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Village Green Newsletter – April 2024
Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter. As this newsletter arrives we will be in the midst of our Easter celebrations. We hope that you are finding the services meaningful. But with April almost upon us, we now look to a brand new month with lots of things to look forward to. APRIL SCHEDULE April 7 – The first Sunday of April is a busy one. We will have our regular Communion time, as well as beginning a new…
Hitachinaka Happenings
We are reminded daily of the task at hand as we inch toward our 30th anniversary of ministry in Japan. Excluding our nine months teaching in 1988, March 25th makes it an even 30 years, more than half of our lives here.
Village Green Newsletter – March 2024
Welcome to the newsletter for March. This is a full month as we come into the Easter season. We hope you will plan to join us as this month brings us into the most significant celebration of the year – the resurrection of Jesus!
Village Green Newsletter – February 2024
Welcome to the newsletter for February. It is another month of exciting things, so hope you take the time to check out what is happening in February. FEBRUARY SCHEDULE Here is the lineup for the month of February. For the month of February we continue our series on the Book of Revelation. Life Groups also continue throughout the month as well. For those who want to continue to study Revelation here is the list of recommended resources. Use the following…
Flemings in the Philippines!
Please Pray! Hello friends and family, We were in the midst of packing and getting ready for our home assignment last week when some visa and passport issues were brought to our attention. These things might affect when we can come to Canada. Please pray that everything would be resolved. Our desire is to fly back to Canada on our original departure date of January 15th, but if things don’t get worked out by then and we need to delay our departure,…
Village Green Newsletter – January 2024
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Welcome to our first newsletter for a brand new year. As 2023 came to a close, as a church, we were experiencing the hand of God’s blessing on many of our ministries. That is our continued hope for 2024, that we will see even greater impact for the Kingdom of God, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Flemings in the Philippines!
Dear family and friends, We hope you are doing well! As we near the end of 2023, we wanted to share about how the school semester has gone, and include a financial update. Coaching It feels like we are having more and more fun coaching with each year that passes! Coming out of COVID, many kids hadn’t had many opportunities to be active, so during our first few years of coaching, a big focus was on teaching fundamentals and developing…
Village Green Newsletter – December 2023
It’s beginning to look a lot like…! Yup, here we are in the month of December, and welcome to our newsletter which brings you all the happenings that this month offers. There is a lot that we need to inform you about so please take a few minutes to read this update and prepare yourself for an exciting month ahead!
Village Green Newsletter – November 2023
We are coming into the final months of 2023. As November begins, we have a number of significant things happening so hope you take time to check out all the happenings for this month. NOVEMBER SCHEDULE November 5 – There is much happening on the first Sunday of November. Here are the things you need to be aware of. November 12 – Prayer with the Elders will be from 4:00-6:00 pm in the main Auditorium.Everyone is welcome. If you desire…
Hitachinaka Happenings
Greetings from Hitachinaka, Japan. After a four-month Home Assignment in Ontario, returning “home” feels good. We dreaded a summer of weeds in the backyard and our garden on the edge of the subdivision, but our neighbour took it upon himself to do some spraying for us. We were sad to leave elderly parents, daughters Julia and Tess and her husband Jacob, as well as, new grandbaby Raphael Amos Winter, born September 13 in Toronto. Tess and Jacob live close to…
Welcome Mia Fleming!
We are thrilled to introduce Mia Joy Fleming to you all. Mia was born on October 6, 2023 at 3:13am, weighing 2.75kg / 6lbs 1oz. Fun fact! Mia is a name in English, French, and Japanese, and Filipino people pronounce it the same way as Canadians would! The Japanese characters that we have chosen for her name, 美愛, mean “beautiful love.” It’s special that she has a name in the languages that we speak 🙂 Thank you everyone for your love, support, and…
Village Green Newsletter – October 2023
Welcome to the Village Green newsletter for October. The days are getting shorter and colder but we have lots happening to keep you warm and encouraged. Welcome to Fall at Village Green! OCTOBER SCHEDULE October 1 – The first Sunday of the month is our Communion Service. As we gather around the bread and cup, may we also reflect with a heart of gratitude for what we have in Christ. Just a reminder that those attending in person can pick…