Yoko Kawaguchi and Lorraine Arakaki shares about a ministry they are both actively involved with at Union Church. They look forward to bringing the group back together again soon.
Parkinson’s Support Group of Little Tokyo
The Parkinson’s Support Group of Little Tokyo is a community outreach program of Union Church in Los Angeles and welcomes all regardless of faith or ethnicity. The Parkinson’s Group first started by Mr. Paul Oda, Elder, who founded this group in honor of Rev. Howard Toriumi who was the Pastor of Union Church and suffered from Parkinson’s Disease. The group meets on the fourth Saturday of every month from 10A - 12N in the church social hall. They come to find out how to cope with the disorder by sharing common experiences and relationships with family and friends. Meeting activities include guest speakers and Q&A and discussion of topic, low-intensity exercises, and refreshments.
We have been very privileged to have members of our congregation who volunteered to give of their knowledge, time, and experiences in their field related to Parkinson ’s disease. Among our Union Church members who so graciously gave of their time to be our guest speakers were: Dr. Christopher Ching, Mrs. Amy Hirata P.T., Dr. Shauna McManus, Dr. Brian Pikul, and Dr. Victor Sam. We usually have a party on the 4th Saturday of August with food and entertainment and our guest entertainers from Union Church have been Mr. Ko Adachi, Pastor Michael Stafford, and Mr. Dan Taguchi and his mariachi’s, Los Alumnos. We are deeply indebted to these members of our church who so freely and unselfishly volunteer to be with our Parkinson’s Group.
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