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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2022
RELIGION BRIEFS
Anchor Baptist Church
The congregation meets at the
Astoria Christian Church, 1151 Har-
rison Ave. On Sundays, the service
starts at 1 p.m.; Bible study is at 7 p.m.
Thursdays. For information, 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 AstoriaChristian@
gmail.com
Astoria First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church, 349 Sev-
enth St., holds a worship service at
10:45 a.m. Sunday. The service is also
broadcast at fb.me/astoriafi rstbaptist.
There is also a Hispanic worship ser-
vice, Iglesia Cristiana Vida en Cristo,
that begins at 10 a.m. in the church
basement.
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 Presbyterian
Church
Astoria First Presbyterian Church,
1103 Grand Ave., holds a worship ser-
vice at 10 a.m. Sunday.
The Clatsop Emergency Food
Bank, in the basement at 1103 Grand,
is open from 3 to 4 p.m. Monday
through Friday, except on holidays.
The church offi ce hours are from
9 a.m. to noon Monday through
Thursday. For information, call 503-
325-1702, email offi ce@fpcastoria.
org or go to business.facebook.com/
fpcastoria
Astoria First United Methodist
Church
Open for worship on Sundays at
11:30 a.m., 1076 Franklin 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., Sun-
day school is at 9:30 a.m., and the ser-
vice 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. Thursdays.
“We’re
more than
a lumber
yard”
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
The Women’s Missionary Federation
meets at 11 a.m. on the second Thurs-
day of the month.
For information, go to bethanyfree.
com or call 503-325-2925.
Calvary Episcopal Church
SEASIDE — Calvary Episco-
pal Church, 503 N. Holladay Drive,
off ers the Holy Eucharist on Sun-
day at 9:30 a.m. For information, call
503-738-5773.
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 reli-
gious. For information, go to cgifel-
lowship.org. For the Zoom link, email
info@cgifellowship.org
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 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 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 livestreamed on Facebook and
YouTube.
There are weekday morning
prayer services at 8 a.m., and an eve-
ning prayer service on Wednesdays
at 7 p.m., with contemplative music
by Jennifer Goodenberger, which is
livestreamed, as well.
The Grace 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, call 503-
325-4691, email graceastoria4691@
gmail.com, or go to graceastoria.org
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, pas-
tor, 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 Presbyterian
Church, 1103 Grand Ave. The sanctu-
ary entrance is on 11th Street between
Grand and Harrison avenues. The ser-
vice is also held via Zoom; for infor-
mation, 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 noontime
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 rstlutheran.com
or go to peacefi rstlutheran.com
Pioneer Presbyterian Church
WARRENTON — For service
information, call the church at 503-
861-2421 or go to pioneerchurchp-
cusa.org
St. Brendon the Navigator
Orthodox Church
St. Brendan the Navigator Ortho-
dox Church, 820 Alameda Ave., holds
Vespers at 5 p.m. Saturday. Light
snacks follow in the Community Hall.
On Sunday, Rev. Sergey Kako-
rin, priest-in-charge, leads the con-
gregation through Matins beginning
at 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy begins at
10 a.m., followed by a potluck in the
Community Hall.
Masks are optional. For questions,
or to learn more about the Orthodox
faith, contact Kakorin at 360-904-
7794 or skergeykakorin@gmail.com
or go to orthodoxastoria.org
St. Mary, Star of the Sea Parish
For information about services
at both the Astoria church or the
Hammond Mission, or about the
St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry,
call 503-325-3671, email offi ce@
stmaryastoria.com or go to stmaryas-
toria.com
Frank celebration
set for May 19
The public is invited to
attend a celebration of life May
19 for Gerry Frank, who died on
March 13. The
event begins at
10 a.m. at the
Salem Conven-
tion Center, 200
Commercial St.
S.E. in Salem.
The doors
Gerry Frank
will open at
9 a.m. for the
celebration, which includes pho-
tos, music and speakers. Cake
provided by Gerry Frank’s Kon-
ditorei will be served. Those
who wish to attend are asked
to RSVP at gwfcelebration@
gmail.com
Frank sold his book, “Gerry
Frank’s Oregon,” at the Astoria
Sunday Market, and was named
admiral of Astoria Regatta in
1964.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Gerry Frank
Center for Children’s Care at
Providence St. Vincent Med-
ical Foundation, 9205 S.W.
Barnes Road, Suite 2111, Port-
land, OR., 97225; the Oregon
State Police Foundation, P.O.
Box 2074, Salem, OR., 97308;
and the Oregon Historical Soci-
ety, 1200 S.W. Park Ave., Port-
land, OR., 97205.
FFA banquet,
silent auction set
Astoria FFA and FFA Alumni
and Supporters are partner-
ing to host a fundraising ban-
quet, silent auction and raffl es at
5:30 p.m. on Friday at the Clat-
sop County Fairgrounds.
The event, which is free and
open to the public, celebrates
the previous year of FFA and
features the 2022-2023 installa-
tion of offi cers and students rec-
ognizing community partners,
peers and alumni. Donation and
auction proceeds will support
Astoria FFA and FFA Alumni
and Supporters.
For information, email Tess
Hamby at thamby@astoriak12.
org or call Astoria High School
at 503-325-3911.
The Astoria FFA Chapter
attended the state Agricultural
Technology and Mechanical
Systems Career Development
Event, which helps students
develop technical knowledge
and an ability to work with oth-
ers to solve complex agricultural
problems. Astoria placed ninth.
Astoria High School
holds art sale
On Saturday, there is a visual
and performing art event at
Astoria High School.
An art sale, which takes
place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in
the high school Commons, fea-
tures pieces from nearly every
student in the high school’s art
program, and includes draw-
ings, paintings, watercolors and
mixed media pieces.
Also, pottery students have
made a large variety of bowls,
which are fully functional, and
can be tested with soup or cereal
at the event. All of the sale pro-
ceeds will benefi t the Columbia
River Chapter of Bikers Against
Child Abuse.
When the sale closes, the
high school’s theater program
will begin their spring per-
formance of “Cinderella” at
6:30 p.m. There are discounted
tickets available for anyone who
purchases artwork.
Tongue Point
seeks members for
workforce council
Tongue Point Job Corps Cen-
ter is seeking new members for
its Center Workforce Coun-
cil, which will meet virtually at
2 p.m. Wednesday.
The workforce council,
which meets twice a year, is
made of members of the pub-
lic, including public offi cials and
industry professionals, who pro-
vide feedback to Tongue Point
Job Corps Center about its train-
ing programs.
The council also recommends
changes to improve the program’s
curriculum and employment
opportunities. Those interested in
participating should email Melissa
Padgett no later than Monday at
Padgett.Melissa@jobcorps.org
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