Ray Kitagawa Deacon Of The Month deacons@universityavenuebaptist.org Cell: 640-2067

Blaine Fye Interim Pastor pastor@universityavenuebaptist.org Cell: 913-680-5055

Dani Beth Crosby Family & Communications Minister danibeth@universityavenuebaptist.org Cell: 782-6587

Ikaika Higa Hamama Community Church Pastor ikaika.stacey@gmail.com Cell: 343-4214

Hongly Khuy Khemeras Center Leader honglykhuy@gmail.com Cell: 542-9353

Bernie Maybin Office Manager office@universityavenuebaptist.org Office: 947-5008

Pua Niau-Puhipau Weekday Preschool Director-Teacher weekdaypreschool@universityavenuebaptist.org Office: 947-6679

Meredith Palicte Worship & Internationals Minister meredith@universityavenuebaptist.org Cell: 919-697-0835

Brent Young Assoc. Pastor of Students & Outreach brent@universityavenuebaptist.org Cell: 291-0804

Dong Yu Bookkeeper finance@universityavenuebaptist.org Office: 947-5008

CONTACT US2305 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822 universityavenuebaptist.org 947-5008

Our mission is to prepare every generation to change their world for Christ by: Encouraging every believer to identify their oikos;

Motivating every believer intentionally to engage their oikos; Preparing every believer to demonstrate and communicate their faith in Christ.

oikos A Greek term used to describe one’s extended household or circle of influence

RESOURCES AVAILABLEPick up a copy of the daily Lectionary Reading Guide, Open

Windows, and other devotionals at the entryway table. Information about our Bible study groups can be found on a

card inside each chair pocket.

SUNDAYS AT UABCBREAKFAST is served in the Fellowship Hall from 8:30 AM-9:05 AM each Sunday morning.

NURSERY & PRESCHOOL CARE is provided for children, birth through Kindergarten, during the worship service in the Koon Mission Building (Nursery & Toddler: Room 3 and Preschool & Kindergarten: Room 2) each Sunday this month.

1ST-6TH GRADE STUDENTS will remain in the entire worship service this month.

BIBLE STUDY GROUPS for all ages will meet from 10:45 AM-11:45 AM each Sunday this month.

FELLOWSHIP LUNCH will be held on January 6 and 20 in the Fellowship Hall. You are invited to join us for this special time together.

BIRTHDAYS1/1 Jackson Hok

Hongly KhuyTouricia Song

1/2 Tiffany Pham

1/3 David Ishikawa

1/5 Fan Souvannarath

1/6 Kenory KhuyMartin Nguyen

1/10 Betty FrantzUtey Uch

1/14 Janna AmbyNakia Uch

1/15 Renee Keo

1/16 Kazuko NoharaCaleb Walsh

1/17 Justin ChanSophie Chan

1/18 Hannie Oh

1/24 Liane Takara

1/28 Nikki LaBarre

1/29 Reagan BeisselLinda Liem

1/30 Blair LaBarreNhuong Nguyen

2/4 Laura FinkKaren LeeChristopher Nishimura

2/5 Jonah Young

2/7 Edwin OwaraFlora Taura

GREETERS1/6 Belinda McDevitt

1/13 International Class

1/20 Kaneta & Nishimura's Class

1/27 Petherbridge's Class

2/3 Kam, Tom, & Walsh's Class

If we have missed your birthday/anniversary or if we have the wrong date, please

contact the church office and let us know!

ONLINE GIVINGTo give online visit

universityavenuebaptist.org/giving

TEXT GIVINGTo give by text message, send a text to (808) 518-2347 with the amount you would like to give. You will be sent a link to a giving form. Unless you specify a particular missions fund, your gift will be made to the church budget. To specify a specific fund, text the amount and the first word of the fund name (e.g. $50 Hamama).

WELCOME!We hope you feel loved and encouraged today as we worship God together. You are a valued part of our

church family! This newsletter includes many opportunities for you to share God's love and connect with others. Our goal is to be a church family who knows and cares for one another and those

in our oikos, or circle of influence.

Guests, please fill out a welcome card, found in your chair pocket, so we may have a record of your visit. Completed welcome cards may be placed in the offering plate at the end of the service. Mahalo!

ANNIVERSARIES1/23 Art & Heidi Nishimura

26 Years

GREETERS NEEDED! We are in need of more

Sunday morning greeters! If you are interested in serving as a greeter, on one Sunday morning every 8

weeks, please contact Marian Kaneta (mkaneta@jiicapital.com) or Dani Beth Crosby (danibeth@universitybaptist.

org) for more information.

JANUARY 2019

The December 2018 giving data was not available at the time this newsletter was printed.

GET CONNECTEDA.S.K. PRAYER GROUP meets each Monday at 6:15 PM in the sanctuary. All are welcome. This gathering includes a special time of singing and praying together.

COLLEGE SMALL GROUP will resume weekly meetings on Wednesdays, January 9, at 7 PM at Dani Beth's house. For more information, please contact Dani Beth or Meredith.

A BABY SHOWER HONORING MEREDITH AND CARMI PALICTE will be held in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, January 12, from 10 AM-12 PM. This shower is a co-ed brunch potluck (children are also welcome to attend). Please bring a dish to share and join us in celebrating the Palicte's baby boy (due to be born later this month). Meredith and Carmi are registered with Amazon. You can view their registry online at amzn.to/2GgD5yL.

