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Page 8A FAITH East Oregonian Friday, February 17, 2017 LIMEY PASTOR Marriage and the milestones t was our 31st wedding found a wonderful, Christ- anniversary this Valentine’s based organization called day. Saint Valentine’s Day Retrouvaille, a French word is the best day for weddings, for renewal. Just like a 12-step because there is no program, it provides chance that you’ll be older sponsor couples caught flat-footed by to guide the other the time creeping up couples to healthier on you. All commerce modes of behavior, and is pink and heart- also to seek guidance shaped. Restaurants in prayer. Quite an are galvanized into amazing organization romance and rows and and one which I hope rows of pink cards are takes root in Eastern Colin there for the taking, Oregon, if it hasn’t Brown even weeks ahead. already. Faith But a 31st anniver- In the program sary has a different they identify four feeling. While last year we felt stages of marriage: Romance, the milepost, the recognition Disillusionment (which is the that we were solid as time and disappearance of romance), concrete, this year feels like Misery and Awakening. a lap of victory. Now we are Even though they look like allowed to make light of the a landslide of the heart, it is challenges and difficulties, really a revealing of those traps as well as the fun of growing that blind us. The program together. We can offer advice provides sets of attitudes, skills to younger married couples. and tools that help us deal with Romance has become the love these subtle traps. Yes, there of a quiet growing together, of really are tools that lead to a age personified, of experience happy marriage. lightly worn. I think most of us naturally It is a serious business, and gravitate to couples who have we recognize that this fiefdom acquired these understandings, of marriage is a building and are at the hearts of block of society, and worthy churches because their of defense. It is a state far qualities are slowly observed, beyond romance, it is a kind of copied and experienced by wisdom. others. I will be calling up friends A failure to address each of of mine tonight who have had these stages in turn can cause a some outside interference in marriage to tip sideways, and their marriage by people who the same unsolved issues will came to make a poor decision. surface in new marriages or Marriage is a status set aside relationships. by God, and no human being I wish that you succeed to is permitted to sunder such reap the good fruit of your own connections. relationship and receive the As a married couple with blessings that flower from it. In seniority we look forward to Christ’s name rejoice! advising others. When we ■ were younger in our marriage Colin Brown is the pastor our differences spoke louder of Good Shepherd Lutheran than now. We found ourselves Church on Locust Road in lost, in a dark place. We Boardman. I L’Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP Pope Francis, center, poses with representatives of indigenous peoples attending a UN agricultural meeting in Rome, at the Vatican, Wednesday. Pope Francis: Native people have rights over their lands VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis insisted Wednesday that indigenous groups must give prior consent to any economic activity affecting their ancestral lands, a view that conflicts with the Trump administration, which is pushing to build a $3.8 billion oil pipeline over opposition from American Indians. Francis met with repre- sentatives of indigenous peoples attending a U.N. agricultural meeting and said the key issue facing them is how to reconcile the right to economic develop- ment with protecting their cultures and territories. “In this regard, the right to prior and informed consent should always prevail,” he said. “Only then is it possible to guarantee peaceful coop- eration between governing authorities and indigenous peoples, overcoming confrontation and conflict.” The Cheyenne River and the Standing Rock Sioux tribes have sued to stop construction on the final stretch of the Dakota Access pipeline, which would bring oil from North Dakota’s rich Bakken fields across four states to a shipping point in Illinois. The tribes say the pipeline threatens their drinking water, cultural sites and ability to prac- tice their religion, which depends on pure water. The last piece of the pipeline is to pass under a reservoir on the Missouri River, which L’Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP A woman wearing a traditional dress holds Pope Francis’ head on the occasion of his meet- ing with representatives of indigenous peoples attending a UN agricultural meeting in Rome at the Vatican, Wednesday. marks the eastern border of both tribes’ reservations. The company