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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Posted by on Aug 28, 2025 in Blaine Youth Group, Church News & Events, Congregational Care, Giving, Prayer, Sermons, Service Opportunities, Small Groups, Spiritual Formation, Sunday Worship, Videos, Weekly Calendar

Sermon Questions

  1. When have you been tempted to seek recognition or status? How might Jesus’ words about humility speak into that moment?
  2. What does it mean for you personally to take the “lower seat” in your relationships, workplace, or community?
  3. Jesus challenges us to invite those who cannot repay us—who might that be in your own circle of life and community?
  4. How would our church—and our neighborhood—look different if we truly lived by the table manners of Jesus?

Order of Worship

Prelude
Gather Us In
Words and music by Marty Haugen
TFWS #2236
Kathy Onishi
Welcome of Grace and Greeting
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Land Acknowledgement
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
*Call to Worship
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
*Opening Hymn
Jesu, Jesu
UMH #432
Kathy Onishi and Eugene Onishi
Opening Prayer
Ron Nobuyama
First Scripture Reading
Hebrews 13:1-8 (CEB), Jeremiah 29:11
Tsutomu Nagoya, Ron Nobuyama
Children’s Sermon
Teacher Sai Hanaoka
Second Scripture Reading
Luke 14:1, 7-14 (CEB)
Tsutomu Nagoya, Ron Nobuyama
Sermon
“Jesus Flips the Chart”
Pastor Job Pangilinan
(View the Sermon Intro)
Hymn of Reflection 
Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service
UMH #581
Kathy and Eugene Onishi
Introduction to the Offering
Ron Nobuyama
(Give online through Realm)
Offertory Hymn
Together We Serve
Words and music by Daniel Charles Damon
TFWS #2175
Kathy Onishi
*Doxology
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
UMH #94

Kathy and Eugene Onishi
*Prayer of Dedication
Ron Nobuyama
Announcements
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
*Closing Hymn
The Servant Song
TFWS #2222
Kathy and Eugene Onishi
*Benediction
Pastor Job Pangilinan
Postlude
Make Me a Servant
Words and music by Kelly Willard
TFWS #2176
Kathy Onishi
Zoom Fellowship Breakout Room
(No Zoom this Sunday)
Altar Flowers
Miriam Tong

Daily Lectionary Readings

Sunday, August 31, 2025:
Jeremiah 2:4-13 and Psalm 81:1, 10-16; Sirach 10:12-18 or Proverbs 25:6-7 and Psalm 112; Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14
Monday, September 1, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 58; Jeremiah 2:23-37; Hebrews 13:7-21;
Complementary: Psalm 119:65-72; 2 Chronicles 12:1-12; Hebrews 13:7-21;
Tuesday, September 2, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 58; Jeremiah 3:1-14; Titus 1:1-9;
Complementary: Psalm 119:65-72; Isaiah 2:12-17; Titus 1:1-9;
Wednesday, September 3, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 58; Jeremiah 3:15-25; Luke 14:15-24;
Complementary: Psalm 119:65-72; Isaiah 57:14-21; Luke 14:15-24;
Thursday, September 4, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Jeremiah 15:10-21; Philippians 2:25-30;
Complementary: Psalm 1; Genesis 39:1-23; Philippians 2:25-30;
Friday, September 5, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Jeremiah 16:14-17:4; Colossians 4:7-17;
Complementary: Psalm 1; Deuteronomy 7:12-26; Colossians 4:7-17;
Saturday, September 6, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; Jeremiah 17:14-27; Matthew 10:34-42;
Complementary: Psalm 1; Deuteronomy 29:2-20; Matthew 10:34-42;


BMUMC Announcements

Celebrate with us on Rally Sunday, September 7 at Blaine Memorial UMC! Have your children bring their backpacks or other school supplies to be blessed.

Rally Sunday! Celebrate our Church School, Teachers, BYG Leaders, and volunteers!

When: Sunday, September 7, 10:00am

Where: Blaine Memorial UMC

Sunday, September 7 is Rally Sunday! We’ll kick off the beginning of a new church school year! We’ll lift up blessings for the new year and celebrate our Church School Superintendent Sai Hanaoka, Church School Teachers, our BYG Leaders, and volunteers! We’ll also celebrate our kids, youth, and young adults! We’ll have a Blessing of the Backpacks ceremony during worship so please bring your backpacks, devices, and school supplies.

Get to know our new Associate Pastor, Job Pangilinan through our upcoming Cottage Meetings! Contact Arlene Naganawa for more details.

Cottage Meetings with Pastor Job!

When: Sunday, September 21, after Service

Where: Blaine Memorial UMC, more TBD

The Staff Parish Relations Committee (SPRC) and Pastor Job invite you and your family to a Cottage Meeting after service on Sunday, September 21, after worship. A simple lunch will be provided, and we’ll confirm the location on the church campus, soon.

This gathering is a chance for you got get to know Pastor Job. Together we’ll reflect on the theme, “Preparing the Next Generation for the Mission of Christ for the Transformation of the World.” The meet-and-greet will last for about 45 minutes to an hour, ensuring a meaningful yet focused time together. Please RSVP to Arlene Naganawa so we can plan well. We look forward to sharing this special time with you!

