Annual Meeting:

The Episcopal Church in West Oahu has developed a great foundation for our work together over the past year. The

ECWO council, selected by Bishop Committees at each ministry site, met last

month to learn more about one another and find common ground and goals. As

we look toward 2015, I believe we are ready to take the next steps to improve

upon our work together. By-laws for the region are nearly complete. This will

allow for more official work and efficiency.

During our November meeting the Bishop reminded me, that as Priest-in-

Charge, I’d be responsible to chair the annual meeting at each church site. It

was suggested that instead of four separate meetings that maybe we could hold

our annual meetings together in one place. While we recognize this will be

challenging, we believe it could also be very rewarding.

The regional annual meeting will be held on Sunday January 25, starting at

noon at Christ Gathering Place in Aiea. This time should leave adequate time

for travel; I hope to have carpooling sign-ups available in the weeks leading up

to the meeting. The meeting will begin with a catered lunch and fellowship.

Most annual meetings allow time for reporting on various ministries. Part of the

gathering time will have a time to showcase ministries, through written reports,

as well as posters or booths where we can engage around the ministry of the re-

gion. I hope we might add other aspects, including a photo area that could help us build a photo directory for the re-

gion.

While much of the reporting and fellowship of the meeting can be done as a whole, parts of the annual meeting will

have to be broken into small groups. We are working on ordering t-shirts, with each church site having a different

color shirt. This could help us to intersperse while retaining some identity by site. The shirts will help as we break

into smaller groups for elections for Bishop’s Committee, Convention Delegates and Regional Representatives. Each

site will vote on the budget that is presented as well.

This is a new model. I know that many of you will have to travel, or otherwise adjust

your schedules in order to participate. Yet, I believe it will help us continue to unite as

a region and effectively address the business aspect of our church life. The Bishop also

committed to joining us for this meeting. His presence will be helpful as we discuss

what has happened so far, as well as assisting with any needed break-out groups. I

hope you too will commit to being at the annual meeting.

Blessings -

Fr. Paul

The Reverend Paul K. Klitzke

Podcasting sermons here: http://rockstarvicar.podomatic.com/ and through iTunes

The Episcopal Church of West Oahu

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CLERGY CORNER Father Paul Klitzke

"Please consider who might

serve well on the Bishop's

Committee and as convention

delegates. Nominations

(including self-nominations) are

best in advance of the meeting,

if possible by January 18.

Please send to

paul.klitzke@gmail.com

or call Fr. Paul"

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EPISCOPAL CHURCH

WEST OAHU

Ministers:

Vicar: Father Paul Klitzke

St. Nicholas - St. Timothy

vicar@stnickschurch.org

Priest: Kaleo Patterson

St. Philip’s - St. Stephen’s

kaleop@me.com

Deacon: Steve Costa

St. Stephen's

thnxhp@yahoo.com

Treasurer: Doug Brown

EDGE Sarah Klitzke

youthdirector@

episcopalhawaii.org

Shana Ikeda

Newsletter: Bob Windisch

gigatt99@hawaiiantel.net

Photography: Steve Costa

Shana Ikeda

Dave Jones

Sarah Klitzke

Kaleo Patterson

Episcopal Church Of West Oahu, Hawaii

Introduction to the Brotherhood of St Andrew

A world-wide ministry to men and boys in the

Episcopal-Anglican Communion

Men, are you looking for something more than another work party at your church? Are you

interested in meeting with other men to discuss how the bible relates to your job, your fam-

ily, or how to reach out to those less fortunate in your community??

Then join us for an introduction to the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, a ministry for the

spread of Christ’s Kingdom through men and youth in the Episcopal Church and Angli-

can Communion.

