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The Steeles: A Musical Family Fusing Gospel-Tinged M elodies With R&B And Jazz Flavor In a w o rld in w hich change and in d iv id u a lity frequently face resis­ tance. w ho step out. risk-takers w ith a com nutm enttoquality and excellence, sometimes have to go that tester m ile to stand o u t , Such is the case w ith the Steeles, ju stifia b ly regarded as one o f the music industry 'sbest kept secrets W ith the release o f Heaven Help Us AH, th e ir stunning debut album for E lcktra M usician Records, the two bother, tw o sister Minneapolis-based team, the secrets' out G iven the op­ portunity to share their awesome m u­ sical gifts. J D , Jearlyn. Fred and Jevctta Steele rise to the occasion w ith a milestone album that stand out as one o f 1993 s truly th r illin g recording debuts In itia lly encouraged by their fa­ ther, J D. Steele Sr., (considered the fa m ily 's musical patriarch and men­ tor), the Steeles could frequently be found on shows in the M idw est w ith gospel greats lik e M ahalia Jackson. Rev erend James Cleveland The Staple Singers "O u r father would get us on every gospel show that came to G ary,” recalls J D., “ fro m the tim e we were ju s t tots! H aving a career in music was like a natural evolution for us ' The Steeles moved to M inneapo­ lis in the late ‘ 70’ s. Word o f their dynam ic harmonies and d istinctive indiv idual vocal sty les soon led to a slew o f com m ercials and background session dates In 1982, the group be­ came involved w ith The Gospel A t Colonus. an epic musical that debuted at The Brookly n Academy o f M usic in New Y o rk and ended w ith a 12- w eek ru n at B ro a d w a y 's L u n t- Fontanne Theatre in 1988 1989 was a pivotal year fo r the Steels. A side fro m s ig n in g w ith Elektra Entertainm ent. Jevctta Steele was heard on "C a llin g Y o u ." the haunting theme from the movie. Baghdad Cafe The success o f the Island Records' soundtrack resulted in an Academy A w ard nom ination and a gold record in France Jcvetta’ s soulful re ndition was also heard on the 1990 C B S -T V series o f the same name that starred W hoopi Goldberg and Maureen Stapleton and can be currently heard on the A T & T " C a ll­ ing Y o u " com m ercial Jevctta own solo debut is being released on Co­ lum bia Records summer o f 1993. ' •. « ’• *. » ?. ’ T h is age-old question comes screaming from your entrails w ith such a force that y ou frighten not only those around y ou but you even frighten yourself No one likes to feel like they have been "d o o p e d ” , "conned", "taken- fo r - a - r id e ” or "hood-w inked” by any o n e — e sp e ­ c ia lly a fa m ily member W ith this new age, the teem ing masses has sp e rm e d a new strain o f genes who have the ability to shuck-n-jivc, connive, and ju s t plain old. pull-the-vvool over the eyes o f society. Even though, some may refuse to consider this fact— these mutations were taught either directly or in d i­ rectly by the very people who are now p o in tin g the accusing fingers and m aking the loudest com plaints The schools and the court sys­ tems have washed their hands w ith the entire situation; so, the church becomes the, sometimes reluctant, foster parents. “ W e’ve messed-up! Now you fix it ! " says society. A nd now, a ll that you can hear is a resur­ gence o f— "W h y me L o rd?” fro m church members all over the country . The A lm ig h ty Father’ s response is, "Because— the strong must bear the in firm itie s o f the weak T h a t’ s w h y !” Heaven Help Us A ll clearly fu l­ fills the Steele's objective in putting together a debut set. From the har­ monica-laden. blues-tinged, u p liftin g "T id e Keeps L iftin g M e" to the title track that is a tim e ly, m oving, a cappclla rendition o f the Stevie W on­ der 1970 call for peace and under­ standing. the Steeles display a d ive r­ sity that is breathtaking Superstar Prince (at whose Paisley Park studios the album was recorded), a long tim e supporter o f the Steeles, contributed the rousing tunc "W e ll Done." " I 'd say that Heart In My Hand.' the firs t song we recorded for the album, was really the prototype for the record's direction I helped us define what we w anted to do as a firs t rccord- in g ." says J.D