Gift
Suggestions
Tid Bits for Living
By REV. T X . STRAYHAND
Those who live in sections of
the world where it normally
snows at Christmas time feel
that they can depend on the snow
at that time of the year, Yet,
because we cannot control the
weather we know that even these
people cannot always say it Is
Christmas because it snows.
Those of us who live In the part
of the world where it is normal
ly cold or rainy in the winter
expect this type of weather at
Christmas tim e. Yet, we know
we cannot say it Is Christmas
Just because it Is cold or rainy.
I have celebrated Christmas in
a part of the world where the
temperature was in the seven
ties and eighties and there was
no rain nor snow. What makes
It Christmas?
Two little children were dec
orating the Christmas tree and
discussing the Joys they experi
enced at Christmas tim e. The
A gift subscription of the
Portland Observer for members
of the family and Is a Christmas
little boy said, " I wish I had
been bom on Christmas day like gift for year round mind Jogging
Jesus then everybody would be excitement and enjoyment can
celebrating my birthday." The be given for the price of >5.00
The Observer will keep you
l i t t l e girl reminded him that
Jesus was bom on an ordinary abreast of the National and local
day but because he was bom on news. Just call 282-0929 and
that ordinary day Is why we cel order today or send In your
ebrate it now as Christmas Day. c h e c k , money order and now
It became Christmas day after your friends will be reminded of
your gift 52 weeks out of a year
his birth and not before.
when they receive it every
It Is not the weather, the dec Thursday, they will Just love
orations, the toys, the gifts, nor you for It.
the season of the year that
makes It Christmas. It Is the C h o i r S e t
birth of Jesus. The little boy
and girl went on to discuss the M u s i c a l
fact that some people do not
Sunday evening 8:00 p.m. The
have Christmas. The philosophy C a t h e d r a l Choir of Bethel
of the little girl was most wise
A .M .E . Church under the direc
as she answered this question
tion of Tim Stafford will present
by saying, "People everywhere
a musical.
c o u ld have Christmas when
The New Soul Beat, a supple
Jesus lives in their hearts, he
mentary hymnal is under study
makes It Christm as."
and hopefully to be published by
the congregation. The new hym
nal will add c o n t e m p o r a r y
music, Anthems, Spirituals, and
Gospel Music and the New Soul
Beat is a " F ir s t C ut" of col
lecting the music of our own age
for church use.
Mina Temple
Breakfast
Mina Temple ^68 & Daughter of
Issis is sponsoring a breakfast
for the Masonic fam ily children
Saturday Dec. 19th at 116 N .E ,
Russell Masonic Temple. We
are asking all children to be at
the hall by 10:00 p.m. Baskets
will be distributed to needy
fam ilies In the community.
Thomas Shelby, Potentate
M rs. Joe Person,
Im perial Command res
Radio M in ister
B is h o p W .G . H a rd y
“ T h e L ittle K in g ”
Project
Equality
Hear and See Him
Radio KGAR 1590 on your dial
9-9:15 a.m. and 4-4 :3 0 p.m. Sunday
Gospel preaching and singing
Dinner served every Sunday 2:30 p.m.
CHRISTMAS SEASON CRUSADE
9 3 6 N.E. Beech at 10th Ave.
ELOIR W .N. SIMMS
Each night 8 p.m. Preaching, Singing
Phone 2 8 4 -0 8 5 4
Project Equality, a church-
based program set up to effect
equal employment opportunities
for minority persons, opened an
office today In the Interchurch
Center, 0245 SW Bancroft.
The project alms to put the
buying power of churches to
work to help combat patterns of
discrimination In employment,
a c c o r d in g to Derek M ills,
Northwest Regional Director.
Participating churches, schools,
hospitals, and related institu
tions committed to the project
will ask for a new purchasing
specification from all suppliers
of goods and services - equal
opportunity in all aspects of
employment.
The Portland Project Equality
office is the nineteenth to open
in the United States in six
years. All offices offer techni
cal assistance to firm s which
agree to set up affirm ative ac
tion programs.
