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Page B2 ®l|c ^portlanh (Observer March OS, 2003 R eligion Turning Lives Around “Man About Town” Remembered Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 8 at 1 p.m. at King dom Hall,6836N.E. 7*, forNathaniel Johnnie Baker S r, who died recently at the age o f 69 A celebration to eat, greet and reflect will follow the ser vice at 3:30 p.m. at S elf Enhance ment, Inc, 3920 N. Kerby. He was bom Jan. 6,1934 to Eddie Baker Sr. and Al lean Lowe, the el- destofninechildren. He was raised in Tampa, Fla. He was a hardworking man who was never without work. He loved to cook and many knew him as “Slim Daddy” “Mr. Baker" and “Man About Town” . His “Baker’s Sauce Supreme” was marketed and sold in local markets. He loved tap dancing and re ceived many awards and certifi cates. He also loved baseball and socializing with his friends and fam ily. He was a member o f the Reno Bowling league for many years. He loved to fish and he loved to laugh and tell jokes. He was an active community member, He loved fa m ily lif e and shared his love w ith m any. He left a fav o rab le im pression on J ________ N athaniel Johnnie B aker Sr. p eo p le and w as laden w ith w ords o f w isdom . He w as a free sp irit, proud and a man o f in te g rity . He leaves to m ourn his w ife, M innie H ughes-B ak er, h ise x - te n d e d c h ild r e n , M o n iq u e , D anita, N akia, and Joanne and 12 lo v in g g ran d c h ild ren . H e is also su rv iv ed by his c h ild re n , N ath a n ie l Jo h n n ie Jr., D enise, T am ara, K eith, and K e v in ; a d o p te d d a u g h te rs , C y n th ia B aker and M ichelle L a n d e rs; s te p c h ild re n M ic h e l le K in g a n d J e r r y B rooks; 16 g ran d c h ild ren and 10 g r e a t-g ra n d c h ild re n ; n ie ce s, nep h ew s and a w ealth o f frie n d s and in -law s. Laura Mae Brown Funeral services were held Mon day, March 3 in First AME Zion Church in Portland for Laura Mae Brown, w hodied Feb. 24 at age 84. Laura Mae Brown was bom June 8,1918, in Brummitt, Ark. She moved to Portland about 1960. She was a housekeeper for Emanuel Hospital and Health Center. In 1948, she married Homer L; he died in 1980. Survivors include her daugh ters, Mary L. Kelly and Margarette L. Moore; sisters. Novella Jack- son and Bethel L. Green; 4 grand children; lOgreat-grandchildren; and 8 great-great-grandchildren. Remembrances to Providence ElderPlace. A rrangem ents by Killingsworth Little Chapel ofthe Chimes. .F IR S T /P Ö O <r San fo rd W ashington calls upon th e inner p re se n c e o fth e Lord to g u id e th e faithful dow n th e rocky road o f recovery. Washing ton tu rn ed h is own life a round with th e help o f victory outreach. “W hen God s te p s in your so u l th e w h eel is stro n g a n d yo u c a n 't h elp do w hat h e a s k s o f you. ’ tered over 20 men in the base ment. Street location 11 years ago. He He eventually purchased the was sent out from the church in building on Alberta and has be F resn o , C a lif, to sp rea d th e come a patriarch o f this tight com ch u rch ’s teachings northw ard. munity. He arrived in Portland with his “They like Pastor Max,” Mayfield wife and til o children and bought said. “H e’s a very good teacher.” a house in southeast Portland. Parishioners work side jobs fora He and his fam ily occupied the year to help pay for costs. After top floor. Services w ere held on that time they are assisted in find the main floor and G arza shel ing permanent employment and a Continued from Metro The Responsibility of Parents i The most insidious abuse that a parent can perpetrate upon a child is to allow him or her to develop in an atmosphere that is lacking in principles o f discipline and respect for family values. a REV. EDDIE YOUNG * o $ INTERIM MINISTER «« * THEME: z PEACE" PSAIJ4S 119:163 CORDIALLY INVITES AND A L U iO R M L B L ÎiffiM B E R S T o P A R T IC IP A T E the C O M M U N IT Y Thursday March 6, 2003 7:00 pm Guest Speaker: Rev. Andre Young Highland United Church o f Christ II Friday March 7, 2003 7:00 pm Youth Night Guest Speaker: Rev. Willie Hurst Jr., Admin. Asst. New Generation Revival Saturday March 8, 2003 6:00 pm Banquet Dining Hall in Vancouver Ave. First Baptist Church Basement Guest Speaker: Sis. Della Frazier, VAFBC Sunday March 9, 2003 3:30 PM Official Day Service Guest Speaker, Pastor Johnasen Pack safe place to live. congregation on a recent Sunday, “Our ministry believes that we “I’m not messed up any more be reach people, teach them, and send cause someone made a difference them,” Mayfield said. in my life. I know the presence o f For Washington, his goal and God has been with me. I should motivation is continuing the mis have been dead.” sion God has laid before him. Victory Outreach Church holds He said it comes down to reach service every W ednesday at 7 p.m. ing out to those less fortunate be and every Sunday at 10 a.m. The cause someone reached out to him. public is always welcome. “Have you made an impact in someone else’s life?” he asked the * — R ev . E thel J. B ates E thel J. B ates F or the P ortland O bserver by (Eph. 6:1 -4) Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother,” the first commandment reads. And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in training and admonition o f the Lord. The haunted face o f the teenage boy who killed his mother a few weeks ago keeps flashing across my mind and disturbing my thoughts. This is certainly not the