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8A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JUNE 28, 2017 F AITH The Apostle Paul: Making his way through 2017 By Caitlyn May When Jer- ry Thomp- son left his position as the sports editor for the Cottage Grove Sentinel, everyone assumed he retired. But his schedule says otherwise. He still mans the Mighty Oregon Magazine, devoted to the Universi- ty of Oregon Ducks and on occasion residents can fi nd him wandering his old haunts, interviewing coaches and athletes for The Sentinel as a freelanc- er. His latest endeavor, however, has slowly migrated from a hobby to an all out passion project with a budget in the thousands. Thompson is writing, directing and self-funding a 90-minute feature fi lm cmay@cgsentinel.com on the apostle Paul, with a twist. "Just as he's about to die, he ends up in Rome, Oregon. He time travels," Thompson said. "It becomes a little like Miracle on 34th St." Thompson, along with his crew, have traveled Oregon to fi lm scenes from biblical times to the current year. On Friday, June 23, the crew was bor- rowing the Cottage Grove Police De- partment's basement jail cells to fi lm a crucial scene. "Paul gets arrested," Thompson said. "He's been causing trouble by trying to get all of the churches together and one of the police offi cers, who is having an affair, is bribed to frame Paul and ar- rest him." Paul's crime? Meth found in his bible. The basic premise of the fi lm, ac- cording to Thompson, is the lack of communication between Christian churches. "Paul wrote of the churches being together and then he comes here in 2017 and there's several churches on one street and they don't interact," said Thompson. In the effort to kill two birds with one stone, Thompson is hosting a meeting in Eugene with local churches. The idea is to both shoot footage for the fi lm and gather churches together to communicate a message of unity. "It's about coming together," he said. The movie is not expected to be completed for months but it's come a long way from an idea that turned in Thompson's mind over and over for a little over two years. Eventually, he found a partner to put up half the cost and is currently working with a $100,000 budget. "We'll take it to festivals when it's done," he said. "But the focus now is the meeting to bring the churches together and the venue holds 1,000 seats." While the meeting is taking place in Eugene, Thompson said he has invited Cottage Grove churches as well. "We're shooting the fi lm all over but Cottage Grove churches are wel- come." Thompson's foray into the fi lm in- dustry began when he graduated from the Christian Broadcasting Network's fi lm program. Since then, he's worked with the 700 Club and has hopes to re- turn. "That's one of the goals," he said. "To maybe have this fi lm on the 700 Club." For now, he says he'll continue to shoot the fi lm and focus on the coming meeting meant to bring local churches together. "The whole idea is based on John 17," he said. The verse read, "My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me." Lutheran Church celebrates 70 years in Cottage Grove PHOTO BY BRUCE KELSH Linnermann said. “The world in which God has put us is not the same as it was in 1947. The blessing of the Gospel has not changed and the love God has for us is still the same. The chal- lenge is to receive it and move with it into the future. Hold on to the good things yet be ready to receive the new things God wants to do in us and through us. Following the service a ban- quet was held in the fellow- ship hall that was prepared and served by members of the lo- cal Catholic Church. Honored guests included Gene Baldwin, son of former Pastor Richard Baldwin (1959-66); Rev. R.H. Kroll (1966-74), Rev. Gerald Rabe (1987-2002) and Rev. Ray Waetjen of Eugene. Rev. Rabe said, “It’s a great day to be here seeing old friends in this fellowship hall that was built during my time here. It wasn’t just for us it was for the community. I’m glad to see it fulfi lls that mission.” Founding Member Irene Bauder shared refl ections of her life spent in the church. Joyce McCullough recounted how Lutherans have profi ted nice- ly from the Bohemia Mining Days festival, fi rst from their “Pie Palace” and for the past 32 years serving a Chicken BBQ on Saturday. An open mike for sharing yielded several good stories. Pictured: Rev. Dr. Paul Linnemann, NW District President; Pastor Gerald Rabe (1987-2002); Pastor Roland Kroll, Pastor Ron Leder, Pastor Jim Markus and Pastor Ray Waetjen. I t 42,029 volunteer hours. By Cindy Weeldreyer was a “Remembering God’s Bless- For The Sentinel c e l e - ings” was the theme of the June bratory 11 event. Just by happenstance day at Trinity Lutheran Church the 70th anniversary observance on Sunday, June 11, for past fell on Trinity Sunday, the fi rst and present members and their Sunday after Pentecost. Mem- special guests. The atmosphere bers made the decision to not of the event was of a family wait another fi ve years for the reunion with Rev. Jim Markus 75th anniversary milestone to serving as host of the 70th An- arrive and chose to celebrate niversary celebration of Cottage this year in conjunction with the Grove’s Lutheran Church. 