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By ROBIN BARKSDALE
Chronicle Staff Writer
As Sir Walter Mack Jr. lay on the football field
waiting for trainers to attend the sprained ligaments
in his knee, he knew that his football career was
probably over. But somewhere in the back of his
mind, he felt confident that another career was
about to begin.
"When I found out I couldn't play football,
I felt my identity was gone. I didn 7
know who I was. But I learned that there is
more to life than a leather ball. When one
door shuts another opens."
- Sir Walter Mack Jr.
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Mack, an All-America during his freshman year
at Elon College, saw his football career come to an
abrupt end one Saturday during a morning practice
session. The ligaments in his kn*# wc?v?r?1v
damaged, and Mack was told that his chances of
playing football again were slim. Though initially
devastated, Mack says he soon realized that he had
talents to develop off the football field.
441 was depressed for a while because I knew I
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THURSDAY, JUNE 25
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The outreach ministry of Ambassador Cathedra]
St., will present the Atlanta Interdenominational
7:30 p.m. Bishop F.D. Patterson is tbe host pastor. I
mation call 723-1965.
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Christ Rescue Temple Apostolic Church, 15C
Ave., will hold dedication services in the parldnj
Rescue Temple Arms Apartments Building No. 2.
tion win rHphratp the riftrftratfoti of limousine y
church's'senior members, a picnic shelter for the ch
center and iheir newly-purchased bus. Church
throughout the church organization will share in th
^llie^CRT-Jn-Mass Choir wil provide music for
Bishop Willie Davis Jr. is the host pastor. Bishof
chairman of the UCJA; Bishop U;I. McCall is the
For more information call 722-9841.
The C.C. Turner Inspirational Mass Choir c
Apostolic Church, 2411 Urban St., will celebrate
sary at 7:30 p.m. The Rev. A1 Ceasar, associate
Mark Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker. St
choirs from around the city will be the guests, G
Turner is the host pastor. For more information c
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SUNDAY, JUNE 28
$+ The Dreamland Park Baptist Church Gospel Ci
far St., will present an evening of songs, love and
featuring the Jackson Family and the Upward W
more information call 767*1728.
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Tlje Senior Choir of Greater United Progressive
1122 Quincy Caldwell Circle, will sponsor The Sinj
Baltimore at 7:30 p.m. Dr. Quincy A. Caldwell is
For more information call 724^1266.
The Senior Choir of Zion Memorial Baptist <
Dunleith Ave., will present* pLpty titled, "Wake Up
Also, Vacation Bible School will be hekl at the chui
$ to 8:30. The Rev. Joseph Jones is the church's j
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Reynolds Temple CME Church, 2935 Glenn A^
annual Men's Day services at 5 pan. The Rev. Mai
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a retired minister, will be the guest speaker. He
Hanes Memorial CME Church.a Sunday schoo
member of the ministers' alliance.
The First Calvary Baptist Church Vocal
Woodland Ave., will celebrate its 50th anniversary
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St. Matthew Apostolic Church, 3640 New ^a
wiU celebrate its third homecoming at 4 p.m. The#
be Elder William Koger, pastor of Faith Mil
Church. Elder Joseph P. Lowery is the host pastor*
mation call 724-1378.
The S.L. Hodges Inspirational Choir of New fi
Baptist Church, 1119 NJB. 18th Su, will spouse
Black" at 4 p.m. The Rev. Verlya Crawford* ass*
White Rock Baptist Church, will be the speaker.
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Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1073 Shaliotar Dri
annual Vacation Bible School through July 3. The a
at 6:30 nightly and end at 8:30. The theme it "Hal
King." Classes range from nursery tt> adults,
Mendez the instructor for the adult class.
St. Stephen Baptist Church, 2071 Bowen Blvd.,
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ost of setback
wouldn't be able to play football,'* says Mack, a
. junior at Elon. "Then I realized that God had blessed
me with other talents and dreams. I realized I
couldn't be happy unless I fulfilled those dreams. 1
realized 1 was worthy of doing other things than I
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piaying iootoaii."
While recovering from his injury, Mack says he
began to explore the talents he has in other areas. I
One of his first discoveries was that he had a knack I
, for radio announcing, so he went to work for radio i
station, WSOE. He was the only black announcer
at the independent station and was the announcer
for the station's first black gospel program. Though
he enjoyed the experience, he says the task was far
from easy. I
"I had to overcome sometimes having my albums
missing," he says. "We didn't have but about 25
gospel albums, and sometimes I would come in and
some of them would be missing." ??.
His work at the station, however, helped him
land a job at Winston-Salem's WAAA as a Sunday
gospel announcer.
Mack also was one of the founders of the Kappa
Alpha Psi chapter at Elon.
Mack, whose father was the late Dr. Sir Walter
Mack, the pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church for
33 years, also faces the decision of whether he will
follow his father's footsteps into the ministry.
aWW8M CHURCH NOTES
Goler Memor
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KJ Church will host its annual
pastor's appreciation services in
i. 1500 Englisml honor of its pastor, the Rev.
Mass Choir itJ James A. French, Sunday, June
?ormoreinfo^* I 28, at 4 p.m.
gfg^ The Rev. Jerry A. Quick and
I -the congregation of Goler
H Metropolitan AME Zion Church
10 N Dunl^HI will be the special guests.
French, a native of Albermarie,
spent most of his life in
tiffi Salisbury, where he attended
?sc^00^ The son ?f Beatrice H.?
