11-25 Church briefs

  • Published: 11/24/2009 8:42:26 AM
Russell to speak at Thanksgiving service in Woodburn
 
The Woodburn Pastor Association is also inviting the public to attend a community Thanksgiving service Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Woodburn High School Lectorium. Woodburn Police Chief Scott Russell will be speaking at this service and the Woodburn Foursquare Church worship team will lead the praise time. This will be time of worship to hear about the miraculous story of God’s grace and mercy in the life of Chief Russell.  
 
 
Second annual Shalom Prayer Center Christmas open house
 
The second annual Shalom Prayer Center Christmas open house will be held Dec. 5 at Shalom Prayer Center, located at 840 S. Main St. in Mt. Angel. The festivities will run from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Benedictine Sisters will be selling their famous morning coffee cakes as well as the eight flavors of Monastery Mustard. Many other gifts made by the Benedictine Sisters will be available.
 
The open house will feature a display of handmade folk art Santas carved by local artist-carver and teacher Rita Zollner Gooding of Oregon City. Zollner, an alumna of the Benedictine Sisters’ former academy and college in Mt. Angel and a retired teacher, started carving as a hobby and has taken classes from several nationally-known carvers.
 
She now is a teacher of carving at the Heritage Art Studio in North Plains. She has done caricature carvings, realistic faces, and folk art Santas and animals. Some of the Santa carvings will be for sale.
 
Another guest artist will be David Phillips of Gentle Spirit Music Productions of Eugene, who will be playing advent and Christmas music from his “Prepare the Way of the Lord” and “Christmas Dreams.”
 
Holiday refreshments, including free samples of Monastery Mustard, will be served. For more information, contact Sister Dorothy Jean Beyer, director of Shalom Prayer Center, at 503 845-6773 or shalom@mtangel.net.
 
 
Woodburn Foursquare  Church is now online
 
Woodburn Foursquare has joined the online community. By visiting www.woodburnfourquare.org, the public can learn about the church’s services, classes, activities and events through the online calendar, along with the church newsletter.
 
 
Hubbard United Church of Christ
 
The Hubbard United Church of Christ is continuing its outreach project. For the past six months, the congregation has provided an assistant box for two families, three months each. Included in the boxes are items that can’t be purchased with food stamps.
 
In November, the goal is to provide food and cash to furnish Thanksgiving boxes for three different families in the community. In December, the church will provide Christmas gifts to children utilizing the distribution program of the Hubbard Police Department.
 
 
Thomas Merton Retreat being held Dec. 11-12
 
Shalom Prayer Center, a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters, is offering the annual Thomas Merton Retreat with award-winning filmmaker and author Morgan Atkinson Dec. 11-12.
 
This retreat will feature the documentary “Soul Searching: The Journey of Thomas Merton” as a lens through which to examine the path and legacy of the 20th century spiritual master. Participants will consider the gifts of the Trappist monk together with the very human aspects of the man. Participants can expect to gain greater knowledge of Merton’s life and critical turning points in it.
 
Atkinson has studied and chronicled the life and work of Thomas Merton for more than 30 years, culminating in this documentary, which was broadcast nationally on PBS stations in December 2008. Atkinson’s book with the same title was published in December 2008 by the Liturgical Press.
 
The retreat begins Dec. 11 at 7 p.m. and concludes Dec. 12 at 3:30 p.m. The registration fee is $114, which includes overnight lodging on Friday, as well as breakfast and lunch on Saturday. The registration deadline is Dec. 9.
 
There will also be an hour-long presentation by Atkinson on Dec. 13 from 1 to 2 p.m. at Queen of Angels Monastery. The cost for the presentation is $5, which may be paid at the door. Preregistration for the Sunday presentation is not necessary.
 
For more information on this or other programs contact Shalom at 503-845-6773, shalom@mtangel.net, or visit the Shalom Web site at www.benedictine-srs.org/shalom.
 
 
One-man play featured at Sacred Heart-St. Louis Parish
 
“Vianney,” a live one-man production performed by actor and director Leonardo Defilippis, is now on a nationwide tour for the Year for Priests and will be presented at Sacred Heart Church in Gervais Dec. 13 at 6 p.m. Defilippis is well-known as the director and star of the feature film “Thérèse,” which ran in mainstream movie theaters for more than a year.
 
His live performance of “Vianney” includes a spectacular set, numerous costumes and a moving musical score. Come see him bring to life the story of Saint John Vianney, who battled the devil and saved a whole village, and thousands of souls beyond.
 
The program is suitable for ages 9 years and up, and admission will be a free-will offering. For additional information, contact Sacred Heart-St. Louis Parish at 503-792-4231 or visit www.vianneydrama.com. The church is located on the corner of Douglas Ave. and Seventh Street in Gervais.

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