RELIGION BRIEFS

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

DATE: THURSDAY, January 14, 1993                   TAG: 9301140395
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: W-8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: BY FRANCES STEBBINS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium
RELIGION BRIEFS
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.
\ 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.
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.

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB