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

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