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FAITH Friday, October 14, 2016 RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina-based evangelist Franklin Graham has wrapped up his 50-state tour calling on Christians to pray for the country and to vote this fall with a rally in his home state. Thousands attended the last stop on Graham’s “Decision America” tour held midday Thursday outside the old Capitol building in downtown Raleigh. The Rev. Billy Graham’s oldest son has been traveling to state capitals to preach the Christian faith while urging its believers to stand for “biblical principles” and vote when possible for candidates who hold similar principles. Graham is not endorsing any candidates but told attendees Thursday the most important issue in the presidential race is the next president’s top picks for the U.S. Supreme Court. Festival features gospel bluegrass MILTON-FREEWATER — Some of the best bluegrass musicians in the region will perform during an upcoming Gospel Bluegrass Festival. The free event is Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Milton-Freewater First Christian Church, 518 S. Main St. A time of fellowship will follow the concert. For more information, contact mfjjcollins@q.com. Aglow celebrates Jewish holiday WALLA WALLA — A Feast of Tabernacles is planned by Walla Walla Aglow. The potluck gathering will include an opportunity to lean more about the Jewish holiday and to pray for Israel and the United States. It will feature special worship, singing and dancing with Jewish music. The event, which is open to the public, is Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at the Village Way Clubhouse, 601 Village Way, Walla Walla. Those planning to attend are asked to bring g a dish to share. Aglow, which started in 1967, is an international organization that seeks to minister to its members and share God’s word in the community. For more information or to RSVP for Sunday’s event, call Darya at 509-876-1668 or Lora at 509-540-0212. Workshop addresses serving the aging PENDLETON — An upcoming workshop will present information on providing services and ministering to the older generation. Serving the Aging and Those Who Care for Them is Saturday, Nov. 12 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 201 S.W. Dorion Ave., Pendleton. The guest speaker is Quentin Holmes, editor of Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network News. In addition, local service providers and pastors will share. There is a suggested donation of $10. The event includes lunch and materials. Those who plan to attend are asked to register by calling 541-276-7681. Losty the lost dog Community O in. I found out that a little cheese n my refrigerator is a sprinkled on the top of the dog food “Rescue Dad” plaque, caused him to chow down on it like a which my wife awarded power lawn mower on a bush. me for my tendency to ind lost I scanned the websites and the dogs and cats. I suppose it is a Facebook pages to no avail for his good trait in a pastor, looking for owner. I contacted the police in a the lost, inding the place for them couple of cities over where I heard where they can be reunited with that a Lhasa Apso had gone missing; the one who loves him or her. We Colin one of the policemen came over and all have been lost at one time or Brown took a photo and contacted a possible another. Faith owner in Portland. But it was not I found Losty last week, Losty the dog. So we keep searching until was the name my wife gave him Losty maybe becomes Foundy. (yes, a boy dog) until we could uncover a As Christians, like it or not, we are real one, a true name of origin — a Lhasa Apsu in a state of chronic disrepair, scruffy custodians and guardians of the garden, of the Earth itself. It is a vessel of the Holy and dirt-covered, scarred with scattered insect bites on his back end, with blood-red Spirit, including all its creatures. We are called to love everything that breathes and inlamed eyes. After we chased him down to see God’s work inhabiting his creation. the streets, a teenage girl helped me move The more we look, the more we “consider him into a space under a parked car where the lilies of the ield” and we see more and I could embrace him and draw him forth, more clearly each other, with Christ’s eyes. half-blind and looking closer to death than We see the homeless and feel compassion. the other end of life’s journey. We see the old donkey in the ield and take I took him home and then to the local a carrot to it. We see a Syrian child hurt and vet, an angel of dogs and cats known screaming in pain in a photograph that cuts simply as Dr. Beth. at our conscience. Every time we look, we She shaved half his body and applied weep and wonder. lea medication, steroids to calm his Out hearts break, they break wide open, bleeding skin and antibiotics for his at the pain in suffering creation. We are blood-red eyes. Dr. Beth thought that there called to act. was a risk of him losing one of his eyes We say in communion, “This is the altogether. How close he was. How close Lord’s body, broken for you.” It breaks our he was. The vet’s assistants clucked over hearts like the breaking of bread, allowing the guy like mother hens. He had no chip the compassion of Jesus Christ to come — he was identity-less. though. It is a compassion that washes I took him home, shaved, medicated, our hearts clean with tears and renews the and pretty with a jaunty yellow scarf that world. Dr. Beth gave him. ■ He gulped down water by the pint, but Colin Brown is pastor at Boardman’s turned away from dog food as if he had Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Locust forgotten what it looked like. He liked Road. cheese, which I wrapped his steroids Pope on migrant kids: Integrate, don’t repatriate VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has denounced the forced repatriation of unaccompanied children migrants who lee wars and poverty, saying countries should try to meet their needs rather than return them to uncertain futures back home. Francis took up the plight of child migrants in his annual message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Thursday. History’s irst Latin American pope didn’t cite speciic cases, but the plight of unaccompanied Central American children crossing into Mexico en route to the U.S. has been a concern of Catholic bishops and Cath- olic grassroots organizations for years. Mexico now