For Sunday, September 7, 2008:

•Nursery  • 9:00am - 12:00pm

Nursery available for ages 10 months to 2 yr.

•Worship Services at 7:15am & 10:45am

•Japanese Fellowship meets at 9:00am

•Children's Sunday Ministry resumes

at 9am

•Sunday Adult Bible Classes begin

9:00am

For class descriptions

click here>>

•Communion Sunday observed in all services

•Children's Worship Arts Orientation • right after the 10:45am service in the Sanctuary - parents who plan to have their children attend one of the Worship Arts classes (begins Sept. 14) must attend

•SPAM Food & School Supplies Collection

Drop off donations of non-perishable foods & school supplies in the Welcome Ctr. before each service. Donations bless those at Kalihi Waena school.

•Women's Retreat: "Journaling With Jesus"

September 26-27 at Camp Kokokahi

Women: Join us for an inspiring weekend with Ada L. Cost: $45 includes meals, lodging, journal, teaching sessions. Limited space (30 women) Sign up Today at the WOW table.

•Voter Registration for General Election

in the Courtyard during the Fellowship Times and after the 10:45am service

•Change in Sunday Worship Times

Begins September 7, 2008

Our new Sunday schedule:

7:15am - 1st service

8:30am - Fellowship Time

9:00am - Growth Time (Children and Adults)

   (Nursery available)

10:15am - Fellowship Time

10:45am - 2nd Service (Family Service)

  (Nursery, Children's Worship Arts Available*)

12:00pm - Church Lunch (resumes Sept. 14)

*We encourage families to worship together during our 10:45am family service. Nursery will be provided during this time for children ages 10 months to 2 yrs. For those who desire to have their younger children participate in an activity during the 10:45am service, we will also offer Children's Worship Arts for children ages 3-12 during the sermon time beginning Sept. 14.

•95th Anniversary T-shirts on Back Order

Those who are waiting for their T-shirt order will be contacted when the shirts come in. A few shirts will also be available for sale on a first-come, first-serve basis.

We appreciate your patience and thank everyone who ordered an Anniversary T-shirt.

For more info see Lisa L.

•Worship Choir for Christmas Events

Rehearsals begin Thur. Sept. 11 • 7:15pm

and meet most Thursdays

We invite those who enjoy singing to the Lord as we rehearse for our various Christmas events.

For more info see Pastor Bill

•KUC Job Opening:

Church Administrator

The primary role of the Church Administrator is to:

-Provide overall financial management, facilities management, and human resource management

-Administer the Church's day-to-day operations

-Enable and contribute to the vision and ministry of Kalihi Union Church

For job description and application forms

click here>>

•Help needed for Sunday Lunch Ministry

We would like to train and/or add new people to help in this ministry. We need volunteers to help with clean up after lunch on Sundays. If you can help, contact Dottie C. .

Sunday Lunch

Ministry

Resumes Sept. 14

•Coffee Fellowship Ministry Needs Volunteers

Sign-ups being taken for volunteers to help with our Sunday Coffee Ministry. Help is needed to set-up, provide refreshments and clean up.

Sign up in the Welcome Ctr. or contact Harold Y.

•JOIN A SMALL GROUP!

Seeking to build up meaningful relationships within our church family, we invite you to join one of our Small Groups. As we come together for a time of fellowship, study (topical or Biblical) and prayer, we hope everyone involved will find a place where they can grow in Christ together with other Christians. Contact Pastor Brad in the church office for more info.

We have several groups meeting at KUC on various days as well as in Kalihi, Kalihi Valley, Hawaii Kai, Kaneohe and Moanalua.

Japanese Fellowship News

•Adult Sunday School Class: 8:00 - 8:45am • WC-2

•Bible Study in Japanese • 6:30pm • Wednesdays

Meets in the Library

•Revival Prayer Fellowship

Monday evenings • 7-8:30pm in the Welcome Ctr.

The Prayer Action Team invites the KUC family to come together for a time of worship and prayer every Monday evening (except holidays). Each week we will have a special focus for the prayer meeting.

All Church Prayer

Wed. Sept. 24, 2008

7pm • MPC

For more Prayer Opportunities at KUC

•S.P.A.M. Food & School Supplies Collection

Sunday Sept. 7 • Before ea. service

Drop off donations of non-perishable foods and school supplies at the SPAM Table in the Welcome Ctr.

Items collected on Sept. 7 blesses

those in need at Kalihi Waena Elem. School

•Looking for Volunteers to Join the SPAM Ministry

If you have a heart for serving & reaching out to others, join the S.P.A.M. Ministry! We are looking for servants to help with our monthly collection & distribution of non-perishable food and supplies for various community & school groups in our Kalihi neighborhood. If you would like to be involved contact Nora T.

S.P.A.M.

"Spiritually Powered

Action-Minded"

Tuesday September 9 • 11:30am • Welcome Ctr.

Men of all ages invited to join us for food & fellowship.

•JOY FELLOWSHIP: Ministry for the Elderly

Thursdays at KUC • 9am-12 noon

A group of people from KUC is starting a ministry for those advanced in age, providing a time of weekly worship, Christian fellowship, activities & Bible study at KUC.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!