ONE DAY AT A TIME, a Bible study led by Dr. Ruby Ovitt, will begin Sunday, January 13, from 4 PM-6 PM. This 8-week course is about spiritual healing from separation, divorce, or widowhood. Register online at biblehawaii.org/courses.

I.H.S. DINNER FOR THE HOMELESS is on the second Monday of each month at 350 Sumner Street. Join us this month on Monday, January 14, at 5:30 PM. If you are interested in helping, please sign up on the lanai or online.

EVERYDAY EVANGELISM TRAINING WITH DR. MATT QUEEN will be held on January 15-16 at FBC Pearl City from 6 PM-8:30 PM each day. Learn to share Jesus without memorizing anything. If you know enough gospel to be saved by it, you know enough to share it. Matt Queen is a professor and the chair of the Evangelism School at Southwestern Seminary. Every participant will receive a copy of his Book Everyday Evangelism. This event is sponsored by Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention, The North American Mission Board, and Southwestern Seminary. There is no charge to attend, but space is limited. Register online at hpbaptist.net.

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS' SMALL GROUP will meet on Thursday, January 17, from 6:30 PM-8 PM at Dani Beth's house. This group is for girls in 6th-8th grade. For more information, contact Dani Beth Crosby.

JOY GROUP will meet on Friday, January 25, at 10 AM in the Fellowship Hall to play BINGO and enjoy lunch together. If you plan to attend this senior adult event, please sign up on the lanai or online.

YOUTH NIGHT is Friday, January 25, at Olivet Baptist Church from 6 AM-8:30 PM. This night will include dinner, worship, and games. For more information, contact Brent Young.

PRETEEN'S SMALL GROUP will meet on Friday, January 25, from 6:30 PM-9 PM at Dani Beth's house. This group is for children in 4th-6th grade. For more information, contact Dani Beth Crosby.

MEN'S BREAKFAST is Saturday, January 26, at 8:30 AM at Zippy's on Young & Piikoi. For more information, contact Brent Young.

A YEAR OF HEALING, a church gathering to reflect on and celebrate the work God has done in each of us over the past year, will be held on Sunday, January 27. This gathering will include a time of sharing and prayer. Emory Gaskins, our former pastor, and his wife Cindy will be there to share about what God has done in their lives over the past year. All are welcome to attend. The time and location are to be determined. More information to come.

SENIOR ADULT VALENTINE'S BANQUET will be held on Saturday, February 16, in the Fellowship Hall from 4:30 PM-6:30 PM. The Senior Adult Valentine's Banquet is hosted by the UABC youth group.

PASTOR'S NOTE

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It has been a great pleasure to be your Interim Pastor the last few months. I love University Avenue Baptist Church. I always liked your church, but now that I have had the privilege of getting to know the staff, the deacons, the pastor search committee and all the other committees, I love UABC.

Your staff did a fantastic job of continuing the ministries of the church when your senior pastor resigned almost one year ago. That is amazing. We are really looking forward to moving ahead in the new year. We are making some great plans that will be a source of great blessing to everyone in the church.

I am working with your deacons to keep a close watch over the flock. They are dedicated to protecting the church and guarding the doctrine of the Word of God. We especially want to care for the shut-ins and those in the hospitals. Please help us be aware of those with special needs.

Being an Interim pastor is a part-time job, but I am dedicated to being available to meet the needs of the church members as well as those the church is reaching for Christ. Thank you for welcoming Peggy and me to your fellowship!

Pastor Blaine

BREEZE ONLINE CHURCH DATABASE Church members and attenders can sign up for access to our church database. Once enrolled in the database, church members can access contact information of others in our church family, edit their own information, and view their record of giving. Breeze, our church database, can be accessed through a mobile app (Breeze ChMS) and website uabc.breezechms.com.

If you would like access to your Breeze account, please sign up on the lanai table or email Dani Beth at danibeth@universityavenuebaptist.org.

HABITS FOR A NEW YEARMany of us have new year's resolutions. Below are some ideas for new habits, related to spiritual disciples, you and your family could add to your daily routine:

PHOTO PRAYERSPrint or gather printed photos of people you would like to pray for this year (if you do not have a photo of them, write their name on a piece of paper). Place the pictures in an envelope or box near your bed. Before bed each evening, look at each of the photos as you pray for each person.

This habit can be done by the youngest in our church family. If you have a baby or young toddler, hold them in your lap as you go through the photos. As you look at each photo, say, "God Bless _____." or "God, thank you for loving ______." After the final picture, say "Amen."

SABBATH JARGod gave humans sabbath "as a restorative and recuperative gift," Adele A. Calhoun says in her book Spiritual Disciplines Handbook. "God did not intend for life to be all effort, so he punctuated each week with twenty-four hours of sabbath rest, during which people could remember what life is about and who it is for. Sadly, everything about us works against slowing down. Our compulsion to produce and not waste time invades the space God gave us to rest...God's sabbath reality calls us to trust that the Creator can manage all that concerns us in this world as we settle into his rest."

Make a plan for your sabbath rest this year. One way to do this is through making a sabbath jar. Write ideas of ways you can observe a 5 minute sabbath on pieces of paper and place them in a jar. Once a week, pick a piece of paper out of the jar, set a timer, and do the listed activity. Notice how refreshed and recharged you feel! Return the slip of paper to the jar to come up again.

Here are some ideas for 5-minute sabbath activities: Go on a short walk, close your eyes and listen to an inspiring piece of music, sit in silence and drink a small glass of ice water (without doing anything else), write someone a thank you note, write a prayer to God, read chapters in Psalms, etc.