December News
Aloha Manna `ohana! We’re so excited to share what’s been going on around here and what’s in store as we count down the days to Christmas! Check out this month’s Manna News…
Mark Your Calendars
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Mark Your Calendars •
Some important dates to note:
December 4 - MannaYouth Rally
December 7 - No December Serve Saturday
December 8 - Family Program Hawaii Post Christmas Party
December 8 - Worship Series begins
December 14 - Waianae Christmas Parade
December 18 - MannaYouth Rally
December 24 - Christmas Eve (ONLINE ONLY, on-demand; NO in-person services)
December 29 - NO in-person worship services (ONLINE ONLY)
January 4 SERVE Saturday
January 13-17 - Seek Week
February 16 - Water Baptisms
Look who got baptized in November!
We love celebrating with each one of you as you take whatever your next step is on your journey with Jesus! Interested in getting water baptized? Our next baptisms will be held at White Plains Beach on February 16th. SIGN UP HERE.
Outreach is the heartbeat of the Church
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Outreach is the heartbeat of the Church •
November was SERVE MONTH and we gave everyone at Manna weekly outreach opportunities to reach out. We are Blessed to be a Blessing. All of our regular Serve Saturday events and additional outreaches were a HUGE success. Hundreds of drinks were distributed at the giveaways at Ka Makana Ali'i Mall, Maili Pillbox Trailhead and Schofield Army Base. Our Maui Missions team served at the Maui Adult & Teen Challenge Gala, raising over $28,000 for addiction recovery. Our Dream Center Charity Golf Tournament was sold out with 60 players, a beautiful day, tons of prizes, sponsors and fun. Our Thanksgiving outreaches with Manna Kids, feeding the homeless in Kapolei and the open house at the Greater Hope Boutique touched so many with the love of God in practical ways, and our parade team blessed thousands of people in our community with 10,000 freeze pops, candy canes and invitations to Manna Church bringing the joy of Christmas, music and the presents of the Holy Spirit at the Kapolei City Lights Christmas Parade.
Mahalo to all of our amazing prayer team, team leaders and serve team members. Praise God! He blessed us with great success because of you.
-Sal DiBianca, Manna Hawaii Dream Center Director
Here's what's coming up for outreach in December:
December 7: No December Serve Saturday
December 8: Family Program Hawaii Post Christmas Party (3:30pm - 4:30pm)
December 14: Waianae Christmas Parade (9:00am - 11:00am)
MannaYouth
Our MannaYouth Rallies are every 1st & 3rd Wednesday from 6-8pm at the Manna Church Offices and Equipping Center located at 2045 Lauwiliwili St #203 in Kapolei.
UPCOMING RALLY DATES:
December 4 - Disney Day
December 18 - Christmas Rally
We are going all out for our Christmas Rally! We want to help share the love of Jesus with as many people as possible this Christmas Season. The only way this will happen is if YOU invite YOUR friends! We will have special Christmas invites ready for you at our December 4 rally. Our Christmas rally on December 18 will have a "Best Christmas Dressed" contest, an AirPods Pro raffle giveaway, a hot cocoa bar, and more! You don't want to miss this rally.
MannaYouth exists to equip our youth to change their world. We love seeing our youth step up in leadership and using their gifts! This past rally we had our very first "M&M Night" where we heard mini messages from some of our youth and adult leaders. Check out this clip of Laya (a freshman) sharing on prayer:
We'd love to get you connected into a MannaYouth Small Group! Our small groups meet every 2nd and 4th week of the month. Sign up for a group today!
Check out our web page and our Instagram for more MannaYouth information and updates:
MannaKids
December in MannaKids is all about celebrating the birth of Jesus with fun and meaningful activities for your family! Stop by the Family Resource Wall each week to scan a QR code that links to simple, Jesus-centered Christmas crafts for your kids—just print and create! When you check in at the Family Connection Center, your kids will also receive a special Christmas-themed gift to make their Sunday extra festive.
And don’t miss our Christmas service on December 22, where every MannaKid will receive a handmade surprise gift to remind them of the true reason for the season. We’re so excited to celebrate with you all month long in MannaKids!
A word from our Small Groups Director:
As we wrap up the small group fall cycle for 2024, we want to take a moment to MAHALO every small group leader and member! This fall, we had 16 interest-based groups + growth track groups, covering a wide range of topics and activities—from youth and parenting to leadership, seniors, to golf, hiking, & more. We deeply appreciate our small group leaders and coordinators who faithfully created space each week for us to connect, build relationships, and grow as disciples of Jesus.
At Manna, we believe that life change happens in the context of relationships. That’s why small groups are such a vital part of our church. Discipleship happens through relationships + intentionality and small groups create the perfect space for this to happen. Whether you’re building friendships, sharing life’s challenges, or diving into God’s Word together, small groups help us grow in ways that can’t happen in a large congregation alone. They are the “net” that allows us to catch and care for one another.
One of our key goals is to maintain a healthy discipleship rhythm, which includes taking intentional breaks during busy seasons to focus on family and the people God has placed in our lives. With that in mind, we’ll pause our small groups during the holidays to free up our calendars and create space for rest and time for our loved ones. We’ll be back at the end of January to kick off our 2025 Spring Cycle!
If leading a group is something you’d like to explore— or if you have questions or need ideas— please feel free to email me at patricia.cravalho@manna.church. Let’s keep building community and making disciples together!
-Patricia Cravalho, Small Groups Director
An update for our giving options…
We are excited to be able to now accept crypto and stock donations through our giving page! All crypto and stock donations are tax deductible at their cash value upon donation. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Join our Army of Intercessors
We’re building a team of intercessors to choose a day each month to fast and pray for Manna Church. Would you join us? Tap here to sign up:
We want to PRAY for you!
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We want to PRAY for you! •
Need prayer for anything? Our Prayer Team is on it! Fill out this form and we’ll be praying for you and expecting to see God move in your life like He loves to do!
Stay in the Loop…
Do you have our Manna Hawaii app? This is a great time to get it if you don’t! You can access online services and our live chat on Sunday mornings, past media content, message notes for Sunday mornings, quick links to how to get involved, and more!
Make sure you TURN ON PUSH NOTIFICATIONS for the app. We send those out to keep you informed on events that are about to happen, updates you’ll benefit from, and more!
Have the app but aren’t seeing notifications? Try deleting the app and re-downloading it, and then make sure you’re signed in. Sometimes, app updates change what you see for notifications.
