Religion
Feb. 4 religion briefs
published: 2/3/2012 2:30:20 PM
St. Peter will host a simple dinner St. Peter Catholic Church will host a simple dinner from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at its 2315 N. Main St.
Feb. 4 Pastoral Pondering: Christian unity has begun; let’s pray it flourishes
published: 2/3/2012 2:32:29 PM
Remember the days of Christian churches bickering and competing with each other? It wasn’t that long ago, and it’s not completely over, but it’s so much better than it used to be.
Candlemas celebrated in Catholic churches
published: 2/3/2012 2:33:45 PM
Thursday was not only Groundhog Day, but, for those who keep an eye on the liturgical calendar, it was also the day called Candlemas, or the presentation of Jesus at the temple.
Love INC expands its dental services ministry in Newberg
published: 2/3/2012 2:36:45 PM
For the less fortunate residents of Newberg there is now a better option than aspirin for dealing with a toothache. Love INC (In the Name of Christ) drastically expanded its dental ministry in January by adding a monthly dental clinic to the already existing monthly dental hygiene clinic.
Feb. 11 religion briefs
published: 2/10/2012 11:09:30 AM
Donate a coat and support Love INC The dental office of Dr. Kyle Kern, 504 Villa Road, Suite 2, is sponsoring a coat drive for Love INC (In the Name of Christ) during the month of February.
Love INC looks for help in February
published: 2/10/2012 11:10:40 AM
February may be the shortest month of the year, but Love INC (In the Name of Christ), an umbrella ministry for the Christian churches of Newberg, still has a long list of needs to fill.
Church continues to educate its congregation through music
published: 2/10/2012 11:11:56 AM
Aficionados of church music are invited to attend Newberg First Presbyterian Church’s adult Sunday school class for the next three weeks as students learn about shape notes, gospel music and spirituals.
Visiting a long-ago ministry
published: 2/10/2012 11:14:49 AM
For a group of Friendsview Retirement Community residents, last fall was the season for the trip of a lifetime, as they visited the site of a South American mission they supported or worked at in their youths.
Feb. 18 religion briefs
published: 2/17/2012 2:50:59 PM
Run 5k to support missionary work Sherwood Presbyterian Church will host its third annual Running Water 5K Run/Walk at 9 a.m. May 6. Registration and check-in starts at 8:30 a.
Feb. 18 Pastoral Pondering: Take the opportunity to be ‘surprised by Joy’
published: 2/17/2012 2:52:10 PM
We have torn off the first page of the 2012 calendar. Well, many people have torn it off. I’m a digital calendar user. So tearing pages off the calendar is only a figure of speech to mean that January is gone.
Locals prepare for Lent in a variety of ways
published: 2/17/2012 2:54:59 PM
Members of the men’s group at Newberg United Methodist Church are preparing for Lent and are inviting others to join them for a traditional pancake feast.
Ministry brings modern beekeeping to Ethiopia
published: 2/17/2012 2:58:15 PM
A Newberg church congregation is abuzz with support for a ministry project in Ethiopia. Members of Newberg’s First Presbyterian Church recently traveled to the nation in the Horn of Africa to bear witness to their work of modernizing beekeeping techniques.
Moving from jail to a long life of faith and service
published: 2/17/2012 3:02:52 PM
By Ed Langlois, Catholic SentinelFor the Newberg GraphicSALEM — After a miserable night on the cold floor of the Tillamook County jail, Jim Seymour considered the possibility that God exists.
Feb. 25 religion briefs
published: 2/24/2012 2:39:43 PM
First Baptist Church holds annual fundraiser CARLTON — First Baptist Church will hold its annual turkey dinner fundraiser at 5 p.m. March 10 at Carlton Elementary School, 420 S.
Feb. 25 Pastoral Pondering: Learning to drive akin to developing trust in Jesus
published: 2/24/2012 2:41:19 PM
When I was 15 I got really excited about a rite of passage that most of us experience: turning 16 and being able to drive. But before I could get behind the wheel I first had to attend a driver’s education class.
Woolman Forum will feature de Klerk, Mission Year leader
published: 2/24/2012 2:42:28 PM
The 27th annual Woolman Peacemaking Forum at George Fox University will attempt to answer what it means to live in a beloved community, as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Smudged foreheads mean Lent under way around the world
published: 2/24/2012 2:43:43 PM
For observant Christians, Lent, a time of fasting and reflection, started on Ash Wednesday this week. The season lasts 40 days to represent Jesus’ fasting in the desert.
Topic of gay marriage will be broached at Methodist conference
published: 2/24/2012 2:44:58 PM
This spring the United Methodist Church will hold its quadrennial General Conference in Tampa, Fla. Activists are already at work campaigning for removal of language that discriminates against homosexuals in the denomination’s Book of Discipline.
