CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Dinner planned
Hender on Mem rial
Church of God In Chri t i
holdin it Third Annual·
Men t D y Dinner on
Thu day, June 25,1 2.
Th dinner will h ld t
the U . ni n CuI tu I Center
on 26601 Ryan Ro d in War­
ren at 7:00p.m. Call
(313)559-0763.
Late Night
Praise/Worship
The Kenneth Wilson Con­
cert Chorale i presenting a
television program called.
"Late Night Prai e nd Wor-
hip with th Kenneth Wit on
Concert!"
The pr gram will app ar
Saturday through Monday
nights on B rden Cablevi ion
Ch.64, Christian Televi ion
Network TV 48 UHF, Con­
tinental Cablevision Local
Ch.l l , Inspiration Network
Barden Cablevi ion Ch.50 and
TeleMedia Cable Ch.20.
, Call us at (313) 443-96i6
and (313) 262-6871.
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Made Up
My Mind Is Made Up by
Rev. Milton Brunson and The
Thomp on . Community
Singers is the number 1 album
on the Billboard Go pel chart
across the country.
It is the third traditional
Gospel album in a row to reach
the number 1 chart po i tion.
This album ucceeds Shirley
Cae ar's, He's Working It Out
For You.
"We reach the church, but
we also reach young people
who are in need of help. We
have just experienced riorting
in Lo Angeles, the drug
epidemic is out of control and
AIDS is up 75% in our
hometown. Young people
should open their eyes and we
believe that seeing and hearing
other young people doing this
kind of Gospel music will do
, that."
The choir was founded
over 40 years ago to offer the
young people in the Chicago
area an alternative to the
streets. '''Our church special­
izes in preparing young people
for leadership and many
former choir members have
experienced dramatic per­
sonal challenges and gone on
to pursue careers as doctors
and lawyers and other profes-
ionals," Brunson proudly
states.
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RELIGION
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One of the pioneering forces in
gospel music today i Ms. Albertin
Walker. She is a traditionalist part
excellence, although many have
dubbed her the "Queen" of gospel
music. She still had that 'common
touch' that reaches out through her
easoned vocals to hundreds of
thousands of fans she has accumu­
lated all over the world.
Albertina's zest for music began at
a young age. She began vocalizing
locally in her hometown church in the
windy city ... Chicago. During her for­
mative years, Albertina discovered
that serving the Lord through music
would be her 'primary mission.'
Early in her professional singing
career, Albertina performed with
Mahalia Jackson and later, with the
renowned Robert Anderson Singers.
Her talents were quickly recognized
by record label executives. When the
Anderson Singers disbanded in 1953,
Albertina was offered a rCcorfting
contract with the group's other singers
- Elyse Yancy, Mellie Grace Daniels,
and Oralee Hopkins Samson; this
group evolved to become the original
Caravans. '
The Caravans expand the horizons
of gospel music. As one of the first
female quartets, they brought a perfor­
mance style �d grandness to gospel
that dazzled audiences. Under
Albertina's leadership, they also nur­
tured a variety of flourishing artists
such as Reverend James Ceveland
Shirley Caesar, Cassieta George and
Il)Cz Andrews.
AFTER THE CARAVANS
P.arted in the mid-60's, Albertina mar­
ried and directed her energies toward
being a homemker. However, her
presence on the national music scene
was sorely missed. At the urging of
James Cleveland, Albertina re­
emerged as a distinguished solo artist.
Polished and refined, she released a
series of recordings that manifested
vibrant tradition gospel music style
stamped with the uniqueness of the
"Queen."
Albertina's exceptional voice has
graced more than 60 albums. Such
classics as "Please Be Patient With
Me," '!'he Best 1 Yet To Come," and
"You Believed In Me" have received
proving nods from the gospel music
industry as well as adoring fans. This
, Chicago native has garnered seven
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ALBERTINA WALKER
Grammy Award nomination" three
Gospel Music Workshop of America
Excellence Awards, including induc­
tion (in 1991) into GMW A Hall of
Fame, the PUSH International
Woman of the Year Award, and a
listing of Who's Who in Black
America. The late Mayor Harold
Washington proclaimed April 14,
1986 as Albertina Walker Day in
Chicago. Albertina still honors that
date, with an amnual "Albertina &
Friends" concert at her local church.
In February of 1991, Bobby Jones
honored Albertina on his number rated
gospel television show with the
presentation of the first "Albertina
Walker Award" - commemorating ex­
cellence in gospel music. The presen­
tation of this a}Vard will be made
annually as a part of the Vision
Awards.
Albertina "UVE" is the newest of­
�ering � �e gospel public. Already, it
IS receiving 'rave' reviews form
gospel critics and radio programmers.
Tim Smith writes, "Walker .. .should
hit pay dirt with this on." (Score
Magazine, Record Corner
March\Aprill9(2). Van Jay, progra�
director of New York City's WWRL
Radio Station states, "This is
Albertina's best project! I love it!"
