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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. ENTRANCE Gathering Music As the prelude plays, please use this time for quiet reflection in preparation for worship. Chiming of the Hour Words of Welcome, Registration of Attendance, and Announcements (We encourage all of our worshipers to please sign the registration pad as it is passed along the pew; visitors are requested to also list their address. After it has been passed, please return it to the center aisle. If you wish to join this church by letter of transfer or profession of faith, please check "wish to join" on the registration pad.) Call to Worship Opening Prayer +Hymn 318 Christ Is Alive Truro Invitation to Communion Pastor: Friends, if you sincerely turn your back on your sins; if you want to live in love and peace with everyone; if you desire to lead a new life doing God’s will from now on; then prepare to come forward in faith to receive this sacrament. We use these symbols of his body and blood, in memory of his life and death, in faith that he is risen to be with us, and in the hope we will be with him to the end of time. Let us pray that as we receive this sacrament, Jesus will become a living reality in our lives and in our life together. All: We do not come to this table, O Lord, counting on our own goodness. For we know that we have missed the mark of our high calling. We trust only in your love. We would gladly eat the leftovers from your table. But we rejoice that your love is so great that you invite us as guests. Grant that we may receive this sacrament as a turning point in our lives. May we grow to be like you, as you become the center of our living. Amen. Sharing of Joys and Concerns -Peace in the Middle East -Catie Wright -Brad Burleson -Wick Anderson Pastoral Prayer Children’s Time (Children leave for Children’s Church. See * below) Offering of our Tithes and Gifts to God's Work Offertory Prayer Offertory I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked O’Hara (Beth Abbott and Phyllis Brandy) +Doxology Hymnal, No. 95 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. The Scripture Lesson (N.T. pg. 232) I Peter 1:3-9 The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Anthem Festival Canticle: Worthy Is Christ Hillert (Hymn 638) Sermon "Joy Beyond a Smile" Amos Rideout
THANKSGIVING AND COMMUNION
SENDING FORTH THOSE SERVING TODAY: The Altar Flowers are Given *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. THE ROANOKE DISTRICT SINGLES FELLOWSHIP will meet TODAY, 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. THERE WILL BE a meeting of the Council on Ministries on Monday, April 8, at 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. THE UMW will meet on Tuesday, April 9, at 10:00 a.m. in the Terry Wimmer Classroom. No lunch will be served. All women of the church are invited to attend. If you would like more information please call Dottie Walker, 982-1706 or Doris Cutright, 772-9454. THE AFTERCARE SOCIAL CLUB will meet on Tuesday, April 9, at 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. This month the Social Club will be joined by Windsor Hill’s United Methodist Church’s Social Club. If you have any questions, or would like more information regarding our Social Club, please call bonnie dayton, 981-0237. NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR WORSHIP: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 7:00 P.M. CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP SERVICE. Dr. Diane D’Orazio will speak on the Agape Mission Project. THE ADULT FELLOWSHIP GROUP will leave the church at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 11 to tour Wade’s Mill and Buffalo Gap Herb Farm. They will have lunch at the farm house. 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 $4,758.00 in contributions. 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. THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: It’s a changed and changing world - and so uncomfortable. But it’s still the world God loves enough to die for - Let him live in you. -Donald L. Slover 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 TODAY, April 7. 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. 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! DEADLINE FOR ARTICLES for the May Newsletter is Monday, April 15. Send articles to Joe Kennedy, or email to joesrumc@aol.com. THE NEXT NEW MEMBER SUNDAY has been scheduled for
April 21. Those who wish to affiliate with our church are asked to check
"wish to join" on the attendance sheets, or speak to Bob Garner
or Amos Rideout following the worship service today.
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