South Roanoke United Methodist Church

2330 South Jefferson Street
Roanoke, Virginia 24014

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

FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT                                                                      MARCH 28, 2004 

As Christ cares, we care… We care about all people.
We care about worship… We care about learning.
We care about service… We care about You.
We are a community of Faith growing in God’s Grace. 

ORDER OF SERVICE-11:00 A.M. 

+ Indicates the people standing

ENTRANCE 

Words of Welcome, Registration of Attendance and Announcements                       Bill 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.)
Gathering Music                                    Ah, Holy Jesus                                      David Cherwien 
         As the prelude plays, please use this time for quiet reflection in preparation for
         worship.  
Chiming of the Hour
Call to Worship
+Opening Prayer (In Unison)  268                      Lent     
     O God our deliverer, you led your people of old through the wilderness
     and brought them to the promised land. Guide now the people of your church,
     that, following our Savior, we may walk through the wilderness of this world
     toward the glory of the world to come; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives
     and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and forever. Amen.
+Hymn  285                          To Mock Your Reign, O Dearest Lord                            Kingsfold
Children’s Time
                               (Children leave for Children’s Church. See * below)
Sharing of Joys and Concerns                                                                            
        -Susannah Roberts         -Walter Dickey         -Lee Anne Steffe
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
    Offertory Prayer 
    Offertory                                Lamb of God, Most Holy                                 David Cherwien
+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.
Extinguishing of the Fifth Lenten Candle 

The Seven Last Words of Christ
By Theodore Dubois 

Introduction 

First Word:  Father forgive them, for they know not what they do.
Second Word:  Verily, Thou today, shalt be with me in paradise. Amen, so I tell thee.
Third Word:  Women, behold thy son.
Fourth Word:  O my Father why hast Thou forsaken me?
Fifth Word:    I thirst!
Sixth Word:    Father, into Thy keeping I commend my soul.
Seventh Word:  Once more spake Jesus, crying with a loud voice: It is finished!
Benediction
+Postlude 

+Indicates the people standing 

Instruments
  Annamarie Kresge, violin                     Lowell Inhorn, violin
   Robin Hinrichs, cello                            Janice Norvell, oboe
 Deborah Kemper, flute                    Sally Goff, organ
Soloists
  Sarah Newcomb, soprano                   Wesley White, tenor
  Robert Ellinwood, baritone
The Chancel Choir
Joseph H. Kennedy, conductor 

SARAH NEWCOMB is a graduate of Hollins University with a degree in vocal performance. She works for Wachovia and sings in the South Roanoke UMC choir. 

WESLEY WHITE is retired from the Roanoke Housing and Redevelopment Authority and has sung in churches throughout the Roanoke area for many years. He sings in the Roanoke Valley Choral Society and the South Roanoke UMC choir. 

ROBERT ELLINWOOD is a frequent soloist in the area and has a doctorate from Eastman School of Music. He is retired from the faculty of Lynchburg College having taught for 38 years. He is now an adjunct professor of voice at Roanoke College. 

THOSE SERVING TODAY:
  Acolytes: Michelle Woody and Katherine Witt
  March Altar Guild Chair: Janie Wallace
  Ushers:   Captain-Calvin L. Witt, William C. Neal, John W. Steffe, Kenneth L. Witt,
  Kenneth L. Motley, Carl B. Sherertz, Tim Dayton, Everett Holland, Jr. 

The Altar Flowers are Given
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
In Memory of Marvin and Helen Inge and William P. Wallace, Sr.
By The Wallace Family 

*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. 

THE LENTEN WREATH OF THORNS: Each Sunday during Lent one candle is extinguished as the day of Jesus’ crucifixion and death draws near. The Christ Candle is extinguished on Holy Thursday during Holy Week. The wreath’s growing darkness signifies the sacrifice our Lord made for each of us and focuses our personal and spiritual preparation during this Season of Lent.

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. 

NON-PERISHABLE ITEMS are collected on a regular basis for RAM (Roanoke Area Ministries). Please place your contributions in the wooden box located in the hallway at the 24th Street entrance to the church. 

