BISHOP'S MESSAGE ARCHIVE

(Listed with most current at the top ~ Latest messages for the past year can be found HERE )

2022

• ​Bishop's Christmas Message 2022, December 23, 2022​
• A Word from the Bishop & Christmas Services Around the Diocese, November 19, 2022
• Bishop's Thanksgiving Message 2022, November 23, 2022​
• A Reflection from the Bishop on Resolution #2, November 8, 2022​
• Urgent Message: Hurricane Relief Fund, September 30, 2022
• Reflection: Queen Elizabeth II & Hymns, September 21, 2022
• Reflection: The Future of Religion, September 16, 2022
• Special Message: The Death of Queen Elizabeth II, September 8, 2022
• ​Special Message: Following the shooting at St. Stephen's in Alabama, June 17, 2022
  

• ​​Special Message: Violence in Uvalde, Texas, May 24, 2022
• The Bishop's Easter Message 2022, April 15 2022
• The Bishop's Concluding Lenten Reflection: The Book of Job & The Nature of Suffering
• The Bishop's 2022 Lenten Series: The Book of Job & The Nature of Suffering, Chapters 38-42, April 6, 2022
• The Bishop's 2022 Lenten Series: The Book of Job & The Nature of Suffering, Chapters 32-37, March 30, 2022
• House of Bishops' Meeting, March 24, 2022​
• The Bishop's 2022 Lenten Series: The Book of Job & The Nature of Suffering, Chapters 15-30, March 23, 2022

• ​The Bishop's 2022 Lenten Series: The Book of Job & The Nature of Suffering, Chapters 8-14, March 16, 2022
• Bishop's Wednesday 2022 Lenten Series: The Book of Job & the Nature of Suffering, Chapters 3-7, March 9, 2022
• Membership of Standing Committee, March 9, 2022
• Bishop's Ash Wednesday Reflection, March 2, 2022
• Donate to ERD to help Ukrainian Refugees, March 2, 2022
• Star Bulletin Editorial on Minimum Wage, February 23, 2022
• Appeal for Tonga, February 10, 2022
• ​​Bishop's Epiphany Message, January 6, 2022

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2021

• ​​​Bishop's 2021 Christmas Video Message, December 23, 2021
• Bishop's Thanksgiving Video Message, November 24, 2021
• ​Bishop's Weekly Video Message: COVID-19, Job and Love​
• Special Message: COVID-19 Vaccination Policy , September 21, 2021
• Special Message: On 9-11, September 6, 2021
• Bishop's Weekly Video Message: Sin, Will & Love, September 8, 2021
• Special Message: Disaster Relief, September 3, 2021
• ​Bishop's Weekly Video Message: Faith, September 1, 2021
• ​​The Episcopal Church, the Delta Surge, Governor's Executive Order No. 21-05 (August 11, 2021)

• ​Surge In Positive Delta Variant COVID-19 Cases, August 4, 2021
• Reflection on July 4, 2021, Chronicle July 9, 2021
• Bishop's Easter Message 2021, March 31, 2021
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Hymns #188 & #493, March 29, 2021
• Special Message: Atlanta, Boulder, Sin and Hope, March 24, 2021
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Hymn #352 and others, March 22, 2021
• Special Message from the Bishop: Addressing Anti-Asian Rhetoric, March 19, 2021
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Praying Hymn #535, Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim, March 15, 2021

• ​​Bishop's Monday Video Message: Praying hymn #300, Glory, Love, and Praise, and Honor, March 8, 2021​
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Praying hymn #638, Come, O thou Traveler unknown, March 1, 2021
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Praying Hymn #657, February 22, 2021
• Bishop's Reflection on Ash Wednesday During a Time of a Pandemic, February 5, 2021
• ​​Update on Our Diocesan Commitment to Address the Climate Crisis, January 26, 2021
  
• Bishop's Monday Video Message, January 18, 2021
• A Special Pastoral Letter to the Diocese of Hawai'i, January 8, 2021​
• Special Message: Rioting at the Capitol, January 6, 2021

