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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015 Buddhism topic of next FUUF meeting The guest speaker for Sunday, Feb. 15, at the Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is Buddhist Pip Cole. Sunday service begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 11 a.m. with refreshments and fellowship. Cole has been involved with most of the large protes- tant denominations in his life and then he began the study of Buddhism. Cole has practiced medita- tion and looks forward to sharing his experiences with the FUUF congregation. Cole will give a short histo- ry of meditation as a Buddhist practice and how these practices are stressed in Buddhism. Cole started his practice of meditation in 1967. He has studied with Meher Baba, Ram Dass, Yogi Bhajan, Ch’an Master Hsuan Hua and has been to temples from Kamakura and Kyoto Japan to pilgrimages in India, Korea, China, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Cambodia. The UU Fellowship is at 87738 Highway 101 at Heceta Beach Road and is wheelchair accessible. For more information, visit www.florenceuuf.org or call 541-997-2840. Soups On to discuss impact of kings, rulers Monday, Feb 16, at 6:30 p.m., everyone is invited to join a group from diverse spir- itual paths who enjoy dis- cussing a variety of spiritual topics. This week, they will study kings and rulers. There is a Baha’i quote, “O kings of the earth! We see you increasing every year your expenditures, and laying the burden thereof on your sub- jects. This, verily, is wholly and grossly unjust.” The evening will begin with bowls of Chunky Pasta Soup, fruit, home-made warm bread and vegetables followed by the evening’s topic until 8:30 p.m. The gathering will end with prayers for the requests left in the Prayer Pole in the garden of the Florence Playhouse and those shared by the group. Everyone is invited to attend. The Heintz home is at 875 Seventh St. For more information, call Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541- 590-0779. 5 A You’re all right standing with God We all have a deep need to feel all right. And we can spend a lot of time and energy trying to do things that make us feel like we’re okay — okay with ourselves, with others and even God. But we don’t need to wear ourselves out trying to be right with God through our own effort. The truth is we can’t make our lives right on our own, but we can receive the righteous- ness of God by putting our faith in Christ. Romans 3:20 (NLT) says, “For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. The law simply shows us how sinful we are.” That means the reason God established the law was to show us how much we need a Savior who can make us right- eous before Him. Self-righteousness is believ- ing we are made right with God through our own works. For example, a person might think, “Well, if I read through my Bible every year, then God will be pleased with me.” But the truth is we don’t have to read our Bible to please God; we read it be- cause it helps us in our every- day life. It’s for our own good. In the same way, my preaching doesn’t make me a righteous person. The only way we are made righteous (right with God) is by having faith in Jesus Christ — it’s not something we can ever earn in our own effort. I used to really struggle with self-righteousness. Many years ago somebody came to the church I was attending and suggested that we all read through the Bible in a year. The pastor got on board, and every Sunday he’d ask, “Who’s been doing your Bible reading?” Well, I didn’t want to be the one not standing up, so I got really serious about it. We all got a calendar so we could check off the days we read the chapters. I put it up on the refrigerator so every- body who came in would ask me what it was, and I was so proud. As long as I had all my checkmarks, I liked that calendar. But then I got 36 chapters behind and had these big, gap- ing holes! It was like a nightmare for me. So one day I decided I was going to catch up, and I zipped right through the chapters. And honestly, when I closed my Bible I felt so relieved. But then I almost immedi- ately heard the Holy Spirit say to me, “So, tell Me, what did you learn?” And I realized I could not remember one thing! God taught me an important lesson that day. He would rather we read one verse and actually get something out of it and con- nect with Him than read 36 chapters and learn nothing. The point is we need to have the right motives for the things we do and stop making laws out of tasks that make us feel better about ourselves but are unfruitful. In 2 Corinthians 5:21 (NLT), Paul writes, “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.” Every day of my life I say, “I am the righteousness of God in Christ.” Now, I’m not righteous because