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.

ADVENT DECORATING PARTY!
Sunday November 20 at 11A
Join us as we decorate the sanctuary for Advent.  There will be soup and singing and lots of good fun! You are invited to bring some cookies to share.

ADVENT Begins Sunday Nov. 27
Our worship focus this year is called Reflecting the Sacred. This Advent season we are paying close attention to how we see, understand, and honor the sacred within and around us.

Christmas Eve Keiki Service at 4PM
Christmas Eve Service at 6PM

Join us on Christmas Day at 10AM for a time of singing and fellowship for the whole family. If you have a favorite song you like to sing at Christmas time, please submit your request to [email protected]. You are also invited to bring a favorite Christmas treat to share.

ALOHA HOUR
Join us every Sunday following the service for snacks and fellowship!
We are also seeking volunteers to assist in the kitchen or to consider donating cookies or other goodies for Aloha Hour. Please contact Susie Jannuzzi if you are available to assist.

CCU PLEDGE DRIVE

MAHALO NUI to all who continue to support CCU!

You may still submit your pledge via mail or email: [email protected] if you have not already done so.

Click here to read an inspirational word from our Finance Elder, Ryan Gough.

CCU's Partnership with FAITH ACTION
CCU has been a proud partner and supporter of Faith Action. Your voice is important! Share it with us!

Contact CCU's Steering Committee Representative Marian Heidel (808) 261-4585 to share your views on Faith Action.

Click here for Faith Action's most recent message and to complete the Hawai?i Community Safety Survey.

PICNIC WITH A PROMISE

Our second annual Picnic with a Promise is raising funds to transform the lives of children and families!
Anyone on O‘ahu can order a special picnic-style meal, generously provided by Tucker & Bevvy, to enjoy on November 16, 2022. (Choose either pickup or delivery when you order.)
Each picnic “basket” will help to keep families together and get them back into permanent housing quickly and effectively.

HOUSING SOLUTIONS & HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS CONFERENCE
This conference aims to raise awareness about homelessness in Hawai'i and present practical housing solutions.

Location: UH M?noa Campus Center Ballrooms and Classrooms
Click here to register!

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!

Sign the Petition to Support Iran

Click here to sign the Amnesty International Petition to end protest bloodshed in Iran.

National Union Of Healthcare Needs Your Support

The National Union of Healthcare Workers are on strike, demanding the Kaiser Permanente adequately fund and staff mental health services. Click here to see how you can support the strike.

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.

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.

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.

VACATION NOTICE
Pastor Brittani will be on vacation from 11/14 through 11/30. Please contact our Office Administrator, Heidi, or a CCU Elder or Deacon for assistance.

THE OLELO PROGRAM
"Now that You Asked Me," on Christian Nationalism aired on Tuesday November 15, 2022 at 6pm. A warm mahalo and congratulations to all who participated. If you missed the broadcast, it is available for viewing here.
https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/Nr4KMHWeyx

OFFICE CLOSED
Our office will be closed November 24 & 25.

Wishing you the gift of Faith and the blessing of Hope this Thanksgiving Day!

Cell Tower Maintenance

The company that leases space for its cell towers on the CCU campus will be doing maintenance work sometime between 11/3 and 12/15.  There will be no expansion of towers. Please contact Beth Davidann, Facilities Elder, if you have questions @ 808-371-5594.

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 October 29, 2022 and has voted to keep the current policy: wearing a mask continues to be optional. Council also voted to remove capacity limits for indoor and outdoor gatherings. The full policy can be read on the CCU website, here.

DID YOU MISS IT? CATCH UP

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!