing the hymns in full voice! Your neighbors might think you a bit odd, but that is half the fun. We are often unable to publish the music for hymns due to copyright restrictions. If you do not have an ELW at home, you can order one from Augsburg Fortress for $24.99, or we would be happy to loan one to you for the duration. If you have a Facebook account, feel free to greet one another and share messages of encouragement during worship.

These are just a few suggestions to spark some creative thinking about how to help make worship at home your worship home. Be creative! We would love for you to send a picture of your home worship space to be included on the LCH Facebook page. Perhaps your picture will inspire others to find deep, meaningful, fun, and creative ways to make a worship home.

Earlier in the article I mentioned online communion. Following the guidance of our presiding bishop and our synodical bishop, the leadership at LCH chose to fast from communion until we could break the fast together in person. Again, none of us imagined that we might not be able to gather in person for months on end. New guidance from our bishop encourages us to share the holy meal in ways that best serve our communities while remaining faithful to our understanding of the sacrament. Under recommendations from the worship committee, the congregational council has approved online communion for our congregation. Holy Communion will be included in our worship on the last Sunday of each month beginning in September. We will maintain our fast from communion at other times for the time being. We recognize that the meal is God’s meal, and the holiness of the meal remains God’s gift wherever it is shared. We rejoice that we will once again be united in the sacrament, even if we cannot be gathered in person to receive it.

As I write this, I received news that the city and county have tightened restrictions and reinstituted stay at home orders. LCH staff and volunteers have been diligent in following all guidelines and recommendations from the City and County as well as the CDC and the State Health Department. Please be assured that everyone participating in LCH livestream worship is taking full precautions. As mandated, singers are keeping physical distance, wearing masks, washing hands, and using sanitizing gel as recommended. Production staff are now separated from the singers and one another by plexiglass panels, and are taking all the same precautions. While we are committed to bringing you the Word of God in worship, safety is our first priority.

Over the next few weeks, you will notice more pre-recorded segments in our worship. Scott Fiske, our music director, and Marcus Fikse, our stalwart video director, will be taking some much-needed vacation, necessitating some changes to our worship patterns. Jean (video production) and I will be headed to the mainland in October to meet our first grandchild. We ask for your patience and understanding while staff gets some rest. We are ever-so-thankful for those of you who have helped with worship or taken time to record the reading and prayers of intercession these past months!

Lastly, thank you for your support and commitment during these difficult times. Although we are not all driven by numbers, it is heartening to see so many of you tuning in for worship on Sundays and throughout the week. Although the technology occasionally fails, you have been gracious in your response, and your tenaciousness and faith have not gone unnoticed! Please remember to tune in each Sunday for Sunday school, adult forum, worship, and coffee fellowship. Don’t forget, Compline will resume in September on the first and third Sundays of the month.

Blessings,
Pastor Jeff

Welcome Brianna Lloyd!

On September 1, Lutheran Church of Honolulu will welcome Intern Pastor Brianna Llyod for a one-year, full-time internship. Vicar Bree is a “terminal year intern,” meaning that at the end of her internship she will be eligible for call to a congregation. During her year at LCH, she will have the opportunity to experience the full range of pastoral duties, including worship leadership, pastoral care, teaching, youth ministry, administration, stewardship, and finance. In addition, she will undertake an internship project of her own choice. This internship will be somewhat unique given the pandemic. Many of your interactions with Vicar Bree will be via phone, Zoom, or other technology. Pastoral care, committee meetings, and even personal interactions will require some intentionality and care to make this the best experience possible. LCH is a great community in which to learn and develop pastoral skills and a healthy pastoral identity. Please remember, Vicar Bree is a student who is learning all the time. At the same time, we will learn a great deal from her as she brings her unique gifts to bear on God’s ministry through LCH. I pray you will welcome Vicar Bree with your customary enthusiasm and joy!

There are some practical matters I would like to share. Vicar Bree has a lay committee with whom she will meet monthly. The initial committee members include Mary Fastenau, Bobby Broyles, Hunter Nishimura, and Olivia Arnold. Vicar Bree will have the opportunity to add one or more other members over the next several weeks as she gets to know our community. The lay committee serves as a sounding board for the vicar, but does not have a supervisory role.

Many of you have asked about housing and office furnishings. Bree is already on-island and has an established home. At this point, she does not need any additional household goods, but she will let you know if there are any needs. She has decided to share an office with me so that she can be “in the mix” a bit more on days when we are able to be in the office.

