Pentecost Sunday
In preparation for worship,
we encourage you to read the Scripture passage
and reflect on what God’s word might be to you.
Scripture: Acts 2:1-21
Message: "The First Step..."
Including the Sacrament of Baptism
JOIN us for WORSHIP from HOME or in the SANCTUARY.
on Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
and activities to nurture faith
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Ministry News and Upcoming Events |
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Phased Re-Opening of our Ministry |
This Sunday is Pentecost (wear red!), the day of the church. We invite all who wish to join us for in-person worship for there is much to celebrate in this season of renewal!
At our monthly meeting on Tuesday, Session acted on the OPC Phase 3 recommendations including:
* Masks will be optional for vaccinated worshippers. Following CDC guidelines, unvaccinated parishioners will be requested to wear a mask to protect themselves and others.
* Vaccinated parishioners will be invited to sing hymns during the worship service. According to the CDC, unvaccinated worshippers are not encouraged to sing for their safety and the safety of those around them.
* While there is now no limit to the number of people joining us for worship, we ask that you continue to register here for contact tracing.
A full list of the Phase 3 recommendations for worship is found here on the church website. With all of these recommendations for in-person worship, we’re dedicated to offering the highest quality weekly worship livestream as well.
Our Body of Christ is committed throughout this pandemic to offer everyone the deep peace, abundant grace and genuine freedom to make the best and healthiest choice as we grow in faith.
Pentecost Sunday is a day of celebration! And yet, we also know that the past 14 months have taken their toll. There is no weariness so deep, that the Spirit cannot provide rest and vision. There is no grief so strong, that the Spirit cannot provide comfort and hope. The Spirit of God has chosen to dwell with us and fill us with joy!
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"God, from my youth you have taught me"
- Psalm 71:17
During Pentecost, we celebrate that the Holy Spirit has opened the doors to faith in Jesus Christ. Just as many of us were nurtured in faith during our youth, we give to support these ministries and offer ourselves in service to the faith formation of other youth and young adults.
The Pentecost Offering unites us in a church-wide effort to support young people in Christ and inspire them to share their faith, ideas, and unique gifts with the church and the world.
Please share gladly and give generously through online giving to the Pentecost Offering!
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Come Connect with the DOTS* at Lunch in the Park! |
Join us tomorrow - Saturday May 22, noon, at both Peffer Park and the Community Park Gazebo! Bring your lunch, your beverage and your wonderful self.
See you soon!
*Devoted Optimists Trading Stories
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Celebrate Our Graduates and Sunday School Teachers! |
May 23rd is Graduate and Recognition Sunday! Join us in worship as we recognize this year's graduates and celebrate all of our wonderful Sunday School Teachers this year! We will also be presenting this year's Jamieson Award and the Joan M. Teckman/Oxford Presbyterian Healthcare Award.
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Celebrate This Year's Confirmation Class! |
This year's confirmation class will be celebrated in worship on Sunday morning, May 23rd. Join us in celebrating Bryson Fears, Elsa and Finn Friede, and Spencer Lykins! |
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End-of-the-Year Youth Group Party at TopGolf! |
Youth Group will be celebrating the end of the year with a party at TopGolf this Tuesday night, May 25th at TopGolf (9568 Water Front Dr, West Chester Township) from 5:00-7:30 p.m. We will meet there. Admission and food are our treat! We would like to get a sense of how many youth might be coming, so please RSVP with Pastor Marc if you are interested.
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Vacation Bible School Adult and Youth Volunteers Needed! |
Are you ready to share your gifts with the Vacation Bible School team? Please consider volunteering your time and talents. OPC is hosting VBS this year at the Seminary on June 11-13, with volunteer training on Sunday, June 6 from 1:30-2:30 p.m. OR Wednesday, June 9 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Please use the QR code to register as a volunteer, or contact Megan Murray (m.wright4@gmail.com).
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Flowers are needed for the communion table for June 20, June 27, July 18 and July 25. Max Stacy will deliver them to the church. After the service, they will be delivered to our shut-ins by the deacons. If you wish to have your own flowers, we could make an arrangement for that.
Please call or email Marge Smith to place an order. Phone: 513-523-3895 or email: smithme2010@hotmail.com. The cost of the flowers is $20 and payment can be mailed to Nick Fears (our financial secretary) at the church. Thank you, for your support.