YOUR NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR WORSHIP will be Wednesday, March 31 at 7:00 p.m. for the Lenten Service.  The Reverend Robert L. Watts will speak on Why?, based on Luke 13:1-9. 

THE CHURCH SOFTBALL SEASON is upon us and you are invited to be a part of the team. Your support is needed! Games will be on Monday and Wednesday nights, and practice will begin TODAY at 3:00 p.m. at Fallon Park.  If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Todd Abbott at 427-2409.  

DURING LENT THE SENIOR PASTOR is teaching a workshop entitled, “Healthy Congregations,” with our church leaders (Lay Leader, Lay Member of Annual Conference, and Chairs of Administrative Board, Council on Ministries, Finance, Trustees, Staff-Parish Relations, and staff.) “Healthy Congregations,” developed by Dr. Peter Steinke based upon the family systems theory of Dr. Murray Bowen and as applied to congregations by Dr. Edwin Freidman, is a series of six workshops which have proven to be effective in promoting communication and unity within a congregation. 

FAMILY MINISTRIES will host the annual Easter Egg Dye and Hunt this year. All young children and families are invited to dye eggs on Wednesday, April 7 from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall during the Lenten dinner. Bring one dozen hard boiled eggs and let the fun begin. The Egg Hunt will be on Saturday, April 10 at 11:00 a.m., followed by a pizza lunch and pictures with the Easter Bunny. What a fun way for families to celebrate together the joys of Easter. 

ON HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 8 at 7:00 p.m. you are invited to commemorate the supper Jesus shared with his disciples before his resurrection, when he washed the disciples’ feet and instituted the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. The congregation is invited to sit 12 at a time at the Lord’s table. 

PRAYER VIGIL SHEET! The church sanctuary will be open on Good Friday, April 9, from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. for prayer and meditation. There is a sign-up sheet in the narthex. We ask that you sign up for 30 minute intervals. More than one can sign up for a particular time.  

THE WOODEN CROSS which will be draped in black on Good Friday will be covered with fresh flowers in celebration of the resurrection on Easter Sunday. The congregation is invited to bring fresh flowers to make the cross come alive as we gather in the sanctuary entrance courtyard at 11:00 a.m. for the Easter Processional. 

A NURSERY WORKER IS NEEDED for Sunday mornings. Pay is $10.00 per hour. If you are interested, or know someone who might be interested please call Colleen Marston, 989-0623. 

AWAKENING 2004 (April 3-4): Six of our youth and adults are attending a Praise and Worship Gathering at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, VA. There will be over 3,000 youth from across the state listening, singing, dancing and worshiping with Christian artists from all over the country. 

2004 Lenten Offering
To help those in need in our community
GOAL:  $13,000.00
RECEIVED TO DATE: $5,762.00 

South Roanoke Church has made a significant impact in our community through the years by our support through our church budget of a number of local agencies and organizations that lift the quality of life in our area. This year most of these organizations were removed from our 2004 church budget for financial reasons. In order to continue our significant contribution to those in need at a time when these agencies are also feeling significant economic pressures, our 2004 Lenten Offering supports the following:
           Habitat for Humanity  $   200.00
           Pastoral Counseling Center  $   500.00
           Roanoke Area Ministries (RAM)  $1,000.00
           Rescue Mission  $   750.00
          West End Center  $   750.00
          CHIP  $1,950.00
               (Child Health Investment Partnership of Roanoke Valley)
           Roanoke Valley Red Cross  $   500.00
           *Community Needs Response  $7,350.00
           *This fund maintains our position to immediately respond to emergent
              needs with these and other service organizations as they arise in 2004.  

During this season of sacrifice you are invited to contribute “over and above” your regular offering in support of this effort.                     

        WEDNESDAY LENTEN SERVICES
March 24              Bernard S. Via, Jr.—By Whose Standards? (2 Tim. 1:3-14)
March 31              Robert L. Watts—Why? (Luke 13:1-9)
April 7                  P. Edward Leonard, Jr.—The Principle of Holy Life (Luke 22:1-6;
                            Matthew 27:1-7)