Fall is here! We have been enjoying the last moments of sunshine and warmth before Winter arrives. Last September, we hosted a family film night in the social hall. We watched a lively animated musical and enjoyed plenty of food and snacks! The young adults also hiked up to Lake Twenty-Two, where we enjoyed spectacular views and plenty of sunshine! Many of our young adults also joined the BYG leaders retreat at Mercer Island UMC.
The Innovation Hub hosted a family movie night in September! We gathered for food, fellowship, and a movie screening. Our film nights are opportunities for people of all ages to gather and enjoy meaningful, inspirational, or thought-provoking movies.
Important! Reconciling Ministries Upcoming Vote
Since June 2022, the Reconciling Ministries Team has been leading the congregation in study and discernment about what it means to be an open and affirming church. One of the most important ways we can align ourselves with justice and reconciliation is to affiliate with the Reconciling Ministries Network (RMN), an organization of United Methodist congregations committed to the full inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people in The United Methodist Church. After over a year of questioning, learning, and discussing, it’s time to take our vote – will we join the Network?
Affiliation with RMN requires that at least 75% of our congregation votes to adopt a Reconciling statement. We will be voting on this statement of reconciliation on Sunday, November 5:
We celebrate God’s gift of diversity and value the wholeness made possible in community equally shared and shepherded by all. We welcome and affirm people of every gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, who are also of every age, race, ethnicity, physical and mental ability, level of education, and family structure, and of every economic, immigration, marital, and social status, and so much more. We acknowledge that we live in a world of profound social, economic, and political inequities. As followers of Jesus, we commit ourselves to the pursuit of justice and pledge to stand in solidarity with all who are marginalized and oppressed.
Just like voting in your local elections, we will require that congregation members REGISTER TO VOTE! We will provide paper mail-in style ballots for all who register to vote. We chose this method for security and simple record-keeping reasons. If you have questions, please contact us!
Congregants were invited to register in-person or online by Sunday, October 22. If you are planning to attend church on November 5, you may register and vote in person on that date.
Ballots will be distributed the week of October 23-27. You may mail them to the church office or return them in-person between October 29 and November 5 (mail needs to be received by November 4). Ballots will be counted after worship on Sunday, November 5.
The IH team and RM Task Force are always looking for new folks to join us. If you feel called to lend your voice to these important ministries, we invite you to join us at our next team zoom meeting. Please contact Lynne or any of the other team members for more information.
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Kobe and Tyler are assembling an amazing Suno dog during taste-testing before Bazaar.
BYG Suno Dogs support Maui relief!
By Kaylee Yokoyama, photos by Kai Yamamoto
It’s already Fall! Blaine Youth Group has begun a brand new school year. The youth are meeting on Sundays in the Nishida Room. We are excited for a fresh start to youth ministries. This past month was filled with tons of exciting and fun events.
One of those events being the long-awaited Blaine Bazaar! BYG featured a Youth Booth where youth served delicious suno dogs and sodas. Youth plan to work diligently through their various roles in serving suno dogs, sodas, and collecting cash/donations to support Maui disaster recovery via the United Methodist Committee on Relief. In preparation for the Bazaar, BYG held a Suno Dog/Youth Booth training night, where youth learned all the essential roles to run the Youth Booth. Youth were taught proper food safety, how to assemble suno dogs, provide excellent customer service, and how to best run the Youth Booth through their various roles. Afterwards, the youth were rewarded with also being able to get a taste of the famous suno dogs for dinner. We are very excited for the return and appearance of the BYG Youth Booth iconic hot dog mascot during Bazaar! Thank you, Blaine Congregation, for continuing to support youth throughout various Blaine events!
Justine and Zach preparing daikon for some delicious Suno dogs. We are so grateful that BYG stepped up and sold about 120 suno dogs at Bazaar, with proceeds helping those in need in Maui.
As this new school year begins, BYG is excited to welcome new youth. We are excited for the upcoming school year and have lots in store for BYG. Please make sure to keep a look out for upcoming BYG events, news, and announcements! Again, thanks to your continued support which has allowed the youth the opportunities to grow their faith and develop meaningful relationships.
BYG meets on Sundays at 10:00 AM. We will gather in the Sanctuary for the beginning of worship service before transitioning over to the Nishida Room for BYG time after the children’s message.