ECWO Men’s Breakfast Meeting 8:00 AM

Christ’s Gathering Place

Saturday - January 31, 2015

Men have always had an active role in the maintenance and operation of the church. Men

serve on vestries, finance committees, building committees and as ushers, lectors and minis-

ters during the services of the church. While these activities “keep men busy and involved”

many men are searching for ways to develop a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ, to be-

come more Christ like, to become disciples. Dr. Patrick Morley defines discipleship as,

“Called to live in Christ, equipped to live like Christ, and sent to live for Christ”

Participation in small group ministry with like-minded men provides an opportunity for men

to learn and share as they grow in their life in Christ. The Brotherhood of St. Andrew has

been providing a format for men’s ministry in the Episcopal/Anglican Communion for more

than 130 years.

A strong men’s ministry strengthens congregations and makes communities better –

all in the name of Jesus Christ.

www.brotherhoodstandrew.com

To learn more contact Father Paul: vicar@stnickschurch.org OR

Arnold Carson: arnold.carson@googlemail.com

There’s lots happening at St. Stephen's, with the organ being re-

paired and a future recital event in the works; but also the new

liturgical dance group of St. Stephen's under the leadership of Dr.

Haaheo Guanson, created a joyful stirring of the Holy Spirit, and

embraced fully as part of the liturgical dynamics on the fourth

Sunday of Advent. The newly formed group practices forms, and

choreography related to the Magnificat, for five weeks. Liturgical

dance is a dynamic form of prayer, praise, and worship that re-

quires the Harmony and oneness of mind, body, and spirit,

through movement and creative expression. Love, faith and joy

were clearly visible and felt by all. The integration of mind, body

and spirit, in practice with music is also a very healthy activity.

In other news, St. Stephen's very own Jim Putman, son of Bishop

Putman, has become the first official pu - conch blower, first pre-

paring for the first Feast of the Sovereigns then again on Christ-

mas Eve at the Candlelight Service.

ST. STEPHEN’S NEWS from Kahu Kaleo Patterson

St. Stephen's Liturgical Dancers Magnificat are Molly McCurdy, Marge Kashiwada, Jean Smith, Sylvia Eschbach, Sandra Shawhan, April Kimura, Marion Chow, Rae Costa, Haaheo Guanson

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St. Philips Pacific Island Ministry 12.13.14, Roast

Pig and Snow crab pot-luck,

St. Philips - Bishop's Annual Visit 12.14.14,

Pancakes Pot-Luck, Great Fellowship

Kala Holden, Bishop John Grey and May Holokai having lunch. The

Anglican Indigenous Network met at Epiphany Church on Dec. 6,

2014 to follow up on plans for the AIN conference scheduled for

2015 in NYC. Bishop Grey was the AIN host when the conference

was held in Aotearoa, NZ in Nov. 2013.

Waianae Harbor Xmas feeding

OUT AND ABOUT IN WEST OAHU!

St. Philip’s Children's Worship Team.

Tuesday morning Bible Study Group: (Front) Bob Win-

disch, Kala Holden, Deacon Steve Costa, Paul Convard.

(Back) Father Paul Klitzke, Luella Windisch, Bob Holden,

Janice Lowery, Angie Dolfo-Hamasaki

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I. UNDERSTANDING THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH *Episcopal Questions, Episcopal Answers: Exploring Christian Faith By Ian S. Markham (Author), C.K. Robertson (Author) Paperback: 104 pages Publisher: Morehouse Publishing (March 10, 2014) A People Called Episcopalians Revised Edition: A Brief Introduction to Our Way of Life By John H. Westerhoff (Author), Tobias Stanislas Haller (Author), Sharon Ely Pearson (Author) Hardcover: 48 pages Publisher: Morehouse Publishing; Revised edition (October 15, 2014)

II. UNDERSTANDING WORSHIP IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH *The Liturgy Explained: New Edition By James W. Farwell (Author) Paperback: 57 pages Publisher: Morehouse Publishing; New edition (March 1, 2013) Liturgical Life Principles: How Episcopal Worship Can Lead to Healthy and Au-thentic Living By Ian S. Markham (Author) Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Morehouse Publishing (April 1, 2009)

III. OUR FAITH AND OUR IDENTITY IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH *Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer By Rowan Williams (Author) Paperback: 96 pages Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company (July 23, 2014) Seeking Life: The Baptismal Invitation of the Rule of St. Benedict By Esther de Waal Hardback: 106 pages Publisher: Liturgical Press (May 1, 2009)

