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Page B4 February 28,2001 (Cip? ÿtorthtnit (ßbseruer BLflCR WISTORy ÍTÍ0Í1TR B Metro/Religion ■ M MMM Warner Pacific’s Fazio Receives Award Dr. Jo h n F azio , p ro fesso r o f d e v e lo p m e n t p s y c h o lo g y a t W arner Pacific C o lleg e, receiv ed a “ C h ris tia n S e rv a n t A w a rd ” from the N o rth w e st C h ristia n C o m m u nity F oundation, during JFabnc Depot THE LARGEST, MOST COMPLETE RETAIL FABRIC STORE IS THEWEST February' 27 through March 13,2001 c e r e m o n ie s h e ld F e b . 9 a t P o rtla n d ’s L loyd C e n te r D ouble T ree. P resented by television per- so n ality , Paul L innm an, the a n nual aw ards are d e sig n e d “ to re c og n ize o u tsta n d in g in d iv id u a ls w ho ex em p lify “ S erv ice and H u m ility in G o d ’s W o rk .” In reco g n itio n and a p p re c ia tion o f F a z io ’s serv ice, the fo u n dation m ade a gift o f $ 5,000 to W arn er P a c ific C o lle g e . C o n g ratu latio n s cam e q u ick ly from Jay. A. B arber, Jr., p re sid e n t o f the co lleg e, w ho said, “ I am d e lighted that Dr. F azio, has been s e le c te d f o r th is s ig n if ic a n t aw ard. “ S ervant le a d e rsh ip ’ is at c o re o f o u r valu es at W arn er P acific but seld o m , does it r e ceive public reco g n itio n . The N orthw est C hristian C o m m unity F oundation is to be c o m m ended for highlighting the faith ful serv ice o f a n um ber o f d e d i cated C h ristian servants, in c lu d ing Dr. F azio, a 2 3 -year v eteran o f the W arner Pacific C o lle g e faculty, w as honored in p a rtic u lar for his recent efforts to e x p a n d d is a s te r r e lie f s e r v ic e s around the w orld. T hrough his sk ills and e n c o u r a g e m e n t, N o rth w e s t M e d ic a l T eam s now includes professional m inistry to the victim s o f e m o tional and psychological traum a in their disaster relief efforts w'hen appropriate. He has journeyed to Albania and K osova to assess the need for stress and trauma re lie f and to begin m eeting those needs. Dr John Fazio receives Christian Service Award Faith Community Looks to Reduce Global Warming Everything in the Store* ALL OUTERWEAR FLEECE & FUR 40% OFF C fi0 / ? U /0 AEE ALL THESE V r r PATTERNS McCall’s • Sim plicity • Vogue • Butterick • Burda BE SURE TO CHECK OUR STORE FOR “MANAGER’S SPECIALS” •Discounts do not apply to pn-smush discounted or marked do»r, items. 2/27 01 thru 3 13/01 ■ w 184 RETA1L HOIRS: I r A $ / / STARK ? 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Church Week Addresses HIV/AIDS Observes the Black Church Week of Prayer For The Healing of AIDS C ity , th a t a s s is ts c h u rc h e s th roughout the U .S ., C a rib bean and A frica to becom e com m unity centers to AID S education and com passion. A cco rd in g to R ev. P ack, black churches have p o w er and resp o n sib ility to change the course o f the A ID S e p i dem ic. “O ur goal is to provide lead ership, com passion and in fo r m ation to help the fam ilies in our congregation and com m u n ity w ho are fa c in g H IV / A ID S ,” Pack said Fellow ship M issionary B ap tist C hurch w ill host a series o f program s related to A IDS issues. T here w ill be guest HIV. F or B lack w om en the ellow ship M issionary rate is one in 160. B aptist C hurch and its T he B lack C hurch W eek o f P a sto r R ev. Jo h n n y ra y e r fo r th e H e a lin g o f Pack IV w ill m ark the “ B P lack A ID S , a n a tio n a l p ro g ra m C hurch W eek o f P rayer for s p o n so re d by th e B alm in the H ealing o f A ID S” w ith G ilead, a n o t-fo r-p ro fit o rg a special w orship and education n izatio n based in N ew Y ork program s beginning Sunday, M arch 4th. The church at 4009 N. M is “Our goal is to pro souri Ave. jo in s thousands o f vide leadership, compas churches across the nation in sion and information to an effort to stop the tra n sm is sion o f H IV /A ID S and p ro help the families in our vide com passion for people a f congregation and com fected by the disease. munity who are facing AIDS is the leading cause o f death for black A m ericans HIV/AIDS, ” ages 25 to44. Out o f every 50 Black m en, one is living w ith F s p e a k e r s d u r in g S u n d a y School and the 11 a.m . w or ship serv ice. On W ednesday, M arch 7, there w ill be a spe cial noon day p ray e r at the church and the ch ild ren o f the church’s youth departm ent will hold a candlelight vigil Friday, M arch 9 at 7 p.m . and w alk th rough the com m unity. On S