Blaine Youth Group (BYG) is a place where youth (6th-12th grade) are invited into a loving community and celebrated as they are. BYG provides a safe environment for youth to build lasting friendships, grow spiritually, learn acceptance of self and others, express compassion for the world, and develop a love for God. BYG has a space for any person who is interested, and all are welcome.
Many people say, “We can’t find goodness anywhere. The light of your face has left us, Lord!” But you have filled my heart with more joy than when their wheat and wine are everywhere! I will lie down and fall asleep in peace because you alone, Lord, let me live in safety. -Psalm 4:6-8, CEB
My family still resides in and around Decatur, Alabama. If you search Decatur, Alabama, you will learn that before the conflict in Palestine-Israel escalated to all-out war, Steve Perkins, a 39-year-old African-American man, was shot by several Decatur Police officers. Steve’s death on the front lawn of his home invoked outrage across the city and has sparked protests, rallies, memorials, and other calls for justice and peace. I did not know Steve, but I know Steve’s plight. I know what it means to be confronted with violence and live with the threat of death every time I leave my home. With Steve’s death, we add to the litany of unarmed Black men who died at the hands of state-sanctioned violence. I wonder if even being home is as safe as I tell myself it should be.
My heart aches for Steve’s family. It breaks for families in Israel and Gaza already suffering injury and loss. And it will break again for the Palestinians, Israelis and others who will be caught in the crossfire as war rages across the area. With people being held captive by colonialist borders and nationalist policies, there is limited personal and communal agency. With powers from far away dictating strategies and funding war efforts, colonization.
Our high aspiration for peace must always come through acts of justice and insurance of equity. We cannot expect peace if injustice and inequities are commonplace. Our pursuit of peace must begin before we hear gunfire or see bombed-out buildings. That work starts in our homes, neighborhoods, community gathering spaces, and churches as we call out and work against all manner of injustice and inequity – especially when we are not the ones directly affected. That’s one way we walk in solidarity with those who are unseen, forgotten, mistreated, or dehumanized.
Another way to work for peace in the land is to acknowledge our privilege, dismantle racism, rebut nationalism, and not shy away from calling out discriminatory acts against others. We may feel like the Greater Northwest has its own problems and that those problems are nowhere near as dire as what we are witnessing in Palestine-Israel or Decatur, Alabama, but that is not true.
War anywhere in the world is a sign that everyone has work to do. The only way we bury our heads in the sand is to deny the interconnected nature of life and our globalized economic and war-making alliances. Others may be firing guns and dropping bombs in Palestine-Israel, Ukraine, Sudan, or Alabama. Still, our country’s failure to have difficult conversations, resolve conflict and honor diverse viewpoints keeps us on the brink of war and economic collapse. When we are silent, apathetic, or too busy to bother with it, peace moves farther into the distance. If peace moves away, so does justice and equity.
Amid all that you are facing, holding, and trying to move forward, I pray the weight of these presenting conflicts will not slow or stop you from living as peaceably and boldly as you can. I pray that we will center equity and justice in all the spaces and places of your life to pursue peace constantly, calling attention to the injustice of war-making and anti-peace policies and actions – at home and abroad.
As Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “An injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” May these words serve as a daily reminder that today’s war on the other side of the globe impacts and is informed by how we live on this side. Let us not grow weary. Instead, let us continue with hope and in pursuit of peace in every place so that we can fall asleep and live lives in peace.
Peace in Palestine-Israel!
Justice for Steve!
Equity for All!
Amen!
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Hymn of Meditation Be Thou My Vision(UMH #451) Eugene Onishi and Miriam Tong
Introduction to the Offering Rev. Mia MiKyung Park
Offertory Music What Does the Lord Require of You (Jim Strathdee) Miriam Tong
Together We Serve (By Charles Damon) Miriam Tong
Doxology Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Eugene Onishi and Miriam Tong
Prayer of Dedication Rev. Mia MiKyung Park
Announcements Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Closing Hymn We Are Called (TFWS #2172) Eugene Onishi and Miriam Tong
Benediction Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Postlude Great is the Lord (By Michael W. Smith and Deborah D. Smith) Miriam Tong
Passing of the Peace Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Sermon Questions
How have you experienced the presence of God in your ministry?