Last year, Blaine Memorial UMC gathered family and friends from the community to welcome fall with our Annual Bazaar! Support our congregation through this wonderful event with food, light entertainment, and fellowship.

Blaine Memorial UMC’s Annual Bazaar, beneficiary announced

  • When: Saturday, October 4, 2025
  • Where: Blaine Memorial UMC

This year’s Blaine Memorial UMC Bazaar will benefit Tsuru for Solidarity – “Tsuru for Solidarity is a nonviolent, direct action project of Japanese American social justice advocates and allies working to end detention sites and support directly impacted immigrant and refugee communities that are being targeted by racist, inhumane immigration policies.” Read more.

This year’s Benefit Bazaar Beneficiary is Tsuru for Solidarity. Tsuru for Solidarity’s mission is to: 

  • Educate, advocate, and protest to close all U.S. concentration camps
  • Build solidarity with other communities of color that have experienced forced removal, detention, deportation, separation of families, and other forms of racial and state violence
  • Coordinate intergenerational, cross-community healing circles addressing the trauma of our shared histories

More details to come! Please save this date and contact the Church Office for questions regarding Bazaar!

Wednesday Morning Coffee and Prayer

  • When: 9:00AM
  • Where: Zoom

Zoom Login

Meeting ID: 985 4817 5708
Dial by your location
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 985 4817 5708

The hour together consists of brief check-ins, devotionals, and prayers. We will continue reading from the July/August 2025 Edition of 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. 


Community Announcements

National Japanese American Caucus of The United Methodist Church Convocation

When: October 9-11, 2025

Where: United Japanese Christian Church (Clovis, CA)

Every three years, we seek to gather clergy and laity from our historically Japanese-American congregations. On behalf of United Japanese Christian Church, we are excited to welcome you and we hope you will join us!

Theme
This year’s convocation theme, “Neighbors, Not Enemies,” draws upon the experience of the Japanese American incarceration during World War II and calls us to examine today’s political climate through the lens of justice, memory, and faith. As followers of Christ and members of the NJAUMC, we have a call and responsibility to respond. Together, through worship, workshops, conversations, and healing circles, we will affirm our commitment to stand with those facing discrimination, resist fear-driven policies, and to seek to embody the two greatest commandments that Jesus teaches.

Schedule
Clergy will gather on Wednesday, October 8 and the morning of Thursday, October 9. Then, the laity will join us in the afternoon on the 9th. We are blessed that Bishop Grant Hagiya will preach for us during Opening Worship! We will wrap up with a lunch to-go on Saturday, October 11. Contact Rev. Karen for more info.

Lodging
To book at a special group rate at Fairfield Inn and Suites, please use this link: Book your group rate for United Japanese Christian Church Please make your arrangements as soon as possible as there are multiple events in our area that weekend. The deadline to get the early booking rate at the hotel is September 8, 2025.

Please let Rev. Karen know if you have any questions.

Your generous donations make a huge impact on our neighbors!

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.


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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Posted by on Aug 23, 2025 in Blaine Youth Group, Church News & Events, Congregational Care, Giving, Prayer, Sermons, Service Opportunities, Small Groups, Spiritual Formation, Sunday Worship, Weekly Calendar

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  • Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
  • Blessing of the Animals
  • August 24, 2025
  • 10:00AM – Worship in the Courtyard (outside)
  • View the livestream


Sermon Questions

  1. How have animals blessed us in our own lives?
  2. How might we share the joy and comfort we receive from animals with others, particularly those in need?
  3. Where do you see “the least of our human family (and fellow furry friends), and how can our care for animals inspire us to extend compassion to all?

Order of Worship

Prelude
As the Deer
TFWS #2025

Kathy Onishi
Welcome of Grace and Greeting
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Land Acknowledgement
Kobe Yamamoto
*Opening Hymn
All Things Bright and Beautiful
UMH #147

Kathy Onishi, Eugene Onishi
Opening Prayer
Kobe Yamamoto
First Scripture Reading
Psalm 59:9-10 (CEB)
Tsutomu Nagoya, Kobe Yamamoto
Children’s Sermon
Rev. Job Pangilinan
Second Scripture Reading
Genesis 1:20-25 (CEB)
Tsutomu Nagoya
Sermon
The Joy of Animals
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Blessing of the Animals
Rev. Karen Yokota Love and Pastor Job Pangilinan
Hymn of Reflection 
Loving Spirit
TFWS #2123

Kathy and Eugene Onishi
Introduction to the Offering
Kobe Yamamoto
Offertory Song
El Shaddai
UMH #123

Kathy Onishi
*Doxology
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
UMH #94

Kathy and Eugene Onishi
*Prayer of Dedication
Kobe Yamamoto
Announcements
Rev. Karen Love Yokota and Friends
*Closing Hymn
Whom Shall I Send
UMH #582

Kathy and Eugene Onishi
*Benediction
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Postlude
Let All Things Now Living
TFWS #2008

