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The Tower
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NOVEMBER 2007 |
The Pastor’s Message |
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Worship Times November 4 November 11 November 18 November 25 You are asked to read and study the text each week in preparation for worship. |
Teaching is one of my favorite things I do in ministry. As I have heard from so many other teachers, the one who teaches always learns more than those who are taught. For me, teaching becomes a wonderful learning opportunity. So far this year in my own study I have had the opportunity to grow in my understanding of the nature of spiritual gifts, the United Methodist understanding of evangelism, the ministry of faith-sharing, the role and practice of clergy in nurturing healthy congregations and current theological perspectives on the Christian faith. It is always my goal that my preaching, teaching and pastoral leadership benefits from these learning opportunities. Much of my study in this regard has been inspired by your encouragement and desire that I should teach for small groups on occasion. At this writing I am concluding a study with two of our adult Sunday School classes (Pathfinders and Aldersgate) on “Faith-Sharing” (I’ll complete this with one more adult class after the first of the year [Wesley Class]). Next month I will
offer again my periodic “Pastor’s
Inquiry Class:”
Schedule
of topics
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Mark your calendars now for the December 13th ADULT FELLOWSHIP GROUP outing. Hotel Roanoke will be the destination to see the Christmas display and then we will have lunch in the Regency Room. Cost will be $3.00 plus lunch. Departure time from the church will be 10:45 a.m. and lunch is scheduled for 11:45 a.m. You must register on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board by December 2. |
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INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK |
ADVENT ANGEL PROGRAM |
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A special thank you to those who helped
and the many people who were willing to help host the families in the
Interfaith Hospitality Network the week of October 7-14th. While
there was only one family of five that actually came into the network on
SRUMC’s last day of hosting, thank you to all of the volunteers who were
willing to donate their time & make food and who were so flexible when
they were cancelled because the family didn’t arrive until a day later
than expected! You are all truly appreciated! |
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¨ Newsletter schedule: The deadline for articles for the December/January issue of the Tower Times is November 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 for a dinner out on Tuesday, November 6 at 6:00 p.m. For more information regarding our Social Club call Bonnie Dayton (981-0237) ¨ The Dottie Walker Circle will meet Tuesday, November 13th at 10:30 a.m. in the Wimmer Classroom. All women of the church are invited to come. If you would like more information regarding this circle please call June Tegenkamp, 342-7784. ¨ The Mary Circle will meet Monday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. in the home of Anne Ferguson. The group is reading and discussing The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel. Contact Anne Ferguson (345-2436) for additional information. |
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NOVEMBER 2007 |
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1 All Saints Day |
2 6:00 Layman dinner and maze |
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| 4 Worship Service 5:30 Youth Activities |
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6 Election Day 6:00 Aftercare |
7 7:00 Youth Leadership |
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9 4:30 Meet at church for Jr. High Eagle Eyrie retreat |
10 Jr. High at the conference retreat |
| 11 Worship Service 3:00 Jr. High returns 5:00 Praise Team Practice 5:30 Youth Activities (Sr. High only) |
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| 18 Breakfast with Paula Worship Service 5:00 Praise Team Practice 5:30 Youth Activities |
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20 6:00am - Youth Breakfast & Bible study |
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| 25 Worship Service No Youth Activities Enjoy Family Time |
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ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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THE DEADLINE for articles for the December/January issue of the Tower Times is November 15. Send articles to Kate Garrett or email to kgarrett@benefitsmanagement.com. Articles can be sent at any time prior to the deadline. THE
PECANS Katherine Jacocks used to order for members of SRUMC are
available again.
