Ministry Sabbaticals By Janice Cermak

A ministry sabbatical is “a period of time, usually three months, when ministry leaders and congregations set aside the leader’s normal responsibilities for the purpose of rest and renewal.” A ministry sabbatical is not an extended vacation. And it’s not an academic sabbatical, which would involve extensive study. “A ministry sabbatical is a release from the routine of the call, for the physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual well-being of the ministry leader.” I remember returning to teaching after a sabbatical and being surprised at the lasting impact. I had expected to feel energized and renewed for a couple of months, but after two years back at work, I was still feeling the benefits of the time away. Sabbaticals have traditionally been thought of as happening every four to seven years. If that is the case, Rev. Cindy is certainly overdue for hers – this will be her first sabbatical since she was ordained. It is a testament to her strength and caring heart that she has maintained such a high degree of loving guidance, wisdom and support for our congregation. The word sabbatical comes from the Hebrew word for sabbath, which means “rest.” We have “the Biblical example of Jesus’ own frequent withdrawal to a quiet place to meditate, pray and be renewed….In His ministry, the constant demands of people led Jesus to step away on a regular basis.” A sabbatical for a minister, then, is a time for rest, refreshment and renewal. “It is also a time for a congregation to rediscover its own resources for lay leadership… and to be itself renewed as a result of the sabbatical.”

Bayview United Church Newsletter

May 21, 2017

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Chair of Council 2

Community and 3

Global Partnership

Women’s 4 Fellowship Circle

Upcoming Sunday 5

Services

Hospitality and Care 7

Stewardship 12

Syrian Family 12

Sponsorship Update

Mark your Calendar 15

Donations 17

Church Directory 20

Changes Continued on page 3

Chair of Council

Submitted by Carol MacLean At the 42

nd United Church General Council meetings held in August 2015 significant

changes to the Basis of Union were presented, discussed and 8 recommendations for change were made. These recommendations require approval from the majority of the Presbyteries and/or Pastoral Charges before they can be implemented. Our Council has discussed and voted to approve the recommendations due in 2017 and will vote on the final recommendation due in 2018 when we return in the fall. We will share more information on the impact of these changes when the results of the votes and subsequent plans are announced. All members of Council and the ministry teams and committees are invited to the Annual Church Planning Day to be held on Saturday, August 26

th from 9:30 to 2:30.

We are grateful to Revs. Cindy and Coral for hosting this event at their beautiful home, and to Irene Kagawa and Ruby Shikaze for organizing the refreshments for the day. Planning is underway for the Fall Bazaar to be held on October 14

th with a meeting

scheduled for Sunday, May 28th following the service. Our goal is to increase

attendance for this year’s event with more advertising and by recruiting more volunteers. Volunteer signup sheets will be posted in the narthex this summer. The next Council meeting is on September 17

th at 1 pm.

We are grateful to the guest ministers who are with us for worship and pastoral care. May this summer be a time of reflection and renewal for all of us.

Thank you for the amazing send-off you gave me for my sabbatical. The yellow roses, the red Blue Jays Canada Day T-shirt, the gift card to Indigo, the huge delicious best wishes cake, and your individual best wishes all overwhelmed me.

Thank you for this time to rest, refresh and renew.

I will miss you and hold you in my heart until my return in September. God Bless you!

With love and gratitude,

Rev. Cindy

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Ongoing:

* Lion's Club: We

collect used eye

glasses to support the

Lions Club Sight

Program, which

supports teams of

doctors who operate

volunteer eye clinics in

many countries.

* Leprosy Mission

Canada: Please save

used stamps leaving

about a 1/4 inch

border.

* Lansing Food Bank:

The food bank would

appreciate

non-perishable food

items, and other

necessities. Some of

the much needed items

are baby food, rice,

canned black beans,

canned fish, tea,

coffee, cooking oil,

dishwashing and

laundry soap, toilet

paper and diapers.

* Eva's Place: Please

place toiletries in the

Eva's Place box in the

narthex.

* Dead Batteries are

being collected in the

Narthex to be taken to

an approved recycling

depot.

Community and Global Partnership On Mission Sunday, Jan. 22nd, our team organized a soup day to support the United Church's "Gifts with Vision". We served eighty-five and were able to give twelve shut-ins home-made soup. Income from soup sales plus monetary donations raised $413.20. Our Lenten offerings will also be directed to "Gifts with Vision". M & S Stew Day - Japanese Food table and Bake table was held on March 5th. Volunteers made rice, ratatouille and an assortment of stews and curries raising $431.50 from stew sales. Donations of Japanese food ($421) and baked goods ($86) brought our total to $938.50. The annual golf tournament will be held on June 10th. Please mark this date down and if you are unable to golf, we would appreciate prizes for the golfers. As a caring church, Rev. Cindy distributes Metro food cards every other month to those in need. We thank everyone for your support. Irene Kagawa

Ministry Sabbaticals (continued from page 1) Rev. Cindy, we wish you everything good as you prepare for this time away. Let us pray: Spirit of God, descend on our hearts. Bless Rev. Cindy as she begins this sabbatical, and guide her steps. May your wisdom and peace be always with her, and may she find rest, refreshment, and renewal as she steps away from her busy life with our congregation. We also ask your blessing on our Council and congregation. Guide our steps, and open our hearts to those who will be leading us in worship. Amen. Devotional at our April 23, 2017, Council meeting, with thoughts para-phrased or quoted from Wheat Ridge Ministries, an American Lutheran charity that advises on and encourages sabbaticals for ministers.

