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Portland/O bserver » PORTLAND 45 OHSENVER __________ -_________________ _ By Chuck Singleton Reverend John Jackson was elected to a second term as president of d e Albina M in isterial Alliance. In a unique program sponsored by Emanuel Hospital, ministers are trained for the chaplaincy. L eft to right are Reverend M . Roderick Anderson, Reverend Horace O . Duke, J r „ Reverend Jamea Coleman and Reverend Rozel G ilm ore, all experienced in the m inistry but exploring the field of hospital chaplaincy during a year-long educational program. . .A s L ig h t." "A nd He w ill bring forth your righteousness as lig h t." Psalm 37:6. Somehow the word " H o ly " has been misconstrued, if it re fers to God. It’ s pertinent. T o an object. It’ s religious; but when it comes to man, we seem to lose sight of that w ord. It was God who told all C hristians, "he ye holy, even as 1 am holy (I P eter 1:16)." Yet when a man endeavors to undertake (with God's power) such a venture, he Is labeled "s u p e r C h ristian " o r Rev erend. Many times we have equated holiness with certain denom inations when actually you'll probably find just as many of that denomination In hell as anyone else. When one is holy, he is ''s e t aside” fo r God's p ur poses. He lives a clean life In relationship to God (John 1). No man is without sin ( ijo h n 1:10), but when he does At Vann’ s no gimmicks are used. We refuse to insultyour Intelligence. We know the buy ing public can recognize qual ity. We make certain tie fam ilies we serve have a wide variety to choose fro m . They select the price category that is best suited to them. sin, he confesses it. and God his close friend and compan ion, forgives him . God gives him the power to br holy and to live holy, there's nothing he can do to deserve It, but God gives It to him . So that holiness is a state of faith In C h ris t and the power of God's S p irit living In a man. That makes holi ness available to any man whether he be Catholic,M eth od 1st, Baptist o r Reptile (s ic ), God loves all men. A ll men are sinners, but they can be clean in God's eyes if they but trust Him and allow Him the authority to transform them . V A N N ’S MORTUARY 5211 N. Williams Avenue 281-2836 Portland, Oregon r i DAY CARE MOTHERS j CARE FOR INFANTS I IN YOUR HOME. A $3.50 a child per day Pastor Edgar Jackson passed away In A p ril. Jackson was pastor of A ll Nations Community Church and was one of the founders of the Senior Adult Service C enter. ’ AMA Family D ay/N ig h t Care f Reverend Wendell W allace resigned from his position as pastor of Maranatha Evangelistic C enter. n I I I ♦ ♦ ♦ F ath er Cordon Dickey left St. Andrews to study at Wash ington U niversity in Wash ington D jC . F ath er Stone retired from the pastorship of St. Philips E p is copal Church. Page 5 What about price? Soul Purpose Religion in the News Thursday December 28, 1972 W ELCOME TO ST. MARK'S BAPTIST CHURCH 119 N . E . M o rris Sunday Service 9:15/11:00a j n . Evening Service 7:30 p jn . Reverend Edward W ild er ^ j| 4635 N.E. 9th 288-5091 ŒïrCfnnrf) aí Dour Cÿota ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH C o m e r of 8th and Skidmore Sunday School 9:30 a jn . Sunday Worship 11:00 a jn . Christian Youth Fellowship 6:00 p jn . (Second and Fourth Sundays) O»M» c A O»d ScNoo Mr ST A N M E W ’S CATHOLIC CHUtCH •06 * f fV 2 1 ’ «42» G AtfFtN ROtîlANO O «G O n » ’ 2H » o n » , • 00 txm '0 JO a e Che* ' 2 00 pa" »O* Most Reverend Thomas L . Strayhand, M in is te r Reverend Thom'.» Strayhand was reelected cnalrman oftlie Union Fellowship, Reverend A.L.H endersonw as re-elected Chairm an of the Board cf D irecto rs of theM et- ropcliun Area 4 -C Council, which funds 50 child care pro grams In three counties. \ A A b Reverend W illie Peterson be came pastor of Berean Bap tis t Church. Reverend S. Johnson, Social D ire c to r f o r AM A, built new community service programs. 'Come Alive' Come to Jesus’ Church of Come A,ive the Living God P.G. of T. Temp'e # 3 9 0 0 NE Ainsworth Portland, Oregon Sunday School 9:45 a j n . T .U . 6:00 p jn . MARANATHA CHURCH 1222 NE Skidmore W ith the retirem ent of Rev erend Paul W right, D r . O. B. W illiam s became the m inister with the longest service In a Portland church. BOn HARRKON - PASTOR Church school and Bible class: Sunday morning worship: Sunday Evening worship: Wednesday Evening prayer: Friday Worship Service: 9:15 a jn . 10:45 a jn , 7:00 p jn . 7:00 p jn . 7:30 p.m. P ra y e r Service Junior Church M orning Service 11:00 a jn . Evening Service 7:30 p jn . Wednesdays 7:30 p jn . Friday 7:30 p.m . 288-7241 t / / f ' .U iW /Z Rev John H Jackson M inister N.E. First ond Schuyler Portland, Ore. Ci., ci Rapt ist Church Phone 284 1954 Sunday Sch_^l Morning Worship Vesper 9 am I I a m. 5 p.m Let u t t i e r to u /o rth tp a n d d tp a rt to t t r v t Pastor Rev. S. Green 111 w. Rev. T. N. Noffa Welcomes you to -.O ^ Uethodisf £ . .y l IT r u„ . '"Ute* » 1 2 1 N.E. Sth A. Lee Henderson, M inister 2 0 -5 4 2 9 Elli« Cotton, Associate M initter Sunday School Church Service Evening Service 9:45 a jn . 11:00 a.m . 7:30 p jn , 6401 N.E. 10th Avenue Church School Morning Worship W ed Noon — ine Hour of Power Wed Prayer 8> Clot« Meeting 9:45 am 11:00 am 12:00 noor 7:30 pm Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church 3138 N. V ancouver Ave. Phone 282-9496 Sunday School Morning Worship 9 :0 0 A M , 1:0 0 A M Nursery Core Provided Or. O. B. Williams. Pastor Ye ere m a k in g o u r N e ig h b o rh o o d A B ro th e rh o o d "T h u church with a heart-felt welcome" 46 35 N. E. 9th Avenue Sunday School 10:0u i j n . Morning service 11:00 a j n . Breakfast 9:00 - 10:00 a jn . Reverend Samuel Johnson Teleohone: Evening« 287-5341