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Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina April 10th, 7-8:30 p.m.

The Smith Memorial Parsonage 3281 Waikomo Road Lectio Divina is a time to silently reflect together on a repeated reading from the Bible and then share with one another about the experience (if so desired). Lectio Divina will resume meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in March. Check with Karen Johnson for the location. Please let Kahu or Karen Johnson know if you will be attending.

Church Breakfast

Church Breakfast Tuesday, April 23rd 8-9:30 a.m.

Join us for breakfast at a brand new restaurant in Koloa! Break + Feast KOLOA VILLAGE • 5460 KOLOA RD RSVP on the sign-up sheet or by contacting the church office by April 21st Because we have such a large group, you may call ahead to place your order. Identify yourself as part of the Koloa Union Church group. Menu and Reservations

Youth Event

`Aha Mokupuni

Prayers & Squares

Prayers & Squares will meet on Tuesday, May 7th, in Moore Hall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a ministry promoting prayer using hand-tied quilts. Volunteers with all ranges of quilting experience may join them for prayer, fellowship, stitching, and learning about quilting. The motto: “It’s not about the quilt; it’s all about the prayers.” The group is creating prayer quilts to be distributed at Wilcox Hospital. If you or someone in your ohana are in need of a tangible representation of prayer, please contact Debbie Gunning to request a quilt.

Lectionary Readings

 Weekly Readings from the Bible

Each week, Christians throughout the world read biblical passages from the Revised Common Lectionary, including the Old Testament, Psalms, New Testament, and Gospels. After three years, a good portion of the Bible is included and the cycle begins again. RCL passages are often read in church worship services, and Kahu Akana usually includes at least one reading each Sunday.

Readings for April 7: Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; 1 John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31
Readings for April 14: Acts 3:12-19; Psalm 4; 1 John 3:1-7; Luke 24:36-48
Readings for April 21: Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; 1 John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18
Readings for April 28: Acts 8:26-40; Psalm 22:25-31; 1 John 4:7-21; John 15:1-8

Sunday Volunteers

To Our Worship Leaders

Dr. Ellen Caringer, Dr. Nancy Murphy,
Taka Harada, Dr. Doug Duvauchelle, Steve Sparks, Debbie Gunning and Becky Sakimae for music! Our guest preacher, Rev. Dr. Walt Weiss! Our youth lay readers and bell ringers!

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Please Share!

Our online worship services are a great way to introduce people to Koloa Union Church…and provide inspiration and hope to friends and family!

Feel free to forward this email or send the YouTube link to anyone whom you think would enjoy watching our online worship service.

Share our worship service with even more people! You can also put the link of any video of our worship services directly onto your Facebook page and thereby introducing every one of your Facebook friends to our worship services and our church!

Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina March 13th, 7-8:30 p.m.

The Smith Memorial Parsonage 3281 Waikomo Road Lectio Divina is a time to silently reflect together on a repeated reading from the Bible and then share with one another about the experience (if so desired). Lectio Divina will resume meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in March. Check with Karen Johnson for the location. Please let Kahu or Karen Johnson know if you will be attending.

Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday March 24, 10:30 a.m.

Celebrate the Triumphal Entry of Jesus entering Jerusalem! Our Sunday school and youth will start the service off with the procession of the palms during the prelude. Children and youth please arrive by 10 a.m. Those who arrive late will be asked to wait outside the main doors of the sanctuary until the Procession of the Palms finishes.

Church Breakfast

Church Breakfast Tuesday, March 26 8-9:30 a.m.

Join us for breakfast at a brand new restaurant in Koloa! Break + Feast KOLOA VILLAGE • 5460 KOLOA RD RSVP on the sign-up sheet or by contacting the church office by March 24 Because we have such a large group, you may call ahead to place your order. Identify yourself as part of the Koloa Union Church group. Menu

Maundy Thursday

Thursday, March 28, 7 p.m.

