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4B THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2015 RELIGION BRIEFS Warrenton United Methodist WARRENTON — The Warrenton United Method- ist Church, 679 S. Main Ave., celebrates the second Sunday of Advent at 10 a.m. Sunday by welcoming a representative from the Gideons organization. The service focuses on peace. Songs of the season are being provided by Dave Warren (or- gan) and Diane Curs (piano). Refreshments are served before and after all services. There is off-street parking, and the church is handicapped ac- cessible. Bible study is being held from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday; the topic for discussion is the gospel of Luke. The church is making plans to go Christmas caroling, later in the month, and would like to add more musicians (vocal and instrumental) to visits at senior living facilities as well as Sunday and Christmas wor- ship services. Anyone interest- ed in contributing their musical talent, or simply offering their love of music, should call Lay Pastor Jane Hill at 971-704- 4357. For information, call the church at 503-861-0825. Community HU sing SEASIDE — A Seaside Community HU Sing takes place at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway. Regardless of one’s beliefs or religion, any- one can sing HU (pronounced hue), an ancient name for God; it is for the spiritual upliftment of those who come, and is not directed to any other purpose. For information, call Seann Valen at 503-717-5485, email axcess49@gmail.com or go to www.eckankar.org Society of Friends SEAVIEW, Wash. — The Lower Columbia Worship Group of the Society of Friends (Quaker) meets at 3 p.m. Sun- day in the Peninsula Church Center Fireside Room (south building), 5000 N Place. This is a “silent” (unprogrammed) worship group. All are wel- come to visit and participate. For information, call 503-895- 7474. Cannon Beach Community CANNON BEACH — Cannon Beach Community Church, 132 E. Washington St., holds an Evensong service at 6 p.m. the ¿rst and third Sunday of the month. All are welcome. Evensong features Wes Warhmund (guitar, Àute and clarinet) and meditative songs, Psalms, readings, candlelight and time for Tuiet reÀection. For information, call the church at 503-436-1222. Crossroads Community SVENSEN — Crossroads Community Church, a Friends Fellowship, at 40618 Old High- way 30, is holding a Free Fam- ily Film Friday at 6:45 p.m. to- night. This event is always held the second Friday of the month. All are welcome. Holy Nativity Eastern Orthodox HAMMOND — The Holy Nativity Eastern Orthodox Mission is holding services Sunday in Hammond at St. Francis de Sales Mission, 867 5th St. Matins begin at 9 a.m. with Divine Liturgy beginning at 10 a.m. Father Kevin Lien, assistant pastor of the Church of the Annunciation in Mil- waukie, and rector of Holy Nativity Mission, is celebrating the Divine Liturgy. Vespers are being held at 5 p.m. Saturday. Call for the lo- cation. All Eastern Orthodox are welcome to participate. Those interested in attending an Or- thodox Liturgy are encouraged to come, as well. For questions or information, call Steve Sol- lars at 503-298-3453 or Linda Andres at 503-440-3930. Great Vow Zen Monastery CLATSKANIE — The Great Vow Zen Monastery, lo- cated at 79640 Quincy-Mayger Road in Clatskanie, is holding a “Beginner’s Mind” retreat, led by Adam Jogen Salzberg and Patrick Bansho Green, from 5 p.m. Dec. 18 to 1 p.m. Dec. 20. During this weekend a mo- nastic schedule is followed. All elements of a meditation retreat are covered, including basic meditation techniques, posture, breathing, formal meals, and dealing with obstructions. The cost is $150 ($120 for Zen Community of Oregon; a $75 reduced rate available to those in need) plus donation. For details, call 503-728- 0654 or email registrar@great- vow.org. Register online at www.zendust.org/calendar Astoria Seventh-Day Adventist The Astoria Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 300 Nehalem Ave., is hosting award-winning vocalist Marcia Whitehead, who is presenting “Wrap- pings: The Gift of Christmas in Story and Song” at 10:45 a.m. Sat- urday. Marcia Through Whitehead story and song, Wrappings investigates the fears, the faith and the hard- ships Mary and Joseph might have faced as they anticipated the birth of Jesus. The presenta- tion explores unfamiliar ancient customs like swaddling clothes and aspects of the Nativity sto- ry not frequently considered. A love-offering will be received for Ms. Whitehead. Astoria Church of Christ Ken Tipps from Scappoose is the guest speaker at Asto- ria Church of Christ’s Sunday service, which begins at 10:30 a.m. The church is located at 692 12th St. His topic, “A Na- tion Destroyed,” is taken from the Book of Jeremiah. All are welcome. St. Mary Star of the Sea Those who have terminal illnesses, are about to have sur- gery, or are of advanced age are invited to receive the Sacrament for Anointing of the Sick after the 4 p.m. Saturday Mass at St. Francis de Sales Mission, 867 Fifth Ave. in Hammond, and at 9:45 a.m. Sunday at St. Mary Star of the Sea, 1465 Grand Ave. Celebrate Our Lady of Gua- dalupe with the parish at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 to Dec. 12 at St. Mary Star of the Sea. A Novena begins Friday, following Mass. This is a special rosary with meditations, led by the church’s Spanish community. Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Holy Day of Obligation is being held Tuesday at a noon Mass at St. Francis de Sales Mission, and at the 6:30 p.m. Mass at St. Mary Star of the Sea, followed by the Knights of Columbus Christmas tree lighting. Grace Episcopal Grace Episcopal Church, 1545 Franklin Ave., celebrates the Second Sunday of Advent at both the 8 and 10 a.m. worship services. The second candle of the Advent wreath will be lighted. An Advent Labyrinth Walk takes place from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday. A labyrinth introduc- tion is offered at 3 p.m. upon re- quest. It takes an average of 30 minutes to complete the walk. During Advent, Grace offers a Taizé Prayer and Song service each Wednesday at 7 p.m. Also on Wednesdays, Prayers for Peace, Healing and Wholeness takes place in the Vestry Room at 3:30 p.m. For information, call the church at 503-325-4691 or go to www.graceastoria.org Facebook CEO’s $45B organization is set to change charity landscape By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zucker- berg is shaking up yet another sector — the charity world — with his surprise announce- ment that he and his wife will devote the bulk of their wealth, or about $45 billion, to philan- thropic works. The move will eventually put him and his wife, Priscilla Chan, in the same philanthrop- ic echelon as Bill and Melinda Gates. It also involves a new type of philanthropic structure that differs from traditional foundations, although details on that remain scarce. Zuckerberg made his pledge on Facebook in cele- bration of his daughter Max’s birth. The Zuckerbergs said Tuesday they will, over time, commit 99 percent of their Facebook stockholdings to such causes as ¿ghting dis- ease, improving education and “building strong commu- nities.” The couple had previ- ously pledged to give away at least half their assets during their lifetime, but hadn’t pro- vided speci¿cs. The announcement stunned the charity world. “It’s incred- ibly impressive and an enor- mous commitment that really eclipses anything that we’ve seen in terms of size,” said Phil Buchanan, president of the nonpro¿t Center for Effective Philanthropy. The new organization, called the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, will pursue its ini- tiatives through a combina- tion of charitable donations, private investment and pro- motion of government-policy reform. By comparison, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has an endowment of just over $41 billion, which includes wealth donated by the Micro- soft founder and his friend, the businessman Warren Buffett. Mark Zuckerberg via AP Max Chan Zuckerberg is held by her parents, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan Zuck- erberg. Facebook CEO Zuckerberg and his wife announced the birth of their daughter, Max, as well as plans to donate most of their wealth to a new organization that will tackle a broad range of the world’s ills. The new initiative will be organized as a limited liabili- ty company, however, rather than as a nonpro¿t foundation. “They want the most Àexibil- ity and they are going to use a wide variety of activities to achieve their mission,” Ra- chael Horwitz, a Facebook spokeswoman, said via email. “So in that way this is not a foundation nor is it entirely charitable.” The notion of investing money in companies that tack- le social issues isn’t new, but it has gained more currency among a younger generation of philanthropists, particularly in the tech world. Zuckerberg has also shown a previous interest in inÀuenc- ing public policy. He led other prominent Silicon Valley ¿g- ures in forming a group, FWD. us, that lobbied and gave do- nations to congressional can- didates in an unsuccessful effort to promote immigration reforms. Depending on how much of the new effort is de- voted to lobbying, it could The Facebook co-founder is one of the world’s wealthiest men. He and Chan, a 30-year- old pediatrician, have previ- ously donated $100 million to public schools in Newark, New Jersey, and pledged $120 million to schools in poor communities of the San Fran- cisco Bay Area. They’ve also given $75 million to the Zuck- erberg San Francisco General Hospital, where Chan did her medical training. In a statement, Facebook said the couple’s plan to trans- fer their shares over time won’t affect his status as controlling shareholder of the company. The company said Zuckerberg has committed to dispose of no more than $1 billion of Face- book stock every year for the next three years. Zuckerberg and Chan had announced on Facebook last July that they were expecting a daughter, after Chan had three previous miscarriages. Hor- witz said a 7-pound, 8-ounce baby was born early last week, but declined to say which day. SELF-HELP GROUPS 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. Astoria TOPS — 5 p.m. weigh-in, 5:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday, First Lutheran Church, 725 33rd St. For information, call Trisha Hayrynen at 503-325- 4114. 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. Alcoholics Anonymous — To ¿nd a meeting, call 503-861- 5526 or go to www.aa-oregon.org Kick Butts Group Meets (Nicotine Anonymous) — 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Seaside Public Library, 1131 Broadway. Al-Anon Family Groups in- formation line for Clatsop and Til- lamook counties, 503-338-5688. Oregon Area Al-Anon website. oregonal-anon.org Astoria Al-Anon — 12 p.m. Wednesday, First United Method- ist Church, 1076 Franklin Ave. For information, call 503-325-1087; 7 p.m. Thursday, Crossroads Community Church, 40618 Old Highway 30, Svensen. For infor- mation, call 503-458-6467. 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 Li- brary, 1131 Broadway, Seaside, call 503-810-5196 for informa- tion. 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The greatest challenges require very long time horizons and cannot be solved by short term thinking.” While Zuckerberg prom- ised to release more details in the future, he said the cou- ple will transfer most of their wealth to the initiative “during our lives.” The couple will be in charge of the initiative, al- though Zuckerberg won’t be quitting his day job. “I have a full-time job run- ning Facebook,” he told The Associated Press in an inter- view last month, during which he discussed the couple’s ap- proach to philanthropy. Of his job at the social network, he added, “I’m going to be doing this for long time.” Th e Slack 5 A STO RIA • 576 12th Street • 503.325.2535