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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 2017
Don’t dread
Sometimes life can be diffi-
cult, and every day is not going
to be filled with good news or
things we like to do. But the
truth is, God never intends for
us to be miserable or have “a
horrible day,” even when
things aren't going our way.
He wants us to expect good
things and stay full of hope,
regardless of our circum-
stances. And here are two
words that will help you to do
it:
Don’t dread.
When you dread something,
it simply means you’re expect-
ing to have an unpleasant expe-
rience, which is the exact oppo-
site of hope.
Without even realizing it, I
think a lot of people dread their
way through the day. We dread
going to work, rush-hour traf-
fic, doing the dishes, doing
laundry, cutting the grass, gro-
cery shopping, cooking dinner,
and on and on. When we live
this way, dread steals our joy
and ruins our day.
We also experience dread
when we worry about things
that might happen, especially
when it comes to things we
can't control or do anything
about anyway. Instead, we can
choose to stay happy and trust
God take care of them.
In every situation, we need
to have an attitude that says, “I
can do whatever I need to do
through Christ, and I’m not
going to stop enjoying my life,
regardless of what is happen-
ing. I may not have planned for
this to happen, but I know God
can work everything out for my
good.”
For example, my husband,
Dave, used to get debilitating
migraine headaches. If you’ve
ever had one, you know how it
goes: the headache comes on
little by little, and when it first
begins, you naturally begin to
dread it and think, Here it
comes again!
One day the Lord spoke to
Dave’s heart and said, “When
you feel those headaches com-
ing on, don’t dread them. You
can enjoy your life anyway.”
Romans 8:37 says, “Yet
amid all these things we are
more than conquerors and gain
a surpassing victory through
Him Who loved us” (AMPC).
To be more than a conqueror
means that before you ever get
a problem, you already know
that whatever comes your way,
you can overcome it through
Christ.
You live with confidence
that God loves you no matter
what and He will never leave
you nor forsake you.
When you have this kind of
relationship with Christ, you
aren’t constantly afraid of bad
news or dreading things that
may happen that aren’t in your
plan. When the unexpected
happens or you’re disappoint-
ed, you aren’t devastated by it
because “amid all these
things,” you have peace and
joy — you don’t have to wait
until they are over to enjoy
your life!
So, Dave started practicing
what the Lord showed him.
When a migraine would come
on, he’d say, “Nope, I’m not
going to dread it — I’m going
to enjoy my life.” Not long
after, he stopped getting the
headaches altogether.
Start with the small stuff
Overcoming dread often
begins with the little things in
life. I remember years ago
when I was quite good at play-
ing “the martyr” when it came
to doing housework.
I would often walk around
the house in a huff, mumbling
things like, “Well, everyone
around here expects me to do
everything. Dave goes out and
plays golf and the kids make
messes. I just cook their meals
and clean their dishes and do
their laundry. I want to know
who cares about me!”
The truth was no one was
forcing me to do those things. I
chose to do them because I love
my family. However, I rarely
enjoyed myself because I was
so determined to have a nega-
tive attitude.
Sound familiar? Your situa-
tion may not be about house-
work, but we’re all tempted to
feel sorry for ourselves and
dread something at one time or
another.
I encourage you to play “The
Glad Game.” It works like this:
When you’re faced with a neg-
ative situation, choose on pur-
pose to look at the potential
good.
For instance, if you get stuck
in traffic, say, “I’m moving
slow and running behind, but
maybe God is protecting me
from an accident that would
have occurred if I was going
faster.”
Even if it’s something as
important as losing a job, you
can choose to shift your focus
to the positive and say, “I may
be out of work, but now I have
an opportunity for God to pro-
vide me with a better job than I
had before!”
The Bible says, “The Lord
[earnestly] waits [expecting,
looking, and longing] to be gra-
cious to you... that He may
have mercy on you and show
loving-kindness to you...”
