O ctober 30, 1996 • T he P ori land O hsi kvi r
P agi B2
W7CC Theater to premier new
To be fu tty abive
musicai by b e a i playwright
M JCC Theater A rtis tic D irector
M ark Steering’ s o riginal musical. In
Small Doses, w ill be presented at the
M ittlem an Jewish C om m unity Cen
ter from N ovem ber 2 -1 7th. Steering
wrote the book, music and lyrics for
In Small Doses and w ill be directing
this premiere production
In Small Doses is about three over
com m itted roommates; Randy: A
Jewish, gay opera singer (M atthew
C lark), TJ: a type “ A ” playw right
w ith w rite r’ s block (S ally Eames),
and Sabrina: a struggling A frica n -
A m e ric a n
a c tre ss
(D o rc e ia
M cC ullough). D uring a particularly
hectic week, th e ir extraordinary sets
o f parents show up unexpectedly for
the weekend The parents show up
unexpectedly fo r the weekend. The
parental units include; a Jewish/Bud-
d h is t m om (Jan R o senthal), an
overachieving gay dad (Costa C o
lum bus) w ith his n u rtu rin g lo ve r
(M a u ry Evans), and an overprotec-
tive, conservative A frican-A m erican
couple (M a ry Davis and Fie Wash).
T h ro w in Sabrina's p o litic a l activist
boyfriend (M a rtin W augh) w ho is
w hite and tw ice her age, and y o u ’ ve
got a show that is chock fu ll o fc o m ic
situations, but also deals w ith p o i
gnant issues o f our time. In Small
Doses transcends age, race and gen
der as it explores the p itfa lls o f
overcom m ittm ent, acceptance o f d i
versity and universal challenge o f
fa m ily relationships
O rig in a lly from upstate New Y ork.
Steering graduated from Ithaca C o l
lege w ith a degree in Perform ing and
Expressive A rts As MJCC Theater
artistic d ire cto r he is in c h a rg e o f four
m ajor productions per year, as w ell
as theaterclasses and camps. In A p ril
M a rk was selected as one o f ihe
composers in the Com poseULibret-
tist Studio given by the New M usic-
Theater Ensemble o f St Paul, M N
This was a national residency pro
gram (lo c a lly sponsored by the Port
land Opera) where five composers
and five librettists were teamed up in
various com binations to w rite tw en
ty -fiv e new songs.
In Small Doses plays at 8:00 pm
on Saturdays, Novem ber 2 ,9 and 16;
Sundays, Novem ber 3 and 10 at 2:00
pm and Novem ber 17 at 7:00 pm;
and at 8:00 pm on Thursdays, N o
vember 7 and 14 at 8 pm. T ickets are
$12, general admission available. In
Small Doses is presented in conjunc
tion w ith the 1996 Jewish Book Fes
tival.
The M ittlem an Jewish C om m uni
ty Center is located at 6 6 5 1 SW
C apitol H wy. in Portland. C all 244-
0111 fo r inform ation.
R eligious educators and Catho
lic school teachers from throughout
W estern Oregon w ill gather a,
M arist H igh School in Eugene for
the Archdiocesan Catechetical Con
ference.
The Conference w ill take place
on Friday, N ovem ber I , and Satur
day, N ovem ber 2, 1996, 8:00 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. each day.
The theme fo r this year’ s confer
ence is “ L ife in Christ: To Be F ully
A liv e ." The Keynote address w ill
be given by Archbishop Francis E.
George, O .M I
The conference is intended for
C atholic school teachers. Directors
o f R eligious Education and those
w o rkin g in the catechetical m inis
try: coordinators, teachers, board
members, parents, and youth m in
isters, p ro vid in g them w ith an op
p ortunity fo r both personal faith
enrichment and professional devel
opment. Nineteen workshops are
‘M argaret Steinfels combattes schobar series
The C atholic Scholar series on
the Church in the T h ird M ille n n iu m
w ill conclude w ith presentations by
M argaret O ’ Brien Steinfels on Sun
day, Novem ber 10 at St. M a ry ’ s
C a th e d ra l,P o rtla n d (N .W . 18thand
Couch Streets) and on M onday,
N ovem ber 11 at St. M a ry ’ s Church,
Eugene (1062 Charnelton Street).
