Beginning September 5 (Wednesday), the Interfaith Open Table Planning Meetings will continue to meet on the first Wednesday of the month at Noon, but the venue changes to:
Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin
1727 Pali Highway
Honolulu, HI 96813
For further information, please contact Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Lynch at (808) 799-4866 or (225) 270-0764 (cell).
Interfaith Conversations Windward“Promoting the healing role of religion in public life by encouraging dialogue and community building”Monday, August 6th, 201812:30 to 1:30 pmPohai Nani Club Rm, 2nd Floor“My Faith Journey” with Pastor Brian Belting
Pastor Brian is the new pastor of Kailua United Methodist Church. Prior to coming to Kailua UMC, he served Kilohana UMC in Niu Valley, near Hawaii-KaiNot growing up in the church, Brian has a passion for inviting and connecting people to the table of Christ where we experience God’s love and the love of Christian community.He is a native of Minnesota, and has lived in California, Japan and North Carolina. He graduated from Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles and Duke Divinity School in Durham, NC.Brian and his wife, Ashley, have three children: Hudson, 5, Grayson, 3, and Stella 1.Pastor Brian will share his faith journey.All are welcome.For more information Chaplain David Hendrickson 808-286-1765, Rev Samuel Cox 779-3606 or Rev. Babs Ripple 220-3130
Interfaith Open Table
Wednesday August 1, 2018 7:00-8:30 PM
First Unitarian Church Honolulu
2500 Pali Highway
Moving Toward a More Affordable Healthcare
All are welcome, please join us!
The number of Hawaii’s primary care physicians (PCPs) not accepting new Medicare patients is on the rise. New Medicare enrollees have to wait longer for doctor visits. In addition, those primary care physicians who continue to accept Medicare are retiring earlier out of frustration with healthcare administrative increasing burdens and low reimbursement rates.
Who will be left take care of us?
Discussion Leader: Dennis Miller
Community healthcare activist and single payer advocate
Representative for Healthcare-for-All Hawaii and Our Revolution Hawaii
Panelists:
Stephen Kemble
Seiji Yamada, MD
Rev. Dr. Thomas D. Lynch
Refreshments are provided.
Visit the Action Table for more information.
Character Development through Taiko Training
Tuesday, 31 July 2018 at 7:00pm
Jay Toyofuku, Pieper Toyama and Kelcie Miyakawa
People come to taiko drumming for different reasons including: physical activity, performance ambitions, fellowship and social interaction and even as a “spiritual discipline.”
Yet, every student at Pacific Buddhist Academy encounters it as a “required course, with many developing considerable skill in this traditional art. A video of a past performance at an All Believers Network event can be downloaded at: https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/Sqdl3pxTjJ
PBA taiko instructor Jay Toyofuku, former headmaster Pieper Toyama and former student Kelcie Miyakawa will share their respective experiences and insights into how taiko training has guided students beyond individuality into indispensable elements of an integrated and productive group, often providing practical lessons useful when facing the unavoidable difficulties and troubles encountered in daily life.
Please join us:
Tuesday, 31 July 2018 at 7:00pm
First Unitarian Church of Honolulu
2500 Pali Highway, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
The format of All Believers Network (”Belnet”) monthly series themed: “Now that YOU asked ME….”, is inspired by the classic wisdom of the ancient Chinese sage Lao Tzu, who penned the Tao Te Ching a memoir requested by a gatekeeper as he departed his walled city for the last time into permanent retirement.
Our gatherings may be viewed on Olelo TV Channel 53 as the series:
“Now that you asked me.”
A new 1-hr episode airs at 6:00pm on the second Tuesday of each month. “Encore viewings” are broadcast each Wednesday at 10:30 pm.
Previous episodes may be viewed or downloaded at:
http://olelo.com/now+that+you+asked+me
and
http://olelo.granicus.com/now+that+you+ask
To suggest someone (perhaps yourself) as “co-presenter”, please email either:
jchatfieldmm@hawaii.rr.com or msakata808@gmail.com.
The All Believers Network and Milun at Unity Present
CELEBRATING NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURE THROUGH SONGS, DANCES, & FOOD
Where: Unity Church of Hawaii,
3608 Diamond Head Circle
When: Monday, June 25, 2018
5:30-6:15: Indian tacos and frybread sale
6:30 – 7:45: A program of Native Americans songs, dances and discussion about
Native American beliefs and missionary impacts.
Program concludes with participatory group dance
Free. But donations (love offerings) accepted
For more info, see the related calendar event
Merritt Sakata, co-facilitator of The All Believers Network and a lay leader of Seichi No Ie (House of Growth), will share his faith journey and his wisdom at our next Interfaith Open Table event on Monday, February 5 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Pohai Nani Retirement Community, 45-090 Namoku St., Kaneohe, HI 96744.
For more information, see the related calendar item.
Ho’oku’ikahi Day, or Reconciliation Day, honors the justice, reconciliation, and nonviolence of Queen Lili’uokalani.
This year’s 26th anniversary event will be held at 7 p.m. on January 14, 2018 at Kawaiahaʻo Church, 957 Punchbowl St in Honolulu. For event details, see the related calendar item.
The day commemorates the anniversary of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, a 1993 public apology by the United Church of Christ to Na Kanaka Maoli at Iolani Palace and Kaumakapili Church, and a 1993 U.S. apology to Native Hawaiians made in Public Law 103-150. Ho’oku’ikahi Day has been commemorated each year since 1993. In 2014, the State Legislature established the official recognition date for Ho’oku’ikahi Day as January 17 of every year.
As America continues to struggle with the reality of becoming a nation of many faiths — as contrasted with those who believe we should be an exclusively Christian nation — it seems important that we explore ways of practicing an interfaith approach to spirituality and religion.
Please join us for a talk by John Heidel entitled, “An Interfaith Approach to Life,” on Monday, January 8 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Pohai Nani Retirement Community, 45-090 Namoku St., Kaneohe, HI 96744. [Note special date.]
For more information, see the related calendar item.
The November 2017 Interfaith Open Table event features a discussion of Justice in Hawaiʻi’s Penal System from probation through reentry and the need for real rehabilitation and reform.
A panel of speakers from the judicial branch and advocacy organizations will invite discussion on Tuesday, November 21, 7 p.m. at Pacific Islanders United Methodist Church, 2106 Palolo Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816.
For more information, including the list of panelists and directions, see the related calendar item.
TIAH to Honor Buddhist Nun & Four Community Organizations on November 12, 2017
Dr. Patricia Masters will be presented the Flame of Hope Award.
Four community organizations that spurred action to challenge the immigration ban, worked to enable education programs for housing and skills for reentry into society, developed education and restoration of Honouliuli Internment camp honored for their actions in the community. The Interfaith Alliance Hawai‘i (TIAH), a coalition of faith traditions, will honor four community organizations and Dr. Patricia Masters at its 15th Annual Awards Celebration on Sunday, November 12, 2017. The theme for this year’s event is “Rekindling Trust.”