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Beloved Family member passes on
The Life o f Bari Ann Jones
Bari Ann Jones was bom March 18,1957 in Freeport Texas. At
the ages o f 10 Bari Ann gave her li fe to Christ. She was baptized
at True Honor Missionary Baptist in Clute Texas, Pastor
Anderson. She attends Lanier Elementary, Freeport, Texas;
T. W Ogg Elementary School in Clute Texas.
In 1969 the Jones family moved to Portland Oregon where she
joined New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Pastor A. Bernard
Devers. In later years, Bari moved her membership to Berean
Baptist Church, Pastor Nathan C. Barnett, Ptld,OR. and served
as a faithful and devoted member until he resigned and then
under the leadership o f Pastor Emmett Wheatfall. Where she
served as a devoted member on the Usher Board; Planning
Participant for the Berean 2000 Reunion; Vocational Bible
SchoolTeacher and other auxiliaries.
She attend Martin Luther King Elemental' ard J.V. Beach
Elementary, upon graduating from James Monroe High School
in 1975 with honors. Then she continued her education at
Portland State University majoring in Business Administration.
Bari Ann Jones worked for Meier & Frank and stated working
for the City o f Portland at the age o f fifteen afterschool in the
OfficeoftheCity/County JusticeCoordination& Planning. She
worked at various bureaus over the years until being hired by
Mayor Connie McCready in 1979. From 1980 until 1985, she
worked for Mayor Frank Ivancie. She temporarily work for
Mayor Bud Clark before going to work for Commissioner Jim
Francesconi as the Commissioner Assistant until 1999 upon
retiring.
Bari Ann leaves to cherish her memories, son Alexander James
Jones, o f Portland, OR; her mother Lillie Bernie Jones (Willie
Jones JR.; stepfather); deceased father James Walker JR., o f
Waco Texas: two sisters Brigitte Kaye Jones-Steward and
Kimberly Deneen Jones, of Portland, OR; one niece Brandy
Rawshea Jones, two nephews Brandon Marquise Jones,
Christopher Branch Jones, o f Portland Or; Grandmother Alice
Mea Robinson, Clute Texas; Uncle Branch Robinson 111 (Ruby
A Portland legend to present gospel legends
R obinson), o f Lake Jackson, T exas; Ruby
Washington, o f Clute Texas; Bertha Ford, of
Houston Texas; Linda Phillips (John L. Phillips), of
Brazoria Texas; Godparents Mr. Artie and Mrs.
(Dottie) Wilson, Sr., Portland OR; oneGodbrother
Art Wilson J R , o f Honolulu, Hawaii; One Godsister
Zoe Wilson Price, of forsyth, Illinois.
Bari leaves behind a host ot Aunts, Uncles, Cousins,
relatives and friends. During herillnesshertavorite
saying was “I’m alright" She expressed to her
younger sister Kimberly on May 12th ‘ She Was
Ready For The Load To Take Her In his Arms And
Rock Her To Sleep"
Saturday night June 24, when, the Prince o f Gospel,
Pastor John P. Keeand the Portland Foursquare Church
1302 SE Ankeny right here in the City of Roses. Tickets
for this event are $ 18.00 in advance and $21.50 at the
door, and as o f the date o f this article tickets are moving
very quickly. Tickets for both events are currently
available at All Ticketmaster Locations, GI Joe’s Meier
& Frank, Terrell Brandon’s Barber Shop, Christian
Supply Stores, and Melodies From Heaven. For more
information you may call (503)460-0348.
Because o f his genuine love for gospel music, Terrell is
also forming a Tee Bee Enterprises Mass Choir that will
be featured on nights, along with these legendary
artists. To register and participate in the Mass Choir you
may call (503) 727-2677.
Proceeds from this event will once again, be donated at
assist with the continues building, growth and renewal
o f our inner-city.
While the vision for this project was solely Terrell’s
some credit must be attributed to his parents, which
obviously facilitated a solid foundation for NBA star to
rise from.
Terrel 1 ’ s dad. Elder Charlie Brandon currently serves as
Assistant Pastor o f the W alkerTempleCOGIC, and his
mother who is also one o f Portland’s legendary gospel
voices, is the founder and president of the NBA Mother’s
Association. Portland we have something to be proud
of.
Once again hometown hero, and NBA All-Star Terrel!
Brandon o f the Minnesota Timberwolves, is preparing
to give back to the community that nurtured him.
Terrell consistently shown his appreciation and
commitment to Portland, by sponsoring several events
within the inner-city, such as his Free Basketball
Camps held annually at Irving Park. This is in addition
to his barber shop and clothing store which sits as a
beckoning som ething that would also benefits
Portland’s church community on the comer o f 14th
and Alberta. Recently, Terrell envisioned doing
something that would also benefits Portland’s church
community and his vision will become reality when 1 ee
Bee Enterprises presents: “Portland’sGospel Explosion
2000!!!!”
This will be a history-making event in Portland, and
perhaps the Northwest. A two night gospel music
extravaganza featuring first, the Legendary 9 time
Grammy Award Winning First Lady ot Gospel,
Evangelist Shirley Caesar and the Caesar Singers in a
live performance, on Friday night June 23rd at the
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall located at SW Main at
Broadway in Downtown Portland. Tickets are only
$25.00 in advance and $28.50 at the door.