(Isaiah 30:18 AMPC).
Approach each day with a
positive attitude and you will
find joy in every part of life.
Episcopal Church welcomes new pastor
St. Andrew
Episcopal
Church, 2135 19th St., wel-
comed the Reverend Dr.
Carroll J. Marohl as its new
interim vicar.
Pastor Marohl and his wife,
Cynthia, come to Florence
from Sioux Falls, S.D.
Marohl is a retired pastor of
the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America. His assign-
ment to the Florence congrega-
tion demonstrates the mutual
support and sharing of min-
istries between the Episcopal
and Lutheran churches.
Marohl follows the ministry
of Mother Georgia DuBose,
who left St. Andrew for anoth-
er parish last fall.
The position of “interim”
vicar is designated as an inten-
tional time of transition
between pastors. It is a time of
discernment during which the
congregation re-examines its
mission, ministry and the needs
of the local congregation as it
contemplates and prepares for
its new pastor or priest.
Marohl received his educa-
tion at Concordia Theological
Seminary in St. Louis, Mo. He
served his internship among
the Northern Cheyenne in
Cynthia, are the parents of
three sons and the grandparents
of seven grandchildren. Their
second son, Andrew, is the
middle school principal at the
Siuslaw Middle School.
Worship times at St. Andrew
are at 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. each
Sunday, as well as on
Wednesday mornings at 11
a.m. The Sacrament of Holy
Communion is celebrated at all
worship experiences.
All persons are welcomed to
attend.
COURTESY PHOTO
New St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Reverend Dr. Carroll
J. Marohl with the church’s new sign.
Lame Deer, Mont.
His first assignment was as
Evangelistic
Missionary
among the Enga peoples in the
highlands of Papua New
Guinea. After serving in the
bush for three years, the bishop
of the church assigned him to
St. Timoti Luteran Seminary to
develop the Department of Old
Testament Studies.
Marohl has also served con-
gregations in Alaska, Idaho,
Montana and Minnesota, most-
ly in the role of redeveloping
congregations who may have
fallen on hard times or lost
sight of what it is God has
called them to do.
Marohl and his wife,
Religious science topic at next FUUF meeting
The Religious Science
technique
of
Spiritual
Treatment for the purposes of
healing or better living will
be the subject of Rev. Dr.
Marcia Pearce’s talk on
Sunday, April 2, from 10 to
11 a.m. at the Florence
Unitarian Universalist Fell-
owship (FUUF).
The presentation will
be titled: Spiritual Mind
Treatment.
Pearce said “Every one of
us are unwitting practitioners
of the art. We just don’t rec-
ognize what we’re doing. We
need to understand and do
it right.”
The UU Fellowship, a
sanctuary for these challeng-
ing times, 87738 Highway
101 at Heceta Beach Road, is
wheelchair accessible.
For more information, visit
www.florenceuuf.org or call
541-997-2840.
Nurses Call Community Meeting
Nurses are the heart of Florence’s health care system. To provide
the care our community counts on, nurses at Peace Harbor Medical
Center need a new, fair contract that puts patients first.
Join local nurses and community leaders to learn what we need to
do to secure our communities’ long-term health.
Community Meeting
April 4, 2017
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Florence Senior Center
1570 Kingwood St.
Florence, OR
Light refreshments will be
provided. All ages welcome.
Explore Florence’s beautiful
new senior center!
Bahai’ to discuss the
world beyond on Monday
On Monday, April 3 at 6:30
p.m., everyone is invited to
join a group of friends from
varied spiritual paths to dis-
cuss The World Beyond.
The soul does not die; it
endures everlastingly. When
the human body dies, the soul
is freed from ties with the
physical body and the sur-
rounding physical world and
begins its progress through the
spiritual world.
Bahai’s understand the spir-
itual world to be a timeless and
placeless extension of our own
universe and not some physi-
cally remote or removed place.
Entry into the next life has
the potential to bring great joy.
