Black Baptist
a p p e a ls fo r
W h ite Church
a id
Rovorerxl
Joseph G riffin ,
cha irm an of He Am erican
B aptist Uluck Caucus of the
W est, u ig o l ti» white church
to ••h tln g the co lle c tiv e con
science of Am ei ic a " to sup
po rt fastei pi ogress toward
social ju s tic e . He urged black
m in is te rs to become "m o re
aggressive in prom oting H»
Iw slc C h i latían p rin c ip io s of
social ju s tic e " . I his w ill In
volve black cliurchm en doing
"m a n y things which stamp us
as being m ilitants.**
Ile sakI much of tl» injustice
« life ie d fry m lnot itle s could
I» cured qu ickly if t i» white
c h u rc l» s would become m ore
po sitive in th e ir stand against
social il ls . "T h e white church
too has placated those in the
|>owei s tru c tu ie s , failed to
c i Itlc lr e th e ir wrongdoings
and glossed over tlw issues
concerning social Ills.**
He uigad the
Am erican
B aptist HlackCaucus touse Its
stlen gth w ith in die c la iic h to
make the whites "s e e th e ir
sins’ *.
Portland/Objerver TTiunday, Dec. 2, 1971 Page 5
M e th o d is t g ive
voice to youth
P O R T L A N D vP OBSERVER
The U n it e d
M ethodist
C hurch conference voted to
give a g re a te r voice in church
m a tte rs to young |»o ple. An
amendment to th e C h u rch co n -
st I tut Ion removed the m in i
mum voting age of 21 fo r de l
egates to annual conference
m eetings. Another amend
ment strengtl»ne<l youth pa r
ticip a tio n in annual and d is
t r ic t conferences.
Ctourrt) of pour
Make Your Pastor Observer "Minister of The Year
Noffa leads race
______
Race g a in s pace
"D y n a m ite comes In sm all
packages" says T J9. Noffa
w ith a c lu c k le . " I t is not tl»
size of a congregation but it is
t l« type of hearts found sittin g
inside t l» p e w ". T h is week
not only did m ore votes come
In fo r TJ9. Noffa but also three
very in te restin g le tte rs stat
ing why they thought Reverend
Noffa should win.
H a n d e l’s
M essiah
11» annual ( » r fo im in c e of
Handel's M ESSIAH, sponsored
Jointly by the C rea tu i I ’ oi Hand
Council of C huiches and the
P o itisn d Symphonic C h o li,
w ill be pi esented Sunday, I sec
o n d » ! 19, 8:00 p a n , at the
C iv ic A u d ito riu m . Ib is tra d i
tional Chi istinas perform ance
w ill 1« under t l» d ire ctio n of
F rank Holman. 'I h e C h o lrw ill
I» augmented by selected
voices from
local cbu ich
cho li a, accompanied by a fu ll
orch e stra ,
made possible
thiough the coo [»ratlo n of tl»
M usic
P erform ance T ru s t
Furai ul t l» Pbonogi ip b Indus-
tlr e s , L f lM l 99, AJ», of M .
T h e ie Is no a d m is s io n
charge foi this perform ance,
ton a I ie e - w lll offering w ill be
received to defray expenses.
papers is a m y s te ry . He had
over PXJ votes cast last week.
Rev. W ild e r’ s people sent in
60 votes.
Noffa leads the race with
Jackson in 2nd, D ickey 3rd,
a fte r that the placements are
up fo r grabs.
Most every Congregation
feels that th e ir m in is te r is the
te st "C le rg y m a n " however,
Noffa has a lo t of interested
friends and interested mem
bers who want him to win arrl
they are wor king.
Strayhand
is
in
ST
MM N I U K V T ,
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Gerrh
Vhooi »•» C«Mwe>t»w»y
ANMIW'S CATHOLIC CHUtCH
21 1 442»
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Measen » 00 ean *rwe 10 20 <w> CAew
12 00 p~ 'Mb Mot*
ST PH ILIPS EP ISCOPAL CHURCH
. _ „
N E . Knott Stive at Rfkdney Avenue
Rev L.O Stone Vicar
I • »phoM
SUNDAE «»V IC ES
Holy
Sunday School
Holy Commun«®
E ld er Green has a school to
send votes in also. How these
students purchased so many
7 * 5 AM
» 30
6 0 0 FM
287 N
Holy Communion
(F«e»t and Tb.rd Sundays 1 I 0 0 AM
Mornmg Frayer
Second and Four#» Sunday») 1 1 0 0 AM
'Mednaidoy* 4 Holy Day»
WÍ0 Will # e
Alipistfr Of The Year?