The praise will not stop there, but will continue on
Church celebrates new organ with a concert
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The recital will be Sunday, July 9 at
1:00 p.m. The church is located in
Young woman organizes local, Christian women’s conference
It’s a juggling act, she says. But it is
all through the grace ofGod.Murphy
said organizing the conference has
been a challenge. “I am a full-time
mother, wife, housekeeper, and I’m
doing this conference,” said Murphy.
“ It’s been hard and challenging. It’s
kept me on my toes. But her work on
the conference is a testimony, she
said. “You don’t have to be 40 to be
obedient to what God has you to do,”
she said. “This is also a testimony for
people my age that they can do
ministry for the Lord.”
To register for the conference, call
503-283-1583.
downtown Portland at 1200 S W Alder.
His program emphasizes music o f the
Twentieth Century, and will also
include several old masters.
David Higgs is one o f American’s
leading concert organists, performing
extensively throughout the United
States and abroad. He is inaugurated
many important new instruments
including St. Stephan’s Cathedral,
Vienna; the Meyerson Symphony
Center, Dallas; and the Church o f St.
Ignatius Loyola in New York City.
Since 1987 he has played annual
Christmas recitals to full capacity
audiences at San Francisco’s Davies
Symphony Hall.
Higgs is also Chair o f the Organ
Department o f the Eastman School of
Music.
D an Ja e c k e l, Inc, o f D u lu th ,
Minnesota built the new 52-stop
organ. The organ took 30 months to
build and another seven months to
install in the historic church atTwelfth
and Alder. Twenty different woods
and over 3500 pipes form a striking
and h andsom e ad d itio n to the
beautiful Carpenter Gothic sanctuary.
Tickets will be on sale through Fastixx
or through the church. Prices are
$10.00 for adults and $7 for students.
Advertise your church in
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call 288-0033 today!
An Unforgettable Concert.
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A n E vening of G ospel M usic
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Virtue, a nationally known gospel group, will perform at the Woman to Woman conference scheduled fo r June
23-24 at the Holiday Inn at the Airport.
meet women who have something in
common with you.”
The conference, titled, “Woman to
Woman 2000" will be held on June 23-
24 at the Holiday Inn at the Airport.
The theme o f the conference is
Proverbs 31:30, which says, “Charm
is deceptive and beauty is fleeting.
But a woman who fears the Lord is to
be praised.”
Some o f the guest speakers include
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Leslie Hara o f Western Seminary in
FOR T he P o RTLANIt OBSERVER
Portland; Dr. Angel Smith of Detroit
and Dr. Cheryl Bums o f Colorado
At 21, Camillia Murphy is a mother, a
Springs. The gospel singing group
wife, a homemaker and a visionary.
Virtue will perform at the conference.
As Camillia Murphy gently rocked
To
develop the workshop topics,
her infant daughter J aira, she reached
Camillia
said she prayed and tried to
for the navy blue, leather bound Bible
think about issues that
that set amid mounds
impact women. Some
o f pap erw o rk that
to p ic s
in c lu d e
represent a command,
relationships,
being
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single
parent
and
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received from God.
The conference is for girls
A fter w atching her
and
w om en.
T he
husband, Kory and
workshops
for
women
Eric Knox, organize an
and girls are separate.
urban youth Christian
Early registration is $35.
conference in October, Camillia Murphy
Registration after June 15
M u rp h y
d ecid ed
is $50. All proceeds from the
women in Portland should have a
conference will go toward the cost o f
Christian conference especially for
the event. Murphy currently is paying
them, too. She decided to plan a
for the conference through in-kind
conference for women that would
d o n a tio n s,
fu n d -ra ise rs and
b u ild b rid g e s and fo rg e new
individual donors. Financial help is
relationships.
still needed, she said.
“ I want to give women in the Portland
Camillia Murphy, whose mother lives
area a chance to get together and
in Portland, came to this city in 1997,
have fel lowship outside their church
to get away from her life in California.
life and be united as one,” said
M urphy said her life o f acting,
M u rp h y , w ho atten d s G en esis
modeling and money was not what
Community Fellowship. “We go to
God wanted for her.
our churches and to our Bihle study.
“That life took me away from Christ,"
But this is an opportunity to network
she said. “I woke up one morning and
with women you may not know and to
• Nationally known
presenters
and
renowned gospel
group
Virtue
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said this isn’t the life Christ has for
me.”
She attended church with her mother
and began to see the changes in her
life. “God moved me out here and out
of my comfort zone,” she said. “And
I haven't been the same since.”
Rather than focus on fame and
recognition, Murphy has silently
organized this conference with the
help o f friends and an assistant. She
insists that the conference is a way
for God to receive glory, not her.
As she finalized plans for the
conference, she w atched her 8-
month-old daughter play with toys
and simultaneously answered the
questions o f her husband, to whom
she has been married for three years.
Be inspired and share in the joy of the
American art form of Black Gospel
Music. Some of Portland's finest talent
will stir your heart and soul in this
unforgettable evening at the Arlene
Schnitzer Concert Hall.
Saturday, June 17th
7:30 p.m.
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