OOC Tidbits January 16, 2005
Welcome Visitors!
We invite you to fill out one of the visitor forms from the
thin books in the pews to help us get to know you. Please place it in the
offering plate. Thanks!
Please also note... Part of our gladness on the
Lord’s Day is visiting with each other! But before the service please greet
each other outside or in the parlor so that the sanctuary can remain quiet for
those who want to meditate on the Lord.
Our Nursery
Infants’ nursery:
Ages 0 - 35 months...Begins at 10:00 a.m.
Preschool nursery: Ages 3 &
4…Begins at 10:00 a.m.
Ages 5 –
K…Begins at 10:45 a.m.
Here’s how it works…children ages 3 and 4 can be in the nursery at
the beginning of worship. The older
children (5 through K) will remain with their parents until 10:45 a.m. at which
time they will be dismissed to join the other preschoolers already in the
nursery.
Parents: please pick up your children from both the infant and preschool nurseries immediately after worship.
Join the Missouri Presbytery Sunday, January 16, 2005 at
Chesterfield Presbyterian Church at 6:00 p.m. for our annual Sanctity of
Life Service. Twin Oaks’ new pastor, Ron Steel, will be preaching. The
service will be a time of prayer and reflection on this important issue facing
our country. Chesterfield Presbyterian Church is located at 15037 Clayton Road
in Chesterfield, MO. Childcare will be
provided.
Our evening service will
begin Sunday, January 23 at 6 p.m. All invited. Questions? See Jay Simmons.
Lost and Found:
Please check the Lost and Found table in the parlor for your lost
items. After a couple of weeks we’ll give away what’s left! Please note: 4 pairs of eyeglasses have been left!
A Few Calendar Notes!
RAdult Choir !
Thursdays, 7:15 p.m. (No rehearsal January 27.) Questions?
See Greg Roig, Director
REnglish
Conversations Class
Fridays, 4-6 p.m. at Milligan House.
RCollege Group
Meets Tuesdays, 8:30 p.m. in the Milligan House basement.
Questions? Call Mark Tucker at 314.961.6932.
RMilligan House
House Party
Friday, February 11, 6:30 p.m. –9:30 p.m. Mark your
calendar! Questions? See René Kreisel.
Called Congregational Meeting
Wednesday, January
19, 2005
6:45 p.m.
The Session of Old Orchard
Church calls the congregation to meet on Wednesday evening, January 19, 2005,
for the purpose of considering the following men for the office of deacon
Paul Stefanski, up for re-election to the office of deacon after his first 2-year term.
Nate McKie, up for election to the office of deacon for a first term.
Graham Markway, up for election to the office of
deacon for a first term.
All members are expected to be there—because we need you! If there is an unavoidable reason you cannot attend, please confer with an elder.
Voting by absentee ballot will be allowed for those working or out of town that night. Proxy voting will be permitted by a spouse if both spouses are not able to attend.
Remember that according to Matthew 18:15-17, you should
take up any private offense with a candidate in private before the 19th, and
not in a public meeting.
By order of the Session. December 26, 2004
Ron Lutjens, Moderator
Child Care Provided. Parents, please sign up if you
plan to use the nursery. Let Valerie Barclay know if you need child care (or
sign up on one of the sheets) or if you have questions about child care
arrangements.
Overture Deadline
Today is the deadline for the next Overture.
Jon Easterling, serving for the first time, is Editor for the week. Please place your articles in the Overture mail slot in the hallway.
Sunday Fellowship Meal
Next Sunday, Jan. 23 right after worship. Sign up to attend. See sheets circulating. Hosting: Chris Carter (314.647.0551). She’s looking for a co-host.
Movies at Milligan House
Jeden Tag, jede Sekunde triffst Du eine Entscheidung, die Dein Leben verdndern kann. (English translation: Every second of every day you're faced with a decision that can change your life.)
We invite you and a friend, relative or stranger off the street to contemplate this statement as we watch and discuss the film "Run, Lola, Run" at this month's Movie@Milligan House, Friday, Jan. 28 at 6:30 pm. This is a German movie with English subtitles.
Movies@Milligan House are free and open to anyone (Christian or otherwise) interested in watching and discussing movies. Complimentary pizza and child care are provided. For more info, see Jay Simmons or Matt Philip, or visit the OOC web site (www.oldorchardchurch.org). Please RSVP, if possible, especially if you need child care.
Note: The film is rated R for some violence and language and
involves some sexual innuendo.
