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Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost

Posted by on Oct 22, 2023 in Blaine Youth Group, Church News & Events, Congregational Care, Giving, Innovation Hub, Pastors' Columns, Prayer, Sermons, Service Opportunities, Small Groups, Spiritual Formation, Sunday Worship, Weekly Calendar

Welcome!

  • M.I.L.E. Sermon Series: L is Laity Ministry Enhancement
  • October 22, 2023, 10:00AM
  • Hybrid Worship
  • Continue scrolling or view the print version of the bulletin.

Order of Worship 

Prelude
Proclaim The Glory of the Lord 
(Music by Niles Borop and Dwight Liles)
Miriam Tong
Welcome of Grace and Greeting 
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Call to Worship 
Rev. Karen Yokota Love 
Opening Song 
You Are Holy (Prince of Peace) 
(By M. Imboden and T. Rhoton)
Eugene Onishi and Miriam Tong
Opening Prayer 
Rev. Karen Yokota Love 
First Scripture Reading 
Matthew 22:15-22 (CEB, JLB)
Stephen Sumida
Children’s Message 
Rev. Mia MiKyung Park 
Special Music 
I Will Follow 
(By C. Tomlin, J. Ingram and R. Morgan)
Blaine Memorial Praise Band
Second Scripture Reading 
Luke 10:25-37 (CEB, JLB)
Stephen Sumida, Tsutomu Nagoya
Third Scripture Reading 
1 Corinthians 12:4-7 (CEB, JLB)
Stephen Sumida, Tsutomu Nagoya
Message M.I.L.E.— L: Lay Ministry Enhancement 
Eugene Onishi
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
  • 1 bag of Red Delicious Apples
  • 4 containers of grapes (red and green)

Questions? Please contact Susan Lee at susanslee@comcast.net.

All-Church Conference Meeting • Tuesday, Nov. 14, 7pm

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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News from our Senior Pastor

Posted by on Oct 21, 2023 in Blaine Youth Group, Church News & Events, Pastors' Columns, Prayer, Sermons, Service Opportunities, Small Groups, Spiritual Formation, Weekly Calendar

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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Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost

Posted by on Oct 15, 2023 in Blaine Youth Group, Church News & Events, Congregational Care, Giving, Innovation Hub, Pastors' Columns, Prayer, Sermons, Service Opportunities, Small Groups, Spiritual Formation, Sunday Worship, Weekly Calendar

Welcome!

Order of Worship

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.

Daily Lectionary Readings

Monday, October 16, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 97; Exodus 32:15-35; Jude 17-25
Complementary: Psalm 34; Exodus 19:7-20; Jude 17-25
Tuesday, October 17, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 97; Exodus 33:1-6; Philippians 3:13-4:1
Complementary: Psalm 34; Amos 9:5-15; Philippians 3:13-4:1
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
  • 1 bag of Red Delicious Apples
  • 4 containers of grapes (red and green)

Questions? Please contact Susan Lee at susanslee@comcast.net.

All-Church Conference Meeting • Tuesday, Nov. 14, 7pm

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!

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Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Posted by on Oct 8, 2023 in Blaine Youth Group, Church News & Events, Congregational Care, Giving, Innovation Hub, Lenten Season, Miscellaneous, Pastors' Columns, Prayer, Sermons, Service Opportunities, Small Groups, Spiritual Formation, Sunday Worship, Weekly Calendar

Welcome

  • Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
  • October 8, 2023, 10am
  • Hybrid Worship
  • Continue scrolling or view the print version of the bulletin

