Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, November 18, 1995 TAG: 9511200013
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: KENNETH SINGLETARY
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
SERVICES
Christiansburg's Holy Spirit Catholic Church will celebrate Mass today at 5 p.m. at Our Saviour Lutheran Church on Cambria Street. Following Mass will be a Thanksgiving dinner. Today's readings will be Malachi 3:19-20; Psalm 98: 5-9; 2 Thessalonians 3: 7-12; Luke 21: 5-19, 28. 382-8028.
Radford's annual Community Thanksgiving Service, sponsored by the Ministerial Association, is Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Radford Christian Church on Second Street. Jim Grealish, pastor of St. Jude and Holy Spirit Catholic Churches, will be guest speaker. An offering of non-perishable food will go the Radford Food Pantry.
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the New River Valley, on Gladewood Road in Blacksburg, will host Rudi Gelsey, who will speak on "Gratitude As a Way of Life" at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. At 8:45 a.m., Andrew Cohill, director of the Blacksburg Electronic Village, will lead a roundtable discussion on the electronic village. 552-2717.
Blacksburg's Metaphysical Chapel on Church and Lee Streets will host John Dumais, who will talk about "A Musical Litany of the Soul" at 7 p.m. Sunday. 953-4848.
Victory Temple Pentecostal Holiness Church of God on Cambria Street in Christiansburg will have a revival beginning Sunday at 11 a.m. and continuing Monday through Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Pastor H.W. Gilmore, 382-4370.
First Baptist Church on West Street in Radford will celebrate its 124th anniversary Sunday during the 11 a.m. service. The guest minister will be the Rev. Robert Spellman Jr. of Waynesboro. Music will be provided by the Young Adult Choir and the Young & Willing Choir.
Blacksburg's St. Francis Anglican Church will have a Thanksgiving Day Holy Communion Service at 10 a.m. An offering of non-perishable foods for the Blacksburg Food Pantry will be taken. 552-1771.
Our Saviour Lutheran Church on Cambria Street in Christiansburg conducts a new informal evening worship Wednesdays at 7 p.m., beginning Nov. 29. The 45-minute service is for people who work on weekends, community newcomers, and people looking for a midweek worship opportunity. 382-2223.
JOYFUL NOISES
Country Gospel artist Chase Wright will appear at a community Thanksgiving dinner today at 5:30 p.m. at Rockford United Methodist Church on Viscoe Road in Fairlawn. The event is free. 639-5185.
The Happy Hearts will perform at Grace Assembly of God on Redwood Drive in Christiansburg Sunday at 11 a.m. Patsor Bob Goldstein, 381-0055.
HAPPENINGS
The Trinity United Methodist Church Women's Group will sponsor a Christmas crafts and bake sale today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the church on Ellett Road. Many Christmas items and sourdough bread, cakes, pies, and other items will be for sale. Virginia L. Wiatt, 552-4574.
New Hope United Methodist Church in New River will have a fall bazaar today from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Items will include crafts, baked goods, clothing, and food. Proceeds will go to the church's building fund. 639-1470.
The Women's Ministry of First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Radford will sponsor its annual Christmas Bazaar today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will include crafts, baked goods, food and other items. 731-4101.
The women of Slusser's Chapel Church in Blacksburg will hold their annual Christmas bazaar today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the church on Mount Tabor Road. Cakes, pies, jellies, jams, apple butter, homemade hard candy, crafts, food, and other items will be for sale. 552-4319.
The Women's Ministries of Christiansburg Pentecostal Holiness Church on Phlegar Street will have its fall bazaar Nov. 25, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. On sale will be handmade craft items, hot dogs, barbecue sandwiches and baked goods.
St. Paul United Methodist Church in Christiansburg is sponsoring a video series on Managing Your Money on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. In November, the church will conduct a six-week series on "Building Up Self Esteem in Your Mate."
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 has a food outreach on the third Thursday of November and December 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.
In Religion is a regular Saturday feature of the New River Current. Please send news of your church or religious organization, along with photos, to Kenneth Singletary, New River Current, Roanoke Times, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg 24073. Fax: 381-1656. E-mail: Currentbev.net. Clear, sharp photographs accompanying news items are welcome. Items must be received by noon Wednesday for use in that week's column.
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