South Roanoke United Methodist Church

2330 South Jefferson Street
Roanoke, Virginia 24014

Phone: (540) 344-4437
Fax: (540) 345-8041

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST                          SEPTEMBER 14, 2003

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

ENTRANCE

Gathering Music                                      Lift High the Cross                                       Busarow
         As the prelude plays, please use this time for quiet reflection in preparation for worship.   
Chiming of the Hour
Commissioning of New Staff Member                                                                      Bill Davidson
Words of Welcome, Registration of Attendance and Announcements                   
                                                                                                            Cheryl Harrison-Davidson
     (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 Litany   (See Insert)                                                             For The Mind of Christ 
+Hymn  159                                        Lift High the Cross                                         Crucifer
Children’s Time                                                                                                       Bill Davidson
                                  (Children leave for Children’s Church. See * below)
Anthem                                                    Find In Me                                                     Hinnant
     I hear the Savior say, “Thy strength indeed is small, Precious child, watch and pray, find in me
     thine all in all.  Find in me redemption, find in me repose. Find in me the strength you need to
    defeat life’s fiercest foes. Find in me a shelter, find in me your highest call. Find in me your
    ev’rything, find in me your all in all. Lord, now indeed I find thy pow’r and thine alone, can
    change the leper’s spots and melt the heart of stone, and when before the throne, I stand in him
     complete, “Jesus died my soul to save,” my lips shall still repeat.
Sharing of Joys and Concerns 
  -Jeanne Hogan        -Cora Miller        -Bob Garner & Family        -Martha Babb 
  -Helen Crumpler   -Bernice Munsey (sister-in-law of Ellie Clark)
  -Tom Miller (Father of Tom Miller) 
   -Shirley Berry                                                                                     
Pastoral Prayer  
The Lord's Prayer                                                                                         Hymnal, No. 895
     Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will
     be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us
     our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into
     temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the Kingdom, and the power, and
     the glory, forever. Amen.
Offering of Tithes and Gifts to God's Work                                           Cheryl Harrison-Davidson
    Offertory Prayer 
    Offertory                             
+Doxology                                                                                                       Hymnal, No. 94
     Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below: Al-
     leluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose
     power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
+Hymn 415                                         Take Up Thy Cross                                        Germany
 The Gospel Lesson  (N.T. pg. 43)                                                                         Mark 8:27-38
     Pastor:  This is the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
     People:  Thanks be to God                     
Sermon                            “The World’s Best Savings Plan”                            Bill Davidson
+Hymn 172                                      My Jesus, I Love Thee                                         Gordon

               AN ORDER OF FAREWELL TO CHURCH MEMBERS
         Following the expression of the best wishes of the congregation by the pastor,
                                                 the people respond:
We feel sorrow in your leaving,
        Yet we rejoice with you in anticipation of this new phase of your life.
     We will miss your love and support,
        Yet we know you will add much to the lives
           Of those who will be your new church family,
        As you have added much to our lives.
     We will pray for you and for the whole family of God
The pastor concludes with prayer.                                  
+Benediction
+Postlude                          
+Indicates the people standing 

THOSE SERVING TODAY:
  Greeters:  4th and 5th Grade Sunday School Class
  Acolytes:  Nancy Woody and Emily Wallace
  September Altar Guild Chairman: Kathy Cain
  Ushers:   Captain-Calvin L. Witt, William C. Neal, John W. Steffe, Kenneth L. Motley,
  Carl B. Sherertz, Tim Dayton 

The Altar Flowers are Given
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
In Loving Memory of Bill Jarvinen
By Marcie Jarvinen 

*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. 

THERE WILL BE a meeting of the Council on Ministries on Monday, September 15, at 7:00 p.m. in the library/conference room. 

THERE WILL BE a meeting of the Weekday Preschool Committee on Wednesday, September 17, at 7:00 p.m. in the preschool office. 

THE ADULT FELLOWSHIP GROUP will meet for lunch in the Fellowship Hall on Thursday, September 18, at 12:00 p.m. Cost of lunch will be $6.00. The speaker for the day will be our own pastor, Bill Davidson, who will tell us about his life and family. Sign up on the board outside the church office if you would like to attend. 

PENNY HAYNES is on vacation this week. Volunteers will be staffing the church office.

THE STAFF WOULD LIKE TO THANK Bob and Dot Roth for their very gracious hospitality this week for the Staff Retreat. We had wonderful accommodations, they served us an absolutely delicious dinner, and the fellowship was unbeatable. Thank you both so very, very much! -Bill, Bob, Joe, Tim and Penny. 

