OR KSHOP
Learn cTechn ueto
of Af�r;an movement. Adult a
Mon- 1": ur from 7-9pmJChild� n a
: Sat. from 2.spm. ph W ker·
William Comm Cen r, 8431 Rosa
P Blvd. & Euclid. Call 491-5210.
VOLUNTEERS
My Si r's PI ee need YO un rs
to work with ba ed wom n and
their childr n. The next voluntHr
tr nlng beg n SATURDAY, MAY 19.
call 921-3902.
P for promotion
pack.t •• make phon. call. to
proapectiv. donor., or organize a
group of voIu for Chann I
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JUSTICE CENTER
Women'.Ju Cen voIun-
rs to work erect women
and ch ren. Call Kri 'n or GayI at
921-3902.
port Col • Alumni of-
MALE RESPONSIBIUTY
Detroit· •. ·Project MR" h .. been .
d opedtor. thenega at­
titud and low If among
young minority mal . ntors or stu­
d nts m y expre their in re in
the project by calling Detroit at
4g6-2000 or write Alan Tumpin,
project director c/o Detroit, Inc.
One Kennedy Squ d, Su' 1000.
April 29-
5 1990 MICHIGAN CITIZEN
21
The Winans "Return"
By R Enlo
Corrup,ondent
"Mom started us, Dad took
us over and God annointed us",
said 20 year singing veteran
Marvin Winans of the
H.P. SE lOR SPRI G BALL
The Senior Citizens Advisory Coun­
cil is lling tick for its 3rd Annual
Ball, FRIDAY, MAY 4 at the Blackwell
Civic Center (fo� r1y Oairywork rs
I) t 15840 Second Ave. in High­
land Park, from 8-12pm. $4 'ck
can be received by Mary Hayes or
Sat Campbe I t the city Depart­
ment of RIct tion at 10 Pitkin. Call
. Haye or Campbell 869-5262.
SOSAD PRESENTAnO
Spr d Wortd Production in a -
sociation with SOSAD (Save Our
Sons and D ugh ra) pre nt two
·play of hope· --- ·Come Back
Hom • and ·The So-Called Chri -
ti s· on SATURDAY, MAY 5. 7:30pm
at Ink r Hgh School. 3250 Mid­
d beld Rd., South of chig n Av .:
Call 934-4595.
R. BLACK
Prospective Co
ast 18yrs' of may regl r by
calling 548-n60, regiltr tion will be
Monday-Fridayfrom 11am until6pm.
Cont stants ill In over $1 0,000
in ca h and prize. Contact Mr.
Romell TravlcS/Ex cutive Oir ctor,
23634 Woodw rd Ave., PI a ant
Ridg . MI 48069, 546-n60.
PUBUC SY POSIU
Stat Rep. David Hollister, O-Lans­
ing, and Benjamin Wilson, associate
• prof sor of at ck Am rieana studies
at We rn ch gan Univer ity, will
be featured ape ker at a ympo ium
on -Families and Youth at Ri k,·
THURSDAY, APIRL 26, at Michigan
Stat University. The program, open
to the public at no chaige, begins at
7 pm in th SU Union Gr n Room.
CA P DIRECTORY
A free directory of more than 70
Michigan children's camp i now
availabl . Parents can receive a fr e
copy by contacting th ichigan Sec­
tion, 3208 West. Rd., Ea t Lan 'ng, MI
48823. or by calling 1-800-652-8363.
FALLEN STAR
-How To Find A Fallen S , TUES-
DAY EVENINGS at 7pm beginning
April 17 and continu .. through TUES­
DAY, JUNE 5 at Carr-Fie.
Planetarium, located on t MCC
campu . Call 777-0289, Sam....,m
days.
FE ALE ATHLETES
·run, jane, run,· il a 1Q-d y sporting
extravaganza including IOftba I, n­
nis, golf, shuffleboard, runn ng, 3 on
3 basketball nd YO eyball, d ign d
for fem ama ur athl . Aerobics
and a walkathon are so scheduled
a full family .v nt . Opening
ceremonies w.W be held on
THURSOAY,JU E7th.CaIl (616)726-
4493.
