Looking Ahead
Membership Forum
Sunday, July 27, 2008
The third Membership Forum for the year will be held on Sunday, July 27, 2008. Those who are interested in becoming General Members and Associate Members of the church are invited to attend.
Please contact the church office at (808) 879-5557 if you are planning to attend. A Membership Information Form and other materials will be sent to those interested in becoming a member.
The forum will be held beginning at 1:00 p.m. in Hale O Kukahiko, the office and classroom building.
All Church Family Retreat
YMCA, Keanae
Friday, Aug. 8 – Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008
Plans are underway for an All Church Family Retreat at the YMCA Camp in Keanae. The weekend retreat is being coordinated by the Youth Ministry Committee and Children's Ministry Committee.
There will be opportunities for worship and fellowship, study and reflection, work and play. The YMCA Camp is located above the Keanae Peninsula. There will be field trips to the lo‘i or taro fields on the peninsula as well as to a nearby arboretum.
Registration forms and other information will be made available
soon.
‘Aha Papa Hīmeni O Hawai‘i
2008 Annual Hawaiian Choir Retreat
Friday, Aug. 15 – Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008
Imiola Church, Waimea, Hawai‘i
The 2008 Annual Hawaiian Choir Retreat will be hosted by Imiola Church in Waimea, Hawai‘i, August 15-17, 2008. The annual event will include participants from historic Hawaiian churches of the Hawai‘i Conference – United Church of Christ.
Members from congregations on Kaua‘i, O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, Maui and Hawai‘i island will gather in Waimea for a weekend of music, worship, and fellowship. The retreat continues to provide participants to learn anthems written and composed long ago as well as anthems that are being written and composed today.
Members of Nä Leo Nahenahe, the adult choir of Keawala‘i Congregational
Church, will be among those traveling to Waimea. The choir is under
the direction of Stephen Haines.
Leadership Elected
The following officers, board members, and committee members were elected by acclamation at the 2008 Annual Meeting held on Sunday, January 20, 2008. Mahalo to all who responded to the call to serve in various positions of leadership within the life of the church.
Officers
| Loretta Brem | Moderator |
| Kate Acks | Vice-Moderator |
| Sue Nygren | Secretary |
| Edie Kapiko | Treasurer |
| Board of Trustees | |
| Beth Gawain | 2008 |
| Fred Pasco | 2008 |
| Anne Rowehl | 2008 |
| Phil Brown | 2009 |
| Bob Hobson | 2009 |
| Judy Kapohakimohewa | 2009 |
| Bruce Burkitt | 2010 |
| Lei Reichel | 2010 |
| Vacancy | 2010 |
| 1. Pā‘ilina ‘Ohana/Pō'aialoha Committee | |
| (Deacon) | |
| Laurie Chang | 2009 |
| Phil Brown | 2009 (Trustee) |
| Judd Morren | 2009 |
| Elise Teagle | 2009 |
| Kēhau Lu‘uwai | 2010 |
| Vacancy | 2010 |
| Board of Deacons | |
| Tom Nelson | 2008 |
| Artie Parti | 2008 |
| Paul Vedamuthu | 2008 |
| Bob Brem | 2009 |
| John Fairbank | 2009 |
| Joan Terhorst | 2009 |
| Russell Arnold | 2010 |
| Earlene Cummings | 2010 |
| John Yurick | 2010 |
| Eleanor Ferreira | Emeritus |
| 1. Choir Committee | |
| Stephen Haines | Ex-officio |
| Jimmy Aarona | 2008 |
| Cindee Burkitt | 2008 |
| Taka Harada | 2008 |
| Roger Rowehl | 2008 |
| Kathy Smith | 2008 |
| Russ Stodd | 2008 |
| Dee White | 2008 |
| Board of Mission & Outreach | |
| June Richter | 2008 |
| 2008 (Mission) | |
| 2008 (Outreach) | |
| 1. Mission Committee | |
| Cathy Hobson | 2008 |
| Mei Shan Tanaka | 2008 |
| Kathy Smith | 2008 |
| 2. Outreach Committee | |
| Virginia Galios | 2008 |
| Georgia McMillen | 2008 |
| Judi Pasco | 2008 |
| John Docherty | 2009 |
| Ann Glen | 2009 |
| Vacancy | 2009 |
| Howard Pearson | 2010 |
| Louise Brown | 2010 |
| Evelyn Brown | 2010 |
| Board of Christian Education | |
| Pat Donaldson | 2008 |
| Paul Twelker | 2008 |
| 2009 (Children) | |
| 2009 (Youth) | |
| 2010 (Adult) | |
| Karen Nelson | 2010 |
| Taka Harada | 2010 |
| 1. Children's Ministry Committee | |
| Loretta Brem | Ex-officio |
| Kēhau Lu‘uwai | 2008 |
| Larry McCarty | 2008 |
| Sue Nygren | 2008 |
| Karen Rollins | 2008 |
| 2. Youth Ministry Committee | |
| Karen Rollins | Ex-officio |
| Emily Clark | 2008 |
| Grace Clark | 2008 |
| Monica Medrano | 2008 |
| Tyler Rollins 2008 | |
| 3. Adult Ministry Committee | |
| Paul Twelker | 2008 |
| Paul Vedamuhtu | 2008 |
| Ka‘ōnohi Lee | 2008 |
Pacific School of Religion
Alika Scholarship Awarded
Dear Members of Keawala‘i Congregational Church:
This academic year, Pacific School of Religion welcomed a class with 58 dedicated new students preparing themselves for lives of ministry and service. These students represent a broad range of cultures and religious communities, thereby enriching the educational experience at PSR. All are making important sacrifices as they move toward the kind of bold and deeply spiritual leadership our faith communities and our larger society needs. You'll be reading about some of these special people in future issues of the Bulletin.
The scholarship that your church has helped establish and support makes a crucial contribution to the support of these students. Additionally, PSR continues to direct all of its Tradition of Boldness Annual fund to providing financial support to students , with the hope that they will be able to begin their active ministries less encumbered by student debt. We are grateful for your ongoing support and partnership in meeting these financial needs.
Specifically we thank the church for its role in establishing the Rev. Kealahou Alika Scholarship. I am pleased to share with you that Jeffrey Acido has been awarded the Scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year. We will encourage students to communicate their gratitude to you for your vital support. Please feel free to contact us if you can come to campus for a chapel service or other visit, or if you would like to meet your student during the year.
Affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church, Jeffrey is a first year Master of Theological Studies student. He comes to PSR from Honolulu, Hawai‘i after earning a Bachelors degree in Religious Studies from the University of Hawai‘i.
We would like to update you on the current value of the scholarship fund. As of June 30, 2007, the market value of the Rev. Kealahou Alika Fund was $26,209. Each full tuition scholarship currently requires $180,000 in endowment funding. Amounts in excess of that figure allow us to make awards to more than one student. If you would like more information about adding funds to the scholarship, please call Paul Extrum-Fernandez, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement at (800) 999-0528, Ext. 1247.
Thank you again, on behalf of both this individual scholarship recipient and the entire PSR community for your help in creating and sustaining scholarships at Pacific School of Religion. Together we are continuing the tradition of boldness that has forged our school and marked the lives of leaders we prepare for ministry.
Cordially,
William McKinney, President
Pacific School of Religion