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• '»* «M - w. » . W • Annual InnerPeace Retreat Scheduled The 1 999 Inner Peace Retreat will be held at Q ueen ofP eace C hurch in Salem (4170 Pullman Avenue S.E. ) on Saturday. February 6. The day ofpray eran d reflec tion will begin at9:30 ajn ., and end at2:45 p.m This day ofretrcat helps participants rem em ber the contem plative spirit and sacred vision in working tor social justice. Ifoftersrevogm tionofcurrentm ulti-cul tural ennchm ent efforts in this region, and hopes to stimulate greater racial, ethnic and cultural diversity in the shaping o f parishes and related institutions in W est em Oregon. The Inner Peace retreat will include participation from persons from a variety o f ethnic origins: A frican American, Asian-American. European-American. .£ ' 5 I ' -i can. The welcom ing team members inc hide: Phil M cBnen, M em berofthe So cial M m istnes Comm ission, Q ueen o f Peace W endy VanElv erdinghe. C hairofthe A rchdiocesan Justice and Peace Com mission Sam Jackson. Jr.,Coordinatorof African-An lencanM nastnes tbrthe .Arch diocese and Founding President o f the S t Patrick’s parish. Independence and M em ber o f the Archdiocese Catholic CainpaigntbrHumanDevelcpnientCom- m itteeConnieSm ith.CiowO glalalakota and Co-founder o f the City o f Roses KateiCircle ReverendPetrus BmhHoang, P arochial V icar, St. Joseph parish, Salem M anhnKirvin-Quam m eandRev- erendP eterB ym e.S J.,ofthe Jesuit Spiri tu ality C en ter at St. M ic h a e l’s in Portland.The th em eo fth ed ay will b e "O HeahngRiver Memory FlowinginHope.” Included will be som e reflections on free dom and the struggle for justice in se lected film clips and in Scripture passages related to the Exodus and Resurrection narratives. The day is sponsored by the A rchdioceseofPortlandO lficeofJustice and Peace, and is hosted by the Social M inistriesCommissionofQueenofPeace presents: C oncord C hoir in ••.Amorous Pur suits” a concert celebrating the m any m oods o f love, at the First Christian C hurch, 1315 SW B roadw ay, Friday February 19th, 1999, at 8:00 p.m. $10 concert w ill be Benjam in B ntten’s “Bal- lad o f Little M usgrave’’ and beloved adm ission. T here w ill be a preconcert lecture at 7:15 p.m. The program will be treat will be Jean B elm ont’s sum ptuous “ Ifm u sicb eth efo o d o flo v e.” U nderthe direction o f founder D avid Tork, this concert will be a m ulti-m edia event, as part o f a continuing com m itm ent to broadening audience m em bers ’ experi ence and enjoym ent o f the m usic. As during C oncord C hoir’s critically ac claim ed Hildegard o fB m gen concert in Novem ber, translations o f foreign text sung will be simultaneously projected. com prised o f m usic spanning the R e naissance to die present, including a few jazz ballads. Songs inspired by love will include N orthw est com poser Salvador B retons” “A n O regon L ove Poem .” (Concord will perform Faure 's powerful Requiem under his direction in M arch, when they j om forces with the V ancouv er Sym phony.) A lso heard a F ebruary’s w orks o f D ebussy, Rossini, M ozart, B rahm s, Dello Joio, and the fem ale Re naissance com poser Aleotti. A special ; *5 • % Î.V *.