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FAITH
East Oregonian
Friday, August 12, 2016
Idaho to delay new school science standards
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho — State
oficials say new K-12 science
standards — which include
for the irst time references
to global warming and the
Big Bang theory — won’t be
submitted to the conservative
Idaho Legislature until 2018
after receiving a surprise
rejection from lawmakers
earlier this year.
Lawmakers spiked the irst
version of the standards in
February after criticism built
at the beginning of the session
that the Idaho Department
of Education violated state
laws while forming them.
No evidence of wrongdoing
was ever proven, but both
lawmakers and the agency
received accusations that
the new standards did not
mention creationism and
skewed too heavily on topics
like human involvement in
climate change and evolution.
The state has since agreed
to start the process over again,
and this time it’s taking a
slower pace.
“It’s just a decision from the executive
team here to ensure that we are
reviewing (the standards) thoroughly.”
— Jeff Church,
spokesman for the Idaho Department of Education
“It’s just a decision from
the executive team here to
ensure that we are reviewing
them thoroughly,” said Jeff
Church, spokesman for the
education agency. “We just
want to make sure they’re
fully vetted.”
No other standard on class-
room standards is being given
the same scrutiny. The agency
will hand over proposed
standards on English, mathe-
matics, humanities and other
subjects to the state board of
education for review later this
week, if approved they will be
sent to the Idaho Legislature
for inal approval.
Content standards are
reviewed every six years,
but Idaho’s science section
hasn’t changed since 2006,
even though they have long
been criticized for being too
vague and lacked depth. For
example, Idaho’s current
standards ask students in
K-3 grades to “make obser-
vations” and “use coopera-
tion and interaction skills.”
Under the new proposals,
the standards call for hands-on
exercises and performance
expectations.
After the legislative
session adjourned, the state
began collecting new public
comments by holding meet-
ings across the state. Now
a review committee will
evaluate the standards over
the next year.
The 17-member review
committee is made up
primarily of teachers and
school administrators, but it
also includes a member who
is a creationism advocate
who opposes the theory of
BRIEFLY
Faith Center hosts
workshop, music
ministry
PENDLETON — The
Rev. Dick Williams
will present a Prophetic
Workshop Friday and
Saturday at Faith Center
Church, 108 S. Main
St., Pendleton. The free
workshop is offered Friday
at 7 p.m. and Saturday from
9-11:30 a.m. A love offering
will be taken.
Williams also is bringing
his music ministry to Faith
Center Church Sunday
during the 10 a.m. worship
service, sharing the simple
truths of God’s word
through music. Williams
ministers to all kinds of
Spirit-illed churches in the
western United States.
For more information,
contact Pastor Ray O’Grady
at 541-276-9569.
Austria missionary
to speak
PENDLETON —
Dougg Custer, a missionary
to Austria with World
Venture, is guest speaker
Sunday at 9:45 and 11 a.m.
at Grace Baptist Church,
2809 S.W. Goodwin Ave.,
Pendleton.
Custer is recruiting and
training missionaries to
travel the world spreading
the good news of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ in
his new position with World
Venture. Anyone interested
in learning how the
organization’s missionaries
are impacting the world for
Christ are encouraged to
attend.
For more information,
contact Pastor Alan
Chapman at 541-276-3031.
Boardman church
hosts movie night
BOARDMAN — The
story of a dishonest used
car salesman and how God
changes his life will be
screened during Saturday
Night at the Movies.
As a born-again
Christian, Jay Austin
begins trusting in God to
take care of him in the ilm
“Flywheel.” The 2003
drama is rated PG.
The public is invited to
the free viewing Saturday
at 6 p.m. at the First Baptist
Church, 200 Willow Fork
Drive, Boardman. There
is no admission charge.
Refreshments and popcorn
will be available.
For more information,
call 541-481-9437.
at the church in Redeemer’s
food collection shopping
cart, 241 S.E. Second St.,
or they can be taken to St.
Mary’s Outreach, 440 S.W.
Emigrant Ave.
In addition, rental
assistance is needed for
people facing eviction.
