South Roanoke United Methodist Church

South Roanoke United Methodist Church

2330 South Jefferson Street
Roanoke, Virginia 24014

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

CHRISTMAS DAY                                                                 DECEMBER 25, 2005
 

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  10:00 A.M.
Abbreviated from A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

+ Indicates the people standing 

                                                             ENTRANCE
Words of Welcome, Registration of Attendance and Announcements            Bill Davidson
     (We encourage all of our worshipers to sign the registration pad as it is passed along the
       pew. Visitors are also requested to list their addresses. 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                                               Gesu Bambino                                                  Yon
                                                      (Violin and Piano)
+Opening Prayer  231                                    Christmas
+Christmas Carol  220             Angels from the Realms of Glory             Regent Square 

 PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE

Sharing of Joys and Concerns
     -Phil Leslie     -Jack Wimmer     -Steve Hamed     -Sonja Crawford
Children’s Time                       Away in a Manger, Silent Night
Old Testament Reading  (O.T. pg. 638)                                                       Isaiah 9:2, 6-7
Christmas Carol  216                Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming                Es Ist Ein Ros
Gospel Lesson  (N.T. pg. 56)                                                                Luke 1:26-35, 38
Christmas Carol  196                  Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus                  Hyfrydol
Gospel Lesson                                                                                                Bob Garner
      (N.T. pg. 58)                                                                                             Luke 2:1-7
Christmas Carol  2098          The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy            The Virgin Mary
Gospel Lesson  (N.T. pg. 58)                                                                        Luke 2:8-16
Christmas Carol  219                           What Child Is This                          Greensleeves
Pastoral Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer
Offering of Tithes and Gifts to God’s Work                                                 Bill Davidson
     Offertory Prayer
     Offertory                             
+Doxology                                                                                               Hymnal, No. 94
     Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below:
     Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ,
     whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia!
      Alleluia!        

 THANKSGIVING

Gospel Lesson  (N.T. pg. 2)                                                                    Matthew 2:1-11
Christmas Carol  254                           We Three Kings                           Kings of Orient
Gospel Lesson  (N.T. pg. 91)                                                                         John 1:1-14
+Christmas Carol  234                    O Come, All Ye Faithful                    Adeste Fideles
                                                               (Verses 1-4, 6)
+Benediction              
+Postlude                                            

+Indicates the people standing

 THOSE SERVING TODAY:
  December Altar Guild Chairs: Caty Joppich and Vickie Sherertz
  Ushers:   Captain-William P. Wallace, Jr., William Brenton, Jr., Prentice E. Moran,
                 William Richardson, Joseph L. Austin, Ross Jeffries 

*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 SERVICE (one only at 10:00 a.m.) will be A Service of Holy Communion. 

WE WISH TO SEND out a deep and very loving thank you to every member of my precious church family for all of the cards, calls, special prayers, and generous acts of kindness during Phil’s recent illness and surgery. God bless you during the holidays and always.                            -Phil and Nancy Leslie 

THE PASTOR’S DISCRETIONARY FUND is used for special needs that are called to the attention of the pastor. This fund has been depleted over the past several years and needs some additional funding. If you would like to contribute please make your check payable to SRUMC and earmark it “pastor’s discretionary fund”. 

THE CHURCH OFFICE WILL BE LOCKED on Sunday mornings! This change has been necessitated by various problems incurred recently. If you need to use the copy machine, please come by the church during the week. Also, you may find the outside doors locked when Penny is alone in the church. There is a buzzer by the 24th street door. Please ring the buzzer and Penny will unlock the door. We are in the process of looking into a security system for the church. We’ll keep you informed of changes as they occur. 

ADVENT ANGEL REPORT—In the true spirit of the season our congregation is sharing gifts for the children of the Henry Fork Service Center in Franklin County with estimated value as follows:
  40 “angels” with special needs  -  $8,000.00
  81 “angels” for single gifts  -  $2,835.00
  Kroger gift cards for families  $1,000.00
  TOTAL 121 “angels”  -           $11,835.00
We are grateful to Family Ministries Coordinators, Tallulah Gregory and Janie Wallace, for our wonderful meal, our Junior High Choir, directed by Joe Kennedy, and all of our youth for the great program directed by Paula Coker-Jones, and Dawn Long and Terry Wilkinson for their leadership in the Advent Angel program. 

THE NEW FLOWER CALENDAR FOR 2006 is on the bulletin board by the church parlor. If you would like to remember or honor a loved one by placing flowers on the altar, please sign up on the calendar as soon as possible to reserve your special date. JANUARY IS COMPLETELY VACANT. WE NEED SOME PEOPLE TO SIGN UP SO WE WILL HAVE FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR EACH SUNDAY. 

“BUILDING A STRONGER FAITH” will be the theme for study in the Wimmer Class during January. Based on “The Great House of God” by Max Lucado, it will be led by Doug Newman as follows: Jan. 8, “Where Trust Begins,” Jan. 15, “Discovering God’s Will for My Life,” Jan 22, “Grace: Learning to Live Together,” Jan. 29, (announced later). All are invited. 

THE CONGREGATION EXPRESSES SYMPATHY AND CONCERN to Sonja Crawford and family in the recent death of Sonja’s grandmother. 

THERE WILL BE a brief called Charge Conference meeting immediately following the 11:00 a.m. worship service on Sunday, January 8 for the purpose of electing a Trustee.