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NU`OLIN e w s l e t t e r

Rector’s Column

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Anglican Whodunit

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Andrew

5 loaves and 2 fish; but what

are these for so many people?

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Recipe of the month

Mushroom Pupu Rolls...

appetizers

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Bulletin Board

confirmation, Relay for Life,

trash pick up...

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LOVE WE CAN TRUSTPerhaps the most painful statement a person can hear

is, “I don’t love you anymore.” Those words end relationships, break hearts, and shatter dreams. Often, people who have been betrayed guard themselves against future pain by deciding not to trust anyone’s love again. That settled conviction may even include the love of God.

The remarkable thing about God’s love for us is His promise that it will never end. The prophet Jeremiah experienced devastating circumstances that left him emotionally depleted (Lam. 3:13-20). His own people rejected his repeated calls to respond to God’s love and follow

Him. At a low point, Jeremiah said, “My strength and my hope have perished from the Lord” (v.18). Yet, in his darkest hour Jeremiah considered God’s unfailing love and wrote, “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I hope in Him!’” (Lam. 3:22-24).

The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew,

by Caravaggio

Lily of the Valley

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CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPAL

Rector’s Column

A person may vow to love us forever yet fail to keep that promise, but God’s love remains steadfast and sure. “He is the One who goes with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you” (Deut. 31:6). That’s a love we can trust. ~ David McCasland

O Love that wilt not let me go

I rest my weary soul in Thee;

I give Thee back the life I owe,

That in Thine ocean depths its flow

May richer; fuller be. ~ Matheson

God’s love never fails.

In the course of their Christian development, those baptized at an early age are expected, when they are ready and have been duly prepared, to make a mature public affirmation of their faith and commitment to the responsibilities of their Baptism and to receive the laying on of hands by the bishop.Those baptized as adults, unless baptized with laying on of hands by a bishop, are also expected to make a public affirmation of their faith and commitment to the responsibilities of their Baptism in the presence of a bishop and to receive the laying on of hands. Book of Common Prayer, p. 412

We have little in the way of records from the early church. Scripture, especially the Gospels and Acts, imply that the Apostles were baptized, though it appears that, with the possible exception of Paul, they were baptized by John, which some authorities would say was not exactly a Christian baptism. We know that they did receive the Holy Spirit when Jesus breathed on them (John 20:22).

Were they confirmed? Well, there was that great appearance of the Holy Spirit on the day of the Pentecost. We might argue that this would surely count as an adult profession of faith, and that faith was unambiguously visible in the works that followed.

The problem, as I'm sure you've realized by now, is that I'm trying to equate first century practices with the rituals of today. John the Baptist would, no doubt, be mystified by the sight of a 21st century baptismal font. "Very nice," he'd likely say. "Now let's go down to the river and do this job the right way!"

We will probably not get to witness a spectacle quite like the Pentecost in our lifetimes (though I would never rule it out!), but that's OK. We will do fine with our modern-day rites. Our Bishop is fully-qualified

Mahalo!

To Dee Faessler for her extraordinary stewardship of our grounds these past weeks. The area around the Labyrinth and behind the Queen Emma Center has never looked so grand!

To Dick Choy, Mike Lawler, and Pamela VanWechel for hauling away the trash. Keep on Truckin!

(You can help too--sign up for the Rubbish Brigade in the QECC!)

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CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPALand authorized to invoke the Holy Spirit, to lay on hands, and to hear our professions of faith.

In fact, our Bishop will do just that in a few days. On Saturday, May 11, we will gather in our beloved church. along with guests from around the Island, to celebrate Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation of Baptismal Vows. Five congregations from the Big Island and Maui will present candidates, to sing, to pray, to rejoice in the Holy Spirit. Among the candidates are four from Christ Church: Samantha Butler will be confirmed, Patricia Butler and Happy Chapman will reaffirm their Baptismal Vows, and Janet Britt will be received into the Episcopal Church

(Janet says she's been an Episcopalian at heart for many years, but now it's time to make it official!).

This will be a wonderful time of affirmation and renewal for the candidates and for our parish. It will also be a great opportunity to welcome friends from congregations across the island and across the channel! We will gather in the Queen Emma Center after the service for a light lunch. Join us!

