
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, May 3, 1990                   TAG: 9005040580
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: W-4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: BY FRANCES STEBBINS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

RELIGION BRIEFS

CHURCH WOMEN UNITED of the ROANOKE VALLEY will observe May Fellowship Day Friday at First Presbyterian Church, South Jefferson at McClanahan. The meeting, in the church's Lapsley Chapel, will begin at 10 a.m.

\ THE REV. GEORGE BOWERS, who retired from a 20-year pastorate of St. Mark's Lutheran Church five years ago, will be installed Monday as the next president of the interfaith Roanoke Valley Ministers Conference for professionals. The ceremony will be at Camp Bethel Conference Center.

Other new officers are: Kirk Ballin, Unitarian-Universalist; Steven Teague, Baptist; Anna Marie Canary, Roman Catholic; Gerald Stone, Presbyterian; Richard Harris, Lutheran; and James Reynolds Jr., United Methodist.

\ THE REV. JAMES PARKE, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church for the past five years, will be honored there Sunday on the 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Parke, 51, a native of Pennsylvania, is a former member of the Sulpician order. He became affiliated with the Diocese of Richmond 15 years ago and served a Richmond parish before coming to Salem.

A reception for the community will be Sunday from 12:30 to 4 p.m. at 314 Turner Road.

\ A CAMPING TRIP for fathers and sons is scheduled Friday and Saturday under sponsorship of the young men's organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Camping will be at the Peaks of Otter and participants don't have to be members of the church. Call John Whitby at 989-9775 for more information.

\ RONALD D. SCHWARZ has resigned as director of Craig Springs Conference Center, a ministry of the Disciples of Christ in Virginia. Schwarz has been in the full-time position since 1983. The Rev. Jack Austin, Virginia regional minister, said the 1990 summer program will continue under guidance of committee leaders. Schwarz will remain as part-time pastor of Craig Springs Christian Church, Austin said.

Deadline for religion briefs for Neighbors is Thursday. Material must be delivered to Neighbors Religion Briefs, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke 24010, by noon in order to run in the following Thursday edition.

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