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For mo information bout t ado­
Ie cent pr gnancy prevention pro­
grams highlighted in this articl ,write
or call:
Th ational Training C nter for
Adolescent Sexuality and Family Life
Education, 350 E t 88th St., Ne-
Yor , N Yor 10128, (202 876-
9716.
tional Center's Director, Dr. Michael
fu- Carrera, ays pers ranee nd long­
term commitment are eys to u
when working with vulnerable tee .
The Public/Private Ventures simi­
larly ho to d crease teen pregnancy
rat and deer chool drop-out
PROG S SUCH A the a- ra by improving school performance
tiona! Training Center for Adol cent and attendance; reducing ummer
Sexuality and Family Life Education learning loss; improving reading and
in New York and the Summer Training math skills; motivating r ponsible
and Education Program (STEP)' Pub- sexual behavior; and fostering .
lie Private Ven ures in Philadelphia tive career, academic and personal
are su ful exampI from which we goals. The program provides job op­
canleam.
On October 5th the Rev. Billy Graham, accompanied by Mr . Coretta Scott King, laid flower
and .Id a prayer at the tomb of her late husband, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., on the ground
ofthe Martin Luth r King, Jr., Center for Nonviolent Social Change. -Fir t and foremo t, Rev.
King wa a preacher of th Go pel of Jesu Chri t,· Mr. Graham aid. -He was a great
reformer whose ermons changed the world - we have'nt had another man like that In this
century.
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS By ROBBIE McCOY
Spiritual
Wee planned
For information and schedule
contact Earlene Williams, Chair
Public Relations at 596-0334 (Of­
fice) or 354-1262 (Home).
She also picks-up and delivers
for focus:Hope and participates in
activities involving area churches
including the church she attends,
Warren Avenue Baptist. She also
visits the sick. She works with the
Girl and Boy Scouts and is a dedi­
cated family member.
Hope U.nited· Methodist
Church is hosting a five-day
"Spiritual Week" on Octo r 20-
24, 1993, and Hope friends and
supporters are invited to attend.
The week i designed to
achieve the victory of being de­
voted followers of Christ through
a week of spiritual celebration of
claiming the victory through
prayer and spiritual renewal.
Cora 0 tomery
honored for wor
Mrs. Cora Montgomery, an Art
Center resident, 'was honor re­
cently in the center's new letter
for her various activiti with n­
ior citizens, youth and the City
Block Club.
hri tian Women
one rned mark
'annive ary
.By ROBBIE CRUMP-McCOY
Sp!clill to the Mlchlglln Citizen
Christi n Worn n Concerned
(CWC) will lebrate it's 25th an­
ni rsary at a brunch on Satur­
day, Octo r 30 at 11 a.m. at th
Val ntino's 5 49 East Eight Mile
Road.
mma Boy and Juanita
Brown are chairpersons; Rabbi
Crunp-McCoy and Maggie
Thomas a p ident and Lucill
Lewwllen nd Gloria Morris are
v.
o
By ROBBIE CRUMP McCOY
Sp!CM'to tIM Mlchlg.n CItIzen
Church for 35 years. H was af­
fliated with th Wolverin Con­
vention and the ational Baptist
Convention U A Inc.
Survivors inclu e his wife,
Willie Mae; 10 children: Irene
Jo, Carol, Louis haw,
Jeanette, Geraldine, than,
Marvin, Ivan, Th odore and
Mary J cobs 40 grandchild n;
24 great-grandchild n: and on
great-grea -grandchild
Al 0, h brother, Tennyson
M rk n, ton,
Intennent w at Fo
m ry wi h Elsie lack fu
directo in char .
SAGINAW - Funeral rvi
were held Monday for Rev. Kelly
M Merkerson, 84, at the Mt. Ol­
ive Baptist Church with Rev.
Roosevelt Austin officiating. Dr.
Avery Aldridge, p ident, Wol­
verine State Baptist Convention
p ided
Giving memorial tributes to
the late Rev. Merk on were
Rev. Henry Givens, R v.
Roosevelt Deloach and Rev. Ad­
rain King.