Kathy Onishi

Daily Lectionary Readings

Sunday, August 24, 2025:
Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Psalm 71:1-6; Isaiah 58:9b-14 and Psalm 103:1-8
Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17
Monday, August 25, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 10; Jeremiah 7:1-15; Hebrews 3:7-4:11;
Complementary: Psalm 109:21-31; Ezekiel 20:1-17; Hebrews 3:7-4:11;
Tuesday, August 26, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 10; Jeremiah 7:16-26; Revelation 3:7-13;
Complementary: Psalm 109:21-31; Ezekiel 20:18-32; Revelation 3:7-13;
Wednesday, August 27, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 10; Jeremiah 7:27-34; Luke 6:6-11;
Complementary: Psalm 109:21-31; Ezekiel 20:33-44; Luke 6:6-11;
Thursday, August 28, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 81:1, 10-16; Jeremiah 11:1-17; 1 Peter 3:8-12;
Complementary: Psalm 112; Proverbs 15:13-17; 1 Peter 3:8-12;
Friday, August 29, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 81:1, 10-16; Jeremiah 12:1-13; 1 Peter 4:7-11;
Complementary: Psalm 112; Proverbs 18:6-12; 1 Peter 4:7-11;
Saturday, August 30, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 81:1, 10-16; Jeremiah 2:1-3, 14-22; Matthew 20:20-28;
Complementary: Psalm 112; Proverbs 21:1-4, 24-26; Matthew 20:20-28;

BMUMC Announcements


Last year, Blaine Memorial UMC gathered family and friends from the community to welcome fall with our Annual Bazaar! Support our congregation through this wonderful event with food, light entertainment, and fellowship.

Blaine Memorial UMC’s Annual Bazaar, beneficiary announced

  • When: Saturday, October 4, 2025
  • Where: Blaine Memorial UMC

This year’s Benefit Bazaar Beneficiary is Tsuru for Solidarity. Tsuru for Solidarity’s mission is to: 

  • Educate, advocate, and protest to close all U.S. concentration camps
  • Build solidarity with other communities of color that have experienced forced removal, detention, deportation, separation of families, and other forms of racial and state violence
  • Coordinate intergenerational, cross-community healing circles addressing the trauma of our shared histories

More details to come! Please save this date and contact the Church Office for questions regarding Bazaar!

Wednesday Morning Coffee and Prayer

  • When: 9:00AM
  • Where: Zoom

Zoom Login

Meeting ID: 985 4817 5708
Dial by your location
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 985 4817 5708

The hour together consists of brief check-ins, devotionals, and prayers. We will continue reading from the July/August 2025 Edition of 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. 

Friends and members of Blaine Memorial UMC gathered at the MLK FAME Community Center to share stories of injustice as well as resilience to demand our government take action to protect migrants who are being targeted today.

Photo: Japanese American Town Hall

On Tuesday, August 19, Tsuru for Solidarity, Seattle JACL, Densho, Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee, and Blaine Memorial UMC hosted a community-led town hall meeting at the MLK FAME Community Center in Seattle to share the lasting impacts of WWII incarceration, and demanded that our government act now, in ways they never did in 1941, to protect vulnerable communities.

Thank you to the Blaine Memorial UMC church members Shigeru Nishida, Keiko Yanagihara, and Sharon Maeda who shared their heartfelt and powerful stories as Japanese American survivors and/or descendants of the WWII incarceration camps. They shared about their own personal stories, trauma, and generational impact that it had on their own lives and families. They spoke directly to elected officials and held them accountable. They demanded that they take more action to oppose mass incarceration and deportation of our immigrant friends, neighbors, and partners being targeted.

Thank you to all of our members who showed up at the Town Hall to support and to be heard! 

Photo provided by Kim Akimoto.

Community Announcements

A National Day of Action / Protect Every Park was held at the waterfront in Seattle, Wash. on Saturday, August 23. Prominent members of the community stood up against attacks on our National Parks System and the erasure of Japanese American incarceration and social justice sites. This event features guest speakers, taiko drum performances by Seattle Matsuri Taiko and more.

Photos: A National Day of Action/Protect Every Park

How can we protect our National Parks and preserve the history and heritage of Japanese Americans? It’s time to make your voices heard! Yesterday, members of Blaine Memorial UMC attended A National Day of Action, Protect Every Park event. Guest speakers included Lawrence Matsuda, Ph.D (activist, writer, and educator), the Honorable Clarence Moriwaki (Bainbridge Island City Council member), Huy Pham (Executive Director, Asian American and Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation), and Erin Shigaki (artist and advocate, representing Tsuru for Solidarity). Also the Honorable Sharon Tomiko Santos, State Representative of the 37th Legislative District, spoke at the event.

This event was supported by the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), Tsuru for Solidarity, Densho, APIAHiP, Minidoka Pilgrimage, Wing Luke Museum, and NPCA.

Photos by the Rev. Karen Yokota Love.

Your generous donations make a huge impact on our neighbors!

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.

