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T he P ortland O bserver • A pril 13, 1994
A Perfectly Silent Protest: No
Candles, No Sounds,
No Sermons, No Music,
No Speeches...
T hat’s w hat organizers hope to
achieve by attracting people to a pro
test service, o f sorts, a church filled
with silent men and women, praying,
m editating, or simply sitting.
T h e o r g a n iz e r s , A m e ric a n
Friends Service Com m ission (AFSC)
and People o f Faith Against Bigotry
(POFAB), are sponsoring this ecu
m enical evening to protest ballot ini
tiatives subm itted by the O regon
C itizen’s A lliance, denying hom o
sexuals basic civil rights protection.
This event will take place at the First
C ongregational Church, 1126 S. W.
Park, Portland, Tuesday, A pril 26,
between 5-9 PM to support civil equal
ity for all Oregonians, including gays
and lesbians.
“W e want people to drop in after
work, on the way home. It doesn’t
m atter if they stay fifteen minutes or
for the full four hours,” Ms. Francis
says. “This is not a gay and lesbian
idea; we especially want heterosexual
people who believe that equal rights
for all O regonians is an idea we must
protect.”
Ms. Francis approached AFSC
and POFAB because she believes that
all men and all w om en are equal and
that truly religious feelings lead to
increased love and tolerance, not re
jection o f o n e’s neighbor.
W hy silence?
“W hen confronted with Pilate’s
evil, Jesus rem ained silent. W e are
required to act, but no necessarily to
speak. G handi and M artin Luther
King often walked quietly”.
“Silence can be very pow erful,”
Ms. Francis says.
The event is free, but contribu
tions are welcome. R efreshm ents will
be served.
Share Your Home For A Year And
Make A Friend For Life!
A SSE International Student E x
change Program s is a non-profit, pub-
lic benefit organization seeking local
host fam ilies for boys and girls from
the Scandinavian countries, France,
Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germ any, H ol
land, Britain, Poland, the C zech and
S lo v a k R e p u b lic s , S w itz e rla n d ,
M exico, Japan, Canada, A ustralia,
New Zealand, and the form er Soviet
Union. Q ualified students are well-
screened, 15 to 18 years o f age, and
arrivefrom their home country shortly
before school begins and return at the
end o f the school year. Each A SSE
student is fully insured, brings his or
her ow n personal spending money
and expects to bear his or her share o f
household responsibilities.
In addition to the satisfaction
that com es from sharing the A m eri
can lifestyle with an exchange stu
dent, an A SSE host fam ily has an
advantage by having a student live in
their hom e who w ishes to share their
culture and custom s with the host
family andcom m unity. Therefore host
families are exposed to a greater world
perspective which provides a new appre
ciation for our country and community.
Host fam ilies may select their
exchange student from A S S E ’s stu
dent applications which include bio
g rap h ical e ssay s, fam ily p h o to s,
school transcripts, and health records.
To receive more inform ation about
this uniquecultural opportunity, con
tact your local Area Representative;
Carp; B latner at 503/771-0525, or
call 1-800-733-2773.
Sharon Church First Annual Men’s Day!
Come Be A part Of The Plan
That Brings All M en Together!
W h ere: Sharon C hurch, 5209 N E Sum ner Street
Portland, Oregon 97211
(503) 287-7649
W h en : April 16th, 1994, Beginning A t 9 :15AM
T hem e: “Every M an My Brother”
G u est S p eak er: Pastor M alcolm Taylor, From T allahassee, Florida
All Are Invited!
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(A Continued M essage From Someone W ho Really Cares)
A nostalgic look back at the music
and fashions from the early 1960s and
1970s is planned for 7pm. April 23 at
Solid Rock Church o f God in C hrist
1705 NE Dekum St. according to
M inister Lonnie Hosley, founder o f
Heaven Bound Gospel M inistries and
an associate pastor o f a another local
church.
G uests are asked to wear cloth
ing from the period, including poly
ester leisure suits and bell-bottom ed
pants, if they can be found, said Hosley.
A prize will be aw arded for the best
revival o f the period’s fashion im
peratives.
The event is free and open to the
public.
Heaven Bond Gospel M inistries,
sponsor o f the event, is a three-year
old inter-church local choir o f about
40 voices from about 10 churches
under H osley’s leadership. The choir
will sing at the concert, he said.
Heaven Bound G ospel M usic
M inistries will soon also travel to
N orth Carolina to sing, he added. A
free-will love offering will be col
lected at the April 23 event to help pay
tour expenses.
The choir also presents another
revival, a four-night gospel music
workshop, and num erous other per
fo rm ances during the year, said
Hosley. For further inform ation, call
727-2677, Heaven B ound’s prayer
line.