first child who has murdered his mother, and sadly, murder within the family has become a repeating frame o f late. Fatherskillingtheirfamilies, mothers killing their babies, siblings turning against each other - all provoked by Satanic forces. Perhaps what causes this inci dent to grip my heart and stand out is the fact that I have not seen any family member come forth to show support or allegiance to this child, who by his own hands finds him se lf m otherless and obviously alone. Itepitomizeswhatthephra.se “motherless child" embodies. The burden that I feel is heavy and every parent should share in that burden. The actionsofourchildren represent our belief systems and they determine the future o f the world. We are responsible for the values they embrace. Sure, we live in a society that has heaped unmitigated evil and vile abuses upon children. For that the perpetrators should and will be punished. But we have thrown the baby out with the water. The most insidious abuse that a parent can perpetrate upon a child is to allow him or her to develop in an atmo sphere that is lacking in principles o f discipl ine and respect for family values. I like what Proverbs 13:34 at the wrong time, children express their displeasure, in an objection able fashion - like killing someone. I long for the good-old days when a chi Id expressed his displeasure o f a parent’s denial by simply pouting or stalking out o f the room. Re cently my youngest son was un happy about my decision regard ing a request he had made. As I left the room I suddenly turned. I still smile as 1 remember the total look o f terror in his eyes at being caught with his tongue sticking out at me. H is face w as fro zen an d he struggled to retrieve his tongue. I call it my “heavenly intervention!” Eph. 6:4 says, “The purpose o f discipline is to help children grow, not to exasperate and provoke them to an g er or d isc o u ra g em en t.” Parenting is not easy - it takes lots o f patience to raise children in a loving and Christ-honoring man ner. But frustration and anger should not be causes for discipline. In stead, parents should act in love, treating their children as Christ treats the people he loves. This is vital to the development ofchildren and to their understanding o f what Christ is like. I wish I had under stood this concept when I was a single parent, raising my own chil dren. says about discipline, “He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly.” Children need to be clear about parent’s expectations and that they can depend on their parents to take care o f them. Knowing that the boundaries are clear and stable gives them a feeling o f security and well being. They feel loved and valued. They are searching for the safety net o f stability. 1 watched TV in horror the other day as young boys 10 and 11 years old, threw tantrums, stole money, destroyed property and called their mothers names that are unmention able. These children are lost. They are portraying the erroneous phi losophy that saying “no” too often will cause irreparable damage to their psych, damage their self-es Ethel J. Bates is a minister fo r teem and impede their confidence. the Allen Temple CME Church in Therefore, when parents say “no” Portland. New Generation Revival Church Deacon Michael R. and Sit. AntoineMe Booker, Chairperson And Anniversary Committee BKI mbi GiItAD Church of the Living God AMA ALBINA MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE Balm In Gilead HIV Healing Worship Celebration Christian workers for fellow ship 6401 N.E. 10lh Avenue Portland, Oregon 97211 Services Pastor and First Lady Roy G. Moxie Sunday School Morning Worship Evening Worship Wed. Bible Study 9:45 A.M. 11:30 A.M. 7:00P.M. 7:00P.M. “Where there is no vision, The People perish. " F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n please call (5 0 3 ) 284-5171 Everyone s Welcome.... Join us in our war against HIV/AIDS, and help break the silence in our communities. The A lbina M inisterial Alliance (AM A) is breaking the silence on HIV/AIDS in the African A merican com munities. As part o f AM A's project to educate Christian churches, in the North and Northeast com m unity and fight against the spread o f HIV/AIDS, AMA is inviting com munity members, pastors, ministers and missionaries to the annual Balm In G ilead Prayer and Healing o f AIDS Worship Celebration. Please join us in our war against HIV/AIDS on: Saturday, March 8, 6:00 p.m. Allen Temple C.M.E. Church 4236 NE 8th Avenue, Portland, Oregon For more information, contact: Bishop Grace Osborne, AMA Health Coordinator, (503) 281-5850, or Dr. LeRoy Haynes, Service Coordinator at (503) 287-0261. Church Calender AIDS Warship Service As part o f the A lbina M inisterial A lliance project to educate Chris tian churches in the north and northeast Portland com m unities in the fight against the spread o f H IV /A ID S, pastors, m inisters, m issionaries and health co o rd i nators are invited to the annual Balm o f G ilead Prayer and H eal ing o f AIDS w orship service S at urday, M arch 8, at 6 p.m. at Allen Tem ple CM E Church, 4236 N .E . 8th Ave. For m ore inform ation, please call 503-281-5850 or 503- 287-0261. Red Cross Blood Drive The C hurch o f Scientology o f Portland, 2636 N.E. Sandy Blvd., will host a blood drive w ith the A m erican Red C ross on Friday, M arch 7 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you w ould like to donate blood, cal 1503-963-8121 to set up an appointm ent.