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Hymn of theWeek
By Carlton Burgess
‘Give Me A Clean Heart’
DR. MARGARET DOUROUX
Chances are if you walk into any African-American church on Easter Sunday, you would not only encounter con- gregants dressed in beautiful dresses and suits, but you would hear the choir raise the chorus of Dr. Margaret Douroux's He Decided To Die (He Would Not Come Down From The Cross). As the pitch goes higher on this gospel hymn, so does the fer- vor and the level of the spirit. Yet this widely known musical staple from Douroux's pen is not the subject of today, but it's her take on Psalm 51:10 that we celebrate.
Give me a clean heart So that I may serve thee Lord fix my heart so that I may be used by thee For I'm not worthy of all these blessings
Give me a clean heart And I'll follow thee.
The daughter of a pastor, Margaret grew up and was educated in Los Angeles, Cali- fornia. She published Give Me A Clean Heart in 1970. Her contribution to church music has been immeasurable. Her work with her ground breaking organization, The Heritage Music Foundation, works to build a concert hall for gospel music just as ‘The Grand Ole Opry’ salutes coun- try music.
Dr. Douroux recently re- tired after serving churches for 64 years, but continues to travel conducting music work- shops and seminars. She was the first keynote speaker for the Hymn Lovers Conference held in Washington, DC, 2012.
Join Carlton Burgess and other hymn enthusiasts for the 5th Hymn Lovers Con- ference at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Tampa Bay on April 20th-22nd.
For more information call 813-313-0489.
Birthday Greetings Birthday Celebration
75th Birthday Celebrated
Happy Birthday
MR. LARRY VICKERS, SR.
Happy birthday on your 62nd.
Brenda D. Thompson
celebrated her 75th birthday at Cooper’s Hawk Restaurant and Winery.
Brenda, a Tampa native, attended local schools, includ- ing St. Peter Claver Catholic School, Middleton High School, and the University of South Florida. She is a retired educator from the Hillsbor- ough County Public Schools System, with a career as a teacher, Assistant Principal
and Principal.
Brenda has 3 children:
Hugh Bernard Thompson, II (his wife, Tawana and chil- dren, Matthew, Marcell, and Mari), Bruce Thomp- son (his wife, Stacey and chil- dren, Bradyn and Bryce) and Angela Gilmore (husband, Turner).
Family and friends traveled near and far to help Brenda celebrate this momentous oc- casion.
Front row: honoree, Brenda Thompson, Mari Thompson (granddaughter), and Tawana Thompson (daughter-in-law). Back row: Hugh Bernard Thompson, II (son), Angela Thomp- son-Gilmore (daughter), Matthew Thompson (grandson), and Turner Gilmore (son-in-law).
Local
Tampa Bay Black History Class Begins April 6
The University of South Florida’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) be- gins a Tampa Bay Black His- tory II Class Thursday April 6, 2017, 1 – 3 p. m. at Allen Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church, 2101 Lowe Street in Ybor City.
Classes will be held three consecutive Thursday after- noons (April 6, 13 and 20) at the same time and location.
This OLLI class is free for all members of Allen Temple who register with the church office at (813) 229-1438.
Members of the general public who want to attend the class can get more infor- mation by calling OLLI-USF at (813) 974-5848 by April 3.
Also, a Tampa Bay Black History Tour scheduled for Saturday morning, April 22 is open to persons who take the class and to members of
REV. DR. GLENN DAMES, Jr. ...Pastor, Allen Temple AME Church
the general public. Call (813) 545-3183 for more informa- tion about the tour.
The class and the tour will be led by Tampa Bay Histo- rian Fred Hearns, M. S., M. A.
Pastor Dr. Glenn B. Dames, Jr. is Senior Pastor at Allen Temple AME Church.
Shirley Watson (sister), Brenda Thompson, and Sheldon “Cornbread” Dennard (brother).
Mari Thompson (granddaughter), honoree, Brenda Thompson, Gloria Collins (sister), and Tawana Thompson (daughter-in-law).
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