ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, January 13, 1996 TAG: 9601150023
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
COLUMN: in religion
SOURCE: KENNETH SINGLETARY
SERVICES
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Glade Road in Blacksburg will have a "Meditation East and West" session every Tuesday fro 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The meditation consists of silence, conscious breathing, attunement to the elements, cleansing energy, and chanting.
For further information, please call the Rev. Rudi Gelsey at 953-5546.
Christiansburg's Holy Spirit Catholic Church will celebrate Mass at 5 p.m. today at Our Saviour Lutheran Church on Cambria Street. The readings will be Isaiah 49: 3, 5, 6; First Corinthians 1: 1-3; John 1: 29-34.
For further information, please call 382-8028.
``Principle-Centered Ministry" will be the Rev. Rudi Gelsey's topic Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the New River Valley on Gladewood Drive in Blacksburg. Arlene Herndon will lead a discussion on "Art Education With an Agenda" during the round table discussion at 8:45 a.m.
For further information, please call 552-2717.
First Missionary Baptist Church in New River will have an installation of officers service Sunday at 4 p.m.
The Rev. Donald Clayborne will be guest speaker.
For further information, please call 639-6947.
Our Saviour Lutheran Church on Cambria Street in Christiansburg conducts an informal evening worship Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
The 45-minute service is for people who work on weekends, community newcomers, and people looking for a mid-week worship opportunity.
For further information, please call 382-2223.
SORRY, JOYFUL NOISES CANCELED
The monthly gospel sing scheduled for tonight at the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Hall in Fairlawn has been canceled.
For further information, please call Carl Ratcliffe at 382-4654.
SPECIAL EVENTS
A half-hour Bible study especially for lunch-hour workers has begun at First United Methodist Church in Pulaski.
The Rev. Norman Wilhoit, pastor, will lead the group in Kirchner Chapel.
The study will be from 12:10 to 12:50 p.m. It will continue through May 22.
At Trinity Lutheran Church in Pulaski a study of the book of Revelation has begun and will continue through February.
Sessions begin at 7 p.m. and are taught by the Rev. Terrie Sternberg, pastor. The class is open to the community.
For further information, please call 980-3624.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be observed by Pulaski church people Jan. 18 through 25 with an ecumenical service Jan. 18 at Trinity Lutheran Church at 7 p.m.
Open to all Christians in Pulaski County, the service has a focus of Christ as savior and changer of lives.
Preaching will be the Rev. Norman Wilhoit, pastor of First United Methodist Church and newly elected president of the Pulaski Ministerial Association.
Observance of the week, which includes Protestant, Anglican and Roman Catholic participants, commemorates the work of Christian saints Peter and Paul.
Christian Community Outreach in Radford has a food outreach on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union Hall in Fairlawn.
Food boxes will be available on a first-come, first-served basis to people who meet USDA income criteria.
For further information, please call 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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