In faith,

Father Dick

OUR VESTRY MEMBERSRector-Father Dick Tardiff / Senior Warden-Jasmine Locatelli

Junior Warden-Ed Geer / David Clarke-Treasurer / Jane Bockus / Kate Winter Lawton Allenby / Meg Greenwell / Bill Melson / Jeanette Wessel / Beryl Spalding

Anglican Whodunits:Summer Readings

for the Discriminating Episcopalian

The average Episcopalian, asked to name some detective novels with an Anglican church setting, will probably come up with Agatha Christie's Murder at the Vicarage and Dorothy Sayer's The Nine Tailors. However, there is a much larger world of whodunits peopled with vicars, canons, deans, the occasional bishop, colorful parishioners---and murder! Summertime is traditionally the season for light reading, and if you enjoy mayhem in such unlikely places as rectories, churches, monasteries, cathedral closes, garden fetes, and rummage sales---all in tastefully Anglican (or in the case of Brother Cadefael, Roman) surroundings---consider these titles: Catherine Aird: His Burial TooNicholas Blake: The Dreadful Hallow; The Widow's Cruise (continued p. 11)

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CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPALWe pray for those who serve in the military forces,

members of our church family:Michael Mindt,

Bri Gamiao deployed aboard the USS O’Kane,Adam Choy with the US Army in Africa,

Kyle Kjer deployed with the US Marine Corps,Dante Carter serving in the US Navy, and

Ed Fitzpatrick with the 1-91 Calvary in Germany

Your continued prayers are asked for:Judy Avery, Thelma Tyler, Kathy Shoop, Tommy & Jennifer Greenwell,

Andy Archibald, Debbie Craven, Melisa Benz, Karen Flickenger, Gerardo Luczon, Bob Lamson & Family, Brian Helman, Sylvia Hubbert, Alex Kruse, John Iwane, Jane Mowrey, Shydoe, Morning Star, Rebecca Kala,

Eloise Bailey, Terry Angeleo, Ada Rogers, Josephine Barney, Kaleo & Wendy Opiopio, Linda Patrick, and Gerry Kuessner

We are a praying community, which means that, not only do we believe in the power of prayer on a personal level; but that we also believe that we are called to offer our petitions and thanksgivings on behalf of others. We believe that God hears and responds to all of our prayers, individual and

corporate. Every prayer is to God a love poem from a dear child. Like any loving parent, our God rejoices in the faith that underlies our prayer. Our Christ Church prayer list is offered as but one way to respond to the many and varied concerns of our members and our friends. In an effort to keep this essential part of our prayer life current and relevant, we will be updating the list weekly, and have determined that each month we will start a new list. If you wish to keep a name on the list for an extended period, please contact the office every month to let us know.

Wednesdays 6:00pm - Holy Eucharist

Sundays 7:30am - Holy Eucharist Rite I 10:00am - Holy Eucharist Rite II Sunday School in Wallace Hall1st Sunday 10:00am - Single Service, Brunch followsof the month in the Queen Emma Center

Bible Trivia: Where did Andrew go immediately after Jesus’ ascension?answer to last month’s Bible Trivia: The centurion’s name - Cornelius Acts 10-11

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May 3 - Kieran Moore

May 6 - Anne Anderson

Robin Moore

May 11 - Kathy Ogata

May 20 - Bill Everest

May 20 - Laurel Clay

Celebrate each and every minute of your life, as everyday of life is special just like birthdays.

1/2 lb. fresh mushrooms, finely chopped 1 T. lemon juice 1/2 c. butter Tabasco or hot sauce, optional3 T. flour 1 tsp. chives, snipped or 2 tsp. salt chopped1/2 c. light cream 25 thin slices white

MUSHROOM PUPU ROLLS

Melt butter in heavy pan and saute mushrooms for 5 minutes over medium high heat. Blend in flour and salt; then add cream slowly, stirring until thickened. Mix in lemon juice and chives, adding hot sauce to taste, if desired. Set aside. Remove crust from bread and flatten each slice with a rolling pin. Spread with cooled mushroom mixture and roll up into individual pupus. They can be frozen for use later at this point. Preheat oven broiler. To serve, cut each roll in half or thirds and toast under the broiler. Makes 50 to 70 appetizers.

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z 12 Disciples/Apostles zIn the New Testament of the Bible, it speaks of twelve explicit followers of Jesus. They were chosen

exclusively by Jesus during His walk on the earth. Sometimes these specific men are called the twelve disciples and sometimes they are called the twelve

apostles ~ In this there is no difference. The word "disciple" means student. The word "apostle" means one

who is sent out. The 12 disciples were Jesus' students.


