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

DATE: THURSDAY, February 14, 1991                   TAG: 9102150064
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: N-5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: FRANCES STEBBINS
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RELIGION BRIEFS

NORTH ROANOKE LUTHERAN LENTEN SERVICES will begin Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the new St. Paul Church, 4909 North Lakes Drive. Further devotions will be at the other participating churches: St. Philip on Feb. 27, Trinity on March 6, Emmanuel on March 13, with the final program at St. Paul on March 20.

A nursery will be available, and a social period will be held after the service.

\ UNITY OF ROANOKE VALLEY, because of a rise in expenses and shortfall in donations, is reducing its paid staff. The jobs of bookstore manager and full-time maintenance aide have been eliminated. Earlier, the administrator left Unity for another job. Her duties will be assumed by an office manager. Contributions are being sought to continue printing the monthly NewSpirit publication.

Work, however, is continuing on a youth activities building that is expected to be open by Easter.

\ BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE has been recognized by the United Synagogue of America's Seaboard Region for organizing a High Holidays food gifts project for military personnel in the Middle East. Undertaken in September, soon after troops began to go to the Persian Gulf area, the shipment has received many thanks from recipients.

by CNB