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Volume 82 Issue 10 October 2016 Community Church of HonoluluCommunity Church of Honolulu
In This Issue
Message From Our
Minister 1
Pastor/Congregation Relations Committee
2
Moderator’s Report and Youth Group Mission Trip Fundraiser
3
2017 Council Slate 4
Child Care Thanksgiving Food Bags Membership Benefit
5
Journeys to Wellness V & Registration Form
6-7
Youth Mission Trip 2017 Cave Quest: 2016 VBS
8-9
Stewardship Fair 10-11
Stewardship & Pledge Card
12
UCC Transition House Books Donation from The Rev. Wally Fukunaga
13
Family Promise 14
CCH Annual Garage Sale 15
October Calendar 16
Aloha Hour 17-18
Well here we are in the last
quarter of 2016, with only 12 more
weeks before Christmas. How did we
get here so fast? How quickly time
seems to sift by. Yet there is much to
do before the year is over.
Our democracy will once again
select a person to fill the highest office
of our government. And what a show
our political process has been for the
last several years building up to this
event. The choice of candidates from
our two major parties are diametrically
opposite. Some are suggesting that the
Republican Party is imploding upon its
self. I can’t think of a time in our recent
history when clear honest thinking
needs to be exercised and every indi-
vidual needs to vote. Our vote for this
election will shape our countries future
for generations to come. I encourage
each and every one of us to go to the
poles and vote for the people who
would most likely govern from the
values that you hold dear.
During this last quarter of the
year we as a church will also affirm
those who have responded to our needs
of service, by voting in our new slate of
officers. Many are continuing on in
places of service and we are grateful for
their faithfulness, others are stepping
forward in new opportunities. Let’s
pray for all those who serve our church
body in places of leadership.
We will also be setting the
framework of next year’s ministry by
projecting our budget. Each line item of
our budget tells a story of how we seek
together to fulfill the mission of our
church. Each of us will also have the
opportunity to project what part we
will play through the submitting of our
pledge cards. Declaring before God and
our faith community how we will give
back a portion of our resources to God,
for the mission of our church. May we
each see this opportunity as a means of
God’s grace at work in our lives.
There is much yet to do.
Let’s stay the course.
Pastor Ron
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MODERATOR’S OCTOBER REPORT from Lorraine Wong
What a joyful time to present our 2017 Council Slate which CCH members
will be asked to confirm at our December Membership meeting. So
many of the CCH leaders chose to recommit. Mahalo. I will be replaced
by Arnold Hirotsu. His affable style will be a refreshing change from me.
Two other changes will be Gwen Murakami for Secretary and Sherwood
Chock will co-chair Music/Choir with Lei Jayne Moy. I encourage the
ministries to engage ‘new’ people to celebrate the joy of serving. The
Stewardship Fair held in September acknowledged how much fun it is to
serve the Lord.
YOUTH GROUP MISSION TRIP FUNDRAISER By Kacie Kato
Hello Everyone! The youth group is planning to go on a mission trip to
either York, Pennsylvania or to Loveland, Colorado during the summer of
2017. To help make this possible, they will be doing a gift card fundraiser.
You can purchase all kinds of gift cards for full-value including gift cards
for restaurants, retail vendors, and travel vendors. A certain percentage of
your purchase will be refunded to the youth group.
The Gift Card Order Form is available on the CCH website
(www.cchonolulu.org), at the back of the sanctuary and in the church office.
If you are going to buy gift cards, please submit the required form and payment by November 6, 2016. You can
submit your order and payment to the church office during regular hours or to the Youth Group in the Stephen Mark
Hall on October 30, 2016 and November 6, 2016 between 10:00 am-11:00 am. If you rather mail it in, please send it
to Christian Education Director, Kyle Lovett, at 2345 Nuuanu Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96817. Please make your
checks out to Community Church of Honolulu.
Gift Card orders will available for pick up from the church around December 4 and December 11, 2016 from the
Youth group. They can be picked up in the Stephen Mark Hall at about 10:00 am – 11:00 am after church service.
Questions about this fundraiser can be directed to Kami Kato at kamik@hawaii.rr.com.
Thank you so much for your support!
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is available for all from birth through kindergarten in the nursery during our worship service. Care starts at 8:55 a.m.
In November, we will again be filling Thanksgiving food
bags for needy families. It's not too early to bring in the
following specified canned goods. We are requesting
Spam, Vienna Sausages, Tuna, Cream of Mushroom
Soup, Pork and Beans, Corned Beef Hash, Canned Corn
and Instant Saimin.
A signup sheet will be posted in Stephen Mark Hall
and donations can be left at the church's front door or at
Stephen Mark Hall on Sundays. Members can help to
assemble these food bags on Sunday, Nov. 13 in Stephen
Mark Hall. We are also accepting monetary donations if
you are unable to bring in canned goods.
Our goal is 25 Thanksgiving bags at $50 per bag which
includes a $25 Foodland gift card in each bag. All extra
canned goods will be donated to the Hawaii Food Bank
and River of Life Mission.
