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FAITH
East Oregonian
Friday, June 26, 2015
Noah’s big biblical boat being
built as Kentucky attraction
By DYLAN LOVAN
Associated Press
AP Photo/Luca Bruno
Pope Francis smiles as he arrives at the Santa Maria
Ausiliatrice Basilica, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, June 21.
Pope says marital
separation sometimes
‘morally necessary’
VATICAN CITY (AP)
— Pope Francis addressed
damaging dynamics within
families Wednesday, saying
sometimes the separation
of a husband and wife may
be “inevitable” or “even
morally
necessary”
to
protect the “weaker spouse
or small children.”
Francis
said
some
troubled spouses are able
to overcome their problems
and revive their marriages.
However, he said not all
separated couples can do so.
“There are cases in which
separation is inevitable.
Sometimes it can become
even morally necessary,
precisely when it comes
to subtracting the weaker
spouse, or small children,
from more serious injuries
caused by arrogance and
violence, by humiliation and
exploitation ... and by indif-
ference,” the pope said, at
his weekly general audience.
Francis has been making
a series of statements about
family issues ahead of a
much-anticipated October
synod, or meeting, of
bishops to address the topic.
The bishops will take up
many issues, including how
the church can be more
welcoming to divorced
Catholics who remarry
without going through the
church process that declares
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“Let us ask the Lord for
a strong faith to see with his
eyes the reality of family
life, and for a deep love to
approach all families with
his merciful heart,” Francis
said Wednesday.
WILLIAMSTOWN,
Ky. — In a rolling Kentucky
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ribs of a giant Noah’s ark
tourist attraction have begun
to sprout up.
For now, there’s only a
foundation, some concrete
pillars and the ribs. But the
Christian ministry building
the ark says the public will
be awe-struck by the size of
the 510-foot-long ship when
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“This is going to be huge
attraction just for the struc-
ture itself,” said Ken Ham,
founder of the Kentucky-
based group, Answers in
Genesis.
On Thursday, journalists
were allowed to tour the site
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of rough waters. The ministry
had to break the project into
phases after private funding
stalled a few years ago due
to a soft economy. The ark is
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other attractions at the site
were put on hold.
Answers in Genesis
says it will pour nearly $90
million of private donations
and bond funding into the
attraction, which will be
called the Ark Encounter.
So far, Ham said, about $70
million has been raised.
The Christian group says
it has researched the Noah
story to determine the size
of the boat. In the Bible
A 1937 Chevrolet Rat Rod decked out with barbed
wire, steer horns and a skull hanging from the rear-
view mirror was a popular entry in the New Hope
Father’s Day Car Show on Sunday in Hermiston. The
vehicle was entered by Robert Hill of Athena. Rick
Sandford of Ione won best truck and best of show,
Mark and Cheri Montee of Hermiston won best car,
Brock McDonough of Hermiston won best motorcy-
cle and Rick Denning of Echo won “At Least I Have
Wheels.”
All told, 45 vehicles were entered into the contest
and $700 was raised for the Made to Thrive youth
outreach program.
BRIEFLY
Grace Baptist
holds yard sale
PENDLETON — Grace
Baptist Church is hosting a
yard sale this weekend.
The event is Saturday
from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
2809 S.W. Goodwin Ave.,
Pendleton. Free hot dogs
and lemonade will be served
from noon to 1 p.m.
Organizers invite the
community to come out and
browse and visit with church
members.
For more information,
contact 514-276-3031,
gracebaptist12@juno.com or
search Facebook for “Grace
Baptist Church-Pendleton.”
Nazarene church
welcomes ministry
team
HERMISTON — The
music ministry and worship
group from Northwest
Nazarene University will
minister at the Hermiston
Church of the Nazarene.
Covenant provides an
opportunity for summer
ministry for students at the
university.
The group will perform
Sunday, July 12 at 10:30
a.m. at 1520 W. Orchard
Ave., Hermiston. Everyone
is welcome and there’s no
admission fee.
For more information,
call 541-567-3677.
Classes offer Bible-
based activities
Hermiston church
PENDLETON — Kids
hosts Marcia
can discover what it means
Whitehead
to hold on to God’s mighty
power in everyday life
during Peace Lutheran
Church’s Everest Vacation
Bible School.
The free event starts
Monday and runs through
Thursday from 8:45 a.m. to
noon each day at 210 N.W.
Ninth St., Pendleton. The
sessions are open to children
from age 4 up to those who
just competed the sixth
grade.
The learning activities
include singing songs, team
building games, making
yummy treats, participating
in Bible adventures and
science experiments.
For more information
call 541-276-7592.
HERMISTON — A
New York transplant will
present her ministry of song
and testimony when she
visits the Hermiston United
Methodist Church.
Marcia Whitehead will
lead the service Sunday,
July 19 at 10:30 a.m. at the
church, 191 E. Gladys Ave.,
Hermiston.
Everyone is welcome and
there’s no admission fee.
For more information
about the presentation,
contact Jackie Dunlap
at jldunlap@charter.
net or call the church at
541-567-3002. For more
about Whitehead, visit www.
marciawhiteheadusa.com.
“When they come here and go
through, we’re not going to be
forcing them to believe our message.”
— Ken Ham, founder of Answers in Genesis
account, the ark was built by
Noah to carry pairs of all the
earth’s animals as the world
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understand the size of the
ark, and we’re going to
answer questions like, how
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on board,” Ham said at the
construction site Thursday.
Ham’s ministry opened
the Creation Museum in
2007 a few miles from here.
It has drawn criticism from
science educators for exhibits
that challenge evolution and
promote a view that the earth
is about 6,000 years old.