Women’s Fellowship Circle

Submitted by Eiko Watanabe The annual Daybreak was well attended with 50 ladies at the Momiji Seniors Centre on Saturday, February 11, 2017, under the leadership of Dorothy Naylor, a retired minister now living in Ottawa and sister of our Janice Cermak. Dorothy has an extensive knowledge of the Enneagram. The Enneagram is a tool that helps us to recognize the realities in ourselves as humans and to explore the resources we have for a path of growth. We learned about the nine varieties of human personality types and gained a deeper understanding of the motivations behind our behaviour in a variety of situations. Our thanks to Dorothy, a most delightful lady.

Our thanks also to Ruby Shikaze for spearheading this event and to her committee: Janice Cermak, Rev. Cindy Cooper, Grace Omoto, Sue Kitagawa & Amy Kunihiro, who helped with the preparation of this event, and to those ladies who prepared a delicious lunch of cold cuts, salads & desserts.

At the General Meeting on Sunday, March 5, 2017, 27 ladies & men joined us to hear our guest speaker, Ruth Luginbuehl, a pediatrician from Switzerland, who now teaches medical art therapy in Toronto. Ruth is a friend of our Kathi Saito, who also hails from Switzerland. Kathi befriended Ruth when she arrived in Toronto in the year 2000.

Ruth spoke of her passion for bees and explained that her interest in bees is based on their importance as pollinators, as well as their

extremely social life. As a textile artist, she uses bees as symbols for a peaceful and fruitful life together, and she has brought this understanding and interpretation to her artwork. She displayed many artistic paintings and collages embellished with machine stitch and hand embroidery, as well as acrylic and watercolour paintings. Thanks to Kathi and her team, Madeline Sakamoto & Louise Nagano, for arranging this most interesting and informative meeting.

Dorothy Naylor

Ruby Shikaze, Rev. Cindy, Dorothy Naylor, Janice Cermak

Ruth Luginbuehl and Kathi Saito

Ruth Luginbuehl and Byron Tanaka

Ruth Graham, Kay Oiye, Marie Cruise, Lois Fusé, Judy Maikawa, Joan Bennett,

Peggy Widgery, Linda Fujita, Irene Kagawa

A special thanks to Brian Kai for his usual audio/visual support at this meeting as well as other general meetings. It is much appreciated. Our major activity of WFC is the weekly coffee service, in support of the Mission & Service and has totalled $371.50 as of March 5, 2017. Thanks to the dedicated ladies who provide assorted lunches for $2.00. Your continued support is much appreciated. Please remember we are a nut-free building. Thanks to everyone who helped out at the various workbees for the Momiji Bazaar including the age sushi bee on Friday, March 25, 2017, coordinated by Eiko Watanabe. Also many thanks to all those from BUC who participated on the actual day of the Momiji Bazaar, Saturday, March 26, 2017. Despite inclement weather, there was still a large turnout in support of seniors in our community. Thank you as well to everyone who helped during the JCCC Bazaar work bees, cutting and packaging ingredients for the chow mein, organized by Naomi Takasaki. The next meeting will be the Annual Windup on Friday, June 2, 2017, at 3:00 p.m. coordinated by Naomi Takasaki and her committee. Watch for more details in the bulletin.

Upcoming Sunday Services Please join us in welcoming the guest worship leaders at upcoming Sunday services.

Rev. Kerri Hagerman May 14, 21and June 18

David Kai and Marly Bown May 28 and August 6, 13 and 20

Spirit.calm June 4

Bonnie Neely June 11 and July 9

Picnic at BUC June 25 Lay leaders from the congregation will lead a

casual service in Fellowship Hall followed by a potluck

lunch

Mercedes Hughes July 2 and August 27

Kevin Moore July 16, 23, and 30, and September 3

Sparrow Lake, United Church Camp: Summer is coming and if any young people are interested in attending a United Church camp please go to their website for more information. www.sparrowlakecamp.com. There is some money available from our

church to help with the cost. Please speak to Kaz Shikaze for more details.

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Flowers express beauty and a sense of calm in our lives and at our Sunday Service.

Thank you to Grace Omoto, Peggy Taira, Eiko Yoshioka, Madeline Sakamoto and Kay Oiye for their peaceful Ikebana arrangements on the first Sunday of the month.