Bahaullah likened death to the
process of birth. He explains:
“The world beyond is as dif-
ferent from this world as this
world is different from that of
the child while still in the
womb of its mother.”
Please bring information
you may have about this sub-
ject.
The gathering will end at 8
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 meeting will be
held at 857 Seventh St.
For more information call
Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541-
590-0779.
240
HOURS
Is your family prepared?
If an emergency happens in your community,
it may take emergency workers some time to reach you.
You should be prepared to take care of yourself and
your family for a minimum of 240 hours.
Get your emergency car kit started with these essentials:
❑ Always have at least one half tank of gas
❑ First aid kit
❑ Class ABC fi re extinguisher
❑ Radio and fresh batteries
❑ Nonperishable food in coffee can
❑ Bottled water
❑ Tool kit
❑ Blankets or sleeping bags
❑ Short rubber hose for siphoning
❑ Jumper cables
❑ Waterproof matches and candles
❑ Refl ectors and fl ares
❑ Flashlight with fresh batteries
❑ Paper and pencil maps
❑ Towel, plastic bags, medications
This message brought to you by the West Lane
Emergency Operations Group. www.wleog.org
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Jumpstart
Your Health!
Annual Community Health Fair
APRIL 7-8-9
FLORENCE EVENTS CENTER
Meet and talk with experts!
FRIDAY, APRIL 7, NOON-5 P.M
HELPFUL, INFORMATIVE EXHIBITS!
Get answers from a variety of exhibitors offering
valuable information on health related services,
products, and trends for women, men, seniors,
kids…even pets! Lots of door prizes too! CPR/
First Aid/AED class. Mental health fi rst aid
overview class.
SATURDAY, APRIL 8, NOON-5 P.M.
FREE SEMINARS—MEET THE EXPERTS!
Choose from a wide variety of insightful
30-minute seminars beginning at 1:00 with
relevant, easy-to-use tips for a healthy new you!
Topics include diet, nutrition, exercise, mental
health, battling disease. Dr. Betlinski will lead a
mental health fi rst aid certifi cation class from
1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday. Requires
$20 materials fee.
SUNDAY, APRIL 9
5K (3.1 mi.) FUN RUN/WALK 9:00 A.M
On-site registration begins at 8:00 a.m. Entry
forms available through lindasveggies@gmail.
com. $20 adults, $15 kids under 18. Supports
SAPPSA—Siuslaw Area Partnership To Prevent
Substance Abuse.
JUMPSTART KIDS’ HEALTH FAIR! NOON-5:00 P.M.
Obstacle course, bouncy house, interactive
learning games, and tips to live healthfully to
100! Explore the Western Lane Ambulance
District ambulance and Siuslaw Valley Fire
District fi retruck!
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FREE HEART
LUNCHES eople!
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…at noon fo
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Fri.: Bridgew
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Sat.: Adventi
Sun.: Subway
FREE CLASS
CPR/First Aid/AED
Adult certifi cation course by
Western Lane Ambulance
instructors (Friday 1:00 to 5:00)
for fi rst 20 to register by e-mail:
lindasveggies@gmail.com.
Jonathan
Betlinski M.D.
MENTAL HEALTH
FIRST AID
Join Jonathan
Betlinski, M.D.,
of the Department of Psychiatry
at Oregon Health and Science
University from 1:00 to 5:00 Sat. &
Sun. for this workshop leading to a
national certifi cation. Topics include
what to look for and how to respond
in a mental health emergency,
plus fi rst aid for mental health,
depression, substance abuse, anxiety,
and psychosis. There is a $20 fee for
books and materials. Pre-registration
is recommended by e-mailing
lindasveggies@gmail.com
Lane Bloodmobile Blood Drive NOON-5:00 P.M.
Jumpstart Your
Yo Health is presented by the Florence Seventh-day Adventist Church
and underwritten by The Korando Dental Group.