ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, March 16, 1996 TAG: 9603180020
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
COLUMN: In Religion
SOURCE: KENNETH SINGLETARY
SERVICES
* Christiansburg's Holy Spirit Catholic Churchwill celebrate Mass at 5 p.m. today at Our Saviour Lutheran Church on Cambria Street.The church will have a Stations of the Cross service at 7 p.m. each Tuesday during Lent. 382-8028.
* Blacksburg's St. Mary's Catholic Church on Harding Avenue will celebrate Mass today at 5 p.m. and at 8:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Sunday.
* Andy Sisson will talk on "The New Age and Other Digestive Disroder, or Why St. Patrick Had a Lot of Gall," at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Metaphysical Chapel on Church and Lee Streets in Blacksburg. 951-4848. On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Chris Faulconer will conduct a workshop on "Egyptian Mysteries." The fee is $35 to $55. Call 951-8611.
* Valley Harvest Ministries in Dublin will host Ron and Lynn Story, missionaries to Washington, D.C., Sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Lynn Story is the director of the National Children's Prayer network. 674-4729.
* "Meeting One's Own Shadow and Other People's" 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. Gert Hochgraf will lead a discussion on "Sierra Club Work Parties" during a roundtable at 9 a.m. 552-2717. The church will have a "Meditation East and West" session every Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. 953-5546.
* Blacksburg Presbyterian Church on Church Street will host David L. Bartlett, Lantz Professor of Preaching and Communication and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at Yale Divinity School, for a sermon Sunday at 11 a.m. and for a lecture, Sunday and Monday at 7:30 p.m., on "Biblical Authority and the Faithful Life."
* The Giles County Ministerial Association will meet Tuesday at noon in the Rich Creek First United Methodist Church. Amy Westmoreland will speak on "Drugs and the Elderly." Bring a bag lunch.
* Radford Church of God in Christ on Russell Avenue will have a presentation from Jews for Jesus on "Christ in the Passover" March 26 at 7 p.m. 639-5948.
* Corner Stone Fellowship Church in Christiansburg will have a spring camp meeting revival through March 29 with J.B. Shelton. 382-2123.
* Fairlawn Baptist Church is celebrating its 50th anniversary through May 5. The church will present a special program on drug and alcohol abuse Sunday. 639-5049.
* Hall's and Lafayette United Methodist Churches in Elliston are conducting an informal Sunday night praise services at 7 p.m. during March. 268-2300.
* Northside Presbyterian Church on Progress Street in Blacksburg will conduct a series on "Discovering Everyday Spirituality" through March 28. Each series starts at 6 p.m. with supper and continues at 7 p.m. with the program. 552-4327.
* Our Saviour Lutheran Church on Cambria Street in Christiansburg conducts an informal evening worship Wednesdays at 7 p.m. 382-2223.
* Good Shepherd Baptist Church on Dunlap Drive in Christiansburg is offering a study course on "Experiencing God." 382-0719.
* Blacksburg Baptist Church on North Main Street will host a series of spiritual lunches from 11:50 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. The topic on March 19 is: "Is the Bible True?" 552-3869. |LENTEN/EASTER SERVICES| * Blacksburg's St. Mary's Catholic Church on Harding Avenue will have a Lenten meal at 6 p.m., followed by Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. every Friday during Lent.
* Good Shepherd Church of the Brethren on Heather Drive in Blacksburg will have a Lenten Study Series on Thursdays in March at 6:30 p.m. 951-8937.
* St. Michael Lutheran Church on Merrimac Road will celebrate its Lenten season with a five-week Wednesday service at 6 p.m.; a Maundy Thursday service with Holy Communion at 7 p.m.; a Good Friday Service on Shadows at 7 p.m.; and Easter Sunday Sunrise Service April 7 at 8 a.m. 552-0879.
* Observance of Lent at Grace Episcopal Church on Fourth Street in Radford includes Holy Eucharist each Thursday at 11 a.m. followed by lunch. Thursday nights at 6:30 a potluck meal is followed by video study.
* St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Christiansburg will have Palm Sunday service at 10 a.m. A Stations of the Cross liturgy will be April 2 at 7 p.m. followed by Wednesday Eucharist 10 a.m. The Maundy Thursday service at 7 will include the washing of feet and a watchnight vigil in the chapel. Good Friday worship will begin at noon and 7 p.m. with Easter Vigil on Saturday starting at 7 p.m. and Easter morning Eucharist at 10.
* Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church on Fifth Street in Pulaski will have Lenten services at 7 p.m. on Sundays in March. 980-3624.