Maundy Thursday is the day before Good Friday and three days before Easter when Jesus shared a meal with his disciples. “Maundy” comes from the Old French word “mande” and the Latin “mandatum,” which means “mandate,” “command” or “commandment.” At the meal, Jesus washed his disciples’ feet as a demonstration of loving service and then said to them, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; even as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” Join us in the sanctuary as we commemorate Jesus’ last supper with his disciples and reflect on his command to be loving servants to one another. This will be a time of Scripture reading, reflection, prayer, music, and the Lord’s Supper.

Easter Egg Decorating & Lunch

Good Friday Activity

March 29, 11. a.m. in Moore Hall Most of the eggs will be used in the Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday! You can probably take some eggs home with you… Or leave some to share with worshipers on Easter Sunday! RSVP by signing up on the signup sheet at church or by TEXTING Tiffany Marrotte by March 24: 808-651-1397

Easter Sunday

WORSHIP SERVICE

Celebrating the Resurrection of Christ! Please remember that this is one of our Sunday morning services with high attendance. Those who are able and willing are invited to park on Poipu and Waikomo Roads, or on the lawn just east of the parsonage. (Please do NOT park in the parsonage driveway or yard.) Please arrive a bit early for a good seat.

EASTER EGG HUNT

After Church Bring your Easter basket or container! Middle schoolers and high schoolers will hide the eggs during Sunday school. Meet in the Sunday school room for instructions.

PICNIC LUNCH

After the Easter Egg Hunt Hot dogs, pork and beans, chips, desserts and drinks $5 donation is requested. All ages are invited as we gather for our Easter lunch! Please see the signup sheet on the church bulletin board if you plan to join us for lunch.

One Great Hour of Sharing

ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING

Supporting Disaster Relief, Refugees & Development “It’s Time to Share” Easter Sunday One Great Hour of Sharing is one of four special mission offerings of the United Church of Christ. This Lenten Offering supports the disaster, refugee, and development ministries of the United Church of Christ. This year’s theme “It’s Time to Share” is very relevant: OGHS supports earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, Ukrainian refugees who have fled for safety, and victims of weather-related disasters in the U.S. and throughout the world. The OGHS offering will be collected on Easter Sunday. Offering envelopes will be provided. Please indicate “OGHS” in the note section of your check or in the “Comments” box on our website donation page. Thank you for considering a generous donation to One Great Hour of Sharing!

Prayers & Squares

Prayers & Squares will meet on Tuesday, April 2nd, in Moore Hall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a ministry promoting prayer using hand-tied quilts. Volunteers with all ranges of quilting experience may join them for prayer, fellowship, stitching, and learning about quilting. The motto: “It’s not about the quilt; it’s all about the prayers.” The group is creating prayer quilts to be distributed at Wilcox Hospital. If you or someone in your ohana are in need of a tangible representation of prayer, please contact Debbie Gunning to request a quilt.

Lectionary Readings

 Weekly Readings from the Bible

Each week, Christians throughout the world read biblical passages from the Revised Common Lectionary, including the Old Testament, Psalms, New Testament, and Gospels. After three years, a good portion of the Bible is included and the cycle begins again. RCL passages are often read in church worship services, and Kahu Akana usually includes at least one reading each Sunday.

Readings for March 10: Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-22; John 3:14-21

Readings for March 17: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12; Psalm 119:9-16; Hebrew 5:5-10; John 12:20-33

Readings for March 24: Psalm 118:1-29; Mark 11:1-11; John 12:12-16

Readings for Maundy Thursday: Exodus 12:1-14; Psalm 116:1-19; 1 Corinthains 11:23-26; John 13:1-35

Readings for Good Friday: Isaiah 52:13-53:12: Psalm 22; Hebrews 10″16-25; Hebrews 4:14-16-5:7-9; John 18:1-19:42

Readings for Holy Saturday: Job 14:1-14; Lamentations 3:1-24; Psalm 31:1-16; 1 Peter 4:1-8; Matthew 27:57-66; John 19:38-42

Readings for March 31: Acts 10:34-43; Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 118:1-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18; Mark 16:1-8

Sunday Volunteers

More Fun Pictures

Watch Our Most Recent Worship Service

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Please Share!

