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A U G U ST 12, 1998 Page B8 (The ^Jortlauò Oìbseruer DB to Pay $ 125,000 in Religion Discrimination Suit, Church Says Religion Today “There’s not only food for the body, but food for the soul B y PAT LEISNER Paul G onzalez eats a pita sand wich in an unlikely setting. Nearby hangs a huge cross with a crow n o f thom s protruding from the stained pine. “T here’s not only food for the body, but food for the soul here. And I’m not a religious person per sonally,” says G onzalez over lunch at St. Francis Cafe. D iners break bread am id statues o f Jesus and the V irgin M ary, a collection o f religious artw ork and spiritual m usic. But th a t’s not all that sets this restaurant apart. There is no bill. C ustom ers receive an envelope for a donation. Ow ners Lisa and Bruce Sizemore liave been i n business for 20 months, som etim es accepting a few coins - or less - for their hom em ade soups, salads and sandw iches and full din ners. It’s been, they say, a struggle. “ I’ve seen m iracles here - ju st the fact that w e're open," says Sizemore. “ Every tim e w e get to the bottom o f the barrel, som ething has happened." Now developers plan a multiscreen theater on the site in Ybor City, a trendy area o f nightclubs that bor ders one o f the city ’s poorest neigh borhoods. The cafe must close in September. The couple have put their life sav ings into the cafe and their trust in God. They hope to relocate to a site nearby. “ 1 thought it was going to be a cafe-slash-m inistry, but it turned out to be a ministry-slash-cafe,” Sizemore says. A form er sheet metal w orker, Sizem ore has no prior experience with restaurants. “ 1 was hoodwinked and shanghaied,” the 43-year-old says with a laugh. Mrs. Sizem ore, 41, abandoned nursing to w ork as the chef. W hile he talks, she peels potatoes in the tiny kitchen. T he menu changes as the spirit m oves them: soups "prayerfully pre pared" and hearty salads, including “render unto Caesar, C aesar salad” and the “Greek Orthodox salad.” And consider the “converts” : Any salad can becom e a sandwich on pita. Sandw iches are fat; desserts in dulging, hom em ade cheese cake and baklava. Dinners vary daily from coq au vin; poached salmon in a wine, b u tter and lem on sauce; perhaps shrim p with Portobello mushroom s and peppers over pasta. Success, says Sizemore, com es on tw o levels. “On a spiritual level, we have received many blessings and been able to help people. Financially, w e have failed m iserably.” Som etim es people pay more than their share; other tim es the envelope is em pty. More often, patrons com e up with a m odest amount. Recently, f % jg-> Community Youth Crusade 'Jämmin’ For Jesus ’ In response to the G reat C om m ission and M ayor K a tz's request fo r the clergy 's involvem ent in curtailing yo u th violence in inner Northeast Portland, several groups have com e together to sponsor a vouth crusade. M inisters o f Inner North/N ortheast Portland. North P ortland B ible College. We H ea r We Care, and Trynergy International, are sponsoring C om m unity Youth Crusade on A u gust 20th, 2 1st. a n d 22nd at Jefferson Stadium. The m ain speaker fo r the Youth C rusade is P astor Phillip Scott Nelson, fo rm e r pastor a nd civic leader a t A llen Temple CM E Church in N ortheast Port land. P astor N elsons currently resides in Charlotte. North C aro- lina. In addition to P astor Nelson, local m inisters will speak as well. Also, there w ill be a barbecue on Saturday 22nd as well as perform ances by local choirs and yo uth recording groups. Perform ing at the Crusade w ill be: Isaiah. True Warriors, E m m anuel Temple Youth Choir, Allen Temple Youth Choir, New B eginning's 24- 7 Posse and soloist M axine Irving. The p u b lic is invited and all events are fr e e adm ission. Join us! a n d please bring a friend! F or m ore information, p lea se call Beth Nance at North P ortland B ible College a t 1-503J 288-2919. 99 a group o f w orkers cam e in, ate well and left 50 cents total. Later in the day, one man cam e back to pay, saying he felt guilty. T he restaurant also feeds the needy, regardless o f their ability to pay. A fter lunch on certain days, the hom eless and penniless are w el comed. Business at the 70-seat eatery is mostly by w ord o f mouth. M any custom ers are regulars. They talk of gourm et fare, friendly proprietors, soothing atmosphere. “This isn ’t like a restaurant, i t ’s like a church,” says superm arket clerk Jason Brown. “ I love this place,” says Gonzalez, host o f a nationally syndicated radio talk show. “I ’m uplifted every tim e 1 com e in. I ’ve brought people here from all over, and everybody leaves feeling rich.” C ollege student D avid G unter is touched by the sincerity and love In Loving Memory o f Leamon George God In Christ and a member o f the Leisure Hour G olf Club. On August 1998, God decided it was timefor him to come home. Leamon leaves to mourn him, his wife, Barbara