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• \ . P agi BS Iin P ori land O ksi ryi r • M arch H, 1995 In Need Of A Family Jay “Sweet and compliant" Jay will celebrate his third birthday this month. He has spent almost his whole life in state foster care, and is now one o f approximately 180 Oregon children awaiting adoptive families. If you are ready to make a permanent commitment to a child through adop tion, please read on! Like many o f the youngsters in need o f adoptive parents. Jay had a rough start in life. Born to a mother who was unable to meet his needs, Jay lived briefly with a relative, and then entered the foster care system. He has received excellent care from a medically trained foster mom. and has overcame the early effects o f prenatal drug exposure. Jay is now ready for a family o f his own. Jay is a healthy boy who enjoys music, drawing, being read to, and playing outdoors. He is shy until he gets to know a person. When he feels secure and happy. Jay has a wonder ful smile! Jay has good coordination and muscle control. He enjoys play ing with mechanical toys such as Legos, and shows advanced ability with them. Jay is behind other chil dren his age in his language skills, and he receives speech therapy to Churches Rally To Support Inner-City Programs Facing likely cuts in govern ment funding for programs serving the inner city, churches in North and Northeast Portland are rallying to support the social action mission o f the Albina Ministerial Alliance A c c o rd in g to R ev. H enry Greenidge, pastor o f the Irvington Covenant Church, more than 15 in ner-city pastors have designated March as “AMA Unity Month.” “Many members o f our congre- g a tio n s a re s tr u g g lin g ,” said Greenidge. “ Some o f them have re ceived help from the Alliance. But none-the-less we recognize a respon sibility to support those who have Interchurch Event To Benefit College Both Gospel and contemporary music w ill be featured at the Annual Musical o f North Portland Bible College on March 11 at Maranatha Church. Since NPBC is an interchurch, community-based college, the pro gram will include choirs, ensembles and soloists from several different N /N E churches. Some fam iliar names will be: The Sermonettes, Julia Black. Sheila White. Larry Davis, Bethel A.M.E. Young Adult C h o ir. G e o rg e and M ary M erriweather o f Northeast Com liance. “AMA Unity Sunday” is a re turn to the roots for the Alliance, which was formed by African Amer ican pastors after World War Tw o to support Portland’s African Ameri can community. “The church has always been a strong center in African American culture," Greenidge noted. “AMA Unity Sunday is one way that we can begin to reassert that role.” Since its formation the Alliance has acted as inner-city advocate and sponsored many social programs in cluding Albina Head Start and Self Enhancement, Inc. The Alliance is Parents Anonymous Of Oregon Hope For Families help him express himself. He is gen tle around small children and ani mals. and shows sensitivity towards others. A d o p tiv e p a re n ts, sin g le s as w ell as c o u p le s, are so u g h t for Since 1974, Parents Anonymous ch ild ren like Jay. T he r e q u ire has been a presence in Oregon for m ents are p a tie n c e , n u rtu rin g , strengthening families and prevent sta b ility , and the a b ility to care ing child abuse. for an d a d v o c a te fo r c h ild re n In 1984, W averly C hildrens w hose h isto rie s have left them Home was asked by the non-profit w ith sp ecial n eeds. Adoption ori Board o f Oregon PA to umbrella the entation meetings and pre-adoption statewide program and to charter w ith trainings are offered statewide. To National PA, Inc, as a state office. learn more, call The Special Needs Currently, Parents Anonymous Adoption Coalition at 222-9661. o f Oregon is 17 groups strong, all sporting a structured play group for PA parents’ children. Sixty percent o f PA groups are in the tri-county metro area, with additional groups in the counties o f Josephine, Jackson, Coos, Deschutes, Marion. We are serving approximately 900 families per year. All PA direct services are provided by volunteers. In addition to our support groups, we provide a statewide, toll-free 24 hour Parent helpline which is totally staffed by volunteers. A parent education series is available to parents in the tri-countv metro area which is entitled, “Disci pline That Doesn’t