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DATE: THURSDAY, March 12, 1992                   TAG: 9203120434
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: S-9   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: FRANCES STEBBINS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

RELIGION BRIEFS

GREENE MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH is completing a drive to raise $120,000 for renovation of a pipe organ widely used for community as well as parish programs. Richard Cummins is organist and choirmaster. James Snead is chairman of the organ upgrading committee.

\ CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 1101 Franklin Road S.W., has scheduled one of its centennial programs for March 22. A videotape, featuring 60 members and their memories, will be part of the noon luncheon. Call 343-0159 for more information.

\ COLONIAL AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH, off Virginia 419, will hold a rally March 22 to start a drive to raise $250,000 for a $400,000 addition. The rear wing will add a meeting room, staff offices and seven more classrooms. The fellowship hall also will be remodeled.

\ UNITY OF ROANOKE VALLEY, 3300 Green Ridge Road, will sponsor a video series, "Homecoming," featuring John Bradshaw. The series begin March 19 and continues each Thursday night from 7 to 9 through May 21. Ann Turner will be facilitator. An offering will be taken.

\ A GOSPEL CONCERT led by the Rev. James Moore and featuring the choirs of several Virginia Churches of God in Christ is scheduled Saturday night at 7:30 at the Roanoke Civic Center auditorium. The program is part of the closing session of the 70th annual Workers Conference for the Pentecostal denomination. Advance tickets for $5 are available at Tracks or the Record Bar. At the door, the tickets will be $7.

\ THE BAPTIST MEN'S UNION, a Christian service group covering the Roanoke Valley, will observe its 53rd anniversary Sunday at Slate Hill Baptist Church, 4352 Elm View Road S.W. The Rev. Enos H. Glaspie of Shiloh Baptist Church in Salem will preach, and the Shiloh choir will sing at the 3 p.m. service .

The group also has scheduled an open meeting and reception Friday night at 7 at Pilgrim Baptist Church.

\ ST. ANDREW'S CATHOLIC CHURCH will sponsor a religious book fair Friday and Saturday at Roanoke Catholic Elementary School, near the church at 631 N. Jefferson St. The books will be sold Saturday from 4:30-7 p.m. and the following day from 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

\ 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. 


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