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Page 8A FAITH East Oregonian PENDLETON Episcopal Diocese announces new bishop East Oregonian A man with regional roots was recently elected as the seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon. The selection of Father Patrick Bell was announced Dec. 12 at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Pend- leton. Chosen from a pool of 16 applicants, Bell was among three ¿nalists, all with connections to the Bell area. “All of the candidates had Eastern Oregon roots and experience and all were so well qual- i¿ed,´ said .im 0cClain, president of the diocese’s standing committee “We would have done well with any one of the three.´ 0cClain said Bell’s back- ground lends itself to his new position — he comes from a seventh generation eastern Washington family with a long farming tradition and his ¿rst Episcopal parish was in Ontario. “Bell understands rural life in the Paci¿c 1orthwest. We think he will make a really good bishop,´ 0cClain said. With the bishopric of Eastern Oregon as a half- time position, Bell will be in the diocese two weeks a month while maintaining his residence in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where he is currently the rector of St. Luke’s Epis- copal Church. In 2013, the diocesan of¿ce moved to the campus of Ascen- sion School in Cove. In addition to technology available for phone and video confer- encing — a valuable asset the diocese, which covers three-quarters of the state — the setup provides facilities for gatherings. “I really want to have more opportunities bringing the clergy together and Ascension has the space and the housing to do that,´ Bell said. Bell will be consecrated Saturday, April 16. The site has yet to be determined. For information, contact Eastern Oregon’s diocesan of¿ce at diocese@episdioeo.org or 541-568-4514, extension 1. BRIEFLY Pilot Rock church offers free meal tonight PILOT ROC. — The Pilot Rock Seventh-day Adventist Church is hosting a free dinner for the community. The spaghetti meal will be served Friday from 6-8 p.m. at the church, 104 W. 0ain St., Pilot Rock. Church Women United meet Thursday 0ILTO1-FREEWATER — Janice Young will share about her experiences as a missionary in Tanzania during the upcoming Church Women United meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend Thursday at 1:30 p.m. at the First Christian Church, 518 S. 0ain St., 0ilton-Freewater. The gathering also includes the installation of of¿cers and refreshments. For more information, call Judy at 509-520-8497 or Helen at 541-558-3969. Pro-life breakfast supports education PE1DLETO1 — Pancakes, ham, eggs, coffee and juice will be served during the 15th annual Pro-Life Breakfast. The event is Sunday, Jan. 24 from 9-11:30 a.m. at St. 0ary Catholic Church, 800 S.E. Court Ave., Pendleton. The cost is $5 each or $20 for a family. In addition, donations of diapers up to size 3, baby wipes and other infant items will be accepted. The items will be distributed through Pregnancy Care Services, who provide support to mothers facing unplanned pregnancies in Pendleton and Hermiston. Sponsored by Pendleton .nights of Columbus and Pendleton Right to Life, the event serves as a fundraiser to bring pro-life awareness and education to the community. Their efforts include a billboard on Southgate in Pendleton and a poster contest for children. For more information, contact Dennis Hull at 541-969-7136 or dmhull@ charter.net. Anglicans sanction U.S. Episcopal Church over gay marriage 1EW YOR. AP — Anglican leaders on Thursday temporarily restricted the role of the U.S. Episcopal Church in their global fellowship as a sanction over the American church’s acceptance of gay marriage. Episcopalians have been barred for three years from any policy-setting positions in the Anglican Communion while a task force is formed that will try to reconcile conÀicting views over sexuality in the 85-million-member family of churches. The Episcopal Church is the Anglican body in the United States. The announcement came near the end of a weeklong meeting in Canterbury, England, called by Arch- bishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, to heal rifts over same-sex relationships and keep the Anglican Commu- nion from splitting apart. Welby, the Anglican spiritual leader, does not have the authority to force a compro- mise. He set a news confer- ence Friday in Canterbury to explain the leaders’ decision. Episcopal Presiding Bishop 0ichael Curry, who attended the meeting, told the other leaders their vote “will bring real pain´ to gays and lesbians and to Episcopalians “committed to following Jesus in the way of love and being a church that lives that love.