Bayview United Church is very grateful to all who placed flowers for a special occasion, in tribute, or contributed to our flower fund. Flowers were placed by: Ken Matsugu and family Sharon, John and Kennedy Liddle Brian and Glen Kagawa and family Grace Omoto Peggy Widgery and family Penny Cookson Louise Nagano and family Masako Seto Denise Fam Nonie and Alex Keen Family of Tosh Kitagawa Brian George and daughter Judith To brighten their day, flowers were received by: Tosh and Louise Nagano Momiji Senior Centre Yee Hong Senior Centre Peggy Taira Karen Quinton Hisako Kondo Aiko Murakami Pat Idenouye Marie Cruise Naoka Nakaze Susie Fujita Louie Inouye Shizuka Koyama Molly and David Pelton Don and Pat Worth Thank you All, Christine Ichiyen

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Sunday Morning Flowers

This lovely Ikebana arrangement was created by Kay Oiye.

May 7th, 2017.

Rev. George Tomita - Remembrance - by Brian Kai When Rev. George Tomita first arrived in Toronto in 1979 as minister of the Toronto Japanese United Church Nisei Congregation, one of his first duties was to call a meeting of the church board. One of the first items of business was to discuss the situation of the Vietnamese boat people and the life threatening dangers that they were in. George challenged the board to do something and the result was that we decided to sponsor a Vietnamese family by applying to the federal government for a privately sponsored family under the umbrella of the United Church of Canada. Our family arrived on November 29, 1979. Four teenaged boys had witnessed terrible acts by sea pirates against refugee families. We welcomed the boys. Even though the hard effort of our volunteers were time consuming, our sponsorship became friendship. The boys and their families have become hard-working members of Canadian society and we meet with them once a year to rekindle our friendship. It was one of the best experiences that I have been involved with in my life and George started it almost four decades ago. His legacy lasts. We will miss his gentle manner.

News from the Hospitality and Care

SPECIAL BIRTHDAYS:

95th: Bob Robinson. March 10, 2017

100th: Aiko Murakami, March 13, 2017

SPECIAL ANNIVERSARIES:

December 28, 2016 70th Anniversary Ritz and Koko Kinoshita

February 4, 2017 50th Anniversary Howard and Irene Kagawa

DEATHS:

December 9, 2016 Peter Holloway

December 19, 2016 Grace Matthews

January 12, 2017 Noby Matsugu

January 16, 2017 Tosh Nagano

January 30, 2017 Judy Keenleyside

February 4, 2017 Marianne Abe

February 15, 2017 Tats Sakauye February 19, 2017 Toshio Kitagawa

March 26, 2017 Jean McIntyre

March 28, 2017 Isabel Berry

March 29, 2017 Kim Sakauye

April 8, 2017 Grace MacAllan

Happy 100th Birthday to Aiko Murakami (nee Kondo) Aiko was born in Steveston, B.C., on March 16, 1917, and at three months of age moved with her family to Victoria, B.C., where she spent her childhood years and graduated from Victoria High School. She was married in 1942 to Dave Murakami in Vancouver during the turmoil after Pearl Harbour. Between 1942 and 1947, Kaslo and New Denver camps became Aiko and Dave’s “home,” where Mike was born. Aiko taught grades 6 & 7 and became principal of New Denver Orchard P.S. In 1947 Aiko, Dave and four-year-old Mike moved to Toronto (via Hamilton). In 1950 Aiko enrolled in the watch-making and commercial courses at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, but after graduating she decided watch-making was not her cup of tea. However, in 1955, Aiko applied for a secretarial position at a Japanese trading firm, Daiichi Bussan Kaisha Ltd, now Mitsui & Co. (Canada) Ltd. She retired from Mitsui after 27 years. As camp teacher and principal, president of the Toronto Nisei Women`s Club and years of work in the Redress movement, Aiko received a JCCC Pioneer Achievement Award. The Toronto Nisei Women`s Club`s remarkable pioneering community service gave birth to the idea of Momiji Seniors Centre, a Japanese-Canadian seniors home in Toronto. Aiko & Dave decided to relocate to Edmonton in 1989 to be closer to Mike, Kathleen and Zak. Then she returned to Toronto in 2010 to re-engage with her Ontario family. Aiko attends church at Bayview regularly with her son Mike. She celebrated her recent 100

th birthday

on March 18th at Momiji.

Her grandson, Zakari, wife Evelyn and great-grandchildren, Jace, Nellie, Clara and Leo, travelled from Lethbridge, Alberta, to celebrate this happy occasion.

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St. Patrick’s Supper and Singalong

Submitted by Don Worth

In the early evening of Saturday March 18, approximately 70 green clad BUC revellers and guests gathered in Fellowship Hall for a $15 Irish Dinner and Singalong. The singalong portion of the evening was split into a before and after dinner session with John Brooker on the piano before and Janice Cermak after. Pounding away in the background were Karen Quinton and Barbara Jackson on the spoons.