building the pipeline, Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, has insisted the water supply will be safe. Francis didn’t cite the Dakota pipeline dispute by name and the Vatican press office said he was not making a direct reference to it. But history’s first Latin American pope has been a consistent backer of indigenous rights and has frequently spoken out about the plight of Indians in resisting economic development that threatens their lands. “For governments, this means recognizing that indigenous communities are a part of the population to be appreciated and consulted, and whose full participation should be promoted at the local and national level,” Francis told the indigenous leaders Wednesday. In the waning days of the Obama admin- istration, amid protests over construction that led to some 700 arrests, federal agencies that have authority over the reservoir said they would not give permission for pipe to be laid until an environmental study was done. U.S. President Donald Trump reversed course and last month instructed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to proceed with building the pipeline. Francis’ reference to prior consent is enshrined in the U.N. Declaration on the rights of indig- enous peoples, which was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 2007 over the opposition of the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Francis’ strong backing for indigenous groups and refugees, his climate change concerns and criticism of the global economy’s profit-at-all- cost mentality highlight the policy differences with the Trump administration that may come out if the U.S. president meets with Francis while in Italy for a G-7 summit in May. There has been no confirmation of any meeting to date, however. PENDLETON Church offers climate workshop East Oregonian A climate workshop offered by Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon will explore climate legislation as it pertains to the faith community. The workshop will be held Saturday from 1-4 p.m. at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 241 S.E. Second St. The Rev. John Pitney, a retired Methodist minister and lifelong food and climate activist, will lead a discussion on the impacts of climate change and why they matter from a faith perspective, and present upcoming climate legislation in Salem in 2017. Also, Advocacy 101 will offer guidance and opportunities to help advance the legislation. The workshop is free, but registration is requested at tinyurl.com/zymtd9r. Interested parties can also sign up to volunteer and request or offer to provide transportation or carpool help. For more information, contact Britt Conroy at bconroy@ emoregon.org or call 541-602- 2050. Worship Community St. Johns Episcopal Church FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -Presbyterian Church (USA)- 201 SW Dorion Ave. Pendleton Join Us On Our Journey With Jesus. Service of Worship - 10:00 am Children’s Sunday School - 10:20 am Fellowship - 11:00 am www.pendletonpresbyterian.com 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. Open Hearted... Open Minded Grace Baptist Church 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 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 First United Methodist Church Pendleton/Hermiston 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 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 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” Good Shepherd Lutheran Church LCMC Sunday worship at 11:00 AM 420 Locust St. • Boardman, OR Seventh-Day Adventist Church Saturday Services Pendleton 1401 SW Goodwin Place 276-0882 Sabbath School 9:20 am Worship Service 10:45 am 210 NW 9th, Pendleton pendletonfaithcenter.org FIRST SERVICE 8:30 AM SECOND SERVICE 10:30 AM 712 SW 27 TH ST. 541-276-1894 www.fcogpendleton.com ELCA 9:30 Sunday Worship 9:30 am am Sunday Worship 10:30 am Fellowship 11:00 am Sunday School & Adult Class ~Come and be at Peace ~ on 1290 KUMA noon each Sunday Worship: 10 AM Sunday School at 11:30 Loving People 108 S. Main • 276-9569 Sunday Worship 10:30 am Sr. Pastor, Ray O’Grady Join us Sundays 541-481-6132 14 Martin Drive, Umatilla, OR 922-3250 541-289-4535 Tom Inch, Pastor Grace and Mercy Lutheran Church, ELCA (First United Methodist Church) 191 E. Gladys Ave. / P.O. Box 1108 Hermiston, Oregon 97838 Worshiping God P eace L utheran C hurch Colin Brown, Pastor Community Presbyterian Church OPEN HEARTS – OPEN DOOR www.graceandmercylutheran.org Sunday Worship 8:45 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. (Nursery Provided) Fellowship, Refreshments & Sunday School Check Out our Facebook Page or Website for More Information Faith Center Church 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 To share your worship times call Terri Briggs 541-278-2678
