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Page 3 Portland Observer April 13,1989 W ELCOM E HOME PEGGY by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears MARANATHA HOLDS CONCERT April 16,1989 at 4:00 pm, the Mass On Sunday, April 9,1989 at 4pm, in the evening. The members of the Allen Choir of the Maranalha Church will TempleCM EChurch, pastoredby Rev. hold its annual concert The Public is cordially invited to Phillip Nelson, presented Mrs. Peggy attend the service. Houston Shivers in a gala concert The church is located at the comer of Mrs. Shivers is a world renowned lyric soprano who began her formal NE 12th and SKIDMORE. studies in vocal music here in Portland under the instruction of Bruce and Paula Rev. Wendell Wallace, pastor Marvin at the Marvin Studio of Voice. Claude Bowles, director/organist She attended Portland State University, where she received her degree in Education and later received a Master’ s SCRIPTURE OF THE in Guidance and Counseling from Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana. WEEK: Mrs. Shivers’ travels and musical achievements are vast. J She > n e n has a s MATTHEW chapter 9 & 10 performed with the San Francisco Opera K Ring ’ s Production andConcert Quartet, she was accepted into the “ Escuela Superior de Canto,” a conservatory of music in Madrid, Spain, she performed on Spanish television and National Radio Network, the United States Bicentennial IT MATTERS NOT celebration in Madrid — in concert at the United States Cultural Center under Do not remind me, gentle friend, the auspices of the United Stales “ I shall not pass this way again” . Embassy, appeared with the Colorado It matters not to me today, Springs Symphony Orchestra and Who loved each step along the way. received glowing reviews. Peggy Houston Shivers is the wife of Thank God I have not been deprived Of windy hills when Spring arrived. Lt. Col. Clarence Shivers who is an Nor missed the Summer twilight intern atio n ally know n artist when commissioned to do an eight foot statue The stars lit up the night again. of the Tuskegee Airmen placed on the The sweetest moments I recall, grounds of the Air Force Acedemy in Were down a golden lane in Fall, Colorado Springs. The dearest face I’ll ever know, Peggy is the daughter of Lirlean Cash Looked down at me through Winter Anderson; the sister to Hilda and Robert snow. Buckley and Portland Police Officer A heart wherein such things remain, Larry Anderson and Renee Anderson Cares not to pass this way again. and Phyllis; the aunt of Hildonne, Robert, Christopher, Cash, Lirlean and Emanuel Grace E. Easley and she is a niece of Garfield and Betty Cash. She has one son, Hugh B. Flake, II. Sunday' s performance allowed us to travel to France, Germany, Italy and Spain; then, we came back home with down home gospel and Negro spirituals. She included the audience in two of her songs. Due to the change of climate, Peggy was not in her rare fo rm -but everyone in attendance thoroughly enjoyed her performance. With the cold or without the cold. Her closing number “ Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory” , with the audience as the choir, was magnificently done. We were all blessed by her tremendous talent. Its a gift from God. Tfl< 1 Daniel J. and Elizabeth O. Cohn Lecture Friday, April 14,1989 7:30 pm Guest Speaker: Congressman John Lewis DIOCESE OF OREGON THE EPISCOPAL . CHURCH IN WESTERN OREGON A special Paschal Candle is the focal point of a celebration this year of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon. Viewing the candle, which will travel to every church in Western Oregon, are, from left, the Rev. Richard A. Bullock of St. Luke s, Gresham, the Rt. Rev. Robert L. Ladehoff, Bishop of Oregon, the Rev. Bert Allen, centennial celebration coordinator, and Myrtle Carr of S t Philip s Episcopal Church, Portland. The candle represents the light of Christ and will be at St. Philip’s U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, called by Time magazine “ a living on Monday, April 10. saint” , will deliver the annual Daniel and Elizabeth Cohn Lecture at Temple • > Beth Israel on Friday, April 14, at 7:30 r- pm. Lewis, former head of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee YOU ARE WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT and one o f the “ Big Six” of the civil 84 N.E. Killingsworth • 281-0499 B ö e Band 7 » p .m rights movement, will speak on Black- “ A warm spirit of fellowship always" nmkr C h ar Rehearsal 7 00 p m Jewish relations today. “To the Glory o f G o d ” « Oneof lOchildrenof a sharecropper, Sunday School 9 :1 5 a m Lewis became active in the civil rights Morning W orsrtp 1115am Y P W .W 6 :3 0 p m movement as a college student at the Evangelistic beginning of the 1960’s . At 19, he W orship 8 :0 0 p m FOUNDER The Holiness Preacher Bishop U.V. Peterson 0 .0 , Builder-Pastor helped organize the first lunch-counter Ttafcy Mfcy _ Noon Day Prayer sit-ins, and in 1961 was brutally beaten the Bible s a y s ... on Freedom Rides in South Carolina 7 :3 0 p.m . Follow peace with The Pastor Speaks and Alabama. In 1963, he became head all men & holiness Morning P ay e r 9 00am of SNCC, and spoke at the March on Washington along with Martin Luther without which no man shall see the King, Jr. The nest year, he helped organize Mississippi Freedom Summer, recently HEBREWS 1214 j I w ï l . U 'Î M f t t t d depicted in the controversial film ‘‘Mississippi Burning” , and in 1965 THE INSPIRATIONAL CHOIR led the Selma-to-Montgomery march for voting fights, where he was attacked by police with clubs, whips and tear OF BETHEL AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH gas. During his leadership of the movement, Lewis was jailed 40 times. WILL BE IN CONCERT ‘‘Probably none has paid a higher price to change this country,” , wrote SUNDAY, APRIL 2 3 , 1989 Washington Post columnist David Broder, “ than John Lewis.” 