J une P age B4 M H ■■■ M >x<x«Sx The Risks Of M inistry S amuel K. A tchinson One o f the attractions that prison chaplaincy holds for me is that it provides an opportunity to serve on the “ fro n t lines” o f Christian m in is try; to assist and gain the respect o f those who otherwise w ould have no regard fo r the church. However, acceding to this appeal is not w ithout its risks. I received a phone call at my home last weekend from a form er inmate. This event alone caused m y heart to race, fo r 1 never give client access to my fam ily By its nature, prison m inistry can be dangerous, particularly in the in ner-city. M ost o f the people I serve have extensive drug histories, either as users, dealers, or both. M oreover, many lack the education and em ploy ment skills necessary to earn a decent liv in g upon their release. As a result, most o f them are destined to return, albeit reluctantly, to the streets. As a result, my approach to serv ing such persons upon their release has been to direct to a neutral site (norm ally m y church) and use that as my base o f operations. In that way, I am able to remain accessible to my flo ck, w hile simultaneously protect ing m y w ife and children. However, in the case o f the man who called m y home, such a p ro v i sion was impossible to arrange. He had been shipped to another fa c ility several moths earlier, and I had lost track o f him u ntil last Saturday. Sensing my concern over the fact that he had called my home, he ex plained that he had run across my name in the telephone book, w hile looking for someone else’ s number. He believed this to be a godsend, because, as he put it, he and I “ were cool” w hile he was in prison. He claimed that, fo llo w in g his transfer, he had gotten out on bail, but had been unable to secure a job. In order to earn money, he subsequently got involved in a drug traffickin g scheme in which his accomplices were arrested. N ow .outon bail themselves, they had lodged threats against his life and those o f his fam ily members, believing that he had “ dim ed” on them. W ould I, he asked, loan him some money to help him get out o f town? Listening to his story, I was plagued by c o n flic tin g emotions: shock and betrayal, because he had invaded my fa m ily life , thus violating a sacred but unwritten rule; concern, because I wondered whether my fam ily was now at risk; skepticism, be cause the tale he wove d id n ’ t add up; disappointment, because, in contrast to many o f his colleagues, this man is articulate and well-read; and loyalty, because, as he pointed out, we had developed an excellent rapport dur ing his incarceration. A fte r whispering a prayer for guidance, I told my friend that I would only help him i f I could buy him a bus or train ticket and remain at the sta tion u ntil he departed. I made it clear that under no circumstances w ould I give him cash. As is typical o f street people who have been caught lying, he sputtered, stammered, attempted to use g u ilt and invoked sympathy in an attempt to change m y m ind. I was unmoved. F ina lly, after nearly 40 minutes on the phone, he agreed to meet me at the train station. First, however, he had to arrange to get a ride, because it wasn’ t safe fo r him to w alk the street. He promised to call me back w ith in an hour. I ’ m s till waiting. First Woman Called As Pastor Of First Congregational Church • »* . » -• < ■ s V ; «**-'** - - I . » . > F irst C ongregational C hurch, U nited Church o f C hrist o f Atlanta, has c a lle d the R ev. D r. Susan Newman, the first woman to serve as senior m inister, exactly 100 years after calling its first A frica n -A m e ri am ong its 450 m em bers a sub s ta n tia l n um ber o f p ro m in e n t c i t i zens, in c lu d in g fo rm e r A tla n ta M a y o r A ndre w Y o u n g ,w h o serv ed as am