January News
Happy new year, Manna `ohana! We’re so excited to see what God does in 2025! Check out what’s been going on around here as we look back on 2024 and look forward to what’s in store in January! Here’s this month’s Manna News…
Mark Your Calendars
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Mark Your Calendars •
Some important dates to note:
January 4 - SERVE Saturday
Janurary 8 - MannaYouth Rally
January 13-17 - Seek Week
January 16 - Night of Prayer and Worship
January 22 - MannaYouth Rally
January 26 - Connect Sunday
February 1 - SERVE Saturday
February 16 - Water Baptisms
February (all month) - ROC 2025
Thank you so much for an incredible year!
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Thank you so much for an incredible year! •
Take a look here to see some of what Manna Church accomplished in 2024!
We are so excited for what God has in store for 2025 and all the ways we get to play a part. If regular giving is one of your new year's resolutions, did you know you can set up recurring giving? The video tutorial below will show you just how easy it is in a few simple steps. Thank you for your generosity and continued support as we change the world together!
Join us from January 13-17 for SEEK WEEK!
We are excited to spend time corporately pursuing God together, humbling ourselves through fasting, and praying specific prayers for what He has in store for us as individuals and as a church this year. This is a great time to include others from your family, small group, and SERVE Team in seeking God together.
As part of Seek Week, we will have a Night of Worship & Prayer at the Manna Equipping Center on Thursday, January 16. This will be a powerful night of corporate prayer that will encourage and challenge you.
Find more details and resources here:
Outreach is the heartbeat of the Church
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Outreach is the heartbeat of the Church •
A word from our Outreach Director
2024 was an amazing year of outreach. God has been so faithfulI to empower us by His Spirit to reach out together and serve to make an impact in the lives of people in our local communities and around the world. It has been because of people like you who continue to pray for the Manna Dream Center HI, give so generously and served selflessly at our outreaches at the Greater Hope Boutique, Garden to Table, Serve Saturday Outreaches, Feeding the Homeless in Kapolei, Beach Cleanups, Pu’uo Kapolei and Maui Missions Trips. Thank you for your extreme generosity of time, talents and treasure to make it all possible.
Here are just a few pictures to highlight some of the people who made For the One 2024 a huge success.
I am looking forward to 2025 with renewed vision and passion for the lost. I'm believing God for revival, the greatest harvest of souls we have ever seen and a building for the Dream Center HI to continue to make the greatest impact we have ever made serving our island communities.
We start reaching out in 2025 on Saturday, January 4th with 3 opportunities: Feeding the homeless in Kapolei, Beach Cleanup at Nimitz Beach and work day at Pu’uo Kapolei. Please pray for our 2025 outreaches and sign up today to reach out again this year with Manna Church and the Manna Dream Center HI.
I pray that God will bless you and your family in 2025 so that you can be a blessing.-Sal DiBianca
MannaYouth
Our MannaYouth Rallies are typically every 1st & 3rd Wednesday from 6-8pm at the Manna Church Offices and Equipping Center located at 2045 Lauwiliwili St #203 in Kapolei. Please note the dates for our January Rallies, since they’re on different weeks than usual!
UPCOMING RALLY DATES:
January 8
January 22
We'd love to get you connected into a MannaYouth Small Group! Our small groups typically 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
A word from our MannaKids Director
Happy New Year, Manna Church family! As we step into 2025, we’re filled with excitement and anticipation for all that God will do in the lives of our keiki and their families. This month in MannaKids, we’re kicking off the year by helping kids build strong foundations of faith through engaging lessons, worship, and activities that bring the Bible to life. Parents, don’t forget to visit our Family Resource Wall at check-in, packed with tools to help you disciple your keiki at home, and grab a copy of our January MannaKids Newsletter to learn more about what's coming up in MannaKids and read some of our keiki's adorable goals and resolutions for 2025! Together, let’s continue raising up the next generation of Jesus-followers!
As we look ahead, we can’t help but celebrate all that God did in MannaKids in 2024. This past year, we welcomed a new Children’s Ministry Director and three new coordinators to our leadership team. Six incredible SERVE team members stepped up to become Team Leads, helping us better care for and disciple our growing ministry. We also launched our VSK (Very Special Keiki) environment, enabling and assisting keiki with special needs to grow in their faith in a way that meets their unique needs.
Beyond Sundays, MannaKids made an impact in our community and beyond. During our second annual outreach, we handed out 150 Blessing Bags to the unhoused community in Kapolei, and through Operation Christmas Child, we packed 50 shoeboxes filled with toys, gifts, Bibles, and necessities for underprivileged children worldwide - doubling our original goal! Every Sunday, we’ve been blessed to average over 100 kids attending MannaKids, each one learning more about God’s love and purpose for their lives.
Thank you for partnering with us in making all of this possible! If you’d like to get involved or learn more about MannaKids, email us at kimberly.mcmurray@manna.church. Let’s make 2025 an amazing year of growth, faith, and fun!
-Kimberly McMurray
Life-change happens in the context of relationships.
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Life-change happens in the context of relationships. •
A word from our Small Groups Director
As we step into the new year, we want to say a big MAHALO to every small group leader who faithfully led a group in 2024 and every small group member that attended groups.
In total, we had:
40 leaders lead small groups last year
21 small groups in the Spring
16 small groups in the Summer
16 small groups in the Fall
To our leaders: Your leadership created opportunities for so many to find community, build meaningful relationships, and grow in their faith journey. We are so grateful for you for making this happen!
To everyone who attended small groups: Thank you for making the effort to prioritize connection and invest in building intentional relationships through small groups.
We’ve taken some time to pause during the holidays to focus on family and friends. One of our key goals is to maintain a healthy rhythm of discipleship, which includes intentional breaks to rest and reconnect with the people God has placed in our lives.
As we step into 2025, we’re excited for a FRESH START! Here’s what’s coming up this January with small groups and our church:
January 12: Small Group Q&A on the lanai after both services for anyone interested in leading a group (for those who have never led a group before).
January 13-17: Seek Week
January 26: Connect Sunday to launch the 2025 Spring Cycle!
If you’re curious about leading a group, need some ideas, or just want to learn more, feel free to email me at patricia.cravalho@manna.church. Let’s continue making disciples together in 2025!
-Patricia Cravalho
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.