< V 4 NOO N HOUR OF POW ER Sunday: 7 :0 0 A M E A R L Y R IS E R 1:30 P M S P A N IS H M E E T IN G 6 :3 0 P M S A Y T H A T 3 :0 0 0 P M S P IR IT U A L W A L K 7 :0 0 A M E A R L Y R IS E R WEDNESDAY: NOO N HOUR OF POW ER ERS 5 :3 0 P M U + M E = W E MONDAY: 8 :0 0 P M A A M E E T IN G 7 :0 0 A M E A R L Y R IS E R NOO N H OU R OF PO W ER Ç î J ' > THURSDAY: 7 :0 0 A M E A R L Y R IS E R N OO N HOU R OF POW ER 5 :3 0 P M U + M E = W E TUESDAY: 5 :3 0 P M M E N ’S M E E T IN G 7 :0 0 A M E A R L Y R IS E R ft per person in groups o f three or more. Early registration is strongly suggested by J anuary 29, by contacting the O ffice o f JusticeandPeace,2838 E. Burnside Street, Portland. OR, 9 7 2 14,orbycallmg503-233- 8361. D uring the w eary tim es o fm y w alk, on m y face before G od, I ’v e experi enced H is hand o f m ercy, know ing Fresh from D ecember revival C oncord’s m any tim es I w as not w o rth y o f such classic planetarium Solstice show “R e providence. turn ofthe Light,” som e additional visual G o d ’s aw eso m e m ercy. I t’s the cor surprises are also in store to enhance nerstone o f a victorious life in C hrist. enjoym ent ofthe evening ’ s choral, sm all A nd nearly tw o decades after D arw in ensem ble, and solo offerings. S om e o f H obbs first opened his m o u th to sing, C oncord’s finest soloists will be featured, and acute aw areness o f that aspect o f in clu d in g m ez z o -so p ra n o s P attey e G o d ’s love perm eates his m usic m inis Sim pson and Denise Andersen, and so- try and serves as the prevailing them e pranoJoanieM cM illen. Poetry readings o f his d ebut album . will com plem ent the musical offerings. T he 10-song collection know n sim Extend your Valentine celebration with ply as M ercy, fully introduces gospel this special concert dedicated to love. In listeners to the richly earnest, soulful keeping with the m ission o fth e concord vocals o f a m an w h o has beco m e one o f C om m unity o f Choirs, no one w ill be the m usic in d u stry ’s best kept secrets. turned aw ay due to lack o f funds. O v er the past several years, D arw in ’s rare vocal talent has been h eard on >d 7 :0 0 P M S P E A K E R ’S M E E T IN G 7 :0 0 A M E A R L Y R IS E R 10:00 A M W O M E N O F T H E 9 0 ’S N O O N IT W O R K S H O W -N - WHY 7 :3 0 P M S P E A K E R S M E E T IN G 4069 NE MLK JR BLVD (503) 249-8559 ChRisr 1 B a b y ’s N a m e : Iris C h ris tin e B a b y ’s n a m e : B r a d y B o b b y L o u ise N a lly W a m g e a g o B r o o k in s Jr. S ex : F e m a le D a te o f B irth : 1 /7 /9 9 F a th e r’s N am e: Jev o n W a d e N ally D a te o f B ir th : 1 /4 /9 9 M o t h e r ’s N a m e : T a n y a R. Jones F a t h e r ’s N a m e : B r a d y B o b b y M o th e r ’s N a m e : J e n n ife r D a rro N a lly o f P o r t l a n d W . B r o o k in s S r. o f P o r tla n d B a b y ’s N a m e : J o rd a n B ria n R u h m sh o tte l D a te o f B irth : J a n u a ry 9 , 1999 S ex : M a le M o th e r ’s N a m e C h ris tin a H o lly R u h m sh o tte l F a th e r ’s N a m e : M a rio B ria n C u a n a lo o f P o rtla n d T h e seco n d a n n u a l’‘S tep to C h rist” d ed ica tio n w e e k e n d at th e M t. T a b o r S ev en th day A d v e n tist C h u rc h w ill b e g in o n F rid ay e v e n in g , Jan u ary 29, a t 7 ;0 0 p .m ., w ith s p e a k e r L e o G u g lio tto talk in g ab o u t “ M in in g the W o rld fo rall its W o rth .” O n S atu rd ay m o rn in g a t9 :3 0 a .m . he w ill sp eak on “ S tay in g in B o u n d s,” an d at 11 ;00 a.m ., “ B ack to th e B ib le.” in the a fter n o o n B ib le w o rk sh o p s w ill b e h eld from 2 ;0 0 - 4 :0 0 p .m . D in n er w ill be p ro v id ed at 12:30 p .m . fo r th o se a t ten d in g . North Portland Bible College Resolve To Do Something For Yourself and For Your Community— Learn as if your life depends on it - it does! e a m ore than 20 album s and in concerts throughout the U nited States and E u rope, backing such established artists as C eC e W inans, D onnie M cC lurkin, M ichael C a rd an d M ich ael M cD onald. Before ever beginning his debutproject. nati native w as struggling to over com e his parents’ divorce and ad- ju s tto a n e w step-fam