Bible Study members take turns cooking. Dinner is followed by the Bible study, and sometimes fellowship and prayer. On some Saturdays we have prayer and praise worship. Bible Study members usually arrive early to clean the building, and our English congregation chef, Kazufumi Ishida takes over the kitchen to prepare the Sunday lunch. Sometimes we all pitch in and help Kaz with his masterful preparations.
Lunch is served four Sundays a month by the ladies group of the Japanese congregation.
Retreats Several times a year we hold retreats. Sometimes they are just one day and sometimes a weekend. The retreats usually follow a particular theme chosen by the group who attends the first Sunday meeting during which that particular retreat is being planned. These are intensive times during which our members can deepen their spiritual lives. Sometimes they are held at the church, sometimes at someone's home, and occasionally as part of an activity like mountain climbing or hiking.