2024-2025 Tiger PAWS Committees:

If you are interested in volunteering to join one of our committees starting next year, please email Sarah Bonnema at tigerpaws@occhristian.pvt.k12.ia.us by Wednesday, February 21. For more information on each committee go to Committee Chair Responsibilities.

Thanks for your partnership!

The annual OCCS Tiger PAWS soup supper will be held on Thursday, February 8 from 5:00-7:00pm in the OCCS gym.



Reminders for those who signed up to make food for our annual Tiger Paws soup supper:

1. Buckets will be available in the hallway outside the office a week before the soup supper.  
2. All soups and tavern must be fresh (not frozen) and labeled (current recipes can be found here).
3. Food may be brought in the day of the event from 7:30am-9am; please do not leave the drop off station until your name is crossed off and food is labeled.
4. Any extra food will be sold immediately following the event in the gym from 7:00-7:30 that night ONLY.
5. If you volunteered to work a shift, please review your shift assignment and time. 

January 2024

Please join us in prayer for:

• 4th grade teachers: Ms. Joustra and Mrs. Witt and paras: Mrs. Dykstra, Mr. Elliott, Mrs. Woudstra and Mr. Van Marel
• Food service staff: Mrs. Schuller, Mrs. De Groot, Mrs. Eason, Mrs. Pontier, Mrs. Vander Schaaf, Mrs. Van Marel, Mrs. Vander Meulen 
• Prayers of Adoration for our God: You are the God of new….new beginnings, new opportunities, a new year
• Prayers of Confession: When we desire to do good, but fall short, we repent.
• Prayers of Thanksgiving: Lord, Thank you for your never ending love. Thank you for the hope a new year brings. 
• Prayers of Supplication: Let us wait upon you oh Lord with glad hearts and grateful souls

January Hymn: I Surrender All

January Verse: I Timothy 4:7b-8 “Train yourself to be godly, kFor physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.”