Order of Worship

Prelude
We Will Glorify the King of Kings
By Twila Paris
Kathy Onishi
Welcome of Grace and Greeting
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
*Call to Worship
(Based on Psalm 19)
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
*Opening Hymn
How Great Thou Art (UMH #77)
Eugene and Kathy Onishi
Opening Prayer
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
First Scripture Reading
Matthew 21:33-46 (CEB, JLB)
Eunice Gong, Tsutomu Nagoya
Children’s Message
Sai Hanaoka
Special Music
There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy
Blaine Memorial Choir
Second Scripture Reading
Luke 10:25-37 (CEB, JLB)
Eunice Gong, Tsutomu Nagoya
Sermon
M. I. L. E.: Itineration and Location
Rev. Mia MiKyung Park
Hymn of Reflection
Seek Ye First
(UMH#405)
Eugene and Kathy Onishi
Introduction to the Offering
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
*Doxology
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
(UMH #94)
Eugene and Kathy Onishi
*Prayer of Dedication
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Announcements
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
*Closing Hymn
Living for Jesus
(TFWS #2149)
Eugene and Kathy Onishi
*Benediction
Rev. Mia MiKyung Park
Postlude
He Is Exalted
By Twila Paris
Kathy Onishi
Passing of the Peace
Rev. Mia MiKyung Park

Sermon Reflection Questions

  • Consider the question that the expert in the law asked Jesus: “Who is my neighbor?”
  • How does this parable redefine the concept of a neighbor?
  • Who in your life might be considered an unexpected neighbor, and how can you extend love, compassion, and care to them?
  • Reflect on a time when you received help or kindness from an unexpected source. How did it affect your perspective on compassion and generosity?
  • In what ways can you practically apply the lessons from the Good Samaritan parable in your communities, workplaces, and families to create a positive impact that we could help our neighbors to be a better location of their well-being?

Daily Lectionary Readings

Monday, October 9, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 119:49-56; Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 1 Peter 2:4-10
Complementary: Psalm 144; Ezekiel 19:10-14; 1 Peter 2:4-10
Tuesday, October 10, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 119:49-56; Deuteronomy 5:22-6:3; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
Complementary: Psalm 144; Isaiah 27:1-6; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21
Wednesday, October 11, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 119:49-56; Deuteronomy 6:10-25; John 11:45-57
Complementary: Psalm 144; Song of Solomon 8:5-14; John 11:45-57
Thursday, October 12, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23; Exodus 24:1-8; 1 Peter 5:1-5, 12-14
Complementary: Psalm 23; Isaiah 22:1-8a; 1 Peter 5:1-5, 12-14
Friday, October 13, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23; Exodus 24:9-11; James 4:4-10
Complementary: Psalm 23; Isaiah 22:8b-14; James 4:4-10
Saturday, October 14, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23; Exodus 24:12-18; Mark 2:18-22
Complementary: Psalm 23; Isaiah 24:17-23; Mark 2:18-22

Announcements

Choir members needed! • Tues. at 7p, Sun at 9a and 11:45a

The Blaine Choir love to sing to God. Rehearsals are Tuesday nights and Sunday mornings, and provide music for Blaine’s Sunday morning services. Our goal is to develop spiritually and musically through fellowship, singing and through scripture. 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).

Girl Scouts Meeting • Today at 11:30a

We will be restarting our Blaine Girl Scouts troop this month. We meet every second Sunday of the month from October to June so our first meeting will be next Sunday, Oct 8th from 11:30-2:30pm in the Education Wing. We start with a light lunch and then will begin our meeting at noon.

Our troop includes Brownie Girls starting in the 2nd grade and goes up to the Senior level which is 12th grade. For any girls who are interested in joining, you and your parents can come and learn about us for the first meeting. There is no commitment to attend the first meeting. There will also be a parents meeting at 1pm where all details and applications will be passed out.

We hope to have some new girls join us this year. We have a lot of fun activities like rock climbing, roller skating, ice skating, archery, selling cookies and more. If you have any questions, please come up to talk to Eunice Gong during social time or email Eunice G.

Wednesday Meditation & Prayer • Oct. 11 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! 

Bazaar in Photos!

Friends prepare Tsukemono, or salt-pickled cabbage.

The Blaine Youth Group practices making Suno Dogs.

Ohagi, or sweet rice balls, are made by our volunteers.

Lesley leads us with pie-making.