IV. CHANGING EPISCOPAL CHURCH *Holy Currencies: Six Blessings for Sustainable Missional Ministries By Eric H.F. Law (Author) Paperback: 184 pages Publisher: Chalice Press (March 31, 2013) The Episcopal Way: Church's Teachings for a Changing World Series: Volume 1 By Stephanie Spellers (Series Editor), Eric H.F. Law (Series Editor) Series: Church's Teachings for a Changing World Paperback: 112 pages Publisher: Morehouse Publishing (August 1, 2014) The Agile Church: Spirit-Led Innovation in an Uncertain Age By Dwight J. Zscheile Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Morehouse Publishing (November 1, 2014)

Bishop’s Reading List for 2015

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DOK Assembly Board Meeting - Monday, January 5, 2015

Holy Nativity, 5286 Kalanianaole Hwy., Honolulu

Diocesan DOK Quiet Day

Saturday, January 31, 2015 (8am—4pm), St. Anthony Retreat Center 3351 Kalihi Street, Honolulu, HI 96819

May 30th—Diocesan Assembly

Venue: To be determined

Program: Planning Stages Ideas are welcome from our more

experienced (or should we say, seasoned) members.

DAUGHTERS OF THE KING IN HAWAII

EPIPHANY TEA PARTY

Saturday, January 3, 2015 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Home of Vicki Millard

1124 Kukila Place

Please RSVP Phone: 422-2286

Tea Sandwiches or

Cookies are welcome.

CHAPTER NEWS Book Study Group—The book titled “Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter" by Lindsay Hardin Free-man. Winner of over thirty awards for excellence in religious journalism, the Rev. Lindsay Hardin Freeman is commit-ted to helping free Bible women and other Bible characters from the dusty, dry literary caskets in which they seem to have been trapped for centuries. An Episcopal priest, mother and editor, she is the author/editor of six other books. The most recent: Bible Women: All Their Words and Why They Matter. Questions at the end of each chapter encourage individual or small-group reflection about what we might learn from each of the these women and how God is speaking through them to us. Freeman is going to be the speaker for our May 30th Assembly and she will be speaking on this book. St. Nicholas Chapter will begin the book study on Monday, January 26th un-til the end of May, covering 8 different women from the Old Testament to the New Testament, the idea is to get famil-iarized with the book when they hear her speak at the May event. This is part of regular chapter meetings.

All DOK are welcome to join in the study.

Photo-Ops for some of the members who stayed longer following the All Saints Day Gathering.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

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Aloha to all the congregations of the West Oahu Churches: Mahalo Nui with much Aloha to everyone who participated in the "Christmas At Onemalu" event. There are so many people to acknowledge. Mahalo to all the Kapolei Hawaiian civic club members, Na Wahine Hui O Kamehameha ladies, and the congregations of St. Nicholas, St. Timothy's, St. Stephen's and St. Phillip's Episcopal Churches. A very special Mahalo to Deacon Steve Costa for the great lunch and his helpers, the Cookes from St. Stephen's. Eleven years ago the Kapolei Hawaiian Civic Club hosted the first Christmas party at Onemalu (sandy shelter). There was a small tent set up in front of the building right on the parking lot. It rained. Though it rained we managed to play a few games and give out presents to 36 plus children. At that time, Onemalu was an emergency and transitional cen-ter managed by a private company under the auspices of the Department of Transportation. Currently, Onemalu is a Transitional shelter still managed by the same private concern, however the Department of Health is now in charge. Decorating of the big tent was done by a whole core of folks who also helped with other activities. Our EMCEE this year was Abi Villanueva. Portrait Gallery folks were Mario and Cathe Portillo and Kevin and Brandie Shin. Christmas Card designs, Face Painting, and Various Games were handled by Linda Aga, Tammy Bruce, Arma Oana, Lance Holden, Amanda Allison, and Dawn, Ariel and Abi Villanueva. Door Prize Tickets were distributed by Sarah Klitzke and Gifts/presents/food baskets were put in order by a whole lot of folks supervised by Grace Peacock. They were Onemalu Staff, Shana, Becky Fitzgerald, and Kaala Jay. The lunch tent was coordinated by Luella Windisch for Steve Costa as he had to leave for Diocese Council meeting. Luella had kokua from the Onemalu staff, Becky Fitzgerald and Kaala Jay

