Cultural School
Epworth UMC Cultural School Mission Statement:
To strengthen and broaden the Epworth UMC community by offering classes on contemporary and traditional Japanese culture to the general public.
Key points:
- Everyone is welcome to attend classes. You do not have to be a member of the church to participate in a class.
- Classes change every month. To date, we have offered classes on cooking, calligraphy, paper crafts, holiday traditions and tea ceremony. We plan to feature more cooking classes, anime & manga, flower arranging and more in the coming months.It’s easy and inexpensive to participate. Just e-mail or call us to sign up.
- Classes cost $2 per person or $5 per family. Fees can be waved on a need basis.
- Classes are advertised primarily by e-mail. Join the mailing list and you will receive one or two e-mail announcements per month.
To learn more about our program, ask a question or sign up to receive the monthly class announcement, please send an e-mail to Cultural School Administrator Michael Walcott or call 971-235-2478
Photos from past classes:
- December 2009 – Osechi ryori (New Year’s foods)
December 2009 - Glass ornament making
November 2009 - Origami ornaments
November 2009 - Washi paper covered notepads
October 2009 - Niku Jaga (Japanese style meat & potatoes)
October 2009 - Miso Magic
October 2009 - Japanese baking recipes
- June 2009 – Making Japanese sweets – Uchimono
June 2009 - Making Japanese sweets - Ichigo Daifuku
June 2009 - Making Japanese sweets - Mizu Botan
May 2009 - Ohara style Ikebana workshop
May 2009 - Freestyle Modern Ikebana
May 2009 - Ryusei-Ha style Ikebana workshop
May 2009 - Sogetsu style Ikebana workshop
April 2009 - Bento making class
April 2009 - Make Up Demo by HABA
March 2009 - Manga drawing
February 2009 - The Way of Tea children's class
February 2009 - The Way of Tea children's class
February 2009 - The Way of Tea
January 2009 - Calligraphy
December 2008 - Holiday Crafts
November 2008 - Paper Crafts
October 2008 - Making Daifuku
October 2008 - Gomokuzushi