July 2014

For Our Reflection
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I have found this article from Zenit and found it worth sharing.  I hope that we will try ourselves this 3 step plan to overcome conflict in our communities.

Pope in Morning Homily Gives 3-Step Plan for Overcoming Conflict

Warns That Insulting a Brother Is Akin to Murder, Since Both Are Rooted in Hate

VATICAN CITY, June 12, 2014 (Zenit.org) - During his morning Mass in Casa Santa Marta, Pope Francis today proposed a three-step plan for overcoming conflict and living in fraternal communion with one's neighbor.

He addressed the question of how we ought to love one another, drawing from the Gospel reading of the day, which recounts the Lord’s conversation with His disciples about brotherly love (Mt 5:20-26).

The Pope first recommended a "criterion of realism: of sane realism."

"If you have something against another and you cannot fix it, look for a [compromise] solution - at least," he suggested.

The Pontiff acknowledged that a compromise might not be ideal but is at least a good thing and is "realism."

In order to save many things, in fact, “one must make a deal – and one takes a step, the other takes another step and at least there is peace: a very [imperfect] peace, but a peace agreement [nevertheless].” 

We face many difficult situations in life, and, “while we are on the road, we make compromises … and in this way we put a stop to hate and strife among us," Francis said.

He proposed a second criterion, coherence, meaning a recognition that "to speak ill of someone is to kill the other, because the act [of insulting] is rooted in hatred all the same.” 

It is to “kill” our neighbor in “a different way: with gossip, with calumny, with defamation. Jesus warns us: The one who calls his brother stupid is killing his brother, because the act is rooted in hate," Francis said. “In our day, we think that ‘not killing our brother’ means simply not actually murdering him – but no – not killing our brother means not [even] insulting him. The insult comes from the same root of the crime: hatred. If you do not hate, and you would not kill your enemy, your brother, then do not insult him either."

Finally, the Pope said, Jesus offers a third criterion, that of "fraternity rooted in sonship.” 

“If we must not kill our brother, it is because he is our brother, that is, because we have the same Father. I cannot go to the Father if I do not have peace with my brother," the Pontiff reflected.

“Do not talk to the Father if you are not at peace with your brother – if you do not have at least a compromise agreement," he insisted. "Do not talk to the Father without being at peace with your brother."

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Faith in Action
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France Fair In Ishinomaki

on stage- during the France Fair.

The Sendai Support Center for Foreigners joined the France Fair, a two day event and bazaar in Ishinomaki event centre near the Ishinomaki Station.

We were able to contact the lay missionaries  who were French and ask them if they could join. We were surprised by their response, they even suggest to bake cookies and cakes and have a mini concert for the event. We were lucky too to have a volunteer who knows his to speak French. It is indeed a blessing.

Our friend from Ofunato also came to render a mini concert of flute and cello. The music add some French flavour to the event.  One of those who went to the event told me that, the French Fair is a unique event here in Ishinomaki and it is a good way make the city alive and looked international in character.

The Filipino from Ichinoseki came to join in the event and added a fun to the fair.

the Ichinoseki and Ofunato community came to the event

with the children and the painted faces 

・滞日外国人支援センターのお手伝いでフランスフェアに参加した。
・スタッフの知人であるフランス人がお菓子をつくり販売し、石巻の方と交流が
でき良かった。地元新聞にも掲載された。




IMPRESSIONS ............

Aiko with Sylvie 

To say the truth it was my first French Fair in Japan... Actually the First Fair I'm involed in !

I have to say that I was very impressed by the organization, by the Family atmosphere of this Fair. Everybody was very happy to participate to this fair with a special French Taste.

I am first impressed by the reason of this event.

As you know Ishinomaki was destroyed by the Tsunami. Thousands of people lost property, friends,  and family members 3 years ago.

One of the organizers was one of those thousands who were dammages were very affected. Somehow she went to France for holidays most of all to try to pouch away the “pain” who was in her.

The magic appeared, everything around her was new. New friends, new food, new environment, new language, new ways of seeing reality... and she completely forget the tragedy the tsunami in Ishinomaki during her stay in France. She came back refreshed and ready to face up her new life,her problems again.

This experience changed something in her, gave her new hope and desire to go forth in life.

She wanted to share her experience, give hope to the resident of Ishinomaki. Offer them an event to open their heart, their mind, to see something different and escape from the hard daily life.