Hurt” . It is of fered for free to parents in our pro R aym ond grams and serves as an auxi 1 ¡ary class little guys, please consider adopting for CSD mandated clients. Raymond! PA o f Oregon also conducts a To learn m ore ab o u t a d o p parent-planned, parent-led statewide tion and the O regon ch ild re n who Convention each year as an opportu w ait, c a ll T h e S p e c ia l N e e d s nity to develop parent leadership, A d o p tio n C o a litio n at 2 2 2 -9 6 6 1 . network with other PA parents, and to celebrate our families. We currently conduct 50 public awareness presentations to the com munity each year: provide profes Raymond M eet tw en ty -m o n th -o ld R ay m ond, d e sc rib e d by his fo ster mom as “ a very busy b o y .” A so c ia l and an im ated ch ild , young R ay m o n d e n jo y s p la y in g w ith n o ise -m a k in g o b je c ts and show s a sp e c ia l fo n d n e ss for m usic. Bom drug effected. Raymond is now a robust, healthy boy, despite his rough start in life. He is ju s t now on the v e rg e o f u sin g language, and his fo ste r mom b e lie v e s he is about to begin huge leaps in his d e v e lo p m e n t. R aym ond receiv es sp e c ia l se rv ic e s to h elp him learn play sk ills and in c re a se his a tte n tion span. He w ill need a fam ily th at can love and a c c e p t him u n c o n d itio n a lly . even w ith the un know ns ab o u t his fu tu re p o te n tial. Ifyou enjoy "rough and tumble" less." Rev Greenidge noted that the participating churches represented a collective m em bershipofover 3,500 members. Participating pastors have des ignated one Sunday in March as “AMA Unity Sunday” . Pastors will use the pulpit to inform their congre gations about the A lliance's mission and to build financial support among their congregations. Churches may participate by tak ing an "AMA Unity Offering" or by making a direct donation from their budget. Several churches will also appeal to their national denom ina tional bodies for support for the Al munity Fellowship will MC the oc casion and lead a time o f praise and worship, which will open at 7 p.m. T he them e o f the ev en in g w ill be “ Is a n y th in g too hard for the L o rd ? " A freew ill o ffe rin g w ill be taken to b e n e fit the d e v elo p m en t o f the c o lle g e , w hich is p rep arin g tw o houses at N orth V a n c o u v e r A ve. and A lb e rta S treet to p ro v id e fa c ilitie s for its p ro g ra m s. R ev. T. A llen B ethel is the host p asto r. Contact person Beth Nance. 287-0885. {/3irth ^A n n o u n cem en t B aby’s Name: Sade Danielle Massey D ate of B irth: 2-17-95 Sex: Female M o th e r's Name: Devin Brooke Killian F a th e r's Name: Manuel Lynn Massey o f Portland. Oregon W eight: 6 '12 Length: 18 G ra n d p a re n ts/P a te rn a l: Laura and Bill Guyton G ra n d p a re n ts/M a te rn a l: Christy Ray Killian, all o f Portland. Oregon tBafitisi C/ueiafi 103 NE Morris St., Portland, OR 97212 • . . Sunday School - 9:30am Sunday Morning Worship Service - 11:00am Sunday School Teacher’s Meeting 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. "he Church Where Everybody is Somebody And Chris! Is All. Dr. Joe S. Hardic, Pastor sional training to agencies on a staff o f unpaid volunteer advocates pro viding services every day to Oregon families (approximately 230 individ uals statewide volunteer their energy and time). Parents Anonymous of O re gon is supported by W averly Childrens Home, and receives oth er small grants: • Oregon Childrens Trust Fund ($12,500 annually) • Clackamas County Com m is sion on Children & Families (CCF) ($9.000 statew ide) • For the entire state o f Oregon, we have 2.5 FTE. Our revenue is approxim ately $60,000 annually, dependent on W averly’s success at private fundraising for the agency as a whole. What Parents Anonymous Can And Cannot Do For Families W hat P arents A nonym ous Can Do: • Provide supportive listening and adult contact for isolated parents. • Provide a place to freely dis cuss difficulties in raising children. • Have as a resource a profes sional in the group to identify further help in the community. Provide inform ation about child rearing: • Child Development (Expecta tions) • Alternatives to Corporal Pun ishment (Positive Parenting) • Ideas on building children's self-esteem • In most locations provide a program for children that is struc tured to work on self-esteem, friend ship, and confidence building. • Provide