West Oahu Christian Church

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Your 2008 – 2009 Board of Trustees

With the start of the new fiscal year, not only does the Board of Deacons get new members and reorganize, the Board of Trustees do so as well. So without further ado, here is your Board of Trustees for this year:

Trustee President: Frederick Takamoto
Secretary: Joan Doi
Treasurer: Samuel Tanji
Auditor: Charles Nako
Building Maintenance: Pastor Stan Miyamoto
Members: Kyoko Imamoto, Nancy Murakami and Rev. Yuji Nakamura

The Board of Trustees handles all legal, liability and contractual issues of the Church. They are also the stewards of the Church’s property and finances. Some the responsibilities of a Trustee are:

• Maintain accurate financial and historical records
• Purchase and dispose of Church property
• Work with Deacons to provide safe facilities that enable ministry
• Physical upkeep of the Church’s structure and surrounding property
• Work with Deacons in regular cleaning and maintenance
• Building Projects

If you have questions concerning these items above, seek out one of your Trustees.

On May 18^th, 2008 a rite of passage was performed here at WOCC as the new members of the Board of Deacons participated in one of the most challenging, taxing, and stressful duties that they will ever perform as Deacons … the selection of the committee chairs!

After some discussion of the different committees, for the benefit of the new members, the committee chairs were selected. So without further ado, here they are:

Vice Chair: Pastor Stan Miyamoto
Secretary: Joyce Tanji
Benevolence: Helen Matsueda
Christian Education: Jane Nako
Evangelism: Sharon Horita
Fellowship: Ivan Takamoto
Finance: Darren Nako
Missions: Roberta Nagano
Worship: Yoko Inouye
Members: Rev. Yuji Nakamura

So what of the position of Deacon Chair? Well, once the dust settled on committee selections, the Board entered into a time of prayer to ask for God’s guidance, and a selection was made and ratified by the Board.

It’s …

wait for it …

Neal Takamoto.

But seriously, the new Board Chair would like to relay a message:

“On behalf of the Board of Deacons, I ask for your prayers, support and patience as we go about doing God’s work though WOCC. As much as we have accomplished in the past, there is still more to do for the Kingdom of God. We can get a lot done if we work together, so if you are asked to serve on a committee or help in any way, please consider doing so. Thank you for choosing to be a part of WOCC’s family and for choosing to be involved in your church. God Bless you all!”

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As you have seen in the highlights area on our home page, on Easter Sunday, we celebrated with Dennis Nagatani as he was baptized into God’s Kingdom. Well, on April 13 he officially became a member of West Oahu Christian Church. In fact, on that Sunday, WOCC membership grew by seven. Along with Dennis, we welcomed his wife Jeanne as well as Joel and Jennifer Duldulao, Petrina (Tena) Ponder, Fusako Miyamoto and Laura Lalimo.But that’s not all! The following Sunday (April 20), three more of our ohana became official members; Jennifer Watanabe, Judy Yara and June Asato.

Congratulations to everyone! Now we just have to wait until 2010 so that you can serve on the Board!

For those not yet baptized and/or a member of WOCC, if you would like to find out how to accomplish these milestones, contact Pastor Stan or Rev. Nakamura.

Easter is upon us, and we at WOCC have a full weekend of activities planned.

To start things off, we are having our Good Friday Service on March 21. As we have done in the past, we are coming together with our brothers and sisters from the Mililani Christian Church. If you would like to attend, service will start at 7:00 pm, with a time of fellowship and food (light refreshments) to follow.

Then on Saturday, March 22, a time of fun has been planned for our keikis. WOCC will be holding an Easter Festival from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Our very own Pastor Stan will be telling the “Easter Story” and the children will be able to play games. To sweeten the deal, lunch will be provided and a special ice cream desert will be served. Yummy!

Finally, on Easter Sunday, March 23, the day starts off bright and early with our Easter Sunrise Service at 7:00 am. This inspirational hour long service will be followed by a delicious breakfast of rice, portuguese sausage, spam, eggs and more. During the Sunday School hour, a special movie will be shown in Mr. Nako’s class. To cap this glorious day off, several people in our congregation will be baptized during Worship Service. Please plan on join us for the celebration!

All of these activities will be held right here at West Oahu Christian Church. If you need directions, click here.

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Yes, it’s that time of year again.  The birds are singing, flowers are blooming, and the smells of baked mahi with garlic mayo, mochiko chicken and fried noodles are wafting in the air!  West Oahu Christian Church’s annual Spring Banquet is upon us.  As it has been for the past several years, the banquet will be held at the Pearl Country Club.  This year it will be on Sunday, February 17^th (President’s Day weekend), and the festivities will start at 5:30 pm with a silent auction preview.  Dinner will begin at 6:15 pm.

What’s that, you say?  A silent auction?  Yes, a silent auction will be held during this event of which the proceeds will go to benefit our Music Fund.  Along with new and gently used items to bid on, there will be handcrafted items and baked goods for sale.  If you would like to donate items and/or wish to help out and serve on this committee, please contact Joyce Tanji or Shima Tani.

What about entertainment?  Well, in addition to games and door prizes, this year we have none other than the Hongo’s.  That’s right; 6 time Na Hoku Hanohano Award winners Randy & Gay Hongo, from Chrsitian Vision, will be joining us as our special guests and will be providing entertainment.  How can you beat that?!?!?!

Oh yeah, the food!  This year’s menu is as follows:

Baked Mahi with Garlic Mayo

Roast Beef with Homestyle Gravy

Mochiko Chicken

Steamed White Rice

Hot Vegetable of the Day

Fried Noodles

Fresh Island Mixed Greens with Dressing

Pasta Salad

Vegetable, Cold Cuts and Cheese Tray

Assorted Pies and Cakes

Fresh Brewed Hawaiian Kona Coffee

Hot Tea

Fruit Punch

YUMMY!

I know you don’t want to miss out on all of this fun, food, fantastic entertainment and fellowship so put your name down on the sign-up sheet posted in the church hallway.  The cost is $32.00 for adults and $16.00 for children 3 to 10 years old.  The deadline to sign up is February 3^rd.  Please make your check out to West Oahu Christian Church and indicate Spring Banquet in the memo line.  You can turn in your payment to Ivan Takamoto, Julie Takamoto or Tomiko Takamoto by February 10^th.

Hope to see you all there on the 17^th of February!

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After years of contemplation and discussion, West Oahu Christian Church has finally entered the Internet Super Highway!  In January, the Board of Deacons approved the purchase of the domain name wocc-hi.org and a one year subscription for hosting services.  If all goes well, this experiment will continue for years to come.

What does this mean for you?  It means that you will have a convenient place to go to keep abreast of the happenings of WOCC.  Also, it will be useful in raising the visibility of WOCC in the general public so that we might be able to attract new friends looking for a church to attend.

While wocc-hi.org is still in its infancy, it is the Board’s hope and desire to have this site develop into a repository of all things WOCC.  So bookmark this site, wocc-hi.org, and make it one of your favorites!  Join us on this journey as we rev our engines and start merging into the fast lane!