TV star and educator
Bill Nye, who suggests the
tourist-friendly ark could
divert young people away
from science, debated Ham
on evolution at a wide-
ly-seen event at the Creation
Museum last year.
The big boat project took
another hit last year when the
state of Kentucky withdrew
a tourism sales tax incentive
that would have meant about
$18 million for the attraction
after it is up and running.
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December that tax incentives
shouldn’t be used to “fund
religious
indoctrination.”
Answers
in
Genesis
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lawsuit to get back into the
incentive program, saying
they should not be excluded
because of their religious
beliefs. The state has asked a
judge to dismiss the suit, and
a hearing is scheduled for
next week.
“But we’re not forcing
people to come here, they
come of their own free will,”
Ham said. “And when they
come here and go through,
we’re not going to be forcing
them to believe our message,
we don’t do that. They’re
going to have a great expe-
rience regardless of whether
they agree with us or not.”
Church
Directory
Staff photo by Daniel Wattenburger
Off the set of ‘Mad Max’
AP Photo/Dylan Lovan
Ken Ham, founder of the Christian ministry Answers in Genesis, stands in front of
a Noah’s ark attraction being built in Williamstown, Ky., on Thursday. The wooden
boat will be 510 feet long when it is finished and opens next year.
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W o r
p w i t h u s !
Adams Community
Churc h
Duane Geyer, Pastor
140 N. Main,
Adams, OR
566-9457
Worship
9 am
OPEN HEARTS – OPEN DOOR
www.graceandmercylutheran.org
Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m.
Sunday School 10:00 a.m. (Nursery Provided)
Fellowship, Refreshments & Sunday School
Check Out our Facebook Page or Website for
More Information
541-289-4535
Tom Inch, Pastor
Grace and Mercy Lutheran Church, ELCA
164 E. Main St. / P.O. Box 1108
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
Gladys Ave & 7th Hermiston
Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672
“Proclaiming God’s word,
growing in God’s grace”
FIRST SERVICE 8:30 AM
SECOND SERVICE 10:30 AM
712 SW 27 TH ST.
541-276-1894
www.fcogpendleton.com
FAITH LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Living Word
Christian Center
in Mission for Christ LCMC
Sunday Worship Service
10:00 AM
Wednesday Bible Study 7:00 PM
401 Northgate • Pendleton
278-8082
www.faithpendleton.org
www.livingwordcc.com
Community
Presbyterian Churc h
14 Martin Drive,
Umatilla, OR
922-3250
Worship: 10 AM Sunday
School at 11:30
-Presbyterian Church (USA)-
201 SW Dorion Ave.
Pendleton
Service of Worship - 10:00 am
Children’s Sunday School - 10:20 am
Fellowship - 11:00 am
www.pendletonpresbyterian.com
Open Hearted...Open Minded
241 SE Second St. Pendleton
(541)276-3809
www.pendletonepiscopal.org
Sunday Morning Worship 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday Worship Noon
Wednesday Evening Prayer
and Pot Luck 6:00 p.m.
All Are Welcome
Come meet Jesus at
PENDLETON
BAPTIST CHURCH
3202 S.W. Nye Avenue, Pendleton, OR
541-276-7590
Sunday Morning Worship
8:30 & 11:00 AM
Sunday Bible Classes 9:45 AM
Sunday Youth Group 6:00 PM
Awana Kids Club
Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:00 PM
K - 6th Grade (Sept-May)
P eace L utheran C hurch
210 NW 9th, Pendleton ELCA
Join us Sundays
9:30
Sunday
Worship
9:30 am am
Sunday
Worship
10:30 am Fellowship
11:00 am Sunday School & Adult Class
Sharon Miller, Pastor
( Oregon Trail Room )
Red Lion Hotel
Family service 9am Sunday
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
555 SW 11th, Hermiston
567-9497
Nursery provided for all services
Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 AM
Sunday Worship . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 AM
All People
Are Welcome
Scripture, Tradition
and Reason
Grace Baptist Church
Sunday School - 9:30 AM
Worship - 10:45 AM
6:00 pm
Wed Prayer & Worship - 7:00 PM
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
~Come and be at Peace~
on 1290 KUMA noon each Sunday
Faith Center Church
Worshiping God • Loving People
108 S. Main • 276-9569
Summer Sunday
Worship 10:00 am
Sunday Worship Services:
9 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Wed. 7:00 pm
Praise, Prophecy & Prayer
Sr. Pastor, Ray O’Grady
pendletonfaithcenter.org
Seventh-Day
Adventist Churc h
Saturday Services
Pendleton
1401 SW Goodwin Place
276-0882
Sabbath School 9:20 am
Worship Service 10:45 am
BAHA’I FAITH
“The Unity of All
Mankind”
Pendleton Baha’i Center at
1015 SE Court Place
Devotions Sundays @
11:00am; Everyone invited!
(541) 276-9360 visit us at
www.pendletonbahais.org
First United
Methodist Churc h
352 SE 2nd St., Pendleton, O R
Office 276-2616
New Pastor Dr. Jim Pierce
Worship Service 9:00 AM
Fellowship 10:15 AM
Broadcast KUMA 11:00 AM
Childcare Available
Choir practice
Sundays 8:30 AM
585 SW Birch, Pilot Rock, OR 97868
(541) 443-2500
prbconline.blogspot.com
Sunday School: 9:30 am
Worship Service: 10:45 am
Wednesday Services:
Kids’ Club: 6:00 pm
Youth Group: 7:00 pm
To share your worship
times call
Amanda Jacobs
541-278-2683