If you would like to place an order please look on the bulletin board
by the church parlor and fill out the order form. Orders will be delivered
before Thanksgiving. Deadline
for orders to be placed is Monday, November 5. THE
AFTERCARE SOCIAL CLUB WILL meet on Tuesday, November 6 at 6:00 p.m. for
dinner out. If you would like more information regarding our Social Club
please call bonnie dayton, 981-0237. PLEASE DONATE gently used baby clothes and supplies. These are needed
to help a staff member at Famous Anthony’s. She is due in November and is in
need of non-gender specific clothing and diapers. Please call Paula at
344-4437 ext. 16 with any questions. MARK
YOUR CALENDARS NOW for
the December 13th ADULT FELLOWSHIP GROUP outing. Hotel Roanoke will be the destination to see the Christmas display,
and then we will have lunch in the Regency Room. Cost will be $3.00 plus
lunch. Departure time from the church will be 10:45 a.m., and lunch is
scheduled for 11:45 a.m. Must register on the sign-up sheet on the bulletin
board by December 2. THE
JANUARY PROGRAM for the
Adult Fellowship Group will be on Thursday the 17th, with lunch at noon. The
speaker will be from the art museum. Cost will be $7.00. January 10th will be
the deadline to register for this activity. Everyone is welcome! THE
FACILITY NEEDS TASK GROUP HAS COMPLETED ITS STUDY. Their report and recommendations were presented to the Board of Trustees on
October 22 for their further action. Copies of the report are available in the
narthex or the church office for your information. The Trustees will keep the
congregation informed as to their determination and progress on these items.
The Task Group is grateful to all groups and individuals who shared their
ideas and concerns in the development of this comprehensive list. We are
grateful to the Facility Needs Task Group for their dedicated work: Calvin
Witt (Chair), Natalie Rude, Tom Ruble (Representative of the Board of
Trustees), and Prentice Moran (Representative of the Parsonage Committee). LOOK
FOR THE ADVENT ANGEL TREE to
be up before Thanksgiving. Again this year, our Angels will come from the
Henry Fork Service Center in Rocky Mount and the Clearbrook Community in
Roanoke County. The angels on the tree are one-gift-only kids. We have about
40 special angels who need extra help. These children come from families in
crisis; we will be providing their entire Christmas—toys, clothes, coats,
etc. These angels will require an expenditure of $150 or more. They will not
be on the tree. If you want to adopt one of our special angels, call Terry
Wilkinson (772-0490) or Dawn Long (989-2837). Angel gifts are due back no
later than Sunday, December 16. You are invited to join your church family for
a very special celebration and dedication of the angel gifts at 6:00 p.m. on
Sunday, December 16. THE
MILL MOUNTAIN RINGERS, Roanoke’s
new community handbell group, under the direction of Joe Kennedy will present
their first concert on Saturday, November 10, at 7:30 p.m. at First
Presbyterian Church. Everyone is invited to come enjoy the bells! 2006
ADVENT OFFERING HELPS WITH KATRINA RELIEF AND “NOTHING BUT NETS”. The
Bishops of our church recently issued a new appeal for Hurricane Katrina
relief to assist with the continuing recovery. At the Virginia Annual
Conference this year a challenge was issued to support the “Nothing But
Nets” outreach to provide mosquito netting for malaria-prone areas of Africa
where a child dies of the disease every 30 seconds. South Roanoke Church has
responded to these needs in the amount of $500 each (total $1,000) through the
“National Needs Response” and “World Needs Response” designations of
last year’s Advent Offering. Your continuing support of our seasonal
offerings helps us respond to emerging needs without asking for a special
offering. TO
DATE WE HAVE RECEIVED $343,995.00
in pledges for 2008. Please use one of the pledge cards in the pew racks if
you have not yet had the chance to make your pledge.
This puts us $168,434.00 short of our pledges for 2007. Please
prayerfully consider what you will give to the ministry of your church. DON’T
FORGET TO BRING your
non-perishable food items to church with you next Sunday (the first Sunday of
each month) to be used to help the hungry in our own area.
You
will find Pledge Cards _____________ “Pastor’s
Inquiry Class”
Schedule of Topics ____________________________ Join or visit an adult Sunday School class this fall! Wimmer Class (Senior Adult)--The International Lesson Series in the Wimmer
Room _____________________________
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