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The Archdiocese o f Portland con
tinues its Catholic Scholar series on
the Church in the Third Millennium
with noted scholar Father Avery
Dulles, S.J.
The Cathol ic Scholar series is pre
sented by the Archdiocese in honor
o f its 150th anniversary as an Arch
diocese, the second oldest archdio
cese in the United States.
Father Dulles will address the state
o f ecumenical relations in his pre
sentation “The Impact o f Pope John
Paul Il’s Ecumenical Vision and
Outreach."
He will speak on Sunday, October
13 at St. Mary ’s Cathedral in Port
land (N.W. 18th and Couch), and on
Monday, October 14 at St. M ary’s
Church in Eugene ( 1062 Charnelton
Street). His presentation will begin
at 8:00 p.m. both evenings.
Father Avery Dulles, S.J., is cur
rently the Lawrence J. McGinley
Professor o f Religion and Society at
Fordham University in New York.
Bom in Auburn, New York, Fa
ther Dulles graduated from Harvard
University in 1940. After spending a
year and a h alf in Harvard Law
School, he entered the United States
Navy and emerged with the rank o f
lieutenant.
Upon his discharge in 1946, he
entered the Society o f Jesus. He
earned a Licentiate degree is philos
ophy from W oodstock C ollege,
Woodstock, Maryland in 1951. He
was ordained a priest by Cardinal
Francis Spellman on June 16, 1951.
He received a Licentiate degree in
Sacred T heology in 1957 from
Woodstock College, and a doctorate
in S a c re d T h e o lo g y from the
Gregorian University in Rome, in
I960.
Father Dulles has written exten
sively. His twenty books include
Models o f the Church, The Resilient
Church, and The Assurance o f Things
Hoped For: A Theology o f Christian
Faith.
He has written more 500 articles
and book reviews on such topics as
revelation, Church, faith, apologetics,
and ecumenism. He has received fif
teen Honorary Doctorate degrees.
The Cathol ic Scholar series is open
to the public, and there is no charge
for the event.
Morning Star
(Baptist Church
G reeting in the name o f our Lord
and Savior. The Pastor and members
o f Morning Star invite you to our
Annual Christmas Banquet to be held
at The Portland Hilton Hotel, De
cem ber 8, 1996, 6.00 P M. The
theme, “ A Never Ending Circle O f
Learning”, Phil 2:5. Our Keynote
Speaker is Reverend Dr. Benjamin
Hooks o f Memphis, TN.
During the civil rights movement,
and still today. Dr Hooks’ voice
rings out against the oppression o f
segregation, inequalities o f educa
tion and criminal injustices. He is
one o f the most sought after speakers
in the nation, his attributes include:
Pastor o f both Middle Baptist
Church in Memphis and the Greater
New Mount Moriah Baptist Church
in Detroit, MI.
1972, Nominated by President
Richard M. Nixon to become the first
black member o f the FCC.
Former Executive Director o f the
National Association For The Ad
v an cem en t O f C o lo red P eo p le
(NAACP).
Dr. Hooks is serving on and has
served on many Boards: League o f
“7th Heaven” focuses on the dev
astating aftermath of a church burn
ing crime and the personal toll it
exacts on two families involved.
A special episode o f the critical
ly acclaimed new drama series “7th
Heaven” which explores the per
sonal traumatic toll a church burn
ing exacts on two families, will air
Monday, October 14 (8:00-9:00
PM. ET/PT )onT he WB Television
Network.
In the episode. Reverend Eric
Camden (Stephen Collins) comes
to the aid o f his close friend and
fellow seminary student Reverend
M organ Ham i I ton (guest star Dor ian
Harewood), when his church is
burned to the ground and his fami
ly's safety is threatened.
When the Hamiltons move in
with the Camdens, both families
come to realize the traumatic after-
math that such a hate crime can have
on them personally as well as pro
fessionally.
Even the children o f both fami
lies learn the meaning o f racism
first-hand -- young Simon Camden
(David Gallagher) is harassed by
schoolm ates after defending his
A frican A m erican friend Nigel
(D avid N etter). And, after the
Hamilton kids tell the Camden clan
the story o f Rosa Parks, pubescent
Camden daughter Lucy (Beverley
Mitchell) dons corn-rows in sup
port o f the plight o f the African
American race.
Entitled “The Color o f G od,” the
episode looks at the vicious crime of
church arson from a very personal
standpoint and depicts the devastat
ing aftereffects on all involved.
In the end, both ministers and
their respective fam i I ies look to their
faith in God, humanity and each
other in a celebration o f life in what
could have been dire detriment.
“ In this episode, we didn't try to
solve any problems or make any
judgements, we just told a story that
will hopefully make people think
about what we can do to make rela
tionships better between blacks and
whites in this country — what are we
teaching our chi Idren today that will
makes things better tomorrow?,”
comments Brenda Hampton, exec
utive producer/series creator and
writer o f the episode.
S ta rrin g S te p h e n C o llin s,
Catherine Hicks, Barry W atson,
D avid G a lla g e r, Je ssic a B iel,
B everley M itchell, M ackenzie
Rosman and Happy the Dog.
Qospdchoirs
Women Voters, The National Con
ference o f Christians and Jews, Pub
lic Broadcasting Corporation, The
A. Phillip Randolph Institute, The
Council On Foreign Relations, The
Southern Christian Leadership Con
ference and The National Alliance
O f Business and Jobs For American
Graduates.
Our Banquet is supported by the
United Food and Commercial Work
ers AFL-CIO, CLC Unions and the
Northwest Oregon Labor Council
Affiliates.
The tickets are $45.00 per person
or a table o f ten for $450.00. Please
call the Morning Star Baptist Church
Office, 2 8 1 -4925 or Christian Wom
en Against Crime Office, 282-1316
for ticket information.
Deadline For Ticket Purchases
And Child Care Registration: Fri
day, November 8, 1996. Tickets are
non-re fundable and will not be avail
able at the door.
For your convenience, child care
will be provided at Morning Star for
children 13 and under. Please regis
ter your child/chiIdren when you re
ceive your ticket.
Best-selling author and former
Oregon law school dean Derrick Bell
returns to Portland to do a reading/
concert for the release o f his new
book. Gospel Choirs: Psalms o f Sur
vival in an Alien Land Called Home.
He will be a c c o m p a n ied by
Emmanuel Temple Church Choir
The event is scheduled for 7.00
p.m., October 9, at PCC Cascade,
Cascade Hall, 705 N. Killingsworth.
A $5.00 donation is requested.
W riter and civil rights lawyer
Derrick Bell has never been one to
back away from or avoid controver
sy.
In his latest book. Gospel Choirs,
Bell confronts the growing “white
rage” and the inevitability o f racism
in this country and chai lenges Amer
icans—black and white—to rethink
our basic assumptions about the rela
tion between the law and race.
According to Bell, racial equality
may be a legal imperative, but in
today’s explosive economic and po
litical climate, the law alone is woe
fully ineffective in guaranteeing pro
tection o f black people’s rights and
well being.
African Americans are both bear
ing the brunt o f unemployment and
the anger o f many whites who, fear
ful fortheirow njobsand future well
being, are convinced that the black
population is at the heart o f their
problems.
In this “environm ent o f black
blame," Bell contends, "the tradi
tional sources o f relief—the courts
and the political process-are not like
ly to prove useful.”
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5 lb. 9.4 oz.-18", 9-11-96
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