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.
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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
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' 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.”
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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
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need. Need is calculated on the basis
o f the
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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:
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• 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. Additionally,
fo r an independent student w ith
farm or business assets, the firs t
$50,000 o f that student’ s total assets
are not counted in determining eligi
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