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Page 6, Portland Observer, February 6, 1985 ALLEN TEMPLE CME CHURCH 1- Corner ol 8th and Skidmore t Sunday School 9 3Gam Sunday Worship 11 00am Christian Youth Fellowship 6 00pm (second and fourth Sundays! Send nonce o f your church activities and events to: Religion Editor. Portland Observer P.O. Box i 137 Portland O R 97209 E lo n ra J. E d w a rd * I Past or I V a a a « a e a e e a a v a a a a a w w e ry a a a a a v a e a v a eveetrytn o nrevto r weeveeweiry YOU ARE WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT 84 N.E. Killingsworth • 281 0499 "A warm spirit of fellowship always" Bishops listen to the public by Robert Lothian Portland's Roman Cathobc bishops listened to the poor o f Northeast Portland at St. Andrew Comm unity Center Sunday. Archbishop Cornelius M . Power and Bishop Paul E. W aldschm idt attended the two-hour forum "te ll it to the bishops” to gather background for the C atho lic bishops' historic pastoral letter on the economy. A d ra ft o f the letter, which called for changes in the distribution o f the w orld's w ealth, sent shock waves through the church and nation when it was released in Novem ber. The bishops are taking a year to discuss the letter w ith parishes, and then issue a final draft in November, 1985. Diacuaalng th e p lig h t o f P o rtla n d '* p o o r ara (l-r) W illia m T h o rn to n . Jo h nn y R atliff. Portland A uxiliary Biahoo Paul E. W ald ach m id t. Teresa Followed. Tarry H olladay and A rchbishop C o rn aliu* M . P o w ar. head of the Catholic A rchdiocaaa of Portland. (Photo: Richad J. B row n) Sunday, the bishops and a gather ing o f about 100 citizens heard a de pressing litany o f recession, unem ploym ent, Josl hopes and poverty- related crime. know w hy," said Taylor. He finished by singing a verse o f “ Jesus Loves M e .” A nother Vietnam veteran, Terry Hollaway, thought nothing would re sult from the meeting with the bishops "Bishops live up on the h ill, and somebody mows their lawn for them. They don't know what's going o n ,” he said. H o lladay said he was laid o ff from his job as a school janitor in C a lifo rn ia because o f budget cuts. " I was laid o ff and left California due to Ronald R e ag an ," who was then governor, he said. He w orked as a welder in Portland for five years but was laid o f f in 1983 and hasn't worked since," he said. " I don't have to turn to a life o f crim e,” said H o l laday, because of the help his family, including a wife and three children, receives from neighborhood churches. " I f it were not fo r the many churches in this area, we’d be hurting a lot more than we are," said Teresa Follow ed, whose m ilitary benefits " I ’m fighting with the utility com panies all the lim e ," said a woman who supports herself and fo u r ch il dren w ith a jo b that pays $4.95 an hour. " T h e y tell me that if I make $100 a week, I ought to be able to pay my utility bills, but there’s no w a y ," she said. "Some months I make it and some months I d on 't.” An American Indian woman cried as she told the gathering about how a friend o f hers had to abandon her four children because she couldn't a f ford to raise them on w elfare. The woman accepted the children into her fam ily even though she already had four o f her own. Curtis Taylor, 35, a Vietnam veter an, was laid o ff from tw o jobs re cently. He said he was forced to leave his w ife and two children so they could receive w elfare, which denies benefits to tw o parent fam ilies in Oregon. " I can’t live with my family because o f the governm ent. I d on 't were cut recently. Teenager W illiam Thornton talked about the lack o f training, jobs and entertainm ent fo r the area's youth, who find themselves directed toward drugs and crime. "There's nothing to do, no jobs......... ; not really anything to look forward to ,” he said. " I know a lot o f people without money, and no place to stay. That's all they have — the streets,” thornton continued. “ W hat position do you put yourself in? You see that diamond necklace in the w indow , you break the window and grab it.” "There's no poverty at all like not being able to do for yourself.........the long term problem is to find ways to generate jobs so that people can help them selves," Archbishop Power responded. The bishops were looking beyond the emergencies, he said, "because that is not always so important” com pared to long-term solutions. "G iv e the person a fish and they w ill eat for a day, teach the person to fish and they will have fish for a lifetim e," he said, quoting a proverb. Bishop W aldschm idt reported that demands for social services from St. Vincent de Paul are up 377% and the number o f fam ilies seeking help is up over 1300% since 1979. " W e know there is something wrong," he said. W aldschmidt said the bishops are calling not only on President Reagan, but also Congress, business, churches and other “ haves" in American so ciety to recognize an "absolute mini mum rig h t" o f all people to food, clothing, shelter, rest and medical care. " Y o u can't just look at the bottom line o f p ro fit and loss. You have to keep the human element in mind___ everyone has the right to be a productive member of society. " It just bleeds to sit here and listen to your stories," he said to those who offered testimony. He told them he hoped the results o f their meeting and the pastoral letter would be “ some how beneficial, maybe not to you, but pray God to the next generation.” Snowden who is the current music director at St. Philip’s has produced an album o f his music that is being distributed nationwide. He has also been given a grant by the M etropol itan Arts Commission for an original w ork that was perform ed last Sep tember. Am ong the performers will be Margaret Heil, Terry Snowden and the professional singing group Time- Sound. The celebration w ill begin at 6:00 p.m . with a social hour followed by the dinner at 7:00 p.m. and the con cert at 8:00 p .m . Tickets are $10.00 A dinner and concert celebrating Black composers w ill be held at St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church at N .E . Rodney and Knott Streets on Satu rd ay, F eb ru ary 9, 1985 at 6:00 p.m . The concert w ill present classical and pop u lar music by Black com posers. Included will be the music of two local Portland composers Rich ard C . M o ffa tt and Terry Snowden. Richard C . M o ffa tt is the fo rm er organist-choirmaster o f St. Philip's. His music has been widely performed both locally and n atio n ally. T erry and can be obtained by a tax-deduct ible check payable to St. Ph ilip the Deacon Episcopal Church, P .O . Box 12184, Portland, Oregon 97212. Be sure to include your phone number. Tickets may also be purchased at the door. 1 Love Breakfast and Black History Exhibit slated Listen to th e G ospel T rain on S ta tio n 4 Su nd ay M o rn in g * 8:30 - 9 a .m . The Oregon Association of Colored Women’s Clubs will hold their annual “ Love Breakfast and Black History E x h ib it” on Saturday, February 9, 1985, 9:00 a m. to 1:00 p.m . at M t. O livet Baptist C hurch, 116 N .E . Schuyler Street. Donation is $3.00. Special program presentations will be given during the breakfast with THE M O U N T O LIVET B A P T IS T C H U R C H N .E. 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