One of the benefits is use of our church
facilities. If you are a member of CCH,
you are entitled to special rental rates.
This includes the Stephen Mark Hall, the
Leigh Hooley Room , the Founders’ Room,
and selected rooms in the Makai Bldg.
Call Ardis in the office and ask her
about availability and she let you know
what the charges are, if any. If there
are any questions, please see Richard
Wong, the Facilities Chair.
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UPDATE: YOUTH MISSION TRIP 2017 Marti Taba, Co-Chair, Christian Education
The Youth Group and their parents met through the summer to discern what God may have in store for them in 2017. Having experienced a faith-changing work mission trip in 2014 (see the next page), the Youth have decided to try Group Youth Mission ‘s Week of Hope. The week will include being involved in a local service project in mixed teams of teenagers from across the United States. That work is the highlight of a wrap-around program of singing, prayer, on-site devotions, and opportunities to spend time with God. Given everyone’s schedules, they have chosen July 21-August 3, 2017 in York, Pennsylvania. Group Mission Trips started in 1977. Group Publishing, who create our children’s Sunday School curriculum, Vaca-tion Bible Sunday School, and Women’s Retreat material, have a time- tested record and decades of testimonials that show “providing opportunities for teenagers to grow closer to Jesus through serving others” is faith changing. The Youth are very grateful for the opportunity to not only provide service but to experience a different location and culture, and to work with teens who are very different from the ones they know at home and school. As the Christian Education Ministry is committed to providing this opportunity to all Youth regardless of personal financial resources, we will continue to fundraise. Bless and thank you to our congregation for being such strong supporters of our young people over the past several years! As a result, we already have more than 50% of the funds needed for this trip. We are finalizing our Youth Mission team and the Youth will provide regular updates on our activities throughout the year.
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CAVE QUEST: 2016 VACATION BIBLE SUNDAY SCHOOL By: Amy Taba
The children performed a presentation and a song from VBS on August 21, 2016 and this is what they said: This summer the elementary kids participated in a program called Cave Quest. We learned about how Jesus is there for us and helps us if we are in a scary or dark place, such as a cave. We talked about how Jesus gives us hope. Like in the song, “Jesus is the Light”, when the world gets dark and lonely, His love illuminates. We also talked about His courage, direction, love and power.
One of our favorite activities was snack time! We made a cross with graham crackers to symbolize Jesus’ love for us. We also did many fun games! One of my favorites was when we laid down in a circle and tried to keep a volleyball in the air. It was challenging but very fun and exciting. The last experiences we had this summer were the activities in Deep Bible Quest and Imagination Stations. One of our favorite ones was the story about when Jesus walks on water. Uncle Paul mixed cornstarch and water and when we walked on it, it was solid. But when we stopped and doubted, we sunk in the goop. Overall, VBS was a very fun experience and we hope to do it again next summer! **VBS Coordinator’s note: Thank you, thank you to the many adult volunteers that made VBS possible –Song and Dance -Debbie Brede; Deep Bible Quest -Wayson Wong, Paul Murakami, Mona Chock, Eve Adams; Imagination Station- Wayson Wong, Alvin & Elisa Oshiro, Candee Lee, Kathy Young; Sports & Games- Thelma Nip, Art Lum; Cavern Café – Michelle Van Rafelghem, Carol Gunn, Annie Miller, Sandy Nishimura, Christi Tomisato. Thank you also to our Junior Leaders: Middle schoolers Kacie Kato, Amy Taba, and Aidan Tune. This article is overdue since it was omitted from the September issue of this newsletter. Thank you for your understanding!
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OFFICE NOMINATIONS
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Supporting ministries in our community: UCC Transition House The UCC Transition House is a community ministry that serves families with children in transition from abusive relationships. This will be the program’s 25th Anniversary and you are invited to attend a Benefit Dinner. Benefit Tickets will be available from CCH Mission members after Sunday church services or you may contact Meg Miguel, UCC Transition House, PO Box 11885, Honolulu, Hi 96828, for tickets. Checks made out to UCC Transition House.
Place: Central Union Church - Parish Hall Date: November 10, 2016 Time: 5:00 pm-8:00 pm
Cost: $45.00 ( Last day to purchase tickets at church is October 23, 2016.) Program will include a dinner and a country store. Donations for country store are welcomed. Please contact Sandy Kaina ( 386-2804) if you have
donations for the country store.
Recently The Reverend Dr. Wally Fukunaga, donated a set
of “Interpretation A Bible Commentary for Teaching and
Preaching.” This is a wonderful commentary set from some of
our more contemporary Biblical scholars: Walter Brueggemann,
R. C. Clements, Dennis T. Olson and Richard B Hays, just to
mention a few. The library in my office is available for check out
and use. Please feel free to checkout any of the books that might
help you in your growth and study of God’s Word.
