Portland Observer
March 11, I992...The Portland Observer...Page 5
RELIGION
Totally
BY MATTIE ANN CALLIER-SPEARS
When I was a very little g irl, grow
ing up in the south, I can remember
some o f my grandmother M ary’s un
selfish actions, in the once small com
munity o f Gonzales, Louisiana. I can
remember a time when we had gone to
stay for the summer; as we did on a year
basis.
M y granny and Papa John loved us
dearly. When we would arrive via a big
black train called the “ ow l,,” our Papa
John would flag down the train by
standing on the tracks and waving a
kerosene lantern, late in the evening, or
by waving a large piece o f cloth, in the
day lit hours. The big train would slow
down and the conductor would gather
us up and hand us down, singularly, to
our grandpa who was standing at the
door w ith outstretched arms. I do be
lieve that we had the biggest grandpa in
the whole w orld; but, that’s an entirely
different story.
A fter Papa John had extracted us
from the train, we would be transported
in a big horse drawn wagon or, later on,
in a big black automobile that was so
big and spacious that our feet couldn’ t
touch the floor.
When we would arrive, Papa John
would blow the horn to announce our
arrival. Then, as we pulled up to the
big, wide gate, to the outer yard, Papa
John would get out and open the big
gate. We, my sisters and brothers and
me, would try to peer over the big seats
in the car to see what Papa John was
God Can’t Use Complacent Christians
doing. He would yell, “ You chullcn, sit
d o w n in d e y !” Wc would scurry back to
our seats and wait for Papa John to drive
the car into the yard.
Papa John removed us one by one
from the car. He would instruct the
taller ones to open the gate to the inner
yard while he got the luggage out. Our
Grandma Mary would be w ailing in the
doorway w ith a dress on that had yards
and yards o f material. When we would
hug her, we would all hug at once like
little piglets crowding around a mama
sow at meal time.
After kissing every child, she would
ask, “ Are you Hungry?” Our Granny
would have so much food prepared just
for us. She knew what each child liked
- so, she would have something for
each appetite. The big middle room,
heated by a giant wood stove, had a
table laden w ith goodies. The smells
that just lingered in the air were un
matched by anything anyone would
ever smell in their whole, entire life
time. “ Hum-hum good!”
One year, as we were awakened in
the morning, Granny came into our
room and told us that she would not be
at home because she had to go to Miss
So and So’s (can’ t remember her name)
house because she was ill. We saw
Grandma M ary take a satchel, put on
her coat and leave the house. We lay
there, in our beds, and quizzically won
dered what we were going to do w ith
Granny out o f the house. Papa John had
already gone out into the field to do his
For you And The Community
Plant Tag Printers
Portland Parks and Recreation is
looking fo r several volunteers w ith
steady hands to block p rint rose identi
fication signs. About 200 signs needed
by May, materials are provided. The
signs may be printed at home or on site
at Washington park, Peninsula Park or
Ladds Addition Park.
Teachers’ Assistants
Classroom assistants help teachers
at Portland Center for Hearing & Speech
in Southwest Portland by reading, sing
ing, playing and talking w ith young,
pre-school children who are speech and
language delayed. One-half day per
week during the school year is asked.
M inim um age = 21.
Signers
Portland Im pact’s Youth and
Fam ily Services - The Neighborhood
Accountability Board assigns conse
quences to first-tim e juvenile offend
ers. M inim um age = 16.
The Citizen Advisory Board ad
vises on com m unity needs, implem en
tation o f actions and serves as liaison to
the community.
M inim um age = 14.
W ashington C o u n ty Special
O lym pics - Several committees work
to organize local athletic tournaments,
I f you are skilled in sign language
and have a few hours to spare several
agencies would like to hear from you.
The Salvation A rm y ’ s Rose Cen
te r - in Northeast Portland is seeking
someone to sign for deaf senior adults
who meet two mornings each month and
someone to teach a beginning sign lan
guage class could be held any weekday.
M inim um age - 55.
V ision Resources F o r Indepen
dent L iv in g - In Northeast Portland
needs on-call interpreters to assist blind-
deaf clients who come to the center fo r
classes. M inim um age = 21.
W ashington C ou nty C o m m u n ity
A c tio n - is looking for an interpreter to
serve as liaison between a teacher and
deaf partents o f a child w ith lim ited
speech.
M inim um age = 16.
