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THE ASTORIAN • THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2022
RELIGION BRIEFS
COMMUNITY BRIEFS
Anchor Baptist Church
Calvary Episcopal 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
SEASIDE — Calvary Episcopal
Church, 503 N. Holladay Drive,
off ers the Holy Eucharist on Sun-
day at 9:30 a.m. For information,
call 503-738-5773.
Astoria Christian Church
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
link, email info@cgifellowship.org
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 service
is also broadcast at fb.me/astori-
afi rstbaptist. There is also a His-
panic worship service, Iglesia Cris-
tiana 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 service 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
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
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 a single
Sunday service at 10 a.m., also
livestreamed on Facebook and
YouTube.
There are weekday evening
prayer services at 5 p.m., and on
Wednesdays the service includes
contemplative music by Jen-
nifer Goodenberger, which is
livestreamed.
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 or go to graceastoria.org
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 Univer-
salist Fellowship meets in person at
noon Sunday at the First Presbyte-
rian Church, 1103 Grand Ave. The
sanctuary entrance is on 11th Street
between Grand and Harrison ave-
nues. The service is also held via
Zoom; for information, go to pac-
uuf.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@peacefi rst-
lutheran.com or go to peacefi rstlu-
theran.com
Pioneer Presbyterian Church
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 Vespers at 5 p.m. Sat-
urday. Light snacks follow in the
Community Hall.
On Sunday, Rev. Sergey Kako-
rin, priest-in-charge, leads the con-
gregation through Matins begin-
ning at 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy
begins at 10 a.m., followed by a
potluck in the Community Hall.
Masks are optional. For ques-
tions, or to learn more about the
Orthodox faith, contact Kakorin at
360-904-7794 or sergeykakorin@
gmail.com or go to orthodoxasto-
ria.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 Pan-
try, call 503-325-3671, email
offi ce@stmaryastoria.com or go to
stmaryastoria.com
Baldwin graduates
as command
sergeant major
Mount Vernon resident Com-
mand Sgt. Maj. Steven Baldwin,
who graduated from Warrenton
High School and Clatsop Com-
munity College,
has graduated
from the U.S.
Army Sergeants
Major Academy
in Fort Bliss,
Texas, on June 9,
with a 3.7 GPA.
Command Sgt.
He has pub-
Maj. Steven
lished
sev-
Baldwin
eral articles on
mission
com-
mand and military tactics in
the Non-Commissioned Offi cer
Journal, Army University Press.
Command sergeant major is
the highest rank an enlisted ser-
vice member can achieve. Less
than 1% of service members
are nominated to attend the Ser-
geants Major Academy.
Summer school off ered
on Finnish culture
The Friends of Suomi Hall
and the Astoria Finnish Broth-
erhood are off ering a free week-
long summer school focusing
on Finnish culture, with the sup-
port of a grant from the Clatsop
County Cultural Coalition and
the Oregon Cultural Trust.
The school will be held from
9 a.m. to noon Aug. 8 through
Aug. 12 at Suomi Hall, 244 W.
Marine Drive, and is open to
all children ages 6 to 12 years
old. A Finnish heritage is not
required, just an interest in Fin-
land’s culture, music, traditions,
food, dance and crafts.
Registration is limited, and
registration forms must be
returned by June 30. As atten-
dance is limited, enrollment
will be the fi rst received reg-
istration forms. For informa-
tion, call or text 503-791-7805
or email friendsofsuomihall@
gmail.com
Honor Roll
The following students have
qualifi ed for the honor roll by
earning a 3.5 grade point aver-
age or higher at school.
George Fox University
Newberg
Astoria: Jeff Laff erty, Henry
Samuelson.
Seaside: Niquilla Blodgett.
Warrenton: Matthew Bur-
gher, Marin Donohue.
Weber State University
Ogden, Utah
Astoria: Desiree Newberry.
— The Astorian
SENIOR NOTES
Alzheimer’s Association Ore-
gon Chapter — Information, refer-
ral and counseling services for fam-
ilies and caregivers of people with
Alzheimer’s, dementia and other
related disorders. For information,
call 800-272-3900 (24 hours a day).
Clatsop Behavioral Health After
Hours Crisis Line — 503-325-5724.
Clatsop Community Action
— 503-325-1400. Respite care ser-
vices, low-income energy assistance,
emergency food assistance, housing
information, emergency personal
care items.
Exploring New Concepts of
Retirement Education (ENCORE)
— 503-338-2408. Provides a wide
assortment of educational experi-
ences for individuals older than 50.
Elder Friendship Line — 800-
971-0016. Available from 8 a.m. to
11 p.m.; crisis calls taken 24/7.
Food Pantries — 503-325-1400.
Clatsop Community Action serves
six food pantries in Clatsop County
through the Oregon Food Bank
Network. Call for area locations and
hours.
Grief Support Group, Sea-
side — For information, call Lower
Columbia Hospice at 503-338-6230.
Lifespan Respite — 503-325-
1400. Provides information, referral,
training and paid respite for family
caregivers.
National Suicide Prevention
Lifeline — 800-273-TALK (8255). A
24-hour, toll-free suicide prevention
service for anyone in a suicidal crisis.
TTY users should dial 800-799-4TTY
(4889).
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