Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, February 4, 1993 TAG: 9302040296
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-13 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: BY FRANCES STEBBINS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
RELIGION BRIEFS
ROANOKE VALLEY CATHEDRAL OF PRAISE, 1913 Williamson Road, has scheduled revival services Sunday through Wednesday. The Rev. Paul Eure will preach for the opening Sunday services at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. and on week nights at 7. \ AIRLEE COURT BAPTIST CHURCH, Hershberger Road at Delray Street Northwest, has begun celebration of its 45th anniversary. The climax will be March 28 when the Rev. Reginald McDonough, executive for Virginia Southern Baptist work from Richmond, will speak at the morning worship. A potluck lunch will follow.\ UNITY OF ROANOKE VALLEY has planned a Valentine Day spiritual celebration Feb. 14. Those attending worship are asked to bring a stuffed bear or other toy for cuddling. These will be distributed through the Roanoke City Police Youth Bureau to children who have been abused or neglected.
\ THE REV. KAREN CARTER of Daleville and SYDNEY H. NORDT of Salem have arrived in Prague, Czech Republic, for a three-month teaching ministry of English under sponsorship of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren.
Carter is ordained in the Church of the Brethren and a native of Germany. Nordt is a Presbyterian and fluent in Spanish.
\ A MISSION CONFERENCE focused on both international and valley Christian work is scheduled Feb. 12-14 at Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church, 1837 Grandin Road S.W.
Dr. David McNeeley, an Episcopal priest and physician who directs Hospital St. Croix in Leogane, Haiti, will speak during the opening Friday night session at 7 p.m. The following morning at 9, McNeeley and a mission volunteer, Layton Evans, will discuss their work at the hospital.
Kaye Hale, director of the Roanoke ecumenical inner-city West End Center, also will speak, and conference participants will tour the new West End Center on Patterson Avenue Southwest.
\ TEMPLE EMANUEL, a Reform Jewish congregation, has entered into a membership study known as "Project Jacob: A Vision for Our Future."
In a message to the congregation, Rabbi Frank Muller said the goal of the study is to enrich life for members and encourage them to make a greater impact for good in the Roanoke Valley.
Among the issues being studied is the role of non-Jews in worship participation and congregational activities. Reform Judaism nationally is concerned about the loss of younger members through marriage outside the faith and is seeking a way to include interfaith families.
\ THE REV. JAMES MILLSAPS, who will conclude his ministry at Preston Oaks Baptist Church on Sunday , has been selected as the new chaplain at Friendship Manor.
Millsaps, who has been pastor of the Williamson-Road-area congregation for nearly 19 years, succeeds the Rev. Dr. Denver J. Davis who retired from the the retirement complex staff last year.
\ DIVORCE RECOVERY WORKSHOP, open to people of any religious background, is scheduled Feb. 19 and 20 at Holiday Inn Airport. The workshop, sponsored by the Roanoke Valley Association of Southern Baptists, will include sessions on single parenting, recovery of self-esteem, financial adjustments and the need for intimacy. Registration is $20 and is due by Feb. 17. Call 366-7631 for details.
\ ROANOKE VALLEY BAHA'IS will celebrate World Religion Day Sunday with a program in Parlor C of the Salem Civic Center from 2 to 4 p.m. Bahai's focus on the oneness of humankind as children of God. Call 982-6984 for more information.
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