June 4th Minister’s Message
Aloha mai kākou,
Seeing more sunlight? It’s June!
And with this June brightness, we have more opportunities to honor, celebrate, study, and support together!
“What’s Laughter Got to Do With It” – This Sunday, we are looking at how humor lifts our spirits and our lives, and considering how religions have employed it from Jesus to Mohammed to Buddha to Ganesh. Come have a hearty (spiritual) laugh with us!
June is National and Hawai‘i State Pride Month
(Here on Oahu, our main celebration and march is in October.) So, we celebrate both and all ways!
On June 14th, Keola will deliver the service: “Come Home: A Pride Sermon on the Body as Holy Ground.”
We have been working with Nico Lang, LGBTQ+ journalist and author of “American Teenager – How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era.” They will be delivering our Sunday service on June 28th, and we have organized a panel discussion and Book Signing for Saturday, June 27th, at 5 pm.
OMG! Our “Oh My God” service generated interest in more exploration together of meaning, the divine, theology, history– what moves us. So we are going to have a series of meetings, I am calling them “Divine Discussions.” We are thinking this series should be in person and we are considering the day/time that is best for most of us. If you are interested, please email me your available days/times.
More good news…
“SocialJustice@Heart – Interfaith Conversations on Social Justice, Democracy, and Belonging” will meet on the first Tuesday of each month beginning July 7th at 6pm. These are instigated by your Social Justice team, sponsored by The Interfaith Alliance of Hawai‘i, UUHonolulu, and Hawai‘i Children’s Action Network, and facilitated by member John-Paul Chaisson-Cardenas.
Click here for more information and to sign up!
Hope to see you in church this Sunday!
Rev. Deborah
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