"UVE" is a brilliant combination of
the 'tried and true' and the 'fresh and
new' . From remakes of standards "I
Can Go to God In Prayer" and "Lord
Keep Me Day by Day" to new material
like ''You've Been So Good to Me,"
"Walkin and Talkin" and "He Knows"
- this album is a gospel masterpiece,
Producer Sanchez G. Harley and
musical director Darius Brooks have
cooked up a delectable concoction
sure to please old and new fans of
Albertina.
AT SIXTY -PLUS years of age,
Albertina is still a beautiful tribute to
what gospel music is all about. Her
commentary is simply profound ... "I
wish that everyone knew the Lord as I
do. Then they wouldn't doubt Him or
complain, and they would take
whatever burdens they have to Him
and leave them there. I know there is
a reality in serving God. It's not false,
it's really real. He may not come when
you want Him, but He's always on
time."
'Urban art
DETROIT - The Detroit­
Windsor Dance Academy, in
conjunction with the "Yes I Can"
Clubs and New Detroit. Inc. will
sponsor our 3rd annual Urban Arts
Camp.
Expose your child to
Downtown Detroit's numerous
Art Galleries. Let them
camp
experience backstage tours in our
Downtown Theatre District. They
will enjoy workshop in dance,
drama, music, crafts, and
wearable art.
We will sponsor a two week
session from June 15-26. Camp
hOUlS are 9am-5pm. Registration ,
is now being accepted at 1260
cheduled
Library between Gratiot and
Grand River in Downtown
Detroit.
Le t us share our love and
appreciation of the Arts with your
child. Ages 7-15.
For additional information
please call (313) 963-0050.
Enrollment limited.
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BY PAUL AMES
Auocl.t.d P,.... Writ.,.
LUANDA, Angola (AP) - Wor­
shippers poured out of the little
pink church of Nossa Senhora de
Nazare, singing praises for this
wee 's visit by Pope John Paul II
and Angola's first year of peace
since 1961.
"He will bring a message of
joy, the peace we need in our
hearts before we can have re 1
peace between our brothers,"
said Sister Elizabeth. The pope is
to begin his eight-day visit to this
southern African nation on
Thursday.
Many Angolans share the
young nun's belief that John
Paul's visit win infuse new life
into peace accords between the
former Marxist government and
U.S.-backed rebels, who sealed
the pact in Lisbon on May 31,
1991.
Outside the church, one­
legged victims of land mines
hobbled along Luanda's bay,
stark reminders of one of
Africa's longest civil wars, a
conflict that left an estimated
500,000 people dead. Fighting
began in 1975 on the eve of
Angola's independence and
grew into a Cold War struggle.
The Soviet Union and Cuba
backed the government, and
South African forces invaded the
former Portuguese COlony in sup­
port of the U.S.-backed UNIT A
rebels.
UNDER THE PEACE ac­
cords, Angola will hold multipar­
ty elections in September.
There have been no major viola­
tions of the cease-fire, but U.N.
monitors. report long delays in
the demobilization of com­
batan from both sides. The two
ides are waging a bitter
propaganda battle, hurling ac­
cusations of human rights abuse
and harboring hidden armies.
The extension of government
authority into UNIT A-held areas
is way behind schedule. Foreign
nations, led by the 12-member
European Community and the
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United States, have pledged
$500 million to underwrite the
cease-fire and elections. Ob­
servers from Russia, the United
States and Portugal are monitor­
ing the truce, and France and
Britain are helping train a new
army.
The government has im­
proved relations with the Roman
Catholic.' church, and govern­
ment supporters say the pope's
visit, coming in advance of the
elections, show Vatican con­
fidence in President Jose Eduar­
do do Santos' reform efforts.
About half Angola's estimated
10 million people are Roman
Catholics.
Luanda, where the Pope will
stay each of his six nights in An­
gola, suffered Ii ttIe direct
damage from the war. But its
crumbling apartment blocks and
teeming Shantytowns testify to
the economic ruin that has set in
since 1975.
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Well-armed rogue soldiers from
both sides gang up on travelers
and merchants. Nearly a dozen
foreigners have been killed since
the beginning of the year. Shots
crackle through the Luanda
night.
Angola is a major oil exporter
and has fertile land, but the war
and the flight of 350,000 Por­
tuguese ettlers when inde­
pendence was declared have left
the economy in shambles. John
Paul is scheduled to visit the
southern cities of Huambo,
Lubango and Benguela, which
suffered directly from the fight­
ing and are centers of support for
former rebel leader Jonas Savim­
bi.
On June 8, John Paul flies to
the enclave of Cabinda, the
northernmost province that
produces over half Angola's vital
oil exports. Security there is ex­
pected to be heavy. A guerrilla
group fighting for Cabinda's in­
dependence .says it will not be
held responsible for the pope's
safety.
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