The Chronicle
Community Focus
section C ? Winston-Salem Greensboro High Point March 2 8 2002
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WSSU invites individuals,
teams for annual golf dassic
April 26
The annual Winston-Salem
State University Golf Classic, a
tournament to raise money to
^support the general scholarship
fund of the university, will be
held at beautiful Bermuda Run
Country Club on April 26 begin
ning 9 a.m.
"We had a successful and fun
experience in our last tourna
ment. and we anticipate an even
bigger tournament this year."
WSSU Chancellor Harold L.
Martin Sr. said. "This is an excel
lent opportunity for our alumni
and friends to demonstrate their
support for WSSU and have
some fun at the same time."
More than 1 (X) golfers are
expected to tee off for 1X holes of
competitive golf in the' tourna
ment. There will be a shotgun
start with a four-player Captain's
Choice format. Golfers can regis
ter as individuals or as teams.
Prizes include luxury hotel pack
ages. round-trip airline tickets
and memberships for the presti
gious Piedmont Club.
The entry tee is s 150 per per
son and $550 per team. The fee
includes cart, green fees, golf
balls, souvenirs and lunch. The
deadline for all entries is April 17.
Sponsorships are available at
various levels with corresponding
benefit packages. Interested
sponsors may contact Kimberly
Resse. director of the WSSU
Annual Fund, at (336) 750-3162 -
or Gregory Hairston, director of I
alumni relations, at (336) 750
3161.
City offices w ill be closed
March 29; garbage collection
schedule changed
City government offices will
be closed on Friday. March 29. in
observance of Easter.
City garbage collectors have
been or will be on a holiday
schedule this week (the week
before Easter). Collections made
on Tuesday. Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday have been or will
be moved up a day: for example,
those on Friday will be collected
Thursday.
The recycling and yard
waste-cart collection schedules
w ill remain the same
For more information about
waste-cart collections and other
sanitation services, call 727
2638.
Second public information
meeting on Broad Street
improvement project
The Winston-Salem Depart
meat of Transportation will hold
its second public meeting for the
proposed improvements to the
section of Broad Street between
Sixth and Cotton streets on April
10. The meeting will be held
from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Forsyth
County Central Library auditori
um. 660 w Fifth Street.
The meeting will assess com
ments from the first public work
shop. provide information on the
recommended design alternative
and visual improvements, and
have a question and- answer peri
od.
I his public meeting will
include an open house from 4 to
5 p.m.. with the formal presenta
tion beginning at 5 p.m. Both
DOT staff and consultant team
members w ill be a\ ailable during L
the entire meeting to discuss the g
project.
6The Upper Room to Calvary'
Hundreds of people attend Mount Olive Baptist's Easter play
Rev. Charles C. Gray and members of the cast of The Upper Room to Calvary"
St. Stephens Missionary Baptist Church's Combination Chorale
BY PAUL COLLINS
THE CHRONICLE . . '
More than 650 people
packed Mount Olive Baptist
Church Saturday night for the
church's production of the East
er play "The Upper Room to
Calvary," written by Rev.
Charles E. Gray, pastor of
Mount Olive, and directed by
Rev. Gray and Mrs. Eula H.
Gray. Mount Olive's drama min
istry presented the, play, with a
cast of about 40 people, joined
by Mount Olive's Mass Choir.
St. Stephens Missionary
Baptist Church's Combination
Chorale sang several musical
selections during a concert
before the play and set the wor
shipful mood.
The Upper Room to Cal
vary" tells the story of Jesus'
life - the Immaculate Concep
tion; 12-year-old Jesus astound
ing religious leaders in the Tem
ple with his knowledge and wis
dom; the baptism of Jesus; Jesus
healing the sick; Jesus and his
disciples having The Last Sup
per in the Upper Room; Jesus
praying in the Garden of Gethse
mane as some of his disciples
slept; Judas betraying Jesus and
later Judas hanging himself; the
capture, trial and Crucifixion of
Jesus; the women finding the
empty tomb; and the Resurrec
* tion.
The musical selections
included "Lamb of God"; "Mag
nify Him"; "Lord. I'll Go";
"Jesus Is a Miracle Man"; "In
the Upper Room"; "In the Gar
den"; "I Find No Fault"; "The
Old Rugged Cross"; "I'll Rise
Again"; "That's My Son"; "Out
There on Calvary.*
Soloists included Saundra
Scales. Arthur Wright (who was
also keyboardist). Paulette
Lewis. Rev. Gray, and Shannon
Propst was the lead singer in a
song with Jamma Etter. Chris
tine Brown and Wright.
Among the many memo
rable seenes in the play were:
? A crippled woman raising
her crutch in the air after Jesus
healed her. and the lively song
about Jesus healing a sick
woman after she touched the
hem of His garment. (Michael
Gray, son of Rev. Gray, played
Jesus.)
? Jesus telling a crowd that
wants to stone to death the
woman who committed adul
tery. "Let him who is without sin
cast the first stone." First the
man who had stolen money
dropped his stone and walks off.
then the man who had lied to his
boss, then the man who had
cheated on his wife.
? Angels coming to Jesus as
he prayed in the Garden of Geth
sentane as some disciples slept.
? Soldiers capturing Jesus,
leading-Him to his trial, mock
ing him as he carried his cross.
? A fearful Peter denying to a
mob that he knows Jesus.
? A grieving Mary at the foot
of the cross, singing. "That's my
son hanging on the cross. He
died for you and he died for me."
? Jesus and two thieves being
cruciftdd on simple wooden
crosses.
? The blind soldier who
receives sight after he touches
Jesus' blood on the cross.
? Smoke filling the stage area
as the Jesus emerges from His
tomb.
The concert by St. Stephens'
Combination Chorale and the
play by Mount Olive Baptist
brought many members of the
audience to their feet, raising
their hands and praising God.
Others stayed in their seats and
praised God.
The song "Lamb of God"
sums up things pretty well when
it says, "Now behold the Lamb,
the precious Lamb of God, born
into sin that I may live again, the
precious Lamb of God."
All photos by Paul Collins
i member of the audience raises her hand to praise God.
Soldiers nail Jesus (Michael Gray) to the cross.
ev. Charles C. Gray reaches out to the audience during his song.
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Jesus (Michael Gray) and his disciples at the Last Supper
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