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THE M O U N T O LIVET B A PTIST C H U R C H
N.E First Er Schuyler • 284 1964
Jackson Mmiste* M Ed M D
9 » A M Church Schoo«
11 00 A M Congreyatonal Worship
5 00 P M Vstpe» Service
10 00 A M Baptism Fourth Sunday
11 00 Communion Each First Sunday
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ALLEN TEM PLE C M E C H U R C H
St. Andrews hosts refugees
A c a ra v a n o f C e n tr a l A m e r ic a n
refug ee» en ro u te fro m T u c s o n to
c h u rc h s a n c tu a rie s in th e S e a t­
tle a re a a r r iv e d in P o r t la n d th is
refugee at St. Andrew s.
week.
M e m b e rs o f th e c a ra v a n stayed
fo r th e n ig h t at S t. A n d re w s
C a th o lic C h u rc h , 806 N .E A lb e rta
St. St. A n drew s is a m em ber o f the
P o rtla n d Sanctuary C o a litio n along
w ith C e n te n a r y -W ilb u r M e th o d is t
C h u rc h an d St M a r k P re s b y teria n
student w ho w ill be in p ub lic sanc­
tu a ry at U n iv e r s ity F rie n d s M e e t ­
ing in S e a ttle a n d a fo u r -m e m b e r
G u a t a m a la n
f a m ily
w h o w ill
liv e in p u b lic s a n c tu a ry at East
Shore U n ita ria n C h urch in Bellevue.
T h e c h u rc h e s a re th e 1 4 9 th a n d
150th in the U n ite d States to declare
th e m s e lv e s o p e n fo r p u b lic sa n c ­
Corner of 8th and Skidmore
S u n d a y S c h o o l 9 30am
S u n d a y W o rs h ip 1 1 0 0 a m
C h ristian Y o u th fe llo w s h ip 6 0 0 p m
(s eco n d a n d fo u rth S u n d a y s )
A c a ra v a n o f a b o u t 4 0 cars le ft
Tucson on June 27th. T hey are trans­
p o r tin g a 2 5 -y e a r o ld m e d ic a l
C h u r c h . T h e c o a lit io n p ro v id e s
p u b lic s a n c tu a ry fo r a S a lv a d o ra n
Elonza J. Edwards (Pastorl
A Community First I
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th e rn C a l i f o r n i a to c e le b ra te the
freedom they now e n jo y ," said Rev.
V in cent M in h , C S sR , o f P o rtla n d ’ s
Southeast Asian V icariate.
M a n y a tte n d in g the event w ill be
dressed in the tra d itio n a l and c o lo r­
fu l c lo th in g o f S o u th e a s t A s ia . A
W h e re souls are saved. bac k slid e r*
reclaimed, healing«, miracle«, right hare in
our n e ig h b o rh o o d every W e d n es d a y , 12
noon until
W e celebrated our first year of
services m May Public welcome Come hear
dynamic messages such as. "God conditions
for positions end positions for conditions
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Vietnamese hold celebration
Sunday, July 8 th .
V ietnam ese p ilgrim s " c o m e fro m
th ro u g h o u t the N orthw est and n o r­
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tuary.
T h e n in th a n n u a l V ie tn a m e s e
C e le b ra tio n o f Freedom w ill be held
at T h e G r o t t o , the N a tio n a l S a n c ­
tu a ry o f O u r S o rro w fu l M o th e r, on
W e are fe atu rin g th e
H o u r of P o w er
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EM M ANUEL
TEMPLE
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4 '• -, a
picnic, dancing, music, a mass and a
p ro c e s s io n o f O u r L a d y , w ill
highlight the day at T h e G ro tto . The
S u n d a y c e le b ra tio n is p a r t o f a
three-day convention o f Vietnam ese
w ho have met in P o rtla n d each year
fo r th e past n in e y e a rs to discuss
"c o m m o n experiences and to have a
c h an ce to see f r ie n d s ." said R ev.
M in h .
T h e event is free and open to the
public. F or furth er in fo rm a tio n , call
th e S o u th e a s t A la n V ic a r ia t e at
249-5892.
1032N. Sumner
287 2223
Tuesday
Btble Bend
Thursday
Choir Rehearsal
YOU ARE WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT
84 N.E. K illin g sw o rth • 281 0499
"A warm spirit of fellowship always"
7 00 p m
Sunday
Sunday School 9 1 5 a m
Morning
11 15 a m
Worship
u p w w
6 30 p m
Evangelistic
Worship
8 00pm
The Ark of Safety
( ' ,/< hurch
of God in Christ
ere * M m r-m * . *<w» uv Nwv» ut
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7 30pm
PiWi
Tuesday Friday
F û II ûu ’ pc
all lnci
u’11 ho ul u
man shall
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Noon Day
Prayer
Friday
"The Pestor Speaks
7 30 p m
Saturday
Morning Prayer
9 00 a m
Rev. Alcana Boozer receive* com m union follow ing her ordination
to the priesthood of the Episcopal Church.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
Northwest's first Black
woman priest ordained
by l amia Duke
Sitters from the Americen Muslim Community relax with the chil­
dren during Idul Fltr (the Festival of Festbreeking). In Al-lslem. Idul
Fltr Is one of the greet festivals having profound significance for all
musllms. The festival Is celebrated to commemorate the completion
of the month of Ramadan, the obligatory fasting period for all able
Muslims. The festival was held at Peninsula Park. Saturday.
