12
community news
january10
2012
Church News and Events
By William Wells
Recently Scott Laird and
I sat down and kicked around an
idea for covering church news and
events beyond the typical Church
Directory found in most small
town papers. Neither one of us
know what you would like to see
in this new column, but we think
we have a good idea. So feel free
to correct us if we are wrong. I
conducted an informal survey of
the general public and have found
that the majority where in favor of
this new column.
First Baptist Church is in
the process of changing their name
to Covenant Church of Vernonia.
If you are interested in hearing
Pastor John Murray’s sermons,
they are online at http://sermon.
net/covenantchurchvernonia.
They also have items from a
church rummage sale that they
would like to give away to those
in need. There are a lot of baby
clothes and other baby items,
appliances, clothing for all ages,
and more. For more information,
please contact John Murray at
503-860-3860.
Nehalem Valley Bible
Church performed a Baby
Dedication on Sunday, January 1 st ,
for 7 week old Jiayi Cox. Damien
and Rhea Cox presented Jiayi to
Pastor Taylor and grandparents,
Gunny and Gail Cox, stood
with them. Also at NVBC the
Sunday Evening Bible Study has
resumed. Two items I wish to
highlight: One is that the ladies
have a Wednesday morning Bible
Study at 10:00 AM and the men
have a Men’s Prayer Meeting on
Saturdays at 6:30 AM.
Pioneer
Baptist
Fellowship has two new
classes starting at the Vernonia
Community Learning Center for
Thursday nights. At 5:30 PM
“Survivor Kit for New Christians”
taught by John Cahill; at 6:30 PM
Prayer Meeting Starts; and then
at 7:00 PM “The Baptist Faith
and Message” taught by Jack
Lindsley. One class that is not at
the VCLC will be taught at 1181
Cherry Street by Lynda Cahill,
“Jesus, the One and Only,” written
by Beth Moore. This class will
start at 7:00 PM
Walk and Talk Prayer
Team takes to the streets of
Vernonia every Tuesday and
Thursday to gather prayer
requests. Don’t be afraid of
something being too personal, just
tell them, “Keep It Private” and
they will. For more prayer power,
tell them to share your request with
the Prayer Chain and you’ll have
a whole bunch of people praying
for you. Prayer is more powerful
than a stick of dynamite. Kaboom!
Things happen! After the prayer
team finishes their walk and talk,
they then come together as a group
and pray over your requests.
VernoniaChristainNews.com
is a brand new Christian news
blog that has just been published
online. Not only am I writing
for Vernonia’s Voice, but I am
also writing and publishing the
Christian news blog. Using multi-
medias will give us more options
and less constraints for gathering
and distributing information. If
you wish to participate, Vernonia
Christian News accepts press
releases,
articles,
calendar
submissions and news items that
are of interest to the Christian
community.
Question: Would you
like to see the Vernonia Christian
Academy open their doors again
and start excepting students for
a Christian education? To answer
this question, go online to www.
VernoniaChristianNews.com.
You can reach William
Wells, E-zine Publisher of
Ve r n o n i a C h r i s t i a n N e w s .
com by Email: William@
VernoniaChristianNews.com or at
503-716-6279.
Senior Center Activities
5-Area Luncheon:
To Be Announced
Monday, January 30,
Connie’s Fabulous Breakfasts: Fabulous
breakfasts are available to the public on
Fridays for a cost of only $3.50. The event
happens at the Senior Center (446 Bridge
Street) from 7:30 to 9:00 AM each Friday.
Meal price includes a beverage, too. Enter
through the side, parking lot door. What a
deal!
Week Day Lunches: The Vernonia Senior
Center offers nutritious and tasty lunches
each weekday for a $4 donation for seniors
over 60; cost is $5 for anyone under 60. To-
go meals are available for $5. These are
available to the public, not just Senior Citi-
zens. (Mealtime is noon; late arrivals may
not be served.) You can reserve your lunch
by calling by 11:15 AM, or further in ad-
vance if possible, to assist the cooks as they
prepare the day’s meals. Meals on Wheels
are available for a $4 donations for seniors
over 60. Please contact the Senior Center
for an application.
Maple Bars available locally! Connie
King, the cook at the Senior Center, is mak-
ing maple bars each day. The maple bars are
available to the public, too, and only cost
$1 each. Availability is subject to quantity
on hand. You can assure yourself of a good
supply by pre-ordering them directly from
Connie by calling the Senior Center (503-
Thrift Store: Bargain prices can be found
in Vernonia’s Senior Center in their Thrift
Store. The retail store is open Monday
through Friday, from 9:00 AM until 3:00
PM. The Thrift Store provides funds for the
Senior Center’s facility and its many activi-
ties. Donations can also be dropped off dur-
ing those same hours, and donated clothes
need to be clean and in good condition so
they are “sales ready”. We are offering half
off during the first week of each month.
Buy locally and support your local Senior
Center.
For after hours drop-offs please contact
Pauline 503-429-5810.
