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RELIGION
O bituary
Matthew 13:3
Community Awards To Be Given At
First Annual Gospel Concert
Featuring Heaven Bound
Untimely Death
Commissioner Kafoury today ex
pressed her deep regret at the untimely
death of Bob Crooks, a Portland lawyer
whose practice focused on low-income
housing.
Along with representing numerous
non-profit housing developers. Crooks
devoted substantial volunteer time to
many community efforts - serving as
the Chair of Transition Projects, Chair
of the Union Gospel Ministries, and a
key member of the planning team that
produced the City’s Comprehensive
Housing Affordability Strategy. It was
Crooks’ devoted legal work that paved
the way for the City’s successful effort
to assist a community non-profit ac
quire the Dominion Capital inventory.
“This is a terrible loss to all of us,”
Kafoury said. “I don’t know of one
other person who has worked as hard or
accomplished as much for low-income
housing in such a short period of time.”
Crooks died of an unexpected heart
attack while running Saturday evening.
Dr. Charlotte Bibb Harrison, 63,
retired education administrator and
former Portland resident, died Sunday,
Nov. 22, in Oklahoma City of compli
cations following a heart attack.
Dr. Harrison, who began her edu
cation career in Portland w ith the Na
tional Teacher Corps, taught in the Port
land Public Schools and w as the associ
ate director of the Portland Urban
Teacher Education Program and an
Oregon State University instructor in
1973-74. As a curriculum specialist,
she trained other educators in Oregon,
Virginia and Oklahoma, and published
teachers’ manuals for developing tests
and course work.
She retired in Oklahoma City,
where she was a teacher, coordinator
for comprehensive arts education and
later director of staff development lor
Oklahoma City Public Schools. She
was listed in the 1982-83 Who s Who in
the South and Southwest.
Dr. Harrison wasamember of Delta
Sigma Theta sorority, Phi Delta Kappa,
Links Inc., Tes Trams and the Set Club.
She attended Church of the Redeemer
in Oklahoma City, where she belonged
to the Episcopal Church Women.
She is survived by her husband,
Alvin Edward Harrison Jr.; four chil
dren, including former Portlanders John
King Bibb and Sharon Ellen Bibb; and
three grandchildren.
A service was held Saturday, Nov.
28, in Oklahoma City.
Scripture o f the W’e et
11 individuals and community or
ganizations have been identified to re
ceive community support awards on
December 12,1992. The awards will be
given out during a gospel concert fea
turing music from Heaven Bound and
several other local groups. The event
entitled “God Is Real, He Works
Through Others” will be held at Fel
lowship Missionary Baptist Church,
4009 N. Missouri, at 5 pm . The commu
nity is invited to join in this celebration.
Admission is free.
Award recipients include, Joyce
Harris, Self Enhancement Inc, MYCAP,
Rev. Johnny Pi ck, Sisters of the Road
Cafe, Kathy Roberson, Freedom in the
Son, Renee Timms, the House of Umoja,
Georgina Jones, and the late Steve Scott.
The awards arc in recognition of their
contribution to die fight against drugs
and alcohol abuse, the reduction of
gang involvement and breaking the
cycle of dysfunction in our community.
The project is sponsored by the
Blackeyed Peas, a gathering of women
dedicated to personal growth and posi
tive change through sharing of sister
hood and friendship. We have come
togehter to promote healthy changes
for women and people in recovery in
hopes that our message of healing and
well-being will be extended throughout
our families and community.
For more information call Pat Ford
at 282-6728.
M allory Avenue
Christian Church
Birth
Announcement
D is c ip le s
Alexander James Loberg, Sex M,
Date O f Birth 11-26-92
Father’s Full Name David Bryan
Loberg, Mother’s Full Name Analiza
Macariola Loberg Of Portland, Oregon.
Weight 6 ’15, Height 21 inches.
Sister Joyce Anne Loberg.
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CONCERT!
Special Guest: 24/7 FOSSE
Ticket Info: 256-6050
$5 in advance $7 at the door
special group rates
"Come to me oil you who ore
weary and heavy laden and I
will give you rest."
9:45am
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Morning Worship
Tuesday Bilble
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BAPTIST CHURCH'
A nnouncement
Free? What?
Clothes and Food Only
Jesus Loves You!
When?
Tuesday: Clothes • Friday: Food
1:00 to 3:00pm
Allen Temple CME Church
Where?
Psalms 34:3
Has moved Sunday sevices to
Stone Tow er Church
N .E . Sandy Blvd. & 30th
Mallory Avenue Church of Christ
3908 NE Mallory Ave. • Portland, OR 97211
for further information contact: Pat at 503-288-1092
4236 NE Eigth Avenue
(corner of 8th & Skidmore)
Portland, Oregon 97211
(503) 287-0261
Phillip S. Nelson Pastor
Worship Services 8:00 a.m. & 1 1:00 a.m.
Church School 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study, Wednesdays, 116 N.E. Schuyler
10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
Radio M in is try each Sunday, 8:00 a.m. on K B M S
A T e a ch in g C hurch
D r. James
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SENIOR HELPLINE
24 hours a day!
248“3646
For help with:
• Problems meeting daily needs • Abuse, neglect and violence
Wandering, confused or abandoned seniors • Caregiver issues
• Any urgent concerns
For general information on Senior
Programs, please call between
8:00am-5:00pm, Monday ■ Friday.
For urgent issues call 24 hours
a day, seven days a week.
Lloyd Center
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Free Health
Screening
Offered
The hospitals and health care orga
nizations of Legacy Health System in
vite area seniors (age 55+) to attend a
Free Health Screening. The screening
provides numerous important health
tests and services, including: blood test
(cholesterol, blood sugar, and others),
general physical assessment by nurses,
blood pressure, dental and oral cancer
cheek, vision and glaucoma check, hear
ing test, lung health cheek, nutrition
counselling, breast cancer self-exami
nation instructions, and others.
For those desiring the full blood
test, it is suggested you arrive in a
fasting state - no food or drink (except
water and medications) for the previous
12 hours. Known diabetics should fol
low their regular eating schedule.
Screenings are conducted weekly
at different locations throughout the
Portland Metropolitan area. Please call
Carmen Lawson, R.N. at 241-3478 to
obtain a schedule of screening dates
and locations.
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Church Office 116 N.E. Schuyler St. • (503) 284-1954
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8101 N. Fiske Avenue • Portland, Oregon 97203
Church Phone: 289-0147
Study Phone:289-1911
Sunday Service
10:45
Sunday School
9:30
Bible Study
6:00
Evening Service
7.00pm
Pastor, Rev. James C .E Faulkner
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I Peter iv.11
An Open Letter To
Our Community
Dear Neighbors and Friends:
W e’d like to invite you, your
family and friends to join us in a
fun filled, exciting Vacation Bible
School (VBS) program that will be
held June 29 to July 3rd and 4th,
1992. Time 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.
This year’s them is Go Tell it
on the Mountain (Son Mountain).
We’re located at Church of Christ;
3908 NE Mallory, Portland, Or
egon, 97211.
Everyone will benefit from at
tending VBS. Call if more infor
mation is needed. T h ere’s no
charge. Ask for Pat at (503) 281-
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