ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, February 29, 1996 TAG: 9602290031
SECTION: NEIGHBORS PAGE: N-5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FRANCES STEBBINS
LENTEN SERVICES
Awakening, a series of spiritual growth services sponsored for the past 14 years by Roanoke area Churches of the Brethren, will feature sermons by the Rev. Dr. Nancy Faus this year.
Faus, a campus minister and professor of ministry studies at Bethany Theological Seminary in Indiana, will preach at Central Church of the Brethren in downtown Roanoke March 24-27, nightly at 7:15. "The Psalms in Jesus' Life and Ours" will be her theme.
Faus, who was chairwoman of a committee that revised the hymnal used by Church of the Brethren and Mennonite denominations, will lead Bible studies on the theme Monday through Wednesday mornings at 10 at Green Hill Church in Salem, Red Hill Church in Clearbrook and at Williamson Road Church, respectively.
Offerings at the services will go to the West End Center in Roanoke.
Joint Lenten Enrichment Services, sponsored by four Roanoke Valley Lutheran parishes, are in progress Wednesday nights at 7:30. The remaining programs will be Wednesday at Glade Creek Church, 208 Webster Road, Blue Ridge; March 13 at St. Timothy Church, 1201 Hardy Road, Vinton; March 20 at Trinity Church, 4040 Williamson Road; and March 27 at St. Philip Church, 8115 Williamson Road, Hollins. For information, call 366-7046 mornings.
MUSICAL EVENTS
The Milligan College Concert Choir of Johnson City, Tenn. will perform March 8 at 7 p.m. at Edgewood Christian Church, 1006 Peck St. N.W. The 35-member choir will present sacred music from many periods. An offering will be taken.
Paige Keene, a gospel music artist from Richlands, will perform March 8 at 6:30 p.m. at The Praise Cafe in the Sheraton Inn, 2727 Ferndale Drive N.W. The cafe is a smoke- and alcohol-free youth lounge with a cover charge of $3 for those not buying a buffet dinner. Spirit FM Christian radio promotes the program. Call 774-9798 for information.
CHURCH PEOPLE
Jeff Hummel, organist and choir director at First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in downtown Roanoke for the past eight years, will be honored there Sunday with a farewell reception from 3-5 p.m. The event is sponsored by Disciples congregations in the Roanoke Valley and Alleghany Highlands in recognition of Hummel's regional music leadership. He is moving to Richmond because of a business transfer.
The Rev. Collier Harvey of Salem has joined the staff of Raleigh Court Presbyterian Church as part-time parish associate. Harvey, a former minister of Salem Presbyterian Church and the executive of the old Fincastle Presbytery, will work especially with visiting the sick and training of laity.
OUTREACH
The Roanoke Area Ministries staff is seeking church volunteers to help renovate its day shelter kitchen which serves lunch to the homeless. Painters, floor sanders and carpenters for light repairs are especially needed. Call Judy Diehl, 345-9786, for more information.
SPECIAL SERVICES
A Joint Communion Service for any Northwest Roanoke congregations wishing to participate is scheduled Sunday at 7 p.m. at Carter Memorial Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 1110 16th St. N.W.
The pastor of the sponsoring church, the Rev. W.J. Turner, said efforts to begin the ecumenical first Sunday night services have been delayed by two snow storms. Call him at 345-9203 for information.
A Full Gospel Conference, sponsored by the Spirit of Life Full Gospel Baptist Church, is scheduled Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Sheraton Airport Inn. The keynote speaker will be the Rev. David C. Forbes Jr., pastor of Columbus Christian Center in Ohio. Cost is $5.
The Roanoke congregation also will provide a bus to Richmond for the denomination's state conference May 15-17. Call 343-9048 or 362-5516 to make reservations for the $95 trip.
Church Women United, an ecumenical and interracial Christian service organization, will sponsor its 109th annual World Day of Prayer service Friday at Loudon Avenue Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), 730 Loudon Ave. N.W. The 10:30 a.m. service will follow a format developed by women in Haiti during the time of civil unrest.
Valley Christian Center, 4265 Cloverdale Road, has scheduled a service of healing prayer at 7:30 p.m. March 8. Call 977-2382 for information.
Send information to Frances Stebbins, Neighbors, P.O. Box 2491, Roanoke 24010-2491 by noon Thursday. Please include a daytime telephone number.
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