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2330 South Jefferson Street
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2330 South Jefferson Street
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Welcome to South Roanoke United Methodist Church. Our
mission is to bring persons to know the love of Jesus Christ, to provide
opportunities for a growing personal relationship with God, and to provide
biblical and theological training in order that persons may discover and
develop their talents to serve Christ and share His love in our world. ORDER OF SERVICE-11:00 A.M. + Indicates the people standing
SENDING FORTH +Indicates the people standing THOSE SERVING TODAY: March Altar Guild Chairman: Anne Ferguson Cross Bearer: Austin Mundy Acolytes: Matthew Gregory and Katherine Witt Greeters: Joe and Cathy Bear Ushers: Captain-Calvin L. Witt, William C. Neal, Kenneth L. Witt, Kenneth L. Motley, Carl B. Sherertz, Tim Dayton, Everett Holland, Jr. *CHILDREN (AGES 3 through 1st GRADE), may meet the acolyte to recess to Children’s Church. Please ask your child to line up behind the acolyte who will lead all children out together. After the worship service, parents must pick up their child in the Children’s Department; children will not be allowed to leave the room until their parents arrive.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. NEXT WEEK’S SERMON, Joy Deeper Than A Smile will be based on I Peter 1:3-9. Please read and study the text this week. THE CHURCH OFFICE will be closed on Monday, April 1, for the Easter Holiday. NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR WORSHIP: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 7:00 P.M. CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP SERVICE. THE LENTEN OFFERING this year will go to the ASP Mission Project and the Agape Mission. The goal is $12,000.00. Anything received over this amount will go to local missions. Make your check payable to SRUMC and place it in one of the Lenten envelopes in the pew racks and then put it in the offering plate. To date we have received $1,698.00 in contributions. THE ROANOKE DISTRICT SINGLES FELLOWSHIP will meet on Sunday, April 7 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at Greene Memorial United Methodist Church. If you would like more information about this group, call Terri Allen, 725-1991. THE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN will meet on Tuesday, April 9, at 10:30 a.m. in the Terry Wimmer Classroom. ALL women of the church are invited to attend. PLAN TO COME TO THE FELLOWSHIP HALL on Sunday, April 14, at 9:30 a.m. to hear about the Health Screening that our church will be offering. All your questions will be answered, and you will be given enough information to help you make a decision on whether these tests will be right for you. Read the enclosed pamphlet for more information regarding these screenings. As Amos says, "I’m not only interested in saving your souls, I’m interested in saving your lives." THE ADULT FELLOWSHIP GROUP will meet for a catered lunch in the Fellowship Hall on Thursday, April 18, at 12:00 p.m. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Berry will be our guest speakers for the day. They will be showing slides and telling of their work in Nepal as missionaries. Sign up on the sheet on the board by the church office if you would like to attend. Cost of lunch will be $6.00 per person. PLANS HAVE BEEN MADE for a trip to Ashe County, NC and Old Salem on May 15 and 16. The price of $120 will include transportation, motel, donations, gratuity, and ticket to Old Salem. Meals are not included. There is a poster outside the church office with information and sign-up space. Help with the planning by indicating your interest as soon as possible. NEW CHURCH DIRECTORIES will be printed soon. If you have a change of address, or any additions or corrections that you would like to make to the directory, please call the church office (344-4437) as soon as possible. YOU CAN HELP THE WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL whenever you shop at Food Lion. Simply enroll in the Lionshop and Share Program and select South Roanoke Methodist Weekday Preschool as your designated charity. Each time you shop at Food Lion and use your MVP card, a portion of your total grocery purchase will be donated to our Preschool. To enroll: Go to www.foodlion.com web site or call 800-210-9569, and enroll in the LionShop and Share program using your MVP card and complete the information requested on the web site. Once you are registered and whenever you shop at Food Lion you will be helping our Preschool. Your support is greatly appreciated! SOUTH ROANOKE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH SOFTBALL TEAM will begin practicing on Sunday, April 7, 2002. Practices are at River’s Edge fields, and begin at 2:00 p.m. The team will practice each Sunday in April at the same time and place. Games begin at the end of April. All are welcome, call Brett Marston at 989-0623, or Baron Moseley at 345-4173 to join in the family fun. VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will be held June 24-28. "God’s Great Gallery" is our theme this year. We need your HELP! Please call Christy Nichols, 982-6611 for further details. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: It isn’t our position but disposition that makes us happy. THE ALDERSGATE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS will begin a study of Seizing the Moments by James Moore on Sunday, April 7. Everyone is welcome to join us in the room above the kitchen. Watch for details on a Family Game Night coming soon. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who participated in
collecting school kits for the children in Afghanistan. The lives of
40,000 Afghan children will be touched by the efforts of the United
Methodist’s of Virginia. These 40,000 kits that were collected amount to
around $400,000 worth of materials. As United Methodists we are a mission
people who share the good news of Jesus Christ and seek to empower those
we are called to serve. By providing these kits we offer the children of
Afghanistan a small bag of educational tools to use as they begin the long
journey of rebuilding their lives and country. Thank you all for joining
in God’s mission!
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