NU`OLIMay 2013, Kela Luczon Contributing Editors: Nancee Cline, Meg Greenwell, Lorraine Sohm Nu`oli is published monthly by Christ Church Episcopal P.O. Box 545, Kealakekua HI 96750 Copyright © 2013

"Christ Church is a Christian community responding to the love of God by worship, spiritual nurture and active social concern."

A study of the 12 It is my attempt to share each month (April 2013 - March 2014) a brief

description of one disciple (as was done of the 12 tribes of Israel). I hope this will bring understanding of their ministries, their backgrounds, and their character.

The Apostle AndrewOccupation: -FishermanCharacteristics: -eager to bring others to JesusMajor Life Events: -Accepted John the Baptist’s testimony about Jesus; told Peter about Jesus; he and Philip told Jesus that Greeks wanted to see him.What Jesus said: - Said he would become a Fisher of men.Key Lesson: -Christians are to tell other people about JesusDeath: -The Apostle was crucified on an X-shaped cross, the two ends of which were in the ground. http://www.so4j.com/twelve-disciples-of-jesus.php

Bible References• Matthew 4:18-20• John 1:35-42; 6:8-9

• John 12: 20-22

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CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPALThe Apostle Andrew continued...It has been said that the apostle Andrew's father's name was Jona and his mother's name, Joanna.Like their father, Andrew and Peter were also fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. In fact, the apostles Andrew, Peter, James and John were all partners in a fishing business prior to being called by Jesus to follow Him.Andrew was the first of the Apostles to follow Jesus and just as John the Baptist introduced Jesus to the nation of Israel, so Andrew is noted for having introduced Jesus to individuals. The apostle Peter became the fisher of men in masse where Andrew was a fisher for individuals.In his latter ministry, it is believed that Andrew went to the foothills of the Caucasus mountains (present day Georgia in Russia.) While there, he preached to the Scythians as far as the Caspian Sea.He also went to Byzantium which is present day Istanbul in Turkey and from there, to Greece. In fact, he traveled to Thrace and Macedonia, down through the Corinthian Gulf to Patros; it was in Patros that Andrew was martyred.In the church of St. Andrew in Patros, Greece, there is a book written in Greek which sheds light on his martyrdom.

The following is written: "Aigeatis who was the governor of Patros became enraged at Andrew for his preaching and ordered him to stand before the tribunal in his attempt to do away with the Christian Faith. When Andrew resisted the tribunal, the governor ordered him crucified. Andrew remained tied to the cross with thick tight ropes for three days and his last words were: "Accept me, O Christ Jesus, whom I saw, whom I love, and in whom I am; accept my spirit in peace in your eternal realm."An ancient writer also speaks of the apostle's martyrdom as such: "Andrew hung upon the cross three whole days, suffering dreadful pain but continuing constantly to tell the people around him of the love of Jesus Christ. The people, as they listened to him, began to believe his words and asked the governor to let him be taken down from the cross. Not liking to refuse them, he at last ordered the ropes to be cut but when the last rope was severed, the body of the apostle fell to the ground quite dead."It is believed that Andrew died on the last day of November, 69 AD.

Saint Andrew the Apostle

Saint Andrew the Apostle by Yoan from Gabrovo, 19th century

Fifth-century mosaic of St. Andrew at St. Paul Outside the Walls, Romehttp://en.wikipedia.org/

wiki/Saint_Andrew

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CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPALBulletin Board Announcements and Events

I'm sure a lot of you have noticed that our website www.christchurchkona.com is going through a transition. We hope to have it up and running by May 1, 2013.

Relay For Life walk, the official dates are July 13, 2013 to July 14, 2013. Which is indeed a weekend. We would love if any of you would be interested in joining the "Christ Church Kona" team. You can sign up online or with Angie in the Christ Church office, (808)323-3429. We are currently selling the Luminaria bags for the annual Luminaria ceremony. For those of you that are unfamiliar with this ceremony, it's a candle lit ceremony to honor those who have passed away from cancer. It's also a moment to acknowledge the survivors and caregivers in your life. It is truly an amazing ceremony. The Luminaria bag is $5 each and they're available in the Christ Church office. All donations for these bags go to the American Cancer Society. In helping to find a cure through research and to fund the many programs that ACS offer. Please sign up or donate at http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/RelayForLife/RFLCY13PL?pg=entry&fr_id=52101

we can stay in touch through our Facebook www.facebook.com/ChristChurchKona or via email

Episcopal Dioceses of Hawaii

http://www.episcopalhawaii.org/

May 11, 2013 @11:00AM in the historic church, we will be holding a confirmation, reaffirmation and reception with The Rt. Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick, Bishop. All are welcomed!

