LCH E-News—November 30, 2011

From Pastor Jeff

World Aids Day December 1

It is hard to believe that after all these years, we still need to have World AIDS Day. Despite the efforts of thousands of scientists and billions of dollars in research, HIV/AIDS still infects tens of thousands of people each year. In 2009, agencies estimated that over 33 million persons were living with AIDS.

Unfortunately, funding for research has dropped as public interest in the disease has been shoved onto the back burner. Funding for treatment is shifting to “hot spots” resulting in financial shortages in places like Hawaii. But we can’t put AIDS on the back burner. It remains a devastating killer in sub-Saharan Africa, and is growing in incidence among our youth and young adults.

Please join me tomorrow at the State Capitol for World AIDS day and show your support to the world that we are committed to an AIDS free world. If you can’t attend, please make a donation to the Life Foundation or one of the World AIDS organizations.

Mahalo,
Pr. Jeff

Governor Neil Abercrombie to Speak at World AIDS Day Event at State Capitol

Governor Neil Abercrombie will be giving the opening remarks at the 2011 World AIDS Day ceremony held at the Hawaii State Capitol rotunda. The event is free and open to the public, and starts at 5:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

World AIDS Day, held each year on December 1st, is recognized by communities around the world to honor those we have lost to HIV/AIDS and recommit ourselves to the fight against this terrible disease. Please join us as we recognize World AIDS Day on December 1st at the State Capitol in honor of World AIDS Day. The event will be in the Capitol Rotunda starting at 5:00 PM and ending at 7:30 PM.

Schedule of Events

5:00–6:00 PM: Health fair and display of the AIDS memorial quilts.

6:00–7:00 PM: Opening remarks by Governor Neil Abercrombie, presentation of the Suzanne Richmond Crum Award, and a performance by the Kananiokeakua School of Hula.

7:00–7:15 PM: Closing ceremony

For more information and a complete list of events happening on World AIDS Day, visit <www.worldaidsdayhawaii.org>.

Wounded Warriors Meet First Lady

Click on the link below to read the Bishop’s E-Newsletter Pacifica Light, featuring Rev. Steve Jensen’s discussion with First Lady Michelle Obama about his work with the Wounded Warriors at MCBH. Be sure to check out this feature article and pictures of the memorable day with the First Lady!

Click here to view article

Bishops Weigh in on AIDS

Bishop Mark Hansen, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Episcopal Primate Katharine Jefferts Schori delivered a joint statement on HIV/AIDS. Please take a moment to read this powerful message.

ELCA Good Gifts

Together as the ELCA, we do more than we could ever do alone: grow our congregations, inspire new leaders and care for those around the world who live with hunger and poverty.

ELCA Good Gifts are a creative way to do just that. Your gifts go beyond your regular congregational offering to support the ministries of the ELCA that mean the most to you and your loved ones. As we move into the Advent season, this is the perfect time to consider ways in which we can help others in our world around us.

1. Choose Your Gift
   Select from more than 50 gifts to give in honor of a friend or loved one. While you’re at it, choose something for yourself!
2. Announce Your Gift
   Tell others about the ELCA Good Gifts you have given in their honor by printing a card or sending an eCard. With each online donation of $10 or more, you may request a printed card to be mailed to your home. (Please allow four weeks for delivery.)
3. Where Your Money Goes
   People know their own communities best. We listen to our neighbors and learn how we can connect them with the resources they need to lift themselves from hunger and poverty. Whether it’s health care or clean water, we provide help where the need is greatest. __The items in this catalog are representative of the work carried out by churchwide ministries of the ELCA through local, community-based partners in over 60 countries around the world. The ministry projects in this catalog reflect ELCA-funded programs at the time of printing. Your donation supports these churchwide ministries by providing assistance where it is needed most, so that your gift has the biggest impact.
4. How You Help
   Your gift carries God’s love to others, making a difference in their lives and in the world. All of your donations support long-term, sustainable solutions that ensure that these good gifts keep on giving for years to come.

Please click on the link below to access to the ELCA Good Gifts website and further information on this program.

Click here for ELCA Good Gifts

Want to Plan Ahead?

Yes, Advent just began, but we want to make sure you have plenty of time to clear your schedules so that you can plan on attending Christmas services this year at LCH!

Hope to see you here this Christmas Season!

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