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FaithReligion
Friday, February 11, 2011
Peninsula Daily News
Jesus’ divine love story
The Associated Press
Quest
for salvation
Indian Hindu holy men perform rituals surrounded by burning dried cow dung cakes during the Magh Mela festival in Allahabad, India, on Wednesday. Hindu holy men practice this extreme form of meditation under the scorching sun for four months at a stretch, fasting for the whole day and surviving just on a frugal intake of fruits, in their quest for salvation.
Judge dismisses prayer lawsuit The Associated Press
DENVER — A judge ruled Wednesday an Air Force Academy prayer luncheon can go on as planned, but a chaplain said he would make clear the event is sponsored by his chapel and not the academy — one of the objectives of a lawsuit that sought to block it. The lawsuit argued the luncheon, which was held Thursday, would violate the
QUEEN OF ANGELS CATHOLIC CHURCH 209 West 11th Port Angeles
360.452.2351 www.queenofangelsparish.org
Parish School
457-6903
www.queenofangelsschool.edu
Rev. Thomas Nathe, Pastor Mass: Saturday Vigil 5 p.m. Sunday 8:30 and 11 a.m. Tuesday 6 p.m. Wed. thru Sat. 8:30 a.m. Confession: Half hour before all Masses & 4-5 p.m. Saturdays Youth Religious Ed Classes: Sundays 9:35-10:35 a.m. at Parish School Life Teen Night: Sunday 6-7:30 p.m. at Parish Hall Eucharistic Adoration: Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. Sat.
INDEPENDENT BIBLE CHURCH Sunday: 116 E. Ahlvers Rd. 8:15 & 11 a.m. Sunday Worship 9:50 a.m. Sunday School for all ages Nursery available at all Sun. events Saturday: 112 N. Lincoln St. 6:00 p.m. Upper Room Worship Admin. Center: 112 N. Lincoln St. Port Angeles, WA / 360-452-3351 More information: www.indbible.org
constitutional separation of church and state because it appeared to be sponsored by the academy and because some faculty feared retribution if they didn’t attend, even though the event is officially voluntary. U.S. District Judge Christine Arguello dismissed the suit, saying neither associate professor of economics David Mullin nor the Military Religious Freedom Foundation had shown
BETHANY PENTECOSTAL CHURCH E. Fifth & Francis Port Angeles 457-1030 Omer Vigoren, Pastor SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m., 6:30 p.m. Worship WED. & SAT.: 7 p.m. Eve. Service
the prospect of retribution was real and imminent. She said the academy had clearly stated to faculty, cadets and staff that the event was voluntary and no one faced reprisals for being a no-show. She also said government lawyers had shown the chaplains, not academy commanders, were the sponsors, though she said there was “some lack of clarity” in the way the
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 139 W. 8th Street, Port Angeles 452-4781 Pastor: Ted Mattie Lay Pastor: Shirley Cruthers Worship Hours: 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Sunday School for all ages: 9:45 a.m. Nursery Provided: Both services
“Choosing Life”
PENINSULA WCG Gardiner Community Center A Bible Based Church Services: Saturday at 1 p.m. Visitors Welcome For information 417-0826 980 Old Gardiner Road
UNITY IN THE OLYMPICS www.unityintheolympics.org 2917 E. Myrtle, Port Angeles 457-3981 Sunday Services 10:30 a.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. Meeting @ Deer Park Cinemas - Hwy 101 & Deer Park Road, Port Angeles Glen Douglas, Pastor 452-9936
CHURCH OF CHRIST 1233 E. Front St., Port Angeles 360-457-3839 Dr. Jerry Dean, Minister A Christ–Centered message for a world weary people. SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship
FIRST UNITED METHODIST and Congregational Church 7th & Laurel, Port Angeles 360-452-8971 Jo Ann Olson, Pastor SUNDAY Childcare provided 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:45 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Worship 4:00 p.m. Youth Group portangelesumc@tfon.com www.gbgm-umc.org/portangelesfumc
Sunday Service begins at 10:30 a.m. Handicap accessible; Childcare available; Religious exploration classes for children, refreshments, and conversation following the service. February 13: Rev. Amanda Aikman “ G o o d G o a ts : H e a lin g O u r Im a g e of God” Many of us struggle with the concept of God. There are many creative ways to heal our old images of the Divine and draw a new, more meaningful portrait. We’re all “good goats”!
