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Saturday, December 3, 2011 – Daily News Religion Faith&Worship Church news Celebration The First United Methodist Church will host "Cele- bration of Christ Jesus' Birth." The free event includes a pageant, Christmas carols and music by the Jammers. Hot soup and drinks will be served. The celebration starts 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7 at the First United Methodist Church, at the corner of Aloha Street and David Avenue. For information call Sharran at 527-0885. Praying with Holy Woman Sisters Gloria Heese and Janel Sawatzki will be offering another of their series of Holy Hours "Praying with Holy Woman" on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. at Marsh cottage, next to St Peter's Episcopal Church. This Advent the Prophetess Anna will be the inspi- ration for reflection and prayer. Although only two verses are found in Luke's Gospel referring to this woman, there is much we can glean by spending time with this elderly widow who "spoke about the child to all who were waiting for God to set Jerusalem free." Holy Hour will end in time for everyone to attend the regularly scheduled Advent Taize at 7 p.m. St. Peter's will also host Ecumenical (Interdenomination- al) Taizé Worship Services every Sunday evening dur- ing Advent through Dec. 18. Taizé services bring together prayer, meditative music and silence in uniting Christians to prepare for the coming of the birth of Christ. All are welcome to participate in Holy Hour and Advent Taizé Services at St. Peter's, located at 510 Jef- ferson St., on the corner of Jefferson and Elm streets. For more worship service information, call St. Peter's at 527-5205 or send an email to stpeters@sbc- global.net. More information about Taizé is available at www.taize.fr. Bible reading Come and hear the Bible read. Each Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. at St. Andrews in Corning, a chapter from the New Testament will be read beginning with Matthew on Tuesday, Dec. 13. There will also be time for prayers for the commu- nity and personal prayers. St. Andrews Episcopal Church is located at 820 Marin St., in Corning. For more information contact Charles Rouse at 824- 2321. Home Spun Christmas All are invited to enjoy a Home Spun Christmas afternoon starting at noon Saturday, Dec. 10, featuring a gourmet lunch and door prizes followed by bridge or other card or board games or just visiting with friends. Cards will be provided, please bring other games. The parish hall at St.Peters' Episcopal Church is on the corner of Jefferson and Elm streets. Cost is $10. For more information or reservations, call Nancy at 527-3602. Which way? Have you ever come to a crossroad in your life and wondered which way to go? Contrary to popular belief, God's way is the only way that will prosper. His Word says in Proverbs 14:12, "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death." It is like the one who puts his ladder up against a wall and begins to climb. When he gets to the top he finds that it is the wrong wall. Jeremiah 10:23 says, "O Lord, I know the way of man is not in himself; it is not in man who walks to direct his own steps." Have you ever felt your way was blocked no matter which way you turned? There is a story in the Bible of a man named Balaam. He disobeyed God's way. Let's look at what hap- pened. In Numbers 22:22 it says that God stood in his way as an adversary against him. Have you ever felt like you were between a rock and a hard place? Numbers 22:24 continues, "Then the Angel of the Lord stood in a narrow path between the vineyards, with a wall on this side and a wall on that side." No matter which way he went he was blocked. There is only One who knows the way. When we trust Him to show us His way, in our circumstances, He will. God is the Orchestrator in our life. A jigsaw puzzle has many pieces, but they must all fit together for the complete picture. God is the One who puts the pieces of our lives together, from the beginning to the end. This One who laid the foundation of the earth, Who knows the heart of every person, is the only One who can lead us onto the right paths. I love the verse in Psalm 85:13 which says, "Righteousness will go before Him, and shall make His footsteps our pathway." Psalm 23:3 says that He leads us in the paths of righteous- ness. Wouldn't you rather be on the right path than the wrong one? How can we know the right path? Jesus said in John 14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Our first and only right path is to acknowledge that we are sinners and to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as our personal Savior. He alone the verses in Psalm 25:4-5, "Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salva- tion; on You I wait all the day." The Lord knows the Marilyn Adams GodTalk has eternal life. Once we have done that, we look to Him continually for direction. His Word says in John 15:5 that without Him we can do nothing. Our way can- not prosper us, but God's way always leads to