Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, September 2, 1995 TAG: 9509050019
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: KENNETH SINGLETARY
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
The clothes closet will accept discarded and outgrown clothes at St. Paul United Methodist Church from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. Enter through the covered side door and descend one flight of stairs.
Clothing for all ages is needed, especially warm jackets and small-sized jeans and tops. Husky sizes are also difficult to find.
The project receives no governmental or United Way funds and is staffed by volunteers. Monetary donations can be sent to Osie Sowder, 945 W. Main St., Christiansburg, Va. 24073.
SERVICES
Bo Chagnon, a Unitarian Universalist singer and performer, will speak on "Freedom and Responsibility in a Creedless Church: Examining Fundamental Unitarian Universalist Beliefs" Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the New River Valley on Gladewood Drive in Blacksburg. 552-2717.
Blacksburg Presbyterian Church begins its school-year worship schedule Sunday. Worship will be at 11 a.m. Church School classes begin with a breakfast at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 17. 552-2504.
Blacksburg's Metaphysical Chapel will feature speaker Andy Sisson Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Metaphysical Chapel on Church Street. 231-5446.
Christ Lutheran Church on Second and Harvey Streets in Radford will begin its Fall and Winter schedule Sunday, when worship services will begin at 11 a.m. Sunday School classes will meet at 9 a.m. Sept. 10 for a potluck breakfast and at 9:30 a.m. thereafter. 639-2671.
The Catholic Community of Christiansburg continues to celebrate the official naming of the parish, Holy Spirit Catholic Church, with mass at 7 p.m. today. The readings will be Sirach 3: 17-18, 20, 28-29; Psalm 68: 4-5, 6-7, 10-11; Hebrews 12: 18-19, 22-24; Luke 14: 1, 7-14. Mass is held at Our Saviour Lutheran Church on Cambria Street. Also, registration for Religious Education is Sept. 13 from 6 to 7 p.m., call Karen Melendez at 382-6844. Note, evening Mass time will change to 5 p.m. starting Sept. 16. 382-8028.
St. Jude Catholic Church will sponsor inquiry sessions on becoming Catholic beginning Tuesday. 639-5341.
First Missionary Baptist Church in New River will celebrate the second anniversary of Pastor Ronald Brown Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. A special musical will be performed and refreshments will be served. On Sept. 10, the Rev. Lee Suggs and the choir from Schaffer Memorial Baptist Church will be the guests at the 4 p.m. service. 639-6947.
Floyd Baptist Church will have fellowship and entertainment Sept. 9 and Sharing Memories at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 10, followed by worship at 11 a.m. and lunch at noon.
Bible Study Fellowship, an interdenominational group for women, will begin its 1995-1996 session Sept. 13 at 9:10 a.m. at Blacksburg First Wesleyan Church on Giles Road. Child care is available. Elna Ribbe at 552-3437 or Dolly Thompson at 552-7378. An evening class will begin Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Blacksburg United Methodist Church on Church Street. Joan Humphreys at 382-0175.
Blacksburg's Jewish Community Center will celebrate the Jewish New Year and the Day of Atonement later this month and in October. Celebrations for the New Year will be at 6 p.m. Sept. 24, and at 10 a.m. Sept. 25 and 26. The Day of Atonement will marked at 6 p.m. Oct. 3 and 10 a.m. Oct. 4. The celebrations are free for students and members. Non-members must pay a small fee. Call Nat Kranowski at 552-2888 for tickets and Fern Eicheldinger at 382-7815 for more information.
HOMECOMINGS
Homecoming at Anath Baptist Church will be Sunday, with a covered-dish dinner after morning worship and services at 7 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday. Special speaker will be the Rev. Russell Gordon, a missionary to Brazil who is home on furlough. 552-1639.
Big Spring Baptist Church on Roanoke Road in Elliston will celebrate homecoming following morning worship Sept. 10. 268-5650.
Radford Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), on Second and Carter Streets, will have homecoming Sept. 10, with the Rev. Charles Taylor as guest speaker. Sunday School will be at 10 a.m., worship will be at 11 a.m., and lunch will be at 12:15 p.m.
Floyd Baptist Church is looking for former members to attend a homecoming this month. Contact the church with names and addresses of former members at 745-2677, 745-4473 or 745-3179.
Red Oak Grove Church of the Brethren in Floyd will celebrate its 125th anniversary this month and in October. The celebration will end with a love feast and communion Oct. 7 and homecoming Oct. 8. 382-2050, 745-4497 or 745-4860.
MAKING A JOYFUL NOISE
Glenwood United Methodist Church in Barren Springs will have a breakfast today from 7 to 11 a.m.
Monthly singing at the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union building in Fairlawn will occur Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. Regular singers will be the Highland Gospel Singers and the Gospel Strings, with special guests Young at Heart and the Farley Brothers. Free. 382-4654.
HAPPENINGS
Holy Family Catholic Church in Pearisburg will hold its 14th annual Salad Luncheon Sept. 14, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the United Methodist Church. Tickets are $4, and door prizes will be available. Proceeds will help needy people in Giles County. 921-2438.
Copper Hill Church of the Brethren will have Fall Festival Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature an auction, food, a bake sale, crafts, and music. 651-4897.
Straight Street and the Pentecostal Holiness Appalachian Conference will host Youth Rally III, featuring recording artist Harvest, Sept. 19 from 3:30 - 9 p.m. at Camp Maranatha, the Pentecostal Holiness campground near Dublin. On Sept. 20, Straight Street will sponsor a "See you at the Pole" prayer meeting in which students will gather at their schools' flag pole at 7 a.m. to pray. 381-1006.
Youths at Auburn United Methodist Church will perform house cleaning, mowing or weeding. Donations will be used to go to a youth conference. 382-4318.
Christian Community Outreach in Radford is having a food outreach on the fourth Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Hall in Fairlawn. Food boxes will be available first come, first served to families and people who meet USDA income criteria. 639-5686.
PEOPLE
The Rev. Joel Preston Wright is the new interim pastor at the Presbyterian Church of Radford, on Randolph and Fourth Streets. Wright was interim pastor at the First Presbyterian Church in Pulaski, and he is pursuing a doctoral degree in education from the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond. Worship at the church is at 11 a.m., with Sunday school at 10 a.m.
Carter Street United Methodist Church in Radford has a new pastor. He is Julian Smith, who has moved to the community from Edzell, Scotland, with his wife, Margaret, and their children, Wilson, 14, and James, 13.
Smith taught high school and Margaret taught elementary school before moving to the United States, where he received a master of divinity degree from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky. Worship at the church is at 11 a.m., Sunday School is at 10 a.m., with prayer meetings on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
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by CNB