bassador to the U n ite d N a tio n s in the C a rte r A d m in is tra can as pastor. D r. N e w m a n , 37, leaves the p o s itio n she has h e ld since 1992 as re lig io u s c o o rd in a to r fo r the C h ild re n ’ s Defense Fund (C D F ), a W a s h in g to n , D C based n o n p r o fit research and c h ild -a d v o cacy o rg a n iz a tio n . She served as C D F ’ s lia is o n w ith the b la c k r e li tio n . “ D r. Newman begins a new era fo r F irst Congregational,” said A m bassador Young, a member o f the m inisterial team. “ I am sure that, w ith G o d ’ s g u id a n c e and o u r congregation’ s support. D r. Newman w ill meet w ith the same success that our church’ s firs t black pastor en joyed a century ago.” A m in is te r fo r 19 years, D r. N ew m an is in dem and as a p u b lic speaker and has preached in m ore than 40 states. H er e c u m e n ic a l g io us c o m m u n ity . L ike other urban churches na tionwide, D r. Newman and First Con gregational face a range o f challenges, such as expanding missions and out reach w ork and rejuvenating youth m inistries. “ As h is to ria n John F ra n k lin and o the rs have w arned us, the A fric a n -A m e ric a n c o m m u n ity is fa cin g the w o rs t c ris is since s la v e ry ,” D r. N ew m an said. “ B la c k churches n a tio n w id e m ust reas sert th e ir tra d itio n a l ro le s as ca ta ly s ts fo r change in the A fric a n - A m e ric a n c o m m u n ity - and F irs t C o n g re g a tio n a l is w e ll-p re p a re d to serve as such a c a ta ly s t.” Founded in 1867, F irs t C o n g re g a tio n a l C hu rch h is to r ic a lly has p la ye d an in flu e n tia l role in m e tr o p o lita n A lta n ta and the c it y ’ s A fric a n -A m e ric a n c o m m u n ity . T h e c o n g re g a tio n counts b a ckg ro un d in clu d e s assignm ents as assistant m in is te r at Peoples C o n g re g a tio n a l C h u rc h , U C C , and m in is te r o f e d u c a tio n at S h ilo h B a p tis t C h u rc h , b o th in W a s h in g to n , D C . D r. N ew m an has served a lso as a y o u th m in is te r, h o s p ita l c h a p la in , and c o l lege c h a p la in . H e r a d m in is tra tiv e e x p e rie n c e in c lu d e s p o s itio n s w ith the U n ite d C h u rc h B oard o f H om ela nd M in is trie s in C le v e la n d , O h io , w ith A m e ric a n B a p t is t C h u rc h e s , R e g io n o f th e S outh, in V a lle y F o rg e , Pa., as w e ll as w ith C D F . Dr. Newman earned a bachelor’ s degree in journalism and speech com munications from George W ashing- im/« / Of Wum* dfatnela/ ¿Hvnw - 'jtíe n w tia / ïjaw/en Lombard Chapel 3018 N. I-ombard Portland, Oregon 97217 503-283-0525 Killingsworth Chapel 430 N. Killingsworth Portland, Oregon 97217 503-283-1976 . • ' ir « • Mt Olivet Baptist Church » . Has moved Sunday services to Family Life Center, 8725 N. Chautauqua Blvd., at Willis Blvd. • < •< W orship Services 8:00am & 11:00am, Church School 9:30 to 10:30am, Bible Study. Wednesdays, 116 NE Schuyler, 10:30am & 7:00pm Radio M inistry each Sunday, 8:00am on KB M S * * X* * A Teaching Church With A Reaching Ministry Dr. James E. Martin. Senior Pastor Church Office 116 NE Schuyler St. • (503) 284-1954 ■ : 4. P ortland O bserver m H by 29,1994 • T he ton U niversity, and a masters o f D i v in ity from the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Her doc toral dissertation is entitled, W e Have a Story Too: The A frica n T radition in the U nited Church o f Christ. She holds a certificate from the Ecum eni cal Institute Chateau de’ Bossey in Geneva, Switzerland. D r. Newman is a member o f the advisory board o f P u lpit Digest, and many o f her sermons have been pub lished in that journal. Her book. W ith Heart and Soul: The Black Church W o rkin g to Save Black C hildren, w ill be published this year by Judson