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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1979)
Black C atholics Caucus hears national leader Hto her C yprian Lam ar Rowe, I MS, Ph.D., executive director o f th e ’ N ational O ffic e fo r Black C atholics (N O B C ), W ashington, w ill be the guest speaker at the third anniversary celebration o f the Portland Black Catholic Lay Caucus Julwl4th. Fie celebration will begin at 3:00 pm» in the St. Andrew Community CenSer, Eighth and Alberta, with Brother Cyprian speaking on “ Black C aucus- Directions. Problems and Solutions. There will be a question and apswer session to follow his ad dress.» 1 here will be a 5:00 p.m. Mass at St. Aijdrew Catholic Church, next to the community center, and music w ill be by the gospel choirs o f Im m aculate Heart and St. Andrew C a th o lic churches. A 6:00 p.m . reception will follow the mass. The public is invited to the celebra tio n , inclu d in g B rother C yrpiari Rowe’s speech, mass, and the recep tion. Brother Rowe is a Marisi Brother, a noted scholar, poet and educator. A native o f Dalton, Georgia, he has a Ph.D. in A frica n studies from Howard University, plus masters’ degrees in African studies, Howard, and English and comparative litera ture from Hunter College. His un dergraduate degree in English is from Marisi College, Poughkeepsie, New York. Portland Observar Thursday. July 6. 1979 Paga 7 YORKS FOR LOW WAGES. BR. C.L. ROME Pacific Northw est Bell Portland Profile hy L in d a Thom pson from Gammon Theological Seminary in Atlanta, Georgia. It was while in Atlanta that he met and married the present Sarah Strayhand, an ex teacher for the public school system. Reverend Strayhand did his fair share in the U.S. Army. For seven teen years he was Chaplain in such countries as Korea, Germany and Viet Nam. Portland, Oregon and Allen Tem ple C .M .E. Church were the lucky recipients o f Reverend Strayhand af ter his retirement. While in Portland, he has been able to combine religious and civic responsibilities to meet the needs o f his congregation and citizens o f the community at large. His civic activities, past and pre sent, include: chairm an o f the Board fo r A .M .A . Fam ily D ay/ Night Care Program, a well-known community child care program; vice president o f the Albina Ministerial Alliance; member o f the NAAC P; chairman o f the King and Grant Parent Advisory Committees; and he was on the Mayor’s Veteran’s Task Force to assist veterans find jobs. His church activities, aside from being a full-tim e minister/counselor for the only Black C.M .E. Church in P o rtla n d , include: Dean o f the A nnual Conference Leadership Training School; chairman o f the Joint Board o f Finance for Annual I ' In ft world where we seem to be surrounded by fears, uncertainties, insecurities and sometimes bewilder ment ¿t the stale o f the nation, man needs]» philosophy that he can de pend Jon for strength and trust—a philo$>phv that would enable us to makejsensc out o f what seems, at times¡yike complete chaos. Millions o f Arfltricans find this philosophy in some form o f religion. O ut role model for this week is a religidus leader, as well as a com munity and civic involved minister o f the gospel. Reverend Thomas L. Strayhand, Pastor o f A llen Tem ple C .M .E . Church is one o f Portland’ s most outstanding ministers. WRh his approaching A p p re ciation Day by members o f his congregation, for ten years o f dedi- cated4eadership, 1 felt it appropriate to also share with Portland some of the many reasons why he is so greatly appreciated. Newman, Georgia is the home town ;o f the quiet, yet very strong Reverend Strayhand. After graduating from Hight High School in Grantville, Georgia, he en tered and graduated from Paine College in Augusta, Georgia with a B.A. in Philosophy and Religion. He also teceivcd a Bachelor o f Divinity Conferences; chairman o f the Board o f Mission for the General Conference and has served as a delegate to the National General Conference for the last eight years. Aside from his many activities, he finds time to be a patient and under standing father to his two daughters — Mary and Deborah—and loving husband to his wife Sarah. Whenever there is time he enjoys fishing, playing ping-pong, reading and listening to good music. The very pleasant Reverend Thomas L. Strayhand gives his fo r mula for successful living each Sun day morning to his attentive audience. He shares the follow ing miniature formula with the readers o f this ar ticle: “ Be honest with yourself and with others. Study and learn all you can abcu! a variety o f subject matters. Be versatile. Set your goals and consider no sacrifice too great to reach that goal. Respect others and demand respect from others. Finally, use the religious fo rm u la fo r liv in g w ith strong emphasis on faith in God and faith in your fellow man.” U n til next week remember: “ There is a fam ous theory that states, ‘ God is dead.’ I f you didn’t personally witness his death, you can’t prove he is dead, so why not believe he is alive and that he lives in you.” Bell System Yellow Pages What would it cost to reach 96% of all the homes and businesses in your marketing area twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year? Answer: less than you think. Ask your Pacific Northwest Bell Yellow Pages sales representative. IT NEVER STOPS SELUNG. Government expands opportunity HI$W Secretary Joseph A. Cali- fa n o jJ r., announced that HEW has published new regulations that will open the way fo r an a d d itio n a l 70.()ft0 students to receive Basic Educational Opportunity Grants for the 1979-80 academic year. Thpse changes appear in the May 30th tederul Register. They liberalize eligibility requirements for indepen dent,* or self-supporting, students by providing more equitable deductions or assets and basic expenses. “ ih addition to expanding the number o f p a rticipants to reach more at middle-income levels, these amendments allow more than 600,000 students to receive increased awards,” Secretary Califani said. E lig ib ility fo r a Basic Grant is determined by a student’ s financial • • • • • • • • • * k need. Need is calculated on the basis o f the F am ily C o n trib u tio n Schedules, formulas developed an nually by the O ffice o f Education and reviewed by Congress. In the case o f dependent students, the assets and income o f parents are considered as well as the assets o f the applicant. For independent students, the assets and income o f the ap plicant and his or her spouse are taken into account. The actual amount o f the Basic Grant is determined by using an “ eligibility ’index” computed by the fo rm u la , along w ith the cost o f education at the institution, which includes tuition and fees, room and board, and miscellaneous expenses. The two changes made in the regu lations are: "The PRODUCE CENTER of PORTLAND" • WALLA WALLA ONIONS • -$|oo: SWEET U.S. No. 1 FRESH, HAWAIIAN SOLID GREEN PIHEAPPLE CABBAGE HCKW SIIVI WITH C M M I BUI 3 EACH : LEAF LETTUCE............J SQUASH................» 29« S i & «& ••••--<* : • >HOM HTYUM l »K 0CH M M U. • »MUM0U. Z»$W W T CUOCHI« 41 m JAI CHARCOAL $ BRIQUKTS * CORNED BEEF • • tmowa aiucHws T sr I 29 « M IW ICUM MM SUK : Z SWISS • CHEESE S .LlA A LíÁ u SHERIDAN FRUIT .N '>•< h. OAK • The amount o f money that un m arried. self-supporting students w ith no dependents can claim as basic expenses—and thus deduct from their incomes in determining both their eligibility and the amount o f th e ir grants— is raised from 51.200 to $3,450. • The assets o f self-supporting students with dependents will now be assessed in the same way that the assets o f the parents o f dependent students are assessed. The firs t $25,000 in net assets—cash, savings, property, and the like—held by self- supporting students with dependents is no longer counted in determining e lig ib ility o r grant am ount. Net assets in excess o f $25,000 arc assessed at just 5 per cent o f their ac tual value in determining eligibility fo r such students. Previously, all assets for such students were assessed at 33 per cent o f actual value in determining eligibility. 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