Kev. J .H. Jackson
Tid Bits for Living
irUunY-tL
By RE V. T X . STRAYHAfiD
Start now to vote in this exciting, significant
Observer promotion of the year. We are
looking for the Minister of the Year. The
one Man of God who has done the most for
his flock andcommunity. Will your m inister
be the most popular? He will be if his
congregation shows how much they appreci
ate the devotion and sacrifice and work he
has done for his parishoners.
Christmas saving club
Many hunks a u l savings In
stitu tio n s encuuiage us to
s ta rt t C h ristm a s S a v i n g s
C lub acciun t new fo r next
yea r. Many of us must look
at t l» s|«ndings we make
th is year and the c re d it we
make and moat determ ined
ly aay I am going to holn tl»
clu b rig h t now so 1 w ill have
m ore c a s h
money when
C h ris tm a s comes next year.
T h is seems like a ve ry good
kies and we leel Comfortable
when we open t l» account and
know that each week o r month
tills account w ill grow sowhen
C h ristm a s comes next y e ti
I w ill he endowed w ith m ore
fina ncial secui ity than la m
th is yea r.
I have noticed another kind
of C h ris tm a s savings club
and thia one is o |» rated by
many "c h u rc h pe op le." Itto o
s ta rts in Decem ber o r Novem
ber each year. I hey put ashie
a ll tlw savings fo r the present
o r the n e xtC hrlstm a a. 1 hese
savings consist of such things
as gooi w ill, peace, looking
up
old frie n d s, c o rre s
pondence w ith lost
f i lends,
sharing w ith others, in v it
ing others out to dinn er,
sm ilin g , wishing others well,*
Award To Be
Dec. 26, 1971
B a llo ts w ill be a v a ila b le e v e ry w eek in
your O b s e rv e r
y ° u can vote as often
you lik e h o w e v e r you must use
O b s e rv e r B a llo t.
^ I B I B I B I B I B ■ I I B ■ I I B ■ I I B ■ I I to
■
N o . 8 Dec. 2, 1971
REV.
I Inane Is I system Is that some
tim es w ith tills club we are
so anxious to make a big show
ing at C h ristm a s tim e un
t il we save It a ll fo r that
tune and do not use any of
it du rin g the re st of year.
The in te rest Is also Com
puted d iffe re n tly .
Finances
draw
Interest
when we do not use it our
selves but le t i t be used
by others. "C h u rc h People"
could draw much bigger in -
te ie s t on investm ents of good
deeds if they would use them
on others a lld u rln g the yeer.
exchanging presents, helping
tlw u ix le ip i Ivilegm l, giving
baskets , making donations,
helping to re lie ve oppression
ai*l even going to church,
the gre at diffe re nce In this
THE OBSERVER M in is te r of the Y e a i
M em bers of the L o a ve sa n d F ish e sD ra m a C ia ssfro m George
C a rte l C e n te i, held th e ir f ir s t production honoring Thanksgiv
ing. "In d ia n s ” taking p a rt in the F ir s t Thanksgiving, le ft to
rig h t, J im P ro c to r, Future Cam phell, Sarah Bates, M a tt» Pen-
nett, Lucy Richardson.
( O b s e r v e r must be P o s tm a rk e d
284-9448
Outstanding
Co - Feature
In C o lo r
O p e n w e e k d a y s 7 p .m .S a t. 6 :4 5
1:45
Prayer & C idi» M eeting
..................
7 0 0 PM
Nursery Core Provided
"W» are making our Neighborhood A Brotherhood"
no la te r
22 0 1 N .
d a ti
Box 3137 P o rtla n d , O re g o n
T l l l l ■ l l l l l IB
I ' I l B l I B I B I B I
The Ebony Boutique
O p e n 10 am til 4 :3 0 pm
cases in c lu d in g strofoam H e a d s
a n d up
assortm ent of B raid s a n d C ascad es
W e know w hats best b e tte r th an th e re s t
L e ft to i Ight, M rs . Beckman, (costum es and stage), Dennis
Payne, Leon DeDeleveaux (n a rra to r), Frances N ielson, E liz a
beth Smith (In s tru c to r).
2 7 2 3 N.E. 7th 2 8 4 -1 3 0 7
World of dolls
E lizab eth Ann Churchwell
4» I
Devil’s
Funeral
3 N it e ’s on ly
B ish o p W . G . H a rd y
h 11, Dec. 10th, D ivine power Ina leaf. Sat. Dec. 11th,
Special blessed cloths fo r the yule tide season.
