SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 2018
Genealogy Society to discuss what do to with DNA results
After receiving the results
from one of the several DNA
testing options now available,
many people are unsure of
what to do next or how to use
those results to learn more
about their genealogy.
To explore answers to these
and other questions, the
Siuslaw Genealogy Society is
hosting a one-day seminar
Saturday, April 14, from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Florence
Events Center, with interna-
tionally renowned speaker
Emily Aulicino.
Pre-registration is required
and is available on the
Siuslaw Genealogy Society
blog at siuslawgenealogy.org.
The seminar is $20 for
members, $25 for non-mem-
bers,
plus
$10
for a box lunch.
Aulicino, a retired teacher,
is the regional coordinator
and
speaker
for
the
International Society of
Genetic
Genealogists
(ISOGG)
for
Oregon,
Washington and Idaho, and is
the administrator of several
DNA projects.
She is also the author of
“Genetic Genealogy:
The
Basics and Beyond” and
COURTESY PHOTO
Emily Aulicino
“Memoing My Memories.”
Her blog can be found at:
w w w. g e n e a l e m - g e n e t i c
genealogy.blogspot.com.
Topics of the seminar will
include: Getting the Most
from Your Autosomal DNA
test; You Have a DNA Match,
Now What?; Writing Your
Childhood and Family
Memories; and DNA Success
Stories.
Aulicino spoke at “Who Do
You Think You Are? Live
in Birmingham” in England;
Back To Our Past confer-
ence in Dublin, Ireland;
Frankfurt, Germany; Southern
California Genealogical
Society’s Jamboree;
RootsTech; and attends Who
Do You Think You Are? Live
yearly.
This is the place to start for
anyone who has been wonder-
ing how to proceed after
receiving their own DNA
results.
Siuslaw Genealogy Society
has monthly meetings on the
third Wednesday at 7 p.m. in
the Bromley Room at Siuslaw
Public Library.
All are welcome to attend.
For more information, visit
www.siuslawgenealogy.org.
Alzheimer’s Association holds support groups, programs in Florence
Spring Education Programs
from
the
Alzheimer’s
Association will take place in
Florence, along with support
groups.
Florence groups meet on
the first Tuesday of the month
at 2 p.m. at Spruce Point
Assisted Living, 375 Ninth St.
The group’s support groups
create a safe, confidential,
supportive environment or
community and a chance for
participants to develop infor-
mal mutual support and social
relationships.
They also educate and
inform participants about
dementia and help participants
develop methods and skills to
solve problems.
In addition, Alzheimer’s
Association will lead educa-
tional program series at
Spruce Point and the Siuslaw
Public Library, 1460 Ninth St.
The
three-part
series,
“Living With Alzheimers:
Early
Stage,”
runs
Wednesdays March 28, April
25 and May 30 from 6 to 7:30
p.m. at Spruce Point.
“Understanding
and
Responding to Dementia-
Related Behavior” will be at
the Siuslaw Public Library on
Monday, June 11, from 1 to
2:30 p.m.
“Living With Alzheimers”
will continue with a session
on the middle stage on
Thursday, Sept. 6, from 10:30
a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Siuslaw
Public Library.
All classes are free.
Call 1-800-272-3900 for
more information or to regis-
ter for any of these sessions or
support groups.
Alzheimer’s Association
Caregiver Support Groups
Build a support system with
people
who
understand.
Alzheimer’s Association care-
giver support groups, con-
ducted by trained facilitators,
are a safe place for caregivers,
family and friends of persons
with dementia to:
• Develop a support system.
• Exchange practical infor-
mation on caregiving chal-
lenges and possible solutions.
• Talk through issues and
ways of coping.
• Share feelings, needs and
concerns.
• Learn about community
resources.
Telephone Caregiver
Support Group
Alzheimer’s Association
telephone support groups pro-
vide emotional, educational
and social support for care-
givers through regularly
scheduled meetings. Held via
telephone to accommodate
individuals who are unable to
travel to a meeting site, these
groups help participants
develop coping methods and
encourage them to maintain
their personal, physical and
emotional health.
These take place on the
third Thursday of the month
from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Alzheimer’s Association
Early-Stage Support
Groups
“Early stage” refers to peo-
ple, irrespective of age, who
are
diagnosed
with
Alzheimer’s disease or anoth-
er dementia and are in the
beginning stages of the dis-
ease. Early-stage support
groups provide emotional,
educational and social support
for people with memory loss.
Care partners are welcome.
Screening and registration
is required for all potential
early-stage support group par-
ticipants.
Spirituali-Tea to discuss Child Abuse Prevention Month Monday
This Monday, March 19,
beginning at 6:30 p.m., peo-
ple are invited to join a group
that enjoys finding the com-
mon grounds in diverse spiri-
tual thoughts and paths.
The topic for Monday’s
gathering is Child Abuse
Prevention Month.
Children, according to the
Bahá’í teachings, are inde-
pendent beings of great intrin-
sic value. They do not belong
to their parents but to the
Creator, their true parent.
