Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Scriptures: Psalm 100:1-5 & Ephesians 1:15-23
Message: "Give Thanks"
(Image: 2018 Thanksgiving “blessings” made by the Kindergarten-Second Grade Sunday School Class for Meals on Wheels recipients throughout the community)
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Ministry News and Upcoming Events
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Welcome Our Guest Worship Leader
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This Sunday we welcome the Rev. Marcy Bain as our worship Leader.
A native Daytonian, Rev. Bain is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary. She is currently working full time as a civil servant at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, and she is also an ordained Teaching Elder in the PCUSA.
She is active in the Presbytery of the Miami Valley where she is the committee chair for the Network, Support, and Grants committee.
She is very much looking forward to share in worship with the OPC family this Sunday.
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Community Change Offering
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Sunday, November 25, we will receive the Community Change Offering for the Community Meals.
Let's make some noise!
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Sunday, November 25. At 1:30 p.m. we will gather in the alley between our church and the hospital to carpool to Safe Haven Farms. Yes, it's that time already to decorate the Hatton Center for the holidays! The "farmers" at Safe Haven are autistic young adults who delight in the Christmas decorations that we put up for them. All the decorations are already there just waiting for us to use and turn their center into a magical place. Won't you please join us? If you'd rather not carpool, drive directly to Safe Haven Farms at 5970 No Mans Road, Middletown, OH 45042. Let Karen Shearer know if you can help so we don't leave anyone behind!
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Beginning November 25 and lasting through December 16 the Annual Mitten Tree will be in our sanctuary. Help provide a Christmas gift to a needy child in Oxford. Please take a mitten from the tree, put your donation ($40-$50) into the envelope inside the mitten, and bring both to the Molyneaux where you deposit your mitten and envelope into a basket. Then write your name beside the child's name on the list by the basket. You are done! Children's names are provided by the Oxford Resource Center. Parents shop at Walmart under the supervision of the Resource Center so that your money truly goes for a child's gift. Thanks for making the holidays happy for those less fortunate children in our community. Questions? Contact Karen Shearer.
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Church Services at The Knolls
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If you are unable to attend some of our church services on Sunday mornings, we have another option for you. Becky Quay shows recent church services on DVD in the Country Kitchen at 10:00 a.m. All are invited to join us on Tuesday, 27. If you would like to join us, but need a ride, just give Becky a call at 523-5747
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Christmas Season Kickoff Events
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Cookie Sale
Cookies, SERVV Gifts, Cookie Café
Saturday, December 1st
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Memorial Church
101 N. Main Street
corner of Church & Main
To volunteer for the Cookie Walk, please fill out the sign-up sheet in Sunday's bulletin and place in the offering plate or the Administrative Assistant mailbox.
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Workshop & Luncheon
Make-n-Take Crafts, Homemade Chili
The Advent Workshop is free and open to all ages.
To register for the Chili Luncheon Fundraiser, please use the link provided
Registrations/Event
or you may register in person.
Sunday, December 2nd
11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Seminary Church
104 E. Church Street
corner of Church & Poplar
Call Paula Foltz (523-9873)
or Carol Klumb (280-6136) if you have questions.
Proudly sponsored by Oxford Presbyterian Church and Oxford Presbyterian Women.
~~~ All proceeds benefit missions and support youth programs ~~~
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Youth Mission Trip Chili Lunch - The Rest of the Story
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What
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Chili Supper
When
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December 2nd at 11:30 p.m.
Where
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Seminary Building (corner of Church & Poplar)
How much
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$5 / person or $20 / family
Our youth will be selling tickets during coffee hour in the Molyneaux Lounge on Sunday, November 18 and Sunday, November 25. All proceeds will go towards funding our youth mission trip for the summer of 2019. Help our youth be able to practice their discipleship by serving others through this mission trip! Click the link provided to pay online:
https://onrealm.org/oxfordpresbychurch/PublicRegistrations/Event
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Special Music Fund and Poinsettias
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The Worship and Music Committee of Session hopes to make each of the worship services as meaningful as possible. Congregational participation is a crucial ingredient in that effort. One example of participation is seen in the enthusiastic response to the opportunities to honor or memorialize others with the purchase of flowers to enhance the beauty of the sanctuary throughout the year, particularly at Christmas and Easter. It has been suggested that opportunity be given to honor or memorialize others with a gift to the Special Music Fund in lieu of, or in addition to the purchase of flowers. The Special Music Fund is for the express purpose of providing a small honorarium for guest soloists or instrumentalists or musical events not included in the regular worship and music budget. Contributions to this special fund will be welcome at any time, but members and friends of the church are invited to make contributions during the Christmas and Easter seasons. One may designate a person or persons to be memorialized or honored. Such gifts will be noted in the church bulletin.
The cost of the poinsettias this year will be $16.50. P
lease fill out the form in Sunday's bulletin and place in the offering plate or the Administrative Assistant mailbox.
The last day to order is Wednesday, December 5, 2018.
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Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart
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Here Are 2 Convenient Ways to Support the Ministry of Oxford Presbyterian Church:
Online:
Click the GIVE button on our website:
https://oxfordpresbychurch.org/Give
Or scan the QR code on your mobile device and select Giving from the menu icon upper left. From both options, select "Online Giving" Page.
Enter the amount you want to give, select a fund, and enter your email address.
