SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2015
UU to discuss society’s
need for acceptance
Sunday, March 8, from 10
to 11 a.m. at the Florence
Unitarian Universalist Fellow-
ship, Dr. Ruth Miller will lead
the worship service.
“A hallmark of this fellow-
ship is the acceptance people
experience as they walk in the
door,” said Miller. “In part,
this is because our members
and leaders have made a com-
mitment to practice one of our
UU principles: acceptance of
one another as we support
each other on our spiritual
paths.”
Miller said giving accept-
ance isn’t always in our cul-
ture.
“We’re trained to judge
people who are different
from ourselves as ‘not okay.’
Why is that so? What makes
us ‘different’ from each other?
What can each of us
do to overcome any ten-
dency we have to isolate and
barricade ourselves from
others?”
All are welcome to attend
each Sunday service.
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.
Construction closes 21st St.
Construction has begun on
21st Street, on the west side of
Highway 101.
This means closure of the
street from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
each day until the project is
complete.
Ray Wells Inc. is in charge
of the project. A completion
date has not been set.
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Cooperate with God to grow in life
I’ve found that we can learn
so much about the Lord by
examining His many names
found in the Bible. Each one
reveals a unique aspect of His
character along with a very spe-
cific promise for our lives.
When we get to know God-
really know Him — it fills us
with hope and confidence
because we realize He’s greater
than any situation we will ever
encounter.
Understanding God’s char-
acter and incredible love for us
allows us to relax and trust Him
in every area of our lives.
The Bible says He is Jehovah
Jireh, which means “Your
Provider” (Genesis 22:14).
He’s Jehovah Rapha, “Your
Healer” (Exodus 15:26), and
Jehovah Shalom, “Your Peace”
(Judges 6:24).
The Lord is also referred to
as Jehovah M’Kaddesh, which
means “The Lord who sancti-
fies us” (Leviticus 20:8). This
literally means He is the God
who changes us. It’s so encour-
aging to know we don’t have to
change ourselves, because
when we try to change on our
own, it only produces frustra-
tion and struggle.
Philippians 2:12-13 (AMP)
says, …Work out…your own
salvation with reverence and
awe and trembling…. [Not in
your own strength] for it is God
Who is all the while effectually
at work in you [energizing and
creating in you the power and
desire], both to will and to
work for His good pleasure….
You see, when you begin a
relationship with Jesus Christ,
the Holy Spirit comes to live
inside of you. Now you have
great things on the inside, but
they need to be “worked out” to
the outside. We need to learn
how to think right, talk right,
and treat other people the way
we should. And we can only do
it through God’s strength and
help.
As the Holy Spirit begins to
bring conviction in different
areas of our lives, we become
aware of things that need to
change. When this happens, the
Lord doesn’t want us to feel
guilty and condemned. He sim-
ply wants us to have the atti-
tude that says, “God, I know
that You’re right and I’m
wrong, and I want to change in
this area. I trust You to help me
change.”
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Bay Berry Square; 101 at Sutton Lake Dr. /milepost 185 N.
For more information , please call 541-997-2681
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
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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”
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.
The truth is you can actually
enjoy your life while God is
changing you. You don’t have
to feel bad because you’re not
perfect or even worry about try-
ing to change yourself.
I’ll be honest: it took me a
while to learn this lesson. I
remember when the Holy Spirit
began convicting me about
talking too much. Instead of
asking the Lord to change me
and relying on His grace and
strength, I took matters into my
own hands. I decided I was
going to fix it. So I went home
and didn’t say anything at all.
As a result, I ended up feel-
ing depressed, and everyone
kept asking me what was
wrong. Needless to say, it was a
frustrating experience!
First Thessalonians 5:24
says, “Faithful is He Who is
calling you [to Himself] and
utterly trustworthy, and He will
also do it [fulfill His call by
hallowing and keeping you].”
I love this! Out of His great
love, God not only shows us
what needs to change, but this
verse says He will also do it. As
we draw closer to the Lord
through reading His Word and
talking to Him in prayer, He lit-
erally transforms us from the
inside out and makes us more
like Him. Our part is to cooper-
ate with God and do the things
He puts in our hearts to do.
For example, years ago when
the Lord was teaching me about
walking in excellence and
integrity, I began feeling con-
victed about little things like
putting my grocery cart away in
the store parking lot.
During those times, I had a
choice. I could either leave the
cart out in the middle of
nowhere or I could obey God
and go the extra mile to put it
where it belonged.
The Lord also constantly
dealt with me about how I
treated my husband, Dave.
I remember wanting to start
an argument one day and the
Holy Spirit whispering, “You
don’t need to say anything.”
Sometimes it meant letting
Dave think he was right…even
if I knew he wasn’t. I can still
feel the pain of trying to keep
my mouth shut!
These may seem like small
things, but every time you obey
God and do what’s right —
even when it hurts — you grow
spiritually and become more
like Jesus. And as you represent
the character of Christ to the
world, people will want what
you have and be drawn to you
to know more about God.
Friend, the Lord has an
amazing plan for your life. He
not only desires for you to be
with Him in Heaven, but it’s
also His will for you to have a
great life here on Earth! I
encourage you to seek God and
spend time in His Word.
Ask Him to change you and
help you become everything He
has created you to be.
As you do, the Lord will be
faithful to transform you into
His image…and help you expe-
rience a greater, more ful-
filling life than you ever imag-
ined.
Soups On to discuss
present-day afflictions
On Monday, March 9,
beginning at 6:30 p.m., every-
one is invited to join a group
from diverse spiritual paths
that discusses a variety of
spiritual topics. This week,
the topic will be “Present-day
Afflictions.”
The Baha’i Writings say,
“The All-Knowing Physician
hath His finger on the pulse of
mankind. He perceiveth the
disease, and prescribeth, in
His unerring wisdom, the
remedy. Every age hath
its own problem, and every
soul its particular aspira-
tion...”
The evening will begin
with bowls of clam chowder,
fruit, homemade bread and
vegetables, followed by the
evening’s topic.
The gathering will end at
8:30 p.m., 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 located
at 875 Seventh St.
For more information call
Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541-
590-0779.
FOURSQUARE CHURCH
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
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
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INVITATION
TO SUBMIT
PROPOSALS
Th e City of Florence is requesting
proposals for catering services for the
Florence Events Center (FEC). Th e FEC
intends to establish multiple contracts to
a pool of qualifi ed contractors providing
Catering Services. Th e closing date for
proposals is March 19, 2015 at 4:00 PM.
Interested parties can view and download
a Request for Proposal (RFP) application
by visiting www.eventcenter.org or by
contacting the Florence Events Center at
541-997-1994. Proposals will be accepted
at the FEC located at 715 Quince Street,
Florence Oregon, 97439.
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