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Taian Team To Tut f ocus On Oforthwest
C hristías N ews N orthwest
For decades international evan­
gelist Luis Palau has taken the mes­
sage of Christ to millions of people
throughout the world.
In recent years, the Argentine-
bom Palau has felt more of a burden
to do the same in his adopted country
of America.
Now, Palau feels led by God to put
an even stronger emphasis on reach­
ing his home region- the Pacific
Northwest. And his team is eager and
ready to receive invitations from both
large and small towns to hold evan­
gelistic crusades.
The Luis Palau Evangelistic As­
sociation has announced “Operation
Pacific Northwest,” a campaign to
reach a wide range o f communities
in the region over, a, least for the
next three years.
“It comes out of Luis’ heart to do
something in the Northwest, not only
to reach people but to strengthen the
Church,” said Dan Owens, associate
evangelist with the Palau team. He
and Palau will take turns, or will in
some cases, team up, to conduct as
many as 10 to 12 Friday-through-
Saturday crusades throughout the
Northwest per year.
Ownes said each crusade could
also include a youth rally, perhaps a
business luncheon and a Sunday af­
ternoon rally for Hispanic residents.
Depending on the community, there
might also be some related outreach
on radio and TV
Already in discussion for Oregon
are crusades in Hillsboro, in tiny
Parkdale near Mount Hood, and in
Seaside. In Washington, an Olym­
pia crusade is in the works.
By the end of this month, said
Owens, the Palau team plans to make
available a packet of information
that can be sent to people interested
in organizing a crusade intheircom-
munity. He said it will be based on
the decades o f experience the team
has acquired organizing effective
crusades worldwide-includinga few
that have previously been held in
such Northwest cities as Grants Pass
and B rookings in Oregon and
Less drug abuse among reiigious teens
“Just Say No” is a nice slogan for
resisting negative peer pressure but
there is an even better way for teens
to deal with the intense pressures to
use drugs: avoid having friends that
you have to “say no” to.
This is just what some teens are
doing according to recent research
by the University of Louisville.
According to the study, teens avoid
choosing friends who use drugs and
spurn drugs themselves if their fam­
ilies are actively religious.
“This is one of many studies which
indicate that church attendance is a
significant deterrent to delinquent
behavior in adolescents,” stated Dr.
David B. Larson of the non-profit
National Institute for Healthcare
Research (NIHR).
Since 48% ofhigh schools seniors
have tried an illicit drug according to
the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, this University of
Louisville study researched factors
that might prevent drug abuse.
Focusing on students particularly
at risk for illicit drugs—students who
had dropped out or failed to stick to
rules at a traditional high school-the
study surveyed 475 teens attending a
non-traditional school. Two thirds
were white and one third African-
American.
Students whose families were ac­
tively religious were significantly less
likely to choose friends who drank
alcohol or used marijuana, cocaine,
crack, or amphetamines. Since teens
are usually convinced by their peers
to try drugs, choosing friends who
don’t use drugs is a powerful way to
prevent drug abuse, the study noted.
“Raising children with the prac­
tice ofreligion affords some measure
of protection against illicit drug in­
volvement during adolescence,” not­
ed researchers Patrick H. Hardesty
and Kathleen M. Kirby.
Measures of family religious com­
mitment included attending religious
services, praying, talking about the
meaning o f religious holidays, and
assessing the belief that “some things
are to be taken on faith.”
The study also looked at family
social climate, including family con­
flict, family cohesion, and emotional
expressiveness.
Families actively practicing their
religion were less conflicted with
stronger family bonds.
However, even when controlling
for this positive family climate, reli­
gious commitment was still strongly
linked with teens choosing drug-free
friends.
The study confirms finding ofoth-
er research that showed lower com­
mitment to religion was linked with
higher marijuana and cocaine use,
the authors noted.
A tten-‘J rentoni T taz a Apartm ents naming ceremony
The GBC, Inc. Senior Housing
Project will hold a ceremony to un­
veil its official name to Allen-Fre­
mont Plaza Apartments and to recog­
nize all of its development partners
on November 7. The project is a $4.5
million, three-story, 47,700 square
foot affordable senior housing apart­
ment building with 63 one-bedroom
rental units, and one two-bedroom
unit for the on-site manager.
This is a tax-credit project and the
first done by an African-American,
non-profit sponsor group in the state
ofOregon. Project planning and fea­
sibility began in July, 1994. Project
financing was closed and construc­
tion began in August, 1996. The
project will receive over$2.5 million
o f equity for the sale of its tax credits
to the nationally known tax-credit
syndicator, the Arcand Co., which is
based in Portland, Oregon. Construc­
tion financing is being provided by
Wells Fargo Bank, with permanent
financing supplied by the Network
forOregon Affordable Housing, with
a subsidized second mortgage from
the Portland Development Commis­
sion.
