Mission Guatemala 2024!
Along with kitchen construction and dental care, the Mission Guatemala team held Vacation Bible School for about 30 children in the local Mayan community. Mission Guatemala brings health, hope, and faith to impoverished community By Donna Sekijima From August 16 through August 24, our Blaine mission team (19 from Blaine Memorial and 3 from Mt. Vernon First UMC) traveled to Panajachel, Guatemala in Central America, working with a UMC related organization, Mission Guatemala. They are a faith-based non-profit organization that serves the...
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Blaine Memorial UMC church members attend Opening Day at the WA State Fair to view the Remembrance Gallery. The Rev. Karen Yokota Love speaks during the Liberation Obon at the Northwest ICE Processing Center. Remembrance ushers in Autumn events, ministerial opportunities By the Rev. Karen Yokota Love Although I love all four seasons, I have a special fondness for autumn. Autumn ushers in cooler temperatures, shorter days, and brilliant colors. You can’t miss fall or ignore it. I love walking around the neighborhood and admiring the...
read moreNineteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Mission Guatemala Sunday
All are Welcome! Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost Mission Guatemala Sunday September 29, 2024, 10:00am Hybrid Worship Continue scrolling or view the PDF Order of Worship PreludeThe Family Prayer SongMorris Chapman Kathy Onishi Welcome of Grace and GreetingRev. Karen Yokota Love*Call to WorshipJill Nishi*Opening Song Spirit SongUMH #347 Eugene and Kathy Onishi Opening Prayer Josh AkiyamaCelebrating the Reappointments of Our Clergy Arlene NaganawaFirst Scripture Reading James 5:13-20 Tsutomu...
read moreEighteenth Sunday after Pentecost & Camping Ministries Sunday
All are Welcome! Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Camping Ministries Sunday September 22, 2024, 10:00am Hybrid Worship Continue scrolling or view the PDF Today’s altar flowers are provided by The Sekijima Family in memory of Connie Sekijima. Order of Worship PreludeMatthew 11By Wes TerasakiNathan BuckWelcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Karen Yokota Love*Call to Worship Marisa Ikegami*Opening Congregational Song Christ In Me Nathan Buck and the BYG YouthOpening PrayerMarisa IkegamiFirst Scripture ReadingHebrews 13:5-8Tsutomu Nagoya, Marcus...
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All are Welcome! Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 15, 2024 • 10:00am Hybrid Worship Continue scrolling or view the PDF Thank you Miriam Tong for today’s flower arrangement Order of Worship Prelude AriosoJ.S. Bach (arr. Lorenz)Campanella Bell ChoirWelcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Karen Yokota Love*Call to WorshipBy Dr. Lisa Hancock Christine Yorozu*Opening Song As the Deer (TFWS #2025)Eugene Onishi and Miriam TongOpening Prayer Christine YorozuFirst Scripture ReadingJames 3:1-12 (JLB,...
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All are Welcome! Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 8, 2024, 10:00am Hybrid Worship Continue scrolling or view the PDF Today’s altar flowers are provided by the Nagaoka Family in memory of Dick Nagaoka. Order of Worship PreludeStillBy ZschechMiriam TongWelcome of Grace and GreetingRev. Karen Yokota Love*Call to WorshipBy Rev. Dr. Safiyah FosuaTim Ikegami*Opening SongLord, Whose Love Through Humble Service(UMH #581)Neal Komedal and Miriam TongOpening PrayerTim IkegamiFirst Scripture ReadingMark 7:24-37 (JLB, CEB) Tsutomu Nagoya,...
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All are Welcome Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 1, 2024 10:00am, Hybrid Worship Continue scrolling or view the PDF Thanks to Carol Kastrup for providing today’s flower arrangement. Order of Worship PreludeAve verum corpusBy W.A. MozartYuki SofronasWelcome of Grace and GreetingRev. Karen Yokota Love*Call to WorshipRev. Karen Yokota Love*Opening SongWe Sing to You, O God (TFWS #2001)Michelle Vaughan and Miriam TongOpening PrayerRev. Karen Yokota LoveFirst Scripture ReadingJames 1:17-27 (CEB) Dale Kaneko Children’s...
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Pray, Pray, Pray* By Anne Arakaki-Lock *Disclaimer: yes, I asked Steve if I could write this. I am moved to write about healing. In a little while, my husband will be having an endoscopy procedure today, which will include dilation. Swallowing has been an issue due to a cancer radiation treatment over 30 years ago resulting scar tissue in his throat area. This, coupled with his Parkinson’s Disease has made the simple act of swallowing a challenge, and not automatic… and you know how he loves his food! Episodes of choking and aspiration...
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Thank you, Blaine! A message from Kai Yamamoto Kai Yamamoto, outgoing Associate Co-Director of the Blaine Youth Group, shares his deepest thanks for the community that supported his spiritual growth. Dear Blaine Congregation, BYG Leaders, and families, It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as a Blaine Youth Group associate co-director alongside Kaylee Yokoyama and Lynne Onishi. I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve in this role, as BYG has done so much for me. I have been a part of BYG since 6th grade — about 10 years...
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All are Welcome! Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost and Scholarship Sunday August 25, 2024, 10:00am Hybrid Worship Continue scrolling or view the PDF Order of Worship PreludeThe Voice of God Is CallingBy Holmes/LloydUMH #436Miriam TongWelcome of Grace and Greeting Rev. Karen Yokota Love*Call to WorshipAllyson Sofronas*Opening SongI Sing Praises to Your Name(TFWS #2037)Eugene Onishi and Miriam TongOpening PrayerAllyson SofronasFirst Scripture ReadingEphesians 6:10-20 (JLB, CEB)George Yates, Kaylee YokoyamaChildren’s MessageSai...
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