Page 6, Portland Observer, April 6, 1988
RELIGION
SCRIPTURE OF THE WEEK
Read entire Book of Hosea
for it is small but powerful.
A Juliblee Reunion
The ACT-SO Committee
Presents
Precious
Moments
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
The moments I spend with
You, God,
are more precious than
gold to me,
for it’s You who keeps my
ship afloat
on life ’s every turbulent
sea.
The ACT-SO Committee has
planned a gospel concert that will
be held at the Maranatha Church
on N.E. 12th and Skidmore
Streets. On April 23rd at 7:30 to
9:30 p.m., there w ill be guest solo
ist, trios, duets, and choirs from
all over the city of Portland.
When the waters are dark
and foreboding,
and storm clouds loom
ahead —
if I turn to You, the waters
are blue,
with bright, sunny skies
instead.
The purpose of this concert is
to raise funds to send the winners
of the ACT-SO competition to
Washington, D.C., in June. It is the
hope of the committee to pay for
the full expenses of each quali
fying young person. This concert
w ill be only one of many fund rais
ing efforts that have been plan
ned.
W ithout You, God, I am
nothing,
a ship without a sail,
a life without a purpose,
my efforts — of my avail!
The competition will be held on
May 13th at the Cascade PCC
campus, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. The
public is invited.
You are the light that guides
me
across life's turbulent
sea,
and each moment I spend
with You —
is more precious than
gold to me!
_
by Doris A. Orth
What does ACT-SO mean?
ACT-SO means: Afro-Academic
Cultural Technological — Scien
tific Olympics. The ACT-SO pro
gram is a brainchild of the
He/she must have it on board and
ready for May 13th.
NAACP, conceived some 15years
ago. There are four areas of
competition, each having its own
categories. They are as follows:
Humanities: music compostion,
Mr. Kenneth Edwards, co-chair
of the ACT-SO committee, stated
“ Our intention is to support the
scholastic and academic endea
vors of our young people and to
create a forum from which they
can showcase their talents and
skills.”
original essays, playwriting, poet
ry; Performing Arts: dance, drama
tics, music (instrumental), music
(vocal), oratory; Sciences: archi
tecture, biology, chemistry, elec
tronics, energy, mathematics,
physics; Visual Arts: drawing, film
making, painting, photography,
sculpture.
The success of ACT-SO de
pends on the total and generous
support from the Portland and
Vancouver com m unities. “ We
need your support and participa
tion to make the ACT-SO com peti
tion a success,” says Mr. Kenneth
Edwards.
The young people involved in
the com petition are in grades 9
through 12 and must be enrolled
in high school. The competition
will be a joint contest with the
Vancouver, Washington NAACP
and the Vancouver High School
students.
Remember the dates: April
23rd, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. and May
13th, 1988 at 7:00 p.m.
For further information, con
tact Ju lia H icks, Vancouver,
Washington, (206) 696-4545; or
Kenneth Edwards, Portland, Ore
gon, (503) 280-2600.
Aside from having a coach,
each student is totally responsi
ble for each project: its operation,
function, and its lack of defects.
Nine years ago, a group of
Christians got together and de
cided to form a group of singers
who would like to sing the new
and innovative style of gospel
singing of today. The place is
Mount Olivet Baptist Church. The
year is 1980.
When the group first got toge
ther, they had to decide what to do
about members. So, they had a
membership drive. It was just tre
mendous. The choir stand was
packed with eager and w illing
young and middle-aged Chris
tians w anting to sing G od’s
praise.
The pianist/director, Claude
Bowles, and the then-Minister of
Music, Dr. Barbara Williams-
Thompson (now Whitener), enthu
siastically taught the choir, play
ed the music, held very involved
rehearsals, and directed the choir
on its way to success.
It was a long and arduous jour
ney — but, beginning with 1980
and each year to follow, the choir
has given concerts to packed
pews, concerts at the Oregon
State Prison, TV appearances and
many more.
Last year was the first year that
the concert was professionally
taped. Cassettes were sold and
all-in-all everyone who partook of
the gospel given through song
had a wonderful time.
This year, on April 17th, 1988, at
5:oo p.m., the Jubilee Singers of
the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church will
present a Reunion Concert. All
members who have been with the
choir and those who have mar-
ried, moved on to bigger and bet-
ter pastures, moved because of
jobs or couldn’t sing any longer
because of an increase in the
family are being called back for a
reunion performance.
Don’t let this date pass without
coming to hear an evening of in
spirational music.
For more information, call (503)
284-1954, Mt. O live t B a p tist
Church, 116 N.E. Schuyler and 1st
Ave., Rev. Dr. James Martin,
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