July 21,1999
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Traditional Zimbabwean Music
by the Chigamba Family
Tute Chigamba, an internation­
ally-known, masterful mbira player
and m aker and his two daughters,
Irene and Julia Chigam ba presents
and evening o f lively, beautiful
traditional Shona music and dance
from Zimbabwe, Friday, July 30,
8-11 PM, Portland Campus M in­
istry, corner o f SW Broadw ay and
Montgomery. The Chigam ba fam ­
ily is on a tour raising m oney for
the Kumusha C ultural C enter in
Zimbabwe. This C enter is being
created to keep the ancient Shona
culture strong. Tickets at the door
are from S10 and up. H ow ever, no
the spirits. A necessity for a song to
be played at ceremonies. Mbira is
played at ceremonies, parties, and
has been incorporated into Zim ba­
bwean pop music in-groups such as
Thomas Mapfumo and The Blacks
unlimited.
Mr. Tute C higam ba has gained
national and international renow n
for his cerem onial m bira m usic,
storytelling, teaching and instru­
ment building. T ogether w ith his
daughter Irene, he leads the family
ensemble M hem bero (celebration)
created in 1982.
one will be turned aw ay due to
lack o f funds. R efreshm ents will
be available.
The mbira dzavadzimu (mbira of
the ancestor spirits) is an instrument
with at least 25 metal keys attached
to a sounding board and played in­
side a large calabash for resonance.
With a tradition o f at least 1,000
years, there is a rich repertoire o f
songs passed down through the gen­
erations, with a great number o f
versions for each song. Songs con­
tinue to be composed, as well, and
Mr. Chigamba has created many
songs, which have been accepted by
The Annual Alaska-Pacific Conference
The A llen Tem ple C hristian
M e th o d ist E p isc o p a l (C M E )
Church will host the Thirty-Sec­
ond Session O f the Alaska-Pacific
Annual Conference in Portland,
Oregon July 20-24, 1999.
This Ninth Episcopal D istrict
Conference’s theme for this event
is e n title d “ F ro m F o rm a tio n
Through Reformation To Trans­
formation: Making True Disciples”
Our “Welcome W agon” consists
o f local sponsors (M ade In Oregon,
POVA, Reflections, Lloyd Center,
Am erican Red C ross, Salvation
Army, ETC.) are among those who
have contributed their time and re­
sources to ensure that our delegates
enjoy their visit in Portland.
The A laska-Pacific C hristian
M e th o d is t E p is c o p a l (C M E )
Churches extend a cordial invita­
tion for you to participate in our
“W elcome W agon” activities by
attending our “Community D ay”
session on W ednesday, July 21,
1999 2:00 - 3 00 p . m .
Leroy Haynes, Jr. will be facilitat­
ing objectives o f the CME Churches
to continue the support o f their re­
spective com m unities.
The Right Reverend E. Lynne
Brown, Bishop O f The N inth D is­
trict along with the Allen Temple
CM E C hurch H ost Pastor, Dr.
Grand Ol’
Gospel
Concert
Featured In
Outdoor
Series
Gospel music at its best will be
featured at the Grand OF Gospel
concert On the Green Saturday, Au­
gust 21,6:00 p.m. at Beaverton Chris­
tian Church, 13600 SW Allen Bou­
levard in Beaverton.
In the tradition o f the Bill Gaither
video series, quartets, trios, solos and
even a “stump the band” segment will
be featured in this outdoor Sizzling
Summer Saturday Night Series, Sat­
urday Nights on the Green Too.
Guests are encouraged to bring a
picnic supper. Guests also have the
option o f purchasing a pizza picnic
pak for a nominal fee.
Admission to the event is free,
and a freewill offering will be re­
ceived. Nursery through three years
o f age is provided.
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Mother Jackson was very hon­
ored to see many o f her family and
friends at Em m anuel T em ple
Church on Sunday July 11, 1999.
Her party was hosted by her two
children Dr. Rosemary Daniels and
Michaeil Jackson.
Bishop and Evangelist A.A.
W ells opened with a birthday
prayer, Birthday song by minister
Keith Lewis. Mistress ofceremony
was Evangelist Vemette Ollison,
Reflections O f The Past 50 Years
Mrs. Harriebell Paris.
M o th er Jackson w ith her
The room was beautifully deco­
granddaughter, Mariah Jackson.
rated with her favorite color yel­
Mother Jackson “Gives God all
low with fountains o f yellow water The Glory", he is first in her life
and a huge sign designed by her
V erocia Jackson w elcom ed the
son in law Deacon Alfred Daniels.
guest.
H er d a u g h te r-in -la w S iste r
o f whom used the fam ily’s wealth
for the natio n ’s health and for
reaching out. In their success, they
did not use their w ealth for just
private gratification. They did not
use their w ealth for ju st private
vacation. They have used their
w ealth to fight for public policy
and the common people. We are a
better nation, because they used
their celebrity and their strength
to take light into dark places and
heat into cold places. That is why
we are saddened and in a quandary
today, because we all feel we have
som e kinship. And in some ways,
we are members o f this extended
family. So we pray with them and
for them.
to your faith. O nly their faith can
merica is so blessed. We
pull them through this and the
cope with sunshine so well.
prayers o f those w ho really care.
But every now and then as in
the case o f the biblical subject Job, When the storms o f life come
suddenly, we must not panic. We
we are tested. And we have to reach
must not question the goodness o f
into our religious resource.
God. We must not turn on each other;
We are tested by the news o f
we must turn to our faith. Only our
John F. K ennedy, Jr., his w ife, and
faith sustains us through such storms.
his sister-in-law , w hose plane is
And
though some storms are violent,
believed to have crashed o ff the
storms
will pass over.
coast o f M artha’s V ineyard. The
Several
weeks ago, 1 m et with
suddenness o f this story takes our
John
Jr.
and
about 100 o f his young
breath away. And all we can do is
staffers
in
New
York for an editorial
pray. And we do pray for those
meeting
at
his
publication,
George
who were on board the m issing
Magazine. He was exciting, full-of-
plane and their fam ilies.
life and focused on the future.
In reading the B iblical passage
In som e w ays, he is follow ing
about Job, w e learn that good
in
the
footsteps o f his fam ily, many
people are not exem pt from suf­
A
fering. The innocent often do suf­
fer, because suffering breeds char­
acter. C haracter breeds faith, and
in the end, faith w ill prevail. All
you can really do in a tim e like this
is learn not to your ow n under­
standing, but lean on G od and turn
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July 31, 1999
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G uest S peaker : Rev. Victor D
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