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“ I e l’ s l a l k " is the subject ot this week's “ I pdate "
I tiere are times wlien I ponder over what to w rite and I continuallv prav
tor guidance And then there are times when I simplv w ould like to talk about
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things; so let's talk
Did you know that more women than men think that religion is im p ortan t
in then lives According to a recent ( .allup poll, 4« percent o l men and M per
cent ot women surveved said religion was "ve ry im p o ita n l." while another ’ 4
percent o l men and 2" percent ot women said religion was " ta ir lv im portant
(Research and publication by Princeton Religious Research ( e iile i I
How d iffic u lt is it to overcome tem ptation ’
Becom ing a ( h ris lia n is like becom ing a new person But the " o ld u s "
do esn 't give up the struggle easilv O ur old habits and desires start to lig h t
Saturday, Nov 16, fam ily and friends gathered for the fO tti w edding anniver
sary o f Jo e and Cecil Frazier They renew ed their w e d d in g vo w s and were
given a special trib u te by the Frazier children The affair was field at the M att
Dishman Center
(P h o to Richard J B row n )
Ethnic minority conference on
mental health issues
research in sis areas related to Native
Am erican concerns D i M edicine was
I he t h ir d N o rth w e s t R e g io n a l
E th n ic M in o r ite C o n fe re n c e on the
p ro b le m s and p ra c tic e s re la te d to
e th n ic m in o r ity issues a n d m e n ta l
health w ill he held N o s. 21-23 at the
Red I.io n M o to r In n , lantzen Beach
The keynote speakers w ill be Delores
P a rro n , P h .D ., A sso cia te D ire c to r
fo r Special P op ulation s, N a tio n a l In
selected tin s veat hv the A m e ric a n
Educational Research A ssixiatio n to
C a lg a ry, A lberta
D r P a rro n is w id e lv pu b lish e d in
professional journals H onors include
AA tio's AA ho m the hast. AA bo's AA ho
A m o n g Black A m e ric a n s , and O ut
standing Young W om en in A m erica
She also develops, c o o rd in a te s , and
s u p p o rts p o lic ie s and p ro g ra m s to
serve or address the needs o t eth nic
m in o ritie s and w o m en D i P a tro n
actively pro m otes research, tra in in g ,
and o th e r service a c tiv itie s aim ed at
p ro m o tin g m ental health and pteven
ting m ental illness am ong m in o ritie s
and women.
D r P a rro n received tier Ph D in
1977 tro m the ( atholic U niversity ot
Am erica I rom 1971 to 197« she was
A ssistan t P ro fe sso r, D e p a rtm e n t ot
P s y c h ia try , H o w a rd U n iv e rs ity
C o lle g e o f M e d ic in e , W a s h in g to n ,
IX
In 1977 and 197«, Parron served on
the President's (o m rn is s io n on Men
tai Health as a Social Science Analyst.
Dr Parron was Asscxiate Director ol
the D iv is io n o t M e n ta l H e a lth and
B e h a v io ra l M e d ic in e , In s titu te o f
M e d ic in e . N a tio n a l A ca d e m y o t
Sciences, W ashington. IK tro m 197«
to 19« t She assum ed het present
position in January I9«3
Dr M ed icin e is cu rre n tly on leave
fro m ( a lifo r n ia State U n iv e rs ity ot
N o r th r id g e , ( a lif o r n ia She lias a
d ix to ra te in ( u ltu ra l A nth ropo lo gy
D r M e d ic in e began her career as a
H om e I c o n o m ics teacher at haskell
In d ia n In s titu te (B I A t . I aw rencc,
KS A lte r tiv e years te a c h in g at
secondary level in N a tive A m erican
sch o o ls, she e a rn e d her M a ste rs in
19S 1 and m ove d to the colleg e and
university level
Dr M e d ic in e lias presented m ore
th a n 26 papers at p ro fe s s io n a l
m ee ting s She is c u rre n tly d o in g
receive the O u ts ta n d in g S ch o la r
Researcher A w a rd she is the l o s t
N a tiv e A m e ric a n pet son to receive
this award
Di M edicine has testified as an ex
pert w itness in liv e tria ls in c lu d in g
W ounded Knee at I in c o ln , N B . and
the (.rev h u ll G ra n d ch ild re n ( ustodv
I ase here in P ortland
I )i M ed icin e is also on the «ioset
mng B oa rd ot L o m rn o n t ause Dr
M e d icin e was chosen the |9«4 ( h i t
standing W o m a n ot ( o lo r . N a tio n a l
In s titu te o t W o m e n o f I o l o r .
W a s h in g to n D U . I9«.1, to r an
thropological con tribu tions
Besides Drs P arron and M edicine,
special guests w ill fie I ra n k B a ile y,
I xecutive D ire cto r, N a tio n a l C o u n cil
ot ( om m unitv M ental H ealth, Bvron
N e riy o s h i
K u ro s a w a ,
N a tio n a l
M u ltic u ltu ra l C on su lta n t, and I d w in
I N ic h o ls , Ph I) , C In e t, the S ta ll
(o lle g e , N a tio n a l In stitu te ot M en ta l
Health
D u rin g the c o n le re n c e , to p lo ca l
and national trainers w ill present skill
building workshops and research find
mgs on c u ltu r a l d iffe re n c e , m e n ta l
he a lth fa c to rs , and e th n ic m in o rity
issues in p ro vid in g services to people
ot c o lo r.