Casual Environment, Serious Faith
SEQUIM CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING
PIONEER MEMORIAL PARK, SEQUIM REV. LYNN OSBORNE 681-0177
Teaching the principles of Science of Mind SUNDAY 10 a.m. Services
ST. ANDREW’S EPISCOPAL 510 E. Park Ave. Port Angeles 457-4862 Services: Sunday 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Godly Play for Children 9:00 a.m. Monday 8:15 p.m. “Compline”
Wednesday 11:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
To know C hrist and to m ake H im know n www.standrewpa.org
PORT ANGELES CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Corner of 2nd & Race P.O. Box 2086 • 457-4839 Pastor Neil Castle EVERY SUNDAY 9 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 10 a.m. Worship Service Nursery available during AM services EVERY WEDNESDAY 6:30 p.m. Bible Study Invite your friends & neighbors for clear, biblical preaching, wonderful fellowship, & the invitation to a lasting, personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of Christ) Park & Race, Port Angeles 457-7062 David R. Moffitt, Pastor SUNDAY
9:00 a.m. Adult Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship
847 N. Sequim Ave. • 683-4135 www.sequimbible.org
St. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH 101 E. Maple St., Sequim Father Victor Olvida Mass Schedule
Saturday, 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Confessions: 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. Saturday
SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Traditional Worship Children’s Classes 10:30 a.m. Coffee Fellowship 11:00 a.m. Contemporary Worship Children’s Classes ages 3-12 Adult Discipleship Hour 6:00 p.m. E3/Mid-Hi School Bible Study Dave Wiitala, Pastor Shane McCrossen, Youth Pastor
Bible centered • Fam ily friendly
Issues of faith Caroline Byers
Interestingly, when Jesus came Earthside, he seemed to spend more time doctoring than preach-
ing. He communicated God’s love through healing, thus demonstrating God’s desire and design that humans enjoy health, happiness and wholeness. Jesus’ clinics were free. He didn’t ask for any history, insurance information or co-pays. Every one of his patients was totally healed without surgery, lab tests or X-rays. When they returned home, his patients didn’t require physiotherapy or face a lifetime of taking prescription drugs. Jesus treated any and all ailments — skin problems, blindness, mental conditions, orthopedic deformities. He even raised people from the dead. Sadly, Jesus’ earthly medical work ended when he was hanged — hanged on a cross. Fortunately, though, that was not the end of the divine love story, for now we have access to the risen Jesus. Through heavenly means, he draws our hearts to himself. As we respond to his love and concern, every day becomes a Valentine’s Day. Indeed, roses are red, violets are blue; God loves me, and he loves you.
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Issues of Faith is a rotating column by seven religious leaders on the North Olympic Peninsula. Carolyn Byers, an active leader in the Sequim Seventh-day Adventist Church, is in charge of its Sabbath School study program as well as the published author of several children’s books and numerous articles for church papers. Her e-mail address is cfbyers@tfon. com.
Briefly . . . Local singer in concert on Sunday PORT ANGELES — Local artist Michael Rivers will be in concert Sunday at 3 p.m., in the First Presbyterian Church, 139 W. Eighth St. Rivers, who is director of the Peninsula Men’s Gospel Singers, will offer his concert with no admission fee; however, free-will offerings will be accepted. CDs will be available for purchase.