Our online worship services are a great way to introduce people to Koloa Union Church…and provide inspiration and hope to friends and family!

Feel free to forward this email or send the YouTube link to anyone whom you think would enjoy watching our online worship service.

Share our worship service with even more people! You can also put the link of any video of our worship services directly onto your Facebook page and thereby introducing every one of your Facebook friends to our worship services and our church!

Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina February 7, 7-8:30 p.m.

The Smith Memorial Parsonage 3281 Waikomo Road Lectio Divina is a time to silently reflect together on a repeated reading from the Bible and then share with one another about the experience (if so desired). Lectio Divina will resume meeting on the 2nd Wednesday of the month in March. Check with Karen Johnson for the location. Please let Kahu or Karen Johnson know if you will be attending.

Youth News

Volunteers Needed

Ash Wednesday

Henry Opukahaia Offering

Church Breakfast

Prayers & Squares

Prayers & Squares will meet on Tuesday, March 5, in Moore Hall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a ministry promoting prayer using hand-tied quilts. Volunteers with all ranges of quilting experience may join them for prayer, fellowship, stitching, and learning about quilting. The motto: “It’s not about the quilt; it’s all about the prayers.” The group is creating prayer quilts to be distributed at Wilcox Hospital. If you or someone in your ohana are in need of a tangible representation of prayer, please contact Debbie Gunning to request a quilt.

Lectionary Readings

 Weekly Readings from the Bible

Each week, Christians throughout the world read biblical passages from the Revised Common Lectionary, including the Old Testament, Psalms, New Testament, and Gospels. After three years, a good portion of the Bible is included and the cycle begins again. RCL passages are often read in church worship services, and Kahu Akana usually includes at least one reading each Sunday.

Readings for February 11: 2 Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9

Readings for February 18: Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-10; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15

Readings for February 25: Genesis 17:1-16; Psalm 22:23-31; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38; Mark 9:2-9

Readings for March 3: Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22

Readings for March 10: Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-22; John 3:14-21

Readings for March 17: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51:1-12; Psalm 119:9-16; Hebrew 5:5-10; John 12:20-33

Readings for March 24: Psalm 118:1-29; Mark 11:1-11; John 12:12-16

Readings for March 31: Acts 10:34-43; Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 118:1-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18; Mark 16:1-8

Kalaupapa Sunday

Watch Our Most Recent Worship Service

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Our online worship services are a great way to introduce people to Koloa Union Church…and provide inspiration and hope to friends and family!

Feel free to forward this email or send the YouTube link to anyone whom you think would enjoy watching our online worship service.

Share our worship service with even more people! You can also put the link of any video of our worship services directly onto your Facebook page and thereby introducing every one of your Facebook friends to our worship services and our church!

Church Office Closed Notice

The Church Office will be closed on the following dates: January 15, 2024

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina will continue to meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month (except for Ash Wednesday, April 14). Lectio Divina is a time to silently reflect together on a repeated reading from the Bible and then share with one another about the experience (if so desired).

Youth News

Youth Bowling Night!

Adults are invited to join the youth on bowling night. Call Tiffany Marrotte if you have any questions.

Sunday, January 28, 2024 4:45-7:00 p.m. Smith Memorial Parsonage RSVP with Aunty Tiffany by Wednesday, January 24. Assistance with meals by church members is greatly appreciated!

Church Christmas Party

Friday, December 15th, 6 p.m.

The Smith Memorial Parsonage 3281 Waikomo Road in Koloa

Bring a favorite holiday dish for the potluck dinner. See sign up sheet on bulletin board. Delicious Food Fun with Friends Christmas Caroling Parking is available on the parsonage property and on the lot just to the east of the carport.