Everyone benefitted by the introduction of a new songbook put together by Janice and John with typing help from Mary in the Church office. Also contributing to the music was Penny Tibbles, Janet Watt, and Brian George (solos). To add a Latin American flavour, we called on Domigo, Michel, and Rafael to sing La Curasrata. Others who contributed to the success of the evening were as follows: Reverend Cindy (puzzle and quiz), the three MacLeans (cooking food and serving), Linda Fujita (property, tickets, etc., etc) Ruby Shikaze (ticket sales), Jack Bennett (collections) and others. After celebrating St. Patrick’s for many years the following question remains unanswered: “How did the Irish get the rest of the world to wear green and celebrate their day”?

Brian George

Rev. Ken Matsugu

Dorothy Amos and Kay Fujita

Remembering Noby...

To the Friends of Bayview United, As I was reading the many condolences extolling my wife’s virtues, the past mysteriously opened up (1939-1942). My sister Sue Kai, being frugal and resourceful, listened to the radio and wrote in short hand the popular songs of the Hit Parade. After transcribing she gave me the note pad with some of the songs. I could only remember two lines from one of the songs. “Dearly beloved, how clearly I see, somewhere in Heaven you were fashioned for me.” After enquiring at that Library, I was satisfied the song was, “Dearly Beloved”. Here are the words, Dearly Beloved (first sung by Fred Astaire)

Tell me that it’s true, Tell me you agree, I was meant for you, You were meant for me. Dearly beloved, how clearly I see, Somewhere in Heaven you were fashioned for me, Angel eyes knew you, Angel voices led me to you Nothing could save me, Fate gave me a sign I know that I’ll be yours come shower or shine So I say merely, Dearly beloved be mine.

Noby was fashioned for me, as a gift from God. Not only do I thank God for blessing me with Noby in my life, but I am truly grateful for your loving support in this time of need since she passed away. Joy in loving service, Ken Matsugu

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Noby Matsugu - by Sue Kai Before the 1942 evacuation of Japanese Canadians from the west cost of British

Columbia, the Sasaki family lived, at one point, on the same street as the Matsugus. As a result of the War Measures Act, when Ken and Noby were 14 years old, the Matsugu and Sasaki families were moved to an internment camp in Kaslo BC, and that is where Ken and Noby met.

Their paths crossed again when Ken and Noby were students at the University of Toronto. Ken graduated with a Bachelor of Divinty degree and Noby graduated as a deaconess from the United Church Training School. During this period, love flourished and Ken and Noby were married on October 27, 1962. She was certainly a good mate for Ken; so gentle and kind. After their wedding, Ken and Noby went to their first placement in the Northwest Interlake Pastoral Charge and Fisher River Indian Reserve. They lived in Steep Rock, Manitoba from 1965 to 1969. While in Manitoba, Ken and Noby welcomed Bruce (born Feb. 1965) and Dee-Ann (born Sept 1966) into the family. In 1969, Ken was called to the Toronto Japanese United Church Nisei Congregation. They stayed in Toronto for approximately 10 years, then moved to the Steveston United Church near Vancouver, followed by the Montreal Japanese United Church. When they retired, they moved to Oshawa and then to their present condo in Scarborough.

Noby and Ken are two peas in the same pod, and they both have hearts of gold. I shall always remember the kindness and love they showed to me when I was sick; they helped to look after me, making long trips from Oshawa to North York. In the last few years, they lived in a condo close by to Yee Hong Centre where I lived. They have been my chauffeur with a big smile. We will all miss Noby; her big heart and big smile.

In Celebration of Noby (Sasaki) Matsugu—by Elaine Turnbull The Hospitality & Care Team and the Prayer Supporters knew Noby as “our Noby”, a beloved presence in the congregation and a cherished, irreplaceable member of our Teams.

The H&C Team knew Noby as kind, compassionate, humble, soft-spoken, hard-working, and never saying no to any request. She made countless visits to shut-ins, and to those in need including members of CJUC or BUC, and residents of Castleview Wychwood Towers, Yee Hong Centre and Momiji. When Ken and Noby were at the Toronto Japanese United Church Noby was enthusiastically involved with all aspects of church life, including UCW, teaching Sunday School, leading the CGIT group and working at Camp Koyu. This generous participation in many committees continued at BUC, as did Noby’s wonderful work as expert cook and baker. She became renowned for her perfectly-formed manju, tiny lemon tarts, and her chocolate-oatmeal cookies, which she made the Sunday before her passing.

The Prayer Support Team remains deeply grateful for Noby’s unfailing faith and compassion. Our congregation trusted its most private concerns to Noby’s gentle empathy. We have watched this wonderful empathy expressed by quiet words, a gentle touch, and by her intuitive sensitivity when presenting prayer shawls to those in particular need. We treasure our memories of Noby’s radiant, sweet smile, youthful enthusiasm, sublime patience and unfailing sense of humour.

Most of all we treasure Noby’s persistent Christian leadership. The H&C Team recalls occasions when Rev. Ken and Noby quietly interrupted discussions with the needful reminder “what would Jesus do?” We have been richly blessed by the presence and guidance of Noby, as we continue to be richly blessed by the presence and guidance of Rev. Ken. God Bless!