CRIB ROOM AND TODDLER ROOM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Please contact Colleen Marston at 989-0623 or the church office if you think you can volunteer one Sunday morning every other month from 9:45 a.m.—10:45 a.m. (Sunday School hour) or from 10:45 to 12:15 p.m. (during worship service) to love and nurture our youngest church members. No previous experience necessary. WE CARE ABOUT OUR BABIES AND TODDLERS!  

INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK will be with us again the week of September 21-28. If you can help by spending a night please call Jeff Huffman, 772-6912, or if you can help with a meal please call Terry Wilkinson, 772-0490. 

THE ROANOKE HERMITAGE GUILD is proud to host the annual Bazaar and Luncheon at the Roanoke United Methodist Home on Thursday, October 9, 2003 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. the luncheon will be from 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., luncheon tickets cost $7.00 and can be purchased from Hermitage Guild Representatives. The Bazaar will feature books, attic treasures, furniture, jewelry, crafts, needlework, decorations, clothing, jams, jellies, snack bar, plants, bake sale, etc. If you wish to donate items or volunteer please contact Doris Cutright, 772-9454 or Virginia Shaver, 343-6079. 

THE CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP SERVICE will begin again October 1. The service will be held in the sanctuary every Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m. 

THE 6-9TH GRADERS are away this weekend. They are having a retreat at the Wallace Farm.

JANET AND REUBEN KNOPF would like to thank everyone for all the cards and visits, and they deeply appreciate the prayers and concerns of Christian love over the past 4 months. Reuben is now recuperating and receiving therapy at home. He would love to have visitors in the late afternoon or evening. 

DOLLS AND STOCKINGS FOR THE SALVATION ARMY are in the library. If you would like to stuff a stocking or dress a doll, please sign them out in the library. 

PLEASE SEND ARTICLES for the October issue of the Tower Times by September 15 to Joe Kennedy, or email to joesrumc@aol.com. 

PLEASE SIGN UP on the bulletin board by the church parlor to serve as a greeter.  All that is required is to be at the front door 15-20 minutes before the start of worship. Please check your calendars and volunteer to be a greeter! 

IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS, please join the Wesley Class for a study of Servants, Misfits, and Martyrs: Saints and Their Stories by James C. Howell.

TRINITY UMC OUTREACH PROGRAM is in need of tutors on Tuesday evenings from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Call Rev. Sharon Michael at 342-3103 if you can give time to this important ministry.
                             FOR THE MIND OF CHRIST
Pastor:  Let us remember Jesus: Who, though he was rich, yet for our sakes became
             poor and dwelt among us. Who was content to be subject to his parents, the
             child of a poor couple’s home. Who lived for thirty years the common life,
             earning his living with his own hands and declining no humble tasks. Whom
            the people heard gladly, for he understood their ways.  As we remember Jesus.
People:May this mind be in us which was in Christ Jesus.
Pastor:  Let us remember Jesus: Who was mighty in deed, healing the sick and the
             disordered, using for others the powers he would not invoke for himself.
           Who refused to force people’s allegiance. Who was Master and Lord to his
           disciples, yet was among them as their companion and as one who served.
          Whose desire was to do the will of God who sent him.
People:May this mind be in us which was in Christ Jesus.
Pastor:  Let us remember Jesus: Who loved people, yet retired from them to pray, rose
            a great while before day, watched through the night, stayed in the wilderness,
           went up into a mountain, sought a garden. Who, when he would help a tempted
           disciple, prayed for him. Who prayed for the forgiveness of those who rejected him,
           and for the perfecting of those who received him. Who observed the traditions,
           but defied convention that did not serve the purposes of God. Who hated the
           sins of pride and selfishness, of cruelty and impurity.
People:May this mind be in us which was in Christ Jesus.
Pastor:  Let us remember Jesus: who believed in people and never despaired of them.
           Who through all disappointment never lost heart. Who disregarded his own comfort
           and convenience, and thought first of others’ needs, and, though he suffered
           long, was always kind. Who, when he was reviled, uttered no harsh word in return,
           and when he suffered, did not threaten retaliation. Who humbled himself and
           carried obedience to the point of death, even death on the cross, wherefore
           God has highly exalted him.
People:May this mind be in us which was in Christ Jesus.
Pastor:  Let us unite in prayer that Christ may dwell in our hearts.
People:O Christ, our only Savior, so come to dwell in us that we may go forth
             with the light of your hope in our eyes, and with your faith and love in
             our hearts. Amen.                                    -England, 20th Cent. Alt

CONGRATULATIONS
CELEBRATE SUNDAY SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 7
ATTENDANCE GOAL—150—ACTUAL ATTENDANCE 194!!!
THANKS BE TO GOD