The General Baptist Convention
of the Northwest owns the site and
has entered into a 50-year ground
lease with GBC, Inc., to facilitate the
financing and development of the
project. The convention is a coali­
tion o f African-American Baptist
Churches based in Oregon and Wash­
ington. The Convention is headquar­
tered in Portland. Local members
include: New Hope Missionary Bap­
tist Church, St. Paul Baptist Church,
Tree adoption seminar
Plan International Adoption Services
Friday, November 15, 1996 * 7-9 p.m.
Providence Hospital, Amphitheater Room
4805 NE Glisan, Portland
Information will be given on our various adoption programs:
Many infants & children await adoption!
China - infant and toddler girls
India - infants, 6-7 months on arrival
Vietnam - infants & children
Latin America - infants & children
Liberia - children
Eastern Europe - infants and children
U.S. Minority Infants - newborns
U.S. Special Needs Children
For more information please call:
Plan international Adoption Services (503) 472-8452 McMinnville
The Fellowship Baptist Church, The
Greater Faith Baptist Church, The
St. John Missionary Baptist Church,
The Morning Star Baptist Church,
The Mt. Gillard Baptist Church, the
Paradise Baptist Church, The Van­
couver Avenue First Baptist Church,
and True Vine Baptist Church.
Construction is scheduled to be
completed in March, 1997. Units
will be available for rent to people 55
years and older with a household
income not exceeding 60 percent of
the Portland metropolitan median
income. Rents will range from $350
to $410 per month.
Concerned CCergy, Inc.
On the night of August 27,1996,
approximately seventeen ( 17) off-
duty Indianapolis Police Officers
(IPD) attended a baseball game, at
Victory Field, as guest of the City
oflndianapolis. While at this game,
these Officers, along with the then
Chief of Police (Donald Christ),
consumed seven (7) cases (168
cans)ofbeer. Upon leaving the ball
game, these Officers proceeded to
sexually, verbally and physically
assault some of the citizens, o fln ­
dianapolis, Indiana. Their conduct
including making lewd and sexual
comments and gestures to females,
hurling racial slurs at a Black male,
and further physically assaulting a
Black and a White male citizen.
This incident not only took place
in the heart of downtown Indianap­
olis, but in full-view o f approxi­
mately fifty (50) white citizens.
Now, while the Grand Jury has
indicted four (4) IPD Officers (only
eight IPD Officers were targets of
the Grand Jury), the remaining IPD
Officers remain unpunished. IPD
historically is expedient in disci­
pline its Blackand Female Officers,
but when it comes to their White
Male Officers the discipline pro­
cess is either delayed, or it is non­
existent. It is very apparent to the
citizens, of Indianapolis, that IPD
has a double standard when it comes
to not only discipline its Officers
but also how it deals with the Com­
munity. These Officers swore to
uphold the law, but it appears that
they are “above the law!”
We urge you to be mindful of
these problems should you have the
occasion to visit the Great Metro­
politan City O f Indianapolis. Ifyou
have any questions or need addi­
tional information (as it relates to
IPD) please feel free to contact our
President, Rev. C.V. Jetter at the
above listed address, or you can
contact our Secretary, Margie
Oakley at 317-542-9244.
“Justice Delayed is Justice De­
nied!!”
Respectfully, The Membership
O f the concerned Clergy, Inc.
S t ‘Vincent ‘D e TauC begins
annuat C hristm asfood drive
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral Presents
October Vespers And healing Service
with special intentions for those affected
in any way by HIV/Aids Disease
Each year at Christmas time the
society of St. Vincent De Paul pro­
vides food boxes for over 5,000 fam­
ilies and matches over 300 families
with sponsors who “adopt” them. St.
Vincent's needs hundreds o f volun­
teers and the support of businesses to
meet this need, call 238-6261 to help.
• starting Monday. November II,
people in need can call 232-9797 to
request a fo o d box or request to be
Sunday November 10th, 1996
5pm Healing and Vespers Service
6pm Reception to follow...
