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Join us for Worship at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday!
Third Sunday of Advent
Scripture - Isaiah 35:1-10
Sermon - "Lux et Veritas"
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Exam Survival Bags
Miami Students!
Please join us in worship this Sunday at 10 am. Right after church, we welcome you to a time of warm fellowship in the Molyneaux Lounge. During our fellowship, you can pick up a finals week care package assembled for you by the Membership, Evangelism, and Fellowship (MEF) Committee of the Session. We enjoyed having you worship with us this semester and hope you will join us again after winter break. May the Lord be with you and bless you and your families during this holy season!
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Mitten Tree
Sunday, December 11th is the last day to remove a mitten from the Mitten Tree. There are 6 Mittens remaining.
Each mitten has the name and age of a needy child. Please remove and place each mitten, along with your donation of $40-$50 in the envelope inside of the mitten. Take everything to the Molyneaux Lounge where you may place the envelope in a basket. Checks should be made payable to Oxford Presbyterian Church. Your donations will allow a gift(s) to be purchased by the parents of the child.
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A Congregational Meeting will be held Sunday, December 11, immediately following worship service to elect church officers for 2017-2019.
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Journey Through the Bible
2017 will be an exciting time for the Oxford Presbyterian Church family!
Nearly two hundred years ago, the first Presbyterian congregation in Oxford formed in 1818. In preparation for this first bicentennial celebration, we will take a Journey Through the Bible. The centerpiece of this journey is an invitation to everyone in our church family to read scripture, meet together for a Bible Study, gather for forums on moral themes in the Bible and in our times, and engage intergenerational mission activities in our community throughout the year.
Join Pastor Lawrence for a brief informational gathering about Journey through the Bible on Sunday, December 11 right after the very short Congregational Meeting following worship.
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Oxford Presbyterian Women's Christmas Tea
Sunday, December 11
Join us in the Molyneaux Lounge
at 2:30 p.m.
Our program is a Carol Sing, with Jean Derickson at the piano, and a Christmas Story.
Hostesses are the Coordinating Team. All are welcomed. Contact person is Karen Simpson
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Christmas Caroling for all ages
Carolers needed for
Sunday December 11
Children, Youth and Adults are invited to sing to our parishoners that are not able to attend church.
Meet in the Molyneaux at Memorial at 5:55 p.m.
Each family may bring an appetizer to share for the fellowship following caroling at the home of Jenn and Scott Walter.
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Annual Christmas Celebration
at Historic Hopewell Church
Sunday December 11 - 5:30 PM
6471 Camden College Corner Rd.
College Corner, OH 45003
Hopewell Church is located northwest of Morning Sun, Ohio and north of Hueston Woods State Park. It is about one mile west of State Route 177 on Camden-College Corner Road.
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DVD Church Service Showing
and Communion
with Pastor Lawrence
December 13 - 10:00 A.M.
The Knolls
Assisted Living dining room
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What
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Youth Holiday Bake & Take
When
: Wednesday, December 14
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6:00-8:00 pm
Where
: The Seminary
Who
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All youth are invited, but Middle School and High School students are
targeted. Interested adults are welcome to teach, or learn
Why
: An activity to help encourage our youth to participate in creating holiday
spirit at home by preparing desserts (Grady's apple streudel, or G-ma's Christmas cookies)
Desserts are also needed for the youth fund raiser Chili Dinner
after service on December 18th
Note: No previous baking skills are required!
Instructions will be provided
Assistance will be provided
You can bring the ingredients and recipes for your own favorites
You can use the ingredients provided
Contact
: RSVP to Tom or Grady Holmes
(513)523-3857
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Comfort My People:
A Time of Hope and Prayer in a Season of Darkness
As we approach the longest night of the year, we are particularly mindful of all among us who are grieving or struggling this Advent and Christmas. As a result, we set aside time to come together before the Lord in the midst of that pain. All are welcome to gather for prayerful worship of Emmanuel, the light of the world, who is with us even in the darkness.
You are invited to a special worship service at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 15th at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. Led by Pastor Sara from Holy Trinity and Pastor Lawrence from OPC, "Comfort My People" will be a time of scripture, prayers, and music that acknowledges God's presence is for those who mourn, for those who struggle - and that the Word comes to shine light into our darkness. |
Celebration at the Manger
Presented by the children and youth
of Oxford Presbyterian Church
Sunday, December 18th,
during the 10:00 a.m. worship service
Come Witness the Celebration
of Our Savior's birth!
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Join the cast and crew of the
Celebration at the Manger
for lunch immediately after the show on December 18
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at the post-production wrap party following the 10am service.
Just follow the lighted sidewalk to the Seminary building for a steaming bowl of chili, sides, and dessert for $5. All proceeds go to our youth's summer mission trips.
Autograph seekers and selfie takers are welcome! Please RSVP today to
[email protected]
or 865-406-9422.
Tickets may be purchased after service on December 11
or at the door on December 18.
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Would you please help me out, I am getting desperate! I need Sunday Greeters for Christmas Day, New Year's Day, January 8th, 15th, 22nd
and 29th.
Thank you!
Jan Reinhart
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End of Year Gifts
This Advent Season is a splendid time to consider how God blesses us. If you have been blessed financially this year, please consider a year-end gift to the ministry operating budget of Oxford Presbyterian Church over and above your pledge. Gifts received in the office or postmarked by Saturday, December 31 will be receipted for 2016 giving. Gifts of stock, securities, and required minimum distributions (RMD) from IRA's are also most welcome.
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Altar flowers are needed for January and February.
The 2017 flower calendar is located near the water fountain next to the Molyneaux Lounge.
Please call Marge Smith
(523-3895) with any questions.
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Celebrations during this Sacred Season
Christmas Eve Service, December 24 - 7:00 p.m.
Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25 - 10:00 a.m.
New Year's Day, Sunday, January 1 - 10:00 a.m.
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Christmas Joy Offering
God's promise of salvation, made to each of us, and kept with the birth of Jesus, has changed countless lives. Through the Christmas Joy Offering we make and keep two promises of our own: to church workers through assistance in their time of need and to racial ethnic education/leadership development. Each of these two promises is kept by giving to the Christmas Joy Offering, which will be taken up on Christmas Eve, December 24. Each gift has the power to change lives.
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Your Stewardship Matters
When we cast our bread upon the waters,
we can presume that someone downstream
whose face we may never see
will benefit from our action,
even as we enjoy the gifts to us
from a donor upstream.
- Maya Angelou
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