Worship, May 5, 10am

VIDEO. This May as we celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander cultures, we warmly welcome Shizuko Kobayashi to our worship service to deliver the Sunday message, and she will deliver the children’s message as well since May 5th is Children’s Day in Japan. Shizuko shares her experiences and her work to link Santa Fe and Japan in slides during her message. The scripture for the day is Psalm 98.

Shizuko has a lot of interesting insights to share with us, so please join us at 10am in the sanctuary or via livestream.

Born in Japan, Shizuko came to Santa Fe in late 1980. She runs two businesses. One is to promote Japanese health and beauty products. The other is called “Open Santa Fe Japan Connection,” which is a tour company where she leads Japanese travelers through Santa Fe and the surrounding area and also takes people from the US to Japan as a tour guide. And she also teaches Japanese cooking small classes at her house.

Shizuko also established the Santa Fe Japanese Intercultural Network 20 years ago in order to spread Japanese culture to northern New Mexico. She organized the Japanese festivals here in Santa Fe for many years.

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View the Sunday Message portion:

May 5, 2024

“Living in Santa Fe as a Japanese Woman”
Shizuko Kobayashi
Psalm 98