Retirement Party Program
1:30–3:30 PM
1:30–1:38 PM ｜ Welcome & Opening Prayer
MC: Sherry
- Brief welcome
- Opening prayer by Pastor Nathan
- Cheers
- 👉 Invite guests to the buffet
1:38–1:58 PM ｜ Buffet Time (20 minutes)
- Guests get food and take their seats
- Background music only (no singing or speeches)
- This time allows everyone to relax and settle in
MC moves on once everyone is seated.
Music:Youtube Beatles
1:58–2:08 PM ｜ Song #1
Puff, the Magic Dragon Guitar by Ande, Shota, Sherry
- Singing while eating is welcome
- Everyone is welcome to sing along
2:08–2:18 PM ｜ Song #2 (Early Beatles)
I Want to Hold Your Hand Guitar by Ande, Shota, Sherry
- Everyone is welcome to sing along
2:18–2:28 PM ｜ Ron’s Speech
Slide
Background Music: Bridge Over Troubled Water : Piano by Ande
2:28–2:38 PM ｜ Guest Speech
Dr. Narins
2:38–2:48 PM ｜ Song #3 (Mid-period Beatles)
Let It Be Guitar by Ande, Shota, Sherry
- Everyone is welcome to sing along
2:48–2:53 PM ｜ Koto performance #4
Hana wa Saku (Flowers Will Bloom)
Koto performance by Eiko
- A charity song written after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami
- A shared moment of prayer, unity, and hope
- ぜひ一緒に歌ってください
2:55–3:15 PM ｜ Short Game & Bingo
3:15–3:18 PM ｜ Speech
3:18–3:23 PM ｜ Group Songs #5 (Later Beatles)
- In My Life performed by Shota, Ande, Sherry
- → A joyful, shared sing-along before the close
3:25–3:30 PM ｜ Closing & Closing Prayer
- Closing prayer by Pastor Nathan
- Applause for Ron
- Free fellowship & photo time