South Roanoke United Methodist Church

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER                                                                       MAY 16, 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. 

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                                                              ENTRANCE
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.)
Gathering Music                                       A Joyful Alleluia                                          Dobrinski
                                                                      Rejoice!                                                  Dobrinski
         As the prelude plays, please use this time for quiet reflection in preparation for
         worship.      
Chiming of the Hour
+Call to Worship
     Pastor:  Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains,
     into singing!
     People:  For the Lord has comforted his people, and will have compassion
     on his suffering ones.                                                                                      (Isaiah 49:13)
+Opening Prayer (In Unison)
     Almighty God, through your only Son you overcame death and opened to us
     the gate of everlasting life. Grant that we who celebrate our Lord’s resurrection,
     by the renewing of your Spirit, arise from the death of sin to the life of right-
     eousness; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
                                                                                                   (Gelasian Sacramentary, 5th Cent., Alt.)
+Hymn 185                            When Morning Gilds the Skies                              Laudes Domini
Children’s Time                                                                                                   Doug Newman 
                              (Children leave for Children’s Church. See * below)
Sharing of Joys and Concerns 
      -Shirley Berry         -Marcie Jarvinen         -Susannah Roberts         -Dot Elkins
      -Whitney & Tracy Smith          -The David Mundy Family             
      -Cheryl Harrison-Davidson
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  
+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.
+Hymn  500                       Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart                        Morecambe
The Gospel Lesson  (N. T. pg. 47)                                                                       Mark 10:46-52
     Pastor:   The Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
     People: Thanks be to God.
Anthem                                                  And Can It Be?                                                   Harlan
    And can it be that I should gain an interest in the Savior’s blood? Died He for me who caused
    His pain? For me, who Him to death pursued? Amazing love! How can it be that Thou, my
    God, should die for me?
     Long my imprisoned spirit lay fast bound in sin and nature’s night. Thine eye diffused a
     quickening ray; I woke, the dungeon flamed with light! My chains fell off, my heart was free, I
      rose went forth, and followed Thee. Amazing love! How can it be that Thou, my God, should
     die for me!  No condemnation now I dread: Jesus, and all in Him, is mine! Alive in Him, my
      living Head, and  clothed in righteousness divine, behold I approach th’eternal throne, and
     claim the crown, through
     Christ my own. Amazing love! How can it be that Thou, my God, should die for me!
+Sermon                                     “The Man from Porlock”                                     Bob Garner
+Hymn  117                                O God, Our Help in Ages Past                                  St. Anne
+Benediction
+Postlude                         

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THOSE SERVING TODAY:
    May/June Altar Guild Chairs: Margaret Nedrow, Sandi Clemmer, Mary Haislip
    Ushers:   Captain-Richard A. Linkous, W. Jackson Burrows, Brownie Polly,
                 Mark Knopf, David Mundy, Walter H. Dickey 

The Altar Flowers Are Given
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
In Loving Memory of Our Precious Baby, Sarah Elizabeth,
May 23, 2001
By Keith and Sarah Newcomb 

*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, Second Key to a Healthy Life; Focus on Strength, will be based on Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23 and Luke 24:44-53. Please read and study these texts this week. 

THERE WILL BE a meeting of the Administrative Board TONIGHT at 5:00 p.m. in the Terry Wimmer classroom. 

THE ROSE ON THE ALTAR is in honor of the birth of Hope Alexandra Smith, who was born Monday, May 10, to Whitney and Tracy Smith.

CELEBRATE LOCAL COLORS TODAY on the market beginning at 12:00 p.m. There will be a parade, remarks from dignitaries, dancers, lots of good food, and many other activities. Please plan to attend this great event. 

DON’T MISS THE TALENT SHOW TONIGHT! Come to the Fellowship Hall at 6:00 p.m. for a potluck supper and visual arts display. At 6:45 p.m. talented people will hit the stage. There will be a variety of talents for your enjoyment. You won’t want to miss this special evening. 

THE KNIGHT THYME CIRCLE will meet on Tuesday, May 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Jane Evans, 3764 Kenwick Trail SW. The study will be Ancient Hebrew Culture. 

NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR WORSHIP:  WEDNESDAY, May 19, 7:00 P.M. CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP SERVICE.  Jan Steffe will be the speaker. 