Submitted by Kaz Shikaze

For General Operations for the first three months of the 2017 calendar year our givings from envelopes, PAR donors and general donations are about on budget and our expenses for the period are under budget. Hopefully we can continue this performance for the full year. The General Operations consists of the day to day operations of the church and includes expenses such as salaries, custodial services and general administration. The funding comes from envelopes, PAR donors, general donations and other miscellaneous donations.

I am always encouraging people to support the church by enrolling in PAR. PAR, or Pre-Authorized Remittance, is a direct debit program that allows people to support their church through an automatic monthly withdrawal from their bank account. The United Church administers the program following the giver's wishes (e.g., a certain amount for local church expenses and another amount for the Mission and Service Fund). Once a month, all PAR givings are debited from giver’s bank account and then the total, less a service fee of $0.50, is electronically transferred to Bayview United Church’s bank account. You can change or revoke your PAR commitment at any time. Let me know if you are interested in enrolling in PAR.

During the past few weeks we have had a number of fundraising efforts going on concurrently such as Lenten Calendar, Easter donation and the Raise the Roof fund drive. The United Church of Canada has been asking congregations to respond to the Extreme Hunger Appeal. Individually these donation requests have merit and support the needs in the local community or globally. Thank you for your support of these undertakings. We all have limited financial resources and we are most grateful that so many in our congregation have responded to all of these appeals as they are able.

Thank you for your financial Stewardship.

Stewardship

Syrian Family Sponsorship Update Submitted by Ruth Graham

At the end of March, we had lunch with the Ahmad family in Hamilton.

I was able to converse with son Daniel age 12. His English is amazing considering he had only been in Canada 3 months. He told me that he had some English while in school in Syria, but that would have been 2 years ago. He seemed quite proud to be the ’spokesperson’. The rest of the family certainly understands much of what is said and are making attempts to try and speak. The kids tell me they are enjoying school.

Father Ezzat has got his Ontario driver’s license and they have leased a van. This has made things much easier for them to get around in Hamilton. Ezzat, a brick layer, will start working in the summer. He has a job lined up through his brother-in law. He will continue with his English classes through the spring. (Continued ….)

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Submitted by Linda Fujita

The property team has, as always, a busy summer ahead! Our major projects for this year are described below. ROOF REPLACEMENT: A tender meeting was held on Monday April 24

th to show bidders the project and

answer questions. Lorne & Carol MacLean and Linda Fujita met with three contractors who will submit bids. With the assistance of Pinnacle Roofing Consultants, a contractor will be selected to commence the replacement of the peaked roof and repair of the flat roof this summer. RAISE THE ROOF FUND: Council set a goal to raise half of the cost of the roof replacement, or $45,000, through donations from members and friends. To reach our goal we have set up a Raise the Roof Fundraising Appeal display in the Narthex and sent out emails or letters to the congregation. The campaign is now in its 5

th week and as of Sunday,

April 16th, donations were $21,262 which is almost half of our goal and includes $85

in coins collected by Richard and Timothy Takasaki and Ella Mielczarski during refreshment time each Sunday. As well, we raised about $600 from the St. Patrick’s Day celebration thanks to the generosity of Don Worth and the MacLean family who donated most of the food. Other offers to raise funds have been received from Precious Watanabe and Kevin Nakawatase for unique fund raising ideas and proceeds from the golf tournament in June will also go to the roof fund. If you have other fund raising ideas, please contact me. We need to do everything we can to raise funds to replace the roof. We are grateful to all who have donated to the fund and appreciate any and all help that is given. PHOTOCOPIER: Our current photocopier is not functioning well so we have been reviewing our options, looking at our current Panasonic leasing company and two other manufacturers, Sharp and Canon. Our current provider leases only used Panasonic machines that need frequent repairs and Canon quoted the highest price of the three. So Mary and I recently went to Sharp in Mississauga for a demonstration of a new copier. The machine they recommend is a very nice machine – smaller than what we currently have but brand new and much more functional. In fact, although it sounds too good to be true, it appears that Sharp’s price is lower than we are currently paying for a used machine that breaks often and emits a strong odor. With Council’s approval we will shortly see a new copier in the office. Have a great summer everyone!!

Syrian Family Sponsorship Update (continued from page 12)

Things are going very well for the family. Having family support in Hamilton had certainly made things much easier for them.

Again they expressed their many thanks to our congregation.

Thanks to you all.

Property and Administration

Bob Robinson 95th Birthday

March 10, 2017.

Howard and Irene Kagawa

50th Anniversary February 4, 2017.

A Picture is worth a thousand words...

Bob and family

Bob, Robyn and Jacqui

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Mark your Calendars for our upcoming events. Please check the announcements in the bulletin for more information

May 17 2:00 p.m. join us for a hymn sing at the Donway May 25 2:00 p.m. join us for the Worship Service at Momiji led by

David Kai and Marly Bown. June 2 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. the Women’s Fellowship Circle

Annual Windup in Fellowship Hall June 9 12 p.m. Golf Tournament August 12 Reunion at 701 Dovercourt for youth who attended CJUC in

the 70s and 80s. Contact Kevin Nakawatase. August 26 Annual Church Planning Day for Council and Ministry Team

members October 14 Annual Bazaar November 18 Congregational Dinner followed by a musical concert

with performances by members of the congregation

The Book Club

December 5th, 2016.

