- BI c
country hold
cial P ye concerts and ac-
tiviti today to mobiliz up-
port, nd com ion
for Afriam America
by the AIDS epid mic.
Organized by The Balm In
Gilead, Inc. this camp . gn in
vi B church nation . de
to pre ent me ag about
HIV I AIDS to their congrega
tions, including a pecial pray r
for family, friends and col
I gu affected by lllVI AIDS.
Announcing their commi t
ment to fight the AIDS epidemic,
earlier this week African Ameri
can religiou leaders met at th
White House with National
"A ELIG OU LE
ERS, we ha a po ibility to
respond with com ion, crea
tivity and competence to the
AIDS epidemic," said B' hop
John Hur t Adams, Senior
t Church of C .
Sal tion and Deliverance
World'd inistri
C . . n hodiat Ep
copal Church
tiona! B pti t Con
tion, U.S.A.
N tio B . t Con
tion of America
Co of ional BI
Church
National Mi ionary B p
Episeo- ti Convention of America
Harlem Church for Com
byte- munity Improvement
Southern Christian Lead
e hip Conference
• Blac Methodist for
of Church Renewal
• Black Roman Catholic Cau
cus
, • Union of Black Epi copali-
. Religion
n
obi outto
n bout HIV IAIDS in
our communiti nd luit r-
, 0 niz tio d institu-
tio ough to do."
AIDS' taking tragic toll in
the African American commu
nity. In I than d de, AIDS
has quickly become th second
I ding ca of d th among
African American men and
omen be n 25-36. It . ti-
mated that ill 1994 on African
American per hour will die of
AIDS in th United Sta
ans
Church of God in Christ
• Federation of Protestant
Welfare Age.nci
For more information about
local activities and involvement
urrounding this year's Black
Church National Day of Prayer
for the Healing of AIDS, contact:
- Michael L Bell, Nashville
CARES, Nashville, TN (615)
885-1510 "
- Claire Milligan, The By-
d i L. Bro bent Founda 'on,
Centr I Al bam (205) 882-
AIDS
- liz th Minor, Ecum ni-
eal Inform tion AIDS HeilKNl"OI
. C nter (EIARC) Philadelphi ,
PA (215) 236-7826
- J equlin Malo ,
dall I itute, Boston, MA (617)
375-9099
- Terrance J 0 , Afri
Am rican Community Coalition
on AIDS Albuquerqu , NM (505)
842-5726
- Reverend D vid Sand ,
AIDS Project of th �t B s.
Oakland, CA (510) 834-8181
- Reverend Bill McGill,
P.E.AC.E., Moi ,IA (515)
253-2622
Dedicated to edu ting t
African American community
about InV/AIDS, Th Balm In
Gil d, Inc. enooura eommu
nity leaders to establish pro
gram to help eradicate
HIV IAIDS and provid techni
cal assistance and educational
materials to religio and com
munity-based organizations
about lllV/AIDS related health
conditions. For more informa
tion about The Balm In Gilead,
Inc., contact Pem Seele, at
(212) 281-4887.
Epi copal ch .......
restructure
The Episcopal Church has
taken a step toward a radical
reconstruction of its national
program in response to needs at
the local level and a projected $5
millio I for 19 5.
Ptopoeals developed by staff
" and mem of the church's ex-
ecutive council has been mailed
out. The proposal= must then go
to the front Standing Committee
on Program, Budget and Fi
nance.
Young Voices of Chantilly, a choral, speech and danc� ensemble
of the State. of Yirginia's Fairfax County elementary,rnlddle and
high choal stUdents whose main focu is to be po itive Individu
als and help other young people recently performed during a
. Black History celebration. Pictured are: (l-r): Akilah Mikel, Inana
Blankson, Pari Smother ,Stephanie Price, Kristina Foster; mid
dle to«, Stacy Brewer, Sonja Jeter, Kenay Wise, Jason Bodie,
Kyle Carper, Shannon Patterson, Jennifer Brown, Valerie
Thoma ,Crystal Smith; front center, Levi Andrews. (photo by Chris
Smith).
ANNOUNCEMENTS ByROBBIE CRUMP-McCOY
William Young Jr.,
retires after 43 years
William Young Jr. was show
ered with gifts, good wishes and
congratulatory handshakes at a
luncheon h ld at the St. Regis
Hotel, in honor of his retirement
from Ford Motor Company after
43 years of ervice.·
More than 150 guests. at
tend d and enjoyed a d I ctable
cuisine court y of Youngs wife,
Sandra.
Young, a native of Detroit,
started looking out for his family
at an arly age and a large num
berofth m w r on h nd to p r
take in th f tiviti . Even at
age v n, Young un d his
brother-in-I w who w prepar
ing Young' ister; "If you mis
tr my sister, you'll hav m to
deal with." Young's sister, May
belle Adam and husband cele
brated their 50th w dding
anniv rs ry
,
o
o
Young's ni , Delcine R d,
made an exceptional emcee
heckling her uncle by saying,
"bu h is our good uncle." A
member of Francis DeSales
Catholic Church, his pastor,
Rev. Robert McGrath was there
and opened th program with
prayer and his mother-in-law,
Mrs Minola Williams gracefully
erved as hostess.
Family members in atten
dance w re the honor '
ters; AIm a P lm r, Eliz
Palm r, C 1 in arn
Maggie Gilmor ; his 0 Mi
ch 1, Marlin nd Virgil Yo ng.
Young's broth r, Louis Young
of S .Louis, a well five out-of-
t te grandchildr n were un
able to tt nd but sent
accolades Ford employ and
union r presentativ were on
hand to bid their former co
work r far w 11.
Wom n'
leave when you mu til servic .
But by all m ans com and bring
fri nd.
R v. Jerry alloway, is-
tant p tor at First Church of
Redeem d will minister Sun
day, March 20, at 10:30 a.rn.
�
Prayers rvi s will be held 8
each Tu day from 10-12 noon, 81
and Bibleway T mpl 's w kly
broadcast "Keys to Better Liv- 8
ing" can be hard unday ,8
nights, or 12:30 .m. Mondays,
over WQBH r dio.
This has taken place in the
aft rmath of what is being de
scribed as the costliest natural
di a t r in U.S. history, the Jan.
17 earthquake centered in
.Northridge, CA. •
First-round r hef checks Bre ._
being forwarded hrough the
Diocese of Los Angeles to Epis
copal congregations and out
reach programs in areas hardest
hit by the quake. .
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