I fie conlerence lias been endorsed
bv the fo llo w in g governors B ill Shet
fie ld ot A la s k a ; B o o th G a rd e n e r ot
W a s h in g to n , and Vic. A liy e h o t
Oregon A ll three governors w ill send
re p re se n ta tive s to the c o n le re n c e
O regon Senator Boh P ackw oo d and
Robert S m ith. House ot Represenla
lives tro n i W ashington, IX also have
endorsed the conlerence
M e n ta l h e a lth a m o n g e th n ic
m in o ritie s creates special p ro b le m s
fo r those in the m e n ta l h e a lth
profession I he purpose ot the con
ference is to increase the s k ills and
u n d e rs ta n d in g o t m e n ta l h e a lth
p ro fe s s io n a ls
in
s e rv in g
p re -re g is tra tio n or $1 10 f o r on site
registration l o r fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n
co n ta ct tfie N o rth N o rth e a st ( om
m u n ity M en ta l H ealth ( enter at 2T9
I fie S o u n d s ot th a n k s g iv in g ( o n cert will be h eard I ridav. Nov 29 at
III 111 p in at W d ha ins I cm pie ( I I .G I ( . located at 241 N I I laiicoc k
( om e and celebiate the sev
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( h ailotle B iandon and tin A . m i l l ( lion ot W ilhauis I emple as thcv p tix laim
" to ( Kxl be the G lut v '"
Please send sour com m ents a n d s/i-i tai rci/ucsls Io l>ct
S alvation A rm y seeks T h a n k g iv in g pies
Hom em ade pies are needed bv I he
Salvation Army to serve to the Bum
side c o m m u iiitv in i t * a n n u a l
I hanksgivm g dm nei A ( apt R "
A llem ang. ( u m m u n d e r o t I tie
S alvation A im s'. H arbor I .lit ( en
le i. I 14 West Bunisidc is inviting the
put'lic Io bake and d o n ate pies lor this
v e a r’s a n n u a l d in n e r, sch ed u led lor
Ih u rsd av . Nov 2«. at I 1 <■».« m
Afore than I J im Burnside residents
and street p eo p le are ex pected to at
lend (lie tinkev and lriinniingsm e.il
"AA lien von have no hom e luit the
sheets, it m eans som ething to lie able
to h av e a h o m e m a d e m eal o n a
h o lid a v ," A llem ang said H e n o ted
th a t h u n d ie d s o t p ies a ie n e ed ed
I hose donated earIv in November will
he tio z e n a n d (lien th a w e d o u l on
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b u lle llie in lo (h e c e n ic i I or m o relli
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SMILE - GOD LOVES YOU
G ix l AA e inv ite eac h o t you to come
and be "R enew ed I hrough the Power
ol tlte Holy S pirit "
< >ur R e v iv a lis t is the R everend
le s ile R AA lu te , w h o began his
n n n is tiv liete at Bethel Rev AA hue
now seises as P asto r o t St P aul
A M I ( hu tch, AAiehita, Kansas
AA e need v o u t s u p p o rt lo t the
R e viva l th ro u g h d a ily p ra y e ts , bv
c o n ta c tin g and b r in g in g in a c tiv e
members, uiiehuiched |x-rsons, tnends
and re la tiv e s to share w ith us th is
"R ene w a l Ih io u g h the Povvet o l the
Ilo lv Sputi "
A lle n i.m e at
P ie d m o n t C h u rch of Christ
"M here the
Bethel Al, lean M eth o d ist I piceo
pal ( huiet, will tie holding a Revival
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!• ai ' h ip m inghllv
I he them e Im the I9«5 «6 Revival
R enew al lim itig li the P ow er ot
ih Holy s p ili,
AA e ai e challenged
lo becom e disciples w ho a ie positive
AA e .ill see the negative a n d need no
one lo pomi H oul AA ha, we need .tie
pel so n s lo p o m i a wav o u t ol tile
lie e a l iv e P e o p le co m e lo a R evival
st'ekm g a sp iritu al uph11 1 Ins is the
gilt we ean give I hem through out own
positive ap p ro ach lo lite I tie Bible is
i |vn ilice laici,lent about the love ot
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lesus was tem p led but he did not sin, th e re fo re he know s how we teel
when we aie tem pled But tie chx’s m ore than we som etim es inav u n derstand
He ha- o ttered m ie.il help bv overcom ing sin himself We .a n lelv on Inin to
help us m tro u b le And it we should sin, he' will pi, k us up and give IIS the
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m in ority clients
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COMMUNITY
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REV LESLIE B W HITE
them w ith G ix l
W e c an figh t b.u k against te m p ta tio n bv lu ll me its weakest point W lien
lesus was tem pled, he used the (w o rd) Bible io resist the Devil and we can do
the same th in g lodav bv k n o w in g (w o rd ) the Bible inside out and liv in g its
hv Jerrv G arner
s titu te o l M e n ta l H e a lth ; and Bea
M e d icin e , Ph D , P ro fe sso r ot A n
tluopologs and D irector ot the Native
C e n te r, U n iv e rs ity o t C a lg a ry ,
against out new lovallv to lesus
So how can I lu is tia n s cope w ith te m p ta tio n ’ It helps us to know how
te m p ta tio n w o rk s , and flow lesus la ced it I c a p t a t io n is ii t sin n in g We
ne e d n 't teel g u ilts tusl because we re te m p le d , a tle r a ll. lesus. •o n . went
through tem ptation It's onlv when we give ill that tem ptation becomes sin
te m p ta tio n s h o u ld n 't com e as such a great s u rp riz e because we ate
presented w ith tem ptations that lit our ow n particular weaknesses I or some
people it w ill be then p rid e , to r o th e rs , h o a rd in g w e a lth , and lo r orh.-tc
criticizing people We need Io know out ow n weaknesses and f x honest about
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