Press. D r. N ew m an , w hose a p p o in t m ent is e ffe c tiv e June 15, was selected a fte r a 14 m o n th , n a tio n w id e search. She succeeds Rev. G eorge T ho m as, w ho su b m itte d h is re s ig n a tio n in D ecem ber 1992 a fte r six years as pastor. The R ev. D r. N orm an K ates, p ro fe s s o r o f re lig io n at S pelm an C o lle g e , has served as in te rim se nior m in is te r since A p r il 1993. The church, located at the corner o f John Dobbs Avenue and Courtland Street in Atlanta, has plans underway to renovate its b uilding which is listed on the National Register o f Historic Places. The structure was b u ilt in 1908 under the leadership o f Rev. Henry Hugh proctor, who in 1894 became the first African-Am erican to serve as pastor o f First Congrega tional Church, UCC Atlanta. ¿St. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Announces A Retreat: “Being Christian And Being Gay” On Friday evening, August 5 and Saturday, August 6, The Cathe dral w ill be offe ring a retreat for Gays, Lesbians and others who wish to focus on what it means to be a C hristian as w ell as a homosexual person. The Friday evening session w ill be held at T rin ity , 147 N. W . 19th Avenue at Everett Street, and the Saturday sessions w ill be held at The B ishop’ s Close Chapel and Gar dens at 11800 S. W . M ilita ry Lane in Portland. T h e re tre a t c o n d u c to r w i l l be T he R ev. P aul W e s s in g e r, fo rm e r S u p e rio r and c u rre n t m e m b e r o f T h e S o c ie ty O f S t. Jo hn T h e E v a n g e lis t, A M o n a s tic C o m m u n ity O f T h e E p is c o p a l C h u rc h , in C a m b rid g e , M ass. F r. P a ul is a n a tio n a lly k n o w E p is c o p a l M o n k w h o has in itia te d m a n y n ew re tre a t p ro g ra m s fo r a v a rie ty o f people. The fee o f $30.00 w ill cover the cost o f supper on Friday evening, and a continental breakfast, as w e ll as lunch, on Saturday. Reservations must be made in advance by calling the Cathedral o f fice at 222-9811. Spaces are lim ite d to 20 retreatants. The M aude K e rn s A r t C en te r presents an e x h ib it title d “ Saints and S inners” fro m June 10 to J u ly 23. D ou gla s A n de rson , L a u rie B a lm u th , Jane G rim m and M a ry C athe rin e L a m b w ill be featured a rtis ts . W h ile u sin g ve ry d iffe r e n t m edia and styles, th e ir w o rk intersects in the p la y fu l use o f them es th a t relate to icon s and sacred im a ge ry as w e ll as concepts o f good and e v il. Douglas Kerr Anderson is an Assistant Professor and Gallery Director at the Eastern State College in La Grande, Oregon. His w ork has been exhibited nationally and he has been the recipient o f numerous awards. Using the medium o f egg tempera and resembling medieval frescoes, this body o f w ork is “ an exploration into the precarious nature o f livin g in a dynamic and ever-changing w o rld .” L a u rie B a lm u th c u rre n tly resides in P o rtla n d , O regon. H er w o rk has been e x h ib ite d across the c o u n try and has appeared in several p u b lic a tio n s . T h is c u rre n t w o rk in c o rp o ra te s p hotography and p hoto process, fa b ric a te d m eta l, and co nsu m e r p ro d u cts, w h ic h h ig h lig h t her co n c e p tu a l use o f a p p ro p ria tio n , n o n tra d itio n a l m a te ria ls and fo u n d o b je c ts in a rt m a k in g . F o r B a lm u th , m a k in g a rt w ith these o b je cts opens a w in d o w o f in s ig h t in to the tru th o f liv in g in a w o rld a lm o s t w h o lly fo rm e d by hum an in te rv e n tio n . Jane G rim m is a C alifo rn ia native and ceramic artist. The cupid series o f ceramic columns was created w ith the idea o f monumentalizing duality w ithin human nature and experience. External beauty can mask the ugliness o f entrapment, pain, and