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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2015 Soups On to discuss reasons for suffering Monday, March 2, 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’s topic will be the question: “Why do we suf- fer?” The Baha’i Writings say: “When thou lookest about thee with a perceptive eye, thou wilt note that on this dusty earth all humankind are suffer- ing. Here no man is at rest as a reward for what he hath per- Three bedroom, 2 bath, 1628 sq. ft. home with creekside deck located within gated Rhodoview Dunes. Master suite has double walk-in closets, slider to deck and serene views. Open floorplan. 2-car garage. List #656/15026754 $224,000 formed in former lives; nor is there anyone so blissful as seemingly to pluck the fruit of bygone anguish...” The evening will begin with bowls of split-pea and ham soup, fruit, homemade bread and vegetables, followed by the evening’s topic until 8:30 p.m. The group will meet at 875 Seventh St. and 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. Creekside Deck 1870 HWY 126, SUITE A * PO BOX 3040, FLORENCE, OR 97439 CALL US TOLL FREE: 866-967-7653 WWW.JIMHOBERG.COM 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 Learning how to focus our blessings on others Do you want to be happy — I mean, really happy? I believe that deep down we all want to be happy and enjoy our lives. We can spend a lot of time and energy trying to do things that will make us happy, but our own efforts will never truly sat- isfy us. That’s because God doesn’t want our minds to be on ourselves all the time. He wants us to look past the things that are happening in our own lives and reach out to oth- ers and bless them. Because when our focus is on ourselves, we can end up feeling sorry for ourselves and face the danger of self-pity. I used to have a real problem with self-pity. I felt sorry for myself because I’d been abused by my dad, and sometimes I felt sorry for myself when my husband, Dave, got to go out and play golf while I stayed home with our kids. I wasted so many days having pity parties for all types of reasons. In the first few years of our marriage, Dave tried to keep me happy, while I carried on with a bad attitude. But one day he finally told me, “You know what? I’m not spending my life trying to make you happy. You can get happy or not get happy, but I’m going to be happy. I’m not going to feel sorry for you because it won’t help you.” And you know, even though it was really hard to hear at the time, it was the best thing he could have said to me. Because when you struggle with self- pity, if other people feel sorry for you it just feeds the prob- lem. Now that doesn’t mean we can never be sad. But we need to understand that if we hang on to our pain for too long, it can become self-pity, and we can become addicted to it. The good news is God gives us the tools to work through our feel- ings in a healthy way and not let them control us. Years ago, when God was dealing with me about this sub- ject, He brought me to Galatians 5:19-21 (AMP), which gives a list of things the Bible calls sin. It says, “Now the doings (practices) of the flesh are clear (obvious): they are immorality, impurity, inde- cency, Idolatry, sorcery, enmity, Welcome to 80 Years of Excellence! We Make All Our Own Ice Cream – Over 50 Flavors – Including Sugar-free Ice Cream & Non-fat Frozen Yogurt in a variety of flavors. “Over 5 Generations of Old Fashioned Goodness!” Wa l d p o r t • W i n c h e s t e r B a y • A s h l a n d • S i s t e r s 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. CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD FLORENCE VINEYARD (GOD'S POWER HOUSE) 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 Pre-Denominational (Romans 16:16) 1833 Tamarack Street (2 blocks east of Hwy. 101 on 18th St.) Bible Study: Sunday 10 a.m.; Worship: Sunday 11 a.m. 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. strife, jealousy, anger (ill tem- per), selfishness, divisions (dis- sensions), party spirit (factions, sects with peculiar opinions, heresies), envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like….” As I was studying those scriptures, I thought, “Well, self-pity is not on the list.” Then I got an eye-opening revelation: It is on the list because self-pity is actually idolatry. When we feel sorry for ourselves, we turn inward and idolize ourselves… essentially everything becomes about “me.” People who are focused on themselves never see what they can and should be doing for other people. We should have compassion for other people who are hurt- ing. In the Bible, we see times when Jesus was moved with compassion, and then He would go and help people. If we can be moved with sympa- thy toward others and keep our mind off of ourselves, we will be much happier. We will also trust God to meet our needs and bring jus- tice in our lives when we are hurting or mistreated, rather than getting into self-pity. The Bible says in Hebrews 11:6 (AMP), “…For whoever would come near to God must [necessarily] believe that God exists and that He is the rewarder of those who earnest- ly and diligently seek Him [out].” That means God rewards those who are faithful and who wait on Him. If you’ve been hurt in your life and you have put your trust and confidence in God and you’re waiting on Him, you have a reward com- ing! I want to encourage you to keep a notebook of your bless- ings, the special little things that God does for you, prayers that He answers. And when you're tempted to have a pity party, go get that book out and have a talk with yourself. King David talked to himself when he started to feel depressed. He said, “Why are you cast down, O my inner self? And why should you moan over me and be disquiet- ed within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him, my Help and my God” (Psalm 42:5 AMP). I am so thankful that God is allowing me to take what has happened to me and use it to help other people. The best treatment in the world for sadness and self-pity is to help somebody else. That’s when we get our minds off of our own problems and trust God to help us and do what's best for us. No matter what happens, be determined-with God’s help — to keep a good attitude, remain thankful and avoid self-pity. Then God will bring restora- tion, peace, joy and real happi- ness to your life. Tw o l o c a t i o n s i n F l o r e n c e H i g h w a y 1 0 1 N & B a y S t r e e t i n O l d To w n 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 Corner of 10th & Maple –- 997-3533 Bible Study at 9:00 A.M. Services: Worship, 10:30 A.M. florencecrossroad.org • office@florencecrossroad.org 5 A 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 UU to hear about power of the heart Sunday On Sunday, March 1, from 10 to 11 a.m., at the Florence Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Dr. Dean Shrock will present an inspiring mes- sage titled: The Power of the Heart. Shrock will share how we can live our best life and open up to the wisdom of our heart. Shrock’s international best- selling book, “The Power of the Heart,” reveals how people can overcome limitations and fulfill their highest potential. He is a bestselling author of several other books as well. Shrock is an internationally recognized authority on mind- body medicine. He served for many years as director of mind-body med- icine for a physician manage- ment group of 40 cancer cen- ters, where he taught and researched a wellness program that improved survival with cancer. Everyone is welcome to attend. The UU Fellowship is locat- ed at 87738 Highway 101, at Heceta Beach Road. The church is wheelchair accessi- ble. For more information, visit www.florenceuuf.org or call 541-9997-2840. Shorewood Luck-o-the-Irish Senior Game Night Tuesday, March 17th Gaming 3-7pm FREE DINNER 4 to 6pm Call for Reservations 541-997-8202 $25 FREE Chips per player BINGO • BASEBALL TOSS Roulette • Charades “21” Redeem winning chips for prizes or donation to Van Fan cancer support Raffles for Gift Basket • $1,000 off 1 Month’s Rent • GRAND PRIZE 1 Month Free RENT 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 Masses: Sat. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m. 1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312 ϭϰϱϭ ^ƉƌƵĐĞΎ&ůŽƌĞŶĐĞ ϱϰϭͲϵϵϳͲϴϮϬϮ VOICE YOUR OPINION! Write a Letter to the Editor today. Email: E DITOR @T HE S IUSLAW N EWS . COM