FAITH
Friday, April 28, 2017
BRIEFLY
Church Women United
meet Thursday
MILTON-FREEWATER — A
salad luncheon is planned during
the upcoming Milton-Freewater
Church Women United gathering.
The theme of the meeting is
Kindling New Fires Of Love.
Everyone is invited to the event,
which is Thursday, May 4 at noon
at the First Christian Church, 518
S. Main St., Milton-Freewater.
For more information, contact
Helen Richartz at 541-558-3969 or
helen_jack@columbiainet.com.
Fundraiser supports
Global Exchange
PENDLETON — A dinner
and auction will help raise money
to send Mary Davis of the First
Presbyterian Church of Pendleton
to the Global Exchange to
Indonesia.
Every three years, a group of
Presbyterian women travel to
another part of the world to listen
to the pain and the joy of their
sisters in faith and to share their
stories with each other. Upon
their return, Global Exchange
participants share their experiences
with Presbyterian women’s groups
across the country.
The fundraiser to support
Davis will feature an Indonesian
Friendship Dinner, which includes
rice and a selection of delicious
sauces. The event is Sunday, May
7 at 5 p.m. at the church, 201 S.W.
Dorion Ave., Pendleton. The cost
of the meal is by donation. An
auction, featuring baked goods,
jewelry, vacations, artwork and
more, follows.
In addition, tax-deductible
contributions can be mailed to the
church. For more information, call
541-276-7681.
Evangelist to speak
in Pendleton
PENDLETON — Richard
Green, an evangelist born and
raised in Johannesburg, South
Africa, will minister in Pendleton.
Green will share from God’s
word Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
at Pendleton Baptist Church, 3202
S.W. Nye Ave. In addition, he will
share nightly Monday through
Wednesday at 7 p.m. A light meal
will be served from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
There is no charge and everyone is
welcome to attend.
For more information, visit
www.pendletonbaptist.com.
Service features
singing of old hymns
HERMISTON — Food, fun
and fellowship are featured in the
upcoming Hymnspiration.
The public is invited to share
in the singing of old hymns with
new and old friends. The event is
Sunday, May 7 from 5-6 p.m. at
Victory Baptist Church, 193 E.
Main St. Hermiston.
For more information, call
Chris Finely at 541-571-2516.
East Oregonian
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Trump doubles down on criticism
of court that halted first travel ban
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pres-
ident Donald Trump is once again
taking aim at a federal appeals court
district that covers Western states,
saying he is considering breaking
up a circuit that is a longtime target
of Republicans and is where his
first travel ban was halted.
Yet it would take congressional
action to break up the 9th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals. Republi-
cans have introduced bills this year
to do just that.
Asked Wednesday during a
White House interview by the
Washington Examiner if he’d
thought about proposals to break
up the court, Trump replied, “Abso-
lutely, I have.”
“There are many people that
want to break up the 9th Circuit. It’s
outrageous,” he told the Examiner.
He accused critics of appealing to
the 9th “because they know that’s
like, semi-automatic.”
The comments echoed his
Twitter criticism of the court
Wednesday morning.
Democratic Congressmen John
Conyers Jr. of Michigan and Jerrold
Nadler of New York, members of
the House Judiciary Committee,
responded in a statement Thursday
that Trump would “rather attack the
judiciary than defend his inhumane
and unconstitutional executive
orders.”
“The Muslim ban is unconsti-
tutional, the so-called ‘sanctuary
cities’ order is unlawful, and the path
forward on these issues does not
involve recycling a tired proposal
to dismantle the Ninth Circuit Court
of Appeals,” the congressmen said.
Trump called U.S. District
Judge William Orrick’s preliminary
injunction against his order strip-
ping money from so-called sanc-
tuary cities “ridiculous” on Twitter.
He said he planned to take that case
to the Supreme Court. However, an
administration appeal of the district
court’s decision must go first to the
9th Circuit.
Republicans have talked for
years about splitting the circuit
into two appellate courts, but
earlier legislative proposals have
failed, most recently in 2005.
Those battles have often pitted
lawmakers from California against
members from smaller, more
conservative states.
Critics say the court has a
liberal slant, a high caseload and
distances that are too far for judges
to travel. The circuit is the largest
of the federal appellate courts,
representing 20 percent of the U.S.
population. It includes California,
Alaska, Hawaii, Washington,
Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Nevada,
Arizona, Guam and the Northern
Mariana Islands.
The circuit has 29 judicial
positions, many more than the 5th,
which is the next largest circuit with
17. The 9th Circuit was created in
1891 when the American West was
much less populated.
Democrats have opposed the
split. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of
California was a leading opponent
in the 2005 push, which she said
was politically motivated. She has
suggested adding judges to the
court instead.
In March, 9th Circuit judges
appointed by both Democratic
and Republican presidents told
lawmakers that breaking up the
court was a bad idea.
The 9th Circuit in February
refused to immediately reinstate
Trump’s ban on travelers from
seven predominantly Muslim
nations, prompting the administra-
tion to release a new, narrower ban.
That also has been held up by the
courts.
Pope warns powerful to act humbly or risk ruin
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope
Francis is warning the powerful to
act humbly or risk ruin, using the
first-ever papal TED talk to urge the
world to show more solidarity with
the poor and the weak.
Francis delivered a videotaped talk
to a TED conference in Vancouver
on “The Future You.” TED, short
for Technology, Entertainment
and Design, organizes conferences
around the world aiming to spread
ideas through short talks.
