Hawaii District

Update:  This event will now be held online. Please see below for details.

“We Are The Church: Transforming the World”

Location: Zoom

Registration Deadline: May 28, 2020

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To successfully participate in your District Conference this year, interested participants should complete the steps below. The Session will be held virtually through Zoom webinar*:

1. Technological Requirements – Click here to review the virtual meeting technology requirements.
2. Registration – Register for Hawaii District Conference.
3. Demonstration – Attend a Conference-sponsored Zoom Webinar demo and learning session. Click here to RSVP now.
4. If you are a Clergy Member or Lay Member of the Annual Conference, remember to register for Annual Conference.

We look forward to seeing you soon as we all learn to do a new thing!

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*Zoom webinar is a specialized product based on the Zoom meeting platform with key differences that allow for an effectively run virtual session of Annual Conference.

All district leaders need to submit their annual reports by May 15, 2020 to the district email address at info@hawaiidistrictumc.org.

The members of the District Conference shall be: all clergy, diaconal ministers, and deaconesses living in the District; lay pastors appointed to local Churches; the District lay leaders and associate lay leaders; District lay members of Annual Conference; the Presidents of District UMM, UMW, Youth Council and Young Adult Council; members of the District Union/Society Board of Trustees; members of the District Leadership Team and District Stewards; and from each local Church: the lay leader(s), all local church officers who are chairpersons of boards, councils, committees, etc.; Presidents of UMM and UMW; church school superintendents, lay members of Annual Conference and one youth.

The voting membership of the corporation shall consist of: all ministers duly appointed to a charge or an agency of the Hawaii District of the California-Pacific Annual Conference of The United Methodist Church; one lay representative for each minister appointed from each charge elected by the Charge/Church Conference of such charge; one lay representative for each minister appointed to an agency of the Hawaii District; the District Superintendent and District Lay Leader of the Hawaii District.

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For more information, contact Hawaii District at hawaiidistrict@calpacumc.org or 808.536.1864.

Tuesdays, June 23 – July 21, 2020 / Tusite, Sune ‘aho  23 ki he Tusite Siulai ‘aho 27,  2020 (7 PM – 9 PM PDT; 4 PM – 6 PM Hawaii)

Location/Fakataha: Zoom (hosted by Mele Faiva Blagojevich)

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Cost & Deadlines: $20 through Sunday, June 21, 2020 / $20.00 kimu’a pē ko Sune ‘aho 20

Classes are open to participants from all districts.

About the Class:

• Attendance is required at all sessions for credit. All those seeking certification as a Certified Lay Servant are invited to attend.
• Technical requirements: To participate in Zoom meetings, participants must have a reliable Internet connection, and a laptop, tablet, or smartphone device that can download and install the Zoom app. A web or phone camera and a microphone are highly recommended, although some users may call in via phone if a mic is not available.
• BASIC CLASS – Intro to Lay Ministry: Instructor Rev. Kalesita Tu’ifua, Rev. Lynette Fuka, Pastor Josephine Liava’a and Pastor Langi Lolohea. This class challenges Lay Servants to develop caring, leading and communicating skills that support their church and encourage others to a deeper commitment in Christ and faithful discipleship. Participants are encouraged to discover their personal spiritual gifts and consider the importance of servant leadership. This class is a required for Certified Lay Servant status.
• BASIC CLASS (Tefito‘i Kalasi) ‘ihe lea Fakatonga:
  • Kau Faiako: Rev. Dr. Kalesita Tu‘ifua, Rev. Lynette Fuka, Pastor Josephine Liava‘a pea mo Pastor Langi Lolohea. Ko e kalasi ko ‘eni ko e fakava’e ia ‘o e ngaahi kalasi ako malanga kotoa ‘ae Siasi. Pea ko hono tu‘utu‘uni ke houa ‘e hongofulu.
  • ‘Oku kamata ‘ihe kalasi ko eni ‘a hono fakalotolahi‘i ‘a kinautolu ‘oku kau mai ke nau tali ‘ae ui ‘ae ‘Otua ‘oku fai kiate kinautolu fakatautaha.  Kenau hoko koe tokotaha malanga ke tufaki ‘a e ongoongo lelei pea moe folofola kihe kakai kotoa pe ‘ihe feitu‘u kotoa pe. ‘Oku mahu‘inga ke ngaue‘aki fakatakimu‘a ‘ae tokotaha malanga he koe fakatupulekina ia kihe kau taki ‘oe Siasi kihe kaha‘u.
• ‘OKU MAHU‘INGA KEKE MA‘U ‘AE NGAAHI HOUA AKO, ‘AIA KOE HOUA ‘E UA HE EFIAFI TUSITE KOTOA PE, HE UIKE ‘E NIMA MEIHE 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, PEA KO HAWAII KOE 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM KOE ‘AHO KALASI AKO MALANGA. KE MA‘U HO‘O SETIFIKETI MALANGA  KAE FAKALAO HO‘O MALANGA ‘IHO SIASI PE KOE VAHE KEKE MALANGA KIHA SIASI KEHE.

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For questions, contact Mele Faiva Blagojevich by email at maryblago@gmail.com or by phone at 310.428.6704.