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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2022
RELIGION BRIEFS
Anchor Baptist Church
The congregation meets at the
Astoria Christian Church, 1151
Harrison Ave. On Sundays, the
service starts at 1 p.m.; Bible
study is at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For
information, email anchorbaptis-
tastoria@gmail.com
Astoria Christian Church
For service information and
updates, go to astoriachristian.
org or bit.ly/AstoriaChristian, call
503-325-2591 or email Astoria-
Christian@gmail.com
Astoria First Baptist
Church
First Baptist Church, 349 Sev-
enth St., holds a worship service
at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. The ser-
vice is also broadcast at fb.me/
astoriafi rstbaptist
Sunday school starts at
9:30 a.m. There is no child care,
but children are encouraged to join
the service. For information, call
the church offi ce at 503-325-1761.
Astoria First United
Methodist Church
Open for worship on Sundays
at 11:30 a.m., 1076 Franklin Ave.
Masks are required. For lives-
tream service information, email
the church offi ce at offi ce@unit-
edmethodistastoria.org or call
503-325-5454.
Bethany Free Lutheran
Church
On Sundays at Bethany Free
Lutheran Church, 451 34th St.,
Sunday school is at 9:30 a.m.,
and the service is at 11 a.m. “Glad
Tidings” is at 8:40 a.m. on KAST
1370 AM.
On Mondays, confi rmation is at
6 p.m.; Brown Bags is at 1:30 p.m.
Tuesdays; and the Bethany Sew-
ing Mission is at 10 a.m. Thurs-
days. The Women’s Missionary
Federation meets at 11 a.m. on the
second Thursday of the month.
For information, go to bethany-
free.com or call 503-325-2925.
Common Ground
Interspiritual Fellowship
Common Ground Interspiri-
tual Fellowship holds a service
from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday,
via Zoom, which is open to all
belief systems, including the spir-
itual but not religious. For infor-
“We’re
more than
a lumber
yard”
mation, go to cgifellowship.org.
For the Zoom link, email info@
cgifellowship.org
First Church of Christ,
Scientist
Sunday morning services and
Sunday school at the Christian
Science Church, 632 11th St.,
are held at 10 a.m.; enter on 11th
Street.
Wednesday evening testimony
meetings are at 7 p.m. Those
wishing to attend by phone can get
details by calling 971-320-0294.
The Reading Room hours are
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday
through Thursday, except holi-
days; enter on Franklin Avenue.
Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Episcopal Church, 1545
Franklin Ave., holds Sunday ser-
vices at 8 and 10 a.m. The later
service is also livestreamed on
Facebook and YouTube.
Morning prayer services are
daily at 8 a.m., and an evening
prayer service is at 7 p.m. Wednes-
days, also livestreamed. Masks
are required, and air machines are
in use.
The weekly music series “Fri-
days in Lent” begins Friday from
noon to 1 p.m., with contempla-
tive listening and walking the Sta-
tions of the Cross. The musician is
Ray Utterback, playing the organ
and piano.
The food pantry is open from
9 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday and
Thursday.
Church offi ce hours are from
10 a.m. to noon Monday through
Friday. For information, go to
graceastoria.org, call 503-325-
5107 or email graceastoria4691@
gmail.com
Olney Community Church
The
non-denominational
Olney Community Church, 89351
Oregon Highway 202, meets at
9:30 a.m. Sunday for breakfast.
Sunday school is at 10 a.m., and
the worship service is at 11 a.m.
All are welcome.
A Wednesday prayer meeting
is at 2 p.m. For information, call
the church at 503-325-3394, or Ed
Hortsch, pastor, at 503-791-4475.
Pacifi c Unitarian
Universalist
The Pacifi c Unitarian Univer-
salist Fellowship now meets in
person at noon Sunday at the First
Presbyterian Church, 1103 Grand
Ave. The sanctuary entrance is on
11th Street between Grand and
Harrison avenues. The service is
also held via Zoom; for informa-
tion, go to pacuuf.org
Peace First Lutheran
Peace First Lutheran Church
holds Sunday services at 8:30
and 11 a.m. at 725 33rd St. The
8:30 a.m. service is also streamed
live at bit.ly/3rckrMd
Wednesday Bible study is
at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., with
noon-time prayers following the
fi rst session, at 565 12th St. For
Bible study Zoom links, email the
church offi ce.
Church offi ce hours are Mon-
day through Friday 8:30 a.m. to
5 p.m. For information, call 503-
325-6252, email offi ce@peace-
fi rstlutheran.com or go to peace-
fi rstlutheran.com
Pioneer Presbyterian
Church
WARRENTON — For ser-
vice information, call the church
at 503-861-2421 or go to pioneer-
churchpcusa.org
St. Brendon the Navigator
Orthodox Church
St. Brendan the Naviga-
tor Orthodox Church, 820 Ala-
meda Ave., holds Catechism at
3:30 p.m. Saturday; Great Ves-
pers is at 5 p.m. A light potluck
follows.