The Vatican released the video
Wednesday. In it, Francis outlined
his vision of the interconnectedness
of humanity, saying that with age he
has grown increasingly convinced
that “none of us is an island.”
“Please allow me to say it loud
and clear: The more powerful you
are, the more your actions will have
an impact on people, the more you
are called to be humble,” he said.
“If you don’t, your power will ruin
you, and you will ruin others.”
He cited a saying from his native
while we discover faraway planets,
to rediscover the needs of the
brothers and sisters orbiting around
us,” he said. “How wonderful would
it be if solidarity — this beautiful
and
sometimes
inconvenient
word — were not simply reduced
to social work and became instead
the default attitude in political,
economic and scientific choices.”
Francis’ participation in the
TED conference marked a new era
for the Vatican’s communications
operation, which has increasingly
sought to get the pope’s message
out via social media and nontradi-
tional news sources.
The reaction in Rome was
AP Photo/Andrew Medichini
positive.
Pope Francis salutes at the end of his weekly general audience in
“These days, communica-
St. Peter square at the Vatican, Wednesday.
tions and the Ted Talks are very
Argentina about the effects of your power with humility and powerful,” Bob Livingstone, a
tourist from Brisbane, Australia said
drinking gin on an empty stomach: tenderness.”
“You feel dizzy, you get drunk,
Francis pleaded for greater after Francis’ Wednesday general
you lose your balance and you will solidarity in political, economic and audience in St. Peter’s Square.
“Every politician does (it) and he is
end up hurting yourself and those scientific endeavors.
around you if you don’t connect
“How wonderful would it be, a politician for the church.”
PENDLETON
Group warms the soul with quilting outreach
East Oregonian
Members of the Pendleton First
Christian Church are serious about
helping and serving others in need
in the community.
As part of its mission, the
Faithful Comfort Crafters come
together to create quilts for people
needing warmth and comfort.
Since forming in 2009, the group
has given away more than 250
handcrafted quilts.
“The Lord gives us all time,
talents, and treasures, and chal-
lenges each of us to use our gifts
wisely,” said Melissa Woodbury.
“We are using our time and talents
to create something that shows
God’s love for all people.”
Some of the quilt recipients
include local students identified by
school counselors as needing addi-
tional warmth and love. In October,
22 quilts were given to students at
Sunridge Middle School.
Also, every girl who stays
at Tonya’s House in Pendleton
receives a quilt because of the
mission that was started by the
FCC group. Others receiving
quilts include patients and clients
of Davita Dialysis Center, Pioneer
Relief Nursery, Domestic Violence
Services and “anyone else who
needs the love we have to offer,”
Woodbury said.
In December, the Giving Tree
at Hamley’s included a request
for a blanket. The quilters made
and donated a quilt, following
their informal motto: “Blankets
can warm the body, but quilts can
warm the soul.”
The group uses an annual pie
sale to pay for quilt batting, and
fabric is donated by quilters in the
area. Thimbles Fabric-N-More
allows the group to use their
long arm quilting machine and
connects the group with others in
town that want to help finish the
quilts.
The group invites all commu-
nity members who want to help to
join them. The Faithful Comfort
Crafters meet the second and fourth
Friday of each month at 9 a.m. in
the fellowship hall at the Pendleton
First Christian Church, 215 N.
Main.
For more information, call
Woodbury at 541-215-5077 or
Penny Gavette at 541-276-7855.
Worship Community
First United Methodist Church
Pendleton
352 SE 2nd Street, Pendleton OR
Sunday Worship 9am • 541-276-2616
Worship Broadcast on KUMA 1290 @ 11am
Worship Livestream at
www.facebook.com/FUMCPendleton/
Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors
Rev. Dr. Jim Pierce, pastor
Redeemer
Episcopal
Church
St. Johns
Episcopal Church
Join Us
On Our Journey
With Jesus.
241 SE Second St. Pendleton
(541)276-3809
www.pendletonepiscopal.org
Scripture, Tradition and Reason
Sunday Holy Communion 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday Holy Communion Noon
Weekly Adults Spiritual Life Group
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.
All Are Welcome
P eace L utheran C hurch
210 NW 9th, Pendleton
ELCA
Join us Sundays
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
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
Grace Baptist Church
Sunday Worship
10:00am
Wednesday Healing School
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
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”
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
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
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
Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church
Community
Presbyterian Church
LCMC
14 Martin Drive,
Umatilla, OR
922-3250
Sunday worship at
11:00 AM
420 Locust St. • Boardman, OR
541-481-6132
Colin Brown, Pastor
Worship: 10 AM
Sunday School at 11:30
Sunday Service: 10am & 6pm
Tuesday Kingdom Seekers: 7pm
Wednesday Bible Study: 7pm
We off er: Sunday School • Sign Language
Interpreters • Nursery • Transportation • & more!
Pastor Dan Satterwhite
541.377.4252
417 NW 21st St. • Pendleton, OR 97801
www.facebook.com/
PendletonLighthouseChurch
Come meet Jesus at
Seventh-Day
Adventist
Church
Saturday Services
Pendleton
1401 SW Goodwin Place
276-0882
Sabbath School 9:20 am
Worship Service 10:45 am
PENDLETON
LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH
PENDLETON BAPTIST
CHURCH
FIRST SERVICE 8:30 AM
SECOND SERVICE 10:30 AM
712 SW 27 TH ST.
541-276-1894
www.fcogpendleton.com
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 Center Church
Worshiping God
Loving People
108 S. Main • 276-9569
Sunday Worship
10:30 am
Sr. Pastor,
Ray O’Grady
pendletonfaithcenter.org