CHURCH
CALENDAR
. Holiday Wee end
(Getaw y) Retreat
Th w St. P ul T ber-
n I Chur hoG
(COGlC) in Ie irn try
ill ho t it fir t nnual
Holid y Weekend Get way
durin D ernb r 0-21 t the
CI rion Suit Hot I in Far­
min ton Hill. Ml. This vent
d igned t promote fellow-
hip mong Chri tian Single
of II d nomination
• throu hout th metropolitan
Detroit rca. '
The Holiday Weekend
Getaway will f ature Blac
Tie Dinner on Friday: Decem­
ber 20. at 7:30p.m. and a
Chri tian drarnati presenta­
tion by the Harve t Temple
Tbeatri 1 Play rs. In ddi­
tion, th weekend package in-
cl ude two night
accommodation. breakfa t
nautilus, aerobi and a hop-
ping pree to an outlet mall.
The co t of the entire
weekend package i $130.00
b ed upon double occupancy.
Single occupancy rates are
$180.00 and both rates include
two nights stay. However, If
one choose • lhey can pur­
ctfase the Dinner ticket alone
for only $35.00.
lndividu 1 who are
widowed, divorced or never
married won't want to miss
this fe tive Holiday Weekend
Getaway. For further infor-
. marion, call Harold S llivan at
(313) 835-5329 btw 8:30a.m.
- 6p.m. Mon. thru .
Flea Market Sal
Come out Saturday,
November 2, 1991 to the Flea
'Market, 150 Belmont at John
R from 10a.rn. to 4p.m.
Tables available call (865-
63(0). Sponsored by Blessed
Sacrament Altar Society,
Love &
Togetherne
Midwe t Civic Council
pre ents: "Christmas Tea In
October" Sunday, October 27,
1991 at 4p.m. at Berea
Lutheran Church, 7047
Tirernan at Burnette. Special
Gue t: Clementine Barfield,
SOSAD. Drama Performance
by: Youth Organtz tion;_
Soloist: Clinton Craft (13
years old). Guest Middle
School and Much Morell!
Please come and bring a
neighbor. Refreshments will
be served.
Minority
Bu lnes Month
Rev. Al Sharpton of New
York, Civil Rights Leader, ac­
tivist for social justice and
minister will be the featured
peaker October 31, 1991 at .
7:30p.m., at New Bethel Bap­
ti t Church for Minority Busi­
nes Month.
New Bethel Bapti t Churcb
i loca ted at 8450 C.L.
Franklin Blvd. (formerly Lin­
WOOd) Detroit, Michigan.
Rev. Robert Smith. Jr .• host
pastor,
Four-time Grammy
Award Winners
Take 6 recently took
off on their third
tour of Europe and
Japan. The tour is the'
first in a series
designed to help tile
group reach the world
market.
RELIGION
fl R . CORD. J;
, HOME OF •
II FAMOU COACHMAN"
NEW. OLD TYLE MU ic
R.COR s· a ·CD�·4S�
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group member : Pure Heart
T velers, eavenly St Stars 0
Faith, Victory Five, the Scott
Sin eIS, Rejoice and Lula Bell
Henoerson who in 010.
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formed the
��'U Scott and his wife Annie
J., who fonned and, ing with the
Heavenly Stars, have four children:
14th
Anniver ary
celebration
On Sunday', ·November 3, public
ervant and WMUZ radio station
g pel announcer Mae Alexander
will celebrate her 14th Anniversary
at New Hope Baptist Church 12850
Plymouth Road. The pastor is the
Reverend E. L. Branch.
Back by popular demand, the
3:30 p.m. program features Rose and
the Spiritualettes of Lo Angles,
California, with Detroiters: Marion
and the Galatian Singers, Mattie and
the Angela of Joy, the Gospel Inter-
Stars of Faith, the Monument of
Order Mass Choir from Pontiac
Michigan and the Voices of Hope;
Choir from Detroit. Many more
group will participate.
The theme for the afternoon pro­
gram is: "Oh come. Let us magnify,'
the Lord together. "
There is no admission and for ad­
ditional 'information please call Mae
Alexanderat(313)�1703. .
