Page 8, Portland Observer, October 9, 1985 Membership drive I he Portland section ol the Nation­ al ( ouiu.il ot Negro Women * ill begin its annual membership drive w ith an open house to be held on Sunday. October 13. IM S . fro m 1:00 to 4 00 p in at 4910 N I Mallors fhc council extends an ins nation to all women who are interested in ad I I k - average person has a 61» percent higher chance o l dying while asleep than while awake, but no one seems to know w hy, said a sleep research expert who spoke in Portland recently. According to D r. W illia m ( De­ ment, P rofessor o l Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences ai Stanford I m versity, sleep is a m ysterious state which everyone needs but which even few experts know much about. Dement is one o l the tew experts who has studied sleep He co-lounded the phenomenon know n as HI M (ra p id eye m ovem ent) sleep in the l95Os. I he name comes (torn the rapid eye movements Dement observed in subjects who seemed to go in and out o l this special state in 90 minute cy­ cles I he discovers was an important one, said IX'inent, because it showed that contrary Io popular opinion, the brain doesn't turn o ff during sleep but remains active, sometimes more ac­ tive than during the day. According to Dement. Kl M sleep is a m ysterious, im a g in a tive , almost magical state very different from real ity , where " th e very active brain creates a w o rld and then perceives it . " HI M dreams, if remembered, are often spectacular, and in general Hl M sleep leaves us feeling exhiliarated and ready lor a new day, he said. D uring K I M sleep. Dement con tinned, the brain is twice as active as it is during the day, and the most active ot any period during the day. I he in­ credibly com plex com puter o f the brain seems to need to lapse into this stale “ Die neural network needs ac nvity io blast through it to sort ot clean it o u t," Dement speculated IX'inent played a video ol subjects in H IM sleep I hey appeared to be in a b e a u tific. almost ch ild like stale, laughing, ta lkin g sometimes u n ­ in te llig ib ly, cursing and m oving like babies. I he popular belief is that going to sleep is like turning the car o ff, said IX'inent. " I t ’ s not like that at a ll," he said. " I he sleeping brain is an active brain. I he brain does not turn o ft, it changes what it is doing.” IX'inent was the second speaker in the Oregon Museum ot Science and Industry’s hugely popular "Mysteries ot the M in d " lecture series on the brain the Neurological Sciences Ceil let at G ood Sam aritan H ospital co­ sponsored the series Good Samari tan lias been a pioneer in stitu tio n in sleepteseaich, according to IX'inent I lie purpose o f sleep research is to help people sleep better so they leel healthier and live longer. Dement said People need sleep lo t good health, and HI M sleep appeals io be linked w ith mental health, but over one m illio n Am ericans s u tle r fro m Send notice o f your church activities and events to Religion Editor, Portland Observer P O B om 3137 Portland OB 97208 sleep disorders, according to Dement. He cited studies which show that peo­ ple who get seven or eight hours o f sleep arc half as likely to get cancer, and they live longer than those who sleep less than six hours or more than eight hours. Sleep rhythm is important being awakened repeatedly is almost as bad as not getting enough sleep People are sleepiest around 3:30 in the a fte r­ noon and ' m the morning, and sleep loss is cum ulative it lakes live or six days to fu lly recover from a bad night's sleep, tie said. More research is needed, only about 10 specialists are w o rk in g on basic sleep research, according to Dement. "T here's something going on, we've got to know what it is.” Throughout his ta lk , Dement made jokes about putting his audience to sleep and he concluded by wishing them a good night's sleep D r. Jcrrc I cvy, professor o f Be­ havioral sciences at the University o f Chicago, opened the scries with a talk on s p lit-b ra in research. Levy was a member o f the team that pioneered right and left brain research, earning the team leader a Nobel prize in 19K I She put to rest some myths that sur­ round right and left brain speculation. She said the popular belief that men arc more left brain, more analytical, and women arc more right brain, more a rtistic, " is absolutely and to ta lly talse " A ll claims o f crude differences in