Finally, I hope you will all join us online Sunday, September 6, at 10:00 am for Vicar Bree’s installation!

Aloha from Vicar Bree

Aloha, LCH community!

I very much look forward to joining you in a short week. It is quite an interesting time to begin a new position, a unique Covinternship perhaps. Whatever the challenges and the possibilities, I look forward to being a part of the LCH community, in spite of the distance. I know I have big shoes to follow, particularly after IPA (Intern Pastor Andy). But I find solace in the fact that my shortened name (Bree), too, rearranged spells Beer. So, For Beer and the Bible, I believe this is providential. It is a good sign.

A little about myself: I have recently finished a year-long chaplain residency program, serving as a chaplain at a long-term care facility and retirement community in Kāne’ohe. It was a very dear year, and I learned so much from the people there. Before this, I spent one year in Chicago, learning all things Lutheran at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. I did not grow up Lutheran, so I met Lutheran theology and ritual with wide-eyed wonder and fresh eyes.

Prior to this, I graduated with an MDiv from Yale Divinity School, where I focused much of my attention on the conversation of religion and ecology. And still before these years of study, I spent about five years working on various small farms across the Midwest—a vegetable farm in Minnesota, a dairy farm in Wisconsin, and two alpaca farms in Indiana. I even spent a long five years prior to this writing my own graduate degree in sustainable agriculture and care ethics at the University of Minnesota. Whew—what a journey, staring for hours uninspired at an empty page. But I finished!

I love combining head and heart and physical work wherever I am, and I have a vocational desire to join the resurrection of the divine-land ethic, which flows through particularly the Hebrew scriptures (and in so many other faith and living traditions). I believe it is a legacy that has been lost or long neglected in the Western world, and it is very much needed in our times.

I grew up in a small town in rural Ohio that has had the same population for the past 150 years—around 360. I am not sure how to explain that mystery. Though I very much miss the landscape of my homeland—the smell of pine and oak, the twirr of blackbirds, the spring sound of chickadees and the call of crows—I have settled into the deep and unique beauty of Hawai‘i. It is deeply home for my fiancée. I only hope I can be responsible, as a newcomer, to the beauty that is given and the people who have long called Hawai‘i home.

I look forward to meeting each of you, to talking story and hearing of yours, to joining your ministry of welcome, of faith tradition ancient and new, of history and music. I have so much to learn, and I look forward to sharing the faith and life journey with you for a time.

Brianna (Bree)

LCH Office Hours During COVID-19 Shelter-at-Home Order

The LCH office and church campus are generally closed to in-person meetings and gatherings as cases of covid-19 in the state continue to rise an as a precaution in accordance with the CDC, Hawai‘i State Governor’s Office, and Honolulu City and County Office of the Mayor’s recommendations regarding covid-19 virus safety. We recommend that you do not leave a phone message on the office voicemail. It is preferable that you please email LCH@LCHwelcome.org to contact the administrator, pr.jeff@LCHwelcome.org to contact Pastor Jeff, or scott@LCHwelcome.org to contact the LCH music director. If you prefer to leave a brief voicemail message, your call will be returned when someone is able to check in at the LCH office. Please visit the LCH website at www.lchwelcome.org for more information about weekly events and ministries, and to access the public LCH Facebook page for online worship services (you do not need a Facebook account to access the LCH Facebook page).

As summer ends we would encourage you to continue to weave self-care into your life. We would like to thank Willow for presenting a class about Yoga—including a few basic exercises—virtually to the Adult Forum. She will be teaching a 4-week class in Restorative Yoga on Thursday evenings in September. See the article later in this issue for more information.

As we move into fall, we look for ways to weave Faith in Our Community. During this time when we may not be able to meet in person, we look for ways to reach out to and care not only for ourselves but also for our community at large. Now more than ever we need to show our stewardship by caring for those around us in every aspect of our daily lives. We hope to begin exploring becoming a Blue Zone. Watch for opportunities to learn more about Blue Zones this fall.

