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¡Efye $artlanò ©bseruer Page B6 M ay 1 5 ,2 0 0 2 I R eligion EL OBSERVADOR Jimmy Carter Tours Cuba Mother's Day was made special Sunday for Eleanor Fletcher who was chauffeuredto Highland Community Church In a surprise limousine ride thanks to the African American Chamber of Commerce. Grandmothers Honored With Limo Rides Limousine and the African Ameri can Chamber of Commerce of Or egon. The grandmothers were se lected in response to an essay contest submitted by their chil dren and grandchildren who at- •• M other’s Day was an espe cially exceptional day for 30 A f rican American grandmothers as they were chauffeured to church in luxury stretch limousines com pliments of Portland business entrepreneur Roy Jay, Celebrity New Hope Missionary Baptist Church tend Highland Community Church on Northeast 18'h and Alberta. Harold Williams, Chairman of the Board o f the African A m eri can C ham ber, delivered an ex tre m e ly m oving w elco m in g speech to the standing room only crow d at the Sunday m orning service. Senior Pastor W.G. Hardy Jr. emphasized the appreciation that everyone should have for his or her mothers and grand mothers on this memorable day. Golden Jubilee for New Hope 3725 N. Gantenbein Avenue Portland, Oregon Pastor Robert C. Jointer 50th Year Anniversary “Year of Jubilee” Former President Jimmy Carter (left) Is welcomed by Cuban leader Fidel Castro, Carter Is the first U.S. head of office to visit communist Cuba since the 1959 revolution that put Castro In power. (A P)— J immy Carter visited a major biotechnology lab with Fi del Castro, just one week after U.S. officials accused Cuba of try ing to develop biological weap ons — a charge the Cuban leader has denounced as a lie. Carter, the first U.S. head of state in or out of office to visit Cuba since C astro's 1959 revolu tion, also met with two leading Cuban dissidents for a briefing on human rights. The opposition lead ers called on Carter to promote dialogue between the two coun tries. » Traveling with his wife and a small group of executives and staff from his Carter Center, the former American president had no bio technology experts in his delega tion for the visit to the Center of Genetic Engineering and Biotech nology on the outskirts of Havana. Carter has a science background, but in nuclear technology. Carter, who did more than any other president to ease tensions with Cuba, arrived last weekend to the strains o f “The Star- Spangled Banner.” Castro turned to his visitor and said, “It's been a long time since that happened." C arter's visit comes after the latest in many moments o f U.S.- C u b an te n sio n . L a st w eek U ndersecretary o f State John Bolton said Cuba sought to de velop biological weapons. On Friday, Cuba denounced the claims as “lies," challenged the United States for evidence and promised Carter “complete access" to any Cuban biotech nology laboratory. Sunday night, a dark-suited Castro threw a dinner for Carter and his delegation at the Palace of the Revolution. There have been 10 American presidents since C astro took power, and relations were less hostile under Carter than any other. As president, Carter oversaw the re-establishment of diplomatic exchanges bet ween the two coun tries and negotiated the release of thousands o f political prisoners. He also made it possible for Cu ban exiles to visit relatives on the island and, for a short time, for other Americans to travel here freely. But relations have remained cold. A U.S. trade embargo is still in place and visits by Americans are tightly limited, or are supposed to be: tens o f thousands skirt or ignore the travel ban each year. Latin Film Festival Opens Leviticus 25:10 Latino art and culture celebrated at PCC "A Golden Past, A Golden Present and A Golden Future " Schedule of Evente M ay 18th R eunion C hoir C oncert 6: pm Services & Quest Speakers M ay 19,h Pastor A nthony H arris 11:00 am Bible Fellowship Community Church, Sacramento, California M ay 19'" Pastor Robert Houston 3:00 pm New Hope Friendship Baptist Church San Diego, California May 20“ Pastor Ray mon Edwards 7:00 pm True Vine Missionary Baptist Church Portland, Oregon May 21- Pastor Johnny Pack IV 7:00 pm Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Portland, Oregon May 2 2 - Rev. Walter Brown 7:00 pm N.E. Community Foursquare Church Portland, Oregon May 23"* Pastor A.B. Devers 7:00pm West End Baptist Church San Antonio, Texas May 24“' Pastor A.B. Devers May 26“1 Pastor Robert C. Jointer 7:00 pm May 26“ Pastor A.B. Devers 11:00 am 3:00 pm You do not want to miss this special event. Let the celebration begin! New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, 3725 N. Gantenbein, Is celebrating Its 5CP year. Pastor Robert C. Jointer and the New Hope Missionary Bap tist Church family extends a spe cial invitation to celebrate the 50*h anniversary of the church at 3725 N. Gantenbein. Special events for the Golden J ubilee are planned over eight days beginning, Saturday, May 18 z’ through Sunday, May 26. Woven into the fabric of the anniversary celebration is an elec trifying and spirit filled week of music and guest pastors who will highlight the richness o f the church's past. The events begin w ith a 50"’ A n n iv e rsa ry R eunion C hoir concert under the direction of D orothy D avis and D arlene W arren on Saturday, May 18 at 5 p.m. The next day, Pastor A n thony H arris o f the Bible Fel low ship Com m unity C hurch in Sacram ento, Calif, speaks dur ing the 11 a.m. Sunday services at the church. Sunday at 