the two hemispheres o f the brain are talse, as arc the " 10 m illio n ” person­ ality tests based on such falsehoods, Levy said. Logic is not a pro p e rty confined to left hemisphere, nor is creativity solely a property o f the right, she added I tic true picture is much more com­ plex, according to Levy. Each side can function well by itself, although with limitations In experiments with a very limited number o f people whose brains were accidentally damaged, or whose brains were separated surgical Is, she said, some subjects lost the ability to draw simple shapes clearly, some set only hall ol a face in pictures shown to them, and others have Iron hie carrying tunes Something "chops o u t," something in the wav ol abilitv contributed bv the other side o f the brain. "Heal learning means the two sides are w o rk in g to g e th e r," said I evv. Tach side has specialties, she said, but no task is the projxTty ol just out­ side ol the brain I ach side improves the o th e r’ s perform ance and the brain's overall performance I or ex ample, " I anguage involves an in ti­ mate co lla b o ra tio n between the tw o hemispheres,” said I evv. She added, " D o vou th in k the M ona I tsa was jxniiited bv nisi one side ol the brain ’ ” THE M O U N T O LIV E T B A P T IS T C H U R C H N E First ft S ch u y le r • 284 1964 Jo hn H Ja< kson M inister M Ed M l ) 9 31) A M C hurch School 11 IX) A M C ongregational W orship 5 (X) P M V e sixif Service 10 IX) A M B aptism Fourth Sunday 11 (X) C om m u n io n ta c h F irst Sunday The American Baptist Convention American Baptist Churches ol Oregon Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention National Oregon, P o rtla n d E cum enical M in is trie s , A m erican B ible S o cie ty, M ftM Board BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH A new series o f grants to n o n ­ profit organizations that help elderly people continue to live at home has been announced Seven foundations have launched the new " l iving at H o m e " p ro ­ gram, w hich w ill make available as much as $350,000 over a three-year period to at least 12 organizations operating in cities w ith the largest number ol elderly people. I ising-at Home hax four goals: to encourage collaboration among exist­ ing organizations to meet the needs ol elderly people at home; to help family members responsible fo r the care o f elderly relatives; to help elderly people keep active in the community , and to create a national awareness that it is jsossiblc fo r elderly people to remain at home, which will stimulate replica­ tio n o f the projects supported by grants. Betty Letzig, president o f the Na (tonal Interlaith ( oalition on Aging, which has endorsed the program , said, " T h is is an o p p o rtu n ity lo r church-based programs interested in expanding their outreach to elderly lieople to connect w ith other social service agencies to apply for a grant " C om m unity centers and even retire inent homes will be eligible il they meet the requirements, she said P rio rity w ill go to groups w ith "p io ve n success in service delivery to large number ot frail ot isolated elder Iv, and io those that demonstrate the capacity to consolidate old serv ices and create new systems o f cate that till a lull range o f need," she added A premium is put on creating pan nerships w iih other services and mvii 284 2334 by Rev I Brown God loves us and has a wonderful plan for each life . Io find God, the Bible leaches these simple steps Be lievc that G od is. Realize llia l God loves you U nderstand that G od's love found expression in the giving ol his son Jesus C hrist, to die lo t man kind. Therefore " I I we confess our sins, he is fa ith fu l and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (John I 9) fo r by grace are se saved through faith; and that not ol yourselves It is the gilt ot God Therefore those that ate saved are saved by the grace ot God and not by their own works, but they are saved in order to do good w orks I huv the riches o f G od’s grace will he manifest fo r all times through His redeemed church, " H is workmanship " Paul's emphasis is that salvation is ot God, both in its planning and its accom ­ plishment, and it is to His glory Salvation is altogether o f grace from first to last. I he plan o f salvation as originally devised bv the Savior who wrought it out lo r us, is Ihc accept ance o f his vicarious sacrifice in out behalf, and the faith