Prayers & Squares

Prayers and Squares Tuesday, January 9th 2024 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

Prayers & Squares will meet on Tuesday, January 9th, in Moore Hall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a ministry promoting prayer using hand-tied quilts. Volunteers with all ranges of quilting experience may join them for prayer, fellowship, stitching, and learning about quilting. The motto: “It’s not about the quilt; it’s all about the prayers.” The group is creating prayer quilts to be distributed at Wilcox Hospital.

If you or someone in your ohana are in need of a tangible representation of prayer, please contact Debbie Gunning to request a quilt.

Church Breakfast

Tuesday, January 23 8-9:30 a.m. Join us for breakfast at a brand new restaurant in Koloa! Break + Feast KOLOA VILLAGE • 5460 KOLOA RD RSVP on the sign-up sheet or by contacting the church office by January 21.

Annual Meeting

Ash Wednesday Service

February 14, 2024 7:00 P.M. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. Each year we gather at the church for a time of hearing the Scriptures, prayer and meditation, followed by the placing of ashes on our foreheads. The ashes serve as a reminder of our mortality and our need for Christ and God’s loving presence in the midst of life and death.

Lectionary Readings

 Weekly Readings from the Bible

Each week, Christians throughout the world read biblical passages from the Revised Common Lectionary, including the Old Testament, Psalms, New Testament, and Gospels. After three years, a good portion of the Bible is included and the cycle begins again. RCL passages are often read in church worship services, and Kahu Akana usually includes at least one reading each Sunday.

Readings for January 6: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-14; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12

Readings for January 7: Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11

Readings for January 14: 1 Samuel 3:1-20; Psalm 139:1-18; 1 Corinthians 6:12-20; John 1:43-51

Readings for January 21: Jonah 3:1-10; Psalm 62:5-12; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20

Readings for January 28: Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 111; 1 Corinthians 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28

Readings for February 4: Isaiah 40:21-31; Psalm 147:1-21; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39

Watch Our Most Recent Worship Service

Watch Our Most Recent Worship Service

You can click the button below to watch a video of a recent worship service:

Watch the most recent worship service

Watch ALL of Our Worship Services

Please Share!

Our online worship services are a great way to introduce people to Koloa Union Church…and provide inspiration and hope to friends and family!

Feel free to forward this email or send the YouTube link to anyone whom you think would enjoy watching our online worship service.

Share our worship service with even more people! You can also put the link of any video of our worship services directly onto your Facebook page and thereby introducing every one of your Facebook friends to our worship services and our church!

Church Office Closed Notice

The Church Office will be closed on the following dates: December 25 & 26 January 1, 2024

Happy Holidays!

Mahalo to Joey Rebb for creating our beautiful Christmas wreath once again!

The Sundays of Advent

Celebrate our Centennial during the worship service!

The Sundays of Advent Join Us for Worship When We Light The Advent Candles As We Anticipate the Coming of Christ

Christmas Program

Sunday, December 10 Our children and youth have been practicing for weeks for the annual Christmas program, which will be presented in church on Sunday. You are invited to experience this special presentation and experience the talents of the young people of the church.

Youth Christmas Party

Youth Christmas Party!

Be sure to RSVP ASAP if you haven’t already!

We have a vibrant and active youth group for middle and high school students, which meets at least monthly on a Sunday evening and usually includes a time of learning, prayer, checking in with one another, fellowship, lots of fun and a delicious meal! Contact Tiffany Marrotte, our youth director, if you have any questions or would like to volunteer.

Upcoming Dates: January 5, 2024 Bowling! January 14, 2024 Time & Location TBD

Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina

Wednesday, December 13th
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

Smith Memorial Parsonage

Lectio Divina is a time to silently reflect together on a repeated reading from the Bible and then share with one another about the experience (if so desired). RSVP by Sunday, December 10th

Church Christmas Party

Friday, December 15th, 6 p.m.

The Smith Memorial Parsonage 3281 Waikomo Road in Koloa

Bring a favorite holiday dish for the potluck dinner. See sign up sheet on bulletin board. Delicious Food Fun with Friends Christmas Caroling Parking is available on the parsonage property and on the lot just to the east of the carport.