´ Still, he said he was committed to the Anglican family. The Global Anglican Future Conference, which represents theologically conservative Anglican leaders worldwide, had sought sanc- tions against the U.S. church, and some members said they would walk out of this week’s meeting unless some penalty was applied. One leader, Ugandan Archbishop Stanley 1tagali, did so. In a statement Thursday, the conference known as GAFCO1 said their leaders were pleased by the outcome of the meeting, but “this action must not be seen as an end, but as a beginning.´ Anglicans, whose roots are in the missionary work of the Church of England, are the third-largest grouping of Christians in the world, behind Roman Catholics and the Orthodox. The fellowship has been fracturing for decades over gay relationships, women’s ordination and other issues. Those rifts blew wide open in 2003 when the 1ew York- based Episcopal Church consecrated the ¿rst openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson, in 1ew Hampshire. Last year, the top U.S. Episcopal legislative body, or General Convention, voted to autho- rize gay marriages in their churches. The most vocal protests to the Episcopal embrace of gay rights came from Africa, home to some of the fastest-growing churches in the Anglican communion and the deepest opposition to gay relationships as a violation of Scripture. 0any African countries have criminalized gay relationships. Friday, January 15, 2016 French Jews ask: Is wearing your faith a risk, or a right? By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS — Religious Jews in 0arseille are facing a wrenching choice: Whether to wear the skullcap that proclaims their religion or tuck it away in hopes of staying safe. It’s a dilemma about identity and freedom of faith that has confronted religious communities elsewhere in Europe and the U.S. It’s becoming especially acute in France, from where a record number of Jews emigrated to Israel as it grapples with anti-Semitic violence increasingly inspired by the Islamic State group. An attack this week was the last straw for the 0arseille Jewish commu- nity’s religious leadership: A machete-wielding 15-year-old slashed a Jewish teacher in the street. Under police questioning, the boy invoked IS. Zvi Ammar, head of the Israelite Consistory of 0arseille, asked Jews to go without the kippa “until better days.´ .ippa is the Hebrew word for skullcap, while it is known as a yarmulke in Yiddish. Ammar called it the hardest decision he’d ever made. His words disturbed and divided French Jews and non-Jews alike, and evoked 1azi-era fears. And they were a slap to the French government, desperate to reassure its Jewish community — the world’s third largest — and P eace L utheran C hurch 210 NW 9th, Pendleton ELCA Join us Sundays AP Photo/Claude Paris A member of the Jewish authority waits outside during a visit from the Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, at the synagogue, in Marseille, southern France, Thursday. a nation shaken by a violent year. The president called the recommendation intoler- able. Two Jewish legisla- tors wore kippas to French Parliament in protest. “It means that we are projecting part of the responsibility on the victim,´ France’s chief rabbi, Haim .orsia, told The Associated Press. “What is the limit? ... Someone who walks in the street on Saturday morning on his way to the synagogue, isn’t it too visibly Jewish? It doesn’t end. And then, some people won’t be allowed to wear a Christian cross in the street, to wear such or such religious sign?´ he asked. “At some point, we have to defend the model of our society and it is a society of secularism and freedom of religious practice.´ Jews face this challenge Faith Center Church Worshiping God Loving People 9:30 Sunday Worship 9:30 am am Sunday Worship 10:30 am Fellowship 11:00 am Sunday School & Adult Class 108 S. Main • 276-9569 ~Come and be at Peace~ Sr. Pastor, Ray O’Grady pendletonfaithcenter.org on 1290 KUMA noon each Sunday Sunday Worship 10:30 am Community Presbyterian Churc h routinely, and widely. Israel’s foreign ministry has a “behavior recom- mendations´ section on its website to ensure safety for Israeli travelers, advising against highlighting “your Israeli identity in dress, equipment, behavior when not necessary´ or engaging in political arguments. German Jewish leaders have suggested skullcap discretion in recent years, notably in