I do everything right. No one is perfect, and none of us do everything right. The Bible says in 1 John 1:8 (NLT), “If we claim we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and not living in the truth.” You might say, “Well, Joyce, shouldn’t we try to do what’s right?” Absolutely! God wants us to live through faith in Christ. Then, as we have a per- sonal relationship with Him, we’ll do the right thing by His grace because we want to do the right thing. He puts the desire in us to do what’s right. In Philippians 3:3 (NLT), Paul explains that “we rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort.” He says he obeyed the law without fault, and if any per- son had a reason to have confidence in himself by the law’s standard, he had more of a reason than anyone. In verses 7 through 9 (NLT) of that chapter, Paul goes on to say, “I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worth- less because of what Christ has done. Yes, everything else is worthless when com- pared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could gain Christ and become one with him. I no longer count on my own righteousness through obeying the law; rather, I become righteous through faith in Christ. For God’s way of making us right with himself depends on faith.” Paul is saying in order to have a relationship with Christ, he had to be willing to gather up all of his accomplishments and the things he had worked so hard for and be willing to get rid of them all. That’s because it’s no- thing but trash compared to the priceless privilege of knowing Christ as our Lord and Savior. Yes, what we do matters, but our good works do not make us acceptable to God. We are only made right with Him by putting our faith in Jesus Christ. And when we put our faith in Christ, we can rest in knowing that everything is all Time for a new direction? Try ‘Ashes to Go’ during Lent To be included in this directory contact the Siuslaw News at 997-3441, or drop off information at 148 Maple St., Old Town, Florence. Join Us WATCH! 3 ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK (3ABN) TV UHF Channel 48. 24 hour Christian TV highlights Bible studies of prophecy, inspirational music, health lec- tures, healthy cooking and more. BAY BERRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP SINGSPIRATION You are invited to come and sing your favorite old time gospel hymns Every Friday night at 7pm • Non-denominational Bay Berry Square; 101 at Sutton Lake Dr. /milepost 185 N. For more information , please call 541-997-2681 COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH Join Us In Worship 4 lines, approx 15 words, $9 a week 4 week Minimum Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays. In Worship FLORENCE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP N.W. Corner of Heceta Beach Road & Hwy. 101 Every Sunday at 10 a.m. All are welcome. (541) 997-2840 FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Worship & Adult Sunday School 9:00 Worship & Kids Sunday School 10:30 located at 2nd & Kingwood (541) 997-6025 “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors” FOURSQUARE CHURCH 4590 Hwy. 101, Across from Fred Meyer –- 997-7418 Sunday School, 9:30a.m. – Worship, 10:45 Wed. Prayer - 6:00 p.m. –Wed. Ministries 1-8 Grade 7 p.m. 1624 Highway 101 (next to A&W) –- 997-6337 Pastor George Pagel – Something for the entire family. Sun. Services: 10:45 a.m., Wed. Bible Study 7 p.m. – Youth Group: Sat., 6 p.m. Website:florence4square.com CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD FLORENCE VINEYARD (GOD'S POWER HOUSE) Corner of 10th & Maple –- 997-3533 Bible Study at 9:00 A.M. Services: Worship, 10:30 A.M. florencecrossroad.org • office@florencecrossroad.org FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC 1935 25th St. – 997-7660 • Pastor, Dr. Marvin Owen Series ‘Through the Bible’ on Wednesdays 6 p.m. A friendly place to worship, vacationers welcome. Sun.; 11am & 6pm, Sunday school 9:45am. FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH 2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational Worship Service: 9:00 am & 10:30 am Middle School and High School youth groups meet on Wednesday. FLORENCE CHURCH OF CHRIST 1833 Tamarack Street (two blocks east of Hwy. 101 on 18th St.) Bible Study: Sunday 10 a.m. Worship: Sunday 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Marvin Aultman • www.churchofchristflorence.org FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 12th and Nopal –997-9020 Sunday school for all ages 9:15 a.m. • Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Youth Group Wed. 7-8:30 p.m. Sunday School (for all ages) 9:50 a.m. FLORENCE EVANGELICAL CHURCH 1318 Rhododendron Dr. –- 997-2523 – Worship at 11:00 AM –- Sunday School at 9:30 AM – Variety of Sunday evening activities - 5 PM Wed. Bible & Children classes at 6:00 PM Call for details. 