View the August 2025 Calendar

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Posted by on Aug 14, 2025 in Blaine Youth Group, Church News & Events, Congregational Care, Giving, Prayer, Sermons, Service Opportunities, Small Groups, Spiritual Formation, Sunday Worship, Videos, Weekly Calendar

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Sermon Questions

  1. When have you felt tested or challenged in your faith, and how did you experience God’s presence or strength during that time?
  2. Who has influenced your faith journey, and how might you now be called to encourage or mentor someone younger in faith?
  3. What distractions or “weights” do you need to let go of so you can focus more fully on following Jesus today?

Order of Worship

Prelude
Proclaim the Glory of the Lord
Miriam Tong
Welcome of Grace and Greeting
Pastor Job Pangilinan
Land Acknowledgement
Pastor Job Pangilinan
*Call to Worship
(Based on Hebrews 11:29-12:2)
Rev. Karen Love Yokota
*Opening Hymn
He is Exalted
TFWS #2070
Miriam Tong and Michelle Vaughan
Opening Prayer
Rev. Karen Love Yokota
First Scripture Reading
Hebrews 11:29-12:2 (CEB) / Psalm 28:7 (CEB)
Manami Imaoka, Shig Nishida
Children’s Sermon
Teacher Sai Hanaoka
Second Scripture Reading
Luke 12:49-56 (CEB)
Manami Imaoka, Shig Nishida
Sermon
Faithful in a World on Fire:
“Through the Fire, For the Future”
(View Video Intro)
Rev. Job Pangilinan 
Hymn of Reflection 
Precious Lord
UMH #474
Miriam Tong and Michelle Vaughan
Introduction to the Offering
Shig Nishida
Offertory Hymn
Still
By Reuben Morgan

Miriam Tong
*Doxology
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
UMH #94

Miriam Tong, Michelle Vaughan
*Prayer of Dedication
Shig Nishida
Announcements
Rev. Karen Love Yokota
*Closing Hymn
Lead Me Lord
UMH #473

Miriam Tong and Michelle Vaughan
*Benediction
Pastor Job Pangilinan
Postlude
Worthy is the Lamb
Words and Music by Darlene Zscech

Miriam Tong
Zoom Fellowship Breakout Room
(No Zoom this Sunday)
Altar Flowers
Anita Kuroiwa-Schiff 

Daily Lectionary Readings

Sunday, August 17, 2025:
Isaiah 5:1-7 and Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19: Jeremiah 23:23-29 and Psalm 82; Hebrews 11:29-12:2; Luke 12:49-56
Monday, August 18, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 74; Isaiah 5:8-23; 1 John 4:1-6;
Complementary: Psalm 32; Jeremiah 23:30-40; 1 John 4:1-6;
Tuesday, August 19, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 74; Isaiah 5:24-30; Acts 7:44-53;
Complementary: Psalm 32; Jeremiah 25:15-29; Acts 7:44-53;
Wednesday, August 20, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 74; Isaiah 27:1-13; Luke 19:45-48;
Complementary: Psalm 32; Jeremiah 25:30-38; Luke 19:45-48;
Thursday, August 21, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 71:1-6; Jeremiah 6:1-19; Hebrews 12:3-17;
Complementary: Psalm 103:1-8; Numbers 15:32-41; Hebrews 12:3-17;
Friday, August 22, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 71:1-6; Jeremiah 6:20-30; Acts 17:1-9;
Complementary: Psalm 103:1-8; 2 Chronicles 8:12-15; Acts 17:1-9;
Saturday, August 23, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 71:1-6; Jeremiah 1:1-3, 11-19; Luke 6:1-5;
Complementary: Psalm 103:1-8; Nehemiah 13:15-22; Luke 6:1-5;
4:15-27;

Announcements


Last year, Blaine Memorial UMC gathered family and friends from the community to welcome fall with our Annual Bazaar! Support our congregation through this wonderful event with food, light entertainment, and fellowship.

Save the Date: Blaine Memorial UMC’s Annual Bazaar

  • When: Saturday, October 4, 2025
  • Where: Blaine Memorial UMC

More details to come! Please save this date and contact the Church Office for questions regarding Bazaar!

Join us for the Blessing of the Animals Worship Service on August 24, 10am!

Blessing of the Animals Worship Service

  • When: Sunday, August 24 at 10am
  • Where: BMUMC Courtyard


Bring your pet(s) to the Courtyard on Sunday, August 24 at 10am for our Annual Blessing of the Animals Service. This is an opportunity for us in in a corporate act of worship to give thanks to God for the gift of creation; recommit ourselves to being good stewards of the share of the world’s resources that we enjoy; and to offer a blessing to our pet friends, who demonstrate for us so wonderfully the unconditional love of God.

Make sure your voice is heard on Saturday, August 23! Tsuru for Solidarity will be support those detained at the NWDC.

Solidarity Day with Tsuru for Solidarity

Join Tsuru for Solidarity on August 23rd! They are hosting a Solidarity Day to show support for all of the people who are detained inside Northwest Detention Center. We will fight to shut down NWDC so people detained are able to be with their family! Please bring flowers for the altar.