Then, the story continued and here we are : last Week-end, June 21-22 2014 at Ishinomaki Station.

I am a french women living in Sendai with 3 other French persons. I was invited by Sendai Diocese Support Center for Foreigners  to participate at the French Fair bringing my accordion and selling cakes and French goodies.

We meet the challenge and cook during the week. French cakes and cookies with special French decorations. It was tiring but very rewarding to have a French smell and flavor in my house during all this days.

The fair took place near the Ishinomaki station with more than 15 stands and many people came to the fair.  We had French food, cakes, crepes but also French style decorations (antiquity with a touch of kitch) and of course French wine and beverage! International stands offered also different food (Thai – Philippine) to satisty all the tastes.

Kids were also their to enjoy the party and danced on French songs played by the accordion and guitar. This two days together allow us to know each other, to give ourself to others, bring smile and hope.

It was a succes !

I already have new ideas to improve this fair. Please join us next year... I will let you know on time !

I would like to thank the organizers and Sendai Diocese Support Center for Foreigners to allow us to participate on this wonderful event.

Muller Sylvie

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FUKUSHIMA KEN
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Noda Machi Mass

Our monthly mass was quit different because we have three guitarist. We will be preparing more songs and will have a time to practice to that at least we can have more participation in our mass. There were around 20 0f us who attended the mass this time.

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Onahama Catholic Church Mass - Iwaki Fukushima
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For some time we have not been able to celebrate a mass in Iwaki. This month of June I am able to find a time to celebrate the mass with the group in Onahama. When we arrived in the Church it was still close, so I called the parish priest of Iwaki church if there are people near Onahama area who could open the church for us. Luckily, one of the christians came to decorate the church for the mass and we were able to celebrate the mass.
As suggested by the group to celebrate the mass on Sundays, we will still have to ask the parish priest and the Fukushima district priest about the suggestion of the group.



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Iwaki Catholic Church

Ryuta kun with her mother after the baptism 

We have our monthly mass in Iwaki Catholic Church last June 22  and we were happy to have the baptism of Ryuta Onodera. I arrived an hour before the mass and prepared for the baptism. It was good to know that most of the things were prepared already. I was planning to meet the parents before the baptism for some explanation about the baptismal rite when I realise that both parents were Filipinos. Still I explain some few details about the baptism.
After the baptism, i joined the simple gathering and party in Ueda machi and met most of the god parents there.
The mass was also well attended and the choir is doing their best to make celebration of the Eucharist alive.

with the choir members 

KORIYAMA CATHOLIC CHURCH

After talking with the priests from the Koriyama district, we plan to have our Tagalog Mass in Koriyama Catholic Church on the fifth sunday of the month. We were lucky to have some visitors who came all the way from Tokyo to be with us. They helped us during the mass especially in the singing and leading us during the liturgy.

We will plan to have another mass this coming November where we have a fifth Sunday for this month.

our choir in Koriyama Community

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MIYAGI KEN
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PhilCom Sendai 3rd Anniversary Celebration

Last June 1, PhilCom Sendai Celebrated their 3rd Anniversary of their foundation.

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Kessenuma Bayanihan  bags Global Bayaning Pilipino Award
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We would like congratulate the Bayanihan Kesennuma Filipino Community and all its leaders for receiving the Global Bayanihang Pilipino Award- A Gawad Geny Lopez award for their achievements in the community in Kesennuma to achieve common goals and dedicating efforts to help each other, the community and their fellow Filipinos. Congratulations!!!!



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Charity Concert for Leyte in Ishinomaki

Our Filipino group in Ishinomaki joined in the charity concert for Leyte. The concert is meant to gather some money to buy musical instruments for the children in the typhoon devastated areas in Leyte. We are very thank for the sponsors of the concert and the Ishinomaki City for this help for our country.



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Ishinomaki Mass and Bonding

Fr. Aizu and I concelebrated in the mass here in Ishinomaki.  We have visitors from Niigata Diocese. They came to visit the areas of Minami San Riku and Ishinomaki to see the devastation of tsunami here. After the mass, I talked with the Filipinos and Fr. Aizu asked me to distribute the rice for those who would wanted to have one. Fr. Aizu then gave us the list of the Filipinos in the area and we hope to visit them and will plan for our activities here in the future.

