St.Patrick's Church

Toshima Church, founded by Irish missionaries of the Order of St. Columban, has St. Patrick, an Irish saint, as its patron saint. Tara Hill in Navan, eastern Ireland, is a rural area with a large ancient burial mound nearby, and shamrocks (three-leaf clovers) grow wild all over it.

 

It is believed that Saint Patrick, the patron saint who spread Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century, used the three-leaf shamrock to explain the Christian doctrine of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) to people in an easy-to-understand way.

 

This column will introduce the activities and interactions of various groups within Toshima Church, as well as stories that parishioners have heard through their interactions with various people.