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RELIGION
PORTLAND SINGS
BY MATTIE ANN CALLIER-SPEARS
In the Gospel Music realm all across
the United States, there are many cities
and states who have amassed and/or
collected the top vocals from their areas
and consolidated them into one power
ful vocal group all singing praise to the
God Almighty; hence, a mass choir.
M inister Darnell “Ray” Tellis,
Music Director at the New Song Chris
tian Center, Portland, Oregon, com
poser and arranger, along with Donald
Taylor, Music director and founder of
the L.A. Mass Choir, will hold four
nights off vocal auditions at the Mt.
Olivet Baptist Church, 116 NE Schuyler
Street.
The object is that Portland will
have its own Mass Choir, this group
will carry its Gospel ministry across the
nation and on a local level. There will
be recordings and possible television
and radio work.
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All persons who have the desire to
participate in this great undertaking
should contact Mrs. Ada Reed Tellis at
288-4413. Listed below are the dates
and times.
Registration & Auditions
Friday, October 9,6:00-8:00 pm
Saturday, October 10,
4:00-6:00 pm
Friday, October 16,6:00-8:00 pm
Saturday, October 17,
4:00-6:00 pm
Minister Ray Tellis is a conscien
tious, young, dedicated Christian man
who has continuously made great strides
in the sovereign name of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ.
Ray Tellis, a graduate of Cleve
land High School and a student in Radio
and Television Broadcast, has been
entrenched in the world of music since
his conception. He is the youngest of
eightchildren bom to Ella andRoosevelt
Tellis. “My sisters and brothers sang
together when I was very young. And
they still do. I can remember limes in
my life that have been punctuated by
times when my family sang certain
songs”, he reminisced. He has played
the piano since he was five years old.
He began studying other instruments
from fifth grade through high school
(where he played saxophone in jazz and
concert band.
Ray was inspired by the songs his
family performed and he soon began
writing and composing his own pieces.
He has been recognized by his strong
artistically creative talents. I spoke to a
young woman concerning the songs he
has written and her response was,
“When you sing a song written by Ray,
you know that God is in it. His songs arc
truly an inspiration.”
Four of Ray’s original pieces will
be recorded on the next album record
ing with the L.A. Mass Choir on Light
Records label.
Why create a mass choir in Port
land? Portland has so much talent that
many, many more people should expe
rience the blessed gifts they have to
offer.
This choir will not just perform but
it will beasolid based ministry whereby
each person will become intensely in
volved in the work of evangelism.
On the heels of the Billy Graham
Crusade, in which Ray was an integral
participant, this choir’s birth and min
istry will perpetuate the very same con
cept that Dr. Graham preached, “Goout
and bring the message, that God has
given you, to all who will receive it.”
Ray,along with Donald Taylor and
Ray’s charming wife Ada, will recruit
and construct, with the helpof the Lord,
a one hundred voice choir which will
range in age for seventeen years old and
older. There is a detai led form that m ust
be completed and there are nine Minis
try Qualifications which must be met
before approval. So-having a good
voice is not the only criteria. A person’s
spiritual stability is the most important
factor.
come ye! Come ye! all who love
the Lord. Let’s make a joyful noise unto
the rock of our salvation.
Announcement
NPACE Fall
Christian Education
Conference
October 23 and 24
Allen Temple C.M.E. Church
4214 N.E. 8th
Them: Reaching And Discipline Our Youth
Guest Speaker. Reverend Calvin Jones Jr.
Providence Missionary Baptist Church
San Francisco, California
Reverend Calvin Jones earned degrees at the University of Washing
ton and Harvard University. He was a celebrated football player at the
University of Washington and later played for the Denver Broncos.
A Halloween Musical” Saturday,
October 31,1992 Tobe held at The Mt.
Sinai Auditorium, 936 N.E. Beech St.,
a community event to serve as an out
reach for community youth. This is in
association with Drug & Gang Relief
Activities.” There will be a children’s
hour, 5 p.m. to6:30p.m. Guest soloists,
& community talent from all over the
city area.
Sponsored by “ Mt. Sinai Helping
Hand Outreach Program”
October 31,1992, Halloween Mu
sical.
Rev. Jones is a minister of Jesus Christ. He has developed programs
for inner city youth, (tutoring, summer camps, theater arts, video),
presented workshops in racism, and has worked in prison ministry. He
will be speaking on Friday night and Saturday morning.