Light your candles. Share your
cake. Pour the wine. You “C an” be
reborn-like a butterfly from its chrysa
lis, you will fly -fly as high as you
wish. And neither the w asps nor drag
onflies, nor mantids, nor bloods, nor
crips, nor the skinheads o f m ankind
shall obstruct your m ission, or your
search for the true riches o f life. Sit
alone for a while. Think.. Rem em ber
our secrct.”Feel” my hand upon thy
head.. Attend to my wisdom no m at
ter what is your age, your sex, or
condition, or your situation in life,
pause - and seek your road.. Let me
share with you again, the secret you
heard at your birth, and you forgot it:
“YOU ARE MY G REA TEST
MIRACLE
“ !!!
“You are the greatest m iracle in
the world.. Those were “The first
words” you ever heard. Then you
cried. They all cry...
You did not seem to believe me
then, and nothing has happened in
the intervening years o f your life to
correct your disbelief. For how could
you be a miracle, when you consider
yourself a failure at the m ost simple o f
jobs given to you? How can you be a
miracle, when you have little confi
dence in your ability to finish your
schooling, or even pass your G.E.D.
Exam.?
How can you be a miracle, when
you have little or no will pow er to
break away from your present “d e
structive situation.”?
How can you be a miracle, when
the important task o f constantly c a r
ing for your own child or children,
comes “second” to you attending to
S iste r M a ry
S P IR IT U A L H E A L E R
& A D V IS O R
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PEOPLE OF THE WORLD
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L ost your sw eetheart? Is your hair falling out? Do doctors say they can't
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W ant your husband back? No m atter w hat your problem is she can help.
Do you like m oney? W ith her blessings you can't lose. Do you have sex
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a “ special piece o f w ork,” you are
noble in reason, infinite in faculties,
you are expressive and adm iral in
form, you are like an angel in action,
like a God in apprehension.
You have been told by my best
m inisters that you are “T he Salt O f
The Earth”. You were given the “se
cret” even o f moving m ountains o f
fear and doubt, and o f how to perform
the impossible task o f choosing the
right road.
Y ou believed no one .Y ou burned
your map to happiness, then you aban
doned your snuffed out the candles
that had been placed along your des
tined path o f glory, then you stumbled-
- lo s t and frightened in the darkness
o f hopelessness and self-pity, until
you finally fell mto a hell o f “your
ow n” creation. Then, as now you
cried and beat your breast, and curse
the luck that had and supposedly has
befallen you.
You refuse to accept the conse
quences o f your own petty thoughts
and lazy deed. And you search for a
scapegoat upon which to blam e your
failure... How quickly you found one.
You blamed me!!! You cry that your
handicap, your troubles, your m edi
ocrity, your lack of opportunity, and
your failure-w ere the will o f God.
Then you wallow in i t ...
You are wrong! N ever in all the
seventy billion hum ans w ho have
walked this planet since the begin
ning o f time has there been “anyone”
exactly like you... Never, until the end
o f time will there be another such as
you..
More to come...
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your own wants, or the wants o f your
partner or mate?
How can you be a miracle, when
you are shackled down by unneces
sary debts, then you lie aw ake in
torment over whence will come money
for tom orrow ’s high?
Enough! The milk that is spilled,
is lost and it sours. Yet, how many
prophets, how many very wise people,
right in your midst, m any o f whom
you personally dislike or ignore: How
many poets, how many artists, com
posers, scientists, and modern-day
messengers have I sent to you, with
words o f your “divinity” . Y ourpoten-
tial to act godly, and if you would
receive them, the secrets o f how to
achieve things in life.
Yet, how did you treat them?
How do you treat them today, right
now?
W hat do you really want? and
from whom? Still - I love you, and I
am with you now, through these words,
to fulfil the prophet who announced
that “the lord shall set his hand again,
the second tim e” to recover the rem
nant, or the outcast, or ignored, or
abused o f his people.. I have set my
hand again. This is the second time.
You are my remnant..
Is it o f no avail, or o f no sense to
ask, haven ’ t you known? Haven ’ t you
yet heard? H asn’t it been told to you
from the beginning?: H aven’t you
understood from the foundations of the
earth? You have not known: You have
not heard; you have not understood.
You have been told that you a
divinity in disguise, a God playing a
fool. You have been told that you are
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Baptist Church
Has moved Sunday services to
Family Life Center,
8725 N. Chautauqua Blvd.,
at Willis Blvd.
Worship Services 8:00am & 11:00am,
Church School 9:30 to 10:30 am,
Bible Study, Wednesdays, 116 NE Schuyler, 10:30am & 7:00pm
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Church Office 116 NE Schuyler St. • (503) 284-1954
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