Gather

Sunday Worship In-Person & Online
Join us for our Worship Service! Find us this Sunday at 10am HT in person and online via FB live.

Annual Congregational Meeting
Please plan to join us for our annual meeting on Sunday JAN. 29 at 11A in person or on ZOOM.

See below for the annual report and accompanying documents.

- Agenda
- Annual Report
- Resolution Against Christian Nationalism
- FAQ about CN
- Resources and Advocacy on CN

Adult Education Series: Eclipsing Empire
Beginning January 8, join us Sunday mornings at 8:30A in the ?Ohana Room. 

Eclipsing the Empire traces the Apostle Paul's journey through the Roman Empire. Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan give fresh insights into Paul's message.

Faith Action Message
As was shared before the Christmas holidays, steering committee members from the units of Faith Action have recommended that action be taken to seriously consider if/how the organization can continue.  A date and time has now been set to deal with this question.
“Treasuring the Past, Reimagining the Future” will meet on Saturday, February 18, from 10 AM to 1 PM at Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church (5339 Kalaniana’ole Highway).  All are welcome to join us on this journey. If you want to attend, call Marian Heidel, and we will set up a carpool.
If you have ideas to share but are unable to attend the meeting, please contact

Marian Heidel, 808-261-4585
CCU’s Steering Committee Representative

Aloha Hour
Join us every Sunday following the service for snacks and fellowship!

Give

Support CCU

Mahalo Nui to all who continue to support CCU with monetary gifts! 

Fiscal Year 2022 is closed.
Please start making your pledges for 2023.

Please be on the look out for your 2022 Giving Report that was emailed to you on January 24, 2023. If you prefer to pick-up a hard copy from the office please see Heidi during office hours.      

Please continue to mail and / or donate online. 
Please note that online donations charge a small percentage for processing, or you can choose to pay that percentage for the church.

Flowers
Please consider signing up to provide flowers for Sunday worship.

Greeters & Scripture Readers Needed

We are seeking greeters & scripture readers for Sunday morning Worship. Please use this link to sign up.

CCU Feed My Sheep Basket
Bring your non-perishable food (canned meat, boxed cereal, bags rice, canned vegetables, canned fruit, etc.) and place them in the basket at the front of the sanctuary. Your donation helps families in Kailua.

Become A Volunteer
How often have we told ourselves “someone else will handle it”? 808 Cleanups volunteers are those “someones” and we support them by providing supplies, connecting them with other volunteers and helping them organize their own cleanups.
Check this out for clean-ups around your area!

Pray

Send Your Prayer Requests
to [email protected] so we can be in prayer together as a community. These will be added to the prayer list and shared in our Monday prayer email.

To have your prayer included in the Monday prayer list, please submit your prayers before Thursday. Emails received after Thursday will will be included the following week.

Info

The Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC)
for CCU was elected by the Congregation on June 5, 2022 to search for and identify a candidate to present to the Congregation for approval as CCU’s next settled pastor. Since being elected in June, the PNC has been working the Pastor Search and Call process through both of our affiliated denominations, the Presbyterian Church of the USA (“PCUSA”) and the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ ) (“DOC”).  With that process of discernment concluded, the PNC is pleased to announce that the Reverend Kate Lynne Hogue has been selected as the candidate we will present to the Congregation for approval.

Pastor Kate is a Presbyterian pastor who attended a Disciples seminary—so she is very excited about our united identity.  Pastor Kate is passionate about hands-on mission work, social justice issues, inclusion and diversity, and music.  Kate is married to Sean, and their daughter Charlotte was born at the end of August 2022.  The plan is for Pastor Kate and her family to fly to Hawaii in March 2023 so Pastor Kate can offer the sermon and the Congregation can vote on her Terms of Call; the PNC has asked Council to schedule a Special Meeting of the Congregation for March 12, 2023.  If approved, we expect that Pastor Kate’s Call will be effective in mid-April 2023.  The PNC, Council, and Pastor Brittani will work closely together to ensure a smooth transition. 

We will provide more information about Pastor Kate after the Council meeting at the end of this month, but wanted to get you this update as soon as we could.  Please remember that the PNC is not allowed to answer questions about anyone who may or may not have been a candidate—so please don’t ask.  We would, however, be thrilled to talk to you about Pastor Kate. 

3+ Months On Strike To Make Kaiser
Fix Its Mental Health Care System
Aloha CCU Ohana – we appreciate the prayers for Kaiser clinicians and Kaiser members.

We are in the 16^th week of the strike advocating for Kaiser to hire more clinicians which will allow for provision of better mental health services for members.

Please note that there is an updated informational attached here.

Support Blue Lotus
Located on CCU campus, Blue Lotus seeks to bring yoga, health, and wellness to the community of Kailua.

Click here to learn more about Blue Lotus. Discover opportunities to practice wellness.

CCU Covid Policy
Council reviewed the CCU COVID-19 Policy on December 17, 2022 and has voted to keep the current policy: wearing a mask continues to be optional. The full policy can be read on the CCU website, here.

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Community Resources
Visit our Community Resource page to view information on community resources that are available on an ongoing basis (and mentioned in previous weekly CCU emails).

CCU Has A Church App!
For those of you who use their phones as more than just a phone, CCU now has a Church App! Use this link to download, then create your user login to stay plugged in to CCU!