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2020

• ​​Special Announcement: Honorary Canon at The Cathedral, December 27, 2020
• Bishop's Christmas Message 2020, December 21, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Message in the Third Sunday of Advent: The Song of Mary, December 14, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Psalm 85, December 7, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Advent, November 30, 2020
• Bishop's Thanksgiving Message 2020, November 25, 2020
• A Special Monday Message from the Bishop: A Note of Thanks, November 16, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Post-Election Reflection, November 9, 2020
• Bishop's Election Message, October 30, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Convention Address, October 26, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Convention Sermon, October 19, 2020
• Special Message: Conflict & Bonhoeffer, October7, 2020
• Special Message: The President & COVID-19, October 2, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: On Augustine, September 28, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Philippians 4:4-7, September 21, 2020
• ​​Bishop's Monday Video Message: Thanks & Encouragement, September 14, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Cathedral Sermon, Living in a broken world, September 7, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Coping in a changing world, August 31, 2020
• Special Message: Praying for Our World in Crisis, August 28, 2020
• Special Announcement: Emergency Order, August 25, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Psalm 93, August 24, 2020
• Thanking Our Clergy, Chronicle, August 21, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: "Why?" - A reflection on faith, August 17, 2020​

• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Strength in Scripture, August 10, 2020
• Special Message from the Bishop on In-Person Worship, August 5, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Addressing "politics" in religion, August 3, 2020
• ​Bishop's Monday Video Message: Lectio Divina Prayer, July 27, 2020
• Special Message: Hurricane Douglas, July 25, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: St. Andrew's Baccalaureate Address, July 20, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Ordination of Stephen McPeek Sermon, July 13, 2020
• Important Message from the Bishop: Worship & COVID Concerns, July 11, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Wise Words from Fr. Bray & Archbishop Temple, July 6, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Shame & Guilt, June 29, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Symbols & Faith, June 22, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message: Common Good, June 15, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message, June 8, 2020
• Bishop's Friday Reflection, June 5, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message, June 1, 2020
• ​​Bishop's Pentecost Sermon (Video), May 31 2020
• Bishop's Reflection on Racism, May 28, 2020
• Bishop's Wednesday Video Message, May 27, 2020
• Bishopʻs Monday Video Message, May 25, 2020
• Special Announcement: Returning to public in-person worship, May 22, 2020
• Bishop's Wednesday Video Message, May 20, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message, May 18, 2020
• Bishop's Wednesday Video Message, May 13, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message, May 11, 2020
• Bishop's Sermon, May 10, 2020
• Bishop's Wednesday Video Message, May 6, 2020​

• Bishop's Monday Video Message, May 4, 2020
• ​Bishop's Wednesday Video Message, April 29, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message, April 27, 2020
• Bishop's Wednesday Video Message, April 22, 2020
• Bishop's Monday Video Message, April 20, 2020
• Bishop's Wednesday Video Message in Easter Week, April 15, 2020
• Bishop Monday Video Message in Easter Week, April 13, 2020
• Bishop's Easter Sermon (Video), April 12, 2020
• Bishop's Good Friday Video Message, April 10, 2020
• Bishop's Maundy Thursday Video Message, April 9, 2020
• Bishop's Wednesday Video Message into Holy Week, April 8, 2020
• Bishopʻs Monday Video Message into Holy Week, April 6, 2020
• Bishopʻs Wednesday Video Message: 1 Peter, April 1, 2020
• Bishopʻs Monday Video Message: Prayer, March 30, 2020
• Bishopʻs Video Reflection on the Lordʻs Prayer, March 25, 2020
• Bishopʻs Monday Video Update, March 23, 2020
• Extension of Suspension to April 30, 2020, March 20, 2020 (Video & Text)
• Suspension of Worship & Gatherings in Our Churches (March 16, 2020)(Video & Text)
• A Thought from the Bishop at Noon Friday, March 13, 2020
• Bishopʻs Response to the Presiding Bishopʻs Message on the Coronavirus, March 12, 2020
• Important Message from the Bishop: Coronavirus Update, March 6, 2020
• A Note from the Bishop on the Coronavirus, February 28, 2020
• Bishopʻs Lenten Message 2020, February 26, 2020
• Receiving Holy Communion in the Age of the "Corona Virus" and during the Flu Season, February 7, 2020
• Prayers After the Diamond Head Tragedy, January 20, 2020
• A New Year's Reflection for the Diocese of Hawai'i, January 3, 2020

