SUMMER ADULT EDUCATION CLASS led by
TUC interns, James and Nicole Rienstra:
"What the Bible Says About..." The class
runs for 8 weeks and explores questions
Christians often ask about forgiveness,
money, prayer, work, relationships, our
bodies, justice, the church, and other
challenges for the life of discipleship. The
series kicks off on 21 June in the sanctuary
at 11.30am. Child care is available in the
1F nursery. We look forward to a great
summer of growth and fellowship together.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESSIE! TUC's oldest
member is having a birthday. Jessie Banno
turns 98 on June 24th. Please remember her
in your prayers and if you would like to
send her a birthday card, her address is
1-16 Wakaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0011
YOUTH MINISTRY DIRECTOR: We are
beginning our search process for a new,
part-time (60 hours a month) youth ministry
director. This person would work with the
Associate Pastor and the Youth Elder in
leading programs for our middle school and
high school youth. Anyone interested in
exploring this opportunity should contact
Youth Elder Janelle Odate at
jmodate@mx.catv.ne.jp.
LEADERS OF NEW DVD-BASED CLASSES NEEDED
at TUC on Sundays. For more information,
see online video samples and websites of
suggested DVD materials, including N.T.
(Tom) Wright's Living Faith (www.christianbook.com),
Simply Christian (www.wesleyministrynetwork.com)
and Jesus The New Way (www.
visionvideo.com). Contact Hisashi
Yukimoto at hisashy@yahoo.co.jp
TUC ALPHA Course meets at 6.45pm on
Fridays in the Fellowship Hall. For more
info on the ALPHA course, please see
www.alphajapan.jp or contact
Suzie Kim or
Kiku
Horinouchi
Attention Moms/Women:
Join us for an exciting time of study and
fellowship. This six-week class explores
"the friendship" that God teaches us through
stories in the Bible. The text for the
class is "Gaining and Being a Friend." The
group meets Sundays in 4F ELC Library from
9:45 to 10:45 am and is conducted in English
and Japanese. Contact: Toshiko Carroll or
Manami Keuning:
david.keuning@hawaiiantel.net
Mom's Bible Study (Thursday
morning, 9:30 – 11:15 am in the 2F
classroom) has started a new study. Jen
Hatmaker in Tune In: Hearing God’s Voice
Through Static provides a truly fun and
“modern girl” way of studying the Bible. All
moms of infants to school age children
are welcome. Childcare is provided for 1000
yen. For more information and childcare
reservations, please contact Betsy at
betsy@skarecky.com or Tomomi at
tomomi.kumagai.c@gmail.com.
ARE YOU READING THE BIBLE AS GOD'S ONE
STORY OR BROKEN PIECES? Participants,
co-leaders and helpers are needed to start a
new post-beginner adult Bible study called
'Reading the Bible as a Drama' on Sundays. PowerPoint slides, the Learning Bible(s), dramatized audio Bible CDs, and
Bible movie DVDs may be used to experience
the "dramatic" Bible study. Contact Hisashi
Yukimoto (hisashiy2000@yahoo.co.jp) and see
the book websites
www.thedramaofscripture.com
and the "Unfolding Drama of the Bible" at
http://www.augsburgfortress.org
for more information.
THE TUC YOUNG ADULTS GROUP (YAG) MEETINGS
will be held on Sundays. The activities may
include prayers, planning, singing, group
studies and fellowship. Bringing your own
lunch would be appreciated. For more
information, talk to the elder, Dan Jones,
at TUC on Sundays.
“GOING DEEPER” -SERMON FEEDBACK CLASS:
Several have expressed interest in using
the Sunday sermon manuscript as a way of
understanding the message and English
better. This is a bi-lingual class. If you
are “challenged” in English, you are
welcome. For more information,
please contact John Visher, leader (visherjc@jcom.home.ne.jp)
MOPS INTERNATIONAL
exists to meet the needs of every mom -
urban, suburban and rural moms, stay-at-home
and working moms, single and married moms -
moms with different lifestyles who all share
a similar desire to be the very best moms
they can be!
MOPS recognizes that the years from infancy
through kindergarten are foundational in a
mother-child relationship and are filled
with unique needs. (www.mops.org)
MOPS is a smart, relevant, and caring
network, helping moms to be better women and
moms through trusted resources and
supportive relationships.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday,
28 May 2009 from 9.30am - 12 noon, in
Fellowship Hall, church's basement.
Childcare is provided for your little
ones!!! Childcare reservation recommended
(but not necessary). We look forward to
seeing you there!
For More Information about MOPS at Tokyo
Union Church, please contact us at
TUCWS.MOPS@gmail.com (English and Japanese)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR USHERING
A church usher is a person in a church who
completes many tasks, such as seating
people, serving communion, and collecting
the offering.
The church usher has many duties which
include:
- Greeting people entering the service, and
at Tokyo Union church, entering the worship
sanctuary
- Seating attendees, and assisting women
with children, the elderly in particular to
find seats attendees
- Collecting Tithes and Offerings
- Directing attendees during communion
- In the case of an emergency, reporting or
contacting the people needed for the
situation.