On Sunday, Matins are at
8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy is at
10 a.m., followed by a potluck
meal.
Masks must be worn at all
times unless there is a medical
reason. For questions, contact
Rev. Sergey Kakorin at 360-904-
7794 or skergeykakorin@gmail.
com or go to orthodoxastoria.org
St. Mary, Star of the Sea
Parish
For information about the St.
Vincent de Paul Food Pantry
hours, and service and livestream-
ing information at both the Asto-
ria church and Hammond mis-
sion, call 503-325-3671, email
offi ce@stmaryastoria.com or go
to stmaryastoria.com or bit.ly/
stmaryastoria
The Astorian
The 55th annual Astoria Scandina-
vian Midsummer Festival celebration
returns to the Clatsop County Fair-
grounds on June 17, 18 and 19.
The 2022 Midsummer Court will
be formally introduced at Astoria
High School at 7 p.m. on Tuesday ,
when they will give their fi rst pre-
sentations. Admission is free, and the
event is open to the public. Masks are
required.
The members of the Astoria Scan-
dinavian Midsummer Court are :
Miss Scandinavia 2021 is Kaisa
Liljenwall, a sophomore in biomed-
ical engineering at the University of
Southern California. She represents
the Vasa (Swedish) Order of Amer-
ica Astor Lodge No. 215, and served
as Junior Miss Sweden in 2010 and
as Senior Miss Sweden in 2020 and
2021.
Senior Miss Denmark is Ava
Osborne, a junior at Astoria High
School. She is sponsored by the
Lower Columbia Danish Society, and
was Junior Miss Denmark in 2012.
Senior Miss Finland is Olivia
Esnard, a junior at Seaside High
School. She is sponsored by the
United Finnish Kaleva Brotherhood &
Sisterhood Astoria Lodge No. 2, and
was Junior Miss Finland in 2013.
Senior Miss Norway is Raelee
Telen, a junior at Astoria High School.
She is sponsored by the Sons of Nor-
way Nidaros Lodge No. 16, and was
Junior Miss Norway in 2014.
Senior Miss Sweden is Kaylee
Falleur, a junior at Astoria High
School. She is sponsored by the Vasa
(Swedish) Order of America Astor
Lodge No. 215 and was Junior Miss
Denmark in 2014.
Junior Miss Denmark is Anneli-
isa Vestboe, of Hillsboro. She is spon-
sored by the Lower Columbia Danish
Society.
Junior Miss Finland is Ila Canessa,
a student at Lewis and Clark Elemen-
tary School. She is sponsored by the
United Finnish Kaleva Brotherhood &
Sisterhood Astoria Lodge No. 2.
Junior Miss Norway is Ellen
Rohne, who attends Hilda Lahti Ele-
mentary School. She is sponsored by
the Sons of Norway Nidaros Lodge
No. 16.
Junior Miss Sweden is Ella Mat-
tingly, who attends Astor Elementary
LEFT: Junior Miss Norway, Ellen Rohne
MIDDLE: Junior Miss Finland, Ila Canessa
RIGHT: Junior Miss Denmark, Anneliisa
Vestboe
LEFT: Senior Miss Sweden, Kaylee Falleur
MIDDLE: Junior Court chaperone, Jennifer
Canessa RIGHT: Senior Court chaperone,
Abbie Johnson
LEFT: Crownbearer, Corbin Darrington
MIDDLE: Junior Miss Sweden, Ella Mattingly
RIGHT: Senior Miss Norway, Raelee Telen
LEFT: Senior Miss Finland, Olivia Esnard
MIDDLE: Senior Miss Denmark, Ava
Osborne RIGHT: Miss Scandinavia 2021,
Kaisa Liljenwall
School. She is sponsored by the Vasa
(Swedish) Order of America Astor
Lodge No. 215.
The crownbearer is Corbin Dar-
rington, who attends Lewis & Clark
Elementary School.
Senior Court chaperone is Abbie
Johnson, a nurse at Columbia Memo-
rial Hospital and Providence Seaside
Hospital. She was Junior Miss Nor-
way in 2003 and Senior Miss Norway
and Miss Scandinavia in 2014.
Junior Court chaperone is Jennifer
Canessa, a graduate of Naselle High
School who is self-employed as a
property manager.
Leading up to the three-day festival
in June, these ambassadors will speak
to local organizations in preparation
for their fi nal speech, “What My Heri-
tage Means to Me” on June 17. Those
wishing to invite the court to make
an appearance or speak at an event or
organization should email ASMFAP-
rincessCommittee@gmail.com
For the latest information about the
festival, go to astoriascanfest.org
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