Weekly Calendar

1. Fall Worship Schedule
After a wonderful Summer in Joint worships,
we will return to two worship services on September 21…
– 9:30 am – Traditional Worship – in the Sanctuary
– 11 am – Summit Contemporary Worship – in the Lee Activity Center
– 11 am – Japanese Language Worship – in the Sanctuary

We will continue to have blended Joint Worship Services on the first Sunday of every month, in the Sanctuary – starting at 10 am.

2. Come be a part of Blaine Memorial’s Music Ministry
Starting up again in September

After their summer breaks, our Music Ministry Groups will begin rehearsing for the Fall in September…. and that is a perfect time for new people to come join in singing praises to God through the gift of music.

• Chancel Choir – First rehearsal of the Fall - September 10 – 7 pm
Leader: Eugene Onishi
• Summit Band – Rehearsals on Thursday nights - 7 pm in the Lee Center
Leader: Nathan Seder
• Bell Choir – Beginning October 7 – 7 pm
Leader: Sumi Yoshioka (206-932-6649/sumiy@hotmail.com)
Do You Love Bells? Then We Need You!
It isn’t often that we have two openings for new ringers. If you love the sound of handbells, can count (reading music is not a requirement), love the challenge of making music as a team (each ringer plays two notes), can commit to weekly Tuesday night rehearsals and playing once every 4-6 weeks in Sanctuary worship, want to make music and praise God through ringing handbells, please contact me so I can answer your questions, and join us!
• Ukulele/BUGS – Thursdays (1 pm) and Sundays (11:45 am)
Leader: Dick Nagaoka

3. Blaine Benefit Bazaar

Saturday, October 4, 11 am – 6 pm

The summer is almost over, and that means the Blaine Benefit Bazaar is on the way… and will be here soon! There are of course going to be many of the favorites you have come to know and love so well, but also some new things that will be taking place this year that we are really excited about. And we hope that you will join us for this!

Farmer’s Market @ Blaine Bazaar
This year, we will open up the Social Hall for Bazaar activities, as we have invited local crafters, and are bringing in fresh produce, plants and flowers to create a Farmer’s market atmosphere for your enjoyment. Also our delicious homemade apple and blueberry pies will be sold up in the Social Hall as well.

FYI…. Take Out in the Webb Room this year!
This year we have moved our Take Out to the Webb Room… please share that info with your family and friends who are interested in Take Out. This will bring together the Take Out with the Farmer’s Market and Pie Sale!

Entertainment and Fun to Bless You!
Again this year we will have a variety of cultural entertainment on Lee Activity Center stage for those who will be dining in with us. Also new this year…. we will have a Children’s Cultural Craft area lead by our friends at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW).

Ticket Packets were mailed out this last week….
If you did not receive a packet and would like one, please contact the Church office, or talk with Pam Haruta.

Take a Bazaar flyer to the places you frequent.
The best way for us to share our Bazaar with others is to get the word out! Please take a flyer (or two) to business you frequent and ask (yes, please ask!) if it would be possible to post the flyer for your Church. Thanks!

Come join our volunteer workforce!
We hope that you will add your presence to our talented and committed workforce! There is a place for everyone! Sign-ups will be coming very soon, so we hope that you will consider joining us in this way!

Upcoming @ Blaine Memorial UMC

1. Mission Ministries Worship and Lunch
Sunday, September 7th – 10am

Come hear the experiences of our summer missionaries and about our upcoming mission teams that are being assembled for 2014-2015! Please join us for a fellowship lunch following service!

2. Rally Sunday
Sunday, September 14^th at 10am

3. Staff Welcome & Appreciation Potluck
Sunday, September 14 – 11:30am

Thank you are two words that people use to express a special gratitude. But there’s often a lot more to it than those two words can say. Please join us on Sunday, September 14^th as we convey how thankful we are to Blaine’s wonderful, hardworking, dedicated staff and we will officially welcome Rev. Shalom Agtarap to our Blaine Family. Following joint worship at 10am, we will gather in the Lee Activity Center and have one of our infamous Blaine Potluck lunches.  Please bring your special dish to share, and join us as we express our gratitude for the staff that works so hard on our behalf.