* St. Peter's Church on West First Street in Christiansburg is offering a series of programs on the Epistle to the Hebrews on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
* Christ Lutheran Church, St. Jude's Catholic Church, Grace Episcopal Church and the Presbyterian Church of Radford will hold combined Lenten services Sunday through Tuesday, with a dinner at the Presbyterian church Sunday at 5:30 p.m. and services at 6:30 p.m. St. Jude's will host a brown-bag lunch at noon Monday, with a 7 p.m. service at Christ Lutheran. Grace Episcopal will host a 7 p.m. service Tuesday. 639-3494.
* Leighton Culler will a Lenten Bible Study session Thursday at Christiansburg Presbyterian Church. A light meal will be held at 6:15 p.m.; discussion is at 7 p.m. 382-2802.
* Grove United Methodist Church on Tyler Avenue in Radford will conduct Lenten Services on Sundays at 11 a.m. and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. 639-2807.
* United Methodist Churches in Radford and Montgomery and Floyd Counties are sponsoring combined Lenten services on Sundays in March. 639-2807.
* Christiansburg and Radford area churches will sponsor pre-Easter services on Fridays at noon from now until Easter. Sponsored by the Christiansburg Ministerial Association, 382-2223.
* St. Jude Church in Radford on Tyler Road will have Palm/Passion Sunday Services March 30 at 5:15 p.m. and March 31 at 11 a.m. 639-5341.
* The Churches of the Brethren in Floyd will have Lenten services during each Sunday during Lent at 7:30 p.m. The March 17 service is at Pleasant Valley Church. 789-7892.
* Five Blacksburg congregations will unite for Lenten evening services Wednesdays through March 27. The Wednesday night joint programs will begin at 6 with supper and end by 7:30. Child care will be provided at each. The program March 20 will be at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Free. |JOYFUL NOISES| * The Christiansburg Church of Christ on South Franklin Street will host the Fred Hardeman University Chorus from Henderson, Tenn., today at 7:30 p.m. 382-3629.
* The Young at Heart will perform at Riverview Holiness Church today at 7:30 p.m.
* The Martin Family will sing at Auburn High School March 22 and 23 at 7 p.m. Performing each night will be The Brazells from Martinez, Ga.; the Martin Family; and The Easter Brother from Mt. Airy, N.C. Tickets are $8 or $10 for both nights; children's tickets are $3 off. 382-1954 or 381-1137.
* Joyful Noise, a 47-member choir of high school students will perform March 24 at 11 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church in Pulaski.
* Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Dugspur will host The Bolt Brothers and Stacie March 31 at 7 p.m. 789-4828.
* The Christiansburg Inter-Faith Choir will present "God with Us - A Worship Experience for All Seasons" March 31 at 7 p.m. in the Christiansburg High School Auditorium. 382-2160. |SPECIAL EVENTS| * Glenwood United Methodist Church in Barren Springs will hold a benefit dinner for the Patterson Summer Program today at 5 p.m.
* Voices of Vision, a drama team from First Baptist Church in Narrows, will perform Christian comedy March 23 and 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Narrows Annex.
* First Baptist Church on Third and Downey Streets in Radford, will host "Dr. Hatcher Remembers," a dramatic portrayal of the life of a prominent 19th-century Baptist minister, on March 24 at 11 a.m. 639-4419.
* The Radford/Fairlawn Ministerial Association and the Radford Department of Social Services are sponsoring a free dinner and budgeting seminar for all Radford residents who receive income assistance March 26 at 6 p.m. The event will be at First Baptist Church on Third Avenue and Downey Street. Call 731-3663 for reservations.
* Clergy members are invited to a series of Mental Health Breakfast meetings, sponsored by the Mental Health Association of the New River Valley. The meetings will be on the third Thursday of each month from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the association office in Christiansburg. Make reservations by calling 382-5629 or (800) 559-2800.
* An orientation meeting for Weigh Down Workshop, a Biblically based weight loss program, is scheduled for March 27 at 6 p.m. at Main Street Baptist Church in Christiansburg. 382-5202.
* A pilot program of after-school activities for 30 Blacksburg students is scheduled to be in session March 25 through April 19 at Blacksburg Middle School. Planned for several months, it is being promoted by five churches, campus religion groups, the 4-H program as well as Blacksburg Downtown Merchants.
Volunteers are being sought.
For more information about the program or to volunteer to work on any of the activities call Rev. Kathy Carpenter at 552-2504.
In Religion is a regular Saturday feature of the New River Current. Send news of your church or religious organization to Kenneth Singletary, New River Current, Roanoke Times, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg 24073. Fax: 381-1656. E-mail: Currentbev.net. Items must be received by noon Wednesday for use in that week's column.s
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