What gifts, skills, and abilities do you bring to Blaine Memorial UMC’s ministry?
What are you doing for personal spiritual growth?
Daily Lectionary
Monday, October 23, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 63:1-8; Exodus 40:34-38; Revelation 18:1-10, 19-20 Complementary: Psalm 98; Daniel 3:1-18; Revelation 18:1-10, 19-20
Tuesday, October 24, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 63:1-8; Numbers 12:1-9; Revelation 18:21-24 Complementary: Psalm 98; Daniel 3:19-30; Revelation 18:21-24
Wednesday, October 25, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 63:1-8; Numbers 13:1-2, 17-14:9; Matthew 17:22-27 Complementary: Psalm 98; Daniel 6:1-28; Matthew 17:22-27
Thursday, October 26, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; Deuteronomy 31:14-22; Titus 1:5-16 Complementary: Psalm 1; Numbers 5:5-10; Titus 1:5-16
Friday, October 27, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; Deuteronomy 32:1-14, 18; Titus 2:7-8, 11-15 Complementary: Psalm 1; Deuteronomy 9:25-10:5; Titus 2:7-8, 11-15
Saturday, October 28, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; Deuteronomy 32:44-47; John 5:39-47 Complementary: Psalm 1; Proverbs 24:23-34; John 5:39-47
Announcements
Celebrating the reappointments of our pastors for the 2023-2024 year. From (L-R): Deacon Rev. Dr. Mark C. Hearn, Associate Pastor Rev. Mia MiKyung Park, Senior Pastor Rev. Karen Yokota Love and Deacon Rev. Dr. Jeney Park-Hearn.
Pastor’s Appreciation Celebration Lunch • Today after worship in the Social Hall!
Choir openings are available! Contact Eugene Onishi for more info!
Choir members needed! • Tues. at 7pm, Sun at 9am, 11:45am
Join us as we bring musical messages to the Blaine family each week. If you sing, or if you would like to learn to sing, please come join! Whether you sing in public or just in the shower or are available “full-time” or “part-time,” all are welcome! Contact Eugene Onishi (eaonishi@hotmail.com).
Wednesday Meditation & Prayer • Oct. 25 at 9am
The Wednesday Prayer group continues to meet each week. Our time together consists of a check-in question centering around United Methodist Founder John Wesley’s famous question, “How is it with your soul?” Our time together continues with a few readings from The Upper Room Magazine September/October edition. Finally, we end our time together with a pastoral prayer. We hope you can join us!
For more information, contact the church office for details!
Reconciling Ministries Voter Registration • See Dates Below
Important Dates
Today: Last Day for RM Voter Registration
Oct. 24, 7pm: Faith and Gender Workshop (Zoom)
Oct. 23-27: Ballot Distribution
Oct. 30-Nov. 4: Return Mail-In Ballots
Nov. 5: In-Person Voting
“We celebrate God’s gift of diversity and value the wholeness made possible in community equally shared and shepherded by all. We welcome and affirm people of every gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, who are also of every age, race, ethnicity, physical and mental ability, level of education, and family structure, and of every economic, immigration, marital, and social status, and so much more. We acknowledge that we live in a world of profound social, economic, and political inequities. As followers of Jesus, we commit ourselves to the pursuit of justice and pledge to stand in solidarity with all who are marginalized and oppressed.”
Register online or in-person by Sunday, October 22 for our Reconciling Ministries vote! Attend church on November 5 to register and vote in person. Ballots will be distributed the week of October 23-27. Mail them to the church office or return them in-person between October 29 and November 5 (mail needs to be received by November 4). Ballots will be counted after worship on Sunday, November 5. Scan the QR code for the online registration form or sign up in-person on Sundays. Find our form in the office or social hall!
Looking for a learning opportunity? Join us for a Gender and Faith Workshop on Tuesday, October 24 at 7:00 PM on Zoom. We’ll explore binaries, the difference between gender and sex, what it means to be intersex, and many other helpful and important topics.
Donations needed for Harvest Festival! • Saturday, Oct. 28, 11am-2:30pm
Donations are needed!
