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

DATE: THURSDAY, February 16, 1995                   TAG: 9503030012
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: E-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: FRANCES STEBBINS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

RELIGION BRIEFS

NOON LENTEN SERVICES, especially for those who work in downtown Roanoke, will begin on Ash Wednesday, March 1, at Greene Memorial United Methodist Church, 402 Second St. S.W. Worship will begin each Wednesday at 12:05 p.m. and will be followed by lunch in the social hall. Cost of the meal is $3. Greene Memorial's Chancel Choir will be present special music each week.

The Rev. David Yingling of Central Church of the Brethren will speak on Ash Wednesday. Other speakers will be the Rev. Jim Rivers of First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Roanoke on March 8; the Rev. Dennis Herman of Calvary Baptist of Roanoke on March 15; the Rev. Donald Roberts of South Roanoke United Methodist on March 22; the Rev. Nicholas Bacalis of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox on March 29; the Rev. Bernard S. Via Jr. of West End United Methodist on April 5; and the Rev. Michael Meloy of Windsor Hills United Methodist on April 12.

AN ORGAN RECITAL, free to the public, will be presented March 7 at 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 2101 S. Jefferson St. The guest performer will be David Arcus, organist at Duke Divinity School in Durham, N.C. He also is organist at Duke's chapel.

The program is sponsored by the Roanoke Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Arcus won a national prize in AGO competition last year.

BELMONT CHRISTIAN CHURCH, a Disciples of Christ congregation, will join with Temple Emanuel, a Reform Jewish group, in a Brotherhood Week service on Feb. 24. The service will be at the temple on Persinger Road Southwest at 8 p.m.

THE VICTORS, a gospel singing group, will perform Feb. 26 at 7 p.m. at Vinton Church of the Brethren, 711 Dale Ave. S.E.

BONSACK BAPTIST CHURCH, 4845 Cloverdale Road, has scheduled a concert by the contemporary Christian singing group, Mission, for Sunday at 7 p.m.

A HAITIAN CHRISTIAN GROUP, under the leadership of Castin Mesadieu, has grown to 50 and continues to meet at Ridgewood Baptist Church, 703 Hemlock Road N.W. Consideration is being given to the group becoming a mission of the Roanoke Valley Association of Southern Baptists.

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

by CNB