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©je ‘Jjîortlanh (Dbstruer celebrates Black History Month Page B2 February 19,2003 R eligion AIDS Awareness Conference African American faith community schedules four- day event C h r y s a lis M in is tr ie s w ill present the second annual A fri can A m erican Interfaith H IV / A ID S C onference next week at S elf E nhancem ent, Inc., 3920 N. Kerby. The them e o f the conference is ‘Planting a S .E .E .D .’(Service, E ducation, E m pow erm ent and D edication). Event sponsors plan Gospel Music Store Opens continued from Metro “We have not even tipped the iceberg as to the possibilities of this venture,” Bailey said. B oth b u sin e ss p a rtn e rs thanked each other, their churches and God for bringing them to gether to see their visions become a reality. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Satur day, Feb. 22 Vision Gospel Sounds and More will host a grand open ing with refreshments, door prizes, local radio and television person alities, as well as local and out of town musical guests. For more information, call 503- 289-8494or503-284-8236. an inform ative and enlightening look at the AID S epidem ic in the A frican A m erican com m unity. A ctivities kick o ff Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 a.m. with regis tration and breakfast. A fter a m orning plenary by guest speaker D eacon Kelvin Berry, speakers Jam al G raham and Dr. W alter M cCray will give their own pre sentations. The afternoon will focus on youth with sessions “The Real D eal” and “Just aT ouch o f Love.” F em ale p reach ers from a v a riety o f local churches will speak F riday as the co n fe re n ce m oves in to th e th em e: “ P la n tin g a S .E .E .D . A m ong W o m en ." S aturday’s events cover "The Faith C om m unity” and features topics and speakers from the local faith com m unity and health service providers active in north and northeast Portland. A “C elebration and C elibacy” rally is sch ed u led fo r S aturday at 6 p.m . and the co n feren ce co n clu d es S unday w ith an In terfaith W o rsh ip S erv ice titled “S o w ers o f the S .E .E .D . C e l eb ra tio n .” For more inform ation call 503- 281-2772. (O b itu a r ie s Mt. Olivet Church Member Dies at 101 Amanda W arren died Jan. 29 at the age of 101. A native of Homan, Ark., Warren had lived in the Portland metro-area since the 40s and was a member of the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church for over 50 years. She once worked as a railroad car cleaner for the Union Pacific Railroad and was preceded in death by her husband, Opie Lee Warren, who died in 1957. She also outlived all of her children, brothers and sisters. Funeral arrangements under the direction of Rose City Cemetery and Funeral Home were held on Thursday, Feb. 6. Services Held for Long Time Resident Funeral services were held Tuesday at Walker Temple for Charles E. Bradley who died on Thursday, Feb. 6 at the age of 76. Bradley, a native of Hope, Ark., had lived in the Portland metro-area for 58 years since he worked for the shipyards in the 40s and 50s. He also worked for Emanuel Hospital until he retired. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Killingsworth Little Chapel o f the Chimes. SUNLAN & The Light Bulb Lady Nothing to Fix on ‘Broken’ Darwin Hobbs, one of gospel music's most sought after male performers, has released a new album entitled ‘Broken.' The album runs a gamut that includes reverential songs o f warship, majestic ballads, smooth R&B and hip-hop grooves. Hobbs said he called the album broken because he believes “brokenness to be a posture that God wapts to bring forth in the life of anyone who seeks to follow and to serve him ." I walk in to my house, turn on all the lights and still cannot make it bright enough to chase a way the winter blues. How come? THE RIGHT LIGHT TO CHASE THE W INTER BLUES O k w r c li C a l e n d e r Is a light that is very close to the light nature created Early man lived by light, sun up - go to work, Sundown-go to sleep. Today, we are expected to work before sunrise and