The lecture begins at 8:00 p.m. both
evenings Ms. Steinfels w ill discuss
“ T he C a th o lic C o n trib u tio n to
Am erican Intellectual L ife .” The
C atholic Scholar series has taken
place du rin g 1996 as part o f the
150th A nniversary o f the A rc h d io
cese o f Portland
M argaret O ’ B rien Steinfels is the
E d ito r o f C om m onweal, an indepen
dent b iw eekly jo u rn a l o f p o litic a l,
re lig io u s and literary o p inion pub
lished by C atholic lay people. The
magazine was founded in 1924. Bom
in Chicago, IL ., in 1941, Steinfels
graduated from Loyola U n ive rsity in
C hicago w ith a Bachelor o f Science
degree in 1963. She com plete a M as
ter o f A rts in Am erican H isto ry at
N ew Y o rk U n ive rsity in 1971. She
also studied art and film history at
C o lu m b ia U niversity, and studied at
the Sorbonne in Paris, France.
M a rg a re t S teinfels has w ritte n
extensively on such subjects as ch ild
care, fa m ily issues, bioethics, re li
gion and p o litics, foreign po licy, and
national affairs. She has served as
d ire cto r o f publications at the Na
tional Pastoral L ife Center and editor
o f Church magazine, served as exec
utive editor and business manager o f
C h ristia n ity & C risis, e d ito r o f the
Hastings Center Report, and social
science editor at Basic Books. Her
reviews and articles have appeared
in several nationally prom inent pub
lications including the N a tio n a lly
prom inent publications including the
N ational C atholic Reporter, the New
Y o rk Tim es Book Review, The Los
A ngeles T im es, T he N e w Y o rk
Tim es, N ew R epublic, O rigins, and
Psychology Today
Ms. Steinfels lecture in Portland
w ill be preceded by a concert pre
sented by The Chamber Ensemble o f
The Portland Youth Philhamonic has
delighted audiences w ith musical
skill. For this concert, at St. M ary's
Cathedral, Huw Edwards w ill direct
a select ensemble from the orchestra.
The concert w ill begin at 7:00
p.m., and is sponsored by the A rch
diocese o f Portland as part o f its
Y oung A rtist series.
L ike the C atholic Scholar series,
the Young A rtist series is being
held in celebration o f the sesqui-
centennial anniversary o f the A rch
diocese. Both the concert and the
lecture series are open to the public
and are free charge.
More, signs o f hope
Even amidst the turbulence o f the
cities—the lack o f jobs, the increase
o f drugs, the ready a v a ila b ility o f
guns, the high rate o f teenage preg
nancy , the grow ing drop-out rate, the
rising number o f people w ith H IV
and A ID S , the bankruptcy o f urban
school systems, the disproportionate
number o f toxic waste dumps, the
number o f abandoned home and fac
tories, the high crime and the lo o m
ing welfare repeal cuts—there are
signs o f hope Often these signs o f
hope are faith based Here are tw o
such stories
The Covenant Churches Associa
tion began when four Toledo pastors
came together to tackle the problem s
o f the city around them. These fo u r
pastors reached across denomination
al lines to w ork together fo r the heal
ing o f their com m unity. Six months
later they have started a credit union,
a foster home and adoption program
and have begun plans fo r programs
to address the m yriad problems faced
by their congregation
The vision o f Rev. Robert C u lp o f
First Church o f God, Rev. Duane
Tisdale o f Friendship Baptist Church,
Rev. Rudolph M cK issick o f U nited
Missionary' Baptist Church and Rev.
Edward C ook o fN e w L ife Church o f
God in Christ includes arts, educa
tion. counseling and even street w it
nessing to restore the com m unity to
safety and cooperation.
Rick M artinez, campus pastor at W arner P acific College, has extended
an invitation to neighbors and friends o f the college to “jo in w ith us fo r our
weekly student body chapel services " These services are held from 10:30
Chapel services during O ctober, according to M artinez, w ill be on the
to Romania last summer to help w ith repair o f an orphanage w ill bring a
report on their experiences, N ovem ber 7. Don Doe, A rizona pastor, WPC
alumnus, and member o f the college's Board o f Trustees, w ill speak
November 14 M artinez w ill speak N ovem ber 2 1.
H oliday themes w ill h ig h lig h t the final three chapel services o f the Fall
semester A service o f T hanksgiving w ill be held N ovem ber 26, follow ed
December 2 w ith a Christmas drama presentation and December 5 w ith the
traditional chapel service o f Christmas music.
at the door on a space a vai lable basis.
