Worship with us
Communal worship — worshipping together — is the heart of our faith tradition and celebrating the Eucharist, also known as Holy Communion or the Mass, is the heart of our worship services on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. Our liturgy (form of worship) is drawn from the Episcopal Church’s 1982 Book of Common Prayer and includes readings from the Bible and prayers in contemporary language, traditional and modern hymns in English and Hawaiian, and a sermon or homily based on the readings and the world around us. Sunday School is offered for children, who typically join us for Communion, but little ones are always welcome throughout the service.
We also regularly offer weekday Morning Prayer, which includes Bible readings and prayers, and evening prayer services during Lent and Advent. The Holy Week of Easter also includes special midday and evening services.
You can also join us for worship virtually via our Livestream, Facebook and YouTube channels. Links to our service bulletins are posted online so you can follow along at home — or just let the holy words and wonder wash over you!
Beach Mass & Sunday morning worship at St. James’
We celebrate Holy Eucharist in a variety of settings. In Waimea, Sunday worship takes place at 7:30 and 9:30 AM inside the church, with the service is available on your car radio at 97.5 FM (Communion is brought to you.) The 9:30 AM service is also online at the links below. We also offer a Beach Mass at 5 PM Saturday at the end of the road in Kawaihae Small Boat Harbor. Like the 9:30 AM Sunday service, it's also available online live and recorded for later viewing.
CLICK HERE to watch on Livestream.com.
CLICK HERE to watch on our parish Facebook Live page.
CLICK HERE to watch on our YouTube channel.
Sunday morning worship at St. Columba’s
Services at our mission church in Pa‘auilo on the rural Hāmākua Coast begin with the ringing of our newly restored church bell. We celebrate Holy Eucharist at 9:30 AM. The service follows the same order as those at St. James’ and includes blessings and hymns in English, Hawaiian and Ilocano, reflecting the diversity of our congregation, accompanied by the organ. Rev. Linda Lundgren, our Associate Rector, presides and preaches. All are welcome, including babies and children. The services are streamed live online and also archived so you can watch them anytime.
CLICK HERE to watch on St. Columba’s Livestream.com channel.
CLICK HERE to watch on our parish Facebook Live page.
CLICK HERE to watch on our YouTube channel.
Morning Prayer at St. James’ and St. Columba’s
We offer Morning Prayer services six times a week, at 9 AM Monday through Saturday. The services are are offered online only; all are recorded so you may watch them anytime on our Facebook channel or Livestream.com. Priests and lay members lead this contemplative service of readings and prayers from a variety of settings, including the sanctuaries of St. James’ and St. Columba’s, the beach and their own homes.
CLICK HERE to watch on our parish Facebook Live page.
CLICK HERE to watch on Livestream.com.