Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, October 1, 1994 TAG: 9410220012
SECTION: RELIGION PAGE: B9 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FRON STAFF & WIRE REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The Roman Catholic Church of the Transfiguration just south of Fincastle on U.S. 220 will be dedicated Sunday at 3 p.m. Officiating at the service will be Bishop Walter F. Sullivan of the Diocese of Richmond. The building, which has been under construction for a year, has cost about $400,000, according to the pastoral coordinator of the congregation, Sister Eveline Murray.
The church will be used for services following the dedication. An open house is scheduled Nov. 6 beginning at 2:30 p.m. The Gospel Choir of St. Gerard's Catholic Church in Roanoke is scheduled to sing at the open house.
Auditor named
Dr. Roberta Small, a member of Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church of Roanoke and a lawyer, has been named auditor for the Roman Catholic Diocesan Tribunal for Western Virginia. The tribunal receives the petitions of persons wishing to establish their freedom to remarry in the Catholic church after a divorce.
It determines whether the nullity of a former marriage has been proved, according to The Catholic Virginian diocesan newspaper. The major office of the tribunal is in Richmond. Small has both a degree in civil law from Loyola University in New Orleans and a license in church law from the Catholic University of America.
Worship times
Effective Oct. 9 three United Methodist congregations in Bedford County - Bethesda, Ephesus and Nicopolis - will each have a fixed worship time on Sunday. In the past there has been an alternating schedule of worship. The Rev. Bob Maas, pastor, said the change has been made to eliminate confusion for newcomers. Now Nicopolis service will start at 9 a.m., Ephesus at 10 a.m. and Bethesda at 11 a.m. Call 297-6250 for more information.
Jewish spirituality
Rabbi Lawrence Kushner of Sudbury, Mass., will discuss Jewish spirituality Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. at Temple Emanuel, a Reform congregation at 1163 Persinger Road S.W. The spiritual leader of Congregation Beth El, Kushner teaches at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He has written a number of books on Jewish theological themes. The scholar-in-residence program continues for members of the congregation through the weekend.
Group to perform
The nationally traveled Christian music group, Acapella/AVB will perform Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at Vinton Baptist Church, Walnut avenue at Poplar street. The male quartet, which has had several hit songs, was formed about 12 years ago and makes its headquarters in Paris, Tenn. Tickets for the program are $7 and are available by calling the church at 343-7685.
150th anniversary
Bedford Presbyterian Church will open the celebration of its 150th anniversary on Oct. 9 with a sacred music concert at 7:30 p.m. A portion of the building in downtown Bedford has been used for the entire period of its history.
Bible storyteller
Max McLean, Bible storyteller, will present two monologues Oct. 9 in the Roanoke Valley. At 11 a.m. he will be at Virginia Heights Baptist Church, Memorial avenue at Grandin Road Southwest, for a presentation, "Mark's Gospel: The Story of Jesus." That evening at 7:30 McLean will give "A Recitation of the Book of Genesis" in DuPont Chapel of Hollins College. The dramatist has performed at several colleges, at the Stratford Festival Theatre and in churches of several denominations.
Choices discussed
SALT LAKE CITY - Thousands of Mormon women attending the church's annual women's meeting were urged to employ study and faith to become self-reliant.
Chieko N. Okazaki, first counselor of the church's General Relief Society, compared study and faith to a set of oars. With only one oar, ``you go around and around in circles,'' she said.
The meeting Saturday in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Temple Square was broadcast via satellite to more than 3,000 church buildings throughout the United States, Canada and other countries.
The Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has more than 21,000 local units in 150 nations and territories.
Okazaki urged Mormon women not to judge each other's life choices.
by CNB