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The Congress o f National Black
Churches (CNBC) convene its annu
al convention in Memphis, on De
cember 5-8, 1904. The subject ofthis
year's meeting is "Creating Hope
and Healing Amidst a Violent Soci
ety.” The three day conference was
held at The Peabodv Hotel with over
200 delegates attending the meeting.
The economic impact for the area is
expected to be around SI 12,000.
The CNBC's annual conference
is where religious leaders meet with
noted scholars and experts to discuss
an issue o f importance to the African-
American community. The opening
speaker this year was Dr. Joceyln El
ders, United States Surgeon General.
Other noted speakers included:
Honorable Flovd D. Flake. (D) New
York. 6th District, U.S. Congress;
Dr. M ari lyn H . G aston, A s s i stant U . S.
Surgeon General & Director o f the
Bureau o f Primary Health Care; Dr.
Elaine Johnson. Director, Center for
Substance Abuse Prevention, Depart
ment o f Health and Human Services;
H onorable John W ilder, D eputy
Mayor for Criminal Justice Services
in P h: ladelphia; Dr. George Gerbner,
Annenburg School o f Com m unica
tions, University o f Pennsylvania;
and John J. Wilson, Acting Adminis
trator, Office o f Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, Department
o f Justice.
“ We are not only interested in
fashioning appropriate interventions
to address violence in our com m uni
ty and among our youth, but we also
seek to identity prevention strategies
which encourage our churches to
protect and to claim our children as
our children," says Reverend H.
Michael Lemmons, CNBC execu
tive director.
Part o f the co n feren ce was
C N B C ’s Annual Leadership Award
Dinner to which the public was invit
ed. During the dinner, the CNBC
presented its 1994 Leadership Award
to Bishop William H. Graves, pre
siding bishop to the First District o f
the Christian Methodist Episcopal
Church and chairman of the CNBC.
The dinner was held on D ecem
ber 7 at 7 p.m. in the Memphis Ball
room o f The Peabody Hotel. The
keynote speaker was H onorable
Maxine Waters, (D) California, 35th
District, U.S. Congress. Her address
was “ Policy and Legislative Models
for Creating Hope and Healing.”
Mistress o f ceremonies was Mearl
Purvis Smart, news anchor for WMC
TV-5.
Founded in 1978 and headquar
tered in W ashington. DC, the CNBC
currently operates six national initia
tives: Black Family Program, Lead
ership Development Program, Eco
nomic Development Program. N a
tional Anti-Drug Campaign, N ation
al Health Program, and an Affiliate
Relations Office.
For more information, contact
Sullivan Robinson at (202)371 -1091.
The Memphis Convention &
Visitors Bureau is a private, non
profit, membership corporation re
sponsible for marketing Memphis and
Shelby County as a convention site
and visitor destination. Visitors to
West Tennessee have an estimated
impact o f $ 1.6 billion annually, gen
erating nearly $105 m illion in local
and state taxes and providing 37,000
jobs with a $808 million payroll.
J o J h e C om m un.it
To Help Church Youth
A pizza party to help the young people o f Bethel African
Methodist Episcopal Church, 5828 N.E. Eighth Ave., will be held
this Friday from 6 p in. to 10 p.m. at Pietro’s Pizza at Jantzen
Beach.
The Young Peoples Division o f the church will receive 20
percent o f the total receipts received during the party. Just
mention “ Bethel Youth” when making your purchase.
Area residents are invited to help the church
youth by coming to the evening o f fun and
fellowship.
ping
Saturdays; 10AM - 5PM
Sundays: 11AM - 4:30 PM
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B aby’s N am e: Neelam N. Lal D ate o f B irth: 12/2/94 Sex: Female
M o th e r’s N am e: Surita K Lal
F a th e r ’s N am e: Hirdesh K. Lal
A ll o f Portland, Oregon
W eight: 7# 4 ounces
L ength: 20 inches
B roth ers/S isters: None
G ra n d p a re n ts /P a te rn a l: Hira & Shamla Lal, Portland
G ra n d p a re n ts /M a te rn a l: Pahalad & Veena Kumar, Fiji Islands
G re a t G ra n d p a re n ts/P a te rn a l: Rahan Prasad, Portland
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Donations Down At Salvation Army Kettles
M id-w ay through its critical
holiday fund-raising season, the Sal
vation Army is seeing a 40 percent
decrease in kettle and mail-in dona
tions in the Portland area compared
to last year, reported Rowanne Haley,
Salvation Army city program coor
dinator.
“ W e’re puzzled by this drop in
donations, because the local econo
my actually is much stronger than
last year,” said Haley.
“ It’s likely people don't see the
need as much on a personal level.
