Reflecting on 120 (and 121) Years of Grace!
- Blaine Memorial UMC’s 120th and 121st Anniversary Sunday
- January 26, 2025 • 10:00am
- Hybrid Worship
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Order of Worship
| Prelude Holy, Holy, Holy By John B. Dykes Kathy Onishi |
| Welcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| Call to Worship Rev. David Nieda |
| Opening Hymn You Are the Vine Words and Music by Danny Daniels and Randy Rigbey Blaine Praise Band |
| Opening Prayer Rev. Shalom Agtarap |
| Special Music Goodness of God Written by Ed Cash, Ben Fielding, Jason Ingram, Brian Johnson and Jenn Johnson Rev. Dr. Mark C. Hearn, Rev. Dione Corsilles |
| First Scripture Reading 1 Corinthians 12:12-31 (JLB, CEB) Tsutomu Nagoya, Gail Nomura, Aidan Lew, Kaylee Yokoyama, Shigeru Nishida |
| Children’s Message Sai Hanaoka Church School Superintendent |
| Special Music Be Thou My Vision Arr. by Alice Parker Blaine Memorial UMC Choir |
| Second Scripture Reading Ephesians 3:16-19 (JLB, NRSV) Tsutomu Nagoya, Lynne Onishi |
| Sermon Rooted and Grounded…In Love! Bishop Robert T. Hoshibata |
| Hymn of Reflection What Gift Can We Bring (UMH #87) Eugene and Kathy Onishi |
| Special Music Amazing Grace By John Newton (English and Japanese) Blaine Ukulele Group of Seattle |
| Video Presentation The Archives Committee |
| The Great Thanksgiving Bishop Robert T. Hoshibata, Bishop Cedrick D. Bridgeforth, Rev. Cruz Edwin Santos, Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| Holy Communion Music At This Table By Idina Menzel Marina Kozu |
| Introduction to the Offering Rev. Alann Hamada |
| Doxology Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Kathy Onishi |
| Prayer of Dedication Rev. Alann Hamada |
| Announcements Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| Closing Hymn Forever Words by Chris Tomlin Blaine Praise Band |
| Benediction Rev. Karen Yokota Love |
| Postlude One God and Father of Us All Words and Music by Pete Carlson and Kyle Matthews, Arr. by Jerry Carraway Kathy Onishi |
Announcements
Congregational Photo • Immediately after worship in the Sanctuary
Immediately after worship, we’ll gather to take a congregational photo in the Sanctuary. This photo will include all of our dignitaries. Since we will be taking a group photo, we are canceling the Zoom Break Out Room. It will provide the opportunity for our facilitators to participate in the congregational photo. We’ll resume the Zoom Break Out Room on Sunday, February 2, 2025.
Blaine Memorial’s 120th Anniversary Sunday Celebration and Potluck Information
Blaine Memorial UMC will have a 120th anniversary Sunday service with special guests and dignitaries from our past to celebrate and reflect on its 120-year history and look forward to its further growth and development into the next 120 years of service in love. After the service there will be a potluck gathering and program with exhibits, entertainment, reunions with friends and family, and an honoring of church members who are 88+ years old by the end of January. Please join us for the culminating celebration of our 120th anniversary and start of our 121st year! We look forward to celebrating with all our members new and old and our many community friends to remember and renew our connections into the future. Please bring a potluck dish to share. All are welcome.
For the potluck we are asking folks to contribute some dishes to share with others. (If you are single, please feel free to bring just one of the items. If you are 88+ years old, you do not need to bring a dish. This celebration is for you!).
We hope you can join us for this special culmination celebration of our church’s 120th Anniversary.
NJAUMC Book Study During Epiphanytide
There’s a new book study sponsored by the National Japanese American United Methodist Caucus that will begin next Tuesday (1/21). Rev. Brian Lee (Simpson UMC in Arvada, CO) and Rev. John Miyahara (UMC Navy Chaplain in San Diego, CA) will facilitate “Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation and the Resilience of a Family Farm” by David Mas Masumoto. We will gather virtually on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM. (PST). Below is our reading schedule:
| Tuesday (1/28) Parts 3 and 4 |
| Tuesday (2/11) Parts 5 and 6 |
| Tuesday (2/25) Parts 7 and 8 |
Click here to join the Zoom link.
Books are on sale in the Church Office for $15.00 or you are free to purchase online at Amazon.com.
Day of Remembrance Film Screening at Blaine Memorial UMC • February 19, 2025
Blaine Memorial UMC is partnering with the Seattle JACL and Puyallup Valley JACL to show the film, Removed by Force: The Eviction of Hawai?i’s Japanese Americans During World II at 6:00PM in the Sanctuary. The film sheds light on the relatively unknown experiences of the 1,500 Americans of Japanese ancestry from 23 geographic areas in Hawai‘i who were evicted, but not interned, during World War II.
Annual Sukiyaki Dinner • March 1, 2025
Blaine Memorial’s Sukiyaki Benefit Fundraiser is for SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2025 from 1:00PM-6:00PM! Sukiyaki will be $20.00 each. We will have cooked and uncooked Sukiyaki. We will provide take out and have limited dine in. More information will be announced soon – stay tuned!
Afghanistan and Ukrainian Refugee Donation Ministry at Riverton Park UMC!
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 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.
South King County Response Center Collection Volunteer Hours: The Donation Center is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 10:00AM-2:00PM, 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 at: donnasek@outlook.com and/or Anne Arakaki-Lock at: salock@comcast.net.
A Season of Stewardship: Blaine Memorial UMC Supports Kimball Elementary (Video)
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