Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, February 16, 1995 TAG: 9503030025
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: S-7 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FRANCES STEBBINS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
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 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.
COLONIAL AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH, which coordinated financial aid for families left homeless after a fire at Valley View Village several weeks ago, received $2,797 in donations. As a result, each family affected by the fire received $300.
HIGH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH'S Anchor Educational Services Committee recently honored several community leaders at its annual Follow the Leaders Family Night program. Those recognized were: A. Byron Smith, business; Onzlee Ware, law; Irvin Cannaday, education; Dr. Wendell Butler, medicine; Sonya Mayo, youth leadership; the Rev. Dwight Steele, religion; and Frances Keen, music.
DANICE HUNT, who was named Ms. Senior Citizen for Virginia in 1994, will sing Feb. 26 at 4 p.m. at Jerusalem Baptist Church, 1014 Norfolk Ave. S.W. Tickets for the program, sponsored by the Trustee Board, are $4 and may be obtained by calling 342-2277 or 344-3788.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH will be marked Sunday at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church with the Gospel Choir of St. Gerard Catholic Church singing at the 9:30 a.m. Mass. The church is at 2505 Electric Road S.W.
The church also will sponsor a musicfest, featuring several choirs, on Friday night at 7:30.
CALVARY MEMORIAL CHURCH, 2226 Colonial Ave. S.W., has scheduled revival services Feb. 26 through March 3. Guest evangelist will be Harold Vaughan, who has preached in 40 states and in foreign countries on the need for personal and church renewal.
Song leaders will be Steve and Doris Hale. A nursery will be open for the services, which will be on Sunday morning at 11 and each night at 7.
CAVE SPRING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH plans to send a group of adults and youth to Hancock County, Tenn., July 23-29 for an Appalachian Service Project. Church members provide a number of services such as home repair and construction for those unable to afford necessary maintenance.
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.
HANNAH GLISSON, education director of First United Methodist Church in Salem for several years, has been recommended to the Virginia Conference for the status of diaconal minister. This represents a set-apart order of lay ministry in which the deacons perform a specific work for a church.
At a recent meeting, the congregation decided more study is needed on a proposal for major renovations to its building in downtown Salem.
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