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May 9. 2007
Happy Mother 's Day
Sharing thoughts on mom, with love
‘Being a full-time mother is one o f the
highest salaried jobs... since the pay­
ment is pure love. — Mildred B. Ver­
mont
‘Biology is the least o f what makes
someone a mother. ’—Oprah Winfrey
‘Mama was my greatest teacher, a
teacher o f compassion, love and fea r­
lessness. I f love is sweet as a flower,
then my mother is that sweet flow er o f
love. ’ — Stevie Wonder
‘Life is nothing but a series o f crosses
fo r us mothers. ’ — Colette (French
author)
‘Mama exhorted her children at every
opportunity to 'jump at de sun.' We
might not land on the sun, but at least
we would get o ff the ground. ’ — Zora
‘The heart o f a mother is a deep abyss
Neale Hurston
at the bottom o f which you will always
‘A mother is a person who seeing that fin d forgiveness. ’ -- Honoré de Balzac
there are only four pieces o f pie forfive
people, promptly announces she never ‘The real religion o f the world conies
from women much more than from
did care fo r pie. ’ -- Tenneva Jordan
men - from mothers most o f all, who
carry' the key o f our souls in their
bosoms. ’ — Oliver Wendell Holmes
‘God could not be everywhere and
therefore he made m others.' -- Jewish
Proverb
R eligion _________
American Idols
of Gospel
Think of it as the American
Idol for Gospel music. Local
gospel singers and rappers are
invited to audition as the open­
ing act for national recording
artist Lee Williams during a
special concert on June 10.
Uprooted Entertainment is
hosting the auditions on Thurs­
day, May 17 at 6 p.m. at Bam­
boo L ife sty le s, 3321 S.E
Hawthorne. A second round
of auditions will take place
Thursday, May 24 at Comfort
Interiors, 901 Main Street in
Vancouver.
For more information, visit
uprootedentertainment.com
Spring Revival at Allen Temple
A llen T em p le C M E C hurch
is p resen tin g “ A H ealing for
the S o u l” S prin g R evival, at 7
p .m . o n th r e e c o n s e c u tiv e
n ig h ts b e g in n in g T h u rs d a y ,
M ay 9 th ro u g h F riday, M ay 11.
G uest S p eak e r is ev a n g elist
Dr. Jam es E. M cN eil, Jr., the
sen io r p asto r at C h ristian C e n ­
tral C M E C h u rch in D allas,
T ex as, a co n g re g atio n o f 4,000
m em bers.
Dr. M cN eil has a special focus
o f p rep a rin g ch u rch es for 21st
cen tu ry m in istries th ro u g h the
w o rsh ip ex p erien ce, lead ersh ip
train in g , team b u ild in g , and the
ce n trality o f prayer.
“ R evival is renew al and reco v ­
ery. W e invite in d iv id u als w ho
are tired o f stru g g lin g , w ounded
from past relatio n sh ip s, feeling
d ep ressed and lonely to attend.
Revival is the an sw er," says M in­
ister A rrian n a M oody, c h a irp e r­
son o f A llen T e m p le ’s E v an g e­
lism M inistry.
For inform ation, call the church
at 503-287-0261 o r contact senior
p asto r Dr. L eR oy H aynes Jr.
Wheeler Responds
to Racial Disparities
m itm ent to SUN preceded his
elected position, said his prefer­
im b a la n c e d , sin c e th e re are ence would be that SUN schools,
plenty o f co o rd in a to rs in the to the degree th ey ’re able, co n ­
P ortland Public S ch o o ls D is­ tinue to seek alternative funding,
trict but not in E ast C ounty.
and in the case o f som e sites,
“Frankly, that’s where we need charge parents w ho can afford to
more anti-poverty services,” he pay for the program.
W h e eler’s budget does in­
said.
W h eeler has asked an o v e r­ clude funding for a specific Health
s ig h t c o u n c il m a d e u p o f D epartm ent initiative to reduce
M u ltn o m a h C o u n t y ,
th e racial disparities and he said he
will challenge other
C h ild r e n 's I n v e s t­
m ent Fund, school
com m unities to do
the same.
d is tric ts an d n o n ­
The public is in­
p ro fit se rv ic e p ro ­
vited to weigh in on
v id e rs to c re a te a
the budget propos­
more effective model
als during a forum
to re p la c e T o u c h ­
hosted by the C om ­
s to n e - o n e th a t
m unities o f Color
w o u ld
in te g ra te
c o u n ty
s e rv ic e s
Coalition on M on­
w ith S ch o o ls U n it­
day, May 14 ,begin­
in g
N e ig h b o r s
ning at 6 p.m. at the
sch o o l sites,
Im m ig ra n t an d
SUN , a popular af­
Refugee C om m u­
te r-sc h o o l p rogram Ted Wheeler
nity Organization at
that serv es lo w -in ­
10301 N.E.Glisan St.
c o m e an d m in o rity ch ild ren
A nother county budget hear­
through educational and co m ­ ing will take place at 6 p. in. T ues­
m unity resources, is no longer in day, May 22 at the M ultnomah
dire straits after the program found Building, 501 S.E. Hawthorne.
alternative funding following a The public is invited to attend the
$ 1.7 m illion cut from the county final budget vote at 10:45 a.m.
budget last year.
