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Portland Observer
Mattie Ann Callier-Spears
continued from 3/20/91 issue
The Co-D ependent Program is
based totally on G o d 's W ord (Holy
scripture). The program began Sep
tem ber 13, 1989 in the home o f Joyce
and Kevin Howard; and, on Tuesdays,
Joyce would hold sessions in the Port
land Building, during her lunch hour.
W hen she first made the decision
to share with others, it was only one
woman and herself. Now, the group has
grown to over 20 w om en, in the past
year.
I asked Joyce what her purpose
was in holding these sessions with women
she doesn’t even know. Her response
was, ‘ ‘I choose to do this, with the help
o f my husband and through the guid
ance of the Holy spirit, to bring com fort
and healing to Christian women who
have becom e addicted to the pain and
hurt caused by a loved one who is ad
dicted to drugs or alcohol.” She con
tinued by sharing that she, too, is a co
dependent woman. “ 1 have experienced
a lot o f painful things. During those
times, God becam e my trust, my friend,
my husband, my provider, my every
thing and He w anted me to share His
hope and His love with women who felt
that their situation was hopeless.”
Joyce found that she and the women
w ere all alike, in one way or another,.
The problem s that they each had in
common were embarrassment and anger.
Embarrassed and angry about how they,
Christian women, were being treated.
A lso-not being able to let go an let G od
handle our loved ones. As co-depend
ents, Joyce found that they each took
on the sam e characteristics as the drug
addicts, in their lives. Feelings like;
denial, isolation, confusion , anger, not
caring about personal appearance, for
getting to eat and more.
Since the groups inaugural m eet
ing, many positive results have emerged
from am ongst them. T hey’ve found out
that they are not alone any more; that is
“ O K ’ ’ to talk about their situation; that
they can pray together; search the scrip
tures together and get answers-together,
But for, more than any other reason,
they each learned to be Totally D e
pendent on God and He delivered and
is delivering them from their co-de
pendent state o f mind. Hallelujah!!!
“ Praise G od” says Joyce, " fo r the
great things He has done. Since this
group started-I've seen ladies com e
forth and take a stand against every
thing the devil was trying to tear up in
their lives. I’ve seen minds renew ed in
G od’s spirit. I’ve experienced inner
healing, m yself, as well as some o f the
other ladies. O ut of that group, there
have been four m arriages, mine in
cluded. Finally and foremost, we found
that God is the only one who can bring
deliverance to our husbands, children
and loved ones. If we just learn to place
all of our trust in Him and on Him, ALL
things are possible. I praise God for al
lowing me to m inister to these women.
1 am sooverjoyed-because, in m inister
ing, I w as m inistered to. I was blessed
and this has helped me in my recovery.
I love them a ll!”
Greater S t Stephen Missionary
Baptist Church Celebrates Anniversary
G reater St. Stephen M issionary
Baptist Church will be celebrating the
2nd Pastoral Anniversary of Rev. Robert
E. Houston, SR. and honoring his son,
R obert E. Houston, Jr. in a series of
services, April 7, 10-14, 1991.
In addition to his m any pastoral
duties at G reater St. Stephen, he serves
as President of the Baptist m inisters
fellow ship o f Portland Vicinity; Dean
o f the Pordand D istrict Sunday School,
Baptist Training Union, and Ushers
Congress; M issionary, Union District
Baptist Association o f Oregon; Record
ing Secretary of the G eneral Baptist
Convention of the Northwest; M usi
cian, Pastor’s Conference and R ecord
ing Secretary o f the Home Mission
Board, National M issionary Baptist
Convention of America.
The A nniversary will begin on
Sunday, April 7th at 3:00 p.m. with the
Rev. Dr. W endell W allace, Pastor,
M aranatha Church bringing the m es
sage. On W ednesday, April 10th, the
Rev. Henry Ross o f the M orning Star
Baptist Church will speak at 7:00 p.m.
On Thursday, April 11th at 7:00 p.m.
the Rev. Donald T. Frazier, Pastor, Mt.
Sinai Com m unity Baptist Church will
bring the message.
On Friday, April 12th at 7:00 p.m.
the Rev. Johnny Pack, IV, Pastor, Fel
lowship Missionary Baptist Church will
bring the message.
A banquet will be held on Satur
day, April 13th at 6:00 p.m. The Rev.
H. Bernard Ings, Pastor o f the G reater
Faith Christian Center o f Salem, O re
gon and Director of the Project for
Com m unity Recovery will be the
speaker. Tickets are S I 6.00 and avail-
Announcement
The Portland com m unity is in
vited to attend G ood Friday and Easter
Sunday Services with the Bethel A .M £.
Church family.
G O O D FRIDAY SERVICE will
be held on Friday, March 2 9 ,1 9 9 1 , at
12:00 noon. EASTER SUNRISE
SERVICE will be held on Easter
Morning, March 31,1991 at 6:00 A.M.
Breakfast will be served immediately
following Sunrise Service.
