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E  KOMO  MAI  NO HALE
Come Inside, This House is Yours

 

JOIN US THIS SUNDAY:


 
The Fifth Sunday in LENT

   March 26th
at 
9:00 am

 

Worship with us in-person

at 5286 Kalaniana'ole Highway in Honolulu

OR

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NEWS & EVENTS

 

 

 

Holy Week Schedule

 

Palm Sunday

(Family Sunday)

April 2 at 9am

 

Maundy Thursday

April 6 at 6pm

 

Good Friday

April 7 at 7p

(at Calvary by the Sea,

5339 Kalaniana'ole Hwy)

 

Easter Day

April 9 at 9am

With treats and an Egg Hunt after service

 (children should bring their own basket/bag for the hunt)

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A Lenten Reflection

from The Reverend Alison Dingley

 

The Gospel This Lenten Season

 

I had been preaching from our lectionary for years - decades even - before I noticed something about the Gospel readings for Lent in this Lectionary year, Year A. With the exception of the First Sunday of Lent, they are all from the Gospel of John, and they are VERY long!

They are also amazing stories that are unique to John’s Gospel and bring very different perspectives to Jesus and his ministry. They are stories of Jesus revealing himself as the Christ to people we would not expect, people who are transformed by those revelations, who carry the good news of the Gospel into the rest of their lives - probably.

The first is Nicodemus, the Pharisee who comes to Jesus at night so that his colleagues would not know. He continues as a secret disciple in the Sanhedrin. Next is the Samaritan woman Jesus talks with by the well. As the story unfolds, we see her freed from the shame and marginalization she must have experienced in her community, respected as a disciple by Jesus, and empowered to share the Gospel with her neighbors. The third story is the healing of the man born blind who is transformed from being a beggar at the Temple gate to being able to stand up to the temple authorities even at the cost of being cast out of the Temple. 

 

This Sunday, we will hear the story of the raising of Lazarus, but contained in that story is the encounter Jesus has with Martha in which she confronts him for not coming soon enough to heal Lazarus and then, in her conversation with Jesus, recognizes and acknowledges that he is the Christ.

 

I’m glad the lectionary offers us these stories this year, and I hope that they will inspire us to be willing to see and hear how Christ is revealed to unlikely people in unexpected ways and that we may be empowered by their example to stand in the truth of the Love of God.

 

I pray that you will have a blessed Holy Week and Easter season.

OUR HOUSE IS YOURS

Holy Nativity has a 72-year tradition in Southeast Oahu, from the days when Aina Haina was a fast-growing community of young families to the diverse and busy neighborhoods of today. 

We look forward to seeing familiar faces and newcomers, those exploring the Christian faith, Christians of all faiths seeking a new church home, and practicing Episcopalians who want to come and worship with us!

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WE ARE MORE THAN JUST A CHURCH

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Our  members are of all ages and provide valuable outreach services and participate in extra religious activities throughout our community

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Our  caring and experienced ministers visit private homes and care facilities, and provide baptism, confirmation, wedding, and other Christian services

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Our  Campus facilities are available to the public for weddings, parties, sports events, meetings, and other one-time or recurring activities  

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Our  Columbarium and Memorial Garden are a constant reminder of the tender and eternal bond between the deceased and their church family

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Our  Children's Sunday School helps our next generation learn how to inspire others through a solid Christian foundation based on faith, hope and love  

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Our  Vestry are members elected to conduct the affairs of the church and serve as our legal representatives on important matters

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Our  Thrift Shop is known for  great bargains on quality merchandise with proceeds going toward our community outreach operating expenses  

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Our  School provides children in Aina Haina with a quality preschool and elementary school education 

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YOU CAN HELP US PROVIDE INSPIRATION THROUGHOUT OUR ISLAND COMMUNITY 

Use the button below to explore the different ways you can use your talents to help us succeed in our mission 

Use the button below to help support our mission financially through a recurring weekly or monthly pledge, or through a one-time donation.  

  MAHALO NUI LOA FOR YOUR SUPPORT!  

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