SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2015
Finding real confidence with God
Soups On to discuss man,
woman relationship
Monday, Feb 23, at 6:30
p.m. everyone is invited to join
a group from diverse spiritual
paths who enjoy discussing a
variety of spiritual topics.
This week they will study
the relationships between men
and women.
The mother is the first edu-
cator of the child, and the most
important formative influence
in his development.
The father also has the
responsibility of educating his
children, and this responsibili-
ty is so weighty that
Bahá’u’lláh has stated that a
father who fails to exercise it
forfeits his rights of father-
hood.
For this reason, in the
Dispensation of Bahá’u’lláh,
women are advancing side by
side with men.
The evening will begin with
bowls of lentil soup, fruit,
bread and vegetables, fol-
lowed by the evening’s topic
until 8:30 p.m.
The gathering will end with
prayers for the requests left in
the prayer pole in the garden
of the Florence Playhouse and
those shared by the group.
The Heintz home is located
at 875 Seventh St.
For more information call
Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541-
590-0779.
Soroptimists offering roses
Tickets for the annual
Soroptimist Rose Sale are
available now through March
25, for $20 per dozen.
Delivery will be April 29.
Proceeds from this sale fund
scholarships awarded to local
students.
A dozen beautiful roses will
be delivered to the recipient at
home or work.
Tickets can be purchased
from any Soroptimist or call
project chair Jo Hine at 541-
997-2233.
Welcome to 80 Years of Excellence!
We Make All Our Own Ice Cream
– Over 50 Flavors –
Including
Sugar-free Ice Cream & Non-fat Frozen Yogurt
in a variety of flavors.
“Over 5 Generations of
Old Fashioned Goodness!”
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BAY BERRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
SINGSPIRATION
You are invited to come and sing your favorite old time gospel hymns
Every Friday night at 7pm • Non-denominational
Bay Berry Square; 101 at Sutton Lake Dr. /milepost 185 N.
For more information , please call 541-997-2681
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
Do you need more confi-
dence in your life? In the
world, we often get the mes-
sage that we need more self-
confidence, but God tells us in
His Word that being confident
in ourselves is actually a dan-
gerous way to live. Instead, we
need to be confident in Him.
And as born-again Christians,
we have everything in us-
through Christ-that we need so
we can do everything we need
to do.
Philippians 3:3 (AMP) says,
“For we [Christians] are the
true circumcision, who worship
God in spirit and by the Spirit
of God and exult and glory and
pride ourselves in Jesus Christ,
and put no confidence or
dependence [on what we are]
in the flesh and on outward
privileges and physical advan-
tages and external appear-
ances.”
This means our confidence
shouldn't come from what we
can do in our own effort, who
we know, a professional title or
what we look like. This is how
the world operates, but God
doesn’t see us that way. God
sees our heart!
First Samuel 16:7 (AMP)
says, “…For the Lord sees not
as man sees; for man looks on
the outward appearance, but
the Lord looks on the heart.”
God is not impressed with our
good works, nice clothes, the
kind of car we drive, or any-
thing else that has to do with
our outward appearance.
The only thing that impress-
es God is a good heart-a heart
that sincerely loves Him, that
desires to be obedient to Him
and that loves people. When
our heart is right with God, we
have all the confidence we
need to be and do everything
He has created us to be and do.
Confidence is a belief that
you can do a thing; it’s faith in
God that He has equipped you
to do it. When you’re confident
in who you are in Christ, you
can relax and you won’t be
caught up or controlled by fear,
worry or anxiety.
The key to living with this
kind of confidence is under-
standing that apart from Jesus,
you can do nothing of eternal
value, but you can do all things
through Christ who gives you
strength! (See John 15:5;
Philippians 4:13.)
I heard someone say once
As follow up to our nation’s
celebration of President’s Day,
Florence Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship’s minister Dr. Ruth
Miller will honor two presi-
dents who had very different
backgrounds and very different
issues to address.
What makes them so memo-
rable? How does what they did
affect us today? What can we
learn from them for the future?
Join in the UU worship serv-
ice on Sunday, Feb. 22, from
10 to 11 a.m.
After the service, there will
be a dialogue circle with Dr.
Miller to explore the questions
2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational
Worship Service: 9:00 am & 10:30 am
Middle School and High School youth groups meet on Wednesday.
FLORENCE CHURCH OF CHRIST
1833 Tamarack Street (two blocks east of Hwy. 101 on 18th St.)
Bible Study: Sunday 10 a.m.
Worship: Sunday 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Marvin Aultman • www.churchofchristflorence.org
FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
12th and Nopal –997-9020
Sunday school for all ages 9:15 a.m. • Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Youth Group Wed. 7-8:30 p.m.
Sunday School (for all ages) 9:50 a.m.
FLORENCE EVANGELICAL CHURCH
1318 Rhododendron Dr. –- 997-2523 – Worship at 11:00 AM –- Sunday School
at 9:30 AM – Variety of Sunday evening activities - 5 PM
Wed. Bible & Children classes at 6:00 PM
Call for details.
www.florenceuuf.org or call
541-997-2840.
The day before, Dr. Miller
will also be doing an Awake
and Align workshop on Feb.
21, from 2 to 4:30 p.m., at the
UU Fellowship Hall.
FLORENCE UNITARIAN
UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
N.W. Corner of Heceta Beach Road & Hwy. 101
Every Sunday at 10 a.m.