Please contact Yuki at blaineoffice@yahoo.com if you would like to be a part of a carpool from Blaine by August (8/21) at 1:00PM.

Click flier to view more information.

Wednesday Morning Coffee and Prayer

  • When: 9:00AM
  • Where: Zoom

https://greaternw.zoom.us/j/98548175708

Meeting ID: 985 4817 5708
Dial by your location
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 985 4817 5708

Join us for prayer and community on Wednesdays at 9:00AM on Zoom. Our time together consists of brief check-ins, devotionals, and prayers. This is a great way to 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.

Cancelled: Church Retreat, A Message from Harry Tang

When: August 22-24, 2025

Where: Black Lake Bible Camp (Event Cancelled)

We regret to inform you that the upcoming church retreat, scheduled for the weekend of August 22, has been canceled due to low registration. 

We understand this may be disappointing news, and we sincerely appreciate your interest and support. For those who have already registered, we’ll reach out to you directly.

Thank you for your understanding and continued commitment to our church community. Stay tuned for future opportunities to gather, reflect, and grow together.

Request for Potato Chips and Savory Treats

Thank you, everyone, for bringing in sweet and savory treats for our fellowship time on Sundays. We all enjoy them and are now running low. Please consider bringing in some of your favorite individually wrapped chips to share. Examples are potato chips, Doritos, Cheetos, etc. We appreciate your generosity. 

You may drop the treats off in the social hall kitchen area on Sundays or during church office hours.

We are always in need of more helpers in the kitchen for our fellowship time and it’s a great way to get to know others. Please see Julie Lock if you would like to be added to our rotation list. Thank you!

Your generous donations make a huge impact on our neighbors!

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.

View the August 2025 Calendar

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Posted by on Aug 6, 2025 in Archives, Blaine Youth Group, Church News & Events, Congregational Care, Giving, Prayer, Sermons, Service Opportunities, Small Groups, Spiritual Formation, Sunday Worship, Videos, Weekly Calendar

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Sermon Questions

  • What fears still hold you back from trusting that God delights in providing for you? How might letting go of fear change the way you live, give, or love others?
  • In what ways is God inviting you to be “ready”—not just in belief, but in action? What would being spiritually alert look like in your daily life this week?
  • What “possessions” or attachments—material or emotional—might God be gently trying to remove from your life? How is the “Holy Thief” at work within you, creating space for freedom and grace?
  • How does seeing God as a servant reshape your understanding of leadership, power, and discipleship? What might it look like for you to imitate Christ’s posture of service in your community?     

Order of Worship

Prelude
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying
Leann Onishi 
Welcome of Grace and Greeting
Pastor Job Pangilinan
Land Acknowledgement
Pastor Job Pangilinan
*Call to Worship
(Based on Luke 12:32–40)
Pastor Job Pangilinan
*Opening Hymn
Come Holy Spirit TFWS #2125
Leann Onishi and Michelle Vaughan
Opening Prayer
Michelle Vaughan
First Scripture Reading
Romans 8:28 (CEB)
Tsutomu Nagoya, Michelle Vaughan
Children’s Sermon
Teacher Sai Hanaoka
Second Scripture Reading
Luke 12:32-40 (CEB)
Tsutomu Nagoya, Michelle Vaughan 
Sermon
“The Generous Parent, the Serving Master, and the Holy Thief”
Rev. Job Pangilinan 
Song of Reflection 
Take My Life and Let it Be • I Surrender All (Medley)
Introduction to the Offering
Mariko Ronan 
Offertory Hymn
“My Father’s Eyes” by Gary Chapman
Leann Onishi
*Doxology
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
UMH #94

Kathy and Eugene Onishi 
*Prayer of Dedication
Michelle Vaughan
Announcements
Pastor Job Pangilinan
*Closing Hymn
In His Time 
TFWS #2203
Leann Onishi
*Benediction
Pastor Job Pangilinan
Postlude
Song of the Water Kelpie, Cradle Song
Arranged by Jodie Marshall
Leann Onishi
Zoom Fellowship Breakout Room
Rev. Dr. Jeney Park-Hearn and Dale Kaneko
Altar Flowers
Julie Lock

Daily Lectionary Readings

Sunday, August 10, 2025: Proper 14 (19)
Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 and Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23; Genesis 15:1-6 and Psalm 33:12-22; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40
Monday, August 11, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 11; Isaiah 2:1-4; Hebrews 11:1-7;
Complementary: Psalm 89:1-18; 2 Chronicles 33:1-17; Hebrews 11:1-7;
Tuesday, August 12, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 11; Isaiah 24:1-13; Hebrews 11:17-28;
Complementary: Psalm 89:1-18; 2 Chronicles 34:22-33; Hebrews 11:17-28;
Wednesday, August 13, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 11; Isaiah 24:14-23; Luke 12:41-48;
Complementary: Psalm 89:1-18; Jeremiah 33:14-26; Luke 12:41-48;
Thursday, August 14, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19; Isaiah 2:5-11; Hebrews 10:26-31;
Complementary: Psalm 82; Joshua 7:1, 10-26; Hebrews 10:26-31;
Friday, August 15, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19; Isaiah 3:1-17; Hebrews 10:32-39;
Complementary: Psalm 82; 1 Samuel 5:1-12; Hebrews 10:32-39;
Saturday, August 16, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19; Isaiah 3:18-4:6; Matthew 24:15-27;
Complementary: Psalm 82; 1 Samuel 6:1-16; Matthew 24:15-27;

Announcements

Join us for the Blessing of the Animals Worship Service on August 24, 10am!

