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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2022
Trail Ambassador
volunteers needed
RELIGION BRIEFS
link, email info@cgifellowship.org
Anchor Baptist Church
The congregation meets at the
Astoria Christian Church, 1151
Harrison Ave. On Sundays, the ser-
vice starts at 1 p.m.; Bible study is
at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For informa-
tion, email anchorbaptistastoria@
gmail.com
Astoria Christian Church
For service information and
updates, go to astoriachristian.org
or bit.ly/AstoriaChristian, call 503-
325-2591 or email AstoriaChris-
tian@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 Sun-
days at 11:30 a.m., 1076 Frank-
lin Ave. Masks are required. For
livestream service information,
email the church offi ce at offi ce@
unitedmethodistastoria.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 Tid-
ings” 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 Sewing
Mission is at 10 a.m. Thursdays.
The Women’s Missionary Federa-
tion 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 Interspiritual
Fellowship holds a service from
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday, via
Zoom, which is open to all belief
systems, including the spiritual but
not religious. For information, go
to cgifellowship.org. For the Zoom
“We’re
more than
a lumber
yard”
First Church of Christ,
Scientist
Sunday morning services and
Sunday school at the Christian Sci-
ence Church, 632 11th St., are held
at 10 a.m.; enter on 11th Street.
Wednesday evening testimony
meetings are at 7 p.m. Those wish-
ing 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 holidays;
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 ser-
vice is also livestreamed on Face-
book 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” is on Friday from
noon to 1 p.m., with contemplative
listening and walking the Stations
of the Cross. The musicians are
Denise Reed on piano and Mike
Wood on cello.
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 gra-
ceastoria.org, call 503-325-5107
or email graceastoria4691@gmail.
com
Olney Community Church
The non-denominational Olney
Community Church, 89351 Ore-
gon 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 Universal-
ist Fellowship now meets in person
at noon Sunday at the First Pres-
byterian Church, 1103 Grand Ave.
The sanctuary entrance is on 11th
Street between Grand and Harrison
avenues. The service is also held
via Zoom; for information, go to
pacuuf.org
The Astorian
Peace First Lutheran
The Trail Ambassador season
kicks off on April 23, the day after
Earth Day.
Trailkeepers of Oregon is seek-
ing friendly, professional, outgo-
ing individuals to volunteer as
T rail A mbassadors, people who
enjoy informing and helping oth-
ers and possess knowledge of
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 Monday
through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For information, call 503-325-
6252, email offi ce@peacefi rstlu-
theran.com or go to peacefi rstlu-
theran.com
North Coast trails and beaches.
They will be placed at some of
the busiest trailheads and beach
accesses on the North Oregon
Coast.
Before signing up, volunteers
are required to take an online
training. For Trail Ambassador
p rogram details, and to sign up to
volunteer, go to trailkeepersofore-
gon.org/trailamabassadors
Volunteers, leaders needed
for SOLVE spring cleanup
The Astorian
Pioneer Presbyterian Church
Volunteer registration is open
for SOLVE’s Oregon s pring
c leanup on April 23.
Thousands of volunteers are
needed to remove marine debris,
litter and invasive species from
Oregon’s beaches, parks, neigh-
borhoods and natural spaces.
SOLVE is also accepting applica-
tions to become an Oregon s pring
c leanup event leader.
SOLVE’s Oregon s pring
c leanup is comprised of a net-
work of community leaders and
partner organizations who col-
WARRENTON — For service
information, call the church at 503-
861-2421 or go to pioneerchurch-
pcusa.org
St. Brendon the Navigator
Orthodox Church
St. Brendan the Navigator
Orthodox Church, 820 Alameda
Ave., holds Catechism at 3:30 p.m.
Saturday; Great Vespers 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 rea-
son. For questions, contact Rev.
Sergey Kakorin at 360-904-7794
or skergeykakorin@gmail.com or
go to orthodoxastoria.org
laborate with SOLVE to host vol-
unteer projects in their own local
communities.
If you know of a natural area
or neighborhood that could bene-
fi t from a volunteer litter cleanup
or habitat restoration event, get in
touch with SOLVE, which pro-
vides free cleanup supplies, a tool
library, small grants, project plan-
ning assistance and more to any-
one who wants to make a positive
diff erence in their community.
For information about becom-
ing an event leader, and to sign up
for an existing volunteer project,
go to solveoregon.org
4-H members win at
presentations competition
St. Mary, Star of the Sea
Parish
The Astorian
During Lent, Stations of the
Cross on Fridays is at 3 p.m. at the
St. Francis de Sales Mission, 867
Fifth Ave. in Hammond, and at
6 p.m. at St. Mary, Star of the Sea
Catholic Church, 1465 Grand Ave.
For information about the St.
Vincent de Paul Food Pantry hours,
and service and livestreaming infor-
mation at both the Astoria church
and Hammond mission, call 503-
325-3671, email offi ce@stmaryas-
toria.com or go to stmaryastoria.
com or bit.ly/stmaryastoria
On March 7, at the 4-H Pre-
sentations Competition, mem-
bers gave their presentations or
demonstrations in front of a judge,
parents and other 4-H members.
Those in grades four through
six talked for 3 to 10 minutes on
a particular subject, and those
members in grades seven through
12 were required to talk for 10 to
15 minutes. Members also gave
impromptu speeches where they
received a topic, planned for a few
minutes, then presented.
The top winners were: Junior
Illustrated Talk champion, Ame-
lia Hockett; Junior Illustrated
Talk reserve champion, Junior
Impromptu Speech champion and
Overall Junior Division champion,
Joyana Bellingham; Intermedi-
ate Impromptu champion, Katrina
Phillips; Intermediate Impromptu
reserve champion, Titus Cano; and
Senior Demonstration Champion,
Matthew Cano.
For information about 4-H mem-
bership or leadership, call the Clat-
sop County Oregon State University
Extension O ffi ce at 503-325-8573.
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