Welcome!
- Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost
- October 29, 2023, 10:00am
- Hybrid Worship
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- Thank you to Miriam Tong for today’s beautiful flower arrangement!
Order of Worship
| Prelude Make Me a Channel of Your Peace Kathy Onishi |
| Welcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| *Call to Worship Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| *Opening Song Open the Eyes of My Heart (Paul Baloche) Blaine Memorial Praise Band |
| Opening Prayer Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| First Scripture Reading Matthew 22:34-46 (NRSVUE, JLB) Kai Yamamoto and Tsutomu Nagoya |
| Children’s Message Rev. Mia MiKyung Park |
| Special Music One Song (By Pepper Choplin) Blaine Memorial Choir |
| Prayers of the People Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| Second Scripture Reading Luke 10:25-37 (CEB, JLB) Donna Sekijima and Tsutomu Nagoya |
| Message This is Me M.I.L.E – E: Elimination of Racism Dale Watanabe |
| Hymn of Reflection We Are Called (TFWS #2172) Eugene and Kathy Onishi |
| Introduction to the Offering Rev. Mia MiKyung Park |
| *Doxology Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Eugene and Kathy Onishi |
| Prayer of Dedication Rev. Mia MiKyung Park |
| Announcements Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| *Closing Hymn You Are Holy (By Marc Imboden and Tammi Rhoton) Blaine Memorial Praise Band |
| *Benediction Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| Postlude We Are Called (By David Haas) Kathy Onishi |
Sermon Questions
1. How have you supported someone in your family or community that was on the margins?
2. How many different identities do you hold?
3. What more can our church do to support those at the margins?
Daily Lectionary Readings
| Monday, October 30, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 119:41-48; Numbers 33:38-39; James 2:8-13 Complementary: Psalm 119:41-48; Deuteronomy 6:1-9, 20-25; James 2:8-13 |
| Tuesday, October 31, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 119:41-48; Exodus 34:29-35; James 2:14-26 Complementary: Psalm 119:41-48; Deuteronomy 10:10-22; James 2:14-26 |
| Wednesday, November 1, 2023: All Saints Day |
| Thursday, November 2, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37; Joshua 1:1-11; Romans 2:17-29 Complementary: Psalm 43; 1 Samuel 2:27-36; Romans 2:17-29 |
| Friday, November 3, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37; Joshua 2:1-14; 2 Peter 2:1-3 Complementary: Psalm 43; Ezekiel 13:1-16; 2 Peter 2:1-3 |
| Saturday, November 4, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37; Joshua 2:15-24; Matthew 23:13-28 Complementary: Psalm 43; Malachi 1:6-2:9; Matthew 23:13-28 |
Announcements
Choir members needed! • Tues. at 7pm, Sun. at 9am, 11:45am
Join us as we bring musical messages to the Blaine family each week. If you sing, or if you would like to learn to sing, please come join! Whether you sing in public or just in the shower or are available “full-time” or “part-time,” all are welcome! Contact Eugene Onishi.
Wednesday Meditation & Prayer • Nov. 1 at 9am
The Wednesday Prayer group continues to meet each week. Our time together consists of a check-in question centering around United Methodist Founder John Wesley’s famous question, “How is it with your soul?” Our time together continues with a few readings from The Upper Room Magazine September/October edition. Finally, we end our time together with a pastoral prayer. We hope you can join us!
For more information, contact the church office for details!
All Saints Sunday • Sunday, Nov. 5
On All Saints Day, United Methodists publicly remember and honor our loved ones who have passed away. We will say the names of Blaine Memorial United Methodist Church members who passed away from November 1, 2022 – October 31, 2023 and a bell will be rung to remember them.
Please bring pictures of your loved ones (relatives, friends, animal companions) to honor and celebrate their memory and your time with them. You are welcome to bring photos, artwork, trinkets, tokens, prose, and poetry to place on the altar in remembrance of your dearly departed. Please bring items that you feel comfortable leaving on the altar as we will remember our departed ones at our All Saints Worship Service.
Reconciling Ministries Vote
| Important Dates |
| Oct. 29-Nov. 4 • Return Mail-In Ballots |
| Nov. 5 • In-Person Voting |
“We celebrate God’s gift of diversity and value the wholeness made possible in community equally shared and shepherded by all. We welcome and affirm people of every gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, who are also of every age, race, ethnicity, physical and mental ability, level of education, and family structure, and of every economic, immigration, marital, and social status, and so much more. We acknowledge that we live in a world of profound social, economic, and political inequities. As followers of Jesus, we commit ourselves to the pursuit of justice and pledge to stand in solidarity with all who are marginalized and oppressed.”
Register and vote in person at church, Nov. 5.
Mail ballots to the church office or return them in-person between Oct. 29 and Nov. 5 (mail needs to be received by Nov. 4). Ballots will be counted after worship on Sunday, Nov. 5.
Scan the QR code for the online registration form or sign up in-person on Sundays. Find our form in the office or social hall!
All-Church Conference Meeting • Tuesday, Nov. 14, 7pm
This year’s All-Church Conference will be on Tuesday, November 14 at 7pm. This gathering holds great significance for our faith community as we come together to celebrate our ministries in 2023. Our District Superintendent, Rev. Derek Nakano will preside over the meeting. All are invited to hear about the state of our church and other important updates. More details to come!
Thanksgiving Meal Work Party • Sunday, Nov. 19 & Monday, Nov. 20
BYG is once again partnering with Kimball Elementary School to provide Thanksgiving meals for food-insecure families. We’ll gather on Sunday, November 19, after worship to prepare apple crisps together in the LAC kitchen. Additionally, on Monday evening at 6pm in the LAC kitchen, we’ll make mashed potatoes and bake apple crisps (a light dinner will be provided). We plan to deliver the meals to Kimball Elementary School on Tuesday, the 21st, in the morning. Please contact BYG Directors or Terri Adolfo for more details.
The Beacon is Now Available!
Read the latest issue of The Beacon newsletter, here!
October/November Calendar
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