NEW! Blessing of the Animals Worship Service

  • When: Sunday, 8/24 at 10am
  • Where: BMUMC Courtyard


Bring your pet(s) to the Courtyard on Sunday, August 24 at 10am for our Annual Blessing of the Animals Service. This is an opportunity for us in in a corporate act of worship to give thanks to God for the gift of creation; recommit ourselves to being good stewards of the share of the world’s resources that we enjoy; and to offer a blessing to our pet friends, who demonstrate for us so wonderfully the unconditional love of God.

Make sure your voice is heard on Saturday, August 23! Tsuru for Solidarity will be support those detained at the NWDC.

NEW! Solidarity Day with Tsuru for Solidarity

  • When: Saturday (8/23) at 1:00 PM
  • Where: The Northwest Detention Center, 1623 E J St, Tacoma, WA 98421

Join Tsuru for Solidarity on August 23rd! They are hosting a Solidarity Day to show support for all of the people who are detained inside Northwest Detention Center. We will fight to shut down NWDC so people detained are able to be with their family! Please bring flowers for the altar.

Please contact Yuki at blaineoffice@yahoo.com if you would like to be a part of a carpool from Blaine by August (8/21) at 1:00PM.

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Wednesday Morning Coffee and Prayer

  • When: 9:00AM
  • Where: Zoom

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Join us for prayer and community on Wednesdays at 9:00AM on Zoom. Our time together consists of brief check-ins, devotionals, and prayers. This is a great way to continue with Lent, 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.

Cancelled: Church Retreat, A Message from Harry Tang

We regret to inform you that the upcoming church retreat, scheduled for the weekend of August 22, has been canceled due to low registration. 

We understand this may be disappointing news, and we sincerely appreciate your interest and support. For those who have already registered, we’ll reach out to you directly.

Thank you for your understanding and continued commitment to our church community. Stay tuned for future opportunities to gather, reflect, and grow together.

Request for Potato Chips and Savory Treats

Thank you, everyone, for bringing in sweet and savory treats for our fellowship time on Sundays. We all enjoy them and are now running low. Please consider bringing in some of your favorite individually wrapped chips to share. Examples are potato chips, Doritos, Cheetos, etc. We appreciate your generosity. 

You may drop the treats off in the social hall kitchen area on Sundays or during church office hours.

We are always in need of more helpers in the kitchen for our fellowship time and it’s a great way to get to know others. Please see Julie Lock if you would like to be added to our rotation list. Thank you!

Your generous donations make a huge impact on our neighbors!

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.

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Posted by on Aug 2, 2025 in Archives, Blaine Youth Group, Church News & Events, Congregational Care, Innovation Hub, Miscellaneous, Prayer, Sermons, Service Opportunities, Spiritual Formation, Sunday Worship, Weekly Calendar

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  • Eighth Sunday after Pentecost 
  • Scholarship Sunday
  • August 3, 2025
  • 10:00AM
  • View the livestream


Sermon Questions

  • What are the different fears that paralyze us in our lives, especially in our relationship to God?  
  • How can we know that God is always with us, even in difficult times?  
  • What does it mean for God to say, “I have called you by name; you are mine”?         

Order of Worship

Prelude
Come to the Table 
TFWS #2264 
Kathy Onishi 
Welcome of Grace and Greeting
Pastor Job Pangilinan
Land Acknowledgement
Pastor Job Pangilinan
*Call to Worship
Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries, February 2025
Pastor Job Pangilinan
*Opening Hymn
Gather Us In 
TFWS #2236 
Kathy and Eugene Onishi 
Opening Prayer
Mariko Ronan 
First Scripture Reading
Jeremiah 17:7-8 (CEB)
Tsutomu Nagoya, Mariko Ronan 
Children’s Sermon
Pastor Job Pangilinan
Special Music  
God of Wonders 
Marc Byrd, Steve Hindalong 
Blaine Praise Band 
Presentation of the 2025 Scholarship Recipients 
Michelle Vaughan 
Second Scripture Reading
Isaiah 43:1-7 (CEB) 
Tsutomu Nagoya, Mariko Ronan 
Sermon
Do Not Fear 
Rev. Karen Yokota Love 
Song of Reflection 
As a Fire Is Meant for Burning 
TFWS #2237                                                                                                    
Kathy and Eugene Onishi  
Mission Guatemala Commissioning of Missioners 
Pastor Job Pangilinan 
Holy Communion 
Pastor Karen Yokota Love and Pastor Job Pangilinan 
Introduction to the Offering
Mariko Ronan 
*Doxology
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
UMH #94

