Praying for our leaders

I write this article on Friday, January 20, the day after a debate among Republican candidates...

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Bishop's Reading List for 2012

As the Bishop has done in the past, he suggests specific books for reading and study...

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Growing More Vital and Vibrant Communities

At the end of August, the Strategic Planning Task Force presented me with a report...

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Establishing New Communities of Faith

Aloha!  I am most pleased about the possibility of a new ministry in the Diocese. 

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A Message from the Bishop and his Summer Reading List

As more congregations have been discussing shared ministry, regional ministry and ministry teams, and as we explore alternative ways ...

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Bishop's Message for Easter

Fellowship, Righteousness and Love:  That is the meaning of Easter.  Through the cross, the world is transformed and we - you and I - are the Body of Christ bringing Love into the world.

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Bishop's Japan Appeal

Please pray for all those impacted by the earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan. 

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Bishop's Reading List for 2011

As I have done in the past, the following books are suggested readings for 2011.

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Bishop's Address to Convention

Bishop Robert Fitzpatrick delivered the following address to the Convention gathered on Saturday, October 30, 2010. 

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'Pili Pa'a' is theme of 2010 Convention

We will gather singing a hymn by Mr. Joe Camacho (with this refrain): “Pili pa‘a no ka kua me ke aloha a mau loa. We come together in love and hope, we come as one.”

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Make a gift to the future

 I am most proud of the increased activities of the diocesan Planned Giving Commission.

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Seek the face of God in those near you

Lent began on February 17 with Ash Wednesday. I find the Ash Wednesday liturgy most disconcerting.

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Was meeting of Convention a success?

I write the week following the 41st Annual Meeting of the Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai‘i. I have received several emails and calls commending us for the one-day meeting. There have been various notes of concern or delight in the various resolutions of the Convention. I have been asked if I thought the meeting was a “success.”

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76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church

Initial Reflections on the 76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, CA,  July 8-17, 2009.

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Bishop's instructions to the Commission on Ministry

Soon before being ordained and consecrated as the Fifth Bishop of Hawai‘i, then-Canon Robert Fitzpatrick sent to the Commission on Ministry a letter about the ordination process: his expectations regarding those that would be put forward for ordination, and his goals for ordained ministry in the Diocese in the coming years. 

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