As part of a community, we share the responsibility to find those commonalities that bring us together while celebrating the gifts/differences that make each of us unique. Since we no longer can gather to physically weave our tapestry, we want members to share about an item they wove (or hope to still weave) into our tapestry of Faith? Here’s a tapestry story from a member of our Stewardship Team:

“Several years ago, LCH did a stewardship campaign featuring a Hawaiiana theme, specifically the honu (turtle). During those years, the pledge dedication box was wrapped with lauhala paper decorated with several honu carved from wood. Earlier this year the box was recovered while cleaning out one of the many storage spaces in the church. Someone asked if we should keep the box with its faded and torn paper. No, the box had long since served it purpose, however, I kept the honu thinking that they would be a great addition to the tapestry. I still carry them around in my purse, in hopes that when we can meet again that I will be able to add them to the tapestry. Whenever I see a honu, it reminds me of the stewardship of LCH, the many blessings and the ‘ohana I found here.”—Pam Buckley

We hope you’ll share your tapestry story during worship in the month of September. Just talk with a member of the Stewardship Team, and we’ll work with you to make it happen.

Your Stewardship Team (Peggy Anderson, Bobby Broyles, Willow Chang, Pam Buckley, Barbara Poole-Street, Bill Potter)

Give Aloha Begins September 1!

LCH Org Code: 78224

LCH is registered again to participate in the annual Give Aloha Program, sponsored by Foodland/Western Union. During the month of September, donations to Give Aloha will be accepted, up to $249, at any Foodland or Sack ’n’ Save. Give Aloha is excited to announce that this year, donations can also be made when you place an online grocery order for curbside pickup or delivery at shop.foodland.com/. (When shopping online, search for the “Give Aloha” item, enter your donation amount, and include Lutheran Church of Honolulu and code 78224 in the notes section.) They will also be accepting My Reward certificates as a $5 donation towards the Give Aloha Fund which adds to the $300,000 matching gift benefiting all organizations.

Don’t forget your Maika‘i card and use the LCH Organization Code (78224) at the time of your donation. Foodland and Western Union will match every gift received up to $300,000 for all combined participating organizations.

Angel Network In-Gathering

LCH is not collecting donations for Angel Network Charities until further notice. However, Angel Network is accepting donations at the Calvary-by-the-Sea Lutheran Church location in east O‘ahu: 5339 Kalaniana‘ole Highway, Honolulu 96821.

For those who are able and interested in donating, they accept donations on Thursdays and Fridays, from 8:30 am to noon. They will only accept packaged, unopened dry goods (e.g. cereal, flour, sugar, pasta, etc.) and canned goods.

Angel Network requires that donating drivers identify themselves and remain in their vehicle. Volunteers will offload donation items from your vehicle with protective gloves. Over 2,500 individuals are served monthly through this program. Mahalo for your generosity and support.

Book of Faith Bible Study

Thursdays, 10:00–11:45 am • Online via Zoom meeting login

The Book of Faith Bible Study usually meets on Thursday mornings in the LCH Boardroom. However, during the statewide “stay at home” mandate, meetings have been conducted via the Zoom online meeting platform. All are welcome to join this lively discussion of the Biblical texts, relevant current events, and historical foundations. Please contact Pastor Jeff at pr.jeff@lchwelcome.org to receive an invitation to the next Zoom Bible study discussion.

Restorative Yoga

Thursdays, September 3, 10, 17, and 24 at 6:00 pm • Online via Zoom meeting login

Explore the restorative and ancient practice of yoga, led by LCH member Willow Chang. As a yoga practitioner for over 30 years, Willow shares the joy, wonder, and enthusiasm of a beginner. She emphasizes the origins, cultural context, and safe practice of yoga for all. In this 4-week session, she’ll share various aspects of yoga, from pranayama (breathing exercises) and yogic philosophy (ahimsa), to poses, referred to as asanas.

Join for one, two, or all four sessions from the safety of your own shelter-in-place. These unique classes also provide an opportunity to answer your questions about yoga practice and form. You don’t need yoga pants, previous experience, youth, flexibility, or any real-life experience in India to learn about yoga. Bring your amazing self to be in wonder of your abilities! Please contact Willow Chang (willowchang@hotmail.com) to be included in the weekly Zoom meeting invitation. Let’s learn and find a new center, together!

Mary Magdalene Society

Online Happy Hour Saturdays, September 5 and 19, at 5:00 pm • Via Zoom meeting login

We will continue to invite LGBTQI members and friends of LCH to prepare their favorite beverage and pupu and gather for an online happy hour every other week during July. Those who are already on the Mary Magdalene mailing list will receive an email with directions for accessing the Zoom meeting by the Wednesday before the scheduled meeting. If you don’t receive your invitation or want to be added to the mailing list, please contact Bill Potter, group facilitator, at bill.potter808@gmail.com to be added or for more information.

