by admin | Feb 29, 2016 | News
Movie Night in Moore Hall
We will be showing “War Room” on Friday night, March, 4, 2016, 6:30 p.m.
This is an American Christian drama on the topic of prayer; the movie encourages us to seek God’s wisdom in dealing with our daily issues and challenges. Bring a comfy chair or pillow if you wish.
Membership Gathering
Sunday, March 6, 2016 in Moore Hall.
Kahu Akana and the Deacons will meet with people who are interested in learning more about Koloa Union Church and what is involved in becoming a member of our congregation. The gathering will take place after Aloha Hour, approximately 12:30 to 2:30.
“Weekly News of the Church” is provided by Koloa Union Church, a congregation of the United Church of Christ (UCC), a member of the Kauai Association and Hawaii Conference. Join us at 3289 Poipu Road in Koloa!
by admin | Feb 25, 2016 | News
Tuesday Morning Breakfast
Uncle Diki serves breakfast at 7:30 every Tuesday morning during the winter months for anyone who would like to join us. Please put your name on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board and mark the days you can attend.
Lenten Soup Suppers
On Wednesdays in Lent (through March 16), a soup dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m., and a time of discussion and reflection will follow. This year’s theme is “Getting Grounded,” as we focus on the book “Grounded: Finding God in the World, A Spiritual Revolution” by Diana Butler Bass. Please sign up if you can bring the soup supper on one of the Wednesdays.
Henry Opukaha’ia Sunday
On February 21, we collected our annual offering for “Henry Opukaha’ia Sunday.” The money goes to scholarships for current and prospective pastors in Hawaii. “Henry O” was the first known Hawaiian to convert to Christianity. If you did not get a chance to contribute to this fund and you would like to do so, feel free to send a check with the “Henry O” notation. Thank you for your generosity.
Coming Up Next Week:
March 4, 2016, Friday, 6:30 p.m.
We will show the movie “War Room” in Moore Hall. This movie is a “Christian drama.” Bring your comfortable lawn chairs.
“Weekly News of the Church” is provided by Koloa Union Church, a congregation of the United Church of Christ (UCC), a member of the Kauai Association and Hawaii Conference. Join us at 3289 Poipu Road in Koloa!
by admin | Feb 22, 2016 | Message from Kahu
GROUNDED IN THE SKY
On Sunday, I shared with the congregation about some of my experiences when I looked to the sky and said, “Wow!” One of those moments was with my son Palani on a very cold summer night at the top of Mauna Kea (at nearly 14,000 feet) on Hawai’i Island. After the sun set below us, we huddled under a heavy quilt and stared at the sky. There were so many stars that I didn’t even recognize that they were stars. I said to Palani, “It’s too bad there are those clouds (to which I pointed directly above us); otherwise we could see even more.” He responded, “Dad, that’s the Milky Way!” Imagine: seeing so many stars I actually thought it was a large cloud that covered a good portion of the sky! I didn’t know the Milky Way could actually look that “thick.”
As I stared at the sky, I felt a sense of awe and wonder. Just thinking about how many stars there must be up there and how far apart they are also made me feel very small. I thought of God creating it all and knowing every detail of every star and planet; and yet, I was reminded that God cares for me.
When we read our Gospel lesson from John, chapter 3, we heard these words: “For God so loved the cosmos….” The Greek word “cosmos” is directly translated into English as “cosmos” as well as “world”; but I chose to have it read with the former word because I wanted to remind us that God loves the entire universe—not just our planet, not just people, not just Christians. John tells us that Jesus said, “For God so loved the cosmos!”
I invite you to consider God’s love for the cosmos and how we might take much better care of it. I also invite you to consider God’s love for you and how you might share that love with others this week.
I invite you to join us for our Lenten Soup Supper on Wednesday evening for a time of reflection and discussion on this week’s theme of “Grounded in the Sky.” By the way, if you would like to see the video of the Stations of the Cosmos, which I mentioned in my sermon on Sunday, click HERE.
Aloha nui!
Kahu Alan Akana
“A Message from Kahu Alan Akana” is provided most weeks by the Kahu (Pastor) of Koloa Union Church, a congregation of the United Church of Christ (UCC), a member of the Kauai Association and Hawaii Conference. Join us at 3289 Poipu Road in Koloa!
by admin | Feb 17, 2016 | News
Tuesday Morning Breakfast
Uncle Diki serves breakfast at 7:30 every Tuesday morning during the winter months for anyone who would like to join us. Please put your name on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board and mark the days you can attend.
Lenten Soup Suppers
On Wednesdays in Lent (through March 16), a soup dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m., and a time of discussion and reflection will follow. This year’s theme is “Getting Grounded,” as we focus on the book “Grounded: Finding God in the World, A Spiritual Revolution” by Diana Butler Bass. Please sign up if you can bring the soup supper on one of the Wednesdays.
Henry Opukaha’ia Sunday
On Sunday, February 21, we will collect our annual offering for scholarships for current and prospective pastors in Hawaii. The fund is named after the first known Hawaiian to convert to Christianity and is administered by the Hawaii Conference of the United Church of Christ.
“Weekly News of the Church” is provided by Koloa Union Church, a congregation of the United Church of Christ (UCC), a member of the Kauai Association and Hawaii Conference. Join us at 3289 Poipu Road in Koloa!
by admin | Feb 16, 2016 | Message from Kahu
“GET GROUNDED” DURING LENT
Our theme for Lent is “Getting Grounded,” and I intend to help us all become more open to God’s presence by considering the many ways we might ground ourselves in our lives. We are using Diana Butler Bass’ Book “Grounded: Finding God in the World, A Spiritual Revolution.” Since God is everywhere, you’ll be encouraged to recognize God’s presence wherever you are…wherever you look…wherever you happen to journey: on the earth, in the water, in the sky, in community…. I’ll be preaching on a new theme each Sunday morning at our 10:30 worship service and then giving people the opportunity to discuss that theme a little deeper at our Wednesday evening Lenten Soup Suppers, which begin at 6:00 p.m.
We actually began with “Earth” (“Dirt, Dust & Ashes”) on Ash Wednesday and then talked about “Water” on Sunday; so this week on Wednesday we will discuss how Earth and water help us ground ourselves in God’s loving presence.
I invite you to join us on Wednesdays and Sundays during Lent: Come and GET GROUNDED!
Aloha nui!
Kahu Alan Akana
“A Message from Kahu Alan Akana” is provided most weeks by the Kahu (Pastor) of Koloa Union Church, a congregation of the United Church of Christ (UCC), a member of the Kauai Association and Hawaii Conference. Join us at 3289 Poipu Road in Koloa!
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