OCTOBER 2016

CONTACT US2305 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822 universityavenuebaptist.org 947-5008Al Chong Deacon Of The Month Home: 737-0704

Brent Young Assoc. Pastor of Students & Outreach brent@universityavenuebaptist.org Cell: 291-0804

Dani Beth Crosby Family & Communications Minister danibeth@universityavenuebaptist.org Cell: 782-6587

Bernie Maybin Office Manager office@universityavenuebaptist.org Office: 947-5008

Shanta Danaraj Preschool Director weekdaypreschool@universityavenuebaptist.org Office: 947-6679

Emory Gaskins Pastor emory@universityavenuebaptist.org Cell: 233-9025

Our mission is to prepare every generation to change their world for Christ by: Encouraging every believer to identify their oikos; Motivating every believer to

intentionally engage their oikos; Preparing every believer to both demonstrate and communicate their faith in Christ.

oikos A Greek term used to describe one’s extended household or circle of influence

“Just as people need to invite the Lord into their lives, personally, I have learned you need to also invite Him into your work environment--or any environment you enter...Praying for your oikos also applies to praying for those in your workplace. You see those people every weekday! Develop good friendships with those you work with and pray for them. When people learn you really do care for them, that you love them, and they see there is something different about you, they will start asking questions. This gives you the opportunity to share Truth with them.” -Grace Poei

“When everyone in the church loves their oikos, it is like we are all playing the Telephone Game, but the game is really big and really loud...and it is all about Jesus.” -Kirra Nishimiya, 5th Grade

STAY CONNECTEDLooking for ways to grow, serve, and connect with others? Visit the ministry opportunities table on the lanai or visit universityavenuebaptist.org to learn more about what is going on at UABC.

OFFERING SUMMARYMonthly Needs $46,828.00

Offering Received (September) $33,871.19

Budget YTD $421,434.00

Offering YTD $370,248.31

SUNDAYS AT UABCBREAKFAST is served every Sunday morning in the Fellowship Hall from 8:30 AM-9:15 AM.

NURSERY & PRESCHOOL CARE is provided for children, birth through age 5, during the worship service and Bible study groups in the Koon Mission Building (Nursery: Room 4, Preschool: Room 2).

K-6TH GRADE students are welcome to attend Kids on Mission classes after the worship service welcome time on the 1st and 3rd Sundays in October. On these Sundays, children will meet their teachers on the lanai during the welcome time to walk over to their classes in the Koon Mission Building together (K-2: Room 1, 3-6: Room 7). K-6th grade students will remain in the entire worship service on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays of each month.

FELLOWSHIP LUNCH is on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month in the Fellowship Hall at noon. Share a meal and get to know others better during this time!

AWANA CLUB is offered for children and youth, ages 3-18, on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month at 1:00 PM in the sanctuary.

RESOURCES AVAILABLEPick up a copy of the daily Lectionary Reading Guide, Open Windows, and other devotionals at the entryway table. Spend time with the Lord using these helpful tools.

WELCOME!We hope you will be encouraged by worshiping God through

music, fellowship, and the Word today. Guests, please fill out a Welcome Card, found in your chair pocket, and place it in the

offering plate at the end of the service. Mahalo!

Pictured: Ladies' Paint Brunch

For some time, we have been praying and discussing ways we could communicate the ministries of UABC more effectively. Today we begin one piece of this effort. Through a monthly newsletter, and an abbreviated weekly bulletin, we hope to share a glimpse of the transformation happening around you. We’ll highlight members, ministries, and ways you can share the love of Christ. Our church, after all, is not made of events, but of redeemed people seeking to worship God with their lives together.

We hope you find this newsletter encouraging and effective; and we want your feedback and input! We need to name this newsletter - any ideas!? What or who would you like to see highlighted? Is it easy to read? We really do want to hear from you!

Grace and Peace,Emory Gaskins, Pastor

A PASSION FOR THE DEAF

MISSIONS UPDATEMINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES

A.S.K. PRAYER GROUP meets each Monday evening at 6:15 PM in the Sanctuary. Join us for this special time of prayer together.

JUAREZ MISSION TRIP is October 4-8.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT LUNCH is each Thursday from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM at the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention Office. UABC co-hosts the lunch on the first Thursday of each month. Join us as we serve a meal to international students from around the world on October 6 and November 3.

I.H.S. DINNER FOR THE HOMELESS is Monday, October 10, at 5:30 PM. Join other members of our church family as we serve a meal to men at the Institute for Human Services (I.H.S.) shelter. Contact Darrell McCain at 673-1849 for more information.

YOUTH NIGHT meets each Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM in the Fellowship Hall. The group will not meet on Tuesday, October 4, because of the Juarez Mission Trip. Contact Brent Young for more information.

OBN ANNUAL MEETING is Thursday, October 20, at FBC Pearl City. This will be the 9th annual celebration of the 80 Oahu Baptist Network (OBN) churches. The meeting will begin at 6:00 PM with exhibits, food, and fellowship. The program is scheduled to begin at 7:15 PM. Bob Gierhart, pastor of Nuuanu Baptist Church and former IMB mission will be preaching.

UABC’S SEAFARERS’ MINISTRY NIGHT is Friday evening, October 21, at 6:00 PM.

CHUUKESE YOUTH OUTREACH is Friday, October 28, at Waipahu Community Church. This outreach includes tutoring, a dinner, and a Bible study. For more information, contact Darrell McCain at 673-1849.

JOY GROUP will meet on Friday, October 28, at 10:30 AM in the Fellowship Hall. JOY (Just Older Youth) Group is a monthly gathering for senior adults in our church family. Join us for an ono meal and BINGO this month! RSVP by signing up on the lanai.