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Celtic poet John O’Donohue wrote, Ideally, a human life should be a constant pilgrimage of discovery. The most exciting discoveries happen at the frontiers. When you come to know something new, you come closer to yourself and to the world. Discovery enlarges and refines your sensibility. When you discover something, you transfigure some of the forsakenness of the world.
Discover your connection to Scotland on our Learning Journey - the 2022 “Spirit of Scotland.” In the majestic scenery of the highlands and isles, castles and churches, universities and cities you’ll discover living stones that create a connection to the roots of the Presbyterian Church (USA), to Oxford Presbyterian Church as a congregation and, perhaps, to your personal story as well.
For more information and to register for the 2022 Spirit of Scotland click here. Contact Pastor Lawrence, the Group Leader, with any inquiries.
Discover your connection to Scotland.
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Connecting as the Beloved Community |
Sandy and Bob Douglass are up and about with the much appreciated help of family and friends. Bob is a ham radio enthusiast and keeps in touch with other ‘ham' friends . He also is big into solitaire via computer. Sandy has been pursuing her interest in painting. Over the past five years she is seeing improvement - maybe a gallery opening some day? They both miss the family gatherings that were so much a part of their pre-pandemic lives. Five great grandchildren, with another coming soon, are great joys. Sandy thanks everyone for thinking of them.
Nancy Moeckel volunteered for the Pfizer vaccine trials. This involved shots, blood draws every so often and keeping a diary. Velma and Minnie, the canines, are keeping Nancy alert. Velma needs eye drops every day. A recent trip to the groomer, for a summer hair trim, resulted in Nancy buying a t-shirt for Velma, who does notice the cold. Minnie worked for days digging a moat - actually a mole tunnel - and the mole finally met his match. Conscientious Minnie caught the mole, dispatched him, and buried him (not once but twice ). Nancy’s quote “Dogs, books, gardens, naps, friends…retired life is good.”
Nick, Gwen, Kyle and Bryson Fears have been adjusting: Nick to his new position at OPC, Gwen dealing with returning Miami students and ongoing testing throughout the year, Kylee and Bryson with a challenging Talawanda school year. Bryson has run hundreds of miles, wearing out several pairs of running shoes. Kylee focused on basketball, shooting tens of thousands of shots. She has also become quite a cake baker. The family is happily anticipating trips to North Carolina and Colorado this summer, visiting grandparents not seen in the last year and a half.
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Creating a Healthy Community |
DO YOU FEEL AS IF YOU’VE BEEN COOPED UP STARING AT A COMPUTER SCREEN WITH LITTLE FRESH AIR OR EXERCISE? IF SO (OR IF NOT), HOW ABOUT EXPERIENCING A MISSION JOURNEY OUTWARD—for your mental and physical health and the well-being of those who have been experiencing homelessness?
The mission journey involves helping rehabilitate homes damaged by the 2019 Dayton, Ohio tornadoes. Work was begun last year by the Tornado Survivors PATHWAY to Homeownership Program and will continue throughout this summer. Training is provided by the Brethren Disasters Ministries. The following weeks are open for sign up:
- June 27-July 3 / July 11-17 / August 15-21
Volunteers are to be 18 years of age or older, although 16 and 17-year-olds will be considered as well. Work begins on a Monday and workers are asked to commit to at least 3 days, although may work 5 days if needed. The day goes from 9-4 or 5.
Anne Bailey is the bridge person (contact) for this “change of pace” experience:
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New! ‘Read-to-me’ version of Presbyterians Today
As part of Presbyterians Today’s newly-updated digital edition, you can now enjoy audio technology on any computer or mobile device. Select any article from the magazine, press the sound icon, and the article will be read aloud.
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“Those who...depart the system of anxious scarcity become the history makers in the neighborhood.”
- Walter Brueggemann, Journey to the Common Good
To give via QR code, scan the code in the image below with your phone and follow the brief prompts. View a video tutorial here on giving through QR code.
To give via text message, text opc1825 and your designated amount to 73256. For example, text "opc1825 25" to 73256 for an offering of $25 and follow the prompt. View a video tutorial here on giving via text message.
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Living Into Hope
“Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.”
- Frederick Buechner
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Oxford Presbyterian Church | 101 N. Main Street, Oxford OH 45056
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