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Minami San Riku Mass and Gathering

We celebrated the Tagalog mass in Minami San Riku on Trinity Sunday. We are blessed to have many attendees for our mass that day. Aiko and Chiba san accompanied in the singing during the mass. After the mass, the group practiced the dance step for the matsuri this coming summer. Amelia was leading the group. The children also joined in the practice.

our youngest dancer in Minani San Riku

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IWATE KEN
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Fr Edgar Celebrates International Mass in Mizusawa

FR. Edgar celebrated the mass in the Mizusawa Church. Filipinos from Ofunato church joined Fr. Edgar to go to Mizusawa and celebrated the mass with the community

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International Mass in Kuji Catholic Church

We arrived just in time for the International Mass in Kuji and there were already Christians who are preparing the mass. We were surprised to see the church because it was newly reformed. There were new faces in among the Filipinos and we were introduced to them. Aiko accompanied in the singing for the mass. It was indeed a wonderful time to celebrate the Pentecost in both Japanese and English language mass.

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Ichinoseki Mass

We have our Tagalog Mass every third Saturday of the month in Ichinoseki Catholic Church. This month we were happy see a lot of people attending our mass. After the mass, there was an announcement that there will baptism this coming July 6 (First Sunday of the month). Our parish priest also ask if there are others who wanted their child to be baptised and we could do it together that sunday. There is also a preparation for the first communion of the children. The initial date will be on August.

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AOMORI KEN
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Hachinohe Catholic Church Mass

We gathered together in Hachinohe Church to celebrate the Pentecost and also to thank sister Janine who is leaving for Canada next month. Sister Janine replaced sister Mary, who also went home last year due to health problems, to help with the foreigners in the Church. We thank sister for her guidance and service to the group.

Dear Father Gary et Aiko San,  Message to shashin, arigatoo gozaimasu!.  Sugu, sister Mary ni dashimashita...  Kono Kyokai kara hanarete, kantan dewa arimasen ga...  toku ni Philippinjin kara...  Sato shimpu Sama to Sister Mary to watashi wa 40 nen kan gurai Philippin jin to kosai shite, iroiro no koto o oboemashita,  totemo tanoshii koto mo ippai arimashita.  Ima kara mo ochikara ni natte kudasai ne...  Watashi wa Canada de OINORI tsuzukeru yoo ni.  Watashi no tame mo oinori kudasai .  Senshu no go-misa no toki, Gary shimpu Sama no okotoba to oinori, honto ni arigatoo gozaimashita.  Chikara ni narimasu!.  Ogenki de, Kami Sama no Okuni no hatten no tame ni, doko ni itte mo,  hatarakimasho!  

Sister JEANNINE


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Hirosaki Catholic Church Mass

We arrive the day before for our mass and we were welcomed by Fr. Too in the church. Fr. Too prepared a tea for us in Kenyan style and we had some sharing about his family in Kenya. We went our for a meal together with the Filipinas in the area.
The next day June 11, had our rosary, novena and English mass in the church. There were new faces who attended the mass. After the mass they were introduced to the group. We hope to have more people attending our prayer and mass here in Hirosaki Church.

WELCOME TO THE FAMILY

Annabelle with her Family

I’m Annabelle Cayubit-Carisma, born and raised in Paranaque City, Philippines, married with three kids. Presently, I am studying Nihongo at Hirosaki University. I’m blessed to get a scholarship and stay here to conduct research about Special Education. I’m a Special Education Teacher in the Philippines teaching children with Intellectual Disabilities. I was here since last year of September. After six months, I was able to get my family with me. The kids are presently studying here (quite tough because they have to adjust especially in using Nihongo). For a few months last year, I was attending mass in Protestant church which my Malaysian classmate attended to. I just have followed everything they do, anyway, I have my own prayers to utter and I know it is Jesus and the Holy Father that knows what is inside my heart.  Accidentally one of my kids bumped with Sister Pat Quilo-an in Sanwado. I say something in Filipino and she told us “uuyy, Filipino ka?”. We exchanged numbers then she told me about the church (which was very near the Protestant Church I went in). May this year, me and my family went to the church and was able to meet more of our Kababayan, such a nice feeling! Attending Mass in Nihongo is quite difficult since I am still studying the basics. With a little knowledge, I happen to get by and sometimes not. Thanks to English pamphlet- no need to get worry about kids questions about the message of the mass. Last June 11, I was able to meet Father Garry Gestoveo and attended my first English Mass in a foreign land-たのしかったです！！！

   By

     Annabelle Carisma

  

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Thank you Fr. Patrick
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a visit at the temporary house