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2019

• Bishop's Christmas Message 2019, December 18, 2019
• Bishop's Thanksgiving Message, November 27, 2019
• A Message of Love and Solidarity, September 30, 2019
• ​​Bishop's Reflection on Gilroy, El Paso & Dayton, August 9, 2019
• A Teaching from the Bishop on Mauna a Wākea, July 21, 2019
• May 24, 2019 - Upcoming Seminars
• Bishop's Easter Message 2019 or Video version

2018

• ​​Bishop's Christmas Message 2018
• Bishop's Message on the Murders in Louisville & Pittsburgh, October 29, 2018
• August 9, 2018 - Diocesan Guidelines on Receiving Holy Communion
• June 2018 E-Chronicle - Our Identity as an Episcopal Church in Hawai'i
• May 10, 2018 E-News - A Reflection on a Volcano and a Flood
• Bishop's Easter Message 2018 (on YouTube)
• March 2018 E-Chronicle - Reflections on Confirmation, Reception, Reaffirmation
• Bishop's Lent Message 2018
• February 2018 E-Chronicle - Prison Reform
• On Human Error, January 14, 2018
• Praying

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2017

• Bishop's Christmas Message 2017​
• October 2017 E-Chronicle - Feast of St. Francis
• (From Guam, August 13, 2017)
• August 3, 2017 E-News - Simple Practices for a Christian Life
• June 2017 E-Chronicle - The Bible and Prayer
• Bishop's Reflections on Washington, May 12, 2017
• Bishop's Easter Message 2017
• February 2017 E-Chronicle - A Reflection
• Bishop's Lent Message 2017​​​

2016

• ​Bishop's Christmas Message 2016​
• December 1, 2016 - A Post-Election Note
• Bishop's Advent Message 2016
• ​Bishop's Thanksgiving Reflection 2016
• October 29, 2016 - 48th Annual Meeting of Convention
• August 2016 E-Chronicle - On Politics
• Thoughts from the Bishop after the tragedy in Orlando, June 14, 2016
• Bishop's Easter Message 2016
• January 15, 2016 - Communiqué from the Primates​

2015

• Bishop's Christmas Message 2015
• October 2015 E-Chronicle - "Why?" Does the Episcopal Church Exist in Hawai'i
• October 13, 2015 - 47th Annual Meeting of Convention & Ordinations
• July 10, 2015 - General Convention
• Bishop's Easter Reflection 2015, April 2015 E-Chronicle
• Bishop's Reflections on Holy Week, March 24, 2015
• March 24, 2015 - Understanding Clergy Leave-Taking
• Bishop's Lenten Message 2015​
• January 9, 2015 - Diocesan Alcohol Policy

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2014

• Bishop's Christmas Message 2014
• Bishop's Thanksgiving Message 2014
• ​October 2014 - Clergy & Stewardship
• Observing Lesser Feasts, August 18, 2014
• Ahli Hospital: A Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem in Gaza, August 5, 2014
• August 2014 - Ordination of Women Priests
• On Canon Liz Beasley, May 2014
• Bishop's Easter Message 2014
• February 2014 - We Are All Missionaries
• January 16, 2014 - February is Theological Education Month

2013

• ​​Bishop's Christmas Message 2013
• December 2013 - The Season of Advent
• Bishop's Address at Convention XLV, October 26, 2013
• October 2013 - Preparing for Convention
• September 2, 2013 - Letter to the Governor on Marriage Equality
• September 2013 - "Religious Leaders Support the Freedom to Marry in Hawai'i"
• August 2013 - Discipleship In a Broken World
• June 26, 2013 - 1% Support for Theological Education
• June 17, 2013 - In Support of Sean Brown
• Bishop's Easter Message 2013
• Bishop's Sabbatical Blog (Jan-Mar 2013)

2012

• ​Bishop's 2012 Christmas Message
• December 2012 - Bishop Sabbatical Leave: January 1 through March 30, 2013
• Oct/Nov 2012 - Bishop Kennedy's 90th Anniversary letter; Bishop Fitzpatrick's 125th Anniversary letter.
• July 2012 - Report on the 77th General Convention in Indianapolis, IN.
• May 2012 - Regarding changes to the Diocesan Council and the Vision, Values and Mission for the Diocese.
• March 2012 - Preparing for our departure
• February and March 2012 - Bible Challenge & "Lent Madness" 
• January 2012 - Praying for our leaders
• Bishop's 2012 Reading List​

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