Schedule
Friday, October 23
Service: 7:00 P M
Saturday, October 24
Registration: 8:00 - 8:45
Praise Time: 8:45 - 9:00
General Assembly: 9:00
Workshops: 10:20 - 11:30
Lunch: 11:30-12:15
Workshops: 12:20- 1:30
General Assembly: 1:40 - 2:30
A dvertise
Jesus Loves You!
Allen
I emp e CME Ckupc k
Woodlawn
Children Of
Promise Benefit
Concert Sunday,
October 11,1992
Musicians from the Portland Youth
Philharmonic will be among the fea
tured performers at a Woodlawn Chil
dren Of Promise 3:00 pm.
The co n cert w ill be held at
Woodlawn United Methodist Church,
1425 NE Dckum Street, at the comer of
NE 15th and Dekum, and will feature
classical, gospel and jazz segments.
Also featured will be outstanding local
talent in both classical and gospel mu
sic.
A freewill offering will be received
to benefit the Woodlawn Children Of
Promise. Formerly a part of People Are
Beautiful, WCP works to develop pro
grams which enhance the self-image of
children in the Woodlawn and Inner
North and Northeast Portland area.
Refreshments will be served by the
church community.
Prince Hall Grand Chapter
Tea & Fashion Show
Date - October 18, 1992
Place - Brooks Building
3620 North Williams Avenue
Time - 1 PM To 4:30 PM
Rubie Franklin - Chairperson
Frances Odom, Co-Chairperson
Men of
Excellence
Presents Two Inspirational
Events with Noted Author. Evangelist
& Motivational Speaker
Tom Skinner
Thurs. Oct. 8th 1992
#1 - Irvington Covenant Church
Administration Center
Noon - 2:00 pm
1712 N .E . 11th
(11th & Broadway)
A Brown Bag Lunch Symposium
(Beverage Provided)
Discussion Topic
The Implications of Faith &
Relationships For Economic Devel
opment in N .E. Portland
Come if you’re interested in:
Starting a new business
Networking with other business
people
Broadening relationships cross-
culturally Stronger faith in the market
place
#11 - Men Of Excellence Rally
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church - 7:00
pm
116 N. E. Schuyler
Special Music & Testimonies
Sponsored by: Allen Temple
CME, Bcrean Baptist, Ml. Sinai
Community Baptist, Celebration
Tabernacle, Emmanuel Temple Full
Gospel, Mt. Olivet Baptist, Bethel
AME, Piedmont Friends, Maranatha
Church, Irvington Covenant
For more info call Henry
Grecnidgc at 287-5226
M a llo r v A ven u e C h u rc h O f
C h r is t A n n o u n c e m e n t
Psalm 34:3
4236 NE Eighth Avenue
(corner of 8th £ Skidmore)
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Portland, Oregon 9 7 2 1 1
(503) 287-0261
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Matthew f 1:23
Worship 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 7:00 p.m.
"Come to me all you who are
w eary and heavy laden and I
w ill give you rest"
Sunday School
M orning Worship
Tuesday Bible
Study and Prayer
Radio M inistry each Sunday, 8:(X) a.m. on KBM S
A leaching Church With A Reaching M inistry
Dr. James E. Martin, Senior Pastor
ÍDenzse Ft. Bell. Pastor
C hurch Office 116 N.E. Schuyler St.
(503) 284-1954
126 N G Riberta t Portland, OB 97211 + (503) 288-5173
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Services were held Tuesday, Sep
tember 29,1992 at 11:00 am at Mount
Olivet Baptist Church, Portland, Or
egon, Dr. James E. Martin, officiating
Buerett “Jack” Wasson was born
March 21, 1912, in Statesville, North
Carolina. Bom the son of the late Van
and Lillie Wasson, “Jack” was enrolled
in the North Carolina public school
system. He later joined the U.S. Army
and served in a tank battalion during
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World War II.
Jack moved to Portland in 1960,
where he met and married Precious Ford.
The couple was married in 1963. Jack
had been employed by the Veterans
Administration Hospital in North Caro
lina as a nurses assistant in medicine and
surgery. He continued the same work
here in Portland and retired July 31,
1970 after 34 years of service.