Kathy and Eugene Onishi 
*Prayer of Dedication
Mariko Ronan 
Announcements
Pastor Karen Yokota Love
*Closing Hymn
We Are Called 
TFWS #2172 
Kathy and Eugene Onishi 
*Benediction
Pastor Karen Yokota Love
Postlude
We Are Called 
TFWS #2172 
Kathy Onishi 
Zoom Fellowship Breakout Room
Pastor Jeney Park-Hearn
Dale Kaneko
Altar Flowers
Carol Kastrup 

Daily Lectionary Readings

Sunday, August 3, 2025: Proper 13 (18)
Hosea 11:1-11 and Psalm 107:1-9, 43
Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 and Psalm 49:1-12
Colossians 3:1-11
Luke 12:13-21
Monday, August 04, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 60; Hosea 11:12-12:14; Colossians 3:18-4:1;
Complementary: Psalm 127; Ecclesiastes 2:1-17; Colossians 3:18-4:1;
3:1;
Tuesday, August 05, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 60; Hosea 13:1-16; Colossians 4:2-6;
Complementary: Psalm 127; Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:8; Colossians 4:2-6;
Wednesday, August 06, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 60; Hosea 14:1-9; Luke 12:22-31;
Complementary: Psalm 127; Ecclesiastes 12:1-8, 13-14; Luke 12:22-31;
Thursday, August 07, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23; Isaiah 9:8-17; Romans 9:1-9;
Complementary: Psalm 33:12-22; Job 21:1-16; Romans 9:1-9;
Friday, August 08, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23; Isaiah 9:18-10:4; Acts 7:1-8;
Complementary: Psalm 33:12-22; Ecclesiastes 6:1-6; Acts 7:1-8;
Saturday, August 09, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23; Isaiah 1:2-9, 21-23; Matthew 6:19-24;
Complementary: Psalm 33:12-22; Genesis 11:27-32; Matthew 6:19-24;

Announcements


Dale H. Watanabe (center) with students from Seattle University volunteer their time at last year’s Benefit Bazaar.

Seeking Benefit Bazaar Beneficiary Nominees!

Due date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 11:59 PM!

Save the Date: Blaine Memorial UMC’s Annual Bazaar will be on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Currently, the Bazaar Committee is seeking nominations for a beneficiary for the upcoming autumn bazaar! Please submit a brief description of your recommended beneficiary recipient to the Church Office by Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 11:59 PM! (for review and approval by Ad Board).

If you have an organization in mind, please fill out the Beneficiary Nominations Form. If you have any questions, please contact Yuki Sofronas.

Click flier to view more information.

Wednesday Prayer and Coffee  

  • When: 9:00AM
  • Where: Zoom

Join us for prayer and community on Wednesdays at 9:00AM on Zoom. Our time together consists of brief check-ins, devotionals, and prayers. This is a great way to continue with Lent, 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.

Cancelled: Church Retreat, A Message from Harry Tang

We regret to inform you that the upcoming church retreat, scheduled for the weekend of August 22, has been canceled due to low registration. 

We understand this may be disappointing news, and we sincerely appreciate your interest and support. For those who have already registered, we’ll reach out to you directly.

Thank you for your understanding and continued commitment to our church community. Stay tuned for future opportunities to gather, reflect, and grow together.

Request for Potato Chips and Savory Treats

Thank you, everyone, for bringing in sweet and savory treats for our fellowship time on Sundays. We all enjoy them and are now running low. Please consider bringing in some of your favorite individually wrapped chips to share. Examples are potato chips, Doritos, Cheetos, etc. We appreciate your generosity. 

You may drop the treats off in the social hall kitchen area on Sundays or during church office hours.

We are always in need of more helpers in the kitchen for our fellowship time and it’s a great way to get to know others. Please see Julie Lock if you would like to be added to our rotation list. Thank you!

Your generous donations make a huge impact on our neighbors!

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.

View the August 2025 Calendar

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Posted by on Jul 26, 2025 in Blaine Youth Group, Church News & Events, Congregational Care, Giving, Pastors' Columns, Prayer, Sermons, Service Opportunities, Small Groups, Spiritual Formation, Sunday Worship, Weekly Calendar

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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 we pray?
  • Amid our spoken and unspoken realities, where might the Spirit be moving in our faith community?         

