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Metro/Religion
Obituaries
Youth Counselor
Remembered
Gloria Kelsey Earns Church Honor Montessori Earth School
Hosts Open House
Fred Anthony Prince Jr
Fred Anthony Prince Jr. died
Oct. 21,2000, at age 54. A funeral
w as h e ld S a tu rd a y at th e
K illin g sw o rth C hapel o f the
Chimes.
Mr. Prince was bom Oct. 4,
1946, in Mobile, Ala. A fter mov­
ing to Portland in the late 1980s, he
worked for the Urban League and
then became a youth counselor
for Multnomah County, specializ­
ing in gang intervention. For the
past three years he was a personal
aide for a disabled man.
Survivors include his daugh­
ter, Crystal A. Mack; and broth­
ers, Arthur and Michael.
Interment was in Lone Fir Cem­
etery. A rrangem ents w ere by
Killingsworth Little Chapel ofthe
Chimes.
Homemaker Dies
Roselene Young
A funeral was held Monday in
Bethel AME Church for Roselene
Young, who died Nov. 5 at age 70.
Mrs. Young was bom March 28,
1930, in Palmer, Texas. Her maiden
name was Watson. She was raised
in Texas and was a dietitian at a
nursing home in Pampa, Texas, for
about 15 years. She moved to Port­
land in 1976and was a homemaker.
She was a member o f Glow Love
United Ministries and a member o f
the Full Gospel World Outreach
Center, where she served on its
Mothers Board. In 1945, she mar-
riedJohnD. Young; he died in 1987.
Survivors include her daugh­
ters, Sherlene M offett, Linda
Young, Barbara Young, Victoria
Bosman, Thelma Thomas, Norine
Young, Itricia Young and Rosetta
Young; sons, John, Steve, Jackie
and David; sisters, Pearlie Mae
Robertson, Laura Holman, Louise
Beasley, Shirley W atson and
Corine Brown; brothers, Julius
Watson and James Watson; 28
grandchildren;and ^great-grand­
children. Her son Bruce died in
1999. Interment will be in Riverview
Cemetery. Arrangements are by
Killingsworth Little Chapel o f the
Chimes.
Gloria Kelsey is honored for her dedication to her
church and community.
loria K elsey o f Portland
has been h o n o red for
her d e d ic a tio n to h er
c h u rch and com m u n ity
Lillian Jenkins M em orial M ission­
ary A w ard.
I f you happen to be in the p re s­
en ce o f a group o f peo p le in the
basem ent o f A llen Tem ple C.M .E.
C hurch w hile food is being served
and h e a r la u g h te r accom panied
by a sm all bu n d le o f energy w ho
is h a p p y w hen a ll o th e rs are
hap p y , you are o b serving G lo ria
K elsey , a w onderful G od fearing
w om en w hose life goal is to share
love w h ereev er she goes.
G loria K elsey cam e to Portland
from T exas. She is the m other o f
four handsom e and distin g u ish ed
sons (o ne is a m in iste r o f the
G
g o sp e l), 13 g ra n d c h ild re n and
tw o g re a t-g ra n d c h ild re n . S iste r
K e ls e y w a s e d u c a te d in th e
L ongview
P ublic S chool system
w ith
the
a n d to o k a d d itio n a l c o lle g e
cou rses at P o rtla n d C om m u n ity
College.
F or m any y e a rs, she w orked
w ith co m m u nity-based program s
such as C E P , M odel C itie s and
A lb in a A ctio n C enter.
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C h urch lead ers say there are
very few p roblem s th at S ister
K elsey w ill n o t ta c k le , for she
b e lie v e s th a t all th in g s are p o s­
sib le w ith G od. It w as this faith
that gave her the stre n g th to open
h er ow n dry cle a n in g b u sin ess.
L ater, as she needed a m ore stable
incom e as a single m o th e r, she
w ent to w ork at Jam es R ivers and
community health clinic that ad­
dresses health disparities in the Afri­
can-American community. McMickle
is a prolific author, speaker and com­
munity leader who has drawn praise
from President Clinton for his work in
HIV prevention and education in the
African-American community.
Elsie Cofield is president and chief
executive officer o f the AIDS Inter­
faith Network in New Haven, Conn.
The interfaith network has helped
assist and nurture more than 500
people who have died o f AIDS over
15 years. It is known across the coun­
try as a working model for church-
based AIDS programs.
