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	<title>Welcome to the &#34;Big Brown Church&#34;</title>
	<link>http://www.bigbrownchurch.org/main</link>
	<description>Enterprise, Oregon</description>
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		<title>WALLOWA COUNTY FOOD BANK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The need to keep the shelves supplied at our Wallowa County Food Bank is great.  You can help. Non-perishable food (no home canned please) is needed.  Non-food items are also needed. Ideas are: toilet paper, shampoo, toothbrushes and tooth paste, diapers, soap, detergent, paper plates, shaving supplies, cosmetics, personal hygiene items. &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigbrownchurch.org/main/2012/01/wallowa-county-food-bank/</link>
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		<title>WOMEN&#8217;S FELLOWSHIP SOCIAL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP  will meet for lunch on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 at the Senior Meal Site in Enterprise at  11:45 a.m.  BEEF is on the menu and is hosted by the Enterprise Community Congregational Church and Highview Ranch. Suggested donation for your meal: 60 years and older: $3.50 Under age 60: $5.75 The meal is served [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigbrownchurch.org/main/2012/01/womens-fellowship-social/</link>
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		<title>COMING IN APRIL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Communication Class will be offered by Rev. Dr. James C. Petersen based on the book “Why Don’t We Listen Better?” (available through Amazon.com). Brush-up or learn new skills to interact with others in a more intentional manner.  The class will be open to all.  Watch for information about date, place and cost. For books [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigbrownchurch.org/main/2012/01/coming-in-april/</link>
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		<title>SOME GOOD ADVICE ON THE YEAR 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people view the year 2012 as a breath of fresh air.  Perhaps it will bring an end to the recent emphasis on thoughts of recession, unemployment, foreclosure, etc.  Others are convinced that the world will absolutely end this year. To those who are positive the world will end this year, I have some advice:  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigbrownchurch.org/main/2012/01/some-good-advice-on-the-year-2012/</link>
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		<title>THE CHURCH OF MY DREAMS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the church of my dreams: The church of the warm heart, Of the open mind, Of the adventurous spirit; The church that cares, That heals hurt lives, That comforts old people, That challenges youth; That knows no divisions of culture or class, No frontiers, geographical or social; The church that inquires as well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigbrownchurch.org/main/2012/01/the-church-of-my-dreams/</link>
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		<title>COMMUNION</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is Communion and why do Christians observe it?  Unlike Baptism, which is a one time event, Communion is a practice that is meant to be observed over and over throughout the life of a Christian.  It is a holy time of worship when we corporately come together as one body to remember and celebrate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigbrownchurch.org/main/2011/11/communion/</link>
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		<title>SUNDAY SCHOOL</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There will be Sunday School available for  any child, ages 3 to 12.  Children meet in the Sanctuary and leave for their classroom after the Pastor’s children’s Time.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigbrownchurch.org/main/2011/09/sunday-school/</link>
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		<title>WHO WE ARE</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Who We Are The United Church of Christ acknowledges as its sole head, Jesus Christ, Son of God and Saviour. It acknowledges as kindred in Christ all who share in this confession. It looks to the Word of God in the Scriptures, and to the presence and power of the Holy Spirit to prosper its [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigbrownchurch.org/main/2011/03/who-we-are/</link>
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		<title>WE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THOSE WHO:</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PRAY FOR THOSE WHO: 1.  Are in need of healing in body and spirit. 2.  Are facing challenges in their work and in their lives&#8217; purpose. 3.  Are in need of guidance in their  family lives. 4.  Are serving in the military. 5.  Are in need for peace and justice  to prevail. 6.  Are currently [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bigbrownchurch.org/main/2011/03/we-continue-to-pray-for-those-who/</link>
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