
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, April 18, 1991                   TAG: 9104190599
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: S-12   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Frances Stebbins
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

RELIGION BRIEFS

INSTITUTIONAL CHAPLAINCY MINISTRY of the Rev. Richard Harris will benefit from a yard sale May 4 at St. John Lutheran Church, 4608 Brambleton Ave. S.W. Harris coordinates ministry to inmates of the city and county jails and to patients of the public nursing home at Coyner Springs; his $35,000 budget is raised entirely by church and individual gifts.

\ THE REV. DR. CHERYL DUKE, associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church for the past year, has resigned effective immediately. Duke said she will seek a call as pastor of a small church in the Richmond area where her husband is employed.

\ AN INTERIM RECTOR, the Rev. A. Murray Goodwin, has begun his work at St. John's Episcopal Church. A former institutional chaplain, he has come from Delaware and will serve until a replacement is found for the Rev. Clay Turner, who left the staff six months ago.

Today at 5 p.m., the church will dedicate a new apartment building it owns at 112 Elm Ave. S.W. The building houses adults who are supervised by Mental Health Services until they are self-supporting. The church has supported the outreach ministry known as the Community Living Club for several years.

\ A COMMUNITY DINNER AND YOUTH PROGRAM, free to residents of the West End neighborhood, is scheduled May 5 at 5 p.m. at West End United Methodist Church, Campbell Avenue at 13th Street Southwest. The dinner will be potluck style.

\ READING VERBAL AND NON-VERBAL CLUES, a communications technique, will be taught at a workshop scheduled May 18 from 1-5 p.m. at Valley Community Church/Divine Science, 5000 Carriage Drive S.W. The program, which costs $35, will be led by Stephen Markham, associate professor of management at Virginia Tech. Call 774-2704 before Monday for more information.

\ JOANI TABOR, a Roanoker who formerly performed as a gospel singer in Tennessee, will address the Day Chapter of Women's Aglow Wednesday. The meeting will include breakfast starting at 9:30 and will be at the Boy Scout headquarters on Valley View Boulevard Northwest. Call 562-3112 for more information.

\ A FAMILY GUIDANCE VIDEO SERIES, "Six Secrets to Strong Families," will be shown Sunday through May 5 at South Roanoke United Methodist Church, South Jefferson at 25th Street. It features Dr. Nick Stinnett and will be followed by small-group discussion. The programs will begin at 10 a.m. Call 344-4437 for more information.

by CNB