Historical Women
Come to Life in Student
Multi-cultural Program
Emanuel
Scholarship
Announced
Youth Committee Members
Committees serve a vital role in an
agency’ s a b ility to anticipate and re
spond to the needs o f the community.
Youth members offer a valued perspec
tive and develop many new skills.
Current openings fo r youth include:
H istorical women came to life in
H ollyw ood Primary School’ s“ Celebra-
tion o f Womens’ H istory M onth” pro
grams, March 9 and 10 at Grant High
School.
Students’ study o f women in math
and science culminated in a musical
drama featuring students and parents
portraying historical women.
“ It is important fo r children at an
early age to be aware o f the outstanding
contribution women have made to soci
ety beyond their traditional roles,” said
Sue T aylo r, H o llyw o o d 2nd grade
teacher.
“ Parent participation in the event
is outstanding and strengthens efforts
between the school and com m unity to
provide a positive learning environ
ment for students,’’ T aylor said. Parents
shared in the research and mothers
dressed in period costumes for the stu
dents.
t
re cru it participants and volunteers.
M in im u m age = 16.
Outdoor Special Event
Friends o f T ryon Creek State Park
- Offers many possibilities fo r volun
teers in a beautiful Southwest Portland
setting. March signals the start o f an
active season when volunteers stroll the
trails to help visitors, spend a Saturday
morning m aintaining the trails, or assist
w ith the annual spring T rilliu m Festival
on A p ril 4th and 5th. The k ic k -o ff for
hosts and tra il maintainers is March
21st Groups are welcome.
M inim um age = 18 unless accom
panied by an adult.
Emanuel Hospital and Health Cen
ter announces that it w ill award four
$100 college scholarships fo r high
school students intending to study fo r a
career in a health-related field. The
scholarship is available to students who
reside in North/Northest Portland and
who have a high school GPA o f 2.75.
The scholarship is renewable and
may be used fo r tuition and other co l
lege fees fo r up to four years o f college.
The student should intend to pursue a
career in an accredited medical pro
gram on a fu ll-tim e basis and the areaof
study should be a healthcare career that
is represented at Emanuel. M inorities
are encouraged to apply.
Application deadline is A p ril 10,
1992. Applications arc available in the
Portland high school counseling o f
fices. For more inform ation, call Jan
Shea in Emanuel Com m unity Rela
tions, 280-4630.
morning plowing.
Before Grandma M ary left the
house she reminded us each to be good
children. She also gave each child
instructions for the day. Plus - Papa
John was still about. Granny was gone
for nearly a week. She would come
home in the evenings, prepare dinner
and adequate food for the next day.
W ith a hug and a kiss, she would be o ff
again.
We knew that our Grandma Mary
loved us - but, her love for us did not
detour her duties as a strong Christian
woman. As she sat in her big rocker
w ith one o f us nestled on her wide, soft
lap, she would explain why she had to
go o ff like she did. She said that, as
Christians, wc arc obi ¡gated to take care
o f one another. Miss “ So and So” had
no children. She had no one to take care
o f her. So Grandma Mary felt that it
was her Christian duty to care for her
until she was able to get about on her
own. She said that God would be
pleased with what she did even if people
did not think w ell o f what she did. She
o ft times said, “ We have to do what
pleases God."
M y Grandma M ary was a totally
committed Christian woman. She took
care o f her home and she made time to
care for others in the community. She
made it her business to know what was
happening in the com m unity so that -
i f there was anything that she could do
to assist, she would be right there in the
thick o f things or she would walk over
to someone’ s house and solicit their
assistance. She said that wc had to help
one another.
I can re mem ber m y Grandma M ary
organizing a sewing circle to make
quilts or p illo w cases and sheets or
clothing for those less fortunate. She
would cook extra at dinner time so she
could send some food over to someone’s
house. She would stand on the bayou
bank and pray for the sick. M y sisters
and brothers and 1 would stand inside
the fence and watch her as she would lift
her arms into the air as she prayed.
She had unshakable faith. M y little
brother, Ronald, had asthma real bad.
Mommie and Daddy had taken Ronald
to many doctors w ithout any results.
Grandma M ary told Mommie to send
Ronald to her. M om mie sent Butte’
(Ronald) to Granny. She knew that
prayer would bring about change.
Grandma Mary took Ronald down
to the bayou. This time she took her
fishing pole w ith them. It was ju s t she,
Butte’ , the fishing pole and the Lord.
