ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, March 2, 1996 TAG: 9603040009
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-5 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SERVICES
Christiansburg's Holy Spirit Catholic Church will celebrate Mass at 5 p.m. today at Our Saviour Lutheran Church on Cambria Street. The readings will be Genesis 12: 1-4a; 2 Timothy 1: 8b-10; and Matthew 17: 1-9. The church will have a Stations of the Cross service at 7 p.m. each Tuesday during Lent.382-8028.
Blacksburg's St. Mary's Catholic Church on Harding Avenue will celebrate Mass today at 5 p.m. and at 8:45 and 11:15 a.m. Sunday. The readings will be Genesis 12: 1-4a; Psalm 33: 4-5, 18-20, 22; 2 Timothy 1: 8b-10; and Matthew 17: 1-9.
Slusser's Chapel on Mt. Tabor Road in Blacksburg will hold its annual oyster and ham dinner today from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets are $6.50 for adults and $3.25 for children. 552-8737.
The Metaphysical Chapel on the corner of Church and Lee Streets in Blacksburg will host Chris Faulconer at 7 p.m. Sunday. On Thursdays in March Faulconer will conduct workshops on The Medicine Wheel. 953-5041.
Hall's and Lafayette United Methodist Churches in Elliston are conducting an informal Sunday night praise service at 7 p.m. during March. 268-2300.
"God as Paradox, Inner Light, or What?" will be Rudi Gelsey's topic Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the New River Valley on Gladewood Drive in Blacksburg. John Price of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will lead a discussion on "Human Relations" during a roundtable at 9 a.m. 552-2717. Also at the church will be a series of discussions on feminist theology, "Rise Up and Call Her Name," beginning Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and continuing through May 7. An additional session will be on March 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enrollment is limited. Call Cynthia Luke at 381-5001 during the day for more information. The church will have a "Meditation East and West" session every Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The meditation consists of silence, conscious breathing, attunement to the elements, cleansing energy, and chanting. Rev. Rudi Gelsey, 953-5546.
Sunnyside Holiness Church on Mt. Zion Road in Blacksburg will host the Hilliard Family during a revival March 10 through 13 at 7 p.m. 951-9373.
Northside Presbyterian Church on Progress Street in Blacksburg will conduct a series on "Discovering Everyday Spirituality" with host Thomas Moore through March 28. Each series starts at 6 p.m. with supper and continues at 7 p.m. with the program. 552-4327.
Our Saviour Lutheran Church on Cambria Street in Christiansburg conducts an informal evening worship Wednesdays at 7 p.m. The 45-minute service is for people who work on weekends, community newcomers, and people looking for a mid-week worship opportunity. 382-2223.
Good Shepherd Baptist Church on Dunlap Drive in Christiansburg is offering a study course on "Experiencing God" to anyone who is interested. 382-0719.
LENTEN AND EASTER SERVICES
Blacksburg's St. Mary's Catholic Church on Harding Avenue will have a Lenten meal at 6 p.m., followed by Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. every Friday during Lent.
Good Shepherd Church of the Brethren on Heather Drive in Blacksburg will have a Lenten Study Series on conflict resolution on Thursdays in March at 6:30 p.m. 951-8937.
St. Michael Lutheran Church on Merrimac Road will celebrate its Lenten season with a five-week Wednesday evening service at 6 p.m.; a Maundy Thursday service with Holy Communion at 7 p.m.; a Good Friday Service on Shadows at 7 p.m.; and Easter Sunday Sunrise Service April 7 at 8 a.m. 552-0879.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church on Fifth Street in Pulaski will have Lenten services at 7 p.m. on Sunday in March. 980-3624.
St. Peter's Church on West First Street in Christiansburg is offering a series of programs on the Epistle to the Hebrews on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church, St. Jude's Catholic Church, Grace Episcopal Church and the Presbyterian Church of Radford will hold combined Lenten services March 17 through 19, with a dinner at the Presbyterian church March 17 at 5:30 p.m. and services at 6:30 p.m. St. Jude's will host a brown-bag lunch at noon March 18, with a 7 p.m. service at Christ Lutheran. Grace Episcopal will host a 7 p.m. service March 19. 639-3494.
Christiansburg Presbyterian Church celebrates its Lenten-Easter season on Thursdays at 7 p.m. with a Lenten Bible Study series based on 1 Corinthians led this week by James Dorsett, who will speak on "The Call to Become a Sacramental Community." 382-2802.
Grove United Methodist Church on Tyler Avenue in Radford will conduct Lenten Services on Sundays at 11 a.m. and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. The mid-week services will feature food, music and guest speakers.639-2807.
United Methodist Churches in Radford and Montgomery and Floyd Counties are sponsoring combined Lenten services on Sundays in March. The first service is Sunday at 7 p.m. at Carter Street United Methodist Church in Radford. 639-2807.
