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NYE Opportunities Online
Hawai‘i Conference
  • Jul 30, 2020
  • 1 min

NYE Opportunities Online

Read an article from the UCC about the 2020 National Youth Event. A number of offerings from the United Church of Christ's 2020 National Youth Event (NYE) have been made available online over the past few months, in addition to the online service project, workshops, and worship that premiered this past weekend. Content may be accessed HERE. Hawai'i youth who gathered online as part of the NYE experience had conversations about a few of the important mottos of the UCC that wer
Conference Minister Reflects on COVID-19 Spikes
David Popham
  • Jul 30, 2020
  • 2 min

Conference Minister Reflects on COVID-19 Spikes

Among the preparations for Hurricane Douglas and the mixed messages on reopening public schools, it was easy to miss the spike in COVID-19 spread which occurred this past week: Out of the last six days, COVID spikes occurred in four of them. These spikes are concerning as they are happening before tourists return in large numbers. In short, these numbers indicate that COVID can spread widely just among us who make our home in Hawai'i. For sure, the spread is not even across
Conference Minister Reflection: Living with an Unending Pandemic
David Popham
  • Jul 23, 2020
  • 2 min

Conference Minister Reflection: Living with an Unending Pandemic

Last week I was in a meeting in which one of the participants referring to COVID-19 and times of crisis said, "I know how to live with a V, and I have even lived through a U, but I don't know about living with an L." The V refers to a time when the end of a crisis can be immediately seen, such as a hurricane. The U indicates a crisis where the end is further off, but can still be planned for, such as a volcanic eruption. The L refers to a crisis in which the end cannot be see
Conference Minister Reflection: Jesus and the Canaanite Woman
David Popham
  • Jul 16, 2020
  • 2 min

Conference Minister Reflection: Jesus and the Canaanite Woman

Looking ahead at the August lectionary reading, I see that one of the gospel texts is the encounter between Jesus and the Canaanite Woman. This is a fun text because it starts out with everyone playing the role society handed out. The Canaanite Woman plays the role of the unworthy foreign female, and Jesus plays the role of the Israelite male. That is, until the point of the twist in the story when both the woman and Jesus set aside those roles and create new roles which embo
Council to Review ‘Aha Pae‘āina Format Options
Hawai‘i Conference
  • Jul 16, 2020
  • 1 min

Council to Review ‘Aha Pae‘āina Format Options

At its April meeting the Conference Council voted to postpone the 2020 'Aha Pae'aina until October 7-10, 2020. The Council also voted to review the COVID-19 situation sixty days prior to the meeting date. That review should take place during the first week in August. However, after reviewing the COVID-19 situation in Hawai'i and elsewhere in the United States last week—rising numbers of new cases, deaths and hospitalizations—and considering plans by the State of Hawai'i to op
Conference Minister Reflects on Ongoing Pandemic
David Popham
  • Jul 9, 2020
  • 2 min

Conference Minister Reflects on Ongoing Pandemic

In mid-March we were asked to shelter in place in order to flatten the curve of COVID-19 spread. Here we are in early July discovering that COVID-19 is active in Hawai'i and is not just a threat from off-island visitors. We are frustrated that for all our staying home and following precautions we see new high numbers for COVID spread. We are upset as we had hoped to be back to some sense of normalcy by this time. We miss our daily routine and the presence of family and friend
Kalaupapa Independence Day Recognized on June 30
Hawai‘i Conference
  • Jul 2, 2020
  • 2 min

Kalaupapa Independence Day Recognized on June 30

June 30 marked the 51st anniversary of Kalaupapa Independence Day, the day when the Hawai'i State Legislation removed the isolation ban on Kalaupapa. For the past seven years Dr. Kerri Inglish of University of Hawai'i - Hilo has spearheaded Lei Hali'a O Kalaupapa, in celebration of this day. Sadly, Kalaupapa is once again under lockdown, this time due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year churches and individuals were invited to make lei and pray in memory of someone who die
Thinking Theologically: Tight or Wide Spiritual Focus
David Popham
  • Jul 2, 2020
  • 2 min

Thinking Theologically: Tight or Wide Spiritual Focus

Conference Minister Reflects on Thinking Theologically From the July 1, 2020 Coconut Wireless Tight or Wide Spiritual Focus I can remember being a wet-behind-the-ears student in seminary taking the first of two required systematic theology classes. I remember the professor emphasized that her class was not about teaching us what to think, but rather teaching us how to think theologically. A part of the "how" was moving the class from a tight focus to a wide focus on the way
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