Our team helped marinate bbq chicken for the grill!

Save the date: Harvest Festival 2023!

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Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Posted by on Oct 1, 2023 in Blaine Youth Group, Church News & Events, Congregational Care, Giving, Pastors' Columns, Prayer, Sermons, Service Opportunities, Small Groups, Spiritual Formation, Sunday Worship, Weekly Calendar

Welcome!

Order of Worship

Prelude
Holy, Holy By Jimmy Owens
Kathy Onishi
Welcome of Grace and Greeting
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
*Call to Worship
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
*Opening Hymn
This Is My Father’s World
(UMH #144)
Eugene and Kathy Onishi
Opening Prayer
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
First Scripture Reading
Matthew 21:23-32 (CEB, JLB)
Susan Lee, Tsutomu Nagoya
Children’s Message
Rev. Mia MiKyung Park
Second Scripture Reading
Mark 12:28-34 (NIV, JLB)
Malia Yamamoto, Tsutomu Nagoya
Sermon
You Must Love Your Neighbor as Yourself
Rev. Cruz Edwin Santos
Dir. of Hispanic/Latinx Ministries, The Pacific Northwest Conference of The United Methodist Church
Hymn of Reflection
One Bread, One Body
(UMH 620)
B.U.G.S. (Blaine Ukulele Group Seattle)
Holy Communion
Revs. Karen, Mia, and Cruz with Tsutomu
Introduction to the Offering
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
*Doxology
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
(UMH #94)
Eugene and Kathy Onishi
*Prayer of Dedication
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Announcements
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
*Closing Hymn
Here, I Am, Lord
(UMH #593)
B.U.G.S with Eugene and Kathy Onishi
*Benediction
Rev. Cruz Edwin Santos
Postlude
One God and Father of Us All
By P. Carlson, K. Matthews, J. Carraway
Kathy Onishi
Passing of the Peace
Rev. Karen Yokota Love

Sermon Reflection Questions

  • In what ways can we demonstrate that we love one another?
  • When you look around and see all the people created by God, what do you see?
  • What does the greatest commandment teach us? Jesus told the scribe that he is not far from the kingdom.
  • Why is he closer than the others? What is he still missing?

Daily Lectionary Readings

Monday, October 2, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 42; Exodus 18:1-12; Philippians 1:3-14
Complementary: Psalm 28; Judges 14:1-20; Philippians 1:3-14
Tuesday, October 3, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 42; Exodus 18:13-27; Philippians 1:15-21
Complementary: Psalm 28; Judges 16:1-22; Philippians 1:15-21
Wednesday, October 4, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 42; Exodus 19:9b-25; Matthew 9:2-8
Complementary: Psalm 28; Judges 16:23-31; Matthew 9:2-8
Thursday, October 5, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 19; Exodus 23:1-9; Colossians 2:16-23
Complementary: Psalm 80:7-15; Jeremiah 2:14-22; Colossians 2:16-23
Friday, October 6, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 19; Exodus 23:14-19; Philippians 2:14-18; 3:1-4a
Complementary: Psalm 80:7-15; Jeremiah 2:23-37; Philippians 2:14-18; 3:1-4a
Saturday, October 7, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 19; Exodus 23:10-13; John 7:40-52
Complementary: Psalm 80:7-15; Jeremiah 6:1-10; John 7:40-52

Announcements

Choir members needed! • Tues. at 7p, Sun at 9a and 11:45a

The Blaine Choir love to sing to God. Rehearsals are Tuesday nights and Sunday mornings, and provide music for Blaine’s Sunday morning services. Our goal is to develop spiritually and musically through fellowship, singing and through scripture. 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. 4 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! 

Girl Scouts Meeting • Sunday, October 8 at 11:30a

We will be restarting our Blaine Girl Scouts troop this month. We meet every second Sunday of the month from October to June so our first meeting will be next Sunday, Oct 8th from 11:30-2:30pm in the Education Wing. We start with a light lunch and then will begin our meeting at noon.

