4B The Mountain Messenger, Tuesday, April 3, 1990
Ronceverte
Last Supper on
Maundy Thursday
By Helen W. Searle
Mr and Mrs Marvin J. Hardiman
of White Sulphur Springs, announce
the engagement of their daughter
Michelle Lynn to Otis Dale Cham-
bers of Roanoke, Virginia. He is the
son of Mrs Elizabeth Rider ol
Bedford, Virginia and Leslie Cham-
bers of Roanoke. Miss Hardiman is
a 1988 graduate of Greenbrier East
High School and attends National
Business College in Roanoke. She
is also employed at Sears Telecata-
tog Center in Roanoke.
Mr Chambers is a t987 graduate
of Staunton (Va.) River High School,
and is employed at Valley Fuel In-
jecfion in Roanoke.
An open church wedding is
planned for July 7 at 2 p.m. at
Shady Grove Baptist Church in Ste-
wartsville, Virginia.
After the wedding, the couple will
live in Roanoke.
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Trinity and Elizabeth Chapel
United Methodist Churches will team
up again this year to present a living
l~rtrayal of the Last Supper at their
Maundy Thursday services. The
service will be held Thursday, April
12, at 7 p.m,, at Trinity Church, Wal-
nut Street and Pocahontas Avenue
in~ Ronceverte
The program was written I~ Rev- ~
erend Mark Flynn, pastor of Trinity
and Elizabeth Chapel. It features in-
diyidual presentations by men play-
ing the parts of the twelve apostles,
special music, and a living portrayal
of the famous scene of the Last
Supper. Holy Communion will also
be offered to all present, according
to the traditions of the United Meth-
odist Church.
The first such service at Trinity
was held last spring, and one of the
members of the Trinity Church (who
ha~s been attending regularly for
several decades) said that it was the
most meaningful worship service
shoe had ever attended.
Trinity and Elizabeth Chapel will
also join together for an Easter Sun-
risla service at 6:30 a.m. at Elizabeth
C~apel. Elizabeth Chapel is in the
As exemplified by Richard, April
is a month of patience. In 1197
Richard was born at the manor of
Wyche (or Wiche) near Worchester;
England. Orphaned at a very young
age, his estate, due to mismanage-
ment, was in a shambles by the time
his inheritance was granted. Under
his gentle, yet studious, care he
the Dominican monastery in nearby
Orleans, France (where, almost 200
years later, the martyrdom of St.
Joan of Arc took place). Richard ac-
cepted the vows of the priesthood.
During this era most teachers
worked for the church. The monastic
schools were the public schools of
today on a boarding school level.
soon recovered the unfortunate These schools cared for children
losses, established a basic manage- from the age of three until puberty
ment policy, and was able to corn- and were endowed by community
fortably turn the holdings over to his collection and gifts from the noble
younger brother Robert to continue classes. The best teachers became
the prosperous family operation, private tutors to royal families or uni-
Free of his estate concerns Rich- versity professors. While teaching
ard was able to continue his educa- under the monastic system all
tion. At Oxford he was fortunate to teachers took a vow of chastity.
study under Robert Grosseteste and Giving service to others was
to begin his lifelong friendship with Richard's greatest pleasure. After he
Edmund Rich, later named Arch- was elected Archbishop of Canter-
bishop of Canterbury. After receiving bury the controversy with King
his Master of Arts (MA.) from Ox- Henry III of England continued as
ford, for the next seven years, he Richard was against nepotism, in-
studied canon law at Bologna, Italy. sisted on strict clerical discipline,
At the age of thirty-eight he re- and was generous to the poor and
turned te Oxford as the appointed needy. Fearing excommunication
chancellor. Soon after this recogni- Henry agreed with Richard's
tion, he was elected chancellor to thoughts for the next eight years
the Archbishop of Canterbury, when Richard died on mission for
Edmund Rich. Both were then exiled the poor in Dover, England.
Organ Cave Community. The serv- by the king and took refuge at the In 1262 Saint Richard was can-
ice there will be fotlowed by a break- Cistercian monastery at Pontigny, omzed by Pope Urban IV. For his
/,fast. France. Twelve years later, Edmund patience in faith Saint Richard is
For more information about eitherdied and Richard started teaching at remembered on April 3.
service, or for directions to either ceverte
church, call Reverend Mark Flynn at ' "
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Besides Reverend Harris, several
other ministers from the community
will have roles in the service.
The service is sponsored by the
Ronceverte/Fairlea Ministerial Asso-
ciation. At the last community serv-
ice sponsored by the association,
Thanksgiving week of last year,
Sev~rat Ronceverte and Fairlea
churches will be coming together on
Good Friday, April 13, for a commu-
nity service. The service wilt be held
at 7 p.m. at Ronceverte Presbyte-
jian Church, on Locust Street and
Greenbrier Avenue.