As she prayed, she baited her hook,
flung it into the bayou. She continued
to pray. She caught a large fish w ith a
big, mouth. She held this fish in her
hands and instructed Butte’ to breathe
into the fish ’ s mouth, while she hurled
it back into the water. She believed that
God would let the asthma go into the
fish and away from Butte’ . She be
lieved. She stayed on that bayou bank
and thanked the Lord for blessing her
grandchild. Ronald has not had asthma
The Jefferson Dancers
In Concert
W h a t The Jefferson Dancers in
Concert Six shows: Tw o different pro- 11
grams
Where: Portland Center for Per
forming Arts Intermediate Theatre Port
land, Oregon
When: A p ril 28,29,30, M ay 1,2,3,
1992 8:00 p.m. each night
Program: Jefferson Dancers’ 1992
repertoire is a m ulticultural blend o f
choreographic gems, including another
powerful, live ly A frican number by
Portland’ s own Bruce smith and an
exciting Brazilian m artial arts/modern
piece, Roda Da Noite, by Gretchen
Kneir. Other pieces include Crayola, a
colorful ballet by Dennis Spaight; tw o
pieces b y the in fa m o u s D o n a ld
M cKayle, Rainbow Round M y Shoul
der and Games; a tap-jazz collaboration
by Julane Stites and Terry Brock called
Take 8-7-6-Five; and another modern
piece by Gretchen Kneir, Beneath the
Gathering Cloud. In addition, Julane
Stites’ perennial fa vo rite . L oo kin g
Glass, is sure to please.
Tickets: A ll seats reserved: $6, $ 10,
$12.50. Available at the PCPA Box
O ffice: 248-4496 and at a ll Fred Meyer
Fastixx outlets: 224-8499. (Prices in
clude user and convenience fees. M ail
and phone orders subject to additional
handling charge.)
Free Health
Screening
Offered
The hospitals and health care orga
nizations o f L E G A C Y H E A L T H SYS
T E M invite area seniors (age 55+) to
attend a REE H E A L T H SCREENING.
The screening provides numersous im
portant health tests and services, in
cluding: blood test (cholesterol, blood
sugar, and others), general physical
assessment by nurses, blood presure,
dental and oral cancer check, vision and
glaucoma check, hearing test, lung
health check, n utrition counselling,
breast concer self-examination instruc
tions, colorectal cancer screening, and
others.
For those desiring the fu ll blood
lest, it is suggested you arrive in a
fasting state - no food or d rink (except
water and medications) fo r the previous
12 hours. Know n diabetics should fo l
low their regular eating schedule.
Screenings are conducted weekly
at different locations throughout the
Portland M etropolitan area. Please call
W inctta Sodcrlind, R.N. at 241 -3478 to
obtain a schedule o f screening dates
and locations.
since that day.
D on ’t be afraid i f you appear d if
ferent to everyone. As a Christian, you
are different. The scripture tells me that
we are a peculiar people. (Deut. 14:2 &
Titus 2:14] The dictionary defines pe
culiar as “ uncommon, unusual, d istin
guished in nature or character from
others (others being trangressors or sin
ners).
D on’ t w orry about it i f people talk
about your not being like the others.
You don’ t want to be like the others any
way. People are going to hell in a hand
basket. T hat’s right! A ll bunched up
together. They are wanting so badly to
be like the others not taking into ac
count where the others are leading them.
Have you ever tried to turn around in a
crowd and go the other way? You can’ t
do it. The crow d’ s continued move
ment and occasional pauses affords you
no way out until you have reached the
destination.
Many times you find that you have
arrived some place and it wasn’ t your
intentions to go that far.
Think about it! Pray about it! Ask
yourself this question.
Is this what God wants me to do?
Stay on the path o f “ righteousness.”
Matthew 7:13 reads - “ Heaven can be
entered only through the narrow gate!
The highway to hell is broad, and its
gate is wide enough for a ll the m u lti
tudes who chose its easy way. But the
Gateway to L ife is small, and the road
is narrow, and only a few ever find it.”
[T L B ] These words were spoken by
Jesus C hrist to the multitude in his
Sermon on the M ount.
Big is not always better,!
Be totally comm itted! Dare to be
different fo r the Lord! I remember a
statement that Rev. John H. Jackson
made during one o f his many sermons,
he said, “ D on’ t w orry i f people are
talking about you. When you should
w orry, is when they stop talking.” I f no
one is complaining about your Chris
tian walk - then, maybe you noticed.
“ Oooo - ooo - oooh!” Now, that’s real
bad when you can’t tell the Christians
from the sinners.
