Page 8 Portland Observer JULY 27,1989
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RELIGION
A FRIEND OF THE
COMMUNITY
EYE ON GOSPEL
“MUSICAL CONCERT”
Byline=Margaret Mansfield
Where: Neighborhood Church of God
Location: 4550 N.E. 20th (At Going)
When: Sunday July 30th 1989 Time: 4:00 p.m.
Featuring: Neighborhood Church of God Choir,
Luerene Jackson, The Wilson Sisters, and
a host of others
by Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
Thursday, July 20th at 7:30 p.m.,
at the Red L io n Jantzen Beach, the
Urban League o f Portland met, along
w ith over 800 others, to hold its
‘ Annual D inner;. The dinner is an
annual fund raiser fo r the League. It
was w ell attended by city and state
o fficia ls, local and state business ex­
ecutives, concerned citizens like you
and like me a ll rallyin g together to
e xhibit the ‘ sp irit o f com m un ity’
w ith in each o f us.
E xcerpts fro m the cerem ony:
“ The League is experiencing
problems but we are aware o f them
and they are being properly addressed.
We want to be the lig h t in the com ­
m unity. Ify o u take something out o f
the community, you M UST put some­
thing back into it.”
- L o u is J. Boston,
Chairman o f the Board
“ ...Together, we can make a d if­
ference."
--Ruth Ann Dodson,
G overnor’ s O ffice
“ ...the Urban League is a very
critica l part o f the co m m unity.”
-G re tch e n Kafoury
C ounty Com m issioner
“ The M ayo r’ s O ffice is asking
the Urban League to become a m ajor
partner in the c ity ’ s problem solving
process invo lvin g the proper devel­
opment o f programs and o f ‘ youth
centered’ a ctivities.”
- A Representative from
the M ayor’s Office
“ The Urban League G u ild sup­
ports the Urban League in its pro­
grams and fund raising activities.
The G u ild is in need o f volunteers.
The G u ild has been an integral part
o f the Urban League since the 1940’ s
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-P a tric ia A . H ill,
President
Urban League G u ild
The ‘ State o f the League’ address
was given by the President and C hie f
Executive, M r. Useni E. perkins. In
his comments, he stated that 14,000
inform ation and referral calls were
answered through the Urban League
office; 696 at-risk youth were being
given needed attention and assistance;
in the 1988-89 year, 8,531 persons
were served through the emergency
program, alone; an 8 week computer
training program was conceived and
is now being offered at PCC Cascade
campus. Yes, the Urban League is
certainly making a positive impact
on the Portland com m unity; but, the
jo b is not over.
This year the ‘ Keynote Address’
was delivered by Representative
Margaret Carter. She exclaimed that,
“ ...We must help our youth to ‘ RIP-
O F F ’ knowledge instead o f ripping-
o ff people’ s possessions and destroy­
ing property. The Urban League has
always been there as a strong symbol
in the com m unity. We must be care­
fu l o f ‘ polarization’ ....because it is
the result o f complacency. Let us
N O T fa ll prey to it. We must recog­
nize the need to help our youth and to
lend a helping hand in the comm u­
nity wherever it is needed. We must
remind Nordstroms and others to
com m it themselves to the comm u­
nity. O ur bottom line w ill always be
reflective o f our friendship.” Repre­
sentative Carter ended her address
by singing “ I f I Could Help Some­
body” .
Commissioner D ick Bogle was
the Master o f Ceremony and became
the glue that held everything together.
The icing on the cake was in the
form o f a song sung by Ken Berry
and K irk Green “ That’s What Friends
Are F or” .
SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY -
In traditional A frican societies, as
w ell as in others, the s p irit o f com ­
m unity was the cornerstone for a
people’ s w ell-being and survival. It
was, indeed, the cultural fabric that
brought people together to solve mu­
tual problems and build a stronger
and better com m unity fo r all. It is
w ithin this sp irit o f com m unity that
the Urban League o f Portland ex­
tends its deepest appreciation to those
who support us and to those we serve.
This sp irit o f com m unity is funda­
mental be effective, we must reach
out to a ll segments o f the comm u­
nity.
A lthough we may not a ll reside in
the same geographical area, we are,
nonetheless, citizens o f the same
com m unity in the eyes o f the Crea­
tor. Regardless o f our ethnicity, creed
or economic status, the problems
inherent to one area w ill ultim ately
affect a ll areas.