after sunset we are home doing the family thing. We go from one dark cave to another. Our lights let us see what we are doing hut do not provide Sunlight Sunlan has several sun tike like lights in the play room to help Light up your life. More next month... Sat 10 am-4pm • 503- 281-0453 3901 N. Mississippi Ave. Church of the Living God Christian workersforfellowship 6401 N.E. 10th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97211 Pastor and First Lady Rov G. Moxie Services Sunday School Morning Worship Evening Worship Wed. Bible Study Miracle, Healing and Deliverance Crusade The lost are saved, the lame w alk, the deaf hear, the dum b talk and teeth are filled - d o n 't m iss it for your life! The M allory Avenue C hristian Church, 126 N.E. A lberta, will host a ‘Holy G host C ru sad e’ starting at 7 p.m. each night for four days beginning on T hursday, Feb. 20 and lasting until Sunday, Feb. 23. The inter-denom inational, m ulti-ethnic church is w heelchair accessible. D oors open at 6 p.m. For more information, call 503-286-2952. Will Jones A home going celebration for Will Jones will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Morning Star Baptist Church 103 N.E. Ivy. A reception will follow at New Hope Church, 3725 N. Gatantenbein. Viewing Thurs day at Cox Funeral Home. Martin Luther King Lecture The North Portland Bible C ollege will host a M artin Luther King L ecture at the Interstate Firehouse Cultural C enter on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. For more inform ation, call the college at 503- 288-2919. Black History Celebration TheCathedral Choirof Bethel A.M.E. Church invited the public tojoin them fora Black History Celebration on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. The church is located at 5828 N.E. 8lh Ave. For more information, email Patricia,dobbins @ usbank.com . 9:45 A.M 11:30 A.M. 7:00P.M 7:00P.M. “ Where there is no vision, The People perish. ” For more information please call (503) 284-5171 Everyone’s Welcome IN HONOR OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH ZjL\ W J S afe P lace "An Evonfctg With BARUTIARTHAREE1 M n t f » C h *rrn m o f t h r U r l m L t o fu i o f F o r t t s on4 U n c t o r o f U v o n ttg tn trtattvn wttt> P m w d m c f H n t t f i Stotoim f a r o dgn^ntc p m fh ta tto n e f niOTNTKCOMMTr yO U ’RE INVITED TO A TRIBUTE TO BLACK HISTORY Ecumenical MinistriesAwards The annual Ecumenical M inistries of O regon aw ards cerem ony to honor the w ork o f people and organizations that have m ade a difference in O regon will be held on T uesday, Feb. 25 at the P ort land M arriott D ow ntow n in the Ballroom, at 1401 S.W .Naito Park way, The event begins at 6:30 p.m. w ith dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $50 each and tables may be purchased for$500. T oorder tick ets and for more inform ation, call 503-221-1054. Fourth Annual Women’s Convention Come to three evenings o f fellow ship and w arship w ith the theme o f ‘How Shall We E scape if We N eglect So G reat a S alv atio n ' for the Fourth Annual W om en’s Con vention At the O pen D oor House o f Prayer, located at 348 N. F re mont. The convention will take p la c e W e d n e s d a y , M a rc h 5 through Friday, M arch 7 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Food will be served free o f charged follow ing the F ri day night service. For more infor mation, call 360-256-6452. Saturday, February 22, 2003 Miracles Club Gospel Event at T he iNTtmunoNAL F ellowship F mmut 5131 NE 23rd Avenue (Between Alberta and KUttngsworth) Doors open at 6:15 P.M. Program begins at 7:00 P.M. T i t f r u i f u t i d o — ngf b ntn nim — f t t dmlnort b obt It/" No charge for admtuton. but ft Unuted. Call (503) 246-3900 to fwerve your wa 4 In an effort to raise m oney and support to stay in the neighbor hood, The M iracles Club, located on the corner o f M ason and M ar tin Luther King Jr. Blvd., will host a g o sp el e v e n t on S atu rd ay , M arch 8 at 5 p.m. The event is open to the public and there will be no cover charge. For m ore in formation, call 503-808-5002.
