Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
In preparation for worship,
we encourage you to read the Scripture passage
and reflect on what God’s word might be to you.
Scripture: John 6:24-35
Message: "Why Are You Here?"
Including the Sacrament of Holy Communion
JOIN us for WORSHIP in the SANCTUARY or from HOME.
on Sunday at 10:00 a.m.
and activities to nurture faith
(Image on Cover: "The Bread of Life" by Hermel Alejandre)
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Ministry News and Upcoming Events |
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Fellowship Hour, as we knew it more than a year ago, will resume this Sunday in the courtyard, following worship.
Tom Holmes and Joy Russell from the trustees will be our hosts. If the clouds should open, we will move onto the portico. The consensus is that there is insufficient space for social distancing in the Molyneaux Lounge, and we are still looking over our shoulders for the virus. Hope that the weather and the virus both do not adversely affect our fellowshipping together.
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Creating a Healthy Community |
In keeping with one of the goals of the Eradicating Systemic Poverty committee which is to promote sustainable food sourcing, there is an opportunity to assist in a gleaning project at the Miami Institute for Food Farm for every Friday through September from 9:00 am-11:30 am.
The produce that will be gleaned / picked / harvested will be distributed by JEE Foods among area soup kitchens and food banks.
The location is off of State Route 732 (Morning Sun Road). Continue on Morning Sun Road, going past the back entrance to Yager Stadium and crossing the bridge over Four Mile Creek. Turn right on 5721 Somerville Road and then take the first available right turn, pulling into a small gravel parking lot in front of the vegetable rinsing station. You have arrived!
Thank you again for your support.
ESP Committee
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We’ve begun our “adventure” with THE STORY and would love to have you join us! Please meet this exciting group in the Molyneaux Lounge AFTER church this Sunday, August 1, and we PROMISE to complete our study within the hour.
THE STORY is available in the church office for $5, but come and see if you learn from our study and THEN purchase one of the few remaining copies. We’re onto Chapter 2 of our study and - chances are - it will be as heart-warming as was our study of Chapter 1 last Sunday!
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Be a part of a lifesaving team.
Oxford Community Blood Drive
Wednesday, August 11 - 8:30pm - 4:00pm.
Seminary Community Room
104 E. Church St.
(white building on the corner of Church and Poplar)
Appointments Encouraged
Sponsor Code #321
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Special Congregational Meeting |
A brief congregational meeting, will be held on Sunday, August 15, immediately after worship.
We will officially elect the 2021 Nominating Committee.
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On Sunday, August 22 we join our brothers and sisters of Oxford United Methodist Church (OUMC) for worship at the Oxford Community Arts Center. Worship begins at 10:00 a.m. at the OCAC Outdoor Pavilion at the corner of Walnut and Elm Streets.
Come and celebrate our unity as the body of Christ!
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Joyfully we will gather for the annual Welcome Back Picnic on Sunday, August 29, 2021, following worship, in the courtyard. The Connections Committee will provide subs, chips, cookies and drinks.
Y’all come - catch up with friends, hear the latest jokes, and enjoy the fellowship that we have missed for so long.
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Our church depends upon the generosity of our members to support our programs, pay our staff, maintain our facilities and “keep the lights on.” Annual giving, or pledging is the backbone of Oxford Presbyterian Church, and we as a congregation rise to meet that challenge annually. We would like to honor our history by sharing stories about additional gifts that have helped us to grow and pursue our call.
Elizabeth Brill came to Oxford to study at Miami University. After graduating in 1939 she worked for a short time in Chicago before illness required that she return to Oxford to stay. She had a great many friends who admired her love of life despite her ongoing disability. In 1978 she married Pastor Nicholas Morrow who preceded her in death. Upon her passing in 2008 she bequeathed OPC the Elizabeth Brill Family fund. It is to be used “in furthering the usefulness of the Church” “and shall not be used to pay normal operating expenses of the Church”. In accordance with the wishes of the donor, a portion of the income from her generous gift is used by the church each year to fulfill unexpected or unusual needs that arise within our congregation.
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“We are God’s sharecroppers. We tend the earth and its riches for someone else’s behalf. We are expected to represent God’s interests, being as generous with each other as God is with us. We are not owners. We were never meant to be...and I will tell you something: the harvest will take your breath away.”
- Barbara Brown Taylor
As you worship with us in person, you will find offering plates located in the church narthex into which you may place your weekly offering.
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
“The gospels tell us that knowing where this gift came from,
who his people were, isn't going to help us much.
If you want to know about Jesus, if you want to know him,
you've got to meet him on the road.”
- Will Willimon
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Oxford Presbyterian Church | 101 N. Main Street, Oxford OH 45056
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