ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, January 20, 1996 TAG: 9601220018
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
COLUMN: IN RELIGION
SOURCE: KENNETH SINGLETARY
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 8: 23 and 9:3; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Matthew 4: 12-33; Matthew 4: 23.
For further information, please call 382-8028.
"Celebrating God's Love ... Around the World" is the theme of a congregational global mission event Sunday at 4 p.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church on Fifth and North Washington Streets in Pulaski.
The guest speaker will be Steven P. Ridenhour, pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Wytheville and former pastor of Trinity in Pulaski, who will talk about his visit to Papua-New Guinea. A covered-dish supper featuring international cuisine will be at 5 p.m.
For further information, please call 980-3624.
"Tradition and Change" will be 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.
Joe Scarpaci will share his impressions of Cuba during a roundtable discussion at 8:45 a.m.
For further information, please call 552-2717.
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church on Shadow Lake Road in Blacksburg will celebrate "Sanctity of Life Sunday" Sunday at 10:45 a.m.
For further information, please call 953-1018.
The Metaphysical Chapel on the corner of Church and Lee Streets in Blacksburg will be host to Jenny Zia Sunday at 7 p.m. Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Estill Putney and John Dumais will conduct a workshop on the "Celestine Prophecy" for a $5 donation. Chris Faulconer will conduct a workshop on "Health Boundaries" Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For further information, please call 951-4848 or 953-5041.
The West Radford Church of God will have a Pentecostal revival Jan. 28 through Feb. 2 to celebrate 100 years of Pentecostal heritage.
Greater Mount Zion United Methodist Church on Depot Street and North Drive in Christiansburg has Sunday School at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. each Sunday.
On Wednesdays, choir rehearsal is at 6 p.m., followed by Bible study at 7 p.m. The City of Refuge is on Fridays at 7 p.m.
For further information, please call David Mitchell at 381-5182.
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.
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Glade Road in Blacksburg will have a "Meditation East and West" session every Tuesday from 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, 953-5546. Special Events
Fairlawn United Methodist Church will have an old-fashioned hobo bean and ham supper Jan. 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Tickets for adults are $3.75 and $2 for children 10 and under.
David Moore, a marriage and family therapist and former pastor, will lead a series of Biblically based classes on "Marriage and Adolescent Parenting" on Sundays in February.
The free classes will meet at 9:45 a.m. at Blacksburg Christian Church on Watson Avenue Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25. Sunday School classes for children will be available.
For further information, please call 552-4619.
St. Jude Catholic Church on Tyler Road in Christiansburg will have a world religions series meeting on zen and buddhism Feb. 8 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Floyd United Methodist Church on Main Street in Floyd will have a candle light dinner with live music Feb. 10 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Advance tickets are $5.50. Tickets at the door are $6.
For further information, please call 745-4170 or 745-4121.
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.
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, Va. 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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