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P a s to r S tro n g L e a d s O r iv e lo r N ew L k u r c k
Saturday march to support renovation of Life Change center
Area residents are invited to
a march on Saturday, March 30
from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. to show
and build support for the reno
vation of the Life Change Chris
tian Center at 106 N. Beech.
Pastor Mark Strong is lead
ing the church’s effort to raise
$ 1 million to complete the first
phase o f renovation.
Life Change purchased the
Beech Street property, the
former Craigo’s store, after a
1996 arson fire destroyed their
former church just a few blocks
away.
Completing a remodel of the
property w ill em pow er the
church to further develop a fa
cility that will enhance existing
services and bring space for
other valuable services that will
benefit the community.
Strong said a renovated
church site also will greatly ef
fect and enhance the image and
esteem of this needy area of
inner north and northeast Port
land.
The church site is on a parcel
o f land that was once overrun
with drug dealers. Now it is a
place to feed and clothe those
in need. It also has become a
place to help youths find direc
tion and purpose in life, and a
place to give hope and support
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Life Change Christian Center Pastor Mark Strong (left) meets with Dyon Spencer.
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for people in the community.
Strong is asking contributors
to partner with Life Change to
M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
make this miracle of renovation a
reality.
For years this area has been a
problem spot in the community,
w hich form ally housed the
C ragio’s store.
Pope Breaks Silence
on Abusive Priests
(AP) — Pope John Paul II on
Thursday broke his silence on the
sex abuse cases rocking the Ro
man Catholic Church, saying the
“grave scandal” was casting a
“dark shadow of suspicion” over
all priests.
In an annual message to priests
w orldw ide, the pope said “as
priests we are personally and pro
foundly afflicted by the sins of
some o f our brothers who have
betrayed the grace o f ordination.”
He said they had succumbed “to
the most grievous forms” of what
he called, using the Latin phrase,
“mystery of evil.”
“Grave scandal is caused, with
the result that a dark shadow of
suspicion is cast over all the other
fine priests who perform their min
istry with honesty and integrity
and often with heroic self-sacri
fice,” the pope said.
John Paul said the Church
“shows her concern for the vic
tims and strives to respond in
truth and justice to each o f these
painful situations.”
It was the first time the pope
publicly addressed the issue since
widescale accusations o f sexual
misconduct by priests surfaced in
the United States in recent months.
The accusations have led to the
resignation of one bishop, from
Palm Beach, Fla., and tarnished
the reputation of Cardinal Ber
nard Law o f Boston for failing to
take action against a child-mo
lesting priest.
The problem has worldwide
implications for the Church.
In January, the Catholic Church
in Ireland agreed to a landmark
$110 million payment tochildren
abused by clergy over decades.
More than 20 priests, brothers
and nuns have been convicted of
molesting children.
Sexual abuse cases involving
cover-ups have also been reported
in England, France and Australia,
among other countries.
John Paul has been described
as p a rtic u la rly sad d en ed by
sexual harassm ent allegations
leveled against the archbishop
o f Poznan in the po p e’s native
P o la n d . A rc h b ish o p Ju liu sz
Paetz, who w orked with John
Paul at the V atican and was sent
by him to Poland in 1982, denied
the allegations in a letter read in
parishes last Sunday.
For years, the Vatican viewed
such reports as attempts to dis
credit the church or as part o f an
orchestrated campaign against
celibacy.
Ray Flynn, a form er U.S. am
bassador to the Vatican and one
tim e m ayor o f Boston, said the
po p e’s m essage was a strong
signal that abuse w ill not be
tolerated.
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Former All Saints Priest Accused Again ►
W orsh ip w it h u s a t th e
(AP) — A Portland priest who
has admitted to at least seven
other cases of child sex abuse is
accused in new civil suit.
The lawsuit, filed W ednesday
in Multnomah County Circuit
Court, names as defendants the
Albina
C hristian
Life C enter
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 )
Worship Opportunities
& Services
Sundays
Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Morning Worship: 11 AM
Evening Worship: 6 PM
Wednesday
: Family Training Hour, 7PM
5 5 2 2 N. A lbina
P o r tla n d , O regon
97217
Sr. Pastor
Bishop Samual M. Irving
March 31
Archdiocese and Roman Catholic
Archbishop of Portland, All Saints
Parish and All Saints School.
The lawsuit claims the Rev. Tho
mas B. Laughlin continued a pat
tern of child abuse that was known
to the archbishop for years but
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“Easter
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Workshop Choir with
Minister David Hart
3:30 PM
that church authorities did not
remove him or take other steps to
protect parishioners, altar boys or
other children.
It seeks compensatory dam
ages of$2 million.
The alleged abuse took place
between 1975 and 1978 when the
boy was in grades six through
eight and serving as an altar boy.
Laughlin served in Portland,
St. H e le n s, C o rv a llis and
Marylhurst before going to All |
Saints in northeast Portland in
1973. He left in 1983 and is be- '
lieved to be living in Albuquer
que, N.M.
Laughlin was convicted o f two
counts of criminal abuse in 1983.
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Building Divine U nity in the C om m unity
C o lu m b ia C o n feren ce C en ter
He is Risen!
8300 NE Columbia Blvd.
Port laud, Oregon
Four Festival Services
8:30 am Contemporary
Join Pastors Steven and flundria Holt for
great music, powerful prayer, anointed
praise and worship, dynamic speaking,
and biblical teaching.
piano, guitar, ensemble
11 am Classical
Organ, trumpet, choirs, bells,
1:30 pm Open Circle
flute, sage, drums, piano
6 pm Jazz/Gospel
Free Parking and
Childcare Provided
Maranatha Host:
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For additional information, contact
Fellowship Church at 503-249-0347
Don’t miss “What Will
YOU Do With Christ?”
an Easter program that
takes place on Friday,
March 29 at 7 p.m.
please note the corrected date
A ll services at:
Maranatha Church
4222 NE 12th A venue (1 2th &Skidm ore)
503-288-7241
Dr. T. A llen Bethel, Senior Pastor
Rev. Cynthia Brathwaite, Associate Pastor
Saturday, March 30 at 6 p.m.
A “Resurrection Concert,”
featuring special guest
conductor Dorothy Davis,
Robin Henderson and the
Levitical Praise Chorale
from Tacoma, WA.
Come all and enjoy a
great time o f celebration in
the Lord!
Easter Sunday, March 31
with Marilyn Keller, George Mitchell,
Kevin D e ify Ron Steen
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R ev . R a m o n a S o to R a n k
2710 NE 14th Ave 288-6174
A Special Note to Clients of
Vann & Vann Funeral Directors
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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 o f
convenience to thosefamilies who have a needfor funeral
services in the future.
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