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rile essence of Gospel is exposed
with the release of CGI recording
artist James Hall & W orship and
Praise's third offering. According to
lames Hall-Chapter III Recorded
live at the Rialto Theater. Atlanta.
GA. this hot new album features a
selection of new songs, thus captur­
ing all ol the spirituality and energy
that exists when performers take the
scripture and translate it properly to
music. Under the direction of James
Hall and Melvin Crispell. the thirty-
live member choir aims to expose all
aspects of Gospel and to inspire their
fans with the message of Christ. With
Janies Hall & W orship and Praise,
inspiration is the key to their music.
..According To James hall-Chap­
ter III continues in the James Hall
tradition of fiery vocals, upbeat horns
and striking arrangements fused with
traditional and contemporary Gos­
pel, sprinkled with a little jazz. and
classical flavor. Most o f the songs
were written by James Hall “He
Reigns,” the lead-off single, is an
immediate spin-off from “God Is In
control” but more energetic. "Hold
Me" is one of those classic big band
medium tempo jazzy numbers remi­
niscence of a show tune, but is defi­
nitely a showcase Gospel tune for the
choir with James himself providing
lead vocals along with Angela Wint
Its message is a cry out to be held by
Jesus. "Great is Our God" is truly
magnificent with its various instru­
m ents including chim es, organ,
Bill to stop church arson passes
AB 51. authored by Assem bly­
man Kevin Murray (D-Los Ange­
les) to strengthen penalties for com ­
mitting arson against a place ol
worship was passed by the Senate
Public Safety Com m ittee. "Church
arson is a statement of intolerance
and prejudice, telling people they
are not safe to worship without
worry. It is an ugly crime used by
those motivated by hate to devas­
tate communities,” remarked Assem­
blyman Murray. “An arsonist who
knowingly burns a church, does so to
threaten the occupants in that place
of worship."
AB 5 1 would classify arson against
a place of worship as a “Hate Crime .
The bill would also make the act of
intentionally burning a church a
felony, punishable by a sentence of
10 years to life if a person is con­
victed for aggravated arson
"People have traditionally s< lught
physical and mental sanctuary in
the church That peace is destroyed
when a place of worship is victim­
ized by arson. This legislation is
designed to restore peace and en­
sure that people can worship in a
safe place, free from the violence ol
arson fueled by hate," concluded
Assemblymember Kevin Murray.
Advocate for the poor honored
The Portland Council o f the Soci­
ety of St. Vincent de Paul held a local
celebration of the beatification of
Frederic Ozanam, founder of the
Society of St. Vincent de Paul, on
Friday August 22nd at the Cathedral
of the Immaculate Conception in
Northwest Portland.
Frederic Ozanam was beatified
(the last step before sainthood) by
Pope John Paul II in Paris that day at
the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Bishop Kenneth Steiner celebrated
the local Mass in Portland beginning
at noon
The Mass was followed by a light
lunch in the Cathedral courtyard.
O zanam , only 20 years old,
founded the Society in 1833 begin­
ning what today is the largest Catho­
lic lay organization serving the home­
less, hungry and hurting.
T o d a y m ore th an 8 5 0 ,0 0 0
Vincentians (lay members) w orld­
wide continue Frederic’s model, see­
ing the face of Christ in the poor.
More than 1,000 of those Vincentians
serve over 100,000 families in the
Portland area annually.
Vincentians serve in a person-to-
person, one-to-one ministry to those
in need. More than $100 million in
assistance is provided in the U.S.
annually. In 1996the PortlandCoun-
cil provided almost $2 million in
assistance.
Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston
has praised Vincentians for their ser­
vice to the poor, telling them they
were “helping create a civilization of
love.”
“This an historic event for us,"
said Janice Pelster, Executive Direc­
tor of the Portland Council. "We are
very excited to see the founder of our
Society receive such a great honor
and we pray that Frederic Ozanam
will soon be recognized as saint."
tympani and others mostly associ­
ated with an orchestra. Il just may
become the choral anthem of the
year As a classically-trained pianist
since age five, Hall possesses a
trained car. gix ing him the ability to
combine his jazz anil Gospel roots
with modern, international flavor­
ing. thus creating a new sound with
an age-old message
As a native ol New York City
•(Brooklyn), Hall was singing in
churches by the age ol five, accompa­
nied on piano by his mother. "I was
raised in the church and my greatest
joy was hearing the choir sing,” says
Janies "I built a little cardboard church
in my mother’s bedroom and I filled it
with little papei doll-, that were my
choir I would stand there and direct
them."The choir recently celebrated
its tenth anniversary in Harlem. Among
ilsdistinctivecareei achievements are
top ten status on Billboard Gospel
Charts, sell out performances across
the nation, special invitation by
Michael Jackson to provide choral
background on his HBO-TV concert,
special guesis in New York's Macy s
Thanksgiving Parade, Bobby Jones
Gospel and a host of other television,
radio and church appearances.
A video of the live recording ac­
companies the album release with
the same title. The album was pro
duced by James Hall and Ins musical
director, Mel Crispell and will be
one of the most talked about live
recordings for some time.
TV inans records fro m (Detroit church
Vickie W inans first live album
was recorded in her native Detroit at
the Straight Gale Church
I here were about four thousand
people there, the singer recalls
“There w asn't event standing room.
It was unreal."
Gospel luminaries such as Black
Entertainment Television personal
ily Bobby Jones and singers Inez
A ndres. A lbertina W alker. Kim
Stratton and Yolanda Adams can out
to support Vickie. However the most
cherished guests of honor were
V ickie's parents, Aaron and Mattie
Bowman.
The concert took place just a few
months before the sudden death of
her 73-year-old father.
Winans recorded he first album
"Be Encouraged" in 1985 Her latest
released "Live In Detroit,” is her
fifth album and the first recorded
live.
The album opens with the orches­
tra style overture of Andrae Crouch s
classic My Tribute (To God Be The
Glory)" which Winans transforms
into a stirring, inelismatic medley
with the classic church hymn “Great
Is Thy Faithfulness.”
Cox Funeral Home Inc.
Dora Lee Jones
(Maiden name of Lindsey)
A.A. COX, SR.
Mortician & Funeral Director
Funeral services M onday, were held on M onday, July 28. 1997 at
11:00 A M at M orningstar B aptist C hurch 107 N.E. Ivy - Portland,
Oregon Burial will follow at Rose City C em etery in Portland,
CHARLENE COX TANNER
Manager
(503) 281-4891
Gospel singer Vickie Winans is celebrating the release o f her fifth
album.
SEEKING MINISTER OF MUSIC
EXPERIENCED
HOLY FILLED
ABILITY TO COORDINATE SEPARATE CHOIRS
ABILITY TO PLAY PIANO & ORGAN
ABILITY TO TEACH
Oregon.
Date o f birth - January 16,
1900 in Greenville, Mississippi.
Dora Lee has lived in the Portland. O regon area since 1945. She
worked for N.W Poultry C om pany for about 14 years before they
closed. She then w orked for 3 or 4 years for A lbertina Kerr in
Portland She retired som ew here betw een 1968 and 1970.
She was a m em ber ol M orningstar Baptist C hurch and the O rder of
Easter Star her husband. Nelse Jones proceeded her in death in about
1984
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A. Funeral Director
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