isolation. The sym bol o f the cupid is used because o f its associations to the viewers, and it is known as the deliverer o f pain and pleasure. The colum n represents a precarious strength and permanence. M a ry C a th e rin e L a m b was b orn in O a k la n d , C a lifo rn ia , and she c u rre n tly resides in P o rtla n d , O re g o n . She uses C h ris tia n ic o n o g ra p h y taken fro m the “ h o ly c a rd s " she re c e iv e d as a c h ild in p a ro c h ia l school in the 1 95 0 ’ s, and she recreates th is im a g e ry in fra c tu re d , d is jo in te d d e p ic tio n s in the fo rm o f q u ilts fo r the w a ll. I t is her in te n tio n th a t the aggressive s p lin te rin g o f a fa m ilia r sacred im age and the jo y o u s in te rp la y o f ta c tile and unexpected m ate ria ls, w i ll c o m b in e to co nve y her c o n tra d ic to ry em otions about the icons o f her y o u th . Gallery hours fo r this exhibitare Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Saturday, 1 to5 p.m. The gallery w ill be closed on Sundays u ntil September. A $2 donation is requested at the door. ti A Celebration For Pastor Johnny Pack IV F e llo w s h ip M is s io n a ry B a p tis t C h u rch w i ll be c e le b ra tin g th e ir P a s to r’ s Seventh P astoral A n n iv e rs a ry on F rid a y , J u ly 15 at 7 :0 0 P .M . w ith G uest Speaker, D r. Joe S. H a rd ie , P astor o f the St M a rk B a p tis t C h u rc h . A n d on S a tu rd ay, J u ly 16 at 6 :3 0 P .M . a B a nq u et w i ll be held in h o n o r o f Pastor Johnny Pack IV , w ith G uest speaker, Sis. O .B . W illia m s o f the V a n c o u v e r A ve n u e F irs t B a p tis t C h u rch . A n d on S unday, J u ly 17 at 3 :00 P .M . the “ C ro w n in g o f the C e le b ra tio n w i l l be h e ld w ith G uest speaker, R everend D orsey M c C u llo u g h , Pastor o f The B ethel A M E C h u rc h . A l l are c o r d ia lly in v ite d to jo in us fo r th is grand c e le b ra tio n . F o r B a nq u et tic k e t in fo rm a tio n o r any o th e r in f o r m a tio n , please c o n ta c t the C hu rch S e creta ry, Sis. M a re th a K . H a rt at (5 0 3) 2 4 9 -0 37 7 o r (5 0 3 ) 2 5 2 - TiiHES-FCINT SHOOT-CUT COHTSS'i 128 PiE Russell, Saturday, July 9, 1994 from 2:00 p.m . to 5 :0 0 p.m . FESS 3 a r-b -C u e C h ic k e n & h a m b u r g e r s : S p e a k e r: R cz_ S r o n s k i S o n g o f H o p e C h u rc h G .y T re a tie s a r d O.S.U. Football Movie l e u e fo r a fu n tim e Ai ages 9 - 2 0 p lu s for info, call Danny at 249-5750 ail participants must stay for complete program .or bar-b-cue Sponsored by Grace Collins Memorial Community Center Play It Safe On Independence Day, the Fourth o f July! 2901. £ fëafikiit (2fiuza/i 103 NE Morris St., Portland, OR 97212 • • • Sunday School - 9:30am Sunday M orning W orship Service - 11:00am Sunday School Teacher’ s M eeting Tues - 6:30pm • • Bible Study Wednesday 6:00pm Prayer Meeting Wednesday - 7:00pm Church Phone Number 287-7457 We Invite You To Come And Worship With Us. The Church Where Everybody is Somebody And Christ Is All. Dr. Joe S. Hardie, Pastor M allory Avenue Christian Church "Come to me all you who ore weary and heavy laden and I will give you rest." 9:45a m 1 1 :00am 7:30pm "Saints And Sinners" Sunday School Morning Worship Tuesday Bible Study and Prayer Inter-racial Congregation 126 NC Alberta Portland, OR 97211 (503) 288-5173 Denise Bell, Pastor iflîaul lajrttsd ( í l | « r c l | 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, Re. James C.E. Faulkner We Welcome You to The G reater Jsüaínt JsÜtepljen ¿flUíssítmarij ¿¡Baptist CUptrclf “Serving The Lord With Gladness” Psalm 100:2 Sunday School 10am Morning Worship 11:05 Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study 7pm Rev. G.L. Black I Pastor 3605 N.E. Mallory Ave. (503) 281-8117 Portland, OR 97212 1 *