4 :0 0 P .M . Lewis later served as associate head of ACTION, the domestic Peace Corps, BETHEL A .M .E . CHURCH in the Carter administration, and in 1982 5828 NE STH AVENUE was elected to the Atlanta City Council. PORTLAND, OREGON 9 7 2 1 1 -3 7 0 4 On the council, he built political ties to both black and white communities that M r s . L o is W as h in g to n , P resi déni -.. ... enabled him to defeat Julian Bond for M r s , V orene W il d e r ? D i rector Atlanta’s seat in Congress ih 1986. M r s . V ir g in ia M c C l in t o n , O rganist In Congress, Lewis has been elected R e v , M ilto n G reen , P astor an At-Large Majority Whip and a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and serves on the Congressional Coalition on Soviet Jewry. Lewis’ prominence over the last 30 years puts him in a unique position to discuss the relations between America’s Jewish and black communities, closely allied at the beginning of the movement and suffering well-reported strains in the years since. “ We have lost some of our finest leaders, but we are still very involved in that struggle for liberation,’ ’ said :lewis ;last year, receiving an honorary doctorate from Williams College. “ Our struggle is not for one day, or one week, or one year, but for a lifetime if that’s what it takes.” Lewis will speak directly after services at Temple Beth Israel, 1931 NW Flanders. Admission is FREE. The Ark of Safety Church of God in Christ Lord IN LOVING MEMORY OF PEARL CLARK CLOW Funeral services were held on Monday, April 10, 1989 at the Ml. Olivet Baptist Church for Mrs. Pearl Clark Clow. She was 93 years old. She passed on Wednesday, April 5,1989 in a Portland hospital. She was bom in Virginia in December 26.1895. Mrs. Clow has always been active in the church and the community. She came to Portland 50 years ago. She attended Virginia Union University and, after moving to Portland, she continued her education and graduated from University of Oregon. Pearl Clark Clow was the wife of the late Rev. Dr. Jessie James Clow. Rev. Clow served 27 years as the pastor of ML Olivet Baptist Church. He retired in 1963. Rev. John H. Jackson filled the pulpit following his retirement Mrs. Clow became a member of the Highland Baptist Church, pastored by Rev. Ormond; and, she continued her membership and ties with both churches until her death. Mrs. Clow became active in many early civil rights women’s organizations to bring about de-segregation in the state of Oregon. She, along with 10 other women, staged sit-ins and demon strations attempting to change the separation between races, here in Portland. She served as president of the Chu(bh Women United of Portland, secretary of the Portland Council of Churches, Church Women United of Oregon, president of the Oregon Federation of Women’s Clubs, secretary of the board of directors of the Downtown Center YWCA, a board member of the *. board o f directors of the Portland Federation of Women’s Organization and the American Association of University Women. » Please Brother Man and Sister Lady How much longer before you show up and Get your mind togather No Fuss about who the Pastor is. No Argument over the salary. Healing, Peace and Prosperity Coalition for Human Dignity, 1st and 3rd Thursday each month at 7 p.m. K ing N eig h b o rh o o d Facility‘4815 NE 7th (1 block south of Alberta) contact person: Charles Ford, 280-5835 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. • tf. The Philadelphia Community M issionary Baptist Church Allen Temple Mrs Genevia Jones in full gospel concert on Sunday, May 21st at 3:30 Mrs Jones in a J & B Gospel Recording Artist from \ icksburg, pm Mrs. Jones s( Coast gospc, conccrt tQ promote her Mississipp • Sh h rendered concerts in Chicago, Illinois, newest album (her 2ndy She ha re M 8 CI l hly o uh “ n o , S t c n s a t o a l W lllta u B,others. The Jackson Soulhernaues and of Joy, The Scnsauo lhroughout the southern states, Mississippi I o " to Portland a rich sound in aaditlona, CME Church 4236 N.E. Eighth Avenue (comer of 8th & Skidmore) Portland, Oregon 97211 (503) 287-0261 ? ,0 A d m S io n Charge.......FREE WILL OFFERING Phillip S. Nelson. Pastor C OM EONE COME ALL For information call Mary O. McSwain - 281-4777 G. W illiam s-288-1814 Come and enjoy an evening of great gospel sounds. Bishop W.G. Hardy Little King Mt. Sinai Temple Services Each Sunday 12 Noon and 8 PM Jesus Loves You! 238 NE Mason Street Portland, OR 9 7 2 1 1 PRESENTS: They have found the Place and the Place is Psalm 34:3 Come see what every one's talking about Mt. Sinai Temple 936 N.E. Beech Portland, OR 284-0854 The Peoples Church BISHOP W. G. HARDY LITTLE KING Thank you for your Sweet Letter Send Some More T r