Thursday, June 7 at the county
T he county chair, whose com - building.
con tin u ed
< y f\
fro m M etro
T íí/Z ú v n i
Leon's Barber Sbop
1319 NE Freemont St.
Portland, OR 97212
8 am - 6 pm Tues.-Sat
Shop 503-288-4268
Cell 503-308-4488
Unity in Praise Presents a flight o f high praise
Saturday, M ay 19 at 6 p.m.
Many local guests
AMBC • 5935 N. M innesota. Portland
Grace M em orial High Tea
Stephen Kiesling,editorofthejournal Spiri­
tuality and Health, will beguest of honor at a
High Tea on Saturday, May 12 from noon to
1:30 p.m. at Grace Memorial Episcopal
Church. 1535 N.E. 17th Ave.
For $20, participants will be served tea,
cucumber sandwiches, tarts, scones and other
savories.
Kiesling was a member of the 1980 U.S.
Olympic rowing team, and for more than 20
years has studied the body-mind-spirit connec­
tion.
For reservations, call 287-0418 or visit
mariank@grace-memorial.org.
P raise for E veryone
F ree E vent
Contact'. M rs. Jam ar Buckley @ 5 0 3 .2 8 9 .3 6 6 5
y
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Missing and Exploited Children
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In Loving Memory
Portland Jazz Great Remembered
seum w ith a band co n ­
s is tin g o f tr u m p e te r
A k b ar D eP riest, a
T h ara M em ory, pianist
P o rtla n d J a z z a rtist
G o rd o n Lee and b ass­
w ho left L os A ngeles
is t P h il B a k e r . H e
in 1955 to p la y th e
o p en ed at the W h aler
“c h itlin ” circ u it and
in L ake O sw ego as the
then played w ith m any
o f the ja z z greats o v er five d e ­ A kbar D ePriest Q uartet w ith pia­
cades, b oth in the U nited States nist Janice Scroggins, saxophon­
ist Bobby Bryant Jr., bassist Tim
and abroad, d ied M ay 2.
and
s in g e r L e s lie
A m e m o ria l se rv ic e w as h eld G ils o n
F rid a y at th e M u slim C o m m u ­ H enderson.
In 1991. A kbar started a series
nity C e n te r on N o rth e a st M a r­
tin L u th e r K in g Jr. B o u lev a rd . o f Fam ily Jazz concerts w ith a
A trib u te c o n c e rt is b ein g put grant from the M etropolitan Arts
to g e th e r th a t w ill re p la c e th is C om m ission. In 1993, 94, and 95
m o n th 's D e P rie st F a m ily Ja z z he co n tin u ed the F am ily Jazz
seriesb and jo in ed the faculty at
c o n c e rt d ate.
A k b ar m oved to P ortland in U niversity o f Portland as co-di-
1987 and o rg an ized T h e D ePriest rector o f the Jazz ensem ble and
Project. In 1988, he perform ed instructor for jazz history and im ­
tw ice at the P ortland Art Mu- provisation.
He w orked for over 20 years as
a letter carrier for the Postal S er­
Henry Earl Williams
vice and som etim es part time as a
Funeral services were scheduled waiterin the former M eier & frank's
W ednesday at Im m aculate Heart A la d d in R e sta u ra n t. H e a lso
C atholic Church for Henry W ill­ w orked for the Portland A irport as
iams who died May 3,2007. He was a skycap after his retirem ent from
93.
the post office.
He was born Feb. 20, 1914, in
Henry possessed a love o f life
Plaquem ine, La., the
that was contagious
son o f Victor Earl and
to all who knew him.
Rachel Paulin W ill­
His faith, family val­
ia m s. H is fa m ily
u e s , p e r s o n a lity ,
m oved to New O r­
dancing skills, love
leans w hen he was a
o f com m unity, work
young child. He at­
and business skills
te n d ed e le m e n ta ry
will alw ays serve as
and
s e c o n d a ry
an exam ple to others.
schools in New O r­
He was preceded
leans, a city he grew
in death by his wife,
to love the rest o f his
sister and daughter.
life.
He leaves to mourn
\i ricin sc with divei sity in
He practiced his faith as a young his passing, his beloved son; a
C atholic by attending M ass with niece, Faye(A nn) Penny; neph­
V o r tla n b <0b£ e ru cr
his parents and sister Theresa. He ew s and friends.
('.ill 5 0 3 -288-0 j)33
met Hazel W illiam s and they fell in
love and were married Aug. 19,1939.
Saundra and V ictor were the ch il­
dren that w ere born to this w onder­
ful union.
Northwest Voice For Christ Community Church
Henry later joined the Navy in
I “T he Faithful C hurch" Rev.3: 7 - 12
1943. After his honorable discharge,
“ Keeping It Real Jesus' W ay"
he secured a jo b with the Union
84 NE K illingsworth Street, Portland, Oregon
Pacific Railroail as a porter. He lived
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Missing from Fort Fairfield, ME
I f you have any information please contact:
The National Centerfor Missing and Exploited Children
1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
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