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"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.
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Love Breakfast and Black
History Exhibit slated
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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
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11 00 A M Congregational Worship
5 00 P M Vesper Service
10 00 A M Baptism Fourth Sunday
11 00 Communion Each First Sunday
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Oregon: Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention: National. Oregon,
Portland Ecumenical Ministries, American Bible Society. M & M
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T e le p h o n e 287 8891 or 668 1577
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Pestor A . B arn ard D e v e r*. I
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T elep h o n e: 287 8891 or 281 0647
Sunday School. 9 3 0 i m • Wadnaaday Evening. 8 30 p m
Sunday Worship 11 00 a m • Sunday Evaning. 7 00 p m
Wadnaaday Evening 6 30 p m
C o m e W e H e ve e Place W h e re You C an Serve
performances by the G ran t High
School Gospel C h o ir, dram atist
M rs. Ernestine Broadus, vocalist
M rs. Patricia H o w a rd , readings by
M rs. Evelyn H aristo n , poetry by
Ms. W anita Colbert, special artifact
displays by M rs. Julia Fletcher, The
Black E ducational Center and Ms.
Colbert. Black history as well as his
tory o f O A C W C and its federated
clubs wit' be on display.
O A C W C , organized in 1911, is an
affiliate o f the National Association
o f Colored W om en’s Clubs, the old
est Black women's organization in the
world which was founded in 1895.
Mrs. Pauline Bradford is State Presi
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M rs. Jean Blocker, H istorian and
M rs. Queen A nn Deloney, Second
Vice-President, Program Chairman,
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