SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2016
Learn the ‘why and
how’ of Lent at FUUF
On Sunday, Feb. 28, from 10
to 11 a.m., at the Florence
Unitarian
Universalist
Fellowship, the Rev. Ruth
Miller will lead the Sunday
worship service titled: “What’s
Lent? Why and How?”
In the Christian tradition, the
40 days prior to Easter are spent
in prayer and fasting. Where did
this tradition come from? And
why?
The UU Fellowship is at
87738 Highway 101 at Heceta
Beach Road.
FUUF is wheelchair accessi-
ble. Each service concludes
with refreshments and dialogue
circle to explore the questions
that come up during each serv-
ice.
For more information, visit
www.uuflorence.org or call
541-997-2840.
L UTHERAN C HURCH
The Resurrection Lutheran
Church of Florence is offering
lenten soup lunches on March
2, 9 and 16 at noon.
Pastor Benscoter will focus
on parts of the Lord’s Prayer,
giving an inspirational mes-
sage while soup is served.
The lunch service will be 30
OFFERS SOUP
to 45 minutes long, so people
can attend during lunch hour.
The church is located about
a mile south of the Siuslaw
River Bridge, at 85294
Highway 101 South.
For more information, call
Pastor Benscoter at 541-997-
8038.
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Secrets to increasing happiness in your life
I believe everyone has a
desire to be happy. In fact,
much of what we do is motivat-
ed by that desire, yet there are
so many people who are not
happy with their lives because
they are striving to get happi-
ness in the wrong way.
Through studying God’s
Word, I've discovered several
principles we must live by to be
happy or to increase our level
of joy.
Make a decision
The truth is, you’ll never be
truly happy if you don’t make a
decision to be happy, no matter
what your circumstances may
be. Because true godly joy is
not based on what is happening
around us.
One definition I’ve read
describes happiness as the
product of expecting some-
thing good to happen to you. I
love this because it means that
even if something good isn’t
happening to me right now, I
can have hope and expect that
something good will happen.
We don’t have to wait for
our circumstances to dictate
whether we should be happy or
not.
I realize we can’t always
control our circumstances or
what happens to us, but we can
choose our attitude. And no one
can take our hope in Christ if
we don’t let them. The key to
this is believing what God’s
Word says about us, especially
about who we are as His cre-
ation and through the salvation
we have in Jesus.
(Psalm
139:13-14,
2
Corinthians 5:17-21 and
Ephesians 1 are just a few great
scriptures to study about this
topic.)
Live to give
Another biblical principle
that guarantees our happiness
is found in Matthew 16:24
(AMPC): “Then Jesus said to
His disciples, If anyone desires
to be My disciple, let him deny
himself [disregard, lose sight
of, and forget himself and his
own interests] and take up his
cross and follow Me [cleave
steadfastly to Me, conform
wholly to My example in living
and, if need be, in dying,
also].”
This scripture is saying that
if you want to be happy, you
have to learn to give your life
away, or “live to give.”
This is not easy in the begin-
ning because we are naturally
selfish people, accustomed to
thinking about ourselves first.
But in order to really live,
you have to die to yourself
first. I’m not talking about
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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.
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
physical death, but being will-
ing to give up what you want
all the time to be a blessing to
others.
I know what this is like
because I used to think I was
the center of my universe and I
was miserable! But when I
learned the truth about what
Jesus meant when He said we
must deny ourselves, lose sight
of our interests, forget about
ourselves and take up our cross
to follow Him, it was life-
changing.
To forget yourself doesn’t
mean you shouldn’t take care
of yourself or that you never
get to do anything you want to
do; it just means you don’t
have yourself on your mind all
the time. And taking up our
cross to follow Jesus is all
about losing sight of ourselves
and our own interests so we can
say, “Here I am, God. I give my
life to You and I want You to
use me in any way that You
want to work in and through
my life.”
Please God, not people
We also have to understand
that if we let other people run
our lives, we won’t be happy.
God created you as a unique
individual with a special plan
and purpose in this world. And
you have to be who He created
you to be — not what others
may want you to be — to fulfill
your destiny.
Being yourself is all about
learning to follow your heart
and the leadership of the Holy
Spirit in your everyday life.
But many times, we find our-
selves doing what others say
we're supposed to do and wor-
rying about what they think or
what they will say.
The apostle Paul understood
this. In Galatians 1:10
(AMPC), he said, “Now am I
trying to win the favor of men,
or of God? Do I seek to please
men? If I were still seeking
popularity with men, I should
not be a bond servant of Christ
(the Messiah).”
He was saying here, “If I
was living to please people
instead of God, I would have
lost the opportunity to be an
apostle of Jesus Christ.”
Refuse to give up the destiny
God has for you because of a
fear of rejection. Remember
that God loves you and He
always has your best interest at
heart, so whatever He shows
you to do, it’s for your good.
Sometimes being obedient to
Him requires us to do things we
don’t feel like doing or that are
hard to do. But if we trust Him,
we’ll find that doing things His
way, by His grace, leads us to
the happiest life we could ever
have.
Soup’s On to discuss ‘being
poor’ in today’s society
On Monday, Feb 29, at 6:30
p.m., everyone is invited to
join a group from diverse spir-
itual paths who will discuss
“Being Poor.”
The Baha’i Writings say:
“Do not grieve, dear brother,
for being poor, for you are rich
instead in faith and in spirit.
This is a divine wealth for
which the richest of the world
will crave for in vain. True we
must work hard, earn money
and keep our family in happi-
ness and prosperity, but we
must always realize that our
lives must be devoted to things
higher and more sublime...”
The evening will begin with
bowls of beef stew, homemade
bread, fruit 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.
The Heintz home is located
at 875 Seventh St.
For more information, call
Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541-
590-0779.
Old Testament classes continue
Tuedays at LDS church
A 12-week class on the Old
Testament continues every
Tuesday through April 19,
from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints on the corner
of North Fork and Munsel
Lake roads.
These classes are open to all
members of the Florence com-
munity and the public is invit-
ed to attend all sessions or any
sessions of particular interest
with no class fees or admission
costs of any kind.
This will be an unusual per-
spective of the scriptures and a
Jewish/Christian interpretation
of the Messiah and the purpose
of not only the Bible but the
Old Testament as well and the
amazing story of how the
Bible was obtained. Upcoming
classes include:
• Jacob/Joseph and the 12
tribes of Israel
• The Real Story of the
Exodus and the Passover
• Significance of David/
Solomon and the Jewish
Nation
• Importance of the writings
called Psalms, Proverbs,
Ecclesiastes and the Coming
of Elijah
• Isaiah speaks to Israel
• Isaiah writes of Messiah,
Restoration
of
Israel,
Atonement and 2nd Coming
• Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel
and Zechariah
• The
Old
Testament
Prophets testify of Messiah’s
second coming.
Joel Marks is the instructor
and has studied the topic for
40 years, teaching religion
classes for more than 20 years.
He has also taught American
history as an adjunct professor
for
Southern
Oregon
University (OLLI Program in
Ashland) and at the Rogue
Community
College
in
Medford.
Marks has a teaching degree
from
Southern
Illinois
University in business educa-
tion and a master’s degree in
business from City University
in Seattle. He also has taught
seminars on “The Origin of the
Bible,” “The History of the
Temple” and “The Second
Advent of the Messiah.”
Marks is writing a book
called detailing the life of the
Messiah as an observant Jew
and the Jewish history con-
cerning the Messiah.
For information about the
classes, call 541-840-0620.