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FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH GARBC 683-7303 7652 Old Olympic Highway Sequim Family Oriented Ministry Emphasizing Bible Preaching and Teaching Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m. Praise and Fellowship Service 6 p.m. Nursery Available
REDEEMING GRACE ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH REFORMED Scandia Hall, 131 W. 5th St., P. A. Andy Elam, Pastor SUNDAY 9:15 a.m. Study Hour 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 360-504-1950
THE OLYMPIC UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP A Welcoming Congregation 73 Howe Rd., Agnew 417-2665 www.olympicuu.org
www.thecrossingchurch.net
DUNGENESS COMMUNITY CHURCH 683-7333 45 Eberle Lane, Sequim Sunday Service 10 a.m.
event’s sponsorship was described. She suggested the academy pay more attention to the details of such announcements in the future. AfterArguello announced her decision, Chaplain Dwayne Peoples told reporters he would emphasize at Thursday’s lunch that the Community Center Chapel is the sponsor. He said he had planned to do that before the ruling.
In the book Dungeness: The Lure of a River — written by the Sequim Bicentennial History Book Committee and edited by Virginia Keeting — the tale is told of a woman doctor who moved to the Sequim area to serve the earliest settlers. When a small boy mysteriously disappeared, the doctor was accused of doing away with him in the interest of medical research. Some suggested hanging the doctor, but the plan was abandoned when the boy was found. He had been lost in the woods. Not surprisingly, the doctor soon moved away. The book notes: “There is no record of any physician living in the Dungeness area for almost a generation after the town was settled.” (I can see why.) The closest doctor was in Port Townsend or Victoria, B.C., and at times, help came too late. The situation changed in the late 1880s when several doctors moved to the area — Dr. Freeborn Lewis, Dr. McGeorge, Dr. Lucie Cook and Dr. Sarah F.B. Jones. These physicians were not chased away. Today, our community is served by a relative abundance of doctors and health professionals. Of late, I haven’t heard of any doctor-lynching. As the holiday of roses red and violets blue approaches, once again, I muse on the theme of love. I’m reminded that the greatest lover of humans is God. The Bible says simply and profoundly: “God is love” (1 John 4:8). God expresses his love in a many ways — in providing our daily bread and water, through the kindness of family and friends, in rainbows and roses red. However, God’s clearest expression of love for us was shown in sending Jesus to our world. “This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him” (1 John 4:9).
Sermon on love PORT ANGELES — The Rev. John Wingfield will lead Sunday worship at Unity in the Olympics at 10:30 a.m. The title of his lesson will be “The Mastery of Love.” Sunday school is at the same time. Meditation in the sanctuary will precede the service from 10:15 a.m. to 10:25 a.m. At 12:30 p.m., there will be a workshop on nonviolent communication, “Communicating to Connect.” All are welcome.
Hymn singalong PORT ANGELES — Choose favorite songs from the hymnal at First Baptist Church, Sixth and Laurel streets, Sunday at 6 p.m. for an old-fashioned singalong — and maybe win a prize by playing “Name that Hymn.” The song leader will be Ray Hanson, and piano accompaniment will be provided by Penny Hall. Refreshments will follow.
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Islamic hard-liners JAKARTA, Indonesia — Hundreds of Islamic hardliners stormed a courthouse and set two churches on fire in central Indonesia to protest what they considered a lenient sentence for a Christian convicted of blaspheming Islam. Antonius Richmond Bawengan, 58, was found guilty of distributing books and leaflets that “spread hatred about Islam” and sentenced to the maximum five years in prison. Islamic hard-liners shouted during the rioting Tuesday that the man should have received the death penalty. Anti-riot police fired into the air to disperse the crowd. The violence started in front of the District Court in Temanggung where the trial was held and spread to surrounding neighborhoods, police spokesman Col. Djahartono said. Witnesses said some people were rushed to the hospital with injuries, and police led away some protesters for questioning. The mob set two churches on fire and threw rocks at a third and a school building. They also torched a police truck, three cars and six motorcycles. Calm was restored about four hours later. Indonesia’s constitutional court upheld the blasphemy law last year as not limiting religious freedom and found it was vital to religious harmony in the secular nation. Activists argued the law discriminates against believers outside the mainstream of six officially recognized faiths. Peninsula Daily News and The Associated Press