Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, April 23, 1997, Page 12, Image 12

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    Anointed
Jfolocaust Remembrance (Day to be
observed w ith special service
On Sunday, May 4 at 7:00 pm
Yom Ha-Shoah ( Holocaust Remem­
brance Day) w ill be observed w ith a
special service at Temple Beth Is­
rael, 1900 NW Flanders. The ser­
vice w ill commemorate and remem­
ber those who perished under the
Nazis. Professor Hubert Locke from
the University o f Washington w ill
be the featured speaker. A ll are in­
vited to attend.
The Yom Ha-Shoah service w ill
be led by local rabbis, cantors and
other leaders from m ostof Portland's
Jewish congregations. Holocaust
survivors w ill also participate. M u ­
sic w ill be provided by the cantors,
the MJCC Jewish Youth Choir, the
Portland Jewish Community Cho­
rus and violinist Andrew Ehrlich.
Hubert Locke holds appointments
at the University o f Washington on
the faculties o f Public affairs. Soci­
ology, Comparative Religion, and
Jewish Studies. He is the author or
editor o f eight books, including The
Care and Feeding o f White Liberals,
The Church Confronts the Nazis,
and Exile in the Fatherland: The
Prison Letters o f Martin Niemoller.
Professor Locke is also the Associ­
ate Editor o f Holocaust and Geno­
cide Studies, the premier journal in
the subject area. His talk w ill be on
"M em ory and M em orialization."
Sponsors o f the Yom Ha-Shoah
service include: The American Jew­
ish Committee; Congregation Beth
Israel; Congregation Kesser Israel;
Congregation Neveh Shalom; Con­
gregation Shaarie lorah; Gesher,
Havurah Shalom, The Humanistic
Jews o f Greater Portland; The Jew­
ish Federation o f Portland; The
Mittleman Jewish Community Cen­
ter; The Oregon I lolocaust Resource
Center; Oregon Holocaust Survivors,
Refugees and Families; P’ nai Or;
and The Portland Jewish Academy.
Three more special events for Yom
H a-Shoah are b e in g planned.
Throughout the month o f May the
Mittleman Jewish Community Cen­
ter Gallery w ill display a photo-
film w ill play at 7:30 pm.
For more inform ation on Yom
Ha-Shoah a ctivities please call the
Oregon Holocaust Resource Cen­
ter at 359-2930 or the M ittlem an
Jewish C om m unity Center at 244-
0111.
(Holocaust (ERfiibit to be displayed
"We have lit an everlasting candle with each tear we ve cried.
-Shayna Levine, March of the Living participant
The Mittleman Jewish Commu­
nity Center Gallery w ill display a
special exhibit o f photographs en­
titled “ Liberating the Ghosts: Pho­
tographs and Text from the March
o f the Living” from May 1 - 3 1 ,
1997.
The photographs depict m ov­
ing scenes from this unique pro­
gram which took approximately
2,000 Jewish high school students
from 40 different countries along
the 3 k ilo m e te r m arch fro m
Auschwitz to Birkenau, retracing
the actual route which countless
numbers o f Jews were forced to
take on their way to the gas cham­
bers. The young people visited
other pertinent sites in Poland and
under the influence
graphic exhibit entitled "Liberating
the Ghosts: Photographs and Text
from the March o f the L iving.”
These photographs depict hun­
dreds o f young people from around
the w orld vis itin g concentration
camps in Poland and sacred sites in
Israel as they participate in this spe­
cial program. Alice Kern, local Ho­
locaust survivor and author w ill
speak about her experiences on Tues-
day, May 6 from 7:00 - 9.00 pm at
the Mittleman Jewish Community
Center. The program is specifically
geared to youth, but parents and
friends are welcome. On thursday,
May 8 the Northwest Film Center
w ill show “ Long is the Road, a
classic film from 1947 Germany and
the aftermath o f W orld War II. I hat
participated in a memorial service at
the gas chambers. They then flew to
Israel to join in a joyous celebration
o f Yom Ha-atz-ma-ut (Israel Inde­
pendence Day).
The photographs in “ Liberating
the Ghosts” were taken by photogra­
pher Raphael Shevelev. Shevelev
currently teaches photography at
Golden Gate University in San Fran­
cisco. His photographs and/or w rit­
ings on photography have been pub­
lished in Image Magazine, A rt o f
In 1996, Anointed was honored with four Gospel Music Association
Dove Awarded nominations, ultimately taking home three Dove
Awards for Contemporary Gospel Album of the Year, Urban Recorded
Sound of the Year and Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the
Year. The mainstream music industry also put its stamp of approval on
the fledgling group with a Stellar Award for best Performance by a
Group or Duo, Contemporary: a Grammy Award nomination for Best
Contemporary Soul Gospel Album; and a Nashville Music Award
nomination for Best Rhythm and Blues Album.
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taken directly form the March o f
the L ivin g participants.
“ Through these sensitive pic­
tures, and the w ritings o f the par­
ticipants, you w ill share a glimpse
oftheir experience, and have a sense
o f what awaits you on such a jo u r­
ney. Raphael Shevlelev’ s stunning
photographs, and the deeply ex
pressive words o f the youth, docu­
ment a pilgrimage. They are an
invitation to make a pilgrimage o f
C a lifo rn ia ,
Photo
m etro ,
South West A rt, The Photographic
Journal, Contemporary Photogra­
phy, Artweek, The M onthly, ( on-
nections. Lens Work Quarterly and
elsewhere. The text for the exhibit is
your own.”