whereby we arc made partakers ol his sacrifice, aie all the gifts o f free and sovereign grace; the foundation and the superstructure arc wholly ol grace. Redumption is the central theme ol Ihc Bible. It is the crimson strand (hat is woven through all the Scripture In the Pentaterich we sec it in the sacrtfi cial system, w hich symbolized the atoning sacrifice for sin which Christ was to make on the cross. Nathan Barnett, Pastor IB Theology • M O v m ity l Services: The Barnetts ft Berean welcomes your famify. (utions, including hospitals, visiting nurse associations, other voluntary o r­ ganizations and local government. No funds w ill he available for con­ structing, renovating or altering fa ­ cilities, or to finance prc-cxisiing oper­ ations, o r fo r sersice to in d ivid u a ls under age 65. "T h e program is p rim a rily to get new things g o in g ." said Ms. I etzig. "P ro g ra m s already operating w ill have to have a new component or start in a new d irection." Ms I etzig is co­ o rd in a to r fo r p roperly and mission personnel support in the National D i­ vision o f the United Methodist Board ol ( ilobal Ministries C o lla b o ra tin g on the I ivmg at Home program are the Pew Memorial T rust, the C om m onw ealth I m id, A rth u r V in in g Davis In u n d a tio n s . Duke Endowment, John A H artford Foundation, New Y ork C om m unity Irust and the t lev eland I oundation The program has been endorsed by the American Association o f Retired Persons, ( o u n o l o l Jewish I edera lions. N ational Association ot Area Agencies on Aging, National C o uter- ence ot ( atholic ( hatities and I .S. ( onference ot M ayors, as well as Ms I etzig's organization. "R e m a in in g at home is the first choice ol out nation's elderly,” report ex! Dr Bogdonofl. who is prolessor ot medicine at C ornell I diversity Medical t ollege "Vke intend to make this possible bv p ro vid in g the s'tinulus and support lot non p ro fit organiza lions io create alternatives io the insti­ tutional residences that ate so often the elderlv’s last and onlv place to tu rn ." Smile — God loves you South African protest in N.Y. 4822 N. V a n co u ver Ave. 9:30 a m ., S u n d ay School 11:00 a .m ., M o rn in g W o rsh ip 6:00 p m .. Evening W o rsh ip allen tem ple c m e c h u r c h Martin Bogun president of the Metro poirtan Council of the American Jew ish Congress addresses massive rally against South African apartheid held at United Nations headquarters in New York Crty on August 13 At Berean we emphasize building strong families You'll get solid Expository Biblical Preaching If Teaching Z. N ‘ • '» • "vT » • ». It seems to me that the greatest need in the world lodav is hie; spiritual hie that is given to uv only through ( hrisl " f o r God so loved the world, that he gave his onlv begotten Sun, that whosoever believeth in Hun should not perish, but haveeverlast mg h ie " I John 1 16) *4 I- C o rn er of 8th and S k id m o re S u n d a y S c h o o l 9 3Gam S u n d a y W o rs h ip ,1 OOu'n C h ris tia n Y o u th F e llo w s h ip 6 00pm se c o n d a n d fo u rth S u n d a y s ' Grants for elderly Living-at-Home programs Mysteries of the mind unfold at OMSI by Robert I othian m iE iL m iiw r saucing the interests o f Black women, their fam ilies and com m unity to a t­ tend their open house. Council mem­ bers w ill be available to discuss the purpose o f the organization, its p ro ­ grams and goals w ith all interested women. Elonza J Edwards (Pastor) A Public Service of the P ortland Observer A lb in a M in isterial A llian ce 284 6023 C O M M U N IT Y CHURCH of GOD 1 202 N E Skidm ore 2B1 5678 284 5669 Services: 9:45 a.m., Sunday School 11 00 a.m , Morning Worship 7 00 p.m., Evening Worship 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Prayer Meeting Victor R Brown, B Theology, Pastor Dr Hazel L Brown Sr., D D , Assistant Pastor SMILE - GOD LOVES YOU YOU ARE WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT 84 N E Killingsworth • 281 0499 "A warm spirit of fellowship always" Sb ft The Ark of Safety ( hurt h of God in C hrist T uesday Bible Bend Thursday Choir Rehearsal 7 30 p m 7 00 p m Sunday Sunday S chool 9 1 5 a m M o rnin g 11 15 a m W o rsh ip 6 30 p m Y P W W Evangelistic 8 Of) p m W o rsh ip N oon Day Prayer Tuesday Friday tke BiWx Action— Friday ífollou’ pi‘D ' O lli The Pastor Speaks? 30 p m all HKD. i Saturday M o rn in g Prayer 9 00 a rn without u man shall llo ró . .