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

DATE: THURSDAY, August 11, 1994                   TAG: 9408190044
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: W-7   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: By Frances Stebbins
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

RELIGION BRIEFS

A FOLK EUCHARIST is scheduled Sunday at 10 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Salem. Retired Bishop William H. Marmion will preach for the service, and the Rev. Richard Smith, brother of the current interim rector, celebrating Communion. Music will be by a folk band led by the Rev. Harmon Smith, who has been serving the parish while the Rev. Dr. Robert Copenhaver is on summer sabbatical.

THE SALEM CLOTHING CLOSET, housed in First United Methodist Church, is closed through Sept. 1. Donations of used clothing will not be accepted until then.

Volunteers are needed, however, on Monday mornings to ready garments for the fall season. Call 389-5459.

NOT FOR PARENTS ONLY, a nine-week course for parents and any other adults concerned about preserving self-esteem in human relationships, will begin Sept. 27 at Unity of Roanoke Valley, 3300 Green Ridge Road. The course will utilize the principles of Parent Effectiveness Training and will be taught by Lori Engel, a psychologist with the Roanoke County Schools. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m.. A donation is requested to cover costs. Call 562-2200 to register.

RIDGEWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH,703 Hemlock Road N.W., will observe its 35th anniversary of founding during the weekend of Sept. 10-11. Several former staff members from out of town are expected. The Saturday night program starting at 7 will include a skit and fellowship period. The following day, at 11a.m., guests will share in worship and a lunch.

To make reservations for the $7.95 meal, call 342-6492.

by CNB