The Urban League is one o f the
bridges that connects a ll areas to
achieve a true sense o f com m unity.
As a friend o f the com m unity, we are
com m itted to helping to low er those
social, cultural, and economic barri­
ers that tend to divide us as a comm u­
nity. This is not a simple mission
because the struggle to achieve “ equal
fo o tin g ” fo r a ll is an arduous and
often painful task. But it is only by
working together to achieve this ideal
w ill Portland truly become “ the most
livable c ity ” that it is capable o f
being.
The Urban League pledges to the
c ity o f Portland that it w ill always be
a “ Friend o f the C om m unity.”
In the sp irit o f com m unity,
Useni Eugene
Perkins
You will miss a blessing if you fail to come.
Come and bring a friend. Pastor, Rev.
Charles Hunter, Sr.
T
Grace Collins
Memorial Center
Day Care
“ Since 1952“
Sandra C ro uch Goes Back to W o rk : A fter a two year absence from
recording, Sandra Crouch is embarking upon a new project, w ith plans to
record (w ith her choir) live in her Dad’s church. Crouch, who married just
a little over one year ago, look the break in order to adjust to married life.
But she wasn’t a ll stagnant, participating w ith her brother in a variety o f
music projects, including the controversial Madonna L ike A Prayer
single, which later caused them some embarrassment. Said Crouch, some­
times when you w ork on lyrics, it says one thing and then when they do a
video, it ’ s something else.” In fact, the video cost Madonna a $5 m illio n
Pepsi endorsement due to the backlash from Christian fundamentalists.
According to Crouch, ‘ ‘ when they asked us to do the video, when I read the
script I said, no way. In fact, I tried to get us o ff the tape, but it was too late.
Today, she says the experience taught her a hard lesson. ‘ ‘ Now, anytime we
do anything, they have to send us a tape first, we listen to it and I have a group
o f people who listen fo r me, because i f I miss something, I want my prayer
partners to catch it . ”
Rev. C leveland Gears U p F or A n nu a l Gospel M usic W o rk s h o p o f
A m e ric a : The 22nd Annual Gospel Music Workshop o f Am erica gets
underway on August 12 in New Orleans. The event, which culminates on the
18th, is expected to draw over 18,000. The conference, known to be the
single most important annual event in gospel music, w ill feature instruc­
tional workshops on a ll phases o f gospel music as w ell as appearances by the
New Jersey Mass C hoir, A lbertina W alker, M ilto n Bingham, and the
Georgia Mass C hoir along w ith other big-name gospel celebrities. For
inform ation, contact Ms. Jennings at (313)898-2340.
The C a th o lic C h u rc h is considering reconciliation w ith Father George
Stallings. Jr., the maverick priest who despite the threat o f suspension,
formed an independent black Catholic congregation to an overflow crowd
o f several thousand. Stallings formed the church because he fe lt the Roman
Catholic Church “ failed to meet the spiritual and cultural demands o f its
black parishioners.”
C o u n tin g D ow n Gospel’ s T op Ten: A fte r 25 weeks on the spiritual
charts, Bebe & Cece’s Heaven LP, is riding high at number one. Rounding
out the nation’ s top ten gospel hits are (2) No Greater Love-Keith Pringle &
the Pentecostal C om m unity C hoir;(3) Available To Y o u -M ilto n Brunson;
(4) W e’ re Gonna Make It- M y r a Summers/Rev.Timothy W right; (5) So
S a tisfied -Lu fh er Barnes & The Red Budd Choir; (6) Heroes-The New
Jersey Mass C hoir; (7) L ive In C hicago-S hirley Caesar; (8) W o n d e rfu l-
Beau W illiam s; (9) L e t The H oly S p irit Lead Y o u -F lo rid a Mass Choir; and
(10) W h o ’ s On The L o rd ’ s S id e -T im o th y W right.
Just B rie fly : Richard Sm allword just winded up collaborations w ith
Earth, W in d & Fire lead vocalist, P h illip Bailey on his latest gospel LP,
w hich is due to be released sometime this fall... And word has it that ‘ ‘Run
o f superstar rap group “ Run D M C ” , is now saved, and looking seriously at
the m inistry...T his week’ s s c rip tu re : “ fo r everyone w ho exalts h im self
w ill be hum bled, and he w ho hum bles h im self w ill be exalted.” - L u k e
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W H E N : August 5, 1989 12-5:30
W H ERE: 126 N E Alberta
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