Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, January 23, 1992 TAG: 9201240089
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: By Frances Stebbins
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
RELIGION BRIEFS
CHURCH WOMEN UNITED will hear the Rev. Glenna Parrish of Lynchburg at its annual meeting Friday at High Street Baptist Church, 2302 Florida Ave. N.W. Parrish, a pastoral counselor for Disciples of Christ churches, will review the national Church Women United group's 50th anniversary celebration in St. Louis. Registration begins at 10 a.m."COLUMBUS AS CATHOLIC EDUCATOR" is the theme of a liturgy of thanksgiving service Sunday at 1:30 p.m. in the Roanoke Catholic High School gymnasium, 621 N. Jefferson St. The service marks the beginning of observances of the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus, who sought to bring Christianity to pagans of the unknown world.
RELIGION AND RACE CONVERSATIONS, an ecumenical group bringing church people of different races together, will meet Monday at 7:15 p.m. at the United Methodist Home to participate in Black History Month observances.
HEBREW CLASSES for adults or teens of any faith will be offered on Tuesday nights from Feb. 11 through May 26 at Beth Israel Synagogue, 920 Franklin Road S.W. Rabbi Jerome Fox will teach phonetic Hebrew reading. The only fee is for books and materials. To register, call 343-0289. Classes will meet from 6:30 to 7:30.
CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH on Franklin Road Southwest has joined others of the denomination in the valley in establishing a columbarium for the placement of the ashes of members who choose cremation over earth burial. Members are raising funds to construct the wall for niches. Ashes also may be interred in the ground.
AN ECUMENICAL PRAYER GROUP, established about six months ago at Madonna House retreat center in Roanoke, is still accepting members. The group meet the fourth Friday night at 7:30. Sister Fidelis Rubbo, parish coordinator of St. Francis Catholic Church in Rocky Mount, is the spiritual director. For more information, call Linda Owen at 343-8464.
"THE CHURCH AND CULTURE OF JAPAN" is the theme of a study scheduled Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. at Cave Spring United Methodist Church, 4505 Hazel Drive S.W. Call 989-3673 for more information.
SISTER ANNA MARIE CANARY, a staff member of Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church and active in ecumenical Roanoke Valley projects, is participating in a continuing education and spiritual renewal program at Notre Dame University in Indiana. The program continues through May and will prepare the nun for further service with her order, the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR UNION MEMBERS in the Roanoke Valley are observing the 110th anniversary of the founding of the evangelical Christian organization. A potluck dinner is scheduled Feb. 1 at 6:30 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church in America on Peters Creek Road Northwest.
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.
***CORRECTION***
Published correction ran on January 30, 1991.
Because of an editor's error, a Religion Brief in the Jan. 23 edition incorrectly identified Sister Anna Marie Canary, a nun in the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. She was music director at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church from 1978 to 1991 and is now studying at Notre Dame University.
Memo: CORRECTION