CHRISTMAS 2014

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when it was time to serve lunch. One of the Residents of Onemalu provided musical entertainment, therefore we had a microphone and speaker to use. Kokua Elves were Emma and Noah Klitzke and Trey, Tanner and Chloe Bruce (and special elf, Bill Bruce). Father Paul was able to make it back from the Standing Committee meeting at St. Andrews and gave a little history of the true St. Nicholas. St. Phillip's folks donated stuffed animals from their thrift shop - an abun-dance of stuffed animals! - all in very good condition and most were used as prizes for the games. Behind the scenes folks who were a great support that day, were Melissa Lyman (Civic Club Treasurer), and Doug Brown (St. Nicholas Treasurer), who also brought Aaron (exchange student from Germany) along to help. Last but not least were personal supporters of the event - Husband Bob and sons Robert, Doug and Lance. Mahalo to all who sponsored a child this year. The total original listing was 106, which was split up between two Ha-waiian organizations and two West Oahu Episcopal churches. Throughout the weeks 11 more children were added. On the day of the event, there were 117 gifts distributed, and food baskets given to 40 resident families at Onemalu. Ma-halo to the Civic Club for the food Baskets and a special Shout Out to St. Nicholas for the big tent. There are truly not enough words to thank everyone. I have already prayed my thanks to the Lord for each and every

person, that participated and contributed in some way to make "Christmas At Onemalu" a great success. God bless

everyone and Aloha Ke Akua.

Kala Holden

AT ONEMALU TRANSITIONAL HOMELESS SHELTER

CHRISTMAS AT CAMP MOKULE’IA

ECWO Worship Services

St. Nicholas Episcopal Church

SUNDAY: @Christ’s Gathering Place 10:00 AM 939 Moanalua Rd. Aiea, HI 96701 SUNDAY NIGHT: @Island Pacific Academy 5:00 PM 909 Haumea St. Kapolei, HI 96707 Email: info@stnickschurch.org

St. Philip’s Episcopal Church

SUNDAY: 87-227 St. John’s Rd. 8:00 AM Waianae, HI 96792

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church

SUNDAY: 1679 California Ave. 10:00 AM Wahiawa, HI 96786

St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church

SUNDAY: @Christ’s Gathering Place 8:00 AM 939 Moanalua Rd. Aiea, HI 96701 Email: sttimsoffice@hawaiiantel.net

Bring friends and Family!

Merry Christmas

Happy New Year

JANUARY CALENDAR

January is National Blood Donor Month

January 1 - Thursday - New Year’s Day - Be safe and party responsibly!

January 4 - Sunday - Blessing of the wheels at Christ’s Gathering Place, 9:30 AM approx. Bring your new or old bikes, skates, cars or any wheeled transportation to re-ceive a special blessing from Father Paul Klitzke.

January 4 - Sunday - Epiphany Sunday

January 6 - Tuesday - Epiphany, the 12th day after Christ-mas celebrates the visit of the three kings to the Christ Child, signifying the extension of salvation to the Gentiles.

January 6 - Tuesday - ECWO Regional Ministry Meeting, 7:00 PM - Christ’s Gathering Place

January 25 - Sunday - 12 Noon. Annual meeting of the Episcopal Churches of West Oahu. Ministry reports, budget discussion, election of Bishop’s Committee mem-bers, election of delegates to convention. Buffet luncheon to be served and Bishop Fitzpatrick is schedule to attend and help facilitate the meeting.

January 26 - Monday - St. Stephen’s Day

January 31 - Saturday - 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Daughters of the King Quiet Day at St. Anthony Retreat Center, 3351 Kalihi St. Honolulu, HI 96819