The conference is sponsored by
the Interfaith HIV/AIDS Coalition, of
which the Health Division is a mem­
ber Anyone wanting more informa­
tion about the Interfaith HIV/AIDS
Conference for African American
Faith leaders may call Larry Hill at
(503)731 -4665 or Lisa Gates at (503 )
228-4420.
C atholic C harities A ID S M inis­
try hosts the Sixth Annual H ealing
Liturgy and display The Nam es
Project Aids M em orial Q uilt hon­
oring W orld A ids A w areness Day
on Dec. 1 at All Saints School, 3847
N.E. Glisan St. A rchbishop John G.
V lazny will be the m ain celebrant
during a H ealing L iturgy at 7 p.m.
The gathering will include the
quilt unfolding ritual, presentation
o f new panels for the quilt, proces­
sion o f the Catholic C harities M e­
m orial Book w hich honors over
1,000 individuals who died from
H IV -re la te d illn e s s e s and the
anointing o f the sick for those who
wish to participate. Priests will hold
special anointing stations acces­
sible to anyone who m ight need
assistance. Last year, over 400
people gathered to support those
w ith HIV. This y e a r’s H ealing Lit­
urgy is for anyone affected by any
illness.“ We hope to help express
the deep concern and compassion
our community has for people af­
fected by this pandemic,” said Father
Religious Community Debunk
Organ Donation Myths
are not enough organ donations.
hurches, synagogues,
Tom Jacobsen o f Cornelius, a
and other places o f
Baptist pastor, is one o f the fortu­
worship are showing
ones. In 1994, he received a
their support for organ and nate
tissue
new heart that saved his life.
donations during the month o f No­
Because o f an anonymous and
vember by working to debunk
generous donor family, he is able
myths and misinformation.
to practice his ministry.
Currently, there are more than
Unfortunately, rumors, myths
70,000 Americans awaiting a life
and misinformation cause many
saving organ transplant and tens
people to be unsure o f their choice
o f thousand, more are waiting for
tissue transplant . Sadly, 13 people
to be an organ donor. The donor
shortage is not entirely the result
will die everyday because there
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The F ranciscan M ontessori
Earth School & Saint Francis
Academ y, founded in 1977 will
host an O pen H ouse Preview
night on T uesday, Nov 28,
from 7 p.m . to 8:30 p.m . in the
school gym:
Parents and ch ild ren in ter­
ested in m ulti-aged, hands-on
approach to learning are e n ­
couraged to attend th is free
event, and hear about year-
round enrollm ent o p p o rtu n i­
ties.
The evening w ill include a
p re se n ta tio n by a d m in is tra ­
to rs, te a c h e rs , p a re n ts and
current students p roviding an
o v e rv ie w o f th e s c h o o l ’s
unique Pre-K th rough High
School M ontessori curriculum .
G uests w ill then have an o p ­
p o rtu n ity to tour the school,
v is it th e m u lti-a g e d c la s s ­
room s, and speak w ith e x p e ri­
enced M ontessori p ro fe ssio n ­
als.
T he school offers a tuition
a ssista n c e program to fam i­
lie s w ith n e e d . P r e v io u s
M ontessori education is rec-
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o f unwillingness to donate. It is
due in part to fact that people who
would be willing to donate after
death often do not tell families of
their wishes.
The Oregon Donor Program is
a non-profit organization that
saves lives by promoting aware­
ness, acceptance and understand­
ing o f the value and need for
organ and tissue donation.
For more i n formation cal1 (503)
494-7888 or 1 -800-452-1369.
Bruce C w iekow ski, the
AIDS M inistry’s Program
Manager since 1991. “We
hope that by observing
our example atthe Healing
Liturgy, more parishes,
communities and individu­
als will become involved
and serve as a support for
people living with HI V dis­
ease.”
Cathol ic Chari ties AIDS
Ministry is preparing for
the display o f The Names
Project. Many volunteers
are needed. If you would
like to volunteer as a
greeter, reader o f names,
emotional support person,
member o f the set-up and
take-down team, or any
other required service,
please call 503-963-8102
as soon as possible.
om m ended, but not req u ired .
All are enco u rag ed to com e
learn m ore.
