SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2016
Soup’s On to discuss
differences in people
On Monday, Feb. 22, at
6:30 p.m., everyone is invited
to Soup’s On, a group from
diverse spiritual paths who
will discuss the differences
that exist between people.
The Baha’i Writings say:
“The only real difference that
exists between people is that
they are at various stages of
development. Some are
imperfect...some
are
asleep...but one and all are the
children of God...”
The evening will begin
with bowls of pork and bean
soup, homemade 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 Mann-Heintz at 541-
590-0779.
The key to true happiness
One of the greatest lessons
I’ve learned is that you can’t be
both selfish and happy. I know
this is true through my own
personal experience, but more
importantly, the Bible has some
things to say about the attitude
we should have about “self.”
For example, love is not self-
ish. In the Amplified Bible, 1
Corinthians 13:5 says, “…Love
(God's love in us) does not
insist on its own rights or its
own way, for it is not self-seek-
ing....”
In 1 Corinthians 15:31, the
First Baptist Church
is pleased to present
a powerful, life-changing movie
Sunday, February 21 st
6:00 PM
1935 E. 25 TH S TREET
Join Us In Worship
4 lines, approx 15 words, $10 a week
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Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays.
apostle Paul said, “…I die daily
[I face death every day and die
to self]” (AMPC), which basi-
cally means he was not self-
seeking but instead focused on
doing what God called him to
do with his life.
There are also scriptures that
teach us the importance of hav-
ing self-control. Galatians 5:23
lists self-control as a fruit of the
Spirit, and 2 Timothy 1:7 says
that in Christ, we have a spirit
“of power and of love and of
calm and well-balanced mind
and discipline and self-con-
trol.”
If you’ve lived very long,
you realize that not being self-
ish requires self-control,
because we're all born with a
human nature that is selfish.
Think about how babies act:
they are only concerned with
what they need and usually cry
when they don’t get their way.
Thankfully, when we experi-
ence new life in Christ, we die
to sin. Romans 6:11 (AMPC)
says, “Even so consider your-
selves also dead to sin and your
relation to it broken, but alive
to God [living in unbroken fel-
lowship with Him] in Christ
Jesus.”
But even though we die to
sin, sin does not die. That's why
we have to continually make
the decision over and over
again to choose to do the right
thing on purpose. And we have
what it takes, in Christ, to do
what's right-whether we feel
like it or not.
To be included in this directory contact
the Siuslaw News at 997-3441, or drop off
information at 148 Maple St., Old Town, Florence.
J OIN U S I N W ORSHIP
WATCH! 3 ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK
(3ABN) TV UHF Channel 48.
24 hour Christian TV highlights Bible studies of prophecy, inspirational music, health
lectures, 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
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
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
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.
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.
Get the right mindset
The world is full of lonely,
hurting people who are hungry
for the love of God and the
hope that is only found in
Jesus. I want to encourage you
to get rid of a “What about
me?” mindset and instead pray,
“God, show me someone who
needs a blessing. Show me
someone I can help.”
We all have room to grow in
our relationship with God, and
learning how to reach out to
others is a big part of that
process. Selfishness and always
trying to meet your own needs
puts you in a position of weak-
ness.
But the more you trust God
to meet your needs, the more
you’ll be free to help others…
and the happier you’ll be.
I used to be self-centered
and focused on getting my
way all the time. And I was
miserable!
But now I am happier than
I’ve ever been because I don’t
spend all my time thinking
about what I want, what I
think and how I feel. The truth
is, you can’t be happy if the
center of your life is you!
Imagine how different the
world would be if everyone
would just do one nice thing to
help someone else every day.
It can be so simple to put a
smile on someone’s face.
Give a compliment, give
something away, take the time
to listen, open a door for some-
one, let someone go before
you in line at the store… the
list could go on and on.
Make it your business to
regularly reach out to people
around you, encouraging them
and meeting their needs as you
are able to do it. Be deter-
mined each day to do at least
one thing for someone else
that makes their life better.
Trust me: You’ll discover
that serving God by loving
others is the most wonderful,
exciting thing you can do!
Aging to be discussed at
next FUUF meeting
On Sunday, Feb. 21, at the
Florence
Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship, Bob
Peters will lead the worship
service titled: “Old Age is Not
for Sissies.”
Peters is a retired Public
Defender staff attorney and a
retired Methodist campus min-
ister. Peters shares one of
George Bernard Shaw’s obser-
vations, saying “The statistics
on death are quite impressive.
One out of one people die.”
Peters says most people are
reluctant to admit their mortal-
ity, and that even as death
appears more and more likely,
we tend to eagerly welcome
each medical miracle offering
hope of more time here on
earth.
“But what of those final
years?” asks Peters. “It is pro-
foundly true that old age is not
for sissies. But it is also quite
true that much can be done to
make that period of life
rewarding as well.”
The UU Fellowship, 87738
Highway 101 at Heceta Beach
Road, is wheelchair accessi-
ble. Each service concludes
with refreshments and dia-
logue circle to explore the
questions that come up during
each service.
For more information, visit
www.uuflorence.org or call
541-997-2840.
Watch
“In Search of the Lord’s Way”
Sunday, 7:30 AM
KMTR Channel 12
Then visit the
Florence church of Christ
1833 Tamarack
Florence, Oregon
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
and experience the joy and simplicity of
pre-denominational New Testament Worship. (Romans 16:16)
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)
www.churchofchristfl orence.org
“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
Discover your true destiny
As Christians, we’re des-
tined to be molded into the
image of Jesus Christ (see
Romans 8:29). Jesus is the
greatest example of what it
means to love others and not
live a selfish life. First John
3:16 (NIV) says, “This is how
we know what love is: Jesus
Christ laid down his life for us.
And we ought to lay down our
lives for our brothers and sis-
ters.”
This scripture shows us that
Jesus gave everything when He
demonstrated His love for us.
And we are to follow His
example. The truth is, loving
others is not always easy, and it
always costs us something:
time, money, convenience, etc.
But through our relationship
with Him, we can find the
strength and ability to love oth-
ers, even when it seems to cost
more than we think we can
give. God is faithful to give us
His love, grace and wisdom to
reach out and be a blessing to
others. And when we do, we
end up receiving more joy and
peace than we had before.
Now it’s important to under-
stand that God doesn’t expect
you to take this to such an
extreme that you don’t take
care of yourself. We need to use
wisdom so we can be healthy
emotionally, mentally and
physically while we’re helping
others.
In following Jesus’ example,
remember to make your rela-
tionship with God your number
one priority and do what He
puts in your heart to do.
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
FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
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Bible Study: Sunday, 10:00 am
Worship: Sunday, 11:00 am
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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.
Pastor Randy Benscoter
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
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