Nichigo Fellowship
(Japanese Speaking Fellowship Group)
Comprised of over 20 active members, our Japanese language division, the Nichigo (or Nihongobu) group, is a wonderful part of our congregation. We are so grateful for the Japanese speaking members of our congregation who participate in many aspects of our church’s ministry. The sharing of their gifts to the church helps to keep many of our traditional Japanese customs alive and well at UJCC especially in the area of providing so much wonderful and traditional Japanese cuisine!
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Sunday Worship
Since we do not have a weekly Sunday Japanese language worship, our Japanese speaking members attend our regular Sunday worship services which is conducted mainly in the English language. However, most of them take turns reading the scripture lesson to us all in Japanese and offer a prayer in Japanese. In addition, the total congregation (English and Japanese speaking) sing the Doxology in both languages, giving us all an opportunity to learn and memorize some of our traditional liturgy in Japanese.
Occasionally the Nihongobu division has joint Japanese language worship services with other Japanese speaking church groups within our United Methodist connection. In addition, they enjoy an annual spiritual retreat at the Asilomar Conference grounds near Monterey, CA (www.visitasilomar.com) with other sister churches as well.
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Bible Study
Twice a month Japanese Bible Study is led by retired bilingual United Methodist minister, Rev. Mas Kawashima. Please see our church calendar for a complete schedule of the Nichigo Bible Study dates.
