Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
All are Welcome! Sixth Sunday after Pentecost June 30, 2024, 10am Hybrid Worship Continue scrolling or view the PDF version Thank you to Miriam Tong for providing today’s altar flower arrangement. Order of Worship Prelude Kathy Onishi Welcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Karen Yokota-Love *Call to Worship Dale H. Watanabe *Opening Hymn Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness (TFWS #2120) Kathy & Eugene Onishi Opening Prayer Dale H. Watanabe Scripture Reading Mark 5:21-43 (CEB) Tsutomu Nagoya, Dale H. Watanabe Children’s Message Sai Hanaoka Prayers of...
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All are Welcome! Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Music Ministry Sunday June 23, 2024, 10:00am Hybrid Worship Thank you to Miriam Tong for providing today’s altar flower arrangement Continue scrolling or view the PDF bulletin Order of Worship Prelude More Like You By Scott Wesley Brown Kathy Onishi Welcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Karen Yokota Love Call to Worship Adapted from Psalm 92:1-2; 95:1-2 Rev. Karen Yokota Love Opening Prayer Rev. Karen Yokota Love Congregational Song 10,000 Reasons By J. Myrin and M. Redman Blaine Worship Band...
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All are Welcome! Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, Father’s Day June 16, 2024 • 10:00am Hybrid Worship Continue scrolling or view the PDF Order of Worship Prelude Great is thy Faithfulness By Chisholm/Runyan Kathy Onishi Welcome of Grace and Greeting Michelle Vaughan Call to Worship By Michelle Vaughan Miriam Tong Opening Hymn What Gift Can We Bring UMH #87 Eugene and Kathy Onishi Opening Prayer Michelle Vaughan First Scripture Reading 1 Samuel 17: 4-7,32,48-50 (JLB, CEB) Tsutomu Nagoya, Miriam Tong Children’s Message Sai Hanaoka Special Music...
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All are Welcome! Third Sunday after Pentecost Graduation and Confirmation Sunday June 9, 2024 at 10:00AM Continue scrolling or click the image above to view the PDF. Order of Worship (*Indicates rise in body or spirit.) Prelude Great Is the Lord By Michael W. Smith and Deborah D. Smith Kathy Onishi Welcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Karen Yokota Love *Call to Worship Mariko Ronan*Opening Hymn As the Deer (X2)(TFWS #2025) Kathy and Eugene Onishi Opening Prayer Rev. Karen Yokota LoveFirst...
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During this Easter season, what purpose can we serve while reflecting on the meaning of Resurrection? Do you love me? By Anne Arakaki-Lock During Lent we read about several New Testament characters and their transformation after the Resurrection. In “The Third Day: Living the Resurrection”, author Tom Berlin made reference to John 21:15-17. Three times Jesus asks “Simon son of John, do you love me?” When Peter answered yes, Jesus told him to feed his sheep. I had read this passage several times before, but during this Lenten study, God’s...
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The Rev. Mia MiKyung Park and family enjoy some time rest and relaxation. Upcoming Events Vacation Bible School Sunday Sundays, 7/28, 8/4, 8/11, and 8/14 10am-12:30pm (with lunch) This year’s theme is “Operation Restoration – Mending God’s World” Registration for each Sunday per child will be $20 (Note: siblings will have a different fee, TBD.) Zoom Christian Parenting Webinar Thursday, May 9, 7pm For all Church School and BYG parents! Guest speaker: The Rev. Dr. KilJae Park from The Greater New Jersey Conference of The United Methodist...
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What are some things we took for granted during Lent that we appreciate having now? Upcoming Events Zoom Christian Parenting Webinar May 9 Confirmation Class Session 5 May 12 Confirmation Class Session 6 May 16 Confirmation Retreat Session 7 & 8 @ Indianola May 26-27 How can we appreciate God’s gifts? “Gratitude for the Lenten Journey” By Kai Yamamoto Lent, a time of reflection, a time to develop your relationship with God and those around you. In BYG, we learned about the three pillars of Lent, which are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving....
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The Founder’s Gate at Kyoto’s Higashi Hongan-ji Temple was a magnificent sight! Upcoming Events Book Study MeetingsThursdays (Zoom) 7:00 PM Bob Ross Painting Night Saturday, April 20 7:00 PM Young Adult Hike Date & Time TBD A Yonsei’s Journey to Japan By Lynne Onishi Tadaima! I’m home from Japan! I had the immense privilege of visiting my ancestral homelands for the first time in February and March. Along with a couple of friends, I got to sightsee, explore cities, eat delicious food, and learn about the history and culture of a...
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The Rev. Karen Yokota Love and Jesse Love celebrate Easter Sunday, placing flowers on the cross at Blaine Memorial UMC. Hallelujah, rest and renewal during Eastertide By The Rev. Karen Yokota Love, additional photos by Ryan Kozu Keiko and Susan Yanagihara anxiously await for Easter worship to begin. Hallelujah! Christ is risen! Hallelujah! Christ is risen, indeed! I greet you with the miracle of Easter during this Eastertide season. Thank you to each of you who attended Blaine’s Easter Sunday festivities this year! For the second year in a...
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All are Welcome! Fourth Sunday of Easter April 21, 2024, 10:00am Hybrid Worship Continue scrolling or view the print version of the bulletin Order of Worship Prelude Lord, I Lift Your Name on High By Rick Founds Miriam Tong Welcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Karen Yokota Love *Call to Worship Rev. Karen Yokota Love *Opening Hymn Great Is Thy Faithfulness UMH #140 Miriam Tong & Eugene Onishi Opening Prayer Rev. Mia MiKyung Park Scripture Reading John 10:11-18 (CEB) Tsutomu Nagoya, Stephen SumidaChildren’s Message Rev. Mia MiKyung Park...
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