South Roanoke United Methodist Church

2330 South Jefferson Street
Roanoke, Virginia 24014

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

The Season After Pentecost, also called Ordinary Time, is the period which has 28 Sundays this year. The season begins with Trinity Sunday (the first Sunday after Pentecost) and continues through the day before the first Sunday of Advent. The Sundays of this season are designated as Sundays after Pentecost.

ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST                                       JULY 27, 2008

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 WORSHIP-10:30 A.M.

+ Indicates the people standing

ENTRANCE

 Prelude                                                Meditation                                          R. Scarfullery
(We invite you to quiet yourself in preparation for the worship of God when you hear the prelude music.)      
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 also to 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.)
+Singing  540                          I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord                                 St. Thomas

                                  PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
Children’s Time
                          (Children leave for Children’s Church. See * below)
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
     -Todd and Beth Abbott     -Libby Jamison     -Byron Ragland     -Phillip Davenport    
Mission Moment                              Pastor Phoebe Onyango, Salem Home, Kisumu, Kenya
+The Peace  666                              Shalom to You                                  Somos Del Señor
+Singing 2173                             Shine, Jesus, Shine                               Shine, Jesus, Shine
              2045                     Sing a New Song to the Lord                            Onslow Square
The Gospel Lesson                                                                 
       (N.T. pg. 14) Matthew 13:31-33                                                                John Dorsey
       (N.T. pg 15) Matthew 13:44-52                                                              Sarah Barbour
       Pastor:    This is the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
       People:  Thanks be to God. 
Sermon               Jesus and the Venus Rosewater Dish                Cheryl Harrison-Davidson
The 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                                                                                        Camille Adkins
    Offertory Anthem                               Thank You                                          by Ray Boltz
         (Sung by Paula Coker-Jones, Kyle Glover & Rafael Scarfullery, accompanists)
+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.

 SENDING FORTH

+Singing 715                            Rejoice, The Lord Is King                           Darwall’s 148th
+Benediction                                                                                                      
+Postlude                                              Postlude                                        by R. Scarfullery

THOSE SERVING TODAY:
  Greeters:  Bob and Natalie Rude
  Acolytes: Jimmy Cain and Julia Sherertz
  Nursery Worker: Michelle Burnett
  Next Sunday’s Nursery Worker: Valerie Sorensen 
  Ushers:   Captain-Gary Tegenkamp, Dick Clemmer, Ellie Clark, Jeremy Carroll,
                             Jeff Huffman

  The Altar Flowers Are Given
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
In Honor Of All Who Work
With the Children and Youth
Thank You, Paula Coker-Jones 

WE WELCOME THE REVEREND CHERYL HARRISON-DAVIDSON, wife of our senior pastor and pastor of Fairview UMC, who is delivering the message this morning. Rev. Bill and Rev. Cheryl have exchanged pulpits this morning. 

*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. 

WE WELCOME you to morning worship at South Roanoke United Methodist Church. Our hope and prayer is that all who enter here will find the welcoming fellowship of God’s people, joyous worship inspired by the presence of the Holy Spirit, the faithful preaching of God’s Word, and the challenge to go into the world as bearers of God’s grace, love, and justice. 

AVAILABLE IN THE NARTHEX: The July/August Upper Room, hymnals in brail, individual hearing enhancement equipment, and children’s bulletins (ages 3-12). Please ask an usher to assist you.  

NEXT WEEK’S SERMON, They Need Not Go Away,  will be based on Matthew 14:13-21. Please read and study the text this week.   

WE WELCOME PASTOR PHOEBE ONYANGO, founder and director of the Salem Home in Kisumu, Kenya who brings our “Mission Moment” today. The Salem Home has been one of the recipients of funds from our Advent Offering and the Miracle of Missions Rummage Sale over the past 5 years! 

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PEANUT BUTTER FROM HEAVEN!
  Peanut Butter Drive — July 1-31, 2008

 Peanut butter is so important for the 109,000 underprivileged people who are served each month by the food bank. A great source of protein, it is always a top-needed staple, especially when families cannot afford meat due to high gas and grocery prices. August 3 will be the last day to bring your peanut butter. 

Bring jars of peanut butter to church this month! Our goal is 200 jars!
We have currently collected 136 jars.

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THE TWO ROSES ON THE ALTAR:
     Rhonda Hamed celebrates the birth of her grandson, Griffyn Matthew Hamed-Moore who was born July 7.
     Beth and Todd Abbott celebrate the birth of their son, Jeremy Christian Abbott who was born July 24. 

OUR CHURCH WILL HOST THE INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK the week of August 11-15 at First Presbyterian Church. We need to supply volunteers who will prepare meals, serve as evening hosts and overnight hosts Monday through Thursday.  If you can help, please call Rev. Bill at 344-4437, ext. 11. 

BYRON RAGLAND’S ADDRESS: City of Oaks Health and Rehab Center, 3609 Bond Street, Raleigh, NC 27604. 

NEXT SUNDAY WILL BE A FIRST SUNDAY! This means we ask you to bring non-perishable foods to the church to help feed the hungry in the Roanoke Valley. There is a wooden box at the 24th street entrance for your donations. 

BUS TRIP TO THE AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM near Dulles Airport--Greene Memorial UMC is sponsoring this trip. An Abbott 54 passenger, restroom equipped bus will depart on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at 7:30 a.m., and will return at approximately 10:00 p.m. The museum guided tour will be 1 1/2-2 hours, with plenty of time afterwards to explore on your own. There is no admission charge at the museum. Cost per person for the bus trip is $30.00 prior to August 1. For more information or to make a reservation call George Fischer between 10:00 and noon weekdays at 343-4221. Make checks payable to Greene Memorial UMC earmarked Museum Trip and mail to PO Box 1305, Roanoke, VA 24007-1305.

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Church     picnic

Following the 10:30 Service TODAY
At the Shelter on Mill Mountain
Chicken will be provided, but
We ask you to bring 2 side dishes to share
Won’t you join us!!!