(Photo: Richard J. Brown)
The African eagle, swooping at better than a hundred
miles an hour, can brake to a hah in 20 feet.
e
The coastline of Alaska is longer than the entire coast­
line of thé lower 48 states of the United States.
e
The first adhesive postage stamps were used in 1847.
Before this time, postmasters wrote "Paid'' on envelopes.
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W e d o n o t d o b u s in e s s w i t h S o u t h A f r ic a
American State
Bank AN INDEPENDENT BANK
O R A SSR O O T NEW S. N. W —
A s p ir itu a l c a ll in flu e n c e d a n d
sha p e d by S t. P h ilip th e D e a c o n
E p is c o p a l C h u r c h , led A lc e n a E .
Boozer to become the Pacific N o rth ­
w e s t’ s firs t B la c k fe m a le p riest in
the Episcopal C h urch .
M o th e r Boozer observed, " I was
called by G o d but the congregation
sent m e . T h e p r im a r y th e o lo g y
school is the local congregation and
w h a te v er m in is try I end up in , St-
P h ilip s w ill alw ays be a p art o f me
and I a part o f i t . "
R a is e d in an a tm o s p h e re o f
C h r is tia n service p ro v id e d by her
fa m ily a n d (he e x te n d e d fa m ily o f
St. P h ilip , M o th e r B oozer said she
b e n e fite d
by
o b s e rv in g
the
h u m a n ita ria n in te ra c tio n o f Blacks
in the isolated Northw est during the
1940’s and 50’ s.
" A l s o w ith in th a t c o m m u n ity
c a m e m y u n d e r s ta n d in g o f the
gospel as I processed it s p iritu a lly ,
intellectually and th e o lo g ic a lly ."
T h e d o u b le -e d g e d s w o rd o f life
carved out a period in her life which
she c a lle d a " q u e s t io n in g o n e . " I
was w ondering if the gospel was true
and a fte r m y tw o children were born
b o th h a n d ic a p p e d , I c a m e to see
th a t th e re w as a s o u rc e fo r
e v e ry th in g an d th is s o u rc e was
G o d ."
T h is in s ig h t d e m a n d e d fro m her
m o re th a n a ve rb a l c o m m itm e n t to
her s p ir itu a ls . " W e o u g h t to be
living in such a way that people w ill
k n o w th a t we are C h ris tia n s as we
learn to be m o re selfless and reach
out to o th e rs .”
In 1979, d u rin g this e v o lu tio n a ry
process, she became a deacon. " T h e
d e a c o n 's ro le is to in t e r p r e t the
church to the w orld and the w orld to
the c h u rc h ," she added.
A part o f her functions as deacon
is to c a rry the sacram ent to the sick
and s h u t-in . " O n c e p eo ple become
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M A V I A TON
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S e rw s M 4 5 7 ®
S t. P h ilip s was once the s p iritu a l
haven fo r the pioneers o f P o rtla n d ’ s
Black c o m m u n ity . T h e fo u n d a tio n
they estab lish ed in A lc e n a B o o ze r
has proved historical.
Listen to th e
G ospel Train
on S ta tio n
Listen to the Prove God Now Miracle Crusade Ministry each
Sunday morning at 8 A M . on
A n y liv. din ft hall
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G ene U llery 666-5171
V a
ill a n d th e y can n o lo n g e r get to
c h u rc h , they m ust be a b le to p a r ­
ticip ate in c o m m u n io n , p ra y e r, and
we see what other needs there might
be that the ch u rch can help m e e t,"
Boozer explained.
T h e needs o f the p eo p le she was
m inistering to dem anded m ore fro m
her than her ro le as a deacon called
f o r . A s she c o n c e n tra te d her
e n e rg ie s o n (h e s e rv ic e ro le as a
d e a c o n , her h u s b a n d ,J im B o o z e r
heard her call to the p riesthood In
re c a llin g her last t r a n s f o r m a t io n .
B oozer said a re m a rk a b le series o f
e v e n ts h a p p e n e d . " W e p u t o u r
house up fo r sale d u r in g a tim e
w h e n th e h o u sin g m a rk e t was not
g o o d . T w o p e o p le cam e a s k in g to
purchase our house before we put it
o n th e m a r k e t. A ls o , we w e n t to
Berkeley, C a lifo rn ia , w ith the intent
th a t a f t e r I fin is h e d s e m in a r y , I
w o u ld c o m e b a c k a n d re s u m e m y
e m p lo y m e n t w ith th e P o r t la n d
Public S c h o o ls ."
But Boozer a p p lie d fo r the D ean
o f S tu d e n t S erv ic e s at the O re g o n
Episcopal School and was info rm ed
o f her selection Easter day. She said
her v o lu n ta ry te rm in a tio n fro m the
school district a " d iffic u lt d ecision "
b ut she f e lt , " L ib e r a t e d fr o m the
ty ra n n y o f possessio ns" w hen her
fam ily sold their home.
Since 1976, the Episcopal C h urch
has re c o g n ize d w o m e n priests, but
there are a fe w , w ith in and w ith o u t
the c h u rc h , w h o h ave n o t. B o o ze r
p re d ic ts th is n o n -a c c e p ta n c e w ill
e r o d e , " H a l f th e p e o p le in the
s e m in a ry a re w o m e n a n d in the
lo n g -te rm , you can project w hat w ill
h a p p e n as m o re a n d m o re w o m e n
b eg in to fu n c tio n as p riests in the
c o m m u n ity ."
You are Invited to a Revival
Sunday
Morning*
8:30 9 a m
K V A N R adio 1560 A M on th e dial w ith
Evangelist W. Pritchett