Sophia Hu, Mary Lou Griffiths, Norm Emms, Betty Emms, Rosemary Sheppard, Barbara Marshall

Bob Robinson and Brian George

DVRR Sponsorships Submitted by Irene Kagawa

Mileva Kresovic and children Jovan, Jovana and Ljubisa arrived in Toronto from

Croatia on September 23, 1998 Ali and Hirsiyo Hussein and sons Jama, Mohamed and Salahadin arrived in

Toronto from Somalia (via Ethiopia) on November 3, 1999. Hawa Hussein and sons Kamaladin and Abdirashid arrived in Toronto from

Somalia (via Ethiopia) on September 25, 2001. Shereen Shahdad, her daughter Hoora Naderi with husband Fraidun Naderi and

children Noshafareen. Herama, Sameer, Regeena, Masood and Yasameen arrived in Toronto on February 18, 2002 from Afghanistan (via Pakistan).

Senait Kifletsion arrived in Toronto on May 8, 2002 from Eritrea (via Rome). Esmatullah Shahdad arrived in Toronto from Afghanistan (via Pakistan) on May 18, 2004.

Jamal and Nasir Mohamed Saeed and Nasir’s two daughters, Fatuma and Muna arrived in Toronto on January 18, 2005 from Somalia (via Kenya).

Maria del Pilar Marin Castano and her three daughters, Stephany, Juliana and Mariana arrived in Toronto from Colombia on December 12, 2005.

Rahim and Latifa Aziz, Latifa’s mother, Bibi Jabri Safar and six Aziz family members, Nilofar, Shugufah, Mariam, Aziz, Majeed and Jamal arrived in Toronto on November 22, 2006 from Afghanistan (via Pakistan).

Safiyo Hasan and her son, Abdulahi arrived in Toronto on July 9, 2008 from Somalia (via Uganda).

Mamdoh Khasim and his wife Amna Salah and their two children, Fatima and Mohammed arrived in Toronto on February 24, 2010 from Iraq (via Syria).

OmerAl-Azawe and his wife, Israa Yousif and their two sons, Abdullah and Abdelrahmen arrived in Toronto on June 27, 2011 from Iraq (via Syria).

Ahmed Harqaale arrived in Toronto on May 16, 2013 from Somalia (via South Africa).

Hodan Elmi and her six children, Amina, Abdullah, Abdirahmen, Fadima, Ahmed and Iman arrived in Toronto from Somalia (via Malaysia) on September 18, 2013.

Omer Mussanour and Zahra Abdu and their children, Khalid, Abdullahi and Hamza arrived in Toronto from Eritrea (via Sudan) on June 23, 2014.

Abdulkadir Ali Warsame arrived in Toronto from Ethiopia on November 25, 2015. Ramadan Al Damook and Amal Al Mohammad and their sons, Laith, Ahmad and

Obadah arrived in Toronto from Syria (via Lebanon) on January 29, 2016. (April 3, 2017)

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Bayview United Church gratefully acknowledges the special

donations received from November 20, 2016 to March 12, 2016.

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Howie & Irene Kagawa In memory of Yuji & Sakayo Sasaki, Stanley & Katie Nishino Tad & Jennie Oyagi Christmas George Takahashi In memory of Lily Yuriko Akerman Don Hicks --- Madeline Sakamoto In loving memory of Shizue Akase Sach & Betty Tomihiro In memory of Tomio Nakashimade S. Charles Oda In memory of Lily Oda Harry & Beth Matsugu Christmas Christine Terashita Christmas Brian Domelle Christmas Esther Nishimura Christmas Susan Omoto Christmas Joyce Nakamichi Christmas Robert Nishino --- Lori Bishop & Mrs. Angela Bishop --- Vaughn Tanaka --- Cindy Ito Christmas Offering Andrew Hayashi In memory of Masatsugu Hayashi, Machi Fujita, Masao Fujita Sylvia Chuckry In memory of Jean Nagata Donna’s Learning Centre --- Ritz & Koko Kinoshita 70

th Wedding Anniversary

John & Karol Michaluk In memory of our loving mother Yuki Tamaki (Jan 2/20-Jan8/2015) Kay Fujita In memory of Amy Nagata Mary Morita In loving memory of Mr. & Mrs. Jisuke Morita Howard & Irene Kagawa To celebrate our 50

th Wedding Anniversary

Cindy Ito In memory of my dad Mark Ito 9th year (Feb21/2008)