All are welcome. (541) 997-2840
FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Worship & Adult Sunday School 9:00
Worship & Kids Sunday School 10:30
located at 2nd & Kingwood (541) 997-6025
“Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”
FOURSQUARE CHURCH
FLORENCE VINEYARD (GOD'S POWER HOUSE)
FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
that come up during the
Sunday service. All are wel-
come to attend.
The UU Fellowship is locat-
ed at 87738 Highway 101, at
Heceta Beach Road, and is
wheelchair accessible.
For more information, visit
In Worship
CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC
really get this because as long
as we’re “hanging on the
Vine,” looking to God as our
vital necessity, then we will be
confident we can do whatever
we need to do in life.
Jeremiah 29:13 (AMP) says,
“Then you will seek Me,
inquire for, and require Me [as
a vital necessity] and find Me
when you search for Me with
all your heart.” I love that! And
I often pray, “God, I’m nothing
without You. I need You. You
have to help me or things just
won’t work right.”
God must be our top priori-
ty-our vital necessity — every
day of our life! There’s nothing
more important than having a
personal relationship with
Him, spending time with Him
in prayer and studying His
Word.
If you will keep Him first,
then everything else in your
life will fall into place and
you’ll have the wisdom, grace
and strength to face every chal-
lenging situation that comes
against you.
I want to encourage you to
remember that being self-con-
fident is foolish. It’s rooted in
pride and only leads to frustra-
tion and dissatisfaction.
Join Us In Worship
4 lines, approx 15 words, $9 a week
4 week Minimum
Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays.
4590 Hwy. 101, Across from Fred Meyer –- 997-7418
Sunday School, 9:30a.m. – Worship, 10:45
Wed. Prayer - 6:00 p.m. –Wed. Ministries 1-8 Grade 7 p.m.
1935 25th St. – 997-7660 • Pastor, Dr. Marvin Owen
Series ‘Through the Bible’ on Wednesdays 6 p.m.
A friendly place to worship, vacationers welcome.
Sun.; 11am & 6pm, Sunday school 9:45am.
that a Christian with no confi-
dence is like a jumbo jet sitting
on the runway with no fuel. In
other words, you have all the
equipment but no fuel to go
anywhere.
That’s a frustrating way to
live!
We desperately need the wis-
dom of God if we’re going to
accomplish the things He’s
planned for us to do. The best
thing we can do is be constant-
ly dependent on Jesus. John
15:5 (AMP) says, “I am the
Vine; you are the branches.
Whoever lives in Me and I in
him bears much (abundant)
fruit. However, apart from Me
[cut off from vital union with
Me] you can do nothing.”
Here’s a good illustration to
demonstrate what this verse is
talking about: A flower is
attached to a vine that gives it
life. As long as that flower
stays connected to the vine, it is
connected to its life source. But
once it's detached, it can’t con-
tinue to thrive.
In the same way, we are
dependent on Christ to be our
source of life. When we accept
Him as our Savior and we’re
born again, He comes to live in
us and He gives us life deep
within our spirit. We need to
FUUF to discuss two iconic American presidents
1624 Highway 101 (next to A&W) –- 997-6337
Pastor George Pagel – Something for the entire family.
Sun. Services: 10:45 a.m., Wed. Bible Study 7 p.m. – Youth Group: Sat., 6 p.m.
Website:florence4square.com
Corner of 10th & Maple –- 997-3533
Bible Study at 9:00 A.M.
Services: Worship, 10:30 A.M.
florencecrossroad.org • office@florencecrossroad.org
5 A
2610 Kingwood, Florence • 541-268-2025
Sunday Worship @ 10:00 a.m., experience the Power of the Holy Spirit
Pastors: George & Beverly Sisemore
Intercessory Prayer & Worship, Thursday night @ 5:00 pm
florencevineyardchurch.com
FLORENCE
SPRING
IS HERE!
Check us out for a great selection of
home and garden equipment.
• Chainsaws
• Lawn Mowers
• Pressure Washers 
• Leaf Blowers
• Trimmers & Edgers
• Hand & Outdoor Gardening Tools
NEW LIFE CHURCH-UPC
1525 12th St., Suite 24 •541-991-9398
Sunday Services: 10am and 6pm
Tues. Bible Study 7:00pm
685-A Hwy. 101
541-997-3273
Professional All Breed Grooming &  Bathing
NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A.
21st & Spruce Street – 997-8113
Adult Forum 9 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Worship services; Sun. 10:30am & Wed. 6pm.
Pastor Lori Blake
www.lutheranchurchflorence.com
1487 Hwy. 101
Florence, OR 97439
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW
Come on in Tuesday-Friday 
for Self Serve Dog Wash
Nails and Teeth
Traditional Worship Service 10:00 a.m. , Pastor Steve Knowles
Sunday School and Nursery – Organ and Choir
All Welcome. Come as you are.
3996 N Hwy 101
997-7136
GENTLE
EXPERIENCED
GROOMERS
By appointment
Playroom
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, L.C.M.S.
Every Sun., Bible Class 9 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m.
85294 Hwy. 101 S. – 997-8038
DVD of Weekly worship service available.
Dan Wurster, Pastor
ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
2135 19th St. –- 997-6600
The Rev. Georgia C. DuBose, Vicar
Sunday Services: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Wed, 11 a.m.
Everyone Welcome – Come walk our Labyrinth.
4445 Hwy 101 (South of Fred Meyer) – 997-3951
Worship on Saturday 10:30 A.M.
Adult/Children’s Sabbath School 9:15 A.M.
SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE DUNES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Masses: Sat. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m.
1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312
Florence, Oregon (541) 999-8002
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Saturday by appt.
1525 12th Street
541-999-4215 • Judy