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Art Nishimura Deacon Of The Month [email protected] Cell: 429-7678
Emory Gaskins Pastor [email protected] Cell: 233-9025
Ikaika Higa Hamama Community Church Pastor [email protected] Cell: 343-4214
Hongly Khuy Khemeras Center Leader [email protected] Cell: 542-9353
Bernie Maybin Office Manager [email protected] Office: 947-5008
Meredith Palicte Worship & Internationals Minister [email protected] Cell: 919-697-0835
Dong Yu Book Keeper [email protected] Office: 947-5008
Brent Young Assoc. Pastor of Students & Outreach [email protected] Cell: 291-0804
Trong Bui Dong Tam Church Pastor [email protected] Cell: 741-1471
Dani Beth Crosby Family & Communications Minister [email protected] Cell: 782-6587
Pua Niau-Puhipau Acting Weekday Preschool Director [email protected] Office: 947-6679
CONTACT US2305 University Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822 universityavenuebaptist.org 947-5008
Our mission is to prepare every generation to change their world for Christ by: Encouraging every believer to identify their oikos;
Motivating every believer to intentionally engage their oikos; Preparing every believer to both demonstrate and communicate their faith in Christ.
oikos A Greek term used to describe one’s extended household or circle of influence
RESOURCES AVAILABLEPick up a copy of the daily Lectionary Reading Guide, Open Windows, and other devotionals at the entryway table. As a reminder, all church members have access to Right Now Media, an online library with thousands of videos. If you have forgotten your Right Now Media login, or are a new member and would like access to this great resource, please contact the church office.
OFFERING SUMMARYMonthly Needs $45,851.00
August Offering $46,667.39
Budget YTD $366,808.00
Offering YTD $302,614.39
SUNDAYS AT UABCBREAKFAST is served in the Fellowship Hall from 8:30 AM-9:15 AM each Sunday morning.
NURSERY & PRESCHOOL CARE is provided for children, birth through Kindergarten, during the worship service and Bible study groups in the Koon Mission Building (Nursery: Room 4, Preschool: Room 2).
1ST-6TH GRADE STUDENTS will remain in the entire worship service this month.
FELLOWSHIP LUNCH will be held on September 3 & 17 in the Fellowship Hall. You are invited to join us for this special time together.
BIRTHDAYS9/1 Hannah Schwartz
9/5 Aaliyah LehmannBernie Maybin
9/6 My Le Tran
9/9 Andy Baker
9/10 Clara TakiguchiDan Tom
9/13 David BurtonLillian Kadekaru
9/14 Suchart ArchpruAndrew Nguyen
9/20 Heidi Nishimura
9/22 Cherylene Hidano
9/23 Gerri Chock
9/27 Ruthie Haitsuka
10/1 Bob KamBryce Lim
GREETERS9/3 Sharon Walsh's Class
9/10 Janet Harris & Marian Kaneta's Class
9/17 Julie Petherbridge's Class
9/24 Bob Kam & Dan Tom's Class
If we have missed your birthday/anniversary, or if we have the wrong date, please contact the church
office and let us know!
ONLINE GIVINGTo give online visit universityavenuebaptist.org/giving
TEXT GIVINGTo give by text message, send a text to (808) 518-2347 with the amount you would like to give. You will be sent a link to a giving form. Unless you specify a particular missions fund, your gift will be made to the church budget. To specify a specific fund, text the amount and the first word of the fund name (e.g. $200 Hamama or $200 Juarez). For more information on how to give online or by text message, including instructional videos, visit universityavenuebaptist.org/giving.
ANNIVERSARIES9/18 Darrell & Teresa McCain
35 years
SEPT. 2017
BECAUSE WE LOVED YOU SO MUCH, WE WERE DELIGHTED TO SHARE WITH YOU NOT ONLY THE GOSPEL OF GOD BUT OUR LIVES AS WELL.
1 THESSALONIANS 2:8
R. J. Palacio's book Wonder explores the idea of kindness, courage, and wonder through the experiences of August (Auggie for short), a boy who was born with a facial deformity. On his first day of 5th grade at the new school, Auggie finds himself sitting alone during lunch. Then the reader meets Summer, my favorite character in the book. After exchanging names with August, Summer quickly makes a connection, "Hey, our names kind of match....Summer? August?...We can make this the 'summer only' table...Only kids with summer names can sit here." Summer knew how to set the table--not with flatware and dishes, but with a thoughtful connection. She used a simple
MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIESA.S.K. PRAYER GROUP meets each Monday at 6:15 PM in the sanctuary. All are welcome.
SEPTEMBER'S TABLE, a multi-generational midweek gathering, will be held each Wednesday this month at 6:30 PM (September 6, 13, 20, & 27) . A light dinner will be served from 6:30 PM-6:45 PM. We will begin planned activities at 6:50 PM, after the meal. Mark your calendar and join us for this special church family gathering. Read more about September's Table under "Setting The Table".
INTERNATIONAL STUDENT LUNCH is each Thursday from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM at the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention Office. UABC hosts the lunch on the first Thursday of each month. Join us as we serve a meal to international students from around the world on Thursday, September 7. If you are available to help prepare the meal, please meet us at HPBC at 10 AM. For more information, contact Brent Young.
CHURCH WORK DAY is Saturday, September 9, from 9 AM-12 PM. All are welcome to come and help spruce up our church campus. Church work days are a great way to get to know others in our church family! Please sign up if you plan to serve. You may sign up on the lanai, in your Bible study group or online. We will use the number of people signed up to determine which work projects we can accomplish. Please bring yourself a water bottle and work gloves (if you have them). Children will be invited to help with a painting project. Please be sure they are dressed to paint. Lunch will be provided.
