The Rev. Russell M. Johnson, rector of Church of the Holy Communion, Rock Springs, Wyo., St. John’s Episcopal Church, Green River, Wyo., and priest-in-charge of the Oregon Trail Memorial Church, Diocese of Wyoming, has been called to be rector of Holy Apostles, Hilo, Hawai`i.

Johnson is a 1987 graduate of the School of Theology at Sewanee: The University of the South, and has a BS from National University, San Diego, Calif. He did advanced studies in congregational development at Seabury Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, Ill., and is conducting research on a thesis tentatively entitled “Mutual Ministry: A Small Church Phenomenon, or the Future of the Church?” 

Prior to his ministry in Wyoming, Johnson served as vicar of Tri-Missions ministry in the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania.

The Office of the Bishop anticipates Johnson will begin his ministry in November.

Allport at St. Peter’s, Honolulu in September The Rev. William H. Allport, II, assistant rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Lancaster,  Penn., in the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, will begin his first Sunday as rector at  St. Peter’s Church, Honolulu on Sept. 5. More

Hornes to Florida

The Rev. Lance Horne, vicar of St. George’s, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Oahu, has accepted a call to become rector of St. Paul’s, Quincy, Fla.

“We have been a part of the Diocese of Hawai`i since 1994. Our first church was St. Timothy's in Aiea. After seminary, St. George's became our church home. We have been blessed with many, many terrific parish members who in their military duty have come and gone.

“On Aug. 1, I had the privilege to baptize Tobias Reed Mandell; Toby was my 25th baptism in two years. I have also had the good fortune of participating in 25 confirmations or receptions in the past three years.

What can I say except thank you, Lord, for letting me experience your wondrous works! We will always keep St. George's, St. Timothy's, the Bishop, the clergy, and laity of this diocese in that part of our heart where we keep our treasure. We hope that if any get through the area of Quincy, Florida that you will stop to share story with us.

Horne is a graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary and the U.S. Naval Academy. A career naval officer, he retired from military service and attended seminary, graduating in 2001. He then moved to St. George’s where he served as a deacon and priest, when Bishop Richard Chang ordained him in March 2002.

Horne, his wife, Beth, and family will relocate in the Diocese of Florida in September.

A search for a new vicar is underway. The position CDO profile and Parish Description is posted on the website under Positions Open.
 

St. Andrew’s Priory names new Head of School
 

HONOLULU – The St. Andrew’s Priory School board of trustees has selected Marilyn Matsunaga as Head of School.  Matsunaga succeeds Caroline Ward Oda, who has served as Head of School since 2001.  Matsunaga took over the leadership of this historic school July 15. “We did a comprehensive, national search,” said Dew-Anne Langcaon, chair of the search committee, “and Marilyn impressed us with her creative strategic thinking, great intelligence, passion for working with a variety of people, strong organizational skills and remarkable energy.”

Russell Lau, chair of the St. Andrew’s Priory School board of trustees, said, “The environment for independent private schools has become increasingly competitive and complex, requiring a person of Matsunaga’s talent and broad experience for future success.” “Queen Emma had a dream for excellence when she established this school for the young women of Hawaii.  Together, we will build upon the Priory’s most important traditions while we also continue to provide a dynamic environment for girls to develop their leadership skills and their abilities in academics, athletics and the creative arts.” Matsunaga said, “I am thrilled to be joining this excellent team of faculty and staff and look forward to getting to know each of our talented students.” Until taking on her new role, Matsunaga headed her own health care development and consulting firm, Belief Consulting.  Prior to starting her own business, she served as a leader in state government, including as the head of the Hawaii State Health Planning and Development Agency under Governor Benjamin Cayetano.  She is a graduate of Hilo High School and the University of Denver, where she earned both her bachelor’s degree and an MBA. For more than 135 years, St. Andrew’s Priory School has provided quality education to thousands of young women in Hawaii.  Its excellent educational programs and curriculum, outstanding faculty and staff, and quality student support have become hallmarks of its tradition.  Founded by Queen Emma Kaleleonalani of Hawaii and Mother Sellon of the Anglican Church as an Episcopal school for girls, St. Andrew’s Priory School remains dedicated to its legacy of academic excellence. Go to (www.priory.net)

Celebration of New Ministry West Kauai

On Sunday, Oct. 10 at 4 p.m., all are invited to attend a Celebration of New Ministry of the Rev. Mary Lindquist with the people of the Episcopal Church on West Kauai , St. Paul’s, Kekaha and St. John’s, Eleele. The service at St. Paul’s, Kekaha, will include a service of Holy Baptism of Jonah Konane Johnson, the newly adopted infant son of Pastor Mary and her husband, Kurt Johnson. A reception will follow at the vicarage in Kekaha.