Rev. Merkerson was born in
Wetumpka, AL, and was pastor of
Saginaw's Prin ofP Bapt' t
Marian Wright Edelman is presi­
dent of the Children's Defense Fund, a
national voice for children, and a
leader of the Black Community crutKJiU
for Children (BCCC).
c.w.
s
persons.
Rev. Louis Johnson has been I
an effective and progressive pas­
tor of Friendship Baptist Church
for 35 years, It is located acnal the
from. . YiJl&. Children'
and Harper Hospitals, and has it's
own FteindsfUp Manor N'ttMkt"U7
Home. Now the church is engagad
in promoting and helping youth.
Michael Jackson is in charge ofits
Friendship Basketball team and
practice is every Friday from 6-8
p.m. at Wheeler Recreation Cen­
ter.
The youth of Friendship will
participate in the American Bap­
tist Youth Convention Nov. 12-14
in Battle Creek. Katherine
Hampton is director.
Rev. Asriel G. McLain, is pas­
tor of Dexter A venue Baptist,
13500 Dexter, announces the fall
institute will be held Nov. 8
through 12. Second Bapti t .
Church, 441 Monroe, holds its an­
nual college fair 'Tuesday, Oct. 26
from 5- 8 p.m,
Rev. Eugene Weathers will be
the evangelist for revival services
Nov. 8 through 12 at Second Ca­
naan Bapttst Church, 9485
Hayes, one block east oC Chal­
mers. Rev. David Kelley· pas­
tor.
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By ROBBIE CRU P-McCOY
Patricia Lewis, community ac­
tivist, especially in religion, and
Plans reoompleteforthethird public relations director Swanson
annual C. W. Morris Memorial Funeral Homes, still in serious
Scholarship Fund dinner set for conditions at Harper Hospital
Saturday, Oct. 23 at 6 p.m.at the from a stroke she suffered some
St. Regis Hotel. Guest speaker three weeks ago.
will be Dr. O'Neil D. Swanson an . I in the Elks,
Rev. Loyce D. Lester will give a Daughter of Isis, Gamma Phi
close-up on the 1993 candidates. Delta Sorority and publicitydirec­
Ollie Hassler is chair and Titus tor for Christian Women Con­
McClarity is co-chair. Mrs. C.W. cemed. Lewis been a resident of
Morris is general chairperson. Highland Park for more than 30
years.
Sp!CM'to the Mlchl{l!n CitIzen
A large number of church pe0-
ple are expected to support the
annual Jackie Vaughn III day on
Sunday', Oct. 31 at Marygrove
College, 8425 W. McNichols. Dr.
and Dr. Marie Randolph were
host to the oommittee for Vaughn
Saturday at their home in Palmer
Park. Vaughn is associate presi­
dent of the Michigan State Senate
and chairperson fOT the Martin
Luther King Jr. commission.
Douglas Legette, student of
Lutheran School and grandson of
Clarence and Faye Legette, is
home from Ford Hospital where
he had spinal surgery. His family
lOY him very much and will pro­
vide exrellent care for him.
The extended session of the
Wolverine State Baptist Conven­
tion will be held Nov. 3 and 4th at
the Baptist Headquarters, 615 S.
Jefferson, Saginaw, with Dr.
Roosevelt Austin of Saginaw,
Congress president and Dr. Avery
Aldridge of Elint, convention
president.
Mrs. Essie Bailey of Flint is
president of the Women's Auxil­
iary; and Robbie Crump-McCoy is
public relations director. Anna
Rhodes is chair for thejubilee ban- .
quet on Nov. 5 at Cobo Hall in,
Detroit; Narvilee Cavatt is chair
of the souvenir booklet, Rev.
Marion Myers is chair for tickets
and G.A. Thompson and Marie
Ballard are general jubilee chair-
sou HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
O'Field Dukes, who grew up in
what was then Black Botton, will
leave in two weeks for Tokyo on a
stint for the Federal Government
and to study the trade system.
Dukes graduated from Wayne
State University, and taught Sun­
day School at Church of Our Fa­
ther, then at Madison and St.
Aubin, now located at 5333 East
Seven Mile.
He formerly taught at Howard
University and now on staff for
President Clinton. He also served
in the Johnson Administration
staff.