We were indeed blessed to be visited by Fr. Patrick from Osaka. He came for a week as volunteer in the base and to help in Ofunato Church. The Ofunato community welcomes Fr. Patrict and had prepared a simple welcome party for him. After the Sunday mass, he also made an effort to visit Ishinomaki and join in the event there. He went back to Osaka in June 23.
We hope he will come back and spend longer time with us here in Tohoku.

in Ishinomaki 

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Mass Schedule for July 2014
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July 5 (Sat) -   Shirakawa Catholic Church - Tagalog Mass  
                                                                    and  Rosary 1 pm

July 6 (Sun) -  Watari Catholic Church - International Mass 11 am
                       
                       Noda Catholic Church - English Mass 3 pm

July 9 (Wed)- Hirosaki Catholic Church - Novena and 
                                                         English  Mass 11 am

July 12 (Sat)- Kuji Catholic Church - English Mass 2 pm

July 13 (Sun)-Hachinohe Catholic Church - English Mass 1 pm

July 19 (Sat)- Ichinoseki Catholic Church - Tagalog Mass 2 pm
                      
                       Couples for Christ Seminar in Ofunato

July 20 (Sun)-Couples For Christ in Ofunato Catholic Church
     
                      Ofunato Catholic Church-International Mass 9:30 am

July 27 (Sun) Koriyama Catholic Church - Japanese Mass 9 am
                  
                       Iwaki Catholic Church - English Mass 2 pm

June 2014

For Our Reflection
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My first two weeks in Ishinomaki area I have been going around just to be familiar with the place. I tried as much as possible to join in the schedule of the base so that I will be able to be familiar to the place.

In this short period, I met and talked with people who had the first hand experience of the tsunami three years and who lost a loved one. Their sharings thought me what I must shed and what must I cling to.

We all have to learn what we have to let go of; and learn to cling to God and the things that matter. It’s a lesson that I am still working on every day. It’s hard to let go of so many things: the past; material objects; bad feeling; etc. Even though I know these things are not good for me, I don’t even realize sometimes how hard I am holding on to them because they are so ingrained in my mind.

At the same time, it is hard to make room for God and hold onto him when we have so much garbage in our hearts and minds and souls. It may be a cliché, but it has truth to it, we have to “Let go and let God.”

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Faith in Action

I would like to share my article from Kalakbay - a monthly publication of CTIC.

Friends along the way.....

Once a week, I travel 5-6 hours driving going to the different communities here in Sendai Diocese. Sendai is compose of 4 prefectures which is stressed from Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate and Aomori Ken. I am staying in Ofunato City which is located at the southern area of Iwate Ken. I came to Sendai together Fr. Harnoko another CICM priest to respond to the needs and to take care of the foreigners after the 3.11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

Not for Mass only

When we arrived in Ofunato, we don’t know where to start and how. With Ofunato Base, Ofunato Church and the Sendai Diocese Support Center for Foreigners, we were looking forward for a wider cooperation in the work of recovery, and support after the 3.11 disaster.

We celebrated masses in the different communities especially in the seaside areas, contacting the parish priest and the Filipinos getting in touch with them, and literary just being with them. After some months visiting, observing and celebrating mass in the different communities we compose our vision –mission for our work here. Dividing our work into two, the long term and the short term responses. This was the framework of our work

MISSION

As members of Committee on Migrants, Refugees and People on the Move of Sendai Diocese, we made the following programs:

l   Short-term programs：

1.       We help the parishes in distributing emergency relief.

2.       We help in the distribution of financial support from Sendai Diocese.

3.       We help the parishes in the making of faithful-directory for foreigners.

4.       We make house-visitations in the coastal areas as well as in the hinterland.

l   Long-term programs：

1.       Spiritual and mental care program.

2.       Community building and leadership training program especially for the Filipinos.

3.       To help the parishes in their faith renewal and catechetical training programs for children and adult.

That is why when people were telling us that, you only come to Tohoku to celebrate mass? Our response is that, we are focusing on community building and training of leaders.

We try to be a bridge among the Christians

Although there are big churches and big number of Christians in some churches here in Sendai diocese, most of the parishes are characterized with small number of Christians. While we respond to the needs of the Filipinos to worship in their own language, we also encourage them to join and be part of the Church community where they are. We see our role as a bridge between the Japanese and Foreign Christians.

