Worship Times
9:15 a.m. Sunday School
10:30 a.m. Worship 

October 7
19th Sunday after Pentecost
Holy Communion
Simply Christian 5:
A Family Resemblance
2 Timothy 1:1-14
Luke 17: 5-6

October 14
20th Sunday after Pentecost
The Stewardship of  Gifts 1:
Universal Giftedness
Psalm 66:1-12
Luke 17: 11-19

October 21
21st Sunday after Pentecost
LAITY SUNDAY
Presentation of Financial Pledge Cards
The Stewardship of  Gifts 2:
Does It Hurt Yet?
Psalm 54:6
Luke 21: 1-4
Preacher: Bruce Muncy
Liturgists: Patty Oshida
and Bobby Sandel

October 28
22nd Sunday after Pentecost
REFORMATION SUNDAY
CHILDREN’S SABBATH 

The Stewardship of Gifts

 As members of this congregation, will you faithfully participate in its ministries by your… gifts?              Baptismal Covenant I, p. 3 

       Money isn’t everything…but it sure feels like it sometimes!  There are few things in our lives that cause us more anxiety, more frustration or become the focus of our emotional and spiritual energy than money.  When we don’t have enough we often feel inadequate, envious and perplexed that we cannot properly provide for our ourselves and our children.  When we are blessed with a certain amount of wealth money still consumes us with its uncanny ability to fill up our lives with things that do not mean as much to us when we have them as we had first imagined.  The culture in which we live has instilled in us an obsession for the accumulation of possessions that leaves our dreams unsatisfied and our lives unfulfilled.

The church has the cure for this disease.  The church can give us a chance to free ourselves from this obsession and accept the gift of life God intends for us through Jesus Christ.  We can grow more spiritually mature through the stewardship of giving.

Each year our church guides us to grow in our faith in keeping with the vow we take as people of God. This seasonal emphasis calls us to become more spiritually mature in the four aspects of stewardship:

February—April The Stewardship of Prayer
May—July The Stewardship of Presence
August—October The Stewardship of Gifts
November—January The Stewardship of Service 

When your church invites you to consider what percentage of your income you give back to God we are not just interested in funding our ministry together for the coming year.  Your act of commitment to the Stewardship of Gifts is a spiritual practice that grows in you your own sense of dependency upon and trust in God.  I am convinced that there is no more effective way to free us of our obsessions than the practice of giving.  

The Pumpkins are COMING!!!!
On October 4th at 5:00 p.m. our
Pumpkin Truck will arrive!!! 

THE ANNUAL ROANOKE UNITED
METHODIST HOME BAZAAR

 will be held Thursday,
    October 11 from    
  9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.    

Wimmer Class (Senior Adult) The International Lesson Series
        in the Wimmer Room

Wesley Class (All Ages) Study and Fellowship “Spiritual Gifts”
        led by Dr. John S. DeVerter in the Wesley Room 

Aldersgate Class (Young and Middle Adult)  and
Pathfinders Class (Young Adult)
Six Week Faith Sharing Study
led by Rev. Bill in the Aldersgate Room

Starting October 28th the Aldersgate Class will begin a program called Harry Potter and the Gospel.

South Roanoke United Methodist Preschool and Mother’s Day Out 

2, 3 & 5 day opportunities
for children 12 months to Pre K.
(at this time our 3 year old classes are full) 

Weekly classes include
Music, Spanish and Chapel.
Low student-teacher ratio
& age appropriate lessons.

Please call 982-3707 for further information.

DIRECTOR OF
CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES: 
Part time (20 hours / week). 

MUSIC STAFF:    South Roanoke United Methodist Church seeks candidates for immediate opening for two part-time music staff.  Part-time Director of Music (for adult choir, Praise Team, handbell choirs, youth and children’s choirs, occasional small group instruments.  Part-time Organist/Accompanist (for Sunday worship and rehearsals for choirs and specials). 

Congregation seeks musical leadership that is skilled and experienced in the full variety of worship music styles and works well with all ages.  Job descriptions are posted on the Church Website.

¨ Newsletter schedule:  The deadline for articles for the November issue of the Tower Times is October 15. Send articles to Kate Garrett or email to kgarrett@benefitsmanagement.com.  Articles can be sent at anytime prior to the deadline.

¨ The Aftercare Social Club will meet on Tuesday, October 2 at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall for fun activities and some good food.   Call bonnie dayton (981-0237) if you have any questions regarding our Social Club.

¨ The Council on Ministries will meet on Monday, October 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the library/conference room.

¨ The Dottie Walker Circle will meet Tuesday, October 9, in the Wimmer Classroom.  All women of the church are invited.

WELCOME! We're glad to have all who have joined us for this time of worship. Especially to our guests and visitors, we welcome you to South Roanoke and to our fellowship. We invite those who have no church home to make South Roanoke your church and add your witness to ours. 

DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES for the November issue of the Tower Times is October 15. Send articles to Kate Macdonald at kmacdonald@benefitsmanagement.com. Articles can be sent at any time prior to the deadline. 

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR for the week of October 7-14th for the next Interfaith Hospitality Network week. First Presbyterian Church will host the families of the
Interfaith Hospitality Network at their church this week and SRUMC is responsible for providing meals, evening & overnight hosts for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the 10th, 11th & 12th. All meals and hosting will occur at the First Presbyterian Church. Please
consider helping out with this wonderful mission. Remember the IHN helps local homeless families get back on their feet. Anyone interested in helping, please contact Ellie Clark at 721-3340 for meals or Nancy Cumins at 985-0265.