62____________________________(Elie Fortiani» ©baeruer_________________________ May oi. 2002
Choir Concert
Celebrates 50 Years
Church
Raffle to
Give Away
Used Car
The New Hope Baptist C hurch’s music departm ent is having
a 50th R eunion C hoir C oncert on Saturday, M ay 18th at 6
p.m. This “ R eunion C oncert” is being held to start The 50th
Church Anniversary Celebration Services, May 18 - 26. Guests
are com ing from all over the United States.
If you are a form er m em ber o f the N ew Hope Senior Choir,
The Inspirational Choir, The Young Adult Choir, Genesis, The
A ngels & Follow ers o f C hrist or The M ale C horus, you can
jo in N ew H ope B aptist C hurch’s current choir m em bers for
the upcoming reunion celebration.
C hoir rehearsals will be held on Friday, M ay 3, Friday, M ay
10, Thursday, M ay 16 and Friday, M ay 17 in preparation for
the concert.
Be a part of this historical “50th Reunion Choir”.
For further inform ation, please cal N ew Hope at 505-281-
0163, Darlene W arren at 503-698-5447 or Dorothy Davis at
360-695-7605.
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James Loving promotes the upcoming raffle with a display o f the Chevy Cavalier behind him
that will be raffled off.
photo by D avid P lechi / T he P ortland O bserver
A raffle sponsored by The New
United C hristian Church, located at
3503 N. M ississippi will be held on
May 18. The grand prize is a used
1994 Chevy Cavalier that has many
extra features, low miles and is clean.
Second prize is a 19-inch color tele
vision, and the third prize is a bed-
in-a-bag.
Participants must purchase a $20
raffle ticket to play. You need not be
present to win, and your donation is
tax-deductible.
The raffle will be held at Self En
hancement Center, Inc., located at
3920 N. Kirby.
For more information, call 503-283-
5052.
W orsh ip w it h u s a t th e:
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A lbina
C h ristian
L ife C en ter
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
5 5 2 2 X. A lbina
P o r tla n d , O regon
Sunday School: 9:45 AM
Morning Worship: 11 AM t
Evening Worship: 6 PM
Wednesday
i Family Training Hour, 7PM
97217
* 5 0 3 283-1035
Please call fo r information or counciling.
Pastor
Bishop Sainual M. Irving
St.
The Albina Christian Life Center, located at
5522 N. Albina will host the Western Regional
Womens’ Convention, from May 3-5.
This year’s convention theme is entitled
“W omen Spreading the Good News of the
G ospel.” The guest keynote speaker will be
Mrs. G ertha Edwards Foster o f Boise, Idaho.
A highlight o f the convention will be a
cruise aboard the Spirit of Portland on Satur
day, May 4.
For more inform ation, call 503-287-5197
or 503-287-4597.
Join us for our
annual N.W. Ladies
Ministries Convention:
May 3rd 7:00pm
M ay4th 12:00-2:30pm
lunch on Spirit
of Portland
May 5th 3:30pm
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Gathering to
Remember Luther
“Woody” Ellett
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s
Stricken with
leukemia, Luther
Ellett (from left)
received ongoing
support from his
cousin, former
Trailblazer Brian
Grant and his
mother, Denise
Sayles.
One year ago, Luther “W oody” Ellett
passed away o f leukemia on May 11,2001
at the DoembecherChildren’s Hospital. He
was supported by many, including Oregon
Health & Sciences University staff and
former NB A Trailblazer Brian Grant.
By family invitation, all are invited to
celebrate his remembrance at Peninsula Park
on May 11 at 3 p.m.
Lester Juan Griffin Sr.
Lester Juan Griffin Sr.
Lester Juan Griffin Sr. was
bom January 5, 1958 in Little
Rock, Ark. to James W iggins 11
and Helen C hristopher. He
moved to Portland in 1962 where
he grew up and attended school
and g ra d u a te d from John
Send a CLEAR message
this Mother’s Day
This Mother’s Day, say "thank you mama" with a special card created by C.L.E.A.R
(Community Leaders Exacting Anti-tobacco Resolutions) and the Multnomah County
Adams High School.
Lester professed his belief in
Christ and was baptized in the
name o f Jesus at Bethesda Chris
tian Church in Portland.
L e s te r had 4 c h ild re n ,
LeShontanaye L. Griffin, Lester J.
Griffin Jr, Christopher and Lester
W iggins
and two grandchildren, Tah
Janaye ShaRose Marie Gollahon
and Zyell JaJuan Griffin.
Lester has 4 goddaughters,
O m brea, Kashay and Shalay
Moore and Kai Annica Walters,
all of whom live in Portland.
Lester was a loving and de
voted father to his children; He
was kindhearted and mild man
nered.
Lester departed this life on
Saturday, April 13. He leaves to
cherish many fond memories, his .
children, grandchildren, god
daughters, mother, 7 sisters,
Debra Fisher, Sharon Mosley,
Honor Mosley - all of Portland,
Cynthia Ford o f Vancouver;
K athryn, A nita and C ecilia
W iggins of Little Rock, Ark.; 4
b ro th e rs, Jam es II, Stevie,
Marcus and Keith W iggins of
Little Rock, Ark.; Also a host of
nieces, nephews, cousin, and
friends. He will be sadly missed
by many.
Bush Drug Fighter Drawn Into Debate
Health Department C.L.E.A.R. is a group of NE Portland church leaders working with
the county to solve the problems of tobacco use in the African American Community.
These special, one-of-a-kind Mother's Day cards feature colorful art from Zimbabwe
and a heartfelt poem crafted by NE Portland's own, Cynthia Braithwaite They send
mama the message that you truly care about her health, her future, as well as the
health and future of this community.
Mother's Day is May 12! Pick up your FREE card at the following locations:
Powerhouse Temple Church • Maranatha Church • Ainsworth United Church Of
Christ • Mt. Nebo Church Of God In Christ • New Song Community Church •
Emmanuel Temple Full Gospel Pentecostal • Hughes Memorial United Methodist •
First AME Zion Church • Allen Temple CME • Urban League of Portland
For more information on C.LEA R, call 503-988-3663, ext 24543
C.L.E.A.R.
Community Leaders Exacting Anti-tobacco Resolutions
Multnomah County Health Department
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Urban League of Portland
Zimbabwe Artist s Project
continued
from Metro
Walters said 12 of the 28 terror
ist groups identified in a State
Department report last year are
linked to drug trafficking bu, he
blamed the drug trade in Colombia
for providing the most funding for
terrorists in the Western Hemi
sphere.
“W e’re not saying that all ter
rorism is funded by drug con
sumption,” Walters said, “but in
this hemisphere, a significant por
tion is.”
AnotherCity Club member, Paul
Millius, said he believes in tough
drug law enforcement but he ques
tioned the concern about mari
juana.
“It’s the same old rhetoric
about marijuana being a ‘gateway
drug’ to something worse when
30 years of experience should have
taught us that is just not the case,”
Millius said.
“Now they’re linking it to ter
rorism because the government
can’t come up with something
new.”