Why Tohoku? Why Japan

Personally, Japan is my first choice as missionary place. We were asked to apply what mission country we wanted to work and my first choice is here. I believe in the saying that “first impression last.” When I was still in Philosophy, Japanese visitors came to our seminary and I was impressed by their politeness. Always bowing when you great them. This encounter helped me to discover more about the mission and even writing letters to our missionaries working in Japan. That is why when the Japan was among the lists of our choices, I did not hesitate to apply.

Like most missionaries who are working here, I have my moments of questions why I am here? Those were the moments when I was in the Japanese School. I had some hard time with the language and asked myself, If Japan was really for me. Yet everything changed when one day I was attending a Japanese mass and I could manage to understand what was being said in the homily. That day, I told myself I can manage to work here.

During the 3.11 disaster, I was in Tokyo and had experienced the strongest earthquake in my life. Seeing the live footage of the tsunami in TV was a mixed feeling of fear, panic and shock. That day I promised myself I would be going to the disaster area as a volunteer. So when the opportunity came for a request for a Filipino priest in Sendai Diocese, I did not hesitate to say yes. I am just very lucky to have a very understanding team and parishioners who supported my to work in Sendai.

the article was published in CTIC - Kalakbay on April 2014 issue.

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AOMORI KEN


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Mass in Hirosaki

We celebrated our first mass in hirosaki community this year. During the winter we cannot travel In the area due to heavy snow. 

It was good to meet the members of the community and to celebrate the novena and the mass together.

I updated the community about our movements this year and they were sad to know that Fr. Harnoko had already left the area. But i told them to offer a prayer for Fr. Harnoko in his new mission.

During the mass Pat's husband and together with others celebrated their birthday. We bless them and also everybody since it's Mother's Day.

We had a simple sharing after the mass and we planned for our mass next month.

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Here is a contribution from Devie Ito.

Magandang Araw po sa inyong lahat. Malamig pa po ang simoy ng hangin sa lugar namin subalit sa tulong at biyaya ng ating Panginoon nagkasama sama po ang mga nananampalataya sa kanya sa araw na ito. Nagkita- kita pong muli ang mga Pilipina sa Goshogawara Kanagi Cherry Blossom Festival at nagkaroon ng konting salo salo at napag usapan ang gaganaping Misa sa buwan na Mayo.Nag umpisa na po ang Rosario at Novena nitong nakaraang Mayo 14 pangalawang Miyerkoles buwan ng Mayo at kasabay nito ang Misa na pinangunahan ni Father Garry na nanggaling pa sa Ofunato kasama na rin ang ating kapatid na si Aiko. Nagpapasalamat po kami ng marami sa mga dumalo sa Misang isinagawa ni Father Garry hindi po man nakarating ang ibang kababayan natin inaasahan po namin na makasama kayong lahat sa susunod na buwan.

    Maraming salamat po at naway magkita kita po tayo sa mga susunod na pagtitipon.

                                   Devie Ito

Goshogawara Kanagi Cherry blossom festival

After Mass sharing meal together

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IWATE KEN

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Mass in Ichinoseki

We had our Tagalog mass in ichinoseki. They were few who came due to the activities  in school. But am glad to meet some new faces, Paul, Glen and Chris who are the trainees in Toyota. Lolita san was also there with Adrian who helped to serve in the mass.  And sister, Terada sensei, Erva was also there. It was nice to meet all them today in the mass.    

during the Ama Namin 

Saito san and Aiko san practice the songs for our mass

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PAG ASA  IWATE General Assembly

PAG ASA IWATE held its general assembly for the second time since its foundation three years ago. PAG ASA coordinators Marife Sugawara , Erva  Sugawara and Rose Marie Miura together with Fr. Edgar presented and guided the meeting. We presented the 2013 activities of the community, report the financial status and presented the activities for 2014.

After the assembly Fr. Edgar celebrated the mass with the community in Ofunato

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Mass in Kuji with Fr. Sato

The mass in Kuji was celebrated by Fr. Sato. After the mass Geraldine Kamiyama's husband celebrated his birthday  in the church. Ghe thank God for the blessings for her husband and she hope that the family will get closer to good.

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MIYAGI KEN

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Mass in Ishinomaki

I concelebrated the mass in Ishinomaki together with Fr. Aizu. Fr. Aizu told me that it is his first mass in the community since they begun the movement. Fr. Aizu together with the team of the fifth district here in the diocese  made a schedule in which all of them could move around the church and meet all the christians in the churches where they are working.