Clients who meet
requirements may qualify
for up to $400. The
assistance may be available
for a client once every
18 months. Checks can
be made out to Episcopal
Church of the Redeemer
with “Helping Hand Client
Aid” in the subject line.
For more information,
call 541-276-3809 or
541-276-2878.
Tourney tees off
for Campus Life
UMATILLA — A
two-person lighted
scramble will serve as
a beneit for Hermiston
Campus Life.
The golf tournament
is Saturday, Aug. 27 with
a shotgun start at 8 a.m.
at Big River Golf Course,
Umatilla. The cost is $50 per
person. Sponsored by the
Big River Men’s Club, book
money will be awarded for
gross and net team scores. A
limited number of carts are
available and will be rented
on a irst-come basis.
A faith-based program
for youths, Campus Life
provides mentors, a place
to gather and programs that
introduce teens to Jesus.
Organizers encourage
golfers to help be a part of
an event that helps serve
thousands of kids.
For more information,
contact info@
campuslifegolf.com,
541-567-6003 or Big
River at 541-922-3006. In
addition, people can register
at www.campuslifegolf.
com.
Nazarene church
books teen activity
HERMISTON — As
students are preparing to
return to school, Hermiston
Church of the Nazarene is
planning a teen event.
The Teen Back to the
Books Video Scavenger
Hunt is Sunday, Aug. 28
from 5-8 p.m. at 1520 W.
Orchard Ave., Hermiston.
All area teens are welcome
to attend.
For more information,
contact 541-567-3677,
hermistonnaz@gmail.
com or visit www.
hermistonnazarene.org.
evolution.
“If the goal is to put
more kids in the (science,
technology,
engineering
and math) pipeline then I
feel like these standards
met that goal,” said another
review committee member,
Jason George, who leads the
science department at Vision
Charter School in Caldwell.
“The current standards are
vague and don’t give a lot of
direction.”
Fellow
committee
member Chris Taylor, with
Boise Independent School
District, said that he plans on
taking the extra year given
by the department to meet
with lawmakers to address
any concerns about science
standards.
“There’s still some issues
legislators have with some
of the terms used in the new
standards, but we’re hopeful
we can take this time to
educate and let them know
why we need to consider
these, especially in the world
of STEM and getting our
students to think and act like
scientists,” he said.
BOARDMAN’S LIMEY PASTOR
Knocking at the neighbors,
inding more lock
I
n August, the
two-by-two, and
languid and
with a staff for the
mellow air of
journey, no money
Boardman, the
in their belts, no
summer warmth and
bread and no bag.
glow of the sky and
So I am being a
glorious joy send
little disobedient. I
the Boardmanians
can’t imagine that
in many directions.
I would glide up to
Colin
Traditionally the
a doorstep with a
Brown
families vacation
staff without getting
Faith
and rest in the
some kind of armed
bounty of the
response. I’ve tried
season. So I decided to do
doing this in other Lutheran
a bit of lock ishing, going
churches and, to be honest,
door-to-door to introduce
very few have wanted to do
myself to my neighbors
the two-by-two approach
and ind out if they had
with me. It sounds scary.
church-going habits, and if
When I was an intern a few
not, then to invite them to a
of us tried to evangelize a
morning of soulful singing,
bar, which is also not easy,
sermonizing and surrender
and at the time did not work
to the Will of God, in
at all.
a sturdy chair at Good
We shouldn’t be afraid
Shepherd Lutheran Church
of sharing who we are
on Locust Road.
and who our own Lord
To God’s delight, and
is. We bring very good
my surprise, the streets I
news to most people,
roamed were equipped with that of the continual love
a multitude of Catholics,
and forgiveness of Christ
Jehovah’s Witnesses,
entering into their lives.
Mormons and Baptists.
Later this week I found a
Could it be that the streets
woman sitting on the grassy
I traveled were somehow
curb. She was gaunt, sad
already evangelized by
and very lost. I drove her
others long before me? I felt to a center that supports
like a Johnny-Come-Lately. women in crisis, which
The Word has been galloped apparently had tried to help
into town by many, many
her last year. She promised
disciples with care and love. me that she would try to
This is very good. I ind no
overcome her addiction
one dissatisied with their
to methamphetamine, a
lot — yet. But I have good
scourge in Eastern Oregon.
conversations with many
I ask you to pray for her,
and this is an excellent way
and all those others hiding
to make friends.
the lies that will kill them.
