PaRf B2_________________________________________ ( E lje J J n r t l a i i b © b s e r u e r _________________________________ February 0 6 ,2002
Life Skills Gained ‘When I’ m In Charge’
p r e s e n ts
Black History Program
St. Mark Baptist Church is
p resen tin g a B lack H istory
Month program entitled “How I
Got Over” on Sunday, Feb. 24 at
3:30 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist
Church, 831 N.E. Fremont.
The program o f music and
story telling will commemorate
the faithful endurance many
American Christians of African
ancestry have displayed from
slavery to the present.
M usic guests include the
Grant High School Gospel Choir,
the H arriet Tubm an Middle
School Choir and soloist Ms.
Lorene Wilder.
The program is co-sponsored
by Open Door Communication
Ministries.
For more information call 503-
287-7457.
G o s p e l M u s ic in a
jhfea u e n ly ô e t t in y
Portland Spirit welcomes passengers aboard for
an afternoon o f entertainment and inspiration
provided by area high-school and church
choirs. Enjoy an uplifting performance,
AmeriCorps volunteers began
Martin Luther King Day by teach
ing “Babysitter Training” and
“When I’m In Charge” skills to
over 400 Portland area kids, ages
7 to l5 .
The course developed by the
Red C ross and taught at the
organization ’ s Oregon Trail Chap
ter on North Vancouver Avenue
teaches babysitting skills and re
sponsibilities, supervising sib
lings, handling emergency situa
tions and basic first aid.
Alecia Lightfoot - a graduate
of the “When T m In Charge” pro
gram, offered this advice:
“To all o f you who are here
today to take the class - pay
attention! I did and it helped
save my life.”
Alecia was 11 years old when
she saved her niece, nephew and
herself when a kitchen fire started
in their home.
Her mother, Mary Edmeades,
th anked the R ed C ro ss and
AmeriCorps for the special train-
o b itu a r ie s
Lynda L.
Raffelson
Lynda L. Raffelson died Jan.
25,2002, at age 64.
Mrs. Raffelson was bom
Lynda L. Lyon on Feb. 18,
1937, in Longview, Wash.
She moved as a child to Port
land. She was a bookkeeper
for various companies in the
Northwest before retiring. In
1956, she married Mel V.E.
Raffelson.
Survivors include her hus
band; son, MelVem E.; broth
ers, Paul Momberg and Walt
M om berg; sister, Cathy
McElroy; father and step
mother Lance L. and Pat
Lyon; and seven grandchil
dren.
Arrangements by Johnson
Mortuary in Yuma, Ariz.
AmeriCorps volunteers celebrate Martin Luther King Community
Service Day by teaching babysitting skills and responsibilities,
supervising siblings, handling emergencies and basic first aid.
the Babysitting Training class
and W hen I ’m In Charge pro
gram you can call the O regon
T rail Chapter at 503-284-0011,
extension 308.
mg.
“If Alecia hadn't been pre
pared, my family life would be
very different right now,” she said.
For more inform ation about
Jimmie L.B.
McCowan
fu ll buffet and an absolutely divine
view o f the riverfront.
Spirituality and Aging Studied
A conference on spirituality
and aging under the theme “Liv
ing and Dying in Hope” has been
scheduled by the Archdiocese of
Portland’s Office for Ministry to
the Aging.
The event will take place at St.
T herese Parish on N ortheast
132nd Avenue and Halsey on
Saturday, Feb. 23 from 8:30a.m. to
3 p.m.
Featuring a different choir every week in March
Upcoming
Cruise Events:
Choir: Jefferson High School - March jrcl
Choir: Maranatha Church o f God - March 10th
C all (8 o o ) 224-3901
or
(503) 224-3900
A Special Note to Clients of
Vann & Vann Funeral Directors
“Your prearranged funeral contracts will be honored
at Killingsworth Little Chapel o f the Chimes. ”
Vann & Vann Funeral Directors recently announced the closing o f theirfuneral home.
I f you hold a prearranged and prefunded funeral contract with this establishment,
Killingsworth Little Chapel o f the Chimes will be happy to honor those contracts.
Our diverse professional staff is experienced in the details o f reassigning such agree
ments, and will assist you in any way necessary at our facility.
