Blaine Memorial 120th Anniversary Aprons!

***Hand-made commemorative aprons are now on sale!***

Aprons commemorating our 120th Anniversary are now available! Suggested donation: $40 – contact the Church Office, today.

By Dale Kaneko, additional photos by Kim Akimoto

Our unique, one-of-a-kind 120th Anniversary aprons were created because of the generosity and foresight of Blaine’s former Tuesday Ladies Group. They saved their all-cotton bags that rice and sugar were sold in, having faith that one day in the future, they would somehow be put to good use. To make these aprons even more special, Glenn Mitsui’s 120th Anniversary logo was sewn onto each apron.

With Nina Chinn’s inspiration and the skillful expertise of Carol Okano, apron sewing kits were distributed to our volunteer sewers.

We now have a limited number of aprons available for sale. If you are interested in buying an apron, please call the Blaine Memorial UMC office with your request. They are $40 and you are welcome to pay more if you wish. Funds raised from these aprons will go towards our various 120th Anniversary projects.

Please help us by keeping an eye out for any unwanted cotton rice bags when a garage or basement is being cleared out. You might find a gem, waiting to be re-made into an apron.

These special Anniversary aprons are a practical reminder of the faith, strength and service of our ancestors these past 120 years. Let us continue to honor and embody their legacy by our actions and thoughts today.

We are very grateful to be a part of Blaine’s faith family and to see God using and working through each one of us. We are so blessed and may we continue to be a blessing to others. Praise be to God!

Thank you to the wonderful sewers:

Nina Chinn
Carol Kastrup
Miriam Tong
Pam Ikegami
Barbara Kanaya
Jana Wakasugi
Yuki Sofronas
Pam Yorozu
Kathy Onishi
Rachel Lim
Julie Shioshita
Marina Kozu
Donna Sekijima
Eunice Gong
Dale Kaneko
Carol Okano

Thanks to our donors of additional rice bags:

Janet Kometani
Kristine Martin
Jana Wakasugi

Dale Kaneko is a member of Blaine Memorial UMC.

Announcements

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Prayers and Coffee on Zoom • Wednesdays at 9am

Join Rev. Karen for prayer and community on Wednesdays at 9:00 AM on Zoom. Our time together consists of brief check-ins, devotionals, and prayers. 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. Hope to see you on Wednesday.

The Beacon is now available!

Bookmark blaineonline.org for more infomation!

Vacation Bible School 2024 Continues!

August 18

Theme: Operation Restoration – Mending God’s World Time: 10am to 12pm, including lunch

Location: BMUMC Church School Classrooms

Registration: $20 per Sunday per child, Additional Campers from same family $15. We will register your kiddo on the day of VBS. If you have not registered it is still not too late. We will continue to accept new registrations all the way up to the last day of VBS Sunday! Visit blaineonline.org for registration!

Email: blainevbs@gmail.com to enroll now!

2024 Guatemala Mission Trip

From August 16 through August 24, a Blaine mission team (20 from Blaine Memorial and 3 from Mt. Vernon First UMC) will be going on a trip to Guatemala in Central America. We will be working mostly with the indigenous Mayan people near the town of Panajachel by Lake Atitlan with a UMC related organization, Mission Guatemala (www.missionguatemala.com). Mission Guatemala is “a faith-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to help meet the basic needs and improve the quality of life of under-served and impoverished Guatemalan peoples through health, education and nutrition initiatives and missionary service”. We will have a Vacation Bible School with crafts, games, lots of laughter and fun.

Our construction crew will help build a kitchen at the junior high school in Godinez. Our dental team will be serving Mission Guatemala’s scholarship children at the medical clinic in San Andres, Semetabaj. Most of all, we will be building friendships with the missionaries and staff at Mission Guatemala, with the local families living in the area, and with our team members. We are excited about the opportunity to share and receive God’s love with people of a different culture.

We ask Blaine church members to please pray for safe travels, building relationships with those we meet and showing Christ’s love through our actions and words. Thank you for your prayers and support!

Team Members: Anne Arakaki-Lock, Joshua Akiyama, Milo Choe, Nina Choe, Judy Kuo, Laura Gilbert, Kenji Guess, Alice Ikeda, Howard Nakase, Jill Nishi, Katelyn Nakase, Zachary Nakase, Janet Sekijima, Margaret Sekijima, Bob Sekijima, Donna Sekijima, Lourdes Tifre, Pastor Zulma Tifre, Stacy Lopez, Martin Yagi, Teresa Yagi, Pearl Yamamoto, Rev. Karen Yokota Love

Tsuru for Solidarity Presents: Liberation Obon!

September 1, 2024, 1:00pm to Dusk

Outside the Northwest Detention Center (NWDC) 1623 E J Street, Tacoma, WA 98421

Shut down NWDC! Liberation Obon will celebrate ancestors and resilience to end immigrant detention! Join La Resistencia and Tsuru for Solidarity as we protest wrongful imprisonment.

Activities will include:

Traditional circle and street folk dancing
Children’s art making
Giant Daruma!
Community food trucks Healing ceremonies
Speakers from inside NWDC

Wear your heritage clothing! Blaine will organize a group to go to the obon after worship! Please contact Rev. Karen is you’re interested in participating!

Afghanistan and Ukrainian Refugee Donation Ministry

Items being collected: At this time, we have an abundance of some items and so we are NOT in need of clothing or children’s toys. Especially needed items include women’s products, toothpaste, personal care items, rice cookers, blenders, mixing bowls, microwave ovens, toasters, mixers, irons, dish sets, towels, and blankets.

Blaine Memorial UMC Collection Hours: Collection items can be dropped off at the Blaine Memorial Social Hall from Tuesday-Friday between 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Please call the Church Office at (206) 723-1536 prior to dropping off your items.

South King County Response Center Collection Volunteer Hours: The Donation Center is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, same time as the Tukwila Pantry at 3118 S. 140th St. Seattle. Please text Kim Parks at (206) 683-1707 when you would like to help. Please wear a mask and bring a marking pen and measuring tape if possible. Other Questions? Please contact Donna Sekijima or Anne Arakaki-Lock.

Blaine Memorial 120th Anniversary Aprons!