My own denomination
Talk to your pastor if you
of Lutherans, the LCMC
are imprisoned by sin, allow
(Lutherans in Congregation the love of God to set you
in Mission for Christ) is
free. He will forgive you, at
a denomination that sees
least seventy times seven!
itself as a remodel of a First
■
Century church, operating
Colin Brown is the
without the additional
pastor of, Good Shepherd
weight of bishops, and a
Lutheran Church on Locust
organization that is nimble
Road in Boardman.
yet relies on a continual
assessment of its own
capabilities and its own
relationship with the Holy
Spirit.
One of our mentors
in the Church body
(the LCMC structure)
is Pastor Steve Lien, a
galvanizing pastor who
wears a continual smile. A
Norwegian, he shares the
sort of Ole and Lena jokes
popularized by Garrison
Keillor. (In truth he is a lot
like a bishop in that regard.)
Pastor Steve said that in the
past we had been subject to
the captivity of the clergy.
Jesus told his followers to
go from house to house,
Route work
pays for my
children’s
activities.
Helping Hand
seeks donations
PENDLETON — The
board of Episcopal Church
of the Redeemer recently
heard the needs of Helping
Hand, which works in
collaboration with the
food pantry at St. Mary’s
Outreach.
Food items needed
include chicken noodle
soup, crackers, tuna, instant
oatmeal, peanut butter,
macaroni and cheese,
canned fruit, cereal, juice
and canned meals, such as
stew, ravioli and chili.
Donated items can be left
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East Oregonian
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Community
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
P eace L utheran C hurch
210 NW 9th, Pendleton
ELCA
Faith Center Church
Worshiping God
~Come and be at Peace ~
Loving People
108 S. Main • 276-9569
Sunday Worship
10:00 am
Sr. Pastor,
Ray O’Grady
on 1290 KUMA noon each Sunday
pendletonfaithcenter.org
NEW HOPE
COMMUNITY CHURCH
Seventh-Day
Adventist
Church
Join us Sundays
9:30
Sunday
Worship
9:30
am am
Sunday
Worship
10:30
am Fellowship
Refreshments
10:30 am
11:00 am Sunday School
& Adult Class
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
Saturday Services
Pendleton
1401 SW Goodwin Place
276-0882
Sabbath School 9:20 am
Worship Service 10:45 am
Community
Presbyterian Church
First United
Methodist
Church
14 Martin Drive,
Umatilla, OR
922-3250
352 SE 2nd Street
Pendleton, OR
541-276-2616
Worship: 10 AM
Sunday School at 11:30
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
Grace Baptist Church
Sunday Worship 10:00am
Wednesday Bible Study 6:00pm
Youth Classes: Nursery - 6th grade Sun & Wed
Jr & Sr High Discipleship Program Wed
Overcomer’s Outreach
Tuesday at 6:00pm - Annex
A Christ-centered, 12-Step
Sharon Miller, Pastor
401 Northgate, Pendleton
541-278-8082
www.livingwordcc.com
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”
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
Join Us
On Our Journey
With Jesus
Family service 9am Sunday
Gladys Ave & 7th Hermiston
Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672
We are an all inclusive church
who welcomes all!
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
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
-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
Redeemer
Episcopal
Church
241 SE Second St. Pendleton
(541)276-3809
www.pendletonepiscopal.org
Sunday Holy Communion 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday Holy Communion Noon
Weekly Adults Spiritual Life Group
All Are Welcome
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
FIRST SERVICE 8:30 AM
SECOND SERVICE 10:30 AM
712 SW 27 TH ST.
541-276-1894
www.fcogpendleton.com
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
585 SW Birch,
Pilot Rock, OR 97868
(541) 443-2500
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Sunday School: 9:30 am
Worship Service: 10:45 am
Kids’ Club: 6:00 pm
Wednesday Services:
Youth Group: 7:00 pm
211 SE Byers Ave.
Pendleton
or call:
To share your worship times call
541-276-2211
1-800-522-0255
541-278-2678
Terri Briggs