Christmas Quilt Drawing

Supporting “Hands On Global”

Our church’s Prayers and Squares Ministry has made a beautiful Christmas quilt to be in a lucky number drawing with all funds sent to Hands on Global (HOG). Many of us have been blessed to hear of Cathy Evan’s travels around the world with HOG, working with medical professionals in some of the world’s most devastated places, due to war, the displacement of people from their homelands, natural disasters, etc.

The quilt will be on display and tickets available before and after worship services. Tickets may also be obtained online or by sending a check to the church’s P.O. Box. Please note “Hands on Global” on the note section of your check or the comment box on our website’s online donation page.

The drawing will be held during church service on Sunday, December 17.

If you have any questions, call Sheila Harman at (717) 514-9020. Tickets are $10 or 3 for $25.

DONATE TO HANDS ON GLOBAL

Christmas Eve Service

Christmas Eve Service Candles & Carols

December 24 7:30 p.m. Christmas Carols Special Music The Christmas story Lighting of the Candles

Doors will open at 7 p.m. We anticipate a large crowd. Those wishing to sit together should come early.

United Church of Christ Christmas Fund

To Be Collected on December 24
Sunday Morning and Christmas Eve Services

This special offering, administered by the United Church of Christ Pension Boards, provides direct financial assistance to retired and active UCC authorized ministers and lay employees and their surviving spouses, including pension and health premium supplementation, emergency assistance, and Christmas “thank you” checks. Each year, UCC congregations throughout the country collect this offering to assist faithful servants of God who are facing financial difficulties. We not only share hope, peace, joy and love with them; but they, in turn, pass these things along to others in their communities and in the world.

We will collect the Christmas Fund offering on December 24 at Sunday morning and Christmas Eve services. Offering envelopes will be provided.

Please write checks to “Koloa Union Church” and write “Christmas Fund” on the note section of your check. If you would like to make a donation online, please write “Christmas Fund” in the comment section.

Thank You for Supporting The Christmas Fund!

DONATE TO THE CHRISTMAS FUND

Prayers & Squares

Prayers and Squares Tuesday, January 2nd 2024 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

Prayers & Squares will meet on Tuesday, January 2, in Moore Hall from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is a ministry promoting prayer using hand-tied quilts. Volunteers with all ranges of quilting experience may join them for prayer, fellowship, stitching, and learning about quilting. The motto: “It’s not about the quilt; it’s all about the prayers.” The group is creating prayer quilts to be distributed at Wilcox Hospital.

If you or someone in your ohana are in need of a tangible representation of prayer, please contact Debbie Gunning to request a quilt.

Youth Bowling Night

Youth Bowling Night with Koloa Union Youth Group

RSVP with Aunty Tiff at 808-651-1397 by Friday December 29th

Annual Church Meeting

Sunday, January 28, 2024 (Right after the Worship Service)

All Members are encouraged to attend.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

The congregation will meet on Sunday, January 28, after the worship service for the Annual Meeting of the Congregation. We ask members to attend in order to have a voting quorum.

Some of the items on our agenda:

• Vote for Officers of the church, Council Members, Deacons and Committee Chairs
• Review and approve our budget for 2024
• Receive reports from Kahu Akana and other church leaders
• Receive our updated Church Directory
• Hear about plans for 2024, including our kitchen remodel
• A time for questions and answers

NOTE: Committee chairpersons are reminded to submit your annual reports to the office by January 14.

Annual Church Meeting

Sunday, January 28, 2024 (Right after the Worship Service)

All Members are encouraged to attend.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

The congregation will meet on Sunday, January 28, after the worship service for the Annual Meeting of the Congregation. We ask members to attend in order to have a voting quorum.

Some of the items on our agenda:

• Vote for Officers of the church, Council Members, Deacons and Committee Chairs
• Review and approve our budget for 2024
• Receive reports from Kahu Akana and other church leaders
• Receive our updated Church Directory
• Hear about plans for 2024, including our kitchen remodel
• A time for questions and answers

NOTE: Committee chairpersons are reminded to submit your annual reports to the office by January 14.

