ACWCJThe offering amount during the World Day of Prayer

Naomi Tajima / Keiko Renge

2015 was JPY 8,544,020.

ACWC (Asian Church Women’s Conference) is a grass

Receivers of the offering in Lutheran church are:roots movement led by ecumenical fellowship among

・social welfare corporation Only-One, JPY 220,00

Christian women. Today, 19 Asian countries have

・LWF/WICAS (The department of Women In Church

joined ACWC to get to know each other and to shareand Society), JPY 110,000

prayers. To support the conference, we promote

・two women seminarians, Ms. Mari Amada, Ms.Yuko“Signature Campaign.” Each 100 Japanese yen withNakagawa, from the Japan Lutheran College &prayer can help many countries that face difficulties.

Seminary, JPY 50,000/pp.

All donations will be sent to ACWC office.

Three kinds of commemorative stamps have been madeAWC-J Day seminar will be held on October 30th inin Bahamas on the World Day of Prayer.

Tokyo, and on November 6th in Kobe. The theme is

Next year, on March 4th, we will remember and pray

“United in Christ.”

for Cuba.

ACWC-J would like to keep praying for all theWe sincerely appreciate your prayer and participation

participating countries of the ACWC.

by all of you.
2. Workshop at Anglican Women Community ofLWF/WICASNazareth

Masae Nishida

An overnight workshop was held at an Anglican women

I am Masae Nishida from Hiroshima Church. I havecommunity of Nazareth on ?????

taken the role of the representative to LWF/WICAS for

The principle was confirmed by the new members.

the first time.
During the three years of my term, I will be introducing

ITSUKUSHIMI

and implementing the WICAS program, “Women on theHisako Ishitobi, representing KantoMove,” which relates to the 500 anniversary of theAkie Momiyama, representing Kansai

Reformation. This program is designed to highlightThankwomen’s efforts in the reformative attempts inItsukushimi.

churches throughout the world over the past 500 years,

Kanto committee will plan a new retreat together withwhich first began in Wittenburg. The program will

Ms. Shigeko Tajima from NRK. We hope the retreat

blessinwill help us step forward as Christians who are called

One of its main goals is to collectto care for life and to make peace. We are happy toadvancementministry.

“Her-stories,”

notofleadership“His-(s)tories.

ofIwomenbelievemyyouforyourcontinuous

supportfor

hear any proposals from you.

predecessor, Ms. Kyoko Tawara, has introduced thisKansai committee is preparing for the 15th retreat toproject and asked for your cooperation at the GM in

be held at JELC Osaka Church on Oct. 17. TheJune.

lecturer

willbeMr.

AkihiroMochida,an“Her-stories” project aims to compile episodes of womenattorney-at-law. As a Christian, he holds the Bible inin the world who had wonderful leadership.

Byhis right hand and the Compendium of Laws in his left

publishing them and sharing them, women may

hand. He strives for his profession and for faith. (Herecognize their own power and talents, and they may

authored a book entitled ‘A Christian Lawyer’s

empower themselves even more.

I will try toBlotter.’) He named his lecture as ‘Court on earth andimplement this program together with Ms. Kyoko

Court in heaven ~ the trial of Jesus seen by an lawyer

Tawara and Ms. Ayako Akiyama. Thank you for yourand Christians’ hope.’ We hope to learn from hiscooperation in advance.

various experiences and renew our hope.
The retreat is an opportunity for Christian women fromNCCJ

four Lutheran denominations to get together. Please

Noriko Ishitani, Yamato Yasuda

remember it in your prayers.

1. Report on the World Day of Prayer 2015

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KEPPAPPE ／ Ayumu-Kai ／ Kin-ichi

sell five different types of seaweed, of

Saijo’s Marine Produce

which fresh root kelp is a rarity. Please tryit.

‘Keppappe’ means ‘hold out’ in Tohoku
dialect. This group sells lovely items suchJELCW

as straps, pins, arm covers, and notebook

disaster-stricken areas. We called for thecovers. They used to sell patchworkorder at the GM&R. However, there has

products before the Tsunami damaged

been little response to Ayumu-kai so far.

their style of work, but now they aim to

Therefore, they needed to raise thestand up again.

shipping charges.

We hear that thesurvivors

afraidhelps

eacharegroup

fromofthebeing

forgotten. We ask you to please not forgetthem.
Ayumu-Kai once ran a wheel-chair dancecircle, where people with and without

Contact Akiko Nemoto of JELCW by email

disabilities could get together and enjoy

a-root@flute.oce.ne.jp or fax: 03-3755-4552

dancing. But the Tsunami killed five ofMake sure to write your church name,them

your name, address and postal number,andwashedaway

thecostumes. Getting help from Lutheransphonenumber,items,quantity,andand others, they were able to restart theirpreferred delivery date. Group order bycircle. Their straps, pouches, and hair

the church is welcome. Postage is to beaccessories, etc., are all lovely.

paid by the purchaser.

(Nemoto)PS
As God had planned, the board members
were elected at the GM&R in June,

Kin-ichi Saijo’s Marine Produce, says
everything. Marine produce is what heand his team sells. After the disaster hit
seaweed fishermen and robbed them of
their route to the market, the JLER staff
visited them and helped establish thisproject in cooperation with JELCW. They

2015.

Now,

eachstrives

forheractivity.

To issue the newsletter, thepastors and many others have kindly
cooperated with me and helped me. I am
pleased with the grace given and thankful
from the bottom of my heart.
I will do my best to issue the newsletter. I
trust in God for sending me help and lookforward to it. (Y)１２