Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, March 23, 2005, Page 11, Image 11

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B O O K E R TA YLO R
R eligion
Lawn
Service
503-284-1047
CELL 503-804-6851
5035 NE Mallory Ave., Portland, OR 97211
Killingsworth St. Johns Lombard
Little Chapel o f the Chimes
Family Wishes You
A Blessed
Easter Sunday
The Lane College Concert Choir will perform on Wednesday, March 23 at 7 p.m. at Maranatha Church.
College Concert Choir to Perform
For the past 100 years. Lane
College of Jackson, Tenn. has been
known for its distinguished sing­
ing groups, one of which will per­
form at Maranatha Church on 4222
N.E. 12'hSt.on Wednesday, March
23 at 7 p.m.
Beginning in the early 1900s
under the direction of Professor
Robert Nathaniel Dett, an interna­ Choir has performed for many dis­
tional pianist and composer, these tinguished occasions, including
groups have traveled and appeared T h e W h ite H o u se an d T he
under various names such as The W orld's Fair.
Most notabl y, the choir rendered
Glee Club, The Choral Group, The
Concert Singers, The Ambassa­ music for the funeral service of Alex
dors, and the Lane College Concert Haley, author of the world famous
book, “Roots.” The choir also per­
Choir.
T he L ane C o lleg e C o n cert formed for Rev. Jesse Jackson,
founder of Rainbow Coalition O p­
eration P.U.S.H., during their an­
nual televised Easter telecast.
Under their current director, Pro­
fessor Allen F. Todd II, the Concert
Choir continues to travel through­
out the United States o f America.
Donations will be accepted at
the upcoming even,.
Little Chapel of the Chimes
430 N. Killingsworth Street
Portland. Oregon
(503)283-1976
David Hinton, Manager
Lane College Concert Choir
From
Jackson, Tennessee
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EASTER CALENDAR
(One of the 100 Historical African-American Colleges)
Performs In Concert
Ross Chapel Hosts Zion CME
H isto rical R oss H ollyw ood
Chapel will open theirdoors to wel­
come Portland’s newest congre­
gation of the Alaska Pacific C on­
ference Zion CM E on Easter Sun­
day, March 27 at 8:30 a.m.
The Chapel is located at 4733
N.E. Thompson St. (north of Sandy
Blvd.)
The Rev. Renee Ward will serve
as senior pastor o f Zion CM E
Church, one o f three new CME
churches to be established in the
Portland and V ancouver area un­
der the leadership of Presiding
Elder Dr. LeRoy Haynes Jr., se­
nior pastor of A1 ten Temple CME
Church and Bishop Henry M.
W illiamson Sr.
For more information on Zion
CM E Church, call 503-281 -1800
or contact Rev. Ward viaem ail a,
re v re n e e @ z io n c m e .o rg
or
chrysalisministriesl @hotmail.com.
Woman Leads Muslim Prayer
The Maranatha Church of God will host its Easter production of
“Here Comes the Bride” on Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26
at 7 p.m.
This contemporary, cutting-edge depiction of city life is an original
production depicting realities and deceptions, promising a dramatic,
fun, romantic and exciting evening.
For free tickets, visit Maranatha Church of God at 4222 N.E. 12th St.,
Mother D ear'sT asty Pastries at 438 N.E. Killingsworth St..Reflections
Coffee at 446 N.E .Killingsworth St., or
G eneva's Shear Perfection at 5601 N.E. Mar­
tin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Amina Wadud, a professor o f Islamic studies at Virginia
Commonwealth University, leads a prayer service in New York
on March 18, which received sharp criticism from Muslim
religious leaders in the Middle East who complained that it
violated centuries of tradition. The event was meant to draw
attention to the inequality for women in Muslim spiritual life
and Muslim life in general. (AP Photo)
The American Friends Service Committee
will bring its traveling memorial exhibition
“Eyes Wide Open: The Human Cost of War"
to Portland as part of its nationwide tour
honoring fallen U.S. military personnel and
Iraqi civilians.
Organizers o f the display are honoring
American soldiers fighting in the War in Iraq
and to raising awareness of the high human
cost o f war.
The highly praised exhibit will open to the
public at the First United Methodist Church,
1838 S.W. Jefferson St., on Wednesday,
April 6 and Thursday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. each day.
Wednesday
March 23,2005
7:00 pm
Maranatha Church
4222 NE 12th Avenue
Portland OR
Sponsored By: Allen Temple CME Church
Co-Sponsored By:
Albina Ministerial Alliance (AMA)
For more information, please contact
Allen Temple CME Church at (503) 287-0261
Personal Editorial
Opinion: Politics,
Religion & Community
'He is Risen' Play at
Fellowship Church
Human Cost of War
Exhibit on Display
Where
Cost: Free Will Offering
Maranatha Easter Production
T he F ello w sh ip M issionary B aptist
Church will host the free play "He is Risen"
on Friday, March 25 at 7 p.m.
The skit, filled with gospel singing, is
meant to open minds to the reality of a risen
savior and think about what Jesus did for all
who would and will believe in him.
The church is located at 4009 N M is­
souri Ave. For more inform ation, call 503-
753-2107.
When
Political Scientist,
Rev. John Pearce
Hear on KKPZ, 1330 AM dial, 7:30 Sunday mornings;
and worldwide via WWCR & WINB Radio
AFRICA:
DEEPLY
REVISITED
Ethically speaking, I traveled to the home
region of all Americans; Arabs; Hebrews; Eu­
ropeans; Orientals as well, A culture that de­
fined how we all once lived & how the powerful
value o f entreating the stranger as family en­
hanced us. Once a no border land, simply,
people being bom & spreading outward.
This region was deemed Zion or Sion, a name
that came from the known Black father, Canaan.
According to N elson's illustrated bible dictio­
nary. the name Zion or Sion came from Canaan's
eldest son. Zidon or Sidon the "D" becoming
silent over time. And this first predominately
Black civilization of man built the pyramids.
Note: a group of mainstream scientists have
traced the DNA to “ethnics” named above to
African & African American descent ( father of
man,.
I visited Africa. The oldest archeological
bone find was in Ethiopia's Africa and a few
miles from Africa’s Egypt, in Palestine - yes. the
land of Jesus. While doing some studies on this
topic, I visited a highly industrious city, bus­
tling Nigeria. There a historian & griot of
ancient culture confirmed to me that our ancient
father, the beloved Nimrod {Gen 10:8& 9) who
founded the over 40 million Yuraba’s ethnic,
was from Ethiopia (Cush).
After ten years of research on this topic, I
found that not only did the Yuraba migrate from
the resource rich land ot Zion ( Ethiopia, Egypt,
Palestine, and later Babylon | see Psalm 87. ] );But
even the military genius & South African Shaka
Zulu could trace his warring tactics back to this
region and overtothe brilliant military mind of the
Northwest African, the Black Carthaginian
Hannibal, who conquered Rome & occupied
spain for 23 years. One may ask. being that man
is one. how the different colors began?
Its in DN A coding. Later, individuals feeling
secure in their likeness, moved around such
over time, thus repopulating outside of Zion {in
Caucasus M ts.) into an ethnic. This process
repeated itself into other "ethnics.” DN A causes
one's birth siblings to look differently. One
nation under God.
Easier Smday, March 27, 1 5
Service« held at
R o s s H o lly w o o d C h a p e l
4733 NE Thomp«on (off Sandy Blvd )
Portland, Oregon 97213
Office 503-281-1800 ZVoicanail 503-301-2172
Mailing Addreu: P O Box 12252 - Portlaid. Oregon 97212-0252
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