3 bags of Hot Dog Buns (24 per package)
2 packages of Kirkland Bun Size Hot Dogs (12 per package, 3-package bundle)
2 bags of Pirate’s Booty or something similar (contains no dairy or nuts and gluten-free)
2 bags of Family-sized Chips 1 bag of Cash & Carry Salad
This year’s All-Church Conference will be on Tuesday, November 14 at 7pm. This gathering holds great significance for our faith community as we come together to celebrate our ministries in 2023. Our District Superintendent, Rev. Derek Nakano will preside over the meeting. All are invited to hear about the state of our church and other important updates. More details to come!
Thanksgiving Meal Work Party • Sunday, Nov. 19 & Monday, Nov. 20
BYG is once again partnering with Kimball Elementary School to provide Thanksgiving meals for food-insecure families. We’ll gather on Sunday, November 19, after worship to prepare apple crisps together in the LAC kitchen. Additionally, on Monday evening at 6pm in the LAC kitchen, we’ll make mashed potatoes and bake apple crisps (a light dinner will be provided). We plan to deliver the meals to Kimball Elementary School on Tuesday, the 21st, in the morning. Please contact BYG Directors or Terri Adolfo for more details.
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Retired Bishop Roy I. Sano and Rev. Karen at the NJAUMC Clergy Gathering in Burlingame, CA.
Signs of autumn signal celebrations
By Rev. Karen Yokota Love, additional photos by Jesse N. Love and Kai Yamamoto
The days are getting shorter and it’s getting dark earlier. Red leaves are piling up and for me, it is a reminder that Autumn has many signs and signals. There is a shift of the changing of the seasons. The year is wrapping up and I wonder where the time went – how are we in October already? As I watch the leaves fall, it urges me to let go of the busyness and the burdens that I carry. The urge is affirmed, especially now that the Bazaar is over.
BYG’s prized Suno Dog sells well at the Bazaar.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s Blaine Benefit Bazaar a huge success! We had a whole lot of fun, didn’t we? I appreciate you making the effort to come to our Benefit Bazaar which helped raise funds for Maui Relief and Recovery through United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). Because of you and your unwavering commitment to our faith community, we had an amazing turnout. The donations continue to come in. Your attendance and active support played an important role in our Bazaar’s success — thank you and thank you, evermore. Your generosity and support are encouraging reminders of why Blaine Memorial resurrected the Bazaar in the first place … to help our Lahaina, Maui siblings. Through your support to UMCOR, you are providing food, water, hygiene items and tools to help survivors recover their belongings in the town of Lahaina (and in other neighborhoods) on Maui. Thank you for your prayers and for your support for the people of Maui in the aftermath of the wildfires.
Lori Matsukawa helps prepare udon noodles.
Last month, I gathered with members of the National Japanese American United Methodist Caucus (NJAUMC). We met at the Mercy Center in Burlingame, CA. Clergy from our sister churches from Wesley UMC (San Jose), Faith UMC (Torrance, CA), UJCC (Fresno, CA), and many other churches, came together for the first time in person since the 2019 NJAUMC Clergy and Laity Convocation. Our goal was to see each other, discuss opportunities and resources available to support one another in ministry, dialogue about the changing landscape in our churches, and tend to our needs for care in a post-pandemic world. We discussed the joys and struggles of the historical Japanese American UM churches, lifted up those who have retired and have been ordained, and remembered our siblings who have gone before us. We received updates from Camping Ministries, Japanese Language ministries, and the state of the greater church across the country. More importantly, we came together in Word and in prayer.
NJAUMC Clergy gather to discuss their dreams for the future of the historical UMC JA churches.
Retired Cal-Pac West DS Rev. Mark Nakagawa provided a compelling sermon about our saints who have passed away during the pandemic.
I provided a message based on Isaiah 43 about something new, filled with life, springing forth in the middle of a wasteland of the desert. I asked,
“What does new life in our historical Japanese American churches look like and what contributes to that movement as we look to the future?”
Aldersgate UMC (Palo Alto, CA) pastor, Rev. Dr. Sungrae Kim, provided Holy Communion in both English and Korean on our last day together.