Jevctta concurs. "A fte r ten years o f doing a whole variety o f music, the question was how to bal­ ancean o f it and make one album that can cover r& b. gospel, jazz, every­ thing we know we can do.” The Steeles have cut through the boundaries that can often restrict and c o n s tra in true a rtis try The s p in e -tin g lin g harm onies that are laced throughout the album from the emotive opening track "H eart In My Hand" to "B ig G od." the inspirational closer, unquestionably conics from years o f singing in church "Heaven Help Us A ll spans the musical spec­ trum and defies strict categorization The album is simply great, great m u­ | Romans 15:11] There has never been a tim e when there has been such an abundance o f confused-nundedness. T h is has hap­ pened because man has abundance o f confuscd-mindedness. Th is happened because man has chosen to deviate from God s norm and venture out on his own into deep waters w ith o u t any safety equipment E ither in the physi­ cal or in the spiritual sense, this is considered foolish; however, this new generation believes in taking foolish chances. And i f it includes riskin g life and lim b , so-much-the-bctter. Y ou d o n 't have to go too fa r to witness these phenomena. Asyou drive •\ * • » Stale and Federal Cuts Result In SI Million Shortfall For Homeless Services sic The Com m unity A ction C om m is­ sion is sponsoring a media conference to provide inform ation on homeless services w hich w ill be cut, w hat this w ill mean fo r homeless and lo w -in ­ come persons, and how the comm u- >} '/A. '• • - CHURCH j. ' 3 9 0 8 NE OF B ryon C. N udd Funeral Home • Cemetery • Memorial Garden Lombard Chapel 3018 N. Lombard Portland, Oregon 97217 (503)283-0525 V ann & V ann F U N E R A L < •A D IR E C T O R S Evangelist Gregory Fobbs 288-1092 Family Owned a n d Operated Since 1954 Serving the City o f Portland f o r over 3 7 yt. t 1 n your -•» „» >??:*• -■ ♦ *«* * hour o f need Vann & Vann are there to serve. X < b I comes! He helps us in a ll our troubles, using the same help that we ourselves have received from God. Just as we have a share in C h ris t’ s m any suffer­ ings. so also through C hrist we share in G od’ s great help I f we suffer, it is help we receive. We want to rem ind you, brothers, o f the trouble we had in the province o f Asia The burdens la id upon us were so great and so heavy that we gave up a ll hope o f staying alive. We felt that the death sentence had been passed to us. But this happened so that we should rely, not on ourselves, but o nly on God, who raises the dead. From such terrible dangers o f death. He w ill save us again, as you help us by means o f your prayers fo r us. So it w ill be that the many prayers fo r us w ill be answered, and God w ill bless us; and many w ill raise th e ir voices to h im in th a n k s g iv in g fo r us.” — [C orinthians 1:3-11 G N B ] As Paul said, he and his disciples fe lt lik e g iv in g up; but, a ll th a t they had to do was to reflect back on w hat C hrist had experienced fo r th e m So should i t be w ith the C h ris tia n believers today. Instead o f the doubt and the fears, there should be an assurance th a t God w ill...! God, our Father, is the same yester­ day, today and fo re ve r more. He n e ve r changes! A s G od blessed th e n , he blesses today. A s G od delivered then he delivers today. As God healed and forgave then, he h e a ls a n d fo rg iv e s — r ig h t now . Just call on H is A lm ig h ty name and have fa ith kn o w in g that God w ill hear and answer your prayers; that God w ill supply your every need Just lik e He said He would. [P hilippians 4:19] D o n ’ t ask. :” W hy me Lord?” — but, proclaim "Here am I Lord. Send m e!” W hen your flesh is weak, ju s t remember that we can do a ll things through C hrist Jesus who gives us a ll the strength that we w ill need to handle the task set before us God knows w hat we are capable o f even w hen we d o n ’t nity can help The Com m unity A ctio n Program O ffice, m ajor funder o f the emergency basic needs system o f ser- vices in M ultnom ah County, has ex- human cost o f these service cuts and Chuck Currie, coordinator o f Burnside Advocates Group and ch a ir o f the C o m m issio n ’ s Homeless A d viso ry perienced a total