IF YOU HAVE A college or high school graduate this year, please call the church office as soon as possible so we can recognize them in an upcoming bulletin. 

RESULTS OF THE MINISTRY AND WORSHIP SURVEY are available in the church office. Your leaders thank you for your thoughtful responses. 

THE ADULT FELLOWSHIP GROUP will leave the church at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 10 for a trip to Wytheville and the Wolfhart Haus Theater. Lunch will be served at the tables at 12:00 and the musical, Fiddler on the Roof, is at 2:00 p.m. The cost of $33.00 includes the meal (with gratuity and tax) and the play and transportation. Sign up on the sheet on the board by the church office. 

LEE ANNE STEFFE extends her gratitude to members of the congregation for the many acts of kindness expressed during her recent surgery and recovery. 

THE SRUMC ANNUAL MIRACLE OF MISSIONS rummage sale is coming up June 4-5. The proceeds will go to support ministries in our Sister City of Kisumu, Kenya. The Ministries include the Agape Children’s Home, the Salem Orphanage, TEMAK (Teenage Mothers Assoc. of Kenya), the New Life Baby’s Home and Kisumu Hospice. We also hope to provide support to missionary Dr. Jerome Freund who will serve for a year at Maua Methodist Hospital in Kenya. Please help us help our friends in Kenya by cleaning out your closets and donating to our sale. You can bring items to the church Fellowship Hall as early as Saturday, May 29th. If you need help with larger items or boxes, please call Diane D’Orazio (725-9886). We also need your help in sorting and pricing items the week before the sale and we need volunteers to help man shifts one or both days of the sale. This sale has become a tradition at our church that we hope you will support. It’s a labor of love that touches many lives.  

YOUTH: Regular UMY on Sunday nights has ended until September. Peanut M & M’s has ended for the year also. 

MEMORIAL GIFTS: Given in Memory of Barbara Sherertz by: Pat and Franklin Whitman, Helen T. White, The Wimmer Sunday school class. 

THE MARSTON FAMILY would like to thank members of the congregation for the many acts of kindness expressed during Colleen’s recent illness.

TODAY we will be receiving gifts for One Great Hour of Sharing. Your gifts do remarkable things: feed people with food and hope, wrap babies in warmth and love, empower communities with skills and support. Gifts renew the giver, too, in spirit and in strength. With funding from One Great Hour of Sharing and people like us, the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) supports these and many other life changing ministries: Every gift helps, but when you give all you can, your generosity is more meaningful. It is multiplied. It is a miracle. And it becomes enough. Please give generously to One Great Hour of Sharing. Make your check payable to SRUMC and earmark it UMCOR. 

THE SENIOR MINISTER and family are attending the 175th anniversary this morning of his first appointment, Concord United Methodist Church in Stony Creek (Sussex County). This is also the home church of our former senior pastor Amos Rideout. Rev. Bill served this congregation when they celebrated their 150th anniversary. 

MAY SERMON SERIES CONTINUES
The Household of God: Three Keys to a Healthy Life
Have you ever wondered what life is really like in the household of God? God does provide the maturity and grace to negotiate the anxious and difficult moments of life to those who seek it. 

3.    May 23  (Ascension Sunday)     The Second Key to a Healthy Life–Focus on Strength       (Acts 1:6-11; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53)

4.    May 30 (Pentecost Sunday) The Third Key to a Healthy Life-Focus on Mission       (Acts 2:1-8, 12-21; Romans 8:14-17; John 14:25-27)

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HEALTHY CONGREGATIONS WORKSHOP: Sunday, June 6, 3:00-9:00 p.m. All church leaders, members of committees, councils, and boards, and all interested church members are invited to share in this experience designed to enhance communication and unity for the church. Rev. Don Hawks, pastor of Bethany United Methodist Church in Weyers Cave, has extensive experience in this program and will lead us. Due to budget restraints we will need to charge a $12.00 fee per participant. This will include dinner and program materials. Please register with the church office, 344-4437, by Sunday, May 23. 

THE CONGREGATION expresses sympathy and concern to David and Janelle Mundy and family in the recent death of David’s mother, Mary Pierce Mundy.