SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2015
LRP to host auditions for
‘Anne Frank’ Dec. 5-6
The story of Anne Frank,
captured with heartbreaking
eloquency in the pages of her
diary, have been shared on
stage, film and countless art
forms over the decades.
However, newly discov-
ered writings from her diary,
along with survivor accounts,
have been interwoven into a
contemporary and impas-
sioned re-telling of the lives
of people persecuted under
Nazi rule.
Written
by
Frances
Goodrich and Albert Hackett,
and adapted for the stage by
Wendy Kesselman, the play
“The Diary of Anne Frank”
has been described by the
Associated Press as “A pow-
erful new version that moves
the audience to gasps, then
tears.”
The play captures the
claustrophobic realities of the
families in hiding as they
move through a daily exis-
tence mixed with fear, hope,
laughter and grief during the
two dark years Anne Frank
and her family managed to
stay alive within the confines
of a space that was both safe
haven and prison.
Presented by the Last
Resort Players and directed
by Jennifer Connor and Cathy
Dupont, auditions for “Diary
of Anne Frank” will take
place at the Florence Events
Center on Saturday, Dec. 5, at
1 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 6, at
2 p.m.
Auditions are open to the
public.
For more information, visit
www.lastresortplayers.org.
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Live from the inside out, keep your joy
I remember years ago when
I was young in the ministry
and a woman came to me for
counseling. She had recently
accepted Christ as her Savior,
and while she was talking, it
became clear to me that she
was living with her boyfriend.
I was just waiting for her to
finish talking so I could tell
her that was wrong, but God
stopped me.
He spoke very clearly to
my heart and said, “No,
you’re not going to do that. I
will tell her at the right time,
when she’s ready to hear it.”
This was a powerful lesson
for me because it helped me
understand that people have
to be grounded in God long
enough, and love Him
enough, that they are willing
to give up the things that are
wrong for them.
A religious attitude that is
judgmental
and
critical
toward others can be worse
than the issue we feel we need
to “correct.”
First Samuel 16:7 (NLT)
says, “The Lord doesn’t see
things the way you see them.
People judge by outward
appearance, but the Lord
looks at the heart.”
The truth is God cares most
about what’s going on in my
heart — why I do what I do —
more than anything else.
The best thing I can do is
keep my focus on Him and
make sure my heart is right
with Him.
Understanding your inner
life and your outer life
We have two lives — an
inner life and an outer life.
The inner life is what we
think and feel, and the attitude
we choose to have. It’s our
soul, which is our mind, will
and emotions. Our outer life
is what we see on the outside
— the way we look, what we
have, what we do.
Both are important, but
God is more concerned with
our inner life and why we do
what we do. He is looking at
our hearts.
As believers in Christ, we
belong to God; His Spirit
lives in us and works in us to
make us more like Jesus.
When the changes in our heart
show in the way we live,
we’re living from the inside
out. That’s when others can
see the righteousness, peace
and joy that we have in Christ
operating in our lives.
Romans 14:17 (AMPC)
says, “The kingdom of God
… is righteousness, peace and
joy in the Holy Spirit.”
God wants us to enjoy our
everyday lives, even the ordi-
nary, sometimes mundane
daily routines that we can
become tired of doing.
And a religious, judgmental
attitude — like the one I had
toward the woman who came
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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
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Located at Munsel Lake Road and North Fork Road
Worship Services 10:00 AM Sunday
All are welcome! 541-997-7268
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
1st Sunday of Month Worship 10:30
All other Sundays Worship 9 A.M. & 10:30 A.M.
2nd & Kngwood • (541) 997-6025
“Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors”
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:fl orence4square.com
FLORENCE VINEYARD (GOD’S POWER HOUSE)
COMMUNITY BAPTIST 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.
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
fl orencevineyardchurch.com
CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD
NEW LIFE CHURCH-UPC
Corner of 10th & Maple –- 997-3533
Bible Study at 9:00 A.M.
Services: Worship, 10:30 A.M.
fl orencecrossroad.org • offi ce@fl orencecrossroad.org
1525 12th St., Suite 24 •541-991-9398
Sunday Services: 10am and 6pm
Tues. Bible Study 7:00pm
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC
NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A.