a network o f other parents to assist the parent in child care, phone contact, support and car ing. • Enable parents to take better care o f themselves so that they can take better care o f their children. • Assist parents who want to improve their parenting by provid ing models, information, and ongo ing support while learning new' child rearing techniques. • Provide support to families as they grow towards health and non violence. W hat P a ren t A n on ym ou s Cannot Do.... • Provide therapy, counseling for parents. • Serve parents who are under the influence o f drugs/alcohol • Provide help for sexual perpe trators • Serve parents who are mental ly ill and not able to function in groups. • Parents Anonymous Works Best For Parents • Who Are Seeking Changes In Their Lives Parents A nonymous o f Oregon; 3550 SE Woodward; Portland. Ore gon 97202; Office: (503) 238-8819. 24 Hour Parent Helpline 238-8818 or I-(800) 345-5044 Advertise In W hc NA ÏM ’S P o rtia n i» Hair Connection OObscrucr Call 5(13-288-0033 Full Service Salon 4603 N. Williams Ave Portland, O R 97217 (503) 288-3171 JîH- ^fîaul M issio n a ry ^Baptist (Hljurcl) 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 now inter-racial and ecumenical, with a total membership o f over 40 pas tors. Its current social action pro grams serve over 7,000 people each year Greenidge noted that in addition to supporting the A lliance's social action programs, member pastors are also undertaking collective evange listic efforts. "W e feel a need to address the whole person," said Greenidge. “And that's why A M A ’s mission is so im portant.” For more information on the al liance and AM A Unity Sunday, Dlease call 285-0493, x206. Women For Sobriety W omen for Sobriety, a support group for women recovering from addictions, meets every Tuesday, 5:30-6:45 p.m., at Town Hall, 3704 North Interstate, Conference Room D. One o f more than 300 groups nationwide, Town Hall Women for Sobriety utilizes a discussion format to provide support based on the pro gram 's philosophy , w hich centers on issues o f women ’ s se lf-esteem. Mem bers learn strategies to form healthy life and thinking habits. N ot a Tw elve-Step Program, WFS is a non-profit organization wh ich offers a ph i losophy o f 13 State ments, such as (#1): “ I have a life- threatening problem that once had me," and (#12): “ I am a competent woman and have much to give life.” Emphasis is on growth and on the present: Participants learn from the past, plan for tom orrow, and live today. Meetings are lead by a peer moderator. Women are invited to call for further inform ation or literature (Karen, 235-0647), or simply to at tend a meeting. A $2 donation is requested. Readings At Powell’s Update Pow ell’s books presents an evening o f the w orks o f Paul Monette on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The event will honor his life and work and to bid farewell. J u d ith B a r r in g to n , T om Spanbauerand Walt Curtis w ill be am ong those to celebrate Paul M onette, w ith presentations o f his work, his life and his presence in our lives. All Pow ell's events are free unless otherwise noted. FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH 4224 S.E.62nd Avenue (between Powell «St Foster) Portland, Oregon 97206 SUNDAY Sunday School 9:30ani Morning Worship 10:45am Evangelistic Sendee 7:30pm Tuesday Pastoral Teaching 7:00pm FRIDAY Evangelistic Service 7:00pm DAILY Prayer 12:00pm & 6:00pm (503) 774-5470 PASTORS: Bishop Robert Simpson, Jr. • Dr. Ida M. Simpson Lighthouse Church Of God In Christ 8138 N Hudson Pastor, Re. James C.E. Faulkner Mt Olivet Baptist Church 8501 N. Chautauqua Blvd., at Willis Blvd. W orship Services 8:00am & I 1:00am. Church School 9:30 to 10:30am. Bible Study. Wednesdays, 10:30am & 7:00pm Radio M in is try each Sunday, 8:00am on K B M S ¿T eaching Church With -1 Reaching Ministry Dr. James E. Martin, Senior Pastor (503) 240-PRAY I Portland, OR 97203 (503) 283-3558 * Church (503) 283-0169 * Home Elder Tom Moore, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 AM Sunday Morning Worship 11:45A M YPWW 6:30 P.M Sunday Evening Worship 7:30 P.M Tuesday Prayer/Bible Band 7 30 P.M Friday Worship Service 7:00 P.M "Come Unto Me All Ye That Labor And Are Heavy Laden. And I Will Give You Rest. Take My Yoke Upon You And Learn Of Me." Matt. 11 28-29 We have a place for you Come fellowship with us' A Welcome Is Awaiting You!____ J