Life seems as though we are walking through a dry desert. Earlier this month, the world awoke to news of a deadly attack on Israel by a Palestinian militant group, Hamas. Escalating violence has killed or injured thousands and an unknown number have been abducted — reportedly including the elderly, women, and children. I ask for prayers for those who have lost family members and livelihoods, the injured, for those who perpetuate violence and for World Leaders that they may work for peace, the churches, and all religious leaders and for those who work for peace in the region. The situation is complicated, and it’s important to recognize the fear and sense of injustice that is felt, but it’s essential to call on both sides not to resort to further violence and to engage in negotiation to establish a peaceful solution for all who live in the Holy Land.
Autumn signals that the time has arrived for this year’s Reconciling Ministries Vote. For the past few years, Innovation Hub Convener Lynne Onishi and the Reconciling Ministries Task Force led our faith community in thought-provoking conversations, documentaries, small group discussions, online Bible Study classes, and provided safe spaces to discuss what it means for Blaine Memorial UMC to become a Reconciling Ministries Church. The time has arrived to cast your vote! Here is the statement that our church will be voting on after worship on Sunday, November 5, 2023:
“We celebrate God’s gift of diversity and value the wholeness made possible in community equally shared and shepherded by all. We welcome and affirm people of every gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, who are also of every age, race, ethnicity, physical and mental ability, level of education, and family structure, and of every economic, immigration, marital, and social status, and so much more. We acknowledge that we live in a world of profound social, economic, and political inequities. As followers of Jesus, we commit ourselves to the pursuit of justice and pledge to stand in solidarity with all who are marginalized and oppressed.”
If you are an active church member or active participant at Blaine Memorial UMC, I encourage you to register to vote. You may vote by registering online by scanning the QR code on page 6.
Autumn signals great celebrations, including this year’s Harvest Festival and Trunk-or-Treat on Saturday, October 28 from 11:00AM-2:30PM. There will be games and activities for all! We encourage you to dress in family-friendly costumes — please no masks allowed. Costumes may not contain sharp objects, pointed objects or materials that may accidentally strike another. At 2:00PM, the children will gather and participate in the Trunk-or-Treat in the parking lot. Invite your family and friends!
Autumn signals a time to remember our ancestors by celebrating All Saints Sunday on November 5 during worship. On All Saints Day, United Methodists publicly remember and honor our loved ones who have passed away. You’re invited to bring photos of your saints which we will place on the altar.We will say the names of Blaine Memorial members who passed away from November 1, 2022 to October 31, 2023 and we will ring a bell to remember them.
Autumn signals the beginning of Blaine Memorial’s 2024 Stewardship Campaign, Together for Joy, based on Psalm 98.
We have so much to celebrate and to be joyful about. Spread your joy, love others, and be the hope!
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Prelude The Summons Traditional Scottish; by John Bell Kathy Onishi
Welcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Karen Yokota Love
*Call to Worship (Based on Psalm 106) Jordan L.
*Opening Hymn Sanctuary (TFWS #2164) x 2 Eugene and Kathy Onishi
Opening Prayer Jordan L.
Scripture Reading Philippians 4:1-9 (NRSVUE, JLB) Mia I., Tsutomu Nagoya
Children’s Message Rev. Mia MiKyung Park
Special Music Draw the Circle Wide Blaine Memorial Choir
M. I. L. E. Laity Enhancement Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Faith Sharing of Camp Experiences Blaine Youth Group
JHC and Asian Camp Video Blaine Youth Group
Hymn of Reflection Matthew 11 Blaine Youth Group
Introduction to the Offering Marisa I.
*Doxology Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (UMH #94) Eugene and Kathy Onishi
*Prayer of Dedication Tala C.
Announcements Rev. Karen Yokota Love
*Closing Hymn Pass It On (UMH #572) Eugene and Kathy Onishi
*Benediction Rev. Mia MiKyung Park
Postlude He is God Words and Music by Wes Terasaki, arr. by Randy Way Kathy Onishi
Passing of the Peace Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Camping Ministries Sunday!
About Junior High Camp
Junior High Camp is geared toward incoming 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. We strive for our youth to leave with a sense of relationship to Christ through tangible and practical life applications. In addition, we encourage their growth towards outreach through their local churches and leadership in their own communities.
