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October 17,1990—The Portland Observer Page 3 • Portland Observer I Q , RELIGION tn i WALDEN INSTALLED AS ASSISTANT PASTOR OF FAITH TABERNACLE S t MATTIE ANN CALLIER-SPEARS ELDER CURNEL W ALDEN was born to the late Robert W alden and Mrs. Jossie W alden, March 25. 1938, in the state o f M ississippi. He dedicated his life to Christ in a Sunday morning service at Faith Tabernacle Church, in a store front building on W illiams Avenue, February 17, 1963, where he was blessed and couldn’t let go until God came into his life and filled him with the Holy Ghost. He w ent to fulfill a request, salvation was just a prayer away. Since that day he has been faithful in G o d ’s work and dedicated to his call. CURNEL W ALDEN came to Port land June of 1944. His em ploym ent his tory has been varied, such as: University o f Oregon Health Science Center, Nate Hartley Fuel Oil, Vancouver Foundry, Columbia Steel Mill and his current place o f em ploym ent is Jam es Rivers Paper Mill in Camas, W ashington. On Sunday, O ctober 14, 1990, an installation ceremony was held at 4 p.m. in honor o f Elder Cum el W alden. The /? = joyous ceremony was both spiritual and cherishable. His wife o f thirty years, the former W illie Kennedy, sat at his side as he re ceived his installation charge. Following the morning service, the church held a pot luck in honor o f Elder W alden’s new assignment. As everyone sal eating, enjoying the morsels prepared by the fam ilies o f the church, Elder Walden was scurrying about busily preparing for the baptism o f a new member. As he hurried, his white garment, that he was wearing resembled angles’ wings stretched wide and soaring. Cum el will now serve as the assis tant pastor to Bishop Grace C. Osborne. As a mem ber o f Faith Tabernacle for 27 years, Curnel has served in many departm ents of the church, such as: usher board, choir, deacon, trustee, youth departm ent,youth leader, Sunday school teacher, chairman o f the deacon board, janitor, church transportation, coordina tor and appointed pastor in charge. Elder Walden was ordained by Bishop Louis W. O sborne in 1972, which was a day that he shall always rem em ber and hold dear and near to his heart. Cum el and W illie W alden are the proud parents o f not one but four sons- G ary, Cory, Bryan and Byron. Elder Walden received a certificate ot appreciation for serving the longest, continuous m em bership in Faith T aber nacle’s history and he has received sev eral certificates o f honor in other areas. He attended Aenon Bible extension, A.L. Hardy Academy o f Theology, re ceiving a Bachelor o f Theology (B.TH). God has truly blessed Elder Walden. For in his Christian walk, he has been an unselfish servant of God. He has touched the lives o f so many. As a side job, he repairs furnaces for many who would otherw ise not be able to have their fur naces operating. W hy? He does many for gratis. Just because. Or-he will say, “ Pay me w hatever you can afford.” Curnel is one who follows leader ship and his trust is solidly anchored in Christ Jesus. Congratulations! ! And may G od continually bless your ministry. John 3:16 Jesus Loves You! For God so loved the world, he gave his only son for those who should not die but have everlasting life. 4236 N.E. Eighth Avenue Congratula tions Congrafutations Larry Of. Torter and Connie L. Chinn dVill exchange their wedding vows on Saturday October 20, 1990 at 1st Church o f Ndzarene 6100 <Hpbb TJ. Portland, Oregon 97211 M eal-a-Gram is a gourmet Meals- on-Wheels lunch made available for public purchase in the Portland metropolitan area on Thursday, Oct. 18. Created by renowned Pacific Northwest Chef George Tate, each M eal-a-Gram will be deliv ered by a local celebrity driver. The cost for each meal is $10. Proceeds will assist in holiday and weekend meal delivery to homebound seniors. Chef tale’s cold menu includes smoke roasted chicken, basmati rice, pickled and marinated vegetables, an apple-gin ger biscuit, almond cookies and fresh fruit. Maurice Lucas is the Honorary Chair for this year’s event and will be on hand to deliver meals on the day o f the event. Celebrity drivers include city and county com m issioners, O regonian col um nists, A ttorney G eneral D ave Frohnmeyr, Paul Linnman, Melissa Mills and David Apple from KATU, Johnny Limbo and the Lugnuts, Kathy Smith from First at Four, John Erickson from KKCW Radio, first Insterstate Bank CEO MAIL TO P.O. Box 91698 Washington, D C. 20090-1698 City COBBLERS Presents: THE 2ND ANNUAL Aristle Porter 1926 -1990 .tio c A e r Q )e a r j AMA MUSICAL EXTRAVAGANZA Saturday, October 20th - 7:00PM At NEW HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH y 11731 S.E. Stevens road Clackamas, Oregon Catering & Special Orders Business (503 J774-6149 -287-1763 ARISTLE PORTER was bom on Septem ber 3, 1926, in Sunshine, LA to the late Sherman and Gertrude Porter. He was reared by his grandparents. A ristle’s grandfather was the Pastor of M ount Carmel Baptist Church in Sun shine, LA. Aristle confessed C hrist at an early age. He was an active m em ber in Mount Carmel Baptist Church. Aristle later m et and m arried his wife, Jessie L. W illiams, in 1951. In 1952, they moved to Portland, Oregon. Aristle has been a member o f Mount O livet Baptist