aturday, M arch 10th, th e c h u rc h ’s m usic d e p a rt m ent, u n d er the directio n o f sister L orene W ilder, w ill host an e v en in g o f gospel m usic. T hese program s are free and refresh m en ts w ill be served. For m ore inform ation co n tact siste r L aV erne G reen at 503-754-8696. Catholics Prepare for Evangelization Effort Our history shows that African American women are at greater risk of dying from breast cancer than all other women. is the title o f the American Bishops’ National Plan and Strategy forCatho- lic Evangelization. A rchbishop Vlazny, with the support o f the priests o f the Archdiocese invited the Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association to Portland to begin a five-year process o f renewal and en richment. The Archdiocese o f Portland be gan a year o f preparation for Dis ciples in Mission in January 2000 with an extensive training session for the 3 7-member archdiocesan leader ship team. Parishes then began to sign up to participate in the process. At this time 91 parishes and missions plus two special ministries in western Or egon are planning to participate in Catholics in western Oregon have begun an evangelization effort known as Disciples in Mission which inte grates Sunday liturgies, small faith sharing groups, catechesis, family activities, and parish planning into a parish wide experience o f evangeliza tion. It is designed to help parishes integrate the liturgical, catechetical and social ministries already existing in the parish with a true call to evan gelize. When Archbishop John G. Vlazny came to western Oregon, and began his ministry as the tenth Archbishop o f Portland, he adopted the phrase “Go and make disciples” for his motto. This phrase, which is taken from the 28,hChapterofSt. Matthew’sGospel, Disciples in Mission. Parishioners will be encouraged to sign-up for small faith sharing groups that will begin during the Lenten sea son. Disciples in Mission is designed to be an inclusive process for Catho lics. Materials are available for En glish. Spanish, and V ietnamese seek ing groups. M aterials are being adapted for the Catholic deaf commu nity and for other people with dis abilities. There are materials for teens, for African American Catholic faith shar ing groups, and for cross cultural participation. After Easter, parishio ners will come together to reflect upon their parish, it ministries and evange lization efforts. New Software Helps Disabled Adults Become Job-Ready • Learn Breast Self-Exam (It only takes a few minutes) • Talk to a doctor about breast cancer • Get a mammogram / The earlier you find breast cancer the longer you'll live. For informaiion and support: African American Health Coalition, 503-413-1850 <2E> To find out if you qualify for services, including a mammogram: Multnomah County - (503) 988-4043 Clackamas County - (503) 557-0446 Washington County - (503) 840-2814 CALL TODAY - and change the course of history. Sponsorud liy JL T r _ The African American Health Coalition, Inc. The Oregon Breast and Cervical Cancer Program « a s , 4 O ffice professional, and W in dow s M illennium . The co m pany also donated $15,000 in cash through its C onnected Learning Community grant pro gram. “This generous donation by M icrosoft is a trem endous gift to our organization,” says St. Vincent dePaul Rehabilitation Service CEO, Roy Soards. “To e ffe c tiv ely train people for today’s job, we need to use the latest software that will find in the workplace. M icrosoft’s do nation o f software frees up our W ith a donation o f nearly $ 2 0 0 ,0 0 0 in s o f tw a r e , M icro so ft is help in g ad u lts w ith d isa b ilitie s to learn the latest co m p u ter skills as they tra in for em ploym ent. T he do n atio n was m ade to St. V incent dePaul R e h a b ili ta tio n S e rv ic e at 4050 NE M artin L uther K ing Jr. Blvd. A Portland-based nonprofit or ganization that provides tra in ing and work opportunities for people with disabilities. The gift includes M icrosoft’s W indow s 2000 p ro fessional. I resources to focus directly on training and em ploym ent.” St Vincent dePaul Rehabili tation Service provides com puter, software, and skills train ing for people with disabilities, and organizations. Through its technical/skill training schools in P o rtlan d and S alem , St. V incent’s served over 400 stu dents last year. A State o f O regon Q u alified R e h a b ilita tion F a c ility , St. V in c e n t’s em ploys adults w ith all types o f d isa b ilitie s and qualify in g m edical conditions.