ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, October 19, 1996 TAG: 9610210022
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-6 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
COLUMN: IN RELIGION
SOURCE: MARY LOU BRUTON
Raising children can be a daunting responsibility for parents these days, so a New River Valley church and several community agencies have joined forces to present a series of programs on parenting.
The first of three Parent Sharing Sessions will be held 9-11 a.m. Friday in Calvary Baptist Church on U.S. 221 in Floyd.
Marty McAllister, an educator and prevention specialist, will lead the sessions. Parents will be encouraged to share what works with their children. They will also have opportunities to seek advice from others on problems they may have in parenting.
McAllister, who works with the New River Valley Community Services' Child and Family Unit and has led similar sessions, said fathers as well as mothers find they have much to share.
The first session will cover a broad view of parenting and look at various parenting styles.
The second session, 9-11 a.m. on Nov. 1, will focus on building courage, self-esteem and good communication with children. The final session the morning of Nov. 8 will include information on developmental stages of children. Three additional sessions are planned for spring.
The series is a joint venture of New River Community Action's Head Start program, New River Valley Community Services' Child and Family Unit, and Project FACT, a grant program in the New River Valley to help families with very young children or children with developmental needs. Project FACT, administered by Virginia Tech Resource and Referral, is funding the sessions.
The Rev. Graham Mitchell, his wife, Brenda, and the congregation at Calvary Baptist are happy to be associated with the parenting series, Mitchell said. Some members of the church will be participants. Brenda Mitchell works with the Head Start program and suggested the event to the congregation.
The sessions are open to the public and there is no charge. Parents are encouraged to attend all six sessions this fall and next spring. For more information, call the Floyd Head Start Center, 745-4396, or New River Valley Community Services, 382-8835.
Special events
*The gospel group "Living Waters" will be at Shawsville Congregational Holiness Church , Virginia 637, tonight at 7. Guest singer will be Danny Asbury. The group will appear again at Radford Congregational Holiness Church on Friday, at 7 p.m.
*The Rev. Don Long will be guest speaker at "Friends and Neighbors Sunday" at 11 a.m. Sunday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 220 West Main St., Christiansburg. The United Methodist men will prepare a hamburger and hotdog luncheon, and a musical program begins at 1:15 p.m.
*Spiritual Renewal Services will be held at Blacksburg First Wesleyan Church, 1406 Giles Road, starting Sunday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday services will be at 7 p.m. Guest speaker will be Pastor Luis Martinez from Fredericksburg.
*A series of seminars on recovery from the loss of a loved one is in progress through Oct. 28 at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 400 Tyler Ave. in Radford. The Monday night programs start at 7 and are led by the Rev. Jonathan Webster, chaplain at Radford Community Hospital and Carilion St. Albans Hospital. To register for the remaining seminars on Coping with Loss, Sharing our Grief and Surviving and Recovering call Webster at 731-2556.
Revivals
*Sunday, 11 a.m. at Merrimac Pentecostal Holiness Church, 894 Merrimac Road, Blacksburg, with guest evangelists, the Rev. and Mrs. Bob Corum, from Powell, Tenn. Evening services are at 7:30 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday.
*Oak Grove Church, 641 Craigs Mountain Road, Christiansburg, begin at 6 p.m. on Sunday and continue at 7 p.m. Monday through Oct. 26 with special singing each night. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Kenneth Kingrea.
*Beaver Creek Church of the Brethren, Virginia 730, Floyd, Sunday at 7 p.m. Guest evangelist will be the Rev. Roy McVey, pastor of Collinsville Church of the Brethren. Monday through Thursday services begin at 7:30 p.m., and Friday's service will be at 7 p.m. Musical groups to be featured are the H&H Gospel Express, the Floyd Baptist Church Bell Choir, Heather Burnette, Julie Hylton, the Copper Hill Church of the Brethren Quartet, and Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren Choir. On Oct. 26, at 7 p.m., believers are invited to celebrate the Love Feast and communion, featuring the Feetwashing Service.
*Monday through Friday 7:30 p.m. at Faith Christian Church of Christ, 1125 Roanoke St., Christiansburg. Jack Hyder will be the guest evangelist and there will be special music nightly.
*Corners View Pentecostal Holiness Church, Little River Dam Road, Radford, Monday through Friday at 7:30 p.m. Guest evangelist will be C.G. Slaughter.
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