(hors-d’ oeuvres & beverages served)
Deacon Chris McMnus, Homilist
Chris Mcmanus will be ordained to the permeanent deaconate on
December 7th, 1996, for the Diocese of California at Grance Cathedral in
San Francisco She has been active in the San Francisico AIDS community
for five years. She has served as a board member for Shanti project,a s a
volunteer with Shanti and with the San Francisco Al DS Health project, and
has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning speaking about care giving in the
AIDS Pandemic. Currently she is volunteering with Kairos for Caregivers,
facilitating a support group for employees ofr an AIDS service organiza­
tion.
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral is located on the corner of NW 19th Avenue
and Everett Streets (the church with the red doors) and is served by several
bus lines. The church is accessible to the physically challenged. For further
information please contact the Cathedral office at 222-9811.
adopted.
• Sunday. November 17, I 00
p.m , at St. Mary 'sCathedral, North­
west 18th and Couch Streets: There
will be a kick-off concert with sopra­
no soloist Jeannie Rey Routtu and
the choirs o f Jesuit, Lasalle. Valley
Cat hoi ic High Schools and St. Mary’s
Academy
Admissions is two cans of food,
Foi information vail 238-6261.
needed, that will be sought be­
fore gull-fledged crusade p repa­
rations occur.
Owens, who has been asso ci­
ate evangelist for Palau for more
than 10 years, expects to hear
from a wide range o f interested
N orthw est com m unities during
the com ing weeks.
Representatives o f towns that
would like a Palau crusade should
phone him a, (503) 614-1500 or
write him at Palau offices, P.O. Box
1173, Portland, OR 97207.
‘The Salvation Army e la n d s
winter shelter services
Harbor Light seeks donations for
new day shelter for homeless fam­
ilies, beginning November I —
Homeless families, including men,
women and children, can escape
freezing cold and rain through a
new day shelter program provided
by the Salvation Army Harbor Light
starting November 1. This is the
first time Harbor Light is offering
winter day she Iter for homeless fam-
ilies, which was established in part­
nership with Multnomah County.
Harbor Light expects most families
seeking day shelter will be home­
less women and their children, who
face a critical shortage of shelter.
The program expands winter
shelter services offered by Harbor
Light, which also will provide win­
ter night shelter for homeless men
and women starting November 1.
Donations Needed—The Salva­
tion Army is in need of donations,
including items for its new family
day shelter program:
• Books fo r a children's lending
library, and toys
• 10’ by 10’ area rug fo r chil­
dren s play area
• Changing table and diapers
For its new shelter program:
• Blankets, sleeping mats and
pillows
The public can contact The Sal­
vation Army Harbor Light, 239
1259, for donations/volunteer in
formation.
Major Neal Hogan, director of
Harbor Light, can provide insight
on the critical need for day shelter
for homeless families, and how the
public can help women and children
in need.
Winter shelter programs run No­
vember I, 1996 - March 31, 1997,
seven days a week. The day shelter
begins at 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and the
night shelter at 8:30 p.m.
The Salvation Army harbor Light
is at 30 SW 2nd Avenue in down­
town Portland.
The Salvation Army expects to
assist an additional 350 people
through its winter day shelter pro­
gram. Winter shelter services are on
first come first served basis, and
include sleeping space and
restrooms under 24-hour security
watch, referrals for alcohol and drug
treatment, and referrals for housing
services. Meals and case manage­
ment also will be provided to those
in the day shelter program. Families
or persons interested in winter shel­
ter availability at Harbor Light can
call the Multnomah County winter
shelter access number, 721-1500.
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Call 503-288-0033
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Family Violence: Enough!
Newly remodeled & landscaped
Understanding Religious
and Community Perspectives
Privately owned & operated since 1954
On November ! 1-12, / 996, the second bi-annual Washington Coun­
ty Domestic Violence Conference, titled Family Violence: Enough!
Understanding Religious and Community Perspectives, will be held at
Valley Presbyterian Community Church located at 8060SW Brentwood
in Beaverton, OR.
The cost o f attending the conference is $40 per day, or $ 70 fo r both
days, which includes lunch and childcare.
In addition, 6 CEU's have been approved fo r each day. For further
information, please contact Lucile Harden at (503) 281-3318, ext. 0.
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Bellingham and Spokane in Wash­
ington.
But, he em phasized, “we only
go where w e’re in vited,” and any
such invitations should prefera­
bly represent and interdenom i­
national cross-section o f a tow n’s
C hristian p o p u latio n . W hen a
com m unity expresses interest in
a crusade one o f the first things
the Palau team will consider is
how broad-based it appears. If
involvem ent by more o f the com ­
m u n ity ’s ch u rch es is deem ed
Two licensed funeral directors and embalmers
Female Attendant
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Mortician
5211 N. Williams Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97217