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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2015
SELF-HELP GROUPS
To find a meeting, call 503-861-
5526 or go to www.aa-oregon.org
Seaside TOPS (Take Off
Pounds Sensibly)— 8 to 8:45
a.m. weigh-in, 9 to 10 a.m. meet-
ing Tuesday, North Coast Family
Fellowship Church, 2245 N. Wah-
anna Road, Seaside. For informa-
tion, call 503-861-2904.
Kick Butts Group Meets
(Nicotine Anonymous) — 6:30
to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Seaside
Public Library, 1131 Broadway.
Astoria TOPS — 5 p.m.
weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting Tues-
day, First Lutheran Church, 725
33rd St. For information, call Tr-
isha Hayrynen at 503-325-4114.
Al-Anon Family Groups in-
formation line for Clatsop and Til-
lamook counties, 503-338-5688.
Oregon Area Al-Anon website.
oregonal-anon.org
Warrenton TOPS — 9 to 9:45
a.m. weigh-in, 10 a.m. meeting
Wednesday, First Baptist Church,
30 N.E. First St., Warrenton. For
information, call Marilyn Barnard
503-861-2918 or Jeannie Pike
503-861-1404.
Astoria Al-Anon — 12
p.m. Wednesday, First United
Methodist Church, 1076 Frank-
lin Ave. For information, call
503-325-1087; 7 p.m. Thurs-
day, Crossroads Community
Church, 40618 Old Highway 30,
Svensen. For information, call
503-458-6467.
Alcoholics Anonymous —
Nehalem Al-Anon — 7 p.m.
Monday, Riverbend Room, North
County Recreation District, 36155
Ninth St, Nehalem. For informa-
tion, call 503-368-8255.
Seaside Al-Anon — 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Seaside Public Library,
1131 Broadway, Seaside, call
503-810-5196 for information.
Tillamook Al-Anon — 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, St. Albans Epis-
copal Church, 2102 Sixth St.,
Tillamook, call 503-842-5094 for
information; noon Friday, 5012
Third St., Tillamook, call 503-730-
5863 for information.
Tillamook Alateen — 5 p.m.
Thursday, 5012 Third St., Tilla-
mook. For information, call 503-
730-5863.
Warrenton Al-Anon — noon
Friday, United Methodist Church,
679 S. Main Ave. For information,
call 503-738-5727.
Narcotics Anonymous —
The Northwest Oregon Area of
Narcotics Anonymous (NWONA)
holds meetings in Clatsop Coun-
ty. For full schedule details, as
well as upcoming special events,
call the Helpline at 503-717-
3702, or go to www.nworegonna.
org
Men’s Sexual Purity Recov-
ery Group — Tuesday nights.
Part of the Pure Life Alliance
(www.purelifealliance.org)
in
Portland. For information, call
the confidential voice mail at
503-750-0817 and leave a mes-
sage.
ABATE’s auction,
spaghetti feed to
aid Food Bank
The North Coast Chap-
ter of ABATE of Oregon Inc.
holds its 26th annual Spaghetti
Dinner and Auction, starting at
5 p.m. Saturday at the Astoria
Moose Lodge, 420 17th St.
The cost for adults is $10 per
person; for children age 12 and
younger, the cost is $3. Pro-
ceeds from this event bene¿t
local food banks.
“Each year the Spaghet-
ti Dinner and Auction, along
with several other events we
stage, generate several thou-
sand dollars for donations to
the Clatsop Community Ac-
tion Regional Food Bank,”
said chapter member Al
Jaques. “We are very proud of
our efforts over the past many
years in supporting the great
work by the Clatsop Com-
munity Action Food Bank to
assist those when they need
help.”
Donations of auction items
can be given to any North
Coast Chapter member or
brought to the Moose Lodge.
For information, email info@
northcoastabate.com, call Carl
Earl at 503-325-6932 or go to
www.northcoastabate.com
RELIGION BRIEFS
Our Saviour’s Lutheran
SEASIDE — Our Saviour’s
Lutheran Church presents “Song,
Scripture and Sacrament” from 11
to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Suzanne
Elise Assisted Living, 101 Forest
Drive. All are welcome.
For information, call the church
at 503-738-6791.
St. James Family Center
CATHLAMET, Washington —
The St. James Family Center, 1134
Columbia St., is holding its annual
Holiday Gift Fair from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday. Vendors are selling
a wide variety of handmade items,
including jewelry, wooden trivets,
paintings chart art, crocheted items,
new and used Northwest regional
books and more. There is also a bake
sale of Scandinavian and British
goodies, and a Kids’ Christmas Store
(no one older than age 12 allowed
in), where volunteers will be on hand
to help kids shop and wrap.
All proceeds go to the St. James
Family Center.
St. Mary Star of the Sea
The Catholic Daughters’ third An-
nual Music Fest and Silent Auction is
being held from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday
in the St. Mary, Star of the Sea School
auditorium, 1411 Grand Ave. The
event features the Knappa Marimba
Band and acoustic folk music. This
event is open to the public.
Auction items include an antique
record player and a washer. Two raf-
Àes are also being held, and there
is free food. The proceeds from the
music fest will be distributed among
several local charitable organiza-
tions, including food banks. Cash
and local checks only will be accept-
ed.
On Sunday, an offering is be-
ing taken in support of the Catholic
Campaign for Human Development
at St. Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic
Church, 1465 Grand Ave. A Thanks-
giving Day Mass is being held at 10
a.m. Thursday, complete with choral
music. All are welcome.
The Knights of Columbus
Squires are taking orders for Christ-
mas wreaths. Delivery is Dec. 5 and
6. Monies received from this activity
aid the community, and especially
young men. For information, call the
church at 503-325-3671.
Grace Episcopal Church
Christ the King Sunday is being
celebrated Sunday at both the 8 and
10 a.m. services at Grace Episcopal
Church, 1545 Franklin Ave. This is
the last day of the liturgical church
year; the new liturgical year begins
next week with Advent.
Following the 10 a.m. service,
everyone is invited to gather in the
Parish Hall for activities designed
to encourage and enable all ages to
participate in the season of Advent,
making Advent wreaths, crafts and
special treats.
L ocal, Fam ily O wn ed Com pan y
Bethany Free Lutheran
Bethany Free Lutheran Church,
451 34th St., is hosting Christian
recording artist Steve Green on Sun-
day. He is singing two songs during
the 11 a.m. worship service, and is
performing a concert at 6 p.m. as part
of Bethany’s celebration of its 125th
anniversary as a congregation. The
concert is free, but seating is limited.
Throughout his 29 years of min-
istry in Christian music, Green has
been honored
with four Gram-
my nominations,
13 No. 1 songs,
and seven Dove
awards, Chris-
tian
music’s
highest honor.
With 33 record-
ings to his cred-
it,
including
Steve
children’s proj-
Green
ects and Span-
ish-language albums, Green has sold
over three million albums worldwide.
For information, call 503-325-2925.
Peace Lutheran
On Sunday, the worship time at
Peace Lutheran Church, 565 12th
St., changes to 10:30 a.m., when the
Festival of Christ the King is being
celebrated. The season of Advent be-
gins Nov. 29.
For information, call 503-325-
3871.
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This Sunday is also Hunger
Awareness Sunday at Grace, with an
ingathering of items for the Grace
Food Pantry. Especially needed are
dry cereal and cans of chili and re-
fried beans.
The Fourth Sunday Community
Dinner is being held at 4 p.m. Those
wishing to help should come at 3
p.m. to set up or at 4:30 p.m. to clean
up.
For information, call 503-325-
4691 or go to www.graceastoria.org
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