Local Religion / In Brief

January 25, 2013

Project part of Tu B'Shvat celebrationThe Jewish Congregation of Maui will celebrate Tu B'Shvat on Sunday, with a morning of work at the Waikikena Farm, the congregation announced.Project Director Alex Bode will give congregation members a tour of the farm and its projects. He also will oversee volunteers.Congregation members will meet at 9 a.m. Sunday at the Haiku Community Center. They should wear long pants, closed-toed shoes, gloves, a hat and sunscreen. They also should bring sunscreen, snacks and a picnic lunch. Cold drinking water will be provided.Project coordinators also ask ...

Local Religion / In Brief

January 18, 2013

Meditation, prayer workshop Jan. 26"Our Father, Who Art in Heaven: Meditation and Study of the Lord's Prayer" will be offered from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 26 at Trinity Episcopal Church By-the-Sea.The workshop will offer discussion, meditation, the stations of the cross, sharing, music and scripture reading. Fruit, coffee and tea as well as a light lunch will be provided.The event is free, but donations are requested for the Care Van, a care project of the Maui Episcopal Churches.To register, call the church at 879-0161 no later than Wednesday.Participants should dress comfortably and ...

Authority on Messianic Judaism to teach sessions

January 11, 2013

PUKALANI - Arnold Fruchtenbaum, founder and director of Ariel Ministries, will be teaching at Grace Church in Pukalani next week.According to its website, the ministries provide intensive Bible teaching from a Messianic Jewish perspective.The sessions will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 19.The meetings are free and open to the public.Fruchtenbaum, who was born in Siberia, Russia, and his wife, Mary Ann Morrow, a graduate of Gordon College in Massachusetts, spent time in Israel, where he settled in Jerusalem to work with the local church and train young ...

Local Religion / In Brief

January 11, 2013

KAHULUI - The Apostolic Ministries of the Pacific is launching its "Friday Nights @ AMP" programs, which will be every Friday at 7 p.m. at 349 Hanakai St. in Kahului.Tonight's feature is "Begin to Walk Out Your Dreams!"

Local Religion / In Brief

January 4, 2013

Awana club to start 2013 on WednesdayAwana, a Christian-based club for children, will launch into the new year beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Pukalani Baptist Church, across from Pukalani Superette.Children in three age groups, from kindergarten through the 8th grade, will have fun playing games, making new friends, competing for awards and learning to apply God's Word in everyday life situations.The club will meet from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays.For more information, send email to PBCKIDZ@gmail.com.*****North Shore Church in Haiku establishedA new church, North Shore Church, has been ...