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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
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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