deports more Central American migrants than the United States, a dramatic shift since the U.S. asked Mexico for help in 2014 after a spike in illegal migration, especially among unaccompanied minors. Most Central American migrants, who are leeing drug and gang violence in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, are deported from Mexico on buses. In his message, Francis said countries must balance their right to control migra- tory movements with their “duty to resolve and regu- larize the situation of child migrants, fully respecting their dignity and seeking to meet their needs when they are alone, but also the needs of their parents.” He warned that children 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 Recovery Support Group Pastor Sharon Miller 401 Northgate, Pendleton • 541-278-8082 www.livingwordcc.com P eace L utheran C hurch 210 NW 9th, Pendleton ELCA Filippo Monteforte/Pool Photo via AP, File migrants are often led into prostitution, pornography or are enslaved as child laborers. He said more often than not, children are forcibly returned home “without any concern for their best interests” rather than being welcomed and integrated into new countries. Even detention centers are cause for concern, he said. “It is not unusual for them to be arrested, and because they have no money to pay the ine or for the return journey, they can be incarcerated for long periods, exposed to various kinds of abuse and violence,” the pope said. Francis visited the U.S.- Mexico border earlier this year and prayed for migrants who died trying to reach the U.S. In 2014, more than 46,000 unaccompanied minors from Central America crossed into the United States, leading the U.S. government to turn to the governments in Mexico and Central America to try to stanch the low. In most cases, Mexico holds migrants only long enough to verify their nationalities before sending them home. According to Mexican government igures quoted by the U.N. children’s agency, more than 16,000 migrant children from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras were apprehended in Mexico during the irst six months of 2016. But thousands still make it to the United States. While unaccompanied children apprehended in the United States are guaran- teed an immigration court hearing, they are not entitled to a court-appointed attorney. A comparison of cases initiated in 2015 showed that by June 2016, 40 per cent of unrepresented children were ordered deported, compared with 3 per cent of children who had lawyers. ~Come and be at Peace ~ pendletonfaithcenter.org NEW HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH Seventh-Day Adventist 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 Community Presbyterian Church 14 Martin Drive, Umatilla, OR 922-3250 Worship: 10 AM Sunday School at 11:30 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 Scripture, Tradition and Reason Family service 9am Sunday N.E. Gladys Ave & 7th, Hermiston Fr. Dan Lediard, Priest. PH: 567-6672 We are an all inclusive Church who welcomes all. 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 Pendleton/Hermiston FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH in Mission for Christ LCMC Bible Study.........9:00 AM Sunday Worship......10:30 AM 352 SE 2nd Street, Pendleton Sunday Worship 9am 541-276-2616 Worship Broadcast on KUMA 1290 @ 11am 191 E. Gladys Ave,Hermiston Sunday Worship 11am 541-567-3002 Worship Livestream at herfumc.com Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors Rev. Dr. Jim Pierce, pastor Red Lion Hotel ( Oregon Trail Room ) www.faithpendleton.org Sunday Worship 9:40 am Offi ce 276-5358 M-F, 8:30-12:30 WWW.FCCPENDLETON.ORG Staff Sergeant Joel Davis US Marines Veteran Example FIRST SERVICE 8:30 AM SECOND SERVICE 10:30 AM 712 SW 27 TH ST. 541-276-1894 www.fcogpendleton.com Bring us a picture of your servicemen or servicewomen or veteran by November 3 rd along with the form below and we will include them in our “Veterans Day Salute” on November 9 th in the Hermiston Herald and November 11 th in the East Oregonian at no charge . For more information call 1-800-962-2819 in Pendleton or 541-564-4530 in Hermiston. BAHA’I FAITH “The Unity of All Mankind” Service Person’s Name Your Phone Number Join Us On Our Journey With Jesus. (D ISCIPLES OF C HRIST ) 215 N MAIN • PENDLETON Honoring those who have served and those that are currently serving our country! Your Address 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” F IRST C HRISTIAN C HURCH SALUTE Your Name Grace Baptist Church First United Methodist Church Veterans Day Military Rank Saturday Services Pendleton 1401 SW Goodwin Place 276-0882 Sabbath School 9:20 am Worship Service 10:45 am St. Johns Episcopal Church Celebrate Your Loved Ones in Our Military Branch Worshiping God on 1290 KUMA noon each Sunday 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 585 SW Birch, Pilot Rock, OR 97868 (541) 443-2500 prbconline.blogspot.com Sunday School: 9:30 am Worship Service: 10:45 am Kids’ Club: 6:00 pm Wednesday Services: Youth Group: 7:00 pm In this April 16 ile photo, Pope Francis meets refu- gees at the Moria refugee camp, on the Greek island of Lesbos. Faith Center Church Loving People 108 S. Main • 276-9569 Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sr. Pastor, Ray O’Grady Join us Sundays DON’T MISS OUT! Pope taps Chicago, Indianapolis in 1st U.S. cardinal picks CHICAGO (AP) — Pope Francis looked to the Amer- ican Midwest when picking his irst U.S. cardinals. The Vatican announced Sunday that Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich and Archbishop Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis, Indiana, will become cardinals in a Rome ceremony Nov. 19. Francis also picked Bishop Kevin Farrell for the honor. Farrell has led the Diocese of Dallas, but is leaving for a prominent Vatican post. The three men are moderates who follow Francis’ emphasis on mercy over rules. Page 7A BOARDMAN’S LIMEY PASTOR BRIEFLY Franklin Graham ends “Decision America” tour in home state East Oregonian Currently Serving Veteran (Check One) Deliver to: East Oregonian Hermiston Herald 211 SE Byers Ave. • Pendleton, OR 333 E. Main. • Hermiston, OR or e-mail to classifieds@eastoregonian.com Pendleton Baha’i Center at 1015 SE Court Place Devotions Sundays @ 11:00am; Everyone invited! (541) 276-9360 visit us at www.pendletonbahais.org To share your worship times call Terri Briggs 541-278-2678
