ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, June 29, 1996 TAG: 9607010028
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-9 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
COLUMN: in religion
SOURCE: KENNETH SINGLETARY
PEOPLE
Buddy R. Hinkley of Radford is the Father of the Year at the Church of God on First Street in Radford.
At 81, Hinkley is still active in the church and sings in the local group the Young at Heart, in which all the members are at least 75.
He has been married for 60 years to Elizabeth Hinkley. The couple has two sons, Emmett Hinkley of Orlando, Fla., and Dan Hinkley of Atlanta.
Buddy Hinkley's father, Walter Hinkley, who had 18 children, was named Radford's Father of the Year in 1951, when he was 67.
SERVICES
Christiansburg's Holy Spirit Catholic Church will have Mass at its summer hours at 6 p.m. today at Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Christiansburg. 382-8028.
Blacksburg's St. Mary's Catholic Church on Harding Avenue will celebrate Mass at 5 p.m. today, and at 8:45 and 11:15 a.m. Sunday. The readings will be: 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16; Psalms 89:2-3, 16-19; Romans 6:3-4, 8-11; and Matthew 10:37-42. 552-1091.
"Reflections on International Relief Work: Rwanda 1995" will be the topic of a talk by Robert Warwick, Peace Corps representative at Virginia Tech, at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of the New River Valley on Gladewood Drive in Blacksburg. 552-2717.
Blacksburg's Metaphysical Chapel on Lee Street will have an Inspirational Sharing event, facilitated by Nancy Mignone, at 7 p.m. Sunday. 951-4848.
First Christian Church on Fort Branch Road in Pearisburg will celebrate its 50th anniversary at 11 a.m. Sunday with a special service with past and present family and friends. 921-3417.
The missionaries from First Missionary Baptist in New River will present a special program at 3:30 p.m. Sunday with guest speaker Rebecca Drew of Central Baptist Church. 639-6947.
New Hope Church of God on the Mud Pike in Christiansburg will have Senior Adult day Sunday. 731-3178.
Members of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Christiansburg will travel to Ferrum College's United Methodist Women's Day celebration today. The celebration will feature a dinner theater performance of "The General and His Lady," about the life of Mrs. Robert E. Lee, and a talk on "Teaching the Civil War to Students of the '90s," by a Ferrum College professor. The cost is $12 per person. 382-6171.
North Fork Baptist Church on Lusters Gate Road will have a Fourth of July service in the Memorial Gardens at 7 p.m. Wednesday. 951-7015.
Radford-area churches are sponsoring a New River Community Revival July 7 through 10 at Page's Meeting House on Hickman Cemetery Road in Radford. 639-5185 or 639-1388.
The 18th annual Robert Sheffey Memorial Camp Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. nightly starting at the end of next week. The camp meeting will run Friday through July 12 at the campground near Wesley's Chapel in Trigg. Music will be provided by local choirs and groups, including the Lupers from Fries starting at 6 p.m. Friday. 921-1415.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS
At Christ Episcopal Church in Blacksburg two family night programs July 24 and Aug. 24 will replace the usual ecumenical vacation Bible school this summer. A potluck meal at 5:30 p.m. will begin the events with the programs beginning at 6:15 and ending by 8:30.
JOYFUL NOISES
The Martin Family of Christiansburg will perform at 7 p.m. Sunday at Ellett Pentecostal Holiness Church. 633-1347.
The Scotts, a Southern gospel singing group, will perform at 11 a.m. Sunday at Edgemont Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) on the Mud Pike in Christiansburg. 382-2746.
Terry Lee Goffee, male vocalist of the year for the International Country Gospel Music Association, will perform at Morgan's Chapel United Methodist Church in New River at 11 a.m. Sunday. 639-5185.
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: (540) 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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