Annual Church Meeting

Sunday, January 28, 2024 (Right after the Worship Service)

All Members are encouraged to attend.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

The congregation will meet on Sunday, January 28, after the worship service for the Annual Meeting of the Congregation. We ask members to attend in order to have a voting quorum.

Some of the items on our agenda:

• Vote for Officers of the church, Council Members, Deacons and Committee Chairs
• Review and approve our budget for 2024
• Receive reports from Kahu Akana and other church leaders
• Receive our updated Church Directory
• Hear about plans for 2024, including our kitchen remodel
• A time for questions and answers

NOTE: Committee chairpersons are reminded to submit your annual reports to the office by January 14.

Open & Affirming

Koloa Union church received a thank you letter from the Open and Affirming Coalition, United Church of Christ, for our $250 donation. With our donations, they will be able to extend their advocacy and work, fund new educational programs, better access to resources and offer more support. This movement changes lives and hearts.!

Lectionary Readings

 Weekly Readings from the Bible

Each week, Christians throughout the world read biblical passages from the Revised Common Lectionary, including the Old Testament, Psalms, New Testament, and Gospels. After three years, a good portion of the Bible is included and the cycle begins again. RCL passages are often read in church worship services, and Kahu Akana usually includes at least one reading each Sunday.

Readings for December 3: Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37

Readings for December 10: Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-13; 2 Peter 3:8-16; Mark 1:1-8

Readings for December 17: Isaiah 6:1-11; Psalm 126; Luke 1:46-55; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1:6-28

Readings for December 24: 2 Samuel 7:1-16; Luke 1:46-55; Psalm 89:1-26; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38

Readings for Christmas Day: Isaiah 62:6-12; Psalm 97; Titus 3:4-7; Luke 2:1-20

Readings for December 31: Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40

Readings for New Year’s Day: Ecclesiastes 3:1-13; Psalm 8; Revelations 21:1-7; Matthew 25:31-46

Readings for January 7: Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11

Watch Our Most Recent Worship Service

Watch Our Most Recent Worship Service

You can click the button below to watch a video of a recent worship service:

Watch the most recent worship service

Watch ALL of Our Worship Services

Please Share!

Our online worship services are a great way to introduce people to Koloa Union Church…and provide inspiration and hope to friends and family!

Feel free to forward this email or send the YouTube link to anyone whom you think would enjoy watching our online worship service.

Share our worship service with even more people! You can also put the link of any video of our worship services directly onto your Facebook page and thereby introducing every one of your Facebook friends to our worship services and our church!

Thanksgiving Meal Boxes

We will be collecting and creating Thanksgiving meal boxes for 10 local families who are struggling to make ends meet. 

If you signed up to bring food items, please bring them to the church by November 19.

Boxes will be packaged and delivered to the families by the Koloa Union Church Outreach Committee and Youth Group.

Christmas Stockings

We will stuff Christmas stockings with special items and gift cards for 10 local families who are struggling financially this year. We collect change, cash and checks throughout the year in our spare change jar. If you have some extra funds in your bank account or wallet, please consider an extra gift to make Christmas even merrier for a local family. If you know of any families who could use some extra help this holiday season, contact the church office.

The deadline for donations for this year’s stockings is December 3.

Note: We primarily pay for this outreach through the change jar, to which people contribute throughout the year, and from personal donations. So be sure to look for spare change lying around at home or in your car.

You can contribute financially to this ministry by writing “Holiday Outreach” on the note section of your check made out to “Koloa Union Church” or on the “Comment” box when you give online.

Youth Group

We have a vibrant and active youth group for middle and high school students, which meets at least monthly on a Sunday and usually includes a time of learning, prayer, checking in with one another, fellowship, lots of fun and a delicious meal!

Upcoming Dates:

November 12 – Thanksgiving Potluck

December 10 – Christmas Party

These gatherings will be at the Smith Memorial Parsonage from 4:45-7:00 p.m.