R a ted GP
W ed
! p . o .
The Little K in g
Omega
Church School .............................................................. 9 :3 0 A.M.
Morning Worship ........................................................ 10:45 A M.
Wed Noon — The Hour of Power
12 0 0 N O O N
■ th a n D e c .2 0 , 1971 V o tes v o id a f te r th a t
on sale $ 9 .8 8
3000 N.E. Alberta
5828 N.E. 8th
288-5429
A. Lee Henderson, Minister
Ellis Casson, Associate Minister
Bring in or m a il to the P o rtla n d
W ig
A t the center Is an a ll-p u r
pose room where t l» e ld e rly
may meet th e ir friends fo r
conversation and recreation.
A sm a ll kitchen is attached fo r
cooking. Soon c ra fts such as
sewing w ill be held hero. A
lovely davano and oriental rug
were donated, ami any fu rn i
tu re , paintings o r w all decora
tions of good q u a lity would he
appreciated to continue the
w ork of this outstanding pro
gra m .
I ■ I ■ I ■ k
.
Register 10 (ten votes
to help people of all walks of
life . He may even spend a
whole
afternoon talking to
someone In need. A t present
1» Is In Washington D.C., ad
dressing the 3,500delegatcs to
tlw P reside nt’ s Council on
Aging about P o rtla n d ’ s p ilo t
p ro g ra m .
Alameda Theater
S u n d ay
I
i
(continued fro m p .l)
The aim is to make e ld e r c it
izens m ote lulependent, not
m ore de;»nJenl. The program
le lp s t l» older w o rke r as w e ll
as t l» re cip ie n t, keeping him
active. Involved, and of se r
vice to his fellow man. "W e
do what t l» sen io r citize n
wants to d o ," I» said. They
get down to grass roots and
people ate ve ry appreciative
of t l» program , te rm in g It
" The le s t thing that has hap
pened to us fo r yeai s i "
T h ia fine young d ire c to r
pi alsed M rs . S m ith ,ch a irm a n
of t l» advisory hoard, as his
i ight hnixi woman, who thru
her wealth of experience and
love of («opte knows how to get
a Job dor» and loves to serve
people.
Rev. Jackson I» also de
c i Hies as a "ch am pion of the
|» o p le ” , who spares no e ffo rt
Methodist
a tu "
Sun. e v e . 4 p .m Broadcast
Devil’s Funeral
See your ad versa ry in a casket. Hear the d e vils obi-
tuary then view him .
M t. Siani Church
of God in Christ
N.E. B eech
(10th a n d B eech)
Step up ami get your d o lls .
"W e have d o lls to bring you
up. We have d o lls to bring you
down, and then we havedolls to
make you rest foi good - Dig
it Now - Dig it F o re v e r."
" F o r a ll of you pre -scho ole rs
who a re n 't together on words
d o lls are sim ple p ills , very
heavy p ills .”
There is so much pain and
hu rting in our w o rld today and
the young people are re a lly
sufferin g severely because of
care le ss individuals who want
to make a fast bu ck-[ru she rs.
They make the word "e s c a p
is m ” seem like a “ w o rld of
fa n ta s y ."
T u rn on fo r a day - T urn on
fo re v e r. One can lead to two
and then you get deeper into
" t h a t " w o rld - the w o rld you
feel at ease in.
But are you feeling sat is nett
because you’ re up and you
don’ t have to face o r answer
a ll those im possible ques
tions?
But stop fo r a moment - where
do you go from there? Down
some m ore o r to a cem e te ry,
your life wasted because you
didn’ t want to face r e a lity . L ife
can be beautiful - if we ju s t
take o u r tim e and liv e rig h t
eously. I ’ m sure when the tim e
comes to leave th is w o rld lo go
to another land, "G o d ’ s L a n d "
He’ ll take us and say "W e ll
do ne " If we’ve trie d .
Come on my B ro th e r,C o m -j on
my S is te r. Please stay in our
w o rld a little longer. Don’ t
take the easy way out.
Com m unity
Care Association
We Need You
Please Volunteer
Are you in need of free food? Do
you need free food for home canning?
Do you want free m eals, free sewing
and new clothes? Do you want a
membership for discount prices on
oil, m eats, cleaning and other s e r
vices? If so, please come to Com
munity Care Association Inc.
2 0 2 2 N.E. A lb e rta 288-8321
C lara M . Peoples,D irector