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

DATE: THURSDAY, January 26, 1995                   TAG: 9503100011
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: N-6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Frances Stebbins
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RELIGION BRIEFS

ROANOKE COLLEGE will have two lectures with religious themes as part of its March convocations. Both will be held in the Sutton Student Center Ballroom from 11:20 a.m. to noon and are open free to the public.

On March 2 the Rev. Dr. Vernie Bolden, a professor at New River Community College and retired minister of Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in Roanoke, will discuss "The Bell Curve: Race and Intelligence."

The March 16 lecture by Al Staggs is entitled "The Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer" and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the death of the German theologian.

Lunch, which is optional, will be held after each presentation.

A VALLEYWIDE GOSPEL SING is scheduled Saturday at 7 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church, 1601 Colorado St. in Salem. The event will feature the Virginians Quartet, the Dominion Trio and Evelyn Conner. An offering will be taken.

VOLUNTEERS IN MISSION, a United Methodist-sponsored program in which adults give a week to repair or build homes for the needy, plans work trips to the Charleston, S.C. area June 19-24 and June 26-30.

Construction skills are not needed although they are helpful for carpenters, electricians or plumbers. A trip costs the volunteer approximately $125 per week for food and lodging. This summer the Virginia Conference will assist impoverished American Indians in the Carolinas. Call 989-3335 for more information.

NOON ORGAN CONCERTS will be held each Wednesday in February at First Presbyterian Church, 2101 S. Jefferson St. The free, 25-minute programs will be performed by Marilyn Meador, Robert Chapman, Verle Witmer and Sally Goff..

The series will focus on music by American composers.

THE VOICES OF DELIVERANCE of Deliverance Church Ministries will present a concert Saturday at 7 p.m. at High Street Baptist Church, 2302 Florida Ave. N.W. The program will mark the rededication of High Street's Cathedral Choir.

A BOOK DISCUSSION, "Walk With the Spirit Every Day," is scheduled Tuesday at 8 p.m. at 2400 Gate House Lane in Salem. It is sponsored by Eckankar, a spiritual movement affiliated with the Virginia Satsang Society. Call 389-8043.

Send information for publication to Frances Stebbins, Neighbors, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke, Va. 24010-2491 by noon Thursday.

by CNB