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Page lOB - THE ALLIANCE - Thursday, .^ril 20, 1989 Serving Gaston Count\ Paula Larke Performs At Isothermal Community College I';ula Larke’s "FIRST STEPS, Ff'iir to Faith: One Woman's Jour ney" will be presented on Friday evening, April 28 at 8 p.m. In the library auditorium at Isother mal Community College, This musical drama details the hard- ■shlps encountered by a black woman and artist growing up In Ihe s-gregated South. Ms. Larke's presentation will be historically enlightening, .spiritually uplifting, as well as entertaining for both the young and old alike. Parents are en- couiaged to come and bring their c tilldren/teens for an unforget table performance. barke, who writes her own ma terial and many of the songs she uses, has produced, directed, and performed her own musical acts in concerts across the United .States. A Winston-Salem native, she received her training In profes sional theater on the touring and Broadway stage with the New York Shakespeare Festival. She sung, danced, and acted In "Hair ", '"fwo Gentlemen of Vero na", "Agamemnon",and "ForCol- ored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When The Rainbow Is Eniif. Most recently, Larke per- fonned at the Kennedy Center In Washington, D.C. before a very select audience which Included former Governor Bob Scott and Paula Larke Governor Jim Martin who com mended her personally on her presentation. This event, which Is sponsored by the Afro-American Club, Is free to the public. Church News Briefs Maggie Ingram Joins Wisdom ALLIANCE CHURCH NEWS By Sonya A. White "Be stUl and know that I am God..." (Psalm 46:10) MAGGIE INGRAM COMES TO GASTON AND CLEVELAND The public Is cordially Invited to enjoy a weekend of praise and celebration as gospel great, Mag gie Ingram Joins Gastonia gospel group, WISDOM to celebrate Iheii fifth anniversary. Gospel lovers everywhere know the name of Maggie In gram. who will be WISDOM'S .speciirl anniversary guest. On Saturday, April 22 "WISDOM will host a black tie banquet at the I’owell Recreation Center In King's Mountain. The banquet will begin at 6 p.m. Maggie In gram will be the speaker. Tick ets are $8 In advance. On Sunday, April 23, the cele bration concert wUl begin at 4 p.m. In the Malcolm Brown Ci vic Auditorium of Shelby High School. Come early, and come expecting a blesslngl Special guests will Include the Gospel Crusaders of Kings Mountain, I’au! McCluney and the Jerusa lem Mass Choir of Shelby, and as a h eat, the nationally known Gospel I.Q.'s with Rev. Billy Houze of l.awndale and Reverend I lobby Houze of Gaffney, will be back together again for this spe- rtU occasion. Also, for the first lime In Shelby, Maggie Ingram and Ihe Ingramettcs of Rich mond. Va. will be on the pro gram. Tickets will be $8 through Saturday and $10 at the door Sunday. For reservations, tickets and fur I her Information call Geor gia McNeil at 867-1280 or Roger Mason at 864-2063. FIRST MT. CALVARY Reverend Vernon Worthy, pas tor of Tabernacle Baptist Church In Gastonia, will be the special guest speaker at First Mt. Calvary Baptist Church In Char lotte on Sunday, April 23. The Male Choir of Tabernacle under the leadership of Terry Chisolm will accompany Rev. Worthy. The public Is Invited to the pro gram which will start at 3 p.m. The church Is located at 209 West 28th Street in Charlotte. Rev. James Hawthorne Is the pastor. MT. PLEASANT The Youth Sunday Service at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church will be held on April 30. Rev. Charles Epps of Columbia, S.C. will be the guest minister. He will be accompanied by Rev. W.D. Scott, pastor of Mt. Calvary Baptist Church in Columbia. The service will begin at 11 a.m. Young and old alike are invited to attend the worship service. Dr. Eric White Is the pastor of Mt. Pleasant, which Is located at the comer of East Avenue and South Street In Belmont. CHRISTIAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL The Greenville Winston-Salem District Conference was held at C.M.E. of Gastonia on April 13,14, and 15. At the conference, Christian Methodist Episcopal Church of Gastonia, located at 909 Shannon Bradley Road, wsis designated as the conference and retreat center for North and South Carolina districts of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. Bishop, Dr. Oree Broomfield and Presiding Elder Willie Chambers of the Green ville Winston - Salem district hosted the conference along with all ministers, delegates and laity of the district. Reverend Ramond Williams, pastor of C.M.E. of Gastonia wUl return from the annual confer ence in the Carrlbean on April 21 and will preach the 11 a.m. message on Sunday, April 23. Bible study begins at 9:45 each Sunday. Rev. George Floyd, su perintendent, Invites all to come to Sunday School and all C.M.E. services. C.M.E. offers John 5:30 for your meditation this week. "1 can of myself do noth ing: as I hear, I judge and my judgement Is righteous because I do not seek my own will but the will of the Father who sent me." CRUSADE Mark the weeK of May 1 through^ay 5 on your calendar and plan for a spiritual revival! The Gaston County Baptist As sociation will host the annual Evangelistic Crusade during that week. Rev. Theodore Arm strong, pastor of Springfield Baptist Church In Stanley, Is the association moderator. Special guest evangelist for the crusade will be Dr. William Agustus Jones, well known minister of the gospel and author. Dr. Jones Is pastor of Bethany Baptist Church In Brooklyn, New York. Music will be provided by the Gaston County Baptist Associa tion Mass Choir. The Mass Choir Is under the direction of Rev. Jeny Friday, pastor of New Canaan Baptist Church In Gas tonia, and Donald Lawrence, musical director. Read the Alli ance for more on the Crusade next week. If you would like for your church related news to be In cluded In the Alliance Church News Column, send Information and announcements to Sonya A. White 609 East Avenue in Bel mont, N.C. 28012. Deadline for May 4, Alliance Is April 26. Wisdom Celebrates Fifth Anniversary By Sonya A. White Alliance