On Monday, December 8, the church celebrates the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. You will not find this feast listed currently in the 1979 American Prayer Book, but it is celebrated in various churches throughout the Anglican Communion. For the Church in Hawai’i, it is important to note that this feast is included in the calendar of the Prayer Book of King Kamehameha IV published in 1862.
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These past two Sundays we have enjoyed amazing worship. I want to thank the acolytes, musicians, ushers, and hospitality ministers for all of their hard work. Our celebrations of the Feasts of Dedication and Christ the King were spectacular, complete with rousing hymns, beautiful anthems, attentive servers, welcoming ushers, and delicious refreshments.
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Last Thursday the Vestry had our final meeting of 2025, and at the meeting we adopted the budget for 2026. The Vestry will share the budget and other reports at the 2026 Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 18. After High Mass, lunch will be served, and the meeting will be called to order at 12:45 noon. Please mark your calendar, because in addition to electing Vestry members, we will also be electing diocesan delegates. In 2026 there will be two diocesan conventions.
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November is the month of Holy Souls when we ponder Christian mysteries such as heaven and hell, the resurrection of the dead, and the advent of Jesus Christ. All Hallows-tide begins the month with All Saints and All Souls, and in some churches that enjoy the daily mass, free days in the liturgical calendar of November are celebrated with requiem masses. The last Sunday of the liturgical year is November 23, when we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King in conjunction with the Feast of the Holy Sovereigns, and by November 30 the First Sunday of Advent will be upon us.
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Some of you have asked me about the recent events within the Anglican Communion, specifically regarding GAFCON and their proclamation of severing ties with the Archbishop of Canterbury. It is too soon to know what depth of action such proclamations signal.
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The beginning of November and All Hallows-tide will be here very soon. We joyfully anticipate the All Saints High Mass when we will celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, and the Requiem Mass for All Souls is always a solemn tradition for the parish. Please join us for the potluck after the All Saints Day High Mass. Regarding All Souls, there is a necrology listing in the church for the names of the faithful departed who have died in the past year.
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This Sunday we begin our Bible Study on the Gospel of Luke. We are currently in Year C of the Eucharistic lectionary, when the majority of the Gospel readings at the Sunday masses are taken from Luke. This will continue for October and November, and then when Advent begins at the end of the year, we will begin Year A, the year of Matthew’s Gospel.
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On Wednesday, September 10, we have our first online colloquy, and our topic is the Nicene Creed. The Nicene Creed was constructed by the Council of Nicaea in 325 AD, and thus, 2025 is the 1700th anniversary of this text that we profess on Sundays at the mass. The zoom link for the gathering is now on the website, and I am pleased that so many people have bought the book for this first colloquy (The Nicene Creed: A Scriptural, Historical, and Theological Commentary, by Jared Ortiz and Daniel A. Keating).
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For the past few days the clergy of the diocese gathered in Hilo for the annual clergy conference. It was a wonderful time to reconnect with colleagues, while enjoying presentations, worship, and informal conversations. This year the main topic of conversation was the upcoming bishop’s election next May. It is always a blessing to step away for a few days of intentional study and rest. That being said, we were all greatly shocked and saddened to hear the news from Minneapolis, and we continue to lament the tragedies in Ukraine and Gaza. It is easy to feel hopeless in the midst of so much heartache.
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