Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, January 14, 1993 TAG: 9301140366
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-10 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: BY FRANCES STEBBINS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
RELIGION BRIEFS
THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT from Matthew 5 to 7 will be the theme of a winter Bible study scheduled Sunday through Tuesday at Grandin Court Baptist Church, 2660 Brambleton Ave. S.W. The guest teacher will be John Dever, a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. Lectures will be each night from 6:30 to 8:30. The study is free.\ THE REV. ROLEN C. BAILEY has become interim pastor of Cave Spring Baptist Church, which he served as pastor for 15 years before 1975 when he became coordinator of Southern Baptist ministries in the 70 congregations of the Roanoke Valley. Bailey retired from that post three years ago but has continued as a consultant on several Baptist projects.
\ A BRITISH CHURCHMAN, Provost John Richardson of the staff of Bradford Cathedral, will speak Jan. 24 at St. John's Episcopal Church, Elm at South Jefferson in downtown Roanoke. His talk on events such as the recent approval of ordained women in England will follow a 6 p.m. potluck meal featuring some British dishes. Reservations for the meal and child care are needed by Jan. 22. Call 343-9341. The Roanoke parish has a companion relationship with its counterpart in the city of Bradford.
\ THE REV. DAVID C. "KIRK" BROWN, assistant rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, will be ordained to the priesthood there Jan. 23 at 11 a.m. A brunch will follow, and child care will be provided. Brown has been on the staff since his graduation from Virginia Theological Seminary in May. Before entering the ordained ministry, he was on the staff of Virginia Episcopal School in Lynchburg.
\ HABITAT FOR HUMANITY has dedicated its 10th home erected in 1992 and the third built in consecutive years by the Roanoke Regional Home Builders Association Inc. The builders' group is participating in a national effort in celebration of its 50th anniversary to provide decent and affordable housing to the working poor.
Another Habitat house is expected to go up this summer through the efforts of Lutheran Cooperative Ministries of the Roanoke Valley. It will be the third house Lutherans in about a dozen parishes have built. Presbyterians, also working jointly, are planning their second house. Most have been built in the Gainsboro and Morningside neighborhoods of Roanoke.
\ SPIRITUALITY AND SCRIPTURE COURSES for adults in the Roanoke Valley are open for registration under sponsorship of Roman Catholic parishes using new Bishop Russell Institute materials. Each course lasts six to eight weeks and costs $30 plus the cost of the textbook. The courses, for Christians of any background, are "Discovering the Lord: A Spirituality for All Seasons," to be taught at St. Andrew's church by Sister Eveline Murray of Fincastle; "Introduction to New Testament" at Our Lady of Nazareth Church by the Rev. Kenneth Stofft; and "Introduction to Old Testament" at Our Lady of Perpetual Help church in Salem by George Slough. Several other classes specifically for Catholics also will be offered. Call Stofft at 774-0066 for more information.
\ ROANOKE VALLEY LUTHERANS will gather Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. at St. John church at Cave Spring for a regional rally, "Seize the Vision." It will be one of similar gatherings throughout the Southeast with eight in Virginia. Preaching for the Roanoke-area event will be the Rev. Tracie L. Bartholomew, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Lexington and formerly on the staff of St. Mark's Church in Roanoke. Congregational singing, lay witnessing and contemporary liturgy will be included in the rally.
\ JOANI TABOR, Roanoke gospel singer, will perform Sunday at the 7 p.m. service at Oakland Baptist Church, Oakland Boulevard at Round Hill Avenue Northwest. The program is free.
Deadline for religion briefs for Neighbors is Thursday. Material must be delivered to Neighbors Religion Briefs, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke 24010-2491, by noon in order to run in the following Thursday edition.