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M a y 2 2 ,2 0 0 2 Stye ^Pnrtlanb © baeruer Page B2 Planning a Future for St. Johns Neighborhood Conference Addresses City Challenges A Portland congregation is passionate that Portland is in need of spiritual renew al and has scheduled a five-day con ference with special speakers to address the c ity ’s many ch al lenges. Sponsored by the Cathedral o f Praise m inistry, “His Glory Conference 2O()2” is scheduled June 3 -8 , with services at 7 p.m. nightly at 1821 S.E. 39'h and S tephens. Services and sem inars d u r ing the event are free, but a reg HORACE S IM P S O N GERALD TAYLOR istration fee o f $10 will be re quested to receive a conference packet. Evening services will consist o f transform ing w orship and praise; anointed musical guests; dynamic and Spirit-filled speak ers from across the country, such as international preacher and au thor Apostle Jonas Clark of Florida. C lark, with his m essage of divine im pact and reform , calls on nations o f the w orld to feel the pow er o f God. Other special guests include Prophetess Nona Parker of Illi nois, Prophetess Julia Currence of North Carolina; and local speak ers Apostle T. Chiles Sr. of Better Life Ministries, and Pastor Ber nard of Greater Faith Christian Center Church of God In Christ. All area residents are invited to come and experience the mani festation o f G o d ’s glory and its im pact on the city o f Portland. The conference host is Pas tor Levell Thom as o f Cathedral of Praise. For more information, call 503-235-2127. Bring in this coupon Musical Redeemed! At Maranatha 6844 N. Interstate Ave. when you visit and get Portland, OR 97217 $2.00 o ff a Haircut 503-247-3165 Tickets are now available for In G od’s Image Productions’ Re deemed! The theatrical musical will be performed May 31, June 1 and June 2 at Maranatha Church, 4222 N.E. 12'*’ Ave. at 7 p.m. each night. Redeem ed! is the story of Sherrice Wilson, a 22-year-old woman sharing a rundown Los Angeles apartment with her 14-year- old brother, Hakiem. Given a once in a lifetime opportunity, she aban dons her faith and family to pursue musical stardom, however, this decision comes with a tragic cost. The performance features the music of Kirk Franklin and the Winans. The musical is written and directed by Sandra Joan Brown. A donation of $ 11 is suggested for tickets, available at Hook-Ups, 2536 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.; Reflections Bookstore, 446 N.E. Killingsworth; the W omen’s Resource Center on the PCC Cas cade campus in north Portland; and Higher Ground Coffee Shop in Newberg. For more informa tion, call 360-258-7170. Pastoral Celebration 2nd Year Anniversary Pastor & Mrs. Matthew Waters Thursday, May 30 Friday, May 31 Saturday, June 1 7 pan. 7 p.m. 6 pan. GREATER FAITH MISSIONARY BAFTLS’I CHURCH 931 North Skidmore St., Portland, OR 97217 (503)287-4345 BANQUET: MULTICULTURAL SENIOR CENTER 5325 N.E. MLK, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR. 97211 Sunday, June 2 3:30 pan. * BANQUET TICKETS A T DOOR: $10 continued afford to buy a home, but it’s g o in g th ro u g h tre m e n d o u s changes,” There’s a need for business revitalization, Logan says, but “there’s no point in pushing the neighborhood as a business place until you clean it up, make it attrac tive, and give people a reason to come out here.” Nelson promotes the creation of a new truck route and removing truck traffic from the center of town. “Your transportation system is your pulm onary sy stem ,” Nelson says. “We need to be able to get people in and out quickly and reliably on a daily basis, with as few blockages as possible.” Jean Estes Hoops of Friends of Cathedral Park said the St. Johns business district needs more thriv ing enterprises and less vacant storefronts. “We have the St. Johns Cafe, which is the best breakfast place in the city,” Hoops says. “We need one or two more eating places fro m Metro Opdyke would like to see Lombard accommodate “a com mercial district that serves young people and the elderly who don ’ t have access to a car.” Perhaps a more important goal is to preserve the ethnic diver sity of the area, with its mixture of w hites, A frican-A m ericans, Hmongs and Latinos, to preserve affordable housing and boost home ownership. “We want people who live here to feel, ‘This is my home, this is where 1 belong,” ’ Opdyke says. “It makes for a much stron ger community.” St. Johns residents Bud Lo gan and Trevor Nelson see a need for better infrastructure. “We have 100 year old side walks that need to be brought up to date and a lack of curb cuts and crossings,” Logan says. “It needs to occur as quickly as possible. St. Johns is one of the last places where you can still like that.” Hoops is somewhat cynical about the planning process, not ing, “Everyone knows there’s no money to do the things we plan for.” One asset St. Johns has in abundance in community loy alty and identity. Until 1912, St. Johns was an independent village, and many old timers still see it as a world apart from the rest of Portland. L o n g s ta n d in g annual events are the St. Johns Pa rade and the C athedral Park Jazz Festival. The latter cel ebrates Cathedral Park, created through the help of many pub lic jurisdictions at the behest o f local volunteers. It is also a m em orial to one o f them , the late self-styled “m ayor o f St. Johns,” Howard G albraith. The former shipyard worker used to say, “There are two kinds of people: Those who live in St. Johns, and those who wish they did.” Mt. Hood Jazz Fest Ends 20 Year Run continued people. It faced competition from other outdoor concerts. It alien ated some mainstream jazz fans in the late 1990s by trying to incor porate pop-inflected “smooth” fro m Metro profit sponsors. But in the past decade, the fes tival struggled to attract as many I \ \ jazz acts. It also suffered from th e , death of many legendary artists who became household names when ja z z ’s popularity was at its peak. f o cation: fa th e d ta l o f (fraise \ 1021 f a 39th & faepheai fortLand. fa . 97214 (foe. (fió te 9.nfo fall: (503) 235 2127 June 3rd - W orsh ip w it h u s a t th e : Albina C hristian Life C enter Apostle t. Chiles Sr Portland. OR Apostle Jonas Clark Hallendale, FL C h u r c h o f G od (C levelan d T en n essee) 5 5 2 2 N. A lbina <fc.Services Sundays Sunday School: 9:45 AM Morning Worship: 11 AM Evening Worship: 6 PM Wednesday i Family Training Hour, 7PM P o r tla n d , O regon Sr. Pastor Bishop Samual M. Irving Wednesday Evening Bible Studies Nov Held at 97217 2149 N. 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