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.

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST                            AUGUST 10, 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                                          Prelude in Bb Flat                              Nicolas Le Begue
(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  593                                  Here I Am, Lord                                 Here I Am, Lord

                                      PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
Children’s Time 
                             (Children leave for Children’s Church. See * below)
Sharing of Joys and Concerns
+The Peace  666                               Shalom to You                                 Somos Del Señor
+Singing 2036                                   Give Thanks                                            Give Thanks
             2108                     O How He Loves You and Me                                        Patricia
The Old Testament Lesson  (O.T. pg. 635)                                                        Isaiah 6:1-8
        Pastor:  This is the Word of the Lord.
        People:  Thanks be to God.
The Epistle Lesson  (N.T. pg. 199)                                                            Colossians 1:2-12
       Pastor:    This is the Word of the Lord.
       People:  Thanks be to God. 
Sermon                              Saints and Ordinary People                          Richard Hagenston
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
    Offertory Anthem                             Give Thanks                                     by Henry Smith
                                                     (Bittsy Hall, pianist)
Commissioning of IHN Volunteers
+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 711                                 For All the Saints                                       Sine Nomine
                                                         (Stanzas 1-4)
+Benediction                                                                                                      
+Postlude                                               Allegro                                             J. W. Walther

THOSE SERVING TODAY:
  Greeters:  Jack and Tallulah Gregory
  Acolytes: Robert Bear and Ben Knopf
  Nursery Worker: Catherine Gilreath
  Next Sunday’s Nursery Worker: Paula Coker-Jones 
  Ushers:   Captain-Gary Tegenkamp, Dick Clemmer, Ellie Clark, Jeremy Carroll,
                              Jeff Huffman
  Liturgist: Dr. John S. DeVerter

The Altar Flowers Are Given
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
In Loving Memory of Reuben Knopf
By Janet Knopf and 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. 

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 will be delivered by Dr. John S. DeVerter while Bill Davidson, our Senior Pastor is on vacation.  Bill will return to the church office on August 18. 

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

DEADLINE FOR NEWSLETTER ARTICLES for the September issue of the Tower Times is Friday, August 15. Please send all articles to Emil Kuelz at kuelzel@infionline.net. Articles may be sent at any time prior to the 15th. 

ENJOY A TASTE OF THE HUDSON VALLEY, NY October 7-12, 2008. Ooh and Aah at the beautifully colored leaves as you travel through the valley stopping at historic Rhinebeck, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Locust Grove (home of Samuel Morse), the Purple Heart Hall of Honor, the Staatsburg Mansion (home of Ogden and Ruth Mills), Hyde Park (home of FDR), the Culinary Institute and more. The cost of $528 per person includes motor coach transportation, 3 nights lodging, 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 full course dinners, all sight-seeing (including a cruise on the Hudson River), luggage handling, all taxes and gratuities. If you are interested, please sign on the sheet at church or contact Norma Ruble, 890-1718 or twrnsr@cox.net. Must register by Sunday, August 17, 2008. 

PRAISE GOD! We collected 177 jars of peanut butter for the Southwest Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank. When they were called this week to arrange for pickup they said this was the largest donation that any organization has contributed.  Thank you to everyone who participated in this project. 

KICK-OFF SUNDAY-SEPTEMBER 7!!! Look for your Newsletter and upcoming bulletins for more information about this event.

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ULTIMATE RECYCLING OPPORTUNITY: Clean out your closets, attics and basements because it’s almost time for the “Miracle of Missions” rummage sale at SRUMC. The Kisumu Sister City Committee will partner with SRUMC to raise money for missions in Kisumu, Kenya Friday and Saturday, September 19th and 20th from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the fellowship hall. We will be accepting donated items from Sunday, September 14th through Wednesday, September 17th. We will not be able to accept large appliances or computers. Also, we will not accept clothing unless it is new because we don’t have enough display space for them. Any items that don’t sell will be donated to the Rescue Mission or the Cancer Society’s Discovery Shop. 

We can use your help if you have some free time the week of the sale. Any hours you can contribute to helping us sort and price items in the days leading up to the sale would be greatly appreciated. Also, we’ll need lots of help both days of the sale. Our goal is to raise $3,000 for the Kisumu Medical Fund and to help the KSCC bring an exchange student to Roanoke in December for a 3 month internship. The fellowship of this sale is the best blessing of all so I hope you will join us. If you have any questions about the sale, please call me at 797-9886 (cell on during the day) or 725-9886 (home on at night). 

I want to thank everyone at SRUMC who helped welcome our friend Pastor Phoebe Onyango who visited Roanoke for the first time July 23-29th. Thank you for allowing us to have a reception for Phoebe in the fellowship hall July 26th and thanks to all who attended that evening. Her testimony touched many hearts and your hospitality touched hers. 

Diane D’Orazio, Chairman
Kisumu Sister City Committee