Click GIVE and enter your payment information to complete the transaction.
If you have a login, you can log in when prompted and complete your transaction or schedule a gift.
Text
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Text opc1825 and (your designated amount) to 73256. For example text "opc1825 25" to for an offering of $25.
Click the link to receive in your text message response.
Follow the prompts to give.
Text giving even saves your payment information so you can quickly give again.
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Kiwanis invites you to....
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Ring the Joyous Bells!
At Kroger... Be a Bell Ringer and
Make
Change
Happen.
Each shift is one hour long, and one can volunteer for as many shifts as desired.
Currently, times are available on November 24, 30 and December 8,14,17,21,22, and 24.
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Many children who receive free and reduced-price school meals are left without the nutrition they need on the weekends and holiday breaks.
The BackPack Program, a partnership between St. Mary’s and the Shared Harvest Food Bank, aims to reduce this nutrition gap by discreetly supplying 175 students from Kramer, Bogan and Marshall schools with a bag of food each Friday throughout the school year.
The cost to sponsor one student for a year is $50, though any amount is welcome. Checks can be made to Oxford Presbyterian Church with “BackPack Food” in the memo line.
This is a Mission and Outreach Committee collaboration with St. Mary’s as we address local food insecurity. Any questions, please contact St. Mary’s at 523-2153.
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Creating a Healthy Oxford Community
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Holiday Model Train Expo!
Trains…Trains…& More Trains
An amazing 4,800 sq. ft. model train layout! Over 1 mile of track with interactive displays throughout!
Open House with Sports Memorabilia, Art, and Video Game Room, Raffle items & Cookies and Cocoa for Sale
Saturday, December 1 & Sunday, December 2
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: 3088 Oxford-Millville Road Oxford, Ohio
All vehicles must park at Marshall School
Shuttle service provided.
$10.00 Adults/$7.00 Children (under 12)
All proceeds benefit Local families living with Multiple Sclerosis & Other Local Charities
Not handicap Accessible
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Oxford Presbyterian Women's Christmas Tea
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Sunday, December 9 at 2:30 p.m. in the Molyneaux Lounge. Jean Derickson will lead us in the Carol Sing. Karen Simpson will read a Christmas Story. Everyone is welcomed to attend. Contact Karen Simpson, 523-8363,
k.simpson2007@yahoo.com
. if you have any questions.
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Real. Relevant. Reformed: A Stewardship Update
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Pledges and tithes continue to be joyfully received. The Good News of Oxford Presbyterian Church is that Christ is working in us and through us to live our faith ‘out loud’ in Oxford and beyond. In challenging times, we are thriving! The fulfillment of our 2019 Stewardship goals enables OPC to continue to do so.
If you have not yet pledged, please do so today. Pledge cards may be found throughout the Memorial Church.
If you have but continue to think about the role OPC plays in the quality of your life and faith, consider an increase in your 2019 pledge.
With all of the abundant life we experience at OPC, may we impact the world as a body of Christ that is Real, Relevant and Reformed!
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On Thursday, December 6, Oxford Presbyterian Church and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church warmly invite you to a Service of Comfort. This reflective and peaceful service may be particularly helpful for those grieving loss during the Seasons of Advent and Christmas. This year Holy Trinity hosts the Service of Comfort beginning at 3 p.m. Invite your friends and neighbors to this gracious service followed by refreshments and fellowship.
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Celebration at the Manger
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Sunday, December 16, the children and youth of Oxford Presbyterian Church will present the fifth annual
Celebration at the Manger
program during the 10:00 a.m. worship service.
Children (those who are pre-K through 5 grade) are invited to act in the program or play an instrument. Youth (6th-12th grade) are invited to narrate, serve as ushers, play an instrument, and/or sing in the choir.
Rehearsals will be held during Sunday school (10:20-11:00 A.M.) on November 25th, December 2nd and December 9th. Dress rehearsal will be held on Saturday, December 15th from 1:00-3:00 P.M.
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Kiwanis Food Drive & the Seminary Church
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On Sunday, November 4th the Seminary Church facility served as the mission center for the annual Kiwanis Food Drive. Over 377 volunteers canvassed the community as neighbors throughout Oxford generously responded by donating over 7,238 pounds of food.
At the Seminary Church, volunteers of all ages sorted these food items before they were taken to the Oxford Community Choice Pantry.
During this holiday season, thanks be to God that families across the community gather around tables abundant with food.
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Bob Abrams: Special Guest
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The Stated Clerk of the PC(USA), J. Herbert Nelson, hosts conversations through the church that are posted on Facebook. On Monday, November 19, the Rev. Dr. Nelson sat down with Bob Abrams for a special Thanksgiving Edition of “Coffee with the Clerk”.
The Rev. Bob Abrams served the Seminary Presbyterian Church from 1954-1959 before taking a call as a mission co-worker to India. Bob was welcomed back to Oxford as a special guest at the Seminary Re-Dedication on October 28, 2018. Click here to enjoy this special Thanksgiving Edition of “Coffee with the Clerk” featuring Bob Abrams:
https://www.facebook.com/spiritofga/
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Your Stewardship Matters
Bread for myself is a material question.
Bread for my neighbor is a spiritual one.
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Nicholas Berdyaev
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Oxford Presbyterian Church | 101 N. Main Street, Oxford OH 45056
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