Religion in Brief

Published 5:00 am Saturday, July 1, 2006

Unitarian Universalist of Central Oregon will not resume services until Aug. 20.

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The Rev. Dr. Steven Koski will preach on the topic ”Questions and Answers – A Dialogue with the Congregation” at the 9 and 11 a.m. services Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 230 N.E. Ninth St., Bend.

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Dr. John Nastari will focus on the fourth commandment, ”Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy,” based on the text from Exodus 20:2-17, at 10 a.m. Sunday at Community Presbyterian Church, 529 N.W. 19th St., Redmond.

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Pastor Linda will speak on the topic ”Building a House of Faith: Asking for Help,” based on the text from 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27, today at 5 p.m. Pastor Thom will speak on the topic ”Building a House of Faith: Helping Friends,” based on the same text and John 15:9-17, at the 8:30 and 11 a.m. services Sunday at First United Methodist Church, 680 N.W. Bond, Bend.

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Pastor Virgil Askren will share the sermon ”What Does the Bible Say About War?” at the 9:15 and 10:45 a.m. services Sunday at Bend Church of the Nazarene, 1270 N.E. 27th St., Bend.

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Pastor Randy Myers will share the message ”How to Plan Effectively” from the series ”Empowering Leadership” today at 6:30 p.m. and at the 9 and 10:45 a.m. services Sunday at New Hope Church, 20080 Pinebrook Blvd., Bend.

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Pastor Joel LiaBraaten will share the messages ”Deep Freedom” and ”Getting Held” at the 8:30 a.m. contemporary worship service and the 11 a.m. traditional worship service Sunday at Grace First Lutheran Church. The church is located on Wall and Idaho streets in Bend.

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Mike Potter and Susan Haupt will perform at Acoustic Cafe from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the Spiritual Awareness Center. Donagelo will speak on the topic of freedom and free will at 9 a.m. Sunday. The center is located at 157 N.W. Franklin Ave., Bend.

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Above the Noise will perform at The Alt (for the young and young at heart) service today at 6:30 p.m. at Westside Church. The church will celebrate the anniversary of Pastor Ken and Linda Johnson’s 20 years of service at 10:45 a.m. Sunday. A church picnic will follow the service. Bring your own side dish and blanket. The church is located at 2051 N.W. Shevlin Park Road, Bend.

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Pastor Mike Johnson will share the message ”Fine Tuning Our Freedom” at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Faith Christian Center, 1049 N.E. 11th St., Bend.

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Pastor Robert Luinstra will preach on the theme ”How Does Your Garden Grow?,” based on the text from Mark 4:26-34, at Trinity Lutheran Church and School, 2550 N.E. Butler Market Road, Bend.

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Pastor Larry Henderson, from City Bible Church in Portland, will share a message at 10 a.m. Sunday at Bend Christian Fellowship, 19831 Rocking Horse Road, Bend.

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