Send all announcements and infor­
mation to:
SHEBA L. Me INNEY
P.O. Box 03560
12541 Second St.
Highland P • I 48203
renowned Gospel Group "The
Winans", who appeared Live in
Concert at the Newly refur­
bished Fox Theatre on Sunday
April 14.
Easter proved to be e com­
pletely sold-out holiday ex­
travaganza with the native
Detroiter Gospel �reats.
Opening the show for the quar­
tet Vickie. -Winans and the
fabulous Clark Sisters. I
Teddy Riley, Aaron nd
Damon Hall from the Ri&B
group "Guy" made cameo ap­
pearancees adding their spice'
to a few tunes as the tumultuous
audience' rose to its feet and
waved hands of appreciation for
the performers unparalleUed
display of refined talent.
The Winans feature Marvin,
Carvin, Michael and Ronald.
Also, behind the scene ere
NBA greats Isiah Thomas, John
Salley and Joe Dumars.
Backstage during an inter­
vie with Marvin Wmans and
his wife of twelve years Vickie,
who is also from Detroit, said
she was a singer prior to meet­
iog and singing with the Winans.
She said being brought up in
the church, children didn't real­
ly have a choice of what to do.
She said, "AU 12 of us had to be
in the choir and the Easter
programs, reciting speeches
and singing solos. So, when my
singing started ounding good I
worked on it til it go better d
better."
Marvin, who refers t �is
wife a "My Baby", aid h g�S
the inspiration for son e
writes from his Vickie, from is
everyday experiences and fro
trials and tribulations.
He added, "And sometune
the Lord just drops a song in "y
heart." He said he then consults
his "right ear" (Vickie) where
they sometimes stay up as late as
4 a.m. singing around the pifmo.
Marvin said he no on!, en­
joys being a member of a close­
knit family, are the Wmans,
but it is all he's ever known. He
said, "We may havt��r dif-
ferences within the . y, b
we defy any outsider to have a
negative say bout us."
He said this clo ene is
reflected in many of the songs
on their latest release "Return",
one especially entitled "When
You Cry". Its lyrics are: "When
you cry,love one, makes me cry,
dear one don't you know you
never cry alone."
Vickie, also from a large
family, said, When God is in the
family there's always someone
stable to turn to, because con­
flicts wiU ari e, but when you
don't have God on your side or
in your family then you have no
refuge." 1
The Winans appeared in
Detroit as a stop on their six-
P tor Marvin Wi •
wee tour, they performed in
Chicago on Friday and
Cleveland on Saturday. From
Detroit they are of to
Kalamazoo and on to Kentucky.
Vickie said although i can be
rough "On the the ro d, as she
and Marvin have recently pur­
chased a new home. She said the
entire group knows that·the will
of the Lord comes first" and all
believe it's God's will for them
to go out and minister to the
"lost" as well as the "saved".
Vickie said we don't just ing
Go pel music we live Gospel
music which m kes a world of
difference in our singing and
our lives."
Marvin pia to open and
pastor a church right here in
Detroit called "Per ecting
Church", and invites th public
to attend their first annuafHoly
Convocation 0 May 11J-ZJ at
19370 Greenfield.
He said while he is looking
for a location for his church, h
currently holds Sunday service
at 19900 Greenfield .:
He id he planned this ef­
fort in 1983 when God owed
him a vision of all kinds of
people - White, Black,
Hispanic, and Asian. He said
the _ pirit po e to him and . d,
"They are coming to you."
"Reluctant in my mind to c­
cept this responsibility," id
Marvin, ·1 began to Y DO, but
the more I refused, the presence
of God began to leave."
He continued, "Wanting the
Spirit of God more than y­
thing, I began to say ye , the
more I said yes the more the
people came." Win ns said
upon accepting the vision, Per­
fecting Church w born.
The ten year old son of Mar­
vin and Vickie, Marvin
(Cocoanut) Winan Jr., aid h
wan to be a b etb H, f t -
ball or baseball pl yer. He id
he sings a little but for n w he
prefers sports.