Transportation w ill be available,
i f needed Bus service from the north
w ill leave from St. A nthony parish
in Tigard, C hrist the K in g parish in
M ilw a u kie , and St. Joseph parish in
Salem.
Bus service from the south w ill
leave from Sacred Heart parish in
M edford, St. Anne parish in Grants
Pass, and St. Joseph parish in
Roseburg.
The cost o f the Conference is
$5.00. There is no additional charge
fo r bus service, but pre-registration
is required. Registration form s are
available from the Archdiocesan
Catechetical Conference, O ffice o f
R e lig io u s E d u c a tio n , 2 8 3 8 E.
B u rn sid e Street, P o rtla n d , OR
97214-1895. For inform ation call
(503) 233-8304.
Daniels Memorial Church
of God In Christ
will be celebrating
Pastor Harry B. Daniels Jr. & Wife
Church appreciation service
Sunday, November 3, 1996 at 3:30 p.m.
There will be a dynamic guest speaker, local churches
& choirs from around the City of Portland in attendance.
We at Daniels Memorial extend a free open invitation
to you the public to come out and be a part of this
wonderful praise and worship time in the Lord.
Church is located at 1234 NE Killingsowrth St
(on the comer of 13th & Killingsowrth)
1226 N.E. Ainsworth
For quality care at reasonable prices please call or come by.
Any questions please call 284-3721.
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Floyd Bryant Son, Chicago, III.
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Rite Bryant Daughter, Portland, OR
Green "B u d ” Bryant Brother, Flora, M ississippi
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Kellybea Thomas Sister, Weed, Cal.
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G randchildren 25 Great G randchildren 5
Interment is Rose City Cemetery.
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general topic o f ’S piritual W a rfa re " Professor D avid M arkle, October 24,
and Professor Steve Lewis, O ctober 31.
N ovem ber's theme w ill be “ L ife in the S p irit". The WPC team that wen,
Early registration is strongly en-
no later than October 19.
Lateregistrationswill be accepted
(Philippians 4:1, Rejoice in the Lord always)
violence and abuse counseling pro
gram.
‘Warner ‘Pacific College
lists f a l l chape! schedule
H orning Edgar, “ R econciliation” by
M a ry Eagle and Father M ich a e l
M aslow sky, STD, and “ M o ra lity o f
A ction/S ocial Justice” by Rob Justus
and Sister Janet Ryan, SNJM .
couraged and should be postmarked
D o n ’t miss out on your blessing
T h e ir jo in t w o rk includes w o rkin g
w ith fathers, a voter education and
com m unity organization effort, eco
nom ic empowerment programs to
gether w ith A frica n Am erican busi
nesses and consumers, a foster care
and adoption program fo r A frica n
Am erican children and a domestic
T he W in d s o r V illa g e U n ite d
M ethodist Church in Houston has
taken a diffe re n t approach to w o rk
ing w ith its com m unity. U nder the
leadership o f its pastor. Rev. K irb yjo n
C a ld w e ll, a form er businessman and
W harton business school graduate,
W in d so r V illa g e has developed a
104,000 square foot business center
called the Power Center
A form er abandoned K -M a rt store
located near the church, the Power
C enter houses a bank branch, the
Houston C om m unity College w hich
offers com puter tra in in g and busi
ness classes, a federal n utrition pro
gram fo r women and infants, a health
c lin ic , a pharmacy, a 1,900 seat ban
quet fa c ility and a private grade
school founded by the church. In
a ddition, most o f the o ffic e suites
have been rented out to business-
people.
Good things are happening in c it
ies across the nation We cannot give
up hope and all o f us must help
nurture seeds.
scheduled, and each w ill involve tw o
presenters.
One presenter w ill give the theo
logical aspect and the other presenter
w ill give concrete suggestions for
the practical application o f the mate
rial. Mass w ill be offered at the C on
ference on both days.
The Catechetical Conference is
being sponsored by the O ffices o f
R eligious Education, Y outh M in is
try Formation and the Department o f
C atholic Schools.
A m ong the many workshops be
ing presented are: “ Human D ig n ity ”
by A bbot Peter Eberle, OSB, and
Sister Rita Rae Schneider, RSM, “ The
Teachings o f C h rist” by B ro th e r
Robert Rodrigues, O F M , and Natalie
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