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.churchofchristfl orence.org
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.lutheranchurchfl orence.com
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW
Traditional Worship Service 10:00 a.m. , Reverend Greg Wood
Sunday School and Nursery – Organ and Choir
All Welcome. Come as you are.
3996 N Hwy 101
997-7136
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)
“War is still not the answer.” FCNL
We worship in homes at 11am Sundays
Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for locations.
FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
12th and Nopal –997-9020
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Youth Group Wed. 7-8:30 p.m.
Online Worship Service@ www.fl orencenaz.com
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.
FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
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.
5 A
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
2135 19th St. –- 997-6600
The Rev. Georgia C. DuBose, Vicar
8:30am, Tuesdays, Morning Prayer
Sunday Services: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Wed, 11 a.m.
Everyone Welcome – Come walk our Labyrinth.
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
to me for counseling — only
steals our joy and peace.
Going through the process
We have to learn how to
live this way, and the first
thing God wants to change in
us is the way we think. He
wants us to learn to think the
way He thinks.
Romans 12:2 says we will
know “what is the good and
acceptable and perfect will of
God” when we’ve been
“transformed by the renewal
of your mind” (AMPC).
Transformation takes time
and is a process that happens
gradually.
God is still working in my
life to transform me into His
image, but I know I’ve made
progress because I recognize
more quickly now when I
have “stinkin’ thinkin’.”
I can feel it inside … some-
thing isn’t right and I’ve lost
my peace and joy. That’s
when I need to stop and think
about what I’m thinking about
and what I’m talking about.
I’ve gotten to the point
where I was in the middle of a
conversation and God brought
conviction to my heart
because I was saying some-
thing I shouldn’t.
So I stopped myself, apolo-
gized and said, “God just cor-
rected me. I shouldn’t be talk-
ing about this.”
The way we think and
speak determines our reality.
If we want to live for God
— with righteousness, peace
and joy — we need to adjust
our attitude when it’s not
good. I know there are times
when we want to say, “Well, I
can’t help the way I feel.” But
we can help the way we think
and talk — and we can choose
our attitude.
Feelings are fickle and
most people live by the way
they feel too much of the
time.
Sometimes we need to
remind ourselves: I can’t
always help how I feel, but I
don’t have to act according to
my feelings.
God created us with a free
will, and we can choose to do
what’s right as we trust Him
for the grace and strength to
do it.
We may not be able to
choose how we feel all the
time, but we can decide not to
let our feelings determine
how we will live our lives.
This is the key to overcom-
ing the things that steal our
joy in everyday life, like a
critical, judgmental attitude.
I want to encourage you to
make a determined decision to
live for God and make it your
number one priority to have a
right heart with Him.
Then, even when your cir-
cumstances aren’t joyful and
peaceful, you can have joy
and peace because they are in
your heart.
When you have life in
Christ, it’s so wonderful to
live from the inside out.
Soup’s On to discuss
Paris attacks Monday
On Monday, Nov. 23, at
6:30 p.m., everyone is invited
to join a group of from diverse
spiritual paths to discuss Paris
and the world’s heartbreak.
Abdu’l-Bahá said these
words during a talk in Paris in
1911: “There is nothing so
heart-breaking and terrible as
an outburst of human sav-
agery! I charge you all that
each one of you concentrate
all the thoughts of your heart
on love and unity. When a
thought of war comes, oppose
it by a stronger thought of
peace ...”
The evening will begin with
bowls of grilled asparagus
vichyssoie French soup,
homemade 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 located
at 875 Seventh St.
For more information call
Suzanne at 541-590-0779.
FUUF to discuss power
of gratitude Sunday
The Rev. Ruth Miller will
lead the worship service
Sunday, Nov. 22, from 10 to 11
a.m., at the Florence Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship.
Rev. Miller’s message is
titled,
“The
Power
of
Gratitude.”
“Thanksgiving is almost here.
We plan for weeks and carry
over traditions from one genera-
tion to the next. Why? What is
the true meaning of this holi-
day? Is it simply a reenactment
of a story? Or is there something
powerful to be experienced in
such gatherings?” asked Miller.
The UU Fellowship Hall is
located at 87738 Highway 101,
at Heceta Beach Road.
FUUF is wheelchair accessi-
ble and each service concludes
with refreshments and a dia-
logue circle to explore the ques-
tions that come up during each
service.
For more information, call
541-997-2840.