New administrators at St. Peter’s, St. Elizabeth’s

Joette Comstock is the new administrative assistant at St. Peter’s, Honolulu. Joette previously worked in that position, moved to Beijing in 2000, returning to Hawaii in June 2003. Office hours at the church, 1317 Queen Emma Square, are 7:30 a.m.- 4 p.m., Mondays-Fridays.

Cathy Crosier is the new administrative assistant at St. Elizabeth’s, Honolulu. Office hours at the church, at 720 N. King St., are 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Monday-Friday.

St. Christopher’s new organist

David Hicken began as the new organist at St. Christopher’s, Kailua, Oahu on July 4. Hicken, born in Shropshire, England, attended the Royal College of Music in London and the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, Md. A teacher of piano, an organist, composer, and concert performer, he moved to Hermosa Beach, Calif. in 1991. There he composed on electronic instruments and worked as music director at several Los Angeles churches. A world traveler, he met his wife in Thailand and moved to Honolulu a few years ago. With several CDs to his name already, Hicken shows his wide range of talent by now working on CDs of new age music and classical piano.

Seeking Youth Director

Leslie Bettendorf, Barbara Rudow, Terri Pike and Rock Trostel comprise of the Search Committee for a Youth Director at Trinity by-the-Sea, Kihei, Maui. Hopes are to have a director in place this Fall.

Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold, will visit the Diocese of Hawai`i Dec. 1-5. The visit will include a service at St. Andrew’s Cathedral, a day-long workshop with clergy, and several open gatherings with people across the diocese. Details of the visit are underway. Specifics will be announced as they emerge. All will be posted on the diocesan website, as well as in future issues of the Chronicle. Bishop Richard Chang, Office of the Bishop staff, and a steering committee are coordinating arrangements which will include a clergy gathering with the Presiding Bishop.

The Presiding Bishop is required by canon to visit every diocese in the church during his nine year tenure. Griswold’s term ends with the election of a new presiding bishop at the church’s General Convention in Columbus, Ohio in June, 2006.

Griswold was elected at the 1997 General Convention and invested in January 1998. He serves as primate and chief pastor of the Episcopal Church, president of the House of Bishops, president and chief executive officer of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, and president or chair of numerous Episcopal Church boards and agencies.

In these roles the Presiding Bishop is charged with responsibility for leadership in initiating and developing the policy and strategy in the Church and speaking for the church as to those policies, strategies and programs authorized by the General Convention. The Presiding Bishop also is charged to speak God’s words to the Church and to the World, as the representative of this Church and its episcopate in its corporate capacity.

Before becoming Presiding Bishop, Griswold was Bishop of Chicago (1987-1997) and Bishop Coadjutor (1985-1987). He was ordained in 1963 and served three parishes in the Diocese of Pennsylvania before being elected bishop.

Currently, he is a member of the Joint Standing Committee of the Primates of the Anglican Communion and the Anglican Consultative Council. He was co-chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission from 1998 to 2003, and a member of the standing committee for the 1998 Lambeth Conference. He has also served on diocesan, national and international committees for liturgy, worship and ecumenism.

The Presiding Bishop has presented at and led conferences and retreats nationally and internationally throughout his ministry, spanning a variety of topics including ecumenism, evangelism, spirituality and theology.

His articles, essays and sermons have been published in periodicals and theological journals including Anglican Theological Review, Episcopal Life (monthly column), Cross Currents, Anglican Advance and many others. His daily meditations from the General Convention of 2000 produced a Cowley Publications Cloister Book entitled Going Home.

Griswold was educated at St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. and earned an A.B. in English literature at Harvard College (1959). He attended the General Theological Seminary and earned his B.A. and M.A. in theology at Oriel College, Oxford University (1962, 1966). He has received honorary degrees from the General Theological Seminary, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Nashotah House, Sewanee: The University of the South, and Berkeley Divinity School at Yale.

Bishop Griswold and his wife, Phoebe Wetzel Griswold, have two adult daughters.

For more information on the Presiding Bishop go to
http://www.episcopalchurch.org/presiding-bishop.htm
 

Oahu, Neighbor Island Diversity, anti-racism training

 “An Invitation to Power: A Liturgical Approach to Leadership in a Multicultural Community”, is a workshop and conference offering awareness training on racism and diversity by the Rev. Eric H.F. Law. Sponsored by the Diversity Commission of the Diocese, such training is required for clergy and lay leaders of the Episcopal Church by consensus of the church’s General Convention (Resolution 2000-B049).