Mary Ann Buchanan has been
named associate project direc
tor to head the Portland office.
Sunday School
Morning Worship
9:00 A.M.
1 1:00 A.M.
4035
"Unusual Sarvtcas w ith ,n Unusual
Panpla hacausa o f an Unusual C h ris t"
Sunday School
Morning Worthip
Rhone 2 8 7 -4 7 7 4
945 AM.
| ] 00 A M
Church and School tor Community
ST ANDREW’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
281 4429
POTTIA NO, O ff GON 9721 1
REV GORDON L DtOCEY
8 0 6 N E ALBERT A
REV 8ERTRAAA GRIFFIN
Ma s k
i
9 0 0 am Hymn» 10 30 am Chor
I 2 0 0 pm Fo* Moss
ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH
Corner of 8th Ave and Skidmore
S.S. 9 :3 0 A .M .
Sunday W orship 1 1 :0 0 A .M .
Christian Youth Fellowship 6 :0 0 P.M. (2nd and Fourth Sundays)
Rev. Thomas Strayhand, minister
Highland United Church of Christ
HigMatid Community Center
4435 M X 4lti Aveeee
Phene 2 34 .5 4 4 0
Rev. Samuel Johnson, Pastor
Sunday Breakfast
8 :3 0 A .M .
Sunday School
9 :3 0 A.M .
ST. PAUL CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST
’«» N ‘
J.C F..W ,
Sunday School
9:45 A.M .
Worship Service
12 :00 Noon
YPW W
6 :3 0 P.M.
Evening Worship — Sunday, Tuesday, Friday 8 0 0 P.M.
The Friendly Church - You are only a Stranger once
M allory Avenue Christian Church
126 N.E. Alberta
Rev. Dale A. Stitt, Pastor
Church School
9:45 A.M.
Morning Worship 11:00 A M.
HUGHES MEMORIAL CHURCH
United Methodist
Cor. N.E. Rodney & Failing
Phone 2 8 8 -4 3 7 3
Ordrxjry Feopu Engoged
In E»*roord»nary Wort
Richord I . Parker, M inister
EVERYONE WELCOME
c^ e^ °di st &
5828 N.E. 8th
2 8 8 -5 4 2 9
A. Lee Henderson, Minister
Ellis Casson, Associate Minister
103 N.E. Morris St.
'W e are making our Neighborhood A Brotherhood”
Sunday School
9 :3 0 A M.
1 1:00 A.M.
The friendly Church,
where worship is Glorified
Maranatha Evangelistic Center
Phone 2 8 8 -3 7 0 0 -
FIRST A.M.E. ZION CHURCH
IO 9 N . Skidmore Street
Reverend L.J Thompson, Potior
Baptist Church
Morning Worship
“S erving th e In n e r C ity S aving the In n er M a n ”
S k id m o r e
Bulb ntntr fdrnilq
Rev. E.C. Wilder, Pastor
Dr. O.B. Williams, Pastor
1222 N.E.
©je Ourrf) of Pour
Ct)Olt£
Church School .............................................................. 9 :3 0 A.M.
Morning Worship
.................................................... 10:45 A.M.
Wed. Noon — The Hour of Power ................... 1 2:00 N O O N
Wed. Prayer & Class Meeting ................................. 7 :00 P.M.
Nursery Care Provided
St. M a rk
Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church
3138 N. Vancouver Ave.
Phone 282-9496
PORTLAND/OBSE EVER Dec. 17, 1970
Sunday School
Morning Worship
Evening W orthip
Hour Power — W ed
Friday Youth O Rama
Reverend Wendell Wallace, Pastor
9 :1 5 A M
10:45 A M
7 00 P M
7 00 P M
7 :3 0 P M
<he v\[cuut Olirei Hu pi ist Cltureh
Rev. John H. Jackson
Minister
N.E. First and Schuyler
Portland, Ore.
Phone 2 8 4 -1 9 5 4
Sunday School
Morning Worship
Vesper
Let us enter to worship and depart to serve.
9 a m.
1 1 a.m.
5 p.m.