st. nick’s news · 2019. 1. 17. · st. nick’s news volume 9, issue 5 may 2013 st. nicholas...

ST. NICK’S NEWS M A Y 2 0 1 3 V O L U M E 9 , I S S U E 5

S T . N I C H O L A S

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Join us on the Journey!

THE VICAR’S VOICE

"As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of

Beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow." - Arthur Christopher Benson Pilgrimage is an important aspect of many faiths. It is one of seven common practices of the Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), and varies by definition depending on which faith. Islam may be most specific in its interpretation, whereas Christians use the word in a number of ways. Some define pilgrimage very broadly, saying that their whole life is a pil-grimage. With this definition, all who believe are pilgrims on their way. Others define pilgrimage very narrowly, a once in a life-time opportunity to a sacred site. I prefer a definition somewhere in between. I don't think that I am a pilgrim every day, because I think being on a pil-grimage requires some intentionality. I believe a destination of some kind is important, but I think there are many sites that are pilgrimage worthy. It could be something specific, like a church or other holy site, or something less specific like "the mountains". With a significant destination, I believe that traveling to said destination takes on more meaning as well. Anticipa-tion on a pilgrimage feels different than other travels. Not every trip we take is a pilgrimage. One could even travel to sacred sites and not have it be a pilgrimage. What makes it a pilgrimage then? I suppose part of that rests in the purpose for which we travel. When we travel to see great sites it can be enlightening. When we travel hoping and expecting to encounter spiritual growth it changes things. Sometimes a pilgrim will change his method of travel in order to accentu-ate the journey. Walking, hiking or biking are favored methods, in part because they slow the pace of travel so that participants are more mindful of their surroundings, the time it takes and it helps them to connect with people and the places. In a few weeks I'll embark on another pilgrimage myself. Following our Pentecost services I am going to Spain with a group of clergy that I have been meeting with for years. Together, we will be walking to Santiago. This path is sometimes called "the way" (there's a great movie by the same name about this pilgrimage) or Camino de Santiago de Compostela. It's a well known pilgrimage that has a variety of starting points, all culminating at a great cathedral where St. James walked. I want to thank you for your support in this undertaking. I look forward to sharing thoughts and pictures from the trail, as well as more thoughts on the meaning of pilgrimage. Perhaps I'll get to hear your stories too. Blessings- Fr. Paul

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St. Nick’s Ministers:

Vicar: Father Paul Klitzke

[email protected]

Bishop’s Warden: Bob Windisch

Bishop’s

Committee: Tammy Bruce

Tom Gatti Cathe Portillo

Treasurer: Doug Brown

Kidzone Leaders: Kerry Shiroma Deanna Sivik

Kidzone Aides: Pualei Chee

EDGE Sarah Klitzke

Nursery: Celeste Ortiz

Newsletter: Bob Windisch

[email protected]

Photography: Dave Jones

Sarah Klitzke Kevin Shin

Bob Windisch

St. Nicholas is a joyful church in-

tent upon finding God in ourselves

and others through fellowship,

teaching, reaching out, and grow-

ing disciples of Christ. We have a

special love for youth and chil-

dren, and we invite you to join us

on our spiritual journey.

OUR MISSION St. Nicholas Vision:

St. Nicholas is a place that is welcoming to all and offers:

• Programs to encourage fellowship and teach lessons of the Bible

• Outreach to the community through servant evangelism

• Worship styles that are liturgical and incorporate contemporary

influences

• Vital ministries for youth and children in a safe and inclusive

environment that fosters spiritual growth

The Benefits of Pod-cast by Shauna Jones According to the dictionary, a pod-cast is a digital audio, video file, or recording, which is part of a themed series. The pod-cast can be downloaded from

a website to your computer, music player or phone. Pod-casts are great fun to listen to while surfing the net

or working on a project on your computer. The church has its own pod-cast with the weekly

sermons at http://rockstarvicar.podomatic.com (a link to this site is also found on our home page at

www.stnickschurch.org). I am on the team that writes the questions for the weekly covenant groups. Being able to hear Fr.

Paul's sermon over again during the week, makes doing this task eas-ier. Even if I am not doing the questions, I have listened to his ser-mons that I missed when off island.

What I enjoy about listening to his sermons over again is I pick up missed details, information and suggestions, as well as better un-

derstanding of the discussed scripture of the week. I encourage you to plug into this weekly benefit and enjoy the

replay of a great sermon.

Well, they’re not really gone; they’ve just entered The Rhelm! Deidre and Jeff have been dreaming about creating a place where children and parents can come together and get lost in play.

