SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2015
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Duathlon challenge accepted University professor to speak at Lenten Renewal
Dr. Stephen J. Patterson,
professor of religious and ethi-
cal studies at Willamette
University in Salem, will be the
guest speaker at the 20th
Annual Florence Lenten
Weekend, Feb. 21 and 22.
Patterson will officiate and
explore the meaning of Lent
and of Holy Week. He special-
izes in the study of the histori-
cal Jesus, Christian origins and
the Gospel of Thomas, an early
Christian gospel not found in
the New Testament.
Patterson grew up in rural
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Dunes City Mayor Rebecca Ruede and Florence Mayor
Joe Henry shake on a Dunes City duaththlon challenge
proposed by Dunes City councilor Maurice Sanders dur-
ing the Thursday Dunes City council meeting. Sanders
proposed that he and councilor Duke Wells compete
against a team representing Florence city government in
the biking and running event to be held May 9. The win-
ning city will receive bragging rights.
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South Dakota, the son of a pas-
tor and school teacher. He
received his B.A. degree from
Yankton College in South
Dakota and holds graduate
degrees
from
Harvard
University and Claremont
College, where he received a
Ph.D. in 1988.
He was a Fullbright Fellow
at the University of Heidelberg
in Germany in 1986.
Saturday sessions will be at
10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:30
p.m. On Sunday, a 10:30 a.m.
community worship service
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ters from all of the participat-
ing churches. For many years,
it continued at Florence Events
Center. For the past two years,
the weekend was at St. Mary,
Our Lady of the Dunes
Catholic Church.
Sponsoring churches are
New Life Lutheran Church; St.
Andrew Episcopal Church;
Florence United Methodist
Church; Presbyterian Church
of the Siuslaw; and St. Mary,
Our Lady of the Dunes,
Catholic Church.
Ladies’ Day of Reflection reaches out to local women
The Cross Roads Church
Women’s Ministry Board is
reaching out not only to
women members of its church,
but all women in the Florence
area for this year’s event,
which will be held Feb. 21, at
Cross Roads Church.
Local business owner, pub-
lisher and award-winning
author Ellen Traylor will be the
speaker of the day.
Traylor will be speaking on
the subject of brokenness in
women that can be changed
into beauty by God. Traylor is
well-versed on the subject,
having written extensively
about women in the Bible who
were examples of coming out
of the ashes of brokenness into
the beauty of restoration.
Traylor will not only speak
to women about Biblical exam-
ples, but she will present an
activity that women will relate
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Monday–Wednesday . . 6:45
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Check–In:
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Saturday
7:45am–5:30pm
Friday & Saturday . . . 7:30 am–5:30 pm
will be offered.
All sessions will be at New
Life Lutheran Church, 2100
Spruce St. All sessions will be
connected, but covering differ-
ent subjects.
The community is invited.
At the same church in 1995,
five local churches began the
meetings that have become a
popular tradition. Its founder
was Dr. A.J. Brauer, a Florence
physician.
Over the last two decades,
the Lenten Renewal has grown
in stature and attracted minis-
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to in a practical sense.
The day will begin at 9:30
a.m., with rolls and hot bever-
ages, followed by a time of
worship and praise.
Traylor will present her mes-
sage until lunch at noon,
which will be served in the
Fireside. An activity will fol-
low lunch, with Traylor closing
the afternoon with encourage-
ment ending at 2:30 pm.
There will be a book table
with Traylor’s books for sale
related to the day’s topic of
“Beauty for Ashes.”
The cost for attending is $10,
which includes refreshments
and lunch.
For more information, call
the church office during busi-
ness hours, Monday through
Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at
541-997-3533, or the Women’s
Ministry director, Ada Fowler,
at 541-999-4107.
Registration forms can be
filled out at Cross Road
Church, 1380 10th St. in
Florence during business
hours.
Registration forms are also
available in neighboring
Florence area churches.
FRAA hosts artists
‘Speakeasy’ twice monthly
Florence Regional Arts
Alliance (FRAA) announces
that every second and fourth
Friday of the month, from 4 to
6 p.m., it will host a
“Speakeasy.”
This will be a time to get
together to discuss various
topics of interest to the art
community. There will be
refreshments served at the
Speakeasys, and admission is
free, though donations are
accepted.
On Feb. 27, the discussion
topic will be “Inspiration.”
Where does your inspiration
come from anbd how can we
share inspiration with others?
The FRAA Art Center is
located at 4969 Highway 101,
Munsel Lake Plaza No. 4.
For more details about all
the events and classes sched-
uled at the FRAA Art Center,
call 541-999-0859.
Valentine’s Day
Love Notes
My Sweet Beautiful TIANNA,
never forget how Grandma Ang
Loves you with all her Heart! Happy
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Trent
Rob
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Love Pamela
Den;
I loved you then. I’m loving you now.
And I’ll love you forever.
David
Eid,
I never expected to fall in love with u.
But now our hearts are bound forever.
I love u baby.
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Aft er all these years, you still make my
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Love, Pam
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