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F a m ilie s S h a r e H a tid a g C o n c e r t
The gospel group
HeavenGift will
perform Sunday,
Dec. 2 8 at 6:30
p.m. during a free
holiday concert at
Maranatha Church,
4222 N.E. 1 2 h Ave.
In M em o ry o f M y F a th e r
Rev. Bendix
Mennieweather
on M is s is s ip p i A v
enue, providing e m o
D addy
(R ev.
tional, eco n o m ical and
B endix
M e n n ie
spiritual support.
w eather) was bom
One o f his greatest
S ep t. 9, 1917 in
joys was working on his
MerRouge, La., the
"building" thereon M is
third of 13 children in
sissippi. He b eliev ed
a very close family.
strongly in his church
After he decided to
motto, which was, "F or
make the Northwest
every house is built by
Rev. Bendix
his home, he would
so m e m an. He w h o
Mennieweather
make trips every sum
builds all things is God.
with his daughter
mer back to the South
"H eb. 3:4.
Queenie Samuel.
to bring his sisters and
D addy
fin is h e d
brother here for better work oppor working on his "building" on Nov.
tunities. They have all been suc 29, 2003. He w as laid to rest Dec.
cessful in work, family and their 4.2003.
contributions to the community.
We will miss you daddy - K eep
Daddy w as ordained a m inis the d o o r open, because w e all
ter in the C hurch o f G od in C hrist want to com e in. Y o u ’ve fought
on June 8, 1974. He was the the good fight and been a great
pastor o f his ow n church “New leader. Now it is o u r turn to carry
Jerusalem C .O .G .I.C .” fo ro v e r the torch. S ubm itted by, as he
30 years. D uring that tim e he w ould say, ”my o n ly ’est d a u g h
m inistered to countless souls ter” Q ueenie Lee Sam uel.
Mom to Many Remembered
Ruby Reinette Denson
Area residents are invited to a
celebration o f family gospel con
cert featuring HeavenGift o f Phoe
nix, Ariz. and mem bers of the W est
Family o f Portland. The free holi
day perform ance will take place
Sunday. Dec. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at
Maranatha Church, 4222 N.E. I2lh
Ave.
The W est Fam ily o f Portland is
led by V ernell and W anda W est
and th eir talen ted ch ild ren , E van,
A ntava and D arien. H eavenG ift,
with the exception o f father “T ” is
an all g irls ’ band that carries on
the rich tradition o f the gospel
sound w ith a unique blend o f
originality.
The W est family gospel tradi
tion goes back to the early 70s in
Salem, when mother Versie West
Please Join us in
this New Year’s
Gospel Explosion
G ibson’s Biblical epic on the crucifixion o f Christ, and said the
film “shows how it was,” a Church official said Thursday.
The official said the film ’s co-producer reported that the
pope told his secretary the film was an accurate portrayal of
C hrist’s death. "It shows how it was,” the pontiff was quoted
Date: New Year’s Eve,
W ednesday, Dec. 31
as saying.
The p o p e ’s apparen t approval o f “T he P assio n ” follow s
sim ilar praise from several top V atican officials, w ho have
Tim e: 9 p.m . to 12:30 a.m .
rejected com plaints by som e Jew ish leaders w ho say the
Pastor W.G. and Ali Hardy
film suggests Jew s w ere responsible for C h ris t's death.
Place: N ortheast 18th
Avenue and A lberta Street
MUSIC, MIME
DANCERS AND THE
WORD OF GOD
The church official, who spoke on condition he not be
identified, said two screenings were recently held so the ailing,
83-year-old pontiff did n 't have to sit through one long produc
Gibson plans to open the film in the United States on Feb.
C hristian workers f o r fello w -
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6401 N.E. 10 lh Avenue
Portland, O regon 97211
T H E R IG H T P E A C E !
(AP) — Pope John Paul II has seen "The Passion," Mel
25 — Ash W ednesday on the Roman Catholic calendar.
Church of the Living God
H ig k la n d U C C
Biblical Epic Earns
Praise from Papal Seat
tion.
sought out Raymond Hunt to teach
her boys to sing. Brother Hunt and
the W est brothers formed a quartet
known as the Kings o f Harmony.
This rich family tradition continues
through the W est brother's chil
dren.
T h e m e : T he C rossing
land in 1987.
She leaves behind 5 children.
Excell, James, Phillip, Felecia and
Ruby Rebecca and five grandchil
dren. Rachael. Courtney, Jessica,
Abigail, Rayne and Royce. She also
leaves many w ho call her their
adopted mom.
The family suggests contribu
tions to N orth P ortland N urse
Practioners Clinic.
A memorial service was held
Friday, Dec. 19 at Irvington C ov
enant Church for Ruby Reinette
Denson who died at the age of 79.
She was born in New O rleans,
La., the d aughter o f C ourtney
V io la an d W ad e H a m p to n
T urner. She and her husband o f
41 years, C alvin W. D enson
m oved from C alifornia to Port-
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