TH E SUNDAY SCHOOL PRO
GRAM will be held at 9:00 A.M. on
Easter m orning. Fam ilies whose chil
dren are participating in the Easter
Egg Hunt arc reminded to bring a
dozen cooked and dyed E aster eggs.
The E aster Egg Hunt will be held
immediately following the m orning
service.
REGULAR SERVICES will be
held at 11:00 A.M. W e look forward
to seeing you on the this im portant
day.
BETHEL AFRICAN M ET H O D
IST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
5828 NE 8th Avenue
Portland, O R 97211-3704
288-5429 or 288-5420
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RELIGION
Totally Dependent On Jesus
BY MATTIE ANN CALLIER-SPEARS
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able by calling 283-0466.
On Sunday, April 14th will be the
grand finale. At 11:00 a.m ., the Rev.
Dr. Shelby L. Tate. Sr„ Pastor, Rose-
hill Missionary Baptist Church will bring
the message. At 3:00 p.m., services
will conclude at the Morning Star
M issionary Baptist Church, 106 N.E.
Ivy Street, and Dr. Tate will speak.
Also appearing on program will be
Slate Representative M argaret Carter
o f D istrict 14.
The public at large is invited to
come and share in this glorious celebra
tion. Sis Sue C. Carey is the General
Chairperson, Sisters Bcttyc J. Coppage,
T. M cN eal, and Nancy J. Kimmons are
Co-Chairpersons. Dr. T.B. Boyd, III,
Executive Director o f the National
Baptist Publishing Board, Nashville,
th,, hnnarurv Chairman.
North Portland
Bible College
Offers
New Course
Scripture o f the ‘Weef^
Scripture o f the W eek M icah 6:8
Women’s Aglow Fellowship
Bible Study groups, Intercessory Prayer
cells and the Publication and Distribu
tion o f Christian Literature. A Channel
o f G od’s Love and Pow er to W om en’s
homes. C hurch’s and Com m unities.
Barbara Sffoughter is the Presi
dent o f the Northwest A rea Board of
W om en’s Aglow Fellow ship Interna
tional. The N orthw est A rea Board
oversees thirteen local chapters of
W omen’s Aglow Fellowship. The North
west Area Board will be presenting
their annual Spring R etreat on M ay 3-
4-5,1991 at The Canby G rove C onfer
ence Center in Canby, Oregon. The
main speaker will be G loria Kinney.
G loria is Affiliations Specialistat W AF
International Headquarters. She is a
Powerful and witty speaker. She is gifted
in the W ord of Knowledge and the
W ord o f W isdom.
On Friday, May 3,1991 The North
west Area Board will conduct a Spiri
tual Enrichm ent Training. Doris Eak-
ers, the International Prayer Co-Ordi-
nator for W AF will be teaching on
Joshua 1:2-3. This Prayer Training Work
shop will teach us skills in the area of
spiritual W arfare and Intercessory
Prayer. It will be a special time for each
lady to renew her Prayer Life with
greater faithfulness and zeal.
For more information call Melvia
Cunningham at: 282-9398 or Sheila
Slagle a t 661-6169.
N o r th w e s t O re g o n
W om ens
'A Network, o í Caring Women*
Spring Retreat
Canby. Oregon
May 3. 4. & 5. 1991
Rodney Cook
Beginning April 1, North Portland
Bible College (NPBC) will be offering
an exciting new course, “ Lay C ounsel
ing in Christian Perspective.” The class
will be held Monday evenings, 6:30-
9:30, at N PBC’s temporary location,
B ercan
B a p tist C h u rc h , 4822
N.Vancouver. The course tuition for
ten weeks will be $35.
Many people in our fast-paced,
high pressured society need someone
they can talk to, who can help them
work through the crises of life, such as
grieving, loneliness, dysfunctional
families, or co-dependency. But many
who would like to help lack the skills o f
an effective counselor, or the confi
dence to extend a helping hand. “ Lay
C ounseling” is designed to help non
professionals gel positive principles and
methods for caring, listening and help
ing.
Our instructor for “ Lay C ounsel
ing” is Rodney Cook, the Executive
Director for the Yaun Youth Care C en
ter in Northeast Portland. He received
the M.A. in counseling from W estern
Evangelical Seminary, and is presently
teaching a similar course at his own
church, Milwaukie Foursquare.
To register for this course, or for
more information, call 288-2919 or 287-
0885.
W om en’s Aglow Fellowship, an
International organization o f renewed
Christian women who are committed
to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. An
Inter-Denominational monthly fellow
ship where Women from all backgrounds
com e together to worship God, Praise
him and to share about the Lord Jesus
and what He means to them, a special
ministry God is using to touch the lives
o f thousands of women everywhere,
introducing them to Jesus Christ and
encouraging them to live in the Power
o f the Holy spirit. An outreach for
sharing the Gospel o f Jesus Christ to
the world through fellowship meetings,
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NATIONAL CONVENTION
National Black Evangelical Association
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W e d n e s d a y , A p r il 3
through
Sunday, April 7
at the
Sheraton Airport Hotel
' t'liem e:
" In th e m id s t o f th e s e
y ears, REVIVE US!"