During the mass there were around 10-15 Filipinas who attended the mass. I meet them and informed them that I will be staying from now on here in Ishinomaki. I have some plans to visit them soon. And we hope to organize the group and will try to schedule some activities here.

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Minami San Riku Mass

After my mass in Ishinomaki, I went to Minami San Riku to celebrate the Tagalog mass there. I never  expect to see many who will be attending the church. There were also many children who joined with their mother. Jojo and Amelia lead in the singing and guitar.  As the number of the children is growing we will have to plan how to handle them while it is going to the summer season. 

After the mass Fr. Aizu joined us for the simple sharing. Chiba san, the Yonekawa base coordinator also joined in our mass. 

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FUKUSHIMA KEN

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Hawak Kamay Event

お疲れさま でした！Inspite of all the pros and cons we struggled,...here we are still kicking and finished the event with the help of each other,... Hawak Kamay na we did our best today. I'm very thankful not only to the officers and members but also to those people who gave their efforts and talents to share with us. Those friends, husbands of other members and people around who really helped us from the preparation till the end of the event.
Nakakataba ng puso na kulang man yung kababayan na tumulong sa atin,... may mga hapon naman na hindi tayo iniwan. Thank you so much everyone.


comment from Menchi Watanabe.

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Koriyama English Mass

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On the fourth Saturday of the month, we celebrate the mass in Koriyama Church. During our mass, Josephine played the guitar during the singing of the final hymn. It was then decided that she will be playing the guitar in our masses here.
We did some practice of the songs after the mass. And mostly she can manage with the songs. We gave her the copy of the song books and she said she will practice. We are looking forward for her playing in the church next month.

song practice

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Shirakawa International Mass
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It`s our first mass  since Fr. Tanaka had been transferred to Miyako church. The new priest Fr. Etemi in Shirakawa has been telling me of his work and how he got to know the members in the community in both parishes in the area (Shirakawa and Sukagawa). After the mass, Melanie and company invited us for a meal and sharing. It was a relaxing way to be with them and to get the know the different situation of the members in the community.


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Iwaki Church Mass with Bishop Hiraga

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After the mass in Shirawaka, we went to Iwaki Church to join in the celebration of the Holy Eucharist with the volunteers from the Kanagawa ken, Aizuwakamatsu and other areas. They came to Iwaki to have a volunteer work here. Since there was an accident when we left for Shirakawa, we were late when we arrive for the mass. After the mass, we interact with the volunteers and I meet the Yamato Catholic Filipino community members.
It was indeed a great meet those people who are supporting the work here in the area. It was also good to know that the Filipino communities are truly connected with their local churches. Sa mga taga  Yamato Church Filipino Community - Maraming Salamat po.

with the volunteer from Yamata Catholic Church

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Minami San Riku Ritchie Lunch/Cafe Blessing

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Last May 27, we went to Minami San Riku to bless the Richie Lunch/Cafe which is owned by the Sasaki family. Together with Aiko and Fr. Aizu we drove to Minami San Riku and did the blessing of the new restaurant. We also met the husband and the daughter of Amelia who were busy with the preparation for the party. The restaurant/cafe will open on Friday May 29.

Amelia with her husband before the blessing of the cafe/restaurant

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Mass Schedule for June 2014
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June 1 (Sun) - Noda Machi  (Fukushima Shi)- English Mass   3 pm
              Mizusawa Catholic Church - International Mass 2pm

June 7 (Sat) - Kuji Catholic Church - International Mass       2 pm

June 8 (Sun) - Hachinohe Catholic Church - English Mass   1pm

June 11 (Wed) Hirosaki Catholic Church  Novena and English   Mass - 11 am

June 14 (Sat)  Onahama (Fukushima, Iwaki Shi) English Mass 2pm

June 15(Sun) Ishinomaki Catholic Church  International Mass10 am
                      Minami San Riku - Tagalog Mass - 2 pm

June 21 (Sat) - Ichinoseki Catholic Church - Tagalog Mass - 2 pm

June 22 (Sun) Shirakawa Catholic Church International Mass -9:30 am
                         Iwaki Catholic Church - English Mass - 2 pm

June 28 (Sat) - Koriyama Catholic Church - English Mass - 5 pm

June 29 (Sun) - Koriyama Catholic Church - Japanese Mass - 9 am
                         Koriyama Catholic Church - English Mass 11 am

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