All are Welcome
- Ascension and Graduation Sunday
- June 1, 2025, 10:00AM
- View the livestream
- Save the PDF
Sermon Questions
- Before He ascended, Jesus told His followers that He would leave the Holy Spirit with them. Can you think of several reasons why it’s better to have the Holy Spirit inside you rather than Jesus beside you? How does the Spirit actually help you personally each day?
- How can we practically apply the truth of the Ascension of Lord in our personal walk with Christ?
- What advice would you give your younger self, or to future graduates?
Order of Worship
| Prelude Gather Us In By Mary Haugen Kathy Onishi |
| Welcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| Land Acknowlegement Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| *Call to Worship Kaylee Yokoyama |
| *Opening Hymn God of Wonders Worship and Song #3034 Blaine Memorial Praise Band |
| Opening Prayer Kaylee Yokoyama |
| First Scripture Reading Acts 16:16-34 (CEB) Marcus Corsilles |
| Children’s Message Sai Hanaoka |
| Class of 2025 Graduates Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| High School Graduates Annabelle Akiyama Joshua Akiyama Marcus Corsilles Emma Hearn Justine Ing Katelyn Nakase |
| College Graduates Malia Yamamoto Sydney Mochizuki Joshua Santos Kobe Yamamoto Kaylee Yokoyama Michelle Yokoyama |
| Congregational Litany for Our Graduates Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| Special Music A Heritage of Hope and a Legacy of Love By Sally DeFord Blaine Memorial Choir |
| Second Scripture Reading Luke 24:44-53 (CEB) Kaylee Yokoyama |
| Sermon You are Witnesses Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| Hymn of Reflection O Blessed Spring TFWS #2076 Kathy and Eugene Onishi |
| Holy Communion Rev. Karen Yokota Love Serving: Rev. Karen, youth 1, youth or young adult 2, youth or young adult 3 |
| Introduction to the Offering Marcus Corsilles |
| *Doxology Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow UMH #94 |
| *Prayer of Dedication Marcus Corsilles |
| Announcements Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| *Closing Hymn We Are God’s People TFWS #2220 Kathy and Eugene Onishi |
| *Benediction Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| Postlude We Are the Body of Christ By Scott Wesley Brown and David Hampton; arranged by Tom Fettke Kathy Onishi |
| Today’s Flowers Carol Kastrup |
Announcements
Prayer and Coffee • Wednesdays at 9am
Join Rev. Karen for prayer and community on Wednesdays at 9:00AM on Zoom. Our time together consists of brief check-ins, devotionals, and prayers. This is a great way to continue with Lent, clear and center your mind, all while connecting with God and your prayer community. Feel free to bring a cup of coffee, tea, and a bite to eat. Hope to see you on Wednesday.
Church Clean Up Work Party @ Blaine Memorial UMC
Saturday, June 7 from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Just a reminder for anyone who is available on Saturday (6/7) morning to help clean up and spruce up Blaine Memorial. Planned events for the Work Party include cleaning all areas outside. We’d like to trim the hedges and remove the ivy on the buildings. People who are interested in working indoors, we’d like to clean the Sanctuary, the church pews, and the Social Hall windows. Please bring your tools to hedge and gloves. Please feel free to contact Ron Nobuyama with any questions or concerns.
Request for Potato Chips and Savory Treats
Thank you, everyone, for bringing in sweet and savory treats for our fellowship time on Sundays. We all enjoy them and are now running low. Please consider bringing in some of your favorite individually wrapped chips to share. Examples are potato chips, Doritos, Cheetos, etc. We appreciate your generosity.
You may drop the treats off in the social hall kitchen area on Sundays or during church office hours.
We are always in need of more helpers in the kitchen for our fellowship time and it’s a great way to get to know others. Please see Julie Lock at jtlock00@gmail.com if you would like to be added to our rotation list. Thank you!
35th Annual ACRS Walk for Rice @ Seward Park • June 28, 9:00 am
This year ACRS will hold the Walk for Rice at 9:00 am on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at Seward Park. Team Blaine raised over $11,000 last year (2nd place) and this year’s fundraising goal is $8,000. We’re off to a great start, but still have a way to go to reach our goal.
Help ACRS feed AAPI community members who are experiencing food insecurity by donating to and/or registering to walk with Team Blaine:
Donate Online through Team Blaine:
Team Blaine at ACRS
Mail your donation to the Blaine office:
Checks to “Walk for Rice”, memo: “Team Blaine”
Thanks for your support!
Justine I., Team Captain
Summer Church Retreat @ Black Lake Bible Camp • August 22-24, 2025!
Location:
Black Lake Bible Camp
6521 Fairview Road SW, Olympia, WA 98512
Cost:
Whole weekend, includes 5 meals and 2 night accommodations:
$193 per person, ages 9 and up
$116 per child, ages 3-8
Free, children 2 and younger
Saturday Day Only Trip (meals included, no lodging): Cost TBD
Contact:
Harry Tang @ 808-561-0184
Email: harrybills@gmail.com
Pre-register by June 16, 2025 because we’d like to get a head count of those committed to attend. Visit blaineonline.org for more!
View the June 2025 Calendar