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Just Briefly
Among those nominated for best
gospel arti t t tbe upcoming
NAACP Image Awards are Bebe &:
CeCe Winans ("Addictiv� bove"),
Jessye Norman and Kathleen Battle
("Spirituals In Conc�rt"), Take 6
("SoMuch To Say"), Trarnaine Haw­
kins (''Live''), and the Sounds of
Blackne ("Th� Evolution of
Go¥l").
U tan to WOET Radio 10 9 FM .­
Each Sunday 2 m - 7am
Call In 577-1(ff9
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29 and 26-year-old ns and 22 and
20-year-old d ughters.
Go pel, the word and ong h
been with the D con since, that
bId ying goe , he was knee higb to
a grasshopper.
"I was brought up in th church
and started singing in Grand
Junction, Tenn e,' th pl ceofhis
birth, he aid: "I formed another
(go pel) group called the Victory
Four."
Deacon Scott i the ong writ r
for the Pure Heart Travelers and
believe you hould be ble to
identify go pel m ic when you hear
it.
On. of the commo lities that
go pel inge eems to hare i an
emotion which 'place them on a
different m ntal plane when they are
inging.
B D CO C th t
feeling- "The pirit." He id it goes
from pe on to person; especially in
concert when individuals and group
are reaching for the height of
creativi ty.
"You t h ppy," he said. "You be
like you are in anoth r world. "
The De con id orne
individual while experiencing the
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artllnq Annotinc men
naming hersel f as trustee. On February 9, 1991,
my father, Rev. Jame Cleveland, died."
In the meantime, Cleveland ay h wa
plagued by qu tions: "For Instance, what was
more than enough time? The answer: Annette
May Thom . When were all th documents
signed? The answer" Annette May Thoma on
the eve of my father's death."
Cleveland Heir
ake
By MARGARET MANSFIELD
£,. 011 Gospel
LaSt week in Los Angeles 35-year old
Andre Cleveland, who states that he became the
late gospel great's common law son by mutual
consent in 1972 says he will take legal action to
get control (for himself and his sister LaShone)
of the estate left by the Rev. James Cleveland.
Cleveland alleges that over �e years and
partie rly during his failing health, Mrs.
Annette May Thomas his father'S executive
secretary ascended to adegree of omnipotence
with regards to the late Rev. James Cleveland's
busine s affairs.
On February 8, 1991, th younger Cleveland
say he received a call informing him that hi
father was in a coma and might have less than
24 hours to live. "Meanwhile, during the same
day," he read, "at approximately. 10:27 P.M.,
Mrs. Annette May Thomas, exercising the
durable power of attorney, signed my father's'
name to a trust. Also, minutes later, Mrs.
Thomas signed approximately $6 million
dollars in combined as ets to that same trust,
before hi death. (Lawyers repre enting Andre
Cleveland, y that no will has been filed).
M.e. Hammer throws Gospel curve: Som
M.C. Hammer fans will be surprised with at
least one of the tunes form his latest album, "Too
Legis To Quit, " due later this month.
The ime is a foot-stompin,' soul- tirring
rendition of a gospel classic, "Do Not Pass Me
By," featuring Tramaine Hawkins, and a
35-voice go pel choir. (Hammer, a born-again
Christian, first met Hawkins when he opened for
her on a couple of dates some years ago. k
then, billed as "the Holy Ghost rapper," he . d
Chrisitan raps). Attributing all his good fortune
to God, Hammer has been quoted as aying"the
bottom ine is I know where my blessings come
from and who I'm going to have to stand before
when it's all said and done."
OW CLEVELAND I maintaining that it
i he who should erve as administrator of the
estate, and that he, along with LaShone are the
only rightful heirs,
. LaShone, who i Cleveland's only biological
child, wa not present at the conference but her
ther, Jean Irving, was there on her half,
(though quite clearly not welcomed).
Irving, who moved in with and cared for the
late singer in the months prior to hi death,
contends that LaShone does not regard Andre as
her brother,' and is satisfied not only with the
provision of the trust but with Thomas'
execution of it. What's more, she added that
she, herself, had dressed the late go pel
superstar for a meeting with hi attorney shortly
This week's scripture: "Thorough Jesus,
therefore, kt us contilUUlUy offer to' God a
acrifice of.prais�--the fruit of lips that
confes his Mme. "-H�brews 13:15.
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