J. George; hischildren, Leamon, Jr. and Reginald of Detroit Linda o f Atlanta, Theresa, Brenda, and Alethia o f Detroit Quinetta of Louisiana, Olita, Delores, Gregoiy, Jeffrey and Stanley ofPortland, Martha Jean and LorraineofAlabama; two sisters, Lona I aGroneand Blanche Weeks, brother-in-law, Willie LaGrone o f Portland, and four sons-in-law, Spencer of Detroit MI, Geotrey o f Louisiana, James o f Atlanta, GA and Rodney ot Portland, OR. His sister, Wilma George preceded him in death. Leamon has twenty-three grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and a host o f nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. (Fox d‘nnetaf ■'Urine Bring this ad and receive a "fre e 30 minute Long distance calling card FPñ NE Rodney Portland, OR 97212 503-251-4591 77//5 Zs tjo u r (. om m unitg based funeral hom e supportedbggou. We mahe the toss o f po ur loved ones easier to bear. Let us guide go u through o u r tai ititg and explain about p re arrangements with gou. (•Valid on new lines o f service—US W est areas only) O f fe r ends August 7 ,1 9 9 8 Order your service today! (503) 280-8000 5403 NE 42nd Portland, Oregon 97218 (503) 287-0008 9:00 - 4:00 Sat. Jeanies Cleaners Jeanies Cleaners Coupon Coupon I $ 4 2 o ff o f $ 8 o ff o f $ 3 0 o r m o re $20 Jeanies Cleaners Jeanies Cleaners Coupon Coupon 25% $ 4 o ff o f $42 o ff H H lc m U e ts o r m o re C. Cox Tanner Owner t M a r a n a th a C h u rch o f G od Simply Cellular £ telephone gets your phone working in 2-3 days Regardless of your back bill NO CREDIT REQUIRED JEA N IES CLEA N ERS CJo tr o d u c in g ... Let us restore your telephone service at $45 The agreement closes a 10-month- old suit brought by Josie Romero against G erm any’s largest bank, seek ing to recover punitive, compensatory and emotional damages. A Deutsche Bank spokeswoman de- clined to comment on the suit. Romero claimed she was fired six months after joining the company in New York, after telling a supervisor she was a member o f the Church o f Scientology. Deutsche Bank spokesman Klaus Thoma said last year it w asn’t bank policy to hire people or open accounts for people it knows to be Scientologists. The stance echoes that o f the German government, which doesn’t recognize Scientology as a religion, but rather as a potentially dangerous sect. 9:00 - 6:00 M -F LeamonGeorge, Sr. was bom on May 30,1931 in Birmingham, Alabama, theson o f Burdeshaw and Evelena George. In time he met and married Ora Lee Thomas. They moved to Detroit, MI, where they had seven beautiful children. In 1972 he moved to Portland, Oregon, where he met and married Barbara J. Copelyn. Leamon retired from Esco Corp, as a spot welder. His favorite past time was playing golfand he was very supportiveoffamilymcmbere that participated in sports. He was also a Master Mason A& A SM ,am em berof Greater Solid Rock Church of Phone PiscoHnected? Just Deutsche Bank AG agreed to pay about $125,000 to settle a religious discrimination suit brought against the company by a former administrative assistant who claims she was fired for being a member o f the Church oi Scientology, the church said. Jerome Cox Tanner Funeral Director T. Allen Bethel Senior Pastor Schedule Of Services: Sunday 9:15am - Sunday School 10:30am - Worship Celebration 11:00am - Children’s Church 6:00pm - Evening Worship Wednesday 7 :00pm - Prayer and Bible Study Friday 12:00 noon - Prayer 4222 NE 12th Avenue Portland, OR 97211 (503) 288-7241 Fax (503) 2881712 e-mail; marchgod@travelin.com 3939 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd . , --A Are You C oncealing y cu r - ACNE?— J a n e t I .CoOerts, MD. Is seeklnfl patients to p a rticip ate In a 6 n w n tft Investlaatlcn al drufl study. • • • Females 14 years and above Moderate facial acne Willing to take FDA approved oral contraceptive For more information, call (503) 223-1933 ext. 42. Office is located near Good Samaritan Hospital Participants will be paid fo r time and travel. 4 North Portland Bible College A Community Bible College in N/NE Portland 4905 N. Vancouver Avenue, at Humboldt St. The school with a multiracial, multi-church Board, Staff, and Student body, where the written Word brings us to the Living Word. NPBC is evangelical and committed to community development. The summer class in the Book of REVELATION starts August 4th T elephone registrations accepted now. Call 288-2919 This course counts as an elective in the Bible Certificate Program. Fall classes begin soon "Equipping the Saints", a disciple making class for serious followers of Jesus, begins September 4th. Call to register: 288-2919 Regular Fall classes start September 28 You may register now for the unique experience of studying at NPBC, for enrichment - increased effectiveness - or transferrable academic credit. Expanded opportunities are available this year in basic education Call for a copy of the Fall Schedule: 288-2919 North Portland Bible College, P.O. Box 11437, Portland, OR 97211
