Category Archives: Fellowship

Easter Sunday Potluck Brunch • Sun., Apr. 5 at 8:30 am

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Brunch is ready!Join in the fellowship and celebration of Easter at our potluck brunch before the 10:00 worship service. The early start time is to allow the choir to eat before their pre-service rehearsal. Please understand that we will end the buffet at 9:30 so cleanup can be done before worship.

We welcome your favorite breakfast casserole, salad, fruit, or baked goods to the buffet table. We greatly appreciate it if you’d bring your items ready to serve—pre-cooked hot dishes as well as pre-cut fruit, breads, baked goods, or any other item that needs to be cut.

Come celebrate, as we say, “Christ is Risen. Christ is Risen indeed. Alleluia.”

Mid-Week Lenten Evenings • Wednesdays, February 25 through March 25

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Continuing long-standing tradition, members of the LCH ‘ohana will gather on Wednesday evenings during Lent for prayer, fellowship, and worship. Please join us.

Midweek Lenten Prayer Times at 5:00 pm

Each week, before we gather for soup and salad suppers and worship, members of the LCH ‘ohana are invited to spend time in prayer and discernment from 5:00 to 5:30 pm, related to the focus questions above. During supper, you will be invited to write down your thoughts and perceptions and discuss them with your table in response to our questions. Pr. Phyllis and Pr. Lesley will be guiding you through these exercises. The information will be collected to help prepare for the SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis

  • February 25—Standing at the Fish Gate, looking across the street to Punahou School
  • March 4—Standing in the Poki lot, looking towards both Poki Street and Punahou Street
  • March 11—Standing at the corner of Poki and Wilder, by Fernhurst, looking down the street toward LCH
  • March 18—Standing in the church parking lot, looking at our neighbors
  • March 25—Standing anywhere you choose within the boundaries of our property
Soup’s on! Filling our bowls before filling out hearts at the Wednesday Lenten service.

Soup and Salad Suppers at 5:45 pm

Please join in this wonderful time of fellowship and prayer, beginning each Wednesday of Lent with a simple soup and salad supper. Suppers are served at 5:45 pm, prior to 7:00 pm Lenten services .

Signup sheets for each week’s contributions to the meal, as well as set-up and clean-up, will be in the courtyard. We ask that your food offering will serve 18–20 people and that you bring them by 5:30 pm. This will allow time to visit with each other during the supper and clean up before sharing our space with the Hanbit Presbyterian Church. Contact Jeanne Castello for more information.

Mid-Week Lenten Services at 7:00 pm

Randy Castello and Carrie Staiger, lighting the way this Lenten season.

We will gather in the Nave on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm for Holden Evening Prayer beginning February 25 and ending March 25. Our reflection theme this year is: Conversations with Jesus: Services of Word and Healing.

The Sunday lectionary for Lent in year A reveals Jesus in conversation with both friends and adversaries. Lent’s first Sunday finds him confronting God’s ancient adversary in Matthew’s account of the temptation. The second Sunday presents Jesus’ interaction with the seeker, Nicodemus, who is perhaps not ready to make a commitment to following this new teacher. The third, fourth, and fifth Sundays are full of intriguing conversation partners for Jesus: the Samaritan woman at the well, the man who received his sight, and Martha and Mary after the death of their brother Lazarus. (These last stories were used in some ancient churches as part of baptismal preparation, essential to the Lenten season in the early church.)

During these five midweek reflections, the congregation will join the conversation between Jesus and his partners from the previous Sunday’s gospel reading. How does each character inform a contemporary life of discipleship? How might Jesus respond now to our own questions, confusions, and need for healing? Extended moments of silence allow people to take time to participate in the holy conversations of Lent (adapted from Sundays and Seasons 2026).

Thank you to our Writers’ Workshop, the Stewardship Team, and others who will lead us through our reflection time this Lenten season.

Volunteers Needed for Punahou Carnival Fundraiser • Fri. and Sat., Feb. 6–7

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Rudy Riingen and Billie Jean Ries happily volunteering at our annual Punahou Carnival youth fundraiser!Each year, the LCH youth request your help with their Punahou Carnival parking fundraiser. The carnival begins each year on the first Friday of February and lasts for two days. We need adult and youth volunteers for three-hour shifts during the carnival on both days.

Event coordinators provide snacks and drinks, flashlights, and safety vests, and you provide the fellowship!

Sign-up sheets are available in the Hörmann Courtyard after worship services. Volunteer shifts on both Friday, February 6, and Saturday, February 7, are: 10:30 am–1:30 pm, 1:30–4:30 pm, 4:30–7:30 pm, and 7:30–10:30 pm. Thank you!

New Beginnings Retreat • Sat., Jan. 24 • 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

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Growing Our Community graphicAll are encouraged to join us on Saturday, January 24, as we seek to understand the new thing God is doing among us and grow our community. Get to know the people of our community while participating in a variety of activities.