A long time member of Mount Olivet
Baptist Church, Jack sung in the Chan
ce, Choir. He joined the Masons and was
a member of Enterprise Lodge # 1, serv
ing as Master in 1970-71. He served as
Commander-in-Chief of Willamette
Consistory #23 in 1979-80 and was el
evated to 33rd degree in May 1980.
Jack departed this life Saturday,
September 19, following a long illness.
He leaves to cherish memory: his wife.
Precious; one daughter, Daryal Van
Wasson of Ashville, North Carolina;
one sister, Betty Wiggins of Washing
ton, D.C.; two aunts, Sally Adams and
Etta Mae Graham of Philadelphia, Penn
sylvania; one nephew, William Davidson
Jr. of Alexandria, Virginia; along with a
host of great nieces, nephews and cous
ins.
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ably remembered most for his years
spent at the Burger Bam, where you
could find him leaning across the
counter telling stories or giving ad
vice.
He experienced more in his life-
tiihe than most people who live to be a
hundred years old. Whether he was
making us laugh, or lending an ear, his
loyalty, wisdom and big heart won us
over. He earned the respect and admi
ration of young and old alike.
He is survived by his children:
Willie, Charles, Carolyn and Anthony
Stoudam ire; stepchildren, A rtelia
Dorsey, Cardell Matthews, Marve
G ray, Mae B ryant, and D onald
Matthews; two sisters, Carrie Smith
and Naomi Edwards, both of Pine Bluff,
Arkansas; two sisters-in law, Gertrude
“Missie” Stoudamire, Pine Bluff, Ar
kansas and Fannie Stoudamire, De
troit Michigan; twenty-one grandchil
dren, eight great grandchildren; six
nieces, three nephews, ten great nieces,
five great nephews; and special friends,
Diane Railford and James T a 11 Walker.
If you could gather all the respect
and love that people feel for Eddie, it
wouldn’t equal the amount of pride
Eddie had in all of us. He is here with
us now -and if he could, he would
share a story with a moral, that in
cluded these words of wisdom:
“Don’t forget me. Hold on to my
memory, but let go of the sadness.
Enjoy life. Work hard and earn
your keep.
Find peace and harmony inside of
you and share it with those you love.”
Hom egoing of Buerett
“Jack” W asson
Mallorv A venue C hurch of C hrist
.3908 N E Mallory Ave. • P o rtlan d , OR 9 7211
For h iher information contact: Pat Gamble a t 503-288-1092
H a s m o v ed S u n d a y se r v ic e s to
Inter-racial Congregation
Funeral Service were held on Tues-
day, September 29,1992 at 2:00 PM at
Mallory Avenue Christian Church, 126
NE Alberta Street, Portland, Oregon,
Rev. Denise Bell, Pastor.
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Kind...Fun...Always in a good mood:
words and phrases used to describe
Eddie, “Cigar,” a man who lived life to
the fullest.
Eddie Hugh Stoudamire was bom
in Bookman County, Arkansas, on June
28,1915 and died on Friday, September
25, 1992. The youngest boy of Emma
C ounts and G eorge H enderson
Stoudamire’ seleven children, he moved
to Oregon in 1955, while working for
Southern Pacific Railroad. He was a
“rolling stone.” Eddie worked many
different jobs in Klamath Falls and
around the Portland area, but is prob-
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G od's Presence prom ises
Power through Jesus Christ In
G o o d Times and Bad Times
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11:00am
7:30pm
June 28,1915 - September 25,1992
The Black Press believes that America can best lead the world away from racial
and national antagonisms when it accords to every person, regardless of race,
color or creed, full human and legal rights. Hating no person, fearing no person,
the Black Press strives to help every person in the firm belief that all are hurt
as long as anyone is held back.
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M allory Avenue
Christian Church
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In Loving M em ory of Eddie
Hugh Stoudam ire
Creed Of The Black Press
T u e s d a y : C lo th e s • F rid a y : F o o d
Phillip S. Nelson Pastor
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8101 N. Fiske Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97203
Church Pho.ta: 2 « 9-0147
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Sunday Service
10:45
Sunday School
9:30
Bible Study
6:00
Evening Service
7:00 P.M.
Pastor. Rev James C E. Faulkner
Themei Whatever you're going to do
for the Lord, do it now
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