Church News Five years ago Roger Mason had a dream. • It was a dream of a dynamic group of young jieople who would create beautiful mu sic for the Lord. The popular , Gastonia gospel group WISDOM, bom in the spirit of Mason, has become a feal blessing and a rising star In gospel music lo cally and nationally. This weekend. Wisdom celebrates their fifth anniversary. Members of "WISDOM Include Roger Mason who Is also the manager, Irvin Vernon Mason. Leray Burris, Isreal Barnette, musical director, James Sadler, James Mason, Michelle Mason, Trlmlrma Mason, Anthony Ma son, and the youngest member, 10 year-old George Albert Ma son. WISDOM combines a contem porary style with a imlque blend of old time gospel In a way that has inspired hearts near and far. Their wonderful spectrum of talents range from exceptional vocal abilities and musical skill on a vast array of electrical In^^ strumentatlon, songwriting, musical scoring, and acting. "WISDOM has appeared with such greats as The Singing Americans, The Wlnans, The Jackson Southernalres, The Williams Brothers, Teddy Huf- fam and The Gems, The Perrys, Luther Barnes and the Redbudd Choir, The Sunset Jubllalres. and many others. Locally? they have earned the love and respect of those who know them best. Gaston County churches are both proud and blessed that WISDOM calls Gas tonia home. Alliance Advisory Council To Be Installed Seventy-three of the area's most Influential people In the religious, political, business, and educational arenas will be come advisors to Gaston Col lege's liberal arts and sciences division. Installation ceremonies for the Arts and Sciences Advisory Council will be April 28 from 4- 6 p.m. In the Lena Sue Beam au ditorium of Gaston College. The council, brainchild of lib eral arts dean Dr. Willie Klm- mons, will meet four times per year. Their purpose, according to Klmmons, Is to serve as a sup- Black Blood Donors Needed For Sickle Cell By MHXICENT LINK Alliance Staff Writer Due to the severe shortage of black blood donors, the Cleve land County Professional Busi ness Association (C.C.P.B.A.) was called on by the American Red Cross to sponsor a blood drive to aid patients with sickle cell anemia. Sickle cell anemia Is a serious and life threatening disease, which occurs primarily In indi viduals of African American an- cestory. One out of every 500 black Americans has sickle cell ane mia. They have Inherited two abnormal HbS genes, one from each parent. And one out of eve ry 10 black Amerlcanp has the sickle cell anemia trait. They carry one gene for the abnormal Hemoglobin S (HbS). Individu als who aiie positive for the trait do not have the disease. However, two people positive for the trait have a one In four chance with each pregnancy of having a child with the disease. Ron Harrlll, chairman of the blood drive, says. "During the last few years, there has been a severe drop In the number of black donors. This Is primarily because of the AIDS scare." 'When a sickle cell patient de velops antibodies It Is often dif ficult to find compatible blood If they possess one or more specif ic blood group markers. Certain blood group markers occur al most exclusively In one race or another and the black popula tion Is no exception. Once a sickle cell anemia patient with one of these specific blood group markers develops antibodies, the only place to find compati ble blood Is In the black commu nity," stated In a recent study by the American Red Cross. "It was very eye opening to find out their was a difference In the group markers," said Harrlll. Harrlll said the best way to combat this problem Is for more members of the black communi ty to donate blood on a regular basis, "jt's all about taking care of our own," says Haiilll. To Inform the community of the need for black blood donors, representatives from the CCPBA contacted neighboring churches, civic organizations, and citizens of the community. CCPBA was successful In receiving 52 pints of blood. "The Cleveland County Red Cross was very please that we took on the project. It was an event that everyone could par ticipate In," says Harrlll. Fifty percent of the black pop ulation has type O blood. Type O blood Is used In medical emer gencies where there Is no time to determine the patients blood type. Anyone can receive type O blood. port group to ensure that the community Is aware of the pro grams In the division, and con versely, that the division Is a ware of the needs of the commu nity. Each of the four meetings will feature a guest speaker. Dr. E.K. Fretwell, chancellor of the Uni versity of North Carolina Char lotte, wlU be the speaker at the first meeting on May 25. The members of the council were chosen by Dr. Klmmons. As he asked for referrals from the community, 80 percent of the time, the same names were mentioned as the most Influen tial people In the community, he said. "I want a cross-sectional repre sentation of male and female, white and black," he said. Peggy Ferguson, principal of Carr Elementary School, and David Hoyle, president of Com mercial Ventures Associates, will serve as co-chalrs of the council. Gaston College officials Wayne Scott, Jimmie Babb, and Klmmons will serve as ex- offlclo members. 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Our music crosses over to all ages; we play the best Gospel, Traditional, or Contemporary, Choir or Quartet; we have such a wide lis tening audience, young, old, teen's black and white, that's why its so important for us to keep our music mix balanced, that's why we are your No. 1 inspirational leader. At WGSP we don't want to Just entertain you, but Minister to your spirit, with the best inspiration" from across the na tion, please worship the Lord and enjoy" Call 375-1310 219 East Boulevard, Charlotte, N.C. 28205 ^idz For Vess INVENTORY LIQUIDATION "SALE" "3 DAYS ONLY' Thur. Fri. & Sat. Buy Any item at Our REGULAR DISCOUNT PRICE And Get ANOTHER Item of EQUAL Si (JSa,Value at 50% Off QUEGISSSIMC ESICEUSAVE 70% Off SUGGESTED RETAIL) NOTHING HELD BACK - ALL SWIMWEAR, SHORTS, SHIRTS, PRESSES ECT. 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