We are also pleased to announce that the proprietors o f Vann & Vann have entrusted our
office with records o f past funerals they have performed fo r our community. This
information will help us provide an additional degree of
con venience to those families who have a need for funeral
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Portland, OR. 97217
Camille E. DeBlasi, director of
the Center for Life Principles and
director of program development
for the Human Life of W ashing
ton Education Foundation, will be
the keynote speaker.
DeBlasi has authored numer
ous articles on euthanasia, abor
tion and infanticide.
Dr. Robert Ellis, physician di
rector for the Cancer Center and
the Medical Director for the Hos
pice and Palliative Care Program
o f Southwest Washington M edi
cal Center, will be one of the con
ference presenters.
A nother speaker will be Dr.
Kenneth Brum m el-Sm ith, the
m edical director to the PA CE
ElderPlace program who serves
as Bain C hair o f the Providence
C enter on Aging.
Gospel Music Extravaganza Feb. 16
Portland Community College
will present the 18'h annual G os
pel M usic Extravaganza at New
Song Com m unity Church, 2511
N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
on Saturday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m.
The event is free and open to the
public.
Rev. Richard Probasco will lead
this special and high-energy ex
travaganza, which will have the
N. ewly
O . rg an ized
theme of “In God We Trust.” In
addition, 25 choirs from the Port
land area will perform, including
Viz-u-lyze, Genesis, Disciples in
Song, Sophisticated Gents, Maria
Miles and En-touch.
The extravaganza celebrates
the joy o f song in the African
American community and is a pi v-
otal way of honoring Black His
tory Month.
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R .eligous
M .usic
A .ssociation
P ro d u c tio n s
"THE G O SP E L
PARTY"
Maranatha Church
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I f y o u m is s e d th e 1 st o n e ...
y o u d o n 't w a n t to m is s th is o n e !
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W hen: F ebruary 15th, 2002
W here: H o u se O f Sou n d
3 6 2 0 N orth W illia m s
Tim e: 9P M - 12AM
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C D 's
D V D 's & M ore
Funeral services were held
Jan. 22 at the Sharon Seventh
Day Adventist Church for
Jimmie L.B. McCowan who
died Jan. 12, 2002, at age 78.
Mr. McCowan was bom
Jan. 9, 1924, in Jackson,
Miss. He came to Portland
while working for the Union
Pacific Railroad in the 1940s
He was a truck driver for
many different companies, re
tiring in 1993.
S urvivors include his
daughter, Gwen; sons, Troy
and Marian; sisters, Willie Lou
and Connie; brother, George;
and 10 grandchildren.
Service held. A rrange
ments by Killingsworth Little
Chapel of the Chimes.
Archie L. Davis
Funeral services were held
Jan. 16 Northwest Commu
nity Fellowship Church in
Vancou ver for Archie L. Davis
who died Jan. 10, 2002.
Mr. Davis was an Army
veteran of World War II and
Korea who retired after 32
years as a pot tender for Alcoa.
He was bom June 9, 1919,
in Clanton, Ala., and lived in
Clark County for 54 years.
He was preceded in death
by his wife of 39 years, Irene.
Survivors include five
daughters, Tarline Davis,
Marilyn M erfeld, Theresa
Murphy and Diane Davis,
all of Vancouver, and Pamela
Davis of Portland; five sons,
Alfred Bell of Bremerton and
Joseph Bell, Benny Davis,
Gregory Davis and Archie
L. D avis J r., all of
V ancouver; one brother,
A ndrew L. D avis o f
Vancouver; 19 grandchil
dren; and 12 great-grand
children.
A rrangem ents were by
Vancouver Funeral Chapel.
Burial was at Park Hill Cem
etery.
W orsh ip w it h u s a t th e!
Albina
C hristian
Life C enter
T. Allen & Daphne Bethel
C h u r c h o f G od
( C le v e la n d T e n n e s s e e )
Service Tim es
Sunday Morning ~ 10:30am
Sunday Evening - 6:00pm
(except 4th & 5th Sunday
and Holidays)
Wednesday Night ~ 7:00pm
(Activities for the whole family)
All services at:
Maranatha Church
4222 NE 12th Avenue (12th &Skidmore)
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Sr. Pastor
Bishop Samual M. Irving
5 5 2 2 W. A lbina
P o r tla n d , O regon
Sundays
503-288-7241
Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Morning Worship: 11 AM
Evening Worship: 6 PM
Dr. T. Allen Bethel, Senior Pastor
Rev. Cynthia Brathwaite, Associate Pastor
Wednesday
.Family Training Hour, 7PM
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