Thanksgiving Message from Daniel

Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Please take some time to pause and reflect on the blessings in your life and give thanks to God for all his many gifts to you and your family over this holiday weekend. We all have SO much for which to be thankful and grateful.

I am very grateful to all of you for all of your support for our church, the Kamogawa Church, and our business, Wedding Pro Japan, which takes many forms. Thank you!

This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. Of course, stores and shopping malls have already started advertising for Christmas shopping and we are all busy riding into the end of the year festivities.

Nonetheless, I pray that we don’t skip over Advent. Christmas will be so much more meaningful if we pray and go to Church through Advent and get in touch with our understanding of Jesus and our need for His knowledge and teachings.

Let us take the time to grow in awareness of Christ’s presence in our lives and God’s care for us. This awareness of God’s care for us gives us a profound peace even through life’s trials, a peace that the world and no amount of Christmas presents can give.

Christ’s peace,

Daniel P. Arakelian

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Thanksgiving Day Scripture

November 25, 2010
Thanksgiving Day
Reading 1

Sir 50:22-24

And now, bless the God of all,
who has done wondrous things on earth;
Who fosters people’s growth from their mother’s womb,
and fashions them according to his will!
May he grant you joy of heart
and may peace abide among you;
May his goodness toward us endure in Israel
to deliver us in our days.

Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11

Responsorial Psalm

R.        (see 1)  I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
Every day will I bless you,
and I will praise your name forever and ever.
Great is the Lord and highly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable.
R.        I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
Generation after generation praises your works
and proclaims your might.
They speak of the splendor of your glorious majesty
and tell of your wondrous works.
R.        I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
They discourse of the power of your terrible deeds
and declare your greatness.
They publish the fame of your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your justice.
R.        I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and of great kindness.
The Lord is good to all
and compassionate toward all his works.
R.        I will praise your name for ever, Lord.
Let all your works give you thanks, O Lord,
and let your faithful ones bless you.
Let them discourse of the glory of your Kingdom
and speak of your might.
R.        I will praise your name for ever, Lord

Cor 1:3-9

Reading 2

Brothers and sisters:
Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I give thanks to my God always on your account
for the grace of God bestowed on you in Christ Jesus,
that in him you were enriched in every way,
with all discourse and all knowledge,
as the testimony to Christ was confirmed among you,
so that you are not lacking in any spiritual gift
as you wait for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
He will keep you firm to the end,
irreproachable on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
God is faithful,
and by him you were called to fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Lk 17:11-19

Gospel

As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem,
he traveled through Samaria and Galilee.
As he was entering a village, ten persons with leprosy met him.
They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying,
“Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!”
And when he saw them, he said,
“Go show yourselves to the priests.”
As they were going they were cleansed.
And one of them, realizing he had been healed,
returned, glorifying God in a loud voice;
and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.
He was a Samaritan.
Jesus said in reply,
“Ten were cleansed, were they not?
Where are the other nine?
Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?”
Then he said to him, “Stand up and go;
your faith has saved you.”

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Kamogawa Church Christmas Charity Ball!

Kamogawa Church Christmas Charity Ball a Big Success!

いつもお世話になります。大変感謝いたします。この前の鴨川福音教会のクリスマスイベントはお陰さまで大成功でした。NPO法人みらいに¥230,000以上寄付することができました!

写真とビデオはウエブサイトにアップロードされていますので、是非ご覧ください:www.kamogawachurch.com

今年はいろいろ大変お世話になり、ありがとうございました。来年もどうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

Thank you all for helping make The Kamogawa Church Christmas Charity Ball a fun and great success. We collected over ¥230,000 for the NPO Hojin Mirai. Please check out the photos and video of the party on our website: www.kamogawachurch.com .

At the party we enjoyed lots of good food and drink, Santa, Christmas music and caroling, dog dancing, and dog bingo! And last but not least we devoured the nearly forgotten Christmas cake!

We look forward to your support and participation at our next church event.

Wishing you a wonderfully happy, healthy and prosperous 2011!!!

Daniel P. Arakelian

Photos | Videos

Kamogawa Church Charity Ball 2010

Event Details

Benefit for NPO Houjin Mirai Kuu-chan House Dog Training and Dog Therapy.

Sponsored by Kamogawa Church.

December 20, 2010 at the Hito-Machi Koryukan, Kyoto, Meeting Rooms 1 and 2 (Dai ichi ni kaigishitsu).

Location: See Google Map.

Price: 1,500yen per person, kids up to 5 yrs are free. Elementary school and Junior High School kids are half price.

If you plan to attend or need more information please contact Daniel:

Phone 090-2045-3888

Email weddingprojapan (at) yahoo.com

Merry Christmas!  Wan! Wan!

(Also: please see the page for Christmas Party 2009!)

Party Schedule for December 20th, 2010:

1.     NPO Hojin Mirai Kuu-chan House Dog Therapy Event:NPO法人みらいとく
うちゃんハウスのドッグセラピー・イベント:

10:00am to 11am: set up(準備、自由参加)

11am to 1145am: dog training pointers(犬の無料しつけ相談)

12pm to 1230pm: dog performance(犬との一芸体験)

2.     Kamogawa Church Christmas Charity Ball Schedule:鴨川教会のクリスマス
チャリティーパーティー:

1300pm: greetings and introductions(挨拶と自己紹介)

1310pm: Christmas Story: a reading from the gospel of Luke, Christmas
Message, Christmas Blessing(クリスマスストリー:ルカによる福音書・クリスマ
スメッセジ・お祈り

1320pm: Kanpai/Christmas Toast(乾杯)

1330 to 1400pm: Bingo Game(ビンゴ・ゲーム)

1400: Santa’s visit(サンタさんの訪問)

1400 to 1415 Christmas Caroling: singing with Santa(クリスマス・キャロル)

1415: Donation Present to NPO Hojin MIrai and Kuu-chan House(NPO法人への
募金)

1420: Kamogawa Church Christmas Present Song(鴨川福音教会からのお祝い曲)

1425 to 1445: Dog Dancing(ドッグダンス体験)

1500: Christmas Cake Dessert Time(クリスマスケーキ・デザートタイム)

1515: Games(ゲーム)

1600: Party Close(お開き)

1600 to 1700: clean up(お片づけ自由参加)

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Blessing for Newlywed Couples

Shu yo, kono atarashii fuufu ni megumi yutakana shukufuku wo oatae kudasai. Itsumade mo, otagai ni, ai shiai, tasuke ai, yurushi ai, soshite, subarashii katei wo kizukaremasu you ni, Shu Iesu Kirisuto no mina ni yotte oinori itashimasu. AMEN.

主よ、この新しい夫婦に恵み豊かな祝福をお与えください。いつまでもお互いに愛し合い、助け合い、許しあい、そして素晴らしい家庭を築かれますように、主イエスキリストのみ名によってお祈り致します、アーメン。

Okinawa Wedding Chapel

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Homer the Heretic

Homer Simpson stars in Homer the Heretic

“Homer the Heretic” is the third episode of The Simpsons’ fourth season, which originally aired on FOX in the United States on October 8, 1992. In the episode, Homer decides to forgo going to church and has an excellent time staying home. His behavior quickly attracts the wrath of God, who visits him in a dream.

Source: Wikipedia, Homer the Heretic.

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Kamogawa Church: Amazing Grace

Andre Wilson leads the congregation in singing “Amazing Grace” in Kyoto, Japan.

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Alexi Murdoch – Something Beautiful (unreleased)

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Joyful Joyful Sister Act 2

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Sister Act 2 – Oh Happy Day

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賛美歌312番(いつくしみ深き)

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