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WE ARE THE CHURCH

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At a time when we are called to shut our church doors and refrain from gathering together, we are reminded that we are the Church — that God, worship, and church are not confined to buildings.

 

This page serves as a bridge to keep us connected, informed, and inspired as we try new ways to BE THE CHURCH while protecting our communities by sheltering in place.

 A call to churches 

In what ways is your church continuing to connect and grow together while physically apart?
 

SHARE WITH US — how to connect with your church, photos of what 'church' looks like for you during this time, stories of community and connectivity in light of COVID-19 — we want to know!

Submit items to media@hcucc.org!

THANK YOU ALL!
THANK YOU ALL!
Heart by keiki and families of Community Church of Honolulu
Heart by Joan Sakaba of Kailua Christian Church
Heart CCH 4
Heart CCH 4
THANK U
THANK U
Heart by keiki and families of Community Church of Honolulu
Glowing Hearts
Glowing Hearts
Hearts by keiki and families of Community Church of Honolulu
weHeart HCUCC
weHeart HCUCC
A sign of love on the Hawai‘i Conference office sign, by Office Manager Lori Yamashiro.
Hearts on Lei Day
Hearts on Lei Day
By David Popham ‘ohana
Lights of Love
Lights of Love
Shining love in the night with a lit up heart through a window. Heart by Kristen Young, UCC Judd & Central Union Church.
GOD GOT THIS
GOD GOT THIS
Heart at Kauaha‘ao Church
Rainbow of Hearts
Rainbow of Hearts
Hearts read: "Jesus is with us. He will restore us from this pandemic."

Hearts to lift up the spirits of those who drive by Kauaha'ao Congregational Church.
Easter heart from Palm Sunday fronds
Easter heart from Palm Sunday fronds
By Evie Hao, Central Union Church
Giving Love in These Difficult Times
Giving Love in These Difficult Times
Honolulu Cosmopolitan Church UCC
God is Love
God is Love
By Lauren Buck Medeiros of Punahou School, Central Union Church, Christ Church Uniting
Giving Love in These Difficult Times
Giving Love in These Difficult Times
Honolulu Cosmopolitan Church UCC
Giving Love in These Difficult Times
Giving Love in These Difficult Times
Honolulu Cosmopolitan Church UCC
Know that God loves you!
Know that God loves you!
Naomi Takai, Pearl City Community Church
Submitted by Scott Landis, Keawala‘i Church
Heart by Jenna Popham
Heart by Kerrie Shahan
Heart Lei
Heart Lei
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WORSHIP THROUGH A PANDEMIC

Many churches have moved to online spaces to worship on virtual platforms and some have since returned to their buildings with new safety measures. Go directly to their websites and social media to see how they're worshiping right now. Find a church HERE.

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Worship with the Conference Ministers

Full virtual worship services led by UCC Conference Ministers, open to all and available for use within congregations. Find the full video service and separate video files of the various worship segments, along with a printable bulletin, and a printable read-only service for those without easy access to internet.

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Access worship materials:

Eastertide worship service, May 2020

Parable of the Talents worship service, November 2020

VIRTUAL GATHERINGS

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Hawai‘i Conference clergy and church leaders have been invited to gather on Zoom to support one another in ministry and share ideas and resources.

 

Zoom info is sent to all HCUCC clergy prior to each meeting. Request Zoom info.

 

Click to view recordings of some of the past conversations:

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  • AlohaSafe Alert app - learn about new contact-tracing tool
    December 2, 2020
     

  • Intimate Partner Violence w/ Coalition Against Domestic Violence
    September 1, 2020
     

  • To sing or not to sing
    June 17, 2020
     

  • Reopening church facilities
    May 13, 2020: 10 a.m. session |  2 p.m. session
     

  • David Takagi—Insurance and issues related to COVID-19
    April 29, 2020: 10 a.m. session  |  2 p.m. session

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Embrace your caring and creative side by sharing your heart! All are invited to enact God's care for us by making hearts to decorate the windows, doors, balconies of our homes as a visible and tangible sign of aloha in the midst of our sheltering-in-place.
 

Submit photos of hearts
with your name and church to media@hcucc.org or post them and tag us on Facebook @ucc.hawaii.

WEEKLY HCUCC

UPDATES & REFLECTIONS

Tight or Wide Spiritual Focus

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A Time to Deepen Beauty

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By What Day Can We Reopen?

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Call to Prayer

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Guidelines for Opening Church Facilities

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What Is the Church?

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HCUCC Recommendations for Reopening

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"Magical Thinking..."

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Holy Anger

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Patience
 

Compassion Fatigue
 

Easter Address

 

March 25, 2020

 

March 16, 2020

 

February 26, 2020

HELPFUL LINKS

 

Health & Safety

News and updates on COVID-19 + information and resources during this time.

 

Facebook

Connect with the Conference and other HCUCC churches

READINGS

Faith In a Time of Pandemic

Bruce Epperly, 2020

Written by a UCC minister, this book of less than 40 pages could be a great resource for local churches, each chapter ending with a prayer and a list of dos and questions to ponder.

 

That Discomfort
You're Feeling Is Grief

By Scott Berinato,
Harvard Business Review
"If we can name it,
perhaps we can manage it."

DEVOTIONALS

 

Nā Kahu of Kamehameha Schools are writing devotionals to support the KS ‘ohana through this time.

 

Kahu Kalani Wong, KS Maui Chaplain and member of Iao UCC, shares these Hawaiian-based devotionals and invites others to use them.

 

Click HERE (and scroll down) to find the devotionals on their Daily devotional calendar.

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