Shin & Peggy Taira In memory of Ryuko Higa Mickey Kaneko In memory of Agnes Kaneko Hideo Matsuba Birthday Offering Brian Kagawa In appreciation of June Oridas Karinto Mary Morita In loving memory of Jim Morita David Yamashita In memory of Tosh Kitagawa Midori & Frank Ushirode --- Joe Ohori In memory of George Ohori Hedy Arai In memory of Ryuko Higa Sue Kai In memory of Tosh Kitagawa L.C. Ikeno In loving memory of Ernie & Erma Ikeno, Sandra & Pat Coveny Kay Fukuda In memory of Amy Nagata Stephen Kitagawa & family In memory of Tosh Kitagawa Byron & Shirley Tanaka In memory of Amy Nagata Tom & Judy Maikawa In memory of Tosh Kitagawa Masako Seto In memory of Katherine Seto Evans Kay & Linda Fujita In memory of Masao Fujita, husband & father Grace Omoto In memory of Ryuko Higa & Tosh Kitagawa

IN LOVING MEMORY OF JACINDA FOX: Andy Hayashi, Henry & Tina Ichiyen, Mae Fox, Clinton Fox. IN LOVING MEMORY OF GRACE MATTHEWS: Katalin Zajacz, Marie Cruise, Pat Heath, Debora Bloom, Martha Hoyt. IN LOVING MEMORY OF NOBY MATSUGU: Rev. & Mrs. Aihara, Esther Nishimura, Mary Morita, Lloyd Ito, Louise & Richard Masuda, Geof Ikeno, Faye Harafuji, George & Mary Sasaki, Roy & Grace Kurita, Peter Kurita, Susan Yatabe, Louise Nagano, Koko & Ritz Kinoshita, June Orida, Tom & Esther Kawabe, Christine Abe, Byron & Shirley Tanaka, Masako Seto, Tom & Judy Maikawa, Hiroki & Naoka Nakaza, Shin & Peggy Taira, Harumi Tamemoto, Nonie Keen, Sue Kitagawa, Harry & Kate Nagata, Emily & Tom Yuan, Robert & Wendy Kunihiro, Ken & Shiz Koyama, Eiko Watanabe, Hideo Matsuba, Min & Lydia Yatabe, Joan Sora, Ron Bloor & Brenda Haddock, Tetsuo & Sanae Fukushima, Brian Kai & Dee Dee Yatabe, Brenda Jackson, Kay & Linda Fujita, Jun Nogami, Ben & Amy Kunihiro, Barbara Jackson, Kathlyn Nagato, Carol Ikeno, Eiko Kiyonaga, Shizuye Matsui, Yoko Kobayashi, Tamae Fujimoto, Toyomasu Fuse, Richard & Judy Matsugu, Mossy & Mitch Fukumoto, Dale Kiyonaga, Wally & Karen Hinatsu, Kevin & Brenda Murai, Yosh & Mary Murai, Toshi Oikawa, Tokugi Suyama, Don & June Eto, Tomiko Arai, Kim Uyede-Kai, Tomo & Arthur Ishii, George Tsushima, Trevor Kai & Sam Abel, Tak Sagara, Nana Davies, Nobuko Oikawa, Noriko Ferguson, Hirokazu & Molly Morita, Gord & Theresa Takenaka, Martha Onodera, Paul & Gail Matsuba, Toni Wrate, Laurie (Shimotakahara) Barker, Sherry Mototsune, Mom & Louise Hirowatari, Kaye Oiye, Carole Ono, Ted Shimizu, Gordon Kai, Harry & Chiz Uyede, Tats & Kim Sakauye, Ronald & Jeanne Matsugu, Brian Kagawa, Irene & Howie Kagawa, Paul Takasaki, Mickey Kaneko, Elaine & Stuart Turnbull, Robert & Anna Takashiba, Cindy Ito, Alice & Jim Acheson, Harry & Beth Matsugu, George, Barbara &Tracy Matsugu, Rev. Margaret Moriyama, Jim & Madeline Sakamoto, Lori Clubine-Ito & family, Peter Wakayama, Jack & Joan Bennett, Dorothy Honda, Kaz & Ruby Shikaze, Barbara Marshall, Naomi Takasaki, Gail Kondo, Hisako Kondo, Alex & Sophia Hu, Pat & Don Worth, Marie Cruise, Kathi Saito, Betty Lou Arai, Grace Omoto, Shizue Fujita, Lorne & Carol Maclean, John, Sharon & Kennedy Liddle, Miyo Ito, Lorinne Chong, Dr. Arnie Arai, Richard & Aki Arai, Kimiko Yamamoto, Diane Carter, Michael Koyanagi, Linda Ishii, Lynda Silk.

