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.