For September 5, we encourage participants to share about a favorite recipe that they have been using during lockdown. A suggestion for September 19 will be included in the invitation for that evening.

Production Volunteer Needed

With the current plan to stream worship until at least mid-October, we are eagerly looking for one or two volunteers who are interested in assisting with live-stream operations for our services (Sunday mornings and bi-monthly Compline). If you have an eye or ear for performance and know your way around a smartphone, please consider volunteering your time to assist our ‘ohana with live-streaming worship. For more information, please contact Pastor Jeff or Scott Fikse. We need to begin training someone as soon as possible.

Godly Play

Sundays at 9:00 am • Online via Zoom meeting login

We will have Sunday school via a Zoom meeting each Sunday, before service, starting in September. This class is targeted for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. A story will be followed by a craft which we can make together. Each Saturday, the link for the meeting will be sent via email to all who want to join. Please contact the LCH office (LCH@LCHwelcome.org) to be added to the invitation list. All are welcome!

Below is the schedule of Godly Play stories for September:

• 9/6—The Holy Bible/The Circle of the Church Year
• 9/13—Creation
• 9/20—The Flood and the Ark
• 9/27—The Great Family

Adult Forum

Sundays at 9:00 am • Via Zoom meeting login

All are welcome to join the Adult Forum Zoom meetings, live Sunday mornings. On Sunday, September 6, we will have a presentation from the health and well-being initiative, Blue Zones Project, that is inspiring interest and action across multiple communities in Hawai‘i. Blue Zones Project aims to make improvements to areas where we spend the most time—where we live, work, and play—so that healthier options become easier to make. Visit info.bluezonesproject.com/bzphawaii to learn more about the organization in Hawai‘i. We’ll talk a lot more about what the Blue Zones Project is and how we can get involved. Please join us on Sunday with your questions!

Participation in Adult Forum via Zoom works best if you download the free Zoom app beforehand. You may need to enable your microphone and video capabilities. If you are not already on this list for the Adult Forum, please contact Dr. Stephen Miller at stevedmiller.sm@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join the next Zoom Adult Forum discussion.

Virtual Coffee Talk with Pastor Jeff

Online Coffee Talk, Sundays, 11:15 am • Via Zoom Meeting login

You are invited to join with your LCH ‘ohana on Sundays for a virtual coffee talk following online worship. This discussion time will be via Zoom Meeting, and will run for approximately 20 to 30 minutes.

In order to avoid “Zoom bombing” (surprise visits from unsavory folks), you will need to contact Pastor Jeff, via email at pr.jeff@LCHwelcome.org, for a meeting number and password to log into the meeting. While these are not ideal gathering circumstances, we can at least enjoy a chance to commune together briefly.

Compline

Sundays, September 6 & 20, 7:30 pm • Via Live-stream broadcast

We warmly invite all people in all places of faith and life to Compline. Offered on the first and third Sundays of each month, this beautiful candle-lit service is a meditative experience of a cappella singing and chanting to commemorate the day’s end. Led by members of the LCH Men’s Schola, musical selections include Gregorian chant, Taizé chant, Renaissance polyphony, and more.

Access to the LCH public Facebook page at facebook.com/LCHwelcome or by using the link on the bottom of any page on the LCH website.

LCH OFFICE CLOSED—Monday, September 7

in observance of Labor Day

First Mondays Season Opener: Taevamuusika

Monday, September 7, 7:00 pm • Via Live-stream on the LCH Facebook page

In honor of our newly acquired Estonia grand piano, Taevamuusika (Estonian for music of the heavens) will feature pianists Maika‘i Nash and Mark Wong as they share a concert of works for two pianos. They will be joined by special guest soprano Martina Bingham. Tune in for this livestream concert, exploring themes of the cosmos, featuring selections from Holst’s suite The Planets, as well as a virtuosic 4-hands Star Wars fantasy.

Leadership Roundtable

Monday, September 8, 6:30 pm • Via Zoom Meeting invitation

Committee chairs and team leaders, please plan to gather for a short (45 minute) meeting. This month’s meeting will be conducted via the Zoom online meeting platform. Please refer to your email for the Zoom Meeting details. This is an opportunity for us to sit down together and share information on what is happening with all the ministries at LCH. If you are a committee or team leader, you will receive an email from Pastor Jeff, via Zoom Meeting, regarding login information. Please be prepared to share a little information on your activities with the group. Mahalo!