PRETEEN GIRLS' GROUP will meet on Friday, October 28, at Dani Beth’s home at 6:30 PM. This monthly gathering is for 4th-6th grade girls. Contact Dani Beth Crosby for more information.

Grace Poei became part of the UABC family because she was invited by a friend in college. Around that time, she met Edwin Owara. Edwin and Grace met on the bus regularly. Edwin is deaf and Grace did not know sign language then, so they used a pen and paper to talk as they rode to their different destinations. Grace later invited Edwin to visit UABC and then continued to pick him up each Sunday for church. This is how the church’s deaf ministry began--by an invitation.

One Sunday, Grace and Edwin were writing back and forth to one another when he wrote, “You know, you need to learn sign language. This is boring!” Grace agreed and started taking sign language classes after work through an adult education program. One of Grace’s instructors assigned a project to her class to help them better understand the struggles of the deaf community. Each person was given a task to complete at Ala Moana Shopping Center without speaking. While Grace had a positive experience, with a very helpful employee, many of her classmates did not. “This was an eye-opening experience for me.” Grace said, “It gave me more compassion and understanding for the deaf community. I started to understand some of the struggles they are faced with each day.”

UABC’s deaf ministry has looked different over the years, but the overall purpose has remained the same: To love and serve the deaf community where they are so they can come to know and trust in the Hope of Jesus. “One woman visited our church after she attended a Saturday picnic hosted by our ministry. Our Sunday School lesson was about God’s judgment. At the end of the lesson, I asked if anyone had any questions. She asked, ‘Is God friendly?’ I realized I didn’t really express God’s loving-kindness in the lesson, because we were talking about how the Israelites had strayed away from God. So this opened a door for me to talk about God sending Jesus into the world. I told her God loves us so much that He sent His one and only Son. I asked her if she had heard the story of Jesus and she told me she had not. She then said it was the first time she had ever been to a church.” Grace shared, “This encounter helped me understand that the deaf really do need to hear about the Lord—it is a matter of helping them become curious about God. This is my passion: to help members of the deaf community know there is a God who loves them, has a plan for them, and wants them to have a meaningful life.”

UABC’s deaf ministry will partner with New Hope’s deaf ministry and Hawaii Church for the Deaf in offering the Deaf Family Conference on November 11-13 at UABC. The Deaf Family Conference will focus on relationships--one’s relationship with God and their relationships with others.

UABC is filled with individuals who have deep passions. Grace Poei is passionate about loving and serving the deaf community. Read some of

her story and hear a little of her heart for this ministry below:

PASTOR’S NOTE

BIRTHDAYS

ANNIVERSARIES10/03 Patrick & Sharon Walsh

13 years

10/12 Bruce & Laura Fink36 years

10/16 Nate & Julie Petherbridge23 years

UABC’S JUAREZ, MEXICO MISSION TRIP is October 4-8. Join us in praying for the team as they do community outreach, build a home for the De La Torres Montiel family, serve at a medical clinic, and share God's love with children in an local orphanage.

UABC’S SEAFARERS’ MINISTRY DAY is Friday, October 21, at 6:00 PM on Piers 36-38. Pastor Chris of the Seafarers’ Ministry is inviting UABC to help minister to the fishermen from the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and other Pacific Islands. Sign up on the lanai for this unique ministry opportunity!

The Seafarers’ Ministry offers Bible study, food, and fellowship every Tuesday and Friday evenings on Piers 36-38. There is also a new medical team that is reaching out to the seafarers by meeting their medical needs. Hawaii Pacific Baptist churches have adopted 45 boats, with many more awaiting adoption.

HAMAMA COMMUNITY CHURCH is a church plant in Kahalu’u, supported by UABC. God is working in Kahalu’u! The church’s youth group continues to grow as students invite their siblings and friends.Hamama’s Tuesday evening Bible study is also growing. God is moving in the hearts of teenagers and students who are choosing to trust in Jesus as their Savior and Lord.

Continue praying for Hamama!

Pray for the renovation and upgrade of their youth and ministry building, which has been treated for termites.

Pray for families to continue to join the ministries of Hamama.

Pray for Ikaika and Stacey as they await and prepare for the arrival of their baby boy in November.

TRUNK OR TREATMark your calendars, invite your oikos, and join us for Trunk or Treat on Saturday, October 29, from 4:30 PM-6:30 PM on the church parking lot. Trunk or Treat cannot happen without trunks! Sign up on the lanai to decorate the trunk of your car for the event. An award will be given to the best trunk. Volunteers are also needed! Sign up on the lanai to help with set up, refreshments, games, inflatables, facepainting, parking, and more.

Nut-free candy needed!

10/1 Bob Kam

10/3 Ryan Kamisugi,Phuong Kim Le,Drake McMillan-Chau, Ryan Tenbroeke

10/5 Marian Kaneta

10/6 James Bazi

10/7 Thi Mong Thuong Nguyen

10/8 Kathy Kim, Everett Mauk

10/9 Agnes Nakamatsu

10/11 Ikaika HIga, Nien Van Nguyen

10/15 Phuongcac Tran

10/16 Helen Archpru, Jodeci Poei

10/19 Art Nishimura

10/20 Julie Petherbridge

10/21 Marsha Chau, Nate Petherbridge

10/22 Abigail Powell

10/24 Fred Chau

10/25 Monica Keo

10/28 Leina Roberts

10/30 Caroline Harris

10/31 Lauren Baker

GREETERS10/2 Bob Kam & Dan Tom's

Class

10/9 Grace Poei, Dick Bento, & Pam Ito

10/16 Nishimura & Baker Families

10/23 Youth Class

10/30 Cindy Gaskins & Sharon Walsh's Class

COMING SOON: UPDATED CHURCH DIRECTORYWe will be printing an updated church directory soon. Please submit any information changes to the church office by October 31.