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The House o f Prayer
R eligion
4936 N .E. Skidmore
Portland, O R 97218
Take N.E. Prescott,
Heading East (toward 60lh) to
N.E. 49th and Turn Right,
Go Two Blocks and Turn Lett
Sunday School
Sunday Morning Service
Wednesday Prayer
Wednesday Evening
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PORTLAND OBSERVER
9:30 am
11:00 am
12:00 Noon
7:00 pm
Everyone
is Welcome!
Pastor Marcia L. Taylor
Founder/Counselor
Tel: (503) 284-9959
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P o rtlan d ’s A insw orth U nited
Church o f Christ has quietly become
accustom ed to making history.
T w enty years ago, tw o churches,
o ne A frican -A m erican and one
C aucasian, cam e together to form
A in s w o rth U n ite d C h u rc h o f
Christ. T oday, as Sunday w orship
in many parts o f the country re­
m ains the m ost segregated hour o f
the w eek, A insw orth U CC is m ulti­
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Acclaimed Gospel
Group Performs
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503 460 3830
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G ospel sensations “A Royal Priest­
hood” will present a prem ier Portland
concert, on Saturday, A pril 9 at 6 p.m. at
M aranatha C hurch o f G od at 4222 N.E.
2 0 0 5 CARPET & UPHOLSTERY
CLEANING SERVICES
R e fu n d s to g o o d u s e this y e a r
CARPET CLEANING
$ 2 5 .0 0
Each Area
• INCLUDES 1 HALL
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m ents.
“A Royal Priesthood,” is a perform ing
arts m inistry driven by the passion for
excellence in the areas o f m inistry sanc­
tification as w ell as vocal excellence.
Their ministry perform ance includes mild
choreography and an engaging p resen­
tation by a passionate group o f individu­
als, passionate about their gift and even
m ore passionate about the giver o f the
Lam ont D aym on.
A native o f Rochester, NY, DaNell
$ 3 5 .0 0
• PRESPRAY TRAFFIC AREAS
HOLY
LOCKDOWN
• SMALL HALL FREE
STAIRS (w ith service)......... ..............
H is passion fo r directing G ospel and
choral m usic is evident in the perfor­
m ance. H e has becom e w idely know n
and acknow ledged for anthem s and his
im pressive array “old school” arrange­
12* Ave.
T his concert will create a grow ing
music partnership betw een Portland and
S eattle gospel artists and m usicians,
boosting the appreciation for prom oting
and preserving gospel m usic as an origi­
nal and vibrant A m erican art form . The
concert will feature a High T im e in Praise
on that evening, and is sum m oning all
“T am bourine Specialist” and V ibrant
Praisers w ho will have reserved seating.
T he founder and director o f “A Royal
P riesth o o d ” is C h o ir M aster D aNell
P u t Your In c o m e Tax
• PRESPRAY TRAFFIC AREAS
originated this m inistry after seeking
G o d ’s will for his life. He has been
m entored by som e o f the m ost renow ned
m usic m inisters both local and national
such as E lder Jesse W illiam s Jr., Bro.
Julius Dicks, and Bro. Malcolm W illiams.
‘A Royal Priesthood’
comes to Maranatha
Open M onday-Friday 7:30 am till 7:00 pm
Sunday 9am till 6pm Saturday 9 am till 7pm
2 CLEANING AREAS OR MORE...
conviction and approach to its m in­ Burnham H ouse adjacent to the
istry that “G o d ’s Love Is For E very­ church; and com plete the ch u rch ’s
affirming.
$60,000 pledge to the U CC C entral
Now, the church has em barked on one.’’ T he goal is to raise $400,(XX)
Pacific C onference’s W idening our
its first com prehensive capital cam ­ by April 2008.
Specific cam paign projects in­ W elcom e m inistry, w hich seeks to
paign, a three-year effort to improve
su p p o rt ex istin g co n g re g atio n s,
and expand facilities while continu­ clude: installation o f an elevator to
ing its com m itm ent to nurture and access all three floors o f the church start new U CC churches and sup­
building, and rem odeled rest room s port church cam p activities.
support the regional U CC church.
For more inform ation please con­
L IF E is the nam e o f the cam ­ to assist senior citizens and physi­
tact
Pastor Lynne Sm ouse Lopez at
paign; w ith the w ord LIFE used as cally challenged individuals; se­
503-284-8767.
an acronym to declare the ch u rch ’s c u re th e c h u r c h ’s u se o f th e
cultural, m ulti-racial and open and
$1.50 Each
gift.
For inform ation, call 206-839-3277.
Author Book-signing
Author Signs Book
on Black Church
D espite a plet­
hora o f churches
in the Black co m ­
m unity, there still
seem s to be a lot o f
Does the Church L im it
4lU uck Progress?
so c ia l p ro b le m s
fa c in g A fric a n -
A m e r ic a n s
in
m odem tim es. Is
there a correlation
b e tw e e n
h ig h
praising and low
p ro ductivity?
Jerem iah C am ­
a ra , a u th o r o f
Jeremiah Camara
“ H o ly
L ock-
dow n; D o es the
C h u rch L im it B lack P ro g re ss? ” raises th e se issu es in his
w ork. W h y , he asks, are B lack s am o n g st th e m ost faith fu l
p eo p le in th e w o rld y et are the m ost fra g m en ted an d
HOLY
Lockdow n
e c o n o m ic a lly d ep e n d e n t?
C a m a ra be at a free b o o k sig n in g e v e n t on T u esd a y ,
A pril 5 from 6 to 8 p.m . at th e T alk in g D rum B o o k sto re at
446 NE K illingsw orth. F»r m ore inform ation,call 503-288-
4106.
B O O K E R TAYLO R
Presentation & Discussion
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