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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 2019
RELIGION
BRIEFS
Astoria Church of
Christ
The Astoria Church of
Christ, 692 12th St., hosts
Ken Tipps as guest speaker
for the 10:30 a.m. Sunday
service. His topic is on the
Book of Jeremiah. A Bible
study is offered at 9:45 a.m.
All are welcome. For infor-
mation, call 503-791-3235.
St. Mary, Star of the
Sea Parish
The Stations of the Cross
are at 3 p.m. today at St.
Francis de Sales Mission,
867 Fifth Ave. in Hammond,
and at 6 p.m. at St. Mary,
Star of the Sea, 1465 Grand
Ave. A soup and bread din-
ner follows in the school
auditorium, sponsored by
the Knights of Columbus.
At noon Saturday, a Pub-
lic Square Crusade recites
the rosary at Eighth Street
and Marine Drive.
The Spanish prayer group
meets from 11:45 a.m. to
12:45 p.m. Sunday in the St.
Benedict classroom.
The Sacrament of Pen-
ance/Reconciliation is held
at St. Mary’s at 5 p.m.
Wednesday and at 3:30 p.m.
Saturday at St. Francis de
Sales, or by appointment by
calling the parish offi ce at
503-325-3671.
Grace Episcopal
Grace Episcopal Church,
1545 Franklin Ave., observes
the Third Sunday in Lent at a
single 10 a.m. service.
Sunday is also Hunger
Awareness Sunday, with an
ingathering of both mon-
etary and nonperishable
food items. Paper products,
canned corn and chili are
needed, as are can openers
and large paper bags.
The monthly Community
Dinner is served at 4 p.m.
in the Parish Hall, free of
charge. Come at 3 p.m. to
set up or 5 p.m. to clean up.
“Fridays in Lent” offers
contemplative music for lis-
tening or for walking the
Stations of the Cross. Han-
nelore Morgan (recorders)
is featured March 29, begin-
ning at 12:10 p.m.
For information, call the
church at 503-325-4691 or
go to graceastoria.org
Bethany Free Lutheran
The youth group of Beth-
any Free Lutheran Church is
putting on a rummage sale
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in
the church parking lot, 451
34th St. A wide variety of
items are for sale. The event
is a fundraiser for a trip this
summer to the Free Lutheran
Youth national convention
in Estes Park, Colorado.
Calvary Episcopal
SEASIDE — Calvary
Episcopal Church, 503 N.
Holladay Drive in Seaside,
offers the fi nal in a series of
“Moments for Meditation”
for the season of Lent from
noon to 12:30 March 29.
The guest artist is Susan
Buehler, who is Calvary’s
musician, in addition to her
teaching commitments and
her work accompanying the
Cannon Beach Chorus.
Dinner boosts Scandinavian park project
Kathy Patenaude
A benefi t dinner for the Astoria Scandinavian Heritage Park, held Saturday at Carruthers Restaurant, featured cuisine from Nordic nations.
The Daily Astorian
A festive Scandinavian evening
at Carruthers Restaurant, complete
with fl ying fl ags, native dress and
cuisine from Nordic nations, was
enjoyed by a full house of support-
ers for the Astoria Scandinavian
Heritage Park on March 16.
The benefi t dinner raised
$45,000 in new funds, bring-
ing the total fundraising effort for
park construction to more than
$400,000.
Special appeal leaders Mark
Kujula and Merianne Myers pro-
vided the entertainment. Spe-
cial guests at the benefi t dinner
included members of the West Stu-
dio in Seattle who designed the
park, engineers from Crow Engi-
neering in Portland, the consul-
ate general of Norway in Portland,
Larry Bruun, and six members
of Finlandia Foundation Colum-
bia-Pacifi c Chapter.
The park will be built on the
Astoria Riverwalk between 15th
and 16th streets.
Organizers hope the project will
be ready for dedication in June
2020.
Images and details of the Asto-
ria Scandinavian Heritage Park
project are available at AstoriaS-
canPark.org
For information, call Judi
Lampi at 503-791-9156 or email
Janet Bowler at astoriascanpark@
gmail.com
Statewide spring Benefi t night supports
beach cleanup set Astoria Library renovation
for Saturday
The Daily Astorian
The Daily Astorian
SOLVE is calling on volunteers from across the state
to join together from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday for
the Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup.
Thousands of people are expected to clear the entire
Oregon Coast of litter and marine debris washed in
from winter storms.
This inclusive event welcomes families, schools,
business groups and volunteers of all ages. Register at
one of 45 beach cleanup locations at solveoregon.org,
or call 971-346-2703 for details.
Volunteers are encouraged to wear sturdy shoes and
dress appropriately for the weather. All cleanup sup-
plies will be provided.
Volunteers who would like to help make the event
more sustainable are encouraged to bring their own
reusable bucket and work gloves. The most common
items found during this event are broken pieces of
plastic and cigarette butts, both of which are harmful
to local wildlife. Bring an old colander to sift the tide
lines for these tiny pieces.
The Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup is presented
by AAA Oregon. Additional sponsors include Fred
Meyer, The Standard, Oregon Parks and Recreation
Department, NW Natural, KOIN, K103fm, Martin
North and Local Coast Haulers.
The Fort George Brewery hosts a ben-
efi t night from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday to
support the Astoria Public Library Founda-
tion’s efforts to raise $3.5 million to ren-
ovate the library. There is no cost for this
event, and the public is welcome. Proceeds
from all upstairs sales for the night will go
to the library’s renovation campaign.
Former Mayor Arline LaMear and board
members will be on hand to speak with
interested community members about the
library’s fundraising efforts, historical and
proposed design displays and updates on
progress. Guests will also have the oppor-
tunity to bid on an array of silent auction
baskets, donated by individuals and busi-
nesses in the community.
For information, go to astorialibrary.org,
call 503-325-7323 or email comments@
astorialibrary.org
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