Special Days: On the last Wednesday of the
month Wauna Credit Union will be serving
ice cream. On the last Friday of the month
we will serve birthday cake and ice cream to
celebrate that month’s birthdays.
Membership Dues: Another way to sup-
port Vernonia’s Senior Center is to pay the
$15 annual membership dues. Checks may
be mailed or dropped off at the Senior Cen-
ter. Anyone 50 and older may join.
Questions? Call: (503) 429-3912
Casting Call for New VCT Play
Attention all actors, actresses and fans
of the theater! Your last chance to appear in a
play on the Washington Grade School stage is
coming soon!
Vernonia Community Theater is
pleased to announce that it will be holding
auditions on two nights: Tuesday, January 24,
and Wednesday, January 25, both at 7 pm in
the Washington Grade School gym for its next
play: Vaudeville’s My Home. Adults and
youth aged 13 and up are welcome to try out for
one of 20 adult and youth parts; there are one
to two parts for actors under 13. Callbacks, if
needed, will be held at WGS Tuesday, January
31, at 7 pm. If you’d rather help behind the
scenes with directing, stage management, sets,
lighting, props, or costumes, please come on
the either the 24th or 25th to let us know about
your skills and interest in helping.
The play, written by Ken Bradbury,
is a semi-musical comedy set in the 1920s. It
starts out with two vaudeville troupers who are
fleeing New York following their robbery of a
theater box office. They become stranded in
a rural village that needs a new school (does
this sound familiar?). Broke and hungry, the
men devise a plan to swindle the local
populace by convincing them they have
enough talent to produce their own
vaudeville show to raise money for that
Sam Hough, Pastor
new school.
410 North Street
Rehearsals will begin the week
503-429-6522
of February 6th, specific nights per
Vernonia Community Church
week to be determined, from 7 – 9 pm.
Sunday School: 9:00 AM
Performances are slated for Friday, April
Worship Service: 10:30 AM
13, at 7 pm and Saturday, April 14, at 7
Wednesday Prayer: 6:30 PM
pm at Washington Grade School. To help
Ralph Young, Interim Pastor
cover expenses of the production, there is
957 State Avenue
a $20 registration fee for all participants.
503-429-6790
A limited number of scholarships to
Vernonia Foursquare Church
cover this fee are available by request at
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 AM
sign-up.
Children’s Sunday School
The Vernonia Community Theater was
Carl Pense, Pastor
established in 2010 by Kinnell Steward
850 Madison Avenue
and Mark Brown. Its first offering, Robin
503-429-1103
Hood, was a youth production. The
Vernonia Seventh-day Adventist
second play, Exposé: Holiday Celebrities
Church
Tell All featured teens and adults. Both
Sabbath (Saturday) Services
were well-received by the many people
Sabbath School: 9:30 AM
who attended the performances. VCT
Worship Service: 11:00 AM
operates under the auspices of Vernonia
www.VernoniaSDAC.org
Hands-on Art, a non-profit organization
Larry Gibson, Pastor
whose mission includes the performing
2nd Ave. and Nehalem St.
arts. Contact Kinnell Steward at
503-429-8301
503.819.0143 or by email at mtskys@
frontier.com if you have questions.
Church Directory (in alphabetical order)
Assembly of God
Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Morning Worship: 11:00 AM
Wayne Marr, Pastor
662 Jefferson Avenue
503-429-0307
Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints
Sunday Schedule:
Sacrament Meeting: 10:00 AM
Sunday School & Primary: 11:20 AM
Relief Society, Priesthood and
Young Women: 12:10 PM
Marc Farmer, Branch President
1350 E. Knott Street
503-429-7151
First Baptist Church
Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Worship Service: 11:00 AM
Wednesday Prayer Meeting: 7:00 PM
John D, Murray, Pastor
359 “A” Street
503-860-3860
Nehalem Valley Bible Church
Sunday School: 10:00 AM
Worship Service: 11:00 AM
429-3912) any week day, from 7:00 AM-
3:00 PM. Please allow one day lead time for
larger orders. The Center’s front door opens
at 9:00, but the side parking lot door opens
at 7:00. Ah, sweet treats!
Wed. Ladies Bible Study: 10:00 AM
Wednesday Service: 7:00 PM
Sat. Men’s Prayer Meeting: 6:30 AM
Gary Taylor, Pastor
Grant & North Streets
503-429-5378
Pioneer Baptist Fellowship
Sunday School: 9:30 AM
Worship Service: 11:00 AM
Thursday Prayer 7:00 PM
www.pbfalive.com
John Cahill, Pastor
939 Bridge Street
503-429-1161
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Sun. Religious Education: 10:30 AM
Sunday Mass: 12:00 PM
Rev. Luan Tran, Administrator
960 Missouri Avenue
503-429-8841
Vernonia Christian Church
Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Worship Service in Youth &
Family Center: 11:00 AM
www.VernoniaChristianChurch.org