Bayview United Church gratefully acknowledges the special

donations received from November 20, 2016 to March 12, 2016.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF TOSH NAGANO: Clayton Gyotoku, Amy & Phil Lavallee, Jessie Ebata, Anne Douglas & J. Devereaux, Wal & Linda Buzon, Dennis Jones & Herta Ziemann, Lloyd Ito, N. Seko, N. Kuroyama & family, Yosh Murai, H. Motomura, Leah & Tom Hoey, Barbara.Jackson, Jim & Madeline Sakamoto, Harry & Kate Nagata, Kay & Linda Nagata, Nonie Keen, Sue Kitagawa, Brian Kai & Dee Dee Yatabe, Sue Kai, Tom & Judy Maikawa, Tom & Esther Kawabe, Ken & Shiz Koyama, Byron & Shirley Tanaka, Kay Fujita, June Orida, Hiroki & Naoko Nakaza, Ruby & Kaz Shikaze, Shin & Peggy Taira, Robert & Wendy Kunihiro, Miyo Ito, Eiko Yoshioka, Paul & Gail Matsuba, Bayview Men's Club, Kaye Oiye, Kay Fukuda, Naomi Takasaki, Linda Fujita, Tats & Kim Sakauye, Brian Kagawa, Howie & Irene Kagawa, Paul Takasaki, Cindy Ito, Lorinne Chong, Diana Chu, Julie Norton, Edward Nishimura. IN LOVING MEMORY OF REV. GEORGE TOMITA: Martha Onodera, Masako Seto, L.C. Ikeno, Kimiko Yamamoto, Rose Aihoshi, Sach & Betty Tomihiro. IN LOVING MEMORY OF MARIANNE ABE: Kazumi Nishimura, Sylvia Crane, Kay Mende, Dale & Ruth Ross, Larry & Betty Furukawa, Gary & Margaret Martin, Sherry Nagata, Richard & Judy Matsugu, Hirokazu & Molly Morita, Alex & Nonie Keen, Hedy Arai, Sue Kitagawa, Shin & Peggy Taira, Kaye Oiye, Mamoru & Louise Hirowatari, Jim & Madeline Sakamoto, Grace Omoto, Tamiko Ferguson, Carol Rice, Sam & Sue Nishiyama, Brenda Caughlin, Brian Kai & Dee Dee Yatabe, Dana Nishimura, Henry Kanda, Eiko Kiyonaga, George & Amy Wakayama, Karen Yoshida, George & Barbara Matsugu, Susie Iwata, Naomi Takasaki, Amy Kunihiro, Eiko Watanabe, Brian Kagawa, Sue Kai, Ken Matsugu, Sab & Eiko Yoshioka, Howie & Irene Kagawa, St. Mary Cement Co., Ronald & Jeanne Matsugu, Kimiye Kuramoto, Byron & Shirley Tanaka, Sharon Okuno. IN LOVING MEMORY OF TATSUO TATS SAKAUYE: David Yamashita, Kaz & Ruby Shikaze, Tom & Esther Kawabe, Tobu Canada Wakayama Kenjinkai, Jim & Madeline Sakamoto, Hedy Arai, Alex & Nonie Keen.

Bayview United Church gratefully acknowledges the special

donations received from November 20, 2016 to March 12, 2016.

2609 Bayview Avenue

Toronto, ON CANADA

M2L 1B5

Phone: 416-447-5941

Website:

www.bayviewunitedchurch.ca

E-mail:

info@bayviewunitedchurch.ca

Newsletter Co-editors:

Theressa Takasaki

Mary Leone

Bayview United Church

Alcoholics Anonymous meets downstairs every Tuesday and Thursday at 8pm.

For more information, call our main help line:

416-487-5591.

If you have a problem with alcohol, we have the solution.

Change of address: HOLLOWAY, Mrs. Anne 416-447-1474 Cedarhurst Dementia Care Home 2601 Bayview Ave,

Toronto, ON M2L 1B3

MARSHALL, Mrs. Barbara 416-222-8265 (same as previously) 1 Canterbury Place, #1202 North York, ON M2N 0G7

TERASHITA, Mrs. Hiroko 416-782-0215 127 Everden Road Toronto, ON M6C 3K7

TSUJIMOTO, Ms. Jane 705-325-1382 Birchmere on the Lake 234 Bay St. Orillia ON L3V 3W8

Add to Directory: AMOS, Ms. Dorothy 416-484-4633 128 Snowdon Ave Toronto, ON, M4N 2A9

dormos821@gmail.com

Change of email address: HADDOCK, Ms. Brenda operafan.bh@gmail.com

(listed under BLOOR, Mr. Ron)

MacLEAN, Lorne

lorne@mymaclean.ca

MacLEAN, Carol

carol@mymaclean.ca

MacLEAN, Andrew

andrew@mymaclean.ca

SHIKAZE, Kaz kshikaze@gmail.com Remove from directory (deceased): ABE, Mrs. Marianne HOLLOWAY, Mr. Peter INCH, Mr. William JENSEN, Mrs. Joan KEENLEYSIDE, Mrs. Judy MATSUGU, Mrs. Noby MATTHEWS, Mrs. Grace McIntyre, Mrs. Jean NAGANO, Mr. Tosh NAKATA, Mrs. Yoshi SAKAUYE, Mr. Tats SAKAUYE, Mrs. Kim

CHURCH DIRECTORY CHANGES Please note the following changes to the 2016 Bayview United Church Directory:

Kip Campbell and Tom Maikawa

with Tom’s latest invention to make life easier around BUC

Please note that we plan to issue an updated directory in the fall of 2017. If you know of other changes or corrections, please contact the Church Administrator, Mary Leone, at 416-447-5941 or office@bayviewunitedchurch.ca Thank you.

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