Please let Tiffany know regarding attendance or if you can help with a meal.

Church Breakfast

Tuesday, November 28 8:00-9:30 a.m.

Kiawe Roots 2-3687 Kaumualii Highway in Lawai (Next door to 7-Eleven)

Join us on the 4th Tuesday of each month for delicious food and a fun time getting to know others from Koloa Union Church! We suggest you phone the restaurant and place your order ahead of time, tell them you are with the Koloa Union Church group.

Please RSVP by signing up on the church bulletin board or contacting the church office. (No church breakfast in December)

The Sundays of Advent

December 3 – 24

Join Us for Worship When We Light The Advent Candles And Anticipate the Coming of Christ.

Prayers & Squares

Prayers and Squares Tuesday, December 5th 10:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.

Prayers and Squares is a ministry promoting prayer by creating beautiful hand-tied quilts and offering them to people in crisis or those whom we wish to offer a special aloha. A prayer is said with each knot that is tied in the quilt. When recipients put the quilts it over themselves, they are covering themselves with our prayers. Our motto: “It’s not about the quilt; it’s all about the prayers.”

The Prayers and Squares Ministry has been busy stitching and praying. 

Last month, 2 prayer quilts were completed for our sister church, Waiola UCC, in Lahaina. On Sunday 9/10/23, Kahu Alan blessed and tied the first prayer into the quilts. Kahu Anela, of the Waiola UCC was delighted to receive the quilts and the many prayers and love tied into the quilts.

At the October P&S meeting, we wondered how the children of the Waiola Church are coping with the tragedy of the Lahaina fires. P&S decided to make 20 prayer squares and attach a small stuffed animal to each square. This is like our Pule Ho Aloha ministry offered at KUC.

On Sunday, 11/12/23, the Prayer Squares will be blessed and prayers tied into each square. All who are present can tie a prayer into a square for the children. A box will be prepared and sent to Kahu Anela so she can share them with the children of the Waiola Ohana.

Prayers and Squares continues the creation of a “Christmas Quilt”. This quilt will be blessed and tied by the first week of December. Once again, our Christmas quilt will be ‘pick-a-number’ fund raiser for Hands On Global. 

Prayers & Squares thanks you for your continued support of this ministry. 

If you or someone in your ohana are in need of a tangible representation of Prayer, please contact Debbie Gunning to request a quilt.

Mahalo nui loa!

Lectio Divina

Lectio Divina

Wednesday, December 6

7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Smith Memorial Parsonage

Lectio Divina is a time to silently reflect together on a repeated reading from the Bible and then share with one another about the experience (if so desired).

RSVP by Sunday, December 3!

Church Christmas Party

Friday, December 15th, 6 p.m.

The Smith Memorial Parsonage 3281 Waikomo Road in Koloa

Bring a favorite holiday dish for the potluck dinner. See sign up sheet on bulletin board.

Fun with friends, Christmas caroling!

Lectionary Readings

Each week, Christians throughout the world read biblical passages from the Revised Common Lectionary, including the Old Testament, Psalms, New Testament, and Gospels. After three years, a good portion of the Bible is included and the cycle begins again. RCL passages are often read in church worship services, and Kahu Akana usually includes at least one reading each Sunday.

Readings for November 12: Joshua 24:1-25; Psalm 78:1-7; Amos 5:18-24; Psalm 70; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13

Readings for November 19: Judges 4:1-7; Psalm 123: Zephaniah 1:7-18; Psalm 90:1-12; 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30

Readings for Thanksgiving Day: Deuteronomy 8:7-18; Psalm 65; 2 Corinthians 9:6-15; Luke 17:11-19

Readings for November 26: Ezekial 34:11-24; Psalm 100; Psalm 95:1-8; Ephesian 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46

Readings for December 3: Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark

13:24-37

Centenial Celebration

Koloa Union Church celebrated our Centennial again… on the actual centennial date! Everyone enjoyed a delicious bento lunch with dessert and cold drinks. We also showed our Centennial slide show!

Alan Akana Gallery