UABC'S CO-ED SOFTBALL TEAM will play their last game on Saturday, September 9, at 8:15 PM at Palolo Field. All are welcome to come play or cheer on the team.
ONE DAY AT A TIME, a Bible study led by Dr. Ruby Ovitt, will begin Sunday, September 10, from 4 PM-6 PM. This 8-week course on spiritual healing from separation, divorce, or widowhood, will meet on Sundays from September 10-October 29 at 4 PM at UABC. Register online at biblehawaii.org/courses.
I.H.S. DINNER FOR THE HOMELESS is on the second Monday of each month. Join us this month on Monday, September 11, at 5:30 PM. If you are interested in helping, please sign up on the lanai, in your Bible study class, or online. For more information, contact Brent Young.
FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY, led by Darrell & Teresa McCain, will begin with a FREE orientation class on Thursday, September 14, from 6 PM-8 PM at UABC. This 9-week class will meet on Thursdays, starting September 21, from 6:00 PM- 8:00 PM. The course requires each family to purchase a member’s kit for $93.00 (plus shipping). You may sign up on the lanai or online at daveramsey.com/fpu/classes.
CHUUKESE YOUTH OUTREACH is Friday, September 22, at 5:30 PM. This outreach includes tutoring, a dinner, and a Bible study. At this time, the outreach is scheduled to be held at Waipahu Community Church, but the location may change. For more information, contact Brent Young.
PRETEEN GIRLS' GROUP is Friday, September 22, from 6:30 PM-9 PM at Dani Beth's House. This gathering is for 4th-6th grade girls.
J.O.Y. GROUP is Friday, September 29, at 10 AM in the Fellowship Hall. This month, we will be playing BINGO and enjoying lunch together. Please bring a white elephant gift for BINGO and RSVP by signing up on the lanai, in your Bible study class, or online.
CHURCH FAMILY CAMPOUT at Bellows is September 29-30. All are welcome. Registration packets for the campout can be picked up on the lanai able or downloaded online at universityavenuebaptist.org/events. All individuals or families who plan to attend the campout must submit their registration packet to Dani Beth Crosby by Friday, September 15.
JUAREZ MISSION TRIP
UABC's annual mission trip to Juarez, Mexico, is October
11-14. Please continue to pray for the team as they prepare to go and share God's love
as they serve.
GIVE ALOHAIkaika and Stacey Higa lead Hamama CommunityChurch, a church plant of UABC located in Kahalu'u. One of the amazing ways God is working is through the KEY Project. The KEY Project is a non-profit organization which supports the after-school program Ikaika and Stacey lead. Most of the members of Hamama Community Church are people Ikaika and Stacey have met through the after-school program. During the month of September, if you give code #77728 while shopping at any Foodland store, Foodland will match a portion of the donation you make to the KEY Project.
WELCOME!We hope you feel loved and encouraged today as we worship God together. You are a valued part of
our church family! This newsletter includes many opportunities for you to share God's love and connect with others. Our goal is to be a church family who knows and cares for one another and those
in our oikos, or circle of influence.
Guests, please fill out a welcome card, found in your chair pocket, so we may have a record of your visit. Completed welcome cards may be left in the chair pocket, facing the opposite direction, or
placed in the offering plate at the end of the service. Mahalo!
SIGN UP FOR MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE AT UNIVERSITYAVENUEBAPTIST.ORG/EVENTS
ADVENTING ADVENTAdventing Advent, a 4-week series for all ages, will be held on Wednesday evenings from October 25-November 15.
We hope you will join us for this special time together as we prepare for Advent.
SUE NISHIKAWA OFFERING FOR HAWAII PACIFIC MISSIONS
Hawaii Pacific Goal: $115,000One hundred percent of the Sue Nishikawa Offering for Hawaii Pacific Missions is used to help ministries here in the Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention. If you would like to give toward this special offering, please use the Sue Nishikawa envelope, found in your chair pocket, select "Sue Nishikawa/State Missions" when giving online, or text "Sue" after the amount you would like to give to (808) 518-2347.
SETTING THE TABLE
observation to make a cold lunch table feel like a special space. As the chapter goes on, Auggie and Summer brainstorm all of the other kids in their school whose names could be connected with the season of summer. When they thought of a name they couldn't connect with summer, they told each other they would make an exception for that person. They determined their table was a special space for anyone who wanted to join them. This exchange is the beginning of a very special friendship between Summer and Auggie. Summer is a great example of someone who makes a deliberate choice to be with and for another, a choice to practice hospitality.
During our mid-week gathering this month, September's Table, we will be exploring and practicing the art of conversation and the habit of hospitality. Sunday mornings can fly by and before we know it, we are in our cars headed home without really having any purposeful conversations with others in our church family. The same thing can happen with those in our oikos--we can spend hours with our co-workers or friends without really sharing our lives with them. In Paul's letter to the people of Thessalonica he writes, "Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well." (1 Thessalonians 2:8) Are we loving one another like we should? What does it look like to practice the habit of hospitality? How does anyone have time to really connect with those outside of their family? Join us on Wednesday evenings at 6:30 PM this month as we explore these questions and more.
The format for this mid-week gathering will be a little different than the gatherings we have done in the past. A simple meal will be served from 6:30 PM-6:45 PM. We will begin the multi-generational activities planned for the evening after the meal at 6:50 PM. The gathering will conclude at 7:30 PM.