3 p.m., Pastor R obert Earl H ouston o f New Hope Friendship M ission ary B aptist C hurch San Diego will serve as New H o p e's guest speaker. Rev, W alter Brown Jr. of the Northeast Community Fellowship is scheduled to address the church on Monday, May 20 at 7 p.m., and Pastor Johnny Pack IV of the Fel lowship Baptist Church in Port land will be New H ope's special guest on Tuesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. Pastor Raymon Edwards of True Vine Baptist Church in Port land is guest o f honor on W ednes day May 22 at 7 p.m. Rounding out the schedule is special guest Pastor A.B. Devers of the West End Baptist Church in San Anto nio, Texas. He addresses the con gregation on Thursday, May 23 and Friday, May 24 at 7 p.m. each night, and on Sunday, May 26 at 3 p.m. For more information, call the church at 503-281-9163. o b itu a r ie s Ark of Safety Pastor Dies W orship w ith us a t th e: Albina Christian Life Center C hurch o f God (C levelan d T en n essee) Sr. Paitor Bishop Samual M. Irving 5.522 N. Albina Sundays Sunday School: 9 * 5 A M Morning Worship 11 AM Bvaning Worship 6 PM Wedncsduv .Fam ily Training Hour, 7PM 4 P ortland, Oregon »7217 * 503 283-1035 Please call fo r information or counciling. 1 Funeral services were held May 6 at Ark of Safety Church of God in Christ and May 7 in Maranatha Church of God for Bishop U.V. Peterson, who died April 30 at age 76. Bishop Peterson was bom Aug. 7,1925, in Houston. During World W ar II, he served in the Army. He moved in 1966 to Portland, and was pastor o f A rk o f Safety Church. In 1965, he married Flora Yager. Survivors include his wife; daughters, Martha W iles, Gail Woods, Yolanda Peterson, Vicki Hudson and Cythia Moore; sons, S pencer, M ichael, R eginald, Aaron and Byron; stepsons, John Grant, Michael Grant, and Avery Grant; 37 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. I It's time for Latinismo! Port land Community College is host ing the Third Annual Latin Ameri can Film Festival called Latinismo! starting Thursday, May 16 and ending Thursday, May 23 in Room 122 at Terrell Hall on the Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth St. Latinismo! strives to create a forum for the voice of the Latino community and is free to the pub lic. The theme for this year’s film festival is “Urban Life: Myths and Realities.” The Latin American Film Festi val involves Latino students in the planning and implementation of putting on a successful film festival. S tudents have c a n vassed neighborhoods with post ers and invited interesting speak ers that promise to engage the audience. But best of all is this year's collection of five films. On the opening night, there will be a reception and preview of the featured films from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, May 16. In addition, the documentary, "An Interview with Jean Michelle Basquait,” will be shown, profiling the late graf fiti artist and painter. A panel dis cussion with mem bers o f the Latino community will follow the documentary. The closing night will feature special guest speaker Virgil Suarez and musical group Fernando at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 23. Suarez, a Florida native, is a world-re nowned Cuban-American poet and professor and will share sto ries from his life. The schedule of the films being showcased; “ S tar M ap s” d ire c te d by Miguel Arteta. Eighteen-year-old Carlos believes that his work sell ing maps to Los Angeles movie stars’ homes is his ticket to a ca reer in show biz. He discovers too late that his jo b is a front for a much darker and more dangerous business. Show times are 10a.m., Friday, May 17; 1 p.m., Monday, May 20; 10a.m., Wednesday,May 22. “Between Pancho Villa and a N aked W om an" directed by Sabina B erm an and Isabella Tardan. This bright, intelligent romantic comedy follows a couple with amusingly different ideas about gender roles and the nature of a healthy relationship. Show times are 1 p.m., Friday, May 17; 7 p.m., Monday, May 20; 1 p.m., W ednesday, May 22. “Rata, Ratones, Rateros” di rected by Sebastian Cordero. A young petty thief gets caught up in a nightmare o f violent crime in poverty-stricken Ecuador. Show times are7p.m.,Friday,May 17; 10 a.m., Tuesday, May 21; 7 p.m., W ednesday, May 22. “Rodrigo D: No Future" di rected by Victor Oavira. A power ful film about growing up on the streets of the drug capital Medillin, Colombia, shot in quasi-documen tary style. Show times are 2 p.m., Saturday, May 18 and 1 p.m.; Sun day, May 19. "The City o f the Dogs” di rected by Francisco Lombardi. This film adaptation o f a novel by Mario Vargas Llosa tells the pow erful story o f a young m an’s up bringing in a military academy and his eventual disillusionment with military structures, the power they represent, and the system they enforce. The film will be shown on Monday, May 20 at 10a.m. andon Tuesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. Venezuelan President Questions U.S. (A P)— The United States must explain its reaction to last month * s failed coup in Venezuela, said President Hugo Chavez, who W ashington initially blamed for h is ow n b rie f o v e rth ro w . Chavez made the comments in an interview to be broadcast Sunday on C B S's “60 Minutes.” Chavez was deposed on April 12 by m ili tary generals, who announced the president's resignation following bloody dem onstrations against his rule. The populist former para trooper was restored to power two days later by loyalist troops and thousands o f civilian protesten. Chavez said he had never resigned.