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FAMILY PROMISE September 4-11, 2016
Lorraine Lunow-Luke, Family Promise Coordinator
A heartfelt thanks to the dedicated volunteers of Community Church who once again gave of their time, en-ergy, resources, and love to care for families in need through the Family Promise ministry during the week of September 11. A delicious thank you to our chefs and sous chefs:
Kathy & Vernon Chock, and Debbie Brede Liz & Peter Chun Ryan & Christine Urabe Kathy & Mike Young, Carol Gun, Norma Young, Sandy Nishimura Ron & Sharlene Yamauchi North American Taiwanese Women’s Association (Taiwanese Presbyterian
Church) Gina Viernes & Family (First Church of the Nazarene)
A sleepy thank you to our overnighters:
Ann Miller & Martha Hernandez Mike & Kathy Young Stanley Luke & Lorraine Lunow-Luke Carol Gunn Liz & Peter Chun The Taba Family & Max the Dog
A soapy (yet sincere) thank you to the Laundry Brigade:
Paul & Gwen Murakami Justin and Bobbie Mew
A freely-given thank you to our breakfast donors:
Carol Gunn Sandy Nishimura Margaret Tom Arlene Chang Thelma Nip Suelyn Tune Gwen Murakami Judy Hughes – Financial Support
CCH’s next Family Promise host date is the week of November 27-December 4. Please consider how you can help. Contact Lorraine Lunow-Luke, Family Promise Coordinator, phone: 927-7782, email: lunowluke@me.com.
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September’s Song
It’s a long long time from May to Decembe
But I grow lazier when we reach September by the Ironic Chef
Feliz de Independencia Come Bueno!!! For the 8th consecutive year, Martha Hernandez and Ann Miller treated us to a fiesta to celebrate
Mexico’s independence from Spain. For those of you who are not up on Mexican history, Mexican Independence
Day is September 16th and not Cinco de Mayo which is the anniversary of the Battle of Puebla which commemorates
an unlikely Mexican Army victory over (inept) French forces. Besides the Two Amigas, the Prep Team consisted of
Joe Lee, Bobo Nish, Arnold Hirotsu, and Nana Young. On the Plate: Carnitas quesadillas, black bean and
corn** chopped salad, chips, and Martha’s homemade Guacamole and Salsa. We had the usual Cleanup Crew of
Annony Gunn, Mich VR, Margaret Tom and Marian Chun. **OK, I’ll stop doing the Eye Tests. For all of you
who have complained over the years that the yellow in my articles are illegible, I have fixed the problem….
Can you see it now? Suelyn Tune ♥XOXO
Et Tu, Brute?
FYI: Julius Caesar’s supposed last words** to his buddy Brutus is actually a
historical fiction created by William Shakespeare in his work The Tragedy of
Julius Caesar. Caesar Cardini was heard to remark on July 4, 1924… “What,
all we have left to eat is romaine lettuce, croutons, lemon juice, Worcestershire
sauce, anchovies, egg yolks, garlic, olive oil and parmesan cheese.?” Hahaha,
smart eh you! On the Plate: Mini Naan bread with deconstructed Pesto sauce,
cheese pizzas, and Fellowship’s signature Wise Okole Caesar Salad. Prep Team
Wise Okole’s were Joe Lee, Bobo Nish, Nana Young, Robbie Wong, and Jenny
Son. We had the usual Cleanup Crew of Margaret Tom Annony Gunn, and
Marian Chun. You better be nice to them because SOON you will be washing
your own plates!!! **Actually Caesar’s last words were, “You should have gone
to see Francis Wong and had him sharpen your knives”.
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Huang Xiansheng de Look Funn How many Iron Chefs does it take to pick up 70 rolls of artisanal look funn…3…2 to
carry boxes and 1 to find a handicapped parking space. For the second time this year
we presented an original taste treat for Hawaii. We commissioned Alice at Ying
Leong Look Funn on Kekaulike Mall to make a custom look funn roll with char sui,
shrimp, and cilantro. Bobo, Nana, Arnold, Anonny, and Ms. Misen Place shredded
the chicken for Chinese chicken salad.
Ethel and Wilfred Chong grew taro and made us their hun hao chi wu tao gou taro
cakes. The usual suspects did the dishes.
Here I am Lord The Stewardship Committee of Ryan Urabe, Sandy
Nishimura, Kathy Young, Carolyn Ching, Joe Lee, Art
Lum, and Pastor Ron Williams hosted another inspira-
tional Stewardship Fair. See Kathy Young’s write up for
the details. The Grill Team of Arnold Hirotsu, da Son,
Ryan Urabe, Art Lum, Joe Lee, and Preston Lum grilled the hotdogs. Ryan Urabe
(prospective 2018 Fellowship Chair?) made broke da mouth hotdog chili. April Lum
reminded everyone that the chili was a condiment and not a main course.
We Passed The State of Hawaii Department of Health paid us a surprise visit. Luckily none of us were
there with our unwashed hands. WE PASSED unwashed hands down!!
UPCOMING EVENTS
10/09 Guest Chef Dexter Choy and Baker extraordinary will be treating us to a special
Aloha Hour.
10/30 CCH’s 82st Anniversary Lunch
Yadda, Yadda, Yadda…. that’s all folks!