BEHIND THE SCENES
NEW YEAR'S DAY 2006HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 2006 DAWNS A VERY SPECIAL YEAR FOR ST. PETER’S. IN A FEW SHORT WEEKS WE HOPE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY AND BEGIN SMALL GROUP GATHERINGS SEEKING YOUR INPUT ON WHAT THE “NEW” PARISH HALL SHOULD BE. THIS WILL FUEL THE ENGINE FOR PAUL MORGAN, OUR ARCHITECT, WHO WILL THEN DRAFT A DESIGN TO OUR EFFORTS TO DO GOD’S WORK A REALITY.
IN LATE SPRING, LOOK FOR CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN ON THE INSTALLATION OF THE ELEVATOR. THE PROJECT SHOULD TAKE 4-6 WEEKS AND YES, THERE WILL BE SOME INCONVENIENCE. OUR PARKING LOT WILL BE AFFECTED AND THE AREAS IN THE FRONT OF THE PARISH HALL WILL PROBABLY BE CORDONED OFF FOR SAFETY. PLEASE BE CAREFUL WHEN IN THESE AREAS BUT WATCH AS WE MOVE TOWARDS OUR GOAL OF “OPENING DOORS AND GATHERING ALL OF GOD’S PEOPLE FOR THE JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME WITH CHRIST”.
BEFORE RENOVATION OF THE PARISH HALL BEGINS THIS YEAR, WE WILL CLEAN IT AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO USE THIS PRIMARY SPACE TO PREVIEW SOME OF THE NEW PROGRAMS. HKAW AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE AT ST. PETER’S, HAWAII KIDS AT WORK MOVES ON THIS MONTH AND BEGINS A NEW CHAPTER. WE WISH THEM WELL. RECTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND THE LOOSE OFFERING ON THE FIRST SUNDAY OF THE MONTH GOES INTO THE RECTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND WHICH ENABLES FATHER BILL TO TAKE CARE OF SOME EMERGENCIES. PLEASE REMEMBER THIS WORTHWHILE MEANS OF OUTREACH AND BE GENEROUS! NEW LIBRARY ADDITIONS AUDIO CD’S OF SOME OF MAX LUCADO’S BOOKS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY. IF YOU AREN’T FAMILIAR WITH MAX LUCADO’S WORKS, READ OR LISTEN AND YOU COULD BECOME ONE OF HIS FANS. HIS WORKS INCLUDE, “NO WONDER THEY CALL HIM THE SAVIOR”, A WONDERFUL REFLECTION OF THE LIFE OF CHRIST, THE IMPACT HE HAD IN HIS TIME AND HOW IT CAN BE SEEN TODAY. HIS WORDS WILL MOVE AND SHAKE YOU.
A SECOND AUDIO BOOK, “COME THIRSTY” IS ALSO AVAILABLE. HERE’S THE BACK COVER:
“WHAT IMAGE BEST DESCRIBES YOUR HEART? A WATER-DRENCHED KID IN FRONT OF AN OPEN FIRE HYDRANT OR A BRISTLED, DESERT TUMBLEWEED?
YOU’RE ACQUAINTED WITH PHYSICAL THIRST. STOP DRINKING AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. COHERENT THOUGHT VANISH, SKIN GROWS CLAMMY AND VITAL ORGANS SHUT DOWN. DEPRIVE YOUR SOUL OF SPIRITUAL WATER AND IT WILL TELL YOU. SNARLING TEMPERS. WAVES OF WORRY. GROWING GUILT AND FEAR. BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO LIVE WITH A DEHYDRATED HEART. GOD INVITES YOU TO TREAT YOUR THIRSTY SOUL. JUST VISIT THE WELL AND DRINK DEEPLY......”
IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE STAIRS, NO WORRY. HELP IS ON THE WAY. AND UNTIL THE ELEVATOR IS RUNNING, IF YOU WOULD LIKE ANYTHING FROM THE LIBRARY, JUST CALL JOETTE AND SHE WILL HAVE IT SENT TO YOU.
