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Convention to be held on Oahu

Hawaii Jehovah’s Witnesses will hold their “Keep Seeking First God’s Kingdom!” convention beginning Nov. 14 at the Hawai’i Convention Center in Honolulu, according to an announcement.

A keynote address will discuss how God’s kingdom is benefiting people today, said convention spokesman David Fitzgerald.

Two theatrical productions will bring a Bible story and a modern-day drama to life, according to an announcement for the event. International delegates and missionaries from around the globe will also be attending.

The first of two three-day events to be held in Honolulu will begin at 9:20 a.m. Nov. 14. There is no admission fee and no collections will be taken. Conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses are supported entirely by voluntary donations.

An estimated 24,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses is expected to attend the convention over two successive weekends for the Bible-based programs. Jehovah’s Witnesses in the United States plan to host 193 conventions in 71 cities.

For more information, go to www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/conventions/video-clip-international-convention-report.

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Church to present concert, open house

The Kihei Lutheran Church will present a mahalo concert and open house at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church.

The adult choir, youth and keiki, hand chime choir and Forgiven Quartet will perform under the direction of Music Director Beth Fobbe-Wills.

The concert marks the recent completion of construction at the church that doubled worship and educational space.

The free concert will be followed by a open house. Refreshments will be served.

Kihei Lutheran Church is located on the corner of Piilani Highway and Moi Place.

For more information, call Pastor David Krueger at 879-7979.

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Women’s seminar scheduled for Oct. 18

Pukalani Baptist Church is holding a women’s seminar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 18, according to an announcement.

The theme is “Walking in Love” and speakers include Peggy Kuia, Mabel Todd and Dr. Sheena Li.

The free seminar is open to all women and includes lunch for attendees.

Located across from Pukalani Superette, the church is at 4 Loha St.

For more information, call June Yamamoto or Laura Newell at 572-6890.

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King’s Cathedral announces new times

King’s Cathedral Maui has new weekly service times 7, and 9:30 am. and 6 p.m. Sundays and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, the church announced.

The church has services for all ages and a “discipleship hour” between the morning services from 8:30 to 9:30 am. Tuesday nights feature “Powerhouse” for young adults 18 to 35 years old. “Intergeneration” is held at 7 p.m. Wednesday for junior and senior high school church members in the gym and “King’s Kids” is at the same time for elementary age in the cafeteria.

The church also has chapels with Sunday services in Kula, Lahaina and Paia.

The central church is at 777 Mokulele Highway in Kahului. For more information, call 871-7311 or visit www.kingscathedral.com.

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‘Arigato Mediation’ sessions offered

Lahaina Jodo Mission will host three “Arigato Meditation” sessions Monday through Wednesday with Soho Machida, a professor at the Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences and director of the Center for Ecological Peace Studies at Hiroshima University.

The “thank you” sessions are a simple voice-meditation that Machida developed based on his more than 20 years of Zen training and scholarship as a specialist of comparative religion, according to an announcement.

“By performing ‘Arigato Meditation,’ one is able to remove themselves of negative memories within one’s own subconsciousness, which lie at the root of all one’s problems,” according to the announcement. “By achieving clarity of the subconsciousness, one is able to live with a sense of vast fulfillment and joyfulness.”

The meditation sessions are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Each session will be 1.5 to 2 hours. Participants should wear loose-fitting, comfortable clothing.

There’s a $25 fee for one session or $20 per session for two or more. Space is limited. To reserve a space, send email to sohozenmaui@gmail.com.

Machida also will offer a free public lecture, “The Buddha Dharma: Guiding Light for a Happy Life,” 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Lahaina Jodo Mission.

The mission is at 12 Ala Moana St.

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Rwandan genocide survivor to speak on Maui

A survivor of the Rwanda genocide will speak at three Maui churches Sept. 27.

Now a college graduate and a resident of North Carolina, Alex Nsengimana lost his mother to HIV/AIDS when he was a young child, and he went to live with his grandmother and an uncle, but they were killed in mass murders in Rwanda, according to a announcement.

“Fleeing for his life, Alex escaped gunmen when he fell and they took him for dead,” according to the announcement. “He ended up in an orphanage that would serve as his home for the next several years.”

Nsengimana’s speaking engagements are scheduled for 10 to 11 a.m. at Grace Bible Church in Kahului, 3 to 4 p.m. at Lahaina Baptist Church and 6 to 7 p.m. at Hope Chapel in Kihei.

According to the announcement, Nsengimana remembers receiving a shoebox as a gift from Operation Christmas Child, which is sponsoring his speaking engagements. He was selected to join the African Children’s Choir and traveled to Uganda to train and began touring in the United States.

