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DATE: THURSDAY, January 2, 1992                   TAG: 9201030185
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: W-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: BY FRANCES STEBBINS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short


RELIGION BRIEFS

\ SALEM WESLEYAN CHURCH, 424 Chamberlain Lane, will hear Janice Cooper, a missionary nurse in La Gonave, Haiti, at the annual Missions Convention Jan. 11 and 12.

Cooper, a native Virginian who has worked in Haiti since 1984, will present programs at a 6 p.m. Saturday potluck dinner as well as the following day at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. All events are open to the public.

\ A GRANT OF $1,000 has been contributed to Roanoke Area Ministries from the Fuel and Hunger Fund of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond. The money is dispensed by Bishop Walter F. Sullivan from a fund to which Virginia Catholics contribute and is used to augment gifts made in communities throughout the state.

\ THE REV. JERRY NAFF has concluded his pastorate at Oak Grove Church of the Brethren. He has not announced vocational plans.

Deadline for religion briefs for Neighbors is Thursday. Material must be delivered to Neighbors Religion Briefs, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke 24010, by noon in order to run in the following Thursday edition.



by Archana Subramaniam by CNB