The Rhelm presents “The Trouble in Wentrus Village” at Aloha Tower Marketplace starting in June. In The Rhelm there are magical creatures, wizards and all the townsfolk who live in Wentrus Village. Our children are travelers, who have entered The Rhelm to help the villagers return Wentrus to the peaceful place it was before it was destroyed by dragons and goblins. Working together, the travelers build new homes for the little people, practice their wizardly skills, restore electricity to the village, and help “grow” the “tree-of-good-deeds”.

The Rhelm combines the exploratory nature of a children’s museum, the interactivity of live theater and the excitement of a theme park into one unique experience. And with over 20 differ-ent activities facilitated by skilled actors and educators, The Rhelm is certain to spark the interest of learning and exploring in children of all ages.

The Rhelm will be open for a limited time only at Aloha Tower Marketplace (across from Gordon Biersch). Hours are Friday from 6-9 p.m., Saturday from 9-9 p.m., and Sunday from 9-6 p.m. Cost is $14.95 for a one-hour passport into Wentrus Village where the characters, activities and story of The Rhelm come alive.

WHERE HAVE JEFF AND DEIDRE GONE?

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God Bless our Financial Check Ups from Deidre Harris

Twice a year we go to the dentist to get our teeth cleaned and checked on. Once a year we go to the eye doctor for an eye exam,

or we go to the regular doctor for an annual exam, physical exam, mammogram (don’t forget about breast cancer awareness), etc.

And just like our physical health is important to us, so should our financial health be.

Several years ago Jeff and I decided to make a commitment to sit down and really go thru our finances in order to get “financially

fit”. As you can imagine there were accusations (“You bought what? And for how much?”), disbelief (“I can’t believe that all those

times eating out added up to that!!”), and down right fear (“Wait, I thought we had more money in savings than that. What if

there’s an emergency?”). Although Jeff had been doing a good job of making sure our bills were paid on time, we had not been

going in for regular “financial exams” so to say the process was painful was to say the least.

Well, we made it through it and better than that, we’re still talking to each other! In fact, we are stronger than ever. And thanks to

that initial check up, we now have a very good idea of our finances including the goals we want to achieve. We also put a monthly

budget in place for ourselves and do a check up at least once a month to make sure we are still on track with our spending and hit-

ting our goals.

As part of the stewardship committee, I encourage you to do the same. And while you’re at it, please check your progress in terms

of your pledge commitment to the church. To make it easy, we included a chart in this month’s newsletter that will help you track

what you pledged versus what you’ve actually given. For those of us who may have fallen behind, or had life get in the way of our

good intentions, consider a “catch up” payment or come see Doug Brown or me. We’ll be glad to adjust your pledge amount to

better reflect what’s happening in your life. This also goes for those of us who are experiencing more abundance than anticipated.

Don’t let that initial pledge amount hold you back from increasing it!

Overall, as a church body, we are right on track with our goals. In fact, by the end of this first quarter we will be at 26% of our

pledge number. Woo hoo! Not only does this help us keep on track with our various ministries, but it also sends a strong message

to the Diocese about our commitment.

Way to go St. Nicholas and may God continue to bless our financial check ups!

HOW TO BEST USE THIS CHART

Step #1 - Check the box above that best represents how much you wanted to regularly give to the Lord’s work at your church.

Step #2 - Compare what you checked on the chart to what you actually gave.

Step #3 - Realize that Scripture teaches that Christian giving is an important part of a person’s spiritual growth and development.

Step #4 - If you have fallen short of your intentions, prayerfully ask yourself the question, “Do I realize it would be a great help to my church if I consid-

ered giving a "catch up" offering (or offerings) to help make up for some of the offerings I didn’ t give?”

Step #5 - Ask yourself the question, “In the future, what can I begin to do to become more faithful in my giving to the Lord’s work at my church?” Con-

sider this suggestion: w henever you write a deposit into your checkbook, immediately write out a check for the Lord s work. Then you will always be

prepared to faithfully give to the Lord from what He s given you!

Used with permission: ©B. Kluth, www.kluth.org

Check it Out!

Use the chart below to evaluate how faithful you have been in giving to God’s work at your church between January 1st and

May 1st. Your faithful giving is vital to spiritual health and to the well being of your church ministries and pastoral staff families.

If you want to give $5/WEEK

(Your 2013 giving should total $85 by May 31st)




(your 2013 giving should total $340 by May 31st)











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Relay for Life Thank You by fearless leader and team captain Luella Windisch

What a team! What great supporters! You guys are the best. Nick’s Nikes came out swinging and fighting to help

raise funds for the American Cancer Society Fight Back Relay for Life Leeward at Waipahu High School April 19 from

7:00 PM until 7:00 AM on April 20th

. We raised $1,541.81 and came in 13th

among the 93 teams for fund raising.

