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Page B2_________________________ (Ehe 'Portland (©beeruer Children Take a Course on Peacemaking Kids learn through song about honoring those o f different faiths and peacemaking practices at a Spring Break camp in northeast Portland. first annual Peace Camp. The program was d e signed for children ages 6 through 12 and was held from March 25 - 29 at the Grace Memorial Episco pal Church recently offered a new perspective on world religions and their attitude toward peace through its £ J church, located at 1535 NE. 17,h Ave. The camp grew out of the Grace Institute’s Summer Arts Camps and the terrorist W orsh ip w ith u s a t th e : A lb in a C h ris tia n L ife C e n te r J c— — i 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 ) 5 5 2 3 N . A lb in a Worship Opportunities & Services Sundays Sunday School: 9:45 AM Morning Worship: 11 AM Evening Worship: 6 PM Wednesday .Family Training Hour. 7PM Sr. Pastor Bishop Samual M. Irving P o r t la n d , O r e g o n 97217 * 5 0 3 2 8 3 -1 6 3 5 Please call for information or counciling. M a rc h 3 1 join us for our “Easter Celebration 2002” 11AM “He Got Up” Workshop Choir with Minister David Hart 3:30 PM Cox & Cox Funeral Chapel board: • Trudy Gregory, business man ager, First Christian Church, ( Dis ciples of Christ), Portland; • The Rev. Mark Knutson, se nior pastor, Augustana Lutheran Church, Portland; • The Rev. Roula Alkouri, pas tor, First Presbyterian Church, Bend; • GloriaCabine.memberof Allen Temple Christian Methodist Epis copal Church, Portland; • Kelly McFarland, member Uni versal Fellowship of M etropoli tan Community Churches; • The Rev. Robert Ned, pastor, Bethel African Methodist Epis copal Church, Portland; • The Rev. Kent Harrop (re elected), First Baptist Church, McMinnville. Ecum enical M inistries o f O r egon is a statew ide association o f 17 C hristian denom inations including P ro testant, Rom an , C atholic and O rthodox bodies working together to improve the lives o f O regonians through theological education and d ia logue, public policy advocacy a n d c o m m u n ity m in is tr y program s. Worship Service Follows National Black Conference Warner Pacific Hosts Handbell Choir Everyone is invited to join National Forum for Black Public A dm in istrato rs c o n fe re n ce - goers at a special ecumenical service on Sunday, April 7 at the downtown Hilton Hotel Grand Ballroom. The church services will in clude sermonettes by Rev. Tricia M cClendon o f Bethel AME C h u rc h , M in iste r W illia m M u h am m ad , R ev. A lcen a T he n a tio n a lly a c c la im ed Ring o f F ire H an d b ell C h o ir w ill b rin g its ro u sin g re p e r to ire to W arner P a c ific C o l lege, 2219 S.E. 6 8 ,h, S unday, A pril 7 at 3 p.m . M usic to be perform ed will include Parousia, com posed by W amer Pacific ’ s music chair, Dr. W alter Saul, as w ell as works by acclaim ed handbell com poser Kevin M cChesney. Directed by Jason W ells, Ring o f Fire is com prised of s tu d e n ts fro m th e T ualatin V alley Junior A cad em y , a C h ristia n school in H illsboro. b Boozer ofSt. Philip the Deacon; Pastor Charels Hunter of Neigh borhood Church of God, and benediction by Rev. J.W. Matt Hennessee o f St. Paul Mission ary Baptist Church. A lso featured are perfor mances by HeavenBound M in istries Ensemble and Highland C om m unity C h urch’s mime troupe. Services will be from 9 a.m .-10:30 a.m. Nonviolent Communication Lecture interconnectedness. Come learn how to apply these simple but powerful principles of organiza tional and political discord world wide. A Nonviolent Communica tion lecture will be given on T uesday, April 16, from 7 - 9 p.m. at Cleveland High School Audi torium, 3400 SE. 26,h Ave. Re quested donation is $5 - $15; nobody is turned away. For more information, call 503- 4 5 0 -9 9 0 9 o r go o n lin e to www.cnvc.org. Learn simple, but powerful tools to improve the quality of personal and professional rela tionships. The Center for Non violent Communication presents author and international peace maker Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD . Forover35 years, Rosenburg has traveled the world sharing the language o f N onviolent Communication, contributing to a shift in consciousness from violence, alienation and oppres sion to a new paradigm of t u a r s A private memorial service was held recently for Vernell Cornelia Watson who died March 6,2002, at age 90. She was bom June 9,1911, in Portland. She graduated from Commerce High School and was a clerk at Olds, W ortman and Kings Department Store. In 1930 she married Edward A. Watson; he died in 1996. Survivors include her sons, Edward and Benjamin; three grandchildren; and three great grandchildren. Arrangements by Killingsworth Little Chapel of the Chimes. This ad dedicated to the loved