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C H U R C H O F T H E H O L Y C R O S S
J u l y U p c o m i n g D a t e s
14 11:00 a.m. online One Song from CHC
20 3:00 p.m. Bible Study via Zoom
21 11:00 a.m. online One Song from CHC
J u l y B o a r d M e e t i n g s
18 Nominations Committee Meeting
25 Deacons Meeting
July 14, 2021
Thank you!
S aturday morning, July 10th saw a flurry
of industrious friends and members of Church of the Holy Cross who answered the call to as-sist with Service Day. Sidewalks were pres-sured washed, windows were cleaned, gardens were weeded, ti leaf trees were chopped down and removed and our campus was restored to its quiet tranquil beauty. Endless gratitude to those that came to help which included Ron Fuji-yoshi and his fellow members of Ohana Ho`opakele, Bensis Hen-ry and his hard working crew from United Church of Pohnpei, Pastor Eric,
Carolyn Lum-Bellem, Anne Sadayasu, Bob Smith, Connie Yoshiya-ma, Moira Tanaka, Ruth Niino-DuPonte, Reiko Masutomi and Mary Ann Katayama. Over the last few months, James Yo-shiyama has quietly cleaned the Iris bushes in the meditation gar-den that were being strangled by other weeds. The results are extraordinary – stop by and see his work of heart. It was gratifying and humbling to see the many hands helping to care for our beloved campus. Mahalo every-one! Quarterly
Giving Statements
T he second quarter Giving Statements
were mailed out the first week of July 2021. Please review your quarterly statement for accuracy and contact church treasurer, Eric Tanouye at 960-1433 or trustee chair Carolyn Lum-Bellem at 987-5310 if there are any errors.
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W hat is a synod and how does it be-come general?
A synod, in short, is an ‘aha, a meeting. The origi-nal word was sunodos, a Greek word that combines the roots sun (together) and hodos (traveling way or path). Carried into Lat-in, it became synodus, which English speakers shortened to sinoth before settling on the spelling synod. The word had been used in the early Church for the regular meetings of con-gregational leaders. The largest gatherings of bish-ops, particularly those that considered and settled major issues of theology, gained the special title of “council” – the Council of Nicaea, the Council of Con-stantinople, and so on. Most meetings of the Church for some years were remembered (or not, as the case may be) as syn-ods until the local lan-guage began to replace Latin. In England, Presby-terians recovered the word synod to title their gather-ings. Congregationalists in New England, however, fa-vored the word “meeting.”
They also dropped such ancient church words as diocese for a collection of churches and clergy, replacing it with “consociation” (for churches) and “association” (for minis-ters). “Synod” returned to use when the United Church of Christ brought the Congregational Christian Churches and the Evan-gelical and Reformed Churches (E&R) togeth-er in 1957. The E&R had given the name “synod” to their larger associa-tions of churches. The national gathering of the church was the “General Synod” – and that be-came the name for the national representative meeting of the new UCC. I ask your prayers this week for this national gathering of the United Church of Christ, this ‘aha for all the ‘aina, this General Synod, that it be a source of light, inspira-tion, and love. With aloha,
Pastor Eric
The Pastor’s Corner
Bible Study With
Pastor Eric
We gather for:
Deep questions Surprising wisdom Unforgettable stories Seeds of thought Refreshment for the
spirit
Bible Study Online: Tuesdays 3:00 pm
See the Weekly Chime for connection
information via Zoom, or call the office for instructions
July 18 Pentecost 8,
Proper 11 (16) 2 Samuel 7:1-14a Psalm 89:20-37
Or Jeremiah 23:1-6
Psalm 23 Ephesians 2:11-22
Mark 6:30-34, 53-56
Contact Pastor Eric
Office phone: 808-935-1283 Parsonage/cell phone: 808-464-4884 Email: [email protected] Instagram: esanderson_ucc
Twitter: @esanderson Facebook: facebook.com/rev.eric.anderson facebook.com/holycrosshilo
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MONTHLY
VOLUNTEERS
Sunday, July 18 Lay Reader
Gloria Kobayashi
Chapel Decoration
Jean & Woody Kita
Sunday, July 25 Lay Reader
Cindy Debus
Chapel Decoration
Laura Ota
Sunday, August 1 Lay Reader
TBA
Chapel Decoration
Anne Sadayasu
Sunday, August 8 Lay Reader
TBA
Chapel Decoration
Barbara Iwami,
Bill and Nancy Chen
Contact Pastor Eric Office phone: 808-935-1283 Parsonage/cell phone: 808-464-4884 Email: [email protected] Instagram: esanderson_ucc Twitter: @esanderson Facebook: facebook.com/rev.eric.anderson facebook.com/holycrosshilo
1 Gavin Ikeda
1 Connie Yoshiyama
1 Stefan Tanouye
4 Olive Marusek
6 Jonathan Roach
9 Lisbeth Taniguchi
10 Shelby Hoota
10 David Nada
19 Beverly Dodo
20 Emi Kobayashi
22 Bob Smith
25 Kashten Santo
25 Mikeal Leung
27 Randall Kurohara
27 Eileen Shiraishi
27 Amy Shiroma
28 Anne Sadayasu
29 Merle Okabe
29 Herb Watanabe
A u g u s t
1 Michael Miyahira
1 Ryan Sagawa
5 Sueo Kondo
5 Sue Smith
7 Doug Albertson
9 Jane Kawazoe
10 Amy Saito
11 Ethel Yoshimasu
13 Wilfred Okabe
17 Jacqueline Murai
19 Grillena Jack
21 Florence Miyazono
23 Eric Anderson
25 Reynold Mishina
27 Mila Joy Ranario
28 Genie Phillips
29 Mieke Inouye
30 Janet Fujioka
30 Gloria Kobayashi
J u l y
Sunday on-line Worship Service begins at 10:00 am
Pastor: Rev. Eric S. Anderson
Weekly at the Church of the Holy Cross Pickleball: Played Mondays, 12:00 pm, Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m., Thursdays, 8:30
a.m., Fridays 2:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 1:00 p.m. Building of Faith—limited
to maximum of 10 players
Bible Study: Tuesdays, 3:00 p.m. via Zoom
One Song: Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. online
Community Sing: 2nd & 4th Friday of every month, 6:00 p.m. online
Church of the Holy Cross—UCC 440 West Lanikaula Street
Hilo, HI 96720
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS
440 West Lanikaula Street
Hilo, HI 96720
Office Hours
Mon–Thurs 8:00 am-12:30 pm
Friday 8:00 am-12:00 pm
Ph. 808-935-1283
www.holycrosshilo.com
