February 24, 2016
Black History Month
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ELIGION
Allen Temple’s 67th Anniversary
Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes Jr. in-
vites the community to join Allen
Temple CME Church for its an-
niversary celebration which kicks
off on Saturday, Feb. 27. A spe-
cial friends and family program
will take place at 5 p.m. at the
church’s temporary home at Ma-
ranatha Church, 4222 N.E. 12th
Ave.
The community is also invit-
ed to a special spirit-illed wor-
ship service for Allen Temple’s Rev. Dr. LeRoy Haynes Jr.
67 years on Sunday, March 6 at
4 p.m. with special guest Bishop
Bobby R. Best of the CME’s 9th
Episcopal District. The celebra-
tion then continues with a Prayer
Breakfast on Saturday, March 12
at 9 a.m. Contact Bubba Jones at
503-887-8400 for tickets.
The Allen Temple anniversary
will be the last one held at Ma-
ranatha as the church is working
to remodel its 4236 N.E. Eighth
Ave. location after a ire.
Obituary
In Loving Memory
Marguerita Washington
Marguerita Washington, the publisher of the Omaha Star, Nebras-
ka’s only black newspaper, is being remembered after passing away
on Feb. 13.at the Josie Harper Hospice House in Omaha.
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 11 a.m. at
SalemBaptist Church, 3131 Lake St., in Omaha.
The Mildred D. Brown Memorial Study Center has established a
scholarship in
Marguerita’s name. In lieu of lowers, donations to the Dr. Mar-
guerita L.
Washington scholarship fund may be sent to The Mildred D. Brown
Memorial Study Center, c/o American National Bank, 3147 Ames
Ave., Omaha, NE 68111.
Those making donations should indicate it is for the Marguerita
Washington scholarship fund.
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