10:00 am Refreshments and time to mingle
10:15 am Team scavenger hunt (exploring our campus and learning our history)
11:00 am Choose from a range of activities
noon Lunch (with many options, including vegetarian and gluten-free)
1:00 pm Make your own kokedama (Japanese for “moss ball”)

This retreat welcomes everyone in the LCH ‘ohana—young and old, someone who has been a member for decades or who just started coming to worship. Sign up at church on January 11 or 18, or contact the church office (808-941-2566 or LCH@LCHwelcome.org).

Join Us for Thanksgiving Dinner • Thurs., Nov. 27, at 3:00 pm

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dinner graphicThanksgiving is right around the corner, so consider joining the LCH ‘ohana for Thanksgiving dDinner. Sign up after church on Sunday so we know how much turkey to get. The turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, and gravy will be provided. Bring a favorite side dish or dessert or food item that meets your dietary needs.

We welcome help to set up at 3:00 pm. The meal will be at 4:00 pm And a crew will need to stay and clean up afterwards.

Let’s celebrate and give thanks to God for all that God has done for us.

Remembering Our Baptism and Pastor Jeff • Mon., Oct, 13, in Kapi‘olani Park

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BBQ at Kaimana BeachService Project, Remember our Baptism, and Bratwurst!

Monday, October 13, is the one-year anniversary of Pr. Jeff’s passing, and we will gather as a group to remember and to give back to the community in our work and in our shared time of joy. Please bring sunscreen, a hat, a trash bag, a chair, and pūpū sides to share. Please meet near the Natatorium beside Kaimana Beach. There is a circle drive with parking. It is also a state holiday, so please consider carpooling if possible.

  • 4:00 pm—Service Project Cleaning up Queen Kapiʻolani Park. Bring a trash bag, wear a hat, and clean up the park.
  • 5:30 pm—Affirm our Baptism.
  • 6:00 pm—BBQ. Brats will be provided, share pūpū sides. Enjoy picnic fun!

Join Us for Lenten Wednesdays • 5:45 pm (through April 9)

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Members and friends prepare the plates for Lenten SuppersLenten Soup and Salad Suppers

Wednesdays, March 12, 19, and 26 and April 2 and 9 • 5:45 pm in the Hörmann Courtyard

Please join in this wonderful time of fellowship and prayer, beginning each Wednesday of Lent with a simple soup and salad supper. Suppers are served at 5:45 pm, prior to 7:00 pm Lenten services in the Nave. A sign-up sheet will be available in the courtyard for contributions to each week’s meal and for help with set-up and clean-up. See Jeanne Castello or call the LCH office for more information.

Worship: Holy Lament

Join us mid-week during Lent as we share Holden Evening Prayer. The sung prayer service begins at 7:00 pm preceded by a soup-and-salad supper at 5:45 pm in the church courtyard. This year’s Lenten theme is Holy Lament.

All are welcomed and encouraged to share this intimate prayer service and supper with us this Lenten season.

Youth Fundraiser—Punahou Carnival Parking

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Happy parking volunteersEach year, the LCH youth raise money for travel to the continent with their Punahou Carnival parking fundraiser. This year the carnival is schedule for Friday and Saturday, February 7 and 8. If you are planning to visit the carnival, consider parking in the lot behind the church or in our Poki Lot, mauka of the church on Poki Street (behind the condo across Dominis Street from the church.)

Members and friends are encouraged to volunteer for a three-hour shifts during the carnival on either day. Event coordinators provide snacks and drinks, flashlights, and safety vests, and you provide the fellowship!

Summer Jazz Journey: Ethan Capone and Friends • Sunday, July 7, at 7:00 pm

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Summer Jazz Journey 2024 graphicRenowned pianist Ethan Capone, joined by Mark Tanouye, bass, and Abe Lagrimas Jr., drums, presents an evening of jazz classics and innovations. This must-see event will take you on an exciting musical journey, keeping your ears happy and your hearts full!

The evening begins with pūpū in the courtyard at 6:15. The concert is free, and donations are welcome.

The series concludes on August 4 with “Jazz Manouche.” Violinist Duane Padilla and guitarists Sonny Silva and Joe Zyac pay tribute to Stéphane Grapelli and “Django” Reinhardt’s backstage experiments at the Hotel Claridge in Paris in 1934.




Help Make “Summer Jazz Journey 2024” a Success by Making a Donation

This series is generously supported by the Orvis Foundation, church members, and also by you! Your tax-deductible donations make it possible for us to offer these free concerts to the community. Please consider a donation by sending a check (payable to “Lutheran Church of Honolulu”) to the church at 1730 Punahou Street, Honolulu HI 96822 or using the button to the right to make a secure donation via PayPal. Mahalo for your support.