Lessons from King David
for 21st Century Christians
For the next couple of months we will be using the Sunday School hour to unpack the sermons on King David, sharing practical insights with each other from the extraordinary life of this very broken but God-loving man who is referred to in Scripture as a man “after God’s own heart.”
Come with questions, come with a desire to apply the truths of the Word of God to your life—to your work, your relationships, your wrestlings with God.
Jay Simmons and I will be class co-leaders, but Jay will lead through January 30, the last day of my new members’ class.
—Ron
Lutjens
Request From our
Sister Church,
New Life
Presbyterian:
Praise God! we received the bank beds we requested several
weeks ago, and the recipient family was very grateful. We now have a family
that needs two beds of any kind for their children. For pick-up, please call
Randy Allen, Deacon, at 314.741.1370.
Parents & Kids:
Please pick up your ornaments. They’re on the table in parlor.
Host Homes Wanted
for L’Abri Fellowship
Jubilee Conference
50th Anniversary Conference
St. Louis, Missouri
When: March 11-13, 2005
Opportunity to house one of the attendees of the L’Abri Fellowship Jubilee.
If interested, call Marguerite Corey at 314.588.9958 or
e-mail her at dmcorey@sbcglobal.net
Support Webster-Rock Hill Ministries
Webster-Rock Hill Ministries will have its annual Theatre Guild/Silent Auction fundraising event March 20. The Ministries is asking for help in the following ways:
1. Donations for the silent auction. Some suggested categories: antiques, appliances, art, vacation cabins, tickets, baked goods, lawn and garden items, white elephants, hand-knit items, rug cleaning, automotive assistance, beauty shops and manicures, legal help, electrical, carpentry and lawn care.
2. Attendance at the Theatre presentation and auction March 20.
Please contact WRHM representatives Sandy Hoyer at 962-6069
or K Wentzien at 961-0894 if you would like to donate something. See Matt
Philip for more information.
Foreign Mission Prayer Requests
for January 2005
1. Wilma Cross – Santiago, Chile. Wilma, her board and her co-workers feel that the Lord is leading her to change the emphasis of her ministry in Chile. From now on she will focus on training others in the work of mercy ministry. Pray for the Mercy School that begins this month. Note: For more information about the change in Wilma’s work, see the letter in the January 9, 2005 Overture.
2. Rob and Tünde Futo – Budapest, Hungary. Pray for Rob’s ministry of teaching and personal counseling. Pray that they will find and purchase a more suitable place to live. Pray for progress in Rob’s language studies and for the salvation of his tutor.
3. Gerry and Ruth Gutierrez – Huanta, Peru. Pray for the continued growth and testimony of the church there which recently celebrated its’ second anniversary. Pray for the Bible studies and new churches being planted in small mountain communities by the young people. Continue to pray for Gerry and Ruthie’s health.
4. L’Abri Fellowship – England and Switzerland. For both branches: Pray for a good mix of students as a new term begins this month. Pray that the staff(s) will relate well to the students and among themselves. Pray for those who are planning the 50th year celebration in here in St. Louis, March 11-13.
5. Joseph and Elfi Muutuki – Nairobi, Kenya. Pray for new contacts through their outreach activities: Satsangs, Men’s Cookouts and Women’s Fellowships. Pray for a physiotherapist for the handicap ministry.
6. Luciano and Luciene Pires – Goiania, Brazil. Pray for final preparation and a safe trip to St Louis on January 17. They will be staying five months so that Luciano can finish his thesis at Covenant Seminary and they can raise badly-needed additional financial support. Pray for the loan of a car during their stay.
7. Rene and Lani Quimbo – Mindanao, Philippines. Pray that the men attending the Men’s Fellowship at the House of Hope will grow spiritually and in their leadership in their families. Pray of safety for the Quimbos as they travel to the new work in the countryside.
8. Joel and Jessica Rinn – Ferrara, Italy. Pray for the salvation of Paola, the wife of Daniele, a new believer. Pray that they would make a clean break with Mormonism. Pray that the Rinns will find a new place to live.
9. Bob and Shirley Woodson – Lima, Peru. Pray for a retreat for couples on January 14&15, that marriages with be strengthened. Pray that money will be raised on a Family Day, January 30. Pray for wisdom as Bob and Shirley begin to wean themselves away from the local church in order to encourage more national leadership.
10. Seek the Lord’s face for persecuted Christians.
Old Orchard Church
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