Stop sitting by watching things
happen, sticking your head in a hole
like the ostrich and let the w orld go to
hell on a greased slide.
Christians! W akeup! Stand up and
be counted! Do the w ork o f Hun who
sent you. C hrist said in Matthew 7:24-
26, “ A ll who listen to my instructions
and fo llo w them are wise, like a man
who builds his house on solid rock.
Though the rain comes in torrents, and
the floods rise and the storm winds beat
against his house, it w on’ t collapse, fo r
it is b u ilt on rock. But those who hear
my instructions and ignore them are
foolish, like a man who builds his
house on sand. For when the rains and
floods come, and storm winds beat
against his house, it w ill fall w ith a
m ighty crash.”
Senior Princess
Selections Start
Monday, March 16;
Queen’s Coronation
Moves To New Date
I t ’s a sure sign that the Portland
Rose Festival is just around the comer.
The countdown to see who w ill be the
1992 Queen o f Rosaria begins Monday,
March 16 when the firs t Rose Festival
senior princess w ill be selected.
Parkrose H igh School w ill an
nounce its princess during an assembly
at 2.10p.m. at the school. Tw elveother
princesses w ill be crowned in ind i
vidual ceremonies at their respective
Portland-area high schools continuing
through Monday, A p ril 13.
Monthly Meeting
For The Gray
Panthers
Gray Panthers m onthly meeting,
Saturday, March 21 at 1819EverettSt.,
10a.m. to noon. Agenda includes panel
discussion on IM P A C T O F T H E
P R E S ID E N T ’ S
BUDGET
ON
W O M E N A N D C H ILD R EN .
Panelists are: Terry Rogers, attor
ney, director o f Multnomah County
Legal A id and co-founder o f Human
Services C oalition o f Oregon; Sharon
Gary Smith, director o f Portland Black
W om en’s Health Project and Mariah
Taylor, RN, PN director o f North Port
land Nurse Pracititioner Com m unity
Health clinic. M onthly meetings open
to a ll-A G E A N D Y O U T H IN A C
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Sunroom Tucked Away O ff Bedroom With Lots Of Storage Three
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Impressive Extra Large Living Room With Italian Tile—Fireplace.
Hardwood Floors Thru-Out. Natural Woodwork. Basement Has
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Taxes: 3,770.18
$265,000.00
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Florence Shannon - 775-2151
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4111 S.E. Woodstock Ave.
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T IO N !
Catholic Charities of
Western Oregon
Conference
Catholic Charities o f Western O r
egon w ill host a conference on Saturday
March 14, 1992 to be held at the U n i
versity ofPortland, 8:00a.m. - 5;00p.m.
Fr. Thomas J. Harvey, President o f
Catholic charities USA, w ill speak on
the future social needs in the united
States. Oregon Department o f Human
R esources D ire c to r, K e v in W .
Concannon, w ill discuss human service
needs in Oregon. Several workshops
sessions w ill be offered, fo r Registra
tion information, contact the Catholic
Charities office 233-8362.
A d vertise
Photo by Dave Lawton
Chemotherapy
Seminar
Barnstormers
Return To OMSI
Cancer patients and their families
can achieve a better understanding o f
chemotherapy during a free morning
seminar sponsored by Legacy Health
system.
“ Chemotherapy and you: Self-Help
During Trcatment for Patients and Fam i-
lies” w ill be held Saturday, March 21,
from lOa.m.-noonatGoodSam aritan’ s
Neurological Sciences Center A u dito
rium , 1040 N.W . 22nd Ave.
Speakers w ill b e : Ralph Weinstein,
M .D ., medical oncologist; M ary Ann
Jenck, Pharm.D.; and Stacey Agee.
R.N., oncology nurse. They w ill dis
cuss how chemotherapy works, why
certain drugs arc used for particular
cancers, and how to handle common
side effects.
O M SI w ill be buzzing w ith radio
controlled models at the 12th Annual
Barnstormer R/C Static Show March
21 and 22. Visitors w ill become judges
and spectators o f a variety o f hand
crafted model airplanes!
Also slated for the show w ill be
film s about modeling, workshops and
ongoing model building ¡hstruction.
Models may be registered on Saturday
from 10a.m .to2p.m .,entryfeeis$5.00
per model, w ich does not include m u
seum admission. For more inform ation
on becoming a participant, call Steve
Tischlcr at (503) 639-0798.
FREE HEALTH SCREENING
FOR OLDER ADULTS
635-3758.