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December 10. 2003 Page B5 R eligion Celebrating with 88 Keys Local African American h isto ry is being preserved with the savekeeping o f chuch papers by the late Rev. John H. Jackson Local History Preserved During PCC Construction A partnership betw een Portland Community College and the Oregon Historical Society has helped pre serve the beloved collection o f the late Rev. John H. Jackson and other m em entos o f local A frican A m eri can history from the C ascade C o m munity H istory Center. Jackson’s papers w ere housed at Terrell Hall on the PCC C ascade C am pus in north Portland, but with ongoing construction projects, the collection w as moved to the O r egon H istorical Society. T h e co l lections will m ove back to Terrell Hall in 2005 when projects on the expanded cam pus are com plete. Jackson Hall was nam ed after the late pastor w ho served M ount Olivet Baptist C hurch in northeast Portland and served as d irector o f the board o f the A lbina M inisterial A lliance. The cam pus building re ceived a renovation and new wing this past year, w hich w as com pleted in Septem ber. It adds ap proxim ately 17,500 square feet o f space and contains six new sci ence labs and four new classroom s. “ R ev. Jack so n b eliev ed that w ith o u t faith, w ork w as em p ty said P C C B oard M em b er H arold W illiam s. "T h isb u ild in g is p ro o f o f w o rk and faith. Rev. Jack so n w as activ e at all tim es and m ade sure cu ltu res w ithin th is c o m m u nity w ere sp eak in g to one a n other. If you d id n ’t m eet this po w erfu l m an. you m issed q u ite a treat. T h is b u ild in g ad d s to the leg acy o f the c re a tiv e w ork he w as know n fo r.” The historical collection co n sists o f Rev. Jack so n 's serm ons and m em orabilia, an interpretive d isp lay , v ideotapes, biography, and donated books from his per sonal library. Church of the Living God Christian workers for fellowship 6401 N.E. 10th Avenue Portland, Oregon 97211 Services Sunday School Morning Worship Evening Worship Weds Bible Study Pastor and First Lady Roy G. Maxie 9:45 A.M. 11:30 A.M. 7:00 P.M. 7:00 P.M. “Where there is no vision, The People perish. ” F or m ore in form ation please call (5 0 3 ) 284-5171 A rea residents are invited to spend an evening hailing gospel greats at a concert and aw ards cerem ony with T ony A w ard w inning actress and G ospel perform er M elba Moore. The 1 1 "annual E vening o f Eight-Eight Keys is a sacred m usic extravaganza to begin at 7 p.m ., Saturday, Dec. 13 at the U niversity o f P o rtlan d ’s Buckley C enter, 5(XX) N. W illam ette Blvd. D oors open at 6 p.m. O ther scheduled perform ances in this holiday event include A postle M ondaine and Belief, the Ja m N ig h t C a s t, C e le b r a tio n T a b e r n a c le C h o ir a n d th e 25'" H o u r. The concert will benefit the E ighty-E ight Keys School o f the Arts, w hich is scheduled to open this spring, offering music education. The program will give children and young adults a chance to w ork with professional artists w ho specialize in the areas o f m usic, dance, theater, com edy and p ro duction. Tickets range from $25 to $ 1 (X) and are available by call ing Tickets W est at 503-224-0368 or Fridays Tony Award w inner M elba M oore will pe rfo rm Saturday at the annual Evening o f Espresso at 503-286-2590. Eighty-Eight Keys co n ce rt a t the University o f Portland. & b i t u a r p P e a c e fut E a r th Peace on earth goodw ill to men! G reat w ords. But are they relevant and true w ords today? Look at w h at’s in the new s this C hristm as season: D eaths am ong U. S. troops have d o u b led sin ce the end o f the war. M u rd ers are d o w n am o n g the ad u lt p o p u latio n but sk y ro c k e t ing am o n g ju v e n ile s . T w in b a b ies are fo u n d ab an d o n ed in a h ig h w ay rest stop. H igh sch o o l fin d s c h e a tin g is c o n ta g io u s . G ang sh o o to u t w o u n d s tw o te e n agers. D em en tia p atien t in a s sisted liv in g facility k ills th ree o th e r clien ts. M ich ael Jack so n r e s e m b le s i»n a g in g J o a n C raw ford. And the T em p tatio n 's C hrist m as song keeps telling us to “Go ahead rest our m inds and sleep in heavenly peace!" Peace on earth? B ecause w e c an n o t accep t the lim its o f hum an failu re and m o r ta lity , G o d c h o se to e n te r o u r w o rld in Jesu s. W h ile the sto ry o f J e s u s ' b irth is p re cio u s, it is also stark and real. T h in k ab o u t how tax es d isp la c e d a fam ily from its h om e at a m ost im p o rtu n e tim e. A p o o r fam ily finds sh elter in a barn b ecau se th e re ’s no room in the inn. It w as a tim e w hen pow erful fo lk s je a lo u sly p lo tted m u rd er to p ro te c t th eir pow er, and ch ild ren w ere m u rd ered by ram paging so l d iers. T o d ay ’s headlines are not much different from the past. Jesus chose to com e to earth not as a conquering King, but as one o f us. N ot in a royal procession iso lated from the realities o f hum an struggle, but placed in a feed trough right in thè m iddle o f the hum an struggle. G od anchored him self to o ur w orld through the com m on and everyday realitieso f our li vesso we could know hint and be invited to be with him w h e n o u rtim e o n Earth is com pleted. W hen w e see the headlines in the news, rem em ber, Jesus cam e to for the P ortland O bserver insure that we find peace by taking part in a w orld w ithout peace. C hristm as is a rem inder that G od loved us so much that he would w ear hum an skin and face hum an challenge so we could find ever lasting peace. “ Peace on earth, goodw ill to m en!" T h a t's G o d 's blessing to his troubled children. H ear the bad new s o f the headlines and be re m inded o f G o d 's grace. He has lived beneath those sam e headlines so that we w ouldn’t alw ays be bound to them. G lory to G od in the highest, and peace on earth, goodwill toall people (L uke2:l4). Ethel J. Rates is a minister fo r the Allen Temple CME Church in Portland. BUSINESS Everyone 's Welcome. M EAT E xecutive T ravel *t •ACCOMMODATING YOUR TRAVEL NEEDS’ Special O rders Gladly A ccepted! S hirlene C arson P aul H o u g e T ravel A gent I 1 -8 8 7 -8 6 0 -0 0 4 7 *A » 'R ah 'H ö r e t 'C ruise 'C ar 'G roup 'P ayment P ians are A váhame * P O Box 30791 IP ohtland , OR 9 7 2 9 4 ■ O ffice and F ax (5 0 3 )2 8 9 4 0 5 0 ■Tou F ree 1 (8 0 0 )4 2 2 -7 8 6 0 ■ E-M ah e x e c tro v @ o o l c o m 8 2 3 8 N D e n v e r A v e n u e , P o rtla n d , O r. 97217 P h o n e: (503) 28 9 -5 4 1 8 In Loving Memory by E thel J. 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