In March 2013, Nsengimana returned returned to Rwanda with Operation Christmas Child and hand-delivered shoebox gifts to the children at the same orphanage he had been at years earlier.

Nsengimana wants to return to Rwanda and start a church in his hometown, according to the announcement.

For more information, contact Debbie Rodrigues at 357-6425 or kepi_aloha@hotmail.com.

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Global mediation event to be held Sunday

A global meditation event led by Zhi Gang Sha will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. Sunday at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort, according to an announcement.

Also scheduled is a “Source Global Love Peace Harmony Concert with Master Sha” from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, also at the resort.

There’s a program from 10 a.m. to noon, and another from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Those programs cost $35 each or $55 for both.

Personal consultations by appointment only are available by calling (808) 357-6030.

For more information, go to www.drsha.com or www.LPHCenterHonolulu.com.

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Mission celebrating 100th anniversary

The Maui Jinsha Mission will celebrate its 100th anniversary Sept. 27 as part of its Great Autumn Festival, according to an announcement.

A 4:30 p.m. service will be followed by dinner at 5:30 p.m. and entertainment at 6:30 p.m.

The mission was founded in 1914 and has served the issei, or first-generation Japanese immigrants, and their descendants spiritually as well as their other needs.

The mission is at 472 Lipo Place in Wailuku.

For more information, contact Jane Miller at 244-4048.

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High Holy Days schedule announced

The Jewish Congregation of Maui has released its schedule for High Holy Day services.

The schedule is:

* Sept. 20, 9 p.m., Selichot service.

* Sept. 24, 6 p.m., Erev Rosh Hashana service; doors open at 5:30 p.m.

* Sept. 25, 8:30 a.m., First Day Rosh Hashana service, with Torah reading and traditional blowing of the shofar at 9:15 a.m. and Tashlich at the beach following the service. Service for Second Day Rosh Hashana at 6:30 p.m.

* Sept. 26, 8:30 a.m., Second Day Rosh Hashana service. Shabbat Teshuvah service at 6 p.m.

* Sept. 27, 9:30 a.m., Shabbat Shuva service.

* Oct. 3, 6 p.m., Erev Yom Kippur service, with Kol Nidre at 6:30 p.m.; doors open at 5:30 p.m.

* Oct. 4, 8:30 a.m., Yom Kippur service; Mincha at 4 p.m. with Yizkor at 5 p.m. and Ne’ila at 6:15 p.m. Havdalah and break fast at 7 p.m.

* Oct. 5, 9:30 a.m., community sukkah building and decorating party.

* Oct. 8, 6 p.m., Erev Sukkot services, with kiddush in the sukkah.

* Oct. 9, 9:30 a.m., First Day of Sukkot services, with Hallel and Hoshanot. (Please bring lulav and etrog.)

* Oct. 10, 9:30 a.m., Second Day Sukkot services, including Hakafot. (Bring lulav and etrog.) Shabbat service at 6 p.m.

* Oct. 11, 9:30 a.m., Shabbat service.

* Oct. 15, 6 p.m., Erev Shmini Atzeret service.

* Oct. 16, 9:30 a.m., Shimini Atzeret service including Geshem, the prayer for rain, and Yizkor. Erev Simchat Torah service at 6:30pm, with dancing.

* Oct. 17, 9:30 a.m., Simchat Torah service, with everyone called to the Torah, including children’s Aliyah. Shabbat service at 6 p.m.

* Oct. 18, 9:30 a.m., Shabbat service.

For more information, go to www.mauijews.org or call 874-5397.

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Delayed obon service to be held Saturday

Kahului Jodo Mission will hold its delayed obon service at 6 p.m. Saturday, followed by a light dinner, the church announced.

There will be no bon dance.

The mission had originally scheduled its annual service and bon dance for Aug. 9, but the service and dance were postponed because of Tropical Storm Iselle.

The mission is at 325 Laau St., across from the Maui High School football practice field.

For those planning to attend and have dinner, call Iris Nitta at 244-4181 or 276-4774.

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Mission to celebrate anniversary Oct. 19

The Wailuku Hongwanji Mission will celebrate its 115th anniversary as a congregation and a temple Oct. 19.

The celebration will include a special commemoration service at 9 a.m., followed by a brunch in the social hall at 10:30 a.m.

The brunch will be the temple’s keirokai. It will honor members who are 80 years and older. The brunch costs $1 per person. Seating is limited, so those wishing to attend are asked to call the church office at 244-0406 to sign up in advance of the event.

In addition to a brunch, the event in the social hall will include a keirokai gift and a wide variety of entertainment and door prizes.

Founded in 1899, Wailuku Hongwanji Mission served as a spiritual and social gathering place for the issei, or first-generation Japanese immigrants who came to Maui.