One of our team members, Annalise Castro, joined us from St. Peters church downtown. While our main goal was to

raise funds, our team’s enthusiasm and excitement resulted in a fun time for everyone. We entered the Spirit

Awards contest which had a Hollywood theme. There were activities all night long for the children and the adults.

Every hour there was something different. We dressed up like Zombies, ate a delicious “brain cake” baked by Brooke

Crider, and danced in a flash mob at 3:00 AM. That was just some of the craziness that went on during the 12 hour

relay. Kala Holden wore a neon LED Mohawk and led the team around the darkened track during the Luminaria

Ceremony. Tom Gatti took one for the team as he entered the Miss To Wong Fu Miss popularity contest and won!

The Gatti, Villanueva, Moyle, Klitzke, Connell and Shin families are surprisingly competitive thank goodness. Nick’s

Nikes won the Spirit Award. Alan Throop walked the track for over an hour before he found Zombie HQ which was

our team’s tent. I forgot to check my phone, (sorry Alan, and anyone else who tried to call me). We actually got

stronger as the night wore on. As is our tradition during the last lap St. Nicholas team members danced across the

finish line as a team. You guys are amazing. Thank you so much for all the help and support.


Windward Region of Oahu: Confirmation, Reception and Reaffirmation

On Saturday, April 6, 2013 Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick presided over the Regional Confirmation hosted by St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Kailua. St. Nicholas was well represented in the audience as a dozen members from St. Nick’s attended the ceremony to show our support for Philip Moyle who was confirmed with ten others from different churches.

MORE RELAY FOR LIFE:


MAY 2013 May

5 12

Mothers Day

19

Pentecost

26

Greeter 8:30 Kala Holden Kala Holden Kala Holden Kala Holden

10:00 Jennifer Connell/ Shauna Jones

Jennifer Connell/ Shauna Jones



Chalice

Bearer

8:30

10:00 Kala Holden Kerry Shiroma

Kala Holden Luella Windisch

Kala Holden Sarah Klitzke

Kala Holden Dot Shigemura

Scripture Reader

8:30 Dot Shigemura Briana Anderson Alice Signaigo Terry Akana

10:00 Christine Connell Bob Windisch Bill Bruce Philip Moyle

Prayer Reader 8:30 Briana Anderson Bob Holden Terry Akana Alice Signaigo

10:00 Ariel Villanueva, Jr. Martin Naranjo Bob Windisch Cathe Portillo

Announcements 8:30 Bob Holden Kala Holden Alice Signaigo Bob Holden

10:00 Cathe Portillo Bob Holden Bob Windisch Dot Shigemura

KidZone

Teachers/Helper

10:00 Elle Bunton & TBD

Dawn Villanueva & TBD

Deanna Sivik & TBD

EDGE/

EDU-678

10:00

Sarah Klitzke Sarah Klitzke Sarah Klitzke

Counters 10:00 Grace Peacock/ Heather Jablonski

Bob Windisch/ Bob Holden

Shauna Jones/ Bob Holden

Bob Windisch/ Mike Coullahan

Projector

Programmer

10:00 Pualei Chee Dot Shigemura

Rose Shin Dot Shigemura

Cheryl Chee Dot Shigemura

Luella Windisch/ Cheryl Chee

Sound

System

8:30 Kevin Shin Kevin Shin Kevin Shin Kevin Shin

10:00 Dustin Stacy Dot Shigemura Philip Moyle Bob Windisch

Trailer Pick Up:

Trailer Return: Darrell Snyder Ariel Villanueva

Darrell Snyder Tom Gatti

Darrell Snyder Tammy & Bill Bruce

Darrell Snyder Mario Portillo

Ice Cream:

Angie Habina Ice Cream Sponsored by the Moyle Family—mahalo!

Music setup If you can help, come anytime by 7:30am—thank you!

Music break down Please help us break down after the 10:00 am service. Mahalo nui loa!

Altar Guild Kala Holden/ Luella Windisch

Kala Holden/ Luella Windisch



Onemalu

Monday Readers Briana Anderson/

Luella Windisch Kerry Shiroma/ Luella Windisch

Dawn Villanueva/ Luella Windisch

Holiday

ICE CREAM SUNDAY

Calendar

Sunday, May 5, HI-5 Recyclables & Food Drive Sunday

Thursday, May 9, 7:00 PM, Bishop’s Committee meeting, Vicar’s Office, Kapolei Sunday, May 12, Mothers Day Brunch after 10:00 AM service

Sunday, May 19, Military Appreciation Day & Pentecost (Happy Birthday Church!) Celebration—kite flying Sunday, May 26, after 10:00 AM service, Ministry Team Meeting (May be postponed.)