We need people to provide support for this weekly ministry in the following areas: Bible teaching, music, refreshments, lunch preparation, transportation, set-up, crafts, exercise and to offer help with our elderly participants.

Meet Every Thursday

9am - 12 noon

Volunteers always welcome!

If you can help

•Women's Fellowship

Meet Wednesdays • 9am-12 noon • Welcome Ctr.

All women invited to join us for weekly worship, Bible study, prayer, lunch, fellowship and crafts!

•WOW offerings (Events for Women)

-Women's Retreat: Journaling With Jesus

Sept. 26 - 27 at Camp Kokokahi

Guest Speaker: Ada L.

Sign-ups begin August 10 at the WOW table

Limited space (open to first 30 participating women)

-Scrapbook & Crafts Fellowship meets twice a month. Next workshops: Fri. Sept. 19 (6:30-9:30pm) & Sat. Sept. 20 (9am-1pm)

Come and bring a friend!

•Christian Hula Ministry meets on Thursday nights

 in the Library

-Intermediate Class • 6:30-7:30pm

All interested welcome to join us as we learn new dances and put devotion into motion as while we gear up for the upcoming KUC 95th Anniversary Celebration. Instruction geared toward older children & adults.

•Shop and support our Preschool through the eScrip program!

Thanks to the regular shopping habits of caring church members & friends, eScrip donates money to the Preschool. Recently, Macy's has joined the Shop for Education program with eScrip. If you would like to become a supporter of our Preschool through this program, contact Preschool Director, Joy at 841-7022, ext. 723 or go directly to the eScrip website to sign up [www.escrip.com]. Our Preschool account # is: 142126255. Joining this program is free; you just need to sign up your Macy's charge card.

We are no longer accepting empty inkjet & toner cartridges and old cell phones for recycling.

Participating vendors

in the eScrip program:

•Safeway

•Office Max

•MAACO

•Safelite AutoGlass

•Coldwater Creek

•Eddie Bauer

•KUC Infant/Toddler Care Center

This new ministry for moms who are students attending Farrington High School has started

The following are supplies we can always use:

-Clorox wipes

-Kleenex

-Diaper Genie #2 refills

-#2 Diapers

-Liquid Hand Soap

-Gallon-size Ziploc bags

-Paper towels

Dropped off donations at the NURSERY. Please label all donations: FHS Childcare Ctr.

•Frontline Ministry

Praying for our Military Personnel

We would like to support those serving in the military in Iraq & Afghanistan by keeping them in prayer on a regular basis. If you have prayer requests for those connected with our church family and who are serving in the military, contact the church office.

•The 2959 Plan: A Guide to Daily Communion With GOD

Do you feel the need to daily connect with God but often feel rushed through your times with Him, or are too busy to keep a daily time with Him, or don't know what to pray or study? This guide will help you develop at meaningful regular time of communion with your Heavenly Father.  $15 per book.

Call the church office if you want a book or to order on your own: call Park Avenue Baptist Church Bookstore (321) 269-6709, ext. 0 or go to their website:  www.parkavenuebookstore.com

"Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you"

James 4:8

Extra pages in the church office

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES

Fall Term 2008

8:00am

•Japanese Fellowship Bible Study

For Japanese-speaking adults

9:00am classes Resumes September 7, 2008

•Great Characters of the Bible

Come Join us for a class featuring Bible Characters. This study will add a new dimension to your understanding of the Bible from Adam to Jesus Christ - the name above all names.

•Growing Strong In God's Family

This class offers an introduction to timeless and proven Christian Basics. You'll apply these tools to real life, with life-changing results.

•Strength For The Journey (Men's class)

The Lord invites us to follow him on an adventure. He will provide the nourishment, encouragement and strength we will need for our journey. By examining life's challenges throughout the ages, we can receive strength for: Christian Living, Facing Challenges, Making Choices, Experiencing Change and Continuing the Journey. We will look at scriptures and draw strength from Jesus and his followers and see how God's strength can be ours. For men in all stages of life, we can make this journey if we follow those ahead of us.

•A Heart Like His: Seeking the Heart of God Through A Study of David

(Women of the Word study)

Women, please join us on an exciting and intimate journey to know Kind David, the man after God's own heart. David will make you laugh and cry, delight and disappoint you and make you want to be just like him at times and nothing like him at others. As we go through this Beth Moore video study, you will experience the ups and downs of the shepherd king, and you will come to know and love his God in a new way.

9:00am Fellowship Groups

•Women's Koinonia (Senior Women)

This group of senior women shares a desire to grow stronger in their knowledge of God and develop a more intimate relationship with Him. They study the scriptures to refresh spirits and find strength and inspiration to meet the challenges facing the "mature" Christian. Come and connect with other senior women in genuine fellowship and Bible Study.

•2Serve Fellowship

A small group open to couples and singles interested in learning to think and live more "Christianly" and meeting intentionally for interactive Bible studies as well as fun, food and fellowship. We cover the Focus on the Family "Truth Project"

Adult Bible Classes begin Sept. 7

at 9:00am