- Keeping order in the sanctuary and acting
as first line of security
- Liaising with the clergy or church
officers to maintain a peaceful worship
atmosphere
- Of course there are more duties and for
those of who you who have attended Tokyo
Union Church, you have seen me usher on a
number of occasions so you have an idea of
the work that we do.
Please contact Sam Mchombo if you can help
on
sam.mchombo@jcom.hom.ne.jp or contact
the church office.
POLO (Parents of Little Ones)
is an adult education Sunday morning class.
We welcome all parents - no matter how old
your "little ones" are. We have started a
new study based on John Ortberg's book
"If you want to walk on water, you've have
to get out of the boat". Please join us
at 9:45 am in the basement library!
MUSICIANS, SINGERS, AND MUSIC RESOURCES
from many cultures are needed for
practicing "TUC global worship for a global
God" (Sermon
Podcast 9 Sep 07, on the TUC
Podcast site). We are looking for those
particularly from the non-Western world. Contact Hisashi
Yukimoto at hisashiy2000@yahoo.co.jp or talk
to him at the 1F reception counter on Sunday
mornings.
TUC PODCASTS -
have you ever missed Sunday worship and
wanted to hear a recording of the sermon?
Are you an ex-member of TUC, moved away but
still want to keep in touch with the message
from TUC? Is your first language not English
and you missed the meaning of a part of the
sermon or, do you simply want to replay the
sermon and hear it again? Now you can with
the addition of Podcasts to help you!
Podcasting is the distribution of audio or
video files over the internet. You can
subscribe to a Podcast and listen to it or
watch it when you want on your iPod or home
computer. You will automatically receive new
episodes. The TUC Podcasts are limited to audio sermons
at the moment.
Instructions for use: A) iPod users -
please go to the
TUC Podcast page and click on the
"Subscribe" icon. It will add the TUC
podcast to your Podcasts in iTunes. You can
also click
here to take you to the TUC Podcast.
Alternatively, simply search for "Tokyo
Union" when you are in iTunes Store and you
will find it
B) Computer users. If you don't have
an iPod, you can either listen to the
Podcast from iTunes which you can download
from
www.itunes.com or jump directly to this
link and play from your internet
browser. Remember to follow the instructions
in A) to add the TUC Podcast to your iTunes
Podcast list
WEEKLY PRAYER
GROUP
The weekly prayer group is held every
Wednesday. Please join us in the 2nd floor
classroom from 7:30--9:00pm (or for as long
as you can stay). (Please enter TUC through
the back door.) Everyone is welcome! For
more information, contact Jean Wilson at
(03) 3803-3417 or write
jinko@gol.com
EVENING
PRAISE
The Evening Praise service is normally
held on the first Sunday of every month at
4pm in the sanctuary. The Evening Praise
service features guest speakers or preachers
and more contemporary music than the morning
services on Sunday. Nicole Rienstra
(Seminary Intern) will be leading the next Evening Praise service on
5th July. James Rienstra (Seminary Intern)
will be leading on 2nd August.
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED!
If you have time to give on Sundays or
on weekdays, please contact the church
office on 03-3400-0047 or email
tuc@gol.com
FLOWERS: Would you like to donate
flowers (¥3,000) for a specific Sunday? A
sign-up sheet & flower envelopes are in the
lobby. Please write your name, indicate the
occasion and amount contributed. Flower
arrangers are also needed
COFFEE HOUR HELP NEEDED
We're looking for more volunteers to help
host coffee hour after our 11am service on
Sundays. Please contact Suresh Kukde on
3752-6919 or 090-3345-1898
THE POWER OF PRAYER: Understand how
the power of prayer can work in your life by
attending the the Prayer Group which still
meets every Wednesday at 7.30 pm (2nd floor
classroom) and by joining the Prayer Chain.
The latter is a group of people who are
contacted by email, fax, or phone to pray
for the leaders and ministeries of TUC and
for any prayer requests they receive during
the week. Contact Mary Foster at
tucprayer@yahoo.com.au with your
prayer requests. For the weekly Prayer
Group, please contact Jean Wilson on
jinko@gol.com
THE PRAYER CHAIN is a group of people
who are contacted by email, fax or phone to
pray for the leaders and ministries of TUC
and for any other prayer requests we receive
during the week. Contact Mary Foster at
tucprayer@yahoo.com.au with your prayer
requests.
WEBMASTER
If you have any comments or suggestions
concerning this website and would like to
send them directly to the
webmaster, please feel free to do so.
Any relevant content including digital
photos would be greatly appreciated. For
general information about the church, please
email to
tuc@gol.com
ABOUT
KOINONIA
Due to the new Personal Information
Protection Law law which came into effect on
1st April 2005, we have had to remove the
link to the Koinonia archive since these
publications generally contain specific
information about people from our church. In
addition we will also be removing the
announcements section from the bulletins
from the downloadable bulletins in the
archive. If you would like to receive an
on-line pdf version of the latest Koinonia,
please send an email to
tuc@gol.com and we will email the
file to you on return.
These changes are being made to comply with
the new legislation but also to protect
information from "outsiders" of the church.
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