All are Welcome!
- Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
- October 26, 2025, 10:00am
- View the livestream
Sermon Questions
- Two people go to the temple to pray: a Pharisee and a tax collector. What strikes you about their prayers? (What do their words and body language tell us about their posture toward God and others?)
- What does true humility look like? (How is it different from self-hatred or low self-worth?)
- Where today do we see spiritual practices or religious spaces used to elevate some and exclude others? What would faith rooted in humility and mercy look like in those same spaces?
Order of Worship
| Prelude “All I Need Is You” TFWS #2080 By Dan Adler, arr. by Nylea L. Butler-Moore Kathy Onishi |
| Welcome of Grace and Greeting Pastor Job Pangilinan |
| Land Acknowledgement Pastor Job Pangilinan |
| Call to Worship Discipleship Ministries, March 2025 By Derek Weber Pastor Job Pangilinan |
| *Opening Hymn “Open the Eyes of My Heart” W&S #3008 Eugene and Kathy Onishi |
| Opening Prayer Dale H. Watanabe |
| Scripture Reading Luke 18:9-14 (CEB) Tsutomu Nagoya, Dale H. Watanabe |
| Children’s Sermon Pastor Job Pangilinan |
| Special Song “For the Beauty of the Earth” Arr. by John Rutter Blaine Memorial UMC Choir |
| Sermon “Pride and Humility” Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| Hymn of Reflection “Abide with Me; Fast Falls the Eventide” UMH #700 Eugene and Kathy Onishi |
| Introduction to the Offering Dale H. Watanabe |
| Offertory Song “Give Thanks“ By Henry Smith, arr. by Ken Barker TFWS #2036 Kathy Onishi |
| *Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” UMH #94 Eugene and Kathy Onishi |
| *Prayer of Dedication Dale H. Watanabe |
| Announcements Rev. Karen Yokota Love and Friends |
| *Closing Hymn “Guide My Feet” TFWS #2208 Eugene and Kathy Onishi |
| *Benediction Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| Postlude “I Sing Praises to Your Name” By Terry MacAlmon TFWS #2037 Kathy Onishi |
| Altar Flowers Sharon Maeda |
Daily Lectionary Readings*
*Daily Lectionary Readings are provided by Bible Gateway and Vanderbilt University.
BMUMC Announcements
Trunk or Treat 2025!
When: Sunday, October 26, 2025, Noon to 2pm
Where: Blaine Memorial UMC Parking Lot
View the Flier | Contact Pastor Job
Wednesday Morning Coffee and Prayer
- When: 9:00AM
- Where: Zoom
The hour together consists of brief check-ins, devotionals, and prayers. We will continue reading from The Upper Room Daily Devotional Guide.This is a great way to start your morning, 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.
Contact the Church Office for the Zoom Link.
All Saints Worship Service – Dia de Los Muertos
- When: Sunday, November 2
- Where: Blaine Memorial UMC
All Saints’ Day is a Christian Memorial Day celebrating the honor of all church saints, whether known or unknown. Following Reverend Cruz Santos’s suggestion from the pulpit last Sunday, we’ll celebrate All Saints’ Day, Sunday, November 2, jointly with the Latinx Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos), which — also like O-Bon — welcomes our saints back for a visit.
You’re invited to 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’/Dia de los Muertos Worship Service.
Please come to enjoy the decor and some snacks for the celebration. Everyone is invited to bring photos of loved ones who have passed on.
We will be reading names of our church members who have passed away from November 1, 2024-November 1, 2025.
Community Announcements
Migrant and Refugee Donation Ministry at Riverton Park UMC!
- When: Tuesday-Friday between 10:00AM-4:00PM
- Where: Church Office
Riverton Park UMC needs:
- Diapers (sizes 3 through 7)
- Diaper wipes
- Kitchen pots and pans
- Paper plates
- Toothpaste
- Long grain rice
- Cooking Oil
Blaine Memorial UMC Collection Hours: Collection items can be dropped off to the Blaine Memorial Social Hall from Tuesday-Friday between 10:00AM-4:00PM. Please call the Church Office at (206) 723-1536 prior to dropping off your items.