DON’T FORGET THAT FATHER BILL’S GREAT SERMONS ARE RECORDED AND ARE AVAILABLE. THEY ARE ALREADY BEING SENT TO PARISHIONERS UNABLE TO ATTEND SERVICES. IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOESN’T ALREADY RECEIVE THE CD’S AND YOU THINK THEY WOULD WANT THEM, PLEASE CALL JOETTE IN THE OFFICE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN INVENTORY OF WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR GROWING LIBRARY, CALL JOETTE AND SHE WILL SEND IT TO YOU. GOODBYE TREE THE PALM TREE ON THE SIDE OF THE CHURCH NEAREST THE PARKING LOT IS GONE; NEW LANDSCAPING WILL REPLACE IT. FATHER TOM FATHER TOM HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF BEREAVEMENT SPIRITUAL COUNSELING FACILITATOR PROGRAM IN SAN FRANCISCO. PALLIATIVE CARE AND SPIRITUAL COUNSELING ARE FATHER TOM’S CHOSEN MINISTRIES. THERE HAS BEEN A MUTUAL “SPECIAL” LOVE BETWEEN FATHER TOM AND ST. PETER’S THROUGH THE YEARS; HIS SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL PARISHIONERS AT ST. PETER’S. IF YOU NEED HELP, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT FATHER TOM THROUGH JOETTE OR FATHER BILL. ICE MAKER MANY THANKS TO OUR PARISHIONER WHO DONATED A NEW ICE MAKER FOR OUR ALOHA ROOM. IT ELIMINATES THE NEED FOR MESSY ICE TRAYS AND PROVIDES ICE ON DEMAND! COMMENTS FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER EVERY YEAR WE SEEM TO GO THROUGH THE SAME SEEKING STRUGGLE....PARISHIONERS INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THE VESTRY. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, WILLIS SPOKE VERY CLEARLY, “THE VESTRY ISN’T LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS, WE’RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE SEEKING A WONDERFUL SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE.” YES, THE VESTRY DOES THE CHURCH’S BUSINESS AND WE START ALL MEETINGS WITH BIBLE STUDY.
IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND HIS SON, JESUS CHRIST AND A CHANCE TO SHARE IN THE LOVE WE HAVE DEVELOPED AS A GROUP WHILE SERVING GOD.
2006 WILL BE A VERY BUSY YEAR FOR ST. PETER’S, CERTAINLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT IN OUR HISTORY. THE PARISH HALL RECLAMATION BEGINS WITH THE NEW YEAR WITH RENOVATIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE ELEVATOR. FULL RENOVATIONS BEGIN SHORTLY THEREAFTER. IN ADDITION TO CONTINUING OF THE POPULAR “WEDNESDAY AT PETE’S”, THE MORNING TAI CHI AND MUSIC CLASSES AND THE AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM, LOOK FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF SEVERAL FABULOUS NEW PROGRAMS LIKE THE “FAVORITE PEW” PROJECT. FOLLOWING A FIRST SERVICE IN THE SPRING, PARISHIONERS WILL BE ABLE TO STAY AND HELP CLEAN AND POLISH THE PEW THEY SIT IN. GIFTS OF NOTE :: GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME!! RECENT GIFTS INCLUDE: 1. ICE MAKER
2. TREE REMOVAL
3. VESTRY TALKED ABOUT HOW WE MIGHT IMPROVE THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH AND PREPARE FOR CHRISTMAS. WITHIN TWO WEEKS, SOMEONE HAD CONTRIBUTED AND INSTALLED THE BEAUTIFUL GREEN AND RED LIGHTING SO PROMINENT AT DUSK AND INTO THE NIGHT.
4. ANOTHER PARISHIONER CALLED AND OFFERED A NEW VENTILATOR FOR THE STOVE IN THE CHURCH KITCHEN. IT WAS JUST WHAT WE NEEDED.
5. THE TWO TREES THAT WERE LIT FOR CHRISTMAS SERVICES WERE YET ANOTHER GIFT FROM A THOUGHTFUL PARISHIONER. THE CHURCH WAS BEAUTIFUL FOR CHRISTMAS! WE THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE ALTAR GUILD AND ALL WHO HELPED DECORATE THE CHURCH AND PREPARE FOR THE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS. | 