This Sunday: Positively Truthful . . . Gary Hoff teaches cartooning . . . Christian Caregiving class . . . Hawaii Harvest is the morning of the third Saturday of the month - canned and packaged food may also be contributed the Sunday that precedes the harvest Saturday . . . more . . . READ BELOW . . .
This Sunday, May 27, 2012 . . .
Satsuki Unoki is Lay Leader. Members of Monitor Team Two serve as ushers during the Offering. Steve Rankin takes his turn as the keiki storyteller. Carole Geballe on flute joins church pianist Anthony Maroudas to play music for the heart and soul. For our Special Music, Richard Bradwell, Nancy Bradwell and Kay Black sing “Hope to Carry On.” Following the Keiki message, children attend Sunday School in Fellowship Hall..
Worship This Week:
It's Pentecost Sunday -- Wear Something Red!
Strengthen the Church Offering Received
Newsletter articles for this summer’s June-July edition are due today
Choir Practice at 9:15 am
The other day I received a lovely card in the mail from one of my friends on the Mainland. At the end of the note was one sentence that made me pause. My friend wrote: “I am praying for you.” Knowing that someone is praying for you is a powerful and wonderful gift. How blessed we are to be loved by someone who remembers us in their prayers! And what a blessing it is to hold someone in our hearts in prayer! But here is an amazing reality-- long before you even begin to lift your thoughts to God in prayer, the Holy Spirit is there in your heart and mind, praying for you and praying through you. On this Pentecost Sunday, we’ll look at the Holy Spirit’s unique work in our prayer lives. Pastor Linda’s message, based on Romans 8:26-27, is titled When You Haven’t Got a Prayer.
MAY 2012 CALENDAR:
Saturday, May 19th, 8:30 a.m.
Hawaii Harvest meet at the church to go out and gather fruit for our island's food bank.
Monday, May 21 — 5 pm – 6:30 pm Christian Caregiving,
led by Carole Geballe and Theresa English, meets at the home of Katherine Rycraft, 26 Ulili Street in Hilo.
Thursday, May 24 — Japanese Lunch at 11 a.m. at the Hakalau Jodo Temple
Sunday, May 27 — Pentecost Sunday
Wear something Red!
Strengthen the Church Offering received
June 4-8 Free Cartooning Classes with Gary Hoff for all Ages & Abilities from 10 am till 12 noon.
Call the church office to register.
June 19, 9 am - 1 pm “Make Your Own Ukulele” Workshop;
See Satsuki Unoki for more information
Sunday, June 10 — Women’s Fellowship Meeting
Upcoming Hilo Coast Events and Other Local Church Events: Strengthen the Church Offering On Sunday, May 27 – Pentecost – we will be receiving the Strengthen the Church special mission offering of the United Church of Christ. This offering builds the UCC’s future. It funds new congregations and renews existing ones. It supports programs for youth and young adults and nurtures current and future leaders. And it aids the God is Still Speaking Ministry to spread our message of inclusivity. Directed to local Conferences, Local Church Ministries and the Still Speaking Ministry, Strengthen the Church gifts help to create vibrant church communities of extravagant welcome. Please consider a gift to this offering. Mahalo! 5 for 5! Hilo Coast UCC is a Five for Five church when it comes to mission giving. Less than a fourth of the UCC churches in Hawaii contribute to all 5 denominational mission efforts. Way to go, TEAM! Community: Saturday, June 9, 7 pm, at the Palace Theater— An Evening of Chamber Music with Special Guests Jorge Avila, Violin and Lutz Rath, Cello—and Anthony Maroudas on piano. Anthony will play the Brahms Piano Trio in B Major for Piano, Violin and Cello, Opus 8. Also performing are Jennifer Tiboris and Quack Moore. Tickets are $15; Keiki 12 & under are Free; the concert benefits the Palace Theatre roof restoration. Every Monday: AA Open Meeting meets each Monday evening from 7-8 pm in Fellowship Hall. East Hawaii 24/7 phone line: 961-6133 Easter Services 2012, and Our 2012 Hilo Coast "Family Photo"  See pictures of the Easter Services on the Photo Gallery page Wider Church: News to Know: The Faith Communities Today study on American Congregations reports the percentage of congregations involved in Interfaith worship, dialog and community service more than doubled in the last decade. In the UCC 19% of congregations engaged in Interfaith Worship and 23% in Interfaith Community Service. | Lucia and Larry Samuels singing "Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled" Lead Me, Lord Ethan, Janae and Jaden Castillo singing "Lead Me, Lord" National Disaster Response Update The latest tornadoes follow the swath of tornadoes that struck Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois February 28-29. More tornadoes and severe storms struck communities across the Midwest and Southeastern United States on March 2-3, with areas in southern Indiana, southern Ohio and northern and eastern Kentucky sustaining incredible damage. We give thanks that no United Church of Christ congregations or families sustained damage in those storms either. One Great Hour of Sharing emergency funds have been made available to respond to each community impacted by the storms needing assistance. OGHS emergency grants and supplies have been sent to Indiana and Kansas. In Kansas the funds will be utilized to help purchase snow fencing, T posts, barbed wire and cattle and hog panels so animals which are roaming free may again be safely corralled. Personal protection equipment for use by families and volunteers as they clean out their damaged homes is on the way to both Indiana and Kansas. Several additional requests for support are anticipated as the long-term recovery needs of the impacted communities become known. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: One Great Hour of Sharing Video: The One Great Hour of Sharing published this excellent and inspirational video this year Hawaii County Adult Daycare Satellite Facility Is Open at Hilo Coast Church in Honomu This is the first satellite facility started by Hawaii Island Adult Care (HIAC) and a pilot program for opening similar satellite facilities around the island. Currently, the Adult Daycare is on site approximately 2 days each week, with the option of increasing to a 5-day per week operation as the program fills up. This enrichment and respite day care service is an effort to bring this much needed family support to a location that's more convenient to residents of the Hamakua Coast.  The staff and clients like the peaceful setting on our campus at the edge of Honomu Town. Meals for the seniors are brought in by truck. Administration is handled out of their main facility at the County Annex Building, which is the old hospital near Rainbow Falls. The best part of this is: Financial assistance is available to participants to offset the daycare fee. For more information about Adult Care and financial assistance: Hawaii Island Adult Care 34 Rainbow Drive, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. Phone: (808) 961-3747 E-Mail: hiac@hawaiiislandadultcare.org |
