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8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL May 27, 2015 F AITH SPECIAL EVENTS MONTHLY GOSPEL SING-ALONG – Friday, June 12 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. The Old Time Gospel Fellowship Church hosts a monthly gospel sing-along on the second Friday night each month. It includes group singing and music specials. If you have an instrument to play or you want to sing a special, call Berneda McDonald at 541-942-3773 or Sandra Brown at 541-942- 9129. swimsuit or shorts and tee shirt for use in the pool. Please RSVP by calling 541-942- 2612. Saturday, June 13: Start of monthly free breakfasts for men and women. Men’s Breakfast meets at the church 467 South Tenth St. at 8 a.m. The Laughter and Latte women’s group meets at 9 a.m. at Jack Sprats in downtown Cottage Grove. Both groups cordially invite newcomers to town and those without a church to enjoy faith, food and fellowship. Monday, June 1: Launch of new youth activities format to better meet the needs of today’s youth. Youth 180 meets each Mon- day night beginning at 5 p.m. at the church. The restructured program is inspired by Isa- iah 43-18-19. Sunday, June 14: Pastor Rulon Combs takes the church on a Biblical journey, “Connecting People to Purpose.” A free New Believers’ Bible is provided to give as a gift to each participant’s fi rst disciple. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HAPPENINGS Sunday, May 24: Meeting to select the next subject for the Adult Class Study be- gins at 11:30 a.m. Sunday, June 7: Adult Class study begins at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jun 11: Community Band re- hearsals begin at 7 p.m. in the CG High School Band Room. The band is open to anyone who plays an instrument from students to senior citizens and attends the Thursday evenings practices. Tuesday, June 23: Band and Vocal Camp for middle and high-school students begins and continues through July. A fi nal con- cert is planned for July 31. Rehearsals are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the church. Band Camp practices are from 9- 10:30 a.m. Vocal Camp practices are 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For more information, call Bob Dill at 541-946-1041 or Joanna Newton at 541-942-4550. Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20: Church Relay Team participates in the South Lane Relay for Life event. Sunday, June 28: During the coffee hour (approx. 11:15 a.m.), Alan Baas gives a pre- sentation on the purpose and goals of a new community networking group, TEAM-Cot- tage Grove. TRINITY ANNOUNCES SUMMER WORSHIP TIME CHANGE – Begins June 14 Sunday June 14: Trinity Lutheran Church begins its summer schedule on June 14. Worship Service at 9:30 a.m. with Adult Education Class starting at 10:45 a.m. The church is located on the corner of Sixth and Quincy. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH PASTORAL TRANSITION UNDER- WAY Local Methodists announce a change in pastoral leadership in June. June 14: Retiring Pastor Jerry Steele’s last Sunday service includes Holy Communion. June 21: Service features special music by the church chorale and the Mixed Bless- ings ensemble June 28: Refl ections of Love (a traveling evangelist couple) highlights the service. July 5: Pastor Lura Kidner-Miesen preaches her fi rst service. Worship service begins at 10 a.m. all are welcome. The church is located at 334 Washington Ave. Call 541-942-3033 for info. LIVING FAITH ASSEMBLY CHURCH HAPPENINGS Today: Sign-up is underway for Vacation Bible School during the week of Aug. 10-14 from 9 a.m. to Noon at the church. Call 541- 942-2612 for more information. Saturday, May 30: Ladies Prayer Retreat at the Belknap Springs resort. Bus leaves the church at 10 a.m. Bring a sack lunch (if you choose not to fast), a Bible, notebook, What a Beautiful Day! Written by Glen Bricker April 20, 2015 I got up real early to get ready for The Lord’s Day, and go to church so I could hear all He has to say. Andy picked me up so I could get to church on time, everything was so beautiful and turned out just fine. I got to greet my many brothers and sisters in The Lord, as I eagerly awaited to hear His Word. What a beautiful day! The worship time was so great as we sang about The Lord, Then shared in communion time and listened to His Word. It’s all about Jesus. He died upon The Cross and took away our sin, a gift to remind us not to go back to our old ways again. Keep looking toward Jesus and always want to know more about Heaven and all that God has in store. What a beautiful day! Somewhere among us I heard a little baby cry. One day those babies will grow up in Jesus and never deny. Someday they’ll know they were being prayed for, as they, too, come to believe all that God has in store. What a beautiful day! Honor Flight recipient recognized by church congregation BY CINDY WEELDREYER