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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2017
Providence offers free ‘Journey
Through Grief’ class on Tuesdays
The Daily Astorian
SEASIDE — Providence
Seaside Hospital, 725 S.
Wahanna Road, is offering a
free eight-week bereavement
group, “Journey through
Grief,” for family and friends
of those who have experi-
enced a signifi cant loss and/
or death of a loved one. The
group meets from 4:30 to
RELIGION BRIEFS
5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, starting
Oct. 31 and running through
Dec. 19, in Education Room
B, which is in the lower level
of the hospital. Refreshments
are provided.
There is no charge for
the sessions, but preregis-
tration is required by call-
ing April McCullen at 503-
717-7233 or Pam Green at
503-717-7120.
Fundraiser raffl e and auction to
help Astoria schools programs
Portrait of Martin Luther by
the Workshop of Lucas Cra-
nach the Elder, circa 1532.
students are being raffl ed and
auctioned off at the event,
which also features food and
live music. The grand prize
is a “Night in Astoria” pack-
age, with accommodations at
a hotel, local restaurant gift
cards and more.
All of the money raised
will be donated to AHS and the
Astoria School District to help
underfunded school fi eld trips,
projects and scholarships.
The 500th anniversary of
the Reformation is this year.
Martin Luther, who lived from
1483 to 1546 in Germany,
thought that the medieval
church needed to be reformed.
Luther and his mission began
after he watched indulgences
being sold in Rome as forgive-
ness to people who were afraid
of Satan. He felt strongly that
forgiveness from sin could
not be purchased with money;
people cannot earn salvation,
they are saved by faith alone.
Luther collected 95 points
to stoke discussion about the
corruption of the medieval
church, then nailed his famous
“95 Theses” to the door of his
hometown church in Witten-
berg, kicking off the Protes-
tant Reformation. While his
intention was to denounce
the abuses of the practice of
indulgences, the Reformation
opened the door for people
to express their opinions and
ideas.
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For her senior project,
Aleks Matthews, a student at
Astoria High School, is co-or-
ganizing a fundraising Raffl e
and Silent Auction Evening
from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at
the Barbey Maritime Center,
1792 Marine Drive. The pub-
lic is welcome.
Donations from local busi-
nesses and artwork by AHS
Wildlife Center celebrates
20 years with Founders Dinner
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The Wildlife Center of the
North Coast holds a Founders
Dinner Nov. 3 at the Seaside
Civic and Convention Cen-
ter. The doors open at 5:30
p.m.; dinner is served at 6:15
p.m. The event, which also
includes raffl e and auction
items, celebrates 20 years of
serving local wildlife, and the
communities who care for
them, along the Oregon and
Washington coasts.
Meal choices are chicken
cordon bleu, roasted pork
tenderloin or a vegetar-
ian entrée. Dinner includes
scalloped potatoes, sea-
sonal vegetables, salad, rolls
and dessert. A no-host bar is
available.
Tickets cost $50 each,
or $400 for a table of eight.
RSVP by calling 503-338-
0331 or by going to www.
CoastWildlife.org
The Lower Columbia
Danish Society will share the
story of why ducks are tra-
ditional fare on St. Marten’s
Day at their next meeting on
Thursday.
The society, which meets
at 7 p.m. on the fi rst Thurs-
day of every month, will also
award a duck as the grand
prize of Danish bingo.
The meeting is at First
Lutheran Church, 33rd Street
and Grand Avenue, in Asto-
ria. For more information,
call 325-2612.
First Lutheran
Sunday is Food Pantry Sun-
day at First Lutheran Church,
725 33rd St. Nonperishable
food items can be placed in
the food barrel by the entry
foyer of the church. The most
needed items include: canned
meats, stews, soups, juices,
fruits and vegetables. Addi-
tionally, cash contributions are
always needed by the pantries
to buy fresh milk, bread, meat,
fruits and vegetables for the
clients. Place cash offerings in
an envelope and mark them,
“Food Pantry.”
A Harvest Party takes place
at noon Sunday at with pump-
kin carving, games and a pizza
luncheon. Pumpkins are pro-
vided for the children; adults
should bring their own pump-
kins, or just come and enjoy
the fellowship.
For information, call the
church at 503-325-6252, email
fl castoria@gmail.com or go to
www.astoriafi rstlutheran.com
Pacifi c Unitarian
Universalist
The Pacifi c Unitarian Uni-
versalist Fellowship holds a ser-
vice at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Per-
forming Arts Center, 588 16th St.
