jfJnrtlanb (Observer September 25, 2013 Page 5 ■ n n iri prosti • J.îiSîiL*’- JD, ww rtnu u photo by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver Historic Home Saved from Demolition A turn-of-the-century Victorian bungalow is saved from demolition as it m akes its way Tuesday be torn down from a site on North Albina Avenue in the historic M ississippi District to make rc to get permits to move the structure to a new site 2 miles north at North Bryant and Michigan A Sense of Belonging life. The New Testam ent of th< Holy Bible tells the story of Jesu: referred to as ‘M oors’. from his birth until he is 12 anc The belief gains a foothold from then jum ps to his final years as ar an undeniable part of Am erican adult at 31 before his passing ai history. On Dec. 20,1777 Morocco 33. became the first country to offi­ The temple does not just accept cially recognize the 13 colonies as those missing years as a “mystery” an independent nation. or unaccounted for. They aim to M o o rs tr a d itio n a lly h a v e explain the missing years and dis­ worked fervently to disprove com ­ cuss what one of the world’s most mon m isperceptions about Am eri­ enigm atic and beloved figures can society and the world at large. stood for. In Portland they are drawing on Deciphering the true meaning of the fam iliarity of African A m eri­ words and understanding math are cans with Christian beliefs to dis­ essential ways Moors teach self- cuss the 18 missing years of Jesus’ improvement and self-determina­ tion. With a mastery of these sub­ jects Moors hold it to be true that the men and women of African de­ scent across the globe will undoubt­ edly perform to their true capacity as has been demonstrated in the past. Along with other Portland mem­ ¿ft## bers, Sheik Lynch Bey plans to travel VS.4 *** »•» < to the nation’s capital to celebrate the 100th year of the Moorish Sci­ ence Temple of America on Oct. 20, where he will act as part of a security Containers o f natural medi­ d e ta il. He d ed u ces M oorish cines, said to be derived from Science’s teachings to building a ancient African healing concoc­ collective identity. tions, are available for pur­ “Everybody’s got a nationality chase to the public from except us,” he said. “If nationality Portland’s Moorish Science wasn’t important they would have Temple. never taken it from us.” continued fro m fro n t photos by D onovan M. S mith /T he P ortland O bserver Temple leader Sheik Lynch Bey (from left), Bro. Lawrence Stanfill El, and Bro. Naveed El gather in traditional Moorish stances at their temporary meeting place at 4725 N. Williams. The Moroccan and United States flags are displayed at every meeting to ac­ knowledge their current location in America and their African ancestry o f Morocco. nd barre' Xtend B arre P o rtlan d is thrilled to open its doors. The studio is located in the new D Street Village on Division Street in the heart of many exciting developments. The Xtend Barre® Workout is a fast- paced, 55-minute full body, energetic workout that fuses dance, Pilates and sculpting exercises at the ballet barre to give you a chiseled body - and fast! Additional classes currently offered or coming soon are Pilates Mat, Piloxing, and Xtend Barre Stick, all different but equally as effective in sculpting the body. Find us at 3080 SE Division Street, Portland, OR 97202 and visit our website www.xtendbarreportland.com for studio information and class sched­ ules. Meet you at the barre! — Jessica Natonick - Owner & Instructor