Sentinel Faith Page Editor O n Mother’s Day members of the Church of Christ on Sixth and Gibbs honored 88-year- old Glen Bricker. He joined the church 70 years ago; just before he shipped out to the South Pacifi c in the brutal last year of World War II. This month he joined two other Cottage Grove war veterans on an Honor Flight to visit the war memo- rials in Washington, D.C. According to Pastor Aaron Ear- lywine, “It was a good opportunity for us to recognize Glen for his ser- vice in WWII and the Korean War, as well as his seven decades as a respected and valued member of our church. During the service Ray- mond Bailey, a church elder, offered a prayer of thanks and blessing for Glen, who taught Sunday School for 32 of those years. He received a hearty standing ovation in both Sunday services.” Bricker was born on Dec. 23, 1926, in Trent, near Pleasant Hill. He recalled, “My mother always said I was the best Christmas present she ever got.” His childhood was spent in Thurston until his family moved to Cottage Grove in 1943. He loved sports and lettered in basketball and baseball. As a Cottage Grove High School junior he met the love of his life, Lucille Eastburn. He attended Eugene High School his senior year to spend afternoons studying radio communications at Eugene Vocational School and graduated on June 10, 1944. Six months later, on Dec. 22, he enlist- ed in the United States Navy as a radioman. Before he left he became a member of the Church of Christ on Gibbs. “I’m a true blue American and I wanted to serve my country,” Brick- photo by Cindy Weeldreyer Glen Bricker (right), a longtime member of the Church of Christ on Gibbs and a veteran of WW II and the Korean War, stands next to his pastor ,Aaron Earlywine, the day before Bricker boarded an Honor Flight to Washington, DC. er said. “Lucille and I spent a good deal of time talking about my deci- sion to join the Navy. We were so in love we considered getting married before I shipped out. Because of the major battles going on in ’44, I didn’t fi gure on coming home.” He added, “We were both raised in the Christian Church. It was our faith in God and our hope of a promising future He planned for us that we decided to wait until I came home to get married. Thankfully, God had something for me to do because he sent me back from two wars.” Bricker became a cryptolo- gist; serving 11 months on Guam handling coded messages in what would be the fi nal and deadliest year for American troops fi ghting in the South Pacifi c. Lucille wrote him a letter every day during their separation. He received an honor- able discharge in August 1946. Upon returning home they mar- ried on March 15, 1947 -- thus be- coming the last couple married in the old church before it burned to the ground. He went to work as a sawyer in the heyday of the timber industry in Cottage Grove. “In the 1950s the lumber busi- ness was booming here and there was a sawmill on every 40 (acres),” Bricker said. “I worked as a saw- yer in local mills until the Navy recalled me to serve in the Korean War on the USS Los Angeles from 1950-1952. I got a good character reference from the Cottage Grove Police Chief, so the Navy returned me to my former assignment, send- ing and receiving top-secret coded messages among Navy stations and ships.” Upon his return to Cottage Grove he worked in the woods for Porter Brothers Logging Company for 17 Please see BRICKER, Page 9A WEEKLY HAPPENINGS CHURCH-SPONSORED COMMUNITY DINNERS Mondays – United Methodist Church at 5 p.m. Tuesdays – Trinity Lutheran Church at 5 p.m. Wednesdays – Covered Bridge Church of The Nazarene at 6 p.m. Thursdays – Trinity Lutheran Church at 5 p.m. Saturdays – Church of Christ Sixth & Gibbs at 5 p.m. BAHA’I FAITH TEA AND PRAYERS Local gatherings are hosted by members of the Baha’i Faith in selected Cottage Grove sites and neighborhood homes. For additional information about the Baha’i Community call Jacque- line at 541-556-1286 or Brenda at 541-514-9607. To hear a daily recorded uplifting Baha’i verse, call 541-531-8449. WEEKDAY MORNING COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY – Monday-Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. The Cottage Grove United Methodist Church offers a com- munity Bible study two days a week. On Monday mornings en- joy coffee or tea for a 90-minute time of devotional Bible study and discussion. On Tuesday mornings Pastor Jerry Steele shows a video and leads a “Faith Talk.” For more information call 541-942-3033. SUNDAY MORNING LIGHT Each Sunday morning from 7-10 a.m. KNND 1400-AM provides three hours of inspi- rational programming with a Christian world-view. All genres of Christian music are inter- spersed with community infor- mation, local church news, and devotional readings. Host Cindy Weeldreyer invites you to tune in and become part of KNND’s Sunday Morning Light family. Listener line: 541-942-5548. WEEKLY