truth and prosperity. We will be prosperous when we read His Word and obey it. God says to Joshua in Joshua 1:8, "This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosper- ous, and then you will have good suc- cess." Do you need direction? I really like The Anderson California Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints presents "Journey to Bethle- hem." "This is our 18th anniversary Christmas holiday pro- duction that takes place every two years," said director Amy Crofoot. "I have never experienced anything like JTB. This is truly a unique production. I love that as you travel from room to room and get to experience our Sav- ior's birth from so many different perspectives." Also asked what she hoped would be the take away for visitors? "My hope is that those who attend will feel the Spirit of our Heavenly Father. I hope attendees will know that we, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints believe in and love our Savior, Jesus Christ. I pray that all who visit JTB will walk away feeling the love of our Father in Heaven and the joy that His love brings." A crèche exhibit featuring nativity scenes from around the world will commence to start the journey. From that point, Journey to Bethlehem takes visitors on a guided tour of the Holy Land at the time of the Nativity. Guests will encounter along the way: The evil King Herod who will try to entice them to give the location of the Christ child; Shepherds who, while tending their flocks receive heavenly messengers who guide them to the way through the wilder- ness circumstances of our lives. We can trust Him because He is trustworthy. Proverbs 3:5-6 are good verses to memorize and make into a prayer. "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths." When He says to trust in Him the meaning is literally to lean on Him rather than attempt stand- ing straight on our own. When He says to acknowledge Him the meaning is literally to act solely in terms of what we know of Him. He is so desirous that we look to Him in all aspects of our lives. He alone can lead us in His way. Marilyn Adams accepted the Jesus Christ as her personal Savior in 1958. A debilitating accident in 1977 permitted the Lord to woo her into intimate relationship with Him. He taught her timeless truths that sustain her and permeate her teachings.She ministers primarily to women in crisis or incarceration. Journey to Bethlehem manger; the Wise Men on their way to find and worship their newborn king; Mary and Joseph, who after finding no room in the inn, resort to spending the night in a lowly sta- ble that will become the birthplace of the Savior of Mankind. Along the way, visitors will be serenaded by a chorus of Angels and will receive small tokens and gifts reminding them of the events they have just witnessed. Each journey last about an hour and will depart periodically throughout the evening. Members from the Anderson, Antelope, Cottonwood, Corning, Fall River, Palo Cedro and Red Bluff congrega- tions take part in this production that has grown from 300 visitors in 1990 to more than 1,700 in 2009. The dates and times for Journey to Bethlehem are Dec. 8, and 9 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Dec. 10 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Anderson California Stake Center, 4075 Riverside Ave. A special signing presentation for the deaf and hard-of- hearing will be presented on Dec. 9, at 6 p.m. A special Spanish presentation will be presented on Dec. 10, at 6 p.m. For more information call Crofoot at 530-378-1104 or Robii Dotson at 808-429-4362. Tehama County Church Directory HOYT-COLE CHAPEL OF THE FLOWERS 816 Walnut St. - Red Bluff Red Bluff.... ABUNDANT LIFE FELLOWSHIP — 21080 Luther Rd. — Pastor J.E. Heitman 528-2499 — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM & 6PM ANTELOPE HOME FELLOWSHIP(SBC) — Berrendos School — 401 Chestnut St 200-4112 — Pastor John Bohrer — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:45AM APOSTOLIC ASSEMBLY — 1321 Nelson Dr., Red Bluff. — 527-8541 Pastor Rudy Cepeda — WORSHIP — Sunday 1:00PM & Friday 7PM BETHEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD — 625 Luther Rd. — 527-0445 Pastor John Christenson — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM & 6PM CALVARY CHAPEL — 12375 Paskenta Rd. — 527-8219 Pastor Gilbert DeLao Jr. — WORSHIP — Sunday 9:00 & 11:00 am CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1605 Park Ave. — 527-3036 Evangelist Gary Dent — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM & 6:30PM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS — Antelope-545 Berrendos 529-2506 — Bishop James Beeman — SERVICES Begin Sunday 11:00AM CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS — Red Bluff-545 Berrendos 527-7012 — Bishop Earl Wintle — SERVICES Begin Sunday 9:00AM COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH — 598 Round -Up Ave. 527-4203 Pastor Dr. Paul Wright — WORSHIP — Sunday 9AM & 6PM CORNERSTONE CHURCH OF GOD — Hwy. 36, Jorgenson 527-9210 — Pastor Roy Duggins — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM & 5PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH — 501 Pine St. — 527-4361 Pastor Bruce Cloutier — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:15AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — Hickory & Madison — 527-4688 Pastor Dan Woolery — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM FIRST CHURCH OF GOD — Jackson & Luther — 527-5717 Pastor Rod Thompson — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:15AM FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — Johnson & Hickory — 527-3361 Pastor Jesse Morris — WORSHIP — 10:30 AM FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH — 585 Kimball Rd. — 527-5083 WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — 525 David Ave. — 527-5754 Pastor Nancy Pharis-Curie — WORSHIP — Sunday 11:00AM GATEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH, IND. FUND. — 12830 Glasgow Dr. — 527-2964 Pastor Jeff Eldred — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM & 6PM GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF RED BLUFF — 22630 Antelope Blvd. —227-3630 Pastor David T. Stark — WORSHIP — Sunday 5PM LAKE CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY CHURCH — Lake Club — 347 6970 Jim Bredow, Pastor — WORSHIP — Sunday 8:30AM-10:15AM LUTHERAN CHURCH, ST. PAUL — Jefferson & Elm — 527-3414 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke — WORSHIP — Sunday 8:30AM & 11AM NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH — 1625 Johnson St. — 527-8134 Pastor Vern Milliken — SERVICE — 10:00AM NEW HOPE FOURSQUARE CHURCH — 925 Walnut St. — 528-0642 PastorS Steve and Linda Priest — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM — Youth, Thurs. 6:00 PM NORTH VALLEY BAPTIST CHURCH (Ind.) — 345 David Ave — 527-0543 WORSHIP — Sunday 10:50AM NUEVA VIDA — 11841 Hyw 99W — Red Bluff — Spanish-speaking Pastor Freddie Villasenor — WORSHIP — Sunday 11:00AM OPEN VISTAS AWARENESS CENTER — 900 Walnut St. — 529-9285 Rv. Tresha Wing — SERVICE — Sunday 10:00AM Red Bluff.... PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — Jefferson & Hickory St. — 527-0372 The Rev. Beth Hoyt — SERVICES 11:00AM —Summer Worship 9:30AM PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD — 370 Kimball Rd. — 527-6346 Pastor Mike Cox — WORSHIP — Sunday 11:00AM RED BLUFF COMMUNITY CHURCH — 1920 Park St. Pastor Stan Kolbert — SERVICES — Sunday 11:00AM — 282-2248 OUT OF THE BOX MINISTRIES-COWBOY CHURCH — 585-3070 Tehama District Fairground, Bull Sale Barn –– Wednesday 7:00PM –– Sunday 10:00AM RED BLUFF GOSPEL ASSEMBLY — 836 Washington St. — 529-9909 Pastor John A. Partsch — WORSHIP — Sunday 1:30PM - Wednesday 7PM SABBATH COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN — 705 So. Jackson St. — 529-1890 Pastor Ron Largent — WORSHIP — Saturday 10:45AM SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH — 515 Main St. — Father Joyle T. Martinez MASS — Saturday 5:15, Spanish 7PM — Sunday 8:30AM, 10:30AM, Spanish 12PM THE SALVATION ARMY — 944 Walnut St. — 527-8530 Majors Frank & Susan Severs, Pastors — SERVICES — Sunday 10AM & 11AM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHRUCH — 720 S. Jackson — 527-3733 Pastor Jon Spoolman — WORSHIP — Saturday 10:45AM SHEPHERD HOUSE OF PRAYER — 601 Monroe St. 529-5350 — Pastor Brent Kohler — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:00AM ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — Jefferson & Elm — 527-5205 Rev Diana Lueckert — Sunday 9:30AM, Holy Eucharist Rite II SUNRISE BIBLE FELLOWSHIP — C.B.A. — The corner of Cedar & Jackson — 527-6818 Pastor Byron Shaw, Pat Hurton — WORSHIP — 10:50AM — Bible Study 9:30AM TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL — 8529 Placer Rd., Redding 243-5726 — For service dates & times — 529-9246 TRINITY MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH — 20920 Hampton Rhodes Drive — 528-8668 WORSHIP — Sunday 10:45AM - Wednesday 7:00PM TRUTH TABERNACLE — 285 Gilmore Road, Red Bluff — 527-5533 Pastor Sam Howard — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM - Sunday School 9:30AM UNION SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH — 1256 Walnut St. Bidwell School Cafeteria — 840-6177 Pastor Robert M. Wheatley — WORSHIP — Sunday 3PM only UNITED CHURCH OF GOD — 645 Antelope Blvd. Suite 13 — 824-3657 Pastor Herb Vierra— WORSHIP — Saturday 11:30 AM VINEYARD CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP — 738 Walnut St. — 527-2449 Pastor Steve Igarta — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM WALNUT GROVE CHRISTIAN CENTER — RHEMA Bible Church 435 Round Up Ave. — 527-9065 — Pastor Michael Ragsdale — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM ZION CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES — 836 Washington St. 529-1836 — Pastor Joshua John McKim — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:15AM Bowman... COMMUNITY CHURCH — Bowman Rd. & Landes — 347-6130 Pastor Mark Lugg — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM This directory sponsored by: Los Molinos.... