announcements/community
2014
Things To Ponder
By Grant Williams
While visiting my parents in Southern
California we attended a Christmas Eve
program in a beautiful, secluded place called,
“Silverado Canyon.” The pastor made a
bold statement in his sermon that took me by
surprise. This is not a word for word quote,
but, he said something along these lines: There
are people sitting on a bar stool somewhere
right now who are just as likely to be in heaven
as the people who sit in church every Sunday
because the person on the bar stool is probably
more conscious of the fact that they are a sinner
who needs help.
The person who is in church every time
the doors are open can become comfortable with
themselves, not remembering that Jesus said:
He came to save sinners, not the righteous. The
righteous He was referring to, of course, were
the people who saw themselves as being
in favor with God because of their good
works and piety. The person on the bar
stool may truly need help, but being
there doesn’t make him automatically
an enemy of God. The blind spot in
many religious peoples lives is the fact
that everyone needs the grace and mercy
of a loving and forgiving God. The
Bible tells us that we are all sinners and
fall short of His glory. Read Romans
3:23 and I John 1:5-10.
As we go into the New Year,
let’s make a conscious decision to live
for today, build for the future, and leave
the past in God’s loving care. Let’s
deliberately forgive and forget about
the hurts and the failures of the past and
work toward a harmonious future with
Christ at the center of our activities.
We would also be wise to remember
the parable of the wheat and the tares
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in Matthew 13:24-43. It will be to everyone’s
benefit if we leave the judging to God and
pick up our own cross and follow Jesus. It is
very easy to see other peoples faults and miss
or ignore our own. Let’s make a real effort in
2014 to get ourselves ready to meet our Maker.
Every day we are alive the “Day of the Lord”
draws nearer!
Sure hope you enjoyed the holidays.
It’s time to enter the New Year with vigor and
a renewed sense of urgency regarding God’s
purpose for the churches in Vernonia. God has
placed Christians in our community with His
message of life and hope. If you don’t currently
have a place of worship you call home The Open
Door Gathering Place meets on Wednesday at
7:00 PM at the Vernonia Grange. Everyone is
welcome to come and check out our ministry.
Happy New Year and may God bless you.
VERNONIA
Welcome to the World
Robert “Robby Lee” Graham
Travis and Amanda
Graham of Vernonia
are happy to announce
the arrival of their son,
Robert “Robby Lee”
Graham on October
25, 2013 at 10:46 PM.
Robby Lee was born at
St. Vincent Hospital in
Portland and weighed
6 pounds, 1 ounce
and measured 19.75
inches. Robby Lee
joins sister JoLee, age
4. Grandparents are Robert and D’ Lisa Watts of Vernonia and Tony
and Marla Paden of Vernonia. Great grandparents are John and Elda
Saunders of Cornelius; Robert “Mac” (deceased) and Deanie Watts of
Vernonia; Dee Butler of Salem; and Martha Smith (deceased).
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Church Directory (in alphabetical order)
Assembly of God
Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Morning Worship: 11:00 AM
Sunday Evening Prayer: 6:00 PM
Wayne Marr, Pastor
662 Jefferson Avenue
503-429-0373
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
Covenant Church Vernonia
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
Grace Family Fellowship
Sunday School: 9:00 AM
Worship Service: 10:30 AM
Thursday Prayer: 6:00 PM
Greg “Mac” McCallum, Pastor
957 State Avenue
503-429-6790
www.gracefamilyfellowship.org
Nehalem Valley Bible Church
Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Worship Service: 10:45 AM
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
Open Door Gathering Place
Service: Wednesday 7:00 PM
Grant Williams, Pastor
375 North Street
Pioneer Baptist Fellowship
Sunday School: 9:30 AM
Worship Service: 11:00 AM
www.pbfalive.com
John Cahill, Pastor
939 Bridge Street
503-429-1161
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Wednesday Religious Education:
3:15-4:30 PM
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
Sam Hough, Pastor
410 North Street
503-429-6522
Vernonia Foursquare Church
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 AM
Children’s Sunday School
Carl Pense, Pastor
850 Madison Avenue
503-429-1103
Vernonia Seventh-day Adventist
Church
Sabbath (Saturday) Services
Sabbath School: 9:30 AM
Worship Service: 11:00 AM
www.VernoniaSDAC.org
Larry Gibson, Pastor
2nd Ave. and Nehalem St.
503-429-8301
