July 17, 2008When You Hear the Cowbell, Stop PreachingThe Congregational Holiness Church in Shawsville will hold its third "Cowbell Service" Saturday night, July 19, at 7 p.m. When You Hear the Cowbell, Stop PreachingThe Congregational Holiness Church in Shawsville will hold its third "Cowbell Service" Saturday night, July 19, at 7 p.m. July 10, 2008Church sports camps gain popularityUsing youth athletic programs to proselytize is on the rise this summer as church sports camps gain popularity. Fincastle Baptist Church in Botetourt County attracted 140 children to its week-long camp in early July, where dozens of volunteers trained them in a half-dozen sports, including football and tennis. "You could try a different sport every day," said the Rev. Randy Daniels, pastor of Fincastle Baptist. Church sports camps gain popularityUsing youth athletic programs to proselytize is on the rise this summer as church sports camps gain popularity. Fincastle Baptist Church in Botetourt County attracted 140 children to its week-long camp in early July, where dozens of volunteers trained them in a half-dozen sports, including football and tennis. "You could try a different sport every day," said the Rev. Randy Daniels, pastor of Fincastle Baptist. July 8, 2008Moneta church schedules "Mommy & Me" ProgramTrinity Ecumenical Parish in Moneta will offer a “Mommy & Me” program every Wednesday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. starting September 10, 2008 through May 20, 2009. It is available for 2 year olds (age 2 by September 1, 2008) and a parent. The purpose is to provide a special time for parent and child in structured activities such as arts & crafts, story telling and listening skills and motor skills. For more information call 540-297-7386. Moneta church schedules "Mommy & Me" ProgramTrinity Ecumenical Parish in Moneta will offer a “Mommy & Me” program every Wednesday morning from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. starting September 10, 2008 through May 20, 2009. It is available for 2 year olds (age 2 by September 1, 2008) and a parent. The purpose is to provide a special time for parent and child in structured activities such as arts & crafts, story telling and listening skills and motor skills. For more information call 540-297-7386. June 26, 2008Church to offer advice on avoiding heart attacksSo much of what is taught in church has to do with our most heart-felt feelings, and now a church program will teach about living through a heart attack. Church to offer advice on avoiding heart attacksSo much of what is taught in church has to do with our most heart-felt feelings, and now a church program will teach about living through a heart attack. June 11, 2008Music studio looking for a church homeDebra Bassett, owner of a music studio called "Purple Possibilities," which starts teaching kids below the age of two to play instruments, is losing the Southwest Roanoke space rented to it by Calvary Baptist Church. May 30, 2008Two Roanoke churches offer discount groceriesTwo Roanoke churches are joining the national Angel Food Ministries program to sell discounted groceries. Two Roanoke churches offer discount groceriesTwo Roanoke churches are joining the national Angel Food Ministries program to sell discounted groceries. May 12, 2008World War II vet's church funds his return journeyJoseph Comer's congregation at Northminster Presbyterian Church is sending the World War II veteran back to Europe to visit the sites where he campaigned 64 years ago. Starting Tuesday, May 13, Comer will journey to France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. He hasn't been there since he was an Army paratrooper. He'll return home May 23. There was one snag in organizing Comer's trip. He had a bit of trouble getting a passport because his birth certificate couldn't be found. He didn't need either document in 1944. World War II vet's church funds his return journeyJoseph Comer's congregation at Northminster Presbyterian Church is sending the World War II veteran back to Europe to visit the sites where he campaigned 64 years ago. Starting Tuesday, May 13, Comer will journey to France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. He hasn't been there since he was an Army paratrooper. He'll return home May 23. There was one snag in organizing Comer's trip. He had a bit of trouble getting a passport because his birth certificate couldn't be found. He didn't need either document in 1944. April 28, 2008Think you've been on the job a long time?Think 50 years of preaching is a lot? No, not all at once, although it may seem that long listening to some of the more long-winded pastors--not to mention any names. Those of you who start shifting and squirming when your service gets to its 55th minute or so on Sunday morning know what I mean though. This Sunday, May 4, two Roanoke preachers celebrate 50 years each in the ministry: Rev. Lawrence Dodson, the only pastor that Windsor Hills Baptist Church has ever had, and Rev. John Fox, who came to Belmont Baptist Church in 1967 after a decade pastoring congretations in other states. Yep, that's 100 years in total. To paraphase perhaps the most common sports cliche: One service at a time. So they have logged roughly 5,200 Sundays between them, plus all those virtually uncountable other events: weddings and funerals just to mention two. April 25, 2008Second chance to celebrate EasterYou have a second chance to celebrate Easter. That's because Orthodox Christians use a different calendar. So Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church at 30 Huntington Boulevard kicks off its Easter weekend on Friday night, April 25 at 7 p.m. There will be a procession outside the sanctuary that re-enacts the burial of Jesus, with prayers and hymns led by Father Dean Nastos. On Saturday, April 26, Holy Trinity will hold a midnight service, "with lots of candles," said Nastos. The congregation will celebrate the break of Lenten fasting at 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, with a meal of lamb and "Greek potato," he said. On Sunday, April 27, there's an 11 a.m. Easter service at Holy Trinity. Second chance to celebrate EasterYou have a second chance to celebrate Easter. That's because Orthodox Christians use a different calendar. So Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church at 30 Huntington Boulevard kicks off its Easter weekend on Friday night, April 25 at 7 p.m. There will be a procession outside the sanctuary that re-enacts the burial of Jesus, with prayers and hymns led by Father Dean Nastos. On Saturday, April 26, Holy Trinity will hold a midnight service, "with lots of candles," said Nastos. The congregation will celebrate the break of Lenten fasting at 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, with a meal of lamb and "Greek potato," he said. On Sunday, April 27, there's an 11 a.m. Easter service at Holy Trinity. April 18, 2008Letters from Dad program is coming to RoanokeRoanoke fathers will be offered some training in leaving a well-written legacy of love and counsel when the growing "Letters from Dad" movement starts on Sunday, May 18, at Fellowship Community Church in Salem. The three-year-old ministry is based on the book by the same name by Greg Vaughn, an educational film producer who lives near Dallas, Texas. Vaughn has developed a workshop program in which fathers get together and practice expressing themselves in letters intended to be read after their deaths. Mike Walton, a volunteer at the church, said, "If you wonder if this is for you, ask yourself, 'Did your dad ever tell you he loved you? What would it have meant to you if he'd left behind a letter about that?" The fee is $95. For more information call the church at 387-3200. Letters from Dad program is coming to RoanokeRoanoke fathers will be offered some training in leaving a well-written legacy of love and counsel when the growing "Letters from Dad" movement starts on Sunday, May 18, at Fellowship Community Church in Salem. The three-year-old ministry is based on the book by the same name by Greg Vaughn, an educational film producer who lives near Dallas, Texas. Vaughn has developed a workshop program in which fathers get together and practice expressing themselves in letters intended to be read after their deaths. Mike Walton, a volunteer at the church, said, "If you wonder if this is for you, ask yourself, 'Did your dad ever tell you he loved you? What would it have meant to you if he'd left behind a letter about that?" The fee is $95. For more information call the church at 387-3200. April 14, 2008Church celebrates pastor's 35th year in the pulpitThe congregation of Bethlehem Baptist Church is celebrating The Rev. Thomas A. Woods' 35th year as pastor this week. Located at 3017 Ivyland Dr. S.E., the church will hold anniversary services for Woods with guest speakers Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m., followed by a final celebration on Sunday, April 19, at 3 p.m. Woods will preach Sunday morning at 11 a.m. |
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