Every Tuesday, 9-10am, Weekly Bible Study, Kapolei Golf Course


Livin’ on the EDGE - from Sarah Klitzke St. Nick’s middle and high school youth are a vibrant, active, group of young adults. While some may be seen Sunday mornings and some may be seen only at Sunday evening EDGE events, there are over a dozen youth that participate in activities, worship, and din-ners with St. Nick’s. They are a varied group, with many other interests and activities, but we are blessed with some of the best youth on the island right here in our church community. During April EDGE focused on world hunger and poverty while gearing up for the 30 Hour Famine Diocesan Youth Retreat. One of the most notable dinners this month was the Hunger Banquet. During this dinner, youth randomly chose from which economic in-come level they would eat and learned about hunger around the world. The low income group, consisting of 60% of the group, ate only rice and water from dishes on the floor while seated on mats. The world’s middle income, was given some beans along with their rice and water and was allowed to sit at a table and made up 30% of the group. The high income, just 10%, was made up of two people who were given three different pizzas, soda, fresh fruit, salad with cheesecake for dessert. It was not an extravagant meal, but it was far superior to the lower income groups. It was a strong visual to the discrepancies in our world. The youth watched videos and discussed these important issues, and have been excited and empowered to take action to raise awareness. Other notable dinners this month have been the ethnic dinner where youth each brought something from their own heritage, and a scavenger hunt dinner, where youth raced to find items for a huge salad bar using only Bible verses to lead them to their next ingre-dient. Please continue to keep EDGE in your prayers and thoughts. We currently meet on Sunday mornings for about 20 minutes at the beginning of the church service, and on Sunday evenings when we ride to Honolulu together to join St. Peter’s Episcopal Church for their contemporary service, Holy Ground, and our famous theme dinners. It has been a great way for youth and young adults from Oahu to gather, develop faith, and break bread together. If you would like more information, please contact Sarah Klitzke at [email protected] or (808) 673-8079.

EDGE World Hunger Banquet(?)

Low Income - 60% of the world’s people Middle Income - 30% of the world’s people High Income - 10% of the world’s people

Youth from all over Hawaii came to Oahu April 27 through April 29 to participate in a 30 Hour Famine Retreat. It was a weekend of learning and prayer but also fun, games and challenges. Over $2200 was raised and will be donated to various hunger fighting groups and organizations.

JOIN US ON THE JOURNEY!

Phone: 808-753-7788 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.stnickschurch.org

St. Nicholas Episcopal Church 909 Haumea St. (at IPA)

Kapolei, HI 96707

Bring your friends and family!

SUNDAY SERVICES

8:30 AM & 10:00 AM

May 12

Mother’s Day Luncheon

Prepared and served by the guys!

May 19

Pentecost Sunday

Wear Red and Come Fly a Kite!

Food, Glorious Food!

We will have several cooking opportunities coming up over the sum-mer. On June 30, we will help the Living Christ ministry at our sister church, St. Timothy's in Aiea, as we will prepare the meal for their weekly feeding of the homeless on the beaches at Pearl City. In July, we will prepare a breakfast and a dinner for all the youth campers at Hui Pu, our Episcopal Diocese's annual summer camp for kids from grades 4-8 and 9-12. Be on the lookout for more details, and if you have any menu ideas, contact Dot Shigemura (864-8375).

FORWARD DAY BY DAY

The next issue of “Forward Day by Day” (for the months of May, June

and July) has arrived. These books

are no cost to you and are a great, and easy way to begin, or continue

a daily prayer regimen. They are available in regular and large fonts

and are available at the greeter’s table. Pick up your copy now!

St. Nicholas 101

The next St. Nicholas 101 class will

be held on Sunday, June 9 after the 10:00 AM service. You will learn

the history of our church plant, the history of the Episcopal Church and

learn what it means to be a mem-ber of St. Nicholas. Sign-ups are

currently available on-line at our website stnickschurch.org and at

the greeter’s table. Please indicate

if you will need child care for the 90 minute class. Even if you have

taken the class before it is worth-while to sit in again for a refresher!

Refreshments will be provided.

May is Military appreciation month and May 30th is Me-morial Day. Let’s all say an extra prayer or two for all of our veterans and active duty military brothers and sisters.

Ladies Night Out!

Monterey Bay Canners in Pearl Ridge was the home of a dozen or so ladies from St. Nicholas on Sunday, April 28. Thankfully none of the other patrons complained about the noise and laughter emanating from the center of the res-taurant! The conversation was lively, the drinks cold, and the food good. One of the highlights of the evening was each person sharing what brought them to St. Nicholas - from the Easter/Christmas postcard mailings to the live streaming to being a part of the church that preceded St. Nick's - each story was great to hear. Let Dot Shigemura know of your favorite restaurant that can hold a group our size and she'll get working on scheduling the next one!

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