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Spirituali-Tea to celebrate Baha’i Holy Day Free classes on New Testament continue
On Monday, Oct 16, begin-
ning at 6:30 p.m., the public is
invited to join a group that
enjoys finding the common
grounds in diverse spiritual
thoughts and paths.
This year, in mid October,
the Báhá’ís of Florence will be
holding the 200th year anniver-
sary of the Birth of
Bahá’u’lláh. The Holy Day
mark the happiest and most
festive time for Bahá’is, and
the Baha’i community is invit-
ing friends, neighbors and
acquaintances to take part in
the special celebration.
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.
For more information, call
Suzanne Mann-Heintz at 541-
590-0779.
N i n e N e w
Testament classes are
being taught by Joel
Marks, from 6:30 to 8
p.m., each Thursday
night through Nov. 16
at the LDS Church at
the corner of Munsel
Lake and North Fork
roads.
The classes are free
and open to the public
regardless of denomi-
nation or belief. Each
verse of the New
Testament will be cov-
ered, starting with the
Book of St. John, and
class participation is
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encouraged.
Refreshments will Joel Marks teaches a class on The New Testament at the Church
be served following of Latter Day Saints in Florence.
each class session.
For more information, call journey into the meaning of the relates to life today.
541-840-0620. The class is a Messiah’s life and how it
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FUUF to
discuss why
Halloween
is celebrated
Rev. Rick Davis has
served as minister of the
Unitarian Universalist
Congregation of Salem for
the past 25 years.
On Sunday, Oct. 15, from
10 to 11 a.m., Rev. Davis will
be speaking for the first time
at the Florence Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship.
His topic will be: “Why
Do We Celebrate
Halloween?”
Davis is a graduate of
Emory University’s Candler
School of Theology. He
serves on the board of the
Unitarian Universalist
Buddhist Fellowship and is
currently the longest serving
active UU minister in the
Pacific Northwest.
The UU Fellowship,
87738 Highway 101 (at
Heceta Beach Road), is
wheelchair accessible. Each
service concludes with
refreshments and a dialogue
circle to explore the ques-
tions that come up during
each service.
For more information, visit
FUUF’s website at www.flo-
renceuuf.org or call 541-997-
2840.
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