If your last name begins with…please bring

A – J…Main Dish and Salad
K – T…Main Dish and a Rice Dish
U – Z…Main Dish and Dessert

4. Come be a part of Blaine Memorial’s Music Ministry
Starting up again in September

After their summer breaks, our Music Ministry Groups will begin rehearsing for the Fall in September…. and that is a perfect time for new people to come join in singing praises to God through the gift of music.

• Chancel Choir – First rehearsal of the Fall - September 10 – 7 pm
Leader: Eugene Onishi

• Summit Band – Rehearsals on Thursday nights - 7 pm in the Lee Center
Leader: Nathan Seder

• Bell Choir – Beginning soon!
Leader: Sumi Yoshioka

• Ukulele/BUGS – Thursdays (1 pm) and Sundays (11:45 am)
Leader: Dick Nagaoka

5. Blaine Benefit Bazaar
Saturday, October 4, 11 am – 6 pm

The summer is almost over, and that means the Blaine Benefit Bazaar is on the way… and will be here soon! There are of course going to be many of the favorites you have come to know and love so well, but also some new things that will be taking place this year that we are really excited about. And we hope that you will join us for this!

Farmer’s Market @ Blaine Bazaar
This year, we will open up the Social Hall for Bazaar activities, as we have invited local crafters, and are bringing in fresh produce, plants and flowers to create a Farmer’s market atmosphere for your enjoyment. Also our delicious homemade apple and blueberry pies will be sold up in the Social Hall as well.

Entertainment and Fun to Bless You!
Again this year we will have a variety of cultural entertainment on Lee Activity Center stage for those who will be dining in with us. Also new this year…. we will have a Children’s Cultural Craft area lead by our friends at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW).

Come join our volunteer workforce!
We hope that you will add your presence to our talented and committed workforce! There is a place for everyone! Sign-ups will be coming very soon, so we hope that you will consider joining us in this way!

Community Events

1. Community Reception for Tosh Okamoto and Tomio Moriguchi
Monday, September 15, 6 pm

To honor their decades of dedication and service to Nikkei Concerns and the Seattle Japanese American and Asian American community.

Share your favorite story over hors d’oeuvres and drinks on Monday, September 15, 6 pm-8 pm, at Nisei Vets Hall, 1212 S King Street, Seattle.   The gathering will be informal and fun!! Please RSVPby September 5; space and parking are limited. For questions, please contact Linda Asami at 206-726-6501 or lasami@nikkeiconcerns.org.

Upcoming In August @ Blaine Memorial

1. Blueberry Picking for our Benefit Bazaar
Sunday, August 10 – after worship

Join our Blaine church team as we gather for our annual blueberry picking outing for the October 4 Benefit Bazaar Bake Sale and Dessert Menu. We hope that you will join us, but if the date does not work for you, please feel free to go on your own, with family or friends, pick blueberries for yourself and donate a few pounds to the cause!

• Megraw’s Blueberry Farm – 17403 SE 244th Pl, Kent, WA 98042
Near Tahoma High School and Tahoma National Cemetery
• Sunday, August 10, gather at Noon in the Social Hall
• Please bring your own pails, buckets, boxes to transport berries.
The owner, Bob Megraw, will open up the farm for us on that Sunday,
August 10, (normally closed on that day). We hope to make about 75-100 pies and cobblers.
The plan is to pick a pail for the Benefit Bazaar and then you can pick blueberries for yourself. We can sure use your help!

Other information for personal picking:
• Hours – Varies by day of week (Mon – Sat)
• Price – $1.70 per pound (5 lb. minimum – u-pick)
Always check website: http://bmegraw.googlepages.com
or call 253 631-3428 for up-to-date hours

2. Onishi Family Singers
August 10 – 10 am
Join us for worship as three generations of the Onishi Family will lend their gifts of music for our Sunday Worship.

3. Blessing of the Animals Worship
August 17 – 10 am
in the Courtyard
Bring your pets for worship and blessing by our Pastors

4. Kimball/Neighborhood Mission Initiative
Sunday, August 24 – 10 am
with lunch to follow
Join us as we participate together in service projects to bless Kimball School and our neighborhood. There will projects for all ages and generations at Church and around the neighborhood.