Punahou Academy School Term Parking Begins

Monday–Friday, beginning September 14 • Church Lot & Poki Lot

The Punahou Academy in-person fall semester instruction was delayed and is now projected to begin on Monday, September 14. Student parking begins in the LCH Poki Street and church parking lots on that date. All Poki Street lot spaces are reserved for Punahou student parking, Monday through Friday, from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm on school days only, through May 2021. There are ten spaces reserved for Punahou students in the church lot for the fall and spring semesters. All spaces along the Poki Street side of the church lot and two spaces in the gravel area nearest to the dumpster are reserved. Please do not park in the designated student spaces Monday through Friday, from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm on school days only, through May 2021.

Please do not park in the Poki Street lot during regular business hours, Monday through Friday. Even if spaces are empty, they are paid for by and reserved for Punahou students. It is recommended that you observe posted “Reserved Parking” signs and park in the church lot, against the LCH office building, during office hours when visiting LCH on regular business days. The church lot parking diagram is included here for guidance.

Please be aware that cars parked in the church lot after 10:00 pm will be towed at the owner’s expense.

Writers’ Workshop

Tuesday, September 15, 4:30 pm Note time change)

Writers’ Workshop will meet via Zoom meeting, since restrictions on group meetings at LCH are still in effect. All are welcome! If you would like to participate, please contact Peter Flachsbart at pflachsbart@hawaiiantel.net for information on how to connect remotely.

Ordination of Andrew M. Flatt-Kuntze

Sunday, September 20 at 9:00 am EST (3:00 am HST) • Via Zoom Meeting

In thanksgiving of God’s grace and the call of the Holy Spirit through Emmaus Lutheran Church, you are invited to the ordination of Andrew (Andy) Flatt-Kuntze. Please join us for worship online September 20, at 9:00 am Eastern Standard Time (3:00 am Hawai‘i Standard Time). The service will be livestreamed via Zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/6400580977. Please contact LCH@LCHwelcome.org for the Zoom link passcode. Feel free to wear red, the color of the day, to represent the Holy Spirit.

A special offering will be taken for the Bishop’s Discretionary Fund. Checks may be made to New England Synod and mailed to the church address below. Ordination cards, notes, and gifts may also be sent to:

Emmaus Lutheran Church
Attn: Pastor Andy Flatt-Kuntze
265 Middle Road
Falmouth, ME 04105

LCH Women’s Book Club

Monday, September 21, 10:00 am, via Zoom online meeting

LCH Women’s Book Club will meet via Zoom online meeting. The group will discuss Meet Me at the Museum, by Anne Youngson. Connecting to Zoom meeting works best if you download the free Zoom app beforehand. You may need to enable your microphone and video capabilities. If you are not already on the Book Club list, please contact Dr. Stephen Miller at stevedmiller.sm@gmail.com to receive an invitation to join the next Zoom online Book Club meeting.

Volunteer Opportunity: LCH Website Team

We all know our website is the face of LCH to people outside of congregation. It tells people who we are and what goes on here, and it provides members of the LCH ‘ohana with information about both what happened in the past and what’s going on this month.

We’re all happy when visitors tell us they found us because of the website, and I hope we’re all proud of its professional appearance and the wealth of information available on the site. For years the LCH website has been my one-man labor of love and, while I’m happy to continue working hard to grow and maintain the site for long-term sustainability, we need to develop a team of several individuals to share the work and ensure continuity. So, I am looking for two or three members from the LCH ‘ohana to join the website team.

Work on the website requires basic knowledge of html, the language of webpages, but that can be taught and is not a prerequisite for joining the website team. What is required are commitment to the mission of LCH, a couple of hours a week that can be devoted to the website, an openness to learning new skills (like html coding), good basic computer skills, and a good internet connection.

If you have any question about what’s involved in being part of the website team or want to volunteer, please contact me at webmaster@lchwelcome.org.

Bill Potter, LCH webmaster

Regular Offerings

While we are not able to meet in person, you are encouraged to mail your offering check directly to the church: Lutheran Church of Honolulu, 1730 Punahou Street, Honolulu HI 96822. If you would like to set up regular electronic funds transfer from your checking or savings account, forms are available at www.lchwelcome.org/support or can be requested by email to LCH@LCHwelcome.org. If you prefer to make a one time contribution or ongoing pledge by credit card, there is a link in the bottom right corner of each page of the church website or you can go directly to www.lchwelcome.org/donate. Thank you!

