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DATE: THURSDAY, October 21, 1993                   TAG: 9310200354
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: W-6   EDITION: METRO  
SOURCE: BY FRANCES STEBBINS
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RELIGION BRIEFS

OUR LADY OF NAZARETH CATHOLIC CHURCH will mark its 80th anniversary on March 27, 1994. Instead of the several weekend Masses, the parish will celebrate with one service at 10 a.m. at the Roanoke Civic Center auditorium.

For many years, members worshiped in the Roanoke West End building now occupied by RAM House. They moved to 2505 Electric Road S.W. in 1976.

\ PRESBYTERIANS FOR HABITAT, a group of workers from several Roanoke Valley congregations, have dedicated the second house they have built over the past two years. It is at 904 Kellogg Ave. N.W.

\ GRETA EVANS, Roanoke TV personality, will be the speaker when Church Women United meet for World Community Day on Nov. 5.

"The Ecumenical Decade" will be the theme for the 10:30 a.m. gathering at Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church, 1837 Grandin Road S.W. Reservations for a $3.50 lunch after the meeting are needed by Nov. 1. Call 344-2103.

Evans will be joined by a panel of other women.

\ A LEADERSHIP TRAINING SCHOOL is planned Oct. 30 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Hollins. Classes will be offered for Sunday school teachers and other church leaders and in youth evangelism. Call 366-2106 for more information.

\ THE REV. DOYAL SPENCE, minister of music at First Baptist Church in downtown Roanoke for more than 25 years, has been named Church Musician of 1993. The honor was given at the recent Virginia Baptist State Music Conference.

Spence is active in The Centurymen and the Virginia Baptist Male Chorale, singing groups that have traveled internationally.

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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