The F ranciscan M ontessori
E arth School & Saint F rancis
A cadem y is the only a c c re d ­
ited Pre-K th rough 12th grade
C atholic M ontessori school in
the U nited S tates. T he school
is operated by the F ran ciscan
Sisters o f the E u ch arist who
base th eir s p iritu a lity on the
life o f Saint F ran cis o f A ssisi
and live in B ridal V eil, O r­
egon. The educational c u rricu ­
lum is based on the e x ten siv e
teachings o f Italian p h y sician
M aria M ontessori and is re c ­
ognized in te rn atio n a lly for its
integrated, hand-on approach.
The school is located at 14750
S.E. C linton and serv es a p ­
proxim ately 325 students from
around the g re a te r P ortland
and V ancouver area.
For inform ation, call K elley
W ong, D evelopm ent D irector,
at 5 03-760-8220, or v isit one
o f the s c h o o l’s w e b site s at
w w w .f m e s .o r g
or
w w w .fm e s s fa .c o m .
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Ministry Sets Healing
Liturgy for World AIDS Day
Interfaith Clergy
Address HIV/AIDS
African American clergy will par­
ticipate in a first-ever Oregon confer­
ence on Nov. 18 in Portland to learn
about the important role faith leaders
can play in preventing HIV infection
in theircommunities.
The First Annual Interfaith HIV/
AIDS Conference for African Ameri­
can Faith Leaders will run from 9:30
a m. to 2 p.m. in Room 120C o f the
state office building at 800 N.E. O r­
egon St.
“This forum will give African-
American clergy and their staff a great
opportunity to meet and leam from
national leaders in the emerging field
o f faith based HIV prevention and
education,” says Larry Hill, com m u­
nity development specialist at the
Health Division o f the Oregon De­
partment o f Human Services.
Two nationally known faith lead­
ers will speak at the conference.
Marvin McMickle, Ph.D., is pastor
o f Antioch Baptist Church in Cleve­
land, Ohio, which is also the site o f a
rem ained there until she retired in
1996.
G lo ria K elsey has alw ays been
a ctiv e in the m issio n a ry so ciety
as w o rsh ip lead er, tre a su re r and
b e n e v o le n t c h a irp e rso n . In a d d i­
tion, she is a c h o ir m em ber, a
m e m b e r o f th e a d u lt S u n d a y
sch o o l, B oard o f C h ristia n E d u ­
cation and m em ber o f the kitchen
com m ittee.
H er first lo v e is v isitin g and
m in iste rin g to se n io r c itiz e n s a t­
ten d in g c h u rch and sh u t-in s as
w ell as any o n e in need.
K elsey w as in stru m e n ta l in
c re a tin g a se n io r c itiz e n re c o g n i­
tion and aw ard day each m onth.
She sta rte d a B ib le c la ss in h er
h o m e fo r m e m b e rs liv in g in
V a n co u v er and helps c o o rd in a te
the c h u rc h p ic n ic .
O n any g iv en day, you can
find G lo ria w ith a load o f to ile t
tissu e , p a p e r to w els and food in
her c a r m aking d eliv eries and v is­
iting the sick and sh u t-in s. G loria
adopted a fam ily o f e ig h t (m other
and sev en c h ild re n ) p ro v id in g
th em w ith s u p p o rt w h ile the
m o th er gain ed in d e p en d en ce.
M rs. K elsey e x te n d e d g ifts to
P o rtla n d P u b lic S chool System
w here she v o lu n te e re d as a tu to r
and d rill team a ssista n t. She is
h eavily involved in the form ation
o f the A llen T em ple F ood P antry
th at serves the co m m u n ity and
has been a h u ndred d o lla r w om an
fo r m any y ears in the m issio n a ry
march.
S iste r K elsey says “ my life
ev o lv e s aro u n d I cor. 13:13 -
'A n d now th e se th in g s rem ain:
faith hope and love. B ut the gre a t­
e st o f th ese is lo v e .’ I try to show
love in all th at I do. It is the fuel
th at keep s m e going.
I w ant to be rem em b ered as a
p e rso n w ho w as lo v in g , k in d and
c o m p a ssio n a te alw a y s h elp in g
th o se in need.
T h e L o rd h a s b r o u g h t m e
th ro u g h m any d a n g e ro u s to ils
and pain and I w a n t to let all I
com e in c o n ta c t w ith th a t He is
the reaso n I m ade it. I can n ev er
fo rget th at w ith o u t G od, I can do
no th in g , b u t w ith H im I can do all
th in g s .”
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