areas with large 0uslim populations. The Israeli ambassador to Denmark made a similar recommendation in 2013, drawing ire. “I have plenty of French customers, Americans, Australians, from all over the world and I have noticed customers abroad tend to buy black kippas out of fear, so it won’t be noticed,´ said 0aya Tzidon, owner of a shop called .ippa Centre in Tel Aviv. NEW HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH 1350 S. Highway 395, Hermiston Sunday Worship Services English- Pastor Dave Andrus 9:00 & 10:45 am Spanish- Pastor Genaro Loredo 9:00 & 10:15 am Classes for kids during all services For more information call 541-567-8441 Worship: 10 AM Sunday School at 11:30 St. Johns Episcopal Church All People Are Welcome Scripture, Tradition and Reason Family service 9am Sunday Gladys Ave & 7th Hermiston Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672 OPEN HEARTS – OPEN DOOR 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 FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH in Mission for Christ LCMC Bible Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 AM Sunday Worship . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 AM Red Lion Hotel ( Oregon Trail Room ) www.faithpendleton.org Service of Worship - 10:00 am Children’s Sunday School - 10:20 am Fellowship - 11:00 am www.pendletonpresbyterian.com Open Hearted...Open Minded Saturday Services Pendleton 1401 SW Goodwin Place 276-0882 Sabbath School 9:20 am Worship Service 10:45 am 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 First United Methodist Church 352 SE 2nd Street Pendleton, OR 541-276-2616 Sunday Worship 9am Open Hearts, Open Hands, Open Doors Facebook: www.facebook.com/ FUMCPendleton Services are broadcast every Sunday on KUMA-1290 AM @ 11am Rev. Dr. Jim Pierce, pastor 555 SW 11th, Hermiston 567-9497 Nursery provided for all services Sunday School - 9:30 AM Worship - 10:45 AM 6:00 pm Wed Prayer & Worship - 7:00 PM “Proclaiming God’s word, growing in God’s grace” Come meet Jesus at PENDLETON BAPTIST CHURCH 3202 SW Nye Ave Pendleton, OR 541-276-7590 Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 AM Sunday Bible Classes 9:45 AM Sunday Youth Group 6:00 PM Mon. Community Women’s Study 9:30 AM & 6 PM Awana Kids Club (K-6th grade) Wed Men’s Study 6 PM MOPS meeting the 1st Thur of the Month 6 PM T HE C OUNTRY C HURCH FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -Presbyterian Church (USA)- 201 SW Dorion Ave. Pendleton Seventh-Day Adventist Church Grace Baptist Church www.graceandmercylutheran.org 14 Martin Drive, Umatilla, OR 922-3250 The kippa, traditionally worn by men, is meant to remind the wearer of God’s presence over him. It has become customary for Orthodox Jews to wear the head covering throughout the day, while other Jews often only do so when they enter a synagogue, pray or perform a Jewish ritual. Public signs of faith have put 0uslims at risk, too. U.S. 0uslim women who wear headscarves are sharing guidance about what to do if they feel threatened, and some non-0uslims are wearing the hijab out of solidarity. Harassment, threats and vandalism directed at American 0uslims has reportedly grown recently, notably in the wake of IS-linked attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Cali- fornia, and comments by U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump. In France, the skullcap debate has raised uncom- fortable questions about French attitudes to reli- gious garb, and whether they are fair to everyone in the country’s multi-ethnic society. It’s illegal in France for 0uslim girls to wear head- scarves in public school, or for any woman to wear a face-covering Islamic veil in public. The headscarf law forbids kippas or extra- large Christian crosses in schools, too, but is widely viewed as targeting France’s large 0uslim minority and forcing them to adhere to secular rules. Pastor James Becker FIRST SERVICE 8:30 AM SECOND SERVICE 10:30 AM 712 SW 27 TH ST. 541-276-1894 www.fcogpendleton.com 32742 Diagonal RD Hermiston OR 97838 Sunday School 10 am Worship 7 am Evening Service 7 pm Bible Study Wednesdays 7 pm Firestarter Youth Ministry (Ages 12-17) Monday @ 6 pm St. Paul Anglican Church, APA Currently Located at 119 SW Quinney Pl., Home Church in Pendleton @ Sunridge Estates 541-303-1261 Holy Communion - 1st & 3rd Sunday Morning Prayer - 2nd, 4th & 5th Sunday All Services - 10:00am Sundays The Rev. Fr. Vincent Varnas facebook.com/stpaulanglicanchurchapa 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 To share your worship times call Amanda Jacobs 541-278-2683
