by admin | Oct 19, 2016 | News
KAMEHAMEHA SCHOOL DEPUTATION TEAM
Four juniors from Kamehameha School will be assisting in worship this Sunday, October 23, by providing music and stories. They will be accompanied by Kahu Kordell Kekoa. The deputation team program began in the late 1940’s when Chaplain Rev. Stephen L. Desha, Jr. observed that many Hawaiian churches of the Protestant Congregational denomination were without pastors. He felt that Kamehameha Schools could extend its educational services and be sending students to churches that requested assistance. The program continues to grow throughout Hawaii with 75 students this year, as students visit and assist churches. Let us welcome the Kamehameha School students and share our aloha with children and youth this Sunday!
KAHU’S SERMONS ON VIDEO Thanks to generous donors, we are continuing to record on video Kahu’s sermons each Sunday. We encourage you to share these videos with your friends and neighbors in order to encourage them to attend Koloa Union Church. For this week’s sermon, click
HERE.
CHRISTMAS OUTREACH “Spare Change to Help Needy Families” We plan to give gift cards to families in our community before Christmas so that they can have food and gifts for their children. Can you bring your spare change to church between now and December 11? Just place it in the Spare Change Jar as you enter or leave the church. We will add up our change on December 11 and purchase gift cards for local stores. If you know any families we can help, have any questions, or wish to volunteer, please contact Judyth Foley at 818-726-1344.
CHOIR PRACTICE: The choir rehearses on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. Please come, and bring a friend.
ANNUAL SPRING RUMMAGE SALE: Saturday, April 22, 2017, 8 a.m. – noon. We are accepting your rummage sale donations at the church. Call the church (742-6622) or Judyth (818-726-1344) for drop-off times. We welcome all smaller items, larger items later (storage space is an issue). Our goal is to have both storage sheds full of your donations. Profits will be used for our youth activities.
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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 | Oct 10, 2016 | Message from Kahu
I am excited to announce “Pay It Forward: And Who Is My Neighbor?” which is our theme for the next 4 weeks as we consider together as a congregation what God might be calling us to do for our surrounding community in the following year. Our mission and vision statements strongly focus on looking beyond ourselves to serve the community and bring aloha to our neighbors. Then, on November 6, we will be making our financial commitments for 2017 as we keep in mind our calling to serve others. In the meantime, I invite you to pray the following prayer with me:
O God, as we seek to reach out into our community by sharing aloha with everyone in the coming year, open my heart so that love will feely flow in and freely flow out of it.
May the commitment I make truly represent the gratitude I have to you for all that Koloa Union Church means to me.
Amen!
I look forward to seeing you in church as we seek together how we might bring aloha to the people around us who have deep longings for a better life.
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.
by admin | Oct 8, 2016 | News
LIMITED OFFICE HOURS: Please note that we will continue to have limited hours at the church office while our Administrative Assistant is on vacation and Kahu has several meetings away from church this week. We are staffing the office with volunteers as available. Feel free to leave a message on the church answering machine of contact Kahu or Penny directly on their cellphones.
NEIGHBORS IN NEED: We collected our “Neighbors In Need” special mission offering on Sunday, October 2. We thank those who have already given generously as we join congregations throughout the country in addressing issues of mission and justice, with a specific focus this yea on child hunger. If you would still like to contribute to Neighbors in Need, please contribute by October 30. We ask that you write “NIN” on the note section of your check or else place your gift in the special Neighbors in Need envelopes on the table at church.
CHOIR PRACTICE: The choir rehearses on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. Please come, and bring a friend.
CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING: The Church Council will meet on Sunday, October 16, at 12:30 p.m.
ANNUAL SPRING RUMMAGE SALE: Saturday, April 22, 2017, 8 a.m. – noon. We are accepting your rummage sale donations at the church. Call the church (742-6622) or Judyth (818-726-1344) for drop-off times. We welcome all smaller items, larger items later (storage space is an issue). Our goal is to have both storage sheds full of your donations. Profits will be used for our youth activities.
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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 | Oct 8, 2016 | Message from Kahu
AWE AND WONDER!
On Sunday, I shared a bit about my recent trip to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the sense of awe and wonder I felt while watching liquid lava in Halemaumau Crater and flowing into the Pacific Ocean along the Puna Coast. I remember hearing people around me in various accents and languages and reminding myself that all of the religions I know about encourage their people to appreciate the awe and wonder of the universe. I can’t think of a better place to live where awe and wonder seem to be a part of our everyday experience. I invite you, wherever you are today, to pause and give thanks for the beauty of creation and the blessing of God’s love.
I look forward to seeing you in church soon!
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.
by admin | Oct 8, 2016 | News
LIMITED OFFICE HOURS: Please note that we will continue to have limited hours at the church office while our Administrative Assistant is on vacation and Kahu has several meetings away from church this week. We are staffing the office with volunteers as available. Feel free to leave a message on the church answering machine of contact Kahu or Penny directly on their cellphones.
CHOIR PRACTICE: The choir rehearses on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. Please come, and bring a friend.
CHURCH COUNCIL MEETING: The Church Council will meet on Sunday, October 16, at 12:30 p.m.
ANNUAL SPRING RUMMAGE SALE: Saturday, April 22, 2017, 8 a.m. – noon. We are accepting your rummage sale donations at the church. Call the church (742-6622) or Judyth (818-726-1344) for drop-off times. We welcome all smaller items, larger items later (storage space is an issue). Our goal is to have both storage sheds full of your donations. Profits will be used for our youth activities.
____________________
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!
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