• A diocesan wide conference will be held at St. George’s, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Saturday, Sept. 11 from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Neighbor island workshops include:

• Maui, Sept. 8, clergy only at 9 a.m. and clergy and laity at 6:30 p.m., Good Shepherd, Wailuku;

• Moloka`i, Sept. 9, clergy and laity, 5:30 p.m., Grace Church;

• Oahu, Sept. 10, clergy only, 9 a.m., MacCray Center, clergy and laity, 5:30 p.m., St. Luke’s, Honolulu;

• Hawai`i, Sept. 12, clergy and laity. 2 p.m., St. James, Kamuela; and

• Kauai, Sept. 13, clergy (details to be announced), clergy and laity, 5:30 p.m., All Saints’ Kapa`a. For complete information, see News/Events at www.episcopalhawaii.org/news.htm#Racism

2005 Budget hearings

Sunday, Aug. 29, across the diocese, Episcopalians are asked to meet to consider the 2005 budget that will be presented to the Annual Meeting of Convention on Oct. 29-30. All delegates to convention, clergy, wardens, and vestry members are encouraged to attend.

Click here to see times and places of meetings on each island.

Download Draft Budget in PDF format

Nominees 36^th Annual Meeting of Convention

Needed: dedicated candidates to fill leadership positions on diocesan committees.

            At the Oct. 29-30, Annual Meeting of the Convention of the Diocese of Hawai`i, a number of people will be elected to lead the diocese. These include members on the:

• Standing Committee (one clergy, one lay for four years),

• Diocesan Council (two clergy and five lay for three years)

• Cathedral Chapter (one clergy and one lay for two years)

The Convention also will elect Deputies to the 2006 General Convention in Columbus, Ohio (four clergy and four lay as well as four alternates for each group for three year terms). Full details on these and other positions are available at Position Descriptions

Protecting children, August training

“Safeguarding God’s Children,”a training program focused on preventing abuse of children, will be held from 9 a.m.- noon, Saturday, Aug. 28 at St. Timothy’s, 98-939 Moanalua Rd., Aiea, Oahu. Everyone who works with children in churches across the diocese will be required to take a three-hour workshop presented in this program. The Rev. Patton Boyle is presenter. Contact  Tiare Ono, THOno@episcopalhawaii.org to register.

Training of Trainers for Safeguarding

 A “Safeguarding God’s Children” workshop to train more trainers to staff throughout the islands will be held Nov. 5-6. Individuals will be invite to attend from the Office of the Bishop. Contact is the Rev. Canon Robert Fitzpatrick, canon to the ordinary. Currently approximately 10 people are trained to present this required workshop.

Church Administrators’ workshop

Church secretaries and administrators are invited to a practical workshop from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at St. George’s Church, Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Wednesday, Aug. 18. Sponsored by the Office of the Bishop, presentations will include information on Safeguarding God’s Children program,  web work and the diocese,  practical church “stuff” to help people do their job, and review of lay pension plans. This is especially helpful for people new to this ministry. Please contact Tiare Ono to confirm your presence: THOno@episcopalhawaii.org.

MacCray Campus Center welcomes students

Through Aug. 20, the MacCray Campus Center, 2324 Metcalf St., Ewa of University of Hawaii at Manoa, welcomes university students from 7:20-9:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, for coffee, wireless Internet access, a place to hang out and chat with friends and fellow students.

In September, the Center will be open Wednesdays, 2-4:30 p.m. which times includes celebration of the Holy Eucharist at 2 p.m.

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Grant guidelines resource

Seeking grant money? New procedures and coversheet guidelines are now posted for the following agencies: Atherton Family Foundation (www.athertonfamilyfoundation.org), Cooke Foundation, Ltd. (www.cookefdn.org), Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation, Victoria S. and Bradley L. Geist Foundation, George P. and Ida T. Castle Trust, and Teresa F. Hughes Trust (see www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org, click “grant seekers”, click “private foundations”. Contact Private Foundation Services staff at 566-5524, (Neighbor Islands: 1-888-731-3863) or email Foundations@hcf-hawaii.org with questions of if you are unable to access or download online information.

See also: Church Resources

St. Nick’s in Foodland’s September  “Give Aloha” program

St. Nicholas, Kapolei, Oahu, is one of many non-profit organizations participating in Foodland’s Give Aloha program. Go to any cashier at an area Foodland, tell them you’d like to make a donation to St. Nicholas. Make a donation up to $249. At the end of September, any donations contributed will be sent to St. Nicholas, plus a portion of a $500,000 match by Western Union Foundation. (Last year’s match was up to 30%, depending on number of organizations participating and dollars donated, says Pastor Hollis Wright.)

Seeking homes

The Mary Jane Program of Catholic Charities Hawai`i is looking for families to license as host homes for pregnant teens. Teens can be placed in the home at any time during their pregnancy and stay up to four months after they give birth. Contact Pamela M. Ito, at 808-263-2958 for information.

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