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RALLY DAY ON 7 SEPT 2008
was a great success with many people,
both newcomers and existing members
taking time to visit all the different
ministry stands from the 4th floor of the
church all the way down to the basement to
learn more about the church missions and
activities. Everyone was given a card with
which to attach a sticker they received from
each stand. Once you had collected
sufficient stickers on your card, you were
rewarded with a delicious spaghetti lunch
served in the Fellowship Hall. The TUC choir
provided musical entertainment.
Many thanks for all the hard work of the
ministry teams and to the visitors who
expressed so much enthusiasm to get involved
with TUC.
Please click
here to see a
Photo Gallery of the day. Special thanks
to Peter Mathies who contributed many
photos.
NEW MEMBERS ORIENTATION CLASS
A warm Welcome to our newcomers and
visitors! THE NEXT new member’s orientation
class will be held on September 21 from 12:30
pm –
2:30 pm, in the 2F classroom. A light lunch
is included. We invite anyone who is
interested in learning more about TUC and
how to serve in ministry with us
THE BASIC BIBLE STUDY CLASS is now
focusing on the Gospel of John. We are using
new Learning Bibles with colorful graphics,
plain texts and notations, mini-articles on
key concepts, and questions for discussions,
along with an accompanying dramatized audio
Bible, a textbook, and a movie on the John's
Gospel. Join us and invite beginners and
English learners to the class at B1 WS
Office on Sundays (except on the third Sun.
of the month) from 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. For
more information, contact the teacher,
Hisashi Yukimoto (hisashiy2000@yahoo.co.jp).
AMAZING RACE, AMAZING GRACE
"Let us run with endurance the race that
is set before us." (Hebrews 12:1)
Saturday, September 20th
2-7 p.m. (Dinner Included)
For 6th-12th Graders
Just like the television show, we’ll go all
over Tokyo looking for clues and facing
challenges.
For more information, please contact Ann
Chow, Youth Ministry Director (tuc-youth@gol.com).
Please give the 1000 yen transportation fee
to Ann by Wed., Sept. 17th.
*We still need at least 10 more adults to
help out.
THE TUC ANNUAL FAMILY RETREAT will be
held from October 3-5, 2008 at the YMCA
International Conference Center, Tozanso.
Please keep these dates free. For more
information contact Suresh Kukde,
090-3345-1898 or (03) 3752-6919 or
kukde@tka.att.ne.jp
THE TOKYO UNION CHURCH EARLY LEARNING
CENTER is looking for a committed
Christian Director with relevant experience
for its Early Childhood Education program.
Candidates should be native English
speakers, with relevant Early Childhood
Education qualifications, a Masters degree
or higher, and previous administrative
experience is highly desirable. If you are
interested, resumes can be left at the
church office or emailed to
TUCELCDirectorSearch@gmail.com by August
24th. We would encourage you to tell anyone
who is suitably qualified about this
opportunity. If anyone requires further
information, please contact Lauraleen Gaudio
at
TUCELCDirectorSearch@gmail.com
TUC VIP ALPHA COURSE OMOTESANDO
The Evangelism Ministry Team will start the
TUC VIP Alpha Course Omotesando
(see http://alphacourse.org/ and http://www.alphajapan.jp/
for more details)
with the Introduction Dinner from 6 pm on
Saturday, September 6, 2008.
Who is the Holy Spirit leading you to invite
to attend??? Everyone is welcome.
The ALPHA course is an opportunity for
anyone to explore the Christian faith in
easy-to-understand and relaxed manner. More
than 7 million people
worldwide have completed the ALPHA course.
Admission is free and anyone who is
interested in taking the course or
inviting friends are all welcome.
TUC VIP Alpha Course Omotesando Introduction
Dinner
Prepared in cooperation with our Fellowship
Ministry Team led by Suresh Kukde.
Around 100 people have attended past
Introduction Dinners.
Date:September 6, 2008
(Saturday.)18:00~21:00
Venue:Tokyo Union Church B1 Fellowship Hall
5-7-7 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001
Tel: 03-3400-0047 Website:
www.tokyounion.org
Access to TUC location:
http://www2.gol.com/users/tuc/location_e.htm
Program:18:00~Greeting and Dinner
Speech from the organizer Introduction of
the course
Featuring Videoキリスト教とは? 「What is
Christianity?」
Following weeks will start from 19:00 and
end at 21:30 followed by discussion after
9pm held at a local coffee shop/ restaraunt.
<Schedule>※通常のコースは、19:00開始21:30終了です。
• Friday, September 12「イエスとは?」 Who Is Jesus?
• Friday, September 19「イエスの死とは?」 Why Did
Jesus Die?
• Friday, September 26「確かに信じるには?」 How Can I
Be Sure of My Faith?
• Friday, October 3「聖書を読むには?」Why and How
Should I Read the Bible?
• Friday, October 10「神に祈るとは?」 Why and How Do
I Pray?