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WORKSHOPS A M , L I S ( IILOM S: h i lie held .11 t .111« ms lin.ll 1 lunches.
Mullin mult School oi the Bible and Warner Bacille College
Maranatha
Church
Y O U T H PROGRAM:
I M ILDR EN 'STR A CK :
with Re\ I Icttry Gieenidge. 2H7 S226
with North B inland /Visit. ol Christian Ixlinalors. ¿HR ¿919
RECONCILIATION RALLY
smutty. April 7, .11 ~ p m . at the Oregon Convention Center
Black and while pastors and congregations join in an 11 a.m. exchange
For p rogram s and fu rth er in fo r m a tio n
4222 N.E. 12 th Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Sunday Services
S u n d ay S chool
9:00 A.M.
M o rn in g W o rsh ip
10:30 A.m.
E v e n in g W o rsh ip
6:00 P.M.
M id w e e k S erv ice - W e d n e sd a y
7:00 P.M.
S t Paul Missionary
Baptist Church
S a tu rd a y - BASIC Y o u th S ervice
7:00 P.M.
"Maranatha Live" Radio Program/Talk Show KPDQ 93.7 FM 800 AM
11:00 P.M. to 12:00 midnight (Each Sunday)
8101 N. Fiske Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97203
Church Phone: 289-0147
North Portland
Bible College
Rev. Wendall H. Wallace
Senior Pastor
Study Phone:289-1911
Sunday Service
10:45
Sunday School
9:30
Bible Study
6:00
Evening Service
7:00 P.M.
SPRING TERM ’91
MT OLIVET BAPTIST
CHURCH
April 1 — June 14, 1991
WE ARE MOVING
SUNDAY SERVICES
TO
Stone Tower Church,
N.E. Sandy Blvd. & 30th
Pastor, Rev. James C.E. Faulkner
Them e: W h atever yo u ’re going
to do fo r the Lord, do it now.
R a d io M in is tr y each S u n d a y, 8 :0 0 A .M .-K B M S
I Peter iv.ll
mi i i i i n ini îooniiifinii i)c ,rii)naoi n i jj¿ j;iLMo w o—
W o rs h ip Services 8 :0 0 A .M . & 11:00 A .M .
C h u rc h S ch o o l 9 :3 0 A .M . to 10:30 A M .
B ib le S tu d y . W ednesdays, 116 N .E .S c h u y le r
in - a n a m ’ n n d 6 :3 0 P.M .
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A T e a c h in g C h u rc h W ith A R eaching M in is tr y
D r. Ja m e s E. M a rtin . S e n io r P a sto r
Jesus Loves You/
Allai! IhQŒQjiâ Œ
Time
C ourses offered
In structors
M on. E v e.
6 :3 0 - 9 :3 0
O T SU R V E Y III
LAY C O U N SE L IN G
P a s to r J a m e s C o le m a n
B ro. R o d n e y C ook
T u e . M orn.
9 - noon
N T S U R V E Y III
G E N E S IS II
S is. B e th N a n c e
B ro . M ic h a e l L in d se y
T u e . E ve.
6 :3 0 - 9 :3 0
N T S U R V E Y III
I & 11 TIMOTHY & TITUS
S is . B e th N a n c e
D r. P e te r L aw
T h u r . E ve.
IN D U C TIV E
B IB L E STU D Y
M U SIC R E A D IN G /
C H O IR IB
6 :3 0 - 9 :3 0
Psalm 3 4 :3
423Ó NE Eighth Avenue
(comer of 81h 8 Skidmoi»)
Portland, Oregon 97211
(503) 287-0261
Phillip S. Ne/son, Pastor
Church Office 116 N.E. Schuy ler,
PLEASE NOTE;
Church Women United Readies Forum
The Rev. Joanne Sizoo, pastor of
S l M ark Presbyterian Church, will be
guest speaker at the spring forum of
Church W omen United In Portland.
The forum is set for 9:30 a.m. until
noon, Friday, April 5, at Colonial Heights
Presbyterian C hurch, 2828 S.E.
a Phone 288-2919 for registration matenaIs. b Come early to the first session of
your selected class
Our new, temporary location is in Dcrcan (laptist Church
4822 N. Vancouver Avenue Entrance on Wygant.
P.O .Box 11437 t Portland. Oregon 97211 t (503) 288-2919
Stephens. 1 nc event is lee und open to
the public.
Church W omen United is cele
brating its 50th anniversary nationally.
It is an ecum enical organization join
ing women o f Protestant, C
atholic and O rthodox faith to work
for peace, justice and equality.
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REGISTRATION AND TU ITIO N - still only $35 00 for the first class, 525 for each additional class
HOW TO REGISTER:
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