Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, February 13, 1993 TAG: 9302130226
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BRIEFS
A Lenten retreat for laity is scheduled March 12-14 at Camp Alta Mons center near Shawsville. "A Lenten Focus on Christ" will be its theme. Ruth Reynolds of Salem, a leader in spiritual development education, will be the resource person for those who attend for reflection and study. The event, lasting from 7 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Sunday, costs $48. Call 989-3335 for more information. Enrollment is limited.
Cursillo renewal
A Cursillo renewal weekend to enhance spiritual growth will be sponsored April 22-25 by Presbytery of the Peaks (Presbyterian Church U.S.A.). It will be held at Camp Hat Creek, a denominational retreat center south of Lynchburg. Application may be made now for the spring retreat, for which enrollment is limited. Call Loren Walker at 387-3138 for more information.
Counseling workshop
Total Life Counseling, a Roanoke practice headed by Dallas Theological Seminary graduate David W. Peterson, has scheduled an inquirers' workshop Friday and Saturday to introduce a program of counseling training for laity.
The workshop, which will be held at Emmanuel Wesleyan Church on Hershberger Road at Florist Road Northwest, is free. Its hours are Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those who wish to receive more intensive training may then register for a course with fee of $70. Call 989-1383 by Monday for attendance at next week's workshop.
Leakey to speak
Richard E. Leakey, a researcher into the origins of humankind, will speak Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. at Old Dominion University in Norfolk. The free program, open to the public, will be in the Mills Godwin Auditorium. Leakey, son of two noted anthropologists, has been researching fossils for 20 years. He will discuss his theories of the evolution of people in relation to the environment. Call (804) 683-3115 for more information.
Plantation tours
Tours of historic plantation homes and the 260-year-old Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church in Georgetown, S.C., are scheduled March 26 and 27 in the area near Myrtle Beach. Sponsored by the church, the tours cost $20 for each day or $35 for both Friday and Saturday. Advance tickets are needed and may be obtained by sending checks for the full amount and designating day, along with $1 for postage, to Prince George Winyah Episcopal Church, P.O. Box 674, Georgetown, S.C.. For more information, call (803) 527-3653 or (803) 546-5438.
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