Œl 1 |Jn rtIan ò (©bscrucr March I. 2006 Page B5 R eligion Spiritual life depends on the purposes we cherish. — CharlesSpurgeon 6His Glory’ Unites Area Churches z L j i a r Church Leader Remembered R e v . J a n ie s E . C o o k e S r. A funeral w as held Jan. 27 in M aranatha C h u rch o f G o d for the Rev. Jam es E. C ooke Sr., w ho died Jan. 21, 2 0 0 6 at the age 94. T he Rev. C o o k e w as bo m Feb. 13, 1 9 1 1, in B eaver D am , Ky. H e m arried R oberta Ealy in 1937; she died in 1983. H e w as a coal m iner in W est V irginia before m oving to P ortland in 1962. H e w as a su p erv iso r in M em orial C o liseu m , an d after retiring, becam e an o rdained m inister at A ntioch M issionary B aptist C h u rch . S urvivors in clude his daughters, N orm a M illner, G lo ria B row n, N aom i W right, C arrie W atson, M ary H am ilton, M abel D avis and E ssie Johnson; sons. H arold. L ester and A nthony; 4 4 g ran d c h il­ dren; 51 great-g ran d ch ild ren ; and four great-g reat-g ran d ch ild ren . H is sons, the Rev. Jam es Jr. and H illard E. Sr. died earlier. A rrangem ents by R ose C ity F uneral H om e. Conference brings music, seminars and worship L o cal re sid e n ts and ch u rc h m em bers are invited to "H is G lory C e le b ra te d ,” a four-day c o n fe r­ ence uniting local faiths T u e s­ d ay , M arch 7 through F riday, M arch I Oat the R am ada Inn-Port- land A irport. D ear D ean n a! D e a r D eann a! My father is causing a lot o f pain in my family. 1 made the decision to date and have interracial children. He calls my chil­ dren horrible racial slurs and m akes jokes about them to his friends. My fam ily has now split against me because I choose not to go around my father o r participate in things if h e’s around. Is there a friendly way to resolve this issue w ithout causing more pain to my children and fam ily? - Derrick J.; New York, NY D e a r T am ara: D e a r D ean n a! I’m an older w om an dating a younger man. O urrelationship is happy and healthy but his m other has an issue because she and I are the sam e age. H er son is very mature, we get along well and everything is balanced. W e 're starting to have argu- The conference’s them e is “Thy kingdom com e Thy will be done”. O ne o f several featu red sp e ak ­ lationship, becom e friends and if she d o esn 't respond, then too bad and keep it moving. I' m married but often go on w eekend trips with my friends. My husband issued an ultim atum to adjust my schedule but 1 chose not to. He threatened me and said he w ould leave if I chose my friends instead o f going with him to his family reunion. I w ent on my trip. W hen I re­ turned, he was gone, the house was em pty and utilities disconnected. He w on’t talk to me and now w ants a divorce and I d on’t know what to do? -T a m a ra ; Louisville, KY It’s hard to im agine a girlie trip th at's so good it w ould m ake you forsake your m arriage, unless y o u 're cheating. Per­ haps your friends can give you a cozy couch to sleep on since you put them before your husband. Your decision was foolish, immature anddisrespectful. Reach out to your husband and invite him to a friendly location for a huge apology, an explanation and much needed counsel­ ing to help with issues you both obvi­ ously have. Bishop Tudor Bismark Real People, Real Advice An advice column known fo r its fear­ less approach to reality based subjects! m ents because his m other tries to inter­ fere. W e aren ’t going to make it unless he stops listening to his m other so much. How do I handle this? - R o s e M ary; Dallas, TX D ear Rose Mary: D e a r Derrick: Y our father isa racist. He should realize that yourchildren have his blood and he should be ashamed o f himself. Y ou’re doing the right thing because no one including your family has the right to disrespect you or your children. To m ake a long story short, your father needs a good man-to-man visit from you. Firmly let him know you will not tolerate this behavior and if he wants to see you or the children he needs to stop this rudeness immediately. You handle it by not robbing the cradle and date men your ow n age. This is still her baby boy and sh e’s sim ply not willing to accept him being with som eone her Ask Deanna is written by Deanna M. age. She may feel as if sh e’s being disre­ W rite A sk D eanna! E m ail: spected, y o u 're taking advantage o f her askdeanna I @ya h o o .co m o r 264 son and most im portantly, sh e’s losing