'French and the Rev. Edgar N.
i&iaSteiwW5' Frcnch? ^ received his bachelor's
Mli jiiSmB degree at Livingstone College, his
> J R master of divinity degree at Hood
>'*' 1 Theological Seminary and a
I] master of religious education <
from Hood Theological ;
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Members of the Baha'i Faith i
of Winston-Salem will join other
members of their faith from
loir, 2340 0^1 around the country in hosting 1
praise at 4 pjQ, I picnics that will celebrate ^ie ]
ay 8mgerSfS?or | oneness of humanity and com- i
i I memorate the 75th anniversary of J
ftnptiafctlnirrhM ^rst "unity picnic" held in <
jing Disciples uf I Teaneck? N.J. June 29, 1912.
The Winston-Salem picnic will i
B be held at the Rupert Bell Park
I and Center from 11 a.m. to 3 i
^gMyS South African chc
ve., will hold itt The African Methodist
ciis S. Durham, Episcopal Church of Swaziland,
Is imaaber of South Africa, will present a conI
teacherj|pd^ cert performance in WinstonSalem
Thursday, June 25, at 8
Clioir ' ^ioi Kit p,m* *n the Kenneth R. Williams
Auditorium. - __
lk?i|wi| RoilF The choir will be touring the
aKwriitoWS | area through June 30.
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Sir Walter Mack Jr.: Gridiron injury has forced h
football field.
"Everyone always asks me, -'Are you going to
follow your father's footsteps?,' " Mack says.
"But I want to be sure that my calling is from the
Lord. One day I'd like to go into the ministry. I'd
like to preach. I've always had a desire to be a
minister because I realize the help the world needs."
Mack says he has "not received my calling yet,
but if I do, I'm going to be sincere with it."
As a youngster, Mack says it was sometimes difficult
to live up to the expectations that people had
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French has been actively in- Zion Church in E
solved in the work of the AME Under his lea
Zion Church since his youth. As Memorial has pi
a teen-ager, he served as presi- parsonage, Ham
ommunity to join national
p.m. with a short program from Abdul-Baha said
11:30 to 12:15. to America to ra
The host for the 1912 gathering of universal peac
was Abdul-Baha, son of the pro- unity among mar
phet and founder of the Baha'i
Faith. Abdul-Baha traveled He addressed r
across America after 40 years of organizations
exile and inprisonment in NAACP, the Tl
Palestine (now Israel) for his audiences at Colt
religious convictions. ford universities
When asked why he had under- leaders of the
taken his journey to America, President Theo<
)ir schedules Winston-Sale
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The 32-mcmber choir is sists of religiou
directed by Africa Twala. During European and ii
its seven-week tour of the United of their repertc
States, which began in May, the capella and part
members have been accompanied piano accompani
by the Rev. Fred Harrison of the music plays a lai
AME Missions Department. performance.
The choir's music is performed The tour is par
in English and in siSwati. It con- niversary celebra
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im to discover his gifts in areas away from the
for him as the son of a minister well-known in the
community. However, as a young adult, he says he
is happy for the guidance he received from his
parents and for the goals which they set for him.
"Sometimes there was a lot of pressure because
my father was a minister," he recalls. "I came up
through grade school with certain things expected
of me. 1 couldn't act like 'Joe Blow' because of my
father's image. But it was a blessing. It taught me
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ins tribute to pastor
church's youth of property for construction of a
later elected as new church, doubled financial
listrict. He was receipts, doubled congregational
the position of attendance, purchased new furNational
Chris- nishings and .equipment,
:il of the AME established weekly bible study
classes and other programs.
ement in the ac- French has served as district
>n Church con- director of Christian education
:n after he ac- for the Concord District and curito
the pastoral rently serves as a member of the
lat time, he has finance committee and the board
astor of Piney of trustees for Camp Dorothy
hi Cliuuli dud Walls in the Western North
lion Churcii in Carolina Conference.
it Ridge AME He serves as secretary of the
Gastonia; and budget committee and as the adibernacle
AME^ ministrative^ assistant ?to?the^
ast Spencer. presiding elder of the Winstondership,
Goler Salem district.
irchased a new French and his wife, Juletha,
i one half acres have two sons.
picnic celebration events
, "I have come and Alexander Graham Bell. He
ise the standard visited the poor and downtrod:e
and to bring den, proclaimed the equality of
ikind." men and women and championed
the cause of racial amity. Abdulnany
groups and Baha, who declined offers to
such as the travel in comfort and luxury,
heosophists and placed the dedication stone for
imbia and Stan- the Baha'i House of Worship
. He met with near Chicago.
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m concert performance
is music, both World Service and is an attempt
idigenous. Part to personalize the service and
)ire is sung a partnership of Church World
with organ or Service with those who have
ment. Rhythmic made those 40 years possible.
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The tour is being accomplished
in cooperation with the AME
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Lifting -_ _
-mm" Every Voice
1 The Junior and Intermediate
choirs of Union Baptist
Church combined to sing "El*
Shaddai" at their anniveraArv
M celebration held recently at
r:* B the Stevens Center (photo by
P W James Parker).
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