Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Hybrid Worship Blaine Courtyard August 6, 2023 Continue scrolling or view the print version Order of Worship Prelude As The Deer By Martin J. Nystrom Kathy Onishi Welcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Dr. Jeney Park-Hearn *Call to Worship (see cover) *Opening Prayer Rev. Dr. Jeney Park-Hearn *Opening Hymn Morning Has BrokenUMH #145Kathy OnishiFirst Scripture Reading Matthew 14:13-21 (NRSVUE, JLB) Arlene Naganawa, Tsutomu Nagoya Children’s Message Rev. Mia MiKyung Park Second Scripture Job 12:7-10 (CEB, JLB) Arlene Naganawa, Tsutomu NagoyaHomily...
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Hybrid Worship July 30, 2023 Continue scrolling for today’s bulletin or view the print version Order of Worship Prelude Would I Have Answered When You Called By Ralph Vaughan Williams Kathy Onishi Welcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Mia MiKyung Park *Call to Worship (Based on Psalm 105:1-11) Rev. Dr. Jeney Park-Hearn *Opening Hymn Open the Eyes of My Heart by Paul Baloche Eugene and Kathy Onishi, Michelle Vaughan, Miriam Tong, and Neal Komedal Opening Prayer Rev. Dr. Jeney Park-Hearn First Scripture Reading Romans 8:26-39 (NRSVUE, JLB)...
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Welcome! July 23, 2023 Hybrid Worship Continue scrolling for today’s bulletin or view the print version Prelude Awesome God by Rich Mullins Kathy Onishi Welcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Mia MiKyung Park *Call to Worship (Based on Psalm 139:1-12 and 23-24) Rev. Mia MiKyung Park *Opening Hymn Holy Ground X 2 (TFWS #2272) Eugene and Kathy Onishi Opening Prayer Rev. Mia MiKyung Park First Scripture Reading Romans 8:12-25 (CEB) ???????? 8:12-25 (JLB) Sai Hanaoka, Tsutomu Nagoya Children’s Message Lawrence Paltep Sermon Life as Christians I...
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Welcome! Seventh Sunday after Pentecost Hybrid Worship July 16, 2023 Continue scrolling for the bulletin or view the print version. Order of Worship PreludeYou Are Mine By David Haas Kathy Onishi Welcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Karen Yokota Love *Call to Worship (Based on VBS Lessons) Rev. Karen Yokota Love *Opening Hymn This Is the Day x2 (UMH #657) Eugene and Kathy Onishi Opening Prayer Rev. Karen Yokota Love First Scripture Reading Matthew 6:5-14 (NRSVUE, JLB) Marisa Ikegami, Tsutomu Nagoya Prayer of Commissioning Asian Camp and Zephyr...
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A drive in Rocha Pinto towards Luanda, Angola (Africa) and away from the sunset. Courtesy of Al Monte Gomes/Wikipedia. Loud and Clear By Anne Arakaki-Lock, photo courtesy of Wikipedia This past Tuesday, Terri Pittman and I paid a visit to one of our beloved elders. It’s a privilege to visit as many friends we know. Don’t we learn and gain something from them every time? Here was our big takeaway on this visit. The three of us were chatting at the dining room table about an accident that our elderly friend had just avoided. She explained how...
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The Revs. John Go and Mia MiKyung Park share their summer garden veggies. A Time to Grow By the Rev. Mia MiKyung Park After Pentecost, the season in the church calendar is known as Ordinary Time, and its liturgical color is green. This color symbolizes the hope of new life that we attain through Jesus Christ. Green represents nature, growth, rebirth, health, hope, and various positive elements associated with overall well-being. Ordinary Time falls between the seasons of Christmas and Easter, during which we engage in observing, discussing,...
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Reconciling Ministries Virtual Film Screening (Zoom Only) • July 18 & 19 Join the Blaine Innovation Hub and Reconciling Ministries team for a virtual film screening and discussion event. We’ll be watching and discussing the 2019 documentary film UnUnited: Fighting for LGBTQ Inclusion in the United Methodist Church. We will host 2 different screening dates/times: Tuesday, July 18 from 2:00 PM – 3:15 PM Wednesday, July 19 from 7:00 PM – 8:15 PM The Zoom link to join this event will be shared via email on the day of the event. If...
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BYG Graduation Celebration 2023 Celebrating Graduates: Allison Hall, Malia Yamamoto, and Michelle Yokoyama! BYG Update: Graduations, summer programs, and more! By Kaylee Yokoyama, Associate Director, BYG It’s already that time of the year again! It’s summertime! We’re looking forward to the warmer weather, and time to relax, reflect, and prepare for the upcoming youth ministries next year. This also means that summer camps, retreats, and activities are coming up. BYG will be packed full of exciting opportunities such as Vacation Bible School,...
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Walking the Talk! By Justine, photos by Ryan Kozu and Audrey Hwang At the ACRS’ Walk For Rice, Team Blaine raised $11,800 for low-income families! THANK YOU, BLAINE COMMUNITY! A big THANK YOU to our Team Blaine walkers and the rest of the Blaine community for everyone’s amazing support with this year’s ACRS Walk for Rice! Team Blaine had a fantastic turnout on June 17th at Seward Park – with close to 50 walkers this year, we were the largest team walking on a misty Saturday morning to support the ACRS Food Bank. ACRS Executive Director...
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Together, we rise through faith By Rev. Karen Yokota Love It’s summertime. The weather is changing. It’s so much lighter, so much later – what a joy! I gazed outside a few evenings ago, assuming that at such a late hour the sun had retired for the day. To my surprise, the sun was shining with no sign of a sunset. I thought, “no matter how I think this should go, the sun will not set until it’s ready.” Imagine if we were such pillars of light that we allowed nothing to get in the way of our shining. When the sun rises, nothing can stop it, it...
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