Our troop includes Brownie Girls starting in the 2nd grade and goes up to the Senior level which is 12th grade. For any girls who are interested in joining, you and your parents can come and learn about us for the first meeting. There is no commitment to attend the first meeting. There will also be a parents meeting at 1pm where all details and applications will be passed out.

We hope to have some new girls join us this year. We have a lot of fun activities like rock climbing, roller skating, ice skating, archery, selling cookies and more. If you have any questions, please come up to talk to Eunice Gong during social time or email Eunice G.

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Posted by on Sep 23, 2023 in Blaine Youth Group, Church News & Events, Congregational Care, Giving, Innovation Hub, Pastors' Columns, Prayer, Sermons, Service Opportunities, Small Groups, Spiritual Formation, Weekly Calendar

Welcome!

  • September 24, 2023
  • 10am
  • Hybrid Worship
  • Continue scrolling or view the print version of today’s bulletin.
  • Special thanks to Terri Pittman for providing today’s flower arrangement.

Order of Worship

Prelude
What Does the Lord Require of You
(Jim Strathdee)
Kathy Onishi
Welcome of Grace and Greeting
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Call to Worship
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Opening Song
Morning Has Broken
(UMH #145)
Eugene and Kathy Onishi
Opening Prayer
Ron Nobuyama
First Scripture Reading
Matthew 20:1-16 (CEB, JLB)
Ron Nobuyama, Tsutomu Nagoya
Children’s Message
Rev. Mia MiKyung Park
Special Music
Be Thou My Vision
Arr. by Alice Parker
Blaine Memorial Choir
Second Scripture Reading
Luke 10:25-37 (CEB, JLB)
Ron Nobuyama, Tsutomu Nagoya
Message
Introduction to the M.I.L.E.
Ministry that Matters
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Hymn of Reflection
Pues Si Vivimos (UMH #356)
Eugene and Kathy Onishi
Introduction to the Offering
Rev. Mia MiKyung Park
Doxology
Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
Eugene and Kathy Onishi
Prayer of Dedication
Rev. Mia MiKyung Park
Announcements
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Closing Hymn
Christ Be Before Me
(Please read lyrics on screen)
Eugene and Kathy Onishi
Benediction
Rev. Karen Yokota Love
Postlude
Wounded World that Cries for Healing
(S. Erena Murray, H. Hopson)
Kathy Onishi
Passing of the Peace

Sermon Reflection Questions

  • Jesus tells us to reach beyond ourselves, to reach beyond our comfort zones, and to love the others in our society. How are you loving the others?
  • How can we all express more compassion and care for one another?
  • What expressions of neighboring have appeared in your community these past few years?

Daily Lectionary Readings

Monday, September 25, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 119:97-104; Exodus 16:31-35; Romans 16:1-16
Complementary: Psalm 106:1-12; Genesis 27:1-29; Romans 16:1-16
Tuesday, September 26, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 119:97-104; Numbers 11:1-9; Romans 16:17-20
Complementary: Psalm 106:1-12; Genesis 28:10-17; Romans 16:17-20
Wednesday, September 27, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 119:97-104; Numbers 11:18-23, 31-32; Matthew 18:1-5
Complementary: Psalm 106:1-12; Isaiah 41:1-13; Matthew 18:1-5
Thursday, September 28, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16; Isaiah 48:17-21; James 4:11-16
Complementary: Psalm 25:1-9; Ezekiel 12:17-28; James 4:11-16
Friday, September 29, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16; Numbers 20:1-13; Acts 13:32-41
Complementary: Psalm 25:1-9; Ezekiel 18:5-18; Acts 13:32-41
Saturday, September 30, 2023:
Semi-continuous: Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16; Numbers 27:12-14; Mark 11:27-33
Complementary: Psalm 25:1-9; Ezekiel 18:19-24; Mark 11:27-33

Announcements

Wednesday Meditation & Prayer • Sept. 27 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! 

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