Our Ministries at St. Clement
St. Clement’s School
St. Clement's School is a preschool and kindergarten program in Honolulu, Hawaii. It is a ministry of the Episcopal Parish of St. Clement. The school strives to help children develop a strong foundation for future learning and growth. Our slogan—An Ocean of Possibilities—speaks for itself.
Our programs include preschool, kindergarten, before-school care, extended daycare, and chapel services. Our curriculum is tailored to each age group and features music, physical education, and creative movements.
The learning environment at St. Clement’s School is a safe and accessible space that nurtures curiosity and fosters relationships. Our philosophy is grounded in the Christian faith, as interpreted by the Episcopal Church—St. Clement’s School welcomes and respects children from all religious, ethnic, and economic backgrounds. We also accommodate children with disabilities, within reasonable limits.
We are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and are members of the National Association of Episcopal Schools and the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools.
For more information, please visit our website, email us, or call us at 808-949-2082.
The Food Pantry at St. Clement
The Episcopal Parish of St. Clement in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, operates a food pantry that provides free food to those in need. The Food Pantry at St. Clement is open every Wednesday, with food distribution from 10 a.m. to noon. Please avoid lining up before 9 a.m. We are closed the week before and after Easter and Christmas. Be sure to check our website or e-announcements for notifications regarding any other closures.
We are located in the Parish House of the Episcopal Parish of St. Clement. The address is 1515 Wilder Ave, Honolulu, HI 96822. We are proud to partner with Hawaiʻi Food Bank and appreciate the generosity of our parishioners and others in the community. Currently, we provide our patrons with bags of canned goods and other shelf-stable food products.
Additionally, the Episcopal Parish of St. Clement proudly offers financial assistance through a $50 check per year to residents of the 96822 zip code and halfway houses. This assistance is available only during the operating hours of The Food Pantry at St. Clement, which are listed above.
For additional food assistance resources, please get in touch with The Hawaiʻi Food Bank. They offer various programs to help families access food throughout the State of Hawaiʻi. You can reach them at 808-536-4302 to find resources available near you. If you need general assistance, you can call 211.
We appreciate any support you can provide. If you would like to learn how to assist us through a financial gift, volunteering, or other means, please call us at 808-955-7756 or email us here. Mahalo for helping us help others.
The Chapel of Peace (Columbarium)
Adult Formation Groups
Adult Christian formation in the Episcopal Church is a lifelong process of growing in faith, community, and relationship with God, others, and creation. It includes learning, prayer, and service.
We practice this at the Episcopal Parish of St. Clement through study, reflection, conversation, prayer, and community building. It is important because it deepens our spiritual lives, allowing us to grow in our relationships with God and each other within a healthy, supportive, and strong faith community centered on the teachings of Jesus.
Currently, we have two Adult Christian Formation Groups that meet at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings in the Parish House.
On Sunday mornings at 8:30 A.M., we offer our churchgoers two educational discussion groups: Adult Discussion and Reading Between the Lines.
Adult Discussion is open to anyone who wants to explore and expand their understanding of religion and spirituality by reading or watching selected non-Biblical sources and then discussing these in depth. We have been blessed to have participants with various backgrounds in literature, education, science, theology, and the arts who recommend books for the group and keep our conversations lively. Adult Discussion sessions are available via Zoom and in person in the Parish House.
Reading Between the Lines (formerly known as the Bible Workbench) is a weekly conversation built around scripture and a collection of short texts (a few pages of reading for each meeting). RBTL allows participants to engage with one of the week's lectionary readings, presents a central theme of that reading, and connects the biblical text to other writings on that theme. Participants take turns introducing the material and inviting responses, such as how the theme relates to events in the world and in participants’ own lives. RBTL sessions are held in the Parish Hall.
Reading materials for these groups can be purchased from the church office for $10. There is no membership fee.
St. Clementʻs Choir
The music ministry at the Episcopal Parish of St. Clement is a vital component of our worship. It reflects our faith community's diverse character, including the native Hawaiian culture. The choir sings at the principal service during the 9:30 a.m. service of the Holy Eucharist each Sunday. They will also attend and sing at the Christian Church's significant feasts, including Christmas, Easter, Maundy Thursday, and Good Friday.
Interested in being part of our choir?
- We are open to all singers and instrumentalists.
- Music reading is helpful but not required.
- Instrumentalists should be able to read music and play with good tone and pitch. (We love the ʻukulele).
Attend a choir rehearsal to see if we are a match. Rehearsals are held on Thursday at 6 pm and Sunday mornings starting at 8:30 a.m. We will be excited to sing with you.
If you have any further questions, please email the choir director, Addison Omohundro.
Irwin Jiang is the musician for the Episcopal Parish of St. Clement.
Altar Guild
The Altar Guild at the Episcopal Parish of St. Clement is a group that prepares the sanctuary for services and cares for the altar and related items. Their responsibilities include preparing the sanctuary for services, cleaning up afterward, caring for the altar, vestments, vessels, and altar linens, and setting out vessels such as wine, water, and chalices. They also place communion wafers and the priest's wafer on the paten, and assemble the Eucharistic ensemble. Additionally, they launder and iron the linens, maintain the cleanliness and quality of all vestments, and polish the silver and brass instruments of worship.
The Altar Guild's ministry aims to make each service as seamless as possible. It operates as a “quiet service” ministry, working behind the scenes. Additionally, the Altar Guild has a unique role as the priest's liturgical partner, ensuring that everything is prepared and ready for the priests and servers to conduct the church service.
If you would like to serve on the Altar Guild, please email us here.
Flower Guild
A Flower Guild at the Episcopal Parish of St. Clement is a group of persons who arrange flowers for worship services and special events. The guild's mission is to enhance the worship experience and glorify God.
The responsibilities include arranging flowers for Sunday services, weddings, funerals, and other special occasions. Select and arrange flowers that complement the liturgical season, vestments' color, and readings' content. Place flowers in the church in a way that enhances the worship experience. Arrange palms for Palm Sunday, Easter lilies, and Christmas poinsettias.
Donations to the Flower Guild can be made in honor or memory of someone. Donations can also be made to help purchase flowers and underwrite the costs of communion items.
If you want to donate to honor a loved one or for a special occasion, please email us or donate online here.
If you want more information about serving on the Flower Guild, please email us here.
Worship Leaders
Eucharistic Ministers
Eucharistic Visitors
Acolytes
Greeter and Ushers
Ushers are usually the first to arrive before the services and prepare the church to greet and welcome everyone who enters. The early service ushers open the doors, turn on the microphone and lights, and put out the offering plate. Pre-COVID, we gave the service bulletins to the parishioners and collected the offering. For now, there are no service bulletins, and the offering plate is placed on a stand in the middle of the center aisle near the last pews. The late service ushers do the reverse – close the doors, turn off the microphones and lights, and return the offering plate. In addition, they lock up the church and the Chapel of Peace. Both service ushers put away the offering for the counters. Please come and join our quiet ministry.
LGBTQ+ Talk Story Potluck
Hawaiian Ministries
Fellowship Event Hosts
Coffee Hour Event Hosts
Ministries that are in Discernment and Development
Lay Weeders and Creation Care
Centering Prayer
Stephen Ministries