ily. P riortohis m o th er’s rem arriage, church atten dance w as ju st an occasional ele m ent o f young D arw in ’s relation ship w ith his grandmother. B ut along w ith the changing dynam ics o f his fam ily, D arw in and his five older brothers and sisters w ere required to do som ething new -regularly at tend their stepfather’ ’ chosen place o f w o rs h ip , E l-B e th e l B a p tist C hurch. It w as there D arw in joined the ch ild ren ’s choir and discovered his m usical gift. “I o pened m y m outh and I could sing,” D arw in says sim ply. In fact, he sang so w ell that he w as pulled from the children’s choir, de spite his age, and placed into the ch u rc h ’s young adult choir. T raci, D arw in ’s w ife o f six years and best friend for the past 20, jokes, ‘ ‘H e thought he w as a big shot because he got to sing w ith choir m em bers, w ho w ere m uch older th an he w as.” A fter those early days at E l-B ethel, D arw in continued to im pact listeners w ith the unique strength o f his voice, perform ing in school ensem bles, vari ous C incinnati com m unity choirs and several vocal groups. H e also began to pursue vocal training, studying classi cal m usic a r d w orking alongside other local gospel artists. D arw in ’s older sister, Pam , intro duced him to a personal relationship w ith the Lord w hen he w as 14 years old. E xcited by the new direction in his spiritual life, and challenged to know m ore about G od, he left his fam ily’s church and jo in e d C hrist E m m anuel C hristian Fellow ship in C incinnati a few years later. Traci followed him in his spiritual pursuit and jo in ed the church as w ell. A fter 5 years attending church together, their friendship blossom ed into a rom ance and they w ere m arried. D arw in continued to pursue his m usic m inistry from his hom etow n until an experience at a C eC e W m ans concert, in the Fall o f 1995, changed the direc tion o fh is life. “ D uring that tim e in m y life, I w as sort o f in a holding pattern, w aiting for the tim ing o f G o d w ith re gard to m y m usic,’’ he explains. “ I knew I d id n 't w ant this ordinary, shallow m inistry. P rio rto C eC e’s con cert I had n ever experienced the glory o f G od m ixed w ith such creativity and skill.” W hen the concert ended, D arw in began talking to R oger R yan, W mans ’ m usic director. A strong friendship re sulted. Soon after, D arw in and his w ife began to feel the pull o f the H oly spirit to relocated to N ashville, T N - a g ro w ing hotbed o f C hristian m usic innova tion, and the city m any o f to d ay ’s m ost prom inent gospel m usicians and art- istscallhom e. W ithin w eeks o f relocat ing in S eptem ber 1996, opportunities began to arise for him to use his gift in studio sessions and on to u r w ith sev eral w ell-know n national artists and m usicians. D arw in ’s reputation as an acco m plished singer drew the attention o f several o fth e in d u stry 's m ost success ful producers and songw riters. It also drew their w illing participation w'hen the tim e arrived for D arw in to com plete his first solo project. M ercy features so m e o f the b est w ork from F red H am m ond, C edric & V ictor C aldw ell and C hris R odriguez. SATURDAY: Seep co ,/ z *■ < > 1* 3 him respect as a singer’s singer. T hat ’ s no sm all feat for som eone w ho stum bled onto the revelation that he could sing at the early age o f 10 years old. A t that time, the Cincin Church. Salem. The cost ofthe retreat, which inc luded asimple lunch, is$7.50perperson,or$5.00 Mímeles Meeting schedule <5 D arw in ’s skill had already earned (She ConcoRd Communicy op ChoiRS •S r5 Darwin Hobbs Mercy. 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