Emmanuel Church

06/26/2026

OREGON STATE PARK PASSES HAVE ARRIVED AT THE COOS BAY LIBRARY

The Library is closed tomorrow, Friday, June 19th to celebrate Juneteenth. They will reopen Saturday, June 20th at 12 p.m.

Oregon State Park Passes are here! The Coos Bay Public Library is happy to announce that we have received four Oregon State Park Passes and they are available for checkout. These passes are part of our Library of Things Collection and can be checked out for seven days. Just fill out and sign a Library of Things application, find the case marked Oregon State Park Passes on our Library of Things shelf (near the reference desk) and then bring the case to the circulation desk to check it out. These passes join our extensive Library of Things collection which includes such diverse items as pressure and water canners, a karaoke machine, and musical instruments. Just another way you can have fun this summer with your Coos Bay Public Library.

06/26/2026

A celebration of life for Neville G. Cordell, 86, will be held at Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Coos Bay, at 11AM on Saturday, August 1. Neville was very active at LTOB in the late 1990s and 2000s. He co-directed "The Mikado" with Kerry Oxford (he also played Ko-Ko in that production, shown here), directed "Music Man" in 2013, and was a part of many other musicals.

Neville was born in Bina, India, but immigrated to England at age 8. He came to the U.S. to attend the World Council of Churches in San Anselmo, California, but went back to England to become an Anglican priest at St. Paul’s Cathedral. He returned to the U.S. to pursue a PhD in Psychology and become a U.S. citizen.

For many years, Neville worked at Coos County Mental Health and the Belloni Boy’s Ranch while also volunteering at LTOB and the Sprague Theatre in Bandon. He was also a lay minister at the local Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

06/26/2026

06/19/2026

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in Texas were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Over 150 years later, Congress designated Juneteenth as a federal holiday in 2...

06/16/2026

An invite from our very own, Judy & Wilbur Jensen. :)

06/16/2026

06/12/2026

https://www.coosbayareafunerals.com/obituary/Neville-Cordell

Celebrate the life of Neville Cordell and join others in sharing memories, stories, and condolences.

06/12/2026

FREE Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

Now is the perfect time to clean out the garage, shop, shed, or under-the-sink cabinet and safely dispose of unwanted household hazardous products.

Coos and Curry County residents are invited to a FREE Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event:

Saturday, June 20, 2026
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Beaver Hill Transfer Site
Highway 101, between Coos Bay and Bandon
¼ mile south of Milepost 253

Accepted household items include products such as pesticides, poisons, solvents, fluorescent lights, pool chemicals, aerosol cans, cleaners, mercury thermometers, flammable liquids, paints, stains, batteries, oils, and more.

Please bring materials in their original containers when possible, do not mix products, make sure containers are sealed, and transport items in a sturdy box or tub.

This event is for household hazardous waste only. No industrial or commercial waste will be accepted. Items not accepted include ammunition, asbestos, explosives, fireworks, radioactive materials, medical waste, and sharps.

For more information, call 541-396-7624.

Looking for safer household product alternatives? Check out The Hazardless Home Handbook here:
http://library.oregonmetro.gov/files/hazardless_home_handbook_2006.pdf

Let’s keep hazardous materials out of our homes, drains, garbage carts, and local environment.

06/12/2026

Cursillo Reflections:
I was a reluctant pilgrim, to say the least. I couldn’t even acknowledge the moniker. I just knew that good people offered me a gift and it was my obligation to accept. In doing so, I had to go with an open heart if I had any hope of finding value in the experience.

My trepidation was this: I’ve chased healing my entire life. From mental health therapies to 12-step groups and beyond. In the 80’s I did “Lifespring,” a generic version of EST, the big shinny thing that promised deep personal insight via “Large Group Awareness Trainings.”

The method was this: Non-credentialed “coaches” tear you to shreds in the first couple of days, including food, bathroom, and sleep deprivation. (I’m told it’s like what they do in the military during bootcamp). The end result is you are supposed to walk in lockstep with the “movement,” sign-up for the next “level,” and recruit the next group of “candidates.”

Then there was the cruise I took with the L. Ron Hubbard bunch. That was 5 days in hell that I’ll never get back.
Cursillo was none of that.

Cursillo is a celebration of Love, not the fabricated formation as I had feared. It was an opportunity to listen to timely and heart-felt talks given by a wide variety of souls. It was an opportunity to share meaningful dialog around the topics presented. It was a chance to mix with folks whom I might not have otherwise become acquainted with.

The big secret is, there is no secret Just many surprises that nobody wants to spoil for the next group of “candidates.” You will be promoted to “pilgrim” once you’re there. As a pilgrim, you will be treated exquisitely. You can’t go away without something greater brewing inside.

One of the other candidates summed up the content perfectly, “Our job is to show up, listen, and serve.” When I do that, I rise above my challenges. It’s really quite miraculous.

A candidate is anyone who wants to discover more about how to walk in love more deeply. With our spiritual team at the helm, it’s a true delight to partake. I highly recommend it.

Kathleen Vineyard, Cursillo 2026