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We invite you to come and worship with us!

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  • Next Sunday, November 22 Dedication/Celebration Sunday Worship at 11 am only. (NO Worship Service at 8:30 am). Celebration Lunch following the 11 am worship service. After the Celebration Luncheon, please stay for “Hanging of the Green Advent Celebration”!

  • A "Care of Creation" seminar will be held at TUC on November 14-15. Rev. Ed Brown, founder of "Care of Creation" in Limuru, Kenya, will be conducting the seminar that will focus on ways for iindividual Christinas and congregations to make environmental stewardship a priority in our lives.
     
  • SPECIAL ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL on November 15 – Guest lecture by Ed Brown from “Care of Creation”. Please join us in the 2F classroom from 9:45-10:45 am TODAY.

  • Emergency Relief: Persons who want to donate to help victims of the recent natural disasters (Philippine, Indonesia, and Samoa) can do so through the church. We will forward these donations to Barnabas Fund. Please use the envelopes marked “Emergency Relief” that are in the pew racks.

  • The next New Member's Orientation Class will be held Sunday, November 15th from 12:30 - 2:30, in the 2F classroom. A light lunch is included. We invite anyone who is interested in joining TUC.

  • ATTENTION MOMS/WOMEN: New Sunday morning Bible study has started from October 25th on the  theme of "friendship" from the book, "Gaining and Being a Friend", by Jean E. Syswerda.
     
  • Evening Praise Services (EPS)
    Dec 6: Guest Choir: Crystal Beads, Special Pre-Christmas Presentation by Kaori Murakami.
    Jan 10: Ken Owusu
    Feb 7: Jean Wilson
    Mar 7: TUC Youth
    Apr 4: Pastor Barry Dawson 

  • NEW ADULT EDUCATION CLASS - ADVENT 2009: Advent is an opportunity for us to renew our lives of faith and to remember the good news God gives us through Jesus Christ: God is always present with us and by the power of the Holy Spirit Christ is available to us throughout the year. This class will meet Sun. mornings from Nov. 22 - Dec. 20 (9:45-10:45 am) in the 2F Classroom. It will be taught by Pastor Matt and will use the book "Celebrate the Newborn Jesus" which can be purchased for 1000 yen. For more information or to purchase a book, contact Pastor Matt (astpastr@gol.com).

  • TUC ALPHA course meets on Fridays at 6.45pm in the Fellowship Hall
     
  • Let's watch a Bible movie together at the Basic Bible Study class on Sundays (~ Oct. 18) from 9:45 am at the 4F Library. For more info contact Hisashi Yukimoto, at hisashiy2000@yahoo.co.jp.
     
  • Moms' Bible Study (Thursday morning, 9:45 – 11:15 am in the 2F classroom) has started a new study: Simply Relevant: Relational Bible Series for Women, 6 sessions on Patience. "Most of us admit that we could use a little help with our patience". Learn about God's patience and how he can transform us all. Childcare is provided for 1000 yen. For more information and childcare reservations, please contact Betsy or Tomomi at TUCWS.MOPS@gmail.com
     
  • Young Adults Group (YAG)  Meetings every Sunday
     
  • The church office needs volunteers
     
  • Worship Childcare Parents wanted urgently. We need volunteers to sign up. Please can you add your name to the sign-up sheet on the door of the Worship Child Care room
     
  • Other info online
 

  Who is TUC?

Tokyo Union Church was founded in 1872(!) and is an ecumenical and international congregation of English-speaking Christians located in Tokyo, Japan.  

The word "union" is used to indicate that the membership is composed of Christians from many churches and nationalities who are united through a common faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.  

The members of Tokyo Union Church bring the richness of their own Christian heritage and experience into our worship, study, fellowship and service.  Tokyo Union Church is independent and financially self-supporting; it is  a member of the National Christian Council of Japan. 

We invite you to come and worship with us!

 
 News at TUC...

“THE APOSTLES’ CREED: HISTORY AND RELEVANCE TODAY”
(Oct 18-Nov 8)

Beginning this Sunday, this four-week Adult Education class will trace the origins of the Apostles' Creed and place it in its historical context. It will also discuss each phrase of the Creed, with emphasis on its relevance and application to our lives today. Part of the course curriculum is a DVD featuring interviews from an international and interdenominational cast of notable theologians, each speaking to the timeless power and importance of the Creed.  Oct. 18 and concluding Nov. 8.
  • Taught by Brother Charles Kowalski, Order of Ecumenical Franciscans (kowalski@tbd.t-com.ne.jp)

  • Time and Place: 9:45-10:45 in the 2F class room


ATTENTION MOMS/WOMEN: Join us for an exciting time of learning and fellowship, as we start our Sunday morning Bible study on October 25th. This four week class will study the theme of "friendship" from the book, "Gaining and Being a Friend", by Jean E. Syswerda. We will meet in the church office conference room from 10:00 am to 10:45 am, and the session will be conducted in Japanese and English. For more information and background reading material, please contact Rika Nakajima at rika.nakajima@macquarie.com.

CHRISTIANITY AND HUMOR: DID JESUS EVER LAUGH? (Sep 27-Oct 11) This course will begin by exploring a question which has been debated throughout the history of Chritianity: Did Jesus ever laugh? Attention will also be given to other topics related to Christianity and humor throughout history.

A brief guide to recent theological discussions of Christianity, humor, and the comic will also be distributed and discussed.

  • Taught by Dr. Richard Gardner, professor and former dean at Sophia University

  • No student resource book needed

  • For more information, contact Richard at r-gardne@sophia.ac.jp


SUNDAY MORNING GREETERS NEEDED. We are looking for people to volunteer. Please contact Yuko Isa on yukoisa@uahoo.com or Suzie Kim on suziekim530@yahoo.co.jp


ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A TRIP TO AFRICA IN OCTOBER? We are in the process of exploring the possibility of having a TUC group travel to Kenya in late October to visit and serve with several mission organisations that have received TUC support within the past 2 years. If you have an interest in such a trip or would like more information, please contact Pastor Barry or Shelly via email at bdawson5@gmail.com


NEW SENIOR HIGH YOUTH MINISTRY DIRECTOR: The Youth Ministry team is excited to introduce TUC’s new Senior High Youth Ministry Director, Yukiko Terada. Yukiko has been a member of TUC since 2004 and has been volunteering with our youth program since 2005. Yukiko is a former member of Beijing International Fellowship and also works for the Deutsche Bank Group.  Thank you for your support and prayers for Yukiko and TUC’s youth.


MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY DIRECTOR: The Youth Ministry team is searching for a ministry director for our middle school youth program. The position is part time (approximately 25-30 hours a month). This person would work with the Associate Pastor, the Youth Elder, and the Youth Ministry Team in leading programs for our middle school youth.  Please contact Youth Ministry 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.


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)


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. James Rienstra (Seminary Intern) will be leading the next Evening Praise service on 2nd August. There will be a special presentation by the Arts Ministry on 6 September with commentary and prayers from Ken Owusu.


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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