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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL | WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2019 | 7A A bumper sticker created by Al Kennedy High School student Haley Montoya (left) as part of a special class unite on sui- cide focused on causes, awareness and preven- tion; artwork as a PSA created by students Carson Anderson and Theo Stark (below) depicting the sense of isolation often felt by those con- templating suicide. Kennedy from A1 unit with a wide variety of experience or knowledge of the subject — some com- pletely unaware of the reali- ties of depression and others having attempted to commit suicide — they ended in a similar place of understand- ing of a complex topic. For Kennedy student Jaden Hungate, talking about mental health issues was eye-opening and not something he had put much thought into. A new student to Kennedy, he was pre- pared to not take this lesson seriously. “I just thought it was a joke. Like we’re going to learn about suicide, what’s the point? But then we spent the day and we learned about it and actually came to an understanding about it. And it’s real,” said Hungate. “People actually die and are so depressed they want to end their life.” Coming in without an un- derstanding of the realties of the issue, Hungate is a clear example of why this particular lesson is import- ant. For his PSA, he made a red bumper sticker with the words in black and a white trim, that he is looking to get printed to give to stu- dents at Kennedy and var- ious businesses around Cot- tage Grove. It simply states, “Suicide is real.” “We learned about it more, we researched it and I pulled up facts [and] people need to understand that it’s not just something that you can blow over, it’s some- thing real,” said Hungate. For Hungate’s classmate Haley Montoya, she was well-aware of the all-to-re- al realities of suicide before learning about it in school. “I, as a person, have at- tempted suicide before. I’ve got a lot of treatment, I’m still dealing with it myself and, personally, I want to help other people because it’s not something you should do,” she explained. “In life, it’s kind of like, right now it’s bad but you have to think about the fu- ture; it’s really important because if you do kill your- self, there’s so much more opportunities that you don’t have. So it’s a personal thing to me.” Montoya was committed to creating the best possible project and settled on mak- ing a bumper sticker. The bumper sticker features the number to the suicide ho- tline with the phrase “your story isn’t over” next to a semi-colon that is fi lled with words showing the pain of depression. “So with the semicolon, when you use it in a sen- tence it’s like, it’s not the end; you’re continuing. So people use it as, ‘Well, I’m depressed and I want to commit suicide, I’ve at- tempted, but I’m a survivor because I’m still continuing to this day,’” said Montoya. For Montoya, this lesson not only got to let her shine in an artistic way but helped start a dialogue about a sub- ject that she feels should be discussed. “Everyone looks at it like a taboo thing, like, ‘Oh, don’t talk about that, it’s weird.’ I think that if ev- erybody was just kind of open about it, it would be easier,” she said. “So when I share my history with it, I 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: 6th & Gibbs Church of Christ 195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822 10:00am Christian Education: Pre-K through 5th 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 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 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: Kevin Pruett www.cg4.tv Full Childrenʼs Ministry available Services: 9:00am & 10:45am 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: David Chhangte Sunday School 9:30am Worship Service 11:00am Youth Wednesday 6:30pm cgfi rstbaptist.com Health First Presbyterian Church 3rd and Adams St 541-942-4479 Rev.: Karen Hill Worship: 10:00am Sunday School: 10:00am fpcgrove.com 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 Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00 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” Trinity Lutheran Church 6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373 Pastor: James L. Markus Sunday School & Adult Education 9:15am Sunday Worship 10:30 am Comm. 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Boyle Holy Mass: Saturday Vigil – 5:30 PM Sunday – 10:30 PM For weekday and Holy Day of Obligation schedule see website OLPHCG.net Confession: 4 PM to 5 PM Saturdays or by appointment St. Philip Benizi, Creswell 552 Holbrook Lane Sunday 8:30 AM “VICTORY” Country Church 913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913 Pastor: Barbara Dockery Worship Service: 10:00am Message: “WE BELIEVE IN MIRACLES” CRESWELL: Creswell Presbyterian Church 75 S 4th S • 541-895-3419 Rev. Seth Wheeler Adult Sunday School 9:15am Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am website www.creswellpres.org names” to avoid being served papers to testify, which may separate them from the children they’re trying to serve. The process of bringing a child into their family is selective and child-driven, said Dreamer. Typically, BACA will get a call from a parent or guard- ian and send a child liaison to vet the family and make sure the group is the right fit to serve the child. If it’s a fit, they let the child choose a road name and patches for their own tailored biker vest. “So they’re being empow- ered from the start,” said Dreamer. Giving a child that confi- dence is critical to helping them face their fear. “A lot of times what it is, is it’s a child who’s afraid to speak their truth in court,” Dreamer said. “Either they’re not able to do a forensic interview or they’re afraid someone will hurt them if they tell their truth. … So what we do is we bring them into our fam- ily and we become some- thing bigger and stronger than what they are facing.” The group serves children as young 3 or 4 years old and teenagers up to 18. “We work hand-in-hand with other agencies,” said Dreamer. Dreamer recalled one case in which a child they brought in was quiet, tim- id and likely threatened by their victimizer not to speak out. Empowered by having the BACA members attend the court proceedings, the child was able to speak confident- ly during examination by the opposing attorney, face the perpetrator and point directly at the accused to say, “You did it.” Exposure for groups like BACA are made possible by networking events like the Public Health Fair. For more information about events, classes or resources, visit www.frncg.org. THE CHURCH OF CHRIST 420 Monroe St. Cottage Grove, Oregon Invites you to join us for a GOSPEL MEETING BOB LOUDERMILK Worship With Us! Our Worship Directory is a weekly feature in this newspaper. If your congregation would like to be a part of this directory, contact us today! S entinel from A1 With St. Andrews Episcopal Church 1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050 Rev. Lawrence Crumb “Church with the fl ags.” Worship: Sunday 10:30am All Welcome C ottage G rove feel it will help others open up because peo- ple usually will talk if they can relate to it so I said that because there are a lot of people who are depressed - they just don’t want to talk about it.” Across the rest of the classroom, students share their projects that come in different forms. There are vid- eos that were shot and directed on a students’ phone in addition to shirts and a handful of bumper stickers. Carson Anderson and Theo Stark created a picture (drawn by Stark) showing an individual next to a noose that feels isolat- ed and stuck next to a group of people that care for them. “I have depression and stuff so [this les- son] hit home. It hit hard,” said Anderson. “It’s a valuable mes- sage that needs to be put out there.” 541-942-3325 116 N. 6th Street Cottage Grove, OR OF EDMOND OKLAHOMA MAY 2 thru 5 2019 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday (May 2) (May 3) (May 4) (May 5) 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 5:00 PM 10:30 AM & 3:00 PM COME HEAR A MESSAGE FROM GOD’S WORD EVERYONE IS WELCOME For more Information Call: Ron: 541-942-2506 Caleb: 541-315-6453 Clarence: 541-660-9012
