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Congregation Builds Entrepreneurship
The W ORLD
is ta lk in g about it.
Celebration Tabernacle is a social and spiritual force
What is Portland saying?
J o in
u s f o r a c o n v e r s a t io n
A bout
w h a t P o r t l a n d e r s t h in k
A B O U T T H E B O O K & T H E M O V IE !
Change begins with a whisper.
Have you read the book?
Have you seen the movie?
THURSDAY
S e p t . 2 2 nd
Did you have a black
domestic in your family?
6 —8 P.M.
Were you a domestic?
Do you know someone
who was?
LET'S TALK ABOUT IT!
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September 21, 2011
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In 1988, Apostle Pastor E.D. Mondaine
founded Celebration Tabernacle in the Kenton
Neighborhood of north Portland. From its
inception, the church has been a social and
spiritual force to be reckoned with in both the
Christian and secular societies. It has become
a model of church-based community involve
ment, yet emphasizes the importance of entre
preneurship.
With Mondaine’s guidance, Celebration
Tabernacle and its congregants have founded
over 20 different businesses and organiza
tions. They include a restaurant, Po’ Shines
Cafe de la Soul, which boasts four locations,
including a spot at the Rose Quarter; a record
label, Achaia Records, Inc., which has re
cently cut M ondaine’s group, E.D. Mondain6
& B elief s, third album and is preparing to
record a fourth; a daycare and preschool, Lil’
Angel’s Academy, that nurtures children from 6
weeks to 3 years.
In addition. Celebration’s PROPER organiza
tion (People Reaching Other People Expecting
Restoration) annually feeds more than 1,000
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people, and ministers
to hundreds more with
free summer festivals
and free Thanksgiving
feasts. The church’s
Teach Me to Fish pro
gram at P o ’ Shines
teaches jo b -train in g
and life skills to inner-
city youth and young
adults.
All of this is just the
tip of the iceberg. At
the h eart o f E .D .
Mondaine's message is
a call for social respon
sibility. Community in
volvement has been his
petition from the beginning of his ministry. He continu
ously strives to teach these valuable concepts not only
here in Portland, but also in his hometown of St. Louis,
Mo., at Celebration Grace Center, which came under his
wing in 2005.
Pastoring congregations 2,000 miles apart would fill the
plate of most people in and of itself, but for this persistent
and steadfast preacher from the south, enough is never
enough.
Celebration Tabernacle is presently planning a move
into the St. John’s district. While current locations will
remain intact and revamped, they will be acquiring new
buildings to support their church services and other
programs.
“W e’ve outgrown our current space,” Mondaine said,
“This change will provide more outlets and opportunities
for growth.”
In Loving Memory
H annah Elizabeth Joshua
8139 N . D E N V E R //5 0 3 .9 7 8 .9 0 0 0
www.poshines.com for more info
Funeral services for Hannah Elizabeth Joshua were
scheduled Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 11 a.m. at Maranatha
Church.
Affectionately known to her family as Mama Lizzie and
Mother Joshua to the church, she was bom on Sept. 11,
1911 in Lake, Miss., to Winifred and Hannah Morris. She
was preceded in death by her late husband Willie Joshua.
Mama Lizzie moved to Portland in 1945 to work in the
shipyards. After a brief tenure, she returned to Canton,
Miss., to reside with her family. In 1955, she returned to
Portland, making Portland her home. Mama Lizzie per
formed domestic work (“The Help”) in addition to being a
beautician, caterer, cook, and seamstress. These tremen
dous and d iv erse
skills were honed
while she lived in
Canton, Miss.
M am a
L izzie
leaves to cherish her
memories, her only
child, a daughter,
Rosie Lee Holmes;
nine grandchildren,
Jacqueline Nichols,
Elizabeth Fae Rich
ard,
M erced es
Mazique (George),
Donald D. Bilbrew,
D arn ell B ilb rew ,
V alarie
B erry
(James), Valora Mason, Toni Booker (Michael), and Terri
Tinnon (Andrew); 33 great-grandchildren, 48 great-great
grandchildren, six great-great-great grandchildren and
many nieces, nephews. God-children, family and friends.
Please visit terryfamilyfuneralhome.com to sign the
guestbook. Arrangements entrusted to Terry Family Fu
neral Home