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Welcome to
Kobe Union Church
We are an exciting international, english-speaking Christian
church serving the families of Kobe. We love our rich
history, but are committed to relevant Bible teaching
for today's generation and looking forward to raising
up leaders for the future. We welcome people from all
Christian traditions or denominations as well as those
seeking to understand God for the first time. We encourage
everyone to join us as we seek to know and love God more
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A Special Word to Visitors
and those new to KUC
Welcome to KUC! We are so pleased to have you with us! If you have just moved to Kobe, that you might consider making KUC your church home! If you have not yet filled out a KUC Communication Card (in the seat in front of you), it would be helpful for us to have your contact details! Please fill it out and drop in offering plate or hand in to the office. Make sure you pick up a brochure which outlines who we are, and what happens here at KUC. Available in the foyer.
FEBRUARY
19th,
SUNDAY
We
have special guests “The Covenant Players” who will be performing a drama in
our service, then leading our Children’s Worship, and Children’s Sunday School
programs. We will have a “freewill offering” for them (an offering plate at the
door). Also during the service, our Cheerful Notes choir will be singing. Pastor
Bruce will continue in our new series from the Sermon on the Mount. On Sunday
Evening will be a special “Ash Wednesday” service at 6pm (see note in this newsletter).
KUC
SPECIAL EASTER CHOIR
Would
you like to join our choir for a special Easter performance? We would love you
to join us!
See Yuri or Yasuko if you are interested. We can give you copies of the music
and a CD to learn the songs.
Practices will be as follows:
February 26: handing out the music to the choir right after the service
March 4,18, 25, April.1: practice at the sanctuary 12:15-13:30
March 11: practice at the sanctuary 13:00-14:30
April 7: practice at the sanctuary 10:00-12:00
A SPECIAL SUNDAY EVENING SERVICE at KUC
Ash
Wednesday is the beginning of the season of the church
year known as LENT, the seven weeks leading up to Easter.
This Sunday night we have a special ASH WEDNESDAY Evening
Service at 6pm. This will be a quiet service in which
we prepare
ourselves for this season of Lent. All are invited to
join us for this service which will be around 45 minutes
long. The shuttle will be available prior to and after
the service. There will be a pickup at 5.30 at JR Rokkomichi
and 5.45 at Hankyu Rokko
AN
INVITATION FROM PASTOR BRUCE & JO
If
you would ever like prayer, a visit, or would just like to talk with us at any
time (either both of us, or just one of us), please don't hesitate to call or
email. We are always available for a chat, a coffee, a meal, or just to talk
and pray with. We can meet anywhere convenient to you. Contact Bruce or Jo.
BAPTISM
CLASS
The
baptismal class scheduled for Sunday Feb 12th was cancelled,
and has now been scheduled for NEXT Sunday (Feb 26th).
This is for anyone interested in knowing more about baptism.
Available in both Nihongo & English. Pease join us next Sunday, 11.10am in Pastor Bruce’s Study (next to
the Main Church Office).
KUC
LIBRARY
Did you know there's a KUC library? We have hundreds of amazing books available
to check out upstairs on the top floor! Simply find your book, fill out the library
card to leave at the front desk, and make sure to bring it back in 4 weeks to
give someone else the chance to read it!
Get Connected To Sunday School 11.10am - 12.00pm
All Sunday
School Classes this morning. Just a reminder that Sunday
School for ALL AGES runs from 11.10am until 12.00 every
Sunday. It begins after morning coffee / tea and fellowship.
There are classes and studies for all. The Nursery is
also open during this time. There are groups for children
& youth, and there are a number of adult classes to
choose from including a Japanese Bible Study, a Christianity
101 Class (a beginners guide to Christianity in Japanese
& English),
a Korean Bible Study class, and two English Bible Study
class options. Please join us!
Class Details & Locations
・ALL CHILDREN & YOUTH
CLASSES will meet IN THE SANCTUARY for a combined class
with The Covenant Players.
・Christianity 101 (English and Nihongo) led by Mark Bartsch
- in the Lounge (next to the church offices)
・Nihongo no Bible Study led by Tim Boyle - meeting in
Annex 1
・“Dead and Alive” (Romans 6:1-23) led by Derek Voss
(Gamblin Hall)
・Korean Bible Study led by Jae Yu - meeting in Classroom
#5 upstairs (next to KUC Library)
・Colossians Study led by Moses Paul – meeting in EKK
Room upstairs
HAVE PRAYER NEEDS?
If
you would like prayer after the service, please ask
one
of our prayer team (led by Tomoyo) who can help, or Pastor
Bruce. A group also meets for prayer every Sunday morning
8.15am – 8.45am prior to the service in the ANNEX room
(downstairs at KUC, next to nursery). Come and pray!