Order of Worship

Prelude
What Does the Lord Require of You 
TFWS #2174 

Miriam Tong 
Welcome of Grace and Greeting
Pastor Job Pangilinan
Land Acknowledgement
Pastor Job Pangilinan
*Call to Worship
Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries, February 2025
Pastor Job Pangilinan
*Opening Hymn
Seek Ye First 
UMH #405 

Miriam Tong and Michelle Vaughan 
Opening Prayer
Lynne Onishi
First Scripture Reading
Psalm 37:5 (CEB)
Tsutomu Nagoya, Lynne Onishi
Children’s Sermon
Pastor Job Pangilinan
Second Scripture Reading
Luke 11:1-13 (CEB) 
Tsutomu Nagoya, Lynne Onishi 
Sermon
Prayer is Underrated
Pastor Karen Yokota Love
Hymn of Reflection
Lord, Listen to Your Children Praying  
TFWS #2193 (sing twice through)  

Miriam Tong and Michelle Vaughan 
Introduction to the Offering
Lynne Onishi
*Doxology
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
UMH #94

Miriam Tong and Michelle Vaughan
*Prayer of Dedication
Lynne Onishi
Announcements
Pastor Karen Yokota Love
*Closing Hymn
Make Me A Channel of Your Peace
TFWS #2171
Miriam Tong and Michelle Vaughan
*Benediction
Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries, February 2025
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Postlude
How Majestic Is Your Name  
Words and Music by Michael W. Smith 

Miriam Tong and Michelle Vaughan 
Zoom Fellowship Breakout Room
Rev. Dr. Jeney Park-Hearn
Dale Kaneko
Altar Flowers
Sharon Maeda

Daily Lectionary Readings

Sunday, July 27, 2025: Proper 12 (17)
Hosea 1:2-10 and Psalm 85; Genesis 18:20-32 and Psalm 138; Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19)
Luke 11:1-13
Monday, July 28, 2025:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 44; Hosea 2:14-3:5; Colossians 2:16-3:1;
Complementary: Psalm 55:16-23; Esther 5:1-14; Colossians 2:16-3:1;
Tuesday, July 29, 2025:
Semi-continuous: 
Psalm 44; Hosea 6:1-10; Romans 9:30-10:4;
Complementary: 
Psalm 55:16-23; Esther 6:1-7:6; Romans 9:30-10:4;
Wednesday, July 30, 2025:
Semi-continuous: 
Psalm 44; Hosea 6:11-7:16; Matthew 5:43-48;
Complementary: 
Psalm 55:16-23; Esther 7:7-8:17; Matthew 5:43-48;
Thursday, July 31, 2025:
Semi-continuous: 
Psalm 107:1-9, 43; Hosea 8:1-14; Romans 11:33-36;
Complementary: 
Psalm 49:1-12; Proverbs 23:1-11; Romans 11:33-36;
Friday, August 01, 2025:
Semi-continuous: 
Psalm 107:1-9, 43; Hosea 9:1-17; Ephesians 4:17-24;
Complementary: 
Psalm 49:1-12; Proverbs 24:1-12; Ephesians 4:17-24;
Saturday, August 02, 2025:
Semi-continuous: 
Psalm 107:1-9, 43; Hosea 10:1-15; Mark 10:17-22;
Complementary: 
Psalm 49:1-12; Ecclesiastes 1:1-11; Mark 10:17-22;

Announcements


Dale H. Watanabe (center) with students from Seattle University volunteer their time at last year’s Benefit Bazaar.

New! Seeking Benefit Bazaar Beneficiary Nominees!

Due date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 11:59 PM!

Save the Date: Blaine Memorial UMC’s Annual Bazaar will be on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Currently, the Bazaar Committee is seeking nominations for a beneficiary for the upcoming autumn bazaar! Please submit a brief description of your recommended beneficiary recipient to the Church Office by Wednesday, August 6, 2025, 11:59 PM! (for review and approval by Ad Board).

If you have an organization in mind, please fill out the Beneficiary Nominations Form. If you have any questions, please contact Yuki Sofronas.

Click flier to view more information.

Next week, we will celebrate our scholarship recipients on August 3, 2025 during worship!

Scholarship Sunday

  • When: August 3, 2025, 10:00 AM
  • Where: Sanctuary

We will celebrate this year’s Blaine Memorial UMC scholarship recipients, honor, and learn more about them during worship. Scholarship Committee Chair Michelle Vaughan will present our scholarship recipients to the congregation. 

Wednesday Prayer and Coffee  

  • When: 9:00AM
  • Where: Zoom

Join us for prayer and community on Wednesdays at 9:00AM on Zoom. Our time together consists of brief check-ins, devotionals, and prayers. This is a great way to continue with Lent, 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.

Cancelled: Church Retreat, A Message from Harry Tang

We regret to inform you that the upcoming church retreat, scheduled for the weekend of August 22, has been canceled due to low registration. 

We understand this may be disappointing news, and we sincerely appreciate your interest and support. For those who have already registered, we’ll reach out to you directly.

Thank you for your understanding and continued commitment to our church community. Stay tuned for future opportunities to gather, reflect, and grow together.

Request for Potato Chips and Savory Treats

Thank you, everyone, for bringing in sweet and savory treats for our fellowship time on Sundays. We all enjoy them and are now running low. Please consider bringing in some of your favorite individually wrapped chips to share. Examples are potato chips, Doritos, Cheetos, etc. We appreciate your generosity. 

You may drop the treats off in the social hall kitchen area on Sundays or during church office hours.

We are always in need of more helpers in the kitchen for our fellowship time and it’s a great way to get to know others. Please see Julie Lock if you would like to be added to our rotation list. Thank you!

Your generous donations make a huge impact on our neighbors!

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.


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