- 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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