J OIN U S I N W ORSHIP
BAY BERRY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
FLORENCE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
Friday Evenings – 6 p.m. SINGSPIRATION
You are invited to come and sing your favorite Ole Time Gospel songs.
Come and enjoy a time of fellowship & refreshments before we sing.
Bay Berry Square is 1.5 miles north of Fred Meyers’ Store
88906 Highway 101 N, Florence, OR (milepost 185N)
For Info: Jack - 541-999-8278 + Ron - mccrary9483@gmail.com
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.
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
87738 Hwy 101 at Heceta Beach Road
RUAUU? All are welcome to explore the answer.
Sunday Worship Service ~ 10:00 a.m.
www.FlorenceUUF.org - (541) 997.2840
FLORENCE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Worship Services 10:30 on 1st Sunday of each Month
9:00 and 10:30 each following Sunday
Adult Classes at 9am; Children’s Sunday School at 10:30m
Coff ee Fellowship Following Service
2nd & Kingwood • (541) 997-6025
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.
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.
Website:fl orence4square.com
CROSS ROAD ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Corner of 10th & Maple –997-3533
Wednesday, 7 p.m. - Family Connections
Adult Bible Class, 9:30am on Sundays.
Sunday Services, 9am and 10:45am.
fl orencecrossroad.org • offi ce@fl orencecrossroad.org
NEW LIFE CHURCH-UPC
Senior Center, 1570 Kingwood • 541-991-9398
Sunday Services: 10am and 6pm
Wednesday Bible Study 7:00pm
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH - SBC
1935 25th St. – 997-7660 • Pastor, Dr. Marvin Owen
Series “People of the Bible.” on Wednesdays 6 p.m.
A friendly place to worship, vacationers welcome.
Sun.; 11am & 6pm, Sunday school 9:45am.
NEW LIFE LUTHERAN CHURCH, E.L.C.A.
21st & Spruce Street – 997-8113
Adult Forum 9 a.m. – Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Worship services; Sun. 10:30am & Mon. 5:30 pm
Pastor Lori Blake
www.lutheranchurchfl orence.com
FLORENCE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
2nd & Ivy – 997-2961 –Non-Denominational
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF THE SIUSLAW
Worship Service: 9:00 am & 10:30 am
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
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
RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)
FLORENCE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH,
L.C.M.S.
Children are born in a state of
potentiality rather than of
either goodness or sin.
“The hearts of all children
are of the utmost purity,”
‘Abdu’l-Bahá states. “They
are mirrors upon which no
dust has fallen.”
The child’s unsullied heart
is not a blank slate, however.
Possessing both a spiritual
and a material nature, the
one attuned to God and the
other to the material world,
the child is born with an indi-
vidual temperament and
with spiritual and intellectual
capacities
for
develop-
ing virtues, abilities, and tal-
ents.
Thus no child is inherently
bad or inherently good.
Children manifest the natural
variation of capacity among
human beings.
“This difference does not
imply good or evil,” ‘Abdu’l-
Bahá states, “but is simply a
difference of degree.”
Bring your thoughts on the
subject for open discussion.
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.
Meetings are held at 875
Seventh St. in Florence.
For more information call
Suzanne Mann-Heitz at 541-
590-0779.
Unitarians look into
Palm Sunday traditions
March 25 is Palm Sunday
in the Christian tradition, and
the
Florence
Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship will
be honoring the beginning of
the process that led to the
crucifixion and resurrection
of the man known as Jesus.
This is also the week
before Passover, one of the
most important holy days in
the Jewish tradition.
The Rev. Dr. Ruth Miller
will lead the worship service
from 10 until 11 a.m. and
will share how both stories
rely on ancient Hebrew tradi-
tions and tales — and both
profoundly
affect
the
thoughts,
feelings
and
actions of millions of people
today.
Florence Unitarian Uni-
versalist Fellowship, 87738
Highway 101 at Heceta
Beach Road, is wheelchair
accessible.
Each service concludes
with refreshments and a dia-
logue circle to explore the
questions that come up dur-
ing each worship service.
For more information, visit
www.florenceuuf.org.
“War is still not the answer.” FCNL
We worship in homes at 11am Sundays
Call 997-4237 or 902-9511 for locations.
12th and Nopal –997-9020
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
Saturdays, Mens’ Breakfast @ 8 a.m.
Online Worship Service@ www.fl orencenaz.com
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
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.
ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
2135 19th St. –- 997-6600
8:30am, Tuesdays, Morning Prayer
Sunday Services: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. - Wed, 11 a.m.
Everyone Welcome – Come walk our Labyrinth.
See Jim for your auto sales needs!
SAINT MARY, OUR LADY OF THE
DUNES
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Join Us In Worship
4 lines, approx 15 words,
$10 a week
4 week Minimum
Deadline 3 p.m. Mondays.
Masses: Sat. 5:30 p.m., Sun. 11:00 a.m.
1.5 miles south of river on Hwy 101 – 997-2312
To be included in this directory contact
the Siuslaw News at 997-3441, or drop off
information at 148 Maple St., Old Town, Florence.
2150 Hwy. 101 • Florence
(541) 997-3475 • 1-800-348-3475
www.TheSiuslawNews.com
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