Church since 1967, and a faithful member o f the Usher Board for over 23 years. Aristle was employed with the Federal Reserve Bank o f San Francisco in Portland, where he worked for over 30 years, until his Disability retirem ent in 1984. Aristle is survived by his devoted wife Jessie L. Porter, two sons: Harold J. Porter and Jerome S. Porter and one daughter: Patrisha L. Porter, all o f Port- land, Oregon. Two brothers: H erbert L. Porter, Vancouver, WA, Edward Porter, Iberville, LA: two sisters: O phelia Ran- dall, Sunshine, LA, Rhody Robinson,New Orleans, LA and a host o f relatives and friends. G alatians 5:22,23 But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such tere is no law I ■ Best in the Greater Northwest J ■ 2 - For -1 BBQ Rib Dinners $7.90 ■ I 11 2 N.E. Killingsworth J phone 288-5951 ■ add .25 Cents ■ for orders to go Offer Expires on October 25, 1990 J J * Rev. Dale Galloway, Pastor ’ ......................... ARANATHA HURCH 4222 N.E. 12th Avenue Portland Oregon Phil and Brenda Nicholas and the Nicholas Singers of Los Angeles California Sunday Services w ith N e w H o p e C o m m u n ity c h u rc h C h o ir B ethel A M E C h u rc h C h o ir M t. O liv e t B a p tist C h u rc h C h o ir D iscip les II o f M a ra n a th a C h u rc h C h o ir Sunday School 9:00 A.M. Morning Worship 10:30 A.M. $5.00 o r m o re d o n a tio n Received the night of the concert R e q u e ste d to s u p p o r t th e p ro g ra m s of A .M .A Maranatha School of Ministry 6:30 P.M. Mid-Week Services - Wednesday 7:30 P.M. Rev. W endell H. Wallace Senior Pastor NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH 1237 NE Failing ¡"scÖ M ysBis"] Coupon: Special Zip ALBINA MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE In Memory of I S B. JOHNSON & SON Importers - Distributors Tastiest Pastries Magnolia E. Speed Taylor was bom on O ctober 22,1 9 1 3 , in Minden Louisi ana. Magnolia entered gram m ar school in 1925, finished High School in 1929 at age 15. M agnolia com pleted her college education June 1937 at Texas College, receiving her B.A. in education. On February 13,1934, she and Booker Taylor were united in marriage. In 1941 they moved from DeKalb, Texas to Port land, Oregon, where they joined Bethel A.M .E. church. She joined the Senior choir, where she served as O rganist and choral director for 40 years. In 1945 she taughtat Blessed Martin Day Nursery for 24 years. In 1968-69, she worked as Group Worker at the Donald E. Long Juvenile Home. At the same time she entered the Head Start Program Early Childhood Education. In 1969 with a Fellowship G rant she earned her M as ter’s degree in Behavioral Modification. In 1970 she taught at Irvington Elem en tary School for nine years. In 1979 she retired from the Portland Public School DisL She was a m em ber of NEA, OEA, O regon Retired Teachers, Alumni o f Oregon University, a volunteer with Red Cross Blood Pressure Clinics, and League o f Women Voters. The Lord took Magnolia home on September 11,1990. She leaves to cele brate her life a loving son, Booker T. Taylor Jr., and her daughter, Dolores A. Taylor-Newbom c. A grandm other and a great-grandmother. She left a host of friends. Bruce W illison, Norm W inningstad, Sherry Sheng from the W ashington Park Zoo, 25 classic cars from the M ultnomah Hot Rod Council and many other local personalities. Loaves & fishes/M eals-on-W heels has been serving the nutritional needs o f the elderly in our comm unity since 1970. It provides hot, nutritious meals in group settings at 28 centers across three coun ties, and delivers lunches to homebound seniors through the M eals-on-W heels program. Loaves & Fishes Centers offer monthly blood pressure clinics, enter tainm ent, transportation, activities, in formation about other social services available to senior citizens and recrea tional day trips. M eal-a-Gram will help fund special home delivery o f meals to the c ity ’s most frail elderly on holidays and weekends. For more inform ation, contact: Julie Piper Finley Director o f Public Affairs Loaves & Fishes Centers 777-2424 THE WORLD’S FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FULL COLOR MERCHANDISE CATALOG FOR THE HOME Phillip S. Nelson, Pastor Magnolia Elizabeth Speed Taylor GOURMET MEAL-A-GRAM DELIVERED BY LOCAL CELEBRITIES • a mc_ _ ____________________ (503) 287-0261 OBITUARY M atthew Chapter 10 Addt _____________________________ PIES (corner of 8th & Skidmore) Scripture o f the 'Weef^ Sunday School 9:30 am Morning Worship 11:15 am Y.P.W.W. 7:00 p.m. Evening Worship 8:00 pm Where we preach Jesus Christ We teach the Bible We reach out and care for people MT OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH WE ARE MOVING SUNDAY SERVICES TO Stone Tower Church, N.E. Sandy Blvd. & 3Oth W orship Services 8:00 A.M. & 11:00 A.M. Church School 9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M. Bible Study, Wednesdays. 116 N.E.Schuyler 10:30 A.M. and 6:30 P.M. Tuesday Prayer and Bible Band 7:30 pm Thursday Pastoral Teaching 7:30 You are invited to worship with The New Testament family. 1425 N.E. Dekum, Portland, Oregon 503/285-0493 Elder Leon Brewer Pastor Radio Ministry each Sunday, 8:00 A.M.-KBMS Call A Teaching Church With A Reaching Ministry Dr. Jam es E. Martin. Senior Pastor 284-7594 Church Office 116 N.E. Schuyler,