TOYOSHIKI CHURCH
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| Name: | Toyoshiki Catholic Church |
| Dedicated to: | Our Lady Queen of Peace |
| Date of Establishment: | April 27, 1971 |
| Pastor: | Yasuo Ignatio de Loyola WATANABE |
| Assistant: | Hiroo Peter OGAWA |
| Number of Parishioners: | 1,725 (as of Dec.31,2009) |
| Sunday Mass: |
Sat.17:30 Sun.8:00 / 10:00 1st Sun. 13:00 (Spanish; at Missionaries of Christ Jesus Nagareyama Convent ) 3rd Sun.15:00 (English) |
| Weekday Mass: |
Fri.10:00 Tue. & Thu.6:30 am (Japanese; at Missionaries of Christ Jesus Nagareyama Convent )
5-135-2 Higashihatsuishi Nagareyama-shi |
| Sunday School: | 1st,2nd,3rd Sun.9:00 (For Elementary school children) |
| Bible Study: |
Introduction to Catechism: Wed.10:00/19:30, Bible reading :Wed.10:00, 2nd. Sun.11:30 Bible Reading for 100 weeks: Sat. 14:00 Bible Study meeting: Thu..10:00 am Reading Bible by turns: Sat. 15:30 |
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| Address: | 2-444 Nagasaki, Nagareyama-shi, Chiba 270-0134 |
| Telephone: | 0471-45-9933 |
| Fax: | 0471-44-7988 |
| Website: | http://homepage3.nifty.com./catholic-toyoshiki/ |
| Facilities for the Handicapped: | Slope (or Barrier free), Toilet, Wheelchair |
| Directions: |
1 section by taxi from Toyoshiki Stn on Tobu Noda Line
(Tell the driver you want to go to the Catholic Church in Nagasaki 2
chome). Or take the church's bus from Toyoshiki Stn. (Sun. only)
By car. Go straight toward Matsudo from Nagareyama interchange of Joban Freeway for 3 kilometers. Make a left turn at the T-junction, then turn right at the first traffic light, go into the narrow path between JA and gas station, turn left at the T-junction. Church is 20 meters from this T-junction. GoogleMap |
| Parish History: | In 1970, Archbishop Shirayanagi announced the establishment of Kashiwa Catholic Church on the 20th anniversary of the Matudo Catholic Church. He also appointed the new Priest. In 1971, the Kashiwa Catholic Church was dedicated. In 1991 it was moved to the site of the present church and renamed Toyoshiki Catholic Church. |