loss o f over $1 m il- Committee lio n in fu n d in g fo r these services in V isual aids describing the cuts the fiscal year beginning July 1,1993. and w hat people can do w ill be dis- Thc media conference w ill be held on: play ed M edia packets w i ll be avail- Friday. July 2 ,1 9 9 3 ,10am, M en- able. tai Health Sen ices West, Bridgeview C om m unity, 707 N W Everett, P ort­ land (in the lobby) P articipating in the conference w ill be spokespersons for social ser­ vice agencies w ho w ill describe the To Advertise Call 288-0033 W l jc - J j l u r i l a n i t ( © b s c r U K r Mallory Avenue Christien Church "Como to mo oil you who oro weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest." 9:45am 11:00am 7:30pm Sunday School Morning Worship Tuesday Study and Prayer Inter-racial Congregation Restoring New Testament Christianity MT. OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH Has m oved Sunday sevices to ¿ ' ;3 Jesus has already gone through and has overcome, victoriously, a ll the trials, oppressions, tribulations, the grief, the pain and stresses that m ankind is being subjected to— this day and in this time. T h is tru th was not ju st fo r the people o f Jesus’ tim e period but fo r everyone through the end o f tim e; fo r people o f a ll ages, all races, male and female. You can make it— i f you have C hrist in your life. I say to a ll C h ris­ tian believers, "Stand up! Stand ta ll! D o n ’ t g ive -in to the w o rld ’ s pres­ sures. Listen to the w ords o f Paul as he spoke to the church o f C orinth. Let his words also speak to your hearts. "L e t us give thanks to the God and Father o f our lord Jesus C hrist, the m erciful Father, the God from w hom a ll help endure. So our hope in you is never shaken; we know that ju st as you share in our sufferings, you also share in the A V E N U E SUNDAY SCHEDULE Bible Study 9:30 am Morning Worship 10:45 am Men's Training Leadership Women's Bible Class 5:00 pm Evening Worship 6:00 pm Attended nursery for all services Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible study 7:00 pm Funeral Director Killingsvvorth Chapel 430 N. Killingsvvorth Portland, Oregon 97217 (503) 283-1976 C H R IS T M A L L O R Y (j/icrfud'of-t/ie> 6.armes . f God fo r your help and salvation; i f we are helped, then you too are helped an given the strength to endure w ith pa­ tience the same sufferings that we also Homeless To Get Fewer Services In Multnomah County With St. Paul I say unto you "Walk according to the Spirit" Galatians 5:16 z dow n M a rtin Luther K in g . Boulevard, you may see a person hav ing a conver­ sation w ith the side o f a b u ild in g or im peding the flow o f tra ffic and ye ll­ ing at the passing vehicles c a llin g each one a foul name o r you may see young people w a lkin g aimlessly down th e stre e ts w ith th e ir hands either under th e irsh irts or dug deep in to their pockets and w ith sadd e n e d faces hanging low or, like today, you may see a man w ith a long w om an’ s overcoat on w ith red rubber boots and carrying a large shopping bag A n d — some­ times, you m ig h t even spot this same man in extreme temperatures dressed the same way. T h is is sad! B ut— what is really and tru ly a sad estate is the fact that C hristians are ru n n in g scared. M an has tru ly gone to his extrem ­ ity. Why doesn’ t he ju s t let go and let Stone Tower Church N.E. Sandy Blvd. & 30th Worship Services 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Church School 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Bible Study, W ednesdays, 116 N.E. Schuyler 10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. i Radio Ministry each Sunday, 8:00 a.m. on KBMS 126 N.6. fìlberta t Portland, OR 97211 t (503) 288-5173 inaili çdHHisshntarç ^Baptist (illjurclf 8101 N. Fiske Avenue • Portland Oregon 97203 Church Phone: 289-0147 Study Phone: 289-1911 Sunday Service 1 0 :4 5 Sunday School 9 :3 0 Bible Study 6 :0 0 Evening Service Ê ‘3 . 5 503/281-2836 A Teaching Church With A Reaching Ministry Dr. James E. Martin, Senior Pastor 5211 N. Williams Portland, OR 97217 Church Office 116 N.E. Schuyler St. • (503) 284-1954 7:00pm P astor, Re JamesC.E. Faulkner Theme: Whatever your going to do for the Lore, do It now. I Peter l v . l l E':'?« I