Trash pick-up; we have had so many amazing volunteers step up to haul our trash away! This has been such a blessing to the church. We thank everyone who has taken time out of their busy schedule to haul the trash! We have a sign up sheet, in the QECC, for anyone that would like to commit to a month of this task. We just require one day per week pickup and you make your own schedule. We also wanted to take the time to thank Mike Lawler for donating new trash bins to the church! We are hoping to keep the trash isolated so that we don't attract any rodents. Please make sure there is always a liner in the outdoor bin before disposing of leftover food. Liners are available in the kitchen. Thank you to everyone for lending a helping hand and keeping our "home away from home" tidy!

ECW ECW will meet on May 8th. Wed. 10am in the QECC.I have no news on church happenings, have been in Australia for a month.

Aloha, Beryl Spalding

President Christ Church ECW and Big Island representative

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CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPALBook Review - Christianity for the Rest of Us

According to popular opinion, evangelical churches are booming while mainstream denominations of yesteryear are dying away. The implication is that the mega church of conservatives is where the Holy Spirit now

resides. In Christianity for the Rest of Us Diana Butler Bass disagrees. She spends three years visiting mainline neighborhood churches that are thriving. This book is a description—a celebration even—of what she finds in them. Diana studies 50 churches from six denominations—United Church of Christ, Lutheran, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Disciples of Christ—scattered across America. She spends time worshiping in each church and interviewing its members as they share stories of renewal. Many churches in the study follow the same pattern as Trinity Santa Barbara, the first church she details; “For more than two decades, the church suffered from a fairly typical set of mainline Protestant woes: numerical decline, financial crisis, poor leadership, deferred repair of its historic building, and loss of hope. In the mid-1990s, however, things

changed. Through a process of prayerful discernment, offering radical hospitality, developing new patterns of leadership, and experimenting with innovative worship, the church turned around. Trinity not only stopped the decline, but in just a few years the congregation tripled in size. They created a congregation on the shards of the old one, a new village church that is responsive to the longings of a changing world.”

I was at Trinity during those years. The very first time I visited, I found homeless people sprawled out asleep on the pews. There was no priest-in-charge, not even a substitute. There was a handful of mostly elderly parishioners. Trinity appeared to be an old, beautiful, dying church. I did not intend to return. There were, however, two holy women—a spiritual director and a liturgical dancer—who drew me back. I returned because of them, and stayed because there was unlimited opportunity to contribute. Creative gifts were welcomed and I felt called to share my own. Over the next ten years, Trinity filled up. Most of the newcomers were young professionals with small children. Many had never been to church before, but they came and they stayed. What happened? Trinity developed a ministry that combined the best of both traditional and progressive. It had older conservative members, and young liberals. It offered classical music and AIDS masses; Marcus Borg seminars and Taize services; inclusive language and a labyrinth. Many studied scripture in EFM, and some studied Meyers Briggs personality theory. Base communities offered the opportunity to practice the art of discernment. A truly beautiful children's program acknowledged the spiritual reality of young children, and then the children changed us! At Trinity we did not pretend to have all the answers, but honored the questions, and trusted in the journey. To be honest, it was sometimes too intense for me—too much growth and change too fast. Looking back it seems like it was a spiritual boot camp. Everything we did, we did with intensity, and often, controversy. It was at those times that the traditional—the beauty of the liturgy, the music and the architecture—fed me most. Diana's book is a collection of stories like mine from other vibrant mainline churches. Against the odds, against the statistics, these churches are full (and overflowing) with pilgrims seeking a life of integrity with

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CHRIST CHURCH EPISCOPALChrist. These successful churches are not focused on moral clarity or conformity of belief. One pilgrim expresses her joy explaining that in her new church, there is “No exclusion, no intolerance, no coercion, no fear, no mongering, no division.” Her church offers a vision of God's kingdom “where the only extreme is love.” The churches in this study focus on hospitality, discernment, healing, contemplation, testimony, diversity, justice, worship, reflection, and beauty. These are the fruits of a Spirit-led ministry; these are the signs of renewal. There is a whole chapter on hospitality. One of the oldest themes in Christianity, Diana explains, is “the deliberate confusion of the roles of host and guest.” This we experience at every Eucharist. Diana listens to the stories of individuals from Cornerstone United Methodist Church, Naples Florida, about the hospitality they received and the hospitality they offer. To offer hospitality when it is risky... when you are afraid or uncomfortable, is an act of faith. After receiving hospitality from so many, Diana offers her observation;