ones who passed In: 2001 Jackson, Anna 10-17-01 Jackson, Constance 10-2-01 Jackson, (Jr.) W illis 4-4-01 James, Pamela D 10-3-01 Jones, Charles 12-29-01 Kelly, Irene 8-16-01 King, Robert 12-7-01 Kleckley, Joelle 9-14-01 Love, W illie B 1-19-01 Maxie, W illie Roy 2-2-01 McCauley, Robert 11-9-01 McClendon, Andrea 2-12-01 McGee, Ramona Lisa 4-15-01 Moore, Charlie, 5-27-01 Murphey, Evelyn 8-24-01 Nelson, Robert 11-01-01 Neyland, Damess 10-12-01 Penney, Norman 2-26-01 Peterson, Henry 11-18-01 Price, Myrdis 7-30-01 Reed, Alseame 10-20-01 Ritter, Barbara 9-28-01 Robinson, Dana 7-27-01 On Feb. 28, Ecumenical M in istries o f Oregon installed new officers and members to serve on the Board o f Directors. The new leadership was installed at EM O’s Annual Community Celebration and Dinner, held at the Portland Downtown Marriott. The new board officers include: • The Rev. Dr. Wesley Taylor, president. The Rev. Dr. Taylor servesas senior pastorofTualatin United Methodist Church; • The Rev. Eugene Ross, presi dent-elect. The Rev. Ross serves as the co-conference minister of the Central Pacific Conference of the United Church of Christ; • V irginia Robertson, immediate past president. Mrs. Robertson is a Presbyterian lay woman who served as president in 2001 -2002; • Robert Morris Smith, treasurer. Mr. Smith, representing the Soci ety of Friends, Quakers, was re elected to serve as treasurer; • The Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes, secretary. The Rev. Dr. Haynes serves as senior pastor of Allen Temple African Methodist Epis copal Church, Portland. The following individuals were elected to serve as members of the Vernell Cornelia Watson (503) 281-4891 Bailey, Mary 12-28-01 Baines, Gregory 3-10-01 Baker, Mary 6-5-01 Beaver, Eddie 2-19-01 Blake, Mamie 2-26-01 Brisco, Joseph 6-28-01 Brown, Thelma Juanita 7-23-01 Burch, Ron 12-28-01 Caldwell, Marie 9-29-01 Carney, Theo 2-9-01 Christopher, Sandra 11-15-01 Cole, Genora 2-7-01 Coulter, John 12-31-01 Crawford, Larry 6-21-01 Cunningham, James 11-4-01 Ellison, Rosie 10-25-01 Evans, Aloneia 12-4-01 Fowlkes, (Collins) Diane 4-8-01 Gardner, Bennie 9-25-01 Goodwin. Loic 8-7-01 G riffin, Lugena 12-5-01 Guthrie, Brett 8-10-01 Hams, Joe Lee 5-I2-OI Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon Elects New Board Leadership events of Sept. 11, 2001. For more information on programs available for children, call 503-331- 8153. 0 2736 NE Rodney Portland, Oregon 97212 A pril 03, 2002 Robinson, Desmond 12-24-01 Scurlock, Larry 5-25-01 Sloan, Joseph 3-7-01 Smith, Celestine 10-23-01 Spencer, Terry Lee 4-15-01 Stevenson, M illard Ray 7-18-01 Taylor, Gregory 8-27-01 Tanner, W illie 3-4-01 Triplett, W illie 11-24-01 Tuck-Vaughn; Willard 11-12-01 Turner, David 5-10-01 Ward, J Reyana (Baby) 4-30-01 Ward, Jerline 2-5-01 Washington, Eurmegine 1-27-01 Williams, Ethelyn 6-8-01 Williams, Jake 6-14-01 Williams, Jason 10-13-01 W illis, Lottie 12-3-01 Samuel Barabin Jr. A graveside service was held Friday, March 29,2002, in Rose City Cemetery for Samuel Barabin Jr., who died March 23 at age 70. Mr. Barabin was bom Aug. 15,1931. in Weeks Island near New Iberia, La. He moved to Portland in the 1950s and was a painter and construction worker in the shipyards. In 1951, he married Emily Thomas; she died in 1987. Survivors include his sons, Steven, Mark, Jeffrey and Eric; and brothers, Leroy, John, Joe and Larry. Arrangements by Killingsworth Little Chapel of the Chimes. Mamie Lee Johnson A funeral service was held on Friday, March 22,2002 at the Rose City Cemetary and Funeral Home in Portland for Mamie Lee Johnson, who died March 16 at the age of 92. Johnson was bom on Jan. 29,1910 in Vance, Miss, and later moved to Portland. She worked as a Nurses Aide at the Multnomah County Hospital and served on the Missionary Board of the Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church. Survivors include herdaughter, Margie Grant; foster daughter, Ermagene Reed; brother, OseeGallion; sisters, Bettie Robinson. Rowena Blish; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. Arrangements by Rose City Cemetery & Funeral Home. Irene Washington We thank those families who have patronized our business. 1 Funeral services were held on Monday, March 4 at the Greater Solid Rock Church of God in Christ for Irene Washington, who died Feb. 25 at the age of 58. Mrs. Washington was raised and educated in San Antonio and in Buffalo, New York. She married Delbert W ashington in 1966 and later moved to Portland from Houston in 1989. She had been a bank accountant and most recently was a Foster Mother for the Sate of Oregon for the last 8 or 9 years. Survivors include her husband; son, Sean Washington; brothers, Oscar Brooks, Webb Lewis, John Lewis, Adolph Lewis, Asbery Lewis, Jr., Christor Lewis, Elmer Lewis; sisters, Ruthie Perdue, Clarice Anderson, Charlotte Rogers.