The focus of the service is
the “Day of the Dead” on the
last day of October. For infor-
mation, call 503-325-5225 or
go to www.pacuuf.org
Common Ground
Interspiritual
A Celebration of Spirit,
sponsored
by
Common
Ground Interspiritual Fel-
lowship, meets from 9:30 to
10:30 a.m. Sunday in the Wes-
ley Room at the Astoria First
United Methodist Church,
1076 Franklin Ave. Use the
11th Street building entrance.
This morning gathering is not
defi ned by any particular belief
system, and is intended for the
“spiritual but not religious,” as
well as those who draw from
more than one faith tradition.
For information, go to http://
cgifellowship.org
Religious Society
of Friends
ILWACO, Washington —
The Lower Columbia Quak-
ers, also known as the Reli-
gious Society of Friends,
meets at 3 p.m. Sunday in the
Ilwaco Community Center,
158 First Ave. N. All are wel-
come to visit and participate.
For information, go to https://
lowercolumbiaquakers.org
Single service at Grace
Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal Church
will hold a single service at 9
a.m. Sunday. The Rev. Lance
Peeler will lead a discussion
and answer questions on “Why
God is more than just a HE.”
The church is at 1545
Franklin Ave.
Bethany Free
Lutheran Church
Bethany Free Lutheran
Church will have its Fall Fes-
tival at 4 p.m. Sunday. The
festival will also celebrate the
500th anniversary of the start
of the Protestant Reformation.
The festival begins with a
program that will include spe-
cial music, congregational
singing and Scripture reading,
all around the major themes
of the Reformation. Following
the program there will be food
and fellowship.
Bethany is located in east
Astoria, across from Safeway
at 451 34th St.
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Danish Society talks ducks at
next meeting on Thursday
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Reformation 500 Event
Through Luther’s preach-
ing and teaching, especially
after he translated the Bible,
his impact was felt throughout
Europe. People traveled across
country lines to study with him
in Germany. This led to Protes-
tant texts, hymnals and prayer
books being printed in many
languages.
As early as the 1600s,
churches sprang up in com-
munities across Europe, creat-
ing regional differences in cus-
toms and services. The towns
and colonies in New England
were founded by Protestant
clergy, with the separation of
church and state not coming
until the American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783.
The public is invited to
learn more about the Refor-
mation and participate in the
Reformation 500 Event Nov.
4 at Peace Lutheran Church,
565 12th St. A Worship Ser-
vice, led by Bishop David
Bauer-Rieke begins at 2 p.m.
Breakout sessions on “Music
and Art of the Reformation”
will occur at 3:20 p.m., and
activities for families and chil-
dren are scheduled for 3:40
p.m. A Schnitzel Dinner is
being held in the downstairs
Fellowship Hall at 5 p.m.; the
cost is $10 per person or $25
per family. For dinner reser-
vations, call First Lutheran
Church at 503-325- 2354.
Knochlers Pinochle Group —
1 p.m., Bob Chisholm Community
Center, 1225 Avenue A, Seaside.
Cost is $1 per regular session per
person. Players with highest and
second highest scores split the prize.
Game is designed for players 55 and
older, but all ages are welcome.
Mahjong for Experienced
Players — 1 p.m., Astoria Senior
Center, 1111 Exchange St. For in-
formation, call 503-325-3231.
My Hope for
Your Journey.
Line Dancing for Seniors — 3
to 4:30 p.m., Astoria Senior Center,
1111 Exchange St. Not for beginners.
For information, call 503-325-3231.
TUESDAY
Senior Lunch — 11:30 a.m.,
Bob Chisholm Senior Center, 1225
Avenue A, Seaside. Suggested
donation of $3 for those older than
60; $6.75 for those younger than
60. For information, call Michelle
Lewis at 503-861-4200.
Columbia Senior Diners —
11:30 a.m., 1111 Exchange St.
The cost is $6. For information, or
to have a meal delivered, call 503-
325-9693.
Astoria-Warrenton
Dupli-
cate Bridge Club — 12:30 to 4
p.m., Astoria Senior Center, 1111
Exchange St. Anyone may play if
they have a partner; to request a
bridge partner, call 503-325-0029.
WEDNESDAY
Warrenton Sunrise Rotary
Club — 7 a.m., Dooger’s Seafood
& Grill, Youngs Bay Plaza, 103 S.
U.S. Highway 101, Warrenton. For
information, call 503-325-4030.
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