“True hospitality is not a recruitment strategy designed to manipulate strangers into church membership. Rather it is a central practice of the Christian faith—something Christians are called to do for the sake of that thing itself. Hospitality draws from the ancient taproots of the Christian faith, from the soil of the Middle East, where it is considered a primary virtue of community.”

Diana concludes that “through hospitality, Christians imitate God's welcome.”

For her chapter on beauty Diana writes about the Cathedral of All Souls (ECUSA) in Asheville, North Carolina. This

“little gem of a church was originally conceived as a romantic English-style chapel, an exquisite worship space filled with arts and decor suiting [baron]Vanderbilt's European tastes and refinement. Today however, the people at All Souls insist that theirs is an inclusive community where the arts are 'not the luxury of the few, but the best hope of humanity to experience joy on this planet'.”

Diana comes to believe that, “Art points the way to joy, the joy of touching the divine.”

Christianity for the Rest of Us is a sociological survey, and a collection of personal testimonies. It is also invitational. There is a section of questions to consider, such as: Have you ever thought of intellectual curiosity as a spiritual practice? Is justice spiritual? What do you think about beauty as a pathway to theological knowledge? What do you think is the role of silence in the spiritual life? Our own bishop has encouraged us all to read this book, and to consider these questions as we look to our future as twenty-first century Episcopalians in this land of Aloha.

*** The Labyrinth Book Group will be reading Christianity After Religion: The End of Church and the Birth of a New Spiritual Awakening, also by this author, Diana Butler Bass. Join us on Friday mornings at 9:30. We begin May 3. Call Jasmine or Nancee for information.

by Nancee Cline


Whodunit, continued

Kate Charles: The Snares of Death; A Drink of Deadly Wine; Appointed to Die

Diane Mott Davidson: Catering to Nobody; Dying for Chocolate; The Last Suppers; The Cereal Murders; Killer Pancake

Colin Dexter; Service of All the Dead (Inspector Morse and friends)

Kate Gallison; Bury the Bishop; Devil's Workshop; Unholy Angels

Erle Stanley Gardner: The Case of the Stuttering Bishop (Perry Mason)

Jonathan Gash: The Grail Tree (Lovejoy the antique dealer)

Michael Gilbert: Close Quarters; The Black Seraphim

Mollie Hardwick: Malice Domestic, Parson's Pleasure; Uneaseful Death; The Bandersnatch

Isabell Holland; A Death at St Anselm's

Michael Innes: Appleby's Answer

P.D. James; A Taste for Death; Death in Holy Orders (Inspector Dalgleish)

Charles F. Meyer: The Saints of God Murders

Ellis Peters: all the Brother Cadfael novels

Ruth Rendell; Sins of the Fathers (Inspector Wexford)

Carey Roberts; Pray God to Die

Margaret Truman; Murder at the National Cathedral

In addition, some titles not presently available in this country are well worth checking out if you are in the United Kingdom. D.M. Greenwood's clerical sleuth, The Rev. Theodora Braithwaite,

By the Grace of Godand with the Participation of

God’s People

The Rt. Rev. Robert Fitzpatrick,Bishop of Hawaii

will Preside at the Service of

Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation

of Baptismal Vows

at

Christ Church Kealakekua11:00 in the Morning

May 11, 2013

Lunch to follow Queen Emma Center

All are welcome

unravels the problems and solves the murders in Clerical Errors, Idol Bones, Unholy Ghosts, Every Deadly Sin, Holy Terrors, and Mortal Spoils. Candace Robb's series includes The Apothecary Rose, The Lady Chapel, The Nun's Tale, and The King's Bishop.___Janet Baxter Peltz

Shared by: Kate Winter

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CHRIST CHURCH EpiscopalP.O. Box 545Kealakekua, HI 96750

Sunday Eucharistic and Daily Office Readings for May 2013

According to the Use of the Episcopal ChurchType in this website for April readings:

http://satucket.com/lectionary/May13.htmEucharistic lectionary: CDaily Office: Year One

...or try a daily devotion at www.d365.org

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