Psalms and canticles are usually chanted. Flying Angels For special occasions in Christmas, a youth group with a difference. Children, ages four to about ten, learn to take responsibility for themselves as they perform aerial acrobatics as part of the worship service. The rectory is a five bedroom house immediately behind the church, and on the beach. It is available for small retreats, with special consideration given to clergy and their families as a place to relax, refresh, and recreate.
Guests are welcome to be part of the worshipping community as much or as little as they wish.
The Rectory grounds are available for parties and receptions from an intimate table for two with catered dinner to a larger lu'au dinner for up to 150 people. There is a wooden dance floor under the hau tree, and of course, the ocean is right there, too. Rev. Thomas Nettleship Staley, the first Bishop of Honolulu, using King Kamehameha IV's translation of the Book of Common Prayer. The land on which the King Kamehameha III School now stands, was also where the young Princess Nahi'ena'ena once lived. Her house was towards the Oceanside, left facing the rectory yard.