Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
All are Welcome Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 27, 2025 10:00AM View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Sermon Questions Why did the disciples ask Jesus to teach them to pray, especially considering they were already religious? What does Jesus’ response to the disciples’ request reveal about his relationship with God and his desire to teach them? How does Luke’s portrayal of Jesus’ own prayer life inform our understanding of his teaching on prayer? What if Jesus’ teaching on prayer is less about how we pray and more about to whom...
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All are Welcome Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 20, 2025 10:00AM View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Sermon Intro Sermon Questions What does it mean for our church to “embody Christ” as we prepare the next generation? In what ways are we already doing this, and what might we need to let go of or begin anew to become a church that future generations will call home? If the saints and ancestors of our faith—especially those who built Blaine Memorial through trials like war, displacement, and invisibility—could speak to...
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All are Welcome! Fifth Sunday after Pentecost July 13, 2025 10:00AM View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Sermon Reflection Questions What have you heard recently that inspired hope? How did they come to embrace this hope? What does Paul’s prayer of thanksgiving celebrate about the fruit of hope in the lives of the “saints and faithful brothers and sisters in Christ in Colossae?’ What is the connection between these petitions and the hope the Colossians heard? Order of Worship PreludeHoly, HolyJimmy OwensKathy OnishiWelcome of Grace...
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All are Welcome! Fourth Sunday after Pentecost July 6, 2025 10:00AM View the livestream Facebook Instagram YouTube Order of Worship PreludeHealer of our Every IllMarty HaugenKathy OnishiWelcome of Grace and GreetingRev. Karen Yokota LoveLand AcknowledgementRev. Karen Yokota Love*Call to WorshipGeorge YatesOpening PrayerGeorge YatesFirst Scripture ReadingPhilippians 4:6-7 (CEB)Tsutomu NagoyaGeorge YatesChildren’s MessageRev. Job PangilinanSecond Scripture ReadingGalatians 6:1-16 (CEB)Tsutomu NagoyaGeorge YatesSermonEverything is a New...
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All are Welcome! Pride Sunday June 29, 2025, 10:00AM View the livestream Save the PDF Sermon Questions How does serving one another in love manifest in daily life? What does it mean to be free in Christ and how does this freedom relate to the law? What is the relationship between the fruit of the Spirit and the works of the flesh? How can believers cultivate a life led by the Spirit? Order of Worship PreludeThe Compassion HymnKeith and Kristyn Getty, Stuart TownendKathy OnishiWelcome of Grace and GreetingRev. Karen Yokota LoveLand...
read moreBlaine’s 120th Anniversary Aprons & Sling Bags
Dale Kaneko and Carol Okano sold custom aprons made from cloth rice bags. Proceeds helped support Mission Guatemala. Blaine’s 120th Anniversary Aprons & Sling Bags By Dale Kaneko & Carol Okano It is wonderful to see so many visual reminders of Blaine Memorial’s rich legacy over 120+ years. Some of those reminders are the 120th Anniversary Aprons and Sling Bags. With the foresight of our former Tuesday Ladies keeping their all-cotton rice bags, we were able to create and share these unique Anniversary aprons and sling bags...
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What does the coming of summer mean for you? What new epiphanies do you anticipate with this seasonal change? Spiritual Formation Center A Time to Transition, It’s a New Season By Anne Arakaki-Lock I love summer. It’s a time of sunshine, warmth, lots of fresh fruits and flowers, shorts and tee shirts, Popsicles and baseball. In the Pacific Northwest you can sense Seafair in the air, signifying cultural festivals, friends, and food. It’s a fun time. Summer cries out for rest and recreation. It has been a busy winter season at Church. I propose...
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For two years, Kaylee Yokoyama has served as Associate Director for the Blaine Youth Group. She has faithfully led our youth through various fundraising ventures, as well as, spiritual moments to help grow Blaine Memorial’s future. BYG Update To New Beginnings By Kaylee Yokoyama, photos by Aiden Lew, et. al. Kaylee Yokoyama, Associate Director of BYG, will conclude her service and enter a new phase. Blessings on your journey, Kaylee! Dear Blaine Congregation, I’m deeply grateful for the opportunity to have served as Associate Director of...
read moreIn Photos: Easter 2025
(Top) The Blaine Ukulele Group of Seattle (B.U.G.S.) celebrates finishing a musical set on Easter Sunday! (Above) Jason Lew helps carry in the Flowered Cross during the Prelude. Holy Week, Easter unite community By the Rev. Karen Yokota Love Hallelujah! Christ is Risen, indeed! Blaine Memorial UMC felt the resurrected Christ and all of the glory of Holy Week and Easter! Members from both Beacon and Blaine Memorial UMC joined together for Good Friday Service. Lent was bookended with a Good Friday collaborative service with Beacon...
read moreIn Photos: Mother’s Day 2025!
Blaine Memorial recognizes the love and dedication of our moms By the Rev. Karen Yokota Love Boys, Youth, and Men served mothers, grandmothers, aunts, teachers, and mother-figures an abundant breakfast! We also celebrated Kaylee Yokoyama’s 22nd birthday with an ube cake. Sally Sekijima (left), is as happy as a clam celebrating Mother’s Day at church with her family. Jason Lew serves Pam Ikegami cake. Folks are served breakfast by Tim Ikegami. Susan Lee and Shelley Yokoyama are all smiles as they chat about family and church life...
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