If you have any requests for prayer, please let Tomoyo
know so that it can go into our weekly prayer sheet.
Contact Tomoyo.
WOW (Women on Wednesday)
Meets
weekly on Wednesdays, 9.30am at KUC. Women meeting
for Coffee, friendship & study. Pick up a brochure from the foyer
WOMEN’S
MINISTRY EVENT
What: Reflections of Hope
When: Saturday morning 3 March 9.30am - 1.30pm
Where: KUC (Childcare available)
We all face difficult times in our lives and need to
be reminded that we can, through Christ, and because
of Christ, be HOPEFUL, and not feel HOPELESS in the
circumstances we face. Ladies, you are invited to:
A morning of fellowship, a time of reflection on HOPE
with several prayer stations throughout the church
facility, where you can spend time in prayer and meditation.
We also have a speaker, who is part of the Be One team,
who our church has worked
closely with in Tohoku. Flyer for registrations out
next week. For more info, contact Jo Bradburn.
POW (People on Wednesday)
Meets
every Wednesday, for light dinner and Bible Study from
around 7pm. Contact Jenny Frederick for info.
OASIS (Women's Study Group)
This
Women's Bible study group meets on Mondays on Rokko
Island. Check with Jo Bradburn for details of next
meeting.
PARKING
If you are driving to KUC, you need to register your car to use the KUC car park. The signup sheet is in the foyer. We will provide a parking card which you use each time you park. When you park, please leave the parking card on the dashboard.
FLOWERS
Would you like to donate flowers for a specific Sunday (\3,000)? A sign-up sheet is available in the church foyer. Please write your name and indicate the occasion.
NURSERY
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED
Don’t you just love babies and little children! Isn’t it great that we have so
many of them here at KUC! We have a nursery so that parents can have opportunity
to worship while their children are in the nursery. BUT we need volunteers to
help in the nursery! The
nursery is open during the Church service, and during Sunday School, and we need
volunteers who can help during one or the other of these times. If you would
like to help, please see Noriko Kambe, our Nursery Coordinator. She would LOVE
to hear from you!
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KUC has been involved with providing aid relief to the Sendai region following the earthquake/tsunami. Many trips have been made, providing food supplies and relief to those affected. More than 20 of our congregation have been part of these trips, helping distribute food and supplies, cleaning homes, visiting evacuation centers, cleaning up parks, and providing BBQ's for communities. KUC will continue to provide relief efforts. We are partnering with BeOneTohoku, a Christian group from Osaka, who have established a base in Ishinomaki. For their website, click here (http://www.onfirejapan.com/tohoku/en/)
For photos of the relief effort in Sendai, click here
We are continuing to plan further trips to
Sendai. If you available to go on future aid
trips to Sendai, or able to help out in any
way, please contact Alexis Jacobs.
We invite you to donate to our Emergency Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Fund.
All funds donated will be used exclusively for the work of relief in the earthquake/tsunami areas.
We have two accounts that can be used for directing money into our Earthquake relief fund ...
We have two funds, one for Yen, and one for US$.
Bank: Citibank Japan
Branch: Kobe Number: 735
Account Name: Kobe Union Church
JPY Account : 0500712 for YEN funds
USD Account : 90109821 for US$ funds
SWIFT Code: CITIJPJT Branch 0JK
If you would like to offer assistance in any way, or would like to contact us, please contact the church office:kobechch@gol.com
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Sun 19th February
08:15 Intercessory Prayer (@ Annex #2)
09:30 Worship Service & Nursery
10:00 Children’s Worship (@ Gamblin Hall)
10:40 Fellowship Time (@ Gamblin Hall)
11:10 Sunday School & Nursery
All the children and youth will meet in Sanctuary
12:15 E&D Ministry Meeting (@ Library)
Mon
20th February
10:30 OASIS (@ Manse)
Contact Jo Bradburn for the details.
19:30 Council PLT Meeting
Tue 21st February
18:00 High School Youth “Campaigners” (@ Kaffa)
Wed 22nd February
09:30 WOW (Women on Wednesday)
Nursery is available for babies and toddlers.
19:00 POW (People on Wednesday)
Contact Jenny Frederick <jenn.frederick@gmail.com>
for the venue and further info.
Sun 26th February
08:15
Intercessory Prayer (@ Annex #2)
09:30 Worship Service & Nursery
10:00 Children’s Worship
10:40 Fellowship Time (@ Gamblin Hall)
11:10 Sunday School, Baptismal Class & Nursery
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