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Sherwood & Josephine 527-3490 — Pastor Kathleen Smith — WORSHIP 11AM MILL CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH — HWY 99E and Taft St., 384-1564 — Pastor Carl DeBiase — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM & 6PM SPIRIT OF LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD — 25235 Orange St. — 384-0100 Pastor Richard Tucker — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM Corning... BELIEVERS CHURCH OF GOD — 783 Solano St. — 824-6502 Pastor Dan Steigmn — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:00AM BETHEL CHURCH — 1520 East St. — 824-0175 Ron Cottingham, Pastor — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1418 South St. — 824-3603 WORSHIP — Sunday — 10:30AM CHURCH OF CHRIST — 1440 Yolo St. — 824-4333 David King, Minister — WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM & 6PM CHURCH OFJESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS — Marguerite & Blackburn — Bishop A. Daniel Drum — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM CORNING FOURSQUARE — 404 5th Street — 824-5776 Rev. Sue Duffy WORSHIP — Sunday: adults 9:15, 10:30 AM — Tues.10AM prayer meeting FAMILY BIBLE CHURCH — Marin & Pear Sts. — 824-0989 Pastor Joycel — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:45AM & 6PM FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH — 506 Colusa St. — 824-3490 Pastor Chris Fissori — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:15AM — Sunday School 9AM FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH — 1421 Marin St. — 824-5739 WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH — 824-5535 — Marguerite & McLane Pastor Howard Sanborn— WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM HARVEST CHRISTIAN CENTER CHURCH OF GOD — 1006 6th St. Corning 824-2091 — Pastor Michael Sharp — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:00AM IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH — 824-5879 — 814 Solano St. Father Juan Manuel Ponce — MASS — Sunday 10AM, 12:00PM - Spanish MT. OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH — 341 Solano St. — 824-5530 Pastor Dallas D. Dubke — WORSHIP — Sunday 9AM NEIGHBORHOOD FULL GOSPEL CHURCH — 901 South St. — 824-2323 Pastor Ken Killinger — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:50AM & 6PM NEW LIFE ASSEMBLY CHURCH — 824-3426 Pastor J.R. Gonzales — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:00AM - Sunday School 9AM OLIVE BRANCH BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP — 565 1st St. — 824-3661 — SERVICE — Sunday 10:30 AM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH — West & Butte — 824-2153 Pastor Jose Torres — WORSHIP — Saturday 11AM ST. ANDREW'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH — First & Marin Sts. — 824-4979 Pastor Maryly Adair — CHURCH — Sunday 11AM TRUTH TABERNACLE — 1308 Solano. — 824-4586 Pastor Ed Schaefer — WORSHIP — Sunday 2PM AUTO ELECTRIC INC. 1055 Main St. - Red Bluff 527-5170 Vina... VINA COMMUNITY CHURCH — 5th & D Street — 839-2340 Pastor Larry Peterson — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM Cottonwood... ABUNDANT LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER — 19019 Gaspoint Road — 347-9208 Pastor Doug Hamblin — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM ASSEMBLY OF GOD — Gaspoint Road — 347-3313 Pastor Bob Whitman — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:45AM & 6PM FOURSQUARE CHURCH — 2400 Rhonda Rd. Rev. Paul Shrum — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM & 6PM Dairyville... CONE COMMUNITY METHODIST CHURCH — 11220 Hwy. 99E — 527-2329 Pastor Kathleen Smith —WORSHIP — Sunday 9AM El Camino... COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH — Hwy. 99W — 385-2314 Pastor Nancy Pharis-Curie — WORSHIP — Sunday 9:30AM SHADY REST FULL GOSPEL CHURCH — 7211 Hwy. 99W 385-2155 — Pastor Andrew Dalson — WORSHIP — Saturday 7PM Gerber... BAHA'I FAITH OF TEHAMA COUNTY — 385-1091 Prayer meetings Fridays 7:30PM Brickyard Creek Apartments FAITH HOPE LOVE MINISTRIES — 21941 Chard Ave. 385-1431 — Pastor Ina Driggers — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM GERBER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP — 301 Samson @ Ventura 385-1718 — WORSHIP — Sunday 10AM Las Flores... LAS FLORES FULL GOSPEL — 9662 San Benito Pastor Rev. Elroy & Martha Lake — WORSHIP — 10:00AM Wed. 6PM Manton... MANTON COMMUNITY CHURCH — Forward Rd. — 474-5156 Pastor Michael Stiener —WORSHIP — Sunday School 9:30 Sun. 10:45 Platina... ST. HERMAN OF ALASKA MONASTERY — Begum Gorge Rd. Abbot Herman — LITURGY — Sunday 8:30AM Rancho Tehama... COMMUNITY CHURCH (Non-Den.) — 585-2526 WORSHIP — Sunday 11AM CHRISTIAN LIFE MINISTRIES — 585-2975 Pastor Don Luke — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM/6:00PM Tehama... ASSEMBLY OF GOD — Third St. — 384-2603 Pastor Walter Bright — WORSHIP — Sunday 10:30AM 11:15 AM & 6PM ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH — 824-5879 Corner of 4th & D — MASS — Sunday 8:00AM - English RED BLUFF 3B