About Asian Camp
The United Methodist Church Asian American Summer Camp, in its 49th year history of empowering and inspirational ministry, has developed a reputation amongst its participants as a family-like community, yielding lifelong relationships and faithful servants of God. Asian Camp is a camp geared towards incoming 10th, 2nd year college.
Wednesday, October 18, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 97; 2 Kings 17:7-20; John 6:25-35 Complementary: Psalm 34; Song of Solomon 7:10-8:4; John 6:25-35
Thursday, October 19, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 99; Exodus 33:7-11; 3 John 9-12 Complementary: Psalm 96:1-9; Judges 17:1-6; 3 John 9-12
Friday, October 20, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 99; Exodus 31:1-11; 1 Peter 5:1-5 Complementary: Psalm 96:1-9; Deuteronomy 17:14-20; 1 Peter 5:1-5
Saturday, October 21, 2023: Semi-continuous: Psalm 99; Exodus 39:32-43; Matthew 14:1-12 Complementary: Psalm 96:1-9; Isaiah 14:3-11; Matthew 14:1-12
Announcements
Choir openings are available! Contact Eugene Onishi for more info!
Choir members needed! • Tues. at 7pm, Sun at 9am, 11:45am
Join us as we bring musical messages to the Blaine family each week. If you sing, or if you would like to learn to sing, please come join! Whether you sing in public or just in the shower or are available “full-time” or “part-time,” all are welcome! Contact Eugene Onishi (eaonishi@hotmail.com).
Free Hearing Tests! • Sunday Oct. 15 in the Library
Do you have trouble understanding conversation in noisy places? Do you ask people to repeat themselves? Have people told you to get your hearing checked? If you are experiencing any of these concerns, there will be an opportunity immediately after worship to have your hearing checked. Offerings include a free screening of your hearing, a free cleaning of your ears. If you use hearing aids, you can have those checked, as well. Please go to the Blaine Library to have your hearing checked!
Wednesday Meditation & Prayer • Oct. 18 at 9am
The Wednesday Prayer group continues to meet each week. Our time together consists of a check-in question centering around United Methodist Founder John Wesley’s famous question, “How is it with your soul?” Our time together continues with a few readings from The Upper Room Magazine September/October edition. Finally, we end our time together with a pastoral prayer. We hope you can join us!
Celebrating the reappointments of our pastors for the 2023-2024 year. From (L-R): Deacon Rev. Dr. Mark C. Hearn, Associate Pastor Rev. Mia MiKyung Park, Senior Pastor Rev. Karen Yokota Love and Deacon Rev. Dr. Jeney Park-Hearn.
Pastor’s Appreciation Celebration Lunch • Sunday, Oct. 22 after worship in the Social Hall
For more information, contact the church office for details!
Donations needed for Harvest Festival! • Saturday, Oct. 28, 11am-2:30pm
Donations are needed!
3 bags of Hot Dog Buns (24 per package)
2 packages of Kirkland Bun Size Hot Dogs (12 per package, 3-package bundle)
2 bags of Pirate’s Booty or something similar (contains no dairy or nuts and gluten-free)
2 bags of Family-sized Chips 1 bag of Cash & Carry Salad
This year’s All-Church Conference will be on Tuesday, November 14 at 7pm. This gathering holds great significance for our faith community as we come together to celebrate our ministries in 2023. Our District Superintendent, Rev. Derek Nakano will preside over the meeting. All are invited to hear about the state of our church and other important updates. More details to come!
Thanksgiving Meal Work Party • Sunday, Nov. 19 & Monday, Nov. 20
BYG is once again partnering with Kimball Elementary School to provide Thanksgiving meals for food-insecure families. We’ll gather on Sunday, November 19, after worship to prepare apple crisps together in the LAC kitchen. Additionally, on Monday evening at 6pm in the LAC kitchen, we’ll make mashed potatoes and bake apple crisps (a light dinner will be provided). We plan to deliver the meals to Kimball Elementary School on Tuesday, the 21st, in the morning. Please contact BYG Directors or Terri Adolfo for more details.
Bazaar in Photos!
Blaine Memorial UMC’s volunteers help grill chicken during the Bazaar. Thank you to our contributors!The Blaine Youth Group are ready to serve Suno Dogs at Bazaar!Jordan enjoys Suno Dogs!
