Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, August 19, 1993 TAG: 9308190317
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-8 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: BY FRANCES STEBBINS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
\ ROB TENNANT, interim minister of youth, singles and recreation at Cave Spring Baptist Church for more than a year, will be honored at a reception Sunday at 8 p.m. at the church.
Tennant, a member of the congregation, is entering the Baptist Theological Seminary of Richmond to prepare for gospel ministry.
\ RALEIGH COURT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH members have begun construction of a playground at the West End Center at 13th Street and Patterson Avenue Southwest. The center, which Presbyterians help support as a ministry to inner-city children and youth, was recently relocated.
\ THE REV. WILLIAM R. KLEIN, minister of Second Presbyterian Church for the past 25 years, is the author of "Prayers, Public and Private." It is available for $8.95 from the church office.
\ PHILIP PORTER, a member of First Baptist Church on Third Street Southwest, will preach there Sunday night at 7. The Roanoke native, his wife, D'Ann, and two children will soon leave for service as Southern Baptist missionaries to Thailand. The Porters previously served on the home mission field in Wisconsin.
\ WOODSIDE EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2321 Roanoke Ave. S.W., has set its annual homecoming for Sept. 19, starting at 10:30 a.m. A potluck meal, for which the church will supply beverages and dessert, will be included. The Rev. Jim Spitzel, a former Woodside pastor now living in Pitcairn, Pa., will be a guest. Call 344-8606 for more information.
\ RABBI JEROME FOX of Beth Israel Synagogue is the co-author of a booklet, "A Jewish Dialogue," which answers questions Christians most often ask about Jewish beliefs and customs. The Roanoke rabbi produced the work with a Pennsylvania friend, Clifford Rieders. Copies of it are available by calling 345-7943.
\ DANIEL W. HORNER, a member of Cave Spring United Methodist Church, has been appointed a lay pastor of Hebron United Methodist Church, west of Salem. An architect, Horner will serve the church part time.
\ ROANOKE AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH will begin its annual homecoming and revival services Saturday with a softball game at 6 p.m. in Norwich Park. The following morning, activities will begin at 9 at the church at 2202 Roanoke Ave. S.W. After the morning service at 11, lunch will be served at noon. The Redeemer Quartet will perform at 1:15.
Revival services will be in progress Monday through Thursday nights at 7 with Steve Witt preaching and Linda Karpowich leading music.
\ THE TURNING POINT, a shelter for battered women and children operated by the Salvation Army, received nearly $950 from a recent benefit concert by Holy Wind, a contemporary Christian music group, at Calvary Baptist Church.
\ WEST END UNITED METHODIST CHURCH has completed demolition of a house adjacent to its parking lot at 13th Street and Campbell Avenue Southwest. The additional area will be used for parking.
\ SMALL POTTED PLANTS to be given to shut-in residents of the Roanoke Valley are being sought from church members as part of the United Way fund-raising campaign this fall. A goal of 1,500 plants is far from being met, the Rev. George K. Bowers, a promoter of the effort, says.
The plants will be distributed on Sept. 14 during a "Day of Caring," the United Way's campaign kickoff. Pastors of churches with bells have been asked to ring them on this day to signify a united sense of concern for people in the valley. Call 774-1069 or 345-7351 for more information.
\ "ACTIVE PARENTING TODAY," a seven-week course, will be offered Sept. 30 to Nov. 11 at Peace Presbyterian Church, 4365 Cloverdale Road/U.S. Alternate 220. Judy Williams, who has been teaching parenting classes for 12 years, is the instructor. The course will cost $20 and meet from 7 to 9 p.m.
Sponsors of the class, in addition to the church, are Blue Ridge Community Services - formerly Mental Health Services - and the Botetourt Interagency Council. For more information and a registration brochure, call 977-1821. The registration fee covers one or both parents.
\ WOMEN'S AGLOW Day Chapter will hear Mary Royster speak on "The Compassion of Christian Women" at its meeting Wednesday. The meeting will be held from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Woodmen of the World building. A $2 donation includes a continental breakfast. Call 345-2359 or 362-4849 for reservations.
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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