Yet, demands on Salvation Army
services actually are increasing -
w e’re now serving more than 1,000
people a day. Money raised during
the holiday funds assistance programs
not only help during the winter, but
throughout the year. In many cases,
the Salvation Army provides the safe
ty net that keeps families, seniors and
children o ff the streets.”
While kettle donations are down
I f you would like to send cards, gifts or m oney to M attie Ann, they
can be sent to the Portland O bserver N ewspaper c/o M attie Ann Cailier
Spears, 4747 N. E. MLK Jr. Bird., Portland, OR 97211.
Vessels Offers Kwanzaa Demonstrations
Portland Saturday Market
Fun shopping; U nique, hand
made gi fts; Open for C hri stmas Shop-
Myles Jonathan Oliver Glover
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M onday-Friday, Dec. 19-23:11
AM - 5PM
Saturday, Dec. 2 4 : 10A M -3PM
Parking validated at Old Town
Garage, on Front & Davis with $15
purchase from a bona fide Portland
Saturday M arket vendor.
Vessels is offering Kwanzaa and
Holiday table decoration demonstra
tions on Saturday. December 17, to
assist your cultural holiday entertain
ing. From 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Geneva
Jones, Portland’s best known hostess,
will demonstrate how to create an ele
gant holiday table. Jones is well known
for her cooking demonstrations on
KATU’s AM Northwest program and
has a wealth of knowledge to share.
In addition, Joyce Harris, a
well-know authority on Kwanzaa,
will be on hand from 2-3 p.m. to
discuss this celebration o f life princi
ples. Kwanzaa is Swahili for “first
At the first of the month, 326
families were matched with adopters.
“Our goal is 750 families,” said
Jonica Lynn, program coordinate i
Those interested in “adopting" a
family should call 23-A D O PT (232-
3678). Support for the program can
also be made by a donation sent to
V olunteers o f America, 537 S.E.
Alder St., Portland, OR 97214. The
Adopt-A-Family program has been
made possible by the generous sup
p o rt o f N eil K elly D e sig n e rs/
Remodelers o f Portland.
Myles Jonathan Oliver Glover, son o f John M. Glover and Marlene
Toponivey o f Portland, was bom Nov. 27, 1994 at Emanuel Hospital.
He weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces and was 21 inches. G randparents are
Polly Archer and Otho Holiday o f Portland and Louise Nicks o f Rich
mond. A great-grandparent is Olie Jones o f Richmond.
Our beloved Sister Mattie Ann Callier-Spears has been every ill and
she needs our payers and our blessing to get through this.
Your prayers are needed, she needs to know the community she’s
given so much too through her church and community activities, and many
charities will be there for her. On the onset o f this Holiday Season say a
prayer, tell your friends and family to say a prayer, she will be oh so
grateful.
Thank you
Party
Open daily The week before
Christmas, includes:
Volunteer help is urgently need
ed to help families during the holiday
season.
The Oregon chapter o f the Vol
unteers o f America needs people and
organizations for its holiday “Adopt-
A-Family” program.
The program matches low-in
come families w ith individuals, fam
ilies, groups or businesses to provide
food, clothing, gifts and toys for the
holiday season. The adoptions help
poor families with children under 18
or low-income seniors over 60.
fruits o f the harvest" and was created
in 1966 by Ron Karenga, currently
chair o f Black Studies at California
State University. Since then, many
have embraced Kwanzaa as an alter-
r M iir p n I''
d ir ic tr m c
However, Kwanzaa is not intended
to replace Christmas or any other
religious holiday, and is not itself a
religious holiday. Instead, it is a
cultural celebration which refocuses
on ancient value systems.
The “kinara” or candleholder,
one o f the prim ary sym bols o f
Kwanzaa, is available for sale at
Vessels as a fundraiser for the BEC.
We Welcome You to The
by at least 11 percent across the
Portland area, they’re down 47 per
cent in G resham and 41 percent in
Clackamas County. Haley attributes
a lack o f volunteer bell ringers in
outlying suburban areas as part ofthe
reason.
“ D u rin g th e h o lid a y ru sh ,
peo p le m any not b eliev e th a t they
have the tim e to v o lu n te e r at a
k e ttle site. O n the a v e ra g e , one
fo u r-h o u r sift w ill raise eno u g h
to feed a fam ily o f fo u r at C h ris t
m as, plus p ro v id e to y s. W e e n
co u rag e p e o p le to v o lu n te e r even
for a c o u p le o f h o u rs and to m ake
it a fam ily o r n e ig h b o rh o o d tra
d itio n ,” H aley said.
To volunteer, contact the Salva
tion Army at 234-0825. People wish
ing to make a donation can contrib
ute at any kettle site, or mail a check
to the Salvation Army, Cascade Di
vision, P.O. Box 8798. Portland, OR
97208.
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Morning Worship 11:05
Wednesday
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(503) 281-8117 Portland, OR 97212
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