Michael Berenbaum, The For­
ward
The MJCC Gallery is located at
6651 SW Capitol Hwy. in Portland
Call 244-0111 for more inform a­
community African Methodist Episcopal Zion
church's l l t h Annual Women's Day Celebration
“ Women W alking the Walk and
Standing Firm in These Last Days,
2nd Thessalonians 2:13-15,” is the
theme for this years W omen’ s Day
Celebration that w ill begin on Sat­
urday, A p ril 26 1997 w ith a “ Crazy
Hat Luncheon” starting at 12:00 at
the church, 3605 East 13th Street,
Vancouver, WA.
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radiance. She has a professional yet
down-to-earth receptivity o f each
individual that she meets, whether
in her daily life or in her seminars,
conferences or retreats (which she
calls “ renewals” ). Her multifaceted
talent is evidenced by her numerous
accomplishments, most of which
were trail blazers.
For more information on the up­
coming “ Know ing God” Tour to
Israel, hosted by Joan L ip is of
N O V E A M in istrie s, the Annual
National Conference in August in
A u b u rn , W A , and the reg ula r
m onthly prayer meetings, please
contact “ Women o f Purpose” , P.O.
Box 596, Newberg, Or 97132 or call
(503) 537-1907.
“ And we know that in all things
God works for the good o f those who
love him, who have been called ac­
cording tohispurpose’ .Romans 8:28
display.
Sunday A p ril 27, 1997 the morn­
ing speaker w ill be local Preacher,
Sister Bea Smith. The Afternoon
3:00 pm Close out Service w ill be
M issionary Supervisor, Western
Episcopal District, Mrs. Barbara S.
Carr who w ill be jo in in g us from St.
Louis, Missouri.
For more information please con­
tact Chair person Ann Smith at (360)
693-4566.
J amity Christian Stores form ed
tion.
to rn e n o f Purpose gathering
proves to be inspirational
A ll women are invited to jo in us
for delicious Salads & Desserts A
donation o f $8.00 is being asked for
lunch. During lunch there w ill be a
hat show and fashion vendors on
On Monday, from Family Chris­
tian Store’ s headquarters in Grand
Rapids, came the announcement that
Lighthouse Christian Book and G ift
o f Bend, Oregon has been acquired
by Family Christian Stores. Light­
house is the fourth store in 1997 to
become part o f Family Christian
Stores national retail chain, bring­
ing the total o f stores to 187.
Lighthouse Fam ily C hristian
Book and G ift was owned by Tom
and Nelda Dehm for the past eigh­
teen years. David Baldridge, spokes­
person for Family said o f the new
property, “ I believe it is one o f the
most well run, organized, "on top o f
it” stores we have adopted I am
pleased that this opportunity w ill
allow Tom and Nelda's store to con­
tinue as a premier Christian retail
store. Lighthouse Book and G ift was
named store o f the year in 1993 by
. the
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A s s o c ia -
Booksellers Associa­
tion.
Changes to the store w ill be kept at
a m inim um . Existing Lighthouse
product lines w ill be kept and ex­
panded upon. Special features offered
at all Family stores such as Family
Perks, Pastor Perks and “ Everyday
Pricing” on music w ill be imple­
mented immediately. “ It is not our
intention to upset the strong relation­
ship that Lighthouse has already de­
veloped w ith its customers through its
pricing and special features. Ideally,
our goal is to make the best o f both
worlds. Keep what they’ ve got going
and add to it.” said Baldridge.
A ll employeesofl.ighthouse Book
and G ift w ill stay on as employees o f
Family Christian Stores. Larry Pitts
had been named manager o f the new
store. Pitts was the previous manager
o f Family Christian Stores in Olym-
pia,
o
ia ,
WA. Jennie
Jennie . Asmussen, previ­
WA.
ously the buyer for Lighthouse has
been promoted to assistant manager.
The store currently has 7,700
square feet and there are no immedi­
ate plans for expansion. The stand­
alone store located at 815 SE Third
Street was remodeled one year ago
and w ill easily be transformed to
carry the look o f a Family Christian
Store. New store hours w ill be from
9 am to 9 pm, Monday through
Saturday. The store was closed April
14-17, and re-opened on Friday the
19th. Although the store was o ffi­
cially opened as a Family Christian
Store this week, a grand opening
celebration for the store is scheduled
for June 28, 1997. Special musical
performances and discounts and give­
away opportunities w ill be offered
for several days surrounding the
grand opening.
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funny, and touching tale o f one
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loan Lipis from NOVEA m in istrie s
Recently “ Women o f Purpose”
held a special dessert buffet at Red
Lion Lloyd Center. Guest speakers
were Dr. O. V irg in ia P h illip s ,
founder o f“ Women o f Purpose" and
Joan Lipis from N O V E A M in is­
tries.
Guests arrived with great expec­
tations o f healing and up-liftin g o f
the spirit. And that’ s just what they
got'
"Women o f Purpose" groups and
conference include women trom ev­
ery ethnicity, denomination and so­
cial status.
Dr O. Virginia Phillips has had a
heart to know and has served God
for as long as she can remember She
founded the international ministry
“ Women o f Purpose", an intercon­
necting ministry for the reconcilia­
tion, renewal and restoration o f bro-
ken relationships in Christ Jesus. Dr
Phillips is a Trail Blazer, Bridge
B u ild e r, R e c o n c ile r R estorer,
Nurturer, and Facilitator o f the gifts
and abilities o f others. She has coor­
dinated, designed, created and de­
livered to all walks ot life, commu­
nities, churches and state programs
that inspire and develop the best in
people Her primary focus is fam ily,
whether it is the church fam ily , one's
biological or extended fam ily, or the
community. Dr Phillips believes in
encouraging and building relation­
ships as a focus for encouragement,
motivation and reaching one’ s great­
est potential Her emphasis is on
healing and wholeness.
Those that are fortunate to be in
V irg in ia ’ s presence are captivated
and blessed by her enthusiasm and
acceptance o f each person in her
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Ham lin offers the candid
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