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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2016
Sue Craig to speak of
‘Covenant we Share’
On Sunday, April 3, from
10 until 11 a.m., at the
Florence
Unitarian
Universalist
Fellowship,
guest speaker Sue Craig will
talk about “The Covenant We
Share.”
Craig will be talking about
the UU Theology and our
relationship to each other and
to our world.
Craig has been involved in
many areas of UU life. She
served on membership,
social justice and was also
board president of the
Fullerton, Calif., UU Church.
She is presently chair-
woman of Service in Action
and on the Leadership
Development Committees at
the UU Church in Eugene,
and Chair of Oregon UU
Voices for Justice.
The UU Fellowship, 87738
Highway 101, is wheelchair
accessible. Each service con-
cludes with refreshments and
dialogue circle to explore the
questions that come up dur-
ing each service.
For more information, visit
www.uuflorence.org or call
541-997-2840.
Soup’s On to discuss
hope, optimism difference
On Monday, April 4, at
6:30 p.m., everyone is invit-
ed to join a group from var-
ied spiritual paths to discuss
the meaning of the quote by
Vaclav Havel, “Hope is defi-
nitely not the same thing as
optimism. It is not the con-
viction that something will
turn out well, but the certain-
ty that something makes
sense, regardless of how it
turns out.”
The main goal of the
Baha’i Faith will always cen-
ter around one ultimate aim,
which is the peaceful unifica-
tion of the entire human
race.
The evening will begin
with bowls of minestrone
soup, homemade sourdough
bread, fruit and vegetables.
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.
The Heintz home is locat-
ed at 875 Seventh St.
For more information call
Suzanne Mann-Heintz at
541-590-0779.
Join Us In Worship
4 lines, approx 15 words, $10 a week
4 week Minimum
Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays.
The key to facing your fears
Do you like confrontation?
You are in the minority if you
do. Most people don’t like
confrontation at all. Many are
petrified of it and tell them-
selves that it’s just too hard.
So, when they are faced with
a difficult situation or person,
they ignore it and run away,
avoiding the person or cir-
cumstance as long as they
possibly can.
But the problem with run-
ning away from something is
that you stay stuck in the issue
or problem you’re trying to
escape. And you don’t make
any progress in the area of
your life that it affects.
People run from all kinds of
things, like something new or
change in general. They run
from their past. And many
people in our society run
away from responsibility.
As believers, we are part-
ners with God. This means
that while God will do what
we cannot do, we must do our
part to make progress and
accomplish what He has for
us. And sometimes, this
includes facing difficult peo-
ple or situations and dealing
with them instead of avoiding
them.
Now personally, I never
had too many problems con-
fronting people. In fact, I used
to be too confrontational, so
the issue was more about how
I handled confrontation.
I had to learn how to
approach difficult people and
situations the way Jesus
would do it. I also had to learn
how to confront the devil, and
every once in a while God
will give me a refresher
course on confronting the
devil so I won’t listen to his
lies.
We need to be people who
will no longer run away from
hard situations, because God
doesn’t want us to be afraid.
He wants us to be bold, coura-
geous and to know we can
handle anything — through
Christ — that comes our way.
First John 4:4 (AMPC)
says, “Little children, you are
of God and have defeated and
overcome them, because He
Who lives in you is greater
than he who is in the world.”
The next time you feel fear-
ful about a situation or person
that you know you need to
confront, remember this scrip-
ture and remind yourself,
“I’m not putting up with fear
any longer because Jesus
Christ lives in me. I can do
whatever I need to do in life
through Christ.”
Maybe you just need to live
with a little more oomph. I’m
talking about Holy Spirit
oomph that says, “I am God’s
child, and I’m not going to
live in fear and let it keep me
from everything God has for
To be included in this directory contact
the Siuslaw News at 997-3441, or drop off
information at 148 Maple St., Old Town, Florence.
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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
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.
DAV to honor war veterans
with sign dedication Tuesday
Local Disabled American
Veterans (DAV) Chapter 23 in
Florence will host a dedication
ceremony for a sign on
Highway 101 in honor of Gulf
War, Iraq and Afghanistan war
veterans on Tuesday, April 5,
at 1 p.m. at the DAV Hall,
Here to serve
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Immediate Dentures
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Relines and Repairs
FOURSQUARE CHURCH
FREE CONSULTATIONS
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
Monday-Thursday
10am - 2 pm
Relines and Repairs
Same Day
Or by special appointment
Financing: Citi Health Card
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Sunday, 7:30 AM
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NEW LIFE CHURCH-UPC
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.
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
Then visit the
Florence church of Christ
1833 Tamarack
Florence, Oregon
and experience the joy and simplicity of
pre-denominational New Testament Worship. (Romans 16:16)
Bible Study: Sunday, 10:00 am
Worship: Sunday, 11:00 am
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW
www.churchofchristfl orence.org
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
The beginning
of a “savingful”
relationship.
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.
William Foster LD
Sherry, Offi ce Manager
524 Laurel St.
541-997-6054
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
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 CHRISTIAN CHURCH
1715 21st St.
There will be a short cere-
mony followed by compli-
mentary hot dogs, chips and
sodas for those in attendance.
Everyone is welcome to
come out in support of
Oregon’s veterans.
DENTURE SERVICES INC.
CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD
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.
in a really bad situation with
Abraham and his wife, Sarah.
When Hagar became pregnant
by Abraham, which was
Sarah’s idea, this created a
big fight between her and
Sarah.
So Hagar ended up running
away. The Bible says she
ended up in the wilderness by
a spring. Then an angel of
God told her, “Go back to
your mistress and submit to
her control” (Genesis 16:9
AMPC).
Although it was definitely
unpleasant and, I’m sure,
extremely hard to do, Hagar
did face her difficult situation
because she knew God want-
ed her to do it.
There are other examples in
the Bible of those who failed
to confront their issues and
ended up in the wilderness.
What about you? Are you in
a wilderness today because
you are fearfully avoiding
confrontation? You don’t have
to stay there all your life and
keep running away from
things.
Put your trust in Christ and
do what He puts in your heart
to do, by His grace and
strength. You can get out
of that wilderness and live
in the promised land God has
for you.
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”
FLORENCE VINEYARD (GOD’S POWER HOUSE)
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
me. I will not run away from
things. Because I can do
whatever I need to do in life
through Christ who strength-
ens me.” (See Philippians
4:13.)
You can confront your
problem. Or you can choose
to run away from it. But if you
run, the Bible is pretty clear
as to what happens to people
who run away from what God
has called them to do... They
end up in the wilderness.
I want to talk about two
people in the Bible who ran
away when they were afraid
and how God helped them
confront their fear.
Moses
God had a destiny for
Moses. But at 40 years old,
Moses did something wrong
and instead of facing Pharaoh,
he fled and “dwelt in the land
of Midian” (Exodus 2:15
NKJV), which was a desert
wilderness area outside of
Egypt.
He spent the next 40 years
in a holding pattern. God had
to work some things out of
Moses before he was ready, at
age eighty, to go back and
lead the Israelites out of their
bondage.
Hagar
In Genesis we read how
this servant girl got caught up
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.
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Sue Gilday, Agent
1275 Rhododendron Drive
Florence, OR 97439
Bus: 541-997-7161
SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE DUNES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
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