2610 Kingwood, Florence • 541-268-2025 Sunday Worship @ 10:00 a.m., experience the Power of the Holy Spirit Pastors: George & Beverly Sisemore Intercessory Prayer & Worship, Thursday night @ 5:00 pm florencevineyardchurch.com NEW LIFE CHURCH-UPC 1525 12th St., Suite 24 •541-991-9398 Sunday Services: 10am and 6pm Tues. Bible Study 7:00pm NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A. 21st & Spruce Street – 997-8113 Adult Forum 9 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship services; Sun. 10:30am & Wed. 6pm. Pastor Lori Blake www.lutheranchurchflorence.com PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW Traditional Worship Service 10:00 a.m. , Pastor Steve Knowles Sunday School and Nursery – Organ and Choir All Welcome. Come as you are. 3996 N Hwy 101 997-7136 RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH, L.C.M.S. Every Sun., Bible Class 9 a.m., Worship Service 10 a.m. 85294 Hwy. 101 S. – 997-8038 DVD of Weekly worship service available. Dan Wurster, Pastor ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST 2135 19th St. –- 997-6600 The Rev. Georgia C. DuBose, Vicar Sunday Services: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Wed, 11 a.m. Everyone Welcome – Come walk our Labyrinth. 4445 Hwy 101 (South of Fred Meyer) – 997-3951 Worship on Saturday 10:30 A.M. Adult/Children’s Sabbath School 9:15 A.M. SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE DUNES CATHOLIC CHURCH B Y R EV . G EORGIA C. D U B OSE For the Siuslaw News Ash Wednesday is coming. “So?” say many people. “What’s that?” Ash Wednesday is, like Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, one of the most spiritually healthy days of the year. It prepares followers of Jesus for the celebration of Easter, inaugurating the 40 day period known as Lent. During the days of Lent, we pray, fast and take on good deeds for the betterment of humankind and of our own spirits. Ash Wednesday, in particular, is a day for repentance. “Repentance” means “turn- ing around.” It means, “Going in a new direction.” (It does not mean beating myself up, saying what a jerk I am, or looking sad and grim.) It recalls that I, and other humans, are finite, and have limited days here on earth, and that we need, from time to time, to make sure that we are headed in a useful, gracious and healthy direction. To honor the spirit of repen- tance, there is a church tradi- tion of clergy marking the heads of people with ashes in the shape of a cross and say- ing, “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” This year, the clergy of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church will be offering “Ashes to Go” near the boardwalk at the end of Bay Street in Florence on Wednesday, Feb. 18, from noon until 1 p.m. They also will offer a prayer card to use during Lent, and will have a box for prayer requests. People can write their requests on a slip of paper, put them (anonymously, if they choose) in the box, and the clergy will pray for them during the 40 days of Lent. Regular Ash Wednesday services at St. Andrew’s, including an Ash Wednesday litany with a new composition, “Call to the Desert,” by Florence composer Mary Ann Eagle, will take place at 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. at 2135 19th St., at the corner of Tamarack, one block east of Spruce Street. Eagle’s setting of music for the mass will be used throughout Lent at St. Andrew’s. Other Lenten programming will include Soup Supper on the five Tuesdays in Lent, at 6 p.m. beginning Feb. 25, and the evening service of Compline with rosary and intercessory prayer, at 5:30 p.m. every Thursday during Lent. If it seems to you that per- haps turning in a new direction could be useful, come to the boardwalk Feb. 18 at noon. For more information, call St. Andrew’s at 541-997-6600 on Tuesday, Feb. 17, between 8 a.m. and noon. Visit the Siuslaw News online at WWW.THESIUSLAWNEWS.COM Spruce Point Assisted Living & Memory Care Living, Loving, & Thriving T g Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or other memory related illnesses can be very overwhelming. We’re here to help. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015, 2:00 PM Dementia Drugs; Facts and Myths Exposed Masses: Sat. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m. 1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312 WEDNESDAY , MARCH 18, 2015, 2:00 PM Successful Communication Tips & Strategies to Communicate with Someone Affected by Memory Loss Seminars are free and open to the public.Refreshments provided. To register for these free events please call (541) 997-6111 or email us at rkilfoy@prestigecare.com Spruce Point Assisted Living & Memory Care 375 9th Street Florence, Oregon 97439 an assisted living and memory care community Prestige Senior Living