Christiansburg and Radford area churches will sponsor pre-Easter services on Fridays at noon from now till Easter. The services will include soup and sandwiches, and songs, prayer, and a message, ending at 1 p.m. The schedule and themes are: March 8, Pentecostal Holiness Church on Phlegar Street, "Light of the World"; March 15, New River Valley Juvenile Detention Home, "Good Shepherd"; March 22, Park United Methodist Church, "Life"; March 29, Asbury United Methodist Church on Stuart and Chapel Streets, "True Vine." Sponsored by the Christiansburg Ministerial Association, 382-2223.
The Churches of the Brethren in Floyd will have Lenten services during each Sunday during Lent at 7:30 p.m. The schedule is March 3 at Parkway Church; March 10 at Copper Hill Church; March 17 at Pleasant Valley Church; March 24 at Burks Fork Church; March 31 Beaver Creek Church will hold a Palm Sunday celebration; April 5 White Rock Church will host a Good Friday celebration. 789-7892.
Five Blacksburg congregations will unite for Lenten evening services Wednesday through March 27. Theme this year will be "Major Saints of Our Traditions." The Wednesday night joint programs will begin at 6 with supper and end by 7:30. Child care will be provided at each.
The scheduled of times, places and themes: March 6, Blacksburg United Methodist, "Saints and Music;" March 13, Luther Memorial Lutheran Church, " Saints and Daily Living;" March 20, St. Mary's Catholic Church, "Sainthood and Spirituality;" and March 27, Christ Episcopal Church, " Saints and Liturgy." The suppers and programs are free.
JOYFUL NOISES
Cornerview Pentecostal Holiness Church on Little River Dam Road in Radford will host Streams in the Desert today at 7:30 p.m. 382-1662.
The Presbyterian Church of Radford will host the Men's Glee Club from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro Sunday at 7:30 p.m. 639-2585.
The monthly singing at the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union building in Fairlawn will celebrate six years -that's 72 consecutive months of music - March 9 at 7 p.m. with the Highland Gospel Singers, and the Farley Brothers and Young at Heart. Carl Ratcliff, 382-7571 or 382-4654.
The Scott Family Singers will appear at Anath Baptist Church on Roanoke Street in Christiansburg March 9 at 7 p.m. 552-1639.
SPECIAL EVENTS
At First Baptist Church of Radford a six-week theological education study for lay people will begin Sunday at 5:30 p.m. "When God Speaks" will continue for six sessions. Registration deadline is Sunday. Part of the "Experiencing God" course for Southern Baptists, the pre-Easter series will be led by Kent Taylor. Call the church for more information.
Straight Street will sponsor skating at Dominion Skating Rink in Christiansburg Thursday, March 7 and April 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. 381-1006.
Radford Church of God in Christ on Russell Avenue is conducting academic enrichment tutoring programs on Monday and Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m., open to grades 1 through 12. Computer skills will be taught from 6th through 9th graders on Mondays from 8 to 9 p.m. 639-5948.
Straight Street is hosting open gym nights every Saturday night in March from 6 to 10 p.m. at Auburn High School in Riner. Admission is $1, and food and drinks will be available.
A half-hour Bible study especially for lunch-hour workers has begun at First United Methodist Church in Pulaski. The Rev. Norman Wilhoit, pastor, will lead the group in Kirchner Chapel. The study will be from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. It will continue through May 22.
Christian Community Outreach in Radford has a food outreach on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Hall in Fairlawn. Food boxes will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to people who meet USDA income criteria. 639-5686.
PEOPLE
The Rev. Dennis Gillespie has retired from serving the two Giles County Lutheran parishes of Redeemer at Pearisburg and Luther Memorial at Pembroke. He and his wife, Mae, plan to remain in the county.
Lydia Warren, a member of First Baptist Church in Radford, will be in Panama March 15 through 22 as a mission evangelist with a team of other Virginia Southern Baptists. A commissioning service for her is scheduled Sunday. Volunteer mission workers go at the invitation of nationals in in countries with special needs.
The governing board of Christ Episcopal Church in Blacksburg has committed itself to hiring a full-time chaplain and a part-time music director in coming months. The chaplain will begin after the retirement of the Rev. Roderick Sinclair on June 30. Sinclair was previously employed by the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia but a shortage of funds caused the parish to assume much of his salary.
The Rev. Clare Fischer-Davies, rector, said assuming responsibility for the two staff jobs represents a major part of human outreach to the university community.
In Religion is a regular Saturday feature of the New River Current. Please send news of your church or religious organization, along with photos, to Kenneth Singletary, New River Current, Roanoke Times, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg 24073. Fax: 381-1656. E-mail: Currentbev.net. Clear, sharp photographs accompanying news items are welcome. Items must be received by noon Wednesday for use in that week's column.
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