WORSHIP DIRECTORY The Sentinel prints a weekly worship directory to provide greater awareness of the diversi- ty of our local faith community. If you want your specifi c in- formation available to Sentinel readers each week, please call 942-3325 for more information. [If you have a listing please verify the weekly information is current.] DEADLINE FOR JUNE FAITH PAGE The deadline for the next monthly Faith Page is Thursday, June 18 at noon. Drop off in- formation to the Sentinel offi ce or email it to weeldreyer@aol. com. W orship D irectory 6th & Gibbs Church of Christ 195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822 Pastor: Aaron Earlywine Youth & Families Pastor: Seth Bailey Services: 9am and 10:30am Christian Education Nursery for pre-k - 3rd Grade www.6thandgibbs.com Calvary Baptist Church 77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290 Pastor: Riley Hendricks Sunday School: 9:45am Worship: 11:00am The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm Calvary Chapel Cottage Grove 522 E Whitaker • 541-942-6842 Pastor: Jeff Smith Two Services on Sun: 9am & 10:45am Wednesday Service 6:45 pm Child Care 10:45am Service Only Youth Group Bible Study: Wed. 6:45 pm & Sat. 6 pm www.cgcalvary.org Center for Spiritual Living Cottage Grove 700 Gibbs Ave (Community Center) Rev. Bobby Lee Meets Sunday 3:00 p.m. Info: 541-767-0182 (Mrs. “T”) Church of Christ 420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565 Sunday Service: 10:30am Cottage Grove Bible Church 1200 East Quincy Avenue 541-942-4771 Pastor:Bob Singer Worship 8:30am, 11am Sunday School:9:45am YouthGroup Mondays 6:30pm AWANA age 3-8th Grade, Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm www.cgbible.org Cottage Grove Faith Center 33761 Row River Rd. • 541-942-4851 Lead Pastor: Isaac Hovet www.cg4.tv Sunday Service: 9am and 11am Full Childrenʼs Ministry available Delight Valley Church of Christ 33087 Saginaw Rd. East 541-942-7711 Pastor: Bob Friend Two Services: 9am - Classic in the Chapel 10:30am - Contemporary in the Auditorium First Baptist Church 301 S 6th St 541-942-8242 Pastor: Steve Johnson Sunday School: 9:30am Worship: 11:00am Come Worship with us First Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St • 541-942-4479 Pastor: Rev. Bruce Cameron Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am www.cgpresbynews.com Grove Community Church 77820 Mosby Creek Rd. Cottage Grove, OR 97424 541-942-0123 Pastor: Bryan Parsons Worship: 10:30 a.m. Nursery: Infant - Pre-K Kidʼs Church: K to 5th grade Hope Fellowship United Pentecostal Church 100 S. Gateway Blvd. • 541-942-2061 Pastor: Dave Bragg Worship: 11:00am Sunday Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday www.hopefellowshipupc.com “FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE” Living Faith Assembly 467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612 Pastor Rulon Combs Sunday School All Ages 9am Worship & Childrenʼs Church 10:30 am “The Bridge” Saturday Evening Service 6:00pm Youth ABLAZE: Wednesday 6:30pm Childrenʼs Breakout Class: Wednesday 6:30pm Non-Denominational Church of Christ 1041 Pennoyer Ave * 541-767-0447 Preachers: Tony Martin & Robert Evans Sunday Bible Study:10:00am Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm www.pennoyeravecoc.com Old Time Gospel Fellowship 103 S. 5th Street • 541-942-4999 Pastor: Herb Carson Sunday Service: 10:00am Sunday Bible Study: 6:00pm We sing the old time hymns. Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Philip Benizi Catholic Churches 1025 N. 19th St. 541-942-3420 / 541-942-4712 Pastor: Roy L. Antunez, S.J. Euch. Liturgies; Sat. 5:30pm Sun. 10:30am St. Philip Benizi, Creswell: 552 Holbrock Lane • 541-895-8686 Sunday: 8:30am St. Andrews Episcopal Church 1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050 Rev. Lawrence Crumb “Church with the fl ags.” Worship: Sunday 10:30am All Welcome Seventh-day Adventist Church 820 South 10th Street 541-942-5213 Pastor: Kevin Miller Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40 am Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00 pm Trinity Lutheran Church 6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373 Pastor: James L. Markus Sunday School & Adult Education 9:15am Sunday Worship 10:30am Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur 5:00pm TLC Groups trinitylutherancottagegrove.com United Methodist Church 334 Washington • 541-942-3033 Pastor:Jerry Steele Worship: 10:00am Adult & Sunday School: 9:00am Comm. Dinner (Adults $5, Kids Free) Mon. 5-6:30pm cottagegroveumc.org “VICTORY” Country Church 913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913 Pastor: Barbara Dockery Worship Service: 10:00am Message: 11:00am “WE BELIEVE IN MIRACLES” Our Worship Directory is a weekly feature in the newspaper. If your congregation would like to be a part of this directory, please contact the Cottage Grove Sentinel at 541-942-3325.
