The INDEPENDENT, December 20, 2000
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Women’s Resource Center has wish list to meet needs of clients
Columbia County Women’s
Resource Center’s 26 bed
shelter has housed more than
134 women and their 135 chil
dren for over 5,686 shelter
nights since our opening in July
1999. The Starting Place is a
Glory to God,
and on earth
peace among men
Assembly of God
662 Je ffe rso n A v e n u e
V e r n o n ia , O r e g o n
S u n d a y W o rs h ip 11 a .m .
shelter for women and their
children who are victims of
abuse, both domestic violence
and/or sexual assault.
These clients and their chil
dren often need many things
that most of us take for arant-
Special program at
Birkenfeld Church
The public is invited to
Birkenfeld Community Church
on Friday, Dec. 22 to view a
Christmas tableau, “2000
Years Ago Jesus Came!”
Viewers will be guided from
scene to scene, with the per
formance repeated every 15-
20 minutes between the hours
of 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. The last
performance will begin at ap
proximately 8:15 p.m.
There will also be music
and refreshments. Birkenfeld
Community Church is located
on Hwy. 202 in Birkenfeld.
ed, such as personal care
items, clothing, money for
medicine, or money for gas to
get to a job or look for a safe
place to live. With the help of
many people in Columbia
County, WRC tries to meet the
clients’ many needs, but it has
been a struggle.
Help is always greatly ap
preciated and WRC has devel
oped the following wish list for
the shelter and its residents:
Money to help with the heat
ing bill, food, medicine, gaso
line, etc., sheet sets (20 twin
size and six full size bunks),
towels (bath, hand and wash-
clothes), pillows, washable
blankets, kitchen linens and
potholders, pot and pans,
clothes irons, laundry supplies
(soap, softener, bleach, etc.),
small gardening tools, small
appliances, cleaning supplies,
personal care items, feminine
hygiene products, small chests
of drawers, sturdy kitchen
chairs and an electric floor
scrubber.
If you would like to donate,
call 503-397-7110.
Proposals sought for emergency food, shelter funds
Under the federal Emer
gency Food and Shelter Pro
gram, Columbia County has
been awarded $33,712 to sup
plement emergency food and
shelter programs in the area, a
34 percent increase over the
amount received last year.
A national board chaired by
the Federal Emergency Man
agement Agency
(FEMA)
made the allocation. A local
board will determine how the
funds are awarded to qualified
organizations in the county.
Qualified organizations must
be non-profit, have an account
ing system, practice nondis
crimination, have demonstrat-
ted the capability to deliver
emergency food, utility or shel
ter programs within Columbia
County, have voluntary boards
and have a permanent Colum
bia County presence. Qualify
ing organizations are urged to
apply for a portion of the
$33,712 by Wednesday, De
cember 27, 2000.
Send proposals to 71762
Columbia River Highway, Suite
6, Rainier, OR 97048. For
more information, call the Unit
ed Way of Columbia County at
503-556-3614.
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V ernonia C ommunity C hurch
F irst B aptist C hurch
Grant Williams, Pastor
957 State Avenue
Vernonia, 503 429-6790
John Cahill, Pastor
359 “A” Street
Vernonia, 503 429-1161
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Children's Church w/Nursery
Evening Fellowship 6:00 p.m.
Nursery Care
Prayer Meeting, Wed. 7:00 p.m.
Men’s Group, Thursday 7:30 p.m.
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
G race R eformed B aptist
C hurch
D.J. Dickey, Pastor
Grant & North Streets
Vernonia, 503 429-3110
Sunday Services: Adult Prayer &
Children’s Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday Service:
All Family Bible Study, 7:00 p.m.
Evening Worship
Saturday, 6:00 p.m.
The Rev. Robert Grate, Pastor
375 North Street
(Vernonia Grange Hall)
Vernonia, 503 429-3700
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N ehalem V alley B ible C hurch
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Pastoral Associate
Juanita Dennis
960 Missouri Avenue
Vernonia, 503 429-8841
Mass Schedule
1st & 3rd Saturdays 4:30 p.m.
2nd & 4th Sundays 12 Noon
Jerry James, Pastor
500 California Ave
Vernonia, 503 429-5378
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Nursery available
Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.
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V ernonia F oursquare C hurch
Religious Education
2nd & 4th Sundays 10:30 a.m.
S eventh D ay A dventist
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Children's Sunday School
Joel Stith, Pastor
410 North Street
Vernonia, 503 429-6522
Sabbath School 9:15 a.m.
Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday Prayer, 7:00 p.m.
C hurch of J esus C hrist
of L atter D ay S aints
Men’s Ministry 7:45 a.m.
3rd Saturday, each month
Lee Knowlton, Branch President
1350 E. Knott Street
Vernonia, 503 429-7151
Sacrament Meeting, Sunday 10 a.m.
Sunday School & Primary 11:20 a.m.
Relief Society, Priesthood and
Young Women, Sunday 12:10 p.m.
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Pastor Paul Pastor
850 Madison Avenue
Vernonia, 503 429-1103
Wednesdays 7:00 p.m.
Evening Service
Youth Ministry
Children’s Ministry
Nursery Available
Women's Fellowship, 2nd & 4th
Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m.
R e s id e n c e
An Alzheimer's Specialty Home
Sunday Services, 10:00 a.m.
F irst C hristian C hurch
Every Wednesday:
Ladies' Bible Study, 9:15 a.m.
Children’s Choir 3:00 p.m.
Family Bible Study, 6:30 p.m.
R e t ir e m e n t
E piscopal C hurch
Roger Kruger, Pastor, 397-6883
2nd Ave. and Nehalem St.
Vernonia, 503 429-1941
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
since 1993
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CHRISTMAS DAY...OPENTUES., DEC. 26,8 AM
ALSO CLOSED NEW YEAR'S EVE & NEW YEAR'S DAY
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Vernonia
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
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