An Easy Way to Donate

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Edward Shipwright Memorial Piano Fund

The church has an ongoing need for maintenance of our current piano, which is on generous loan from Mark Wong. We also need to plan for eventual purchase of an excellent, permanent piano for LCH.

Therefore, we have established the Edward Shipwright Memorial Piano Fund. Dr. Shipwright was the head of the piano division of the Music Department at UH Mānoa. Many people associated with LCH were students or friends of Ed. The fund will be a fitting memorial to his 50 years of teaching and playing.

Electronic Funds Transfers for July

Offering Fund	Amount	Offering Fund	Amount
Offering	$7,434	Capital Improvements	$30
Music Fund/Instruments	$189	One Pot, One Hope	$20
Family Promise	$100	Angle Network	$20
Concert Fund	$50

Attendance and Offerings for August

Date	Worship Service	Attendance	Offering Fund	Amount
August 2	Online Worship	374 views	Offering	$2,730
			Family Promise	$1,030
August 9	Online Worship	215 views	Angel Network	$250
			Social Ministries/IHS	$100
August 13	Vespers Honoring Nurses	175 views	Domestic Relief	$30
August 16	Online Worship	434 views	Offering	$9,403
			Concert Fund	$1,025
August 23	Online Worship	434 views	Family Promise	$380
			Music Fund	$90
August 27	St. Bartholomew Vespers	199 views	Social Ministries/IHS	$30
August 30	Online Worship	261 views

HeartBeat Deadline

Tuesday, September 15, 9:00 am

Alyssa, Arnold, Barbara M.-F., Billy S., Bob and Holly R. and their families, Bruce H., Colleen K., Greg, Judy M., Kathy M., Kathy S., Keahi, Kendra K., Patricia, Resi, Shirley S., William

September Birthdays

09/03	Mary Reese
09/03	Jimmy Castro
09/05	Michael Gorman
09/09	Joseph Zuiker
09/11	Naomi Castro
09/11	Iniki Shelton Kaeo
09/11	Emily Okikawa
09/11	Kyra Ann Takamiya
09/17	Carolyn Ishikawa
09/21	Jerome Vasconcellos
09/22	Justin Juvinall
09/29	Colette Jones

Calendar: September 2020

Day	Date	Event and Time
Thursday	September 3	10:00 am, Bible Study Zoom Meeting
Saturday	September 5	5:00 pm, Mary Magdalene Virtual Happy Hour
Sunday	September 6	9:00 am, Godly Play Zoom meeting 9:00 am, Adult Forum Zoom meeting 10:00 am, Streaming Worship Service 11:15 am, Virtual Coffee Talk Zoom meeting 7:30 pm, Streaming Compline Service
Monday	September 7	OFFICE CLOSED—Labor Day Holiday 7:00 pm, First Mondays Streaming Concert
Tuesday	September 8	6:30 pm, Leadership Roundtable Zoom meeting
Thursday	September 10	10:00 am, Bible Study Zoom Meeting
Sunday	September 13	9:00 am, Godly Play Zoom meeting 9:00 am, Adult Forum Zoom meeting 10:00 am, Streaming Worship Service 11:15 am, Virtual Coffee Talk Zoom meeting
Monday	September 14	Punahou Student Parking begins 6:00 pm, Worship & Music Zoom Meeting
Tuesday	September 15	HeartBeat Submissions Deadline 4:30 pm, Writers’ Workshop Zoom Meeting
Wednesday	September 16	12:00 pm, Finance Committee, Zoom Meeting
Thursday	September 17	10:00 am, Bible Study Zoom Meeting
Saturday	September 19	5:00 pm, Mary Magdalene Virtual Happy Hour
Sunday	September 20	9:00 am, Godly Play Zoom meeting 9:00 am, Adult Forum Zoom meeting 10:00 am, Streaming Worship Service 11:15 am, Virtual Coffee Talk Zoom meeting 7:30 pm, Streaming Compline Service
Monday	September 21	10:00 am, Women’s Book Club Zoom meeting
Tuesday	September 22	6:00 pm, Executive Council Zoom Meeting 6:30 pm, LCH Council Zoom Meeting
Thursday	September 24	10:00 am, Bible Study Zoom Meeting
Sunday	September 27	9:00 am, Godly Play Zoom meeting 9:00 am, Adult Forum Zoom meeting 10:00 am, Streaming Worship Service 11:15 am, Virtual Coffee Talk Zoom meeting