The preacher for the service will
be Reverend David Harris. Raver-
, ~ .... ~. . ............ ~ ~ .........end Harris moved to Ronceverte
'..~;~i,,4~' #!~111~'~i;'.'~," ~i~f~.i~4~~ ~~i~ ~''~' ~'~ March 3, where he had already be-
there were persons present from at
least eight churches, and there was
gun spending Sundays as the pas- a larger crowd than anyone could
tot of Ronceverte Church of theremember seeing at any such com-
Nazarene. He is a graduate of Cir- munity service in the past.
~, cleville Bible College, in Circteville, For more information about this
~.~ Ohio, and is an ordained minister of 'year's service,, contact Reverend
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The Alderson Community Choir
will present an Easter musical, "He
Lives," at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 8, at
the Old Greenbrier Baptist Church,
AIderson. Dell Wood is director and
Nancy Wood is pianist. The Music
Club of Alderson is sponsoring this
event and will host a fellowship pe-
riod following the presentation.
The choir consists of: sopranos
-- Jean Akers, Margaret Allen, Mar-
celia Ayers, Betty Fleshman, Char-
lotte Grimmett, Carolyn Knapp, Jean
McVey, Lois McVey, Rutter Pugh,
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Edith Skaggs, Emma Wood. Altos
are Paula Baisden, Joanne Gadd, Sally Sarver Taylor
Patty Grafton, Carolyn Holliday, Cameron Brown, both
Lenore Hutchison, Betty Johnson, erte, announce their
Kathy Keadle, Faye Kirby, Alice and forthcoming marriage.
Ms Taylor is the
McCutcheon, Christy Pierson, Cathy lie Sarver of Ronceverte
Thompson. Tenors are George
Lively, Michael Pierson, Reverend late Hampton G. Sawer.
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Hobart Prunty, Dick Simms, AI Ser-
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Lawrence Lewis, Charles McClung, Gum and Dearl Brown
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first birthday February 18 with a
party at her home. The theme of
her party was Miss Strawberry
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brother Solomon are the chil-
dren of Gerald and Regenla
Owens of Renick.
The American Baptist Men of Enon, Vago Road, Frankford, are pre-
paring for their annual dramatization of the Lord's Suppler. The
drama, "Lord, Is It I?", is based upon Leonardo daVinci's painting of
Jesus and His Twelve Disciples just prior to the crucifixion. The
roles of Jesus and the Disciples are: Nathanlel, A. L Brown; Simon,
Bill Green; James the Younger, Scott Yates; Thaddaeus, Delmas
Workman; Andrew, Charles Hamilton; Matthew, Jim Anderson; Ju-
das Iscariot, Larry Wykle; Phillip, Roger Hammons; Simon Peter,
Ralph Ray; James, Ronnle Tipton; John, John Knotts; Thomas, Vic-
tor Butler; Jesus, Fred Boone.
The drama will be presented on two separate occasions. First, at the
Meadow Grove Baptist Church, Dawson, 7 p.m., Palm Sunday, April
8. the second presentation is at Enon Baptist Church, 7:30 p.m.,
Good Friday, April 13.
Pastor Jim Anderson, the American Baptist Men, and the Congrega-
tion of Enon invite the public to attend either or both of these pres-
entations.
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you to join them for the
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Methodist Church in
The candlelight
Iperformed by Pastor Mark
beginning at five o'clock i
ceremony.
Ronceverte
645-7110
Several churches in
will join together for a
procession Sunday morn
The procession will
the Blessing of the
brary parking lot at 10:30
procession will go
blocks, and then
turn to their own chur
Blessing of the Palms
a lay reader from the
Church.
Last year, in the
munity Palm Sunday
ever held in Ronceverte,
of the Episcopal
carnation, Ronceverte
Nazarene, and
odist Church joined
event. It is expected
churches will
year's procession.
Reverend Mark Flynn
United Methodist Church,
gested the community
last year, says "such an
portant to show the
churches and the
community that
ceverte do not allow their
traditions to keep them
in their common loyalty
At Union
Willie Bradshaw will
,Gospel Meeting with th
Christ, located on
Union, on April 23
ing time is 7 p.m. eaCh
Bradshaw is currently
the Greenbrier ChurCh
Atlanta, Georgia and
mand for gospel
tures. His last visit to
1988, during which
dance was set for the
Mr Bradshaw is a gl
Memphis School of
has done additional
Hardeman College,
Tennessee and The
Knowledge, Benton,
has conducted gosPel
nine states and haS
work in two states
countries. He has also
bar of articles
being experienced
other media. Mr
taken an interest in
nity he has served in
ent of numerous
ship and service. He
known for his accornl
leading and will be
service during the
Everyone, without
vited to share with us
ally enriching and
ence. For more '
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