• Friday, October 17「神の導きとは?」 How Does God
Guide Us?
• Saturday, October 25-Sunday, October 26
「聖霊とは?」 Who is the Holy Spirit?
What Does the Holy Spirit Do? How can I Be
Filled With the Spirit?
Weekend Away at Okutama Bible Chalet (OBC)
in Ome City, Tokyo, Telephone 0428-76-0931;
for information in English see http://o-bc.net/e.frame.html
and for information in Japanese see
http://o-bc.net/j.frame.html
email: obc@send.jp; thanks to the support of
OBC staff Bruce Harris and others.
• Friday, October 31「悪に対抗するには?」 How Can I
Resist Evil?
• Friday, November 7 「イエスを伝えるとは?」Why and How
Should We Tell Others?
• Friday, November 14 「神のいやしとは?」 Does God
Heal Today?
• Friday, November 21 「教会とは?」 What About the
Church?
• Saturday, ??????? Celebration Dinner
「これからの人生を最大限に活用するには?」How Can I Make the Most
of the Rest of My Life?
Please feel free to contact Alpha
Coordinators:
Kiku Horinouchi at kiku133@yahoo.co.jp or
080-5530-3263
Etsuko Nakajima at etsuky33@wf7.so-net.ne.jp
or 090-5826-4034
Elder John Visher at visherjc@jcom.home.ne.jp
or 090-6318-5112
Please join the Friday evening Prayer
meetings from 7:30 to 9 pm from July 11 to
August 29 in the B1 Library of TUC to
prepare for the start of the Alpha Course.
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.
MESSAGE FROM
ASSOCIATE PASTOR SEARCH COMMITTEE
Tokyo Union Church
(Tokyo, JAPAN)* currently has a position
available to serve as an associate pastor.
The search committee is informing relevant
organisations of this position, and asks for
your sincere co-operation. If you or your
colleagues know of an applicable candidate(s),
please forward the following information:
Requirements
Education - Masters of Divinity (MDiv)
or equivalent
Ordained or ordainable
Provide leadership for a broad range of
ministries in our international,
English-speaking church
Direct inquiries to
tucapsc@gmail.com
With
anticipatory thanks for your consideration
and understanding. Please click
here
for the job advertisement and
here
for the letter from the search committee.
In
Christ,
Tokyo Union Church Associate Pastor Search
Committee
E-Mail:
tucapsc@gmail.com
MOPS INTERNATIONAL
exists to meet the needs of every mom -
urban, suburban and rural moms, stay-at-home
and working moms, teen, 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.
MOPS is a smart, relevant, and caring
network, helping moms to be better women and
moms through trusted resources and
supportive relationships.
MOPS is about…
Celebrating Motherhood
Meeting Needs
Making Connections
Experiencing God’s love through
Relationships and Resources
Due to the summer holidays, the next meeting
will be on 25th September, 2008 9:30 am
until 12:00 pm in the TUC Fellowship Hall in
the basement.
~Qualified childcare provided for little
ones~
Bring your little ones to have fun with
their own activities at the same time!
MOPS at Tokyo Union Church meets monthly
from 9:30 am until 12:00 pm, in the
Fellowship Hall in the church basement.
We look forward to welcoming you! Click
here for more
information.
You can also contact us as follows:
Email: TUCWS.MOPS@gmail.com (English and
Japanese)
Phone: 03-3953-4333 (English)
MOPS main website: www.mops.org
MOPS membership is 3,000 yen a year
POLO (Parents of Little Ones) is an
adult education Sunday morning class. We
welcome all parents - no matter how old your
little ones are. On Sunday 3rd Feb, we'll be
discussing "Christ Figures in Literature and
Film" and then embark on a series of studies
from the book of Ecclesiastes. Please join
us at 9.45am in the basement library.
JAVA CLASS
- What is fasting? Have you ever fasted? Is
it safe and healthy to fast? What does the
Bible say is the reward for fasting? Fasting
seems to be a lost art in the world of
contemporary spiritual disciplines. And yet
Jesus said “When you fast…” not “if you
fast…” Join us in JAVA as we look at
what the Bible has to say about it. JAVA is
an informal adult education community. We
meet at 9:45 am, on Sunday mornings on the
fourth floor of TUC. Everyone is welcome.
DREAMS. DREAMS. DREAMS. Quick! Who is
the person who had the most dreams recorded
in the Bible. What role do dreams play in
our walk with God. Does God still use dreams
to communicate with His people? How do you
know if your dream is from God. Come join
JAVA class as we explore this issue. JAVA is
an alternative adult education class. We
meet Sunday mornings from 9.45am on the 4th
floor. Everyone is welcome.
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 audio sermons
and video recordings of entire Sunday
services. Beware that the video podcasts are
very large files and they make take a while
to load if you have a slow internet
connection.
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. All are
welcome!
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
tucweb@mac.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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