S. LaCienega Blvd. Suite 1283 Beverly him. You and her son should work to­ Hills. CA 902! I. Website: www.ask gether and help her understand your re­ deanna. com I Church Hosts War Forum State Rep. C hip Shields will hold a com m unity forum about the w ar in Iraq on W ednesday, M a rc h 8 at 6 :3 0 p .m . at E m m anuel T em ple C hurch, 5 123 N. M ichigan Ave. The local law m aker will be jo in ed by Rep. Paul Holvey w hose son is currently serving in Iraq. “W e cannot let the debate subside," Shields said. “It is past tim e to bring our troops hom e." S hields introdu ced a re so ­ lution in the past leg islativ e session urging C o n g ress and the P resident to d ev elo p a tim elin e and exit strateg y for the war. furans IBadrex Here when you need uaf STAIRS (with other service) C e le b r a t io n Please join us and hear our keynote speaker REV. MATTHEW HENNESSEE OF THE VANCO UVER A V EN U E BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday, March 12, 4:00 p.m. Allen Temple C.M.E. Church 4236 NE Eighth Avenue - Portland, OH contact: Dr. LeRoy Haynes. Service Coordinator at (503) 287-0261 The Albina Ministerial Alliance (AMA) has broken the silence on HIV/AIDS in the African American communities by educating the Christian Churches in the North and Northeast community and fighting against the spread of HIV/AIDS. AMA invites community members, pastors, ministers and missionaries to the annual local observance of the national Balm of Gilead’s Black Church Week of Prayer and Healing. ILLINOIS ERNEST J. HILL, JR. Agent $25. 0 0 Each Area B x I mih The Links, Incorporated M /F 'l/f Y o ur frie n d s at Killingsworth, St John ’s and Lombard Little Chapel o f the Chimes have relocated! HOME OFFICES: BLOOMINGTON, CARPET CLEANING 1 CLEANING AREA PRE-SPRA Y TRAFFIC AREA (HALL EXTRA CHARGE) HIV/AIDS H e a lin g W o rs h ip STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES Residential & Commercial Service T he free concert will feature pastors o f the P o rtland-V ancouver area and their groups, ensem bles, and accom panim ent. For more information, call Dorothy Davis at 360-695-7605 or Pearl Thomas at 503-283- 0492. Join with us in our war against HIV/AIDS OFF.: (503)286-1103 FAX: (503)286-1146 CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING 2 CLEANING AREAS OR MORE PRE-SPRA Y TRAFFIC AREAS INCLUDES 1 SMALL HALL The Portland and V ancouver C hapter of the G ospel M usic W orkshop o f Am erica will present its first com m unity event o f 2 0 0 5 ,aP asto r’sC o n certo n Sunday, March 5 at 6 p.m. at M aranatha Church, 4222 N.E. 12,h Ave. 213 N.E. Hancock Portland, OR 97212 9 am-6 pm Tuee.-Sat. MARTIN CLEANING SERVICE C hurch in Harare, Z im babw e; Pas­ to r Ju lia N eufeld o f K ingdom T ru th M in istrie s A sso c ia tio n ; and A postle T hom as along w ith v ario u s others. All are invited and w elcom e to com e and experience supernatural transform ation. Special day sem i­ nar sessions are offered on Friday, M arch 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Topics include The A postle, Pro­ phetic Ministry, Marketplace Evan­ gelism , Intercessory Prayer and Spiritual Governm ents. Services will be held nightly at 7 p.m. The Ramada Inn Portland A ir­ port is located at 6 2 2 1 NE82"dAve., ju st o ff C olum bia Boulevard. For more information, call 503-235-2127. G ospel M usic W orkshop Sunday A.D. Williams Shop 503-282-2920 Cell 503-309-4488 ers, A postle L evell T h o m as, S e ­ n io r P asto r o f P o rtla n d ’s C a th e ­ dral o f P raise W orld O u treach M in istries, said the purp o se o f the co n feren ce is to bring dow n w alls o f sep aratio n th ro u g h d i­ verse rela tio n sh ip s, both racially an d d en o m in atio n ally . “God dw ells in unity," T hom as said. “W e w ant to find a nice d is­ tinction o f diversity in w orship.” All se rv ic es w ill co n sist o f life c h a n g in g w o rsh ip an d p raise , an o in ted m usical g u ests and d y ­ nam ic, sp irit-fille d speakers. C o n fere n ce sp eak ers include B ishop T u d o r B ism ark, fo u n d er and o v erse er o f Jab u la-N ew Life M in istries In tern atio n al and Sr. P asto r o f N ew L ife C o v en an t MOVED! 4946 N. Vancouver Ave. Portland, OR 97217 $ 3 5 .0 0 $ 1 .5 0 Each Michael E. Harper, Sr. Additional Services ’ AREA A ORIENTAL RUG CLEANING • AUTO / BOAT/ R V CLEANING • DEODORIZING A PET ODOR TREA TMENT ’ SPOT A STAIN REMOVAL SERVICE ’ SCOTCHGUARD PROTECTION 24 i <á& I 8S&8 9