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

DATE: THURSDAY, June 3, 1993                   TAG: 9305270596
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: S-15   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: BY FRANCES STEBBINS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

RELIGION BRIEFS

"OH, JONAH!" a musical based on the Old Testament story, will be presented Sunday at 10 a.m. at St. John's Episcopal Church, Elm at Jefferson in downtown Roanoke. The St. John's Singers will perform the work, which kicks off the summer season of activities.

\ PROMISE ADULT ENSEMBLE of First Baptist Church on Third Street in downtown Roanoke will offer a musical drama, "Our Family," June 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the worship center. Terry Doremus is director.

\ THREE ROANOKE VALLEY RESIDENTS, Marjorie W. Roach of Highland Park United Methodist Church, Dr. Robert L. McClanahan Jr. of St. Paul's Episcopal in Salem and Joy D. Frantz of Salem Presbyterian, have completed a four-year extension program, Education for Ministry, from the theological school of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. The program for laity covers intensive study of Scripture, Christian history and contemporary theological issues. The three attended weekly seminars for 133 sessions held at St. Paul's Church.

\ A CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE, "Your Home in God's Arms," is scheduled June 20 at 2 p.m. at Greene Memorial United Methodist Church, 402 Second St. S.W. Roanoke's First Church of Christ, Scientist will sponsor the lecture, which will be presented by Margaret M. Campbell of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship in Boston. The free lecture has a focus of prayer in solving problems of homelessness.

A preliminary study session for the lecture is planned Saturday at 1 p.m. at 1155 Overland Road S.W.

The 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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