500th anniversary of the Protes- The journey local Luther- tant Reformation, led by the de- ans made to establish what is nomination’s namesake, Martin now known as “the big brown Luther. church at 6th and Quincy” was Northwest District Presi- one of deep faith, commitment, dent Rev. Dr. Paul Linnermann patience and personal sacrifi ce. preached during the Sunday Along the way there were 235 afternoon service. He spoke weddings and 292 funerals and of blessed connections among approximately 4,900 Sunday those gathered to remember the worship services. signifi cant events in church his- The history of the church tory and added words of encour- dates back to the early 1900’s agement for the future. with circuit-rider pastors from “God has some wonderful Portland, Corvallis and Albany things ahead for this ministry,” visiting Cottage Grove’s Trin- ity Lutheran Mission. In the fi rst quarter of 1910, a district record lists “40 souls and an average attendance of 30 at the monthly service.” When Grace Lutheran Church was organized in Eugene, several of its pastors regularly served the local parish here. In the 1930’s, services were conducted in the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on the corner of Main Street and M Street that today is St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. Services were also held in the Smith Funeral Chapel. The schedule changed often due to other area Lutheran missions that also needed to be served. On June 8, 1947, the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church was formally established. In August 1948, the young con- gregation installed its fi rst full- time pastor, Rev. Richard Gross. Under his leadership, Lutherans purchased property at 675 S. 7th St. and on Trinity Sunday, May 20, 1951, the congregation ded- icated its long-awaited church building. Nearly 30 years later, mem- bers again dug deep into their pockets to fi nance the $300,000 needed to renovate and expand their building to facilitate its ex- panding ministries. It was ded- icated on Palm Sunday 1980. A third major renovation to the fellowship hall was completed and dedicated on April 2, 2001. The $435,000 project is home to their TLC Community Kitchen. Free food, music, & Inspirational Speakers Last February, TLC completed its 19th year. In that time they Entertainment for the whole family, had hosted 1,923 dinners and including a bounce house! served 163,902 meals using Hope in the Grove New Beginnings July 9th @ 5pm Bohemia Park One of those stories was told by Bob Fossum, a 1971 Cottage Grove High School graduate, who now lives in Bend. In ju- nior high school he was asked to be a Sunday School teacher to elementary students. In addition to teaching the lesson, to build rapport with the younger stu- dents he taught them the princi- ples of football using a deck of cards where certain cards cor- related with certain plays – and the kids loved it. In high school, the pastor entrusted Fossum to preach on Sunday in his absence. He dis- covered he enjoyed teaching so much he pursued a degree in el- ementary education. He and his wife later earned counseling de- grees and they are now involved in youth and family ministries. “It’s amazing what God can do with a deck of cards to reach kids with the love of Jesus, with the trust of a pastor who gave me some important responsibilities at a young age, and by believ- ing God can use you at any age for His purposes,” Fossum said. “This church inspired me to do the professional church work I love for the past 42 years.” Worship Directory DRAIN: HOPE U.M.C. 131 W “A” St. Drain, OR 541-315-1617 Pastor: Lura Kidner-Miesen Fellowship & Song: 11:30am Potluck Lunch: 12:00pm Worship: 12:30pm Cottage Grove Faith Center 33761 Row River Rd. • 541-942- 4851 Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett www.cg4.tv Full Childrenʼs Ministry available Two Services 9am & 11am 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 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 Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St • 541-942- 4479 Pastor: Karen Hill Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am www.cgpresbynews.com 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 Hope Fellowship Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am United Pentecostal Church Worship Service: Saturday, 100 S. Gateway Blvd. • 541-942- 10:40 am 2061 Mid-week Service: Wednesday, Calvary Chapel Cottage Pastor: Dave Bragg 1:00 pm Grove Worship: 11:00am Sunday 1447 Hwy 99 (Village Plaza) Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday Trinity Lutheran Church 541-942-6842 www.hopefellowshipupc.com 6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373 Pastor: Jeff Smith “FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE” Pastor: James L. Markus Two Services on Sun: 9am & Sunday School & Adult Education 10:45am Living Faith Assembly 9:15am Youth Group Bible Study Sunday Worship 10:30 am Child Care 10:45am Service Only 467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612 Pastor Rulon Combs Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & www.cgcalvary.org Worship & Childrenʼs Thur 5:00pm TLC Groups Church 10:00 am tlccg.com Center for Spiritual Living Youth 180 Mondays 5:30-8pm Cottage Grove United Methodist Church 700 Gibbs Ave. (Community Non-Denominational 334 Washington • 541-942-3033 Center) Church of Christ Pastor:Lura Kidner-Miesen Rev. Bobby Lee 1041 Pennoyer Ave * 541-942- Worship: 10:30am Meets Sunday 3:00 p.m. 8928 Comm. Dinner (Adults $5, Kids cslcottagegrove@gmail.com Preacher: Tony Martin Free) Sunday Bible Study:10:00am 2nd & 3rd Monday 5-6:00pm Church of Christ cottagegroveumc.org 420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565 Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm Sunday Service: 10:30am www.pennoyeravecoc.com “VICTORY” Country Church Cottage Grove Bible Church Old Time Gospel Fellowship 913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913 Pastor: Barbara Dockery 103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999 1200 East Quincy Avenue Worship Service: 10:00am Pastor: Jim Edwards 541-942-4771 Message: 11:00am Sunday Service: 10:00am Pastor:Bob Singer Join us in Traditional “WE BELIEVE IN MIRACLES” Worship 11am Christian Worship Sunday School:9:45am AWANA age 3-8th Grade, Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm www.cgbible.org Worship With Us! Our Worship Directory is a weekly feature in the newspaper. 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