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8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 26, 2016 F AITH Upcoming special events Pastor's Pulpit Pastor Bob Singer, Cottage Grove Bible Church PRESBYTERIANS REFORMA- TION SUNDAY CELEBRATION – Sunday, Oct. 30 at 10 a.m. Commemorates Martin Luther’s role in the birth of Protestantism in the 16th Century and the Scottish roots of the Presbyterian Church. Features Barry Johnson on the bagpipes. DELIGHT VALLEY CHURCH OF CHRIST HARVEST CELEBRA- TION – Monday, Oct. 31 from 6-8:30 p.m. Fun free event for all ages features games, candy, hot dogs, cotton candy, popcorn and bounce house. Win at all cost? Thoughts on the 2016 election season BY DR. ROBERT A. SINGER Cottage Grove Bible Church N ov. 8, Election Day, is fast ap- proaching. We will elect the leaders who will represent us for the near future. We will vote on various measures that affect our state and com- munity. But there is a problem in the weeks leading up to the vote. The po- litical rhetoric that has been employed to get candidates elected and the mea- sures passed or defeated has turned ugly. People on all sides are sensing it. We are constantly barraged by politi- cal speech on the TV, over the Internet, while listening to the radio and in print. Mail supporting one side or another seems to arrive every day. The mud- slinging, half-truths and even outright lies are creating anger and disappoint- ment in so many people on both sides. This election seems to be more raucous than any I remember. I’m fi nding it increasingly hard to watch, listen to, or read anything more, and it’s NOT because of the issues at stake! It’s due to the way many of the candidates debate and the way people are presenting their side. The bottom line is to get the candidate elected and the measure defeated or passed. “What- ever it takes” seems to be the rule of the day. Unfortunately that often leaves virtue in the dust. I’ve been a pastor for 34 years, 27 here in Cottage Grove. During those years I have consistently done my best to teach the Bible. It’s more than law, history, poetry, prophecy, gospel and theology. It calls for a thoughtful appli- cation to our lives today. But increas- ingly, I fi nd political speech standing in stark contrast to what I’ve been teach- ing. I clearly know that those in political offi ce represent everyone in our com- munities, not just church folks. Their decisions need to best serve everyone. At times decisions will be made that I have trouble with, but that is the nature of government. At the same time there are virtues that should span all levels of our society. Let me mention a few. KNOWLEDGE - I have an under- graduate and two seminary degrees. These have been invaluable to me in the pastorate. They provide the knowledge base I need. Likewise, the best can- didates for public offi ce need to study and be well versed on the issues. WISDOM - Wisdom is knowing the best decision to make with the knowl- edge you have. Much of that wisdom can be learned through experience, and should be refl ected in the candidate’s track record. CHARACTER - A person of high character should have both moral and ethical integrity. Now it’s almost a certainty that our next president will be elected from one of our two major political parties. However, both candi- dates have big problems in this area. A question begs to be asked. Since it was we, the American people, who nominat- ed them, who has the problem? I think the answer is all of us as a society. HUMILITY - The Lord knows I have made my share of poor decisions. In fact, all of us have. The real question is, “What happens afterwards?” Do we respond in humility? Do we learn from our failure? Do we strengthen our re- solve to pursue the right path? Think how have our candidates responded? When King David made the poorest de- cision of his life, he responded by writ- ing Psalm 51, a psalm of humility and contrition. It was his response in this that demonstrated he was a great king. TRUTH - Truth is what conforms to reality. Half-truths, deliberate misrep- resentations, misdirection, and outright lies do not champion the truth. But this is exactly what we are seeing in much of political speech today. I don’t expect this article will make a whit of difference in the election, but I do hope it will give you cause to think about the virtues you value in this elec- tion. Pastor Singer is currently the lon- gest serving church pastor in Cottage Grove. Cottage Grove Bible Church is located at 1200 E. Quincy Ave. For more information visit www.cgbible. org or call 541-942-4771. CALVARY CHAPEL FIRST FRI- DAY NIGHT MONTHLY WOR- SHIP SERVICE – Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. Designed as a non-denominational monthly gathering of all who love Jesus and enjoy contemporary praise and worship music. A communion table is available for those who desire to participate. For more info call 541- 942-6842. ELECTION EVE COMMUNITY PRAYER SERVICE – Monday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Cottage Grove Calvary Chapel hosts a nonpartisan, interdenominational prayer gathering to pray for ALL can- didates on the Nov. 8 ballot. Calvary Chapel Pastor Jeff Smith invites those called to pray for America to attend this event. He said, “This election will be a turning point in American history that will set the course of pub- lic policy in our country for decades. We need to come together as Chris- tians to collectively pray and seek God’s grace and mercy for the many candidates running for offi ce and the roles they will play in shaping our future.” The church is located at 1447 Hwy 99 (Village Plaza). For more in- formation call 541-942-6842 or visit www.cgcalvary.org. MONTHLY GOSPEL SING-A- LONG – Friday, Nov. 11 from 6:30 – 8 p.m. Hosted at the Old Time Gospel Fel- lowship Church, 103 S. Fifth St. The monthly event features group singing and music specials. If you have an instrument to play or you want to sing a special song, call Berneda at 541- 942-3773 or Sandra at 541-942-9129. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST MOVIE NIGHT – Saturday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. Features a documentary entitled “The Conscientious Objector” about Des- mond Doss the hero of Mel Gibson’s movie Hacksaw Ridge. Popcorn provided. The church is located at 820 S. 10th St. EVENING PRAYER JOINT SER- VICE – Sunday, Nov. 20 at 4 p.m. The community is invited to celebrate the anticipation of Thanksgiving Day with local Methodists, Presbyterians and Episcopalians in a joint service of- fi ciated by all three pastors and hosted at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1301 W. Main St. SDA MONTHLY PRODUCE AND MORE GIVEAWAY – Monday, Nov 21 from 1-3 p.m. Seventh-Day Adventist Community Services provides fresh fruits and veg- etables as well as clothing and some household goods. The church is lo- cated at 820 S. 10th St. (Across from Harrison School) WEEKLY HAPPENINGS LOCAL WEEKLY BIBLE STUDIES Methodist Community Bible Study: Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m. Participants select Biblical text to study 334 Washington Ave. (Use kitchen entrance from alley behind the build- ing) Calvary Chapel Midweek Study: Wednesdays at 7 p.m.; The Gospel of Mark; 1447 Hwy 99 (Village Plaza) Methodist Fall Bible Study: Thurs- days, 6-8 pm; “The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus” a DVD/Book study by Adam Hamilton details Jesus’ life and teachings and how to apply them to daily life. 334 Wash- ington Ave. Pastor’s Study Calvary Chapel Women’s Study: Thursdays, 6-8 pm; Beth Moore DVD/Book study of the Book of Esther (Village Plaza) high school. Hosted by the Cottage Grove Bible Church, the group meets weekly during the school year. The cost includes the purchase of hand- books and uniforms and dues are 75 cents per week. Children enjoy memorizing Scripture verses, games, Bible lessons and dressing up for spe- cial theme nights. More information can be found on the church website: www.cgbible.org or call 541-942- 4771. CAMPUS LIFE CLUB – Mondays and Tuesdays at 7 p.m. This Lane County Youth for Christ non-denominational youth outreach program meets during the school year. Campus Life’s weekly club meetings blend food, music, games and a short Bible-based “talk” that ends with a prayer. Middle School students meet on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at Riverside Community Church, 1255 S. River Rd. High School students meet on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the game room above Domino’s Pizza (next to the post offi ce). More information avail- able on Facebook at Cottage Grove Campus Life or by calling Director Tim Sinclair at 541-285-4812. CHURCH-SPONSORED COMMUNITY DINNERS Mondays – United Methodist Church at 5 p.m. (Second and third only) 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. WEEKLY FAITH-BASED YOUTH PROGRAMS AWANA CLUB MEETINGS - Wednesdays 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. AWANA is a weekly Christian educa- tion program for ages three through MOTHERS OF PRE-SCHOOL- ERS [MOPS] – Mondays from 6-8 p.m. An outreach ministry designed to support mothers and help them be the best moms they can be. MOPS is for mothers with children from birth to kindergarten. MomsNext is for moth- ers with school age children. Both groups meet at Calvary Chapel in the Village Shopping Center, 1447 Hwy 99. For more information visit www. cottagegrovemops.org or call 541- 942-6842. SUNDAY MORNING LIGHT WEEKLY RADIO PROGRAM Each Sunday morning from 7-10 a.m. KNND 1400-AM provides three hours of inspirational programming with a Christian world-view. All genres of Christian music are inter- spersed with community information, 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 aware- ness of the diversity of our local faith community. If you want your specifi c information 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 NOVEMBER FAITH PAGE The deadline for the next monthly Faith Page is Thursday, Nov. 17 at noon. Drop off information to the Sentinel offi ce or email it to weel- dreyer@aol.com. W orship D irectory DRAIN: Gateway Family Fellowship Church of the Nazarene 337 “C” St. Drain, OR Sunday School 9:30am Worship 10:45am Living Hope Free Lunch Wed. at 12:30pm 541-836-7051 www.drainnaz.org HOPE U.M.C. 131 W “A” St. Drain, OR 541-315-1617 Pastor: Lura Kidner-Miesen Bible Study: 10:45am Potluck Lunch: 11:45 Worship: 12:30pm COTTAGE GROVE: 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 1447 Hwy 99 (Village Plaza) 541-942-6842 Pastor: Jeff Smith Two Services on Sun: 9am & 10:45am Youth Group Bible Study Child Care 10:45am Service Only www.cgcalvary.org Center for Spiritual Living Cottage Grove 700 Gibbs Ave. (Community Center) Rev. Bobby Lee Meets Sunday 3:00 p.m. cslcottagegrove@gmail.com First Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St • 541-942-4479 Pastor: Karen Hill Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am www.cgpresbynews.com Old Time Gospel Fellowship 103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999 Pastor: Jim Edwards Sunday Service: 10:00am Join us in Traditional Christian Worship Church of Christ 420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565 Sunday Service: 10:30am 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 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 Cottage Grove Bible Church 1200 East Quincy Avenue 541-942-4771 Pastor:Bob Singer Worship 11am Sunday School:9:45am 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 Summer Schedule: Sunday Service 10am Full Childrenʼs Ministry available Covered Bridge Nazarene Church 152 S. M St. 541-942-4422 Pastor: Cindy Slaymaker Sunday School: 9:30am Worship 10:30am 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 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 Worship & Childrenʼs Church 10:00 am Youth 180 Mondays 5:30-8pm 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 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 Sundway Worship 10:30 am Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur 5:00pm TLC Groups tlccg.com United Methodist Church 334 Washington • 541-942-3033 Pastor:Lura Kidner-Miesen Worship: 10:30am Comm. Dinner (Adults $5, Kids Free) 2nd & 3rd Monday 5-6:00pm 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.
