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August 28,1991...The Portland ()bserver...Pagc 3 ■ b ^ h m m m h m h m Portland Observer Scripture o f the TVeef RELIGION Summer Wedding Vows M allory A venue C hurch of C hrist 3908 NE M ALLORY Matthew 13:3 D AVENUE i s c i p l e s o f C h r i s t God's Presence promises Power through Jesus Christ In Good Times and Bod Times M atthew / f:2 8 SUNDAY SCHEDULE Bible school, 9:30 am. Morning Worship, 10:45 am. Evening Bible Class, 5:00 pm. "Come to me oil you who ore weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest" 9:45am 11:00am 7:30pm Evening Worship, 6:00 pm. Minister Gregory Fobbs Mcillorly Avenue Christien Church Attended nursery for all services Wednesday prayer meeting and bible study, 7:30 pm. Sunday School Morning UUorship Tuesday Bible Study and Prayer Inter-racial Congregation BY KATHRYN HALL BOGLE When Evelyn D’Almeida of Lome, Togo and Russell Graham Jr. ex changed wedding vows recently at the First Presbyterian Church in down town Portland, the bride said the vows in French, the language in which she is most fluent. The bride was escorted down the aisle by Dr. Alvin Graham who stood by to give her hand to his son waiting at the altar. The bride’s ante-bellum styled gown was of brocaded white cotton with fitted wrist-length sleeves. Her headdress was a short veiling of tulle accented with orchids. She car ried a mixed bouquet of lilies and roses, and wore a single strand of pearls at her throat. Vows were heard by the Rev. Wil liam Creavey and were witnessed by about 200 quests invited by Dr. and Mrs. Alvin Graham. Carlos Graham acted as best man for his brother. Lighting altar candles at the after noon ceremony were bridesmaids Jen nifer Bales of Portland, Jennifer Gra ham, a cousin of the bridegroom from Fayton, Ohio, and Dr. Courtney Gra ham, sister to the bridegroom. The bridesmaids wore pretty summer dresses of sheer (Towered fabric and brimmed 288-1092 Advocating NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIANITY Jesus Loves You! Allen Temp le CME Ch urch Psalm 34:3 4236 NE Eigth Avenue (corner of 8th & Skidmore) Portland, Oregon 97211 (503) 287-0261 Phillip S. Nekon Pastor aqua straw hats. They carried hand bouquets of roses and small floweres. Among the groomsmen, who were all wearing formal black and gray attire, were John Marshall and Jeffrey Wat son. Robbie Kile was soloisL At a reception at the Southwest home of Dr. and Mrs. Graham, guests enjoyed a buffet of African foods as well as American goodies served in the dining room. Many ate outside on the deck or took a table set up under a huge white-canopied tent in the gardens. African drums and live music by an African troupe entertained during the late afternoon. Out of town guests included Mrs. Dorothea Melvin of Baltimore, grand mother of the bridegroom, and Eric Clinksdale of Dayton, Ohio. Honeymoon for the newlyweds will be travel to other parts of the United States to acquaint the bride with her new country. The couple met in Togo during a Europe and Africa tour by Russell Graham, a violinist and composer. He is a graduate of the Berklee School of Music in Boston and is a teacher of classical, popular or jazz styles of music. After the honey moon travel, the couple will be at home in Washington, D.C. “YOUR BIBLE S P E A K S ” CRUSADE Pastor Wendell Wallace personally invites you to be his special guest al MARANATHA CHURCH 126 N.e. Alberta t Portland, OR 97211 t (503) 288-5173 J ia n l iF tts s x n n a r y ^ B a p t is t C O Iju r d j 8101 N. Fiske Avenue Portland, Oregon 97203 Church Phone: 2 8 9 -0 1 4 7 Pastor. Rev James C E Faulkner Them e: W hatever you're going to do for th e Lord, do it now I Peter hr.11 VANN & VANN FU N ERA L Sunday, September 8, 1991 at 6 :0 0 PM "RESTORING PURPOSE IN OUR GENERATION" D IR E C T O R S Family Owned and Operated Since 1954 Serving the City of Portland for over 37 years In your hour of need Vann &Vann are there to serve Come expecting worship services, with contemporary music, practical preaching from the Bible, and sharing from personal experiences Sunday, "Maranatha Live": KPDQ 93.7 FM at 11:00 PM Sunday, September 8, 1991 at 8:00 AM & 10:45 AM "HOW TO HANDLE LIFE'S DEEPEST HURTS & TOUGHEST PROBLEMS" Study Phone: 2 8 9 -1 9 1 1 Sunday Service 1 0 :4 5 Sunday School 9 :3 0 Bible Study 6 :0 0 E vening Service 7 :0 0 P.M. New Worship Service Service times are: Early Sunday Morning Worship at 8:00 AM (New) Sunday School at 9:30 AM Regular Sunday Morning Service at 10:45 AM Sunday Evening Service at 6:00 PM Wednesday Evening Service at 7:00 PM Denise FI. 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Union) Portland Radio Ministry each Sunday. 8:00 A.M.-KBMS Wednesday, September 11, 1991 at 7:00 PM "MARANATHA'S VISION' Prayer for healing every Service 4222 N.E. 12th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97211 (503) 288-7241 Birth Annnouncement A Teaching Church With A Reaching Ministry Dr. James E. Martin. Senior Pastor Nathaniel Earl Wilson II - 9lbs. 2oz„ was born August 12,1991 to Mystique and SSGNT Nathaniel Earl Wilson o f the U.S. Airforce. SSGNT Wilson, cur rently stationed at Nellis Air Base in Las Vegas, NV., is a native Oregonian, attending Benson and Madison High Schools before college and enlistment into the U.S. Airforce SSGNT Wilson is the son o f Ms. Queenie Samuel and grandson o f Rev. Benda Meenicweathcr, both o f Portland, Oregon. A D V E R T IS E 1 Church Office 116 N.E. Schuy cr, Research works. American Heart Association t e
