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The thirteenth annual Peace-Ing
Together Conference will held on
Saturday, March 18 at the Mago hunt
Recital Hall on the campus o f the
University o f Portland. The theme for
this year’s conference is “Roots and
Imagination: RiversofO urM em ory
and W atersheds o f our vision.”
Bishop William S. Skylstad, Bishop
o f the Diocese Spokane, will be giving
the keynote address.
The Catholic Bishops o f dioceses in
theColumbia Ri ver watershed and its
tributaries (British Columbia, western
Montana, Idaho, Washington, and
Oregon), in conjunction with Catholic
colleges and universities in the region,
are preparing a pastoral letter on river.
Among the several broad purposes
o f the pastoral letter, two are at the
heart o f the Peace-Ing It together
conference: to be invitation to the
Catholic community, and to the wider
public, to reflect on their common
spiritually and how their history is
connected with the rivers, and to
p ro m o te a v isio n o f ju s t and
sustainable way for the people o f the
region to relate to the rivers and
watersheds.
Bishop Williams S. Skylstad was bom
in Omak, WA. He holds degrees from
the Pontifical College Josephinum,
Worthington, OH, Washington State
University, and Gonzaga University
he was ordained a priest in Spokane
in 1960, where he served in various
assignments until 1977. In 1977 he
was named Bishop o f the Diocese of
Yakima.
B la c k
Earnestine Banks
Sunset
February 11, 2000
Sunrise
March 6, 1932
On Friday, February 11,2000 our community lost oneofits
most phenomenal women, Earnestine Banks wife of Luther
T. Banks, Sr.
Earnestine Banks was bom in Pine Bluff, Arkansas on
Marchó, 1932 to Hollis and Sammie Willis. As the eldest
of 15 children, she cared for her younger siblings.
On January 11, 1950 Earnestine married Luther Theardis
Banks in Ogden, Arkansas in that same year they moved to
Portland, Oregon. To this union they were blessed with six
children.
Earnestine accepted the Lord as
her personal savior in 1957 at
New Jerusalem Baptist Church.
Her love and devotion for the
Lord sustained hermission in life
to serve the Lord in every way.
At New Hope Baptist Church,
she served as Sunday School
Teacher, Youth Leader, President
o f Youth Usher Board, and Choir
Member. At Maranatha Church
of God she was faithful to several
m in istries as a M issionary
se rv in g Prison M in istrie s,
P re sid e n t
of
W o m en ’s
Ministries, and a Church o f God
Licensed Minister. Herwalkwith
the Lord was genuine. Her
d e v o tio n c o n tin u e d in the
com m unity as foster parent,
w orking with special needs
children, at risk youth, drug and
ilcohol addicted individuals,
extended mother and grandmother to many. Her home
was always open to those who stopped by for prayer, a
hot meal, conversation, or just needing a safe place to be.
Those that stopped by would always head straight to the
kitchen.
She is survived by her husband Luthert. Banks; children,
Veronica Cantue-Hill, Teresa Banks-Dodson, Luther
Banks Jr., Clarice Banks, and Paul Banks; daughter-in-
law Ollie Banks; son-in-law Alvin Dodson. Brothers, Joe
Willis, L.W. Willis, Homer Willis,
J.W. Willis, Carl Lee Willis, and
Larry Willis. Sisters, Sarah
Deadner, Lafayette Allen, and
V ester
W illis.
E ight
g ra n d c h ild re n , five g re a t
grandchildren and a host o f
nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Her eldest son, Joe Allen Banks
preceded her in death in 1997.
Mrs. Banks was an inspiration to
her fam ily , frie n d s and
community. Herworkinlifespoke
for itself. Indeed she was a perfect
example o f how she lived.
Mr. Banks, Veronica, Teresa,
Luther, Clarice, and Paul thank
you for being unselfish and
sharing your mother with us.
Mama Banks will truly be missed
but we will always honor her
memory. We thank her for
nurturing our community with her
unconditional love.
Church Leader - The first black woman to be ordained an
Episcopal priest, Pauli Murray spent much o f her life
helping to dismantle barriers o f racial and gender
discrimination. "I entered law school preoccupied with the
racial struggle and single-mindedly bent upon becoming a
civil rights
lawyer but I
graduated an
unabashed
feminist as
well, ” Murray
said in 1956.
From her
activism as a
"freedom rider"
and sit-in
leader during
her law school
days at Howard
University in
the 1940s, to
her role as a
founding
member o f the
National Organization fo r Women, Murray took challenges
head on. Duscussing sexism at Howard, she has said. The
onlv wav I could ocunter it was to lead my class. Which I
did. For three years. ” She went on to teach at several
universities and compile an invaluable reference work on
state racial laws. When she was sixty-two, Murray turned
her energies to the spiritual, receiving a divinity degree in
1976 and serving as an Episcopal priest in Baltimore.
Highland Passion Play 2000
This is an Easter musical with performances in
April. Actors and singers of all ages and crew
needed. Also looking for keyboardist. For more
information please call 669-8974.
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Augustana Lutheran Church
Sunday Worship: 8:30 am contemporary; 11 am traditional;
1:30 pm Open Circle; 6 pm Jazz/Gospel. Sunday School 9:50 am
Jazz: Marilyn Keller, Ron Steen, George Mitchell, Kevin Deitz.
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Sat. Feb. 26 at 4 pm: Celebrating the
Ordination & Installation of
Ramona Soto Rank
Rev. W.J. "Mark" Knutson
288-6174 www.augustana.org
NE 15th & Knott
Greater Faith Christian Center welcomes
the anointed ministry o f TBN personality
Evangelist Patricia Hyche, to their 9th Annual
Women o f Excellence Conference. March
9th through the 12th at Greater Faith Christian
Center located at 3839 NE Killingsworth St.
Evangelist Hyche will be bringing the
message on “Preparing a People for the End
Time Harvest” guaranteed to stir up our pure
minds. Recognized as one with a Prophetic
calling, she brings encouragement and the
Presence o f the Lord into the lives of women
and men o f God.
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